Sarissa (ladyofsummer) wrote in thedoorway, @ 2014-08-25 22:22:00 |
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Entry tags: | kaidan alenko, sarissa |
WHO: Sarissa and Kaidan Alenko
WHERE: On the streets
WHEN: Aug 25
WHAT: A faerie and a space Marine foil a mugging
RATING: PG
Sarissa normally didn't mind walking to the subway from the soup kitchen where she volunteered. A few months ago, she might've. But a few months ago, she still very much felt like a powerless mortal who'd grown up around powerful beings, and as such, tended to keep to herself and bolt at any sign of trouble. Since then, however, she'd come to accept her new powers. Though she still feared them and what they would eventually do to her, she had a better grasp of them now. She wasn't sure if she was ever going to feel like she was the one controlling her Mantle rather than her Mantle controlling her, but she could make use of it now. And with that came the confidence to go into the more dangerous parts of town to try to help those who were even more helpless than herself. It was dark now, although the streetlamp cast pools of light on the quiet street. A few nights ago, the electricity had gone down, and it still left the residents of this area on edge. Sarissa didn't look at them as she passed; she just kept her strides purposeful to paint herself as neither a victim nor an aggressor. In the alley she just passed, however, a short scream pierced the air. Sarissa stopped, her gaze darting in the direction of the scream. Old instincts screamed at her to run, to get to safety, but she'd been in that position too many times before to turn away now. She had immense power now, and one day it was going to destroy her. She might as well use it to do some good before then. Without further hesitation, she plunged into the darkness of the alley. |