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( Allison makes a mental note. Mystic Falls.
As for that exchange. )
I'm not. On vervain.
( Chris looks to his daughter. "Allison."
Allison steps forward then, clasping Davina's hand. )
You can trust us. ( She keeps that eye contact before addressing everyone, keeping Davina's hand in hers. ) Scott is the alpha of his pack. One I used to be a part of. It's made up of humans, shapeshifters, and my best friend. ( Who is a banshee. And really, she's in and out. ) I trust every one of them. Even if you don't trust us, we trust you. You're not statistics. You're not walking targets. You're people. That's what we see. ( Her eyes find Davina again. ) We see people.
As for that exchange. )
I'm not. On vervain.
( Chris looks to his daughter. "Allison."
Allison steps forward then, clasping Davina's hand. )
You can trust us. ( She keeps that eye contact before addressing everyone, keeping Davina's hand in hers. ) Scott is the alpha of his pack. One I used to be a part of. It's made up of humans, shapeshifters, and my best friend. ( Who is a banshee. And really, she's in and out. ) I trust every one of them. Even if you don't trust us, we trust you. You're not statistics. You're not walking targets. You're people. That's what we see. ( Her eyes find Davina again. ) We see people.
Edited 2020-10-21 03:26 (UTC)
They have their appeal. Small number of rooms. Free HBO.
( Or, is that just motels. )
The minibar in a B & B can go a long way.
( Or, is that just motels. )
The minibar in a B & B can go a long way.
Sounds like my kind of place.
[But she's not ready to go check in quite yet.]
[But she's not ready to go check in quite yet.]
[Marcel straightens at that, advancing in, but Davina holds up her hand, as she parses through the impressions she gets off Allison's hand. It doesn't work with most humans, but Allison spends enough time in the fringes of the supernatural that she responds when Davina asks.
When she opens her eyes again, she nods and takes a step back.]
She's telling the truth.
[Even Marcel seems to take that on face value, but Davina doesn't waste time. She turns back to the other three.]
We need to start evacuating the witches to the bayou, starting with the children. Slowly, so as not to attract attention, but efficiently.
[Aiden nods. "We'll make space for them and retreat as far as we can. I'm assuming we can count on them for cloaking spells in return."
Davina nods.]
The bayou is our best chance. It's a veritable maze - if they don't know how to navigate it, they'll drown before they figure it out. And while we're doing that, the vampires can work on fettering out the hunters. Once we narrow down a few, we can use them to lure out or track their friends, depending.
[She turns back to Allison.]
If you're going to stay, and you're going to help? You probably should get on vervain. It's for your own protection.
When she opens her eyes again, she nods and takes a step back.]
She's telling the truth.
[Even Marcel seems to take that on face value, but Davina doesn't waste time. She turns back to the other three.]
We need to start evacuating the witches to the bayou, starting with the children. Slowly, so as not to attract attention, but efficiently.
[Aiden nods. "We'll make space for them and retreat as far as we can. I'm assuming we can count on them for cloaking spells in return."
Davina nods.]
The bayou is our best chance. It's a veritable maze - if they don't know how to navigate it, they'll drown before they figure it out. And while we're doing that, the vampires can work on fettering out the hunters. Once we narrow down a few, we can use them to lure out or track their friends, depending.
[She turns back to Allison.]
If you're going to stay, and you're going to help? You probably should get on vervain. It's for your own protection.
It doesn't, not from what we've discussed but I'm not about to say what's your speed. It's cute, it's quaint. And they still might check you in.
( He drains his glass and sets it back down, offering her his piercing blue eyes. )
If you'd like, I can walk you there to make sure they have a room open.
( He drains his glass and sets it back down, offering her his piercing blue eyes. )
If you'd like, I can walk you there to make sure they have a room open.
( Chris hangs back. Scott, too, though both are ready if they're needed.
Allison steps back to her dad and Scott. "We're staying. And we will. Does Scott need it?" )
I'll go on it.
( Josh, who will have words with his husband after, steps out of the shadows and stands tall close to Marcel.
