Falling Apart on the Inside

[Liamane]

The young woman looked up to the ceiling after a brief moment, she leaned back in her chair again and she crossed her arms. Willow closed her eyes to listen to the silence before she glanced over to her younger companion sitting timidly in her seat. "Naomi, do you have any questions to ask Selena?" the older woman asked, a gentle smile grew on her face. "Any at all?"

[Black Angel]

Selena quietly glances at Naomi seeing that Willow is done with hers and now wants her friend to question her next. This might be a long day if she keeps waiting.

"Do you have anymore questions about my abilities Willow?"

[Beebs]

"Well, um..." Naomi nervously replied, "Why is it you want to join us?" She hoped that was a good question.

Brode continued to doze, unaware of any psychic connections Black Angel attempted.

[Black Angel]

"To protect the people of course."

It simple and obvious but possibly blunt. Selena hoped that Naomi won't have any hard feelings on the tone of voice she had. It was sort of a habit of hers. She quietly reconnects her telepathic connection and innwardly smirks.

WAKE UP! MALEFICENT IS ABOVE YOU!

[Beebs]

Brode jumped up out of his nap and said, "Wha?! Where?!"

Naomi frowned, blushing a little at Selena's response. She hoped she didn't somehow offend her with the question she asked. "Of course to help people..." Naomi thought, "Why else would she be doing this?"

[Black Angel]

Haha!! I told you that you shouldn't be napping!

Naomi hadn't offend her. She had almost caught her. If Selena hadn't made that response as if she wasn't even thinking and the most obvious answer, she might have been revealed as Black Angel if she took too long to answer.

[Beebs]

Brode developed a look on his face that was full of both annoyance and fright. "If you do that again..." He coldly thought, "I will end you, Blacky." He began to mumble to himself, before a smirk appeared on his face. "Better yet..."

He hopped down from the high ledge he was standing on and began to rush into the Committee HQ, cornering the first person he saw inside, and said, "Hello, I'm Brode Matlin, and I'd like to lend my services to the cause."

[Liamane]

Willow finally stood from her seat as she looked to the two teenagers. Nodding and crossing her arms, the woman had reached her verdict. "Thank you, Selena," she said, a small smile appeared on her face. "That'll do for now. We'll be certain to contact you once again in the next several days with our. Now, moving on, do you have a cellphone number or address we could contact you at?"


To much of his dismay, it was Jacen that responded to the newcomer. Raising his eyes, he blinked and let out a sigh. "Is that so?" the man asked, his voice was soft and dull. He stood up straight as he stretched himself from the constant position he was fixed in. "Well, you're going to have to wait. According to the charts here, we're already in the process of another interview. No worries; give or take ten minutes and they should be done."

[Black Angel]

"Um sorry no. But you should be able to find me since I moved into a nearby apartment about a year ago."

That part was true. Selena had save enough munny to buy herself a place to live in Hallow Bastion. She didn't like the bedroom Maleficent had given her...It was too girly. Even her own twin sister would want to move out.

"Hello, I'm Brode Matlin, and I'd like to lend my services to the cause."

He didn't!!!

Black Angel managed to keep her expression calm when she heard Brode ask also to join the cause. Even her own silver eyes managed not to give herself away.

[Liamane]

Darting her eyes to Naomi, Willow shrugged at her younger comrade. "Well, I supposed that'll suffice," the woman responded devoting her attention to Selena once again. "I guess that wraps things up then. Thanks for your time. Like I said before, we should get back to you in a few days or so."

[Black Angel]

Selena nodded calmly before standing up and walking out the door of the room. Pretending not to notice, she had passed Brode and a another member of the community. The loner wanted to get back to the apartment before the stubborn boy could follow her.

At Apartment...

Selena was quietly staring at the ceiling from a comtrable position on a bed. She had gotten a good view of this particular world from the bedroom window. She could see everything from up there. It was also a good, quiet thinking and plotting spot. And no one would notice, not even Maleficent.

But for safty precautions, Black Angel had placed a force field on the front door and the elevator door. In case a certain person had followed her like she suspected.

[Beebs]

Naomi left the interview room, feeling oddly unsettled from their meeting with Selena, noticing Jacen talking to someone who seemed to be yet another newcomer. "Wow," she thought to herself, "We sure are popular lately."

