[hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/MzIHaGw.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/JgL3zQi.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/DP7VoTG.png[/img][h1]Sabrina Vanburen.[/h1] [/center][right][b]Interactions:[/b] Vashti ([@Atrophy]), Linqian ([@FernStone]), Layla ([@Estylwen]), Edict ([@AtomicEmperor]), & Lynn ([@NoriWasHere]).[/right][right][b][code]Cracker Island. The Halloween Festival.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr] Britney's phone buzzed; she reached down into her purse (which, to her admission, did not match her costume at all) and pulled out her phone. It was from Lyn... and she sighed when she saw it.[center][hr][hider][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZDjh6jH.png[/img][/hider][hr][/center]Britney sighed, then her eyes shot wide open when she realized that not only did the sealing [i]not go as planned[/i] (to say the least), but [i]Emily[/i] was here. At the very least, it was great to know that Emily had not grown or changed at all and was still as horrible as ever. But that also meant that it was a [i]high[/i] probability that... [quote=Vashti][color=darkcyan]“Hey bro! It’s been so long. Am I happy to see that you’re well!”[/color] [/quote] ... More of Emily's goons were here. Britney looked up from her phone to see one of the people she had done wrong: Vashti Nour. The woman that she gave the Leviathan curse was just a little girl, but after the Stygian Snake went down, Ashley hit her with the Apparition Killer and got rid of the Leviathan. The idealistic part of Britney wants to say that meant that she was of no threat but given the sudden rainstorm... Vashti still had an abstraction. Britney stared Vashti down as she ranted on and on... [color=f4eb93][i]”... Great to see you're still unhinged as ever, Vashti,”[/i][/color] Britney muttered under her breath as she narrowed her eyes at Vashti. There was that part of Britney that hoped that Vashti had the sense to realize that starting a fight [i]here[/i] of all places was [i]not[/i] the move. However, it seems ten years by Emily's side did not change Vashti for the better. She was probably worse. Far, far worse. Britney had to weigh her options here... Talking Vashti down was [i]not[/i] an option. She didn't have the Noble Vow on her - and then she regretted not dressing up as a knight to have the damn sword on her (she could cleave Vashti's head off in one blow), but it is what it is. Starting a fight here was not optimal with the amount of people nearby, but Britney was going to do [i]anything[/i] to stay alive. Britney briefly glanced at Sabrina and Layla - especially after the latter grabbed her arm. And she would[i] ensure[/i] that her friends didn't get hurt in the confrontation. [color=f4eb93]"I'm not going anywhere with you, Vashti,"[/color] Britney began, not breaking eye contact with Vashti for a moment. [color=f4eb93]"I'm not scared of you, either. In fact. I'll kill you here and now if[i] that's[/i] what you want."[/color] She smiled at her... [quote=Edict][color=#F49AC2]"[/color][color=#F493BE]B[/color][color=#F48DBB]r[/color][color=#F487B7]i[/color][color=#F481B4]t[/color][color=#F47BB1]n[/color][color=#F475AD]e[/color][color=#F46FAA]y[/color][color=#F469A7]?[/color] [color=#F45CA0]B[/color][color=#F4569C]r[/color][color=#F45099]i[/color][color=#F44A96]t[/color][color=#F44492]![/color][color=#F43E8F]"[/color][/quote] Britney heard Edict's voice and had to resist the urge to break eye contact with Vashti, as that could spell certain death. [quote=Edict][color=F5388C]"Woah! Woooooah, God Damn, I guess you embraced life as Emily's pet lizard!? Clear the fuck off, [i]Nashty Hoor[/i], before someone calls animal control."[/color][/quote][quote=Linqian][color=CD5C5C]”Fucking back off, Vashti. You try fuck with one of us, you gotta fuck all of us. Fuck right off before I shove my knee up your fucking crocodile ass.”[/color][/quote] Edict and Linqian came alongside Edict and said something that would have made her facepalm otherwise - but she found it endearing. Britney seemed to have the superfriends at her side, not that it emboldened her. She crossed her arms as she said to Vashti, [color=f4eb93]"Your homegirl Emily is probably [i]rightfully[/i] getting her ass kicked right now, and I wish I were there to see it..."[/color] She began. [color=f4eb93]"So maybe you should help her, and have a great night with the rest of your goons. Go bob some apples. I don't know. [i]Finally, [/i]do something constructive in your life for once. Because I don't think you came out here for [i]me[/i]."[/color] ... Then [i]Sabrina[/i] stepped in. The Vanburen girl had stepped forward and said, "Hi, Ms. Nour, I'm Sabrina [b][i]VANBUREN,[/i][/b]" Sabrina put a suspicious amount of emphasis on her last name. "We have some mutual contacts. Maybe I can phone them, and we can all sit down and discuss this...?" Britney noticed that, in her hands, Sabrina was creating a black cloth... [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/6D400qM.