They had agreed to meet on neutral territory. Despite her fondness for Earth, it was one of few planets in the cosmos that had evolved naturally and belonged to no one. Her early interferences were ancient history for the humans; it was as good a "neutral place" as any.
They stood on the rooftop of one of the many skyscrapers in one of the many cities that spewed toxic air into the atmosphere. Though few people ever came to places like this, she had warned him to fit in and chosen to wear her long wheat-gold hair loose and curly over a mottled brown-and-gold gypsy top and a floor-length multi-layered skirt that swished around her legs as she moved. Her tattoos and wings were hidden, the power in her violet eyes banked but still visible — just in case he got any ideas.
“Do we have a deal?”
They stood on the rooftop of one of the many skyscrapers in one of the many cities that spewed toxic air into the atmosphere. Though few people ever came to places like this, she had warned him to fit in and chosen to wear her long wheat-gold hair loose and curly over a mottled brown-and-gold gypsy top and a floor-length multi-layered skirt that swished around her legs as she moved. Her tattoos and wings were hidden, the power in her violet eyes banked but still visible — just in case he got any ideas.
“Do we have a deal?”