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Nov 09, 2015 11:15AM
There are various alleys that are connected through a main back alleyway. The alleys line the back and sides of the apartments. Each alley is made of stone and cement and are very old.
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Coyote strolled through the alley. It reminded him of darting throughout the alleys in Luna with Ebony. Ebbs was the best. He shook that thought out of his head. Everything reminded him of Ebbs. Anyway, he was out to the marketplace anyway. He turned a corner and into the bright sunlight of the busy marketplace.
Ai Xi sprinted lightly down the alley. On the run, again. Like I ever wasn't, Ai Xi muttered to herself. She sighed. She needed an ally, or at least somebody who would understand her. A crow flew overhead. Ai Xi dashed around a corner, and stood in the shadows. There it was, the marketplace. It wasn't like she could just march in there, she didn't even have any money. Ai Xi groaned, and heard subtle footsteps. Uh oh.
Coyote glanced, spotted a girl, and ducked back into the labyrinth that was the alleys. Wrong turn. He wasn't in the right spot. He dashed around back to the alleys and turned, sunlight splashing into his face and the smell of egg rolls wafting through the air.(Coyote is now in the marketplace)
Seven fingered her gun, aching for some action. She was going a little crazy by not using her Lunar gift, but she just couldn't. Not on unsuspecting people. She leaned back against the cool brick wall with a sigh and lazily watched the people walk by in the marketplace.
Violetta walked around, into an Alley. She had been told by everyone she shouldn't do that, since at any moment, they could figure out she was lunar, but also a very powerful one. She had her hand on her gun and wouldn't move it, better safe than sorry, no? She looked up and saw a girl.
Seven tensed, her finger on the trigger. The gun was out before she even realized it, panic coursing through her veins. Her arm was steady and controlled, her index finger just aching to protect her. "Who are you? State your name and your purpose," Seven shouted, her voice shaking slightly.
Violetta had her gun in hand as fast as she could manage. "Name is Violetta, and that's all I'm going to say." She called out. She could feel her power around her, wanting to protect herself, but not unnecessarily.
"I'll shoot!" Seven insisted. She felt out for Violetta's bioelectricity, taking control of it. She willed Violetta to put to gun down. "What's your purpose? Why are you here?"
Violetta grimaced and put her arms back up. She shook her head. "Lunar." She said, and made her put her arms down, to her sides. It took so much consetrating she could master. "Don't tell me the queen finally had the guts to search for me." She said, laughing, even if she felt weak, and still managed to control the girl the way she could.
"No. You should be the one searching for me," Seven replied, confused. "Wait. I'm not a spy." She lowered her gun and shoved it roughly into its holster, amber eyes glowing.
Violetta hesitated before putting her gun away. "What's your name?" She asked. "I said my name is Violetta, and I'm a Lunar runaway...also, supporter of Selene." She added.
"I'm Seven and I'm just a runaway." Seven shrugged. "You must be pretty important if the queen is searching for you." She folded her arms and looked Violetta over. "But what would she want with you? Besides your talent. You look like any normal Lunar to me."
Violetta shrugged. "Oh nothing, just the only one who knows of my parents work, daughter of two of her best scientists, great at hacking.." Then she laughed, "Oh, and I forgot, one of the most powerful Powers her Kingdom had. She wanted me to be one of her main Puppets." She said, shrugging.
"Puppet… yes. That's a good word," Seven mused. She decided not to let on too much of her history. "As for me… I grew up in one of the mining sectors. And then I ran." That was pretty much it, leaving out one or two key details, of course.
"Ah." Seven wasn't sure what to say. She didn't normally associate with people; she only trusted her friend, Thomas, and was slowly, of so slowly, learning to get closer to others. "I… Um… Okay."
((gtg, pick this up tomorrow?))
((gtg, pick this up tomorrow?))
Violetta nodded. "Yeah, he's lunar...well, a shell. His name was Thomas." She said, smiling a little. "You problaby don't know him though." She added.
((Okay, bye!))
((Okay, bye!))
"Wait a minute. My… ally's name is Thomas." Seven narrowed her eyes, staring at Violetta. "What in the name of…. how do you- no, never mind." She took in a deep breath. "Your Thomas last name… what is it?"
Violetta was confused. "It can't be the same guy.." She said. then she cleared her throat. "Jackson." She said.
"It's the same guy," Seven whispered, gripping her gun's handle more tightly. The metal was hot in her grip. "I'm going to kill him. We were supposed to run with no one following us." She paused. "Oh, he's a dead man."
Violetta grinned. "No way." Then she widened her eyes. "No! It's just I came here because I wanted to help out outcast from Luna! That's why I said it couldn't be the same guy." Then she started grinning. "Thank you for telling me." She said, chuckling
"Come with me," Seven said, offering her hand. "There's a place. You guys can… reunite. Catch up." She pointed with her free hand down the alley. "It's just through there."
