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[color=mediumspringgreen]"Hello?"[/color] Aya called when she stumbled through the door of the Reformist HQ. She was practically dead on her feet as she pulled her suitcase behind her. Placing one clumsy foot in front of the other, she continued forward and called again in her weak voice, [color=mediumspringgreen]"Please, I need to talk to someone – it's… about the Underground Movement, and I… I don't have anywhere else to go."[/color]

Adrenaline finally out of her system, all Aya knew was how [i]tired[/i] she was and how much her body ached, all covered in bruises. Her sluggish mind tried to recall exactly what it was she needed to tell the Reformists, but she knew there had to be something. It'd seemed so important… then again, maybe it wasn't that important after all. Wasn't it something about that psycho coming after them? Would that really be news? They already had dangerous people coming after them. Sebastian was likely just another name to add to the list.

The weight of her suitcase dragging behind her reminded Aya of the last part of her sentence – she didn't have anywhere to go. She'd done plenty of stupid things today, but if she'd actually [i]stayed[/i] in her apartment after that ordeal, that would've made it to the top of the stupid list. She didn't have any school friends… couldn't risk putting her coworkers in danger by staying with them… and thus, she was here. 

She swayed precariously as she stopped in the middle of the room.

[color=mediumspringgreen]"Please?"[/color] she asked in a small voice.
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"Whoa, hey there sister. Take it easy." The guy behind the desk said, concerned, as he stood up and ran over to her to lead her to one of the lobby chairs, carrying her suitcase for her as he sat her down. Max  was actually a bit concerned at this point. Considering this suitcase she was looking for a place to stay, which would make her the third in two days.

Well, the third unrelated to Cedric and his open job offer to every elf and vampire in this town. That had been a shocker.

Three in as many days was unusual traffic into this place. Three in two? That was some weird voodoo shit. Not to mention the fact that this one looked like she'd seen hell.

He sat down beside her and looked into her eyes. "My name is Max. We're dealing with some [i]stuff[/i] right now, so...hold on. Wait. Don't move. I'll be right back." He suddenly stands up and runs back to his desk, returning with a bottled water which he hands gingerly to her. "Here, you look like you need that. Drink, then just tell me everything. What's your name?"