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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 19:38:32 GMT -8
Alain- "I know a little of stage magic, and the bird will not be as sufficient as merely stepping into the street. An audience will have their attention drawn by something fast and small, but immediately turn again to the performer, eyes on springs."
{originally} Eli - "Aw. Another time, I suppose." Eli - "Well then, I suppose it's time we parted ways. Best of luck to you." Eli tipped his hat slightly, then started walking into the street. He started to consider the best possible way to distract cardude, maybe some Sombreta-noise chaos?
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 19:51:15 GMT -8
Alain- "Pardon my lack of a smile, I do not want to hint at our parting. It was interesting. Good night."
As he moved into the street, Alain basically disappeared. Now it was just Eli vs. Cardude. A much better circumstance. He could shadow out, bird out, noise out, so many options. Ninjas should be jealous.
{originally}Eli knew he had a lot of options, so his mind was focused on future unpleasantness. Eli - "I am sooo not looking forward to this conversation..."Time to focus on the present. He birded the fuck outta that joint. Elibirb -
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 20:03:31 GMT -8
As the bird circled higher, it realized it would be pretty damn easy to spy on this bro in birdy form. Land on a roof, shadow out, that sort of thing.
Hm. Well, it was better than going home, anyways. He found a place to perch near carbro, shrouding himself in shadows.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 20:16:26 GMT -8
The car was in motion, but it was easy to alight on it with barely a sound, being lighter than the average bird and sombretish beside. He could feel the sound in his whiskers as much as his earholez. Inside the car,Guy- "-ost POIs, Repeat, lost POIs. Circling block, over."
Radio Voice- "Roger. Keep apprised, over."
Guy- "Roger." He began a roll through the area, slowing and speeding irregularly as he looked in every shadow. Eli - 'POI? Roger? Hmm...Maybe it's the police after all...'
Eli kept tailing the guy, though he'd become fairly convinced Alain was right in his theory - it was the police looking for the arsonist. It made sense and Eli didn't really know enough about police protocol to know for sure when they'd give up the case, it had just been a guess on his part. Still, might as well confirm it before moving on to bigger and better things.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 20:26:12 GMT -8
He chilled on the car for a bit, then heard,Guy- "POIs still lost. Advise, over."
Radio- "...Return to site. You can start the report, but wait ten before you let yourself get distracted, over."
Guy- "Roger." He drove back to the estate and pulled into the same spot with clumsy parallel parking.
This could be an opportunity to spy on the police and find out what they were up to. Not that Eli had much reason to care if the Circle's cover was blown, or whatever they thought they were investigating.
Eli was not one to turn down an investigation, and he didn't have a whole lot on his agenda, anyways. Might as well see what these foolz were looking for.
He started with the most obvious thing. What kind of car was Eli perched on? Straight up police car or one of those plain cars with police tags? After he figured that out, he'd use shadowbirb skillz to try to see what the officer (?) was up to.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 20:42:07 GMT -8
He shadowbirbed to a nearby fire hydrant, and still wreathed in shadows, observed. Those plates were civilian. Sheisty. Shadowed to the trunk, hiding behind the back corner of the roof plus some shadows, the car interior had police gear on the dash and a plexi divider, no interior handles in back. The guy was plainclothes, and chillin' in a pile of fire, eyeboning the Estate.
Hmm, so police after all. Looking for the arsonist, then? Man, either those guys were really intent on cutting down crime or something else was going on. After all, wasn't there better things for an officer to be doing? Harlan was a big city with plenty of crime.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 20:56:47 GMT -8
The guy did as he was told and waited about ten minutes before popping a clipboard and writing a statement about the incident. It would be a bit risky to try to read it, though. How long was Eli's birdy patience? How long could he continue his stakeout on the stakeouter?
Eli would continue his stakeout for a little bit, trying to sneak a peek of the clipboard if he could. But eventually, he'd get bored and move on. After all, he was pretty sure this was non-Demetri related and wouldn't have to face any awkward conversations and he had better things to do than to watch a police officer watch a derelict building all night.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 21:25:51 GMT -8
He waited as long as he could bear, given the apparent lack of importance in this task. The clipboard just wasn't going to be doable - he'd be too visible anywhere near it. As he was about to leave, the man clicked on the radio. Oh, might as well wait to hear what he says.Man- "Harring. The war is won, isn't it?"
