'A lesson learned is good company. For the lonely road you walk.'
Briar nodded along to the music blasting from her motorcycle's speakers. Normally, such loud music would cause a few curses to be thrown her direction from the other travellers, but the road towards the compound was pretty much deserted. She briefly wondered if she'd taken a wrong turn somewhere - if she should have brought Aster with her so that she wouldn't get lost - but the thought was shooed away by a feeling in her gut. She was on the right road, and it wouldn't be soon until she reached the compound.
Feeling the wind against her cheeks and her jacket flapping in the wind, Briar raised a fist to the air. "Each step forward - agony!" she sang in time with the song. She didn't have quite the vocals to manage the growling that Alissa White-Gluz was doing in No More Regrets, so she'd improvised and threw in her own style of singing. It seemed to fit well enough, and if others thought differently... Well, that was the good thing about a deserted road. There were no 'others' around. Returning her hand to the motorcycle, she increased its speed, suddenly eager to reach the compound.
In the back of her head, she felt the shape of the land change to accomodate a settlement. That must be the compound. The strange sensations her ability gave her still made her feel odd, but she shook it off. She had the power over earth. That had to be amazing, right? But it didn't feel amazing. Because of the damn ability, she'd been ripped away from the lifestyle she liked. Why on earth was she even given that power? It didn't fit her at all. She wasn't grounded; hell, she was high half the time.
Sighing and choosing to just ignore everything, Briar rode on. It wasn't long before she reached the gates of the compound. It felt every bit like a prison, and as she entered, she kissed her fun times goodbye. She parked her motorcycle next to a car. This was going to be a pain, she was sure of it. Still, she dusted herself off and approached the two men that seemed to be the only occupants of the entire compound. If she was right, one of them was the one who sent the telephatic message. He was the one with the answers.
"Hey," she greeted, tucking her hands inside her pockets. "Briar Peyre. Earth.