Because not Everything is as it Seems (Crystal)

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Serenity stared at the woman in a cell across from her, a big grin on her face. "So mommy, what got you stuck in here?"

(Wow Frosty this place looks awesome!)

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

(Ha, thanks. What do you think about using it as a kind of secondary forum for CoH? It's definitely faster than wetpaint, and I can organize the threads more easily)

Nora rubbed the palms of her hands over her eyes and sighed. She was sitting on the cold floor, her back against the wall; her butt was going numb. "After Seth got shot, I started looking into the UC. Trying to find out things that could help bring them down. I guess Eloise found me out."

[Light]

(It's definitely a lot faster than wetpaint, I think it'd be a good idea )

Serenity rolls on her back, "You never thought she wouldn't?"

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(I'm glad So far, I have you and Fallen on my 'side')

Nora groaned and leaned her head back. "I don't know. I'm just not cut out for this. I'm not a secret agent or anything! I'm just a painter who was shoved into all this crap."

[Light]

Serenity perks up a bit turning to face her again, "You paint?"

(Lol, I'm with you guys 100% of the way :3)

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(Great!)

"Yeah," Nora replied in a tired voice. "I wanted to be an artist, but my parents forced me to enroll at the Academy." She glanced over at the other girl in the cell across the hall. She still couldn't believe she was Seth's adopted daughter, soon to be her own daughter. God, she wasn't ready to be a mother. She was 19!

[Light]

Serenity sits up in the bondage's giving her a proud look, "I'm an artist as well- but with metal."

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Nora studied her silently for a second. "Why are you all tied up, anyway?" she asked.

[Light]

Serenity smiles at her innocently, "Because their afraid of me mommy!~"

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Nora couldn't help but smile. This girl, somehow, managed to be light-hearted despite the situation, at least on the outside. If Serenity could, then she would try, too. "You're a mixed blood, aren't you? I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just curious."

[Light]

The girl grins at her, eyes sparkling, "Was it the eyes?" She scoots closer to the bars. "Almost every mixed blood has unique eyes, and it's said they describe their ability." Serenity leans against the wall on the side of the cell, "I don't mind telling people, i'm proud of it because of Seth. He taught me how to use my gift and why I should."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Nora often wondered what it would be like to have mixed blood, to have... abilities different from the average human. "What can you do?" she asked.

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Serenity points to the glowing bars that would zap her if she used her gift, "I'd show you, but I guess I can explain." She tilts her head back a bit, "I can 'bend' metals, and create more if I wanted from scraps. I can also make them as light as I want." She shrugs a bit, "It's how I made the Sting for the Sky Hawks."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Nora jerked at the name. "You're associated with the Sky Hawks?" She'd heard of the infamous pirate gang, of course. Most people had, even if they didn't live on Mars. She'd never MET someone from a gang before, though.

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"Of course! Seth used to be the first leader as well before his sting got shot of the sky. We all thought he was dead- but he always manages to prove us wrong every time." Serenity laughs a bit under her breath, closing her eyes remembering the day.

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"So the UC captured him, wiped his memory, and turned him into a proper soldier," Nora said, piecing it together. Maybe they'd done it just to mock the Sky Hawks. Or did they even really know who Seth was? "Is his last name really 'Visnir'?"

[Light]

Serenity shrugs a bit at the first part, "Maybe." She grins at Nora, "His last names Deathwing, Visnir is his middle name."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Seth Visnir Deathwing," Nora said, sounding amused. Would she be Nora Deathwing someday? Her heart soared at the thought, though she told herself it was foolish. There were far more important things to think about than marrying Seth.

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Serenity wags her eye brows a bit as if she sensed what Nora was thinking, "Pretty cool huh? I kept mine instead of changing it, Serenity Nalestrom, but Deathwing sounds pretty cool huh?"

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"It does," Nora said, smiling faintly. "I suppose this means he's related to Zaine Deathwing."