Shame and Doubt

This is Iris and she's on a Quest to find her Sister OC RP Blog| Affiliated with Pandoras Box Lumen A1

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You just sort of shrugged. You did not accept apologies well and you assumed that this human, person, whatever they were did not either.

"I CAN ACTUALLY SEE PERFECTLY IN THE DARK, MY RACE ONLY FUNCTIONS IN THE DARK BUT THANKS ANYWAY."

Of course it was your fault and your self hating tendencies were not going to let you forget it. Not that you were going to beat yourself up about running into someone. But you were still not going to let others remove the blame from you for things.

You were going to answer the person’s next question when you noticed her stare. You raised an eyebrow, it was kind of creepy and you really didn’t want to make eye contact with her so you did it for a second or two then looked away. Was that a thing where she came from? Making uncomfortable eye contact with people? Thank GOD that wasn’t a thing on Alternia because that was just AWKWARD.

"YEAH THAT BASICALLY SUMS UP THIS BULL SHITTERY."

You shrug in response. Did you mention Pandora already? You forgot.

"UM DISAPPOINTING? WHAT? WERE YOU EXPECTING SOME DUNGEON QUEST HERE OR SOMETHING?"

What was disappointing about this? It was CREEPY. Being pulled to a planet with no idea why and no idea how to get out? CREEPY. Not disappointing. Not boring. Just CREEPY and FRUSTRATING.

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She had to laugh a bit.

“Haha, no I wasn’t expecting a Dungeon Quest, though I have to admit that’d be pretty fun, or interesting. Well, it’s disappointing that no one knows anything. You know, it’d be nice to have, like, at least SOMEONE here who could help me- or us- out.”

Only then Iris noticed he was uncomfortable with her direct Gaze. She quickly looked away. It hadn’t been her intention to make this awkward; it was just an old habit she’d picked up from her sister.

Wait- had he said his Race? That proved he certainly wasn’t human, just as she expected. Her interest had been piqued.

“So, we haven’t even introduced ourselves yet! I’m Iris Larkin, Heiress of the Larkin name and Fortunes!”

Iris wanted to hold her Hand out towards him, inviting a Handshake, but she didn’t want him to touch, or even see, the burns and Scars. She really needed some Gloves so she wouldn’t have this problem anymore.

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We're Not in Kansas Anymore

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"It… Could have been a kidnapping.  That would make sense why they chose to take me while I was asleep," Corvo said, trying to keep the doubt from his voice.  He was certain it wasn’t a kidnapping, at least, probably not one in the typical sense.  He thought of the black-eyed man who loved nothing more than to meddle with mortal affairs, especially when they had to do with his so-called ‘marked.’  This had his salty stench all over it.

But he allowed the girl to think it was a typical kidnapping.  Better to feed a white lie to her than be branded for heresy.  Although he hadn’t seen any Overseers so far, he was certain they wouldn’t be far away.  And if this girl screamed for help, he was sure they’d come running, hounds baying and pistols ready.

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Iris had finished the Cake and immediately started eating a second Slice. It was delicious and chocolate-y. Just the Way she liked it. For some Reason she didn’t feel guilty for eating anymore- perhaps because she was no longer eating what she’d offered Corvo.

His Hesitation as he answered gave her a weird Feeling. She wondered where he came from, what he’d been through, and all of the reasons he might be here. But she didn’t even know why she was here, how should she try to figure out anything about the man sitting at the Table with her?

“You see, I’ve been in a very similar Situation once before. But nothing here even, like, slightly suggests the same Thing has happened. “

She slightly lowered her Head; her Train of Thought was interrupted as she delved back into the Memories of the past three Years. Deep down she knew it probably wasn’t a kidnapping, it was something much more.

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You just nodded. Of course she didn’t actually live here. As far as you were aware, there was NO ONE here who lived here. Just another reason you thought it was a victorious session. OR would that make it a void session? Truth me told, you didn’t pay attention to that crap- you really ought to have though.

