#earthrunes

"Hey now, becareful, That's Tyson, becase He WILL rip an ear off." the man does use this chance to pull her back to also get a bit of a feel all while 'protecting her'

August is right there..... he does not look pleased.

Dear lord, there's so much money in here. How long have they been running this thing? Vince can almost smell the animal blood on it, indeed, chimerically? It's drenched in it. I smells of abuse and cruelty

She yelps slightly at the grab...but then grins and doesn't move away. "Sounds...rough."

Sergei looks to Vince

He rustles through the safe for a moment, seeing if there are any other items in there. Keys? Contacts? A hand wiped against his leg as he pulls back, as though the money was actually blood drenched.

August rests his hand on Coradel's elbow.

A black book? contacts! Notes! IOUS... yeah

A voice calls out, "Let's get this going, they're getting restless. They'll want the dogs out now so what's the hold up.." A redcap walks in.

The redcap is scrawnier than most of his type. Still vicious looking in the eyes.

The voice is closer to the dogs than the money, just to be clear

So it's August and others who see him.

A glance to Sergei. "Someone should call this in to the fuzz. Let them come round up the dregs. A 'hot tip'." Thought, he pulls out the black book and pockets it, and quickly douses the cash with... a flask! "Oh, but you deserve better..." he murmurs to the whiskey, and then flicks his thumb as though lighting an imaginary zippo, and lets the cash go up... in smoke.

Sergei smiles and nods. It would appear he approves

Smoke rushes out.

Coradel's eyes land on the redcap...and GLARE.

"You."

August seems mostly focused on Coradel, but her reaction has him glance over to note the redcap. He draws himself up, back straight.

She leaves the company of August and the very grabby man, striding straight for the Cap. "Andrew, right? Hello, dear, let's talk." She towers over him, and doesn't hold back on the Grandeur.

He watches the fire burn, then carefully tips the desk chair over, so that the top of it rests against the open lip of the flaming safe. A glance to Sergei, and he mouths, "Oops."

August, glowering like a storm cloud, follows Coradel and boxes the redcap in.

Coradel says to the 'Cap in a very clear, firm tone, "Cancel the show. Send everybody away. Now."

Then he slaps himself on the forehead. "Oh, you scarecrow of a lion." He holds his hands before his mouth, whispering into the cupped palms. "Tyger, Tyger, burning bright... princess Ciara, I seek tonight..."

Before he can be boxed in, the rredcap backs away... grunts as his mind is Nearly overwhelmed and says "Cancel the show... and kill these mother furkers" he himself is in retreat. He's running? the redcap is running? He was not as 'boxed in' as they like, the open door still to his back and he's taking it

"Norm? what's goign on , why does this lady think you're me?" the fellow who grabbed her asks.

Coradel's not listening, she's in pursuit...a flick of her wrist, and a sword that will very easily kill the 'Cap is in her hand.

Someone yells "Fire! the office iss on fire!"

Panic

August moves with her, seeking to flank the redcap as he draws his penknife.

"I have him!" she yells to August. "Get the dogs out!"

To Sergei. "Perhaps their vehicles have thorns in the paws... for he who baits and runs away, lives to bait another day."

With a snarl, August diverts and heads for the cages, leaping over barriers as needed to smash cages open.

August then sees that Andrew has drawn a gun and is pointing it at the back of Coradel's head!

She is a moving target, chasing the 'cap, but....

Another spin, and he races to strike Andrew with his drawn blade, screaming warning and rage at the same moment.

the bullet fires, but wide as a sidhe lord brings hismelf in full and carves Andrew from calf to Thigh tearing him open

This means Coradel presses and manages to strike the Redcap who is stil ltrying to run bckwards.

The dogs break freak in a frenzy of confusion

August will press his advantage.

Norm gasps as he's wounded, slaps his hand down on his blood and slaps it against the wall to the outside of the building "I see a red red door and I want to paint it black" And slip through! Portal passage

Coradel strikes again...but he's gone. ((Does the portal remain?))

(Did Sergei respond to Vince's suggestion?)

"I have no idea what you're saying," Seergei says "But it sounds like the dogs are out, I must attend to that else they go crazed"

Coradel dives through the portal after the 'Cap, slicing as she goes.

And she's gone, the door closing behind her. She's out there alone with him, or is she?

August screams again, enraged, and assuming his opponent has stopped moving, he'll try to go after Coradel.

The wisdom of August's plan turns out to be useful, because the cap turns on Coradel and draws a gun of his own "Fuck the escheat, Fuck you and..." that's when the she troll grabs him from behind, "WHERE IS THE CHILD?!" Raises him, and then throws him against the wall he just went through

Meanwhile, in the office, a quick phone call. Only three numbers needed to be dialed, and a plea that there is a fire... before Vince turns and stalks into the smoke, disappearing from sight.

Coradel follows where Ludmilla flung the 'Cap and stands over him, blade tip in his face, to preclude his rising if he's even still conscious.

When the wall rattles on August's side, he -runs- for the door and flings it open to seek the spot out and find Coradel.