[The cars come to a stop and the people start loading out, moving slowly into the warmth of the train station. They have some time before the train arrives. Alexander moves to help some of them settle in, while Lydia makes her way over to Harvey with a sigh.]
The top floors of the place were on fire when we left, so it's likely only a matter of time.
[But as they sort through the train station, trying to figure out what options they do have, the car with the remaining members of their team pulls up and they pile out of the car.
David has a small girl in his arms, and then looks over the additional people involved and his eyes widen. "Oh ... wow. This is a complication."
Lydia looks over in relief when she sees Jackson and Parrish in one piece.]
( Ezra is flanking David, Max is sticking very close to Rusty, but not speaking, haunted. Jackson is in one piece and Parrish, though wearing singed clothes, is also in one piece, as are they all.
"We're okay," Jackson confirms, trying to find his boyfriend in the crowd, and then, anyone else he can help. Old Underground habits. Parrish takes a count of their extra baggage.
Ezra checks in with the young girl, leaning forward. )
[She chatters back at him in Russian, but she seems well enough. She got through most of her tears in the rush out of the tower, probably, and is now mostly curious, looking around at the train station she's never been in.
Alexander looks over at them, before making his way closer. David gives him a wary look, before Alexander points to a necklace she's wearing.]
May I?
[David very hesitantly nods, and Alexander murmurs a brief spell under his breath. The pendant on her necklace glows, and he pulls back with a smile.]
You'll want to take it off when she's ready to learn English, but for now at least you can communicate. Though we need to work out some logistics - likely for her as well as the rest of these people.
[David nods, before gesturing for the rest of the group to gather together. "Yeah, let's sort that out. What are we going to do with all these people?"]
They'd look suspicious on the train, but if you can open one of those doors for us, we could take them somewhere where we can start trying to track down if they have any family left from before Kirsanov captured them.
The necklace has a translation charm on it. So as far as she's concerned, we're all speaking Russian right now.
[Hence, why you need to take it off when she's learning English, otherwise ... the charm will do all the work for her. She's too young to understand the difference of actively speaking another language.]
The Underground has resources. If I show you a picture of the door, can you open one even if you've never been there?
[David nods. "I just need to see the door."
Alexander nods as well, before glancing back to Jackson.]
Text Annie for me? Tell her we're going to have a big group incoming.
[Then back to the rest of the group.]
It'll be easier if we skip the train. Jackson and I can go with them and we can jumpstart trying to find their families.
["That just leaves Irina," Rusty looks over at the husbands. "You know you can't take her home, right? At least not right now. Once the Inner Circle finds out Kirsanov is dead, you don't want to have anything that connects you to the murder. Plus, she's still a vessel. I know you said you had the corpse destroyed but we don't want to give them the opportunity to go looking for a loophole."]
( Incoming. Twenty - thirty formerly imprisoned cryptids. We need a full history work-up on all of them.
Max eyes the little girl, and Parrish starts to herd the rest of the group closer, letting them know it will only be a matter of time.
Ezra sighs, wanting to be able to help this girl, but knowing Rusty is right.
"We aren't that decision now. She comes with us on the train. We'll take the ride to decide where we can take her. Somewhere safe. I'm not making this decision on a whim." As far as he's concerned, he's putting his foot down.
"We can bring the network into it," he adds. "Between everyone, there is somewhere safe she can be for the time being."
He doesn't say if they should find out her ancestry. He doesn't want to know if she was bred to be a vessel and not born for any other natural reason. )
[Annie sends back a thumbs up emoji and will go rally the troops.
Alexander nods.]
If you decide to use option Underground, Lydia knows how to reach us.
[David nods, before passing Irina off to his husband, and gesturing towards the nearest door in the train station, which happens to be a bathroom but they'll just use it for the needed purpose. "Let's set up getting these people out over here."
With Jackson heading back with Alexander, Lydia moves forward to give him a parting hug. "Thank you again for coming."]
[It's still early, but things seem to be working out pretty well, in her opinion. It's hard not to be increasingly fond of a man who's willing to go to bat with you in something this messy.]
because it's been a while, actually. and he likes what he stumbled into. and he likes alexander. he likes being in the middle of it. he likes being needed. he always needed to be needed, he just didn't know.
he gives her a hug before taking his place at the back of the bunches of cryptids. he'll go in last. )
[They all make their way through the door, and David closes it quietly behind Jackson just as the train pulls up to take them back to Moscow. He looks back at the rest of the group, before sighing quietly and nodding.]
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The top floors of the place were on fire when we left, so it's likely only a matter of time.
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And Kirsanov?
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[That the other half of their team is going to have to answer for.]
