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Silence seemed to flow around her like a mysterious fog. She half expected to see some sort of deformed creature crawl out of the shadows of the gas station like some sort of nightmare, yet instead there was a fellow Inferni member. Lucia breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled as best she could. Scanning his frame, the ebony wolf admired his courage. She could have been anyone, and yet he seemed perfectly at ease in her presence. That was a first, she had to admit – after all, not everyone seemed to like the idea of a wolf on Inferni grounds.
“Hi Silas,” she responded simply, her tone flat and empty. She wasn’t one for emotions these days, not since her beating from Daisuke. He had left a scar on her, not only physically, but mentally as well. She hadn’t left Inferni turf since the incident really, and she doubted she would for a while. It was not a problem, however, as it gave her chance to explore – and it appeared that today was a particularly good day to do such a thing. After all, it appeared Silas had found something of interest, and she wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity.
Shifting her weight slightly, she casually made her way closer to the Inferni male. Glancing over him, it was clear from his body language that something was bothering him, something deep inside his brain that seemed to eat away at him from the inside-out, yet being a mere acquaintance, Lucia found it best to keep her mouth shut. She wasn’t one to pry unless it was absolutely necessary, and it seemed a mild bother so she felt it best to let him deal with his own demons, just as she would hers.
“I’m Lucia,” she finally revealed, reaching the male’s side. The stench of Inferni seemed to burn her nostrils, but she figured that after a while, it would become second nature. She would adjust eventually, but having been a traveller for so long, it was strange adapting to belonging somewhere – even if she ranked as an outsider. It was still home, and they were still her ‘family’, despite her having to play black sheep. Maybe one day she would be fully accepted, but for now, she just kept her ear to the ground and played by the rules. It got her by without any grief, and it made things simpler, especially with her instability, and the secrets which plagued her mind – things she didn’t even know existed. The only one who could fill in the blanks was Daisuke, and she had no plans on seeing him anytime soon… or ever, if she could help it.
“What have you found?” She inquired, returning her mind back to the matter at hand. Malachite coals watched Silas carefully. She was also so untrusting; she put it down to paranoia, or perhaps just a dislike for meeting people. It gave her a bad taste in her mouth, and though it needed to be done, sometimes she just wished she could avoid it altogether. All she wanted was a family with Snake one day, and a happy life – but that seemed like a chore in itself. She had hardly seen her lover lately, and that worried her. Was he having an affair? Who knew… well, she would just keep her eyes open and her thoughts clear. She didn’t want to jeopardise her relationship so early on, and thus, she put her mind to Silas’s discovery, and played along with the happy-happy routine. She would play nice, and pretend it was all okay. Lucia was good at that, and she always had been.