london ♔ the monster i have hidden in my mouth | it has to scream

[untethered]

♬ She Wolf - Shakira

WHO || Cora Hale, Belle, Kate Bishop, Faith Lehane, Gus Harrison [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights investigate a monster tearing up a tenement building on the night of the full moon...
WHERE || Knights HQ, the briefing room
WHEN || July 12th, evening [forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam. 

While most missions are assigned with a few days or weeks of leeway for preparation, naturally some situations call for a much more immediate response.  Such is the case on the night of this month's full moon, when Wynn is forced to call on Knights who are already out and about in London for whatever reasons, delivering their instructions via video message on Drakenet.    It seems that some kind of creature has been spotted in a low-income neighborhood of London, destroyed some property, and appears to have retreated into a tenement building where screams have been heard.  Wynn suspects it to be some kind of Shadow creature, and considering that it's a full moon, well--  

He advises caution, but also reminds the Knights that it is their duty to investigate the matter and decide how best to proceed - not to charge in hunting something without understanding what it is or what is motivating it.  

So together they gather, from whatever brought them into London tonight, in front of the rundown brick building, which is... for the moment... rather quiet.  

Comments

[msattentionspan]

[Faith watches the eyebrow lift, but doesn't reply just yet. She's mostly trying to figure out what the best approach could be.]

I don't know if... I mean, I get the element of surprise, but shit - if it relies on its senses as much as I think it does, catching it that off guard might cause more problems. [Faith is prepared to be the bait, though, if it comes to that.]

You can go all stealth mode; I'm comfortable letting it know I'm coming. [Though she does like the suggestion of tranquilizers.]

Tranqs sound like a smart option, though. It's easier than trying to just wear it out. Easier than waiting for the sharp end of an argument about being cornered too.

[druidisms]

[ gus digs around in his pocket like hey maybe... but he only has a joint and a tiny baggie of contraband pharmaceuticals not appropriate for a thing of indeterminate species so that's not helpful. he has special k, but the werewolf probably likes cheerios more. he shrugs his shoulders, rolling his neck to crack the kinks out of it. he is really going to regret not getting that guy's number (or name for that matter, whoops) once this is done.

his attention is grabbed, however, by the military vehicle chilling there like "fuck you, sign, i do what i want". (spot 20 total) he doesn't know if it'll work as containment, but it strikes him as odd. this is low-rent council housing, why do they need a military presence?

unless the knights aren't the only ones called in.

what the fuck, wynn. why do you keep doing this to him? was kansas not enough?

REGARDLESS TO HOW MUCH HE IS ENJOYING WYNN'S COCKBLOCKING... ] We might not be the only ones here looking for it. [ he points out the vehicle. ] I've never known the Royal Marines to go door to door.

[ he looks back up at the building, eyes narrowing. ] Plan is: we're winging it. Take down the animal, contain it... somehow until sun up -- if it is a werewolf -- otherwise, knock it the fuck out and take it home. Everybody okay with that? [ a beat before he adds, so reluctantly: ] I can shift into wolf form, so please refrain from shooting or hitting me.

[untethered]

[ belle looks towards where gus is pointing, taking note of the vehicle as well, and turning with a frown to the rest of them. ] If someone else is looking for it, they might not be as willing to wait and hear it out. I don't think we have the time to drop by our headquarters in the city here for tranquilizers. We'll have to... go with whatever we have. [ yaaay ] Do we think it's wiser to split up or stay together?

[msattentionspan]

[Faith has some personal issues with suspicious vehicles that could be owned by people who think they know better. Get kidnapped once by British guys... fool me once. She doesn't really want to wait around to see who owns it, she just wants to get to the "animal" and go from there. Of course, hearing that Gus can shift could give them an advantage.]

In your wolf form can you track better? 'Cuz I'm thinking we might need every advantage we can get. [That would also solve their splitting up question, too. They'd follow the wolf.]

[druidisms]

Yeah. [ he's a pretty good tracker without his wild shape, but... better with it. ] I won't be able to talk, so hopefully you guys can follow canine clues. Gimme a second.

[ he backs away from their little huddle and idk magic happens. stuff. things. oogily boogily. SUDDENLY HE IS A WOLF. a really cute, korean wolf. who doesn't have a human face and still manages to look very disgruntled. gus is too prissy for this shit. he growls in annoyance before he gets all up in their grills to sniff them so he can separate scents. ]

[msattentionspan]

[Faith is impressed by the shift and resists making any sort of smirky face. Nope, she's just hoping that little spell he cast on the other girl doesn't change whatever she smells like... that'd be bad. Faith is glad she didn't sign on for extra magic shit.]

[untethered]

[ PUPPY!! i mean hi gus. she holds out her hand to him to smell. ] I'm certain this goes without saying, but just in case: if it is a werewolf, take special care not to let it bite you.

[alsohawkeye]

[ Kate is not exactly thrilled with this plan and she doesn't bother to hide it, the skeptical arch of a brow saying what her silence doesn't. She's definitely taking the tranq issue up with someone later, too. But instead of rolling her eyes she peers at the other vehicle once it's been pointed out, and then up at the building they're headed into. Gus's shifting she takes in stride, getting a good look at him for future reference more than curiosity. ]

Are we splitting up to cover the building faster, or going in together?

