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Hunters often walk a lonely and dangerous road, which is why it is
unsurprising to find two of them discussing their lives in a forum. It will
be familiar to us if we looked at Calas photos selfies herself in the hospital,
I type, Hey, just so you know I'm getting out today.
God, I'm so happy to hear that, are you. I was so
worried. I can take care of myself. Of that, I have no
doubt. H. Well, I just wanted you to know where I was
in case I was silent. H Look, I know I've been quiet for
a while. Mhm. Some ship has kind of been going down. Hm.
What kind of ship? Mhm it's hard to explain. M try so.
H. Well, you know we were looking into the whole hand business.
Yes, and well, h I kind of got caught. I know,
I caught you. H That was you, right, m m mm
hmmm. M And I include a gift from the exorcist of the priest holding
up the crucifix. Not quite like that. I got caught snooping where I
didn't belong. Where did you get caught snooping? And wait, are you
telling me that wasn't you? I'm not sure who you think you caught?
Okay, I have been laying low m all right, So where did you
get caught? Mhm? There was this factory. Some homeless folks were hanging
out there. They had the mark. Are you sure? Did you take
pictures? I did any selfies? I know how you love your selfies?
Unfortunately my phone hmm? Well oh no, who was broken? Broken but
not taken? Crushed is more accurate? Wait are you telling me you had
an encounter? M yeah, Well what do they look like? I couldn't
really see. Well, they were wearing a hood hood h yeah, so
confession, I may have encountered the same one. I know you're very private,
but I'm pretty sure you're in my area, right m h Wait did
they have mocks everywhere? Yes? And I'm sorry, but I totally thought
that was you mm hmm embarrassing god m hm, sorry that's why not?
Why? Yeah, I've been weird m m oh ship, I thought you
were a vampire. M oh god mm hmm oops hm m did you try
to kill who you thought was me. Hmm, well hmm, I didn't
know it was you at the time. Hmm wait what wa? What was
I supposed to do? H I thought you were a vampire. M I
mean you know the stands. I also messaged you after, didn't I?
M yeah, I wasn't just going to ignore you. Wait, you're saying
you wouldn't do the same to me, Mum seaside. No, I mean
we have a promise, but it depends. No. No, if I
get turned, take me down. What if you was still you? Not
possible? You could help us infiltrate the system. No. Oh no,
I'm not typing this. I'm just thinking it. And I'm sure he can
see the ellipses, says I have started to type something. Oh, We're
changed forever looking. This is all hypothetical, right, There's a reason it's
called a dark embrace. True. I just keep thinking about how much we
don't know, Okay, all right, Like what, well we have bits
of knowledge about some kind of society mm structure? Are we only finding the
loud ones? Could they be super well hidden even protected? You mean,
like what the government? I mean there are shadow figures everywhere m hm m
hm. And if you are playing society for centuries, the corruption makes sense
mm hm hm. I have to think about that. I don't like the
implication. M hmm. It's terrifying. M hm hm. Do you think
that's what that account was talking about? Sunglasses after dark? I mean that
is why I dug deeper. M she was talking about some sort of control.
I mean, if we are only heard, who is the cattle runcher
rancher? Think about it? I am for all this time, for the
centuries they aren't known about publicly. I mean, that's a lot of hiding
for monsters. What if that makes it easier to hunt? Could it be
on purpose? Like m hm, because we don't believe them, it's easier
for them to prey on us. No one suspects what they think is make
believe. Do you think they have people at the hospital. It would make
sense, Blood Banks. Maybe I'll poke around before I leave Brave Lan.
Hey, if you were a vamp, you'd tell me, right of course,
why wouldn't I I'll think about what you said. There is a lot
more going on than we originally thought. Maybe it would help I have an
inside man, I don't know, don't tell Crowley. I said that I
don't want to get kicked from the forum. Well, I'm not volunteering.
You brought it up. If you tell him, I'm bringing you down with
me. I have receipts. Prowly makes me ship myself just as much.
Hm. I'm I'm not sure they see much difference between thumbs and certain interested
parties. M. What are you saying, all, he's not a vampire?
Yeahs like nothing. Okay, I'm saying you were saying he was the
same. Sorry, I'm saying I think you would kill a human that sympathized
with the doc. Oh. Absolutely, let's think about it. But we're
just talking, right right, Yeah, right, okay, I'm going to
go investigate and then check out. You should try and find a guy called
Marcus mhm. I hear his name a lot mhm. Okay, I'll just
start asking around any better leads than just a name. M. He works
in the blood bank. I think I have seen him during the day,
So you safe? M okay. Oh, don't push your luck when you
are injured, should we lack? M calor? Yeah? Sending a final
gift referencing the show Preternatural, You collect your things and get up from your
room. You're being discharged today. You know everyone is waiting outside for you,
probably with a fan, yeah, maybe balloons. But would you like
to make your way to the blood pink? Yes? Absolutely, m It's
pretty busy here. It's a full hospital in the middle middle of a large
city, so getting around is unobstructed and for you, while getting around significantly
slower. Your ribs are still broken. You have a brace around the middle
of your chest holding everything in place, but it's still quite painful and all
physical actions are going to be at minus two dice. Okay, are you
going to look for Marcus? Yes? M hm at the reception desk you
actually yeah? I think you see everyone just kind of meiling around and a
man looking at a clipboard. You see a name tag that says Marcus Crispin.
Okay, what does he look like? He is a middle aged black
man with very short air, some grays, and he is wearing a nurse's
uniform blue scrumbs. Okay, I hold my phone up and I pretend to
be on a phone call like FaceTime or something similar, because I know if
I take a picture it's going to make a sound because I haven't turned that
off yet, and I don't want him to know I'm taking video of him.
It's really short. I just want to get his appearance, so I
do that and then I oh, sorry, sorry, mom, just one
second. Yeah, I'm doing it right now, I'm doing it right.
I'll be out in a second, but I have to check out and make
sure that I don't need any follow up medication. Settle down. Hi,
he's looking at you way before you reach the desk of arms. Right,
yeah, even trouble just a bit, right, Is there anybody I can
help you? Oh? Yes, I was just one hedding. I actually
donate very frequently, and I'm wondering when I'll be allowed to donate again.
Okay, how long was the last time you donated? Last month? However,
I just had a major accident and surgery, right, okay, so
if you had surgery, you probably had anesthetics. And seeing as it was
last month, it's usually around every six months sometime his hands and oh you're
looking at his hands. Okay, yeah, He goes on to explain the
procedure for donating blood. There is no mark on his hands. Okay,
it's investigation, all right, This will not be at minus too, Thank
goodness. Did that go through? Oh? There we go. Okay,
we did four? Yes? Four. You're looking at him and you obviously
notice no muck. What you do notice is that there is a certain I
don't know that. I think there is a difference between him and the other
staff here. He is looking significantly less tired, significantly less. Does he
move like a ballet dancer? Very it doesn't move like a ballet dancer,
but he does move with a certain strength and assurance. Mm hmm. I
think I'm going to assume that he is a vampire. But I think it's
because I read so much fiction and I watch so much TV and anime,
and I kind of maybe I think I'm paranoid and I just assume that they're
all. You know, I think I'm jumping the gun here. Probably.
Yeah. As a detail at the moment, it is the early afternoon,
so it is daytime, but there are no windows in this area. Hev
knows what that means, but I don't think Callen knows what that means.
Absolutely not. Okay, Okay, he literally told me not to take any
risks, but I'm going to do it anyway. Uh oh, that's that's
that's great, And I lean in and I lower my voice. Let's say
I have a friend who might want to take advantage I heard I was supposed
to talk to you. He looks puzzled at first, then leans in in
kind, I'm his helper to get around in the in the day assistant,
if you will roll Christmas charisma persuasion, okay, or charisma subterfuge. Actually
okay, I already did the other one, so let me do this switch.
Oh well, let's take that one. Why not? With four successes?
He leans in, He looks you up and down, and with a
disapproving eyebrow, just goes it's none one of the pretty ones? Is it?
Does that mean I'm very new? They just like people like you?
I don't know. Oh well he does like me for sure. I mean
that's why he picked me, right man? Are you calling me pretty?
Yes? Yes, that's exactly what I'm calling You're welcome, You're more than
welcome. Look, this is not how this is done. Okay, I'm
sorry. I didn't really know what to do, but I saw your name
tag and I knew I was supposed to ask for you. So what should
I do? Is there like a password? Symbarrassing? Give me a name.
Actually, uh, Doris, would you mind covering? Yeah? Come
with me? Oh no, you almost die? Episode three, let's just
fucking go Okay, Yeah, sorry, I just the tension okay, yep
mm hm oh by Marphine. Yes, okay, I follow into the kim.
Okay, that's gonna make things much easier. Sorry, give me a
name, Aren't I not supposed to do that? Like? That was the
one rule he drove home. Don't tell anyone who he is, right,
but you need to know so that you can Okay, So that's fine.
You know I have to charge them, No, totally, I get that.
I'm just I'm only here to kind of figure out what it is that
I need to do, to kind of prepare for this, so I can
go back and let him know you need his name, uh and payment,
and then I do I come and pick it up on certain days I'm supposed
to sort for him. I'm so new, and I'm I'm I don't want
to. I don't want to upset him. I want to make sure I
do a good job. And he sort of kind of was just like,
make sure this gets done and then waved me off. And I couldn't really
ask him any questions. So I appreciate they do that. Yes, they
do, and that's gonna happen to you a lot. Okay, so get
used to it. Okay, I don't like telling you all the story,
right, they keep you in the dark. Right to be honest is a
fucking pain in the ass. Yeah, it's a constant, is constantly changing.
In fact, it's gotten worse. So I'm going to do you a
favor. Okay, because you're so new, How many bags do you need?
Four? Right? Fucking hell? Four? You know how expensive that
is? Right? No, I have no clue, Hunt too new?
Okay, Well it's really fucking expensive. Okay, so I'm going to need
something, just literally anything as like an assurance of payment. I came a
credit card and he starts opening one of the refrigerators. Question Hunt Master two
questions. I have some follow up questions as well. So first question,
do have I heard any names of vampires? I forget from the last episode,
like when we encountered that one and we interrogated him, that was Danny.
Danny, and he's the one that is on fire now all right and
dead? The one that's on fire and dead now? Yes, okay,
Danny, all right? But he's been dead for like a month now,
right, it's been one two, like, yeah, almost a month.
So roll intelligence resolve. Oh, thank you. And the follow up question
is, Diana, do I have a credit card? Yes, I'm trying
to get you in so much trouble. Why do you trust me with that?
Okay? Sorry, you wanted me to roll wet again? Intelligence plus
resolve. Okay, Mmm, this wasn't hot. There was a note on
Danny signed by someone called Regent Jones. Okay, you don't know for sure
as a vampire, but certainly wrote a note to a vampire. Okay,
what did the note say? Again, I'm so sorry. This was the
receive investigative priest. It was investigative priest, find the USB okay, got
it? Okay? And do I understand what regent means in this context?
No? Okay, Okay, So then I lean in. Are you sure
that I'm not going to fail the test if I tell you like, this
isn't some sort of pre arranged thing between you and him where you try to
get his name and then I give it up and then get fired. No,
this is literally just so I know who to ask money from. Okay,
And I lean in a little bit closer. He goes by Regent Jones.
Oh my god, Josh, I just realized who that is. Oh
my god. Okay, sorry, what the fuck, Cala, what are
you talking about? You have no idea. I'm not freaking out about anything.
My heart rate is elevated because of the situation. Has nothing to do
with the name Jones. Oh yeah, you're in a lot of trouble.
I mean so much trouble. Regent Jones, sure about that? Yes,
that was the name that was given to me. And you're supposed to keep
how many bags on the down low? It's for something and it's a specific
type. Really, does that mean it's more expensive? Yes, it's for
something important. Yes, it's more expensive. Rich one okay? Ab negative?
Maybe negative? Okay, just gonna cost you a pretty penny. But
grabs four things, uh one sec, It looks around and plunks them in
a cooler. Oh okay, right in a food delivery bag. Okay,
you take this. Do not let anyone else see it before it gets to
redrint Jones. Okay, all right, why because you're in hospital and you're
not a doctor, so there's no reason for you to have bloodbacks? Right,
Okay, got it. Yes, that makes sense. Could you just
like play a sandwich on top of it or something? I don't mean you,
I just mean in general, like, could I get a sandwich and
it goes to the staff fridge? Yeah, and steal someone called Janet sandwich
or Janet? Oh, thank you? Yes, that's work just in case.
Thank you so much, Marcus. You've been such a great help.
