Corrupted Timelines

Preparing for an Adventure

Emersyn woke up dark and early the next day. There were two reasons it was dark instead of bright. First, she had a throbbing headache from the previous day. Well to be fair, she always has a headache each morning until she gets some coffee. But today was even worse than normal. The previous day had been an adventure, just like the last few days. When was the last time she didn't feel like this?

She rubbed her eyes and grabbed her glasses from her nightstand. When they were on, she could finally read the time from the clock. Second, it was super early in the morning. The clock read 5:45am. Ina's alarm was going to go off at six, so that they could share a morning coffee. The Priestess was an addict just like her. Sometimes Amelia would be up early enough to join in. That was very rare though, only once or twice.

Emersyn pulled herself out of bed, rubbing her temple to soothe the pain. Maybe her choice of profession hadn't been the best. She had this same argument with herself every morning, though. It always ended the same way, too. With her deciding that the girls were worth it. Every ounce of pain and anger they caused her was worth it in the end. Giving those who aren't accepted by society a reason to keep going helps her keep going.

Gura would still be out killing people, regretting it every time she woke from that Primal trance. Ina would still be locked up in a foundation cell, being observed and tested on. Amelia would still be working that shitty cashier job in a bad part of town. The time traveler was definitely the most normal of the group, but that only made her weirder.

And now, there were two more troublesome girls to take care of. Somehow, despite being at least a million years old each, they acted like children. Kiara's memory loss explained some of her attitude, but it was Calliope's cold nature that confused her.

Emersyn looked up from the mirror as she brushed her teeth. Was that how people saw her? She stared into her own cold eyes, seeing a disturbing amount of similarities. Maybe she would be nicer in the future. The last thing she wanted was for any of the talents to hate her.

She finished her morning routine by throwing her katana onto her hip. It was now around 6:30am meaning that her morning coffee was only half an hour away. There were times when she just wanted to just say, 'screw Ina,' and just get a pot of it brewed before the Priestess came down. But if she was being honest, she enjoyed spending time with the girl. That made the headache slightly more bearable.

Seven came around faster than she was expecting and she proceeded to make her way down to the kitchen. Ina was already beginning the process of making a large pot. It was the largest pot they had, so maybe she was expecting Amelia to come down, too. A light amount of movement made Emersyn turn, expecting to see the time traveler round the corner.

But it was Gura this time.

"Ms. Gawr," she said with surprise. This tone in turn surprised Ina and Gura. Any emotion to come out of their manager was a surprise, but welcome.

"Hey Enma!" the Atlantean replied with a cheer. It seemed like her sleep had been restful.

"She wanted to wake up early enough to talk about the trip today," Ina said, as she gestured to her friend. Emersyn walked over and began to help Ina prepare the coffee, getting the coffee press ready.

"I was not expecting her," Emerysn replied matter of factly. Gura laughed.

"I bet you were expecting Ame," she guessed. When Emersyn nodded, she pulled a fist towards her in celebration.

"I assume your dream issues are now over?" Emersyn just needed to know that Gura no longer posed a threat to anyone. Accidental or not, trying to kill people while they slept was unacceptable.