Accidental Meetings

Avil was bored, a common issue in today's day and age. She’d decided to go out people watching, but even in a place filled with supernatural creatures such as this, it could be boring.

”How annoying…” She said, heading into a nearby cafe. The place was packed, with only one empty table in the corner. As she was heading over to take it though, a voice caught her attention. She couldn’t pin the reason why, but she liked the sound of it. And when she couldn't pin the reason for it, it was almost always one thing in a place like this. Some supernatural ability. There were several things that might have this effect though, not that it really mattered.

”It’s cool. Takes more than an aura to bother me.” She smiled playfully, turning to look at the boy. He seemed about her age, red eyes, black hair, pale skin. Something about him seemed familiar, though she couldn’t care to remember. A name would likely make it pop into her mind.

”Name’s Avil. Nice to meetcha!” She said, extending a hand, though this action would have deeper effects. If her were to take it, she would dissolve some of the dead skin and oils on the outside of his hand, breaking them down and adding both his dna and musk to her database, allowing her to easily identify him, even if he had already left somewhere. It would feel like a quick tickling sensation, not much to be suspicious of. She didn’t even have too much reason to do something like this, beyond her hate of being uninformed.

Her eyes narrowed slightly at his name. She had certainly heard of this boy. Rumors abound about him, not that these particular ones interested her. ”It's nice to meet you.” She said, looking at her hand once it had been released. This aura was something indeed. She’d have to keep an eye on herself.

”Don’t worry about it, I’ll be fine.” She said, sitting down at the table. So far this was going fairly slow, a bit boring, but it should pick up soon. Her twintails moved, picking up the menu on their own and holding it up for the girl, who casually tapped her fingers on the table. Eating out could be expensive, especially when you can hypothetically eat forever. As a slime, even an artificial one, it was in her nature to consume.

”This is always so difficult.” She muttered to herself.

”No problem. I was bored anyways. Food tastes better with company.” She said casually, smiling a little about his extra hands comment. ”I can do that too, This body is pretty handy. Though I’m not sure how I am compared to a true specimen.” She commented, a second pair of arms forming out of her back, waving at the boy across from her before being absorbed back into her body.

”I wouldn’t sell having wings short. Nor that aura of yours. Not sure what else you’ve got, haven’t really taken the time to check.” She commented, slipping something out she didn’t mean to, not that it mattered. Without knowing her abilities the slip up would only be confusing.

”For your information I’m a Slime, well kinda. I was born a regular human, certain events lead to me becoming like this.” She explained, casually glossing over the details of it.

”Well, I can only barely check. Really its just figuring out genetics by deconstructing DNA and comparing it to previous samples I’ve gotten. From there I can infer plausible abilities based on species and similarities to these other samples. Physical enhancements are the easiest to figure out, as often times they’d have a direct impact on the construction of the cell itself.” She started to explain, putting her hands together and stretching them out from eachother, a double helix structure stretched in between them as an example.

”Magic abilities can be a bit more difficult, especially generic magic, as thats all what you learn. I can estimate the magnitude of a persons abilities based on some genetic factors like mana in their cells, as well as other factors an ordinary person can use to judge anyones abilities, by watching the way they carry themselves, their age, all sorts of things can be factored into it. Overall, there’s only so much I can do with skin samples, I’d likely be able to figure out more with various other samples, such as spit and blood.” She continued. Noticing she was going on a bit of a tangent, Avil cleared her throat, the double helix splitting apart and absorbing back into her hands.

”As for slimes being rare, its likely due to the fact that most slimes are pimitive and animalistic, driven by instinct. I’m probably like this due to the fact I started out human, though I still have those instincts too.” She said, turning to the waitress and ordering. ”The primary one being the instinct to consume. If your still willing to pay, you’ve better steel yourself.” She said, giving him a sly grin.