10-28-2019, 05:32 PM
Jacinda's knuckles were a bit bruised but nothing she couldn't deal with. Strangers who pop up out of nowhere shouldn't reach out and touch people. Not if they didn't wanna get hurt, anyway. It was reflex, really. She felt a bit odd, though. Despite the blood dripping from her nose and the pain on her face, Jacinda couldn't help feeling a residual attraction to her. She was gorgeous, after all, so maybe that was it. Was kind of sudden, though. Jacinda didn't exactly have that happen all that often. At least not to this extent and so quickly.
And then Jacinda reeled, as if struck by blows. Two of them, actually. Nox was alive?!?! She had been sure the kid had died in their attack. He was at the hospital. Hmm...it had been weeks ago. Maybe he had been hurt really badly. Strangely, she felt no pleasure at the thought. Didn't even feel all that bad that he was still alive. That they had failed their mission. It was very odd.
She looked over at Ten, who was touching her arm, face turning to stone. Tenzin was pretty easy to get on with and was usually up for anything. Which was to say, she had only see her dig in a few times. Like when Jacinda had been injured and had wanted to hunt. She had been a no nonsense mom, then, and Jacinda had backed down. Yeah, she had been right. But Jacinda had just been so bored stuck in that house.
Her words were the other blow. She saw the feed of the girl replaying. Damn! She was young. She pursed her lips, thinking on Ten's words. In the past she had taken down channelers. And had helped eliminate their families. At the time, it had felt...right. Necessary. The war and all, right? Humanity against everything else.
But she felt a sliver of...discomfort now. She looked at Tenzin, into her nearly black eyes that were full of determination that said she would not budge on this. After a moment, she nodded. This was a partnership. And she wasn't completely sure how she felt anymore. She'd follow Ten's lead on this. God knew, Ten had done the same for her. She whispered, "Yeah. Ok." And gave her a small conspiratorial smile as she looked at the back of Jerry and the woman's head.
She spoke louder. "We're in!" and sat down and strapped in. So....she definitely wasn't an Archangel anymore. She wasn't sure what she was, really. Not anymore. So much had changed in the last month. She had changed. She was becoming something new. A bit scary, after so many years- decades, actually. But she had embraced a new life once before and survived. Thrived even. Mostly, anyway. And that was far harder. She had been alone.
Now, she had Ten with her. She could do this. She kind of liked how things were working out. Redefining herself yet again. She smiled, thinking on how they would have to handle the inquisitor and this woman. He didn't look soft, but most inquisitors had desk jobs. And their quarry were people within the atharim. Usually. She wouldn't assume anything, though. He was an unknown quantity to her.
And then Jacinda reeled, as if struck by blows. Two of them, actually. Nox was alive?!?! She had been sure the kid had died in their attack. He was at the hospital. Hmm...it had been weeks ago. Maybe he had been hurt really badly. Strangely, she felt no pleasure at the thought. Didn't even feel all that bad that he was still alive. That they had failed their mission. It was very odd.
She looked over at Ten, who was touching her arm, face turning to stone. Tenzin was pretty easy to get on with and was usually up for anything. Which was to say, she had only see her dig in a few times. Like when Jacinda had been injured and had wanted to hunt. She had been a no nonsense mom, then, and Jacinda had backed down. Yeah, she had been right. But Jacinda had just been so bored stuck in that house.
Her words were the other blow. She saw the feed of the girl replaying. Damn! She was young. She pursed her lips, thinking on Ten's words. In the past she had taken down channelers. And had helped eliminate their families. At the time, it had felt...right. Necessary. The war and all, right? Humanity against everything else.
But she felt a sliver of...discomfort now. She looked at Tenzin, into her nearly black eyes that were full of determination that said she would not budge on this. After a moment, she nodded. This was a partnership. And she wasn't completely sure how she felt anymore. She'd follow Ten's lead on this. God knew, Ten had done the same for her. She whispered, "Yeah. Ok." And gave her a small conspiratorial smile as she looked at the back of Jerry and the woman's head.
She spoke louder. "We're in!" and sat down and strapped in. So....she definitely wasn't an Archangel anymore. She wasn't sure what she was, really. Not anymore. So much had changed in the last month. She had changed. She was becoming something new. A bit scary, after so many years- decades, actually. But she had embraced a new life once before and survived. Thrived even. Mostly, anyway. And that was far harder. She had been alone.
Now, she had Ten with her. She could do this. She kind of liked how things were working out. Redefining herself yet again. She smiled, thinking on how they would have to handle the inquisitor and this woman. He didn't look soft, but most inquisitors had desk jobs. And their quarry were people within the atharim. Usually. She wouldn't assume anything, though. He was an unknown quantity to her.