that someone's lookin' out for us, that someone loves us

[slavophile]

( After searching the hunters' phone, decoding barely cryptic cypher, and triangulating what he realizes are coordinates, he brings everyone together. Timing is crucial.

The summer solstice is that evening.

Isaac, Bonnie, Gloria, Mia, Danny, the twins, and Hope are in William's room. )

It's the Astronomical Clock.

( "The abstract art?" Lizzie asks, remembering her meet-whatever with Danny in front of that very landmark.

Hope, Josie and Danny found the same. With the twins' begrudging acceptance of Jo's informative text (and not much more scolding, maybe it's coming), the plan comes together. With the summer equinox being about the incoming nourishment after action, then this is the local yearly ritual. )

Witches will be there in droves. In plain clothes, but there to reaffirm and grow their power. That is the hunters' target. What I don't know, is if this is a blunt assault. I downloaded schematics. This looks on the outside like an act of terrorism.

( So. Bomb. )

Every hunter we find is low on the totem pole. The higher ranked hunters run the ops. There will be civilians and civilian hunters. Low-ranked boy and Girl Scouts. It's dangerous.

( Which is why their answers are few and far between and why Cooper's double agent act only gets him so far. )

What do you think?

Comments

[moralitypolice]

( "Three hunters were surveilling the clocktower, two found them. They've been radio silent since," he says, explaining, but not worrying. He knows his sister, and he's heard of Hope. "We should dead drop the third bracelet," he adds, typing. "We'll decide where." )

Cologne?

[notwitty]

Okay. I'll head that way to see if I can be a bigger distraction.

[He then turns to Bonnie.]

How our contact is going to mark our hunter friends. We'll need Gloria on the scene too.

[And he reaches for his phone to text her. He'll also send one to Ethan, wanting to see how close he is, and if he can spare any wolves to help.]

[slavophile]

( Ethan has posted up three blocks away in case Isaac needs him and the other wolves, but he's ready for any necessary orders. Bonnie, realizing she hasn't checked in with her friends in forever, peruses the group text to distract herself before keeping watch as they near the square.

"What's the plan once we park?" )

[notwitty]

[Bless you, Ethan, you're due for a raise. Also, there are mostly dumb texts from her friends, followed up by slightly more worried texts from Caroline once Jo and Ric tell her what the twins are up to to ask questions about Scott and Isaac, but nothing too hyperbolic as of yet.

But Isaac keeps his eyes on the road.]

I'm going to guess that Mia and Hope need to keep the hunters off them for as long as possible. So my plan is to take the hunters off the board. Find them and disarm them before they can turn this into a bloodbath.

[moralitypolice]

( She'll make it up to them. )

Just you and me?

[notwitty]

Ethan's nearby, so is Gloria. They're bringing some wolves with them.

[He glances back to her.]

If you want to peel off and be there for Danny, we can handle this.

[moralitypolice]

He has the Saltzman's. And you're right. We should lessen their ranks. I'm staying with you.

( They were taken together, they can end this together. Help end it. )

Then let's go.

[notwitty]

Okay.

[And with that, they park the car and head into the crowd. With the cologne brand texted to him at this point, he takes a deep breath, and searches out the scent of Cool Water in the crowd (18). He knows this won't eliminate people who enjoy the scent, but their reaction to him should do the rest.

Orders are texted out to the rest of the wolves, and he keeps Bonnie close. Stay safe everybody.]

[moralitypolice]

( It's no sooner that Isaac and Bonnie scan the crowd that it's possible someone recognizes him, or is it someone glancing past him. He's not too sure, but the gun pressed to his and Bonnie's backs probably make it clear that the (18) and (20) perception from two passing hunters recognize him. Isaac, most wanted. )

[notwitty]

[Isaac tenses, but as much as he knows he will heal, Bonnie will not. Doesn't stop him from being a smartass though.]

Miss me that much?

[moralitypolice]

( They're nudged out from the crowd, around the side of the building to the guard assigned to that same Czech door the girls disappeared into, a guard who arrived shortly after. A guard assigned to only guard that door.

"Just thought we'd show you what the black cats dragged in under your nose," the cocky one says, the other hunter just as smiley. Why not rub his nose in the two that got away.

"Hard to believe with your reputation," the other one says.

Before London, Cooper had a glowing record. )

[positiveinfluence]

[Cooper smirks in return, meeting both Bonnie and Isaac's eyes, before tipping his head to the side.]

