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She snorts. "I speant forty years of my early life putting this sucker back together from the scrap heap, hoping that by the time I reached full adulthood and my body could turn upright I'd be able to ride it. It happened. Only one other person is allowed to touch it without my explicit permission, and that's only because she's saved my life a few too many times.... and because she was able to get me some aftermarket upgrades," comes the explanation, "I don't think there's anything anyone could offer me that would make me give it up. I'm willing to show you what it can do, though. You'll want to hold on real tight."

As they reach the outside of the small town, Victi cranks the accelerator, bringing it up to nearly 170km/h, making the bike sing out its shrieking roar of whiring engines. Surprisingly, the wind isn't as brutal as it should be, a soft transparent shell of something shines and ripples slightly as it deflects bugs and leaves and wind-blown dust away from them. There is some wind, but it's heavily slowed down. It doesn't take long for the pair to come into view of the place where three more shards wait...

Evelyn sighed. “Alright. Let’s go and I’ll explain.” She began to follow Lisa to the tree she had been talking about. “I guess now is a good time to explain?” She sighed again. She was having a hard time putting it into words despite it being really easy to. “Well, I’m trying to escape something before it comes for me. I think that’s a good explanation. I’d honestly just rather not be home where it could get me.” She was trying to be as vague as possible. She wanted to tell Lisa why she was out there but she didn’t know if she could exactly trust her. You’re worried now? You literally asked 2 very suspicious questions earlier. Evelyn sighed once more. She instinctively touched her hairpiece again.

Adriannu looked rather confused when Raven said that if the message is true, then she had already been in danger all morning. Nevertheless, she kept herself busy herself petting the cat in all the places she knew that cats tended to like. Hearing her purr did bring a small smile to the child despite her confusion and concerned for her new friend. The sound of a feline purring was a very soothing sound to her as it reminded her of her mother purring while she cooked dinner.

Raven then went on to say that, no, she hadn't heard her message, but that she had seen the disc that it came from before dropping the bombshell that it resembles the one that "we" got earlier. "By we, do you mean this person you said would be my companion, they have a magic clay shard too?!" However instead of looking happy at this news, Adriannu actually looked extremely wary. "What is this person like? Are they an adult? I don't like adults, they're cruel. Would they try to steal my shard? If they try to steal it...I'll hurt them. No one takes my shard."

There was a starling amount of venom in her voice, and not the petty sort that someone might hear in an upset child. No it and the threat against a would-be thief were delivered with perfect sincerity. It was a complete 180 degrees from the sweet, selfless child Raven had been talking to just a second ago. Yet that sweetness from earlier was also completely sincere and even now she was gently petting Raven with the exact same amount of care. Clearly something had to have happened for a child to act in this way and just as clearly, that something involved adults.

"Oh I'm sorry. I was just enjoying the banter. My names Jules. Jules Giest. I assure you demons dont simply just eat your body and soul. No no. Whatever you encountered was different. However, that's not the point here. Regardless, it appears you have judged me before getting to know me!" She scoffs. "Typical of course so I'm not surprised. However, I had a human kill someone special to me and you dont see me discriminating and killing every human I see." She smirks. "Unless they are monsters in their own design."
She stretches. "So, you want to fight me? And your reasoning behind it is because... I'm a demon. So you realize there are many different types of demons? The one you encountered is a hybrid. A demon mixed with something else. They dont play with their food but just devour it." Her eyes turn white. "You see I'm not the kind of demon you should be killing. Without me, people die faster." She crosses her arms and her eyes turn normal. "Granted i could also be someone's worst nightmare but I choose the simpler life."
She looks at them. "Now I could give you more of a history lesson on demons considering you think all demons are the same or we can move past this petty revenge toward me. Who knows, perhaps I know who killed your family and can lead you to them." She shrugs and smirks slightly. "Fighting though will solve nothing." She says with disinterest.

"...Wha-!?" Whatever he was about to say gets lost in a startled cry as the machine lurches forward. The mercenary nearly falls, having not paid attention to her warning. Drake wraps his arms tightly around her now, evening digging his fingers into her fur to stop himself from hitting the ground. His heart hammers against his ribs.

He's silent for the rest of the ride, except when he belted a round of nervous (Or excited? He's not even sure.) laughter after almost flying from his seat. Drake doesn't notice when they draw near Jule's lighthouse, at least not until Victi perhaps slows down or screeches to a halt before hitting the target.