Sage Lovelace

In the dark, it's hard to see what's right in front of you. But over time your eyes adjust and you can see just a little better.

Most people are like this when to the supernatural. After a while, someone can feel a presence of someone lost or see a glimpse of a cryptid. But nothing more than that.

But for some, it's like being in a dark room than have the lights turn on instantly. Where its hard to see in the beginning but then you can see everything. All of a sudden the cashier a CVS is purple and has fucking horns and that your next-door neighbor is actually 10ft tall.

That's how I found out about the supernatural. But now is not the time for that story. Let's just say I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then my life went to shit. It was like the minute I found out the world was out for me. I lost everything and was drifting in the world, just trying to survive.

Then my employer found me, gave me a job. The thing is, the job is a bit unorthodox. I'm a bounty hunter but for the supernatural. Believe it or not, there are rules. And consequences to breaking those rules. It's my job to find the ones who run and bring them in. It odd for a human to have the job but I was trained before my first bounty.

My employer is also...strange. And that's saying something in this neck of the woods. First of all, they won't tell me their name. they insist they go by The Taskmaster. I call them Tasky to piss them off. Another thing is that they dress like a plague doctor. Refuse to take off the mask in anyone's presence even when I show up unexpectedly. They also have quite a flair for the dramatics.

Along with the job they gave me a place to stay. A run-down bookshop with an apartment on the top floor. The apartment is small with a living room connected to a kitchenette and one bedroom. I like the size, I don't need much to be happy with my space. I have some pictures of the places I've been and some nicknacks.

When I'm not on a job I run the bookshop. It's not super busy, I usually see an elder or some teens wanting to escape. One of my regulars is a college kid.

His name Amir and his family is from Chile. He's quite a looker too, he's got dark tan skin with hazel eyes and brown hair cut short. If I was into guys I would be into him. He usually comes in because it's quiet so he can study. He's a med student so its a lot a work but he's committed. Another thing about him is that he knows about this whole supernatural business. He is kinda my personal doctor, he patches me up after a job. He's also my best friend, my only friend.

I help him by giving him food and water while he studies and making sure he's taking care of himself. He also has a key to my place in case he needs something. He crashes sometimes because of his roommate's an asshole. Or because he has to patch me up and watch overnight to make sure I don't die. And with the patching up he gets extra practice for his courses.

But right now I'm not at my home. I'm in a forest in New Hampshire on a job. A simple job, a gnome has taken to stealing car parts to make his own machines. It was my job to apprehend him and take him to local authorities. As I said a simple job, in and out, simple cash.

Little did I know that this job was about to get a lot more complicated.