Ransom

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Raleigh looked down at the email and her eyebrows shot up. Demon. Shit. “I’ll keep it in mind, thanks," she winked at her. “Be safe, yeah? Stay outta trouble." She meant ‘stay away from the demon.’

Ransom mimicked a smile similar to a nervous parent, before nodding. "You be safe too, Miss." The lanky man that the teenager had pointed out to be a demon opened the door to leave with his coffee, looking around the cafe first before exiting. "And happy hunting."

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Raleigh didn’t pick up on the clues in her words, but her stare at the man and the word blood was enough to key her in. She looked up at the man then back at Ransom and nodded that she’d gotten the hint. She’d have to follow him out of the place if she wanted to keep the patrons safe. she didn’t really respond to Ransom’s words, only with a shrug.

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"I am a potential danger?" Ransom asked, more so to herself than to Raleigh, before nodding. “You are a potential danger too, just as much as every single living thing. I do not understand why we are of your concern, then."

"Yeah, but my job isn’t to get rid of human problems," she said. “I handle the supernatural stuff." She said. “I don’t know where you come from, I don’t know what you can do, I don’t know what you’ve done and I don’t know who this ‘Big Brother’ is, but it’s troublesome to be honest." Raleigh holstered the gun again. “So, I need an explanation."

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"I don’t sell my business," she said. “My concern is his control over you who has unnamed powers. Potential dangers are my concern."

"I am a potential danger?" Ransom asked, more so to herself than to Raleigh, before nodding. "You are a potential danger too, just as much as every single living thing. I do not understand why we are of your concern, then."

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"He does not accept clients that cannot find him on their own. Rather, if they need his services, he will appear." Ransom finished her coffee, sticking her tongue out slightly at the bad aftertaste. “Everyone refers to him as ‘Big Brother’, or just ‘B.B.’, but I do not think he is biologically related to everyone and is their older sibling."

"Okay, look, I don’t think you’re quite getting the seriousness of the situation," she said. “Hi, my name is Raleigh. I’m a hunter- but I don’t hunt bears or ducks- I hunt things that are… well… supernatural. That means if people are getting hurt because of any supernatural thing or have the potential of being hurt, I step in and take out the problem." She said. “I’m very good at what I do." She said. “Now, I can find him myself- I guarantee it and with name like Big Brother, which already sparks my interest, I can bet that I’ll find him quickly. So, you can either take me to him and save me the time or I won’t be as pleasant when I catch up with him and believe me-  I will." She said. 

"What problem is there to be sorted?" Ransom asked, her confusion coming back. "Both of you are in the same business, essentially. Although he does not engage in the actual hunting those not human, there should be no complications." She paused, before adding, "unless you are worried about business. That is one thing you do not have to worry, as we do not selectively stay in one place."

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"No… Even if you shoot, I will live because I still have my duties to carry out." Ransom mused without fear, sipping her coffee in an attempt to finish it. “I do not understand what you want to know. Aside from what my abilities are, there is not much to know."

"Fine, take me to your caretaker." Raleigh said, watching her closely.

"He does not accept clients that cannot find him on their own. Rather, if they need his services, he will appear." Ransom finished her coffee, sticking her tongue out slightly at the bad aftertaste. "Everyone refers to him as 'Big Brother', or just 'B.B.', but I do not think he is biologically related to everyone and is their older sibling."

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"Hate to be rude, sugar," she said. “But currently, I’m the one who decides whether you see your ‘caretaker’ again tonight or not. I’ve got a gun on you. I think he’ll have to understand. Tell me what’s going on."

"No... Even if you shoot, I will live because I still have my duties to carry out." Ransom mused without fear, sipping her coffee in an attempt to finish it. "I do not understand what you want to know. Aside from what my abilities are, there is not much to know."

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Ransom’s eyes met with the hunter’s, a child-like confusion taking place instead of panic or fear of the gun, well aware of its presence under the table from the distinct emotion displayed from Raleigh’s eyes.. “That… Is a truth I do not know. He did not grant me that information." She opened her palm on the table, a gesture to look at it. “I have the physical look of a human… But I am capable of things they are not. Yet I do not know what I am, because I do not fit into any other label presented."

