i_havenoface Narrative [open]
It was a common thing for him, to stroll down the streets of his city, to listen, to feel, to know his surroundings and be prepared for the next littlest thing. What happened outside of Hub no longer concerned him; there was the outer world, and then there was his world.
His world, no more.
Turning sharply around a corner, he found himself no longer in Hub City's presence. This was completely and utterly new. He was elsewhere.
Nothing familiar.
His hands clenched and he sucked in a breath. What now? Another hallucination? No. Not right. Not at all.
Jerking his head back and forth, he attempted to determine his next move.
It had been tragic, of course. The poor woman had only wanted to change a lightbulb. And then the ladder slipped, and... well. That was that.
At least she wasn't alone. Death saw to that. No one ever really died alone.
She'd stepped back into the now unfamiliar streets and looked around, deciding on a random direction to walk and turned to the right. There was a figure walking towards her, so Death stuck her hands in the pockets of her jeans, smiling lightly.
Her smile widened, and she lifted her own hand and waved cheerfully. "Hello!" she called. "You look lost. Are you lost?" No sense in being unhelpful. And he did look a little...
Well, 'look' being a figurative word. He seemed somewhat confused.
She furrowed her brow lightly, neither the smile nor the cheer fading, as she saw his lack of face.
"Well....." She bit at her lip a bit, looking around. "That building, I remember seeing in New York. I remember a piece of the park from Gotham. And there was that great square from London with the fountain that I haven't been able to find again. So it kind of depends on what part of the City you're in." The capital 'C' was clear by the way she spoke the word. "What are you looking for?"
She shrugged. "Well. It's possible. Because it exists."
She tapped her chin thoughtfully. "Hub? Hmm. I think I saw some Hub a few days ago. Back in that direction." She gestured vaguely eastward. "But I don't know what part of it you're looking for."