Spooked - Open Tags

[Ella Tate]

It was still a little nippy this time of year but Ella actually enjoyed the crisp cold air in her lungs. Her goosebumps were raised but she enjoyed the sharp tingles on her feet as she ran the quiet path around the lake.

With her music blasting in her ear, she didn't think twice as she sang along to the music. She didn't know if there was anybody around and she didn't really care.

Two hours into the run, she finally came to a stop in the middle of the woods, leaning forward and squeezing her knees, calming her breath as she took out her earbuds. It was so silent. It felt good.

Until she heard a twig snap. She turned sharply, her powers immediately activating. It would dim down any power within a fifty feet radius at least. "Who's there?" She asked out, her strangely coloured eyes scanning the whole area.

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It had actually been quite a peaceful day so far. Milan had not been called in for any recruitments, and he had successfully finished all the paperwork a couple of days ago. Despite his lighthearted complains about how much time it tended to occupy, he kind of did feel lost now.

Normally the recruiter took Doodle, his Bernese Mountain dog, out for a walk towards the evening. Darkness had yet to settle right now, so it wasn’t exactly like his daily routine. Not that he minded too much though. It felt like a nice enough change, plus he began to think of ways on how to use this free time better, like perhaps spending it with Ms. Robbinson.

With his thoughts drifting off like that, the man was completely oblivious to anything going on around him. While he did focus enough to make sure Doodle obediently stayed by his side, he was not aware of someone else being near until a voice called out.

… What did one even reply to such question?

“Um, just walking my dog.” Milan called back as he carefully ventured further. Surely the other person could not be that far away.

[Ella Tate]

The appearance of a familiar face immediately reassured Ella as a smile relaxed her face. "Jesus, Milan. You scared me for a while." She chuckled, approaching the pair and bending down a little to let Milan's dog sniff her fingers.

She was immediately reminded that she had to pick Cali up from the groomers in a few hours time.

"Did you..." Ella paused before checking her watch. It was a little past five and she looked at Milan again. "Did you come from the office?" she asked as she crouched down to scratch the dog behind its ears.