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to see. I could easily understand why some business owners would want to keep things going as normally as possible. Now, more than ever, people needed a morale boost.
“It reminds me of things I’ve seen and read about the World Wars,” Selena said, turning away from the window to take another sip of her coffee. “Most of Europe was a war-torn hell. People were terrified, dying every day. Bombs were being dropped on cities. But that didn’t mean that everything stopped in the States, and other places in the world where the fighting wasn’t going on. The day-to-day parts of life were still happening.”
“Yeah, except there were Allies to fight the Axis. Right now it’s pretty much just the Legion doing whatever they want,” I said.
Selena shrugged. “Maybe. But not for long, at least if this trip goes well.”
I looked around the coffee shop. “Yeah, if this guy ever shows up,” I said, searching for anyone who even looked a little government official-like. Other than a couple quietly chatting in the corner and the baristas behind the counter, there was nobody in the store. “You listening, Samantha?” I asked, making sure she was there.
“Yeah,” she said. “I’m relaying everything you’re saying to Doug and Drew. They say hi.”
A bell jingled as the door opened. I turned and watched a guy around my age step in. He had blond hair cut short, and a little bit of scruff on his cheeks. He was wearing a blue button-down shirt with a light tweed blazer, a pair of dress slacks, and polished shoes. He scanned the room, and when his eyes met mine, he let out a grin.
“I think Doug’s guy is here,” I told Selena.
She looked behind her as the guy came walking over to our table.
“Kane? Selena?” he asked as he pulled out his chair.
We nodded, and he clapped his hands together. “Excellent. It’s nice to finally meet you. I’ve been following your work ever since that whole Richter situation,” he said to me. He spoke with a very light, almost unnoticeable, British accent.
“Thanks. If only our current situation was as easy as that one—and that one wasn’t easy by any means,” I said with a smile.
He nodded and leaned back in his chair. “Well, hopefully we’ll be able to work something out and we’ll be able to get a better grip on the situation. I’m sure we’ll be able to come up with something that’ll be beneficial for us all.” Our new government friend stood up from his chair. “If you’ll excuse me for a moment, I’m going to go order a cup of tea.”
Selena leaned closer to me once he had left to go order at the counter. “What do you think?”
I smiled. “I have a really good feeling. With their help, we might actually stand a fighting chance.”
Selena sighed as she leaned back. “I can’t believe this is actually happening.”
We sat there alone for a few moments longer before our friend returned to the table sans tea. “Now, I understand you just came from the States a little over an hour ago?” he asked, engaging in small talk while we waited for his tea order to be finished.
I nodded. “Yeah, we haven’t even been awake for two hours.”
“That’s incredible,” he said with a laugh. “Having powers like that must be quite amazing.”
“It definitely doesn’t get old,” I said, glancing over at Selena, who shrugged in agreement.
The barista came to our table with a glass of tea in hand. “Here’s your order, Leo.”
“Thanks, dear,” he said as he took his glass from her hand with a smile.
“So, that’s your name? Leo?” I asked.
Leo tapped himself on his head. “Duh, I’m so sorry. I got so caught up in meeting you, I forgot to introduce myself.” He stretched his hand out for me to shake. “My name is Leopold Renner. It’s nice to meet you.”
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THE WORLD OF THE SUPERS
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MAKING LUCK
Selena and I shook Leopold’s hand, and he returned to his tea. He took a sip from it before setting the glass back down on its small
“It reminds me of things I’ve seen and read about the World Wars,” Selena said, turning away from the window to take another sip of her coffee. “Most of Europe was a war-torn hell. People were terrified, dying every day. Bombs were being dropped on cities. But that didn’t mean that everything stopped in the States, and other places in the world where the fighting wasn’t going on. The day-to-day parts of life were still happening.”
“Yeah, except there were Allies to fight the Axis. Right now it’s pretty much just the Legion doing whatever they want,” I said.
Selena shrugged. “Maybe. But not for long, at least if this trip goes well.”
I looked around the coffee shop. “Yeah, if this guy ever shows up,” I said, searching for anyone who even looked a little government official-like. Other than a couple quietly chatting in the corner and the baristas behind the counter, there was nobody in the store. “You listening, Samantha?” I asked, making sure she was there.
“Yeah,” she said. “I’m relaying everything you’re saying to Doug and Drew. They say hi.”
A bell jingled as the door opened. I turned and watched a guy around my age step in. He had blond hair cut short, and a little bit of scruff on his cheeks. He was wearing a blue button-down shirt with a light tweed blazer, a pair of dress slacks, and polished shoes. He scanned the room, and when his eyes met mine, he let out a grin.
“I think Doug’s guy is here,” I told Selena.
She looked behind her as the guy came walking over to our table.
“Kane? Selena?” he asked as he pulled out his chair.
We nodded, and he clapped his hands together. “Excellent. It’s nice to finally meet you. I’ve been following your work ever since that whole Richter situation,” he said to me. He spoke with a very light, almost unnoticeable, British accent.
“Thanks. If only our current situation was as easy as that one—and that one wasn’t easy by any means,” I said with a smile.
He nodded and leaned back in his chair. “Well, hopefully we’ll be able to work something out and we’ll be able to get a better grip on the situation. I’m sure we’ll be able to come up with something that’ll be beneficial for us all.” Our new government friend stood up from his chair. “If you’ll excuse me for a moment, I’m going to go order a cup of tea.”
Selena leaned closer to me once he had left to go order at the counter. “What do you think?”
I smiled. “I have a really good feeling. With their help, we might actually stand a fighting chance.”
Selena sighed as she leaned back. “I can’t believe this is actually happening.”
We sat there alone for a few moments longer before our friend returned to the table sans tea. “Now, I understand you just came from the States a little over an hour ago?” he asked, engaging in small talk while we waited for his tea order to be finished.
I nodded. “Yeah, we haven’t even been awake for two hours.”
“That’s incredible,” he said with a laugh. “Having powers like that must be quite amazing.”
“It definitely doesn’t get old,” I said, glancing over at Selena, who shrugged in agreement.
The barista came to our table with a glass of tea in hand. “Here’s your order, Leo.”
“Thanks, dear,” he said as he took his glass from her hand with a smile.
“So, that’s your name? Leo?” I asked.
Leo tapped himself on his head. “Duh, I’m so sorry. I got so caught up in meeting you, I forgot to introduce myself.” He stretched his hand out for me to shake. “My name is Leopold Renner. It’s nice to meet you.”
II
THE WORLD OF THE SUPERS
14
MAKING LUCK
Selena and I shook Leopold’s hand, and he returned to his tea. He took a sip from it before setting the glass back down on its small
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