Re: Runic

[Rose Hathaway]

"Kaizo? Yeah, I know him. He said he was going off to see a FRIEND." She added as much emphasis as he had when he mentioned it, and used air quotes. But why would this woman ask her of all people? Some random stranger in the street? Weird.

[Shadoe Mayari]

"Ah, that would be me," the woman said. "I'm his mo...sister, Maria." Oh god, she knew that she didn't look old enough to be his mom. Stupid immortality.

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Isabella quickly calmed herself down, mentally preparing herself in case of another thunderclap or even a blackout. "Um, yeah. I'm pretty sure Papa will be okay with it, he's used to me sleeping over at other people's places..."

[Book the Hero]

"Cool, um...Are you ok?" Noting how frightened she looked. She was probably afraid of lightning, or thunder.

[Rose Hathaway]

"Mo-sister? Interesting title. Nice to meet you. If you see him, tell him to stay away from Wayne's place. It's dangerous for him. I left." She said, sighing. She started walking away now, thinking the homeless shelter sounded great now. Gave her an excuse to dry off. Get new clothes. Her flats were soaked and squishy. Normally she'd take a hair dryer to them, but she didn't have a hair dryer or electricity. Or even a place to keep them from getting even more wet.

[Shadoe Mayari]

Maria frowned, taking a second to browse through Sam's memories. "Ah, I see... You've been through quite a lot in just a few days," she said quietly.

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Isabella blushed, awkwardly looking off to the side. "Y-yeah, I'm fine." Her back straightened when she heard another thunderclap, but then she took a deep breath and tried to relax.

[Book the Hero]

"You sure you're ok?" James asked, not completely convinced, as he walked towards her.

[Rose Hathaway]

"Another Runic trick?" Sam asked. Obviously this girl knew about it. If she's related to Kaizo, it was impossible not to know. And high chances she was one too. But she didn't see any Runes on her. Unless they were someplace the sun didn't shine or there was a special Rune that allowed her to cover them up. But who was this girl, really?

[Shadoe Mayari]

"Yes. People refer to me as a Daughter of Memory," Maria said, gazing up into the sky. "We should really go inside, don't you think?"

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"I-I'm fine!" Isabella said, her body stiffening up. She was really on edge now.

[Book the Hero]

James thought for a second. "Wait right there." He said, before running off.

He was back a minute later, with headphones. "These are made to block-out noise when they're turned on, try them."

[Rose Hathaway]

"Yeah, I was about to go chill at the homeless shelter until I thought up a plan. I don't have anywhere to go." She said, trying to not keep this strange woman too long. "I guess you probably know that though. No need for me to tell you." Sam shrugged. She was drenched and the shelter was beginning to seem more and more appealing.

[Shadoe Mayari]

"Let me accompany you, then," Maria said. "A girl like you shouldn't wander around the city all alone." Especially with all these Runics around...

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"No, no, I'm fine!" Isabella said, pushing the headphones away. "I don't need it. I really don't." It was just a thunderstorm, why was she so afraid all of a sudden? She had witnessed many other storms before, even slept through most of them with no problem.

[Book the Hero]

"Okay..." James said, putting them down on a nearby table. "So...what do you want to do now?"

[Rose Hathaway]

"What? It's not a problem, don't let me interrupt you looking for him. It's fine, really." This was such a strange woman. Kaizo had weird relatives. Then again, he was weird himself. Of course they'd all be weird.

[blackoutEquinox]

"No wait!" Wayne yelled after Sam had run out but it was already too late. "Well shit, she took that completely wrong." He sat down at the kitchen counter and waited for James to return. As if the world knew exactly how he felt it began to rain. Life held such moments just for him it seemed. James walked through the door without Sam and Wayne's hopes plummeted. "I'm sorry guys, I'm so sorry," he put his head down in his arms and felt like shit for a while. "I help Runics to kill the ones that would hunt them down mercilessly and this is what I get? You guys should know I wouldn't harm any of you and I wouldn't ever think of it." Wayne walked into his room and got the pistol and a few extra mags from behind the wall. As he left he threw on a raincoat, put the pistol in a holster the jacket had, put the mags where they belonged in the jacket, and walked out the door, "I'm going to find Sam. I'll try to get her back here before too long." And with that he walked out into the rain to start looking for Sam.

[Shadoe Mayari]

"Nah, it's not like I need to find him right this second," Maria said, trying to be polite. "It's nothing urgent. I can take a little break."

[Book the Hero]

James sighed as Wayne left. He was of course worried about Sam, especially after what happened today, but he had this strange feeling that she'd be ok...

He took a seat on the couch, before turning to Isabella. "So..."

[Shadoe Mayari]

"Um..." Isabella fumbled around awkwardly. She wasn't good at starting conversations, and she was still on edge thanks to the thunderstorm.

[Book the Hero]

"...This has been a really interesting experience, hasn't it." James said, before looking at his arm, where his rune was. It looked like some kind of tattoo honestly.

[Shadoe Mayari]

"Y-yeah," Isabella said, touching the band-aid on her forehead. Even though she still had pretty much no idea what was going on and she showed no signs of having any powers, it was still pretty interesting.

[Book the Hero]

"Honestly...I'm just confused." James said, rubbing his arm. "We've barely got an explanation for what's going on, Wayne was some kind of Runic Hunter, and for some reason, the fire from my rune only ever burns my shirt..."

[Shadoe Mayari]

"Yeah...I don't think I even have any powers," Isabella said with a shrug. "But Kaizo and that Andrew guy...they keep looking at me like I'm some sort of a threat. I don't understand those two..."

[Book the Hero]

"Don't worry, nothing bad is going to happen to you." James said. "I'll make sure of that."

[Shadoe Mayari]

Isabella was going to say something, but then she flinched and stiffened up when she heard another thunderclap. Why am I freaking out all of a sudden...?

[Book the Hero]

James frowned, standing up. "You sure you're ok?" He asked, slightly worried about the girl.

[Rose Hathaway]

"If you're sure..." Sam shrugged. Maria was a strange woman. "But sadly, I have no idea where it is." she said, internally facepalming. She could sense the awkwardness settling in.

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