"YEAH WE’RE ALL EXPECTED TO LIVE HERE."

You respond bitterly, you were ah- not adjusting. Nor did you plan to. At all.

Ever.

But the person’s words betrayed them. She’d just woken up? Seems like Pandora had decided to steal another batch of people from their planets.

What a bitch.

"I’M PRETTY SURE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE DOING HERE. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, NO ONE CHOSE TO COME HERE EITHER."

You cross your arms angrily then pause and look at the human (were they human?) again.

"LOOK, SORRY FOR RUNNING INTO YOU EARLIER."

Might as well try and make up your DUMBFUCKERY once in a while.

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Now, that was interesting. Absolutely no one knew anything? What a Mess she had gotten herself into. Maybe her Idea was right, and the Authorities had once again gathered and locked up all the Unwanted, Diseased and Outsiders.

She chuckled when she heard his apology.

“Ah, well, it’s ok. It IS pretty dark here, I mean, it’s not your Fault you bumped into me, right?”

He could still pay more Attention next time. But Iris didn’t feel like giving him Shit for that right now- it wouldn’t get her anywhere. He could consider himself lucky, yes.

“So, wait, I was right, and we're expect to live here?  And all the people here, they really don't know anything at all? Not a goddam Soul has an Idea? How disappointing"

Iris tried to create direct Eye Contact as she demanded an Answer from the very peculiar-looking Guy. The next Thing she should ask him was what exactly the Things on his Head were.

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We're Not in Kansas Anymore

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He couldn’t help but feel a small amount of disappointment as he watched the girl start carving out delicate bites with her fork.  Of course, the moment the feeling passed through his mind, he ridiculed himself for it.  Really, Corvo?  So desperate for sweets that you’d be willing to take it from a little girl’s mouth?  No wonder Jessamine teased you at feasts.

Having adequately pushed the thought of food from his mind, he met her stare, thinking over her question.  So this meant he wasn’t the only one brought here against his will.  Corvo nodded slightly, just a quick bob of the head.  “I went to sleep in my own room, and woke up here.”

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  “You went to sleep?”

That was kind of weird. She remembered being grabbed from behind and pulled down to the Ground- until eventually passing out. Her wrists were still sore from being held so tightly there.

“That’s not what happened to me…. You see, I was grabbed and dragged to the Ground. I originally thought I was kidnapped or something. It wasn’t that bad of a guess.”

She thought it was the Authorities doing, but what would they want with a man like Corvo? Perhaps it was a Force larger, more powerful than them?

Maybe, just maybe, it was something that happened on her own account. She could have jumped to another Realm by accident? That still didn’t explain why Corvo was here, though.

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You were actually thinking you guys were getting somewhere but then you heard the tone in this person’s voice. You opened your mouth to yell out some angry response and then stopped.

It wasn’t worth it. It really, REALLY wasn’t.

You’d had some pretty INANE and POINTLESS conversations in the past before and this was not one that needed to happen by ANY stretch of the imagination.

You sighed and were about to just go on your ‘merry’ way when the human (they WERE human, right?) started speaking again.

"WHAT, YOU LIVE HERE OR SOMETHING?"

Answering a question with a question was not the way to solve your issues but the sarcasm with which you said that ought to have construed that you did not believe she was ACTUALLY from here.

And it was a nice response to her previous sarcasm too.

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She was a bit taken back from his response. She really wasn’t expecting him to be sarcastic too. It almost made her smile a bit. He probably wasn’t even aware of who he was talking to. But apparently no one here knew her Family and its Legacy.

“No, I don’t live here, I think. I guess I’m expected to live here though- there was a Housing Area and a nice Apartment where I woke up.”

She pointed towards Lumen, in the general direction she came from.

Iris sighed audibly.

“To be honest, I have no Idea what I’m doing here.”

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You turned around quickly, facing the person you had bumped into with an extremely pissed off face. Of course, you weren’t pissed off with the person you’d bumped into, you were pissed off at YOURSELF for being stuck here but that anger, though directed towards yourself, also overflowed into being angry at other people.

