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[right][b]Interactions:[/b]  PRA [@Punished GN], Jack [@Blizz] 
[code]Outside The Burning Coven Lair[/code][/right][hr]
It seemed their leader - Agent Liao - was reasonable enough to let them go. Anya wasn’t sure whether it was because of what her and Evelynn had said, or because her own agents had talked her down. It didn’t matter much either way. They weren’t only getting arrested, only Everleigh. That wasn't much of a loss. She’d made her bed.

With her handcuffs promptly removed, Anya pushed herself to her feet and surveyed everyone. They all looked like shit, and she was sure she did too. If she knew they were going to get raided today she would have used her much more expensive but completely waterproof makeup. It was a small solace that she wasn’t the only one that looked a mess.

Aside from the unconscious two, and Luca who was now recovering, everyone seemed to be coping. There was no one unaccounted for, at least. 

[color=9966CC]”Evelynn already said most of what I wanted to,”[/color] Anya smiled at Evelynn - one that didn’t reach her eyes, but there was no sign of animosity in her expression. Anya knew very well how much Evelynn disliked her, and was probably disgusted for them to be agreeing, but it didn’t bother her. Why would she care about the opinions of someone below her? [color=9966CC]”Kali was likely killed by the same person killing us all. As I said before, make sure to protect our former members who are now within your ranks.”[/color]

With that Anya turned her attention away from Meifeng and approached Jack, who’d worryingly teleported in looking much worse than before he disappeared. She looked at him with a silent plea to not answer Meifeng’s question about what happened to Auri… Though surely, he would be smart enough to ignore it or give a false answer. Wherever they’d been, it wasn’t the PRA’s business. 

[color=9966CC]”Jack,”[/color] Anya glanced over Jack’s injuries, and then did the same for the unconscious Auri in his arms. She had no idea what they'd been doing but clearly it hadn't gone well. She furrowed her brows, recalling that Jack had shoved something into her Sloane's hands earlier. Most wouldn't notice it, but Anya was highly attuned to Sloane's facial expressions and slight movements because it was the only way to read how she was feeling. She'd ask her about it later, or Jack if he stuck around. Perhaps the three of them could discuss it. But she wasn't going to ask now with the PRA around. It was coven business. [color=9966CC]”I’m glad you’re safe… You should let them heal you both.”[/color]

She then turned to Cindy, who’d offered the healing. 

[color=9966CC]”Could you heal our two members injured by your raid as well, please?”[/color] Anya asked with a polite smile, gesturing to Adora and Leon. She wasn't sure how Adora had ended up in that state, but she'd seen Leon take a gas canister to the head. The PRA had caused the damage, so they should fix it too.

If they wouldn't heal those two, then she'd lower herself to calling Sully and asking him to get over here. She still had his number, for situations like this, but she'd rather not talk to that imbecile if she could avoid it. 

She then looked back at Agent Liao. [color=9966CC]”Hopefully next time, if there is a next time, we can discuss things civilly.”[/color] [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/QIUSezo.png[/img]     [img]https://i.imgur.com/ycOCuCr.png[/img][/center]
 [right][b]Interactions:[/b] Cindy [@Punished GN], Lila/Lynn/Jasper [@NoriWasHere]
[code]Outide The Coven Lair[/code][/right][hr]
Luca was incredibly confused when he was practically cradled into some agents arms, and bottle fed water. His oxygen deprived mind, suddenly hit by Kali's death, was struggling to keep up. He didn't struggle, for fear of hurting her [i]more[/i], and just let her bottle feed him. He was too tired to even be embarrassed about it. He closed his eyes to avoid looking at all her decaying flesh, nausea roiling in his stomach once again. It wasn’t his fault, she’d come over to him- but it was his fault, because he was the one that rotted everything away.

The water was a welcome relief to his damaged throat, pushing him closer to feeling like his normal, slowly dying self. It washed away the metallic taste coating his tongue and helped soothe the burning in his chest. He’d probably need to down another few bottles of water to completely stop the burning. Everything still hurt, the rash across his skin barely faded but thankfully mostly hidden by his clothes. His head felt light and his chest ached each time he took in a breath, but he was alive and awake. That was good enough.

[color=6B8E23]”Thanks,”[/color] Luca said quietly to the agent that had held him in her arms like a child - it had been surprisingly comforting, if weird. He hadn't been that close to someone in… well, ten years. Damn, he didn't think he was that touch starved! He winced as he opened his eyes, and immediately looked away from the damage he’d caused to her. He would never get used to it. [color=6B8E23]”Please get that healed…”[/color] 

Once she walked away, towards Jack (who Luca hadn’t even noticed till now), Luca properly sat up on his own. He swayed slightly, fingers digging into the dirt to stop himself from falling back over. Just take it slowly… And he was just going to pretend that had never happened, and completely ignore what she’d called him. If he didn’t think about it, hopefully it would be rotted away with the rest of him. 

