The art of in and out (Pride/Del/open)

Del was hip deep in the twenty-third registered lycanthrope who’d come through town. It was a regular Christmas nightmare. Why didn’t any of these travelling know-it-alls realize NOLA still had varmint laws on the book. And while he did his best to mitigate the wrongness of them there was very little he could do when these jackasses were already outted and violating local laws. It was as if they were purposefully attempting to become martyrs for some cause. It didn’t help that his good deeds were being shoved back at him as if they were turd covered raisins.



So as the Boston Bear a mister Erian Fields touted the right of unhindered passage. Del rubbed the bridge of his nose. Counted to a hundred and exhaled. “Yes provided you are not a threat to the public at large. Are not a known felon and not pissing me off. Which you are three for three. So just so we are aware you are leaving this town. Be that in four years after spending time at the lycanthrope work camp or in twenty minutes on the next train out of here. Choice is yours for the next ten as it’ll take you ten minutes to get to the train station.” Standing up as his phone vibrated he left the interrogation room not bothering to excuse himself.



Smirking as he swiped open his phone, "Well if this don’t beat all…" He began before being cut off by Pepper. He looked at the call board. Nope none of his were working any case moving out further into the bullpen he motioned with his hand as he listened to pepper. Hasier finally caught on and pulled up the call board for the other units. He quickly dismissed several finally settling on the AGU who were on a raid in Marrero. Seems a nuisance complaint had been called in and they mounted a door kicking team as the perps fled. No further information was available from here so he exhaled. Long and loud.



It was a terrible ask the city was overrun with tourist so even vice was actually working for once. And the Parties showed no signs of stopping which meant nerves were on edge. There were three locations and one precinct house in Marrero where they take trouble makers make them disappear for awhile. Moving to his desk he slipped on his jacket. “Yeah that’s almost exactly whats happening for the next few days if I don’t find him in time. He in the Marrero area? If so meet me in Walkertown. It ain’t RPIT its AGU and you know how rough they play. So long as he doesn’t go furry they’ll just rough him up.” He didn’t say what he was thinking. Which was that the AGU had a very deadly sense of what roughing up some one meant. He didn’t want to scare her.



Calling over his shoulder he said, “Someone put that putz on the train. He act froggy make soup out of him.” As he left moving towards his car.

 

Listening with her game face on Aminta was far more worried than the placid accepting look she wore. nOLA could be very violent and the police had adjusted to that fact a very longtime ago. Their line officers and uniformed rank and file often had the feel of SWAT. Their special teams such their CAT, AGU, ECTs all tended to act in the maxim of force wins the day.

And she knew more importantly that Jae was a fighter cut from a similar cloth. She dreaded that knowing the chances of death grew exponentially. He would very well hold on as long as he could but if itthe situation grew desperate he would decimate them and they would end him.

She dressed hurriedly an eye on the sun knowing full well that she Ben with whatever the rogues were triggering to hide themselves that Chidera would be on to them now. At least their actions. It was no secret that the Kiss has spies everywhere.

Nodding to D as she clearly was not of a mind to involve herself with the police as that meant dealing with her brother and spoiling her coming out to him she smiled hugged her as she and Pep went riding hopefully to the rescue and not a funeral.

Del had spent half the drive over calling round favors of Nando and Ren. Both men had let themselves get caught up in the nightly revelry. It was hard not to he understood that. It didn’t change his frustration at them. They walked that side of the street and in his rather pissed mood it was their business to know. Especially with Pepper having informed him was started by rogue lycanthropes. That gave Nando a small bit of wiggle room but Ren it was his business to know. He and Chidera hadn’t spoken directly but he knew the hierarchy which meant Ren’s information was while not all at least part of Kisses network.



Striking out and doing his best to not pick a fight with his brothers he spent the other half dialing favors of his brothers in blue. He didn’t have any contacts on the AGU as when they overlapped it was a very bad situation and usually a blood and bullets night. Arriving in Walkertown he pulled over southbound on Ames. Ames being the main strip and as good a meeting point as any. As when anyone said Walkertown it’s what one thought of. It was of course like all of NOLA bigger than it seemed and still small enough strangers usually stood out.



