#anywhere

At a time while Tweak is on the phone with you know who, Jessica may notice a woman looking a bit lost as a fellow chats her up, not just any person, but an Eshu and a trucker.

Jessica does, indeed, wander closer.

"They'll never give you asylum, but you and your husband can be made to have a new life" He says, "I know ways trhough the system" The hounduran woman seems increasingly to believe him.

Jessica steps closer at that, and offers both of them water.

She examines the eshu as she does.

The eshu takes the water and smiles, "Gracious." He seems well, much like any ordnary Eshu. Mixed heritage, eyes that go far.

She also notices the Eshu's truck in the distance. It has a kind of glamour on the trailer.

"Nice rig."

"Thank you" He says, "It's... my liberty mobile" A grin.

She wishes she had a certain Gwydion's gift for truth telling

"Human trafficking?" with a lifted eyebrow.

The Eshu holds up his hand "Just getting them north"

"How is that different?"

"Trafficking soounds so..tawdry"

"You have support systems for them, when you drop them off?" She asks non-judgmentally, offering another bottle of water to a passer by.

"of course, of course" A smile

She seems skeptical.

And rightly so... something odd about the way he's looking at people. His eyes linger longer on the pretty women, and the healtier men.

Jessica frowns.

She turns and heads over to the truck, examining it closely.

If she opens it and he calls out "Hey!"

And inside, cages, padded to be sure, but cages. Shackles! 6 people are already collected and appear to be drugged

"Father Vestabar!" She calls as she swings around and drops the backpack, freeing herself. She leaves the doors open and heads for the eshu, eyes dark.

((She would also call for others from the crowd but Father V is the only one mentioned by name. Except for Tweak. And Rahne's not on.))

The Eshu breaks into a run!

Jessica runs after him, with her big long legs....

And he's chanting, running, chanting... starting to build up speed....

She puts on a burst of non-magical speed, seeking to close the distance as she curses to herself and searches for something, anything, she can throw to trip or distract him....

She sees a boy's toy captain America shield (Actually a painted trash can)

"I'll give it right back!" She calls as she grabs it and frizbees it at the eshu.

When Troll from America throws her mighty shield, the Eshu that she wants to peg will yield! Unless she lobs too much to the left,not on target despite her heft! So the Eshu gets away from the troll despite the mighty Shield.

The Eshu is missed by a foot or so, and his cantrip kicks in... and the slaver is GONE... in a streak and blur.

Panting, Jessica jogs to a stop and curses under her breath.

".... damn it." She retrieves the shield and returns it as she makes her way back to the truck.

The boy sighs at the dent on the shield, "Did you catch the red skull?"

Jessica presses the metal carefully, to see if she can pop the ding out. "No. But thank you anyway; I'll get him next time."

A smile as she gets the ding out.

"You'll get him next time' the boy says

Jess hands the shield over and heads back to the truck.

Father V and others are helping the people out with gentle kindness.

Jessica joins in. "Father, can you find a use for this truck?"

"Always, child. If you think we should. I do doubt the coin used to buy it is honest"

"True. But we can't sell it back or change that; if we give it good and honest service, perhaps that's the best we can do?"

"Maybe Tweak will have some ideas.... but, first, these people I think. we..haven't alerted the Authorities, but Sir Jack is looking for clues on where they were going to be taken. Maybe we can alert others of House Liam in other parts of Concordia to put a stop to it"

Jessica nods. "Let's get them awake and aware, and let's talk to them ourselves first. This caravan crowd isn't going anywhere fast, so we have some time. Once we know what happened, we can figure out what needs to happen."

A nod, and ..well, now they have some people to help twice over.

(End Scene)