Rain needles the Los Angeles bus shelter as Gemini Edy arrives beside her sister, Edy Cones. A torn bag rests between them, and their phone screen flickers at one percent.
Edy Cones, a young adult woman with long straight blonde hair held by an orange headband, blue eyes, and a damp gray hoodie, grips the shelter’s bench.
Edy Cones
We should get on. Anywhere is better than standing here until morning.
Headlights smear across the rain. The approaching bus hisses at the curb, its route sign blurred by water and distance.
Edy Cones
But if we spend what little cash we have, that is it. No fare back, no food, nothing.
She looks from the bus to Gemini, jaw tight and shoulders hunched against the cold. The torn bag sags open, showing only a shirt and a bent charger.
Edy Cones
Please. Just tell me whether we board or stay.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure a shared place to stay tonight
“I board the bus with Edy and search for somewhere safe to stay.”
SUCCESS (Great Observation, rolled +0)
Gemini boards with Edy Cones, using the last folded bills Edy pulls from her hoodie pocket. The driver accepts the fare without comment, and the doors fold shut on the rain.
Edy Cones
Okay. We are committed now.
They take two seats near the front. While Edy watches the dark windows, Gemini scans the bus notices, route map, and crumpled papers taped beneath the shelter advertisements.
Gemini Edy
The emergency shelter is on the next line, three stops after the transfer.
A municipal flyer names the Harbor Outreach Night Center and lists its overnight intake entrance beside a laundromat. Gemini finds the address and route connection before the phone finally dies.
Edy Cones
You found somewhere? Please tell me you found somewhere.
The bus rolls past shuttered storefronts and wet palms. They have a specific shelter to reach, but the dead phone leaves its hours and current availability unconfirmed.
“Get off at Harbor Outreach Night Center”
SUCCESS (Fair Agility, rolled -1)