Cassandra appeared in a grove of willows which surrounded a small three acre lake in a city park. Sitting atop her left shoulder was Flicly a large Raven female who had attached herself to the Avalonain Sorceress.

[B]"Well what do you think?"[/B] Cassandra asks the ebony bird

Flicly launches herself from Cassandra shoulder and flies a short distance before landing in an old oak tree. Then she becomes very vocal cawing loudly and at length as she paces back and forth on her limb.

Cassandra walks over under the tree an chuckles as she agrees with her friend
[B]"I agree it does smell funny and is noisy. It is the city to which I was sent so that I may experience the practical use of my art."[/B]

Flicly caws a bit more then flies off.
Cassandra watches her friend fly away and laughs softly.
[B]"Well I suppose she would be the best one among us to get a bird's eye view of our new home"[/B]

Cassandra then pulls a crystal pendulum from her hip poke and begins to swing it back and forth while humming. The crystal glowed softly but flashed brighter as it swung in one direction. Finally Cassandra is satisfied with her tracer spell and head in that direction.

She was dressed very much like a Goth Gypsy and drew a few stares as she wandered down the street. Her eyes on the pendulum she walked across a busy street through the traffic which contained cars who's drivers honked furiously, some screaming rude names as they swerved to avoid hitting her.

When a police officer stopped his car beside her an turned on his lights this caused Cassandra to pause and look at the beautiful strobing blue bars. 

"Miss are you all right" said the officer as her realized she seemed harmless and possibly out of it due to drugs, drink or a mental disorder.

[B]"I am well and fit constable and trust you too feel so blessed"[/B] says Cassie with a cheerful tone

"Are you on drugs or have you been drinking" he asks as he studies her with a suspicious eye.

[B]"No constable I have taken no drug nor drink this day because as I said I am feeling fit an happy."[/B] she says as she shifts her attention from the lights to the officer. 

"I ask because I saw you walk against the crossing light" he says

[B]"Did I do something wrong?"[/B] she asks with a concerned pout

"Technically yes but if you'll cooperate with a little test then I won't be forced to arrest you" he says

[B]"Of course constable, I will stand any test you wish to apply"[/B] Cassie says cheerfully

The young officer can't help but smile as he regards the pretty blonde. She's was cooperative and innocent she seems to have come from some other world. He applies to her a field sobriety test which she asks questions about but performs without failure.

He was about to leave after warning her about crossing the street when his radio squawked as the dispatcher talked to another officer.

[B]"It talked"[/B] says Cassie

"Yes that was the dispatcher" he answers

[B]"A Pleasure to meet you dispatcher"[/B] says Cassie to the patrol cruiser

"Miss Moonchild I think you should let me take you to a hospital" says the officer

[B]"But as I said I feel well constable, why would you believe me ill and in need of the services of a leech?"[/B] she asks with a smile

The officer knowing he can't actually force her to the hospital tries to coax her to go. "Miss I think there are people there you should talk to, I only say this out of concern"

About that time the division sergeant pulls up and gets out of his car and motions the young officer over who asks Cassie to wait as he talks to his superior.

Cassie remains beside the cruiser and studies it. She soon realizes that the disembodied dispatcher isn't the car but perhaps a technomancer who talks through an unusual method to all patrol cruisers 

The young officer returned and thanked cassie for cooperating after his commander told him what he already knew and that being without a charge or proof of danger she could go on her way.

After the two officers left Cassie resumed following her pendulum but also careful of roads and their crossings