Reed watched as Lisa left a large gap between them after his action. He rubbed the back of his neck gently and red crept across his skin, spreading quickly up his neck and over his cheeks. He was usually so sure of himself and his actions it was odd to feel as if he wasn’t when it came to this. He nodded absently as he vaguely heard that Lisa was going to a party to find things out about Maria. He simply nodded slowly and absently left her room and quickly found himself in a soft malaise of anger, rejection and the need to drink…a lot. But first some information.
He returned to his room, not bothering with the light as his screens of his computer still flickered gently in the darkness. The harsh white light threw the room into a startling abstract of light and shadow. Reed gave a soft chuckle ‘ Bit like a human huh…’ he muttered to himself as he kicked the door close. He went to his computer and began looking for Lilith Adams. He found some information and downloaded it to his phone. It wasn’t much but it was her address and prior convictions. He pushed away from his computer and stood up out of his chair. He sighed gently and rubbed the bridge of his nose. He decided a shower was necessary and stripped out of the loose fitting clothes. Reed set his glasses down on his bedside table and walked into the shower, brushing fingers through his hair. Reed looked completely different without the glasses and mop of hair covering half of his face and the light beard he grew. He wondered idly what’d happen if he changed that. Stepping into the shower, Reed could feel an idea bubbling in the back of his mind. Its main principle being helping Lisa and going to that party. He stepped out of the shower and rubbed gently at the scar that laced his neck. The jagged mark on his body a brutal reminder of a past he didn’t need any longer. A small grin pulled at his lips as the idea took hold in his mind and his razor soon went through the small beard on his face. Looking through his medicine cupboard he found his set of contacts, he placed them in his eyes. Reed looked himself over as he dressed, he didn’t look like himself…maybe it was time for the IT guy to get out of his shell. He ran his hand through hair, slicking back gently and walked out of the room, a slight swagger in his step.
The trip up to that party Lisa talked about was easy enough. His car quickly making the trip in no time. He walked in through the front door and people looked at him. He wasn’t the usual patron of this kind of party. He looked too clean, Reed even thought he might have looked too good. A girl sidled up to him quickly, wrapping an arm around his and cooing at him gently “Hey baby, you look good.”
Reed looked at the girl, bright emerald eyes fierce and ablaze “fuck off”. His voice was a growl more than a word and he shook her off him. She squealed and ran off as Reed walked through the crowd once more. Reed’s eyes searched through the crowd and he could not find Lisa. He growled again, Lisa was probably the worst kind of person to be caught up in this. His past let him know how to deal with this and separate his morality from his actions. He knew the seedier deals happened up in the higher stories of a building.
He strode up the stairs, long legs clothes in dark red jeans taking him a few steps at a time. Screams and shouts took his notice and he walked in to find what looked like a drug dealer pissing himself and Lisa shaking in anger. He ran his fingers through his hair and closed the distance between himself and Lisa “You need to calm down and think for a minute ok” he said without bothering if she recognized him “I have her address and all that shit if you are looking for her” he grabbed her shoulder and smiled “best just wait and not force people the piss themselves now.”