Many Hands Make Light Work (Mel/Sam/Open)

[Mel Haze]

Reply to her inquiry was delayed shed waited but tam seemed distracted by something . She searched in her pack to retrieve the special silver coat piano wire. It was nasty stuff strong sharp and hard to see when streched taut.

Going up a floor knowing there was just the one stairwell a huge design flaw. Stringing some neck and gut height across the doorway. It would catch the first three or four runnung into it before giving. Booby trapped enough they couldnt be attacked from the floor below right away

That left floors six and seven.so far what ever the others were doing was keeping hem clear but she knew they needed to end this fast.

[Tamrine]

She hated that she was by far more lion at certain times than woman. This was one of those times Tam even as they worked was tracking something. She didn’t know what exactly as its shields were high. But she felt it at the edge of her senses between them and the men at their backs. It’d fallen in line with them once they’d moved in. She didn’t like it though she hid it as best as she could. There was no sense in overacting as she didn’t know for sure what good it would do.



She almost had it pinned mentally when Mel caught her eye. She wasn’t really looking at Mel but pass her. She saw the question but it whatever it was had an aura that nearly blinded her for a second. She moved from muscle memory and following Mel’s aura more than anything else. Then she knew she had it, it was in the wall just behind Mel and she moved with every ounce of speed she could.



She’d heard of griffin’s but never expected one to be involved with the drug trade. They were believed to be extinct. But the trolls in the mountains spoke about them as if they were still alive. Even going so far as to share images of them. This was definitely one of them. She was a cat after all and her curiosity got the better of her. She hoped not terminally as this was a horrible idea but so too was leaving it ghosting between walls in their wake stalking them.

[Mel Haze]

Mel watched tam rush for her but then past her and then disappear through a wall without a hole she relayed the issue back quickly and quietly she had to end this now.

She found a barrel in sn empty room full of somthing probably a bi product of the cooking. Took it to the top floor which was big an open funny enough.

There were no less then a dozen men. wolves mostly and a few mixed human and jag. They looked shocked and she took the seconds they took to raise guns to throw the now lit barrel into the midst of them and explode it with the larger caliber gun sending hot flamible chemicals raining down on them.

She backed out those that weren't scalded and screaming followed with a hail of bullets that brought the men on the lower floor running right into the line of fire. Head shotting while dodging the advancimg horde. Stairs cleared for now she turned to engage and managed to drop half of those still fighting. Jumping over the mess in the stairs which would slow anyone not expecting it down.

Running past the booby trap which caught attention andvhad them give chase only to run right into death across the doorways the wires sliced them open and the men behind unwittingly pushed through.

Now anynone left in fighting shape was on her tail there were still eight or so she ran for the kitchen stoves turned on full blast then raced for the second floor calling for tam she couldnt leave her but needed this place to be lit up.

[Tamrine]

Six floors in the blink of an eye she was out of breathe and horribly drained as the effort of the Griffin to free itself from Tam’s claws had it respond out of instinct which was to flee. Sadly, and luckily for Tam its ability transferred to her as she tor eat hit and did her absolute best to kill it like the comet did the dinosaurs.



It unfortunately was stronger and once it righted itself after leaping trough floors it kicked free of Tam disappearing into the floor and beyond wounded but still alive. Tam while alive was horribly out of sorts as Mel came tearing down the stairs towards her and unbeknownst to her Samuel and the twin lion in his tow. They hated being so winded but there was not much for to do at this point accept draw her pistol and sight pass Mel as Samuel and the Twin rushed up past her to meet the enemies at Mel’s heels.



Then she heard it as the walls exploded around them. Shells punching through the building pinning bodies or what was left of them to the walls. She wasn’t sure how the Hacker was doing it but she was and Tam was thankful. As she added her shells to the maelstrom of bullets and cacophony of carnage.

[Mel Haze]

She never thought she'd be glad to see Samuel or the crazy twins rushing at her but she was they charged up and bullets rained she got clipped but the idiots hadn't expected other wereanimals and used regular bullets while she was sure all there's were silver.

When they were dessimated she realized gas she could smell it now" we gotta go and we gotta go now the stoves are on up stairs I Interupted the cooking fest. Oh and there a thing that can poof through walls it grabbed tam and a weird thing in one of the rooms with a weird smell but yeah we might want to go"

She was headed for the door and ran smack into the injured Griffin as it became visible. She didn't as just slashed blades out trying to get it out of her way.

