001 ♑ video ♑ and the war came with a curse and a caterwaul.

[ex_stakes70]

[ At first ,all that's seen is dark. The occasional glint of light shining off of metal occurs, and the singing of the blade as it swings through the air can be heard quite clearly. There's a loud grunt, and a crunching, disgusting squelching sound. Another grunt, the distinct slicing of blade to hard flesh... And then a huge thud. There's a glass spider, laying dead now, in front of the NV. The click of heels on pavement approaches, and the owner of the NV picks it up and her face becomes clear.

There are some scratches, some bruising, and a bit of blood. Her hair is relatively unscathed though slightly more mussed than she would like to have kept it, and she's breathing heavily. The blonde peers curiously, and also with a very determined crease to her brow, into the NV. ]

Huh. [ She looks around for a second, then back to the feed. ] Safe to say I'm not in Manhattan anymore... So. [ There's a small thud as she plops down, sitting on the monster's carcass without much thought to it. She's not on a bloody oozy gooey part. No big deal. ]

What's a girl gotta do to find a decent dry cleaner's around here? [ Yep. Her clothes are all gross now and that's what matters. ] – And for that matter, some shoe-shine. I think some guts spattered on my -- my boots! Ooh, if I could kill another one of those I'd – do it... without my shoes on. [ Weird to say. ] – Okay, so, dry cleaning, good leather polish, and maybe a half-decent place to crash. Preferably fluffy bed? But a semi-squishy couch'll work in a pinch. Don't wanna get all cozy with the natives, cuddle-uppy and monster-vulnerable. And I am in serious need of a de-insomniatic napping attempt. Appreciate the neat phone-doohickey though! Nifty high-techish stuff. Way more expensive-looking than anything I had back home.

[ Wait. FOCUS. Focus, stop being distracted by shiny and new. ]

Soooooo… Anybody? Listening ears, big plus.

Comments

[Video]

[ex_stakes70]

It's usually magicks. Maybe I'm wrong but... That hardly ever happens when it comes to things like the freaky and this kinda... qualifies as freaky.

[Video]

[bloodthirsts]

I haven't really had any experience with magic, I figured it must exist though after certain, er, life experiences. [She chuckles a little.] Do you have powers yourself, then?

[Video]

[ex_stakes70]

Mmhm. Whole bunch of 'em. Big 'ole hero packet of goodness.

[Video]

[bloodthirsts]

Wow, what is it you can do?

[Video]

[ex_stakes70]

Trust me, it's a long enough list you'll be drooling by the end. Let's just go with save the world and leave it at that.

[Video]

[bloodthirsts]

[She laughs.] Oh I don't know, most everyone has powers here. Those who didn't usually gain them on arriving in the city.

[Video]

[ex_stakes70]

.. Awful convenient.

[Video]

[bloodthirsts]

Yeah... like I said, there's all kinds of people here. Wizards, aliens, vampires, werewolves, even some angels and demons would you believe.

[Video]

[ex_stakes70]

Okay, you lost me at angels and aliens. Everything else? Not off-par.

[Video]

[bloodthirsts]

Uh, I think that's it? When you've been here longer, you'll see. I don't think anything's impossible in this place. I even think there's a sentient house.

[ex_stakes70]

Well that's not super weird or anything..

[bloodthirsts]

Just a little... is there anything else you'd like to ask about the Port?

[ex_stakes70]

I'm sure I'll figure out more questions later, but right now? So not as interested as getting inside. Plus, I heard there's a thingy on the phone-whatever that's like a guidebook? So, y'know. Info by the paragraph.

[bloodthirsts]

Oh yes, I forgot about that. There should be people inside the tower willing to help you out as well. And there's also a Newcomer Community center not far from there.

[ex_stakes70]

Whole heapin' piles of helpfulness around here, huh?

[bloodthirsts]

People like us have been arriving for a while so there's a lot of systems in place. [She grins.] I'm on the police force here, myself.

[ex_stakes70]

Yanno, when I was in high school? The weird aptitude career day test thingie I took told me I should do policework.

[bloodthirsts]

I don't think we ever had those in England... but you know, if you're work back home is protecting people, it's much the same sort of thing. Just the scope is wider than monsters.

[ex_stakes70]

Do they have maybe like... Just a special monsters unit?

[bloodthirsts]

[She laughs] I don't think so. Perhaps you could get a job helping people who need to move about at night though? I was part of an organisation that hunted vampires back home, but I was a police officer before that so this was an easy choice for me.

[ex_stakes70]

Like an bodyguard-slash-escort? [ AND THEN -- ] - The non-naked kind.

[bloodthirsts]

[Hey Seras isn't the only person who does that! Yay!] Something like that, yes. Set up your own business.

[ex_stakes70]

I'll definitely think on it once I'm all settley. I'm guessing money is a good thing to have, so... I'll be wanting some.

[bloodthirsts]

No need to rush but yeah, it's a good thing to keep in mind.

[And now slightly mischevious] Especially if you want dry-cleaning.

[ex_stakes70]

Better jump on it really fast, then. This leather won't last more than a couple days without. [ which makes her pout like a small child. ]