happy (?) birthday to her

[unseenvisions]

[Cassandra woke up in BC-era Domino, got herself horribly lost, and finally made it back to GX-era Domino, where she's now sitting outside a sweets parlor with a piece of cake. This still isn't Earth proper, as nothing's cost any money, but she can't find Sayyid no matter how hard she looks, and she doesn't want to think of him out there on his own....

Besides, it's her birthday. She's celebrating being sixteen with no idea where she is, no roof over her head, and no family. And there's a lost little boy out there somewhere - be it here or back in that hotel - without guidance.

Just when she thought they'd begun to accept each other.

Cassandra tries to take a bite of cake, but it sticks in her throat. She sits up straighter and lectures herself: this too will pass. She'll weather it, and find Sayyid.

She doesn't want to cry.]

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I considered Rising for three seconds... and then decided to be nice.

[stackthedice]

[If she's caught up with her cake woes, Bones crossing the street with bags near as big as him in each hand? Probably not that noticable.

But Cassandra? She doesn't look like the normal breed the city spawns, hinting she must be another resident. And the fact she's near ready to cry, while eating a cake?

He stops a few paces away, stares in utterly blank inspection, before taking a step closer as he schools a perfectly concerned smile to his face.]

I hope it's not your dessert causing that face, but if it is, I'd be happy to find the baker responsible.