[Tamrine]

Tam tried to right herself but standing toe to toe with a being that was able to walk through walls was disconcerting and far more draining than anyone would imagine. All things being equal it was as if she had shifted through all three of her forms in rapid succession for the bulk of a day. AS such even though she tried to move fast enough to get out of the way she could not and as Mel came down yelling her warning they got tangled up. Not long enough to impeded Mel’s progress but far too much for Tam’s comfort as she twisted and contorted she was hit by the smell of it. It being the Griffin. Half turned and in no way righted she attempted to slam home the clip she’d fished out all the while trying to get a clear shot.


She succeeded in slamming home the clip but clear shot was almost impossible.

[Hieronymous]

Hiero and the other Burlington fought to the building bloodied and wounded but still in the fight. It had taken more than one would have thought to fight down a New York block. Even with the help of a very skilled and underrated sniper. Unbeknownst to everyone her true mission as team support was to if need be drop either or both Burlington twins. Hiero had not given the word and so they lived yet. Arriving at the building They were greeted with Samuel and the other twins backside as they raced in.




Knowing the Burlington was in fact too tired to be of any real help if needed yet dreading having him at his back Hiero moved in. Hands shifted as well as jawline Hiero was assaulted my Mel as she spun and slashed directly in front of him. He was fast enough to avoid most of her attacks as they were clearly not meant for him. Her target shifting between moments fading in and out of corporeality. He was pissed as one of her or its claws slashed across his left shoulder leaving a raised welt he knew would heal far too slowly for his liking
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[Mel Haze]

This was to much it was trying to catch hold of her she was keeping it at length and it was pissing her off more. She tried to pull the slash but nicked hiero " get out.. gas leak just go ill blow it."

Trying to keep them from getting further into danger. She stilled for a second to draw it in feinting then going for where she was almost sure it would be knife to the chest. By instinct and luck she hit true and was rewarded with a roar of pain as it faught to shift space again but the silver was shorting it out.

Breathing hard she didnt take her eyes off and waited for the group to vacate. The smell of gas was almost sickening and thick now. Shed get to the door and throw a lighter back in.

[Hieronymous]

Profaning up a storm Hiero caught Samuel as he bodily lifted Tam queerimg her shot. He paused as Mel had as well he wasn't sure shed be fast enough but trusted her all the same.As she made her move Samuel continued his and Hiero made his a claw deep hold as he drug it and Mel in who was caught in the wake between it and Samuel out the door.

Not perfect by half but wounded it wasn't as fast nor did it seem to have the strength to stop itself from being carried along. At least thats the way it seemed until the building went up like kindling around them.

Then it wailed and fought like an actual demon to free itself of them. Once extricatwd it fled back into the fire which was just reaching its fever pitch. He could hear the sirens over the roar of the fire and his deafened ears. Looking at the fire he couldn't help but see it as an omen somehow.

It he finally figured what it was as the blood coating his claws and Mels blade sizzled and popped drying to dust evapoating on the wind. Griffin, protector of fortunes. And it'd failed thanks to them. If the fire didn't consume it it would hunt them down until they or it were truly dead inside and out.

[Mel Haze]

Breathing hard face dirty forhead bleeding wounded both by bullet and claw she stood looking at it" well weve let them know were coming for them but might want to get the actual..heck outta here."

She knew it would be painful and that some of them were tired but she headed back for the acess tunnel. The twins didnt argue and went down first then tam who still looked a bit off she looked back at sam and heiro then down she went not wanting to loose her friend again today.

They would need to get to the next station in stealth and double back to the safe house or another because they looked bad. Bloody dirty and a bit guilty. Aka question me officer,which would go terribly. Zipping her jacket thank goodness it was black moving her hair to cover her forhead. Wiping at her face nest dhe could.

[Nobody]

Guided by Mel the battle Coalition made it back to their initial safehouse without having lost a member which was rare and surprising. They'd fought a Griffin, disrupted the drug trade permanently, killed all but one of the pack they'd attacked, and declared hunting season on the pack as a whole forever changing the face of New York's lycanthrope community.

Even as they licked their wounds the word was spreading. Whispers, rumors and assumptions floated around New York at lightning speed. Sadly in this ay and age of heightened surveillance there was also proof. One of the Twins was caught on a frightened witnesses facebook live eviscerating one of their opponents from across the street. While shakey and grainy the gist was understood even obfuscated it was clear with a lycanthropes eyes what the person looked approximately like as well as build. The Pride would learn that fact twenty hours further into their future but for now they had done the unthinkable they had gotten away with it.

