[SE] Black Friday

Draw the cat eye, sharp enough to kill a man
You did some bad things, but I'm the worst of them

Noe had never been to Halo, but when she’d received a request from the tundra for some building plans, she’d been more than happy to make her way north - especially now that the sun had returned and, with it, warmer temperatures. Even so, she’d dressed for the weather today in a thick coat, sturdy boots, gloves, and a scarf, and her dark, wavy hair was tucked into a warm woolen hat. Mika rode in her usual spot around her bonded’s neck, burrowed beneath the scarf for warmth. The cold of Halo was not the mata mata’s preferred climate, and she was more than happy to stick close to Noe to borrow heat.

The engineer had delivered the plans she’d drawn up this morning, and was now headed back to the inn room she’d procured for her stay to make some changes requested by her client. With a few rolls of paper in a long protective tube under her arm, she strolled through a marketplace, pausing every now and then to take a look at the vendors’ wares. She saw a man trade a fox fur for some fresh fruit and approached, seemingly without a care in the world. ”Hi!” she said to man and merchant. ”Can I get some berries, too?” As the merchant turned to procure the goods, she glanced at the man nearby. ”I’m surprised Halo has fresh fruit this early in the season,” she mused aloud. ”Is it grown locally?”

Sometimes I wonder which one will be your last lie
They say looks can kill and I might try

Noe