“So, you wanna play rough?” Evie Novatore aka Vortex, your local mercenary-slash-vigilante. Head of Mistral, weaponry expert, all-around badass. ♡/↺

Looking good is part of the job, after all. (Commissioned from deka__yo on insta!)

[Alright, onto the bed Chiara goes. She’s staying here for now, just in case.] The cutthroat world of record producing, huh?

[And she’ll offer Chiara her shoulder to help her there.] Hopefully the other guy looked worse?

…do I want to ask whose? Nevermind that, c’mon. Let’s bring you to bed.

I’ve a soft spot for classic British punk. Can’t go wrong with some metal, either.

Sounds like something I should check out sometime. Never a bad idea to expand my music tastes, after all.

Oh, that’s quite nice. Any specific genres, or just like…general stuff?

Yeah? Look at us, building common ground by the second. What’s yours?

Let’s just say I do private security. Small outfit, quite independent. Something nice about being your own boss, y’know?

Good start, good start. Evie. Pleasure’s all mine.

More like three things than nothing. All possible to overcome, though. Hell, I’d be happy to give it a shot.

Sorry, force of habit. Just having a bit of fun. What’s stopping you, then?

Then it’s about time to find some, yeah?

Very good question. Do you?

Thank you. [A proud smile on her face as both portals close up, spinning the pen on her hand.] A scalpel, like I’ve said previously. For whatever purpose one may need.

The window or skylight is usually my favorite if I’m going analog. Otherwise, it’s…this. [With a wave of her hand, Evie creates two small portals, one on her left, one on her right. Just to show what they are, she flicks a pen into one and catches it as it exits the other.]

Been doing that a while I’m rarely surprised when I’m on the receiving end.

Sounds like a good idea to me. You’ll find few better scalpels. Evie. Pleasure’s all mine, really. Always happy to make new connections.