It was a fault, you were WELL AWARE of it.

That didn’t mean you were going to APOLOGIZE.

Okay, you WERE going to apologize but it probably wasn’t going to SOUND like an apology and-

"HEY. I’M NOT SHOUTING. THIS IS MY NORMAL VOICE LEVEL. DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT MAYBE YOU’RE JUST QUIET?"

This was not the time for philosophical talk, but you’d been distracted from your apology BIG TIME.

"ALSO. WHAT ISN’T MY PROBLEM? IF YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED, YOU’RE STUCK ON THIS STUPID PLANET TOO."

And there was the source of the anger.

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  What an angry person. Iris hadn’t met someone that loud and angry in a long time. She never considered herself quiet, but if he always was that loud, well, she had to get used to it then.

“Well, sorry then.”

She emphasized the ‘sorry’ in a mildly sarcastic manner. It was always nice to meet someone new, but this Guy was already kind of annoying. But hey- when she first met Elliott she’d never had dreamed of ever getting so close to him; and Elliott was WAY more annoying than anyone could ever be.

What he said had piqued her Interest. She hadn’t considered herself ‘stuck on a stupid planet’ yet- but judging by his tone he may have been here for quite a while. Maybe he knew something and could explain her where exactly she was.

“What exactly do you mean with ‘stuck on this stupid Planet too’?”

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Corvo watched her internal struggle carefully.  She was obviously having a hard time saying a simple ‘yes.’  It reminded him of a lot of nobles he had met, ones who would rather kick a child out to the rats than allow them a bite of bread.  But still, this girl was only little more than a child.  If she had grown up in a noble setting, it was no surprise that she acted like those around her.  He couldn’t blame her for that.

"It’s fine," he said, pushing the plate back and hating himself for doing it.  She had already bought him a good amount of food.  That was more than enough for him.

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“O-Okay” she stammered, not knowing exactly how to feel.  She never shared her Food, it was a perfectly normal and acceptable Thing for her to take the Cake and eat it now. She had the right to, after all.

For a moment she paused and thought what her Father would do. Of course he’d give Corvo everything. He was different from the rest of her Family, maybe because he was never intended to inherit everything. Her Father would be rather disappointed in her now, but he always was. She hadn’t grown into the Woman who one Day may be the Head of the Larkin Family Empire. But she felt bad, she couldn’t deny it. Pulling the Plate over to herself, she started eating the cake, all while trying to hold Eye contact with Corvo. She must look pretty awkward right now.

I have to get a Conversation going again.

“We’re in the same Situation now, right? I’m assuming you were also forcefully removed from your Home?”

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Corvo nodded at her explanation.  Although he didn’t voice it, he was just as confused as she was.  The only difference between them was that he was so used to confusion, having been stuck in a repetitive state of it for over eight months, that he almost took it in complete stride.  He figured that everything would be explained at some point.  At least, he hoped it would be.

As she pushed the cake over, Corvo almost pushed it back to her.  She had bought it, after all, and had already been kind enough to buy him the loaf.  But it was warm, scented steam rising to his nose, which was enough to make him salivate.  Even so, he asked, “Are you sure?” And looked pointedly at the cake.

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Iris had to cringe a bit at his Question. She wasn’t sure. It was Cake, her Cake, and besides, Corvo already had something to eat. But he also seemed very hungry; she herself still had enough to eat.  Why was it so difficult just to say ‘Yeah, go ahead and take it’? It was only single Piece. Was she really THAT greedy? She was getting pretty angry at herself for her inability to answer. She’d had to be able to give someone a single PIECE OF CAKE HOW IN THE WORLD CAN THAT BE SO HARD?

“Do you- do you want it?” she said, after having to overcome herself a bit.

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Corvo sat, devouring his bread in large, ravenous bites.  It was a miracle he didn’t choke, the way he vacuumed down the food as if he wouldn’t eat again in years.  It was delicious and warm, and once he had finished savoring the flavor, he ate it so quickly he barely tasted it.