Everyone has a bad day every once in a while. Though arguably you just made mine better.

[Can he take it from here? Can he please?]

[moralitypolice]

( "We're taking them back to Rollins," the first hack says, yanking and nudging Isaac by him. The second hunter follows. )

Pathetic, he thought he could take us on. And there's one thing none of you know.

[positiveinfluence]

[Isaac goes, and as he moves past Coop, he very discreetly slips one of the bracelets into his back pocket (20). Just in case he needs a little extra luck before the night is out. Coop doesn't even glance at the action, just flashes Bonnie a smile as he pulls his best asshole routine.]

And what's that, sweetheart?

[Is he doing it? Is he passing as a straight asshole?]

[moralitypolice]

I got my magic back. Odus.

( Without warning, the hunter's weapons fly out of their hands, including Cooper's sorry, Cooper's. Isaac, have at it. )

[positiveinfluence]

[Coop's gun flies out of his hand, but he reaches out to try and loop them around bonnie, intending to pin her arms to her sides (14). He will apologize later, but he hopes she knows that he has to make this look good.

Isaac's eyes flash with a grin, as he turns on the nearest hunter, pulling him closer with a headbutt (13).]

[moralitypolice]

( She hopes it's equally okay that after she slithers out of his arms, she elbows him (19), sorry, Cooper. The hunter is head butted hard, fails a constitution save, so he's a bit dazed after the blunt blow. The remaining hunter tries to take Bonnie by the hair (8) and Bonnie's (16), slips her out of his grip, too. )

[positiveinfluence]

[He won't. He still tries to put up a good show as he makes a grab to yank her backwards, intending to give Isaac an opportunity (14).

Isaac does his best to take it, swinging his fist forward and attempting to catch Bonnie's hunter in the face (14).]

[moralitypolice]

( Bonnie lets him, but it hurts. And her hunter gets punched squarely in the face as he falls on his ass. Hunter one shakes his head and tries to regain his composure, looking to Cooper before throwing himself at Isaac's back (13), to drag him down to the ground down and dirty! )

[positiveinfluence]

[Coop is trying but he's busy wrestling the witch. He knows there's eyes on him this time, and he can't just take a fall for the sake of his cover.]

I'm sorry.

[It's a soft murmur in her ear before he reaches into his back pocket, drawing a blade and pulling it up to her throat, and snaps, louder, to get the other two's attention.]

Hey, hey! One wrong move, wolf boy and it's bye, bye Bennett line.

[Isaac tenses but stops struggling, trying to see what the play is here. He lets the hunter restrain him for now, but he's ready to move if given the opportunity.]

[moralitypolice]

( Bonnie understands being undercover, but it doesn't mean she has to like him after this. )

Okay.

( The two hunters are above this, one still holding onto Isaac and the other retrieving his gun.

The hunter with the gun listens to something inside his ear, exchanges looks with the guy wrestling Isaac, then draws the gun on Bonnie.

"What did you do?!" )

Excuse me?

[positiveinfluence]

Dude, she's been right here. How could she have done anything?

[He doesn't lower the knife, but he does try to inject some logic into this so that the gun goes down.]

Why, what did you hear?

[moralitypolice]

( "Something's going down inside. It's like a maze. Witches trapped everyone." )

What?

( "Don't play dumb. Who are you working with?"

Bonnie doesn't struggle against the knife, only appeals logically. )

Why would we trap ourselves in with you? We don't want to hurt you. A group of people with different beliefs want to harness energy. Peacefully. So, they can continue to live the lives they've always known. Trapping you in with them, with us, why would that be smart?

( Her (8) is more desperate than she intends, with one hunter (3) already having questioned their role in everything, and he loosens his grip on Isaac just enough. The other hunter with the gun (8) just feels like this situation is getting out of control.

"Shut up. Let me think." )

[positiveinfluence]

[Coop's wheels spin and then he remembers what was mentioned in the briefing that he didn't have time to follow up on:]

They aren't the only witches on the grounds. What if the one who put us onto this fucked us?

[Because he's willing to bet that's what's happening (13).]

[moralitypolice]

You're working with witches?

( They've suspected, but getting it out in the open. Maybe they can go from there.

His (20) reaffirms his mission and his will and he raises his gun again. "There are good witches and bad witches, man. Freakin Wizard of Oz."

Isaac or Coop have seconds to roll and decide what happens when he shoots at Bonnie! With Bonnie having a remaining saving role after. )