Is there any other sort of advice that you could give me for my first
week? I mean, you seem to know who my master is, so
sooner or later they'll send you on a send you to do something dangerous.
Okay, I mean just I don't think I got in here, but go
on, this is not dangerous. You'll know when danger arrives. I don't
know what gift he has given you, but save it until the last moment.
And if you get hurt, ask for more. Do not pretend that
you're going to get in trouble. If you're in trouble, you will be
killed. If you are helpful, I will use their blood to heal you.
Okay. Just be as competent as you possibly can, and you will
live a very very long, happy life. Okay, And how long have
you been doing this. He checks his watch, clocked in around seven thirty
years work. Good day over twenty eight thirty. Yeah, yeah, you're
very generous. All right, fuck off, Okay, thank you very much
for your help, Marcus hopefully, and Bunny is next time. Don't oh
draws a lot of attention, right, okay, thanks normally for the bedroom,
right Okay, okay, it wasn't one of the pretty ones. I'm
getting bad at this, all right, I see you next time. Bye.
I've made a huge mistake and I know it. And that's not just
because Peebe knows who the fuck that is. It's just because I look like
this and I walked up and when whoever it is doesn't actually get the blood
that I picked up, but they have to pay for it. I'm so
fucked. But I think I'm really excited about my investigative skills, and so
I immediately send a message to Seaside hmmm, which I should message my other
group chat. But I'm very excited because he told me sorry, which I
meant I should have messaged my other the group that I'm working with, not
Seaside. But I'm just very excited that I want to message Seaside right away.
No, I understand. Yes, so I investigated, yah ha ha
are you there? How m So I didn't use D's credit card. I
thought about it, but then realized that would be dumb. However, I
am dressed like a cat then and unmute yourself. Wait, what did you
buy blood bags or Jones? I'm assuming I've told them anything that Diana will
let me share. I probably told him how does it? How bad do
you think that is? On a scale of one to ten? Maybe as
in Regent Jones, that's the one. From what I have heard, Regent
is the head of a group of ones. I don't know. Wait,
there's more than a one group. They're not just all, you know,
leeches. I mean, they are all leeches, but they have different abilities.
Okay, that makes sense. He told me some weird stuff. I
basically pretended I worked for them and pretended I was new. So they do
have humans helping, Yes, I confirmed it. And apparently they get gifts,
but I'm not sure if it's like an iPhone or something else. People.
I don't think they get given people. I mean depends on the taste,
surely. I mean, I guess he made it seem like powerful,
you know, like I should use it only when I need it, and
he said some other stuff. Listen, I have to go. I have
a ham sandwich on top of a gallon of ab negative. I gotta get
out of here. Shoot message when you come. Yeah, okay, stay
safe. I don't know how you knew about Marcus, but you were right.
Here's what he looks like. Kay, don't share on the forum.
M only in this group. Mhm, stay safe yourself. M hm.
Yeah you too, m h. I. I know it's forward, but
if we are going to talk more theoreticals, we should probably me m hm.
Does count reply to that at all? I take a second and then
I say that's against the rules, But then I include this this is my
favorite TV show, So I feel like that's ambiguous enough. He doesn't know
if I'm saying yes or not. And then I I leave. I think
at that point, you get a message from Jack waiting for you outside.
K oh whoops. Yeah, you move as quickly as you can to the
foyer. Yes, I'm on my way, and I book it. You
start to book it and then realize that your ribs are Yeah, I mean
in the wrong place much as I can, which is like very slowly.
I probably just don't. Yeah, I probably have something I don't know,
like a cane or something, just to initially get that support. Yeah,
a crutch or a cane or whatever is most comfortable for you as well.
Not a crush that would hurt, but yeah, probably a cane. And
you will see calor moving on our own, which is certainly a Are they
all waiting for me? I think they they be waiting for you in front
of the van. In the van? Yeah, uh, I hop in
the van. What took you so long? We were getting worried? Hi,
can you close the door for me? I can't really, and I
set down the cooler, so, uh, don't be mad. I did
some investigating, and I may have made a mild mistake. What in the
hospital? Yes? Hey, define mild? Like is there someone after you
right now? No? But someone might be watching, so you should probably
drive watching who's watching? Don't worry. I've got a gun, and you
go by yourself to investigate. All right, let's interrogate Color later. Perhaps
we should stop driving and she tells us a story. Yeah, sure,
no speed bumps got the left side, and I show you a really bearing
unicorn at and even saying it's you oh lovely, I will call him Marcus
for no reason at all. Marcus. Okay, it's good to see you.
It's good to see you too. Okay, So about the issue we
might be having. So I heard from my friends the forum that maybe there
might be lead at the hospital, at the blood bank. So I walked
down. It took me like thirty minutes just to walk down the hallway.
And uh, I just pretended that I worked for them, pretended to work.
I pretended I worked for a leech. I pretended I worked for Regent
Jones. You know from from the note you just have a thinking, did
you have a disguis? Did they see Nope, they definitely saw me exactly
like this. So we'll work on the disguise later. We might want to
stop by them all. But also I learned some really crazy things. I'm
not sure you want me to tell you while you're driving. Do you want
me to tell you while you're driving? Yeah? Okay, probably tell us
everything. Okay, Well, so okay, well then all right, they
have people working for them. They give them gifts. I don't know what
the gifts are. I don't know if it's like a you know, fancy
dress, or if it's like something weird. But he made it sound like
it was weird, Like he said, only use it if you absolutely have
to. He said, I don't know what gift he's given you, but
you know, use it sparingly. And if you get hurt, don't pretend
like you're okay, because if you're useful, they'll keep you. If not,
they'll kill you. But if you're useful enough, if you get hurt,
they'll heal you with their blood so that you love us. Yeah,
but that means that they have humans willingly helping them and drinking their what and
you like, definitely believe this guy. Oh a thousand percent? Did he
tell you what his gift was? No, I thought it might be a
bit too soon. But he does think that I work for the region and
that I will be coming to pick up blood regularly. So potentially, assuming
my cover's not totally blown, in the next week, I could stop by
and just slowly work him, you know, for information. It's a terrible
idea. What I don't think you can go back there now, you I
mean, you owe him right, Well, I don't know the region owes
him. Yeah, but when he doesn't get paid, look a region,
well, do we know where the reach it is done in? There?
Could I just know it's such a good lead, it would be such a
waste. Well, then it is a great lead. Someone else should go.
I'll go next time. Well, perhaps let's devise a plan first.
And I would also note that the people who tend to talk the most are
bitter employees. So if you're suggesting that they work for these creatures, then
perhaps we could start finding someone who works for them who seems not too thrilled
at the moment. Wait, you mean like you don't mean asking a vampire
for help, right, you just mean a human? A human? Yes?
Right, because it would be insane to have like an inside man that
was a leech. Right, what, of course we would write, That's
what I thought. Okay, but you could find a human employee, so
to speak. Think about any boss you've ever had who was horrid to have
human? You tellies that joybe learned? Say, all right, sure,
I mean that kind of blew my mind, to be honest, I didn't
think people would willingly help them. I basically just walked up and was like,
Hey, I'm brand new, I'm supposed to be picking up some blood,
and he just he took pity on me and gave me some advice and
helped me. That's how common it is. What there are people who write
to no like to this. No, he's been doing it for thirty some
odd years. Thirty that is thirty years. And he doesn't look a day
over twenty eight. And he's not a he's not a leech. How do
you know? He told me? We had a nice conversation. Actually despite
did you elevated heart run some like? Are you? Oh? Yeah,
I'm on tons of pain killers right now. I kind of smack her her
cheek a little bit, like, hey, hey, what I'm not I'm
not I'm not out of it. I'm just I'm not sure you're making sense.
I'm a decade give me sense, And no, you cannot have it.
You cannot. Don't give him one. You remember last time. I
don't mean you cannot have one. I'm on a fucking massive concoction of things
right now. I'm not adding to that. I got you a trees Burger?
Did you okay? You can have one? Just Cody? Yeah,
fucking perfect, which is he's okay. Perhaps we follow this Marcus person.
Perhaps we follow this Marcus person. See if he's pleased. Okay, okay,
all right, so hold on, we could follow this Marcus person.
But because he definitely caught me on camera, I'm in the hospital records with
my full actual name, and I am loosely associated with you all. Yeah,
were you using a drone? I can follow him, Diana? How
about I just no, Well, I'm n Listen. We have been seen
together. We go downtown all the time, and I think maybe if I
just what if I ask my friend at the forum? I know he lives
nearby, and I'm not talking about Crowley, Diana, what do you mean
he lives nearby, he knows where you are. Wait? How close are
you getting to this? I mean I've known him for like five years.
Yes, I think i've known him. Good idea, thank you. I've
known him online. I'm not saying that we just immediately bring him in and
tell him everything. But we could ask him to go in and investigate for
us, because I have never been seen with him before. Is he a
hunter? Yes? I know him from the Does he have a reputation?
Yeah, he's in the five. He's in the closed five with Crowley and
me. Perfect we can reach out to him as a freelancer. Perfect.
I mean, I'm sure you guys are going to want to meet him,
right, yeah, yeah, okay, I'll ask him and see if he's
okay to come and meet, and then I'll tell him roughly that we might
need his help trying to close in on some information. But listen, I'm
telling you, I'm sure there's a way that we can figure this out so
that I don't have to burn this lead that I just got. You know,
right, just what are the odds that he's going to talk to the
regent. I don't know, within a couple Like I could come back tomorrow
or something and say I got the wrong one. I don't need AB negative,
I need AB positive. I'm an idiot. Well you're not going alone
this time. And also, like what more can we learn from lots he
was talking. He's been around for thirty years talking about gifts. It's just
like the only lead we've ever had like this. This is somebody who actually
works with them, who can confirm. Oh sorry, let's take you just
got a bill. I grabbed the hand sandwich and I move it aside,
Like is this of course? Can you even less pills? I swear?
But no, it's very painful. Oh wait, I have a cheeseburger.
Oh my god, did we get any Clara? The one that we blew
up? I dropped the sandwich. I look at the blood bags and I
say, like, is that even a like? Would you even come back
for me? He seemed like it was a lot. When I said four
blood bags, he was shocked and was like, what the hell? Why
do you need four of them? All right, well then we can't like
go back right away? And well, I mean I could. I could
very easily be like I grabbed the wrong type. I was supposed to get
amy positive, not even negative. I could come back in an hour type.
Now, how did he tell you that? No? I can't.
I was just listen. I was just yeah, I was just spitballing on
the moment on my toes. Very brieve, what b it's risky. I'm
just worried. I just I think we should Leana. We've talked about drones.
Can't we just? I think we should use a drone next time if
we're going to follow him, can we just that's a great idea? Yes,
I think perhaps today what we can do is we can set up a
meeting with your friend and we can equip a drone to follow this individual from
the hospital to his home. Take as much information as you can that people
he meets. Uh, just record everything. We can hook up the recorders
to the TVs and my heart follow him. You want me to follow someone
somehow? You're off your ass. I look, if he goes, you
know, home, maybe he leads us to some of them, some of
them? Oh? Is there no sauce on this theo? Is there ketchup
in the bag? Do you guys not have ketchup on your burgers? Feel?
Always ask them with no, no sauce, no lace, no cheese.
Right, well that ship, how is it a cheeseburger if it doesn't
have cheese on it? The oh, oh my god? If you ordered
a cheese burg without the cheese, you have to make it fresh because you
asked for it specifically, bad for your cheese? All right? So full
bags of blood is a lot? What's a bag like alf a later?
I don't know how much do they need? Wait? If we catch another
one, can I have some blood out of it? What for experiments?
You're not going to drink it? Are you? Okay? And drink some
of it? What you said? It can fucking ill people. Do I
need to heal him cough? Hey, don't fucking knock it till you tried
it. We don't know how they turned. Maybe that's how they turned.
You see that in movies. Yes, like if you have to true or
if or if you you have it one too many times, then all of
a sudden you're a sire. I was covered in the ship last week's it
was all over. Well, your skin is perforous, so that means it
can go through it like that means it's it's got an omnibus to it.
So true? Am I going to drink to because I've asked most call first
of all it's porous, second of all us nothing about that in any literature.
I've overhead. Okay, why would you tell me to keep Let's try
to keep her calm. She has missing some ribs. You're just just eat.