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/O6LA4nR.png[/img] [/center][right][b]Interactions:[/b] Trisha ([@FernStone]).[/right][right][b][code]Cracker Island. The Halloween Festival.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr] Shayton remained standing at the boat's helm... or whatever the hell it was called, and Adora watched him. She was suspicious of him, and right now, it paid to be suspicious of everything strange that happened to Adora: that dream, that man, and their conversation with Kari Wilson. Now, Adora believed that Lyss just made a little hiccup in summoning her due to the tear gas fucking her up, but at the same time... there was something odd about it all. Also, they didn't have any leads at the moment. Adora glanced downwards to her phone, then back to the man... Auri told Adora to keep it to herself, saying that she didn't want to tell the group [i]just yet[/i] because she wanted everyone to lay low for a bit due to the raid. She also justified it by saying that weirdo Alizée Altieri rushed off by herself and got killed [i]and [/i]put the Coven on the Wolfpack's radar. She wishes she fucking knew before she came here, but it is what it is. [i]It is what it is...[/i] The temptation to strike out on her own grew greater and greater. For now, Adora was going to play along; at least (with her help), they [i]finally[/i] have a lead. Because at this point, [i]ANYTHING[/i] was a lead, and that was how the cookie crumbled. The boat finally docked, and Adora glanced at the stranger, Shayton, and saw him stand on the sides as he waited for everyone else to get off. Adora did the same and saw him calmly walk off the boat. It was go-time; Adora hopped to her wheels (?) and roller-skated off the side of the boat. She glided on the boat's deck until she reached the ramp and gulped as she carefully used the railing to slide down. Adora tailed Shayton as the geriatric bastard had a stroll ([color=fd8a6c][i]Does he even need that damn cane?[/i][/color]), and she stayed on the path; otherwise, she was going to fall on her ass. Where was he going...? Maybe she was just being a paranoid stalker, and Anya was right when she called her- [quote=This bitch]“Hey! Adora!”[/quote] Adora instinctively whipped her head towards Trisha, then back to Shayton, and she saw Shayton turn over his shoulder to look at her. Adora grimaced. [i]Busted.[/i] Adora looked over to see Trisha Vanburen and sighed as she touched her hip. She barely remembered Trisha as she was one of the [i]many[/i] that she suppressed the memory of. For good reason... [quote=Trisha]“It’s been so long- wow! I did not expect to see you here. I can’t believe you’d come to something like this… You seemed like a complete loser ten years ago. Glad you’ve gotten better, really.”[/quote] ... Trisha was a cunt. Adora crossed her arms as she stared Trisha down... she could hear the bees that she probably hid underneath her shitty costume. That wasn't going to make Adora flee... while she knew that she was [i]functionally[/i] just an ordinary person with an Emotional-Field, she wouldn't let [i]anyone[/i] bully her. Even if she was outclassed. So, she smiled wide. She glanced in Shayton's direction - or where he was because the old bastard was long gone ([color=fd8a6c][i]Damn it![/i][/color]). She put her hands together by her face and began, [color=fd8a6c]"... Oh, [i]hello[/i] friend! It's [i]great[/i] to see you again!"[/color] Adora began, then she felt a breeze and remembered that she [i]typically[/i] covered herself up. This carhop outfit was meant to be cutesy, but she forgot it didn't cover much. Her well-toned thighs and arms were on full display (usually, she wasn't [i]anyone's[/i] eye candy, but she made an exception for today) as she got assaulted by the late October, early November weather. She put a hand on her hip, [color=fd8a6c]"I was in the middle of something, thank you, but I'm more than [i]happy[/i] to give you the attention your daddy never gave you!"[/color] Adora chuckled as she did a little twirl; when she came full circle, she held both ends of her skirt by the tip. [color=fd8a6c]"Oh! By the way, what do you think of my costume? Cute, ain't it? I know you're just [i]salivating[/i] right now. Because why else would you come and bother [i]me[/i] when there are other things you could be doing with your life? Maybe a lucky breeze will come by, and[i] bless you![/i] You'd [i][b]LOVE[/b][/i] that, wouldn't you, [i]Triiiiiiiiiiisha?[/i]"[/color] She narrowed her eyes as she smiled like a fool. This was [i]so[/i] going to end in someone getting punched in the face and/or getting their feelings hurt. And it sure as hell wasn't going to be Adora. