The City of Monsters by Matthew McCollum

Author:Matthew McCollum [McCollum, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: angels, heroes, werewolves, zombies, giants, superpowers, guns, Vampires
Published: 2020-02-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26: COMMEATUS

LING

After about an hour at the cafe, Lily ran off to another job, and the group kind of broke apart. Derek and Akane had to make a delivery for a job, and Lizzy and Laura had something else to do. Flynn didn't feel comfortable enough around them yet, so that left Ling and Adam all alone. One of the benefits of minimum classes on Friday.

Ling considered finding Alex, just to have something to do, but decided against it. He was great, but angels still creeped her out, and the fact that she was technically his boss made things weird.

While she was still wondering what she should do to put off her homework a little longer, Adam stood up from the table, brushing crumbs from a croissant off his lap. “Well, I guess I have to go. Need to buy some ammo.”

Ling put her drink down. “Can I come? I wanted to look at some new armor, and I might be able to help.” She still wasn't Adam's biggest fan, but he wasn't a complete moron, despite debacles like today. She could spend a few hours with him.

He looked hesitant, but after a moment just shrugged. “Sure, why not.”

They paid our shares at the counter and headed out. Most gun shops were a little bit away from the middle of the city, probably because the students didn't usually buy from them. So they headed south.

They actually had to get on the light rail to get to one of the good shops, but Ling managed to convince Adam it was worth it. He didn't like the rail, probably because it was crowded enough that they had to stand, but he got over it. Ten minutes of bumping around later, MC's voice announced their stop over the train's intercom, and they got off at a small platform.

The central parts of... well, Central looked like an open-air mall. They catered to students and workers from the server farms, and used lots of neon to attract attention. The stores themselves were small and nearly identical. If you wanted a bigger store, you usually had to buy an adjacent one and take the dividing door off. Street vendors were also common, and sometimes they took over the area so much that the street had to be temporarily closed off to cars.

Farther from the heart of the city, shops became less important. Most of the buildings were warehouses and other large, low-population structures. It wasn't quite close enough to Middle to get into actual apartments, but it was far enough from the schools so there wasn't a constant influx of students.

The shop Ling led Adam to didn't even have a sign. It was more a warehouse to pick up orders than a traditional shop. The inside was just a small lobby with a counter separating them from the sole cashier. He looked up as they came in.

He was a full anthro ave, a bird kemo. Aves were still pretty rare, not least because wings were still far beyond the reach of the toy maker.

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