Fiat Justicia 1.1: Part 3ish

[23:32]	Arkalest	Sabina: The dream fades into soft, warm white noise- The kind that helps you sleep at night- And you feel like burying your head in your pillow.
[23:33]	Sabina	mumbles and proceeds to burrow deeper into her blankets
[23:35]	Arkalest	Sabina: Ikris lets out something akin to a satisfied lizardly warble.
[23:36]	Sabina	blinks and tries to sit up
[23:38]	Arkalest	Sabina: This causes Ikris to sort of wrap around you even tighter, muttering something in Vorak- Or so you think. The two of you are sort of enmeshed together in one big ball of pillows, blankets and limbs
[23:38]	Sabina	wonders how this happened
[23:43]	Arkalest	"...Rgh." You feel Ikris yawn- Opening her mouth to an uncomfortable degree- And blinking. ".....Vdrea- ....Morning."
[23:44]	Sabina	"Good morning. . ." She careful tries to extricate herself from the pile of limbs and blankets
[23:44]	Arkalest	Sabina: The Vorak does the same- Athletically slipping out of the blankets. "SLept well?"
[23:45]	Sabina	"Yeah, strange dreams though."
[23:45]	Arkalest	"You kept talking about these." She rubs her horns. "....Or at least I think so."
[23:46]	Sabina	"Was I talking in my sleep?"
[23:47]	Arkalest	The Vorak reaches out to rub her eyes. "....Sort of? You were muttering constantly. Then I heard the voices."
[23:47]	Arkalest	"Voice. Voices. Plural- Singular. Was weird."
[23:47]	Sabina	"Ah, I must have been broadcasting in my sleep and you were close enough to pick up on it."
[23:48]	Arkalest	"I 'unno, you were muttering when I got up to piss." She rubs the side of her stomach- Wincing, eyes narrowing as she hisses. " Kidneys."
[23:49]	Sabina	"Sorry."
[23:50]	Arkalest	"Oh no no." SHe quickly and quietly lifts both hands. "Twas the result of putting off the, the dealing with the aftermath of my beating at..Alex's hands."
[23:50]	Arkalest	"....That little shit.."
[23:50]	Sabina	"Ah. Is there anything you'd like for breakfast Ikris?"
[23:51]	Arkalest	"Do you havew anything meaty?"
[23:51]	Sabina	"I do."
[23:52]	Arkalest	"That'll be fine, then. Thanks for asking."
[23:53]	Sabina	nods and heads into the kitchen to get breakfast started
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[00:00]	Arkalest	After a while, Ikris calls out of the living room. "So what are you planning on today?"
[00:01]	Sabina	"Not really sure actually. I was thinking about seeing the commercial district."
[00:12]	Arkalest	Sabina: "Can I come too?"
[00:13]	Sabina	"If you'd like." She sets out a few plates of food on the table "Breakfast is done as well."
[00:17]	Arkalest	SHe drags a cushion and sits down on it- Nodding at you in what you assume is a thankful fashion.
[00:20]	Sabina	takes a seat and piles some food onto her own plate.
[00:21]	Arkalest	The Vorak gets some as well. "Commercial district...Some of the other Constables live nearby. Not all 'f 'em. I think..." Even her fork of choice looks small in her hand. "Tuissant lives in the woods?"
[00:21]	Arkalest	She chews on something pensively. "Big house style..A mansion I think?"
[00:22]	Sabina	"Hmm, something to keep an eye out for next time I go for a walk."
[00:23]	Arkalest	"Not near the abandoned village, though."
[00:23]	Sabina	"You've been there too then?"
[00:25]	Arkalest	"Yes."
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[00:29]	Arkalest	The Vorak pulls the fork out of her maw. "How did you find that place?"
[00:30]	Sabina	"I took a walk in the woods, along the trail. It ran out but I saw a guidepost, so I followed it to the village."
[00:31]	Arkalest	"Stumbled on it by following the whispers."
