Daphne stood in front of the crowd. She’d called a public forum in the gymnasium of the high school, in order to discuss recent events. She knew many of the Sunnybrooke citizens were anxious about what happened; she could sense the fear that ran through them and felt it needed to be addressed.
“Thank you all for being here,” she said into the microphone the school provided for her. “I know many of you are wondering why I called this meeting. As some of you may know, our own Honey Larkin was apparently murdered in the woods by Lake Ryn last Sunday. The FBI have scoured the scene and are conducting an investigation. I ask that everyone please let them do their job and not try to investigate on your own. Please do not badger the border guards for answers, I’m sure they won’t know anything more than we do, and please give the FBI time to get back to us on what they’ve found.
“In the meantime, we do want to be safe, so please use the buddy system whenever you leave your homes. Please lock your doors and windows and make sure anyone who visits is a friend. If you have a problem with anyone or have any concerns, you can bring it up to your leaders.”
She looked around at the many faces gathered, getting a feeling most were not happy with her words, but this was all she could offer for now.
“Are there any questions?”
Jesus Christ, Jax had never wanted a drink more since that night. But he promised Daphne that he would cut down on the excessive drinking and he never went back on his word - though it was growing increasingly hard. Showing a united front like they always did, Jax held the forum with Daphne but had let her take the floor. Daphne was much more compassionate and kept more of a logical mind when it came to times like these. Daphne the Gentle and Jax the Warrior - they knew their stance.
His patience was wearing thin at the people who were talking over his partner or just blatantly ignoring her and now was the time he decided to step in. “Shut it!” he bellowed out into the crowd, his voice echoing around the room. “This information is being passed to you all to avoid something like this happening again. If you all want to ignore the warnings then fine, go ahead but leaders better not some crying to us if you go and do something stupid. This meeting was called because the safety of everyone in this town is top priority as well as find out who did this...Now...Any questions?” he asked at the end of his rant. “No? Okay, then we’re done here.” he dismissed.
Jax turned to Daphne and looked over her face “Are you okay?” he asked, concerned “I’m sorry for butting in. I couldn’t stand there and watch them ignore you like that”