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Emeli sighed as her alarm clock blared beside her bed. She sat up, and shook her head. Another day. She got out of bed and went into her apartment's kitchen, scouring through the cupboards for coffee.

"Fuck, am I out? Damn it," Emeli silently said, cursing to herself. She was normally really good about making sure her supplies of coffee were kept stocked. But lately, her income from selling her art has been slow, so she had to put rent ahead of coffee. She walked back to her bed, picking her wallet up off of her bedside table, looking at the contents. Flipping past her real ID, her fake ID for getting in bars, and her favorite art store's favored customer card, she looked at her cash. "Well, that's enough for a coffee at that shitty coffee shop on the corner... ugh. Better than nothing, I guess."

She put the wallet down and got dressed, putting on her typical tank top and shorts, slipping her wallet into her back pocket. Looking at the weather forecast, she put a zip-up hoodie on over her tank top, and left, locking the door behind her. Deciding to walk, she leaves her motorcycle parked in the apartment lot, checking to make sure it's locked and secured before leaving. While she approaches the coffee house, she sees a man dressed fully in black walk out of the nearby alley and into the coffee shop. She'd normally pass this off as nothing major. After all, this was NYC. The city's been weird for decades, and the gods messing with humanity has done nothing more than encourage that. But this man, Emeli couldn't help but place him as off. Like he was from an earlier time. Not only did he just look out of place, he looked completely bewildered to his surroundings.

She stepped in the coffee house after him, making sure to give him enough time to get settled. She takes a seat near enough to keep him in sight, but not so close that she seems suspicious, and orders a coffee and water. Her coffee arrives, and after loading it with sugar, she took a sip. "Nasty shit, but whatever." She sighed and let her mind wander.