Norris tailed behind Shear leisurely. So much so that by the time Shear had made it all the way back to their meeting place, Norris was a lot more farther back than just the recommended couple of feet. It seemed like a reasonable enough distance, so Norris simply waited, his eyes on the fellow Reaper.
But Norris' vision soon diverted from Shear, his eyes had caught something or someone that hadn't been there before. In fact, make that two someones. A man, wait a second... was that the man who had been closing up the local grocery store just a matter of minutes ago? He moved in closer to get a better look. It was indeed, and there was the girl that Shear had spoken about and what Norris assumed to be her familiar nearby. What happened to the whole deal with her being afraid of men, was it all bull?
Norris was about to find out. He watched intently as Shear approached them. Aside from subtle movements, he couldn't really figure out what was going on over there. Then, the girl's familiar started up, almost like it was motioning for the others to get the hell out of there. He had a feeling things were about to get a bit more livelier. Not to disappoint, the girl, who before had been basically immobile, stood and called her familiar to its own perch on her arm. Shear suddenly took some sort of defensive stance at the girl.
"What?" Norris was talking to himself now, very unsure of the situation that was unraveling before him.
It must've been trending, for the grocery store man took his own stance as well, before having a sword manifest into his hands.
Norris' mouth pretty much dropped. "That guy can't be human..."
With no hesitation, the man took a swipe at the girl, and seemingly nicking her. The hell was going on here? Sure he'd met a Reaper today, and been in the presence of another, but how much creepier was this day going to get!?
A screen of black smoke appeared, separating the girl from the swordsman, at least for the time being. This was all happening way too fast.
Turning his attention back to Shear, Norris expected to see him making an attempt to disarm the guy who just took a slice out of the person he had come back to check on. Instead, he saw Shear just go running straight for the girl, snatching her up in a quick swipe. Was he rescuing her? It sure seemed like it was either that or he was getting her the hell out of there. Was there even a difference between the two? Whichever the case, Norris took it as his cue to act. Even if it wasn't, it was far more exhilarating to get in with the action than watch from afar.
Voel got the memo. In a flash she burst out from the totem. Not missing a beat, she took to her weapon form, transforming into a bow. Snatching it out of the air, Norris prepped it ready. An arrow manifested in his free hand and he pulled it back against the bowstring. He eyed his target carefully, he wasn't trying to hit him, at least not before he found out who and what the hell this guy was. Norris fired the arrow, taking aim at the ground in front of the other man's feet. It was a warning shot not to pursue, he wasn't trying to harm anybody, not yet anyways.
"Oh I have absolutely no idea what I'm getting myself into..."