[00:31]	Sabina	"Perhaps, but if they were guiding it me it was beyond my awareness."
[00:32]	Arkalest	"It was kind of weird, to be honest. Really weird."
[00:32]	Sabina	"It is."
[00:35]	Arkalest	"Remember what I said yesterday? About the emptiness? The village further compounds that." She skewers a large piece of meat. "I mean, it may be because a lot of our clades do not have long histories, but does it not feel weird?"
[00:35]	Arkalest	"To have what amounts to a series of Ashen Age ruins sitting in your backyard, totally untended to?"
[00:37]	Sabina	nods "It does seem rather odd, have you asked if there is a reason why?"
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[00:40]	Arkalest	"Still waiting on the answer from the Constable that mans the archives." She closes her eyes slowly, tail arching menacingly.
[00:41]	Sabina	". . . How long have you been waiting?"
[00:44]	Arkalest	"Today makes it two weeks."
[00:45]	Sabina	nods.
[00:46]	Sabina	"I'm tempted to go down there and see if I can't speed things along, if you'd like."
[00:47]	Arkalest	"Are you sure you are willing to crack down on the archivist like that?"
[00:48]	Sabina	"It's not cracking down." She gives a charming smile "I'm simply rather curious."
[00:53]	Arkalest	"I really like the subtle threat there." She waves in your direction.
[00:54]	Sabina	". . . . That wasn't supposed to be a threat though. . ."
[00:55]	Sabina	"And. ." She glances at the glaive hanging on the wall "I wanted to get the records on my glaive."
[00:57]	Arkalest	Sabina: "The Constable who keeps the records straight works at the CC as well sometimes."
[01:02]	Sabina	"Well, why don't we head down there after we finish eating then."
[01:02]	Sabina	"If you'd like that is."
[01:04]	Arkalest	A slow nod. "Yes."
[01:09]	Sabina	takes a moment to place the flower in her hair. "Let it be known that we are underestimated at their own peril."
[01:11]	Arkalest	Ikris bites her lips with her upper fangs.
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[01:15]	Sabina	is completely obvious to Ikris' reaction
[01:15]	Sabina	*oblivious
[01:15]	Arkalest	She raises a hand. "So, we're going?"
[01:16]	Sabina	"Yeah, let's go."
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[01:22]	Arkalest	Sabina: There's an actual library, with actual books. Actual plastic shelves filled with books- As in, paper and leather. Trays upon trays of CDs and other supports- Even titanium plates. Light shines in from the massive floor to ceiling window- Opened up on the hill. There is very feww people here- In fact, there is only one person. A quiet-looking deermorph sitting at a table in a grey...
[01:22]	Arkalest	...Constable uniform, slender fingers trailing the pages of a book. She is.....Barely clearing a meter and eighty.
[01:23]	Arkalest	Slender legs, grey Constable uniform with white epaulets shaped like waves- Brown hair, a pair of blue eyes hidden behind glasses- Actual glasses.
[01:25]	Arkalest	They're thin-rimmed things, silvery- At odds with her short brown fur. She seems to be wholly absorbed into the book.
[01:25]	Arkalest	"That's the mark."
[01:26]	Sabina	"What's her name?"
[01:26]	Arkalest	"Jocelyn Demont."
[01:28]	Sabina	nods. "Ok, here I go then, wish me luck."
[01:28]	Sabina	sets off for Demont at a easy pace. She gives a small wave as she gets closer "Excuse, Joecelyn Demont?"
[01:28]	Sabina	*Excuse me
[01:30]	Arkalest	SHe blinks- Her thoughts slowly turn to annoyance, then to red-tinted anger- Soft, soffused. Yet, she smiles and closes her book with a flip. "Sabina Norland, is it?" She quietly places the book on the plastic table. "How can I help you?"
[01:31]	Sabina	"It is, a pleasure to meet you as well. I was hoping to get the records on this glaive," She passes the AR Identification for the weapon over "that I've acquired."
