Arrival

[63rd_shockwave]

[An old face joined the team today: Sarah, the blonde kung-fu superhero woman who's been trying to murder Volya. And she immediately makes her way to a bar, where she proceeds to fix herself some cocktails.]

...This is gonna make the next custody swap real awkward...

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[star_of_sad]

Ah. Hello.

[63rd_shockwave]

Hey.

[star_of_sad]

[Setsuko is here for a chocolate milkshake. Can you even get this kind of thing in a bar?]

You're not going to try to hunt down Volya, are you?

Sorry if I sound suspicious. But considering our past meetings...

[63rd_shockwave]

...

...Not right away. I should get this knight stuff sorted out first.

[star_of_sad]

Not right away? So you're still going to try to do that?

Unity Group is still going to protect him, you know. If that's what you believe then maybe you shouldn't be here.

[majestic_keiki]

[She's interrupted on her way to the bar, by a tall, lanky teenage girl who doesn't really look like she should be there. Or like she really knew what to say here.]

You were out there, right? You were the Knight who turned on their leader at the end, right?

[63rd_shockwave]

Technically I'm an independent contractor or something like that-not a full member, but I help them out sometimes.

But yeah, that's me. Something bothering you?

[majestic_keiki]

No.

I just wanted to thank for you for helping us...Not sure she wouldn't have managed to kill Volya somehow if you hadn't.

[63rd_shockwave]

Mmm.

...How old are you?

[majestic_keiki]

16.

Why?

[caressthedarkness]

[This weird white-haired girl says nothing. However, she does stare at Sarah for a very long time...as if she doesn't know what to say.]

[63rd_shockwave]

If you don't bite I promise I won't either.

[caressthedarkness]

Bite...? N-No...I was wondering...

[An awkward pause.]

...Why...?

[63rd_shockwave]

...Why, what? You're going to have to be a bit more specific.

[caressthedarkness]

[She fidgets a little.]

Why...were you working with the Knights?

After the things you said earlier...I do not quite understand...

[abugslife]

We meet again. Although this time, it is in circumstances I would never expect.

[63rd_shockwave]

...Hey?

[abugslife]

I am General Hetepheres. We have met on the battlefield twice already, on opposite sides; your goal was to kill Volya, mine to protect him.

And yet, you are here now, in Unity Group.

[63rd_shockwave]

Yeah, I guess it's just kind of...weird, seeing you face to face.

...No hard feelings?

[abugslife]

I do not hold any kind of grudge against you. However, I do have questions.

What is the reason you decided to change your mind and switch sides? And do you still desire to see the boy dead?

[actuallyselfish]

"So..." Dido says, approaching her hamburger buddy.

"You were working for the Knights of the Guiding Hand this whole time?"

[63rd_shockwave]

A little bit like...I help them out sometimes, and they give me some money to help with things. It's not a day job, though...

[actuallyselfish]

"Does Jason know?" Dido asks. "Seems like he'd keen on showing you off on "Bring your Parents to School" days."

[63rd_shockwave]

Jacob. And he knows that I'm not real happy about all that stuff.

[actuallyselfish]

"Sounds like a good kid." Dido says.

She frowns. "He's not going to be...in danger from any of this, is he? Because you went rogue from the Knights, I mean?"