[b]The woods were normally quiet... Few came here after all... That was just the nature of this place. The weather caused the leaves to forfeit their places on the long brown stalks of the trees, the wind picking them up seconds later and tossing them everywhere... Darius' favorite season... Autumn.[/b] [b]He rolled the gold crest along his fingers, his eyes dancing across the gold surface.[/b] [i]"I think they were important..."[/i] [i]"Maybe... Hard to tell..."[/i] [i]"The tall one?"[/i] [i]"Died in point seven seconds... Why?"[/i] [b]Darius sighed and turned to his tall friend... Well... Ally. He hated the way Imogen talked, moved, lived. The piece of metal enjoyed pain, but he was oblivious to consequence. They had just ambushed and killed a group of weird beings. Four were pale and thin, with wide eyes and high pitched screams... The tall one... He had put up more of a fight... At least until Imogen arrived and popped his head off like a bottle cap. The machine man still wore the blood like spray paint.[/b] [i]"I meant, what do you think he is?"[/i] [i]"Scan says native to the solar system... Can't trace planet though."[/i] [i]"Heh... Well... So much for less chaos."[/i] [i]"He could move my matter."[/i] [i]"Your point?"[/i] [i]"He was able to displace my arm... We could use a species like that... Or at least their power."[/i] // [b]Darius had long since abandoned Imogen by the time he had started his mid-day walk... He wore his off-hand clothes. Tan overcoat, suit, and fancy tan colored dress pants... A man of taste... His hair was slicked back, and his pale eyes stretched forward... And damn... He was attractive. Not like a model, no, this was intense. Strong features, a perfect jawline, and a smile that could melt hearts... Dr. Fear was gone for now... It was [url=https://i.imgur.com/XQDUK0K]his time to shine.[/url][/b] [b]And like pure fate, as he made plenty noise going through the woods, he neared Desmond, busy with his own thoughts, hands deep in the pockets of his coat as he watched the small critters scurry away. Wasn't long until he was in view, smile still pressed across his lips, eyes now taking in Desmond...[/b] [i]"Ah. Pardon me. I thought I was alone in these parts. Apologies if I startled you."[/i]