Briar huffed. "Fine. I guess I should let it go." He grumbled,
blowing the hair from his face. He became silent and kept his arms
folded. He exhaled heavily and looked to Popilo, tilting his head.
Popilo noticed Brair looking at her. "Wh-what?" She asked, raising
an eyebrow and giving him a small smile, half of a smirk. She
glanced at Kasai, and then looked back to Brair.
”Hello There! I am Alter Ego, your
technological guide!"
A small group of people had gathered
nearby, and Akio was starting to get anxious. Standing up slowly,
she tried to creep away from the three people, silently hoping she
wouldn't be noticed.
Briar noticed Akio out of the corner of his eye, but paid no
attention, as he was busy watching the street behind Kasai and
Popilo. A certain bike with a logo that made Briar growl pulled up
to the park, and a woman in a black uniform stepped off.
Desire looked at the suspicious group ahead of her as she gt off
her bike. "I'm going in for a look." She said quietly yet sternly
into her phone device as she walked over to the bench, her face
covered by a scarf. She held her helmet to her side as she stayed
alert, watching the group like a hawk.
Popilo felt an eerie presence behind her, and froze. But trying to
act cool, she smiled and looked at Kasai. "Well, it's nice to meet
you! I'm Popilo, and th-this grump here is Brair." She responded, a
warm-yet completely fake- smile on her lips.
”Hello There! I am Alter Ego, your
technological guide!"
Briar gave Popilo an amused, yet slightly concerned look. He would
have to ask her why she was smiling like that some other time, as
he was too busy side eyeing the woman watching the group. He got
close to the girls and whispered. "See that woman over there? Keep
an eye on her. She's got that infamous uniform going on that I
don't like the looks of."
Desire squinted as the boy started whispering to the group. 'Just
need a little more evidence. Then I'll pounce.' She thought. She
kept her tranquilizer gun close to her.
"H-hey guys? I'm ge-getting a bit sc-scared..." Popilo whisper
quietly enough for the two up hear, but made sure the lady
couldn't. She felt a shiver course down her spine and through her
whole small, frail body.
”Hello There! I am Alter Ego, your
technological guide!"
As she started to creep away, another
presence made its way near the group. Taking a little peek behind
her, a lady stood nearby, with what seemed like a gun in her hand.
Akio started to shake as she tried to walk away, but her feet
wouldn't budge. W-what are you doing?! Move your
feet!
Briar looked at Popilo and became very serious. "No need to be
afraid, Poppy. Let's just casually walk away... We don't want her
to be too suspicious of us. She's smart if she's working for
them." He said quietly, yet with a sense of demand. "Just
please, don't do anything stupid... That's my job." He looked back
at the woman briefly and began to slowly and calmly walk towards
the sidewalk. gesturing for the others to follow his lead.
Desire growled, cracking her neck and lifting her scarf down to
speak into her device. "I may have to make a small move, stand by."
She hissed, shuffling a bit as she watched the boy move. 'That one.
I need to take him.' She thought, gripping her gun in her right
hand.
Popilo grabbed Kasai's hand, scampering to catch up with Briar. She
caught up, and snatched his hand too, gripping them fearfully. She
felt her ponytail sway, and she continued to shake a little.
”Hello There! I am Alter Ego, your
technological guide!"
Briar paid no mind to Popilo and squeezed her hand, letting her
know he would protect her. He began to walk a little quicker once
they were farther away. He then stopped and turned to the two
girls. "Go find my house. Poppy, you know where it is. Make sure no
one follows you. I wanna see who this woman's after." He stated,
his eyes their usual cold and lifeless selves.
Desire got up quickly, feeling they were running from her. "Got
em." She mumbled under her breath, putting her tranquilizer gun in
her pocket and bringing her device to her mouth. "Be ready to
possibly send some back up, we've got 3 here. And I feel there may
be more." She said quickly, putting the device back in her coat
pocket. She hurried stealthily towards Briar.
"But- O-okay!" Popilo had almost defied the friend of hers, but
knew not to as soon as the words began to refuse. She looked at
Kasai and said "Pl-please follow m-me!" She began to run to the
direction of the half-breed's home. She worried about her friend,
but she was running on fear right now.
”Hello There! I am Alter Ego, your
technological guide!"