Thread: *Bez Soznaniya Krasa* Mistik Refuge (BurningWillows & Georgie_Leech)

Katerina Silvka stepped out of her shower, washing the last of her nightmare away. Wrapping her only towel around her she stepped out of the bathroom, crossing the few feet to her bedroom. The room was empty except for a pile of blankets in the far right corner. She ignored them, walking to the closet along the left wall. She pulled out a pair of dark skinnies, a grey tank top with a V neckline, and a pair of black flats. Her apartment was small. Her room held enough room for a bed and a dresser, if she had any furniture to begin with. Other than the bathroom, there was a small kitchen near the front door, and a livingdining room combo, with a small balcony only accessed by a sliding door. The apartment was still bare, as if no one rented it. Her kitchen held a few leftovers in the fridge, and there were her blankets, but that was about it. Nina had moved back from Russia after four months. She was born and raised there, but had chased after her cousin to America when he left without telling her. After the incident she fled back to her home country, but everything was different there too. After trying for four months to find some normalcy she had given up and moved to Toronto, Canada where the only friend she had in the world lived. Not that he knew about it. She had had to track him down first, and only two days ago she had found an apartment to move into. Luckily her cousin, Aiden, had some savings that he would no longer be needing, enough to get her by for the first month. A knock on her front door pulled Nina out of her thoughts and she quickly towel dried her natural platinum blonde hair, racing to the door. Katerina, the man at the door flashed a wide smile, How are you? She flashed a small smile at him, Derek. Her accent was heavy, making her voice sound much deeper than it was. He smiled back but didn't say more, and Nina took her cue to quickly finish drying her hair and grabbing her small white purse and envelope full of resumes from the kitchen. Ready? he finally asked when she returned. It took her a few extra seconds to comprehend his words and form her own, Y-yes. I am ready. She followed him out, mumbling to herself in Russian while she fumbled with her keys to lock the door. They took the elevator to the underground parking lot where his navy blue car waited. Derek had been a friend of Aidens, and Nina had met him when she first went looking for her cousin. After he hadnt heard from either of them in months, he started calling Aidens house in Russia, where Nina was crashing after moving back. With her decision to move to Toronto, Derek had agreed to come for a few days and help her search for a job. It was the second day of searching, and Nina was beginning to realize it was was going to take longer than she thought. While she was slowly learning English, and knew enough to get through an interview, her lack of previous employment, and her recent move from Russia continued to hinder her from getting hired. However today Nina was only bringing her resumes as an afterthought. Derek had agreed to drive her to Mistik Refuge, a small facility outside Toronto where Katerina hoped to find Dr. Mor.