I suggest, I suggest we should change our hotel. I don't want
it doesn't have cheese on it. Do you think so the idea if they
have ideada, they got her addressed their names. Yeah, I can't go
home, definitely, definitely can't go No, I need to get my I
need to get my stuff. Teas home master, those are Do I have
the ability to acquire color and entirely new identity passports identification? Do I have
the means and resources? That is not an easy task, however, Uh,
I think you probably do. Yes. Not only requires money but also
your own use of your you know, for lack of a better word,
packing skills. Right, Yes, it would be difficult, but not impossible.
Okay, I will endeavor to acquire you a new identity if you so
wish. Passports identification probably a good idea. Okay, I might to start
dressing normalal what, No, this is normal. It's just not your normal.
I think they're going to fucking spot you from a mile of unless we're
driving a fucking sesame straight. Yeah, she's not gonna change. Okay,
why bother get her a new fucking name. We just fucking give her a
shotgun. Should be all right, Diana? Do you think I need to
do that? You have been registered in a hospital with wounds that come from
a supernatural creature. You have investigated within that hospital employees of supernatural creatures.
Yes, that is part of the job, which I am assured you knew
ahead of time. Yeah, I just thought if it is something I was
there. Okay, I hate it. What he's right too, but theo's
right. Oh, I believe an important part of this bait. Oh no,
no, no, no no no, no, no no no,
not okay, Unfortunately, Ollie, she has been bait enough. Or maybe
he's right. I look at me. I could literally be walking down the
street with you guys on guard. And it's a plan what it's going to
probably take, Hman, physical bait. We could weigh in your room if
they've got your address. Yeah, but I haven't been there in months.
I've been staying at the hotel. Ollie. We don't even know what they
can do. We can just let them come to us and expect the best.
Carlo will not survive another encounter with one of these individuals. That's why
I'm not suggesting she be there. I'm not saying that to disrespect your abilities
color. I'm saying it practically right now, you are no fit of body.
Okay, if you can wear it the you can wear my wig and
caddiers and made out fit. All right. I think that's a perfect idea,
that fucking dressing up like fucking gizmo like what can keep your back after
midnight? So then they walk in and they just see the back of you.
They know, no difference. Yeah, and put it on. Put
it on a fucking doll or something. Then you know what I mean.
It has to move. You have to move, and it has to walk.
I have one that I think might actually fit you. It's not paying,
okay, n I ain't doing it. I don't give a fuck.
I let them turn me instead. You do have a point, though,
brother, where am I driving us? I might supposed to be going back
to the idea or to the hotel. We're going somewhere else, Okay,
all right, unless anyone has another pace I'd like to go? Well,
I mean should I should? I just message my friend though. We don't
want to meet him at the hideout right, we want to meet him somewhere
else, public place, Yes, okay, good idea. I immediately send
a message. Hey are you there? Hello? M I asked them about
you. They're okay to meet wait all of you. It is quarter past
ten, you know, to meet him at McDonald's. Okay, what what
does that have to do with the price of X? Isn't it some of
my public pub the rules the pub do dark wooden preferably? Oh, can
you find us a pub that fits that description of every pub? If we're
going to break, then I'd rather us both not be a lot within a
five block radio side wager about McDonald's. We can get her a cheeseburger as
a drive throw. Oh fuck the cheeseburger. The parking lot could do.
Look, I know you agreed. Parking lot. Well, then got cameras.
Sea side. I'm in a pickle to pick one. Though they saw
me at the hospital. They have my name. Ship, let's go car
park. Don't have any cameras. I need your help, not since I
scammed over that club card. Ship. No, it doesn't. You're not
going in scam, you scam you. You missed the fucking exploration day.
Morrison's you first. I get nervous. Split the different sash. They definitely
got cameras. Okay, Well, Diane, I don't know what to do.
He wants to He's nervous about meeting the whole group, you know,
because the farm rules we're not even supposed to be meeting in person. So
he wants to McDonald's. Okay, but he wants to meet me first,
not with you guys. Oh my god. Okay, Yeah, let's meet
at McDonald. No, no, no, it's cool. I'll tell him
you guys that you will wait in the van and I will go meet him
first, and that way he doesn't have to worry. Okay, what I'm
around a few away? Okay, okay, what about a McDonald keep an
eye. They'll wait in the van. Why does he want us to wait?
Well, because he doesn't know you like he knows me. I would
be nervous too. Yeah sounds good. Yeah. See, look he's totally
down with that. You guys will be not far away. You're in the
van, all right, as long as we're there. Okay, you don't
have the gun, we'll if I give it a gun? Wait? What?
Yeah? You want to give me a gun? Yeah? Give you
touching that? Why not? I don't know how to use that. No,
I'm not using that's a revolver. It's a fucking shot. You just
point the gazer and then you fucking squeeze that back. No, I'll take
I'll take Hamma with me. Oh no, no you can't. I can't
color, you can't do anything all this completely. Yes, I can give
any obsidian blade. Give me the gun. No, no, no,
I'm going to take it. Now, don't give her a samming all right,
let's not fight over a gun. If Color wants the gun, she
can take the gun. Want to give her the gun? That thing was
made in nineteen forty two? Okay't calo, do you know how to use?
No? How far away are we? You just pull the trigger in
point right? How hard can it be? Yeah, it's easy. You
love it. It's the last result. Well, how far aware are we
from get you is sold? I don't stand here. I think last time
I drive there, my way around Manchester. I know that me thinks I
didn't hear him try to say that he gets to use the sword if I
use the gun. So I immediately like put it back on his lap.
I'm not doing that. I'm not agreeing to that. I'm not agreeing.
No, I'm not agreeing to that. You got onto it when I'm driving.
It's not happening. Are your friends good to not tell Crowley? Yes?
Only one. I think it's been looking after your sword anyway, even
nos, Crowley. I've got the proper staff to clean it and everything.
It's all sharp. Which one I guess you'll see maybe be there in five
the anticipation. Yeah, yes, it's weird. Ten we've known each other
for so long. Fucking ed too. Somehow I'm not nervous. I've been
sitting apple night, driving back and forth between you and the fucking our hospital,
can't wait, and cleaning that sword? Okay? Can I have a
knife then? If I can't use the gun without you in the ob city,
and why not unless I get to use this soul proper? No I
shield to Jack a weapon? Jack? Yeah, do you have a drone
on you? Small one? I think I, uh hunt master? Can
I always have a drone at least in the van, But yeah, I
think it's because it's your thing. You wouldn't want to be caught sial without
it. Sure? Yeah? Oh small drones a thing? Huh? I
told you yes, And entirely depends on what Jack has made. So for
recon, the drones would be pretty small. This would not be able to
do other things, but it could, uh you recaud, So yeah,
I would let you know. I would say, yeah, right here,
and I pull one out that's smaller than a piece of paper. It is
squarish, you know, if you dore lines around it, but not that
big? All right, Perhaps you can keep an eye that's a good idea,
more solid way it will fine. I'll just whack him with a cane.
Then if no one wants to give me just taking the gun, I
hand over my knife, thank you, look cosplay and I wave the knife
and then okay, I'm ready. Yeah, you don't need to roll anything
for your drone. This is a very simple task for you. It's just
following Cala. Cala's not going to run away. Probably probably not. We'll
see. And so you go. You go into the McDonald's car park and
Calla gets out or is this slight buzzing as you Yeah, behind you,
this prone take off, wonderful. I go in and I get a cheeseburger.
You go in and you get a cheeseburger, and then I'll wait outside.
I imagine you're quite twitter cheat at this moment, Sonny. But you
see someone that I recognize as Calla. But I don't know you, right,
I've never seen you. You know me because I'm online, right,
Okay, so I have no idea that that's him. Like, I walk
up and I walk straight by you, but sort of oh, sorry,
nervous glance. I'm sorry, Go in, buy some fries, turn round,
Okay, Okay, we do this, and then I come back out
and I'm like, so, calla wait a long time. What look at
you? Well, I mean, I know what I look like, but
I didn't know what you look like. What's with the jacket? Do you
have things seen in there? Do you have like we well, yeah,
kind of butt and some other bits and pieces, you know, holy water
and other stuff. You know, I've got some garlic, but that doesn't
seem to work either, So yeah, we noticed that too. It's weird.
It's weird, like some of some of the myths seem to really work,
but some of them just don't. And and it seems to be different
depending on what it's. Like I said before about all the different groups and
the types and stuff, there's there's there's ones that are really really allergic to
like silver and stuff, but others aren't. And and some of them have
reflections and don't have reflections. And I'm mumbling, you're not mumbling. It's
very interesting. It's it's well, I've been following your social media and stuff,
so you know you've been I'm a bit of a fun so what we've
known each other for five years. Don't be silly, I know but this
is the first time I'm meeting you, and you look so much prettier in
person. Oh thank you? I think, does that mean I'm not photogenic?
No, it means you're very photog I didn't mean that, It's just
I just wasn't expect anyway. So yeah, I reach over and I grab
a fry. Keep a fry in an ascertation of dominance. Mmm, okay,
So you said you were in a bit of a bit of a bit
of a mind and what's going on? Yeah, I mean I think I
investigated and uh huh, so what's that? What's what's the plan? Now?
Do you are you? Are you in trouble? Are they they house
your ribs? Are you okay? I know I'm not okay on drugs and
I just inhaled cheeseburger, probably faster than it took me to blink. But
that's okay. We may have a plan at the moment. So, you
know, the group of hunters that I'm with right now, you know what
we've discovered so far. I've told you pretty much everything. Now, Yeah,
okay, but well, because I walked in and I'm dressed like this
and I gave them, I mean, they know my name, they can
just you know, they know where I live and all of that. We
were thinking maybe if we were going to follow him or get more information that
we would need somebody like Marcus. Yeah, or try to get him for
more information that good work. He is actually like one of those do you
find out about Marcus seaside? Also, what do I call you? Do
you want me to continue to call you seaside? Sunny? Sunny works?
Sonny? Sonny? Oh that works? Okay, Sonny's cool. Wait if
you want it to be called Sonny the whole time. And I've been calling
you seaside for five years and you never told me when I had the confidence
that say something, it did already kind of stepped so you know, I
just yeah, anyway, anyway, anyway. So yeah, I mean I've
done a lot of digging, and and there's been a lot of stuff that's
that's kind of the truth and the verst the lies and then the conspiracy theories,
and obviously there's there's a lot more that that goes on with that too.
And yeah, so so you're gonna follow Marcus and I mean is he
taking us to vampires or I mean he works for them? So eventually he
will lead us to something important, right, Yeah, yeah, I mean
that that makes sense. That does make sense if or do you know anything
about the regents, like where I'm supposed to be dropping off this blood?
You have the Yeah? Did you care? Four thing bags of ab?
Negative? Oh? Okay? Is that good blood? I don't know.
He acted like it was strange that I needed four bags, But he didn't
act like it was strange that I asked for a particular type. So I
wonder if if it's like, is it like getting a cheeseburger with cheese or
without cheese? Do you think do you think it tastes different? Maybe?
I mean there's the whole thing of virgin's blood and all la chesse, so
that that kind of can't be real. But if he has a different flavor,
maybe maybe it does. I would it have a different flavor. Why
did vampires not the leeches, not like you know, feed on cows and
pigs. Why do they feed on humans? I think that there's got to
be Why why do they not pick the homeless off the street? Why do
they who says they don't, Well that is true, I suppose. I
mean that's why I was following the people with the black mark on a hand
and said, Okay, but we're working on the same thing, is what
I'm saying, Sonny, So please come meet my friends. I mean,
I know it's dangerous. I know hunters don't usually work together, but this
is the closest I feel like we've ever come to getting anywhere significant, and
I feel like we're on the cusp of something really important. Okay, So
I mean, yeah, okay, yeah, I can do that. Okay.
And I realized it's like a mega creep factor for me to be like,
hey, go meet my friends. They're in the parking lot in a
van, but you can stand like five feet back and they can, you
know, wave at you first if you want. We're not going to kidnap
you. But we do all ride in a van together. There's there's there's
something that that we should probably talk about before I meet your you're under friends.
I mean, that's fine. They don't have to know. I mean,
they know you're from the forum, but they don't need to. They
don't need a resume or anything. If you're nervous, no, not quite.
Uh So, do you remember how I said I got caught when I
when I went to the factory with the the homeless people who were staying there,
and and I got caught by the by the the the vampire with all
the marks. Yes, And do you remember how I was saying like it
would be really cool to have somebody like on the inside and stuff. Well
it turns out that I've heard that the things don't change quite as much as
we thought they did, with like the whole being turned into a vampire thing,
because hypothetically, in a in an interesting world, it sends out that
some some leeches like to like to make other vampires out of out of pure
spite. So what I'm trying to say is, now, count can I
hear this with the drone recontrone? Yeah? Now the question is would you
roll me? I believe it's intelligence technology or WITS technology for control to see
if you can definitely see them, but if you can get close enough so
the audio works. This isn't a busy place, but it is not easy
to hide a drone. Okay, I'm going to do WITS. I actually
don't know how to do WITS tech. So what I do WITS, it's
not an option the WITS tech than Witz gotcha tech and WITS. Here we
go for successes. Yeah, I think you can get close enough to hear
this that I would like to try to stop that because I'm telling him don't
for this reason, because I know we're being watched. In that case,
both of you wits plus awareness. Sorry Calla and Sonny. Oh gotcha.