"You're a werewolf. Won't work on you and a vampire couldn't compel you, anyway." He just gives his husband, 'Really, not a big deal?' eyebrows. "You're still susceptible to any witches. Speaking of. Where there are humans, there are usually witches close behind." )
Allison steps back to her dad and Scott. "We're staying. And we will. Does Scott need it?" )
I'll go on it.
( Josh, who will have words with his husband after, steps out of the shadows and stands tall close to Marcel.
"You're a werewolf. Won't work on you and a vampire couldn't compel you, anyway." He just gives his husband, 'Really, not a big deal?' eyebrows. "You're still susceptible to any witches. Speaking of. Where there are humans, there are usually witches close behind." )
Edited 2020-10-21 03:49 (UTC)
They --
( Hm. )
They were good to me. We weren't a close family. ( He lets that sit with him as he stretches his legs and crosses his ankles. ) I wasn't an easy teen. They did their best. We're closer now.
( Hm. )
They were good to me. We weren't a close family. ( He lets that sit with him as he stretches his legs and crosses his ankles. ) I wasn't an easy teen. They did their best. We're closer now.
If you make them.
( If you are. )
I was a terrible thing. ( A bad guy. ) I'll never say this to him. But, Scott has a part in why I'm not. Helping these kids. It helps me.
( If you are. )
I was a terrible thing. ( A bad guy. ) I'll never say this to him. But, Scott has a part in why I'm not. Helping these kids. It helps me.
[Aiden gives him a look back in return because now was not the time, but it was a very fond, loving look all the same. Davina nods, because that is very true. But witches they can plan for.]
They didn't make a Harvest Girl the regent for nothing. We can contend with witches. We just need to be prepared. I'll start working on tracking down any witches that aren't ours. Freya?
["I'll help. And I'll see if Kol is around to use as a battery." Also any tricks and tips he might have picked up over the years. Even if he can't do magic himself, he certainly knows his way around.
Davina then turns back to the two hunters and Scott.]
The vampires will be working on tracking down the hunters. We could use any familiar faces you know or any information you have about their numbers.
They didn't make a Harvest Girl the regent for nothing. We can contend with witches. We just need to be prepared. I'll start working on tracking down any witches that aren't ours. Freya?
["I'll help. And I'll see if Kol is around to use as a battery." Also any tricks and tips he might have picked up over the years. Even if he can't do magic himself, he certainly knows his way around.
Davina then turns back to the two hunters and Scott.]
The vampires will be working on tracking down the hunters. We could use any familiar faces you know or any information you have about their numbers.
[She weighs her options again, finishing off the last of her second drink, before turning to slide off the stool.]
I take it its not far if we're walking?
I take it its not far if we're walking?
Their numbers are large. We have people across the country trying to get real numbers. What we've been trying to do is find where they indoctrinate. Their training grounds.
( Ten years is a long time. )
Scott could call in Pack, too.
( Scott pulls his phone out: "I'm starting a group with Liam, Malia and Stiles." )
That gives you more numbers - if they can get here tomorrow? ( Scott nods: Working on it. ) What else do you need?
( Ten years is a long time. )
Scott could call in Pack, too.
( Scott pulls his phone out: "I'm starting a group with Liam, Malia and Stiles." )
That gives you more numbers - if they can get here tomorrow? ( Scott nods: Working on it. ) What else do you need?
Two corners. Four street lamps.
( She can hold her phone in her hand the entire time. He doesn't say that, though. )
( She can hold her phone in her hand the entire time. He doesn't say that, though. )
Then I'm glad you're doing it.
[And he also is not going to judge you for being a bad guy. Sometimes the world needs a few bad guys, who are willing to do shady things. It just depends on if you're doing them for good or evil.]
And I'm sure the kids are too.
[And he also is not going to judge you for being a bad guy. Sometimes the world needs a few bad guys, who are willing to do shady things. It just depends on if you're doing them for good or evil.]
And I'm sure the kids are too.
Let's use the Abattoir as a meeting ground.
