(Grey Hoods) First Sight

[Circe]

Well, the other were ready to rock and it was the Summer calming things down? Surprise! Oh, the girl is pissed too. Circe could respect that rage. She could redirect it to herself, ensure the bullet went to her vest. Or maybe try diplomacy. Or leech some Glamour? Yes, she was running low.

Wait. Matty had seen through the Mask. Saved by paranoia, Circe won't risk this opportunity.

"Ya want an apology? Matty tripped on his own feet. We didn't trip him," entirely true. There was probably a contract that could or Sonja could have thrown something between his legs but Matty yeeted himself. "The only pain I caused him was fixing his nose. Because I'm shit as a nurse. I wasn't here fer the rest." She explains slowly to the angry girl. Then jerks a thumb at Sonja, "She told me people with matching outfits with hooded faces were poking around," she looks to Sonja, "And the bastard has followers," then looks back, "You lot. Ya dress all the same, hide yer faces, skulk around where the horny bastard is active, and we know he has lackeys. Figured some people were stupid enough ta make a cult ta the horny bastard. Cults are stupid like that."

Circe lets out a growl, "And it is bad enough fighting 'em without people helping them. So, yes we wanted to shut a cult down. Before they started to go human sacrifice," the disgust she has at the idea is audible.

She rolls her shoulders in a shrug, "I make no excuse fer the past. Fuck ups happened. Trust is hard ta trade in, we both thought the other was minions. Fuck ups happened." No attempt to justify, just stating the facts.

"The simple truth girl," Circe narrows her eyes at the woman, "Is that this is a cluster fuck of bad communication. We fight each other, the horny bastard is the only one that wins." Her eyes harden, "And I shall never hand Them a win. I'd rather focus on the one killing people, not others trying ta stop it like I am."

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-05-03 08:11:34	Circe rolls 6 to Manip Pers SL (10 Again)	2, 10, 5, 8, 2, 3, 9	3 successes

If Sonja's apology is demanded, I really want Circe to order Sonja to do so in this tone.

Kit

Laptop Carrying Case, 2 flash drives, smart phone, LED flashlight, Grey hooded coat, leather gloves, Thin Kevlar Vest, Hedgespun Multitool, shoulder holster Colt pistol (fiber optics) with 2 spare clips and a box of ammo (20 rounds), boot holster with knife, 4 Ertwen Healing Fruits and 1 Jarmyn Fruit, 1 roll of duct tape, water bottle, $400 cash

Status

HP 7, WP 5, Def 3, Armor 1/2-BP

[Sonnie Wu]

Monkey bitch. How very creative. Verbal insults generally didn't get a rise out of her, and such was the case now. The Claviger just smiled pleasantly as she was insulted. The Hoodies would have to try harder than that to make her mad.

Was this a bad time to mention she had no clue who Collin was and she didn't even remember chasing him down?

Yeah. Yeah, that wouldn't go over well with this group. Best keep that quiet.

Sonnie Wu has unlocked a new skill: Reading the Room!

There was nothing being said aloud that she needed to repeat. But the Beast was not in the habit of being silent for very long, either. "Seriously, guys. Major mix up between our two... um, organizations? Factions? Gangs? Anyway, none of us work for the..." Almost said Gentry there. Be more vague, Sonnie. "...antler monster. Let's just say it's not something we want to be around if we can help it. But it's horning in on our turf, so to speak. We gotta represent!"

Charging up all of her Hedgespun was a bit taxing, though. Good time to dip into the heated emotions of these mortals and refill her tank!

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-05-03 12:57:02	Sonnie Wu rolls 3 to Harvest (Emotions) Comp + Empathy (10 Again)	10, 10, 10, 6, 1, 8	4 successes

She wiggled a little as the intake of hot Glamour hit her. Woo! That was a rush!

Equipment: Hedgespun quarterstaff (+1 DMG), hedgespun boots (+2 SPD), hedgespun pendant (+1 DEF), 3 throwing knives (concealed), ziploc baggie with 2 ertwens, thermos with 1 dose of coupnettle tea, smartphone, bottle of water, bag of flamin' hot cheetos, plastic keychain of cartoon cloud blowing wind.

Glamour 8/13, Health 8/8, Willpower 4/4

All Hedgespun active.

[Gerrit]

Tempers were running hot and Gerrit felt a curious mix of emotions: the anxiety of the pending confrontation was still there, even more pronounced - but at the same time he felt an icy calm. Just as his skin hardened, so has his resolve. "One thing is certain: We don't want anybody else to get hurt right now. There seem to be some misunderstandings and assumptions going around and we'd best calm down and talk this through without accusing each others."

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-05-05 14:21:43	Gerrit rolls 4 to calm the group down (Man 2 + Empath 2) (10 Again)	9, 1, 7, 4	1 success

This was a toss-up. The natural reaction to being told to 'calm down' was seldom an actual relaxation. But maybe with the others' arguments he could do his part in driving this into a more constructive direction.

Equipment: Backpack - Hammer and screwdriver (wrapped in a piece of cloth/rag), first aid kit, notepad and pens. Yamiyo's Mace.

Contracts: Shadowpatch (+3 to stealth rolls)

Hardened Mask
Obdurate Skin (2 Armor)

[Gerrit]

It has been 10 days, so.. bump?

[Saber Sloth]

Circe works the crowd, and Sonnie feels the Summery Wrathful zing. It tastes nothing like what she knows of Desire, and it's more powerful then her own forays into Emotion-experiment-taste tester months.