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/lr2aPKL.jpeg[/img][h1]The PRA.[/h1][/center][right][b]Interactions:[/b] Lila ([@NoriWasHere]), Stormy ([@Blizz]), & Luca/Bianca ([@FernStone]).[/right][right][b][code]The Halloween Festival. Docks to the Drinkline. Cracker Island.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr] The ferry with the PRA Agents docked on Cracker Island, and they all assembled some distance away from the boat. "Okay, enjoy yourselves, and [i]officially[/i] you are all on duty, so you can't [i]officially[/i] drink," Meifeng started, waving her feather duster around, "But, a few beers or some shots won't hurt anyone... except for you, Trevor. You can't drink anything." "Awww..." Trevor slumped forward. "I could use some shots," Samson put his hands behind his head, then glanced at Trevor and the others, "I guess we're sticking together because we're the Power Rangers." "Of course!" Trevor did a fist pump. "Let's go already; Momma needs some [i]wine![/i]" Cindy chuckled. That was when the PRA Agents split up; Meifeng and Cindy went with the Power Rangers to the drink line... and the first thing that Meifeng noticed was the crows assembling and then screaming and shouting. The first thing that came to mind was that [i]somebody[/i] was already throwing magic around... thankfully, it was already at the place that Meifeng was already heading. Hopefully, it was nothing or a problem she could wave her hand at and make disappear. When Meifeng penetrated the assembled crowd, she couldn't help but sigh. It was Miss Reed's people... the second she noticed Emily there, she could pick out various members of 8th Street from the crowd. But, there were various members of the Sycamore Tree Coven, including that one girl who couldn't seem to control her emotions, the child that got bottle-fed by Cindy (and Meifeng [i]refused[/i] to let her live that one down), and some of the others. There was some bizarre exorcism scene going on here, all out in the open. For the love... if she had to return to that office, there would be hell to pay. "... Good grief," Meifeng said as she walked over, Cindy by her side, feather duster slung over her shoulder. She glanced over her shoulder and saw that Maximilian (dressed as the Blue Power Ranger) had followed behind her; the rest of the PRA Rangers were on standby. Not that Meifeng needed them. Meifeng turned towards the group and said, "You lot are as subtle as those goddamn teenagers..." Meifeng rolled her eyes as she glanced at Emily... who was thrashing about [i]something[/i], and Meifeng narrowed her eyes at her. "Can you go one day without causing some trouble, Ms. Reed?" "Hey now! [i]He[/i] hit me and then made hi-" "Go," Meifeng commanded. "Bu-" "I said go." Emily and 8th Street dispersed afterward before she turned her attention to Stormy and Luca, "So, I take it the situation is under control? I hope so, because I'm hoping [i]all[/i] of us can..." Meifeng started... before the various members of the Coven looked at her [i]funny.[/i] Her eyebrow furrowed as she stuck her hands out. [i]"... Why are you all looking at me like that?"[/i] Fiona waved at Jasper from the crowd. He probably didn't notice, or have a clue who she was. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/5WCjcc2.jpeg[/img][h1]The 8th Street Coven.[/h1][/center][right][b]Interactions:[/b] Lila ([@NoriWasHere]), Stormy ([@Blizz]), & Luca ([@FernStone]).[/right][right][b][code]The Halloween Festival, The Drink line. Cracker Island.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr] Emily grinned as Lila let her pull her strings and [i]Luca[/i] too. He didn't say it, but Emily knew her words cut deep into the boy... because as much of an idiot he is, even he could see that she was not wrong. It was enough to let The Rot take him over, and maybe it would finally abscise him, and she'd have a helpful minion... but then she forgot about Lila and her goddamn birds. The birds began shitting on Emily... ... And one drop was unfortunate enough to land in her mouth. "AH!" Emily gagged as she desperately tried to get the bird feces out of her mouth, getting on her hands and knees as she tried to wipe it out with this stupid costume. The tears disappeared as it was replaced with pure rage. "You fucking bitch, [i]Micheal![/i] I swear to God-" Emily didn't care; she was about to use Babylon and torch the birds and Lila - but then Stormy stepped in. Mr. Hero... she twisted her face up at him as he activated the Phantombane Aura. Babylon put her hands up as she screamed, [i]"OOOOOOH NO, I'M [b]MELTING[/b]..." [/i] She disappeared as Emily wanted to burn Stormy anyway, as he seemed concerned with Luca, and [i]nobody[/i] takes power away from Emily G. Reed. Not if they wanted to live. She created a fire in her hands... [quote=Meifeng]"... Good grief,"[/quote] It was Meifeng Liao, that bitch... she came in