The Highs And Lows Of City Livin' [Calypso/Lerna]

It was almost amazing that no matter where Lerna went, she could always find that scummy underbelly among the humans. Unsavory types who while filthy and having all sorts of fucked up aspects, were very in tune with the spiritual going ons. And sometimes, that included demon information: Lerna's bread and butter.

She was only in the US for a short time before she began picking up little jobs. It was an important part of her process. She'd go into an area, start a reputation as a fixer, and then she'd wait until she was approached to be brought into something more ....substantial.

This particular job was to take care of a little punk that had been getting a little overconfident. Not a kill job, just something to shake him up. And lo and behold, just as she began to tail the guy, he vanishes into an alley, and then before she can even head in and scope the place, he comes running out!

Her eyes widened, surprise on her face for just an instant before she GRABBED him by the shirt and slammed him up against the wall with that inhuman strength of hers, causing him to flinch. [color=orchid]"Well well well. Well well well! Well well.....well~ If it isn't Mikey. Ars has been looking for you. But I think I gotcha at a bad time." Her eyes shifted to the knife in his hand, grabbing it from him as her other hand kept a firm press to his chest, keeping the kid winded. "You stupid fucking Kid. You better not have killed someone." She growled, giving him a PUNCH to his gut, the little punk bowled over, and she dropped him, letting him crumple.

"Consider this a warning fuckass. Next time you'll be spitting up blood the next time you steal from Ars." She snarled down to him before she eyed the strange fluid on the knife. Was this even blood? It smelled.....was that....cocaine? No ...what WAS it?! She ignored the sobbing sack of shit and rounded the corner, folding the knife up and pocketing it before her brows raised. Some girl? A pretty one at that. Lerna also noticed that cut on her arm and perked up. Was she ... a demon? She smiled. Friendly like.

"Hey there. You okay?" She called out to the woman as she walked closer, holding up the folded up knife. "Took care of the little asshole that nicked you I think. You need that to....." She paused, her brows raising when she noticed that the wound had closed up. "Huh.....well would you look at that...You one of them demons? You don't smell like one." She asked, quite intrigued as she eyed the blood on the woman's arm, but made sure not to stare. First things first. She needed to figure out who this woman was, then from there she could figure out what to do.

Her brows raised when she saw that sudden behavior in the woman. Almost immediately backing down and making Lerna chuckle just a bit as she took a few steps closer, eyes shifting to the splashes of blue and red. So she'd hurt someone else as well? Her violet eyes darted back to the ....Danava. That was one of the rarer breeds of supernatural. Even if people disagreed on if they were demons, they definitely had a reputation for being entwined with demons.

She moved in close and paused, unfolding the knife and rubbing her thumb along the blue sheen on it's edge, before reaching up and rubbing it along her gum. An incredibly small ammount, rather than properly ingesting it. The effect was......pretty rapid, and her brows raised for just a moment. "Whew. Well, that's quite a kick. Don't worry about causing trouble. It's practically my middle name. I never said that the reason I kicked the shit out of your stabber was a good one." She smiled calmly as she approached Calypso, her head canting to the side as she reached up, offering the knife to Caly by the handle.

"That's some wild blood you have there. Must be a real trip livin a day in your shoes. But then again, with a cute face like that I guess your days must be pretty lively even when you aren't bleeding." She mused, taking a step back and offering a closed fist to rest across her own chest, lightly bowing her upper body just the slightest bit. "The name's Lerna. What might yours be, cutie?" She asked, laying on a bit of charm.

Talk about double value. There was no way she would bleed the girl to make drugs. Hell, drug business was always fucking rotten anyway. But .... a nice friend with ....especially tasty blood wasn't a bad thing. But much,,,,MUCH more than that. She was a Danava. And that meant potentially, this girl might have information on demons. But she kept herself in check. She coulnd't be too easger, or just go straight into demon questions. This girl seemed.....sheepish. Apologetic.Backing down almost immediately. The girl had 'please don't make confrontation' written all over her. Practically the number 1 symptom of some kinda trauma. And the wrong kind to have in a bad neighborhood. She couldn't have a valuable source of potential information get stabbed in this shithole. She moved in, after Calypso introduced herself and stepped in beside her, smiling. "Why don't you come with me? Getting cut shouldn't be your only experience in a neighborhood like this. Don't want ya getting the impression that we're all just a buncha fuckbois with a knife."

Brows raised just a little at the name offered up by the woman.
"Calypso huh? Your folks must have really been into mythology." She chuckled lightly at that, her smile widening all the more when Caly agreed to go with her. Oof, talk about easy to lead on. No wonder this girl had got herself cut up, that pretty much settled it. If she left this girl around she was gonna get that cute butt of hers stabbed or worse. She'd have to look after her at least until she could get a bit of information out of her. She frowned a little. "Hmmm, you really trust me that much? You really are from out of town." She sighed, smiling to herself before putting on a bit of a toothy grin.

"You old enough to drink, Calypso?" She asked, gently raising her hand up behind the girl's lower back and starting to walk her out of the alley. Guiding her to the slightly better side of town. "There's a bar not too far from here, I know the guy that owns it. We can hang out there for a bit. They have some pretty nice food there too. But don't tell Al I said that. He's got enough of an ego as it is." She chuckled, already imagining the kinda weird look the guy would get if he heard her praising his food.

Lerna chuckled just a bit as she listened to Caly, a little amused at the girl just straight up admitting to drinking alone at home. Nope, that wasn't sad at all. But it definitely cemented Lerna's perception of her being a little damaged. "Izzat right? Well let's get a little drink then." She chuckled, gently guiding the girl through the streets, ignoring the wayward glances the pair of them attracted before making their way to a nice, homey looking bar. It was the work of a moment to find a seat at the counter, Lerna waving to the barkeep who immediately smiled.

"Lerna! Well well, to what do I owe the pleasure? And who is this little charmer?" He asked calmly, not a single emotion coming from him as he glanced between the two and relaxed, resting his elbows on the counter as he did.

"Hey there Saix Got a friend here. Can you get me a screwdriver? Her tab's on me." She chimed, glancing back to Lily and then settling onto the stool, taking a moment to look the girl up and down as she drummed her fingers, still just a little high, she was a bit more amped up than usual. "So, what's a girl like you doing in town? You visiting? Or do you work around these parts?" She ventured, that almost hunting smile of hers in full evidence as she watched the woman closely, maybe too closely. Wow, she was just in a good mood!

Lerna nodded along as Caly gave a sortof non-answer, stating that there really WAS no reason for her to be here. Followed promptly by some VERY uhhhh alarming phrasing at the very end there. "Wow, you must really have some demons there girly. Maybe I'm not the one who could use a drink." She chuckled softly, concern thrumming from the woman as she seemed to .....carefully consider the girl. "You normally go blurting that kinda stuff out to pretty blonde thugs you meet out on the street? Not that I'm complaining or nothin, just you seem a little loopy despite not have started to drink any." She mused, drumming her fingers thoughtfully as she sipped the drink she'd gotten for herself.

Her curiosity was just growing more and more with all this stuff that Caly was seeming to put out around her. Some serious angry teen emo vibes to be sure.