"Ah. You're new." She took her martini glass of whiskey and took a small sip. It burned but Airy was already a little drunk so see took the sip with reasonable grace and then took another sip. The drink was earthy like wood and smooth and she liked it.
"Okay. Yeah. I can definitely help out. To start, we aren't in New Orleans though I've always wanted to go there." That was a random aside. "Anyway," Airy waved her free hand and turned on her stool so she was finally facing Cassidy. "This is called City of Sin. Take that however you want but there are seven districts, each one is based around the seven deadly sins. Around the city is an ocean, or maybe really big river, on one side and then forest around the rest. If you get to far from the city you'll pass out and wake back up in your apartment. That's where you probably woke up this morning." She took a breath and then continued.
"This place is weird and no, we don't know how we got here. I arrived here a little over half a year ago. It was Christmas when I arrived here and September when I left home so I'm not sure how that works. I was living in New York before I was here." She pointed to the bar as if she meant this exact spot. "So, that's that part. Some of the weird stuff. I'm pretty sure the city is alive and makes us feel... feelings. There are also demons in the forests and sometimes in the city. I don't mean hiding under your bed things or werewolves or vampires or whatever. I mean real demons. They're shadowy and if they touch you they can force their Sin on you or something. I was attacked by a demon of greed once. That sucked. I don't know how to tell them apart but I have heard of a few others."
She had to pause and give herself a moment to breath and take a sip of her whiskey. Her throat was getting dry but she didn't want to leave anything out.
"Um... people who just show up here. Like us, locals call us the Chosen. We have no idea how to get home but a lot of the Chosen are pretty cool. Steve set up a boarding house for those who don't like where they live and a lot of the Chosen will offer jobs and stuff to help you get on your feet." Also help him get money.
"I think that covers a lot of it. It's a lot. Do you need another bottle of whiskey? I can carry you home or... wherever you want to go."
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"Okay. Yeah. I can definitely help out. To start, we aren't in New Orleans though I've always wanted to go there." That was a random aside. "Anyway," Airy waved her free hand and turned on her stool so she was finally facing Cassidy. "This is called City of Sin. Take that however you want but there are seven districts, each one is based around the seven deadly sins. Around the city is an ocean, or maybe really big river, on one side and then forest around the rest. If you get to far from the city you'll pass out and wake back up in your apartment. That's where you probably woke up this morning." She took a breath and then continued.
"This place is weird and no, we don't know how we got here. I arrived here a little over half a year ago. It was Christmas when I arrived here and September when I left home so I'm not sure how that works. I was living in New York before I was here." She pointed to the bar as if she meant this exact spot. "So, that's that part. Some of the weird stuff. I'm pretty sure the city is alive and makes us feel... feelings. There are also demons in the forests and sometimes in the city. I don't mean hiding under your bed things or werewolves or vampires or whatever. I mean real demons. They're shadowy and if they touch you they can force their Sin on you or something. I was attacked by a demon of greed once. That sucked. I don't know how to tell them apart but I have heard of a few others."
She had to pause and give herself a moment to breath and take a sip of her whiskey. Her throat was getting dry but she didn't want to leave anything out.
"Um... people who just show up here. Like us, locals call us the Chosen. We have no idea how to get home but a lot of the Chosen are pretty cool. Steve set up a boarding house for those who don't like where they live and a lot of the Chosen will offer jobs and stuff to help you get on your feet." Also help him get money.
"I think that covers a lot of it. It's a lot. Do you need another bottle of whiskey? I can carry you home or... wherever you want to go."