Epocheia

[FoxTrott]

"Purge? What--ewww!"

Ericken wiped the red liquid off himself, trying not to gag. Vince smirked at his friend's plight.

"You're better," Vince said, letting go of Steve, "That's good... we should probably get going before anything else happens, though." He gave Steve a once-over before walking to Ericken's side. He flicked a bit of the liquid at Vince, who sighed and wiped it off.

[Sparrow]

“Was I sick?” Steve asks arching an eyebrow.
“You were going into a rage spell, then started wigging out.” Sparrow says.
“I wigged out?...”
Sparrow nods,
“and purged.”
Steve seems slightly taken back,
“Really?”
Sparrow nods and points at Ericken.
“It sprayed him.”
Steve seems surprised,
“Aw, I’m sorry man. ....Good thing you had the respirator and goggles on.”
Sparrow nods in agreement,
“Indeed,” she says quickly, then turns back towards the direction of Eon,
“Lets get a move on, if your up to it I mean.” she says, the last part directed at Steve.
Steve nods,
“I’ll be okay, the bleeding has pretty much stopped. May be from the amount lost, but why think on the dimly lit side?”
Sparrow smiles and continues towards Eon, Steve follows.

[FoxTrott]

"Don't worry about it," Ericken mumbled, still grossed out. The two followed Sparrow towards their destination, occasionally bickering in Forlian.

[Sparrow]

After a few minutes and they reach the top of a small inclined hill Sparrow and Steve stop.
“Well it may have taken an off course route, but it’s finally in site.” Sparrow says.
She looks over the horizon to be sure everything’s in check.
“You know what we need?” Steve says after a second.
“What?”
“We need a system alert that signals the rescue agents. In the vehicles, that sends off a signal after a crash.”
“That’s a great idea. We’ll have to tell Mr. A about it.”
“Indeed.” Steve nods and looks to the city.

The city is about three hundred feet away, there is a short decline before the border. The sky is almost clear, the pollen level being dropped after the rain. The nearly full moon provides enough light to silhouette the city. Pale light dots the streets. There are three areas of the city. In one, the largest portion, most buildings don’t exceed three stories. A majority are one story, two story make up a majority of the remainder. There is a series of large white buildings set apart from the city, sizing around ten times larger then an average building. In the last area are buildings ranging five to twelve stories. These buildings are also white but seem illuminated by the same source of light the streets are.
There is a tall tower set beyond the city that reaches high into the cloud cover. A faint blue light blinks on and off at its top. People can be seen along the streets.

Sounds of the city carry on the breeze, however there are very few car sounds, and none to be seen. A low humming can be heard every now and again.

Suddenly three orb jet up to the group, one in particular stops in front of Vince. Another hovers over to Ericken. The other remains by Sparrow and Steve.
Their lens eyes flash on and they pass a red light over the group. The orbs make a clicking sound as the light passes over several times.

“...Now they find us?.... Meh.... Oh well.” Sparrow sighs but doesn’t move.
Steve doesn’t move either but watches the orb shining a light on him cautiously.

[FoxTrott]

Both were impressed by the fantastic vista. It was a far cry from the crowded, bustling streets of Essence, and anything but the desolate Talesworth cities.

"Wow," breathed Ericken. Vince nooded his agreement. The two were surprised by the sudden appearance of the orbs. Vince was obviously uneasy, as he had taken a step back once he saw them. Ericken stood in place, unsure of what else to do.

"Err," Ericken muttered, "They scanning us for weapons or something?"

[Sparrow]

Sparrow glances back to the two,
“Oh, yes and no, their are making sure we’re not threats. You know, what with the zombies and all.”
The orb nearest Sparrow shuts its light off and hovers next to her. She puts her hand out and it lands on her hand.
“You can never be too careful.”
She looks to the two scanning Vince and Ericken,
“Now, now that’s enough. Their allowed to be here.”
The orbs shut of their lights, one has text cross it.
The text reads: “Welcome to Eon.”
The orbs back away a distance, but stay in view. The one leaves Sparrow’s hand.
“All rightly then, ready to continue?” Sparrow asks, then starts walking towards the city once more, Steve following close behind.

[FoxTrott]

"Makes sense," murmured Vince. He felt like his privacy was restored when the orbs shut off their lights. He nodded his gratitude for their (probably programmed) welcome, and followed close behind Steve and Sparrow. Ericken enjoyed the view for a few more moments before following behind them.

