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[likedillinger]

♬ Freaks - The Hawk in Paris

WHO || Dean Winchester, Rose, Damon, Archer, Helen, Wynn
WHAT || Doppelhunt 2014
WHERE || On the trail of Kyplena
WHEN || June 9th, onwards  [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

The first twenty-four hours of searching yielded no results, in the hunt for Elena and the escaped doppelganger Kyp.  Most consider it not worth keeping up the search when both of them are capable of vanishing into literally any crowd, but Wynn isn't so quick to give up.  To that end, he's hired monster hunter Dean Winchester to work with a special team in trying to track them down.  A few other Knights familiar with Elena are invited along to the mini briefing, where Wynn and Dean already wait.

Comments

[wynn]

I understand that in hunting down those creatures of Shadow who have caused considerable trouble for the human world, it may be difficult to keep in mind that Shadow species are as varied in their morals and motivations as humankind, but I will insist that for as long as you remain in our employ, you refrain from implying that any of my Knights are the same as those of dark intent you've ... dispatched so often before. [ :| moving on ]

This operation is two fold. We're looking to find Sir Gilbert and ensure her safe return to the castle, alive, and to stop the doppelganger Kyp from wandering freely. We know that he willingly aided our enemies against us, sent some of our own into the hands of those who tortured them, and funneled information about our operations to our foes in this very sensitive time. We cannot afford to allow this to continue. What that means, I'll leave up to your discretion.

[unforgivably]

Did you find something?

[littledhampir]

[And that ladies and gentleman, is why Rose is Team Wynn.]

[daredtobelieve]

[Helen is more focused on the Elena half of the mission, but there seem to be plenty of those at the table who are prepared to serve up a heaping portion of justice for Kyp, once they've found him. She's acutely aware that she's going to be the voice of reason here.]

A lead of some sort must have emerged.

[isisagent]

[Archer grins, because he pretty much 100% agrees with Dean's vampire hate. He probably could have been swayed, but Spike hasn't exactly been a great vampire ambassador. However, the smug grin disappears when Wynn lays down the law.]

Wait... [Archer was doing pretty well paying attention... but a thought just crept into his head. His eyes begin to widen a bit, as he contemplates some horrific notion;] Do you... uh. Ya think they can dopple-pop themselves into uh... crocodiles?

[unforgivably]

[ Damon's just going to give you a full-on who the fuck are you even, look? ]

[littledhampir]

[I was so coming in to have Rose make her I'm judging you face but then she crit failed her wisdom check.]

Wait... can they do that sorta thing?!

1/2

[likedillinger]

[ ... ] I can see why you guys decided to outsource, at least.

[wynn]

Unfortunately, our attempts at scrying haven't even been able to turn up anything. We have, however, finally located the missing car they took. You'll be traveling with the hunter to investigate, and deferring to his judgment on how best to track them.

[unforgivably]

Welcome to the Fold.

[ Dry. Dry as the Sahara. ]

Located it meaning it's parked somewhere, or you're tracking it?

[ Are they chasing a car? Or, did he find a car? ]

[littledhampir]

[Rose just shoots another scowl in Dean's general direction cause she's still not over the racist dick comments.]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say abandoned?! [Wisdom 20 total] They'd have to be pretty stupid to stay in a car we know they took.

[Does that redeem her for believing Archer's Doppel-pop theory?! No probably not.]

When do we leave and what should we take?

[isisagent]

[Archer nods in agreement.]

Gotta be abandoned. Crocodiles can't drive cars. Probably. Definitely not well, anyway.

My game plan any time crocodile and/or alligator is a possibility includes high-powered rifles and shotguns. Fucking prehistoric monsters.

[unforgivably]

[ Rose has a point but he wanted to get all the facts straight. Not that that redeems her confusion over doppelgangers.

Are you all kidding him. Please. ]

There aren't any crocodiles and/or alligators involved! Unless they hopped a plane and flew to crocodile and/or alligator country, they're somewhere posing as several someones, not crocodiles.

[ Kill him now. ] This is the kind of great mind recruited into the knights? [ Seriously. ]

[wynn]

The vehicle was abandoned in a lot outside of London. You may bring whatever equipment you feel necessary - contact the Hoard or armory as needed.

Before you begin, is there anything you'd like to know about their capabilities, crocodiles aside?

[littledhampir]

[A tiny smile touches Rose's lips because... Wynn just made a joke okay.]

Is there any way to block them from our mind or... mark ourselves in some way that they can't copy?

[isisagent]

[Archer stares Damon down]

Well, excuse me for being concerned about the parameters of the Dopple-opoly, alright?

[Then, that matter settled, he looks to Wynn;]

On a scale of one to ten, one being like Brett... Or was it Brent?... Anyway, one being Joe the plumber civilian - and ten being something like that damned Dragon-Worm-thing from Chicago - how tough will it be to put down Houdini?

[unforgivably]

[ Some of us have done our research, Archer.

Consider this Damon actually waiting for an answer. He has no commentary. Surprise! ]

1/2

[wynn]

From what Sir Gar has told me about her own research, it would take some training to succeed at keeping them out of one's thoughts at all times. Otherwise, markings may be a good idea, given that they can only copy what they can see. However, if they hear any of you thinking about such a mark, they could add it... You see the problem.

If it comes to force, you should find it fairly simple to actually overpower him. Identifying him properly is the tricky part. Doppelgangers are slightly stronger and faster than humans, but not as much, say, as a vampire. [ a nod to damon ] Elena's own abilities will be far below what Kyp is capable of, particularly given that Sir Gar believed she may be only part-doppelganger.

[likedillinger]

[ dean looks around like SERIOUSLY.

in fact: ]

Seriously? Everyone and their mom is going around here talking about you having two doppelgangers on your hands, and what you actually have is a doppelganger and a changeling. That changes everything.

[littledhampir]

Don't look at me, this is the first I've heard of it. [No really her Will Save of 7 means Rose's surprise and confusion is written all over her face.] How does this change things exactly?!

[unforgivably]

[ The veil eradicated all supernatural knowledge from Damon's noggin, at least in the sense that he can pull from it. With a will save of 14, his expression doesn't change. ] If we'd known she was a changeling, we would've said something.

[likedillinger]

Because if she's a changeling, she can likely only change a couple times a day, maybe even just once, depending on how long she's been training. If she changed to get the guy out of the castle, that means she was herself for the rest of the first day.

[unforgivably]

[ Damon's watched one too many police procedurals? Because his wisdom check is ridiculous for what that could mean ] Any chance our network of knights has access to traffic cameras around London? Some, state of the art facial recognition... something?. Is that a thing here?

[littledhampir]

But that's a good thing, isn't it?! [Interjecting.] It'll make them easier to track. [(Wisdom 18.)]

[wynn]

I believe Dean is saying precisely that. And we don't have access to those cameras through any... authorized means, however, the Dragon's Hoard has specialists who can gain that access.