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[May 20th-30th] Another Cause for Me to Fight (Richmond Territory Claim)
He'd been sucking it up for months. Holding back waiting to see if Daybreak would get off their ass and do something about the shit that had gone down in their territory since Raymond's rise (which ended promptly with his fall, a thing Daybreak had no hand in). But all they'd done in Richmond was decide to build that eye sore of an insult to all non-witches. 'Center for Magical Innovation'. Bullshit. Center for slavery of non-witches was more accurate. Starting with the fae.
When Faolan had spoken against it, Daryl had hopes that maybe what little loose leadership the clan had might be ready to get up off their ass and do something. But that didn't happen and a month passed while the Center sat there, getting used. It's visitors abusing folks in ways it was hard to get any proof of. Just rumor and small confessions of a few fae who'd been able to slip away. Some of the stray cats in the area talked about it, too. Didn't like how it 'felt'.
Another month had almost passed and Daryl was done with waiting. He'd set up small patrols with others he'd trusted among Hillingdon months ago. Stuff to help protect the residents in the ways that Daybreak had been neglecting to. It wouldn't take much to turn those patrols toward doing something more.
Richmond was basically his territory already. It was time to make it Hillingdon's too.
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When Faolan had spoken against it, Daryl had hopes that maybe what little loose leadership the clan had might be ready to get up off their ass and do something. But that didn't happen and a month passed while the Center sat there, getting used. It's visitors abusing folks in ways it was hard to get any proof of. Just rumor and small confessions of a few fae who'd been able to slip away. Some of the stray cats in the area talked about it, too. Didn't like how it 'felt'.
Another month had almost passed and Daryl was done with waiting. He'd set up small patrols with others he'd trusted among Hillingdon months ago. Stuff to help protect the residents in the ways that Daybreak had been neglecting to. It wouldn't take much to turn those patrols toward doing something more.
Richmond was basically his territory already. It was time to make it Hillingdon's too.
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20 May - Some Harassment of the not-so-locals
When people clear out and there's a lull in foot traffic, the two Hillingdon women head on over and put on fake smiles. They take the flyers handed to them, then take the whole stack and dump them all in the nearest public trash can. While the witches protest the treatment, one of the pair pulls out some matches and sets the whole thing alight.
Around the territory, other similar incidents happen. More noticeable at night only because the trash fires are easier to see.
21-27 May - Delinquents and defacement
By the 25th there have been at least two incidents of graffiti blackening the windows of the Center and defacing the doors have occurred with little recourse on the side of the witches. Whoever's doing it seems to know how to get past any minor magical alarms or protections. Or maybe they're just lucky. And from the looks of things through the eyes of cats, Daryl's pretty sure it's more than just one person doing it.
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As far as anyone else is concerned, he's been on his best behavior. And being on his best behavior, he's of course very interested in the state of things in Richmond. When he makes another round past the Center, the last thing he expects to see is an army of rats tearing the place apart.
He should probably, like, do something about it since he's still technically allied with Daybreak, but all he can do is laugh. Because this is pretty great.
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"Tut tut," he says, blood still on his mouth from the rat kills. "Defacing private property. Why don't you run along back to the sewer with the rest of your foul little friends?"
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And, well, as an American and a former witch, she was super against this. Not. Cool.
The problem was that Katherine supported her, and it was a bad decision to go against her Alpha. But Laura couldn't stand by and watch this. She had a seat on both sides of the aisle. Sure, siding with Daybreak would perhaps win them a seat at the Council table. But all of those around them had made their declarations of loyalty clear. To stand with Daybreak would be stupid.
So here she was. Disobeying her Alpha in order to stick to her guns. Which, in this case, meant she was going to take some of the gorgeous flowers on the property, and use them to decorate her kitchen. Petty, but pretty.
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Tucking the lighter away in her coat, she approaches Laura and politely clears her throat to make herself known. Then raises her arms, letting it be known that she's a friendly face- Honest! She has no love for this centre. Not by a long shot.
"Need help in that? I can recommend you a lovely flower arrangement with what they have here."
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Heading over, he greeted her, "Hey, if you'd like to grow some of those, too, I saw a quite a few of those same flowers dug up roots and all. Crazy what the local wildlife will do around here, right?"
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His magic isn't offensive, but people regularly underestimate the strength of illusions. After all, it's amazing how fast witches will evacuate when they think they're being firebombed. When they think there's monsters at the windows.
