"Throughout the centuries witchcraft was universally held to be a dark and horrible reality; it was an ever-present, fearfully ominous menace, a thing most active, most perilous, most powerful and true."

-Are humans truly the ones meant to be dominant?

Malleus Maleficarum - Chapter 1

The gatekeeper looked up from the newspaper as a taxi rolled to a stop infront of the building a black clad leg emerged from behind the door. There was the quiet purr of muffled voices and then a black-coated figure stood up from the vehicle, passing a handful of bills through the window and bowed slightly then shut the door. He jumped; swallowing hard in surprise as the figure turned and moved towards him and he realized it was a girl.

Black loafers clipped quietly against the sidewalk as she moved, long black stockinged legs eating up the distance. Her tights led up to a dark skirt with a white blouse tucked into it, almost as pale as her sallow completion, one that almost made her appear sick and contrasted dramatically with the short, pixie cut black locks that strayed over her forehead. Most surprising of all however was the long length of cloth wound multiple times around her eyes shielding them and blinding her. But she moved easily, naturally, and without any aid at all. Right towards him. He cleared his throat loudly.

"Miss."

"It's alright." Her voice was soft, with the faintest undertone of an accent, language slightly flawed. "I'm expected."

"Your name?" He questioned quizzically. Maybe she had the wrong building.

"Sybil." She smiled again when he blinked in shock, almost as if she could see him. "It's alright. I'll just go up."

"Um.... do you need-"

"I've got it." She replied, moving past him towards the elevator and the doors closed behind her with a quiet ping too gentle to be real.

"Sneaking out again Doujima?" Haruto asked, turning in his seat to look at her as she moved past, lacing his fingers behind his head in a lazy parody of a stretch.

Doujima flashed him her angel's smile "Actually I'm going out to pick up some lunch. Don't tell the chief though." Winking and pressing a finger to her lips in a playful manner then turned away again.

"You really shouldn't be running out alone."

"Yea, yea. I know." She said back over her shoulder, tossing a hand into the air dismissively.

She flicked her wrist then dropped her arms to press the button for the elevator but before her fingertip could brush the button the doors slid open. A dark figure inside moved towards her, gasped and then in a motion quick as a flash, shifted, turning to the side and slid past her, ending up behind Doujima completely. She blinked in surprise, hand still extended towards the elevator button. She saw the figure dip a bow out of the corner of her eye.

"Sorry. I wasn't paying attention."

Paying attention? Doujima's eyes flickered over the bandage around the girl's eyes. "Who...who are you?"

"My names Sybil. From STN-E." The girl replied easily.

"STN-A?"

"I'm your replacement." She prompted. "I was transferred here from America."

"America?" Doujima repeated then smiled, rubbing the back of her head. "Gee. The chief's sure going to get a kick out of this one. Come on in." Lacing her arm through the girl's. "So you were born in America?"

The girl's lips turned up in the slightest smile of amusement and she shook her head. "No. England. But I lived there since I was a child."

"Ah. And what's with the bandages." She questioned with her usual lack of "

"Doujima!" Kosaka's voice cracked like a whip, snapping Doujima's mouth shut on the question she would have asked. "What are you doing? Who's this?"

Doujima smiled sweetly, pushing the girl forward with on hand and gesturing to her with the other as if she were a prize horse. "Just greeting our new inmate chief."

The girl bowed again. "Charmed."

"You." She straightened to meet a finger pointed at her in shock. "You're the replacement."

"Sybil of STN-A."

"How...how old are you?"

The girl's head tipped to the side the slightest bit. "Is that really relevant sir?"

Kosaka sighed. "I suppose not. I'll be in my office if any one needs me. Doujima." She saluted teasingly. "You're responsible for her."

"I live to serve chief." Grinning when he slammed his door then turned to look at the girl. "I suppose we should introduce you to the rest of the ghost busters then?"

"You have a very nice relationship."

"Wha-?"

"You and Mr. Shintarou. It's very nice."

"Yea well. I'm just lovable is all. Come one. By the way." She added, leaning in curiously. "How can you see through those things? The bandages on your eyes I mean. They look pretty thick."

"I can't. This way correct?" This last part added as she stepped past Doujima towards the main room again.

Doujima turned to blink at her retreating back and nodded. "Um...yeah." Then moved to catch up with the strange girl. Things hadn't been this weird at STN-J since Robin.

What dead things would be stirred up this time?