There was an unfamiliar face roaming the underworld and they weren't even trying to be inconspicuous. They were androgynous but both short and thin, flaunting their wealth with their extravagant and peacock-esque dressing.
They looked relatively harmless at first glance but their face was on the dart board, attatched by Natalia with a pin and a label "Dangerous"
Perhaps that was why they seemed so utterly unbothered ahout any potential danger. They leaned leisurely against the wall of an alley, taking long drags of their cigarette and muttering something to themself in a foreign language.
(Hi! Thought it'd be fun for them to meet one of Natalia's ex coworkers. Especially bc this one in particular has caused her the 2nd most harm)
The grape vine had alerted the gang to a new presence in town. Clover hadn't expected it to be them, though. Even if she didn't know everything about this person's past with Natalia, she knew two important things: they had hurt her, and she considered them too dangerous for the gang to engage with.
Clover had just looked around the corner of the alley to see who was there closer up. But she had stopped when she realized who it was. It made her angry to see them looking so bold and cocky, in the Bloom's own territory. It was insulting. But anyone who could dress that fancy and not get mugged in these streets wasn't worth messing with.
She was going to back away. Let the gang know what the situation was, and make a plan. But maybe she had hesitated for just a moment too long.