[color=6B8E23]”Hey,”[/color] Luca uncomfortably shuffled towards Lynn, Lila and Jasper - knowing that if he tried to stand right now his legs would buckle underneath him, and it would do much more damage than it was worth. His voice was hoarse, and he struggled to push out the words, but he forced through it. [color=6B8E23]”Are you all alright?"[/color]

He coughed again, relief flowing through him when no more blood came out of his mouth. They all looked fine, and it was a bit ironic that he was asking after nearly dying, but he wanted to make sure! Suffering was normal for him. Though they were all dying, and Jasper was smiling at him in a kind of weird way… Luca hoped he hadn’t seen what had just happened. He hoped no one had, and that no one brought it up. 
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[right][b]Interactions:[/b] Tayla [@silvermist1116], Lynn [@NoriWasHere], Her (Other) Boss
[code]Outside The Newly Burnt Coven Lair[/code][/right][hr]
The first thing Linqian did when uncuffed was pull out a box of cheap cigarettes. There was only a few left, which fucking sucked because she could smoke a whole pack right now. She pulled one out and placed it in her mouth, not actually lighting it yet - less out of respect for all the people around her, and more because she didn't want to deal with any feds that might get twitchy over smoking. 

This whole thing was an absolute shitshow. She’d had low expectations after the night before, but this really was the worst. They were no closer to figuring anything out. Instead she’d been shot, tear gassed and tasered. She sucked on the cigarette in her mouth as if she’d get anything from it while unlit. Everything was an absolute mess. Why was she even here? She could be making progress finding Jinhai’s killer, or making money she desperately needed.

And there was no way she could go to work tonight. She'd have to get home to shower, and the amount of time it'd take to wash her hair… fuck, just thinking about it made her angry again. It wasn't like she could just throw some water and shampoo on it and call it a day! She'd have to change clothes and redo all her makeup too… by the time she was done she'd be late for work. Fuck.

Maybe she could get a lift home from someone, like Britney- wait, Britney had fucked off. Who were her other options… Leon, he owed her at least that. Her eyes found him, still knocked out. Yeah, not him. She wasn’t close to most of the people here, or she straight up hated them. Edict was the only option… But she kind of doubted she’d get one out of him. She’d ask after the feds left. It was worth a shot before she suffered on a bus covered in tear gas, but it wouldn't help with the work situation. She still wouldn’t have time.

Linqian pulled out her phone, pulling up the work rota. Andre was in the afternoon tomorrow, he'd probably cover her for tonight if she asked real nicely… sure was nice having a boss still willing to do the grunt work. But fuck, she really didn't want to deal with this! Unlit cigarette still in her mouth, she practically glared a hole into her phone as she started to text her boss.
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Linqian rolled her eyes and shoved her phone back in her pocket. Great. Now not only was she working nearly the whole day tomorrow, but she also had to go to some stranger’s funeral in two days. Great. Couldn’t Andre go alone? He was an adult! More of an adult than her! Ugh. 

She really needed a smoke, even if it would make her sore throat even worse. Fuck respect and all that. She quickly surveyed who looked the worst - Luca, it seemed - and moved far enough away from him that he wouldn't catch any second hand smoke. Everyone else could deal. She fumbled around in her coat for her lighter-

Of course. She’d forgotten to put her lighter back in her jacket this morning. For fucks sake. Maybe she could just light it off the burning church. No, that would be dangerous. Damn. Who would have a lighter? Same problem, so many people she didn’t particularly get on with. The boring trio probably didn’t smoke, she’d rather quit than ask Sloane and Anya… Jack was bleeding out, did they even have lighters in the void? No idea. Edict was out, because he’d just throw away her cheap ass cigarette again - and she wasn’t fucking letting that happen again. Lyss maybe? Tayla? Both were the most likely options.

She decided to go for the one who wasn’t making weird ass eyes at a fed. 

[color=CD5C5C]”Hey,”[/color] Linqian approached Tayla. She was standing a bit away from the group, and further from the feds - which was fair. Linqian also wanted to be outside of arresting distance too. Unlike the rest of them, she didn’t look like tear gassed to all hell shit. Just regular shit. [color=CD5C5C]”Got a light? I can give you one of these in exchange.”[/color]

She shook the cheap cigarette packet. Hopefully Tayla didn’t actually take her up on that offer… But it was a small price to pay to be able to smoke. Otherwise, she’d have to risk seeing Lyss jump a guy, Edict throwing away her cigarette, or just using a house fire. 

[quote=Lynn]“As well, maybe we can help each other out.  We’re the ones dying so it’s not like we have a ton of options,” [/quote]
Linqian’s attention shot back to the group when Lynn started spouting some absolute nonsense, Linqian’s blood shot eyes shooting daggers at her. 

[color=CD5C5C]”Oy,”[/color] Linqian raised her voice. Absolutely no way was she talking for all of them about working with the fucking feds. Like hell was Linqian going to do that. The money she’d taken from Edict was enough to make her want to stay the hell away from any kind of authority - who knew if she’d be implicated. Hopefully not, it was all cash, but better to be safe. She gritted her teeth, forcing herself to take a deep breath. For once her sensible side caught up with her anger, and she didn’t straight up tell Lynn to fuck off with that idea. The feds were right there. They might just beat them all to the ground and arrest them if they said they wouldn’t want to work together. [color=CD5C5C]”This isn’t a fucking dictatorship! You can’t just decide if we’ll work with them or not. [i]You[/i] can work with them if you want, but as a group we gotta vote. Don’t you dare decide that [i]we[/i] need their help because you want to keep your own ass protected. We decide that as a group.”[/color]

She pulled the cigarette out of her lips just to scowl at Lynn, eyes narrowing into an even more vicious glare. [color=CD5C5C]”You haven’t even lost anyone, so fucking back off.”[/color]