Brode smirked after Black Angel left the building, pretending she hadn't noticed him. He looked back to the man who was talking to him, saying, "Well, if I'm not mistaken, it would seem that a spot just freed up."

[Black Angel]

Let's see if you can get in without getting us caught.

Distance wasn't a hard matter for Selena. Telepathy was telepathy as long as she knows who the person she desired to talk to was. But there was a slight growl in the message as Black Angel wasn't please with this outcome.

[Beebs]

"Hey, you brought this on yourself. Being so preoccupied with annoying me could have compromised the mission." Brode thought sarcastically, "You forced my involvement. Besides, I was bored anyway..."

[Black Angel]

You were sleeping on the job! How else am I supposed to get you awake! Use my telekinisis to dump a bucket of ice cold water on you?! Or better yet! Use Mind Hack to take over your body and mind! THAT would have compromised the mission!

Selena growled as she held with a small ball of silver Heart's Blood in her hand. If Brode was right in front of her at the moment she would have thrown it at him. But knowing him, he would dodge it and try to make SOMETHING catch on it's flame. Too bad it doesn't work on furniture and walls.

[Liamane]

Stepping out of the room, Willow placed a hand under her chin, and she fell into thought. As she walked down the hallway of the Restoration Committee building, the young woman pondered about Selena. "Something didn't seem right with that girl," she thought to herself, her eyes lifted to see Jacen talking to yet another newcomer. "She seemed terribly blunt. She's obviously hiding something."

The man raised a brow as he noticed Willow approaching. "Seems that way," he responded to Brode, his eyes quickly shifted to the young man. He began to chew on his lip, a terrible habit he possessed, and he looked over to his long time comrade once again. "So, you're finished, I assume? Any trouble?"

The young woman stretched her arms before replying. "Nope," she simply said, she analyzed the newcomer. She intentionally failed to look at Jacen. "At least I'm doing something. And what're you doing, huh? Sleeping on the job? Ever since activity's decreased, you've barely put in any work around here."

Jacen rolled his eyes, he wasn't exactly in the mood for arguing with Willow. She was always persistent, and a verbal brawl with her seemed to last for ages. "Right," he muttered, looking over to Brode. "Well, moving on, this is Brode Matlin. Wants to lend a hand in the case, he does. What do you think?"

Smirking, Willow walked over and extended her hand to the young man. "Willow Camui," she introduced herself. "Nice to meet you, Brode."

[Beebs]

Brode, ignoring Black Angel's communication, firmly shook Willow's hand, then said, "Pleasure to meet you as well. So, I hear there's an interview process?"

Naomi walked over to where Willow, Jacen, and the newcomer were, smiling and waving. Brode took one look at Naomi and blushed. "She's pretty cute--, I mean, naive...looking.", he thought to himself, fearing Black Angel could be listening in.

[Liamane]

Willow nodded and let a laugh escape her lips. "You've got it," she answered Brode. "Nothing too grueling. It's pretty simple, to be frank."

Jacen placed his hands behind his head indifferently, his gaze darted to the ceiling. "That's what she says," he shot under his breath. "I heard she tortures those she interviews."

Turning her head to her male comrade, she offered him an intense glare as her eyes thinned and her smile melted into a grim frown. "The only person that's to be tortured is you, my friend," Willow stated, her expression eased after a moment. "For your information, my interviews are far from horrifying. Isn't that right, Naomi?"

[Beebs]

"Hehe, yeah, I just saw one," the girl said, looking to Brode, "They're really not bad at all."

Brode grinned and said, "Well, that's good to know, but even if they were bad, I'm sure I could handle it. After all, I've been in some quite treacherous situations." He slightly blushed again, thinking, "Real smooth..."

Naomi blushed, replying, "Heh...of course." Truth be told, she thought he was a little attractive herself.

[Liamane]

"Is that so?" the young woman asked, she noticed that both teenagers were simultaneously blushing at one another. "Well Brode, if you're ready, we can begin our interview. Naomi, would you like to come along again? Sorry to drag you through another interview, but... I'm sure you won't mind, right?" Willow smiled as she laughed under her breath.