"You don't getta tell me to calm down!" the girl shouts, pointing at Gerrit with the hand that, regrettably now holds her gun, which doesn't stay on Gerrit for long, the seething women rounds onto Collin, "See! Even the monster-freaks think it's culty and weird!"

Collin, barely blinks. Clearly the women has a bad habit of pointing at things (and people) with her gun. "No! It's a uniform!" then petulantly, under his breath Collin say, " - and it's cool."

"Can we just calm the fuck down?" baseball bat speaks up, the gun lady snarls at him, gun now pointing towards him, and definately away from the Lost. "Ya, ya, ya. Whatever. Matty needs a new pair of pants, an' a shower. And, we should prolly not. Y'know. Keep yellin' 'round here. Like this. Like ya normally do." Everyone can see the eyeroll, "We're all, like, agreeing that we don't know shit. 'Cause if we didn't we'd be brawlin' already ya? Ya. So why don't we sit the fuck down, have some fuckin' coffee like the jersey girl suggested?"

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-05-15 13:20:50	Grey Hoods rolls 6 to Collective v Circe's Manip (10 Again)	4, 1, 4, 7, 10, 7, 2	1 success

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-05-15 13:23:06	Grey Hoods rolls 6 to Collective vs Gerrit's Calm (10 Again)	9, 4, 8, 6, 10, 10, 4, 1	4 successes

Very Bump Vincent Titania . Wanted to give some time for them to post with RL stuff getting in the way, but it's also been 10days.

[Circe]

"Ha!" Circe laughs at Collin's expense, "The locals said yer hoods were culty." Then looks at the gun girl, "Do you have the safety on? Stop waving that around at those who ain't," points at herself, "Your enemies," points at Collin, "Before," she whips out her...multitool. And with a flick unfolds it into the mini-pliers, "I decide ta turn it inta a paperweight."

Restraint? Or keeping her own gun tendencies secret. Perhaps a measure of both on the Summer's part. Or just genuine annoyance at the improper gun handling that was the reason she wore kevlar to some trustworthy business deals.


"Thank you," she says to baseball bat wielder who seems to be in command. Her mind dubs him Captain Baseball. When he says about not knowing shit, Circe's eyes dart to Matty and she bites her lip, eyes sparkling with contained mirth. She is trying not to humiliate the kid any more then already has been done.


"I concur," she looks to gun girl, "And I can appreciate action and retribution," Circe means it as a Summer, "I ain't interested in pulling a Salem witch hunt. I am interested in making sure the antlered jackass is fighting on two fronts instead of one," she smiles at Captain Baseball, "So, yes, I accept yer invitation ta coffee. It's a date. I know many places nearby, and have an app fer it."

No deception, Circe was just that addicted to coffee.

Kit

Laptop Carrying Case, 2 flash drives, smart phone, LED flashlight, Grey hooded coat, leather gloves, Thin Kevlar Vest, Hedgespun Multitool, shoulder holster Colt pistol (fiber optics) with 2 spare clips and a box of ammo (20 rounds), boot holster with knife, 4 Ertwen Healing Fruits and 1 Jarmyn Fruit, 1 roll of duct tape, water bottle, $400 cash

Status

HP 7, WP 5, Def 3, Armor 1/2-BP

[Titania]

"Coffee sounds good", of course she's relieved of the diplomatic approach working, with much to be said about the outrageousness of walking around with a bunch of heavily armed folks.
And with Circe picking the place, they had the home turf advantage.

[Sonnie Wu]

Screamy Girl was getting annoying.

Bust her face open! SHUT HER UP!

Fingers twitched, then relaxed. It was the angry Glamour talking. While not overwhelming, it had been a strong surge she had taken in. Sonnie felt a red hot need to hurt anyone that crossed her... or even just was passively irritating. Thankfully, the urge died down fairly quickly.

I dunno how Summers deal with that every day.

The Beast blinked her eyes, watching each face in turn as some sort of parley was arranged. She leaned towards Circe and spoke in a stage-whisper. "Can we have donuts, too?"

[Gerrit]

Tempers were still running high, so Gerrit fell back again and stayed silent while the Hoodies argued. These kids seemed to be primarily confused - the sort of helpless confusion that turned into anger and a desperate scramble for answers.
Now they were willing to talk. Good. If the Lost didn't screw this up down the road, they could gain some allies who were at least aware of the problem and could help keep this neighbourhood safe. As safe as you can get when it comes to the true Fae..

Circe's suggestion to just waltz into the nearest coffee shop didn't sit right with the Winter, however. "Uhm, if we were to talk freely, wouldn't a more.. private location be more appropriate?" He didn't want to outright suggest any of their available spaces - they were moving on thin ice, after all - but the suggestion was out there.
Looking at the downed and injured boy, Gerrit almost felt sorry for them. How could he have been so spiteful just moments ago? "I could help you if you can't go alone." It was an honest offer, even though they'd probably rather die than take it.

Equipment: Backpack - Hammer and screwdriver (wrapped in a piece of cloth/rag), first aid kit, notepad and pens. Yamiyo's Mace.



Contracts: Shadowpatch (+3 to stealth rolls)
Hardened Mask
Obdurate Skin (2 Armor)

[Saber Sloth]

Baseball Bat nods, Shotgun is silent, Gun Gal scoffs, and Collin scowls. Tense is there stand off, but they are all in agreement.

Coffee and doughnuts it is.

So! Looks like a nice place to break, I can open another Scene for Coffee & Doughnuts in a day or so. Tell me if you want to still move forward with this Plot or if you want to sit Coffee & Doughnuts out, (and allow for someone else to take your Plot Spot)