Although the girl was glancing around awkwardly, Corvo felt comfortable in the situation.  Or, as comfortable as one could feel when they had been snatched from their home into some weird, new world.  He was never one to mind silence; people rarely engaged in conversation with him unless they were giving him a new mission.  He was used to the quiet, and even invited it in, like an old friend.

At her attempt to start small talk, Corvo glanced up, chewing and swallowing the rest of the bite in his mouth, rather than spewing half-eaten food all over the place.  “What?”

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She shifted around uneasily in her Chair. She knew she’d disturbed him while eating. He apparently wasn’t very talkative.

“I don’t know. I’m just very confused right now, you know, because this isn’t a Thing that happens every day.”

Well, not every day, but it wasn’t the first time she’d been forcefully removed from her Home and dropped into a weird, new Place. Just that this was a warm, inviting Place, not a cold, dark Institution. He was finished with his Food already. Was he still hungry? Iris looked at all the cake she had piled around her. Perhaps she should….. offer him some? She wasn’t that much a Fan of sharing her Food, but Corvo had eaten that Bread unbelievably fast, as if he was famished. Reluctantly, she pushed a Piece a Cake towards him.

He better feel fucking special now, I offered him some Cake. He better appreciate that.

“There’s just so MUCH to talk about.”

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You know how some things just keep happening?

Like, it’s a THING. You swear it is. Something will happen and ten you forget about it and then BOOM it happens again.

Well this was sort of like that, but it was a never ending thing. Pandora still looked the same and it still SUCKED. It wasn’t your planet, it wasn’t even in your UNIVERSE as far as you could tell (nor in the universe you needed to be in) and no one you knew was here.

It was like a dream bubble but without your friends and honestly, the only good part of dream bubbles WERE your friends…well, your dead friends…or your friends from another timeline who are dead now because that’s THE PURPOSE OF DREAM BUBBLES.

It was confused, that was the end of it. What was more confusing is there seemed to have been an influx to the population of this GOD FORSAKEN PLANET.

Once again, you got your hopes up. Maybe, just MAYBE one of your friends would show up and you could find a way out of here. Maybe someone like Kanaya or Jade with space powers…hell maybe someone with ANY powers because let’s face it, you were basically useless here.

You guess you’d gotten too wrapped up in your thoughts and bumped into someone, or maybe they bumped into you? But you stopped walking anyway to see who you’d run into.”

"WATCH IT."

What you MEANT to say was ‘oh sorry that was my fault because I’m a TERRIBLE person’ but you were focusing and you were grumpy when you were focusing.

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  Iris was exploring the weird, dark neighbor Island. It wasn’t like the one she came from at all; it was dark, overgrown and generally unpleasant. As if something would leap out from the Shadows at you any Moment. Well, technically nothing leaped at her, more bumped into her.

She heard him angrily shout at her.

Whoa back down Dude do you know who you’re talking with?

He was probably about her Age, maybe a bit younger. He was dressed in Dark Colors, it was pretty hard to see him, but she noticed the bright orange…. Horns??

“You don’t have to shout like that! Like geez, what’s your Problem?”

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"I don’t know. I’m thinking it’s some kind of black magic hoodoo or something. I’ve never seen anything like it before." Dean admitted. He’d never heard of some kind of creature who did something like this and he didn’t even know where he was.

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 “Well, too bad. So, we might as well make the best of our Situation here, right?” She looked around. The whole Place was absolutely beautiful, even indoors. Maybe he’d want to go check out the Island? There probably wasn’t much to see though; it was a very empty here. But hey, there was probably lot’s to look at, many places to go. Perhaps they might even find answers to how they got here. “We should go exploring! Or at least make ourselves a mental map of this Place, as it seems we’re not leaving so soon.” If they had no Idea how they got here, they might as well find out what ‘here’ really was.

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"I-" Corvo stopped himself before he could deny her money, "All right."  He was hungry, and she did seem to be pretty rich.  And pretty willing to spend it for him.  Of course, he could have always paused time, just for a few seconds, and stolen a loaf.  But he really didn’t feel like already starting a crime streak in this new place.