[msattentionspan]

My money is on following the werewolf and sticking together. It's not like there are many of us right now.

[untethered]

Gus? [ that's your cue, puppy. track away! ]

[druidisms]

[ he huffs. HE IS NOT A PUPPY, BELLE DESROSIERS, HE WILL HIDE YOUR LIBRARY KEY. also he is not a werewolf, gosh. but since he can't be like " let me tell you a thing, peasants" he just huffs. like a dog would. which is adorable and not helping his surly nature. he sniffs around again for some doggie smells before he trots toward the building. um... yeah, no opposable thumbs. someone is going to need to get the door. /puppy whine. but with his survival of 33, he sure as shit knows where he is going. ]

[alsohawkeye]

So do you both do magic, or...? [ Kate lifts a brow at Faith and Belle as she heads after wolf!Gus, reaching over him to twist the knob and open the door as quietly as possible without spending a million years on it. She'll push it with a foot most of the way, leaving hands free for her bow.]

[msattentionspan]

Magic? No. [Faith shakes her head. She'd apologize for her mislabeling of Gus... no, wait she wouldn't.]

I'm more of a physical harm kind of girl. No pixie dust or chanting required.

[untethered]

Oh, no, I've never-- [ she looks like the idea is almost funny to her, as they slip inside the musty smelling hallway ] There's nothing magical about what I do. It's all just ... what I've learned from books, really.

[ the trail picks up immediately to gus' wolf nose - making a beeline down the carpeted hall, amid the other myriad scents around here. ]

[druidisms]

[ /AGGRESSIVELY SNIFFS. follow the doggie ladies because he is on the case. zoom, he follows the scent as fast as his wolf legs will allow. ]

[untethered]

[ hey look a stairwell heading down...

a listen check of 10+ is all it takes to hear gunfire down there :x ]

[druidisms]

[ gus' ears perk up and a low growl rumbles in his throat. (listen 25) he surges toward the stairs. FOUND A THING, FOUND A THING, LEMME GET THE THING, ITS MY FAVORITE THING. ]

[alsohawkeye]

[ Kate seems a little surprised, for some reason, especially by Belle's response, but nods. ] Oh, okay. My bad, I guess I confused you with someone. [ She is possibly about to say something else, but with a Listen 21 there are gunshots to be heard and she's quick on Gus-wolf's heels down the stairs, drawing and nocking an arrow as she goes. ]

[msattentionspan]

[Faith shrugs as the "not werewolf" opts to just bolt toward some unknown thing. Not liking to be one left behind, she continues that direction. The stairs get taken quickly, and quietly (move silently 15).]

[alsohawkeye]

[ Kate opts for speed over stealth (move silently 12), heading down the steps along with the rest of the team. She'll do her best to stay in front of them, ready to fire depending what they find, and preferring not to do so from around the backs of their heads. ]

[druidisms]

[ gus just zooms past all y'all on his wolf legs, quite stealthily as well (move silently 17), and tackles the solider not being attacked by the fluffy girl. more accurately, he bites the soldier like an over-enthusiastic police trainee in a buddy cop movie (atk 22, dmg 3) and then attempts to trip him because that is just a thing wolves do, planting his paws on the guy's chest (trip 20 total). down, bitch, the ladies have work to do. ]

[goonsquad]

[ yep, wolf boy knocks him right on his ass. He scoots backwards on his butt a few feet, and then raises his gun at gus instead, from where he sits, yelling: ] Two of em! [ also ow, that was a nat 20 shot. 16 dmg total. ]

[impetere]

[That is very rude, both of you! There's a snarl in Gus's direction because that was hers, she saw him first, but then Soldier Boy starts shooting at Gus, and that just won't do.

The only one killing anything is her.

She's short, but the change in height still throws her and the rage doesn't have her thinking all that clearly. When she swipes at him again, she misses, swinging wide and missing him (attack 7).]

[untethered]

[ belle follows along after the others in a hurry, but only gets to the bottom of the basement steps behind the others in time to see cora swiping at the soldier on the ground. she gasps a bit, and the soldier still on his feet backs away, swinging his gun around to bear on gus-wolf (atk 20, dmg 5).

also, with their spot checks, everyone notices the patches on the arms of the soldiers. ]

[msattentionspan]

[At first glance there's too much going on. Faith looks to the situation and tries to make a call. She knows that they can't fight everyone - not with the training those military-types seem to have. They were there for the werewolf and it won't help anything if those soldiers hurt her or make her think that they're on their side.

Faith moves toward the girl, putting herself between the werewolf and the soldier that had been trying to directly attack her.

(Base attack 3 + strength modifier 9 + d20 roll 5 = 17! {if I did that right...})

Faith moves to try and get the soldier more interested in the girl who is reckless enough to get in between an angry werewolf and a motivated soldier. It must be time for some Slayer Banter!]

You know, I've heard of guys goin' for that all natural thing and I'm pro a girl not feeling like she has to get her best look on every time she goes out, but you really gotta learn when a girl says no - she means no.