The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
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Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Welldrinker Cult
A shadowy group is gaining power, drawing in people who are curious, vulnerable, or malicious, and turning them into Mystics. They are recruiting people into their ranks to spread the influence of magic in the world, but for what end goal?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
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Posted by Tarin Brooks on Jan 6, 2009 8:11:50 GMT -6
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It was kind of funny to Tarin how succinctly the conversation ended. They were talking about the rest of their lives and Lee had summed it up and made the decision final with two words. It would be an interesting parallel later when they each did the same thing...only they'd be standing in front of a minister and the words they said would be "I do" instead of, "I'm sure."
Lee was full of surprises this night, the most recent not the least surprising. She was ready to leave right that moment, only, she didn't know how to drive...yet. Tarin looked up at the cab of the truck, then frowned and sighed. "I don't think this old girl is going to make it that far...there's a hundred different little things wrong with it. Besides, it's a stick. I'd never be able to teach you how to drive it well enough to be inconspicuous."
A few more minutes of thought and Tarin grinned, "I feel alright. I could definitely get us to a highway where I could hand off to you and you could drive for a while while I took a nap. All you'd have to do then is stay in the correct lane and watch your speed."
A few more moments thought on the subject of a car and Tarin brightened up considerably, "I could ask Josh if we could borrow his car for a couple of days. I know they were planning on staying here for a while longer and it shouldn't be a problem."
That said, Tarin wrapped his arms around Lee and pulled her close again, "We're going to have to wait until morning to ask him though. Think you can wait a few more hours?"
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It was almost exactly how Tarin feared it would be. The light that had been in Lee's eyes almost completely extinguished itself and her gazed dropped from his eyes. She kept talking though, defending the idea like he'd told her he didn't want to do it. Then she said that she didn't think that she could regret marrying him and Tarin smiled and sighed.
"Oh Lee..." he said, keeping his arm tight, and now turning to wrap the other one around her. "I wasn't saying that I don't want to do it, not at all." he paused for a second after that, hoping it would be enough to reassure her, at least for a moment.
"I've wanted to marry you for ages Lee. There's nothing I'd rather do than spend the rest of my life with you. I was just making sure you weren't getting swept away in the moment. I always want you to be sure."
Tarin dropped a kiss on the top of her head and chuckled, "You won't see me that surprised again for a long time." he said, then took a deep breath, "So future Mrs. Brooks. When were you thinking this elopement should take place? We could probably make it to Vegas within the next day or so...if we drive enough."
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For the love of god, the woman looked confused. Tarin almost rolled his eyes at just how crazy that really sounded. "Do you really need to ask that question?" he said, a knowing smile flashing across his features as he looked back at Lee.
She was surprised by his laughter at the unknown idea of Josh's and startled at the sound after the deep silence of the plains around them, but soon Lee was smiling as well and he tightened his arm around her. There was no such thing as too close out here. He wasn't tired either, well, he was...but not like normal. Usually it was all he could do to keep his eyes open after that much of that kind of contact, he felt alright at the moment though, his thoughts clear as he continued to puzzle out what idea Lee was talking about as she explained further.
Fuss, to-do...cloudy pieces of something Josh had mentioned started to float together as Lee pieced them together for Tarin. She looked concerned again, though, as she paused and looked at him in a way that made him feel like she was turning him inside out...but not in a prying way, just an intensely searching way.
"Invite to...wh-" he started when Lee paused for breath, then stopped mid-sentence as she blurted out one short little sentence, her smile wide and confidence obvious in her features.
"We should what?" Tarin said, looking back at Lee and not breaking eye contact. "Elope?" Tarin didn't move, but his posture definitely stiffened slightly as he thought again. After everything that had happened, now she wanted to get married.
"Lee are you sure?" he said, trying his best to choose his words carefully lest she retract the offer, and also trying his best to only be cautiously hopeful that she was sure.
"I mean...until just a little while ago, you were too afraid to get any closer to me than a cuddle on the couch...and we've only just fixed that. Are you sure you're ready for marriage? I don't want to rush into anything you're going to regret later." Tarin stopped and thought for another moment. "Don't get me wrong...I've wanted this for ages, and the idea of eloping seems amazing, but really...are you sure? If you're not. We can forget you said it and move on."
Posted by Tarin Brooks on Jan 3, 2009 13:46:28 GMT -6
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Floating. Tarin couldn't help but think the sky out there made a person feel like he was floating. Then again, he thought, continuing to trace his fingers up and down Lee's arm, maybe it wasn't the sky that made him feel like he was floating.
