1x1 Silent Symphony & Of the Falls

[Veins Of Opal]

Lucien gave a huff. "I know, I know. Just go down the ladder. Vicente should be down their somewhere." he replied, folding his arms. He knew if he went first, Sigma could probably run off. He flicked his eyes at the dark tunnel, seeing that some of the candles were lit and flickering.

[Falls]

[My Social Studies teacher is named Mr. Vicente xD]
Now that Sigma was here, she didn't want to go in. This was the height of captivity, going down strange ladders to meet a stranger at the bottom and not having a say in it at all. She hesitated for a moment, wishing Lucien were the type of personality that she could draw reassurance from right now. Then, with a sinking feeling in her gut, she sat down and dangled her legs into the hole before grabbing onto the ladder and descending.

[Veins Of Opal]

Sitting in a chair in the room was a man. He was decently tall, with light brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. He held a book in his hands, his blue eyes, which held a hint of crimson, read the lines carefully. Flicking his eyes up, he saw the girl come down the ladder as he had heard Lucien's voice. He gave a smile, closing his book and standing, making his way over to her. "Hello there! I'm Vicente, as you probably already know." he said in a cheerful, kind voice, revealing rather sharp canines as he spoke, though he gave a reassuring smile.

As Lucien climbed down the ladder after Sigma, he gave a groan as he heard Vicente's cheerful voice. Rolling his eyes, he closed the hatch above, making his way down into the room. Ignoring the two for a moment, he hurried to check the posions he had left brewing.

( I want your social studies teacher! XD Also, this is Vicente: http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/ ... 31aw34.jpg & http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/ ... 4orlu2.jpg

[Falls]

Sigma looked around the candlelit room, shrinking away from the man in the chair as soon as she saw him. She wrapped her arms around herself as a way of giving herself a false sense of slight security, backing away a few steps until her back hit the wall with a gentle thud. "Yes, I know. And I'm Sigma. I don't think it matters though. I'm just the girl that looks like Allison." She shot Lucien a glare, still cross with him for who-knows-what.

[Veins Of Opal]

Lucien spat a curse-word at her, turning back to the poisons as he poured each individual one into a bottle, gritting his teeth in irritation. He turned back once he was finished, standing by Vicente. "I don't see how you aren't exploding with rage yet, Vicente." he growled, sending her another glare as he passed to check his other items. Making sure nothing was out of place.

Vicente frowned as Lucien cursed at her, the tension in the room practically palpable. He gave a sigh, folding his arms. "Now, now, it's not necessary to be rude." the calmer assassin said in a smooth, even tone. He flicked his eyes back to Sigma. "It's a pleasure to meet you. I haven't a clue why Lucien has brought you here. If he expects me to kill you, I won't. That's his job." Vicente said simply, watching as Lucien left the main room to check the other rooms.

[Falls]

Sigma looked from Lucien's retreating form to Vicente, clearly surprised. She'd expected Vicente to insist on finishing the job and getting it over with. She averted her eyes, looking down at the ground off to her right. "Yeah, well, at this rate I'll kill him, the pig-headed..." she trailed off there, completing the list of nasty descriptive words in her head rather than out loud. "And what will you do while you wait for him to kill me?" Her own blunt question shocked her and she looked back up at Vicente, eyes wide as she bit her lip. After all, that what this was, wasn't it? Just a postponement to her assassination while Lucien worked up the guts. She suddenly felt the great need to have an emotional explosion, but didn't dare let anything out in front of Vicente. She could cry about it later when she was alone if she still needed it then.

[Veins Of Opal]

Vicente gave a sigh, glancing at his book, then back to Sigma. "Lucien had talked to me on the phone earlier. He asked if there was a way for you to not be assassinated. I told him that he could, well, assassinate the man who filed the contract against you. So, I suppose we'll just wait and see what Lucien does. It isn't my place to tell him what to do." Vicente spoke in his soft voice, unfolding his arms. Vicente certainly was handsome as well, it seemed. "I apologize about all this. I usually don't pity the targets, but it seems you've had a rough time, dear." he murmured, frowning softly.

[Falls]

Sigma gave a dark laugh. "You don't know the half of it," she muttered, leaning her head back against the wall. She took a deep breath and willed herself to relax. Vicente was a lot more pleasant than Lucien. She should feel a little safer around him, right? "Do you know who sent the hit out on me? Was it the Koreans?" She'd angered the North Korean government on multiple occasions before.

[Veins Of Opal]

Vicente shook his head. "It was Artyom Krushchev, from Russia." Vicente replied simply. He was silent for a moment as he heard a clatter from the other room, hearing Lucien curse loudly. He gave a sigh, looking back to Sigma. "You know, I was once in the situation that you're in now."

[Falls]

A look of recognition passed over Sigma's face at the mention of the Russian's name. Crap. She'd only hacked into his files once, but the damage she had caused by selling that information was... well, worthy of sending out an assassin to kill her. Look how well that turned out. Sigma frowned at Vicente, confused. "What do you mean?" Was this a common occurrence in the assassin business?