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Ochita wasn't surprised when she didn't see many people on the beaches of the Dead Sea, except for a few people here and there collecting salt. Her boots crunched loudly as she walked around the water's edge where the salt remained slushed never truly dissolving. She sighed calmly as she thought how the salt looked a little like snow, not that she had ever seen it in person, but she had read about it from some books she came across from the western world. She frowned a little, thinking whether or not she should return to the docks for night patrol. The sun was just about to fall behind the sand and it was plaguing her if she should go or play hooky for tonight. She hadn't been getting much sleep due to restless nights and extra patrol, though she had no one to blame but herself for that, she did ask for them. Though most would assume it was because she only wants to get on the Pharaoh's good side, raise up in the ranks and things like that, but that wasn't the case. Her mind was plague by nightmares. The unfair part? She couldn't even remember what they were about. For the last month its been cold sweats, unfamiliar screams, and babbling in Arabic that she can't remember the words a few seconds later. It frustrated and scared her at the same time, and with everything that's been going on with the world she doubted she would find any answers any time soon.



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Lost in thought Ochita stared into the water of the Dead Sea as the setting sun turned its calming blue to a shadow black with orange light reflecting off the little waves. In the colors her mind formed wild flames and she could once again hear the screams and pleading from her dream, but in retaliation she kicked at the slushed salt ruining the image as she pulled back almost gasping for air she thought she didn't have. 'What the hell?' She thought to herself as her mind seemed to fade the dream away. It seemed her nightmares were plaguing her even without sleep. She sighed as she pressed the edge of her palms against her eyes. It was then she smelled a familiar scent of smoke from a docile flame. A western flame. "Quinn?" she says softly out loud as she looks around, following the opposite of the wind. Her eyes landed on him almost instantly about 30 yards away. A smile presses easily to her lips at the sight of an old friend. A part of her wanted to just walk up and say hey like a normal person, but another part thought that was just dull. So, to give a more proper greeting, in her mind, she stepped back a bit and pulled an ebony arrow from her quiver, locking it into place to her bow. She then wrapped a purple ribbon around the obsidian arrowhead and took her aim. In an instant it flew passed Quinn's head and landed behind him embedded into a salt tower. With a smirk she placed her bow across her chest and waited for him to find her.



OOC: It's okay.

Ochita couldn't help, but smirk at Quinn's reaction to her little act. She still didn't know him that well, but expected as much to have him point a gun at her only to see it was only "friendly fire" so to speak. She smiled, watching him pull the arrow from it's place and slowly stroll towards her. She laughed in return at his words. "Well I'm glad you think so. It is good to see you Quinn." she says with warmness in her voice as she notices how happy and tired he seemed. "Long day?" she asks ignoring her own tiredness.



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She smiles at his response before eyeing the arrow in his hand and hearing his words. "How do you not understand the term live fire?" she asks with a small laugh escaping her lips before continuing. "It's good you're relaxing though. You must put up with a lot if you come out here to relax." she sighs watching the sun slip under the horizon when she hears his question. "I know, thank you, but I haven't been much of the type to talk. Though you know that." she says with a small smile. "It's just I haven't been getting much sleep lately. It's always around this time a year, but it'll pass eventually." she said, slightly lying through her teeth.



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