He'd said a while back that Lee was amazing, but he realized now, just how much of an understatement that was for the woman laying next to him. Not perturbed in the least about what had just transpired in the back of a pick-up truck in the middle of a field. Yup. At least amazing.
Eyes drifting open and shut at their whim, Tarin dozed slightly as he looked up into the Texas sky and he couldn't help but think that he'd brought Lee out here to surprise her, but in the end it had been she who'd surprised him in the most incredible way possible.
Lee shifted and Tarin's eyes, which had been half shut, snapped open and focused on her face as it came into view over his. Lee was frowning slightly and in turn, Tarin frowned too, then reached up, trying to smooth the wrinkle that had formed between her brows.
"Hmmmm?" Tarin said when Lee said his name, moving his thumb from between her eyes to run it through Lee's hair.
Lee pointed out that she thought Josh had a good idea and it was Tarin's turn to frown slightly, but in concentration, trying to remember what idea Josh could have had that Lee liked. Coming up blank after a few moments, Tarin laughed, all signs of the frown smoothing from his face. "You must still have me dazzled honey. I don't have a clue what you're talking about."
Posted by Tarin Brooks on Dec 31, 2008 0:53:30 GMT -6
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Another reaction Tarin couldn't miss, another reaction that he was almost afraid to believe in. There'd been kissing before this point, even a few make out sessions during movie nights in the recent weeks. None of that lit a candle to what was going on under the stars at that very moment.
Tarin had completely forgotten that they were in a truck in the middle of nowhere, he couldn't even feel the hard metal of the bed through the soft cushion of sleeping bags and pillows. Ever fiber of his being was focused on the signs he was receiving from Lee. Her breathing was shallow and fast, and the way she was looking at him made his tenuous hold on self control that much harder to keep. Then he kissed her.
Tarin had worried when he'd done it that she would tense and the spell that the starlight seemed to have cast would break, and he was far more prepared for that reaction than the one he actually got.
Lee's hand closed in his hair and Tarin wondered for a moment if he'd actually heard the *snink* as his self control completely snapped. Lee had turned in his arms so she was leaning against him and Tarin reversed the positions so he was leaning over her, kissing her more then taking his turn to examine her face under the bluish glow of the stars. He marveled for a few moments, then resumed the kissing.
This was going too far, Tarin suddenly thought, pausing for just a second and remembering the last time he'd felt this particular crush of action and inaction all at once and how similar the situation was to the day they'd stood inside the shop and he'd given Lee a final chance to walk away. He had to be sure they both thought this was going to the same place. Taking a deep breath, hoping Lee wasn't already panicking and that what he was about to do wouldn't cause her to Tarin pulled away.
Reigning himself in seemed an absolutely insurmountable task, but Tarin leaned down and kissed Lee again in the exact same way as before, this time tangling his hands in her hair and cradling his face between them then pulled away, his breathing every bit as labored as before and a somewhat desperate look on his face.
"Yes or no..." he said, completing the parallelism and hoping with every fiber of his being that the result would be the same.
Posted by Tarin Brooks on Dec 30, 2008 20:10:10 GMT -6
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The world was cast in the blue-white light from the stars, Lee was with him at his favorite childhood spot, and Tarin couldn't remember a time in his life when he'd felt so absolutely confident that everything was going to be okay. All his adult life, Tarin had been convinced that he'd never have the things that 'normal' people had. The moving, the one night stands, the constant fear that he was going to be found out or cause trouble for anyone he got close to. All of that melted away when he wa with Lee because for the first time it was worth it to someone to be with him, even if there were consequences.
It was funny how the stars made him pensive, it had been that way since he was a kid, and obviously things didn't really change. Lee pointed out that she was glad that she'd booked the tickets and Tarin squeezed her again, "I have an idea. I think you're a little more country than you let on."
Then she was moving, turning in his arms and Tarin let her, his breathing hitching slightly when Lee stopped facing him, her lips so close to his that he could hardly concentrate on anything but her close vicinity. The moonlight and starlight shone down, making everything that much more magical and Tarin couldn't help himself. Lee commented that everything was amazing and he nodded his head, closing what had now become the infinitesimal amount of space between them. "You're amazing..." he mumbled, seconds before their lips met.
This wasn't one of the quick cursory kisses from before. This was intense, full of feeling, full of all the emotion of the last week...month..year. This was amazing.