Okay, you're gonna have to beat the fall. Both of you. Ah
a bit too into this conversation. Okay, you have every word Jack,
which means yeah, okay, So I'm assuming I have like a little headset
on, and I start freaking out in the van. Fucking go go go,
go, go, go fucking go. All right, I bust over
the door. I turn back. I say to all of them, he's
a leach. He's a leach. He just he pretty much just administer.
Crack open that crate. See that crate there, Jack, open it up.
I'm going to crack open the crate. Josh, what would you like
to be inside? This is Schrodinger's crate right now? Can I roll first?
You absolutely can roll first? And what is it It's a good question
that all intelligence, no manipulations wise for you? That's what it is.
Oh, that's a fail, right, A two is a fail. So
there's probably a very simple still in there, but not quite. Can there
be two squirt guns absolutely to silver with holy water, because that was what
I was hoping was in there. By the way, was two crossbows and
a grenade. I couldn't get explosives. It is unwilling to handle because he
didn't want to blow himself up in the middle of the Yeah, that's why
I was open was in there, But yeah, I couldn't get hold of
them. But Olie did ask me to get some squirt guns. And in
there is squirt guns with holy water. Yes, I grabbed one of them
and tucked me one rush towards this. I'm rushing in there as well.
Okay, let me set the scene for you. Color Sonny huddled close handing
conversation, and there is a twitch in the air as this drone suddenly no
longer being controlled directly and out of the back and the front of this van.
Four people bundle as fast and scramble over this empty night like flood lit
like with little spots of like across this car park. You you sprint this
whole, this whole car park, and you pallor and sunny hear these feet
on the tarmac. You have to go so I could trust you. You
can, I told you they were I'm so sorry. Go Exa, I
just turn and run. Okay, well that's what you see, the four
of you. I'm wondering whether your priority is Cala or chasing down this leech.
Yes, for me, it's Cala. Halah, I'm going after the
fucking leach. And Jack me it would be getting between her and the leech.
And then if she's safe, which apparently she is, if he's running,
I would run after him too. Okay, well yeah, in that
case, both THEO and Jack sprint past you Cala. On the Tale of
Sonny, I can't stop them, but I'm furious, and whenever Jack and
Diana come up, I have words. So whichever scene you want to do
first, hunt master either us or them chasing Sonny. Let's see if Sonny
gets a way first Jack, Sonny and THEO stamina plus athletics. Stamina.
You just need to beat Sonny. H. That is two for THEO.
M h let it plus stamina. Okay, I have to do acro.
Here we go three that is oh, THEO. You get left behind as
Jack keeps pace with a rapidly departing Sonny. I'm just gonna I'm gonna say,
Jack, what would you like to do? You have the opportunity here?
Okay, I think as I'm pursuing, I'm yelling stop fucking stop to
try and get him to stop, because instinctually I want to kill this thing,
but I also super duper want info, so I'll give him a chance
to stop. Do you stop? No? But as I'm running, I'm
like, I could have helped you get I gotdn't get I could have been
the inside mine. You just why you like this, couldn't even stop?
I thought you were gonna hurt her. I don't want to hurt anybody,
and stop. And I'm running and I'm just telling him to stop. Do
you have your weapons out? I have a squirt It's very It's like bright
colored plastic. It is not a dangerous looking weapon. Ye, right,
I mean to be fair. Sunny believes in the fact that holy water can
fuck me up, so I'm expecting death. So I put it down,
put throw the gun away, and I'll stop. I'll stop. Toss this
cheap piece of ship down. And I'm like pretty pissed now because I was
super worried about Okay, she's fucking beat up, and I'm just fucking stop.
And if he turns around and does that, yeah, I stopped and
put my hands on head. I can be I can be the inside.
I can be the inside. I can do the thing. And I'm still
still me. I'm still me, And then everything I will, I can,
I can tell you, and I can help you, and then then
I'll then then you can kill me. Because how long have you been this
way? And I assume by now THEO probably catches up at this point the
two of you have sprinted ay very long way. Okay, THEO will not
be there for a while, if he even finds you. Okay, but
what a week. I think the first bit's very, very blurry. I
use my head to gesture back toward Kay and the others, and I say,
in front of me, I'll be very close behind. Don't fucking get
close to Kay, and I'm gonna let him walk in front of me.
Put your hands down. Oh. So we go back to the others and
he never gets between I'm always between he and k Safunky. I would like
to Okay, sure, I'll do it now. Then I guess there was
some time. If you think it's fine, I'll do it now. It's
fine. How dare you? I didn't hear the code word. I didn't
use the safety word. I was fine. I need to He was fine
and he's been my friend for five ye he's your friend. Well he wasn't
always that way. You're broken right now, and I'm gonna leave you alone
with a leech. I can't use the code word. I can handle this.
It's either part of the code or I'm not part of the group drugged
the fuck up. You can protect yourself right now for anything. I'm not
gonna leave you with a fucking leech. Hella. They did the right thing.
They did the right thing. I mean, if it had been any
other way, if I was, if I was still you are still a
hunter. Don't talk like that. Still still a hunter? Yeah? Are
we going to tie him up or what? No? No, oh,
I think we should. What happens if he had gotten away? Why did
you bring us to me a fucking leech? I didn't know he was a
leech. You had no idea, No she did. I never said anything.
I never I never told her or anything. So so so thank you
for busting in on the first conversation I've ever had in person with one of
my best friends where he was trying to tell me something really important. I'm
never gonna forgive you, Jack, and I fucking walk a monster. Who
it's a fucking leech. She's drugged. She'll calm the fuck down as long
as she's not gonna have to meet any leeches. Jack, that's enough,
all of you, that's enough. Weapons away. It's a fucking monster,
Diana. Yeah, he's got his weapons away? Is he? We are
to treat him as a friend. Well, because she had a freaking issy
fit. Now, I don't think so that she's history onic and she's off
her fucking that on me. She is not historyonic, but what she is
on met but she is thinking fully. I would bet my life that this
is a it is not up for discussion. You will work for me.
Get in the van, uh, get in no van. I don't think
so, or it might. You know what they can do, Diana?
All right, I will take a calm myself with the leech, and then
perhaps Cala will be able to forgive some of us. All right. If
we're just doing this for forgiveness, fux up with her priorities. It's a
fucking leech yeah, yeah, what happens when he gets thirsty? Yeah?
You firsty mate? Where we got that blood in there? How many people
have you killed? I have a revolver in one hand and a ridiculous like
child's water pistol in the other, but I'm like holding them both very clearly,
astir Alistair. Is Alistair with you? Or is Alistair? I'm on
the phone, I'm callick yes, yeah. In that case, Alistair says,
yes, m'am, I'll pick you up in five minutes. Perfect,
Thank you, Dina. Can't let you take the fucking leage on your own
in a car kill people. You know this more than any of us.
Hold on, speak up from the information that I've just heard. He is
new, are you not? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, new month.
I can lie at all monster, Yeah, I'm six years old. He
could lie. That's Princess Diana, and from the fucking matrix. I've literally
a week your eyes away from my eyes and all all right, I'm looking
around for Okay, to make sure she's all right because she is off hers.
Can I see her? Okay? You will ride in a car with
me and Alistair? All right? Does that suit you? Gentlemen? Ladies?
Now if you tire them out, We'll chuck him in the back of
the van. I'll deliver into wherever you want it to go. Stay,
get me, come move, don't know. We keep an eye on him,
Huntmaster, Do I see K I imagine Kay has stormed off in the
direction of the van or perhaps inside the McDonald's I'm not sure, but probably
within eyesight. Yes, if she's see if I'll give her a moment to
cool down. I'm not letting her wander off injured and drugged. Yeah.
Can I hunt master, Hunt Master? Can I do some like I know
Kay has walked off, call has walked off by now? Can I do
some retroactive analysis of her body language or whatever to see if I perceive her
as being drugged off her ass like so much that it's affecting her thinking processes.
No, I think you can very plainly see that she is having problems
with the injury, and perhaps is slightly less slower moving, But she seems
to have all her faculties. Yeah, yeah, okay, that's what I
thought. Yeah, just a normal level of pain relief. All right,
you three can do whatever you want. I'm getting into this car with this
gentleman. It is my position that Kla is not drugged off of her ass.
She is thinking with enough faculty, and I do trust her, and
I trust that if she trusts him, we could actually get somewhere with our
ultimate goal. Instead of just killing off individuals one by one, we could
actually solve something. Yeah, I'm willing to bet that. So that is
the plan. You can come back. M No, I'm not. They're
gone. I can survive off off rats and and and animals and stuff.
So it's that's that's how I've survived the week because I can't. I can't
face it. All right, sir? Would you accept minimal restraints alexcept whatever,
whatever you need, whatever you need. I don't want to be up
in silver or something. Get the iron chains at the back of the bike
thing again just doesn't work on me, but but like the chains, Yeah,
we could do. We could do chains. Does say silver doesn't work
on you? No, but employing it could work on others. Yeah,
there are different time look only starting to get information that is of use.
Now, this is the plan. You are all welcome to leave here.
It is your choice. I'm not holding you prisoner. You do work for
me, but you're free to leave. At any time. In fact,
I will pay up the rest of your month if you choose to do so,
but I'm willing to bet on colors instincts here. Now make your choice.
We're getting in the car and we're heading to the office. You're welcome
to come if you like. Let's to arrives. Fine, You're getting the
fucking moto with him. Anything fucking happens, Lach, I've got a grenade
and I'll fucking shove it up your arse. Don't care. I silver don't
work a grenade, will Yeah? Yeah? That would that would That would
do it. That would do it? All right? Watch your head.
Oh okay. As everyone pulls away in their respective vehicles, I think that
is a good time to take a quick break back at the office. I
believe Diana and Sonny have arrived first, given the speed at which Alistair drives.
He's had a gun trained on you, Sonny the whole way and is
now standing dutifully next to the elevator that you came down. I'm just staring
at the gun that's in my face. Should you not have blindfolded me before
you frommie here? Should I have? Well, well no, but just
precautions and stuff. You know, I intend to begin a proper relationship,
a safe one, one built on mutual respect and trust. I very very
much appreciate that. I know that I have to die. I just I
don't want to die yet. I still want to be of some use.
You know, when way you turned approximately a week ago, I'm not entirely
sure. Like the first few days are very well, first few nights are
very blurry. But I was pretty much in well in the factory that I
originally was taken out. So so the story, the story is, I
saw some we were investigating the marks on the hands, and and there was
there there was some homeless people that had the marks on the hands, and
I was following them. And I'm not a fighter, but I am an
investigator. And and they went into this this factory. So I went in
there, and then there was a there was a there was a leech with
a big hood, and he had marks all over his body. And I
was I had my phone out, and I was filming him because he was
doing something to the people with the marks on their hands. And and and
then he found me and he grabbed me, and he took my phone and
he crushed it and and and then he bit me and and I thought I
was I thought I was going to die, and that was that was just
that was just like that. Do you know what I was like, Well,
at least I've at least I've died in the name of the name of
the name of the work. And then stuff. And then then just at
the just the point where I was I was losing consciousness, he bit his
own hand and and shoved it in my mouth and I felt I felt the
warm liquid. It's to say, it tasted so good, and I couldn't.
I couldn't stop. I couldn't stop drinking. I couldn't, I couldn't
stop drinking. And then then it all went black and I thought, I
thought I died, and I woke up and it was it was it was
so chi hunger, like you've you've no idea. It was like I had
never eaten before. It was like coil beast inside my stomach, and it
was desperate food. Now, I'm really thankful that the first thing that I
came across was a dog, but but Cala, I'm really glad it wasn't
you. You've come in from butting our things away and Sonny can't see you
you heard this entire story. I get up and I scoop my chair out,
and I walk over to the kettle and stop making tea and give her
look h m hm. I go in and I sit down across from him.