shaking her flat ass as if she owned the goddamn place. Emily narrowed her eyes as Meifeng came in and told [i]her[/i] to leave. That was when Carol rolled in, spinning as her eyes landed on Luca and Stormy. "... Thank you for helping that [i]motherfucker[/i], Stormy," Carol narrowed her eyes. "I appreciate it. I appreciate it a [i]lot[/i]." "... [i]Let's just go![/i]" Miranda shouted as she yanked Emily by her sleeve. "I gotta get bird shit off [i]me[/i] now." Emily sighed as she let her two sisters pull her away, but she had some parting words for Lila and the Coven. "Don't worry, Micheal!" Emily shouted as she left, "I'm going to get you back! Don't you worry! And I fucking [i]dare[/i] the rest of those sluts to get in my way!" "Yeah, sleep easy, pal," George said as he walked away... covered in bird shit. Carol was behind them, and flipped everyone off as she rolled away. They disappeared into the crowd. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FcbtMmB.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/KrLdjzt.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/fiZp2Yv.png[/img][h1]Auri Auclair, Justin Haggar, & Odessa Maxwell.[/h1] [/center][right][b]Interactions:[/b] Lynn ([@NoriWasHere]).[/right][right][b][code]Cracker Island, Auri's stand. The Halloween Festival.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr] Auri had her stand... selling flowers and paintings she had drawn. However, there was that part of her that wanted to be out there enjoying herself! But the Halloween Festival was too lucrative of an opportunity to pass up. Auri's Flower Stand was cheap, with just three foldable tables with some clothes on top of them and various colorful flowers stacked on top of them. She also had her best paintings on display behind her... and she sat down in her chair with her hands together... wearing a [url=https://i.imgur.com/cTgo835.jpeg]robot costume[/url] that she had made by hand. There wasn't a steady flow of business, but occasionally, someone came by. However, she was content with sitting here relaxing and not getting murdered. "... Hey," She heard the voice of Justin Haggar, her boyfriend, who stood over her with his hand on the table before her. "Can I come in?" He had regular clothes, a navy-blue sweater, some jeans, sometimes, but he had a facepaint of cybernetics on his face. "Free country," Auri said as Justin walked behind her stand with all her different paintings and leaned against one of the tables with his arms crossed. "So..." Justin asked, "A detective approached me yesterday..." "... Oh boy," Auri said with a roll of her eyes as she turned around. "He asked about where I was a week ago and all these other questions because four of your friends who came to your little book club last week were murdered..." Justin trailed off, "Naturally, I told him to fuck off, but.." He narrowed his eyes, "... Four people who were in your flower shop turned up dead. [i]Four."[/i] Justin raised four fingers. "[i]Why[/i] didn't you tell me this? What is going on?" Auri bit her nails as she looked to the left and right. "I mean, I was going to, but... how about we talk about this somewhere private? There are too many people here who could listen, and I'm working right now and..." She nervously continued, but that wasn't the crux of this. As Auri spoke, Justin noticed a strange sight... a robed figure rising from the other side of the stand. Smiling wide as she possibly could, and [i]breathing[/i]. Not just lightly but deeply breathing as if she was Darth Vader. She slowly rose, and Justin looked over Auri's shoulders with his eyebrows furrowed, looking as confused as he could as Odessa stood to her feet. Placing both hands on the side of the stands. "Uhhh..." Justin's jaw dropped as, naturally, he was at a complete loss for words, then he pointed at Odessa and Auri turned around and said with a smile, "Odessa! Friend!" Auri hopped around and grabbed Odessa's hands. "How have you been doing!?" "Great!" Odessa said as she held hands with Auri, smiling back in a way I hope won't make this interaction sound gay, "I saw you looking sad and I thought you could use some cheering up, friend!" "You have some weird ass friend, Auri..." Justin groaned as he narrowed his eyes at Odessa. "Yeah, I'm calling you weird." "Weird?" Odessa tilted her head with that unhinged smile on her face. "I guess that could be used to define me. Possibly. To me, I'm normal. I am like an [i]alien[/i]. It's not an incorrect assessment, but still! Am I weird because I am unnatural, or is it because I am something that you are not used to? It's all about [i]perspective.