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okay so basically the scene is
the um, okay arin is a run away but instead of going to hiding he makes the split decision that since he was supposed to die, if he takes shelter anywhere in New York, where he will be found immediately, he takes shelter at the only place he shouldn't be (ikr im so smart yeahhhhh i was teh one who thought shakespear to write Theater plays) B)
Maggie McGinnis was too busy to attend the Ceremony since she was this close to working out the kinks of her brand new weapo- i mean gadgets. Few Days ago when she was heading to a Beer Shoppes near Jezebel's to get a 12 pack, since had a new idea to work on; it would be a long day and night. On the way back she saw Posters, Banners, Air Ships with Banners and Posters celebrating the upcoming Marriage of the Eldest Heir to the Fairfax Industries
She couldn’t care less, FairFax is nothing but a job to her. She knew already she wont be attending the Ceremony.
She was tinkering with her Spectral wall, she had discovered a trait recently, of the souls that she uses as a power, seem to more than just a power source. She was in her Lab, first floor, location it is a bit isolated from residential buildings, Near few Factories, Windows are closed, covered with curtains, She liked working in Solitude. Never thought of ever sharing a lab with anyone, everyone looked at her as a Lone wolf, a Rambo when it comes to scienceFireworks, colorful lights peaked from the curtains
McGinnis: "Finally, Of Course the hier of the Fairfax has to have such a grand celebration. What a spoiled brat" she proclaimed as she poured the silently screeching blended souls prepared earlier that evening into the contraption
'wish all this noisy bunch would be quieter, These souls are more quite than these foolish people-' as soon as she said that the cheering and celebration from outside turn into outcry and scamper
"Alright i didn't mean it like that" she said snarkily
Reason for the outcry and chaos doesn't matter to her, she didn't give it a second thought and went back to tinkering and working she has heard screams and screeches all the time when working with dead souls, she doesn't mind it anymore
"Oh yay, double the screaming. Just what i needed this fine evening, ugh. I Hate People"
On one of the busy streets of the New York City
Pocket: "please please please stay alive for a bit longer I'll find her in time"
'One moment i was next to her, in a cordial celebration, the next-' 'i have to make it out there, i cant stay here, i need to stay alive i will prevail it isn’t my fault'
“God damnit this shithole of a city”
He made up this mind, There is only one person who could save him. Although, He needs to hurry
For tonight, will be a loooong night
( okay so Maggie is working on her spectral wall, one of her upgrade is that enemies hit by it receive amped dmg from all of McGinnis' sources, i am gonna link that and Pocket's amp that he tells her that he can help her in return of being saved by her medicinal specter)
McGinnis: ‘I swear I wasn't seeing things when I saw those numbers, They simply didn't add up when the wall hit the targets, the numbers went up somehow.…’
She wants find out why and how does the wall amplify the Damage and use it for herself, but she doesn't understand the latent power that resides in these souls
Fortunately for her, someone does know, and they are approaching rapidly
People of New York are always keen, Someone was walking down the streets briskly. A Shining Keylsey-Evans Coast breezed through the sidewalks into the alleys. Arin didn't want to be seen
Pocket:'what am I doing I don't have to keep the formal act up I'm bleeding to death, where is this woman's damn office, it's right in this block I know.…'
running from the dumpster fire of a marriage ceremony, he 'borrowed' his overcoat and a suitcase
since as a kid he eyed that suitcase, he hid it for himself, away from the clutches of his father. It held something close to him in a way he can't describe struggling and desperate to not let life slip from his grasp, he collapses in between the walls in an alley
'M-Mina...' he said, dropping the suitcase, his hand reaching out to the window from which he saw McGinnis' silhouette in her shop
McGinnis: She unlocked the door and walked into her downstairs office, hanging off her over coat, shrugging off the tension of acting sane in public spaces and different than herself just to get things done
‘God I hate leaving this place’ she said to herself as she lock the door behind and headed up to her office cum house
“Wished I could just stay inside work on my toys and the solutions just arrive on my doorstep-”