07-26-2014, 06:38 PM
Continued from Changes
Lucas' wallet went off at a precise 7:30am. Aria had already grabbed a shower after quietly doing her morning routine. Her apartment wasn't exactly the place to practice forms, but it was all she had in the cold weather. He had to get home, he had a class to catch and then head into he shop. Aria nodded. She told him s he'd be by later if he had the time to start on the tattoo. It's not like she was going to be up this early too often and may as well get started sooner rather than later.
Aria hated shopping but she had a few things she needed to do. A few things in the fridge might be a good thing if she was going to have company over. It was a bit to late for it now, but next time she'd be able to offer him something. She didn't know when he'd be over next, and she hoped that the hunger didn't hit too soon, but it was going to hit again. She knew it. But for now she was content and it stayed away. But hunting would pull it out. It always did and uneventful nights, those without a fight always made it so much stronger the following day.
She needed to replace the candle from that night with Dane. It had been her last of the stash she'd brought with her from Vatican City. The last of the ones she'd had from Father Dimitri. If it wasn't a comfort to have it in her pocket, she'd have left the tradition behind. But the candle and the zippo had provided peace, now it was part of her, they serve no more than a reminder to what she needed to to.
The streets were crowded in the market. But Aria found everything she needed easily. And a curious place caught her eye. The booth was decorated with 'artifacts' from a medieval time period it was mostly cosmetic stuff, things that the LAPRers would use. But a blacksmith in the back of the shop was actually smithing weapons. It was all for show, and she was sure the weapons were as blunt as they could be but still a blacksmith selling as part of the show, it was unique in and of itself, but Aria hoped she could get what she wanted. She'd already found the perfect dagger, but she wanted something a little more up close and personal. The darkness drifted in but Aria kept it at bay. The daggers and knives called to her. The small kitchen knife Dane had used to kill the Dranaika sat on a shelf in her apartment. It was just that a kitchen utensil and right now Dane was not what she wanted to think about, but she couldn't help it.
Aria looked through the stock and found a nice dagger she liked, it was blunt, she carried the silver hilted blade to the blacksmith. "Any way you can make it sharp? I'll pay extra for it to be usable."
"What's a pretty girl like yourself wanting with a dagger that is functional?
Aria smiled. "That's my business, can you or not?"
The smith looked at Aria with curiosity and shrugged. "Yeah sure, but it'll be a few days I've got a lot of orders to fill."
Aria nodded. "That's fine. I don't need it right now."
Aria handed the dagger over and paid a hefty sum from her wallet. That Atharim would cover the weapon. As long as it was useful for the job they covered it.
Aria finished her shopping and dropped everything off at her apartment. She could go to headquarters, but there was nothing really to do. She didn't feel like sitting in the darkened room combing through books and the database for information. The sun was up and despite the darkness linger at the edge, she was happy to walk the streets for awhile. Though she knew she'd have to hunt tonight. Father Stone was already angry with her, and there was no need to not do so.
Aria wandered around the streets of Moscow, for another hour before finding herself in front of Lucas' shop. She smiled, but she'd left the paper at home. She walked past the window, they were both busy anyway but the pain was nearly too intoxicating. Aria pulled herself away from the window and stated back to her place to get Lucas' drawing. She hoped the wait wasn't going to be too long, she wasn't sure how much of the pain she was going to be able to handle with them both working so hard to create a tattoo for others.
When she returned Lucas' was busy with someone. She smiled and hung up her coat and put the drawing on the counter. She had carefully brought it to the shop, making sure the wind didn't catch it and bend it. Aria wanted to keep the drawing when they were done. She hoped he'd let her.When
Aria looked at all the drawings on the wall while she waited. She tried to find all of Lucas' work.
Edited by Aria, Jul 28 2014, 08:30 AM.
Lucas' wallet went off at a precise 7:30am. Aria had already grabbed a shower after quietly doing her morning routine. Her apartment wasn't exactly the place to practice forms, but it was all she had in the cold weather. He had to get home, he had a class to catch and then head into he shop. Aria nodded. She told him s he'd be by later if he had the time to start on the tattoo. It's not like she was going to be up this early too often and may as well get started sooner rather than later.
Aria hated shopping but she had a few things she needed to do. A few things in the fridge might be a good thing if she was going to have company over. It was a bit to late for it now, but next time she'd be able to offer him something. She didn't know when he'd be over next, and she hoped that the hunger didn't hit too soon, but it was going to hit again. She knew it. But for now she was content and it stayed away. But hunting would pull it out. It always did and uneventful nights, those without a fight always made it so much stronger the following day.
She needed to replace the candle from that night with Dane. It had been her last of the stash she'd brought with her from Vatican City. The last of the ones she'd had from Father Dimitri. If it wasn't a comfort to have it in her pocket, she'd have left the tradition behind. But the candle and the zippo had provided peace, now it was part of her, they serve no more than a reminder to what she needed to to.
The streets were crowded in the market. But Aria found everything she needed easily. And a curious place caught her eye. The booth was decorated with 'artifacts' from a medieval time period it was mostly cosmetic stuff, things that the LAPRers would use. But a blacksmith in the back of the shop was actually smithing weapons. It was all for show, and she was sure the weapons were as blunt as they could be but still a blacksmith selling as part of the show, it was unique in and of itself, but Aria hoped she could get what she wanted. She'd already found the perfect dagger, but she wanted something a little more up close and personal. The darkness drifted in but Aria kept it at bay. The daggers and knives called to her. The small kitchen knife Dane had used to kill the Dranaika sat on a shelf in her apartment. It was just that a kitchen utensil and right now Dane was not what she wanted to think about, but she couldn't help it.
Aria looked through the stock and found a nice dagger she liked, it was blunt, she carried the silver hilted blade to the blacksmith. "Any way you can make it sharp? I'll pay extra for it to be usable."
"What's a pretty girl like yourself wanting with a dagger that is functional?
Aria smiled. "That's my business, can you or not?"
The smith looked at Aria with curiosity and shrugged. "Yeah sure, but it'll be a few days I've got a lot of orders to fill."
Aria nodded. "That's fine. I don't need it right now."
Aria handed the dagger over and paid a hefty sum from her wallet. That Atharim would cover the weapon. As long as it was useful for the job they covered it.
Aria finished her shopping and dropped everything off at her apartment. She could go to headquarters, but there was nothing really to do. She didn't feel like sitting in the darkened room combing through books and the database for information. The sun was up and despite the darkness linger at the edge, she was happy to walk the streets for awhile. Though she knew she'd have to hunt tonight. Father Stone was already angry with her, and there was no need to not do so.
Aria wandered around the streets of Moscow, for another hour before finding herself in front of Lucas' shop. She smiled, but she'd left the paper at home. She walked past the window, they were both busy anyway but the pain was nearly too intoxicating. Aria pulled herself away from the window and stated back to her place to get Lucas' drawing. She hoped the wait wasn't going to be too long, she wasn't sure how much of the pain she was going to be able to handle with them both working so hard to create a tattoo for others.
When she returned Lucas' was busy with someone. She smiled and hung up her coat and put the drawing on the counter. She had carefully brought it to the shop, making sure the wind didn't catch it and bend it. Aria wanted to keep the drawing when they were done. She hoped he'd let her.When
Aria looked at all the drawings on the wall while she waited. She tried to find all of Lucas' work.
Edited by Aria, Jul 28 2014, 08:30 AM.