[01:32]	Arkalest	Her mouth sets in a thin line for a split second and then distends into a warm smile- Right as her thoughts coil out- Crimson and black, sharp. "Oh, this? Are you sure?"
[01:33]	Arkalest	Then you see her eyes slightly focus on the camelia- And the thought-tendrils freeze.
[01:33]	Sabina	blinks "Is there something wrong? I wasn't aware that there were any issues with it, or me taking ownership for it."
[01:34]	Arkalest	"Oh, oh there is no problem at all." The tendrils curl around her head- Red that slowly shift to purple then to blue.
[01:34]	Arkalest	Abject fear.
[01:34]	Arkalest	"But, ah, may I ask you where you found it?" Her voice is somewhat motherly- A faint Meridianer accent to her.
[01:36]	Sabina	"The armory, when I was being showed around."
[01:38]	Arkalest	Her hands join." The central armory or the psionic-specialized armory."
[01:39]	Sabina	"The psionic specialized one I assume, it was in the Psionic's Department."
[01:41]	Arkalest	A slow nod- And her thoughts slowly turn blue. "I...See. Well., you are very lucky then. This is, ah, a very specialized piece of equipment. Custom-made- It was done for Samantha Dubiers, the, ah." She closes her eyes and sighs. "Previouc Chief."
[01:42]	Sabina	"Oh, I had no idea. I'm surprised they let me take it in that case."
[01:44]	Arkalest	"Well, who was who authorized your taking of it?" Her thoughts shift into something violet and frazzled- Like broken panes of glass. Premeditation.
[01:47]	Sabina	"Chief Tuissant and Natah."
[01:49]	Arkalest	"Oh, I see. "Red and black. She smiles. "They must repute you worthy of it. See, this glaive is a powered weapon with an HF blade.."
[01:53]	Sabina	"I will endeavor to hold myself worthy of that weapon's previous wielders."
[01:54]	Arkalest	"Samantha really liked the style- Said swords did not fit her at all. And canes were sometghing she considered gaudy.." The deer tents her hand. "But still- This is a noticeable weapon. It has lead us into many succesful operations.." Her thoughts shift a bit- Glass-like knives aimed at you.
[01:58]	Sabina	"You think are less storied weapon would be more appropriate for me."
[01:59]	Arkalest	Her eyes widen, and you see her fingers contract. ".....I am sorry, but- That is a hefty history to match up to. It may...anger some people, seeing Samantha's weapon in someone else's hands. "Someone else who was a psionic.
[02:03]	Sabina	"There is no need to apologize, I appreciate your honesty."
[02:04]	Arkalest	"History-wise, it's a custom-made job Dubiers obtained from a corporation. She never specified which one, but if you'rer interested I can try to pull out some recordings?"
[02:07]	Sabina	"I apologize as well, I did not mean to offend you, nor to bring up bad memories. And I apologize again for scaring you, that was not my intention and you have my word that I do not hold any ill-will against you." She bows her head.
[02:10]	Arkalest	"Ah, no worries! I am a bit firghtful by nature, that's all. As far as the query goes, it's going to take a day tops- Most queries do. Important stuff gets routed into the main NM precinct, but even then it's a week at best."
[02:13]	Sabina	"Oh? That's strange, I have a friend who's been waiting 2 weeks now for her query to get back to her. Have you been busy these last few weeks with high priority work?"
[02:15]	Arkalest	Her smile slowly fades. "Oh."
[02:16]	Arkalest	"Are you sure they sent in the query properly? That they haven't messed up anything there? The, ah, archival system /is/ quite complex after all! I mean if it was easy to use therer wouldn't be a need for an archivist- And yes, you know- Casework, rearranging personal files..."
[02:16]	Arkalest	Sabina: Ikris' message pops up in your AR overlay. [We hadn't got a new case in a whole week.]
[02:18]	Sabina	[Did you send the query yourself or did you send it through her?]
[02:18]	Arkalest	[Trieds both.]
