This building is a modern marvel compared to everything else, and even towers over the wall. It is considered the center of the market district and has a full view of everywhere, including bits around the wall, at the very top.
Isabel paused when they finally reached the roof, smiling happily and breathing out in wonder. "It never fails to take my breath away she murmured, spinning to face Simon. "See? Isn't it wonderful? This must be what birds see when they fly over," she glanced over her shoulder at the view. "It's so pretty..."
Simon was a little surprised by Isabel's ability to pull him up with her jump pack. He wondered what it would be like to arm wrestle her. When they reached the top of the building he looked at The Den turning in circles. He stepped on the edge and grinned, wanting to jump down. "I'd love to jump down there but I'd just end up killing myself." The wind blowing on Simon's face made him sit on the edge and close his eyes. "This is amazing Is. You might be crazy after all." Simon turned around towards her laughing at his own joke.
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ჯ ...but I know this is my life...and I won't bow down...ჯ
Isabel sat next to him with a smile. "Well, I wouldn't be me without something wrong up there," she replied, gesturing to her head. Her gaze swept over the city again. "When I first started training, they wanted to keep a close eye on me, so I wasn't allowed to leave often. I used to sneak away to climb up here. It was significantly harder without a jump pack. It was an escape, though, and it was well worth whatever reprimanding I got when I got back. I used to lie and say my brother took me away when really, I just wanted an excuse for running." She actually did lie about her brother taking her away when she was little, but she remembered understanding that no one believed her brother existed, so she used him as an excuse. He would sometimes huff in annoyance, but never mentioned it.
Simon let the breeze calm him down as he listened to Isabel's tale. It was a short and brief but he could tell she meant every word. He turned his head to the side, looking at Isabel's facial expression. After thinking about "Hey, where do you live again?" Simon was interested in Isabel at this point and felt the need to stay close to her and attempt to be a big brother like he was with Lane, and possibly more.
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ჯ ...but I know this is my life...and I won't bow down...ჯ
"I live in the dorms. I don't really leave too often, so I see no point in moving away," she said with a shrug. She blushed slightly, and she mentally scolded herself for acting like a schoolgirl. "So, how did you become a guardian?"
"Oh you still live in the dorms. Well if you don't feel like going all the way over there, my place is always available to you." Simon said this slowly, the way people say things after an awkward moment, but didn't mean to be rude to Isabel in anyway. He caught a slight glimpse of her blushing, but thought it was just a part of being up so high. Then came the question that Simon had only been asked twice. "How did I become a guardian? Ummm...it's like...ok, so I think that Fate decided that being a guardian was the best thing for me. I mean, everyone's got a destiny, but ours is different; special. We get to protect everything in here, and despite our disadvantage in numbers, we still grow strong. But that's why, what you want to know is how. I was a thief and a hacker, and I was already in trouble for breaking into secure files or putting pranks into the files of some of the higher-ups but when I got caught stealing they grabbed me and after noticing my stamina and skills they decided to put me into the guardian program. Trained hard, earned my place, and now I'm an assassin." Not many people knew Simon's story. His file wasn't as descriptive as his own version.
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ბ Ooc... ბ With..
ჯ...but I know this is my life...and I won't bow down...ჯ
Guardian prefers to use: -Shotgun, -Vaporizor -Pistol
Guardian is well equipped with: Smoke Bombs Dragon Skin Camouflage Unit Nitro Unit
She listened to his story, filled with curiosity. After a moment of thinking, she finally said something. "Do you think we can change our destiny? Like, if we don't like where it's headed, do you think we could change it? Or that our destiny tricks us into taking the path it wants us to?" Her voice was quiet, as if she was scared of driving him away. "Like, all of us found on the streets that are now guardians, was that destiny forcing our hand, or was it tricking us into thinking we ever had a choice to stay on the streets?" She shook her head. "I guess I shouldn't question it. I mean without it, I wouldn't have met you," she said with a smile, lightly bumping his shoulder with her own. "Wow, that sounds really cheesy," she said with a small laugh, her face turning even redder.
