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[reluctant_gargoyle]

It was Manhattan, 1995.  Elisa's world.  The only major difference being that the skyline included Xanatos's  Eyrie building.

For once,  Elisa returns from  the Nexus with someone else.   After all the time she'd spent with  Ben, Faye,  and Basi, she'd have expected her first 'visitor'  to be one of them.  Such was not the case.  But it was all for a good cause.

She's reappeared outside a large tunnel, blocked by a hefty, although unlocked, gate.  It clearly led underground and did not smell all that well.  She gives her companion an appologetic smile.  "I know it looks bad, but trust me one this one."

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[madangelgirl.livejournal.com]

*Maddie smiles* Okay. I'm right behind you.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"I should warn you, my brother is a little... different," Elisa says, as she opens the gate and leads Maddie inside. "All things considered, I'm probably more normal looking than he is."

She's been this way often enough and navigates the passages easily, finally coming to a sealed door that looks much newer than the anything else in the tunnels. Elisa quickly taps a code into the lock built into the door and it opens into a larger chamber. There were many ways into the Labyrinth, but this was the one that Elisa's Clan preferred.

It was still early enough that there were people about and awake. Most of them well, one might have called them homeless, except that it was clear that the underground complex had indeed become a home for these people.

A few looked up at the new arrivals, but they didn't pay them much mind. "Welcome to the Labyrinth," Elisa says to Maddie.

[madangelgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm used to it. The Nexus does that to people. *She smiles and follows along*

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

Elisa stops briefly to talk to one of the people there, and leads Maddie a little bit further in, finding a small room occupied by--as had already been mentioned--a man who looked even stranger than Elisa.

Tall and powerfully built, he ressembled nothing so much as a humanoid panther with bat-wings. But his eyes shown with intelligence. "Elisa!" he says in a deep voice that is part growl. "What're you doing here, Sis?"

"Got a friend in need, Derek," Elisa replies, waving a hand in Maddie's direction. "This is Maddie. She's had a rough night and needs a safe place to stay for a while."

Derek nods. "Everyone's welcome here, Elisa. You know that." Then, to Maddie. "You're welcome to stay here as long as you like. It's not exactly the Ritz, but it's safe here."

[madangelgirl.livejournal.com]

*She grins* Thanks. It's better than trees.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome," Derek replies. "Any friend of Elisa's is a friend of mine. My name is Derek, but most people call me Talon."

Elisa turns to Maddie. "They'll get you set up here for however long you want to stay." She scribbles a phone number down on a scap of paper. "I'm afraid I'm a little hard to reach directly, but this will put you in touch with a friend of mine, Matt Bluestone. He's a detective, like I used to be. If you leave a message with him, I'll get it."

[madangelgirl.livejournal.com]

*She smiles* Which do you prefer?

Okay. Thanks a lot, Elisa. I owe you a big one.

[elisa-garg.livejournal.com]

"Derek is... who I used to be. I prefer Talon."

Elisa offers the other woman a hug. "You don't owe me anything, Maddie. This is all just part of what I do."

((Aaaaand I'm out for the night, as it's nearly 3:30 am here.))

[madangelgirl.livejournal.com]

Talon it, is. *She smiles brightly*

*she hugs the bigger woman* Still, thank you.

((Night!))