[hr][center] [img]http://txt-dynamic.cdn.1001fonts.net/txt/b3RmLjcyLjkyM2Y2MC5VR1Z1Ym5rZ1RHRjNjMjl1LjA,/youth-and-beauty.regular.png[/img] [/center] [sub][@Ruler Inc][@Fernstone][/sub] [code]Town Hall[/code] [hr] Penny sucked in a frown. She had been stalling. If Britney had revealed to them that Shimmer and Glint couldn’t exchange abstractions then she had long forgotten about it. She had been more fixated on how people from Shimmer used their abstractions through items. Her plan to draw Amethyst away from the other Watchers and within range of disarming her from her dagger hadn’t played out. That was fine. What wasn’t fine was how hungry Goro and the other seemed to see Britney dead. Penny had hoped for a peaceful resolution, but if cooperation meant sacrificing Britney then it was not even close to an option. It was looking like their contingency plan was the only one they could follow. [i]Hey Billy, when I say go throw whatever you can at me then look down,[/i] she sent to her brother, who was still cowering within the stacks of boxes and files. She just needed to move a little forward to get into position. Thankfully, Amethyst had just called her a coward. “Says the—” Penny didn’t even start to walk forward when Min said that he’d take the Mayor’s abstraction. She whipped around, “Wait!” Too late. The sigil jumped to Min, and Goro jumped at Britney. “Shit! Go! Stop them!” barked Penny as she kicked something by her feet towards Billy. If they could push them back towards Lynette’s trap then they stood a chance. Penny took a big step forward to intercept the crate of binders he had chucked her way. Not the greatest caliber of ammunition she could have asked for, but it was something. Penny sent papers scattering as she blasted the entire crate at Goro as he charged at Britney with a war cry. She hoped that it’d knock him off of his balance, or at least force him to defend himself. She didn’t have a chance to see if it had even hit before shifting her focus to the others. "Today the Lightbrighter will be sated!" shouted Amethyst as she ran towards them. “Oh my god, shut the fuck up!” yelled Penny. As much as she wanted to jump in there and kick Amethyst’s ass, the Obott twins and their arrows were her bigger concern. Penny fired off whatever papers were still dancing through the air followed by a salvo of loose change towards the twins. She didn’t even have time to aim at them; it was to taunt them. If they shot them at someone outside of her radius there was no way in hell she could protect them. However, if they shot them at her then it’d be no sweat to return them to sender. More than anything, she just hoped that they could push the Watchers into range of Lynette’s glyphs and quickly at that. She’d been using her abstraction since the Watchers had shown up, and already her head was starting to hurt. [hr][center] [img]http://txt-dynamic.cdn.1001fonts.net/txt/b3RmLjcyLmJmYzRjNS5VbWwwWVNCV2IzSnZibUUsLjA,/divat.regular.png[/img][/center] [code]Near the Library[/code] [hr] Rita followed Kimberly and Jordan out the back of the house. The sheer amount of relief that they weren’t instantly torn to shreds by a Wendigo made the intensity of the cold almost bearable for the Texan, although she still solemnly swore that this winter would be her last one way or the other. The sound of the alarm dinged through the air, but the raid of creatures on their former haven was drowned out by the whistle of the wind. After what felt like forever, but was surely no more than a handful of minutes, their school cut through the whiteout. Of course, as it was with their luck, that was when a Wendigo spotted them. It screamed over the storm, and Rita could see dark figures shifting through the snowfall. Kimberly shouted at them to run to Grand Ridge. It was a waste of breath; Rita was already running despite her body basically balancing upon the border of its breaking point. She was terrified that she was going to trip as she darted up the snow-covered stairs to the academy. She could just imagine herself getting killed at the very same spot she’d almost gotten beaten to a pulp by Claire a few months ago. All this, because she wanted to get away from home. Jerks and bullies were nothing when they were compared to abominations and killers. However, her feet did not fail her and she was one of the first in through the front door. One from the group that had stayed behind gave her a weird look. In their defense, she did look manic. “We’re being chased!” shouted Rita, holding the door open for the others to get in. Kimberly’s idea to barricade themselves in was the only option they had, although they couldn’t do it in the lobby. Too open. Too many ways in. “Get away from the windows!” [hr][center] [img]http://txt-dynamic.cdn.1001fonts.net/txt/b3RmLjcyLmY4YzE1OS5RbWxzYkhrZ1RHRjNjMjl1LjA,/playtime.regular.png[/img][/center] [code]Town Hall[/code] [hr] Billy was jealous that Min got the abstraction. He didn’t understand why his sister hadn’t just taken it. Future sight seemed pretty cool. Way better than his abstraction, which was to seemingly not exist. Otherwise, he was just thinking of a way to get out of here. Maybe he could sneak away while they were all talking—that Amethyst chick talked almost as much as Penny or Britney did—but that whole plan had been cocked up when the fighting started. Penny had asked for him to throw something at her and he did, but the whole look down part didn’t make any sense whatsoever. He had looked down. All he saw was the crummy retro carpeting that had scratched up his knees. Then, as he watched Sharon get knocked down, he saw what Penny had kicked over to him. It was the Mayor’s six shooter. God Bless America, the only country where dangerous guns were so common and plentiful that they were casually ignored by just about everybody—including assholes from another dimension. Penny’s pass had been a little short. It was maybe five feet from Billy, which meant it was about five feet closer to danger. While he hated the idea of exposing himself, he also hated the idea of not having the gun in his hand. With his nearly nonexistent abstraction, it was a bit of an equalizer. Screw it, right? He scrambled out from behind the shelf, grabbed the revolver, and fired off four shots towards the Watchers. He was barely even aiming and within a second he was behind the shelf again. That was more than enough bravery for Billy today. Time to think of an exit strategy.