[b]Kassy[/b]

Kassy had always attended the annual convention every year, always interested to learn more about the powers she had inherited from her parents. But now, thanks to her record, she wouldn't be able caught dead in the place, especially with all the cops around. This year was supposed to be big, with a secret invention announced at the end. There was also going to be discussions about the monsters, which interested Kassy quiet a bit since she had actually seen a fight between one and a cop once before. She wouldn't have escaped that day if it weren't for it... but she never knew what happened to the cop, as it looked like he didn't even know it was there for the longest time.

She was now hiding nearby, sitting on the ledge of a building overlooking the convention. She had a small sandwich in her hands, eating it slowly as it was the only food she had managed to gather in awhile. She hated stealing it off of other people. But she had to. She took the second bite of the sandwich she had all night... before slipping and dropping it off the side. She caught herself, and avoided going over the edge, but she was not without food, and starving. [i]Great. Great! Of course this would happen... and with the convention going on, there isn't going to be anything else open![/i] she yelled at herself. She was now standing and pacing on the ledge she had climbed up to, not afraid that she might possibly fall. [i]If I fall, who would care anyway? I wouldn't feel the pain either.[/i]

She climbed down after making up her mind. She wanted food, but she wasn't willing to scrape it off the ground. She checked the windows of the few buildings around her, but they were all locked up and closed. The few she found open didn't even sell food. She came across a vending machine, but it didn't have food, it had toilet paper and toothbrushes. [i]Nice combination.[/i] she laughed to herself. Her stomach rumbled, almost loud enough for the cops to hear. She thought harder for a little while longer... and decided... she was really hungry. She looked around her, taking note of the mostly emptiness. Most of the cops outside the building were hanging around in groups, distracted by one thing or another. Kassy, smiled. She was going to sneak right past them and get her food right from under their noses!

[b]Naoto[/b]

"And then guess what!" Haruto screamed at the other cops and Naoto. He was in the middle of his story, reaching the climax of it all. He mentioned it twice already that night, not counting the times in the car. "Then you swooped down and caught her!" Naoto rolled his eyes. "No! Then one of those monster things came out of nowhere! It's like she summoned the beast on me. And guess what! I took it out. I shot the bloody thing, it didn't even see it coming!" he was ready to pull out his blaster, but decided it was better not to. "I have the scars to prove it!" he cried. "Didn't you say you shot it? Why would you have scars if you shot the thing?" Naoto caught Haruto in his cobweb of storytelling. "Well... I shot it... then it got a hold of me. That's better than most people have done! The military's used tanks to try and take these things out, they didn't get so close as a blow like I made!" Haruto fought back, trying to recover his honor. The other guys in the group laughed, and patted him on his back. "It's alright. You should be lucky you're still on the force, rather than brag about the encounter. For all you know the next one might end you." the others shot him down. Haruto sighed, kicking at the ground and remaining silent. Until the next batch of cops rolled out the front door to get some air. "Hey! Did I tell you the story where I shot one of those monster things!?" he yelled over, hopping over to explain it to them whether they've heard it or not.

The other two cops disappeared inside, while Naoto stayed where he was. He finished his cup of cold coffee by tossing it over his shoulder, then tossing the empty can in a nearby trash bin. He whipped out his phone and checked it for any messages. None. He sighed, leaning up against the wall and begging for some action. Just at that moment, he eyed a woman approaching the building, wearing a robe with a hood over her face as she rushed for the doors away from the other cops. Naoto didn't know who it was, but she didn't look right moving as fast as she did, nor wearing what she was. He took another look at his phone, before depositing it and heading over to Haruto and the others. "And then-" he was going on... Naoto sighed, and pushed past them, deciding he could handle it himself.

[b]Kassy[/b]

Upon entering the building, she noted some of the cops outside may have seen her, so she pushed her way through the crowds to get in farther and lose them. She was mostly hoping she wouldn't bump into anyone that recognized her. She wasn't priority one, so she felt pretty safe no one would recognize her. She continued inwards, examining each stand as she went by. She noticed one stand wasn't being attended, as the owner was busy talking to some customers right next door. Kassy walked up to it quickly, and snatched an object off the counter, depositing it into one of her pockets as she continued on her way.