paris ♔ tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away

[necessaryevil]

♬ Facade (reprise) - Jekyll & Hyde

WHO || Faith Lehane, Max Rast, Lissa Dragomir, Helen Magnus
WHAT || The Knights investigate a string of vampire attacks in France
WHERE ||Paris, France
WHEN || April 11th, 2015 [backdated].
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread.

One vampire attack is cause for worry enough, but when bodies are found with telltale puncture wounds and heavy loss of blood become a recurring nightmare across any city, alarm bells are raised.  Such is the case recently in Paris, where Wynn suspects that either a careless clan has moved in, or some lone vamps are stirring up trouble.  With the locations of the bodies marked out in the eight block radius where the deaths have been occurring, the team arrives in the late evening, staring at the rows of apartment blocks, small businesses, and pubs that comprise this section of town.

Comments

[msattentionspan]

No. They aren't. There's only two of us. Slayers, that is, and that's not even supposed to happen. She died, but she came back. One of those technicalities that I'm pretty sure meant they didn't think about CPR back when they made the rules. [Not that Buffy really counts in the current moment. She doesn't remember all that comes with it and Faith's not about to try and force her into something that even Faith has had her doubts on.]

They work with me. At the job that I'm sure you realize isn't the one where I'm at a desk. [She figures if she can just split the two jobs up... make it that she does this and works for the Institute it might be alright.]

[roams]

I see. [ he sounds almost thoughtful about it all, before he nods at a building on the left. ] This is the place. Are your friends meeting us here?

[msattentionspan]

They'll meet me wherever I tell them to. I just need to send a location to them. I'd like them here so they can look at the bodies, maybe see something I missed.

[Faith glances around where they are.] Do you want people that you don't know coming to this spot?

[roams]

You're trusting me with your secrets, aren't you? Suppose I can return the favor.

[msattentionspan]

[Faith nods and pulls her phone out to retrieve their map position and send them to Winchester and Hathaway. She hopes she sent it to the right Winchester. Then she pockets the phone and moves closer to Quinn. She's not trying to make out with him or anything, but she's just trying to show that she trusts him.]

Alright, I sent them my location. If they're already in the city they'll be here soon. Otherwise, they'll just send me an ETA.

[She shakes her head, her fingertips pressing to her temple and rubbing lightly.] Do you have that pack of smokes still?

[roams]

If I'd lost that, I might have a very different attitude towards sticking around. [ sure, quinn. he pulls it out, however, and shakes one out for her. ]

[msattentionspan]

Thanks. [She takes the offered one and slips it against her closed lips and glances to him, because she needs a light please. She just wants to clear her head for a moment and think about nothing but her breath.]

[roams]

Anytime. [ he steps closer, snapping his fingers, a flame jumping between them. his eyes drag across her face for a moment as he lights the end of the cigarette, but he opts not to say anything more. ]

[msattentionspan]

[The distraction is good. She doesn't really care about the damage she does to her lungs, she figures it'll heal. She just needs to try and not think about everything that could happen in the next few hours.

She burns through the cigarette a bit quickly, taking deep drags off of it and exhaling them quickly. Once she gets to having only about a third of it left she just lets it set between her fingertips. She wonders if she should have included that Quinn was going to be here with her when she sent her location. She contemplates sending a second message, but figures it's not going to change much either way.]

Did you already do that job you had here? [Sure, small talk sounds okay. Plus, if she gets fired from being a knight maybe she could have a back-up plan.]

[roams]

[ he nods, lighting his own smoke to follow. ] You're lucky I stuck around for awhile after. That's not usually the case.

[msattentionspan]

Yeah? [She turns to look at him.] Anything happen to change your plans?

[roams]

Yeah. The job didn't pay what I was hoping for, and I needed to find another way to scrape up something to make it worth the trip.

[ a beat ] Maybe hustling vampires at pool wasn't the best choice. Hindsight, 20/20.

