IT'S CL-OVER

[wooliefrand]

Who: Clover (and friends??)
What: What indeed
When: TBD

[GATHER AT THE FOUNTAIN ONCE YOUR PREPS ARE MADE AND TO BE SENT SOMEWHERE YOU'VE BEEN]

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Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[jerkalope]

[ yeah he knew the luck wouldn't actually work he just wanted someone to cheer him on. :(

but he knows he has to rely on his wits. throwing something to distract them won't work if they're stationed there, so he puts on his most sad voice and calls out from a distance: ]

Hey, can you tell me what building is this? My uncle told me to meet him with the other refugees, but I think I'm lost.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[wooliefrand]

[Wolf management looks a bit flustered, looking around, checking boxes, then he looks back to Spinel.]

Wait, are any of you bitten? If not, I'm sorry, we're low on supplies after the inci--well, you don't need to know that everything's fine promise!! I'm sure we'll get more stock soon. But we can't give out any masks unless it's urgent or there's any sign of infection from the King. . .

[someone tries to shout over Spinel's head. MY HUSBAND WAS BIT!! HE'LL TURN ANY SECOND! Please please please--

She's gotta have a bit more urgency if she wants anything.

MEANWHILE WARDEN--the wolf immediately get on all fours, hackles up before realizing it's just a little rabbit. One opens its mouth and--]

RrrrRRRGGHHHHhhhhgggg!

[...all that comes out are growls. It shakes its head as the other nudges it lightly. Its voice is more coherent, but still gravelly.]

S...sorry....mask...new. This.....HQ....we protect....

Ask wolves....in front....they help.... ]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[psynchroneyes]

[ She sucks in a breath, clenching her fists close to her; good thing everyone around her keeps dropping convenient hints! ]

Just—just one, then! I'm begging you! We only barely survived the King's rampage!! We're still alive, but my friend—they... Please. I don't know what I'll do if they turn!

[ Hey did you know Spinel can cry on command? Because that's what she's doing right now. ]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[jerkalope]

[ hmm, looking around as if worried about being attacked. tiny...ugh bunny and all. ]

Protect from what? I thought...y'know, we were safe here. Nothing getting past the barrier.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[wooliefrand]

[The two feral wolves tilt their heads, as if the answer was obvious.]

King. . .Demon King. . .he'll destroy. . .without masks. . .chaos. . .can't think.

Everyone goes. . .to His Court. . .

[that isn't ominous at all!!

Now Spinel, damn. Okay, ain't no one turned on the WATER WORKS. The worker looks around nervously, before pulling out a wrapped object and sliding it to her. He leans in to whisper so the crowd can't hear.]

It's one of our last ones, but don't let people know, we can't cause a panic. Go take care of your friend, and let someone know immediately if they lose themselves before then. Go!

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[psynchroneyes]

[ Quickly, she takes it, slipping into her clothes to hide. ]

Thank you...

[ Sniff. And then, she runs!! Back into the crowds does she disappear, bolting back to where Zenith and Lyra remained. She looks around, cautiously, then: ]

—Heh heh heh. Gooood news, guys.

[ Spinel slips out the wrapped mask. ]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[eonsadrift]

[ It was pretty difficult to see through the crowds, but Spinel is back earlier than expected. ]

...how efficient.

Once Warden returns we can generate some kind of animal costume, and then... we just need to decide what our cover story will be to get into the building.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[aididitmyway]

I knew you could do it!!

[GONNA GIVE SPINEL A HUG]

It'd help if we knew more about the building at all, wouldn't it? But if they're giving out supplies... maybe it's a government place or something?

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[psynchroneyes]

—Whoa!

[ HUG TIME ]

Heh, it was nothin' for a professional detective like me!

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[psynchroneyes]

[ While waving the mask around a little: ]

We're recent refugees who just barely escaped the Wolf King's rampage. So long as we keep blending in, everyone seems like they'll speak pretty freely.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[eonsadrift]

You do look remarkably close to one of them...

The mask could be the more dangerous option, so I can take that one. If I need to, I can fly my way out.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[psynchroneyes]

It's kind of weird.

[ holds out the mask for him to take ]

This is not how ears are supposed to feel—and my nose looks huge from my view!

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[eonsadrift]

It's a little bit cute. I see why you got that mask so easily.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[aididitmyway]

Right?

[... takes out her phone to snap a photo]

It's gotta be remembered.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[psynchroneyes]

So it's not that big?

[ Experimentally, she wiggles her ears. ]

Well—good to know my beauty transcends any form I take, huh?

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[aididitmyway]

Then I'll take the coin! What do you think the best costume would even be, though? I could probably just make my own mask with it, right? I could get one of those extra fuzzy onesies with a mask built in...

But we've totally got this now that we'll all have some kind of disguise.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[eonsadrift]

I think a mask might not be necessary as long as you get yourself some horns. You could tie your hair up like animal ears, and paint a little black nose on your face or something...

I wonder if my hair is long enough to tie up to indicate ears.

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[aididitmyway]

Hmm...

[She gets to work, working on doing her hair—using only a tiny makeup mirror because that's all she's got on her. Eventually, she's got something that could probably pass for sheep ears if you like. Squint? Or something.

And then she uses her mascara to paint the tip of her nose black.]

You really think this might work with horns?

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[jerkalope]

Aheh, of course. I just heard rumors is all, that the Wolf King's son got into some scrapes... So that's why there'd be extra protection for him here, right?

[ it's a risk to speculate without all the facts, but he's hoping this might pay off. and does a little nudge by enacting the zone of truth to see if he can get more out of them. ]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[wooliefrand]

[ZONE OF TRUTH. It's active, but not much changes. It seems like they're speaking the truth as is.]

Bad. . .bad sheep. . .working for demon. . .they're bad. . .want to hurt everyone. . .

[Whether that's true or not, that's certainly truthfully what THEY believe, anyway.

One's ears perk as it slowly starts to approach Warden.]

Magic. . .smells like Prince. . .why. . .?

[Weed magic *is* derived from him. Whoops!]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[jerkalope]

[ well this is backfiring spectacularly. going to try to look as innocent as possible. ]

We found one of his homes back when we were escaping. We, uh, tried to see if there was anything we could use?

[ TECHNICALLY ALL TRUE ]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[wooliefrand]

Home? He never leaves. . .lying. . .only home here. . .

[well now they're BOTH stalking toward him, growling a bit. On the plus side, they are leaving the doors. On the downside.

Attack wolves.]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[jerkalope]

That's not what his extensive television with surround sound system seems to imply!

[ but backing up, trying to go to the side away from the front where the rest of Clover is. everything about him suggest he's going to make a run for it as soon as they break stalking formation. ]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[wooliefrand]

Liar. . .who. . .who are you!

[THEY SURE ARE LEAPING FOR IM]

Re: 2 - CITY CREW

[jerkalope]

Only way to find out is to catch me!

[ he bolts around the corner the opposite way of the building, hoping to get enough distance between them where he can use the natural shadows and his own abilities if he has to in order to lose them, then double back to Clover. ]