Rhett Meets the Oracle

## Rose | Rhett | Marci02/26/2019

*Val's Bedroom - Kitchen*

There was no telling exactly when Rhett had gone to sleep but it was barely after sunrise when he forced himself out of Valentine’s bed. The warmth quickly missed despite having his own blanket tucked tightly around himself. His clothing was, hopefully, in the dryer by this point in time.
Giving the bedroom a quick glance around, Rhett made his way out. He closed the door softly behind him while heading for the laundry room. His eyes couldn’t help but glance to Andy’s bedroom door though he didn’t stop. He assumed the pyromancer was either trying to sleep in or had already headed out to do something important and in a way, Rhett was also helping him out.
Retrieving his clothes from the dryer while silently thanking whoever was responsible for them making it there, he set the cover aside and put everything back on. Even taking his time to double check that he hadn’t messed up the bandaging in his sleep. Andy had really taken care in sealing him up so he might as well keep up with it.
Descending the staircase and slowly peeking around the corner, it was a little surprising to see some of the team sprawled out asleep. No wonder everything was so quiet. Rhett's eyes then wandered to the fridge. He wasn't particularly hungry after everything that had been going on but he knew it would be smart to go ahead and grab something for the road. Something turning out to be cold pizza and a couple bottles of cheap liquor. He'd need the alcohol to sleep, he reasoned.(edited)

## Rose | Rhett | Marci02/26/2019

@Mouse

February 27, 2019

## Mouse02/27/2019

*Living Room*
Isk had fallen asleep after being persuaded to have a few drinks with the tattoo'd man whom she had presumed had left in the early hours of the morning. By a few drinks she had literally had two small shots of vodka and fallen asleep on the sofa. For a Russian her tolerance was basically non-existent.
She found herself curled up under a blanket and glanced around the room in panic when she didn't recognise her surroundings. She pulled the blanket up around her, her hair a mess of waves where she'd slept on it oddly. Her mascara smudged ever so slightly under her eyes. Another wave of panic hit her when she realised that she wasn't wearing her jeans, just her over sized jumper and weirdly still her socks.
She pulled the blanket up further and sat up when she heard someone come down the stairs. Her eyes widened as the boy appeared and started to rummage in the kitchen. He was cute and she looked a mess - why were there so many beautiful people in this house?
"Um... Hey" She piped up eventually. She must have looked a mess, and she couldn't see her trousers anywhere. She hoped that the tattoo'd man hadn't taken them off of her. She wasn't bothered about people seeing her in a state of undress. Mostly she wore too many clothes to prevent people from coming in contact with her bare skin.

## Rose | Rhett | Marci02/27/2019

*Kitchen - Living Room*

Rhett nearly dropped one of the two bottles before swiftly turning on his heel to stare off at whoever had spoken. The voice, though pleasant, wasn’t one he recognized. Had he been a cat he’d have fluffed up a good bit but seeing as he wasn’t, all the boy could do was stare across the room at whoever had spoken. Ultimately locking eyes onto the unfamiliar house guest.
“M-morning.” He replied trying to come up with some kind of emotion. His usual charisma still lacking.
Glancing around the room again as to double check their wouldn’t be anymore surprises, Rhett set the bottles and pizza on the dining room table to rummage around til he came across some plastic grocery bags to stuff the items in. “I haven’t seen you around before, are you new?” His question, while kind of indirect, was still thrown to the messy haired brunette on the couch.
When he’d finished loading the bags and tripling them, the boy headed from the kitchen. He paused by the girl for a moment and tilted his head to force a more welcoming gesture. His eyes taking in her features from the closer view. She was really pretty, actually. “I’m Rhett, what’s your name?” Introducing himself may not have been the brightest of ideas seeing as he’d be leaving shortly but something about her was pulling him in. She just gave off a calming sort of energy. It was nice.
“Oh, and I assume these are yours?” He winced a little while stooping down to pick up the pair of foreign jeans from just behind the sofa’s edge, out of her direct sight. He laid them down across her lap and smiled the best he could before straightening. The bagged alcohol clinking lightly in the bag as he jostled them about.

## Mouse02/27/2019

*Living Room*

Isk wiped under her eyes to rid sleepy dust and mascara. She ran a hand through her messy hair to try to tame it as the boy greeted her. This was possibly the worst situation to meet someone in - considering she was experiencing the first hangover of her young adult life.
"Yeah I guess Im new." She certainly felt like that weird new kid at school and it wasnt unfamilar. "Im Isk" she said before adjusting the blanket over her lap and giving him a small wave when he reappeared.
When he chucked her the trousers she couldnt help but laugh at herself a little. "Thanks... I promise this isnt how it looks." She pulled back the blanket, luckily her jumper was long enough to cover her and pulled on the jeans. Nearly putting her foot through one of the holes in the knee but managing to catch herself before she fell.
She tilted her head at the noise of the drink, "Where are you going with those?" She asked, it wasnt a judging question meerly one of curiousity.

