Even by the standards of their cozy little club beneath the Commercial District, nothing could hold a candle to the developed interior of the Inner Citadel. As one stepped under the sky-scraping walls that separated the Citadel from the rest of the Stronghold, the difference was palpable, even in the air as detected Kaede's acute inhuman senses. Paved roads curved between tall, steel and glass buildings and splashes of verdant, manicured lawns. The people dressed differently, decorated in crisp, clean and colorful clothing, with hair immaculately brushed and styled in shapes that Kaede thought to be gaudy and ridiculous.
As impressive and proper as his surroundings were, Kaede could not stifle his unease as he maneuvered the streets, using the directions given by his client's servant to navigate the unfamiliar city with the chattel in tow. It was all too perfectly in place, too quiet, like the residents had covered their ears and tried to shut out the current state of the world. In a way, the architecture reminded Kaede of the Old World's Toronto, yet instead of youthful wonder he felt pinpricks of dread in its beauty.
Somehow, he had found the residential area, even as he was certain he'd gotten himself lost more than once. He looked at the instructions, sloppily sprawled over a crumbled bit of paper. The stock beside him, a comely, black haired male, continued to ask questions and whether Kaede knew "where he was going", as even he had got the hint that the Infected had no idea where they were. Kaede ignored him and sought out the client's home, what was described as a "black framed apartment complex that curved like the letter J".
After what felt like hours, Kaede believed he'd found it. Supposedly the client's servant would great in the back lot for them, yet no one heralded his arrival. Kaede settled himself against a wall, arms crossed, while the contact stood beside him, obedient and tense. The River Styx owner would force himself to be patient and wait. It was rare that they received "private and personal" orders such as this, rarer still that Kaede would be delivering the product himself. However, for the rate the client was paying, Kaede would make the journey blindfolded and naked if asked.
Posted 09-09-2021, 07:59 PM
This post was last modified: 09-09-2021, 07:59 PM by Kaede Winchester
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