Blitzz
A Friendly Brit
Ryu had thought his demands rather reasonable. Yet, he was always astounded by the ignorance of some people, and how selfish they were. A quiet flight was all he really wanted. Food would have been nice, but really it was a quiet flight he was after. Yet it seemed on every flight he had always been on he was always unlucky enough to be dumped next to someone with no sense of personal hygiene, and in front of an overprotective dad and his kick-happy child. Ryu hated them.
He slept for the last few hours of the flight, and eventually he landed in Copenhagen. After battling his way through Danish customs, Ryu collected his luggage and headed through the airport. Sure enough, there was who he assumed to be Hal. He was blonde, not short but not tall, with a thin beard and lightly tanned skin. He was holding a board with the single word 'Ryu' scrawled on it. He made his way over, suddenly feeling quite self conscious and extremely tired. "I guess you're Ryu then. Let's get out of the way." They headed for some seats. "Well. Here you are. Welcome to Copenhagen." Ryu really felt like he should say something polite in response, but he wasn't functioning properly. "I assume your safe location is still safe?"
"Yeah, the cottage in Malmo will be fine, at least for the next week. A week we wont need, but good to have none the less." Hal gestured to the assorted restaurants around the terminal. "We've got nearly 9 hours before Gwen's flight lands. I suggest you grab something to eat, then maybe sleep. I'll find some way to entertain myself. I suggest the fish place, Nordsee. All the fish places in Copenhagen are excellent." Ryu nodded his thanks and rose to track down the restaurant. It was relatively inexpensive, and the fish was good. He hadn't expected to enjoy the food, but he was pleasantly surprised. Full, and feeling significantly better, Ryu headed back to Hal, and found him on the same seats. "Is this a safe place to sleep? I don't know much about the Danish SDD."
"It's an airport man, you really thing they're gonna lead a raid in broad daylight? Besides, enough channels pass through airports every day they've given up on catching them here." Ryu was confused, and guessed by Hal's follow up that it must have shown on his face. "Oh, not officially, they just do a really bad job of checking. If you pass their fancy "Hunter Sensor" you're through, and that thing only picks up active abilities." Hal's words were reassuring, and Ryu nodded in understanding, before laying down to try and catch up on some sleep.
"Ryu, time to get Gwen and get the heck out of here." Ryu awoke as Hal shook him gently. Ryu stood, having been woken from a deep sleep and having not slept for as long as he'd wanted. He stood and followed Hal over to a desk where he got a whiteboard, and wrote 'Gwen' on the board. Ryu just sort of followed Hal. They stood and waited for Gwen, until Hal's phone buzzed. He let out a loud groan and grabbed Ryu's shoulder. "C'mon, she's already here, in the airport somewhere, we must've missed her flight land early while we slept." Hal tapped out a reply but Ryu, despite his best efforts, couldn't read the messages, but he assumed it would be between Hal and Gwen.
The pair wandered through the terminal while Hal and Gwen exchanged messages. Ryu didn't like this feeling of being in the dark. Eventually, however, Hal set off in one direction at a fast pace and Ryu stumbled after him, struggling to keep up. They were headed towards a woman sitting with a laptop. She had short cropped brown hair and looked worried. Hal and Ryu approached.
"Uh, Gwen?" Hal asked, cautiously.She looked up at him. He extended a hand for a handshake. "I'm Hal! This is Ryu. He's rather tired right now."
"Hello," Ryu managed to say, giving a tired smile.
"Hi," Gwen said, giving the two men a nervous smile, and accepting Hal's handshake with a firm grip. She was fairly attractive, and Ryu could tell already that she'd had quite the impact on Hal. He hoped this wouldn't turn into a teenage romance story. They had much more important things to be doing. "Let's get out of here, my car is out in the lot. It's only 45 minutes to my safehouse in Malmo from here, I'll answer any questions you have in the car."
Gwen picked up her things, and Hal led the two out of the airport and down into the parking lot. They found his Volkswagen and piled in, Hal and Gwen in the front, Ryu in the back. They quickly came to the bridge spanning from Copenhagen to Malmo. "This is one of the longest bridges in the world, it spans what the Danes call the Oresund, the strait connecting the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. It connects mainland Europe to Scandinavia." Ryu didn't reply, but he found it fascinating. It was so vastly different to Japan's sprawling streets and towering skyscrapers. It was incredible. After another half hour, they arrived at the cottage on the beach side of Malmo, facing the Oresund.
Hal stopped the car and got out. He walked up to the porch and stuck his hand under the mat. He grabbed the spare key and opened the door. Once they were all in, he locked it behind them. The cottage was small. Two bedrooms, one shower, a kitchen, and a sitting room. A nice vacation home for one man, but not perfect for the three of them. It would have to do. "You two can each have a room, I'll sleep on the couch." When they tried to protest, he put up a hand "I didn't just fly thousands of miles to help a stranger in Europe. I'll sleep on the couch," he said again, reaffirming his point. The two shrugged and went into their respective rooms. Ryu didn't complain, nor did he intend to. Gwen went to one room and Ryu headed to the other. The rooms were nice, small but nice. Ryu lazily chucked his suitcase to the other side of the room, and got out of his clothes, leaving on his underwear. He was too tired to get into the bed, so instead he just threw himself down on top of it, and quickly picked up where he left off at the airport.