We just let his collection out. They were responsible for handling Kirsanov.
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( he tries to get a good look at the escapees. just how interesting will this trainride back get? )
Should we ... worry?
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[Alexander nods as he loops back around after having examined all of them.
"A lot of what we have here is older, less combat-focused cryptids. They just want to see if there's anything left of their lives to return to."
Lydia nods.]
We have some resources to try and help them do that.
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( and their network, too. )
Do we need to acquire them anything ... less conspicuous?
( jackets or sweaters with hoods? capes? do they have capes at this train station? will people care? )
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[But as they sort through the train station, trying to figure out what options they do have, the car with the remaining members of their team pulls up and they pile out of the car.
David has a small girl in his arms, and then looks over the additional people involved and his eyes widen. "Oh ... wow. This is a complication."
Lydia looks over in relief when she sees Jackson and Parrish in one piece.]
Everyone is okay?
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"We're okay," Jackson confirms, trying to find his boyfriend in the crowd, and then, anyone else he can help. Old Underground habits. Parrish takes a count of their extra baggage.
Ezra checks in with the young girl, leaning forward. )
You doing okay, sweetie?
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Alexander looks over at them, before making his way closer. David gives him a wary look, before Alexander points to a necklace she's wearing.]
May I?
[David very hesitantly nods, and Alexander murmurs a brief spell under his breath. The pendant on her necklace glows, and he pulls back with a smile.]
Hello, sweetheart. What's your name?
["Irina," she says with a smile. "I'm five."]
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ezra is also wary, but, relents, too. )
She's five.
( well, whadya know. )
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You'll want to take it off when she's ready to learn English, but for now at least you can communicate. Though we need to work out some logistics - likely for her as well as the rest of these people.
[David nods, before gesturing for the rest of the group to gather together. "Yeah, let's sort that out. What are we going to do with all these people?"]
They'd look suspicious on the train, but if you can open one of those doors for us, we could take them somewhere where we can start trying to track down if they have any family left from before Kirsanov captured them.
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( it looks like a regular necklace.
but now for more important things.
everyone else gathers closer, harvey and jackson surveying how many they have. )
They'll need to go somewhere safe.
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[Hence, why you need to take it off when she's learning English, otherwise ... the charm will do all the work for her. She's too young to understand the difference of actively speaking another language.]
The Underground has resources. If I show you a picture of the door, can you open one even if you've never been there?
[David nods. "I just need to see the door."
Alexander nods as well, before glancing back to Jackson.]
Text Annie for me? Tell her we're going to have a big group incoming.
[Then back to the rest of the group.]
It'll be easier if we skip the train. Jackson and I can go with them and we can jumpstart trying to find their families.
["That just leaves Irina," Rusty looks over at the husbands. "You know you can't take her home, right? At least not right now. Once the Inner Circle finds out Kirsanov is dead, you don't want to have anything that connects you to the murder. Plus, she's still a vessel. I know you said you had the corpse destroyed but we don't want to give them the opportunity to go looking for a loophole."]
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Max eyes the little girl, and Parrish starts to herd the rest of the group closer, letting them know it will only be a matter of time.
Ezra sighs, wanting to be able to help this girl, but knowing Rusty is right.
"We aren't that decision now. She comes with us on the train. We'll take the ride to decide where we can take her. Somewhere safe. I'm not making this decision on a whim." As far as he's concerned, he's putting his foot down.
"We can bring the network into it," he adds. "Between everyone, there is somewhere safe she can be for the time being."
He doesn't say if they should find out her ancestry. He doesn't want to know if she was bred to be a vessel and not born for any other natural reason. )
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Alexander nods.]
If you decide to use option Underground, Lydia knows how to reach us.
[David nods, before passing Irina off to his husband, and gesturing towards the nearest door in the train station, which happens to be a bathroom but they'll just use it for the needed purpose. "Let's set up getting these people out over here."
With Jackson heading back with Alexander, Lydia moves forward to give him a parting hug. "Thank you again for coming."]
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Jackson gives her a patended smirk.
"What's a little subterfuge between best friends." He nods to Harvey. "You and the suit?" )
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[It's still early, but things seem to be working out pretty well, in her opinion. It's hard not to be increasingly fond of a man who's willing to go to bat with you in something this messy.]
But we'll see how it goes.
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( except, not.
she knows it's already real.
because it's been a while, actually. and he likes what he stumbled into. and he likes alexander. he likes being in the middle of it. he likes being needed. he always needed to be needed, he just didn't know.
he gives her a hug before taking his place at the back of the bunches of cryptids. he'll go in last. )
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Okay. Let's get out of here.
[They all have a lot they need to talk about.]