[02:19]	Sabina	"She sent it herself, and through you. I'm quite sure you are more than able to work the system correctly."
[02:19]	Arkalest	Jocelyn taps her fingers together. "I mean, it's a, ah, lot of busywork! And the system /is/ somewhat old and layered together and-" Her red slowly deflates- The glass knives losing their edges as realization dawns on her.
[02:21]	Arkalest	"I-Well, I /have/ been trying to catch up on the system 's newest features. And faces all sort of blur together, and there aren't any other archviststs so I am sort of left trying to catch up on that as well.."
[02:22]	Sabina	"Do you mean to say you do not record your requests so that you do not forget?"
[02:22]	Sabina	speaks in the same polite tone as before.
[02:22]	Arkalest	"I, uh, do that, but it's a mess- And I am more used to corporate accounting- "
[02:23]	Arkalest	[She has been working as a Constable for ten years. "Corporate accounting" my wide ass.]
[02:25]	Sabina	"Yes, I can see how you are used to Corporate culture." The barest hint of disdain veiled behind a soft and understanding tone.
[02:25]	Arkalest	"And, ah, now that I think about- Who is your friend?" She offers you the kindest smile.
[02:26]	Sabina	[Ikris, what's your last name?]
[02:26]	Arkalest	[Kirvedra-zi-arumat.]
[02:27]	Sabina	"Ikirs Kirvedra-zi-arumat." She smiles back
[02:27]	Sabina	*Ikris
[02:27]	Arkalest	Her smiles freezes. "And- What was the nature of her query?" Her voice has a brittle edge.
[02:28]	Sabina	"I thought you kept records."
[02:29]	Arkalest	Crack.
[02:30]	Arkalest	"Some records are sort of- You know, classified." SHe makes a circular gesture. "There are proper protocols in place, proper...Steps to follow. I am not.."
[02:30]	Arkalest	"I mean there are certain kind of information the Precinct is not privy to spreading around."
[02:31]	Arkalest	"So I had to check with my superiors and you know how complex that is- How bothersomely long it takes- After all the current Chief is a very busy woman.."
[02:31]	Sabina	nods
[02:36]	Sabina	"Yes, I can see why you might find it so complex and how it would be difficult to speak with your superiors."
[02:37]	Arkalest	SHe opens her mouth. "Oh, of course."
[02:38]	Arkalest	"They're very...Peculiar people, with their own way of doing things. Very particular in itself- And they're always busy with..This or that bueaurcatic matter.." Her thoughts are a gelid blue, fear- With underveins of anger.
[02:40]	Arkalest	Cue Tuissant, eyes closed and toothy smiles as she walks in- Wwearing a grey pantsuits with golden epaulets shaped like waves and flanked by four Constables. She's talking as she walks- A Meridianoi language of sorts, rather flowing and soft.
[02:40]	Sabina	waves. "Hello ma'am, keeping busy I take it?"
[02:41]	Arkalest	She casually doesn't even break her stride as she dismisses them- A Delphian, two morphs and a transhuman- And strides towards you. "Ah, Agent Norland- Why, yes!"
[02:41]	Arkalest	Jocelyn freezes, her thoughts turning utterly still- And then she stands up, bowing her head. "Madam."
[02:42]	Arkalest	"Oh good morning, Jocelyn! Busy at work as well, I see! " She turns towards you. "So, enjoying our little slice of culture here?"
[02:42]	Sabina	"It's quite illuminating."
[02:43]	Arkalest	"Quite beautiful, isn't it? The previous Chief is the one who organized all of this- With Jo's help, of coruse!" She opens her arms.
[02:44]	Arkalest	"Oh, no- It was Chief Dubiers who did most of the work- I am merely following what she left us in terms of sugg-"
[02:44]	Arkalest	"Do not downplay yourself like this, Jocelyn dearest. "
[02:44]	Sabina	"It's very impressive. I'm sure she is quite proud of her part in this, as she should be."
