QuirkyAngel
White Masquerade's Blue Oni
Meirin Azuza
SCENE:
Dragons Arc 1: Scene 1 [Rogue of the Night]
LOCATION:
Pleasure District (Forever Paradise), East District
PARTICIPANTS:
Meirin, Isaiah, Reveler, Kairong, Robin
Rouge of the Night
Merin nodded, pleased that Isaiah and Silver seemed to be getting along, though it meant disassociating himself with the dragons outside. Izzy had always been the smart sort. Foundations built upon lies weren’t something she really believed in, but it wasn’t as if she couldn’t appreciate cleverness when applied to a just cause. The dragon cause. Besides, knowing the newly appointed Ace, he likely did it so as to keep civilians that know him—the ones whom he had a personal connection to—from getting too involved.
Not that Silver’s response hadn’t already suggested otherwise…maybe? Meirin found the silver-haired manager of Forever Paradise somewhat difficult to read. Did he suspect Isaiah to be a dragon? Could he see her? It didn’t seem like it so, for now, she decided to simply take things at face value. Innocent until proven guilty was how she liked to do things. Besides, it wasn’t as if she couldn’t relate.
Feeling the vibration that indicated texts, multiple texts in fact, Meirin brought the device to her face, quickly reading the message from Yo. Then Jay. The ‘invisible’ woman tilted her in curiosity at varied depictions of one Eli Azaz. On one hand, Jay had described her former, fellow dragon as ‘mean’—someone who would flit between two women, possibly even hurt them. Yo, on the other hand, insisted that such actions weren’t like the usual ‘Silence’ at all. Who should she believe? There was poison in all this as well. It made her brain hurt.
At least she now had a name for the two mystery women Azaz had been flitting between…sort of. Angel and Swallowtail. She doubted they were real names, and while she had an image of the blonde Angel in her head—courtesy of Isaiah—Swallowtail was still mystery. The brothel worker that had gone missing since the incident that morning as well. Or…were they the same person? Either way, they would need a list of employees. Gliding her way to Silver’s desk, Meirin was in the middle of texting a response to Jay when gunfire suddenly sounded in the night, causing her to still.
Something was disturbing the serenity of the East District—her home District.
Jay’s text came again not long after and Meirin’s thumb worked quickly: <I don’t know, but I’ll find out>
Was it one of the dragons? Meirin didn’t know and, honestly, she wouldn’t be surprised if it were—both Reveler and Jesper used guns, after all. Keeping the peace through fear was how the Azure Dragons operated…but the fact that such measures had to be used suggested that something nearby was threatening the peace they worked to achieve. Glancing at Isaiah, Meirin made several hand gestures, hopefully indicating to the Ace that she was going to check out the noise, before striding over to the curtained window. She waited for Silver to leave the room and Black Currant’s attention to be focused on Isaiah, before silently lifting the window open, slipping out, and closing the window with her foot as she climbed the wall of the building. Several quick steps, and a quickly grown arm to catch the ledge, was all it took for Meirin to reach the roof of Forever Paradise. She didn’t remember the range of Isaiah’s potential, and she hoped it still made her invisible, but whether anyone saw her mattered little to Meirin. She increased the size of her ears even further, as far as her head—which also enlarged somewhat—would allow so as to better pick up where the gunshots were coming from. Hard to see much with the sky being somewhat dark.
<It’s not us> Not unless the dragons felt like bombing their own headquarters. < If you’re worried about Angel and Swallowtail, send me a pic of them, or any deetz you're willing to share, and I’ll check up on them for you. The co-worker that went missing as well. It’s the least I could do for looking suspicious and scaring you =( As for determining what's suspicious or not, just trust your gut and I'll trust you > Taigakitt Pressing the send button to deliver the text messages to Jay, Meirin then noticed a text from Jun:
<Are u okay?>
A simple message, but it kept Meirin grounded as her fingers typed. <Yea, don’t worry, Sis. I’m not involved in whatever is causing the gunshots. Is everyone in ENP ok?>
<We're fine. Lilith is with us. Wanna tell me what’s going on, Mei?> Meirin blinked when Jun attached a link to a video of a scythe-wielding red-cloaked lady spewing some crap about cutting ties with the Dragons and joining the Cobalt Wolves. Cobalt Wolves. Again. Meirin scowled. Seemed even civilians were catching wind of the troubles brewing…though Jesper had sent a District wide text about terrorists some time ago.
<Later. Lock the doors and windows just in case>
She then crafted a message to inform Isaiah, her gaze directed to the palace being boomed at in the distance:
<Looks like HQ is being attacked. What should we do, Ace? Continue with the investigation?>
Lucem
Meirin’s first instinct was to head straight to Dragon Headquarters and protect her gang friends. It wasn’t as if questioning people and uncovering secrets had ever really been her strong suit. She'd never really considered the details of the past to be more important than the present. However, given all the trouble that’s been brewing in the pleasure district, the Jun, Jay, and the other civilians living in the pleasure district would need protection as well, especially if a murderer was still around. She wasn’t the sort to abandon a job she’d been assigned without permission from her superiors. She also trusted the ones at HQ when it came to strength—the king especially. Bullets—unless they weren’t made of metal?—wouldn’t do much to a metal manipulator…
Meirin sighed, the evening breeze caressing her large face as she kept her ears peeled for any approaching trouble.
