And I used to be a superhero
Tay doesn't make a habit of stalking the hallways of the Gauche with her full arsenal strapped to her body, even if it makes her feel safer - it tends to freak Piper out, at least, and she tries to keep that to a minimum. So before she heads up to Elashte's office to get his opinion on the whole situation, she stops by her room and drops off everything but the small multi-purpose flip knife she keeps on her belt. She takes a few steps down the hallway, and comes to the conclusion that she made a really bad decision there.
Namely because with no warning, she is standing outside of the Kashtta Tower, and she's pretty sure that under non-Rift-related circumstances, that's not supposed to happen. She's not really sure she actually ended up through a Rift, for the first few seconds, but it feels like she's missing something other than her guns.
It takes a few seconds for it to click that the thing she's missing is her bond with Elashte. It's not broken, or stretched, or cut - as far as she can tell, it's just gone. Which, while better than the psychologically traumatic fallout from one of those other options, is a distinctly freaky and unpleasant feeling.
"Well, fuck," she says emphatically. She's not really upset or freaked out - that'll come later. No, the thing she needs to do right now is figure out what the state of Chicago is - because if it's anything like what she just got unceremoniously ripped away from, she needs to know exactly how carefully she needs to tread and where she'll be welcome.
She slips her knife off her belt and into her pocket, where it'll be easier for her to access in a rush if she needs to, squares her shoulders, and strides into the Kashtta's lobby. She can have a meltdown once she's got someplace to stay.
"Hello? Can I get a little help here?"
Congratulations, Chicago - there is a very, very familiar face standing in the lobby of your creepy ghost tower, and she demands explanations for this bullshit.
Namely because with no warning, she is standing outside of the Kashtta Tower, and she's pretty sure that under non-Rift-related circumstances, that's not supposed to happen. She's not really sure she actually ended up through a Rift, for the first few seconds, but it feels like she's missing something other than her guns.
It takes a few seconds for it to click that the thing she's missing is her bond with Elashte. It's not broken, or stretched, or cut - as far as she can tell, it's just gone. Which, while better than the psychologically traumatic fallout from one of those other options, is a distinctly freaky and unpleasant feeling.
"Well, fuck," she says emphatically. She's not really upset or freaked out - that'll come later. No, the thing she needs to do right now is figure out what the state of Chicago is - because if it's anything like what she just got unceremoniously ripped away from, she needs to know exactly how carefully she needs to tread and where she'll be welcome.
She slips her knife off her belt and into her pocket, where it'll be easier for her to access in a rush if she needs to, squares her shoulders, and strides into the Kashtta's lobby. She can have a meltdown once she's got someplace to stay.
"Hello? Can I get a little help here?"
Congratulations, Chicago - there is a very, very familiar face standing in the lobby of your creepy ghost tower, and she demands explanations for this bullshit.