[02:46]	Arkalest	The two NM morphs- A male bear and a female tiger in matching Constable uniforms- Approach. "Now, Mr. Sauterlain and Mrs. Fontaine- I was just talking to Agent Norland- She does quite like this library of ours, and I am very happy of that."
[02:46]	Sabina	bows her head to the new comers. "Hello."
[02:46]	Arkalest	She puts a hand on the deer's shoulder- And by the way the bear's large brown eyes narrow so slightly and the way the tigress folds her arms you know they /understand./ There's no anger to their thoughts- Merely interest, and pique.
[02:47]	Arkalest	Tuissant closes her eyes. "I still remember Samantha telling me about how she'd wished for all knowledtge in her to be free.."
[02:47]	Arkalest	"...Regardless of politicla orientation, place of origin- or race.."
[02:48]	Arkalest	"A noble ideal, if I must say. " The bear- Who is actually shorter than you- Nods slowly. "Yes", agrees Fontaine." She /did/ tlak our ears off with it."
[02:48]	Sabina	nods, deciding that this is not a place for her words
[02:49]	Arkalest	"And as I was telling you, I am extaordionarely pleased that we have managed to keep it running as well as we did- All of it with your help, Jo." She pats the deer's shoulder, who smiles.
[02:50]	Arkalest	"But, ah- I think I am digressing too much. Keep carrying on, the two of you!"
[02:50]	Arkalest	Tuissant starts walking away- Before raising a finger. "And oh- I've got some more scripts for you to catalogue- A fair bit."
[02:51]	Sabina	"Of course ma'am, have a good day."
[02:51]	Arkalest	"You wouldn't mind if I sent these to you, no?"
[02:51]	Arkalest	"Of course not, Chief. I live to serve."
[02:51]	Arkalest	"Course you do! Keep well, Jo. And treat her well, Sabina!" Tuissant taps her caner against the bear's ample leg. "We /do/ have a habit of overworking her."
[02:52]	Arkalest	"Yeah, yeah." snorts the bear- lowering his head. "But I am not sorry- I mean you know what I say: If they can handle it-"
[02:52]	Sabina	"Of course ma'am."
[02:52]	Arkalest	"And what ifd they can't?" Asks the tigress- Right as the trio walks out of the door.
[02:53]	Sabina	returns her attention to the Archivist
[02:54]	Arkalest	"The Vorak will have her query." Jocelyn's voice is brittle. She turns her back to you- Thoughts a solid black-blue and grey- Voice soft and low and  brittle.
[02:54]	Arkalest	"I mean Ikris."
[02:54]	Arkalest	She lowers her head and places her hands on the table. "Sorry.,"
[02:55]	Sabina	"I'm not the one you should be apologizing too."
[02:55]	Arkalest	Her fingers curl inwards.
[02:56]	Arkalest	[Do you want me to come in or?]
[02:56]	Arkalest	[I also spotted Alex inbound for the commercial district.]
[02:57]	Sabina	[You can if you like, Jocelyn may apologize to you.]
[02:57]	Arkalest	[or she may think I befriended you just to get back at her.]
[02:58]	Arkalest	"Look, I- " The deer speaks up. "It wasn't me, okay?"
[02:59]	Arkalest	"There are some expectations about how we handle things here." She taps the table with one finger. "You can't just- You've know what happened to the previous Chief, right?"
[02:59]	Sabina	"Killed by a Vorak yes."
[03:02]	Arkalest	"Vorak/s/ plural. I don't like them but- What do I know? I am an archivist. What I /do/ know is that there are multiple people here who /aren't/ and who would take even more umbrage if it turns out one Vorak was poking around Sam's buisness."
[03:02]	Sabina	"So you feared for your career? Your well-being? Your life?"
[03:04]	Arkalest	SHe bares blunt teeth as she turns to face you. "These are not concerns of you. I am just trying to keep this place /quiet/ "
[03:04]	Arkalest	"Well, the emptiness helps." Ikris slowly stalks up behind Jocelyne- And the deer freezes.