[msattentionspan]

[Faith smirks, shaking her head.] Yeah, not the best plan. See, you should'a just called me for that spontaneous vacation thing. It seems, I could do with a bit of time off.

[littledhampir]

[Speaking of spontaneous vacations...

The light that spills from the building where Faith and Quinn are smoking, illuminates two figures as their footsteps mark their approach. Tension visibly radiates off the brunette as she fishes her phone out of her pocket, about to make a call.

When she spots the two in question, Rose comes to a stop a safe distance from them, gaze shifting from Faith to Quinn, then back to Faith again. The female Rose at least recognizes from around the Castle (Know: 16) but as for her friend?]

Who's he?

[msattentionspan]

[Faith turns at the sound of the door and when Rose appears she tips her head and then glances to Quinn with the question.]

He's Quinn. I know him and when I needed help finding a spot for Max and Lissa he provided. He can hold his own and at the time I was a bit short on back-up.

[likedillinger]

Yeah, well now the cavalry's here. [ he looks quinn over, as if to say that means he doesn't have to stick around anymore ]

[msattentionspan]

[Faith drops her cigarette and pushes the toe of her boot down over it.]

What are we gonna do with Max and Lissa? [She's not exactly keen on dropping their numbers down to three, but she also doesn't want to put Quinn into anything that might get him killed.]

[littledhampir]

[Rose doesn't even try to disguise the once over she's giving Quinn, a hint of skepticism in her dark brown eyes but the names that pass Faith's lips lock her gaze back on her. For just a second, Rose looking like she'd been stung.]

Nothing. [Something off about her tone.] They're dead.

[Pulling in a deep breath, she looks back to Quinn. (Wis 18/WS 23)] Can you keep them here until we can take them home?

[roams]

They'll be... safe here, so to speak, until you're ready to go. [ he shrugs, eyeing both of them up in return for the scrutiny he's being placed under. ] So we can focus on findin' your friend.

[msattentionspan]

[Faith picks up on the 'we' that Quinn tossed in there and can't hide the smirk that hits her lips. She did tell him that the people showing up might not be keen on him tagging along, but the unstated part here is that Faith kinda likes the thought of Quinn coming with.]

We might not want to drop our numbers down. I handled the vamps that were playing Murder Mystery Party, but they were talking about these Elders and I'm not so sure they'd be so helpful. [Granted, she isn't the one that should make this call... she is the last one standing of her team in the moment.]

[likedillinger]

[ dean purses his lips a second, exchanging a look with rose like ARE WE REALLY ACCEPTING TAGALONGS but doesn't push it. yet. ] Why don't we check out the last place you know she was again, then. Just in case you guys missed somethin'.

[littledhampir]

[Rose's eyes darken and it doesn't take a killer sense motive to realize she's with Dean on this one but she gives Quinn another hard look.]

If you come. You follow our lead and you don't do anything stupid. Can you deal with that? [ (Sense Motive... lmao Nat 20)]

[roams]

Last I checked, I come and go where I choose. Faith wants me there, I'm going with her.

I don't do well with orders. [ it's clear that while he's not trying to be antagonizing, he also isn't about to fall in line, either. and there's a rebellious spark in his eye she can read only too well that says he might be the type to attract trouble. ]

[msattentionspan]

[Faith isn't even .... yeah, she is just going to push ahead and not waste anymore time discussing her ... Quinn situation.]

We should head to Le Vin Cafe. Local vampire bar and where Helen's busted phone ended up.

[She'll start to lead the way there (navigate 14) or try to. She'll also try to conveniently leave out the part where she ... left her team to die and get kidnapped.]

[littledhampir]

[While Rose doesn't look like she's done with this debate, she can also read enough from his words to realize their choices were limited here. (Wis 17).

As Faith starts to move, she takes a moment to make her position clear to Quinn.]

If you do, anything, to put us, or Helen at risk? I will take you down myself. [Lingering for only another moment before peeling away from the building to head for the cafe.]