Eames himself is around, seemingly just watching. Drinking a coffee, talking to someone, whatever. Just the occasional twitch of his hand to give away what he's doing.
ota.
Mostly, he's in the shadows, but he'll hide in plain sight whenever he can get away with it. Just a regular old human unaware of what's going on.
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30 May - Shutting the joint down - before
When he was joined by a few of the patrols that wandered by, he felt better. And when a couple of the people he specifically asked to join him actually showed up, the nerves started to fade.
They could still lose this. Witches did have magic. But at least they were doing something.
Daryl nodded at the latest newcomer, "Hey. Thanks for this."
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"Yeah, no problem. It's actually been kind of fun."
Daryl might notice that aside from graffiti, it looked like a chunk of the property damage in the area had been done by rats.
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Today was a bit of both.
"Of course," Evie says, giving Daryl a small smile. "I can't stand by and let such injustice be done, be celebrated in my city."
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"It is my pleasure to be here with you, mon chat," he says, reaching to run his hand across the railing as he approaches up the stairs towards him.
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30 May - Shutting the joint down - during
On the sidewalk stood the first of the witches trying to get in for the day.
"Uh uh," Daryl shook his head, waving her off, "You ain't getting no where near goin' inside. This all is Hillingdon property now. And you ain't got permission to pull any of the shit that goes on in there. Center's closed."
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He's petting one, watching Daryl turf another witch, and he stands to pass her on the stairs as she leaves and he moves up to speak to the man of the hour. Smiles cordially as she stares daggers at him; obviously she knows who he is. Probably blames him for this instead of Hillingdon.
"So how prepared are you for the heap of shit that's going to come your way after this?" Eames asks quietly, no emotion in his tone. Mostly just curious about how Daryl plans to hold on to this.
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Which is exactly what she does. A small contingent of witches gathers just outside the campus – not the poor frightened employees, but a group of witches who are ready for a fight. And Samantha herself makes an appearance, Mogget curled up around her shoulders, flanked by two werewolves who are both at least a head taller than she is and a shapeshifter in the form of a large and powerful German shepherd. She's literally brought in the attack dogs.
"Him," Mogget whispers. "He's the ringleader."
The dog rushes ahead of them, barking to scare off the stray cats. Samantha marches up after him, hands balled into fists, the picture of righteous fury.
"Everyone here is under arrest, by order of the Night Council! Come quietly and you will not be harmed."
Obviously, if they don't come quietly, it'll be a different story. Mogget's claws prick at Samantha's neck, the cat tensing up. She's had every protection spell under the sun placed on her before coming here, of course, but he still doesn't think this mangy bunch are going to come quietly.
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.....i'm going to have to warn for animal cruelty here.
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Except some of the dogs don't seem to be listening. Case in point, Ghoul's near the front of the building with a small group of witches. One of them points and tells him to do something, to which he shrugs and says, "Nah. Looks closed to me." The shock from the witches quickly turns in to outrage, and in no time there's a full-blown argument going on right there in the yard.
Each demand, threat, and insult from the witches continues to be met with a bored-sounding nah, but he watches the three of them very carefully- just in case one of them decides to go wild and start throwing magic around, whether it be at him or someone guarding the Center. He'd love to plow one of them down, actually.
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If they did, she would walk them right back down the steps one at a time, unyielding, and walk right back up where she'd been. It would be easier to fight them but she did not. She was a mountain, immovable, and quiet, her eyes everywhere and on Daryl all seemingly at once.
And when things simmered down a little, she, too, had treats for the cats. And a bottle of water that she silently offered to Daryl.
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30 May - Shutting the joint down - after
"Want this place guarded, 24-7," he said in a voice raised just high enough to be heard by his people. His feline friends would do some of the watching and raising of any alarms if someone tried to pull shit. "Figure out what to do with it later."
If anyone who'd helped him tried to go inside, well, he wasn't gonna stop them.
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"JUst let me know how I can help. You got my number?"
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Center For Magical Innovation Investigation
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But, here she was herself, preparing to pick locks that needed picking, breaking things that needed breaking, and seeing exactly what sort of horrors Samantha had cooked up.
Oh, and you can bet she's got her iphone fully charged so she can document this. This way, there will be no denial of the truth.
To start, she's found her way to the very door she and Kieran had managed to open last time, before they were stopped by a busybody witch.
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His first priority is making sure there are no more fae left caged or stuck in circles down there. There's more he wants to see, but that can all wait.
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