Caitlyn pushed open the heavy wooden doors, leading a begrudged criminal behind her. The Sheriff had given her one last chance – well.. no choice in fact but to join the ranks, it was that, or jail. Caitlyn led her through the office, various officers were staring up from their desks, inquisitive as to why someone so… rough would be there.

"Jayce, I expect you have other things to tend to?" she shot a sharp look at him, gawking away. She turned and walked into a smaller room at the end with a small copper plaque saying Sherriff.

"Vi"

"Uh yeah..?" Vi said in response glaring up at the ceiling.

"I know you don't want to do this, but this could be the making of you, I've been trying to catch you for months, I've seen the stuff you do and its unlike anything I've ever seen before, no one would expect anything!" Caitlyn almost sounded excited, what with the problems the town has had recently. She regained her coolness and handed Vi a sheet of paper with all sorts of boxes and questions.

"Would you fill this in for me? It's just for employees – umm do the fists come off or?" she said holding a pen looking a little confused.

With a reluctant sigh Vi rested her fists on the floor and pressed a button on each hand, the mechanisms unclicked themselves in various places and the lights all switched off. She grabbed the pen off of Caitlyn, her hands were tightly bandaged with smudges of black oil on them and the occasional bloodstain. She scrawled through the form, and threw it back at Caitlyn.

Caitlyn looked at the sheet:

Surname – None

Age – None

Next of Kin – None

And for a signature she'd drawn the tattoo on her face, VI.

"You don't know your last name or age Vi?" Caitlyn said feeling a little sympathetic all of a sudden. Did she have anyone at all?

"Nope" Vi said flexing her hands and picking at the dirt under her nails. Caitlyn began rummaging in a drawer and found a blue uniform and handed it to Vi. She peered at it intrigued by the colour, it would suit her hair at least.

"Have you eaten today?" Caitlyn said smiling.

"Nope" Vi replied shoving her hands back into her gauntlets, they fastened themselves and began to whirr gently again, like music to her ears.

"Come on…" Caitlyn said. She lead her back outside, the sun had set and it had gotten dark very quickly, but it wasn't cold. They walked for about five minutes, and then came to a small café called Nettles. Caitlyn ordered them the specialty, soup made with frost root, which actually was quite warming. Vi gulped it down until she remembered her company and tried to slow down a bit. Caitlyn sipped it elegantly. She blushed as she noticed Vi looking at her. You've just hired one of your most irritating criminals in the city, you've hired her and now you're blushing because she looked at you, what in Valoran is going on with you?

Vi couldn't really stop herself, Caitlyn was very beautiful, even if she was pissed off at her. She'd taken off her hat and a strand of her long violet hair had fallen in front of her face. She looked so different without that hat. She looked away, noticing the blush on Caitlyn's face.

Caitlyn cleared her throat and smiled "I found a place for you to stay, pretty close to the station." she tucked her hair behind her ear.

"Whoah, like my own place?"

"Yes, I can't have you sleeping rough working for me can I? I need prompt attendance."

"Thanks…" She meant it, no one had really given her anything before, let alone a proper home.

They finished their soup up and paid. They left the café and Vi followed Caitlyn to her new home.

They walked up a set of metal stairs, up to a single squared flat. Caitlyn handed the key over to Vi. "Here. There's some basic furniture and the essentials, I trust you'll garnish it with your own style as time passes." She turned around and began walking down the stairs. "Nine AM sharp."

The flat was very simple and minimal, white walls and basic furniture as Caitlyn had warned, but she now had a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom which made a huge difference to the streets. She threw her uniform on the side next to her bed. She took off her gauntlets and stripped down to a white – well grey – vest and got into her new bed.

I could sure get used to this.

"Morning!" Vi said grinning as she walked through the door.

"It's ten twenty Vi" Caitlyn said raising her eyebrows.

"Uhh nine in Zaun time…?" She said rubbing the back of her head.