Posted by Tarin Brooks on Dec 30, 2008 18:34:40 GMT -6
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The resistance had been there, it'd been tightly reigned in when he leaned them back, but it had been momentary and soon Lee relaxed against him, watching the sky as it stretched out above them.
Tarin didn't miss it, it was impossible for him to miss anything when Lee was this close. It was like he'd gone hypersensitive and when Lee didn't move after she shivered, Tarin's stomach started to feel all funny and suddenly the absolute last thing he was thinking about were the made up constellations he'd been talking about a few minutes before.
Lee commented that she could understand why he'd like coming out here so much when he was younger. Tarin nodded his head, "It's never been this good before though. Almost all I've been able to think about since we got here was doing this. I wanted to show you."
Tarin was quiet for a few moments, just holding Lee close and he turned his head to kiss her jaw again, once...twice. "I'm so glad you set this up Lee. I'd have never done it on my own." Another few moments of silence, "It's almost the New Year, you know. I'd have never made it through the last year without you." His voice was laced with emotion as he spoke, and Tarin held Lee just a little tighter. "I don't mean to get all weird and sentimental on you, but I just wanted you to know that this really meant a lot to me, I couldn't imagine a more perfect holiday."
Posted by Tarin Brooks on Dec 30, 2008 16:55:16 GMT -6
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Lee crawled to him across the bed of the truck and Tarin smiled as she came up to kiss him, then reached out to wrap his arms around her waist again, laughing as she pointed out that even a novice astronomer like herself knew that the two constellations he made up were bogus.
"I told you that I made up my own constellations." he said, pulling Lee back further so he could rest his chin on her shoulder. "Besides, there's enough stars out here that you could probably pick out any picture you wanted and call it a constellation."
Lee was ready to float, and as soon as she admitted it, Tarin pulled them backwards slowly, not stopping until they were laying back in the small pile of pillows he tossed in the bed of the truck and Lee was laying against his chest.
Tarin's peripheral vision wasn't perfect for floating, he could still see Lee out of the corner of his eye, but he wasn't worried. He'd seen the stars before, many times. This was much better, he could feel Lee against him and now that they were laying down he tightened his arms. So far, Lee had been okay with the contact and Tarin figured she'd let him know if there was too much going on.
"So. What do you think about floating." Tarin said, his voice soft again as he turned to talk into Lee's ear, kissing her jaw softly when he was done.
Posted by Tarin Brooks on Dec 30, 2008 15:29:21 GMT -6
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Tarin shrugged against Lee's back when she questioned his description of the stars from the bed of the truck. "That's what I always thought. If you lay just right you can't see anything out of your peripheral vision. I've always felt like I was floating."
Lee was impressed with the view and the knowledge that the surprise was continuing to go off without a hitch made Tarin grin as he leaned his face into Lee's hair. He stayed there for a few moments, listening to Lee talk about how she couldn't remember seeing stars like this ever in her life. Tarin just nodded, words kind of failed the situation. She wanted to stay though, and that widened Tarin's grin. He'd hoped that would be the answer, "So we'll stay then." he said, then loosed his arms as Lee twisted, returning her kiss happily.
Lee spoke again and Tarin laughed, the sound loud in the silence of the plains. Running a hand down her arm to catch her hand, Tarin pulled Lee towards the truck and opened the tailgate. "After you." he said, gesturing, then came back to the question she'd asked. "Of course I can name the constellations." he said, head turning upwards as he pointed, "That one...right there is bunnyopea. And that one over there..." he added, swinging his arm to the side, "that one is turtleas." The ruse over, Tarin looked at Lee with a sly smile and a helpless shrug, "I just always made up my own. I've never been interested in knowing about the stars."
That said, Tarin pulled himself into the bed of the truck and started unrolling sleeping bags and arranging pillows. When that was done, he patted the space next to him, "Ready to float?"
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She stumbled as they walked to the top of the rise and Tarin used the excuse to pull Lee closer to him as they moved. She didn't resist at all and he smiled, more pleased with himself than ever as he maneuvered her into what he considered the perfect viewing position for the stars and the moon. He wasn't disappointed in her reaction either.
Lee didn't say much, but she didn't have to. It was one of the reasons this was Tarin's favorite place. You didn't have to say anything about it for the appreciation to be evident. At her breathed observance, Tarin's smile widened and he wrapped his arms around her waist. "See, I told you it was good." he whispered, not wanting to break the spell of the warm and quiet night by speaking to loud.
