Messengers
An RP by PapillonCameo and Tachigami

On the eastern side of the city, facing the sea, the environment resembled a turn of the century town. Though an offshoot of the busy, modern cityscape that it was attached to, it felt detached and unique. The roads were lined with heavy trees, the shopfronts small and close together. Narrow alleys offered shadowed hiding places for those that knew where to look. Edward Browe's black town car shifted through the shadowed street to drift to a halt at the curb underneath one of the trees, and he shut the engine down. For a while he sat there, watching people. They were just going about their lives, some crossing the street to the open air cafe nearby. It was a warm, near-noon Saturday, so most wore light colors and casual clothing, tee-shirts, jeans, shorts, sandals. When Eddie got out of his vehicle, dragging a black duffel bag with him, he stood out like a sore thumb. He wore a black suit custom fitted to his oddly, unnaturally thin body. It looked difficult to move in but when he took a step, then another, away from his vehicle, it moved fluidly with him.

He walked across the street and stood at the top of the stairs that led away from the road and down to the patio to the cafe. His target was nearby, but he'd lost it halfway down the road. The trail was somewhat cool but he'd often been thrown for a loop. The target had come this way, of course, but possibly doubled back. He sighed and ran his hand over his brown hair, pushing it back and away from his eyes. He went back across the street, discreetly sliding into the shadow of an alley nearby and holding his breath.

Eddie's body became cold, and a thick fog settled over the environment. The sky grew cloudy, the sun vanishing under a dark layer of heavy gray clouds. When he came out of the alley, Eddie was disregarded by everyone, even as he nearly brushed into them. Crossing the street again, he came to a stop at the bottom of the stairs and narrowed his eyes. The trail was stronger now. He stepped aside in case someone tried to move by, setting his bag in the bushes behind him where, when he let it go, it wouldn't be seen by anyone unless they were really looking hard. Unzipping it, Eddie pulled two small pipes out and screwed one into the other, tapping the bottom to make sure it was well attached.