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The voicemail on Anais's cell phone ended and the communication device was pocketed. Fitz would figure out how to deal with the minor issue of her mother's misplacing the septic pump manual. Between the two of them it would be rediscovered and it hardly required her to come over as she was asked to. Only she would have a set of parents that could bait a fish to come out of water if they wanted it to.

A faster pace was guiding her steps through the darker area of the city she routinely tried to avoid. Unfortunately parts for her latest helicopter seemed to be delivered into the wrong warehouse. They weren’t cheap and time was money when it came to a pilot who was backlogged with bills from missed clients and hospital bills thanks to her dropping from the unfriendly skies in the rural yard of some rather friendly citizens.

Just as her steps had her leaving the most unsettling shadows behind her she took notice of something rather disturbing. A man down with a visible smear of blood pointing down to where they gave up. Should she or shouldn’t she?

“Need me to get the door for you?” She kept herself out of reach just in case. “Or perhaps call the police and request emergency services?” Yeah, that sounded like a plan. She reached for her cell phone.

“Can’t say I blame them.” Her eyes danced over his hands as they moved. She took notice of the dagger. She blinked fast then felt her stomach drop. What was it with the city and the weapons? “Fine.”

Her hand made the phone disappear and she moved towards the door while keeping her distance manageable if needed. Not that she could fight her way out of a wet paper sack compared to the rest of the Buffy’s and Angel’s out there. She was nothing more than a happy meal in the wrong place at the wrong time. She reached for the door making sure to avoid touching the fluid recently left behind. One of these days she would learn to answer her phone when Fitz called. Her pull discovered that the job would require two hands which she put to use on the second attempt.

“Sorry. This seems to be a door that people wanted to keep locked.” The fact a bleeding stranger was needing it open was bizarre. She figured her right foot hiking up against the wall to pull hardly would seem out of line. “I think I got it.” She pulled with all her limited human strength.

As the door finally managed to give Anais made the mistake of glancing over to the male as he rose from his spot. Her body felt weak at what she saw which explained the sudden drop of her right foot and her stumble backward. Her hands released the door leaving it partially open. She knew the guy could use a little more help than could be had in a rolling rig with emergency lights. Charles Nilson quickly came to mind.

"I think you need to hook up with a friend of mine." She nodded swallowing back the warnings that were rising within her. Her hand tucked the parts under her arm as she went to reach for her cellphone yet again. That is when she found herself in the company of a woman she had never set eyes on. "Or her?" She nodded towards the female that was nearly as dark as the night surrounding them.