He looked into the sky himself, thinking about what all it had taken to get he and Lee to the point they were. They were there though, standing and looking at the stars just like he'd imagined more than once in New York. Just the two of them. The night was just about as perfect as it could be.
"There's not a whole lot more to say about it. I packed the bed of the truck with our sleeping bags, snacks, and things like that if you want to stay out here." he said after a few moments, arms still wrapped around Lee from behind. "Otherwise we can head back to the house whenever you're ready. I thought it might be cool to lay down and look up at the stars though. When you look that way, they fill your field of vision and it's almost like you're floating out there if you stare long enough."
Posted by Tarin Brooks on Dec 29, 2008 19:26:46 GMT -6
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Lee was prompt coming out from the back of the shop and Tarin smiled at her as she came up. She was the only thing that had really been stable since the last merge, the only thing that made him feel okay about the whole situation. If Lee was willing to stay with him in spite of everything, then there had to be something in him good enough to stick around.
She was dressed to the nines today, it figured, there was a young man in the shop. Surprisingly though, Tarin didn't feel the usual pang of jealousy that he usually got when Lee was ogled by someone other than him. After further investigation, though, that was probably because there was no ogling taking place. This guy was seeming better and better all the time.
Lee shook hands, something that surprised Tarin slightly, she was coming a long ways with the contact issues. The younger guy, Gabe, introduced himself and reiterated some of the things he'd told Tarin and even had the good grace to leave out any more conversation on powers.
Lee was at ease with the kid, or so it appeared, and she turned to Tarin to ask what he'd needed to run by her.
"Well. I'm thinking we may have found a good replacement for Garrett. I just wanted you to meet him before I gave him any definite answer. As he said, he's interested in starting immediately, what would you say to showing him a few things and seeing how the afternoon works out?"
Tarin paused, waiting fo Lee's answer and turned back to Gabe, "Of course, no matter what we'll pay you for today. I'm glad Lee was in, she'll be the one teaching you. I'll be in back with the other clients. And like I said before, we'll have to discuss an actual salary later and see if we can come to an agreement if this works out."
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Kissing was nice. Kissing was very nice. In fact, kissing was so nice that Tarin forgot that he was planning a whole night of stargazing and hopefully kissing. Then the kissing stopped and after a few moments, and Tarin's thoughts cleared enough that he could remember the fact that he needed to get them moving.
He hadn't said anything about the middle of nowhere comment before the kiss and he wasn't sure he was going to now. Lee was worried about it though, he knew it, and so as he was helping her walk to the truck he assured her that they weren't going anywhere that she needed to be more dressed up.
It didn't take too long to get Lee to the truck and buckled in (safety first) Lee asked where they were going and Tarin chuckled, "Not telling." he said, then basically sprinted to the other side and climbed in. He hadn't told Lee, but he'd been practicing in his free time the last couple of days and the truck roared to life.
They'd been driving for a while, and had long since left the paved roads that led from the small suburb that housed the place where Tarin had grown up when the lights from the more populated areas finally faded from view. The truck was set in third gear, leaving Tarin's hand free and he reached across the seat, grabbing Lee's and laughing softly, "We're almost there now." he said, maneuvering the truck over the slightly rougher terrain as he looked for a place that he'd been many times during his childhood and adolescence, sometimes with girls, but never ones he'd felt like this about. This had been his place, and now Lee was going to get to see it. Tarin just hoped that after all the stories she wouldn't be disappointed.
The slope of the ground slanted decidedly upward as they moved closer to the spot and Tarin grinned with how close they were. The small rise leveled out and he hit the breaks softly, disentangling his hand from Lees to put the truck in park and kill the headlights. "We're there, but keep the blindfold on for just another minute. I'm going to come around and help you get out."
That said, Tarin climbed out of the truck and made his way around to Lee's side. It was slightly cooler out here than it was in the suburbs, but that wasn't really surprising. It was still warm though and an even warmer breeze swept over the rise where they were situated. It was dark and Tarin felt his way around the truck to grab a flashlight from where he'd stashed it before making his way to Lee's door.
Once there, Tarin opened it and reached across Lee unbuckling the seatbelt and helping her climb from the truck while keeping her steady on her feet. "Just one more second..." he said, shutting the door of the truck once they were clear.
That done, Tarin situated Lee so that she was facing the open plains in front of them. This hill was by far the highest point in the surrounding miles and the moon and stars cast blue light over the ranch lands. There were enough of them too, as promised the weather was completely clear and stars dotted the sky like diamonds. It was quiet excepting the sound of the night insects singing and the occasional distant baying of a cow. "Perfect." Tarin said, almost more to himself than to Lee, then situated her in front of him. Reaching up slowly, he undid the knot in the bandanna over Lee's eyes and pulled it away. "Surprise." he whispered.
