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“Whoa, hold on.”

The girl who’d passed by them ... she was joined by a dragon? Were their eyes working correctly? Envy stops, turning to watch the glorified lizard pad along next to its - owner? Master? Doesn’t matter.

     Sophie made her way down the street, carefully avoiding people as she moved as her eyes scanned the pages. It was easy, even in the crowded city like the Hive, to move around people as she occupied her mind with the book’s contents. The only problem was she kept her attention mainly on the location of bodies of other people and not necessarily what they may be doing with their limbs.

    Which led to the inevitable collisions, of course. She dodged between two people, one of which was swinging their arm around while they spoke. It hit her and knocked her off balance.

     “Hey--” she called out, ready to demand apology before colliding with someone else. Quickly, she planted her feet on the ground and moved to grab the other’s arm to keep from falling as well. At the very least, she wanted to make sure the other wouldn’t be further inconvenienced by this incident.

“I can’t believe the vending machines here still use physical currency.”

A lot of places here still did, which she was going to have a hard time getting used to, she thought. But the vending machines were especially annoying ones, because they were often what she went to for a quick snack on the way out from work.

She tapped the bottom of it lightly—cautiously—with her foot, as if expecting something to happening.

“Hey did you hear about the guy who decided to read while sunbathing?”

Ignoring the stares and whistles she was receiving due to her revealing attire, Brandish approached the other woman. 

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     Raizel was used to city life by now. So, he kept telling himself. There was not much to say about how different this city would be in consideration to his new home. This one, with all its strange inhabitants, surely would present its own challenges. At the very least, he had mastered doors without the need for using his powers.

     Still, he did not know where it was he was going. The city was just as much a labyrinth as his own backyard always was. He wished Frankenstein were there. He would know which direction he needed to go for this new homestead. Instead, he kept turning corner after corner, sometimes spending an hour or more walking in circles around the same block.

     After a good amount of hours, Raizel sighed. The sun had already risen and he was no where closer to his destination. In fact, he was almost positive he was somehow further away from the apartment complex. How embarrassing for who he was. Perhaps he should ask someone?

      He looked down at the piece of paper with his assignment written on it. His grip tightened just a little, giving the edges a small crease. He swallowed at the idea of asking someone who had not already approached him first--like the children.

     Raizel looked back up, scanning the crowd. He saw someone he thought seemed quite amicable. Perhaps she could direct him to where he needed to go. This was something he was not prepared to do in the slightest, but he must. If it meant the possibility of finding his rooms, he must ask.

If he were a dog -which he isn’t- his tail would be wagging in excitement. “You asked about fried tofu when we last met, did you not? It just so happens I brought you a treat to indulge in”