They had been traveling for over a year, after all, and had been through most of the towns on the continent. Morens was not the first town to greet th...em this way, and they had no reason to suspect it would be the last. The four entered a clean-looking tavern and sat at the bar."Can I help you?", the bartender asked suspiciously, but while taking care not to sound dismissive of them. Insulting mages is risky enough but to a businessman, offending paying customers may be worse.The man beckoned. " Not here. They crowd-source the security here."Linda nodded. "What's it look like?" I dunno. Girlfriend?" Chastity nodded to Joi."Oh, don't give me that," Linda said. "I know you looked at it."Chastity smiled. "It's all foldy and stuff. Blue and brown and pink.Hairy."Linda chuckled."I got a name change. Legal and everything. I gotta go down to DMVtomorrow. Get a new license." There's also insurance cards, bank accounts, the W-9 at your places ofemployment, a whole list." Whoa." Carry your. Under his breath, he said, “That was for you, Donald.”Sanjay pushed the glass of Scotch around on the bar. He ran a finger through the wet spots left by the glass. He said, “I got a little carried away.”“No, you said something that needed to be said,” Mike replied with a smile. He took a sip of his beer and chuckled thinking back to the stunned faces around the cafeteria.“Do you think I will get suspended?” Sanjay asked worried that his actions were going to get him fired. Donald had been fired. He had black hair that was spiked in the front. His eyes were a crimson red. His skin was pale and flawless. He wore no shirt, revealing a smooth, tatooed, chest. The only clothing he wore were tight black jeans. He had a slight smirk on his face. He spoke in a British accent."Nevermore" His voice was melodic, like velvet dragging across my ears. It shook me from one trance but drove me into another."I'm sorry?" You asked of my name. Nevermore. Tis not my true name. My true name is my form,.
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