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"Yup, the second part of your Christmas present." Tarin said, a wide grin spreading across his features. Despite the fact that he was pretty sure Lee knew exactly what was going on, Tarin was pleased as punch at how well the whole situation had worked out. It had been something he'd planned from the second they set foot off the plane, it was just icing on the cake that the truck was still here...and running, albeit a bit rusty and loud.
Lee was teasing, she'd love the presents she'd gotten earlier in the day, even if the fashionista in her was slightly resistant to the idea of cowgirl anything. She looked good in the Texas gear though. She wasn't wearing it now, but the jeans and plain white t-shirt really suited her. Tarin had a feeling anything else would too.
She hesitated about the blindfold and Tarin tilted his head as he looked at her. He'd been joking when he'd told her that she'd have to trust him, it wasn't something he'd really been worried about her rejecting. There wasn't a whole lot of point in a surprise if Lee could see where they were going. It wasn't right to make her do something like that if she wasn't comfortable, and Tarin was just about to say so when Lee agreed to the blindfold.
Setting the cup she'd been cradling in her hands down, Lee moved towards him and Tarin automatically closed the distance, hands settling on her hips as she teased him about the reason for the blindfold. "Mmmm not necessarily because you trust me...that's just a reason for you to be okay with it. You're supposed to wear the blindfold because it's a surprise." Tarin plastered an innocent look on his face, "Who said anything about the middle of nowhere?"
That said, he leaned in and kissed her, soundly. "Ready?" he asked when they were done. "Daylight's fadin'."
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Tarin nodded, it wasn't the up front stuff that people usually had a problem with. It was the 'in back' stuff. The stuff that involved the dead people hanging around all the time. Tarin nodded about his wanting to meet Lee. At the moment, she was in back, probably fixing lunch or getting a drink. He could meet her all he wanted, after he reacted to the information about the spirits.
Tarin actually laughed out loud when the kid said his powers were cool. "I'm not sure that 'cool' is exactly the word for it...but they're better than some." At least he hadn't freaked out. The kid would fit in perfectly.
Then came the other half of the show and tell session. The kid had powers too. Pretty intense powers to be exact. There was a bad side to his powers though too. Tarin frowned slightly at the story. The kid had known hardship, but hadn't they all?
"I'm sorry about your mother. If it makes you feel any better, the first ghost I saw was my dead father. I guess we all have our own skeletons, eh?" And apparently the kid's included the power to make people feel excruciating pain...without really doing any damage at all. Wow. "Well, I don't know how much we need a security guard...but I can't say that wouldn't be a handy thing to have around.." Especially if the dude who threw the bookcase comes back. The thought wasn't voiced, but Tarin sure thought it. No reason this couldn't be a mutually benficial situation after all.
Tarin regarded the kid for another few moments, pondering over the last question. They had more than enough money for another person in the shop.
"You can start right now if that's what you want to do. As for pay...I'll have to talk that over with my business manager, but I promise you it will be enough."
Looking back towards the shop, he smiled, "And as for meeting my fiance. LEE! Can you come up here! I'd like you to meet a prospective new shop helper."
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"It think it's easier to get to know someone you're going to be working with closely before hiring them. Seeing it on paper is one thing, but hearing it from a person's own lips is another all together."
The guy shook his hand and Tarin smiled, he was young, but he knew what was expected. He went on to talk, telling Tarin the way he owed rent. Rent that was a week late
The kid, Gabe, went on to admit that he didn't have a clue what would be expected of him and Tarin couldn't help but chuckle and run a hand through his hair. "Well...the sign in the front window doesn't say 'medium' in reference to a shirt size." The smile faded slightly as Tarin regarded the kid standing in his shop. There was no point in holding back. If the kid was going to work there, he'd have to know sooner or later exactly what it was that went on in the back of the shop.
"I'm a medium. I talk to the dead. People come in here hoping to reconnect with their loved ones. If I can, I help them. Your basic responsibilities would be helping out up here though. Getting customers in line and singed in...collecting money when I'm done with them...selling the stuff in the front. Helping my co-owner and fiance with anything she needs help with. What do you think?"
Tarin was watching for the reaction. The last thing he needed was a wishy-washy kid who was either going to freak out or stop showing up a week after he was given the job.