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White Lies
Corvo had a feeling something like this was bound to happen. While he enjoyed seeing the girl verbally thrash the older man, he wanted to step in before the man could retaliate. Unfortunately, the owner knew just where to attack, and nothing hurt a woman more than having her figure insulted. All too often he had witness Emily who was a late bloomer be insulted in a similar fashion by others who could not defend or provide a decide response and resorted to low blows.
It would end very poorly for them.
Although he knew of the Schnee name thanks to Summer's memories it came as a surprise to find one with their status in the second hand shop. More so that she would be alone insulting a man with a gun at his side. Prompting Corvo to keep his eye on the owners hand as she threw the weight of her family's name at him. The last thing he needed was to be involved with any trouble relating to an heiress, but the owner looked to be too stunned to respond and let the heiress run her mouth. Satisfied with her rant the girl flicked her hair pompously ready to leave.
And then Corvo internally signed pinching the bridge of his nose, as she turned back to kick the beast in the head.
Corvo could feel the smug grin that was on the heiress's face as she echoed the familiar threat back at the owner. Activating the mark on his hand, the world slowed with a tinted grey. Looking at the owner, the man attention was on the girl, given what he said Corvo guessed he aimed to wound the girl and try to flee with her as his hostage. The was slowed reaching for his gun, although what would have taken seconds to do was now done with all the speed of a slug.
He was confident that even without the mark he would be more than enough to stop the owner, but Corvo was a few years out of practices and he was not willing to put the life of the girl at risk just to test his skills. With his own gun drawn he was about to step in front of the girl to shield her if something did go wrong, but stopped.
"Huh." He spoke staring at the girl.
As the owner was slowly pulling his gun out of its holster the girl was reaching to her side already grasping her sword. Yet even with time slowed she was still moving at an impressive rate. To compare the two it was if the owner was surround in water while the girl was on land.
But as he was studying the girl he saw the confidence in her eyes turn to surprise as she looked to the rotating chamber above the hilt. Fear slowly crept over her face, shielding the sword with her own body and turning away from the owner.
Wasting no time for the spell to end Corvo fired, the bullet piercing the owners hand cutting through to the other side. The owner did not flinched but the girl behind him did after he had fired. Again this was strange. The only people that should be able aware now were those that knew of the void, yet he did not sense any from the girl.
Than time continued, the grey world changed back to color and the owner cried as he grasped his hand in pain ignoring the gun that fell to the counter.
All at once the effect of casting the spell hit Corvo, he did not feel pain but fatigue as if he was holding a weight with every muscle in his body. It was not great but it still surprised him to feel it for the first time. The girl beside him let out a gasp reminding him she was still there. Turning to the girl she was looking at the counter where the owner had stood. "Are you okay?" He asked, to see light blue eyes meet his.
She did not respond, yet continued to stare trying to figure out what had happened. After putting the pieces together in her mind and noticing just how close the two of them were, she jumped back with a soft red on her cheeks. Looking away and gently clearing her throat she composed herself before facing him once again. Though his back was to her now as he lend over the counter.
"What are you doing?" She asked voice high and composure broken as she made her way to the backside of the man that just saved her.
"Checking to see if he's knocked out and not grabbing another weapons." Weiss raised an eyebrow at the response but could not argue. "Fine." She except with a sign. "But hurry up, the police should have heard the gun shot and if they see you over the counter they might think you're a theft." She said turning away from the counter with her scroll in hand dialing a number unaware of the lien that Corvo slide up his sleeves as he pushed himself of the counter.
As Weiss had said police soon arrived showing up in what looked to be armor but seeing the girl with her arms crossed tapping her foot impatiently in the center of the store they froze ready to turn tail and flee than address her.
"Move Rookies!" A female voice boomed as she shoved the two men aside with easy and made her way to Weiss. With her boots adding a few inches the women was still a head taller than Weiss who was looking at her own reflection in the women's sunglasses. The women smirked pushing the faded scars on her face to the side as she brushed her blue bangs behind her ear. "Fancy seeing you here princess. I know I told you to give me a call when you were in town but I didn't mean while I'm on the clock." The women chuckle. When Weiss continued to stare she let out a sign. Fixing her posture she lowered herself to one knee crossing one arm over her chest as she held the other hand out. "It's good to see you again Ms. Schnee."
It took a moment but Weiss smiled back taking the women's hand with a curtsy. "It's good to see you again too, Alvar."
The sight of Weiss and the women stirred old memories, of his past life as lord protector. He would greet Emily and Jessamine the same way after a long trip. Corvo felt his eyes water at the happy memory, but that was a different life one he had said good bye to. With all attention on the two he made his way to the back to slip out.
But a voice called out to him. "Sir, if you don't mind I have a few question to ask you." The tone behind the words was clear that he was not going anywhere, it reminded him of the tone his love would make when she was not done talking.