Radio- "Repeat."
Harring- "Whatever happened, it happened. There hasn't been shots fired in weeks. Over."
Radio- "You're an incurious bastard, aren't you?"
Harring- "Fine, we don't know who was fighting. But there are lots of things we don't know. Maybe since it's gone quiet, we should let it go."
Radio- "This is what Sector Three is all about, son. Get used to it or get out. Over and out." Sector Three, domestic intelligence. How about that? {originally} What the fuck? Did these humans know about Circle activities? What was he supposed to do with this? Eli - 'Maybe I should call Vitus. But then, he's gonna ask why I'm here...Ugh! Guess I better listen in more...' Eli could conjure up some Sombreta noise, copy the radio-man's voice, but what would he even ask? Or he could confront the guy...but that seemed like a pretty foolish idea. Then again, he could use his Sombreta speak to remain hidden while asking questions...
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 21:41:15 GMT -8
In the radio silence that ensued, he was feeling even less patient than the impatient Agent Harring. Patience would clearly be the most prudent course of action, but so... difficult...
Alright, alright...he'd wait just a little bit more and, if nothing happened, he'd confront the guy. With his Sombreta-speak, of course. Worst case scenario, he'd just fly off and the guy would be none-the-wiser, if a bit freaked out. Apparently domestic intelligence already knew about supes, so he wouldn't exactly be doing that much damage.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 21:49:21 GMT -8
Well... Vitus had told him humans tend to ignore or rationalize the supernatural. Maybe he just assumed the guys he saw were super-slick, that the bird was his imagination or an eyelash got in his eye, or who knows what? Well... this guy must have drawn a short straw, because he was stuck watching and nothing was happening.
With nothing happening, Eli decided to just confront the guy. He kept his bird form, and kept shrouded in shadows, using Sombreta powers to communicate with the guy.{originally} Agressive Sombreta-Voice in Agent Harring's Ear - "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 21:56:13 GMT -8
Harring jumped in his seat and looked around all deranged, high and low. No response though.
Harring- "What in hell?"
{originally} Slightly-Less Aggressive Sombreta-Voice - "Oh bloody hell... I said, what are you doing here? And what do you know about this war?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 22:05:23 GMT -8
Still casting about madly, still not seeing the shadobird. Harring- "God DAMN it! Where the fuck are you? The fuck is this?!"
{originally} Sombreta-Voice in Agent Harring's Ear - "Where I'm at doesn't matter. You won't find me, so don't bother. Now. Unless you want to be in a world of hurt in, like, five seconds, I suggest you tell me why you're watching this estate. I won't ask again."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 22:11:36 GMT -8
He got out of the car and stood up looking all around, hand on a holstered weapon.
Harring- "World of hurt, fucko? Prove it. The fuck are you?"
{originally}Sombreta-Voice in Agent Harring's Ear - "Just remember, you asked for this..." Time for the big guns...Sombreta-Voice in Agent Harring's Ear - "*Creezy shrill Sombreta shrieks like dayum*"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 22:18:21 GMT -8
That was a gun. Ho ho.
Harring- "AAAUUGGGGGH!!!"
{originally}Sombreta-Voice in Agent Harring's Ear - "Look, jackass, you're not gonna hurt anyone but yourself and any innocent bystanders with that thing. Now have I proved my power or do you need another demonstration?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 22, 2016 23:09:11 GMT -8
Harring- "Your power? Like you're a fuckin' supervillain? Gimme a break. I don't know how you're doing this, but I'm a fuckin' federal agent." He holstered the gun, and shakily got back into the car as he spoke.
{originally}Sombreta-Voice in Agent Harring's Ear - "Uh huh. You think it's normal to have random voices in your ear, really?" Elibirb scoffed. "Do you even know why the bigwigs have you watching this place?"
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