[center][img]https://txt.1001fonts.net/img/txt/dHRmLjE0Mi42ZjBiYjcuUzJGc2FTQk5ZV2hsYm1SeVlRLjE/crash-bang-zipdap.regular.webp[/img] [hr] [img]https://i.imgur.com/FcbtMmB.png[/img][h1]Auri Auclair.[/h1][/center] Interactions: Everyone Still at the location [hr][color=bc8dbf]Flower's and Canvasses Late Evening[/color] [hr] There was a moment of silence, as Auri took a step back and sat on the edge of the table. “And what is all of this you have access to?” Auri said as you tilted her head. “I know it's better this way, but you have to remember that we aren’t… Normal. A lot of people would have trouble working with the government. Because of that.” She sighed, “What I am asking is that you should have at least talked to me beforehand.” Kali looked away for a moment. It was less than a second but that sharpness in his gaze lightened up ever so slightly before returning stronger than it was before. [color=#D01417]“That would’ve broken protocol”[/color] he says, like a machine reading from a script, [color=#D01417]“And I get that Auri... but they’re going to be under increased scrutiny whether they like it or not.”[/color] he says before lowering his voice for the next part [color=#D01417]“They may all be potential victims, but they’re also potential suspects. We’re not kids anymore. This is something all of us are going to have to deal with, whether we want to or not, so better to deal with me than anyone else.”[/color] Auri turned away, awkwardly rubbing her arm. She glanced at the door, “... You never answered my first question; what resources do you have?” [color=#D01417]“Information, weapons, and most of all...”[/color] he says before glancing towards the part of his inner jacket where his badge is stored [color=#D01417]“legitimacy. As long as I’m here we can look around and make moves without people questioning us.”[/color] “There has to be more to this,” Auri started, “Now I am not Anti-Government, but the FBI is not going to hand us all of this on a silver platter.” [color=#D01417]“Well, okay the weapons are a bit of a stretch.”[/color] he says somewhat reluctantly, his eyes look away suddenly for some reason, brow furrowing but the small interruption was rectified as quickly as it came. [color=#D01417]“But, as for the rest of that, think of it less as the FBI giving us all of this and more, me giving you all of this.”[/color] His hand moves into his jacket again to once again take out the badge as he says, [color=#D01417]“The Portwell PD respects this thing. A lot of people fear this thing just as much as they respect this thing. And I’ve been around situations like these enough times to at least have a decent idea on how to approach it with that kind of reputation in mind.”[/color] “Look…” Auri said, “I want to leave it up to the group to decide. A vote. But please let me know next time!” Her tone went from neutral back to her chipperly tone. There was a moment of silence. Slowly, gradually, the expression began to soften. [color=#8670AD]“Alright.”[/color] he says, relenting with a shrug as he rubbed his temples for a moment,[color=#8670AD] “But I don’t know if we have time to figure this out democratically. We don’t know when the perpetrator is going to strike next. Joining together right now, it’s not even about the greater good, it's about our survival.”[/color] “And they probably already figured that out,” Auri said, sticking her tongue out, “You weren’t here to see all the fights, correct? I doubt anyone would have shown up if the circumstances were any different.” She laughed. He gives a nod before looking towards the doorway they both came from. [color=#8670AD]“Maybe… but you saw them just now. That’s not a coven, I wouldn’t even call it a team.”[/color] He says crossing his arms, [color=#8670AD]“I’m not saying everyone doesn’t understand the stakes… but I have a feeling they still don’t realize those stakes apply to them as well. The atmosphere would be different if they were all afraid of something, together.”[/color] “Well…” Auri trailed off, “I really can’t do anything about that.” She shrugged with a smile on her face. “What can you do when you can’t do anything?” She raised an eyebrow. Kali’s eyes closed for a moment as he took in a deep breath before saying [color=#8670AD]“You do what you can.”[/color] Then after a brief moment of pause he’d say, [color=#8670AD]“We should head back… at the very least I should get everyone else on the same page.”[/color] “I’ll let you explain.” He’d give a nod, making his way towards the doorway, opening it, and walking back inside the main room where everyone else was gathered. Immediately, his eyes seemed to scan over everyone that was present, never stopping for more than a second over their face with the exception of Luca who he just gave a small nod of acknowledgement to and Simone who he... well he didn’t look at her for long, hopefully. Still, eventually his eyes would settle, not on a person, but a space. A turned over folding chair. [color=#D01417][i]Someone was sitting there.[/i][/color] White hair... average height and build... that description... Alizée. It hasn’t been that long since they went into the back room. It was at that moment that Kali’s eyes looked over everyone again. He saw them enough to at least remember their positions before he was dragged away and now he was checking to see the differences. But in the end, whatever questions were being raised were for another time. Right now, he has a situation to control. Once more, Kali walked towards the center of the room. Slow, deliberate, and very noticeable steps. [color=#D01417]“Well, it seems [b]most[/b] of us are still here. Good. There’s a lot I have to explain about this and I’d rather do it now than later.”[/color] he’d say before giving a small pause to see how everyone would react.