"You ever heard of Kirin? Knowledge and Inspiration Reducing Inequality in our Nation, they call themselves," Faye says, reaching into her pocket for a flyer and passing it in Owen's direction. "Basically, they've seen the difference in power between most of the folks who are native to the city and a lot of those who are coming in from outside. And they want to even the playing field. Understandable, I guess — even if I doubt the methods that they're using. Anyway."

She leans back, crossing her arms over her chest.

"There's a smaller faction within Kirin. They never advertise the group, but it's pretty much what you'd expect. Extremists, much more on the offensive. They've been developing technologies to help take out all of the powered folks in town. They reached out to me after some of my recent jobs, knocking out vampires and werewolves," she explains. "And I thought, well. Might as well check them out, see what we'd be up against if they ever really try to mobilize."