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"Right," was all Kaz had to offer in response to Grant's questions. He needed a moment more to recuperate, but didn't have the moment. Or even a second. He started leading the way down the street again, huffing as he kicked off his sandals and left them in the gutter. Bare feet he preferred.

After a moment, he offered a bit more. "I read you, in a sense. I have the ability to uh...well...glean...information from others. I can usually learn a lot from simply looking at a person, the curse of being what I am and who I am at this moment in time. There aren't many like me. Not...anymore...anyway..." he trailed off for a bit, lost in thought. Then he snapped his fingers twice. "But yes! Avery is someone like you, though of course not exactly like you, not you in the slightest sense of your identity, but you share a common identity in that you both are Viren."

He wasn't sure why he kept talking. He was nervous, that was certain. He was always nervous when it came to Viren business, but he had sworn to only explain himself once and here he was, ready to spill the beans, as it were, to only one of them. The incident with Judith, something he should have prevented, ached inside his chest however. A dull ache. Stabbing memories back into the present.

"Basically," he sighed, turning a corner and pointing to the apartment building in the distance they were heading to. "You fight evil. Evil manifested as monsters, demons, creatures of the night, the bogeyman and the tooth fairy. Ech, fairies..."

They finally reached the apartment building, entering the lobby while Kaz tried to read which apartment they were looking for. when he found it, he was surprised to see Avery standing at the mailboxes for the building, conveniently placed and conveniently alone.

"Avery!"

He grabbed him, turned him about, grinned wide and laughed heartily. "Wonderful! You have to come with us. Now. Yes?"