He chose a half-loaf of rosemary bread, which had been sliced horizontally and filled with a cheesy spread that smelled of basil and spinach.  Following her over to the table, he sat, digging immediately into his food.  It was delicious and fresh, warmth still emanating from the just-baked bread.  Every bite tasted like heaven to him.

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  Iris was really excited about the Food. She couldn’t really decide what to eat first, so she just ate a bit of everything. Strawberry Shortcake, Fruit Pastries, Sickly sweet pieces of different Cakes, even some Bread. Corvo was ‘only’ eating half a Loaf of Bread. Wasn’t he hungry? Well not everyone ate as much as she did.

The Baked Goods tasted wonderful, she knew no one who could’ve made them better. The way it tasted, it looked, the way it smelled- it was just perfect. Someday she wanted to able to bake this well too. The Girl took a few Moments to inspect the Environment. The sun still shone brightly, right into the Shop, basking it in a nice natural Light. But she was more interested in the Food right now. It was nice to know there was a Place that sold something to eat.

Iris felt a bit awkward as they both just sat there and ate, not really exchanging Words. She was used to have lively Conversations during the Meals, it was the only time she really saw her Family and Friends all together.

“So, ummm, Corvo,” She started, but didn’t really know what to say. They’d just met- complete Strangers stranded on a beautiful Island, apparently having everything they’d ever need to live here.

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As the Iris rang the bell, Corvo realized, to his dismay, that he doubted he had any money.  There was a brief shuffling through pockets, as he searched for coins.  All he found were runes, bone charms, bolts, and, of course, the Heart.  The moment his fingers brushed against the strange organ, he quickly pulled them away.  Call it intuition, but something told him that taking a human heart from his pocket in the middle of a place like this would not be taken lightly. 

"Crap," he muttered to himself, "I’ve got nothing to pay with.."

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Iris chuckled a bit. He seemed to be a little upset for having no money with him. But hey, she had more Money than she knew what to do with.

“Here, look”

She reached into the Pocket of her Jacket and pulled out a fat, black wallet. It was filled with Dollar Bills. She was lucky she had carried it with her before waking up here.

“I’ll pay, don’t worry.”

A few Months- no years- ago, she probably wouldn’t have dreamed of paying for others.  While getting out the Money and handing an amount she thought was appropriate to the Baker, she tried to conceal her Palms. There was nothing to be ashamed of really, but she wasn’t comfortable with People knowing of her little Problem. It was pretty weird to have Third-degree Burns and Scars all over your Hands, right?

“OK, now we can eat!”

Excitedly she bounced over to one of the Tables.

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Corvo followed the buoyant girl, still looking around carefully.  As they entered the shop, a wall of scent hit him, sending his senses reeling.  There was sugar and cinnamon, tinged with nutmeg and turmeric, all wrapped up in the glorious aura of baked bread.  It was like a noble’s kitchen- no, it was better than a noble’s kitchen.  His stomach burbled impatiently, asking him to consume the entire bakery.

"What?" he replied distractedly, still dazed, "Oh.  I’ll eat anything."

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“OK, that’s cool too.”

She inspected the displayed baked Goods. There was so much- she’d have a hard time deciding what exactly she wanted. Iris noticed that Corvo was apparently very hungry.  She wondered if he was an Outsider, like the People she’d met not that long ago, back at home. He might as well be, judging by the way he dressed and of what he knew about her Family. He must have been cut off from Civilization for a while. Perhaps he survived from trickery and theft too, like Orpheus.

Her Eyes scanned the Bakery, looking for someone like a Vendor, or Baker. Or was the Food free? Unlikely.

A little silver Bell was placed on the Counter, she decided to give it a ring. Shortly after the Owner of the Shop appeared, and she decided to buy a huge mix of Goods- some Bread and some sweet Things.

“Let’s take a Seat!”

