[b][u]Kell Outskirts[/u]

Beatrice Magin[/b]

[i]So fucking careless[/i]. Beatrice stood still: her second mistake. The first had been blindly chasing the raccoon that stole her rations and kinetic core.

She had been about to catch the raccoon. There was a loud bang, and the raccoon's back exploded in a puff of pink. She had tried to stop from running into the bloody mist in the air and failed, covering her front in speckles of blood.

The third mistake was where she stopped: right in front of the military man with the gun. Beatrice barely processed the words he yelled at her. She was completely at his mercy.

Before she could react properly to the situation, a branch fell down on the man. She took the chance to snag the kinetic core the raccoon dropped and put it in her bag, ready to dive for cover.

A woman walked up, badly injured. She was extremely calm for the situation. She explained that she was a guardian and a telekinetic. Apparently she could sense spirit as well. After being around so much death at the battle for the wall, B had plenty of spirit. She justified absorbing the spirit from dying people the same way she justified looting and stealing: survival.

B wiped some blood off her face and ignored the woman's question. "Is he dead? If you're not going to absorb his spirit I will. It looks like you need it. Same goes for his gear. You have first dibs, but I'm looking to trade in town."

B made no mention of how the woman had saved her. B hated the idea of being in debt. Talking with confidence and letting the woman have his gear was B's way of not starting at a disadvantage.

B also didn't trust the woman. She was too calm, open, and trusting for someone who was in Sovereign for a year. For now, B wouldn't let the woman know anything about her, especially her power.

[i][b]You lost[/b][/i]. The words from her kage stung mostly because B respected her. [i]I know, Z. I was careless. [b]We should get over your fear of gore. It's the only reason I've known you to hesitate[/b][/i]. B hadn't made the connection before. She was glad to have something to improve on. [i]How do you suggest we do that?[b] We'll figure something out[/i][/b].