Violetta smiled..She was nervous. "Aces." She muttered, fixing her hair. "Wait, he thinks I think he's dead..
no?" She asked
no?" She asked
"Thinks you're dead?" Seven snorted. "No. He barely mentioned you." She ducked into the alleyway and began running through a series of twisting and winding passages. She didn't look where she was going; she had this place memorized.
Violetta rolled her eyes. "I meant he thinks everyone from Luna think he's dead." She stopped and raised an eyebrow, it was confusing
"Okay then," Seven muttered, sucking in a breath. "In here." She pushed a door open without slowing down. After a moment's pause, she sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
"He'll be here in a few seconds," Seven answered, tossing her portscreen to the side.
True to her word, Thomas was through the door in a second. "What's wrong, Sev- oh. Oh. Hello there," he said as he spotted Violetta, looking awkward.
True to her word, Thomas was through the door in a second. "What's wrong, Sev- oh. Oh. Hello there," he said as he spotted Violetta, looking awkward.
Violetta nodded and grinned, sitting next to her. "So, about the-" She started saying.
Her eyes widened. "Thomas." She said.
Her eyes widened. "Thomas." She said.
Thomas stood with his hands stuffed in his jean pockets, staring at the two girls. "What in the name of Luna is going on here? Violetta, what are you doing here?"
She widened her eyes. She looked at Seven. "Is now a time to say Thomas didn't want me here?" She said, grinning mischievously.
She looked at Thomas and sighed. "Well..hello?" She asked, hesitantly.
She looked at Thomas and sighed. "Well..hello?" She asked, hesitantly.
Thomas shook his head. "No… it's just that… well, you're in danger," she told Violetta.
Seven got up and slowly stepped towards Thomas, fingering the trigger of her gun. "No one. Was supposed. To follow. Us."
Seven got up and slowly stepped towards Thomas, fingering the trigger of her gun. "No one. Was supposed. To follow. Us."
Violetta went in front of Thomas. "No, I didn't follow you exactly." She said. "I came to common wealth to bigger the revolution." She paused. "In some way, I know he's here because of you." She said, looking at Seven.
"We met purely by accident," Seven snarled.
Thomas pulled Seven's hand away from the gun. "You wouldn't shoot me," he told her.
"No. But I'd sure kick you," Seven replied.
Thomas pulled Seven's hand away from the gun. "You wouldn't shoot me," he told her.
"No. But I'd sure kick you," Seven replied.
Violetta rolled her eyes. "Either way, I wouldn't have had known if you hadn't tried to control me."She pointed out.
Seven shook her head. "I don't want to go mad, I need to use my gift." She was still very obviously angry.
Thomas sighed. "Do I need to reset you, Seven?" he asked.
"No. Don't touch me," Seven growled.
Thomas sighed. "Do I need to reset you, Seven?" he asked.
"No. Don't touch me," Seven growled.
Violetta paused. "Then use it.On me." She said, looking it on Seven. "Just don't make me do something Stupid." She added.
"No. I don't use it unless I have to," Seven told her. She flung herself into a corner moodily. "So how did you two meet?"
Thomas chuckled nervously. "Um, Vi? Care to explain? She's mad enough at me already."
Thomas chuckled nervously. "Um, Vi? Care to explain? She's mad enough at me already."
Violetta chuckled. "Well, Thomas is good at technology." She said, walking over to a wall. "And I needed someone to teach me to do what he does." She said.
"I was also sometimes used to get people back and forth between the sectors," Thomas murmured.
Seven watched the two. "So… any romantic involvement between you two?"
Seven watched the two. "So… any romantic involvement between you two?"
"Any… dating?" Seven asked, laughing a little at Violetta's shock and Thomas's deepening blush.
Violetta looked at Thomas. "Um.." She said. "How did you two meet?" She asked, hoping she'd change the topic, knowing she probably wouldnt.
"I was a thamaturage. In training." Seven sighed. Those had been bad times.
"And she wanted to leave- her mind was not exactly stable after… well, something bad happened, and we left," Thomas added.
"I had to be fixed," Seven murmured.
"She's a cyborg now," Thomas explained.
"And she wanted to leave- her mind was not exactly stable after… well, something bad happened, and we left," Thomas added.
"I had to be fixed," Seven murmured.
"She's a cyborg now," Thomas explained.
Violetta shuddered. She was going to become one herself, if it weren't for her gaurdian. "That's actually why I left." She said. then she heard the cyborg part. "Thats..like Princess Selene, no?" She asked.
"No. I went pretty much braindead. I needed my brain to be wired so that I worked," Seven replied, staring at the floor.
"Otherwise she'd be a legume or extreme depression," Thomas said.
"Otherwise she'd be a legume or extreme depression," Thomas said.
Violettas eyes widened and she raised her eyebrows. "Thats..." She didn't know what to say. Then she got angry-something she didn't do often. "We need to stop her." She said, talking about Levana.