He slept for the last few hours of the flight, and eventually he landed in Copenhagen. After battling his way through Danish customs, Ryu collected his luggage and headed through the airport. Sure enough, there was who he assumed to be Hal. He was blonde, not short but not tall, with a thin beard and lightly tanned skin. He was holding a board with the single word 'Ryu' scrawled on it. He made his way over, suddenly feeling quite self conscious and extremely tired. "I guess you're Ryu then. Let's get out of the way." They headed for some seats. "Well. Here you are. Welcome to Copenhagen." Ryu really felt like he should say something polite in response, but he wasn't functioning properly. "I assume your safe location is still safe?"
"Yeah, the cottage in Malmo will be fine, at least for the next week. A week we wont need, but good to have none the less." Hal gestured to the assorted restaurants around the terminal. "We've got nearly 9 hours before Gwen's flight lands. I suggest you grab something to eat, then maybe sleep. I'll find some way to entertain myself. I suggest the fish place, Nordsee. All the fish places in Copenhagen are excellent." Ryu nodded his thanks and rose to track down the restaurant. It was relatively inexpensive, and the fish was good. He hadn't expected to enjoy the food, but he was pleasantly surprised. Full, and feeling significantly better, Ryu headed back to Hal, and found him on the same seats. "Is this a safe place to sleep? I don't know much about the Danish SDD."
"It's an airport man, you really thing they're gonna lead a raid in broad daylight? Besides, enough channels pass through airports every day they've given up on catching them here." Ryu was confused, and guessed by Hal's follow up that it must have shown on his face. "Oh, not officially, they just do a really bad job of checking. If you pass their fancy "Hunter Sensor" you're through, and that thing only picks up active abilities." Hal's words were reassuring, and Ryu nodded in understanding, before laying down to try and catch up on some sleep.
"Ryu, time to get Gwen and get the heck out of here." Ryu awoke as Hal shook him gently. Ryu stood, having been woken from a deep sleep and having not slept for as long as he'd wanted. He stood and followed Hal over to a desk where he got a whiteboard, and wrote 'Gwen' on the board. Ryu just sort of followed Hal. They stood and waited for Gwen, until Hal's phone buzzed. He let out a loud groan and grabbed Ryu's shoulder. "C'mon, she's already here, in the airport somewhere, we must've missed her flight land early while we slept." Hal tapped out a reply but Ryu, despite his best efforts, couldn't read the messages, but he assumed it would be between Hal and Gwen.
The pair wandered through the terminal while Hal and Gwen exchanged messages. Ryu didn't like this feeling of being in the dark. Eventually, however, Hal set off in one direction at a fast pace and Ryu stumbled after him, struggling to keep up. They were headed towards a woman sitting with a laptop. She had short cropped brown hair and looked worried. Hal and Ryu approached.
"Uh, Gwen?" Hal asked, cautiously.She looked up at him. He extended a hand for a handshake. "I'm Hal! This is Ryu. He's rather tired right now."
"Hello," Ryu managed to say, giving a tired smile.
"Hi," Gwen said, giving the two men a nervous smile, and accepting Hal's handshake with a firm grip. She was fairly attractive, and Ryu could tell already that she'd had quite the impact on Hal. He hoped this wouldn't turn into a teenage romance story. They had much more important things to be doing. "Let's get out of here, my car is out in the lot. It's only 45 minutes to my safehouse in Malmo from here, I'll answer any questions you have in the car."
Gwen picked up her things, and Hal led the two out of the airport and down into the parking lot. They found his Volkswagen and piled in, Hal and Gwen in the front, Ryu in the back. They quickly came to the bridge spanning from Copenhagen to Malmo. "This is one of the longest bridges in the world, it spans what the Danes call the Oresund, the strait connecting the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. It connects mainland Europe to Scandinavia." Ryu didn't reply, but he found it fascinating. It was so vastly different to Japan's sprawling streets and towering skyscrapers. It was incredible. After another half hour, they arrived at the cottage on the beach side of Malmo, facing the Oresund.
Hal stopped the car and got out. He walked up to the porch and stuck his hand under the mat. He grabbed the spare key and opened the door. Once they were all in, he locked it behind them. The cottage was small. Two bedrooms, one shower, a kitchen, and a sitting room. A nice vacation home for one man, but not perfect for the three of them. It would have to do. "You two can each have a room, I'll sleep on the couch." When they tried to protest, he put up a hand "I didn't just fly thousands of miles to help a stranger in Europe. I'll sleep on the couch," he said again, reaffirming his point. The two shrugged and went into their respective rooms. Ryu didn't complain, nor did he intend to. Gwen went to one room and Ryu headed to the other. The rooms were nice, small but nice. Ryu lazily chucked his suitcase to the other side of the room, and got out of his clothes, leaving on his underwear. He was too tired to get into the bed, so instead he just threw himself down on top of it, and quickly picked up where he left off at the airport.