the ground could open, he could still say please

[slavophile]

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[maleficum]

[David leans over to get a better look at her message and then his eyes widen.]

Shit.

[Because Allison Argent's tech nerd can connect the dots then the odds are that the Colony is already two steps ahead. But then again, David always assumes they're ahead. It helps keep him alive.]

That's Sierra. That's the one they're looking for.

[He runs a hand through his hair.]

Does he know where she is now?

[moralitypolice]

I don't know, I don't think so.

( But, she can ask - and with a widened scope.

Does anyone know where she is right now? )

I'm asking everyone. She's who the Inner Circle need? Then she was there to make a play for the Knightsbridge power - and escaped captivity in New Orleans. It sounds like it wasn't in her hands. Why do you think her attempt failed?

( And killed twenty hunters. )

[maleficum]

[Cora comes back after asking around: Hayley says the last time she saw her was when she disappeared through the floor and hung them out to dry. I don't think they left on good terms.

To put it mildly.

David is trying to figure that part out because given everything that happened she should have everything she needed unless ...]

She was interrupted. By something she didn't anticipate for. The ritual is delicate, you lose your focus for a second and it all goes to shit. If whatever else she was trying to run on the side was too much, she could have overwhelmed herself somehow.

[moralitypolice]

The Queen of the Bayou wolves says that she disappeared.

( Which they already know. )

Could the rightful heir being in such close proximity make it more unstable? Not to mention one heretic, a Gemini witch and the tribrid?

[maleficum]

Well, no one expects a tribrid.

[Said to the cadence of: No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. But he shrugs because it could have been any number of things.]

I wasn't there. I can't tell you. Danny or one of the girls might, if they're willing to share what they saw.

[moralitypolice]

( Very her dad of you, David. )

Why wouldn't they be? I need to get to Danny. They really don't know he's alive?

[maleficum]

I didn't get the impression they were that fond of me last we talked.

[Look, none of them should trust him. That's just the fact of the matter. He's not a trustworthy guy, by his own estimation. But he does his best to keep his word.]

Trust me, if they thought he was any kind of threat to this, I would received very different instructions. But I can take you to him. If I pull you through a door, is your pup back there going to get snippy?

[Bonnie will see Isaac dramatically rolling his eyes because yes he heard that.]

[moralitypolice]

Isaac.

( She's not fighting his battle for him, but that's uncalled for. She's inviting him to their party now, because it's bad form to leave your tail behind.

Okay, that one wasn't on purpose. )

[maleficum]

[Isaac nods as he makes his way closer sliding in next to David. "Hi."]

Hi. So where are we going?

[moralitypolice]

Give me a second?

( She scrolls through her contacts and finds Danny Bennett, dialing his number. )

[undermyfeet]

[Bonnie's face appears on his phone and he picks it up quick. He's on his lunch break, so he doesn't have to worry about getting in trouble.]

Hey, Bonnie. Everything okay?

[moralitypolice]

( She doesn't know what to say. She wants to find out where he is quickly while also tipping him off that she's not alone so her 'Yeah' comes attached to a (2). )

Yeah. Where are you right now?

[undermyfeet]

[Something is off (7). He doesn't know what it is, but something isn't right and he straightens a bit, glancing around.]

A bench, not far from work. Why?

[moralitypolice]

Where is work?

( She glances at Isaac and David. )

I'm with Isaac and my friend.

[undermyfeet]

[Oh, well if her friend is involved, then that explains a lot.]

Twenty-fourth and first. I'll send you a pin.

[And a few seconds later, she gets a pin of his exact location.]

[moralitypolice]

And a picture of a doorway in front of you. Thanks.

( She hangs up, waits, and shows David a picture of the storefront that Danny sends. )

[maleficum]

[Danny snaps the door of the restaurant he went to for lunch and and when it arrives David nods.]

Got it.

[He moves to a nearby building door and opens it, revealing the New York City street on the other side.]

After you.

[moralitypolice]

( Bonnie steps through first, knowing Isaac will flank them as they suddenly get bathed in the New York sunlight. The group comes together.

Bonnie attempts a spell (3 with a +2 but basically? nat 1) )

Obscurus sonus.

( She waves her hand and instead of obscuring their conversation from everyone else, she obscures their conversation with each other. )

Annyday , ouyay ememberray avidday andyay isaacyay. Isyay erethay omewheresay eway ancay ogay?

( She furrows her brow looking at David. )

Idday ouyay understandyay emay ?

[maleficum]

[David's brow furrows, and he snaps his fingers, dispelling the spell attempt (15) before frowning.]

Not that I'm not fluent in pig Latin but ... what?

[Isaac doesn't say anything but he does know her magic's been frustrating her as of late and she should probably bring it up to another witch.]

[moralitypolice]

( She wanted to keep it from Danny, too. )

When you and the girls gave me back my magic, it - it hasn't been the same. I've been without it before, even weaker and unpredictable but not like this. It's like I have no control over my targets. Channelling Freya Mikaelson helped - but I can't forever. I keep thinking the effects are going to wear off.

[maleficum]

Huh.

[He eyes for a moment, before waving a hand as he turns to Danny.]

Well, one problem at a time. Hey, kid.

["You only show up when things are about to go wrong. What's on fire now?"]

[moralitypolice]

Danny, you've been laying low? Using my last name? Everyone in the Knightsbridge coven, they think you're dead?

( He's right. One problem at a time. )

[maleficum]

[He shakes his head because: "I mean, the coven knew, but I think Eliza convinced them to put the memory away, for now." He glances between the two of them. "What happened?"

David runs a hand over his face.]

Do you know what the Gauntlet is?

[Danny's eyes widen, big as saucers. "You're serious?" David nods. "What does that have to do with me?"]

The Gauntlet is for your birthright.

[moralitypolice]

Because Maura, Sierra, the witch in Prague, she didn't find the spell, Danny. She was trying to claim it. She's an heir. Like David.

( Old witch families, including ones of European origins would learn about the Gauntlet, wouldn't they? As their, break glass in case of emergency? Or, would it be shelved as something the older generation would hope never happens again. Or are they waiting for it to come around again. )

[undermyfeet]

[It takes a moment for all of that to settle on Danny, and the dreadful realization of what Bonnie is trying to explain to him.]

She's the Colony?

[David nods and Danny buries his face in his hands as his heart rate starts to increase. Isaac's face looks concerned, stepping closer to him and placing a hand on his shoulder.]

I gave her my name.