#fenixtj

Under the house a street gang is using, plastique is mined. The troll squeezes through the basement.. well, she did tell him to lay low, can't get much lower than under your foes.

Detonator ready.

Seems the signal will reach here.

Good. When they return, problem solved with a switch if need be.

I am nothing if not a dutiful lover He thinks wryly

A veil, and he slips out.

Meanwhile, Jessica has, in fact, returned after a too-brief visit Norte.

"Okay, the gang fighting seems to have hit a pattern," Mitra says "Strikes every few hours, counter strikes.. that sort of thing... as many of us have been holing up, no reported changelings hurt so far" Filling her in

Jessica nods. "Right. We're ok on supplies?"

Diego answers that one "Honestly, the DeBukes have been filling our coffers. I'm not always crazy about midwest options but you can't say we're short of things. Apparently they got a big glamour rush from quest completed on top of it and even gave a bit of dross"

"Damn. I knew I should have made time to stop by...." She sighs. "Well. Hopefully we'll be able to move some refugees out soon."

"If it helps, I gave them our thanks" Diego says

"And I thank you for that, Diego." Jessica claps him gently on the shoulder. "Ok. I need to get some information on the refugees. Father V around?"

"I can get him" Sir Jack offers.

"take a bit. He won't leave his flock for long periods"

"I understand. Maybe you have the info, Sir Jack? I need to know how many of each we have; Fae, Kinain, and Dreamers."

"Number shift, but out of the ones we know of? 6 kithain, 14 kinian, 8 surefire dreamers, 20 more that show promise" Sir Jack reaches into his pocket "Heck, Father V has names down. Darn Jesuits are bonkers for paperwork, or is that francesicans?"

Jessica nods. "Ok. I'll need that list. We'll start with the 6 Kith; can you get me a profile on each? Do you know if there's anything holding them here with the other refugees, like family they won't leave without? We're going to have an opportunity to move them up north, but it won't be strictly legal."

A few snickers break out among the crowd

Diego says "Fenix includes Pimps and thieves, crafters and con artists, smugglers and scumballs.. saints and sinners aplenty, I think you'll find 'strictly legal' doesn't make most of us blink. Either we fear no law because our dcause is rigtheous, or we fear no law because well, laws never stopped us anyway"

Nods all around..Diego does have a way with speeches even now

"Good point, Diego." To Jack "Anything holding the 6 kithain here?"

He sorts through the notes "Hold on, my latin is rusty... two of them have family like you guessed, one has a lover who isn't kithain."

Jessica nods. "How many in those families?"

"Three and ..shit, six." A sigh "Who has a family of six?"

"Lots of people" Diego says

"So papers for four, seven, and two." She confirms.

"But we do have a source for the papers?" Mitra confirms

"Yes." A bit grimly.

"mmm" Mitra nods "We'll get things in motion, any other orders?"

"Let's work on the other categories, Kinain and Dreamers. I need to make a phone call."

"See if you can find out where talents lie, Sir Jack" Mitra says

"Yeah, I better go out to check on Father V as well" Sir Jack says "With your permission, Chapulleh?"

"Of course, Sir Jack."

He moves out, taking his sawed off Chimerical shot gun with him.

Mitra shakes his head "One day that Liam is going to trip over his duster and sense of badassery"

"Sir Jack is ok." Jessica says. "Hang on just a second...." and she makes a call, giving someone the number of new IDs needed. "Ok."

"He's full of himself" The Eiluned says "But as he's almost as good as he thinks he is, he'll be okay. You know the type"

Mitra moves along with Jessica "You understand I am full of questions?" Quietly

"You should know some details." Jessica agrees. "I met someone who can help get good fake papers and move the refugees north."

"Clearly or we wouldn't be going ahead" She says "Safe locations? You'd hate yourself if it turned out to be sweat shops and the like"

She nods. "That issue was discussed, yes. No one wants to see that."

"Good. Now, would you like the bad news?"

This done in private

Jessica stops and blinks. "There's bad news? What?"

"Duff is up to something. He snuck out after you left, and I had Tito Woden scry on him. Your amour made a call, picked up a case of something.. and I believe he is currently in the basement of the building the invading street gang is using as a musterpoint"

Jessica face-palms.

"Dame.... you had Tito Woden -scry- Duff?"

"Well I can't do it..." She huffs "And frankly I get tired of folks acting like an Eiluned without soothsay is like a man without facial hair"

"It -does- kind of make you stand out, Dame. But, not the point. Great. So Duff's up to something; what's new?" She looks kind of pissed, though.