On the way home from the diner, Vey took a longer route back, wanting a little extra time to think. As she passed through, she heard a hushed commotion down an alley. Her stealthy reflexes kicked in, and she managed to hide and spy on what was going on.
She saw a small, academic-looking man fitting some sort of mesh atop another, hulking man's head. Once the mesh was fastened, the academic man smashed a vial of something right on the other's head. After a brief grunt, the mesh began to glow and crackle.
Moments later, the shorter man gave some kind of command, and the larger man punched a hole straight through the wall. It was frightening, yet fascinating, and though it was obviously dangerous of her to remain there, Vey had to see what this was. The shorter man followed up by smashing. . . a beer bottle of all things on the other man's head. I wonder if they're hiring Vey thought. I have plenty of experience doing that.
After the glowing and crackling subsided, what happened next nearly literally blew Vey away. The hulk's arms lit up in flames, and he started crashing through the alley, burning everything he contacted. He seemed a bit deranged and turned toward the academic and began chasing him. The academic dropped his equipment and fled. With the two men on their own pursuit, Vey found her opportunity to inspect the scene.
She mostly found papers strewn about, charred from the experiment. Among them, though, she found another mesh like the one strapped on the man's head. She inspected it briefly, then pocketed it as she heard the men returning. Evidently the experiment wore off.
Moments later, the shorter man gave some kind of command, and the larger man punched a hole straight through the wall. It was frightening, yet fascinating, and though it was obviously dangerous of her to remain there, Vey had to see what this was. The shorter man followed up by smashing. . . a beer bottle of all things on the other man's head. I wonder if they're hiring Vey thought. I have plenty of experience doing that.
After the glowing and crackling subsided, what happened next nearly literally blew Vey away. The hulk's arms lit up in flames, and he started crashing through the alley, burning everything he contacted. He seemed a bit deranged and turned toward the academic and began chasing him. The academic dropped his equipment and fled. With the two men on their own pursuit, Vey found her opportunity to inspect the scene.
She mostly found papers strewn about, charred from the experiment. Among them, though, she found another mesh like the one strapped on the man's head. She inspected it briefly, then pocketed it as she heard the men returning. Evidently the experiment wore off.
Vey dashed back out the way she entered, and before she was out of ear shot, she heard a clear concern for the missing mesh. Vey thought better than to stick around and be caught with it, so she ran back to her shack to show Juniper. He'll love this she thought.
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