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Oh, so this was going to be a [i]day.[/i]

Stormy took a moment to tune the conversation out and mentally prepare himself for the things they were about to do, right as Sully wrapped an arm over him. It was great to see that he was in good spirits. Kari was a pretty respectable person in life, and digging through her things like this didn't sit right with him. But this was all they had, so he figured they could at least be respectful. Lyss was killed last night, and the stoic expression on Stormy's face betrayed the pang of grief he felt. His thoughts took a turn to what he might've done to change that outcome, if he were there. Maybe he could've scared Father Wolf off at the very least, or even gotten Lyss to safety as she bled to death. Stormy could've-

[h3]BANG![/h3]

That train of thought was entirely derailed when Sloane let herself in. Britney and Linqian jumped on her ass in a heartbeat, which was understandable. Ken literally said he could get a key, it costed them nothing to wait just a moment for that. But Stormy was lagging behind, trying to get mentally caught up. So instead of step in, he let everyone else deal with that. If he spoke up for one side or the other- as if there even needed to be any- it would get worse. All they had done in the last week since their reunion consisted of infighting, and running into dead ends. This was the first [i]real[/i] lead they had, and they were about to get torn to shreds by their own actions. He couldn't protect them from their own fuckups.

[color=00ff98]"Nothing's changed a day, has it?"[/color] He said, staying with Drake and Sully for a moment. He'd go up there to the house when he was mentally ready for that mess.

It was at this moment that he spotted a kid injecting himself into their conversation, and the others seemed less than exasperated at his presence. But Stormy distinctly remembered that same kid getting [i]shot in the face,[/i] so Stormy was alarmed. He knew something was up with that kid, because why would an ordinary kid be at that fight? Hell, Stormy might not have threatened the Wolfpack if Clancy didn't get a bullet in his face. [color=00ff98]"...That kid was [i]shot.[/i] He shouldn't be alive. I had a feeling there was something off about him,"[/color] he said, a bit concerned that he stuck around. [color=00ff98]"Was he at the church before it burned down? Did anyone happen to ask him what he's doing here?"[/color]

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The reactions to her presence were mixed, except for Sully. She could work with that, but what Amara [i]couldn't[/i] work with was everyone devolving into a shitfit. Sloane barging in like that was crude, [i]sure,[/i] but they had work to do. If they stopped and clamored over one another to bitch about every single thing, they'd all lose sight of the goal and it would be just like a decade ago. Amara's face scrunched up in a scowl for a moment as she heard the conversation going back and forth. Linqian said something about Jinhai, and that was then Amara decided to get involved. herself. [color=789CAA]"I'm going up there and defusing that shit. Don't get anyone drunker than you can fix out here, big man."[/color] She gave Sully a friendly pat across the shoulder as she broke off from that group and saw... A fucking kid. Did they pick up a fucking stray?

She had some pleasant memories of Linqian, which conveniently involved Bianca. And she didn't want anything to do with Britney, but this was the time to step up and shut them both down politely.

[color=789CAA]"Alright, alright everyone. Dogpile Sloane Hour was a decade ago, remember?"[/color] She was referring to the stuck up attitude Sloane had 24/7. Surprisingly, Amara could remember personally telling Sloane she shouldn't let others tell her how to act, since they were all under a lot of stress. [color=789CAA]"We can afford to talk about how we're executing this after we're done, this is gonna be a [i]long[/i] day. We can make it [i]shorter[/i] if we don't get caught up on every little thing,"[/color] She said, trying to appeal to everyone's sense of reason... As much as they had one.

For coming to Sloane's defense Amara was rewarded with a quiet huff and a roll of the eyes, followed by Sloane sharply turning her head away as if she were searching for the stairs when Amara looked towards her. Amara raised her hands in polite surrender.

[color=789caa]"Okay, I tried. Ken-"[/color] She might as well try to distract the guy whose dead girlfriend they just offended by intruding on this place. [color=789caa]"If there was something off about Kari, where would she have evidence of that sort of thing?"[/color] That was mostly a nonsensical question, meant to sound thoughtful just to get him to think with the logical side of his brain, not the emotional side.