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Shane sat with a frown, his frame pressed up against the cab door. Either he was bigger than he realized, he'd tacked on weight or his siblings had done either of the first two. Never used to be this hard to fit more than one of them in a car, but then again that had been years ago. 'Least he wasn't poor Sabrina, sandwiched between himself and Raymond. The cramped affair seemed to be a constant reaffirmation to Shane that he should have just quietly left when he had the chance, he had two Vanburens more than he'd wanted with him as it was and now there was a third. 

[quote][colour=Coral]"... Do you think we could pull a few strings with the Sherriff's office and ask about her?"[/colour] Sabrina asked. [colour=Coral]"We should have enough pull in Araminta, but there's a lot of corner stores here..."[/colour][/quote]

Were it anyone else, Shane probably would have coldly rebuked or outright mocked them for their naivete. But, because it was Sab, Shane merely gave her a quick shake of the head. The other Vanburens like Ezra [i]might[/i] hold some sway with Araminta's police department but Shane certainly didn't. Even disregarding his distaste for the law enforcement, local or otherwise, getting the police involved at this stage probably wouldn't do them much good. 

As Shane saw it, though the cops would probably be involved by someone eventually, they had the element of surprise. Not much chance of alarm bells being sent to the cultist if their names happen to come up in conversation with some townie schmuck, but a full scale police investigation after blowing up the manor of Aramtina's most beloved family? They'd be forced to go to ground and may end up doing something really stupid, even by their standards.

[hr][code]Araminta - Forest Street[/code][hr]
It was almost eerie. Smack dab in the afternoon and yet the streets were pretty vacant, Araminta wasn't any kind of hub of activity at the best of times but it felt like the whole town was still asleep. Then again, they were more or less at its outskirts were civilisation ended and nature began.

Shane left the cab immediately, eyeing the stores. He wasn't the most knowledgeable about, well cults, but it seemed logical enough they'd congregate in places were they wouldn't be disturbed, which would make the woods their best bet. So it stood to reason the stores here would be their first stops if they were coming to and from there. All the Vanburnes needed was a little luck, which did not bode well for them thus far.

[quote][b]"So, where to next?"[/b] Raymond asked. [b]"Are we going to the bar and ask the omnipotent bartender about a suspicious character named Morgana?"[/b][/quote]

Shane doubted most of them were even old enough to drink, the ones that were probably would annoy the shit out of the patrons and staff of the bar that stood before them. Surprisingly enough, Shane had never been in this one, but it had all the trappings of a stereotypical "old man's" pub. It also seemed like it had only just opened or began to open anyway, the sign proclaiming it as 'Harry's' wasn't even switched on yet.

But still, it might be a good chance to split the Vanburen's up so Shane could actually focus.

[Colour=SteelBlue]"Doubt it'll do much. Still, worth a look. Bartender might have seen 'em at some point."[/colour] Shane's speaking pattern had went back to its usual blunt and direct manner. The bar serving to remind him he hadn't had a drink since that one swig inside the manor. Maybe, that was another reason to let the other Vanburens handle the bar... Just in case.

[colour=SteelBlue]"Going to check out the pizza place.[/colour] He announced in his half mumble and already began walking off in its direction. He placed his hands in his pockets and went at a brisk place, if siblings had some initiative and decided to case the other stores they could all meet back on the road to see if any of them managed to find out anything. Not that Shane was going to direct them like that.

He eyed the blonde haired girl coming out of it for a moment. She didn't look familiar but... She stared at the siblings for a bit longer than someone sparing a curious glance. It made Shane suspicious but wasn't something he felt comfortable enough to act on beyond returning her gaze with his own "fuck off" stare until she rounded a corner and out of sight. If she was one of them, so much for the Vanburen's element of surprise.

Shane pushed open the door to the pizza place, where the bell gave a little ding to signal his entrance. Strange as it was to admit, his investigation somewhat hinged upon the knowledge from the person who manned the pizza place counter and the possibility that teenaged cultists bought pizza after partaking in all the strange shit cultists are want to do.