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[color=BDB76B]“Yo Ashley! I got the tacos!”[/color] Shouted Lamar with a huge grin on his face as he walked into the dingy apartment these two now called home. He plopped the heaping bag on the coffee table that sat in front of the television set which was currently displaying an old fighting game. [color=DC143C]“Yeah, yeah, give me a sec.”[/color]  With absolute precision her fingers audibly tapped the buttons on the controller translating to the character on screen preforming an intricate combo that ended the match. Satisfied, Ashley placed the controller on the table in victory. [color=BDB76B]“That online?”[/color]

[color=DC143C]“Nah, we haven’t gotten the internet set up yet. I don’t think this game has an online scene anymore anyway.”[/color]  Taking one of the many tacos from the bag, Ashley crunched into it as she watched her character on screen dance over the bloody corpse of the opponent. [color=BDB76B]“So, you settling in alright? It ain’t much but it’s the best we could do on our budget.”[/color]  Ain’t much was right. The apartment building was situated in one of the poorer parts of Lost Haven. The suite itself, if you could even call it that, was a dimly lit sardine tin with a bedroom, bath, living room, and kitchen. [color=DC143C]“Yeah, about that. I was kind of hoping with the money we made on the road that, you know, we’d be able to get someplace less dumpy? I mean I’m not asking for much but I’d at least like to have my own room.”[/color]

[color=BDB76B]“That’s the problem, we didn’t actually make all that much money. I’ve tallied up what we got and if we don’t make more, we’ll only be here for a couple months tops.”[/color]  Ashley nodded her head rather unfazed, finishing her first taco and grabbing the controller for another round, this time selecting a four armed muscly creature as her fighter. [color=DC143C]“It’s no big deal. We go out and hit up a few places every now and then…”[/color]  It was clear to Lamar that his friend wasn’t looking at the big picture here. What they had been doing before was small time, and in a city like this the potential was almost limitless. [color=BDB76B]“If you haven’t noticed, we’re not just a couple of high-school dropout punks anymore. We’ve actually got a bit of a name behind us. Now, I’ve been using that to get in contact with some of the groups around town, to try and figure out what’s what around here. Right now it looks like there are a ton of Meta’s running around trying to hold the law. Fortunately, there’s an equal number of big bads around, guys that might be willing to partner up on some jobs, and that’s where you come in. All you have to do is go out there, make yourself look professional when you’re hitting up places. Earn respect with the locals, and maybe they’ll find it in their best interests to have you do things for them.”[/color]

Grinning, Ashley finished her second match and reached for another foil wrapped taco. [color=DC143C]“Cool, I can handle that Mr. Mastermind. You weren’t at the top of our grade for nothing. It’s too bad you couldn’t graduate, I’m sure you would’ve been so happy buried under paperwork in an office somewhere.”[/color]  With a sigh Lamar plopped down on the couch and gabbed the controller, content to relax after a long day on the town. [color=BDB76B]“You and I both know that wasn’t an option, for either of us. After what happened to Kell, there was no way we’d get off the hook. He was the kid of one of the richest families in Miami after all, not to mention that they’re rumored to have connections with the Mafia. If we had stayed in Florida, we’d either be in Jail, or dead.”[/color]   With that in mind, it was up in the air if it was known that Ash and Lamar were even involved in the James Kell case, but a particularly smart individual would be able to put two and two together. Hell, there could be somebody after them right now and they wouldn’t even know it. 

[color=DC143C]“You ever figure out if Leviathan’s been seen around here?”[/color]  As the demonic invasion took place right in the middle of Lost Haven, this city seemed like a likely location for the Sea Serpent to slither off to. If there were even any demons left that survived the incident and Leviathan was here, they’d of probably joined up with him. The whole demon thing was pretty confusing to the cursed teen who wanted nothing more than to destroy the great beast she encountered all those years ago. Even so, doubt festered inside her in the form of the very thing that gave her power. Thoughts of instead joining his ranks were born from the blood, insisting that there was no way Ashley would be able to take out such a powerful being. But this was to be expected, as the girl was now a part of him, an auger to spread his influence. [color=BDB76B]“Everyone I’ve spoken to hasn’t seen or heard of Leviathan, but I wouldn’t count on him not being here. Don’t worry, we’ll find him, I promise.”[/color]  Feeling the sincerity in his voice, Ashley simply reached out her fist for a friendly bump. Their hands collided for a brief moment, then reached down to the two controllers.