Hortence waited patiently a few moments after the door had been shut behind Raffy, she stood silently, listening to the loud woman run through the hallways, satisfied with the distance she uncloaked.<br/><br/>"well she's right about one thing" she said as she made herself known to Akira "she just cannot leave those wankers alone for a second... they are incredibly incompetent, I don't know where she finds those bleedin' tossers but it might just be her talent."<br/><br/>Hortence was still wearing the full suit, covering her entire body and face, she inspected Akira's reaction to her, she needed to bolt out fast if the girl was going to be difficult and start screaming. Didn't seem to be her immediate reaction thankfully.<br/><br/>"I'm Hortence, though you already knew that, I'm just here to say hello, offer you a deal." Hortence removed her helmet, revealing her slim face and short brown hair, she smiled to Akira, revealing a noticeable gap between her front teeth, she had brownish skin but a very english mousy facial structure, making it a bit difficult to pin her nationality and race.<br/><br/>Hortence gave Akira a friendly smile and shook her hand "it's nice to meet you, I have a lot of questions, and I'm sure you have a lot for me too... Raffy's not the best at answering them as i'm sure you noticed" she looked after Raffaela, wondering how much time she had "but it's up to you, I'm going to blow this joint and I would encourage you to follow, no pressure to stay with me if you don't want, you can go run naked up to the queen for all I care, but you're welcome to come with me, I'll show you 'round" Hortence went to place a small disk on the far wall of the room. It had a slew of steam vents and Hortence took and attached four such vents to the wall around the disk. The little machine started working, melting down the cardboardlike walls with heat and water.<br/><br/><br/>Hortence spoke again with a much more serious tone, not facing against Akira. "The reason Raffy's men are wankers  is because she is deliberatly given the worst men. Raffy's a Paladin and she's used this to become part of the military, but this is a mans world, and they don't like a lady in their boys club, they don't respect her and they don't listen to her". Hortence turned to Akira with a serious expression "Raffy is surely going to try to protect you, to get the wigs to see it from your side, but the truth is that they won't listen. You fell out of a demonportal, you look the way you do. The high society will take you in and they will absorb you into nothingness, they aren't interested in more people like us running around and so before you can make yourself known they will lock you up and use you as a labrat". Hortence shook her head and sighed, noticeably saddened, she then looked to Akira with a serious expression and extended her hand to her "it's up to you, but I suggest you come with me".<br/><br/>Behind her, the wall had all but dissolved into nothing, making an opening out a back allley.