I've Got Death Inside Of Me

Carmen Ashe Neutral Freelance Assassin Death created time to grow the things it would kill

[dimitriayelev]

Dimitri might have known this woman from before, he still had his doubts, although he shouldn’t have, since he had an eidetic memory, and once she grabbed the barrel of the gun in a swift move, as if she had been born knowing how to do that, he knew she had received the same training as he had. Yes… now that she had looked at him, he recognized the face. The training center, the one who had always done better than most, and put most boys to shame. Carmen… Carmen Averin.

"Not at all." He said, both hands in his pockets, before he pulled one out and waved towards the guns. "Shopping, mostly. Здравствуйте, Carmen.”

[ashecarmen-blog]

Though she didn't recognize the man instantly, the fact he knew her last name -- her real one that was -- she knew he had to have been someone from The Center. "Ashe." She corrected him, her lips twitching into a faint smile as she finally thought of the name to put to the face before her. "Carmen Ashe." It wasn't that much different from the surname she had at birth, same first letter, but less foreign sounding not that hers had really stood out all that much anyway. Nothing that made it obvious she wasn't from around the current area, but she still had decided to change it all the same.

"И вам того же, Dimitri."

[phoenixkerr-blog]

"They should really have some muscle around here. Selling guns can get messy really quickly." At least, he imagined that it would be. Especially in a city such as this where people were rather desensitized to all of what occurred, to a point that murder was more routine than a balanced breakfast was. A glance down at his daughter and then back at the brunette, he chuckled. "No. Yeah, this looks like bad parenting but I swear I’m just multi-tasking." Phoenix told the stranger. "Wife’s going back to work, told her I’d pick her up a few things for when she’s out late by herself." He explained, despite it being unnecessary. 

[ashecarmen-blog]

"You'd think they would, I guess, but obviously not the biggest concern around." She raised her shoulders in a shrug. "Not like they're sold loaded though, then there really might be some messy situations." Carmen doubted anyone really cared that much anyway since death seemed to be rather common in the city, probably one of the more common occurrences in general. "My father took me hunting as a kid so no judgement here." The brunette raised her hands with a short laugh. She didn't know why she said that about herself, but figured it didn't matter. "Small handgun, pepper spray, taser. Bare necessities. Maybe a switchblade too, but it won't be that helpful if she doesn't know how to use them, but that's more of an obvious statement."

[meredithskinsella-blog]

"To me, looks mean everything." Meredith replied. She spent quite a bit of time before she left the house to be sure she looked perfect. Her outfits were picked out with each detail in mind, her hair and make-up balanced well with her attire. "Could have been funny to watch. But no, just had to be the hero. Some would find that quality attractive."

[ashecarmen-blog]

She gave the woman a quick once over and nodded in response, the way she dressed backing up her statement. "Honestly, I wouldn't have cared if he had, not like it'd have been my problem to deal with, but the last thing I really need right now is to get my head split open because some overexcited moron can't watch where he's swinging the damn thing. I'm not looking to be a hero, don't care enough to be one." Carmen shrugged. She didn't get why people felt such a need to be one. Maybe for the glory and getting their egos stroked, but it all seemed ridiculous to her.

[blackistheonlycolor]

Those who escape hell however never talk about it, and nothing much bothers them after that.

Charles Bukowski (via elsamorozov)

[doona-baes]

[phoenixkerr-blog]

'Don't take Ophelia everywhere you go, she's too young to be out so often' had been the warning that Phoenix should've heeded when his stepmother had told him that unused piece of advice. This situation made him realize that. “Nope.” He realized then that he did look like an idiot with a small baby in his arm in a hunting store, but it was the best place to buy things like knives and pepper spray, both of which he had to buy if he was going to train those he had promised to. “Good catch, though. Fast reflexes.” He remarked.

