A particularly dour man in scavenger’s rags sat on the couch, a dismantled magnetic rifle laid out in the table in front of him as he cleaned and repaired the weapon. Asche looked up from his rifle, watching with an expression of morbid curiosity as Magpie returned to the safe house. At that moment, he decided staying in to repair his rifle rather than going on patrol was the right call. [i][color=1a7b30]"Trouble, smells like"[/color][/i]

The former EDENPOL officer began to re-assemble the magnetic rifle as he listened in on the conversation between Cider and Mags, [i][color=1a7b30]“Going to be a mission, looks like. Finally.”[/color][/i] the black-eyed contractor observed; rising from his seat and slinging the rifle across his broad shoulders as soon as he finished restoring it. Asche took a moment to adjust the bandages on his arms, tightening them and making sure they were secured properly. While not a debilitating weakness, exposing the corruption to the light ached horribly and he couldn’t afford distractions while in the field.

As soon as Magpie and Cider parted ways Asche approached his liaison, his heavy boots thudding against the safehouse floor,[color=1a7b30]“What do we know about this thing, other than it being really bad at dying?”[/color] he asked plainly, glancing towards the bathroom, [color=1a7b30]“Though I suppose I should ask Magpie about that.”[/color] out of the corner of his eye, he spotted another of the contractors doing just that, [color=1a7b30]"Or I can ask him on the ride over."[/color]

Of course even knowing exactly what sort of being they were being sent out to eliminate wouldn’t do Asche much good; his power was ill-suited for direct combat, and if bullets didn’t hurt it his main weapon was dead weight. [i][color=1a7b30]“Could stab, might not work. Arms ripped off, didn’t kill it.”[/color][/i] The large man shook his head; now wasn’t the time for doubts. It was the time for action. [color=1a7b30]“Anyways, ready to depart as soon as the group is suited up. Don’t know the area so I’ll be tagging along the old fashioned way.”[/color]