[h2][color=00aeef][b]Marrie Knight[/b][/color][/h2] Marrie jumped back in surprise as the coin flew out of her hand and transformed. She drew her Instrument immediately, ready to fight. Soon came the butler and schoolgirl, throwing off her guard. She didn't know what she expected, but it wasn't them. Then a rather handsome man followed with a... armoire? Or was it technically a dresser? No time to get into the specifics of finer home design. Wait, monologue? Von Carnage? Justin? She'd heard those names before. Or rather, read them. GEMINI was after someone with that name, she saw it on Shimr. Was he a bad guy? ... Then again, it was [i]GEMINI[/i] who was after him, so all that really meant was that he wasn't human. She was about to say something when the girl pointed a sword at Pac-A-Fist. That wasn't a very good first impression. Given how beat up the wardrobe was, and that they seemed to arrive in a hurry, they had probably just been fighting GEMINI agents. Hopefully they were all okay; being a GEMINI agent didn't make someone bad any more than being a monster did, after all. And then Justin opened his eyes. Marrie was mostly used to the smell of the area by now, but that vision made her throw up. There seemed to be a trend of that in her career as an Esper... By the time she regained her composure, the girl had Pac in a compromising position and the three were getting ready to leave. Justin turned to Marrie and asked if she was the person who had found what seemed to be his coin. [color=662d91]”I was the coin collector, and you did well to protect it as long as you did. Maybe you’d be interested in serving me?”[/color] ... Another bad sign, but he did have an aristocratic air to him, so maybe he just didn't know common sense. The blood thing was disturbing, but deformities aren't evil either. Marrie thought for a few seconds before replying. [color=00aeef]"I guess if I'm not getting paid for the coin... If you were the one who was going to pay up for it, you probably have enough to hire me, since you technically already did, but..."[/color] Marrie pointed at Pac-A-Fist. [color=00aeef]"You gotta let her go, first. I try not to judge people, but kidnapping is a bridge too far. So let her go and I wouldn't mind teaming up, I guess."[/color] Marrie looked over the other two people and then back to Justin, waiting for his response. [hider=Causal Truth (i.e. Justin plays along)] As soon as Pac-A-Fist was let go, Marrie sighed with relief. She had been hoping that giving these guys the benefit of the doubt would work out, and it seemed like she was right to do so. [color=00aeef]"The name's Ma-... Er... Right, aliases. Call me... Shit. I can't think of a good one. How about... Hmm... Tsube?"[/color] Now [i]there[/i] was a reference these people wouldn't get. But it would work, she doubted there were any other 'Tsube's in Pax, so it should avoid any confusion with other people. She made sure that Stacy's body was in a safe but out of the way spot and that Pac was going to stay with it, and then got ready to follow Justin and co. to their destination. [/hider] [hider=Fated Ideals (a.k.a. Justin is a bitch)] Well, she tried. She sighed and shook her head. [color=00aeef]"Sorry, but no-can-do. I don't help kidnappers, but I'm not stupid enough to try to fight three people who have a hostage. But if you hurt her, I'll hunt you down."[/color] Marrie spat with enough venom to make an Inland Taipan keel over dead. Then she stepped to the side to allow the four to get by, making sure to step the opposite direction from Stacy's body in the hopes they wouldn't notice it. [/hider] [hr] [center] 19 | Female | Freelancer | Misty Steps Apex Predator | Dagger | Physical | Mirror Shine Wind-Carved Glacier | Masking Step of the Hurricane | Wind | Riding the Currents [Storm (4), Flight (6)] Damage X (6), Slow Fall (4), Blink (4), Magic Sense (6), Heal (16), Portal (8), Rain (2), Bounce (0), If Foe (0) DAMAGE: E | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | 426 PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: D | CHAOS: C | 426 [/center]