## Rose | Rhett | Marci02/27/2019

*Living Room*

“Don’t worry, I’m not one to judge.” He shot her a short lived smile, summoning enough of his inner friendliness to try and come across as sincere. As she swung the blanket off and proceeded to redress, Rhett’s eyes darted off elsewhere. He didn’t want to come across as a creep. Especially to someone he hardly knew.
He threw a hand out as if to grab her arm when she wobbled but quickly brought it back to his body. It was more out of reflex than anything. He listened to her ask the question, shrugging in response. “Not sure yet.” Taking a few steps to the front door, that was when he finally noticed the snow outside.
Letting out a groan, had he known it’d snow he would’ve tried leaving before it hit. Setting his bag of provisions down, he glanced around for anything he could possibly borrow. Luckily, it seemed that Andy had left a couple of his coats downstairs. They easily fit over his gym attire and after a minute, he threw another glance back at the girl by the couch.
“If Andy comes down or somethin’, you didn’t see me, ok?” He smiled again, letting it last a couple seconds longer before going to open the door. It really was chilly out.
Taking a second to rethink his options, Rhett slowly turned from the door to look at Isk again. “Hey, um..can I ask a favor?” He was literally in no position to be asking such things but it would have been easier than walking there. “Could you give me a lift to Eaux Claires? I kinda need to get my job back.” His face had softened, a hopeful smile playing on his lips. “Please?”

## Mouse02/27/2019

*Living Room*

She smiled and furrowed her brows when he said he didnt know where he was going. When he moved to the front door and groaned she remember hearing something about snow predicted for day and by the look on his face it was here.
A huge grin spread across her face as this realization hit her. "Is it snowing outside?" Her eyes were wide as she looked out the window then turned to smile at him but seeing the look on his face she faultered for a moment.
Isk nodded when he said not to tell Andy, it wasnt her place to get involved anyway. Then he seemed to pause and look back at her. Then he asked for a lift.
She paused and seemed to consider it for a moment. This kid was a stranger but he seemed nice and he seemed to live here with Andy who she felt she could trust. Eventually she nodded, "Yeah ok sure." She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and moved to pull on her shoes. She grabbed her keys off the side. They were a mass of weird and colourful keyrings so it took her a moment to find the actual key for her car. "How did you loose your job?" She asked as she stepped out of the door into the snow.

## Rose | Rhett | Marci02/27/2019

*Living Room - Front*

Relief washed over him as Iskra agreed to give him a ride. Her previous excitement for the snow not going unnoticed, either. “I’ll pay you back, promise..you’re helping me out more than you know.” Giving her one of the warmest expressions he’d been able to in the past 24 hours, he followed her out. Shutting the door tightly behind them.
It took a minute to find an acceptable answer to Isk’s question. “Hm,” Starting down the steps and out into the yard, he shrugged. “When you can be a cat instead, you don’t really need a job.” Before his answer could cause any confusion, he went on. “I’m a shapeshifter. Not as cool as the other one on the team, though.” He was referring to Annie, someone he wasn’t sure if Isk had met just yet. “I’d show you but I’m not in the greatest shape right now.”
As they ventured to her car, he went on to inquire about her own ability. “What cool things do you do?” He asked in a rather childlike manner.(edited)

## Mouse02/27/2019

*Front Outside*
Isk smiled at him and waved the air infront of her at his comment, "No no.. dont worry about it, Im just happy to help and I dont know many of Andys.... group so." She shrugged.
She continued walking, quiet for a moment as she considered, "You could buy me a coffee or something later?" She blurted out then smiled awkwardly and played with her sleeves as she walked. Wishing she hadnt parked her car so far away, so she could hide behind driving so she didnt have to look at the cute boy she was escorting across the city.
Her eyes snapped to him as she described his power, "You can turn into a cat?" A slow wide smile spread across her face, "Thats amazing!" They reached her car and she pulled open the door to the drivers side.
"I um.." she paused with her hand on the door, not sure if hed want to get in the car with her once he found out her power. "I can see and summon spirits" she never told people about the second part of her power. It was something she hadnt told anyone before.