[Sparrow]

After several minutes they reach the first part of the city. There are buildings on both sides that branch into blocks. The street lights are sounded by average sized fireflies, with seem to be the main source of light. A majority of people who pass by smile and nod.
“It’s nice to be back here.” Sparrow sighs in relief.
Steve nods, Sparrow looks to him.
“You should go see a medic....” she replies worriedly,
“Indeed, I’ll head there now. Get these two set up, I’ll be fine, and they’ve been through enough for today.” he says calmly, then heads down a street leading to the large white buildings.
Sparrow looks to the orbs,
“Follow and protect him.”
The orbs immediately follow after Steve.
Sparrow turns to Vince and Ericken,
“The place I plan to give you for board has everything you’ll need to get settled in, would you like to go there now? I hope you don’t mind an apartment.”

[FoxTrott]

Though it was still a foreign land, it didn't seem too different from home. The people were still friendly, and fireflies light up the night. Vince and Ericken began to feel the effects of the long day's work taking its toll on them.

"Absolutely!" Ericken exclaimed before Vince could reply, "I mean, an apartment's fine, but, please, take us there now."

[Sparrow]

Sparrow nods and smiles,
“KK then. Please follow me.”
She leads them down several streets and to one of the taller buildings. It appears to be taller then the others at about twenty stories. The walls are make of polished white stone.
Inside the lobby is well taken care of, complete with a fountain, however the water seems slightly red. The floor is carpeted with peacock feather designs and the walls are mainly white, with roman styled arching.
She walks to the front desk and gets a set of room cards, then takes them to the elevator.
After a few minutes they reach the second to top floor, the top floor being unmarked in this elevator. She hands a card to each of them.
“This room,” she points to a door
“Is connected to that room by a second door in the room.”
She does a slight Japanese bow,
“I’ll leave you two for now, if you need anything there is a list of numbers to call, and the phone can be used for normal calls.” she says then goes back to the elevator.
“I have to check on Steve.”
The elevator leaves and Sparrow is gone.

The rooms are suites, complete with full view of the city through a window that runs a walls length. The furniture is peacock feather style, as is the floor. There is a second floor with a stocked kitchen.

[FoxTrott]

The two followed Sparrow, many "oooh"'s and "aaah"'s emanating from Ericken's mouth. He tried to ignore the rapid ascent in the elevator by concentrating on Vince's face, which was as expressionless as ever. The two took the cards, and pocketed them.

"Thank you," Vince said, nodding in response to Sparrow's bow. Ericken was already at the window, marveling at the view.

"It's so big!" Ericken exclaimed, throwing his arms wide.

"We're also on the top floor," Vince reminded him. Ericken made a pathetic noise, and wandered off to one of the bedrooms. Vince gazed out at the city for a few moments before closing the curtains and walking to his own room. Vince began to undress into something more comfortable, though he left the respirator and goggles on, just in case. This was a foreign land, after all.

"Hey--ahhh!"

Ericken poked his head through the door connecting the two rooms, only to have a shoe thrown at him. He grumbled to himself, and closed the door, retiring to his own bed.

[Sparrow]

In the early morning -5am- there is a torrential thunderstorm. From the view out the window, a majority of the lightning seems to be hitting a lightning rod at the top of one of the white buildings.

At -9am- Power goes out, there is a knock on the door minutes later.
Power seems to be flickering on and off with each clap of thunder.
It is dark out from the thick cloud cover, and only lights by lightning.

[FoxTrott]

Vince couldn't get back to sleep once the thunderstorm began. He tossed and turned, but just couldn't settle down. He laid in bed, the light on, reading a random magazine he had found. At about seven, he managed to drown out the thunder by burying himself under many pillows and blankets.

The knock at the door awoke Ericken. Moaning about how early it was, he turned on the light, only to have it stay off. After flicking the lightswitch on and off a few more times, he groaned, and went to open the door.

"Who is it?" he called through the thunder.

[Sparrow]

There is no response to the question. The door is knocked again.

[FoxTrott]

Ericken was feeling a bit unnerved at this point. He considered grabbing Vince for backup, but curiosity got the best of him, and he opened the door, ready to go kung-fu on the visitor's ass.