DEVIL IN WHITE

When she asks him about himself, he huffs, not wanting to reflect on the past, or at least wishing that he had a better answer for her. But he may as well say something back...

𖦹 I am Leshy, Scrybe of Beasts. I am... the only one of my kind. 𖦹

𖦹 There were other Scrybes once, but as far as I'm aware, they are... 𖦹

No longer with us, he doesn't say. The old man looks to the ground and sighs. In the silence between them, he notices something amiss. A shadow where there shouldn't be one, perhaps.

𖦹 ... Hold that thought. 𖦹

He looks around, then sniffs the steamy air of the city.

𖦹 I sense something... There is someone nearby. 𖦹

"Looks like i can kill two birds in one knife." Holding Athame tightly, gaze focused on Albedo.

"Ah, the local lunatic that's been hiding in the shadows." She's aware that this person lives at Fibonacci, she felt pity to those living in the same quarters. Albedo had summoned her weapon, 3F. "Don't disappoint me if you're serious about ending me." She looked behind at Leshy, signaling him to hide elsewhere by a head shooking gesture.

"You there. Hello. Um, Do you do your own laundry?"

Rafal asks the other person in the cleaning aisle, any confidence banished by the sheer awkwardness of it all. He hated cleaning, laundry included, but it was necessary and his skills remain lacking.

"Yes, i do my own laundry since i am not in my world anymore where i do have some homunculus maids doing the chore work." He seems... well she'll just winging on it as he was looking for an advice about human stuff known as laundry.

"Well before McQueen took the stage there was Ramonu!" Digital said flipping through the pages of her book before holding up one with an oddly well drawn individual in her youth. "Even as as a senior in our school she's the first to achieve the original Triple Tiara! I've only ever seen videos of her races but her elegance can match even the greatest of models out there. And her race wear, it manages to blend pure grace the Mejiro's are known for mixed with a little personal flair. Ahhhh just thinking about it makes me want to try and find her Queen Elizabeth run..." Even with such a short margin between her and second it truly deserved its place.

"And then there's also Dober too." One more page to a far more decorated piece of paper. "She helps me a lot with proofreading my work but she also managed a Double Tiara! On and off the track she gives that aura of one of those stone cold princesses. But really she's easy to talk with regardless of the topic. It's probably why the two of us hit it off so easily!"

And totally not because of her internal "otaku" struggle either...

Right when the book about her kind at her world, well she indulged anyway.

"Such majestic beings, it's like a tournament for speed on whoever wins." Unlikely her world, races are almost rare if it wasn't for wars over there, which is kinda sad.

Well, there've been stranger things. Leshy is reminded of an old friend of his.

Though, that particular egg... Did it talk?

𖦹 Perhaps the egg hatched into a fearsome beast and fended off the foe, 𖦹 he says. 𖦹 Though, that is only speculation. As to what happened, I cannot say for sure... 𖦹

At her next statement, the old man blinks slowly.

𖦹 What... is a "heteromorph," in this context? 𖦹

"Heteromorphs are different beings in my world. Completely different to humans and demi-humans. There are angels, beasts, monsters and demons which is myself, a succubus." Albedo would not deny that and proud of it that she is a demon. The reason why Sorcerer Kingdom are filled with demonic beings with lesser humans. Floor Guardians were mostly demonic with human features with an ice insectoid, dark elves and a human that never dies.

She was curious of this wise fellow, is he a heteromorph like her? That was the question. "So tell me sir, what race are you?"

Meanwhile in distances away from the two.

When asked about the "plates," Queen pauses her boxing game and turns around to look at her roommate. She seems confused for a moment, then registers the subject of Albedo's query.

"Looks trendy indeed." Well Albedo wears a full helmet, than a mask. "It works well for fashion and face protection! Perfect for ballrooms too!" Now she wonders about that guy.

𖦹 Mm. 𖦹 He nods again, grimly. 𖦹 You're referring to the recent attacks. 𖦹

Heading back home with Leshy, he wanted to know what that assassin chose her targets.

"She prefer to target humans, rarely heteromorphs knowing they are vulnerable and easy to kill. My lord had that encounter with one to the point, he embraced her to death." Albedo will get her fair share, someday to the point she'll just smash her face many times to the point unrecognizable. That is how Albedo's true karma was. Evil to the point, people will die even for one accidental reason.

These rumors would not stop the Scrybe from going about his daily affairs, though he happens to be doing so in broad daylight... as that's when the shops were open, mostly.