Seeing the two ladies rumbling up the road in the SUV was a bit strange. As of late nearly every sight he caught of them had their bruiser with them. Jaedon was a strong guy he knocked on wood that he was strong enough to not give the good old boys of the AGU a reason to ratchet up their attention. Once they eased to a stop behind him. He stepped out and went to the car. “Bad news there are only two places he could be bad and worse. Both within a few short blocks. Both officially records holding facilities. So there can’t be any fireworks at all...” He said bracing them as best he could.

 

D was in the uber and told the driver where she was going and told him which route to take. He grinned and said"welcome back"

She smirked" Yeah I may look like a tourist but born and bred locally. You makin bank this week?"

He laughed and nodded, she knew he was probably taking longer routes or charging for peak hours due to demand. It took them less time to get to Dels with her direction and he leaned back" Don't mind the meter chere gimme half dat and take my card Ill come get ye if ye need. again welcom back"

She smiled gave him the requested amount but stuck him the rest in his tips. Blowing him a kiss and sliding out to go round the back. She sniffed and listened, no one close enough to matter. She hopped the fence easy enough and went to the spare key she knew was there chasing away the house spider that was living under the silver and black painted toadstool. She went in and quickly disarmed the keybad remembering he showed her the code last time she had come.

His house still smelled barely lived in which told her a lot. She sighed wasn't anything for it but going to the fridge least he had some ingredients in there this time. So she set to making a rue and chopping veggies soon enough an etouffee was going a pot of rice started. Popping the cap on a beer and going to make a bed up with fresh sheets.

Pep listened nodding her understanding. She heard the growl and snuck a quick look to nita but then went back to Del and sighed" Ok you da boss in dis"

She would not finish the rest of what she was thinking but cops or not she would be making note of smells and general physicalities. Payback would be had but in the smartest of ways, they could be hard as they like but bones broke the same no matter how you looked at it. she also knew some people who could get close enough to get weaknesses and then use those.

So with that in mind she took a deep breath and blew it out preparing for the worse" Long he still breathing it will be ok, we can get him back to health how ever we got to but need him breathing"

Biting at her lip she was not particularly dressed for a fight in her dark wash cutoffs, faded green tank and blue sports bra. The black doc marten 30 holes laced up tight with scrunched men's socks. She pulled her hair back quick fast into a low braid then wrapped it tight in a bun so there was less to grab. Saying a prayer quick to the spirits that they would come out of this alright. Then just before they got out the car she sent another text to Chidera, "AGU has him we are going to try to get him back with Del but they probably near killed him. We need to talk later"

Then putting the alert volume on it to near silent knowing that humans wouldn't hear the phone if it went off but she still would.

Her rest was not restful this day it would seem and as she drifted out of her light dreamlike state a topor of sorts her phone vibrated with messages un read. Then as she came to full conscious the feeling of wrongness hit her. Sitting up quick with a head tilt. Reaching out she poked at the fabric that was Nola and its closest areas and like a map in her head lighting up she could touch and feel her lions and then it became clear that there were more. These showed as blurred but lion energy and they were retreating away from the area mostly.

On her feet she read her messages and snarled, fingers a flurry several contacts were reached to get them in place to try and provide support to Pepper and Aminita and Del. Sending him a message" Dear one I will do what I can to help be prepared" then dressing in a hurry but she could still not go out, two more hours before she could safely leave the convent unless she used the tunnels. A message to Pepper" I will do what I can to aid him and you and the stragglers will be handled"

Heading for one of the tunnels deep below the convent and trying to get to someone who could try to break the magic holding the rogues safe from harm. Tho if she just killed them quickly there would be nothing for magic to save. Headless was headless no matter who you were. Morte Noir was on a mission.

Pepper glanced at her phone and sighed calmly. Good chidera would handle things. Trying to hold composed as they paused once more Del looked at her and his question, caught her funny.

She gave him a deeply personal look, head tilting." We way past fibbing to each other Del, I am going to be angry and will do my best to not show that when we go in there. Past that don't ask me to lie to you"

Breaking eye contact he could do what he felt was right, but she wouldn't disrespect either of their intelligence with that.