(semi-closed) let me tell you about a little situation

[hackles]

Who: Hallelujah & a bunch of people.
When: April 01 - 04, before the rescue.
Where: Around Capablanca's entertainment ring.
What: Sniffing out the traitors! This clue is happening.
Rating: PG-13 for mentions of sex, stalking, and the torture of a Noir vampire for info.

(ooc. i will be doing personalized starters! most active plot-relevant stuff is spoken for, but if you'd like a thread to swap clues or generally slink around with a rude guard dog, leave a comment or pm me! hallelujah is icly sharing his clues - that alessandra rambaldi is fraternizing with noir vampires, who have been helping with the smuggling effort in capablanca - here.)

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[umberly]

[ Hallelujah does a fine job of acting as a beacon and a warning at the same time. His aggressive, threatening stance, the way he breezes past the sign without a care in the world and all the disregard for safety he can manage... All of that will draw attention to him.

And, hopefully, away from the others.

Kavi would tip his hat at that is he wasn't so busy keeping up with Hallelujah's long strides and still appearing nonchalant.

He hums a low tone of agreement, eyes focusing on the slumped over form of some bozo before checking on Lapis and Setsuna, just to make sure. ]

Birds will always sing if you encourage them.

[oneirism]

[Lapis glances around curiously as she keeps following along, tugging at the fabric of the sweater she's decided to wear. She's certainly dressed down, but considering how Lapis normally dresses, that still sticks out a bit.]

... Most sparkly cities are like that. They have to find some way to cover up the dark parts.

[Is all she says in response to Hallelujah's words, folding her hands behind her back as she keeps walking. Ducking her head down slightly so she doesn't catch any random strangers eye by mistake, even as she keeps glancing around.]

[quaria]

[ Birds? Sparkles? Setsuna can appreciate poetry, but in a situation like this he would rather not deal with them. He doesn't even need to say anything to get the point across. The sights and sounds around them is more than enough to inform them of what they're about to get into. It's not going to be a nice stroll, an obvious fact ever since accepting this job in the first place. It's a job directly telling them to either capture or kill people.

This is exactly why Setsuna isn't responsive. He just wants to get this job done as quickly as possible, with the least bloodshed, with the least lingering. While this is natural for him and Hallelujah however, it isn't the same for Kavi and Lapis who aren't used to such dirty jobs. That's why he's remaining sharp, glaring with those soulless-seeming eyes of his whenever any of the possible cutthroats would look at them more than necessary. Two experienced terrorists are enough to keep lesser troublemakers away from their group.

Not long from now, the group eventually encounters an area that is surrounded by men and women in suits. From their stature alone, it's obvious that they're also playing the same intimidation game. Enter their dominion, and there will be problems. ]

[hackles]

[ Oh, Setsuna didn't like that, huh? Hallelujah can immediately tell, breathing out a harsh laugh that only he may get. Those eyes of his have seen streets worse than the likes of this warred over, gone up in smoke and flame. Talk of lovely things, sparkle and shine, the freedom of birds, that must get to him. By comparison, Hallelujah's needs are simple, as is his understanding of the situation. ]

That's right, girlie.

[ Hallelujah's voice has dropped as he addresses Lapis, and by association, Kavi. Like a rumble, a warning. ]

It's all bad for tourism, otherwise. You'd have guys like that looking uptight on every corner. How fucked up would that be?

[ "Guys like that" being the first of the suits to appear. Hallelujah sees them in the distance, knowing that their presence alone must mean something worth protecting is nearby. While he'd like to just dive into a pile of them to see what they've got, he instead takes a sudden veer into an alley to their left, well before their group is within sight. It's darker, and cramped as hell. But it's not crawling with lackeys, so they've got that going for them. ]

[umberly]

[ Despite the entire situation, the corners of Kavi's mouth lift. He can't help it, this is a dangerous situation and he should be nervous and he is, it's been ages since he has done anything remotely like this and yet - He trusts those around him to have his back.

It's why he follows the others into the alley, focused on not looking back over his shoulder at the approaching group. It would likely set them off. Instead, he inwardly mulls over their numbers and how to deal with them.

Low under his breath, Kavi speaks and there is an odd, chipper undertone to it all. Perhaps it is the imminent fight, maybe it's to cover the old, familiar tension settling his his stomach. ]

Not fucked up enough, apparently.