[She reaches for a napkin on the nearby table and starts scribbling the address down on it, before handing it off to Scott so he can convey it to his friends.]
Also do you have anything of theirs? Something they may have left behind in a previous encounter? Or someone who's close to them but happens to be on your side?
[She reaches for a napkin on the nearby table and starts scribbling the address down on it, before handing it off to Scott so he can convey it to his friends.]
Also do you have anything of theirs? Something they may have left behind in a previous encounter? Or someone who's close to them but happens to be on your side?
[She reaches into her purse to pull out cash to settle her tab, before glancing out the window.]
Will I get into trouble if I leave my car parked here?
Will I get into trouble if I leave my car parked here?
( He'd fight her paying, but that's forceful. He knows she can afford it. )
Not overnight. Maybe after a month. Maybe not even that.
Not overnight. Maybe after a month. Maybe not even that.
( Scott takes the napkin, turns and sets it down on the bar so he can send the proper address.
Scott finishes his message and Allison waits to see what he'll say. He turns.
"Uh, I don't have anything with me, no." Except, he does say one thing. "I have a hair tie that was left behind. Malia's." Maybe one of Lydia's lip glosses. I don't have anything of the Packs'. Liam is perpetually - what's a nice way of putting, athletic and therefore pungent? He doesn't let Liam leave his things around.
"Why?" )
Scott finishes his message and Allison waits to see what he'll say. He turns.
"Uh, I don't have anything with me, no." Except, he does say one thing. "I have a hair tie that was left behind. Malia's." Maybe one of Lydia's lip glosses. I don't have anything of the Packs'. Liam is perpetually - what's a nice way of putting, athletic and therefore pungent? He doesn't let Liam leave his things around.
"Why?" )
( The blood on his hands... Another thing he had to work through in therapy. )
Wouldn't know. I offload them and move on to the next.
( If he cared, if he let himself care, maybe some of that hurt and loss he felt as a kid would be drummed up again. He shouldn't be relied on, or connected to. )
I asked where you're from cause I'm not living anywhere right now. I used to live in London. Moved here to be more hands on. I'm in and out of hotel rooms.
( Nicer ones than this room. But, this is free and she gave them booze. )
Haven't picked a city, yet.
( Scott, he's in LA, and when not in LA, back in Beacon Hills. Derek and his family, they're wherever. Stiles is in DC or Virginia, depending, and Lydia's in Boston. He could move to Boston full time. )
Wouldn't know. I offload them and move on to the next.
( If he cared, if he let himself care, maybe some of that hurt and loss he felt as a kid would be drummed up again. He shouldn't be relied on, or connected to. )
I asked where you're from cause I'm not living anywhere right now. I used to live in London. Moved here to be more hands on. I'm in and out of hotel rooms.
( Nicer ones than this room. But, this is free and she gave them booze. )
Haven't picked a city, yet.
( Scott, he's in LA, and when not in LA, back in Beacon Hills. Derek and his family, they're wherever. Stiles is in DC or Virginia, depending, and Lydia's in Boston. He could move to Boston full time. )
Oh, no. I meant the hunters.
[Sorry, she probably should have been more specific.]
And it's for locator spells. If we can find them with magic, that might save us some trouble.
[Sorry, she probably should have been more specific.]
And it's for locator spells. If we can find them with magic, that might save us some trouble.
Okay.
[She turns to face him with a small smile when she finishes.]
Let's take a walk.
[She turns to face him with a small smile when she finishes.]
Let's take a walk.
( Okay. He waves to Brady, the bartender, holds open the front door and begins the shortest walk possible. But, more time with Lydia is nice. He hasn't had this in a long time. Just a nice conversation with mutual interest involved. )
Nice rental.
( Not a bad car for a rental, too. They either give you someone out of - well, a human price range - or something completely generic. )
What do you do back in Boston, Lydia?
Nice rental.
( Not a bad car for a rental, too. They either give you someone out of - well, a human price range - or something completely generic. )
What do you do back in Boston, Lydia?
Do you need help with -- your legal activity?
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