[03:05]	Arkalest	"You know." The vorak sticks a finger into her maw. "You're glad I don't have the energy to pursue grudges."
[03:05]	Sabina	"Poison in the well concerns the entire village, and I cannot think of this in any other fashion."
[03:06]	Arkalest	The mrph grits het teeth. "Your wisdom is very appreciated, but I am not sure you understand how Constables work."
[03:06]	Arkalest	Ikris shakes her head. "No, I don't."
[03:07]	Arkalest	" Is why I am here." She ever so slowly bends down until her muzzle is brushing the top of Jo's bobcut. "To learn."
[03:08]	Sabina	"If you mean to tell me this is how they /should/ be than we are going to disagree."
[03:08]	Arkalest	The deer slowly coverrs her eyes and rubs hermuzzle. ".Fine."
[03:09]	Arkalest	You see the eyes under her eyelid quicken. "It is supposed to be an ashen age village. They tried to demolish or cover off the area before, but they did not manage for a variety of actually-classified reasons."
[03:10]	Arkalest	"The whole cylinder was filled with places like that- And it still is. You dig a meter or two under the dir and it's all-"
[03:10]	Arkalest	"Graves."
[03:10]	Arkalest	Ikris straightens to her full height.
[03:10]	Arkalest	"No, not g-"
[03:10]	Arkalest	"This whole place is." She snorts. " A giant graveyard."
[03:13]	Sabina	"Ikris." She motions for the Vorak to give the Archivist some space
[03:15]	Arkalest	There's a soft rumble from her as she backs up- Three meters- And the archivist blinks and stares at you, eyes wide and mouth slightly agape.
[03:15]	Arkalest	"What?" Ikris lowers her head. "You know", she faux-whispers. "I'd have done the same for you if you had had the decency to not be a shit and give me waht I wanted."
[03:16]	Arkalest	"Are you gonna get on your knees and try to kiss her ass now?"
[03:16]	Arkalest	"........................" Judging by the way Jocelyne blinks and covers her mouth, she may be actually considering it.
[03:17]	Sabina	"That's hardly necessary."
[03:18]	Arkalest	"...You say, after siccing Tuissant on me." The deer snorts angrily, snapping her mouth shut as she tries to recompose herself.
[03:19]	Sabina	"Her appearance was as unexpected to me as it was to you."
[03:20]	Sabina	"Regardless, Ikris, do you have any further business here?"
[03:20]	Arkalest	"No. Let's go eat something."
[03:21]	Arkalest	She looks at Jocelyn. "And do you wanna come?"
[03:21]	Arkalest	".........."
[03:21]	Arkalest	"........"
[03:22]	Sabina	"Sounds wonderful." She turns to head to the door and stops, looking over her shoulder "Oh, and your records on the glaive are out of date. The previous chief had the power core replaced with a psionic crystal and the HF blade with psioniconductive ceramics."
[03:22]	Arkalest	".................You just threatened me and then-"
[03:22]	Arkalest	"I haven't got the energy to hold grudges."
[03:22]	Arkalest	The deer blinks at the info. "....But..."
[03:22]	Arkalest	"..........I need to- Nevermind, I've got a thing to do. Still:" She hesitates." Thanks for the offer.."
[03:23]	Arkalest	SOmewhat insincere- But there /is/ real warmth and surpris ein her voice.
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[03:27]	Arkalest	The commercial district is...
[03:27]	Arkalest	..:Remarkably empty.
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[03:28]	Arkalest	What makes it evenw eirder are the skyscrapers- Tall thing made of conencted hexagon plates and cabling and AR projectors- Powered down. The only signs of people and shops are at the ground level- And the whole place is surrounded by a thick ring of fancy-looking fardens and tended parks that are devoid of any people- Except for Phedrians.
[03:28]	Arkalest	Lots and lots of Phedrians.
[03:29]	Sabina	"So, you know any good places for food around here?"
[03:30]	Arkalest	"There should be one, but not sure if it's open.."
