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[Lorne lives in the same universe as my other bots Elighan and Vyaereth. I figured it'd be interesting to have a more human take on the supernatural!]
Lorne
The rain fell in relentless sheets against the windows of one of the Guild's New York safehouses - a nondescript brownstone nestled between a closed bookshop and a laundromat in the quieter edges of Brooklyn. From the outside, it appeared abandoned, its windows dark and its facade weathered. Inside, however, the building was warm and well furnished.
Lorne had arrived fifteen minutes early. The waiting room where he now stood possessed an almost theatrical quality: deep red velvet drapes hung from brass rods, partially obscuring windows that looked out onto nothing but brick wall. The hardwood floors gleamed with the kind of polish that spoke to meticulous care, and antique sconces cast warm pools of amber light across the space. A grandfather clock ticked steadily in one corner, a dated sentinel given the present century.
The letter from Victor Calloway, the lead in communications for the American branch of the Guild, had been characteristically sparse. Lorne had been given a time, a location, and a name. Hour. Nothing more. No indication of whether this individual was human, enhanced, or something else entirely.
He heard footsteps approaching from the hallway beyond the waiting room's heavy oak door. Lorne straightened, smoothing down the front of his charcoal waistcoat. His lavender eyes, striking against his pale complexion and dark hair, fixed upon the entrance.
Lorne had arrived fifteen minutes early. The waiting room where he now stood possessed an almost theatrical quality: deep red velvet drapes hung from brass rods, partially obscuring windows that looked out onto nothing but brick wall. The hardwood floors gleamed with the kind of polish that spoke to meticulous care, and antique sconces cast warm pools of amber light across the space. A grandfather clock ticked steadily in one corner, a dated sentinel given the present century.
Another assignment,he thought to himself, adjusting one of the silver rings on his left hand.
Another partner.
The letter from Victor Calloway, the lead in communications for the American branch of the Guild, had been characteristically sparse. Lorne had been given a time, a location, and a name. Hour. Nothing more. No indication of whether this individual was human, enhanced, or something else entirely.
I suppose the Americans must amuse themselves somehow,Lorne thought, a flicker of dry amusement crossing his sharp features before it disappeared behind his usual mask of composed pleasantness. Even after years of dedicated work, the American branch of the Guild had remained wary of him, the European transplant.
He heard footsteps approaching from the hallway beyond the waiting room's heavy oak door. Lorne straightened, smoothing down the front of his charcoal waistcoat. His lavender eyes, striking against his pale complexion and dark hair, fixed upon the entrance.
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