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download (2).jpegIt had started getting dark a while back, but that didn't deter Stefan. He wanted to continue exploring his new surroundings. Unfortunately, doing that without a guide can get you in a bit of trouble and lead to areas you really shouldn't be in.

Stefan wasn't too worried. What's the worst that can happen? Plus, he knew his strength and abilities. It didn't cross his mind that others very likely had the same abilities as him and more. But for now, the blonde hair guy kept wandering around.

A cold wind swept across him. As it did, Stefan grabbed his jacket and pulled it up around him a little farther. He knew he probably stood out with his mirrored sunglasses on as it was getting dark, but it could turn into a bigger issue if he didn't leave them on.

"Tradeoffs I guess"
 

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Old habits do in fact die hard, and walking around bad parts of the city was a habit that Broen couldn't shake. It was his normal and it made this unfamiliar place feel at least a little more like home. He had enough sense to not go out in costume - we wasn't trying to get arrested or anything. Though, with the way some people around here dressed he might not have even been given a second glance.

The tracksuit was enough though, in case he ran into trouble. But for the third or fourth evening in a row, it looked like the thing he'd heard before was ringing true. Random crime didn't really happen on Manta Carlos.

With an almost defeated sigh, he pulled out a pack of cigarettes and slipped one between his teeth before realizing that he didn't have a lighter. Well, there was someone up ahead. Wait, was that Angelo? No - he didn't have the prosthetic arm. Ah well. Probably for the best. Broen approached, hands at his sides as non-threatening as he could manage.

"Yo. Top Gun. You got a light I can get?"
 

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The voice rang out in the encroaching darkness. It more than likely wasn't as loud as what it seemed, but with how quiet everything had gotten, the person might as well of been screaming.

"Top gun. That's a new one."

Stefan chuckled as he turned to face the voice and was surprised to see someone who appeared about his age. It was then that he saw the cigarette and remembered him asking if he had a light.

"Oh...yea...here."

Digging in the pockets of his jeans, he pulled out an orange BIC lighter. Nothing fancy but got the job done. He smiled at the stranger and tossed him the lighter as he approached the last few feet.

"So is wandering around like this normal for Manta Carlos or what? "
 

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Broen took the lighter and lit his cigarette, the brightening cherry like a beacon in the ever-dimming light around them. He took a long drag and held it for a moment, letting the light-headedness buzz through his skull before he exhaled away from Stefan so he didn't get smoke in his face.

"Dunno. Not from around here. But it was normal for me back home, and I ain't bout to change just cause I'm somewhere new."

Handing the lighter back, Broen rolled his shoulders and glanced down both sides of the street. He could see all the spots he'd normally be on the lookout for. Corners, places where the street lights didn't quite reach. Perfect places to hide. Then he shrugged. "Guess there's vampires and shit too though. They probably walk around at night."

He stuck out his hand, fist clenched to bump knuckles for half a second- then remembered that that wasn't common outside of the circles he ran with and shifted to an open hand for a shake instead. "Broen. You lookin' for trouble or just need the air?"
 

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Grabbing the lighter back from him, Stefan was grateful the stranger turned when he exhaled. Sliding the lighter back in his pocket, ice blue eyes looked up and down the street from behind sunglasses as he mentioned vampires and other creatures of the night.

"That's true, didn't really think of that."

Stefan rubbed the back of his neck with once hand as they continued chatting. Wasnt the ideal way of meeting someone, but it was just par for the course this week. When Broen extended his hand in a fist bump at first and then turned it into a shake, Stefan's lopsided grin made an appearance. He clinched up his right hand into a fist and extended it back to him.

"Hey man, don't turn me down like that. "

A slight chuckle came through before continuing.

"Stefan. And no Im actually just trying to get used to the city. Moved here not long ago."
 

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Broen grinned and went back in for the fist bump, nodding along with Stefan's reply. "I get that. I'm fairly new too. Fell in a couple months back. Lucky I guess I'm kinda used to weird bullshit going on, but there's always something you need time to adjust to."

He took another drag off of his cigarette, closing his eyes and then looking out onto the street. "This place is a lot safer than home. From what I've heard anyway. Not a lot of muggings, since you don't know what kinda fucker you'd be pulling a knife on." His voice sounded relieved, but his face had a bit of disappointment on it. Broen shook the feeling away and turned back to face Stefan.

"In case you had any worries about that, I mean."
 

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They bumped fists and Stefan listened intently to Broen talking. He might have been newer as well but he knew a lot more than Stefan did. He chuckled as he mentioned he was used to weird things happening.

"I get that...my mother is a goddess so I've seen my share as well."

Stefan noticed the conflicting emotions between his voice and his face. Seemed like Broen had been out looking for some tussle to get into.

"You better pull a lot more than a knife around here it seems. And if I was too worried I wouldn't be standing out here chatting up a stranger."

A lopsided grin came out at the end. To be fair Stefan was a little concerned just because of the unknown. He could take care if himself, but always that chance.
 

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"Fair enough," Broen said, raising a hand in concession. "I ain't that worried either, honestly. Dealt with a lot of bullshit back home so I ain't in the business of being scared."

Gesturing forward so that they could keep walking, Broen started back down the wide sidewalk with his cigarette in his teeth. "Goddess? Big fuckin deal then, huh? My mom's a superhero. Former military. Best thing that ever happened to me, honestly." There was a bit of melancholy in his voice as he spoke, his cavalier grin falling slightly as he filed through his memories of his time with Trigg and how she'd done more for him in the few years she was his parent than his actual father ever had.

But he snapped back out of it, hearing her voice in his head, barking at him that moping wasn't what he needed to be doing. He had a duty to keep moving, even if it wasn't in a direction he was looking forward to going.
 

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"Super-hero? Like legit super-hero?"

Stefan had spent enough time in the mortal human world that the lines blurred between the super-heros he had seen in movies, heard about on TV (such as public servants) and ones he had read about in stories all seemed to blur together and he was just wanting to clarify, especially here in Manta Carlos.

Either way it lended a lot to why Broen was as confident as he was. Stefan took a step forward and fell in beside the man as he smoked. Broen was an interesting character and Stefan wanted to know more. He always enjoyed meeting know people.
 

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"Like the real deal, yeah. She went by We the People in costume - had this whole one woman army thing going for her." Broen was at ease talking about his mom. Other than Angelo, she had been his most trusted confidant and the person he knew he could rely on the most. He talked a bit more animatedly as he went on about Agatha, explaining her costume and some of the more daring stunts she had pulled in her time.

"She helped pull me out of a really bad place when I was younger. I owe basically everything I am today to her. But I'm fuckin' rambling, man. What's your thing? I mean, I get the whole 'Mom's a goddess' thing but why are you here?"
 
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