She pointed to one of the many tables, all of which were empty.

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Her answer disturbed Corvo.  They were expected to stay for some time?  He didn’t want to- no, he couldn’t stay for long.  The loyalists needed him in Dunwall, the Outsider needed him in Dunwall, Emily needed him in Dunwall.  Without him, everything everyone had worked for would fall apart.  He might’ve not been an important part of the planning, but his blade was necessary to their success.  And, as for Emily, well it was obvious why he had to get back to her.

Iris distracted him from his swirling, dark thoughts with her question, bringing him back to the present.  Corvo sniffed, finding that she was correct.  A sweet, sticky hint of baked foods drifted on the air in swirls of sugar and cinnamon.  He felt his mouth water, instantly remembering all the nights he had gone with so very little food.  “I think so,” he answered, “Do you want to go check it out?”   

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“Yes, yes, yes! Of course I wanna check it out!”

She jumped a little with Joy. Food made everything better. Everything. The current circumstances didn’t matter anymore now. She started hurrying towards the Shop, hoping Corvo would follow at a similar pace.

Upon entering the Bakery, her senses were overloaded. It smelled sweet, but also of Spices and Bread. The interior was decorated very cozily.

“So what’s your favorite, Corvo? Do you prefer Pastries, or Cake, or Bread? Or maybe something different?”

She tried not to sound too enthusiastic about the Food.

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Corvo shook his head, following her gaze back to the bird.  It was beautiful, flaming, and nearly lifelike, as if it could simply take off in a burst of heat and fly into the sun.  “I’ve got no idea,” he said, an answer to all three questions. 

"What is this place, even?"  As much as he hated voicing his ignorance, he needed to ask.  This place was entirely unfamiliar and foreign to him, and this Iris girl was the first person he had seen so far.  He hoped she had an answer.

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She could have known he wouldn't have an Idea what the Statue was. 

“Ah, I’m sorry, but I myself have little to no Idea.  All I know is that it’s very well-tended; there are beautiful Gardens and a ‘Housing Area’. As if we’re expected to stay here for some time”

Not that she really minded. It seemed safe here. There was no one here working for the Authorities, as far as she could tell. Maybe this was a place where she could finally stay? All that was missing was the knowledge that her Friends were safe. But she knew for sure that they never were really safe.

She thought she smelled something. Like bread- or pastries. With a swift movement Iris turned around, now facing the opposite Direction.

“Oh my God do I smell Food?”

She spotted a Building which was most definitely a Bakery. Oh, how much she loved Food. But she stopped and wondered if Corvo was Hungry at all, too. It would be pretty rude is she just ran off to eat. Of all the rude Things she tended to do, she never left anyone alone.

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Dean chuckled slightly at her asking of his profession, “Heh, yeah. Something like that…” He wasn’t about to tell this girl about what was really out there, that everything that she may have possibly feared for her whole life was read; that monsters and demons were real and that they were all out to get us all and that Dean and his brother had saved millions of people from evil monsters many times. He wouldn’t admit that he had been to hell and back and seen all of the bad things on Earth he could possibly see and that he spent all of his time hunting them down and killing them, or that he had stopped the apocalypse a few years ago.

"There were these things, these black chords and they wrapped around me, they were too tough to cut and they started pulling at me. And then I was here." He explained.

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A smile spread across her Face as she heard that.

“You too! I mean those Black Chords- they took me too! It was rather painful, I must say.”

She remembered it pretty well. However she couldn’t exactly remember what happened prior to being dragged away by the Chords. The Girl just hoped that everything was okay with her Friends. And of course with Scarlett, but she hadn’t seen Scarlett in Months. She deeply regretted leaving the Academy by now.

She stopped to think what those Chords may be. They weren’t the Work of any Organization she knew. In all honesty Iris knew absolutely no Force, Organization or person who’d have the Ability to conjure Chords that Strong.

“Say, do you know anything about those Chords? Or where they could have come from?” Iris commanded to know.

The whole Situation was becoming a bit clearer, but still confusing.