> Blink.
> "...Why me?"
>"Why, indeed," says Ran. "Perhaps your abilities simply make you a magnet for such things? Or perhaps you are being targeted? Who can say?"
>"Hmm... that is rather disturbing... oh !" Look around for a place to sit. "May i have a seat ?"
>She nods. "Chen?"
>"Got it!" comes Chen's voice behind you, before she walks around and leaves the room for a side room, returning later with a smaller cushion that she places across from Ran.
>You get a slightly better look at her now. The first thing you notice are a pair of forearm sheathes that she wears, conspicuously unconcealed by her dress sleeves. They hold a pair of knives, more for melee than throwing, judging by their length. She walks with surprising grace, you suspect enough to to rival you at your best. You also note those sheaths hold their blades in place with a button strap, which tells you she was fast enough to undo the button and draw them a moment ago without your attention being drawn to the former motion. That is worrying.
>"Make yourself comfortable," says Ran.
>_
