Among the Stars

Realization

As quickly as the hug started, it ended. Agony forcefully pushed Evo away, not realizing how easily he would let go of her. Evo stumbled back and looked at her confused.

"Agony, you can talk—" Evo began before he got cut off,

"No, I can't. Not to you" Agony sighed as she walked towards the door. Evo reached out and grabbed her wrist

"I can't say I know entirely how you feel but, you can talk to us."

Agony pulled her writs from Evo's grip and walked out of the building and back into the rain, Evo walked after her.

"Why won't you talk to me?" Evo asked

"Because when I look at you I don't see you. I see someone I left behind and I'm not ready to face that person yet."

"Agony please, you can't keep running it's not healthy!"

Agony stopped walking and turned to face Evo "Oh, because Mr. Tower idiot knows everything!" Agony bit her tongue, mentally cursed herself and curled her hands into fists trying to rein in her temper, "Evo, you may be trying to help but you're making things worse for me. I'm going back to my ship." Agony said hissing through clenched teeth. When Evo didn't object Agony walked away.

"Welcome back Agony," Tenebris said when he heard the door to the garage open.

"How'd you know it was me?"

"The others are a bit heavy-footed when they casually walk around. Except for Apex, but he usually announces himself when he walks in. You never make a sound. Do you ever turn off hunting mode?"

Agony let out a little laugh before she climbed into her ship.

"Well?" Was all Tenebris said, but Agony knew what her ghost wanted.

"I need to find balance in my life again. When you brought me back I was an emotional wreck until Cayde, Roach, and Tevis helped me find balance again. They helped me find meaning in my new life. Then the war ended, and that meaning was lost. I've been sitting still for too long and everything just bubbled to the surface. I need something in my life to give it balance, give me back a sense of meaning."

Agony and Tenebris sat in silence for a while.

"What do you think of Evo?" Agony asked staring up at the ceiling

"He's interesting. They say he's artificial intelligence. However, if we were to compare him to the A.I. we had back on Earth, I'd say he's more of an Exo. He reminds you of them doesn't he?" Agony nodded in response, "me too."

"I got mad and called him Mr. Tower idiot... he was just trying to help but he was just... I don't know why him trying to help me reminded me of Roach. They're not similar, but when I look at Evo either see Roach and Cayde..."

Agony laid in her ship in silence, once the silence was too much to bear she opted to work on her ship instead. Agony took things out from the back of her ship to start cleaning. After that was done she installed the new steering wheel that was supplied to her. After Agony was sure it was installed properly she turned her ship on to see if it would work.

"Nothing's moving," Tenebris informed her and Agony let out a sigh before turning her ship off. 

"We're going to have to take off the metal covering underneath to check the wiring. That probably got damaged when I jerry-rigged the car steering wheel to the console. Hey Tenebris, what time is it?"

"About eight in the morning. Why?"

"Do you think Reaver and Casey are up? I'm going to have to talk to them. Reaver for the parts and Casey because I need to figure out payment."

"Reaver is at the bar, Casey is in his office."

"How do you know where they are?"

"A quick scan of the area."

"Of course. Well, do you know how to get to those places?"

"Of course I do! What kind of ghost would I be if I didn't know my way around?" Tenebris said sarcastically as Agony jumped out of her ship.