[/i] And you could expand your own!" She smiled. Justin was awestruck. [i]"... I've seen enough,"[/i] Justin immediately left after seeing that. Odessa stared at him as he left... then rotated on her heel to face Auri. "So now that he's gone..." Odessa said, "What would you like to talk about? I saw you looking a little bit sad... What is on your mind, Auri Aeriel Auclair? Could it be..." She laughed, holding a hand to her mouth. "... Could it be what you told me about the other day with Kari? And friend Alyssa?" Odessa asked. Auri put a finger to her mouth, shushing Odessa, "Sssssssssh! Don't say that too loudly!" Auri said, "My... Coven sisters -[sup]and brothers[/sup]- are [i]everywhere.[/i] I don't want them to hear this!" "Why hide things from them, Auri?" Odessa said, tilting her head. "Is a major breakthrough on the murders something you should hide from your friends? The people who love and trust you?" She laughed. "I am not hiding things from them, well... I am, but I don't want them to know I'm telling you about this," Auri said. "And I don't want anyone to get anxious, jump the gun, and get into [i]more[/i] trouble when we should really be laying low after the [i]disaster[/i] that was last week. I would at least like to be with them this time so we can [i]avoid[/i] incidents like last week." "... That's not going to make them trust you, you know!" Odessa smiled at Auri. "I bet at least one person will ask you why you didn't tell them sooner..." Auri was silent. "But, let me stop here," Odessa rolled her eyes with that catty smile. "That's not what's on your mind... Unfortunately, I was blessed with this amazing body and personality but not the gift of telepathy..." Odessa laughed, and Auri shook her head from underneath that robot mask. "It's... It is Kari," Auri started as she leaned over her counter, sighing. "I just... I don't... none of it makes sense. Adora thinks that Lyss summoned the wrong spirit, but Lyss claims that it [i]has[/i] to be Kari's soul that she summoned. But that leaves too many questions... why exactly would it be a different Kari? To my knowledge, Kari was a White-Adept. That can't change dimensions, can it?" Odessa put a finger on her chin, "Hmmmmmmm... well, there are infinite possibilities here," Odessa began, raising a finger in the air, "It's possible that Kari did [i]something[/i] to erase her own memories - maybe she wanted to forget the horror of the Stygian Snake - but outside malfeasance is just as likely!" Odessa began her explanation before she continued, "Someone could have kidnapped Kari; she certainly [i]does[/i] seem like a super useful and powerful Adept I would love to have on my side -[i] if[/i] I had a side! But, if what you told me is correct..." Odessa trailed off, "... It's possible your killer, Father Wolf, kidnapped Kari to help him with his or her murders. It would make too much sense, wouldn't it? She had Spells that could remotely observe people! It would explain how he or she can come at the [i]perfect time[/i] and vanish without a trace. Alternatively, it could be Kari... Could not be Kari at the same time!" Odessa then shrugged. "... Bottom line is that maybe the only way you can get to the bottom of this is to find your Kari," She smiled, laughing at how cheesy that line was. "How [i]do I[/i] find my Kari?" Auri asked. "Well!" Odessa started, "Only [i]you[/i] have the answer to that! Let me tell you something... Magic... it has a funny way of leading people to places, helping people find their [i]destiny[/i]. Magic and fate are practically one and the same! You just need to find Kari's scent..." Odessa smiled. [i]"... And then magic will do the rest."[/i] "I..." Auri was at a loss for words before she nodded and said, "... I will find Kari Wilson." "That's the spirit!" Odessa shouted, "Not like you have any other options! Or leads!" "Will you help me, Odessa?" Auri asked. "I wish I could..." Odessa trailed off, "... But, this is your battle, your destiny; it would be doing you a disservice to rob you of this! Your fate! But [i]beeeeeeee[/i] careful, as it's[i] possible[/i] this could go beyond mere murders! This could change the world itself! Regardless of where it starts or where it ends, I am rooting for you nonetheless, friend! You have no other option [i]other[/i] than to[i] win.[/i]" Auri smiled... then her phone buzzed. She pulled out her phone and read the text messages... Naturally, Emily was still as horrible as ever, and Auri was glad she wasn't a hellspawn in her flower shop and beyond. The issue was that something about sealing that involved Lila; her hand was a monstrous talon. Auri Auclair did not know about this. Naturally, Lynn didn't tell Auri where this was going on - however, even she could see the chaos the crows left in the distance. There was that part of her that just [i]wished[/i] that the Coven could just [i]chill[/i] for just one day. Auri didn't want to leave her flower stand, but... she dove underneath the counter, pulling out a triangle-shaped CLOSED sign and then the Butterfly Staff. She ran towards the eye of the storm, unaware that Odessa was skipping after her.