[03:30]	Sabina	"We can check, if not somewhere else or we can wait."
[03:31]	Arkalest	Sabina: All Phedrians are lazying around- Soaking in the fake sunlight, running, or flat-out napping on the grass- And there's an incredibly variety of them. Quadrupedal, avian- One lands in a small pond, something hallf snake and half-winged beast.
[03:32]	Arkalest	Sabina: Their thoughts are like spiderwebs- And in fact, you see that the commercial district appears to have been almost entire subsumed into this violet net.
[03:35]	Arkalest	Sabina: Just as you say that something lands inside the alleway you and Ikris were traversing- Something that smells of roses and spilled blood.
[03:35]	Arkalest	It's- You think it looks like a deer. One of the old Ashen Age ones- Non uplifted.
[03:36]	Arkalest	Except deers don't have mandibles.
[03:36]	Arkalest	Or blades on their hindlegs.
[03:36]	Sabina	wheels to face it, feet and hands drifting into a fighting stance. "Ikris, remember the paintings?"
[03:36]	Arkalest	The Phedrian looks at you with eight black eyes mounted on a slender skull.
[03:37]	Arkalest	"...They featured Phedrians?"
[03:37]	Arkalest	Its skin is bark-like, and you see honest-to-god moss-covered stones jutting out of its spine. The thing has a tail that is more of a stinger.
[03:38]	Sabina	". . ." Shakes her head and bow deeply. "I apologize, you startled me and. . . I've been rather uneasy of late. Please forgive me for misjudging you."
[03:40]	Arkalest	The deer-thing emits a chirping sound that is fairly incongrous to its size and nods in the direction of the main streets- With its closed-down shops and lack of hologram. There's a smell of jungle clinging to the whole place, and a distinct lack of transhuman smells.
[03:41]	Sabina	glances to Ikris "I think it wants us to follow, shall we?"
[03:41]	Arkalest	"I am not saying no to this beautiful murderbeast. Lead on."
[03:41]	Sabina	snorts "That's some interesting phrasing there, though I can appreciate it."
[03:42]	Arkalest	"What? It /is/ beasutiful. Look at these antlers."
[03:42]	Arkalest	The Phedrian lets out a coquettish snarl and trots on bone-stilts away from the two of you- Disappearing past an angle.
[03:42]	Sabina	"I'm no judge."
[03:43]	Arkalest	Sabina: The shop it leads you to has a rather sizeable court in front- squashed between two skyscrapers- And utterly empty, its brass chairs devoided of customers.
[03:43]	Sabina	"I don't suppose you've been here before have you?"
[03:44]	Arkalest	The owner is chatting up to Alex- The latter in a white jacket and cargo pants. Said owner appears to be a two meters tall humanoid not too different from Elatera- All round chitinous curves and an elongated head covered in angular blue markings. It waves a manipulator hand at you- Peppered with dents and cracks. "Good morning to you, Constables."
[03:45]	Arkalest	"Heyo, Saiman."
[03:45]	Arkalest	He waddles towards you- And Alex stands up from seat, offering you a nod. "Morning, Ikris- And you are Sabina, right?"
[03:46]	Sabina	"I am." She bows her head "Good morning to you as well sir."
[03:46]	Arkalest	His voice is enmeshed with an electronic reverb- But he does sound old, his tone softspoken and calm. "I am Saiman, the owner of this restaurant."
[03:49]	Arkalest	He waves a stump arm in Alex's direction. "She was just telling me about your arrival. Do you mind taking a seat while I prepare you anything?"
[03:49]	Sabina	shakes her head and glances to Ikris "I don't think so."
[03:50]	Arkalest	She shakes her head- Right as Alex gestures for you to sit down at her table.
[03:50]	Arkalest	Saiman waddles inside the building- A warehouse-style thing with a set of metallic double doors.
[03:51]	Sabina	takes a seat.
[03:51]	Arkalest	"Good morning, girls." Alex smells of machine oil and sweat. "How goes it?"
