#goldfinchfreehold

Sylvi calls the Goldfinch crew together outside the front door. "Tonight, a victim is protected within," she indicates the doors of the studio. "Our symbol watches over him. And we? We go in search of those who hurt him, those who blame him, those who terrorize him...those who must know what it is to be terrorized!"

Prissy grins "I can get behind this..."

"I think we all can." Sylvi has a vindictive light in her eyes...and she doesn't seem to be adding any conditions or boundaries on this little endeavor. "Ready? Let's go get 'em!"

And off they go... almost no rules!

Pookas skulk in their animal forms. Redcaps hunt like the living incarnations of hunger. Satyrs have an almost devilish appeal this night. Even trolls seem a bit more monstros

It's a race to get to the address, a wild and wind-swept mob of wilders tearing through the streets in their own ways.

Dagmar may want to hang back, but it's impossible NOT to notice the wilders running amuck in the streets

Laughter and shrieks and catches of song! Rhythms clanged out on street signs and garbage cans!

and some innocents might get caught in the wake... oh nothing harmful, but but passions do fly

"Here!" Sylvi eventually calls out. "Here!" Then she lowers her voice to a stage whisper and says, "This one!" as she points imperiously with a gold-gauntleted hand at the building bearing the target address.

RIkki snaps some dross, and every window at the house pops open at the same time!

"Damn treaters!" SOmeone curses...

and a woman sticks her face out....fitting the description Seth gave

Sylvi laughs. "I guess it's time for the trickers, instead!" She nods to the others, confirming this is one of the targets. "It's Go Time!"

Dirk starts up the chain saw, nice touch. The folks try to call on their cells for help...

only to find the cellphones exploding in their hands in what looks like hellfire! Nockers know their props

"Oh, you guys are good!" Sylvi praises the team. And since the windows are open, it's an easy matter to climb or hopscotch inside. All of them.

Sylvi hops them in... only to see the father holding a gun "Devilspawn!"

A quick bit of chicanery and all the father can see is a mad scattering of flickering lights, all different colors...or perhaps those are police car lights he sees? Regardless, he can't see where to aim!

He fires anyway, because, of course he does!

"Get him!" she screams to the others! It's not artful, but it IS urgent and heartfelt!

The gun fires and Sylvi sees Lucia charging, but she's also in the blast... snagging one wing, she pulls her friend HARD to the side, causing the blast that was sure to catch her in the chest instead clip her other wing! Possibly saving her life

Siv evokes the wyrd, and her rapier moves and disarms the gunhand.. leaving him open and confused!

Sylvi is a troll, even if not the biggest. She backhands the mortal across the face!

What do you know, that oath to the hold gave her some extra muscle on top of her kith's regular boost. he flies back and whams into the wall with a groan.

"Damn, nice bitch slap" Dirk says

"Bastard shot my wing!" Lucia is not happy about that

"Thanks," she says to Dirk. "Your turn." She turns to Lucia to see how bad it is.

Dirk leans forward "Sure..." He grabs the guy and shows his teeth "Spare the rod.... spoil the meat"

LUcia could use some healing

the man screams

No doubt, he's getting an education

Sylvi really wants to watch Dirk go to work...but Lucia is in need. She pulls her to the kitchen and finds a clean bowl and runs some water from the tap to fill it. "Can you give me a loose feather?"

"Sure..." She hands it over

Sylvi uses it to stir the water clockwise three times, casting well of life, and then uses the feather to flick the healing waters onto the wound, once, twice, thrice!

And despite it being SPRING Magic in the very heart of autum's power... the wound heals quite well "Darn you are good at this"

"Thank you!" Sylvi basks in the recognition briefly. "Grab a cookie at the Lodge if it still needs work tomorrow. C'mon, lets watch what's left of the show. I wonder what happened to Mommy Dearest?" She leads the way back into the Room of Terror.

Eve comes out "Oh, mommy dearest is untouched and left alone, her shadow however is not on her side"

"Her shadow?" Intrigued!

"Whispering all her secrets... come on, I'll show you"

It proves to be quite educational

(End scene)