[Mel Haze]

She sat cleaning wounds her head was fine the bullets dug out those closing. She'd helped tam with her griffin cuts. She was a little shocked at how they had done and prayed to who ever was on their side that if they had to hit more places they would all make it.

She wondered if the local pride and rightful pack would now join the fray since they had started the ball rolling and done a good chunk towards ending the flow of the drugs into new york.

She slipped into the kitchen area to look for a bottle of something just to round the edge off her nerves. Finding both twins finishing patch jobs but still looking a bit rough. She acknowledged but didn't engage and felt their eyes the whole while she searched.

Frowning as the only thing she found was cheap beer. Living in the pride house she'd come to like good beer and good spirits. Maybe she'd just try a nap instead.

[Samuel Banks-Walker]

Samuel sat looking at his silent phone contemplating making a call but instead he allowed time and silence to do its work. He wanted to checkin with Abel and see to the clean-up operations but he had not micromanaged before he wouldn’t start now. He also wanted to call the detective but thought better of it. She was technically still working and might get called to the scene as back-up personnel. If she was she would reach out to him. He wanted to hear her voice and take what salve he could. Instead he sat with the cold but far too watery Coors banquet growing warmer by the second. He’d showered and changed into the fresh clean suit he’d brought as back-up. Yet he still felt dirty. Griffins were a rare breed and signs of greater magic. Yet they had seen to the destruction or at least permanent enmity of one such being. If he was a superstitious man it would be sign that this city or at least this venture was cursed.



All the while he pondered what their next move. There was no way anyone in the power structure of the city would not notice their actions. It was also highly likely that the Master would be paying them a visit shortly. He braced himself mentally and went over his contingencies for such a meeting. He also pondered the repercussions of either the Pride the Pack or even the Streak getting involved. It would make things more difficult but he had plans for each if they decided to impede things.



As he sat and thought and what he wasn’t prepared for was the look that flitted across the Burlington twins face as Memphis searched through cupboards and the fridges. It was hot and heated filled with all the things it should be. He took note and prepared to act but hoped it wouldn’t come to that. Clearing his throat so that all parties knew he was in fact present, removed but present all the same, he said, “I know its nothing to your liking but the beer is cold and either alcohol to dull or sex after such a hunt and I doubt you’d prefer the latter especially as close as you and Seattle have become.” This last was a toss meant to distract the burlingtons from such an idea with her. He knew by how close she stood to his brother and how she watched the burlingtons when they first arrived that she was at best bisexual and wouldn’t mind certain company.



The beer was cold which helped but even he was having a harder than usual time downing such swill. He knew Abel had chosen poorly on purpose. It was an inside matter between them. Hard times called for hard things and as such he didn’t stock the larders with anything but subsistence provisions. Though if he knew Abel as well as he did he knew that in one of the public rooms in a hideyhole was a bottle of Bulleit rye as well.

[Mel Haze]

If she wasn't so self possessed she would probably have yelped and jumped when he spoke but she managed to keep it to an eye twitch. Turning lip bitten she reached in for a beer and made it clear which choice she made. Not that she couldn't use a toss but when it happened she wanted connection and not instinct.

Besides she still hadn't tested that part of her yet and was a bit worried. Fretting some she eyed samuel and tried to get her words across without speaking them. " so um if I had to guess they will be sending the preternatural branch for the city..if you got anyone in your pocket there might be helpful. I don't remeber touching much ungloved but not sure on anyone else"

[Tamrine]

Tam decided to let her hair air dry and threw on a sports bra biker shorts and a pair of trainers as she made her way to the others she knew her cuts and scrapes while scabbing over needed air. Normally she’d have just lounged in a pile with Sav and the others but of everyone she was only really interested in Memphis’s warmth and well-being. The others she knew could r at least should be able to handle their own things.



Walking past Mel she nudged her playfully and stole a sip of her pisswater beer. It definitely was no Rainier or even Olympia. Moving on she went took a beer from the fridge before heading back to join her and Samuel she paid no mind to the twins it was clear they had other things she had no intention of sharing in mind. " Shes right Samuel if’n things are the same for ya why aren’t any of your local connections swarming all over our handy work and making it so no one knows what the real reasons are."