Then again, if Shen had to get involved, things were going downhill quickly.
Merin nodded, pleased that Isaiah and Silver seemed to be getting along, though it meant disassociating himself with the dragons outside. Izzy had always been the smart sort. Foundations built upon lies weren’t something she really believed in, but it wasn’t as if she couldn’t appreciate cleverness when applied to a just cause. The dragon cause. Besides, knowing the newly appointed Ace, he likely did it so as to keep civilians that know him—the ones whom he had a personal connection to—from getting too involved.
Not that Silver’s response hadn’t already suggested otherwise…maybe? Meirin found the silver-haired manager of Forever Paradise somewhat difficult to read. Did he suspect Isaiah to be a dragon? Could he see her? It didn’t seem like it so, for now, she decided to simply take things at face value. Innocent until proven guilty was how she liked to do things. Besides, it wasn’t as if she couldn’t relate.
Feeling the vibration that indicated texts, multiple texts in fact, Meirin brought the device to her face, quickly reading the message from Yo. Then Jay. The ‘invisible’ woman tilted her in curiosity at varied depictions of one Eli Azaz. On one hand, Jay had described her former, fellow dragon as ‘mean’—someone who would flit between two women, possibly even hurt them. Yo, on the other hand, insisted that such actions weren’t like the usual ‘Silence’ at all. Who should she believe? There was poison in all this as well. It made her brain hurt.
At least she now had a name for the two mystery women Azaz had been flitting between…sort of. Angel and Swallowtail. She doubted they were real names, and while she had an image of the blonde Angel in her head—courtesy of Isaiah—Swallowtail was still mystery. The brothel worker that had gone missing since the incident that morning as well. Or…were they the same person? Either way, they would need a list of employees. Gliding her way to Silver’s desk, Meirin was in the middle of texting a response to Jay when gunfire suddenly sounded in the night, causing her to still.
Something was disturbing the serenity of the East District—her home District.
Jay’s text came again not long after and Meirin’s thumb worked quickly: <I don’t know, but I’ll find out>
Was it one of the dragons? Meirin didn’t know and, honestly, she wouldn’t be surprised if it were—both Reveler and Jesper used guns, after all. Keeping the peace through fear was how the Azure Dragons operated…but the fact that such measures had to be used suggested that something nearby was threatening the peace they worked to achieve. Glancing at Isaiah, Meirin made several hand gestures, hopefully indicating to the Ace that she was going to check out the noise, before striding over to the curtained window. She waited for Silver to leave the room and Black Currant’s attention to be focused on Isaiah, before silently lifting the window open, slipping out, and closing the window with her foot as she climbed the wall of the building. Several quick steps, and a quickly grown arm to catch the ledge, was all it took for Meirin to reach the roof of Forever Paradise. She didn’t remember the range of Isaiah’s potential, and she hoped it still made her invisible, but whether anyone saw her mattered little to Meirin. She increased the size of her ears even further, as far as her head—which also enlarged somewhat—would allow so as to better pick up where the gunshots were coming from. Hard to see much with the sky being somewhat dark.
<It’s not us> Not unless the dragons felt like bombing their own headquarters. < If you’re worried about Angel and Swallowtail, send me a pic of them, or any deetz you're willing to share, and I’ll check up on them for you. The co-worker that went missing as well. It’s the least I could do for looking suspicious and scaring you =( As for determining what's suspicious or not, just trust your gut and I'll trust you > Taigakitt Pressing the send button to deliver the text messages to Jay, Meirin then noticed a text from Jun:
<Are u okay?>
A simple message, but it kept Meirin grounded as her fingers typed. <Yea, don’t worry, Sis. I’m not involved in whatever is causing the gunshots. Is everyone in ENP ok?>
<We're fine. Lilith is with us. Wanna tell me what’s going on, Mei?> Meirin blinked when Jun attached a link to a video of a scythe-wielding red-cloaked lady spewing some crap about cutting ties with the Dragons and joining the Cobalt Wolves. Cobalt Wolves. Again. Meirin scowled. Seemed even civilians were catching wind of the troubles brewing…though Jesper had sent a District wide text about terrorists some time ago.
<Later. Lock the doors and windows just in case>
She then crafted a message to inform Isaiah, her gaze directed to the palace being boomed at in the distance:
<Looks like HQ is being attacked. What should we do, Ace? Continue with the investigation?>
Lucem
Meirin’s first instinct was to head straight to Dragon Headquarters and protect her gang friends. It wasn’t as if questioning people and uncovering secrets had ever really been her strong suit. She'd never really considered the details of the past to be more important than the present. However, given all the trouble that’s been brewing in the pleasure district, the Jun, Jay, and the other civilians living in the pleasure district would need protection as well, especially if a murderer was still around. She wasn’t the sort to abandon a job she’d been assigned without permission from her superiors. She also trusted the ones at HQ when it came to strength—the king especially. Bullets—unless they weren’t made of metal?—wouldn’t do much to a metal manipulator…
Meirin sighed, the evening breeze caressing her large face as she kept her ears peeled for any approaching trouble.
Then again, if Shen had to get involved, things were going downhill quickly.
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