( He left a very strongly toned and worded warning physically. He thought that would have merit. And, apparently it did. But more to the point of why he's calling. )
I tried making contact with some of my old Wolfram and Hart ties, but someone's making a move against the LA covens. Every one of their leaders. Dead, or bound. There's a power vacuum here bigger than we've ever seen.
[That's not good. The LA covens are dicey enough with the power games that come with being so close to an old Hellmouth - the Gauntlet is likely throwing things to even more stark relief.]
[Cordelia shifts to lean against the nearby wall, trying to parse what it is he saying.]
Methodical how? Are we talking like serial killer level precision? Because from what Alys was saying about the Gauntlet, sure it could be chaos, but not all witches are going to automatically go for the bloodbath.
More, like targeted precision. The Gauntlet has their targets, but there are reasons behind them. There are smaller covens I was going to stop by, ones I can't see being targeted.
( He doesn't do E-mail or texting well and Taylor volunteered to help Angel out in that arena if he needs it. He kind of treats her like a glorified secretary, but as a Ryan Atwood substitute, he does wonders. And he saved her once from a Selka demon. )
Fine. We tied up everything at the boat, so now we're doing shots. They have one vampire they want to follow up on, but they're planning to do that in the morning when I will likely be nursing a hangover.
[At least they're nice enough not to expect too much of her.]
Faith has taken an interest in Benny, so we'll see how that goes.
[Benny is certainly always ready to try. Benny watches Cordelia go, listening for the sound of the rental car starting just to be on the safe side, before turning his attention back to the woman in front of him.]
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( He left a very strongly toned and worded warning physically. He thought that would have merit. And, apparently it did. But more to the point of why he's calling. )
I tried making contact with some of my old Wolfram and Hart ties, but someone's making a move against the LA covens. Every one of their leaders. Dead, or bound. There's a power vacuum here bigger than we've ever seen.
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[That's not good. The LA covens are dicey enough with the power games that come with being so close to an old Hellmouth - the Gauntlet is likely throwing things to even more stark relief.]
Have you talked to Abernathy yet?
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( He is not Angel's favorite nut to crack. And Angel doesn't like talking on the phone. Except, to Cordelia. )
Right now, all I have is the Gauntlet, but these are more methodical. I don't think this is the Gauntlet.
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Methodical how? Are we talking like serial killer level precision? Because from what Alys was saying about the Gauntlet, sure it could be chaos, but not all witches are going to automatically go for the bloodbath.
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( Not with this much precision. )
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[She drums her fingers against the wall before pushing up.]
Do you have a list of names? I can run them by Alys and see if there's a dot we might be able to connect.
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( He doesn't do E-mail or texting well and Taylor volunteered to help Angel out in that arena if he needs it. He kind of treats her like a glorified secretary, but as a Ryan Atwood substitute, he does wonders. And he saved her once from a Selka demon. )
How did things go with Benny and Faith?
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[At least they're nice enough not to expect too much of her.]
Faith has taken an interest in Benny, so we'll see how that goes.
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( They can both devour each other, so they're that. )
Do you do shots?
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[Cordy sighs as she glances back over to the table and finding that Faith has definitely ordered more shots.]
I will probably regret it in the morning but when in Rome. Or Biloxi.
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( At least there's that. )
Listen, I'm about done here. Do you want me there, or do you want to meet back in Baltimore?
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[It'll probably take him that long to get here from LA anyway, if he's driving.]
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I enjoy your company, too. ( Not that you asked. ) You need anything, you call, okay?
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[And with that she will hang up and make her way back to the table. Benny looks up from where he's been flirting with a nod. "All good?"]
Him? Yes. The witches of Los Angeles, not so much. But that's not our problem right now.
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( Was there some massive ... attack? ) Sounds like our deal.
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[She shrugs.]
He's headed back to base, so there must not be anything to act on now, but we're going to keep an eye on it.
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( She should probably alert Buffy to the Craft wipeout. )
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So. Are we having more drinks, or are we being responsible since we technically have work to do tomorrow?
[Benny raises glances back to Faith and shrugs. He could go either way ... mostly because his metabolism is so fast it probably won't matter.]
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( But, you have a hotel room, right, Cordy? )
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You can take the car back if you want to go. I'll get an Uber or something.
[Cordy pauses, glancing from the keys to him to Faith, before she sighs and takes the keys.
"Be safe, both of you. Don't do anything too crazy."
But she's not here to stomp on anyone's fun.]
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Don't take my middle name in vain.
( She's smoothed out all edges and spikes, but she's still rough and tumble. If Benny thinks he can handle it, maybe let the guy. )
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Should I grab us another round?
🎀 i think
( YES )