## Rose | Rhett | Marci02/27/2019

*Front Yard*

Once again, Rhett had to pause to fully process just how insanely adorable this girl was. Not only was she attractive looks-wise but her personality, at least what he’d gathered thus far, was the sweetest. She was definitely too good for him.
He did make a note in the back of his head to take her up on the offer. Buying her coffee was honestly the least he could do to pay her back.
His face brightened momentarily to reflect her own enthusiasm regarding his power. “Thanks.” He made it to the passenger side of her car and upon noticing her hesitation, he did the same. Leaning carefully against the side, his hand flat against the roof of the car.
At first, he thought she was joking. He’d never heard of such an ability but the longer he stood thinking, the longer he processed. “You see dead people? Wait. Wait. Wait.” He had taken a step from the car, mouth opening in awe. “You can *summon* them too??” He was completely blown away.
“That must be kinda annoying.” Reaching for the door handle, he opened it and soon huddled inside. She could’ve told him she was actually an alien from outer space and it still wouldn’t have kept him from wanting to go with her. “So, is your life like some Sixth Sense kinda stuff going on? When did you find out about it?” To put it simply, she had captured his attention now.

## Mouse02/27/2019

*Front*

Isk instantly turned red but she masked it by climbing into the car and fiddling with her seat belt. Waiting for him to explain his reaction - he was in the car right? Surely that meant he wasnt totally scared off? Probably he had just weighed up his chances with the snow.
She found herself smiling in reaction to his next comment. "Sixth Sense?" She shook her head and quickly moved the pile of books from the seat so he could sit beside her. Her car, much like her appartment was filled with books.
"It doesnt happen all the time, it depends on me I think... im not really sure." She felt a more comfortable discussing this with rhett than she had with Vindaya.
She flinched slightly at the second question. "Its always been around." She wasnt sure how exact this statement was but she had always been the weird kid. It was difficult to distinguish the line where a kid with imaginary friends became the weirdo who can see ghosts.
"What about you? Do you only shift to cats? Is it just one cat or like can you be different colours?" She threw questions at him, in genuine curiousity but also as an attempt to take the attention from herself.

## Rose | Rhett | Marci02/27/2019

*Front Yard*

Rhett was completely entranced by what he was hearing. Even if it wasn’t exactly what he was expecting as she denied her power relating much to the movies he’d seen once upon a time. His smile didn’t falter, the excitement having boosted up his energy in a way.
He buckled his seatbelt while listening on. He didn’t speak, just nodded his head in understanding anytime she paused or looked to him. He was pretty intrigued by her and the way she explained it made it a little easier to understand. Well, not really. It seemed that she didn’t fully have control over it herself.
When the questions got flipped, Rhett’s smile faded briefly. Her questions weren’t what made it falter but he pushed on determined not to dwell on things for now. That’d be for tonight when he found somewhere to curl up and stay out of sight. Where he would end up was still a mystery.
“The color relates directly to my hair,” He explained with his grin back in place. “And no, I can shift into other animals too...a bear, an owl and..more recently, a lion.” He had hesitated to tell her about the newer transformation but it wasn’t going to stay a secret anyway.
Turning his head as the car began to move, he looked up at the cloudy sky. The snow was coming down steadily but not bad enough to cause any problems for the time being.
His eyes tore from the window to look back over at his company. “So, where are you from?” He wasn’t used to asking questions like this but he assumed he had to start somewhere. “I mean, if you don’t wanna say, that’s fine...I’m from here.” His hands gestured upward in a sort of shrug before stretching his arms in front of him a bit. It seemed like she knew where they were going. “You know Eaux Clairs?” He asked just to clarify.

February 28, 2019

## Mouse02/28/2019

*Front Yard/Car*

Isk glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, "That's kind of cool - what about when you are a bear?" She tilted her head "Or an owl?" She didn't press about the lion thing - she may have had a few more drinks that she'd ever had (which totalled two) last night but she remembered someone mentioning a lion and an event that didn't go very smoothly.
She started driving in the direction of Eaux Claires. "I.. um" She paused for a long while. She hated talking about where she came from - mostly because she didn't really pin point herself as 'coming from' one place in particular. Technically the answer was Russia as she was born there, but she only lived there for a short period before moving to England and then America after that. She frowned a little - the expression looking unnatural on her usually cheery face. "I suppose Russia." She finally said, "So you are from here? Like you're whole life in one place?" She seemed kind of amused and curious about the idea that you could spend your whole life in one area.
"I actually have my shop in Eaux Claires" She smiled and tapped on the steering wheel, "Although you may have to point out exactly where you want to go when we get there." She offered in a small smile and refocused her eyes on the road. Isk was an okay driver, but her car made strange noises as she shifted the gears. "So why did you want to sneak past Andy?" She eventually asked, hoping it wouldn't upset him.