I can't meet your case. You were trying to tell me, and
I didn't listen. I'm sorry, okay, I just what do what do
you do in this situation? You know? I I thought when I came
back to my senses that I would I just see one last sunrise, you
know, just just go out the burst of glory. That's that's what we
should do, you know. And then I I thought about all the ways
I could be useful to keep fighting against these fucking leeches mhm. And it
gave me a bit of hope. You know, I didn't mean to deceive
you. I didn't want to lie. I just I just knew that all
of my friends are the huntess. They hate what I am. You know,
I don't want to be like this. I look like I want to
bug him, but then I I'm sorry, I probably have a look of
this guster discomfort, and then I don't. That's a close look, A
calm, fully lit close look. He is gaunt, his eyes have flex
of gold. His skin is sallow and dead, and he looks frozen.
Why did I wait so long to meet you? Your eyes were probably really
beautiful. I can't okay, I know I'm a monster and I deserve to
die. I walk in two cups of tea, place them in front of
both of them. Yeah, thank you. I don't know if you You
can taste the key, but there's no flavor. Sometimes it it's I could
taste rotten. Well, I hope this one isn't so rotten. Diana,
What do we do? I mean, it's still my friend. He still
talks like him, he still acts like him. He's still there. I
don't know what to do. This is suck and refusing. I don't like
this. I don't understand it. I still I still feel like me.
We were always taught that when when it happens, you become a vicious monster,
and that's that's it. It's your your soul is gone. But I
still I still want to find I still I still want to help. Doesn't
that me him still hunter? But at the end of it all, at
the end of it all, I have to die. I know I have
to die. Are you willing to help us? Yes, oh god,
yes, anything I can do. All right. Look as far as I'm
concerned, like I can get you anything, well, we will have to.
I'll need invoices, proper ones. Hey, I appreciate that, but
I think I think I'm beyond money. Now. You know you can get
me some rats. I was appreciated. I pick up the fucking container of
the blood backs I got and I just slide it over on the table.
I think, I hope maybe positive or negative or whatever tastes good. I
think I look suddenly very hungry and focused and delus a little little moment where
the fangs start to grow a little and the desire, and then I catch
myself and I feel disgusted in my soul and I can't. I can't.
I can't eat human blood. I can't do it. Okay, okay,
okay, okay, I appreciate what you're trying to do. I can't.
I can't. I can't bring myself to But I I mean, there was
the thing about about the vampire blood. I heard the thing with the vampire
blood. Can can heal models? And stuff? Does that work? Can?
Could could you take someone get healed? Excuse me as like a first
aid bank or something you else. No, that's yes, sunny, is
it? Yes? Yeah? Can we keep that? Put a pin in
that that idea? Yeah? Yeah, of course. All right. Well,
it seems as if our world is expanding. Like science. You discover
something new, and of course before you didn't know it existed, but once
it becomes discovered doesn't make it any less real. How it was real before,
but you didn't know it was there. I believe you, Sonny,
that you are the same that you are you. Thank you. I don't
know for how long you are you. We should have some kind of add
no protocols or something in cases. How would you like, Marshallow, that's
our corporate Okay, So if I both feel like the evil inside of me
is is taking a hold, then I can I can say it, and
you can all. You can all do what you need to do. We
will give you a sunrise, yes, but that's how you prefer it.
We'd love to see the sun again. Then it's settled, alistair, Yes,
ma'am. Would you please see too acquiring some form of rat delivery?
Yeah? I think I saw rat traps up in the go to the pet
store. You're just grab a random rat, what a cut? Diseases or
something color. I'm beyond diseases now, and they all taste horrible. I
think that's the way I say it. Don't get her if you're dead,
exactly exactly, Carla. Is it all right if I speak with Sunny alone
for a moment? Yes, I will lead him to my personal office.
Within the office has rooms and whatever whatnot nice place. Thank you many screens
for watching many things. This is going to be quite rude of me,
so for that I apologize. You mentioned that you would be willing to part
with some of your blood where it's regenerative purposes. Yes, of course I
don't know like whether I can regenerate it like humans too, but I can.
You could basically feed me rats and use me as a first aid supplier.
Suppose. I don't think that's entirely necessary, and I think, probably
in parton my language here a bit inhumane. Ah. Really, I'm talking
about a small amount, perhaps a vile Yeah? Did you you want it?
Now? If you'd be so kind? Do you have a knife?
Rather not? Do I have any like medical gear or anything like that?
Could I do it in like a not shitty just a knife in the just
bleed into a glass ringe. There will be a some sort of receptacle,
maybe some syringes. Perfect. Yeah, so I get. I sort of
take the first aid kid, and I dock up a syringe and I have
one of those like medicine files that you can inject into, but it doesn't
currently have anything in it. Wait wait, wait, no, I need
to I need to. I need to concentrate because it's like a defense mechanism
that toughens my skin and stuff. So so just hold on, Okay,
okay, I'm gonna okay, go, yes, two rouse checks. Please,
you get I'm career. But Diana, you have a vial of blood.
It is perhaps surprisingly visually normal mundane flower red. It's just a lot
colder. I'm going to place it in my inner pocket. H thank you,
Sonny. Now, I'm fairly certain Carlo would perhaps we can keep this
to ourselves. I understand. I was hoping I could heal that. I
know she had a run in, and if if she's gonna have another running
with the hooded vampire, then I'd like it to be on her best.
Do you know, perhaps you'll come around. Keep trying. Okay, I
I really appreciate the fact that you're still trying to treat me like a human
even though I'm not. It reminds me of well anyway, So I've learned
loads of things I can I can tell you like I've been now that I'm
one of them, I've been trying to hang around and learn stuff. But
I just that's the reason why it's taken me a week to speak to Calah,
because I just how how do you how do you say to make a
close friend and that you are now everything that they detest? Okay, how
how do you say that? Well? I can tell you right now from
seeing that girl in the other room, I don't think she detests you quite
as much as you think she should. I just hope that she remembers.
I was gonna say the real me, but the online me is that.
Do you truly feel the exact same Sonny? Yeah, it's it's like it's
like I'm the same person. But how do you describe it? It's like
I've been impregnated with the demon, and when the hunger or the rage or
the fear takes takes too much hold, the demon unfolds and it tries to
take over the body. You know, and when the hunger is really bad,
it does. That's why I always make sure that I'm surrounded by animals.
Let's see. Yes, please excuse me. You might want to stay
in this room. And I leave the room and I lock the door.
Okay, everyone is now back at the office. Where is it? Where
is it? It is restrained currently? Has he tried anything? No?
No, From what I can tell, he is, unfortunately for him,
as human as he was before, except obviously no longer. He wants to
help, he wants to give information. He wants to assist us in our
onlie. Actually he has quite a lot of information that you would find very
interesting. He says that he needs to focus so that his skin doesn't stay
hard. It's hard to explain, but in my estimation, he's a wealth
of knowledge and no harm. Yes, I do, because he don't have
different abilities. You restrained, he's locked in my room. It's a good
door, he said. They all have different skills. Do we know he
ain't some sort of like sleeper agent, you know what I mean? Like
he's gonnap off any minute or value to hunter in the community for seven years.
Animal, if you turned to kill you right away, and what if
I told you I was a vampire right now, I couldn't do it.
But I don't know him. But why are you asking me to do it?
To Mike out? Heiny't no one fucking telling you to kill him.
I'll kill him if you want, But everyone calm down. Okay, I
understand. I'm just worried and I I don't want one of those fucking things
around here. Well, if he's got like a fucking pact leader that can
see through his eyes or can fucking puppeteer, I'm going to send him out
through the door. I don't fucking know do I don't know nothing. We
wan't know anything if we just kill him, we need I think what my
brother is trying to say a little badly is we should be aware of our
situation. Nobody's more aware than he is, right, I'm talking about humans.
Yeah, but a fucking rabbit. Dog don't know. If rabbit does
it, we will be seeing to his nutritional needs while he's here. Wait,
wait, you're gonna be what what like he's a pet? Now?
No, you will impart us with information and he has an arrangement with color
for his future. How do all right here? Just bust out of that
room. No, I don't feel off. We probably can, but the
fact that he hasn't, I think says quite a lot. Yeah, yeah,
he might be minding us for it information. How do we know they
ain't decending on us? Right fucking now? I love the m once again.
I hear your grievances. I understand where you're all coming from. I
wish I could give stronger I don't know stronger words to express the fact that
I feel very, very strongly about this, but this is the right thing
to do. That he can give us information that we could potentially finally solve,
finally solve what is going on with the Dark Marks. He himself was
turned by that creature who nearly decimated us. He was left for dead but
mine in the hood. Yeah, yes, and he turned him because he
knew he was a hunter and he knew it would kill him inside. We
get the information and we kill him in the morning, right, hang on,
We get the information and we kill him when he asks to be killed,
which he has said is an arrangement he's happy with. So now we're
just treating him like he's still human. We need to calm down, Jack.
I agree to that. Diana unless he steps out of line. Don't
worry. If he steps out of line, I will take personal responsibility for
anything that happens. I want a cop of his blood, White Fio,
I want a bit of his blood. It's serrange, your fucking what a
shot or something? Give me some of his blood. I want to try
it. What are you going to do with you? What do you mean
try it? I can try it. Well, you can ask him if
he'd be willing to do such a thing. You know, when he gets
hungry, he doesn't want human blood. He wants to stay away from the
monster for as long as he can before he has to die. All right,
Well, I'll go catch him a dog or a cat or something.
He doesn't feel like telling us. When he can't anymore, he will.
I don't fucking trust him. He comes in with a couple of rats,
of course, I trust you. Thank you, Alistair. If you could
please bring it to my office, perhaps put it on rats. Don't feeding
fucking rats. Get him a fucking labrador or something, what dog am or
get him something fucking bigger than that, yeah, shape or something. Fill
him up, otherwise he's gonna start getting fucking peckish. And looking at us
like we're a fucking double cheeseburger. Pretty sure he's arranged for something bigger than
that, but for now, the rats will have to do. I get
him a fucking cat right now, thank you, turn person alistair or just
some big fucking hunter joke boys made a cardboard, shows off his gun,
put a bullet in him, put him down if he does anything against you?
Of course, yes, of course, right then, yeah, I'm
going to I'm going to the van. I left my books in there.
Yo, Please don't hurt him. We're trying to build trust here. You
know it goes both ways. I got to hit the can. Do you
let me speak to him or what? Yes? And Leicester unlocks the door
and delivers a couple of rats. Sounds like we're going to check and THEO
mm hmmm. For the record, I don't check my phone because it's an
old razor bullshit phone that I don't look at or prioritize like a normal modern
day man. I'm sorry, you're I don't think so. Man, this
is marked vampire friend all of a sudden. I mean, I get it.
It can't be easy, but we have rules. What are we without
the fucking rules man with them. I think Diana has a point. Look,
I know we can get him for from him. I'm not are you
just he's a weapon, but do we know how to use that weapon.
It's like not giving kay the gun. You know, we don't know how
to use him. It's someone left to talk to him. Nah. The
second I see him look in his eye like he's gonna h we take him
down. We killed But right now that's strung and Oli wore the ship.
He can tell us the stuff we can find out the ship. He just
knows now, like with a silver I'm not gonna let it fucking happen.
He's not gonna kill her, It's not gonna kill any of us. Why
he turns for a bit of a rebel, we take him down till then
he's a dangerous weapon. Yeah, it's also a full fucking time job.
We can't just leave him here. Hell to trust him, I don't fucking
trust him. Trust Keller always. I trust Diana. Yeah, I guess
I just they were so eager to protect him. I'm just a little worried,
man, Like what if he can, like you know, plant thoughts
in their heads and that this bullshit is just I've never seen can explode like
that, you know, And I remember when we met Ti or Danny,
he tried to do some charm shit. Yeah, nothing happened to Keller.
She just shrugged it off. Remember when beforet thehood, she just shrugged it
off. Again. I don't think she's like that. I think she's strong.
I'm with you and what he did. But if you're right and he
wants to fucking die and he is who he was, what would you do?
Probably want to take down the monsters that changed your eye? Buck,
Yeah, do some good. I'm I was saying, I believe him broad
trust Keller, I trust Diana. I'll trust you to put a fucking nail
in his art if he does anything back. I can't believe I'm saying this.
Fuck all right, back a nice storm back in m fucking see.
Must we go to the cathedral, back in the office with everyone else,
everyone except theo as UH, who has access to the forum, has found
a new message. It's from Crowley, was a sub of best friend and
trusted, who says I've traced the receipt you sent me from the priest and
it looks like the cathedral has heard activity there. We all got this on
the forum on this forum, which form not the private group chat, but
public like in the Hunter's chat on the forum. I would assume, right,
the Hunter's forum chat. Yes, this is any one of you that
actually has constant access to it, which is probably including Sonny. I imagine.
