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[serving_mars]

*Xander may appear to be aimlessly wandering but he is actually not. Either way it does lead him to wandering about, so he comes across Hyacinth...and spots the glowing hands.
He furrows his brow, making no attempt to hide the fact that he's staring at them.*

[cinning]

[Hyacinth only appreciates staring when it's in awe at her beauty. Her stupid glowing hands are not beautiful. They're fucking weird.]

Hey, haven't you seen someone with glowing hands before? Rude.

[serving_mars]

*Well, there was that one ghoul...but its entire body was glowing...*

No one human, at least.

*That could easily sound like an insult, even if he doesn't entirely mean it as one.*

[cinning]

[Hyacinth takes EVERYTHING as an insult.]

Well, here I am. Human. With goddamn glowing hands. Now you've seen it all.

[serving_mars]

*He rolls his eyes.*

What makes them do that?

[cinning]

Numbers.

[She's not joking.]

[serving_mars]

...how?

[cinning]

I solved an equation. I solved a fucking equation I wasted two weeks of my life on.

[serving_mars]

And that made you glow?

*He sounds disbelieving; Xander figures she's either bsing him or crazy.*

[cinning]

[That's a pretty logical reaction.]

Look, I don't know jack about this. What I do know is my hands glow, there's metal in my arm, I'm in the middle of some filthy-ass place, and I want to go home.

[serving_mars]

*Metal in her arm...*

Like shrapnel?

*He hmphs.*

Everybody says we can't get home.

*Xander still refuses to believe that, though.*

[cinning]

No. Like metal. Embedded. In my arm. But that's not important. There is always escape, even if it's fucking stupid like refrigerator teleportation machines. Death isn't an option.

[serving_mars]

Refrigerator telepor..*Wait, that wasn't important now.*

The way out is well hidden and possibly guarded. Any escape won't be easy.

*Or else there'd be nobody here...right?*

[cinning]

"Easy" is for the weak. I love a good challenge. [Except when it involves creepy bird people. In that event, Hyacinth will gladly pass.] I'm gonna need to know everything you know about this place and somewhere to stay.

[serving_mars]

*Xander crosses his arms and looks her over. Taking orders from women never sat well with him.*

Its called Laceurs and I can show you around for a price. You're on your own for a place to stay.

[cinning]

[If you're going to be even acquainted with Hyacinth? Get used to it.]

Excellent. Lovely lady shows up in a disgusting town and the only gentleman she meets asks to be paid to show her around. My, my, what a welcome wagon.