He's looking at antique cuckoo clocks when he's approached by the horned woman. He blinks slowly, taking in her appearance. The devil's bride, of this he has no doubt.

𖦹 This is... 𖦹

He thinks over his choice of words.

There are many designs variant though, fitting depends on which to purchase, if this fellow does.

"These things do looked cute after all, might as well grab one for a decoration on my room." It was decided, she'll take one as well. The cuckoo clock she picked in a form of a leaf design. Worth purchase.

* Hello Roomie! * How Is It Going, Dr. Beaker? * Welcome Back, Roommate!

Of course, the lack of respect and fear was a change of pace, even though he didn’t quite know yet if it was for the worse or for the better. He could not deny however that the odd familiarity he has been treated with was…pleasant. And not having to listen to mindless insults from the opposition was a nice breath of fresh air. The Doctor did remember that Queen had mentioned another person living in these quarters, although he had not seen her himself. Until now that was.

He was standing in the living room himself as someone arrived, a sight he had not expected at all. It appeared to be a young woman of the most extraordinary make, definitely not something he had seen himself before. That alone was enough to spark his interest. “Ah, you must be Albedo then, yes?” He turned to woman, one hand behind his back as he mustered her carefully; her prominent characteristics were impossible to ignore, and he tried his utmost best not to compare her to similar beings he knew from his own homeland of Teyvat. After all, he had already met angels that looked vastly different than what he was used to.

“Indeed, when I arrived here this was the place I was assigned to, as you put it. I suppose that makes us roommates.” And just like with Queen before, he felt like he should introduce himself. It would only be fair, since he already knew the name of the other. ”Il Dottore is the name, but most people simply refer to me as Doctor.”

"Doctor huh, i'd prefer to call you as 'Dottore' instead." Just a naming call reference, she doesn't go well with title names or jobs but knowing this guy seemed knowledgeable about medicine... or alchemy.

It'd be far beyond a honor. Not to mention how many of them excel at all different distances. One would be hard pressed to find one of their members that couldn't do something better then another. And even then trying to find it in the first place would be doing a disservice to not only them but everyone else in the equation...

"Two consecutive Spring Tenno Sho victories, one where she was considered the second favorite too. Collected in every race as she passes that final corner, every step she takes shaking with determination as she heads to the front of pack. Ahhh, blissful no matter where you are!" A blissful noise escaped her lips before realizing she got sidetracked. Or maybe this was more then important information for one to need to know.

"So they were like, nobles. Fair." A tolerable noble, that is unlike those buffoons at her world who were greedy as heck, their whole city was desecrated. Hearing that Mcqueen have won two major races? A feat to be remembered, revered as a legend.

After a long day of bartering and ingredient hunting, Burnice was left carrying several bags. Two of the bags would be her food for the week, while the remaining three were all ingredients to start making her signature drink. It would be tricky without the main component, Nitro Fuel, but surely one of the dozens of energy drinks she bought would match it. If not one, then maybe two or three. Either way, she would recreate her signature; her energy levels depended on it.

As she approached her shared housing, Burnice spotted a woman standing close by.

"Not really." Highly a simple response but noticing this one, a bartender of sorts? Like that penguin from her world that talks and a weird name.

Just like before, Queen whips up another acid shield, though this one is missing a couple of bars from the hunter alien's earlier attack.

When the aliens burble to each other, Queen's screen lights up with interest.

* Hey I Think They're Trying To Communicate With Us * You Don't Know How To Speak "Alien", Do You?

Given the blasters they're pointing at Albedo and Queen, and their track record with these extraterrestrials, it's likelier that the aliens are discussing which one of them to shoot first...

Time to work on those.. skills in persuasion.

"We're only lost. We don't mean any harm." The first alien thought they believe the truth but it talked back.

"Beep bee bop bob." As one doesn't understand alien speak so is them doesn't understand human... it translates for 'I don't believe you'. Looking at Queen, however... "Bop boop beep bob?" It asks why Queen siding with a horned demon. Translates as 'Why side with her?".

"Oh, thank you!" Within a matter of moment, Ofiuco had scarfed the cupcake. It seemed like maybe she'd eaten the candle too? It was probably fine! "Now, what could I give Miss Albedo from the Great Tomb of Nazarick..." She could think of an appropriate theme. After all, this character had one thing she liked above all.

"Tadaa!" She presented the woman with a pendant containing a picture of Lord Ainz. Don't ask her where she got that, it's a secret.