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Genessia City

[Lady does the whole thing with the pod, box, necklace and other stuff with the hologram in the Bay. It's strange to walk around without Kalina Ann close by for the first time in...forever, it feels like, but she's pretty sure that that would be really suspicious. So, she leaves it and her pistols in the pod to retrieve them if it's too dangerous or if she's actually going to settle in before heading out.

She feels like some sort of ungainly tourist as she wanders out of the Bay and into the city proper. It's not at all where she was supposed to be. Light, clean, vermin-free. Definitely all wrong. No way that Trish and Dante would be caught in a place like this.

It feels like a trap. She's known too many demons in her time to not suspect something. And that skepticism has kept her alive, so she holds onto and she takes in the sights.]

Looks a little like Fortuna. Wonder if there's a seedy underbelly here too.

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[When the phone's video starts, Lady is obviously in the free lodgings given to new people and she's got her legs crossed as she leans back on the room's bed. Her sunglasses are pulled a little low down her nose, exposing her differently colored eyes and the look of amusement dancing across her entire face.]

So, if this place is for real, I have to say, it's a nice change from where I usually hang out.

[She pauses and dangles the necklace given to newcomers between two fingers before snapping it up and grabbing it out of air with the ease of a practiced movement.]

Know where to get good pizza?

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Oh, man, that's such a good question.

...Are you calling my shop a dive?

Edited 2019-04-21 05:33 (UTC)

[She laughs at the reply. Good to know she's not the only one who needs to know.]

Right? Pizza is such an art. I don't know if I could live anywhere with out a good place to get a slice or pie.

Is that actually a question that needs an answer?

There's a place with groceries for, you know, snacks and stuff but I'd love a proper hot slice of real pizza.

I hope somebody knows a place.

[You bet he'll be lurking in here.]

Two words: bounty hunting. I'm never short on gigs.

I mean, a grocery store is important, I suppose.

[Gotta have beer and chips and things to go with the pizza, after all.]

I'm going to be mad if I've been dragged all the way here and all we have is frozen cardboard.

Look. It's not the money thing that I care about. Too easy to get.

[Or, if all else fails, she'll make Dante pay, because he will.]

It's quality of the pizza around here. That's all I want to know.

Pizza does make everything better.

[He grins.]

Of course it does. I don't think that was ever in question.

[Lady feels like this kid understands her, but it's not like she's going to get any answers to her question from him either.]

So, you said you haven't been here long, right? When'd you get kidnapped, kid?

Uhh, it's been about a week.

[Walking through Genessia City is this strange figure - a seven foot tall cyborg with the appearance of a metallic alien skeleton. He looks unfriendly - but maybe that's more because his face is a skull-like mask. He strides along, coming closer to her and sounding abrasive, almost confrontational, as he speaks directly at her.]

Are you a new arrival?

[Lady might feel like an ungainly tourist, but at least she doesn't look like one.

Rosinante is walking nearby, all nine feet seven inches plus of him in pink heart print and black feathers standing out like a massive sore thumb. And aside from being awkward looking, it gets more uncomfortable when he slips and falls over onto his back with a crash so hard that it shakes the ground. His cigarette flies out of his mouth during the fall, lands on the single piece of trash in the area, and manages to catch it on fire. He groans in pain, and turns to pat out the fire, but his coat actually ignites in the process.

The walking disaster, Donquixote Rosinante.]

A week. And you're already finding your way around this place? Where are you staying? What city?

[She's still trying to figure out if she likes where she's at or if she should be finding her own digs.]

[Lady looks up and up again. Differently colored eyes narrow behind her glasses and she makes a move like she's reaching for her weapons.

Only she's not armed.

Fuck.

Fine. Time to play it like Dante would. It's something she's actually learned from him. Cockiness can help. So, she places her empty hand on a hip and looks at him with a playful smile.]

That obvious, huh? Guess it can't be helped.

[Looking over her shoulder at the massive pile of person on the ground, Lady shakes her head. Tragic.

Also, there's no way in hell this person is human. It's not possible. And here she is, unarmed and in strange territory.

She considers walking away, but there's something a little pathetic about him, non-human or not.]

Take the coat off or you're going to go up in flames as well.

Oh, well, I'm still in the Commonspace. In Genessia City.

I can take care of myself.

[A little defensive as if he's been told the opposite by adults frequently.]

Look, I have a very particular clientele, and usually the decor will scare off anyone who can't afford me.

It's a curated taste!

It is obvious in that I have not seen your face before. I know these streets well and you are unfamiliar.

[Simple as that. He's been here a long time and always keeps an eye out for new arrivals - usually to give them stern warnings pre-emptively.]

I am General Grievous, a deputy Guardian in Nova City. Cause no trouble and you will have no issue here.

Seems to be a catch-all for everyone that comes here. I'm in the same spot myself.

[She can sense someone like her, someone who's had to fight and watch their own back a lot.]

I'm sure you can. You don't seem like the kind of person who needs a full-time keeper. What's your name?

Curated. So that's what you tell yourself.

[She's fucking with him. And he should know it by now.]

Did you set up an office here too, or are you doing something that isn't hunting demons and helping innocent women and children?

Yes, curated.

[Oh he knew from the start she was fucking with him, and is playing into it now.]

For your information, I did not. I just transported the whole thing here, because apparently that's something we can just do. I still run the odd jobs business on the side, but my main gig is one of law enforcement here.

Long story, but I'm an elected official here.

[She continues to just look at the robot over the top of her sunglasses, lips twisted into a half-smile.

It's been a while since someone's actually tried to intimidate her.]

Nova City, huh? Well, I think this is Genessia City. You're out of your jurisdiction.

I'm Billy.

What's yours?

Right. I wonder if Trish would feel the same way.

[Something tells her no.

She leans more towards the phone, her glasses falling down her nose as she looks at the screen. It's obvious that she's surprised.]

You're an elected official here? That is...How did you manage that?

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