"Who’s ‘he?’" she demanded firmly. “And what can you do? Maybe I can help you out."

"He is my caretaker... Humans would call him my 'legal guardian'... He has not shared his real name with me." Her lips twisted into a frown, remembering how vastly different humans seemed to live compared to her own life. "I cannot tell you that. He forbids me to even think about it. But... I can tell you its system. I cannot use these abilities I am granted without sacrifice, whether it damages me or another. However, if I use the ability that I am born with instead of the ones I am granted, only I pay the price."

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She didn’t notice the stare that Raleigh had, rather answering the other outright. “Me, I suppose…" Ransom took a sip of her drink, lips skewed at how sweet it was. “And others not human… They are usually sitting alone unless there are more than one."

The hunter’s eyes narrowed and she pulled a gun from a holster hidden under her jacket. She pointed it at her under the table and readied to fire and run. “So… Ransom- if you’re not human, what are you?"

Ransom's eyes met with the hunter's, a child-like confusion taking place instead of panic or fear of the gun, well aware of its presence under the table from the distinct emotion displayed from Raleigh's eyes.. "That... Is a truth I do not know. He did not grant me that information." She opened her palm on the table, a gesture to look at it. "I have the physical look of a human... But I am capable of things they are not. Yet I do not know what I am, because I do not fit into any other label presented."

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Ransom slid into the seat across from the hunter, nodding as her eyes was focused on her own coffee. “Yes, them… The rest of the humans in this place are with company."

"Humans?" Raleigh looked up at her. Her hunter alarms going off. “As opposed to?"

She didn't notice the stare that Raleigh had, rather answering the other outright. "Me, I suppose..." Ransom took a sip of her drink, lips skewed at how sweet it was. "And others not human... They are usually sitting alone unless there are more than one."

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"It’s… Nice to meet you too." The teenager attempted a half-smile, but it turned much too forced. “Do you… Mind if I sit with you? Since… They seem to usually sit in pairs."

"They?" Raleigh looked up and raised an eyebrow, but nodded. “Yeah, have a seat." She said, relaxing back into her own seat.

Ransom slid into the seat across from the hunter, nodding as her eyes was focused on her own coffee. "Yes, them... The rest of the humans in this place are with company."

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"Raleigh," she smiled and tossed away her napkins. “Nice to meet you, Ransom."

"It's... Nice to meet you too." The teenager attempted a half-smile, but it turned much too forced. "Do you... Mind if I sit with you? Since... They seem to usually sit in pairs."

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"W-Wha.." It was a little too late, as the coffee was beyond saving from its sugary goodness. Ransom stood there, lost and confused as ever, staring at Raleigh.

Raleigh smiled a little. “Enjoy that," she winked and headed back to her table to clean up her table.

Ransom didn't know what to say, except stutter out a small 'thanks', and mimic Raleigh by grabbing some napkins, going to the other's table to help clean up. "I.. I'm sorry, I guess this is where I am suppose to tell you my name. I'm... Ransom."

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Raleigh snorted. “Oh my god!" She laughed. “Uh not literally!"

"W-Wha.." It was a little too late, as the coffee was beyond saving from its sugary goodness. Ransom stood there, lost and confused as ever, staring at Raleigh.

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"I… I have, but they have always… Told me different sorts of combinations." Ransom replied, clearly lost in the conversation already. However she liked it? How did the teenager like it? Every time she made her coffee different due to her following other people’s suggestions, it was hard to distinguish which she found suitable. “How, how do you… Usually make your coffee?"

"The Irish way," she smirked, but switched her answer to, “Lots of sugar. Until there’s just a little coffee with the sugar." She joked.

"O-Oh, okay..." Ransom nodded, taking Raleigh's joke seriously before grabbing all of the sugar offered and dumping them in the coffee, trying to imitate the older woman's joke of there being only a bit of coffee with lots of sugar, clearly unaware.