[color=c4df9b][i][b]Murakawa Torako[/b][/i][/color]

Oblivious, and unable to to hear his muttering over her own voice, she kept on chattering until a woman appeared seemingly out of nowhere, stopping Tora dead in her tracks.

[color=f7941d]"You're not zeroes, are you?"[/color]

Tora snapped out of her confusion, aware she had just stared blankly at the woman for a few seconds. Zeroes? Since they were in Academy City, she could only assume the woman meant a Level 0 or a Skillout. Perhaps she was afraid of Skillout muggers? Those people was giving legitimate and law abiding lower levels bad names everywhere after all.
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"We're not, actually. Kyouma here is a four, though I'm just a level 2. Ah, but I'm still working on that. With any luck I could be a level 3 when I graduate from Nagaten. By the way, could it be that you are looking into that rumors about the alleys?"[/color] That was possibly the only thing that came to mind when a woman like her was loitering inside an alley. With a slightly proud look on her face, she pointed to Kyouma. [color=f7976a]"Because my friend here knows all about it. Right? You did say you were researching it a lot."[/color]

[hr][b][i][color=c4df9b]Uiharu Kazari[/color][/i][/b]

[color=7ea7d8]"Eh? What about the alley, Uiharu?"[/color] she asked, glancing back at her friend,[color=7ea7d8] "It takes us to our destination much faster then going the long way around!"[/color]

[color=fff79a]"Hmph, worried about a mere alleyway? So childish..."[/color] Beatrix muttered.

Well... Maybe it would be alright this time. It was broad daylight after all, and it wasn't as if all the denizens of the criminal world was packed in there waiting for them to step inside. And since that girl doesn't seem afraid at all.

She turned to Beatrix, [color=f6989d]"Is that so? Then can you lead the way?"[/color]