With the owner in custardy to be treated at the station, Alvar had her men block off the area around the store before turning to Corvo and Weiss. "Just, one more time." She asked frustration clear, as her face was in her hand. "You." Weiss flinched. "Technically still a civilian as you have yet to enter beacon. Confronted an agent working with the White Fang. With a bomb?" The officer than pointed to the sword on the counter, another of her men was working on it paying no attention to the conversation. Earlier Weiss had explained how the owner was about to shoot her. Which was when Alvar spotted Weiss weapon and how a stray bullet could have ignited the dust in the unsecured chamber.
Given how they greeted each other the officer must of had a history with the girl. One close enough to know about the young Schnee's weapon. And Alvar did not look impressed with the silence Weiss gave as her answer.
With a sign Corvo got her attention. "Actually miss, the girl was not involved in the fight." The officer crossed her arms raising an eyebrow at him. The younger girls own eyes widen turning to him. "Is that so? Mind filling in the details?" Alvar asked.
"While the girl did point out the faulty dust and how it might be illegal goods. Even while threatened she did not draw her weapon. I stepped in before anything happened" Corvo finished as Alvar wrote the statement on a notepad, Weiss relaxed letting out a sign.
Flipping the pad shut she tucked it into one of the pockets on her belt. "Well the guy was suspect of being a smuggler but now that he actually tried something he gonna stay locked up for a while now." She looked at Weiss who smiled before turning to Corvo and extending her hand. "It goes without saying but I want to thank you for doing your part, we could use more hunters like you Mr.?"
"Corvo, just Corvo." He replied taking her hand shacking it. "And if you don't mind I prefer to not be mentioned. I don't want the media attention." He asked as the officer looked to Weiss who nodded as well.
Corvo was leaning against the back wall next to the door, waiting as Weiss and Alvar spoke in private. He wanted to leave but the girl asked him to wait for her, seeing as he still had time he agreed to the request. He watch with some amusement as Alvar looked over Weiss's shoulder at him before turning back to Weiss to cover a laugh, resulting in Weiss slapping her arm. Nevertheless, the two said good-bye, with Weiss tensing up as Alvar gave her a hug before letting her go. In addition, making some sort of gesture pointing at her eyes than back at Corvo.
Holding the door for the white hair girl, he followed her out into the back street of the shop. It seems most of the attention was at the front of the store so the citizens did not notices as the two join the flow of people walking.
Finding a more quite spot Weiss turned around to face Corvo. Taking a deep breath, "I would like to formally thank you for your assistance." She bowed her head. "I- "would have been just fine." She started again but was cut off by Corvo.
"what?' She asked confused. "You would have been just fine, I said." Corvo repeated for the girl. "In the time it took that fool to grab his gun you already had your own weapon in hand." He continued as Weiss looked to the side her weapon was on with a slit blush. "That is until you spotted something wrong."
"Y-yes,." She agreed, grabbing onto the statement. "Unfortunately my weapon was damaged and with Dust being involved, as Alv- Officer Alvar said with a stray bullet hitting it, it might have turned into a bomb. And being who I am, I have enough eyes watching my every move all to eager to report how I failed." She looked to the side biting her lip in frustration.
"You're young, and skilled. We all make mistakes." He smiled at her, seeing Emily make the same face when she judged herself. But he noted that she did have her Aura unlocked.
She cocked an eyebrow at him looking him up and down seeing, as their age was not far off. Still she thought to herself that the man had been able to not only fire his gun faster, but also stepped in front of her without her noticing or sensing it. Though she did shut her eyes, her mind chastised her.
"But you're also the heiress to the SDC right?" His question about her title made her flinch; as she knew, what question might come next. With a forced smile, she replied that she was indeed next in line to be head of the company.
"Great than I was hoping you could do me a favor." And there it was. The all too familiar request by every good citizen that would show her any curtesy. The open hands looking to be paid ten times over for being a decent human. "I'll see what I can do, but it depends what it is." Normally she would have stormed off, but as he did save her life, she could at least hear him out. Even though she heard it all before.
Money, Dust, a favor using the Schnee name and resources. Dust, if she had a lien for the number of times someone asked for a date she could live free from her father. His image making her repress a gag from all of his old partners asking her to meet their sons, or worse themselves.
But with her public mask on she waited for him to ask.
"I was hoping you could explain some of the Dust your company sells? I would like to know more about it and you seem to know a lot about the product." He asked reaching behind his back showing a few vials of dust and crystals.
"I'm sorry but no. Good day." She turned swiftly walking away.
Before stopping abruptly and walked back closer to Corvo. "What did you say?"
So this was meant to finish up Weiss's part for now, until beacon started but I totally did not change everything last minute by adding a new character. Nope.
And so we meet Alvar who has a history with Weiss that we will go into in the next chapter. Homework if you can figure out what her name means. But I figured it would be a good chance to introduce a new character that might have a few run ins with Corvo down the road. Again this story is going to focus less on the girls and more of what is going on behind the scenes of the show. So some oc will be used.
oh and before I forget i edited a few small parts in the last chapter. Like Blake knowing Corvo's name and a few dialog parts. so just letting you know.
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