<strong>Piledriver Lane</strong><br/><br/>The shadow stayed where it was, behind the tree.  It didn't seem to be looking for a fight just at the moment, but then, it was hard to tell just what it was thinking when it wasn't much beyond a shape and an echoing, faraway voice.<br/><br/>He accepted Lorraine's answer with a nod, its shadowy features rather inscrutable.  (Perception+Empathy, difficulty 9, if you want to try to read the thing.)  "I was attempting to transform Brandon into a being similar to myself.  Alyssa would have been all right, flawed in humanity but still able to survive, and even she may yet turn."<br/><br/>The simulacrum turned and seemed to be looking at Vince for a few moments, before shifting into Lorraine's general direction.  "If you stay away from Brandon and Alyssa, I will make sure that both of them are alright, not entirely human as we would have understand it before this change, but happy.  I don't think either of us wants a fight, but then, there's a huge difference between shadow and black fire."<br/><br/>The shadow then began to distort and fade.  It left enough time for some more words, but it would soon evaporate like smoke in a well ventilated room.