Yeah, okay, new phone, It's great. I usually defer to
Karla to answer forum things first. Uh, I think I'm just staring at
it, Jude, I'm sorry, Yeah, okay, So he's talking to
Crowny. So if Kay doesn't, I'll head over to her and I'll look
at it and I'll say we are right. Yeah, looks, I trust
you. I just hoods at the cathedral, do you? Activity isn't right
now? I just kind of worried. Man, I know it's scary cathedral.
I don't understand it either, but yes, it's like if you came
to me and to me you're a vampire. I don't know if I would
be able to do it right away. And I want to believe that I
was saying a big difference and he wants to fight still, and I'll know
when the time is right and I'll do it. I promise I'll do it.
So that's what you're saying. Brave of you? I really brave,
you know? Yeah? But I may not. Then I just I gave
her a hugg. It's uncharacteristic for me. Back. I'm just going for
the crime. He's saying, there's a wevel for the cathedral. That's what
Mosco year. Wait wait, wait and evinced the cathedral. It looks as
though he's there right now. What he's at the cathedral right now? The
hood man, what do we want to do? Do we want to go
yet? God, we're gonna go. We're gonna God, We're gonna go.
We're bringing him. No, yeah, what are you talking about?
We bring him up. We're not going to bring the nuclear fucking weapon we
got sitting right there. I mean I'll come, I'll help. He got
control over you or anything? Can he like fucking or anything like that?
Can he see through your eyes right now? Not that I know of.
If he could, then I mean I'm surely I would be attacking you.
Can I have a bit of your blood? Yes? Right? Yeah,
You're just gonna let him have some of your blood if its something to him,
just blood in it. You can have some of mine as well if
you want from from what I understand it, it makes you stronger and faster
and healthy. Anything else, I'm fucking exhausted. I've been fucking staying up
sitting outside of the hospital every night, waiting for something to creep in and
get you. He fucking treats himself like a guinea pig. Anyway, fuck
it, go ahead, deal, let's have a bit of it. Can
we get a syringe get cut of him as well? I'm thinking like,
basically we might be able to get some for Ali. What do you mean
they're reading up about all these stem cells and ship what we're going to fix
his back? Correct? He might be able to fucking what? Holy shit?
You know what I mean? We'll fucking cooking up like some mulled wine,
fucking sort him right out. No, no, no, he fucked
himself up in a car accident. Oh it's possible. I mean, I
I've never I've never tried it. So yeah, well we got to get
to the cathedral. Let's have a bit of it. Now, what are
we going to get out of him? Who's got a syringe? There just
so happened to be some syringers out on the table, right, I got
a comedy that want me to fucking do this? Do you want to do
it? Who wants to do this? If you trust me with a syringe,
I'll do it myself. Yeah. Check. Please, you have a
vial of blood and you are hungrier. The rats did not say a few
more. Probably would, but I'm not sure you have time. All right,
Diana, you've got a shot glass or something. I don't want to
fucking drink it out of a syringe. Oh my god, are you sure
you want to do this? But what's the worse that can happen? Are
you just doing that to see if it's going to hurt him? Oh?
Your brother? Are you drinking it first? Just to make sure it's not
going to do anything weird? It's it's in regards to experiments. It's quite
good because it's not a good experiment because he's on a bunch of drugs already.
If anyone should do it, I should do it. It would help
me. You're fucking no, you'll be doing me. Feel me? It
will make me all right? Trust me, I'll be right, you know,
isn't it all? Would say something about it when you don't drink it.
But what if it's the drugs that are making you feel stronger and stuff.
Yeah, there's that. And then what does Allie always say about how
they're already off the closed off in science? Give me, give me something
about like, you're not a good test if you've got a bunch of drugs
in your system. Science. Just listen. You should have seen me in
the first time. I grab grab it. I grab it if I can.
I can't, you know what. I go to grab it, and
then I'm like, it's yeah, it's just I think instinct for me to
try to grab it and take a couple of steps and I grab it.
I don't want her to drink it, so I just look at the and
I say, just take the needle off and shoot the syringe in your mouth.
Can alright, one of them comtail shots? All right, fair enough,
squirt the blood into my mouth. You squirt the blood into your mouth.
Oh my god. Oh doesn't taste as bad as you thought it would,
that's for sure. But think this is probably some of the best fucking
shit you have had in a very long time. Fo you feel a lot
stronger. Oh some shit you got in your veins? Boy? Whoa,
Okay, I'm good? Oh well, what happened? All right? We've
got to fucking going. We let's fucking go now before this ship wears off.
What to do? I feel away? All right, it's like caffeine
color. That's what a thousand fucking red bulls that is. I hate to
impose the topic, but if this is something that you want, you want
to heal for what we're about to face, you should probably do it now.
I'm not sure we will. I'm sorry, I'm going to choose this
position. I don't know. I don't healing me or anything. I did
have a entirely your choice, of course, but what I feel fucking good
though, it's probably best to do it now. If you're going to like
Colombian ship, that is like fucking Colombian ship. We've got a couple of
years back. I don't think I can. I'm sorry, of course,
alng is just gonna last. All if it's gonna heal. If it's gonna
heal, you don't push her. No one pushers. Okay, all right,
everyone get into the vehicles, go find Ollie. We're heading to the
cathedral. Yeah, yeah, easy, I'm driving. No, you're not,
Jack, all right, Jack, you want to take the case from
me, Yeah, I'll dangle him. I'm shit a driving, but better
than you. All right, you're ready to try and take them from me.
I moved my hand as quickly as I can. I try to grab
them. I think in this instance Jack manages to grab them. Fuck I
could drive and then you can all keep an eye on me. Yeah fuck
no fly, Okay, just not tried. Maybe we should try that.
M hmm. Everyone piles into the car, and I think, like,
right at this moment, uh, the old folk story of if you kill
the original vampire, all of the people it have been has turned die or
turned back to normal, or are cured or are saved or something like that.
Many many variations just kind of springs into whoever wants to So many reports
this rean it's true. I mean it killed quite literally two birds with one
stone. If that's the case, how can you talk about it that way.
I'm already dead and like no one of but I know that I have
to die, regardless of whether I'm still to me that I think I am,
I still have the evil inside me. How long before it it takes
over? We have to I don't want to, but we have to be
realistic about this. I think I have to keep slapping theo's hand and stop
turning the radio up. Oh yeah, for sure. And at this point
you are all sat outside of the cathedral. There are lights on. It
has recently been renovated at great expense because apparently last year someone bust a hole
in the wall and shattered some very very important stained glass windows, some sort
of vandal. But it is now fully restored. And ahead of you are
huge solid wooden doors and one of them is slightly hr letting a ray of
warm light out. You're right, buff, and yeah, I feel fucking
brand new. Give me the game one, give me that Garrand in the
back, don't give him anything. Yeah, you don't fucking got the long
gown? No one there you go? Sure you're right? Oh yeah,
you just dropped something. You just dropped some molly. Got to stay awake
for this ship. Keep your focus, bro, Oh, I'm focused,
all right? All right, I'll go in fucking first this time. Hang
on, what yeah, trust me? Let me go in first. Then
we send in the fucking some of their blood, and then you two stayed
back, all right, Dinah and Jack can come in after that. Look
at me, You are right, I ain't never been better, and then
I actually kind of believe him this time. Look at me? Why do
I go on? Are you all right? I'll can do my five times
table upside down right now? All right? What's four times three twenty eight?
Right? And I don't know I don't know Eiver all right? Who
is going in first? Mate? I'm already out of the van. It's
looking a lot like out of the van. I've got that n one fucking
garrand I've done the thing where it like does the chamber the tang and the
fucking bullet chambers and walk. I don't even close the door, and I'm
moving up the hill. I am only looking at you right now because he's
just drank some blood. I am watching our own pet leach as we go
in, and for the rest, I am looking around for a giant dog.
I've forgotten about the hood, okay with awareness and I'm all I'm all
drugged up, blurry walking mm hmm, which is a bit like not really,
we don't let each other do anything. You've also noticed that you can
see extremely well in the nighttime. Your senses have been heightened by this Blood's
amazing h for successes. You are convinced that there are absolutely no dogs here.
There's no fucking dogs. Yeah, he shouted so loud. What are
you doing? What there's a werewolf? I just put my hand over his
mouth. Stump. We're trying to be discreet. You've forgotten why we're here?
Are you're fucking kidding me? He already knows where? How do you
know that? Well? How do you unite here? What are you talking?
What the fuck said? I don't if on the never mind, I'm
on the forum, but it's on the iPad. Diana got me an iPad
that's back at the thing. I ain't looked at it. I assumed he
got a fucking texting your beer. I thought we were coming because he told
her. Now he doesn't know we're here. This isn't ambush, maybe hopefully
still Well fucking well, then I'll tell you what. Then, you two,
Diana, Jack, you go around the fucking back, this time running
out, and me and the fucking super soldier going in the fucking front door
loud that way. When he runs out the back, you'll get him if
he comes at us. We love him. It's not a bad plan.
If I if I'm allowed to be in this, Oh man, I try
I try to hand you, Hama my sword because I can't use it.
Sonny, who gets it? Sonny? Sonny gets you got given this absolutely
gorgeous but humongous great sword. And I think as soon as you touch the
hilt you can feel something in this sort. It is not a normal sort,
but you do not understand it beside its presence. Okay, intriguing,
thank thank you. I think you would know that. I mean, I
don't. This is the most important thing to me other than you guys.
I talk about my sort all the time, and I most definitely would never
let anyone touch it, let alone use it. So I kind of like
I can't lift it, so I can't, but I kind of gesture for
you to take it. Okay, let's just try to kill him. We
have to. I do anything like what he's done to me to anybody else,
exactly everyone. You arrive at your appropriate places and quietly slide into the
church through various doors, is lit by candles. Once again, you see
austeer stone, columns, wood, all bathed in a life giving warm glow,
and it is dead in here. You can hear nor see no one
aside from yourselves who would like to do an investigation check, unless Diana,
I would actually like to sense use my sensing abilities, I'll do the investigation
then, okay, yes, Diana, what does it look like when you
do your your sense the unnatural? Diana wears a a bullet on a chain
around her neck and it is engraved with the word viva, which means to
live. Essentially, so in just basically true supernatural show fashion, I just
hold it. That's all I do. I just reach out and hold it
and see if I can sense something around me. Yes, Roll, you're
something and all before you do, would you like to use desperation for an
extra three dice? Yes, I absolutely would. Then what do I need
to do to make that happen at the I think there's a modifiers step.
Just add three dice and I will read them. The leftmost dice on the
roll twenty, I will count, oh baby a crit Okay, so nothing
problematic from your desperation dice. But you've got a crit. So that is
seven successes. You feel this place throng with supernatural energy. There is simultaneously
something a couple of signatures, perhaps from from Sunny's direction. You recognize absolutely
the death stench on him. But there is also a very different feeling coming
from underneath your feet that you can use to guide yourself. Yes, I
start walking, come up against a solid war that you have an instinct as
a hunter, as an inquisitive, you are certain that this is the way.
So over here, I start looking around on the wall for any access
point. Yes, what do you mean? What do you what's here?
That's this way? I can't explain it. You just have to trust me.
It's this way. I'm just following. Who cigarettes you find an embellishment
on a a wall down the side, and even no sound at all.
A hinge falls inwards in a section of the well. She reveals to you
a itch black room staircase leading down. I phone a hook. Just to
the right of that door is a very bloodied brown hood and cloak. I
look to everyone and I turn my phone flashlight on. All right, into
the fray, so good, and I begin walking into the darkness. All
of you go down what feels like minutes. You start to hear hera trickle
of distant water, and eventually it comes out into a large, rather dingy
old room that is at one end a stone plinth. An inside you can
only smell dried blood. How are we getting Hollie downstairs? Hmm? If
he doesn't then I'll carry him and got the strength to all right, yeah,
Alie? Are you staying at the top or you do? You are
in contact with them? I'll stay here all right, Okay, I'll be
on the phone listening. Get that fucking gun, the whole pistol and okay,
okay, he's got a look, he's got an mp FO. All
right, yeah, all right. Do I still feel something pulling me in
a direction? Oh? Yeah, it is stronger than you have to be
first at this point, and the feeling draws you to pull your light over
one distant corner of the room, up some steps, and now you see
a man draggled with ice, blue ice? What are you doing here?
What are you doing here? This is where I've lived, survived and saved
the city of Manchester more times than anyone. What are you intending to do
with me? Now you've found me? Need to kill you bastard? What
have I done wrong? You think the mark is? You think the mark
is some sort of awful blight? Do you think it's not worse than me?