Simon shrugged. "Destiny is whatever happens. If you want to change something about your life, change it. You'll know if it isn't meant to be when it backfires in your face or ends with a terrible result, but I doubt that destiny controls us like puppets. One of the things that makes the human race unique is our free will, our ability to do whatever we want. Not to say that you should do whatever you want, since there could be consequences to some actions...." Simon shrugged after that, not entirely knowing where the hell he was going with what he was saying. "I mean, what happens, happens. You might like it, you might not, but it happened." At that, Simon took out a cigarette and started smoking. Thinking about if he could have stayed on the streets, and he agreed that he could have stayed, but strangely, he would have died much earlier. When Isabel bumped him, he chuckled and bumped her back. Noticing the how red her face got, he smilled and stroked her face and then turned towards the horizon, exhaling clouds of smoke, the sun reflecting his crimson eyes. "I don't know..."
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ბ Ooc... ბ With..
ჯ...but I know this is my life...and I won't bow down...ჯ
Guardian prefers to use: -Shotgun, -Vaporizor -Pistol
Guardian is well equipped with: Smoke Bombs Dragon Skin Camouflage Unit Nitro Unit
She supposed what he said made sense. She guessed she never really confronted the whole idea of destiny and higher powers and made a mental note to maybe do that later. Isabel's breath hitched slightly when he stroked her cheek, and felt her face heat up even further. She cleared her throat, which had suddenly gotten too dry, and forced herself to tear her eyes away from him. "Do you think destiny has a hand in love?" She murmured, and mentally slapped herself for her lack of subtlety. "I...I mean l-like, uh, who we meet a-and stuff like that?" She added, stumbling around her words and wishing she had a bit more experience talking to guys.
Simon nearly fell off the damn roof, stumbling a bit, but pushed himself back up onto the edge. "L-love?! Well....uhhhhh" When she rephrased her question, interrupting his thoughts of answering the first version he scratched the back of his head. "Erm....welll I guess...I've never really...experienced it but...I think that maybe love has more of it's own way of reaching people..I don't know about that one..." Simon was fidgeting his thumbs, clearly nervious at this point.
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ბ Ooc... ბ With..
ჯ...but I know this is my life...and I won't bow down...ჯ
Guardian prefers to use: -Shotgun, -Vaporizor -Pistol
Guardian is well equipped with: Smoke Bombs Dragon Skin Camouflage Unit Nitro Unit
She cursed her burning cheeks and her off kilter brain, looking away for a moment. She cleared her throat. "Anyway, I just... I thought you deserved a chance to see this. All of this. It's always been incredible to me," she said, standing.
Simon without hesitation, wrapped an arm around Isabel, giving her a hug. "Thanks for showing me this Is." He held her close to him, making sure she didn't fall off the edge from panicking and even smiled. The view was really giving him the urge to drop down from the top of the building and mentally suggested that when the moment is over to get off the roof of this building.
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ბ Ooc... ბ With..
ჯ...but I know this is my life...and I won't bow down...ჯ
Guardian prefers to use: -Shotgun, -Vaporizor -Pistol
Guardian is well equipped with: Smoke Bombs Dragon Skin Camouflage Unit Nitro Unit
Isabella gasped at the sudden arm around her, not expecting it and glad he held her right enough that she didn't fall backwards. Hesitantly, she put her arms around him, before relaxing into the hug. "Of course, Simon..." She murmured, secretly hoping the hug would never end, but knowing he would eventually pull away.
Simon smiled as Isabel leaned into the hug. It made him feel a bit more confident that he could gain Isabel's trust. He didn't know if she trusted him or if she even liked him, but what he did know was that right now she was just as comfortable as he was.
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ბ Ooc... ბ With..
ჯ...but I know this is my life...and I won't bow down...ჯ
Guardian prefers to use: -Shotgun, -Vaporizor -Pistol
Guardian is well equipped with: Smoke Bombs Dragon Skin Camouflage Unit Nitro Unit
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