wooliefrand | IT'S CL-OVER

[The vines part, and that wolf TAKES OFF when one of them just fuckin teleports nearby (he would said some words in wolf language though none he'd recognize--yet), and with hannya coming at him with a BAT. . .Yeah he's off on all fours. The vines will start to close behind him almost immediately though, and more alarmingly, the wolf is running toward an alarm. A large bell with a rope. Probably yall should stop it.

AS FOR THE OTHER, the cyclone effectively tears the wolf apart, even though it's truly not dead, and bits and pieces of it reach for them, snapping, clawing as it tries to pull itself together.

But do you have time to deal with it?]

Subtlety is overrated, anyway.

[ gonna commit the alien wolf language to memory!

so, how big is the bell? can he port half the bell over to them? just half. ]

[ well he is going to LAUNCH HIMSELF at the wolf with the bat swinging like a . . . bat out of hell i guess. time to try and bash him in the head before he rings the alarm. ]

[ While Hannya deals with the wolf running off, Spinel wrinkles her nose at the asplodey wolf pieces, leaping back to put some distance between it. ]

Oh, ew.

[ Hopefully thwapping at them with silver makes them melt away.... ]

[and while they're dealing with the woofs -

Can he keep the vines open/slow down them closing with his gravity power, touching them seems like a Not Great idea]

[ guess this is where the Weeds come in. using his powers to try and make a kudzu shield to block the closing vines with his own little bump in addition to Nue's gravity, although no idea how effective that is with all the chaos going on. ]

[ As a last resort, he's also going to zoom through the vines and after the wolf, sending a gust of wind at him to hopefully toss him off of his feet before he can get to the alarm bell. ]

[she's still singing with the best of them here—GOTTA BOOST THE FAM]

[GAWD ALL OF YALL.

Half the bell gets TELEPORTED over to the entrance! And it's easily as big as he is!! The wolf skids to a stop being like ?!?! before Hanna just SMACKS HIM IN THE FACE WITH A BAT and before his body can do the body horror thing from losing his mask, Zenith's gust of wind blows him away. Spinel's silver pipe takes care of the remnants of the other, and Lyra out there STILL SINGING.

Weeds pull their weight though--the brambles are still trying to close, but between the force of gravity and the kudzu wall, they're able to keep it from closing back up and give everyone plenty of time to get through.

AND ONCE THROUGH...aside from the lookout that previously held the bell, there is another fence. One they can easily climb over, just like at the pasture. It looks like they have come through a back entrance, so hey! THEY ARE STILL IN STEALTH MODE.

And once they step over the fence, it's like stepping rough a shimmering illusion. The mist thins out, and they find themselves in the back alley of a city. They're in the shadows for now, but even from where they stand they can see.....sparse crowds of people shuffling through the streets. Most wearing masks, but still more-so humanoid than feral.

So they've got obvious options now. Try to blend in with the crowd, or--check out a convenient manhole near them.

Or some third option they may come up with themselves.]

[ WHEW. Hannya looks around, then looks up.

he does also look around to see if there's any convenient disguises they can steal. what. is there a dumpster he can dig through? ]

'Kay. Looks like there's a few options here

Whoa...

[ Spinel peers down the alley, taking a good a look as she can at the people crossing by. Do they also look like wolves, with and without the masks? ]

There really is a whole city out here. If we can blend in somehow, I want to go investigate.

[ He's also looking around for anything they can cover their faces with, curiously observing the city streets from the alley for any sort of landmarks or notable buildings. ]

I wonder if we can find anything to use as fake masks..? We'll stand out too much the way we are.

[Nue is someone who usually stands out on a normal day, so - he's going to examine the manhole. Not opening it yet, but]

The only thing I've got is a flannel. In case it got cold or something!

I'm not sure that'll work, though.

... I bet this smells of wolf. I could split it into- I dunno, mask pieces? If we want.

[ gestures to the giant half-bell floating behind him. yes he brought it with him don't question it ]

[ just. stares. ]

Wait, what the... Why're you—how are you doing that?

[ looks behind him to see who she's talking to. wow there's nothing there except the broken bell.

turns back ]

Huh?

...

More importantly... why are you doing that?

. . .

Muscle memory?

[ if it's shiny he steals it ok ok ]

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[ pokes his head up after all the mayhem ]

I might have something for that~

Anything to keep up the subterfuge streak, hehe.

Is that so..? Do you happen to carry around masks around with you?

I don't have masks, but I do happen to have some magical coins that would produce costumes for you!

As thanks for my putting up with that last ritual.

Seriously..? Magical coins that make costumes?

How many of those do you even have?

Yeah, didn't your prize have something like that? You know, for being so trigger happy about the potential torture?

And I have one. Haven't used it, not when my guard outfit is all-purpose.

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[ sighs, rubbing at his neck and looking around before looking up again. ]

I could do some recon from above. See what I can see an' keep an eye on whoever's infiltrating 'fore loopin' back with one of the groups.