Interactions: Charlie (@FernStone), "Carl" (@Zombiedude101), and the Cloaked Weirdo.
Sybil A Harkness MD.
Lily was still at a loss here... she recoiled a bit with a raised eyebrow and stared at the cloaked girl as Charlie talked to her.
”Look, we ain’t in Quintin for the fun of it- Wait, how do you know why we’re here? How do you know mu- Eleanor Black? Just what’re you tryna do? Saying someone isn’t real won’t remove my memories of her. I’m not gonna leave cause of some vague bullshit. You clearly know her.”
The stranger had her hands (and little basket) behind her back as she hummed a little song - swaying her hips from left to right as Charlie spoke. Literally the exact second that Charlie stopped talking, the cloaked weirdo started, "I don't know her, actually." She looked off to the side.
She then put a hand to her lips and then she chuckled as she stared at Charlie... not blinking even in the slightest. Then she put a finger to her cheek and then thought. "But, in a way, I might as well know her... because like your fearless leader said, other people came to Quintin looking for Eleanor Black. What she left out - either due to obliviousness or something more... sinister - is that twenty-seven people came to Quintin - including those girls, who I also tried to convince to leave - and guess what?"
"Chica, who the fuck are you? I'm about to knock your teeth out." Lily tilted her head.
"Oh, where are my manners?" The lady had a wide smile on her face as she presented her hand. "Odessa Kayla Maxwell and I'm the trying to get to the bottom of this madness." No one took her hand and it was awkwardly silent.
"Soo...." Lily trailed off. "... What? What happened to them? Lemme guess they're all dead?"
"Twenty-six of them are missing... the body of one was found in town and umm... it's not pretty," Odessa snorted. "When I say that Eleanor Black is not real: something is luring you all here - and I suspect that something is killing you all."
"Actually, how the fuck do you know so much about what we talked about?" Lily put a hand on her hip.
"I was hiding in the bushes, listening to your whole conversation!" Odessa answered. "Next time, close the window!" Odessa laughed.
"That's not cute or funny at all..." Lily trailed off.
"But do you all have an idea of what's out here? Strange things that shouldn't be possible, but are!"