Broken

[Nox]

Nox looked up and saw Dorian standing in the doorway. Cruz and Christian were arguing the merits of levers and pullies as a means of tripping the wires. They were going on and on on their points and Nox had zoned out. "I'll be back."


Nox stood up and walked over to Dorian and leaned against the wall and offered Dorian his hand. "Nox Durante. We've not really been formally introduced."


Dorian took his hand and shook it firmly. "Dorian Vega. Thank you for coming. I know the situation is a bit ... chaotic."


Nox smiled. "I think your situation and mine are bit the same or you wouldn't have asked me here. What exactly do you want from me Dorian?"


Dorian nodded towards the pair of men at the table. "You get along well with them. I need someone I can trust to watch my son. Someone who won't stand out in class. Someone who understands the dangers we are in - the people who we've pissed off."


Nox laughed. "You want me to be a bodyguard?"


Dorian nodded. "In simple terms."
Dorian walked along the edge of the house and Nox followed him. "With Ascendancy's announcement we've got our work cut out for us in Domovoi. Godlings to protect, vigilantes to keep off the streets and I can't even begin to think what monsters are going to come out of the woodwork with the Atharim spending their time hunting gods."
They walked towards the end of the house. "I'll pay you for your time. You'll stay here for as long as there is a threat. I'll pay you extra to teach Cruz how not to kill himself. Hell I'll even pay for your fucking education at Moscow University if it's necessary. I need Cruz safe. The Atharim can't kill him cause he's a god. I won't have it. You are Atharim and a god. I don't know how you do it. I'm asking you to choose a side."


Nox grinned. "I choose my side a long time ago. And I'm fairly certain my side coincides with yours. The Atharim won't let me live anymore than they will Cruz when they find out what I am. I'll stick around until something better comes along."
Nox smiled and nodded back towards the pair of arguing men. "I had a hacker get into your security system. It's his system now. He's monitoring it and it'll alert me if something happens. I'm working on early warning systems with our gifts. But if it's really dangerous if your wife goes out alone. I should get back to them before they blow something up."

Edited by Nox, Sep 18 2016, 04:52 PM.