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Somansh had gotten a call from a student from Leviathan about possibly meeting up to discuss her plans after graduating. Before the incident she had
told her counselor that she was thinking of going there, but now she wasn't so sure now that she was... was infected. She could barely even focus on school currently as it was. How could she possibly go through university?! Despite her concerns, her counselor encouraged her to go meet up with the student and discuss it. She was assured that she would like the student in question, whatever that meant.

So here she was, sitting in a coffee shop waiting for this mystery person that she knew barely anything about. All she was told was that they had something covering their face where the eyes should be. Why could that be? She didn't know of any reason one would cover their eyes. Actually, that might not be such a bad idea for herself! Not for today of course, but after this meeting she could go buy a pair of VERY tinted sunglasses to cover her eyes.

She looked up to see who she would assume was the student in question since his face was covered, giving a nod and taking a hold of his abnormally large hands. He had to be a sluagh if his hands were THAT big. Then she noticed his tail, seeing that it was kind of like a demons, but seemed a bit more unique. Next came this wings, her coming to the realization he was a hallow and a hybrid like she was. It wasn't until she took a hold of his hand that she realized why his face was covered. His eyes were on his hands. How could he possibly get around without having his arms up all the time?!

"Yes, I'm Somansh. You're... You're the student from Leviathan I was supposed to... to meet up with," she had intended to be a bit more strong and confident in her words, but then her eyes began to see the eyes starring back at her, whispers starting up on her eyes. Normally those around her always talked about her strange wings. Not anymore. Now it was all about her infected eyes, comments being thrown around to watch out for her since she was such a danger to society. She hated going out in public anymore. It always made her feel alienated, even more so than before she met Yihad.

He seemed like such a gentleman, and here she was silently freaking out about being out in public with people still talking about her like she wasn't even there. Did he even realize she was an Infected? Probably not, or else he would probably freak out too. Then so much for being a gentleman.

"Tea? Yeah... I like tea," she flinched a but as he sneezed, but quickly recovered. So one downside of his eyes was he probably sneezed a lot, since he would have to use his hands a whole bunch ", All is forgiven. What type of tea do you like? I like tea because of all the plants one can use for them."

"I have not seen the blooming tea no," she replied, looking away as she tried to not focus on what those around her were saying about her being an infected. Despite her attempts to seem calm in this situation, it seemed Manus was interpenetrating her nervousness to be toward his eyes as he just expressed to her. She had to fix this, but should she admit what was actually on her mind? Should she explain that her being an infected was the reason she was second doubting herself being able to go to Leviathan? ", I am fine with your eyes. It isn't the reason I seem so nervous right now. I'm nervous because... because..." her eyes continued to look around the coffee shop, some of the customers and employees eyeing her with suspicion as they did ", I'm one of the... the... infected."

She was about to call him out on being so inconsiderate of her feelings on the matter until she heard him mention the magic words 'I'd like to help you'. Her mind felt a sudden lift of spirits at even the idea of there being a possibility of her getting a cure, even if it hadn't even been discovered yet ", Can we... talk about this somewhere else? There... there are too many people watching me. I can hear what they are saying, and they don't like me. I would be more willing to talk if we went somewhere where it was maybe just the two of us. Would you... be okay with that?" She would understand if he didn't want to be alone with someone like herself. No one wanted to be alone with her ever since she had come back. Why would they? Even the government saw her as a threat, but when she was taking her medication she was perfectly fine. She would never hurt someone. Never.

"Well, there is a spot that would work... but it is my... my secret getaway spot," she looked quite bashful as she said it, hardly believing she was really thinking of bringing him there. She had only brought one other person there before, and that was Yihad, the one person she trusted fully with her secret spot! Could she really trust Manus? Even if she couldn't fully yet, he wanted to help her! How could someone who wanted to help her of all people be bad? That and he was a hallowed like she was, and a hybrid! ", Do you... want me to take you there? It is close to where we are at. We can finish our tea first and head there? Get to know each other a bit more before we go?"

"Yeah, I would like them to go in to-go cups so we can go to my secret area," Somansh responded, getting up and asking for some cups for their tea to go in while they traveled away from the cafe and to the secret area in question. She took a hold of his hand carefully for her own comfort and helped him along the street in the direction they needed to go, then down a business alleyway that no one seemed to use too much except employees perhaps. There didn't seem to be anywhere to go until Somansh let go of Manny's hand and went over to a section of the wall that had lots of crates in front of it, moving a few of them aside with ease to reveal a secret passage to what seemed to be a gap between two of the buildings. For being snuggled between two buildings it receive a lot of sunlight, and there were plenty of potted plants about that looked to be well cared for.

"This is my secret area. I found it as a junior and have been bringing my more less needed care potted plants here ever since. It is my outdoor sanctuary in this busy place. Despite everything that has happened, I can come here and for a moment forget it all, even if it only for a minute. I used to come by more often because there is a plant nursery nearby I buy from often, but ever since I... I got bitten... I find it hard to even come here because people stare and show so much fear. I used to get them all the time due to my duel opposing heritages and odd mutation, but now it is to an extreme I can't handle anymore," her words stuttered at the word bitten, but after that she gained back enough confidence to continue on with what she wanted to say to Manny. He just seemed like someone she could talk to about all this.