[03:56]	Sabina	"It goes well. What kind of food do they serve here?"
[03:57]	Arkalest	"Fusion stuff. I..Actually think I can't eat a good two fourths of the menu.:"
[03:57]	Arkalest	"I can" happily declares Ikris as she raises both hands.
[03:58]	Sabina	". . . Hmm," She flicks through the menu "Soup sounds good. . ."
[03:58]	Arkalest	Sabina: Saiman comes back with a large pitcher of something that smells very sweet- A sloshing black liquid- A pitcher of..Metallic-smelling thing with bits of bones in it and a light salad.
[03:58]	Arkalest	Ikris nods happily and then starts slurping the metallic-smelling pitcher
[03:59]	Arkalest	Alex's nostrils flare.
[03:59]	Arkalest	"You had to deal with the asshole deer from corporate hell?"
[04:00]	Sabina	"You make it sound as though it was unpleasant for me." Sabina smiles as she tries some of her salad
[04:00]	Arkalest	"I'ts unpleasant for everyone."
[04:01]	Arkalest	Sabina: Tomatoes, radish- A sprinkling of yogurt as well- Basically a dish you ate only in a handful of occasions..
[04:01]	Sabina	"It was tedious, it was resolved."
[04:01]	Sabina	*but
[04:02]	Arkalest	"I don't even know why they bother keeping her- I mean shit, she's just that much slimy. All "yes of course." The morph snorts angrily as Saiman goes back into the restaurant.
[04:02]	Arkalest	"Corporate bullshit, i tell ya.."
[04:05]	Sabina	nods sagely "We deal with the corporations in the UD on occasion. We have exceedingly little patience for their. . . more excessive proclivities."
[04:06]	Arkalest	Sabina: Alex shoots you a soft, understanding nod as she closes her eyes and places her hands behind her head. "I must say I am far, far more acquainted with types like her than I'd like to."
[04:06]	Sabina	nods
[04:06]	Sabina	"I'm quite glad that my family dealt with internal affairs and that my own duties were advisory rather than being directly involved."
[04:06]	Sabina	"And for that, you have my sympathy."
[04:07]	Arkalest	"Mmh- Actually, where were you raised? Planetside? Moonlet? A hab?"
[04:08]	Sabina	"A habitual moon orbiting a gas giant."
[04:08]	Arkalest	"Interesting. So...How are you finding the hab life so far? It kind of....Well." She snorts. "I got plainrunner blood in my veins."
[04:09]	Sabina	"The last few days have been rather busy, I've scarcely had time to catch my breathe really." She leans back in the seat "Though it's never dull, I can give it that."
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[04:13]	Arkalest	"It's kinda...Small, though. 'S why I am headed planetside in a hour."
[04:14]	Sabina	"Ah, have anything planned?"
[04:15]	Arkalest	"I was thinking of going motorbiking a bit."
[04:17]	Sabina	"Sounds rather exciting. A bit much for my tastes perhaps."
[04:17]	Arkalest	"SImply gonna cruise down one of the Ashen Age roads still left. It's a pretty scenic route, all in all.."
[04:17]	Sabina	nods
[04:19]	Arkalest	"Do you have any plans?"
[04:20]	Sabina	"Not so much, I wanted to see the commercial center and well. . ." She gestures around "Here we are."
[04:20]	Arkalest	"A bit empty, eh?"
[04:20]	Sabina	"Yeah."
[04:21]	Arkalest	"I've heard they're going to reopen more shops- SOmething about more NM agents coming in..." Her ears twitch. "Not Tuissant's idea I think."
[04:22]	Sabina	"She against it, or simply not involved?"
[04:24]	Arkalest	"The latter. I think you kinda noticed she likes her agents alien."
[04:25]	Sabina	"I'm actually not sure who all is her's and who was here beforehand."
[04:28]	Arkalest	"Same, sadly speaking. And as you may have noticed the archivist isn't very forthcoming."
[04:28]	Sabina	"I had."