Nicole walked to the sliding door and opened it, a gentle breeze ran across her new feathers. It was the last push she needed. She ran across the small patio, jumped onto the side rail, planted her feet and leaped from the 2nd story balcony with a "WOO-WHO!"
Her wings fanned out and buckled as they caught air. She glided slightly before she began to drop, but her newfound instincts forced her wings to beat against the wind. She lifted into the air, after a few more flaps Nicole was flying over the rooftops and into open skies, yelling excitedly all the while.
Nolan watched from the balcony as she flew through the air as naturally as... Well, a bird? Banking off the wind, dive bombs, it was clear that she would be preoccupied for a while.
He watched her for a short time before it became awkward standing alone in the empty apartment. He'd noticed a dry erase board on her fridge as he left. He wrote down his phone number and address, she would at some point want to change back after all, he assumed.
He left the building and headed down the street before he realized he had no idea where he was. He'd followed Nicole here from the cafe, if her could find the cafe he could get home from there, but that didn't help him now, he was still lost.
He made his way back to where he thought the cafe was. Some of the buildings looked familiar but nothing was sticking out. It was becoming late in the day maybe 4 or 5,he glanced at his watch, it only displayed the main menu. He chuckled at this, "I bought a reality altering watch and it doesn't tell time, figures!"
The sidewalks of the city were surprisingly barren aside from the street traffic all of whom seemed to busy to stop and give him directions.
He finally happened upon a stranger on the street, a business man it would seem, he looked familiar. He was eager to point Nolan in the right direction. It wasn't until after the fact Nolan realized he was one of the customers he had dismissed this morning at the cafe. Nolan thanked him him and headed down the street.
Before he turned the corner something caught his eye. The man he just spoke too had been approached by two men, both in matching suites and sunglasses. Very odd seeing as the setting sun against the buildings set the city in shade. They spoke briefly and from the looks of it he pointed them in the direction of the cafe.
Something seemed strange about this. He ducked behind the corner and waited for them to pass. He followed them to the cafe, when they arrived he ducked into an ally and watched.
The two suits scanned the closed store front, on reached into his pocket and pulled out a small leather pouch. He then kneeled to the door. Was he picking the lock? What did they want inside the cafe that they'd need to break into it?
Nolan decided to find out. He pulled up the watch and scanned them. The watch displayed their name and miner info as with other targets. He selected their history.
Then something happened, the two suits perked up in alarm, scanning the environment, their hands reached inside their coats.
What the hell was that? It's like they were alerted to the function of the watch? Or more precisely the the activation of one of its functions.
Nolan stayed out of sight. After a few tense moments the suits made a run for it, leaving the store and down the street.
Nolan got back to his apartment as fast as he could without being suspicious. He check his locks and dropped into his computer chair.
He pulled up the watch's history the two suits information for the past week. Large parts were bared! Redacted even! Miner things like conversations and with whom but locations, orders, and other such information was somehow unavailable?
Nolan took a deep breath."ok so what do I know about them" he contemplated. Alright first they seeked out someone affected by the watch, and the cafe which, definitely had a lot of activity. Next, the watch could be used on these men, but they seemed to be able to detect its activation. But even then, it took them quite some time to get to the cafe. In any case he'll have to be carful in the future.