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Started December 05, 2022 by @FanfictionFanatic-The-Elder group

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Maddalena finishes her meal in silence as the current mood turns too somber for further conversation. Though she does push Mallory’s food a little closer to her before cleaning up and turning to look out the window, just watching the scenery.

She was nearly half asleep just before Mallory parks the car. “Huh?” she mumbles tiredly but follows the other’s lead as they go inside. “Is this an inn or do they let rooms at a palace?” she asks, more awake as she looks around the room.

"It's a hotel. RinRin said he took care of it already. I wonder where he is."
Suddenly there was a knock at the side door. Mallory opened it to see RinRin standing there. "Hey, I got us adjoining rooms." He says with a smile.
"Cool," Mallory says.
"It's getting late. You should get some sleep," RinRin says. "Good night."
"Night," Mallory says. She closes the door and locks the front door. "Go to sleep. It's been a long day on the road. You can watch TV for a bit if you want. Just don't screw it up like you did my kitchen." She laughs.

Maddalena wasn't surprised by seeing RinRin this time but she looks around the room a little more, rather than talk to him at the moment.
“That was an accident.” she defends, rolling her eyes as she walks over to the other bed. “And you are being commanding again.”

Mallory sighs. "Let me rephrase. You need to get sleep but you can watch TV for now." She rolls her eyes. "Geez, is that better for you, Crazy Hobo Lady?"

“Considering how this binding seems to work; yes, actually.” she nods, sitting on the bed and facing Mallory.

Mallory laughs. She notices Maddi staring at her. "Did you need something?"

“No.” Maddalena shakes her head. “I was just wondering about that new nickname you gave me. Is that a common name?”

"Not many mothers go around naming their children Crazy Hobo Lady. That tends to lead to bullying." Mallory says jokingly, seeing if Maddi will take it seriously.

Maddalena rolls her eyes since she was no stranger to sarcasm. “Not that one. The other nickname.”

"Oh. Maddi?" She shifts her weight in the bed. "Saying (And typing lol) Maddalena is harder than saying Maddi." She smiles. "It's an 'I' at the end, by the way."

“Maddi.” she hummed thoughtfully. “It is easier to say, I suppose. Is it a common name for people these days?” she asked again.

"Meh," Mallory says. "I'm going to sleep." She rolls over and falls asleep.

Maddalena rolled her eyes but chuckled softly, making a mental note to remember that for when she got home, and followed Mallory’s example. Though she was a bit neater about it, laying just flat on her back and closing her eyes.

When Mallory wakes, she hears birds outside. She looks around and sees the clock says 8:20. She gets up and washes her face in the sink. She makes some coffee. She walks downstairs to the lobby and gets some breakfast. I'm downstairs eating breakfast she tells Maddi telepathically.

Maddalena wasn't sure how long she slept before hearing Mallory’s mental message, but she fell back asleep shortly after. Apparently, all that fighting yesterday had left her more tired than she expected. Not that she was used to her powers draining her energy. But she assumed that it was part of her punishment and being mortal.

Mallory checked on Maddi mentally. She was still asleep. Mallory hopped in her car and drove to the store to get some simple hygiene products and a few things to pass the time. When she returned to the hotel, she went upstairs and sat on her own bed. (there's two beds btw)

(I figured.)

Maddalena finally managed to force herself awake and was surprised to find herself alone. It took her sleep-addled mind a minute to remember everything that had happened and that she was not supposed to be alone. “Mallory?” she called out before exploring the room a little more as well as taking the time to clean herself up for the day. Though she realized that this was also the first time she was able to actually take stock of herself.

Mallory vanishes into ethereality. It takes a lot of concentration for her, but she needs to visit her brother. She doesn't see him in the ethereal. "Mallory?" she hears. It takes her a minute to snap back to reality(oop there goes gravity). "Right here," she says, appearing on the bed.

Maddalena jumps as she hears the unexpected voice before she looks out of the bathroom. “Where were you? You were not here earlier.” she asks, more curious than anything else.

"Looking for RinRin," she states vaguely. "Didn't see him, which means he's probably around or doing something."

“Oh.” she rolls her eyes and walks over to her bed. “Then you have been practicing your abilities? That is how you arrived just now?”

"Yes and no," she answers. "I haven't been practicing, it took me several minutes of absolute concentration to travel there. But, my abilities do seem to be getting better and easier to use." Mallory smiles. "I gotta call my boss." She picks up the phone and dials the number. "Hey, I just wanted to let you know I'll be out for an undetermined amount of time due to a family emergency. Thanks for your time." She listens. "Yep, you too. Bye." She hangs up. "She's not going to fire me, which is good," she says to Maddi.

Maddalena hums, accepting the answer with a shrug. “I've always heard that practice makes perfect for mortals… Perhaps I should try as well.” she sighs since she is technically mortal as well. “So what is the next step of our plan?” she asks once Mallory is done with her call.

"Yes, that's what RinRin was trying to do. He was trying to force progress out of you, and he succeeded." Mallory sighs. "I don't know, I suppose we stay here for a little until RinRin's next –" A box fell from a foot above the bed. "That's… interesting." She summons a Malyara dagger. "Shall we open it?"

“I know what he was trying to do.” Maddalena nods. “But I can't help but feel that his methods were also to mock me. Normally, I would be able to do all he said with no trouble… and I'm used to fighting. It's not easy to gain recognition when you are part of a Parthenon that’s seventy percent male.” she scoffs, rolling her eyes. At the appearance of the package, she habitually draws one of her own daggers and nods. “We might as well. We won't know what else to do with it until we do.”

Mallory opens the box, which isn't even sealed. Inside is a cat. "Is that… Rexa?*
"Mrow?" the cat says.
The cat morphs into RinRin, with his cat atop his shoulder. "'Sup," he says.
"Why did you put yourself in the cat?" Mallory asks, severely confused.
"I did tell you Nashville has certain barriers, but there was another. Coming from you." He looks Mallory in the eyes and then notices her right eye. "What happened to your eye, sister?"
"Oh." She touches her eye. "It's from the burst of power and this," she says and summons a Malyara blade. "You told me to call these Malyara blades."
"Yes, and mine are called Rinusa blades, for they are created uniquely by me," RinRin says, and he too summons a Rinusa blade. "You've already learned to make simple blades, next you need to try making more complex things. Like this," he forms it into a katana, then a switchblade, then a spear, and finally a claymore. "See?" He morphs it back into a katana and stuck it to his back.