The New Cub In Town

[Zrye]

Season of Fall, 1st Day, 512 AV
The Kelp Bar
Night Time

Zrye prowls past the tables, careful to be as casual as humanly...er...Kelvicly possible? Her client had given her the scent of both men, and luckily for her, the scents were very near to one another. The two men, one short with a slim build, and the other a little shorter than him. She tried to scan the men for any weapons or potential threats. They are obviously some kind of magical beings, or else my employer wouldn't need me to take them out. But not even she would admit to herself that she had never dealt with beings like this, and was beginning to have doubts about her abilities. She quietly approached the men and sniffed the area around them. She dare not go any closer for now. She decides to sit across the bar and wait and listen to their conversation, hoping to discover some kind of weakness before she pounces.

[Gale Austin McCenry]

Gale was sitting at the long counter in the bar, chugging yet another mug of Kelp Beer messily. Setting the empty mug down on the counter with a loud thud, Gale shifted his position so his bare back leaned against the counter.

He was clearly drunk, having a hard time just staying in his seat. And his appearance just went to prove this. Even though he hadn't had a bloodless shirt since his last encounter with Ignotus, the bare torso had many give him a second glance. Some even starred, which was mostly a few lasses including a purpled haired Kelvic who had planned to kill the murderer.

Gale didn't know this fact so he went on with his business which was smiling like a brainless loser. He'd been having this look to him a lot actually. Killing someone had gotten to him so his solution? Try and keep it out of your head. What other way would you do it? A few drinks did the job fine. HA! Gale started to laugh at the thought like it was a really funny joke.

His laughing slowed as he watched the door and started to space out. He was snapped back into reality though when another man walked in. Hey, he looks just like...

"Ha! Haha! Hey, Ignotus!!" Gale called across the room, getting a few funny looks again. Gale gave a flail of a wave with more laughter.

[Ignotus Everto]

"Ha! Haha! Hey, Ignotus!"

The Nuit scowled as he stepped into the bar. As luck would have had it, the boy was drunk. Ignotus wasn't here to enjoy himself. Not in the conventional manner, anyway. He was a man with a mission. And possibly a fair bit of psychopathy. It was fortunate Gale was drunk; Ignotus' body hunt wasn't going as well as he'd hoped, and his current one was starting to show visible signs of decay. Nothing as extreme as body parts rotting off, but his skin was slowly turning grey, and he had noticed another patch of flesh succumbing to the elements on his collar.

Tonight hadn't been a very pleasant night in general. Nothing but work, work, and more work. And now he had to ask some very awkward questions... Which would likely have to be saved for tomorrow, given Gale's current state. With an audible sigh, the wizard settled into a chair opposite Gale, raising an eyebrow for a moment at the purple haired girl. It wasn't from suspicion; he just never saw someone with that sort of hair before. Well, maybe one.

Vague curiosity turned into acute suspicion when she started to approach the table they were at. Had someone overheard their discussion in Summer? Had she been sent by a distraught family member to get revenge on Gale, and by extension him? Was she here to seduce the boy? Or perhaps another like him. Whatever it was, he couldn't stand that stare she was giving them. Like a predator sizing up its next meal.

Waving away a barmaid and standing up again, he grabbed Gale by the forearm and jerked him roughly to his feet. "Come on, we're being watched." he muttered under his breath as he strode to the door, a rush of cold salt air billowing in to meet them. Failing any resistance, he'd pull himself and the artist out the Kelp Bar and into the dim streets. His other hand slid into his cloak, tracing the hilt of his old iron dagger, while Djed began to accumulate at the palm of his hand. She wouldn't catch this Nuit by surprise, oh no...

[Zrye]

When Zrye heard "Ignotus" her mind whirled. Ignotus... Iggy... where had she heard that name before? She had a feeling that they were leaving, but sat still so she wouldn't be of suspicion to either of the men. She had heard that wizards were extremely paranoid, so the two leaving the bar just proves that they're wizards.

A few moments had passed and she got up out of her rickety chair and casually walked out of the bar. In the dark of night, it would be easier to panther her way around. She followed the taller man's foul alcoholic dead fish smell down the street, tumbling clumsily over piles of trash along the way. Why am I so irregular around these men? There is something extremely strange going on... But what?

At that moment, she sneezed. Damn, cats. I forgot about the cats.

[Gale Austin McCenry]

Gale was grabbed and dragged out the doors with a simple explanation,"We're being watched."

Gale stumbled with a brief "Whoa" and left with Ignotus. "Hey- ha- where we going?" Gale asked with a laugh, being confused.After being brought into an alley of some sort, Gale heard Ignotus sneeze. or he thought it was him.

"Ha! Bless you." He smiled at Ignotus and wobbled after almost tripping over a piece of trash.

[Ignotus Everto]

The sneeze and stumble were the final straw for Ignotus. The undead let go of Gale and whipped around, pulling his hand out of his cloak. An undulating orb of glowing green gel the size of a fist followed it. The gel appeared to have the quality of rubber made liquid, and seemed to be attracted to the palm of his hand, stopping where he held it; a foot in front of his left shoulder. His fingers suddenly splayed out, and a flash of orange fire lit up the wizard's form with an audible roar.

"Here, kitty kitty..." he murmured menacingly, holding the burning ball in front of him as he slowly stepped towards the feline. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened. He'd encountered Kelvic before. And if fire had worked then, why shouldn't it work now? He held his other hand beside the fire bolt, fingers outstretched like a potter sculpting clay, or a harpist playing her instrument. Under his fingers' gentle influence, a globe the size of a robin's egg started to separate from the main ball, also alight.

With a quick flick of his wrist, this smaller bolt slammed into a nearby pile of refuse, cherry red flames quickly spreading from the point of impact. Apparently he couldn't get away from work, even when being stalked. With this new source of fire, Ignotus grinned, the fire from his hand, the trash, and Leth causing his skin to appear a mismatched medley of colors, ranging from deep orange, to milky white, to sickly yellow.

"Come out and face me..." the Hypnotist crooned. His voice carried a more subtle, but no less potent magic. While Gale would feel the slightest bit more daring and aggressive, Zrye would sense irritation bubbling up inside her. This man was mocking her! "I'll show him 'kitty'..." her own voice would echo angrily in her head. Ignotus had barely started talking, but his throat was starting to feel a little sore. This would have to end quickly. Very quickly. Fortunately, with a bit of luck, their prideful little Kelvic would elect to give them a display of her fangs and claws. And then he'd give her a display of Reimancy.

[Zrye]

I'll show him 'kitty' Zrye draws nearer, but still out of sight. She needs to carefully plan out her attack, which would prove difficult especially since her position had been discovered. She purred loudly, hoping that maybe the man would think she was just a mere kitten, but deep down she knew that wasn't happening. If all else fails, act as innocent as possible and do not transform at all. Apart of her actually wanted to gain his legitimate trust, not just betray it.

[Gale Austin McCenry]

Gale jolted when he saw a flash of orange flame erupt from Ignotus' ball of "gel". When the ball split into two uneven sized orbs, and one flying into a pile of trash setting it off, Gale took a step back. He then watched the Kelvic purr.

This isn't really happening is it? The cat was just ignoring the fire completely, like it wasn't even there. How could that be?

Gale shook his head, as if to expect that the cat would be gone. He glanced between the fire and the cat, turned around and starting to walk away. This wasn't happening. No cat, even if it was a Kelvic, would be one-hundred percent fearless of fire like this cat seemed to be. It had to be an hallucination. Maybe he should stop drinking so much.