03-29-2019, 10:21 AM
Xander got the distinct feeling that Elias didn't like him. And as he spoke images floated to the surface and sank back down. Horrifying things - things that shouldn't exist yet they did. And Xander had to close his eyes. Rude much? he thought to himself. This was why he avoided these fucking special people, these channelers, and now he knew what they were he had a name for them, but still they were more trouble than it was worth. He couldn't turn it off. Ignoring it was one thing, but it was never off, and it was so hard to ignore around Elias. He wondered if the Ascendancy would be worse.
"Dock workers don't exactly mingle with the ship hands. One hates the other, and visa versa. We load and unload their cargo but we are stuck on land. They don't talk to us exactly." Xander laughed but he didn't open his eyes. "But hunting for things that don't exist, I might know a guy who could help. Has money, a collector of sorts." Granted Noah was his persona, and actually sold the pieces he collected or gave them anonymously to the museums.
"Once worked for a man who loved a good adventure. But he doesn't like new people so you'd have to go through me." It was a lie, Xander was 100% positive he couldn't fake it enough around Asha to be convincing. Noah Preston was another him, but Xander was still under it all and Asha had already seen too much of him. Tobias and Noah would have to work together in order to pull this off. It wasn't ideal. It was what it was.
Xander had no idea why he was making the offer or suggestion or whatever it was. He didn't like being around this man, his gruffness was the least of Xander's problems. He couldn't even see him for the images floating around him. Really hate these channelers.
"Dock workers don't exactly mingle with the ship hands. One hates the other, and visa versa. We load and unload their cargo but we are stuck on land. They don't talk to us exactly." Xander laughed but he didn't open his eyes. "But hunting for things that don't exist, I might know a guy who could help. Has money, a collector of sorts." Granted Noah was his persona, and actually sold the pieces he collected or gave them anonymously to the museums.
"Once worked for a man who loved a good adventure. But he doesn't like new people so you'd have to go through me." It was a lie, Xander was 100% positive he couldn't fake it enough around Asha to be convincing. Noah Preston was another him, but Xander was still under it all and Asha had already seen too much of him. Tobias and Noah would have to work together in order to pull this off. It wasn't ideal. It was what it was.
Xander had no idea why he was making the offer or suggestion or whatever it was. He didn't like being around this man, his gruffness was the least of Xander's problems. He couldn't even see him for the images floating around him. Really hate these channelers.