[ashecarmen-blog]

"Yeah, kind of need them in a place like this where people like him flock to." She looked the man up and down, her eyes returning to the child in his arms, then back to the blond. "You trying to get a head start on getting her into hunting?" Carmen questioned with a short laugh. "

[madelynzhou-blog]

Madelyn couldn’t help but let out a yelp as the man swung around one of the rifles. She had been perusing, not that she actually intended to buy. The raven-haired woman couldn’t help but stop and watch the man as did a few others, she realized. Regium was filled with people similar to him, people who thought guns were toys and that wasn’t something she particularly enjoyed. “What? Oh…no. No. I was just too scared to move passed him.” She admitted.

[ashecarmen-blog]

The woman certainly didn't look like someone who would frequent a hunting store which made her stand out to Carmen. Of course, for all Carmen knew maybe she did and this was simply the first she was seeing of her. "Well, coast is clear. What are you even doing here? You don't seem like someone who would come here for fun."

[queentiofregium-blog]

Potential employees could be found in the oddest of places, Tiana had come to realize. Rest assured, she didn’t mean the man who sounded as though he had a little bit of tobacco in his mouth as he announced to the store how ‘badass’ he felt. That man would never pass for one of her own. Instead, her vision flicked over to the brunette that stopped him quickly, taking action despite not being called upon. Tiana smiled as the other woman spoke to her. “I’m not,” she spoke in response. “I just admire those who step in when others don’t.”

[ashecarmen-blog]

Tiana. This hadn't been the first time she'd seen the woman and Carmen met her statement with a skeptical look which was followed a moment later by a thin smile. "The last thing I need right now is to get my head split open because some boy doesn't know how to handle a gun." He wasn't a boy, probably middle-aged, but he certainly was acting like an adolescent boy. "Of course I was going to intervene." There was a brief pause as she contemplated whether she should leave or not, but thought Tiana might follow her anyway perhaps. "I didn't realize you're into hunting?" Beyond the older woman's occupation, Carmen didn't know much about her so her interests could've been anything for all the brunette knew.

[hunterlevinohsa-blog]

Hunter had stepped forward just as the woman moved quicker to solve the situation at hand. He stepped back as she told the man off; admiring the way she handled the young man. Hunter hadn’t realized he’d been staring at her when she turned around to, what he assumed, glare at him. “No, not at all. You were faster than me to take care of the situation.” Hunter explained despite likely not needing to. “You’re brave.” 

[ashecarmen-blog]

Carmen nodded in acknowledgement of his answer, letting out a dry laugh, and shook her head. "Just trying to avoid getting stuck in some stupid situation because of him. I don't think that counts as bravery, but a fun thought all the same."

[meredithskinsella-blog]

Meredith had almost been in tears from laughing at the man who swung a rifle around. To be honest, she hoped that it just happened to be loaded though it was highly unlikely. She stepped a little out of the way when it came towards her and watched as the woman to her left stopped him. She continued to watch the scene with less amusement, but laughed again when the brunette spoke to her. “No, are you stupid? I mean, I don’t look like a hick with a hard-on, do I?” She returned the woman’s scoff.

[ashecarmen-blog]

"Just checking," she responded, quirking her eyebrow at the redhead who looked much better than that. Classier, Carmen supposed would be the word. "Hey, looks don't always mean everything." But she wasn't about to try and get into some philosophical conversation, not having the patience for one anyhow. "Maybe I should've left him to wreck the store though," she remarked in response to the other woman's previous laughter.

[ashecarmen-blog]

Carmen was in a large store at the back looking at the hunting rifles, but was distracted by the idiotic young man swinging one around thinking he was being supposedly "badass" as he was telling his friend excitedly. The store employee couldn't do much from behind the counter beyond demanding the moron to stop. Catching the barrel of the gun with her hand just as it was about to hit her, Carmen turned around and let out short laugh. "Try that again and I'll break your hand." When she noticed someone else watching she scoffed at them. "What, are you with this idiot?"

[amyylouadams]

[written-on-polaroids]