Do you think I would be doing this if I had any other choice
you always have any basically, kill him. Where the fuck are you?
Who the fuck are you? I am Harry Hunt, and I have saved
this fucking city for longer than you have been alive. I have been fighting
for the rights of every occupant and this is my last fucking ditch. Okay,
a betrayer? What is the black mark? Demon? The black mark
is from the dark Heart. I don't know what it is, but I
know that I can stop it. Color color, I can't. I can't.
Why what do you mean? What are you doing to stop it?
There's a resist I am feeding on these people, save them from it.
I am who gives it? Who gives it? I don't know? I
find it, and I eradicated and I am a mission here. Everyone shut
up. Everyone is going to have to resist with intelligence and results. What
about me, with my special bullshit? You have an easier time, That
is it about me? All FaceTime? You have the hardest time of all.
Find your way down if you like. That is intelligence resolve And at
this point you all see a third eye open on this man's forehead and blood
begins to gush from it. Yes, ah, so it looks like oh
okay, the only person who Oh no, the only two people that can
talk are Jack. It's sunny. Am I supposed to add something to my
role? Uh? Probably, but I don't know what it says in the
book. To be honest. Okay, that's fine, but you I think
it just makes it easier. But with one success that is not enough.
But how does it make it easier because I just did the same role,
right, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, same role, but less
success is required? I see? Okay is what I'm going with. We
should really read the book. I don't care. What's just it's weird.
Can't I can't? You have to help me, Tala, I'm just directly
looking. I'm the sal Rosen. I can't talk. I think I'm assuming.
I don't know how this works, hunt Master, but I'm assuming that
I am having like I is it just that we can't speak? You cannot
for a short time speak at all. Okay, you've been told to shut
up. But Sonny and Jack, you are in a position to do something.
Will you? Will you take my blood and fight for me? And
I literally like, buy open my wrist and offer it to color. This
isn't going to go how you think it is. If you have any other
better way, let me know now, and I will save these people.
What do you mean, save them from eternal torment? You you are,
yes, And I've killed many more beside him, So let's just I'll drink
it, get on with it. The moment he says, yes, I
killed him and I would do it again, I'm instantly Color. You grab
Sonny's wrist and you drink deep and it tastes like power, and you even
feel the sword, feel a habit resonate in the back of your mind that
yes, this, this is where you can find the strength, and your
ribs snap back into place like painful beast. Oh it is not pleasant,
okay, but you do feel the strength returning to you. And at this
point no negative twos, at which point from a side entry, Ollie comes
out of the darkness and kicks this Harry fella in the back of the knees
and he goes down barrel right into him. Sum yeah, I'll attack,
I attack, I attack, And now that we are done with this farce,
Color and CEO kindly kill mister Harry Hunt. That's something about him that
sickens me to my soul. And what can I say the caterer always provides
calor and THEO. Would you like to make your attack roles? Please?
Yes? Yes, sure, I think I even question this. Tit for
the eye in the center of his head with the garrand come buck, do
I I activate? Right? I do the activate the artifact if you'd like,
uh, yeah, uh, that's okay activation. There's a little thing
in here that I click on to roll. But my question is what does
this feel like? Am I just like, yes, I will obey,
Like what is this? Or can I fight him? Because I have that
special bullshit? I think you feel like in agreement with Sonny. Okay,
Sonny's been right for so long at this point, it just feels natural.
Okay, And I roll what firearms want? Firearms dexterity and do I get
the desperation three thing? Yeah? Put three on that if you're willing to
cause problems. Absolutely. There is nothing but loud drum and bass going through
whenever you if you focus on THEO, whenever the camera's on THEO, it's
drum and base and then it goes back to something else because he is fucking
on the inside of his head. It's it's his own heartbeat that is leading
away on this one. Absolutely, yeah, he's off his not I'm aiming
for the eye in the middle of his head as well. I'm like really
like hyper focused up as I pull this old World War two looking in one
garrand up silver bullet. Well, I'm not going to say you missed with
that. Roller is six successes and calor. Yes, please take one point
of willpower damage, as Haba replies to you in kind, you don't need
this, get the fuck on with it and use what you've been given.
Okay, Then I roll without any bonuses and take a willpower damage. Okay,
oh that is a crit though. You speed across this empty room,
and I think that both of you and Ollie combined find him at a severe
disadvantage. The eye in the middle of his head explodes. Whoa and how
do you stab him? Palla? I go, I go straight for I
wish I could impale him, but I can't. So I'm bringing the claymore
down and I think I'll go straight for the neck because I just want the
other side. Yeah, yeah, lock him, yep, you lodge your
sword in his neck, and I'm going to say, uh, I will
roll for him. See what he can do in return. This is actually
going to be against Ollie. Two successes, Ollie, if you'd like to
do decks plus athletics or dodge a swipe, I would try to be two
successors if I don't have athletics, Can I still roll it? Yes?
Okay, Olli. He cracks you in the arm and like a death bot,
flail and three three superficial damage. You feel your bones vibrate from the
impact. Quick, You're all fucking fools. And he gets up with the
sword still in him. I think it's time for Diana or Jack to do
something. Yes, I have a question. I am fully aware. Am
I fully aware that Sonny just turned basically in his like I was deceived.
I'm trying to figure out. Am I aware that I was deceived? That
was a pretty That was like a pretty big I'm the bad guy reveal?
Right, Oh, you're pretty aware that there is a dramatic shift in Sonny's
disposition. Call a caterer what I've that means? Wait, he called himself
the caterer, right, Okay? Always can I? I mean I come
up behind him and I stake him. I stake him in the heart.
I just I stak him in the heart at that's the first thing that I
do. Okay, he was my responsibility and came in the back together.
Diana and I am still near you. I toss my vial of holy water
at him at the same time as you're driving this steak. I probably tossed
it at his face. I just want to be super duper clear here.
Oh my god. I just I just so that I can know exactly what
Diana would do. Yeah, no, I understand Diana, because you have
because yeah, sorry, yeah, should forever? No, no, no,
no, this is well, you don't fail. I guess that is
a dexterity brawl plus one from the distraction from Jack and Katerra. Could you
please roll me dex athletics or stamina athletics if you're just going to take the
hit, I suppose. Sorry, that's a plus one class one. I'll
go dexathlets and try and avoid it. Two successes. Would you like to
reroll anything? Diana? Uh? Yes, I'll spend a wheal power to
do that. And how much can I roll? Three? Three? D
ten? Reb There is one extra success I'm going to give it to Diana
in this instance. Kater there is a shard of wood that Diana has just
stabbed you with. You are not steaks, but it hurts like hell.
Please take two silk superficial damage. Okay? Can I in response immediately look
at her and got a fuck off, Yes you can. I believe that
is grow some dominating, that manipulation dominate versus your intelligence resolve, I believe.
Okay, So how do I roll? So compel whis someone's stakes imple
action? Oh? Yes, that is? Is that the one arisma plus
dominey. So I think you can just press the button next to that,
and if not, we can just add detense. It's probably because I'm not
sure how it is all over. Yeah, add up your dots and do
that and we'll take the first ones as your hunger. Yeah what happens to
me? Yeah, Diana, you're going to need to roll this one too
fast. Sorry, what I have to roll resolve on that intelligence resolve.
I am going to pass out with one success. You beat the caterer.
Very irritated, I spit in his face. Well what are you doing?
Leave him alone? Kill that one? I showered, Diana. I see
I can't take any more. Yeah, thank you. Yeah, let's look
go to Jack. You threw a thing, but and then take a lot.
You're prepared for this. So I threw a thing and nothing happened.
Well, now there's glass and water all over, Sonny. That's yes,
sure, since what we learned with Ali's help in the past couple of weeks.
May I have a silver tipped rowan wood stick. In Olie's notes,
he recommends everyone takes silvery water, garlic, and a Christians. The only
thing I don't have is the garlic I have actually in the notes, you
can go read them now in my pocket. But may I have that steak?
M Yes, it's not of very high quality make, but it'll do
in the moment. That sounds like a dexterity melee roll, Oh boy,
this art to go? Well? Boys, okay, page two, paragraph
six one success. I'm not going to make you roll against that. Okay,
might you know what? Wait? How many guys do you have for
this? Yeah? I'm not gonna make you roll against that. It scratches
you, but your skin reacts in time for this one and the silver tip.
Remind me? Does that hurt you? And where would I find that?
Oh? If I haven't possibly in chronicle here. No, it doesn't
look like it does anything special. And Jack, you notice this as you
are now entangled with Diana and Sonny and we return to Holly. I see
that Diana has switched targets, and obviously this is a bigger target. And
I'm coming over to the meley over there with my book of hymns of sacred
songs, and I'll read out his banner over us is love our sword,
the word of God. We tread the road the saints above with shouts of
triumph, trod by faith. They like a whirlwind's breath swept on over every
field. Welly, would you say you were a believer? I believe in
the knowledge? Do I necessary believe in an omnipotent micromanage God? No?
But I believe in the truth that I have read that correlate with each other.
How does that stand with you? Hm? Let's roll your resolve in
a cult and paterra your intelligence and you're a cult or resolve in a cult,
just do the same thing. There is nothing worse than a hunter who
knows how to use the strength of their belief. And while you are not
repelled, Ollie is suddenly a much less desirable target. Very well, then,
friends, we see what true nightmares are made of? Can I go
full horrid form? Oh? Please do? What does that look like?
I feel like all of my spine rips out and wraps around me and encases
itself, hardening around the heart. My shoulders spike out, and my skull
elongates. My fangs pull forward out of my mouth and the lips pull tight
against them as my eyes becomes slightly more dazzling, and a tail like a
scorpion's tail, rips out of my back like a spiny xenomorph. Oh shit,
this stuff is strong. Who is your target? Okterer? I would
probably go for Diana because she's the one that's I can't get and she's the
one that actually didn't fuck off when I told her to. So okay,
okay, yeah, that looks like I strength brawl versus However the fuck you
want to get out of the way of this, Diana? Did you?
Oh? I should probably ask quickly. I am healed from our last encounter
with Harry, right, because I didn't check it off on my sheep,
but I was in the hospital. I'm fully healed from that. Let's say
yes, okay, thank you, thank you for being so kind. Do
I get any pluses for being in horrid form? Oh, horrid form.
You can add four points of something to something, so I'm assuming you have
extra damage. You also have a plus one to this role, because I
don't think you can get much stronger. No, I have a plus two.
Have a plus two? Okay, bye, guys? Sorry? And
what am I rolling a little measly human resolve? Well, it depends on
how you want to get out of this run. I guess avoid athletics.
Okay, do I have any pluses because I'm like so powerful at this moment,
like in my heart because I spit on them. You might be feeling
good about that, but in the moment, no, oh, you have
won the roll off unless either of you want to spend willpower. Oh yeah,
yeah, I'm spending willpower. I'm more than happy to do that.
Roll three more dice. This little lady calls me a splinter. How do
I so? I just click on the willpower or just patre is significantly taller?
Now, oh yeah, I'll take that. That's an extra two successes
this Diana, if you spend your last point of willpower, will be one
dice that may or may not save your life. Okay, well, sounds
like a good dan. I mean, I guess sounds like a good deal
with me one D ten one D ten all of the British leaving my body.
A nine is a success. And as the caterer's tail whip pierces the
ground where you were stood micro seconds before, the entire room shakes and shatters
of stone are spread everywhere. In the meantime, THEA calor please roll your
attacks? Am I able to uh like in D and D roll to break
from his control? Yes? But THEO cannot I'm afraid. Yeah. Uh
hm hmm. Willpower minus the do I do the thwart the unnatural? It's
on page ninety eight. I don't know what it does, but it says
resist supernatural power and it's composure is what is giving you this opportunity. I
see it. Okay, so what am I rolling again? I'm so sorry?
Uh oh, there is an edgepool for this. So yeah, let's
say composure. I'm assuming are cults. Yeah that's what it says here.
Okay, all right, do this work? I think O cult plus composure.
I am hit the button. Okay, it's under you have it under
discipline, So I just hit the button next to it. Oh cool,
now I see it. Three successes is not enough, all right, then
I will attack Harry. Yeah that's your strength, melee and THEO. That
is your uh dex fire arms. Two. I'm fucking falling all over the
place. I've seen this thing attack my brother. I've suddenly seen Diana go
mental. I think I'm tripping balls as I see the caterer turn into t
Rex. And then I'm just like Pana was just fucking wildly looking as I
fire a shot, just probably into the brick wall next to where Harry is.
