“Oh, you have roommates? Do you live here in the city?” She asked with a small smile.
“It’s a decently sized town. Not like here though. When I first got here, I was pretty overwhelmed with all the people and activity that was happening in the city.” She said, flashing Raven a smile.
“And do you need a lift? I can give you a ride wherever you need to go.”
Raven nodded. “Yeah, we live near the bay,” she explained, nodding a head in the general direction. “I understand. When I first got here, it took a while to get used to the bustle.”
The empath pursed her lips, wondering if she should allow this outsider to know about what she did for a living here in Jump City, before she finally shook her head. “That’s alright. I can head over there on my own and meet you back here in about an hour.” With that, the half demon walked away from the other girl, approaching the counter with her own purchases. “Don’t forget to get your histcarp,” she called over her shoulder as she finalized her purchase, taking the bag and nodding at the shopkeeper with a smile. It would take about fifteen minutes to fly to the Tower, then she’d need to pack a small bag of her belongings and tell the others of where she was going.
Sunset gave Raven a small smile as she called out “I will! Thanks again! I’ll see you later."
After paying for the products, Histcarp and all, decided to stop by a nearby pizza place for a bite to eat. A half hour later, she made her way back to the motel where she was staying at the current moment. It was a one of the seedier ones she had found, but she didn’t wanna overspend too much money lest she draw any unnecessary attention to herself.
After packing her small amount of toiletries, clothes, and her newfound products in a her backpack, she decided to go ahead and head back to the shop to meet Raven. The sun was slowly starting to set, so by the time she got there, the street lights were already being to flicker on. And thus, the darker side of the city was starting to show itself.
Sunset was unperturbed though. Even as she caught site of the three roughish looking thugs eyeing here ans her bike.
Sunset seemed to block once or twice, as if stunned before she broke out into a small grin. “Oh! Um, sure! I think that could be fun! Only, I… I don’t actually live in Jump City.” She said with a sheepish smile. “I live in Canterlot, a few hours from here. This was the closest city that had the ingredients I needed since Canterlot is very…” she tapped her fingers together, seemed ponder on what words to choose before she finally chose, “Limited, on what they have.”
“I just don’t wanna take you away from here if you still have things to do.”
Raven nodded in understanding, thinking on whether she could afford to leave for a day or so. Things have been quiet lately, and it wasn’t as if she couldn’t get back to Jump City in an emergency with an hour or so of flying. “I’d just have to leave a note for my roommates,” she assured. “I won’t be missed for a day.” If anything, they might be happy that she’s opening up a bit.
Her lip curled up just a bit in a small smile. “I’ve never heard of Canterlot, though. Can’t be too big of a town.”
“Oh, you have roommates? Do you live here in the city?” She asked with a small smile.
“It’s a decently sized town. Not like here though. When I first got here, I was pretty overwhelmed with all the people and activity that was happening in the city.” She said, flashing Raven a smile.
“And do you need a lift? I can give you a ride wherever you need to go.”
Sunsets eyes scoured the shelves, frantically seeming to search for one item in particular. She had heard online that this was one of the best places to get stuff and ingredients for alchemy and need to have ingredients for spells, but during most of her time in this world, she had quickly learned that the magic she had come to know and learn from her home, and the magic here on earth were two very different things.
Unfortunately for her, the city of Canterlot didn’t exactly have anything worthwhile for alchemy. So, she figured after seeing said add, a trip to Jump City was in order. She could morthen more then afford it, especially after Twilight sent her the remaining gold bits left in Sunset’s personal bank account back in Equestria.
Now here she was, still looking for the certain item when a girl who definitely looked like she needed more time in the sun came up to her. "Umm… Well, to be honest, I can’t seem to find what I’m looking for. I need four ounces of Fire Salt, some Histcarp aaaaand…“
She paused, taking a moment to pull out an old looking book, which had obviously seen better days. Thankfully the portal hadn’t altered it in any way when Twilight had sent it to her. “Ah! And a Jarrin Root.“
Raven glanced down at the book, an eyebrow raising as the odd energies she could feel coming off of it, but she put it out of her mind. Being nosy wasn’t her trait, that was Beast Boy’s. The girl seemed to know at least a bit of what she was talking about, and despite her contemporary fashion that gave no indication that she could know anything of alchemy or witchcraft, the half demon decided to help. She’s been here countless times before, she knew the store like the back of her hand.
A pale hand gestured for the other to follow, turning on her heel to take steps towards another part of the store that housed the fresher herbs. She pointed up to a shelf about a foot above them. “Jarrin Root will be up there,” she assured, before moving a short ways down the assortment of plants to the section that housed the inorganic ingredients, searching for a short moment before grasping a small container of Fire Salt and handing it over.
“Histcarp should be in the back,” Raven added. “You can ask the storekeeper, Josephine, for help. She doesn’t like to put the fish out on the store floor.” A pause before curiosity gives way. “Planning on making something in particular?”
"Oh, it’s just a simple little energy restoration potion. Helps boost my stamina a bit too. I’ve made it a few times back where I used to live, but I haven’t made it since I-"
She had to cut herself short, almost letting slip she was from another world. She just met this person and she didn’t want her to think Sunset was insane. Getting sent to the loony bin was definitely not on her list of things to do. ”…Since I was a little girl.“ She finished. "I might be a little rusty, which is why I had a friend of mine mail over this.” She said, gesturing to the book.
She gave the woman a small smile, and took the salt from her. Her fingertips gently grazed the girls palms for a second, and she felt… cold. But that must’ve been her imagination. But still, curiosity are at her and she had to know if that was a fluke or not. So, she moved the fire salt to her left hand stuck out her right to the girl. “I’m Sunset Shimmer, by the way.”
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