Actually, then I dropped the garrand and I pulled the fucking obsidian blade
out. Yeah okay, and I just start walking towards him Laneth, because
he's kind of half on the ground right, Yeah, he's trying to stand
up. Cala has just run him through. He is not doing the knife
position. I'm joining the knife fighter, but I start I mean, obviously
it won't be now, but I'm walking to I'd just dropped the gun and
I pulled the blade out, and i'd shout towards him as I'm walking,
I've got Loki's blade, mate. I look at his thing, and I
just start kind of walking towards him, off my nuts stumbling. He looks
to you in a mixture of confusion, fear and anger, leaven this thing
around, because in my head this is Excalibur, you know what I mean?
Whatever it is that I've bought barrying dagon a market again, Shit's popping
off in my head. Everything looks crazy around me. Okay, I think
that covers everyone except check. Mm hmmm. My attempt had no effect.
And I am a techie, techy gal, but uh not a fighter.
And may ask what time of day it is? Oh, it is well
into the evening at this point. Did we see are there's still people like
out and about on the street. Is this cathedral pretty downtown? Y?
It is basically in the center of town. Yeah, why what are you
looking to do? I am going to I have no masquerade to keep.
I am going to run out into the street and start screaming murderer and help,
help, murderer, murderer, help, over and over again, and
try to say call the police, call the police, and I'll have my
phone out. I'm sure I'm shaking, but all nine one one this ship.
Mm hmm. Okay, I I don't think you have to make a
role for that. Someone comes up to you, yeahs looking to help,
and yeah, I'll say the phone, there's a mediac there's a maniac in
the cathedral, started in the cathedral downstairs, trying to murder my friends,
and and I've dialed nine. No longer talking. Yeah, I'm no longer
talking to this person. I'm trying to get the police here and uh then
to hopefully spare some wives, i will run back into the cathedral and shout
so that they can hear me downstairs. I've called nine on one. I've
called nine on one and hoping that the monsters will hear me as well.
Okay, do fucking shit in this country? Love. In that case,
I'm going to bring him background to the caterer. What would you like to
do on your life? I would probably turn round to After Diana jumped out
of the way, I turn back, look at hunt. What what state
is hunting? He is not looking good. They've got him on the ropes.
Oh fantastic. I'm gonna go and bite him and drain that fucker.
He's not going to go down easy. I want that tasty, tasty blood.
It's real tasty. Please roll your uh strength, meloy and he will
resist apparently, Is it mellow with the teeth? Oh, with the teeth?
I know. I guess it's brawl, isn't it? Head butts so
off? I could assist you with an obsidian blade. Mm hmm. I
mean at this point, I think it's going to do more than you expect
it to your your mine. So you finally come out of the woodwork.
Oh Starshine, it was so tasty. You betrayed me, and now I
will get what is mine. There is nothing on this earth that belongs to
you, and when you die there will be nothing left but dust and pain.
Did you not heal? I'm the cater I again, get you anything
and bite him? Let's go, sonny, I'd like to attack him while
he's feeding. Uh. Hell, I'm gonna hear him with a book?
Can I trind stabbing with my crucifix in the back through the heart? Give
it a go abril or something, isn't it? Yeah? That's gonna be
strength? Or does Jesus give me any strength in this instance? No?
Despite it being a holy place, I'm afraid not one. Paterra. You
feel nothing. I don't even notice. You don't notice. Very absorbed.
It's a very tasty meal with six successes. You drink, and the trick
of the salubri is that their blood is delicious. These hunters don't even know.
I don't even know. This is the first time you've done it,
not the first, our second. A very long time ago, you and
he were brothers, siblings in arms. He shared his power with you tiniest
bit, and you have been wanting to do it again. It was so
tasty. It was like the rarest meally you've ever had, given so delicately
and yet taken away so quickly. Ah. What price does a brother have?
Betrayal? H m hmm and the sweetest revenge theo in your trance.
You raise up this obsidian blade and you plunge it right into the center of
his chest. You watch as from that blade outwards, uh, bright spark
shoots, and you watch cracks form as he begins to turn to dust.
Let's go, Sonny. I'm like, I'm like hitting Sonny's flank, just
completely unaware, really just hitting the side of this thing, watching this thing
go. My mind is just racing. M Oh, that's a good point,
do I healer, But you are at hunger zero. I can tell
you that does it count as Mike kil never look, I say completely out
loud in character, Palla Theo. The spell seems to be broken as the
caterer is distracted, Diana Theo. Ollie. You will watch as the marks
that you have been so doggedly chasing begin to burn in contrast to this white
divine light that you see coming from the center of Harry. And very soon
he is dust and you are left in a quiet room with the only sound
the drips of blood coming from the caterer's chin. All right, do I
know like we've snapped out of it, but we know that he has done
this to us? Correct? Absolutely, I kill him. I try to
attack him. I absolutely try to attack him, and I'm going to die.
I don't think I'm I don't think I'm aware that I was even in
a trance. I think it was all drugs. Yeah you can. I
think I'm just still fucking losing my mind, wobbling around in a corner calor.
Yeah, you're the closest aside from the who is not with it.
You attack. Yeah, I'm gonna call on habit uh and I will use
every bit of desperation I have. Oh, I think you were certainly up
to four Desperation now, so yeah, yeah, that is four extra dice
on your strength? Melee, Okay, do I roll again for Harbor or
do I just do the yes? Okay first? Okay, does that get
the four or no? Uh? I don't really know what. It depends
on which one you would like to give the bonus too. I'll do the
attack. Since I already ruled the three. You take another point of willpower
damage from Haber refusing to relinquish its strength. Can I insist? Can I
like to spend all of your wellpower? Sure? He answers to me,
now, because we have something to kill. Spend all of your willpower.
He's going to cause you problems for the rest of the campaign. I most
certainly believe that this is probably a psyche breaking incident that has happened to her,
so absolutely certainly. Yeah, okay, you swing with four from Desperation
and then three from Haber on top of your already immense dice pool. So
seven it added to it? What? Yes? Okay? Extra seven?
Am I allowed to attempt? She just rolled fourteen dice? There's nine successes.
The theo is off his tits now. I'm not going to say,
you don't hit the caterra, but the caterer is also planning something. What
is your next move, Kterra, I think as the sword hits me,
and like, yeah, I think as the sword hits me, it breaks
through some of the the skeletal armor that I have hit. And I turn
and I glare directly at Color and I say, your friend was very tasty.
I hope you understand that it's because of your hobbies that you die now.
And then activate Dominate and say THEO and Calor defend my exit. Okay,
Cala and their Color. You have embedded habit into the caterer's carapace.
For lack of a better word, you, I'm gonna have to roll Intelligence
Resolve alongside THEO. Do I get these special resistance Yeah, let's say that
ADS makes it easier. Okay, sorry, say again, what we're rolling
Intelligence plus Resolve. I'm already so confused, Like she swings her sword and
I was probably like no, oh my god, like I don't even then
I turn back and I'm already like confused enough calla THEO. You stand between
the catra, Diana and Olly as Jack also runs in at this point,
and you watch the caterra shift shape to fit through this door that Ollie found
on his way in. Slam a single fist against the wall and watch this
entire room begin to collapse. Goodbye, my friends, I am sure will
need again. Yeah, leg it quick, leave him alone? Stop?
What the fuck is over? Your blood's up? He's dead, Look,
he's dust. I think I am blocking the way. I've got haba my
clay more up and raised, but tears are streaming down my face. Sorry,
So everyone's blocking the exit, THEO and can get blocking your exit?
Yes? Okay, yes, so we can't get through the other eggs behind
us, Okay, the way the care only Yeah, we can't go up.
So Ollie came in a second direction, right, so we have to
okay yeah, yeah, so you do have this staircase escape. Yeah,
but all he can't come with us, so we don't. He's getting away.
Who's getting away? The fucking leech Sonny. We all have to leave
Sonny alone. We need to fucking leave. This place is coming down,
just fucking changed. Can we just get through? What can we come through?
In that case, it is the other way around, because that makes
more sense. The staircase is the one that's collapsing. Okay, got out
that we can. We can leave out the other way. You can all
leave, get out. Let's go, come on, yeah, go that
way, Go that way. I turned right back around. Sonny's all right,
Sonny went out the other way. I doubt we can deal with Sunny.
Now, come on the fucking words. We're still gonna call on that.
Fuck this, I'm friandicuck. All right, Everyone on all fours looking
through the dust to see if the obsidian knife is shattered, yb city,
Let's find out ibsidian knife is not. It looks a little loose from its
hill, but it is in one piece and escaping through the route that Arlie
found. All of you watch as piece after piece of masonry falls behind you.
You stumble out into the street with sirens and onlooker's covered in dust and
blood. And that is a very good place for us to end this evening.
OKAYO say it again, Josh, say it again. Oh, you
were about to fuck up the caterer, but you were all so far in
up Sunny's ass at the end there like there was no opportunity to Oh,
I mean Harry could have survived, but no, that was it. Wow.
Thank you everyone for watching, sticking with us for an extra time,
and thank you so much for joining us, and then thank you very much
for having me so good. So moments from one episode, one character,
the yeah, the shift, the color change, everything was so twist.
I feel like you had all of us as well. You know, if
there was definitely had Tuesday, he didn't have Jack, but he had met
me. Yeah, it's it was certainly an interesting one. When Josh was
just like, so, do you want to play the and I was like,
oh, yeah, because you've seen the first two seasons. In the
first two seasons, yeah, oh my god. Those of those people in
the chat who are just watching this season for the first time, the cater
is a major antagonist that's recurred through this thing, so we're like, what
the fuck. I feel like I had an idea the moment you said where
how so I was like, dude, it's the warehouse, like the warehouse
from the first two seasons warehouse thing as well. Yeah, you should have
known. We should have known. By proxy, me and Balin have had
sex. Thank you, well, by proxy, I'm Valain's child. So
yeah, that was your opportunity to drop the freeze from the Hey daddy,
that was it? That was it? Sorry, let me just one more
time, Hey daddy. All right, Valan Vane everyone please make sure to
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was it was a well winded guest that we've ever had. Yeah, thank
you. Killed it killed it, killed it, killed it, killed it,
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You can just hit play and cane through all the old ones and catch up
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Go hmm, don't don't I used to feel that, but fear excitement?
No, I don't. Well, I do that. It's like a distant
memory, even if it's happening right now. Sometimes I find myself wondering if
I'm reliving something versus experiencing it now? Is this what it's like to go
mad? Stop? Stop that you like it? I promise you can't lie
to me. I am you maybe a darker version? Or am I the
opposite of you? What does it mean to be human? What does it
mean to be human? Is that not what you're looking for when you do
this? What's it like for you? I know you like it when they
cry? I find that boy kills it for me a little. You See?
What I like is the expression you have right now? Your mind is
racing. You're thinking of a way out. You're calculating all the ways in
which I might slip up and you could defeat me. Stop me from hurting
you? How did I get here, I'm supposed to be the hunter,
not the hunted, and the look of absolute terror as you know what I
am capable of because you have thought it, you have done it yourself,
and the fear that it may be worse than you ever imagined. And my
darling, my love, I promise it is so much worse. I understand
obsession implicitly, but I do not understand this new obsession ascension? Why to
be anything other than what we are? Angels and demons aren't ascended beings anymore
than we already are. They can be just as fierce, just as beastly.
Why would anyone ever want to tame that? In fact, I think
we probably all share the same blood. I don't want to ascend into something
else, something new. I want to relinquish myself. I want to surrender
to my instincts. I don't want to tame my beast. I never have,
and I wonder have I always been this way had these desires? Is
this what I would have eventually become? And the kiss just gave it to
me sooner? Is this what all humans become? If given enough time?
So that means I'm more human than you? Patrick? That's disappointing somehow,
Alas I have already made my choice. Patrick, my master gave me a
gift, the end, the apex, the apotheosis of my desire, the
reverie of the end of my obsession, and with it he earned my utter
devotion. I will follow him into the sunrise. If you were but to
ask, I would spend three more months, years, decades in that tree,
suspended, with my guts hanging out of my belly, if he were
to desire it. Though I gave him a gift in return, I have
reignited his passion, his obsession. He's distracted by that for now. But
what happens when he hits the dead end? What happens then? You know?
I thought it was Lionel for a while, and I'm sure he knows
that one day they won't be at odd What will I do then, Oh
Patrick? Though I am enjoying the conversation, I tire, ever so of
the subject matter. Perhaps we could discuss more after dinner. I can't wait
to see what you have to tell me. Can I know when this line
goes? When I start without steps,