Allen nodded, it was fair for Saaleha to play her cards close to the vest. Even though they’d become friendly with each other rather quickly (something he had a feeling was mostly helped along with her fascination with Elias’ specific brand of weirdness), there was always a reason for distrust in more serious matters. It wasn’t something he took personally, it was just being smart with all the freaks of nature in the shadows, freaks that didn’t have to worry about mundane things like home addresses, next-of-kins, and arrest warrants. It did make him feel a little more confident that she wouldn’t just go and blab all her secret knowhow about him and his packmate. He set the thoroughly-licked mug in the sink.
“It doesn’t have to be too specific really. Just if someone’s got some big plans that might cause huge issues far as like…human casualties, or anything that might piss off spirits or ghosts or whatever. And I don’t mean like…humans have to be dying or anything, like it could just be something that affects the overall feeling of safety, ecological, cultural, or financial what have yous in the area. People tryin’ to summon demons or other assorted bullshit that’s preferably kept where it belongs. Human rights violations. Freak accidents or murders that someone’s covering up. Someone digging up a burial mound to lay out a new parking lot or condos, or bulldozing a local forest or neighborhood. Shit like that. It’s more difficult to find that sort of crap out about local vamps or other spooks than digging around in public records or newspapers about Joe Moneybags’ ‘charity’ when he’s got an election coming up or he did someone dirty.” He looked at Elias, motioning towards the door.
“Shoes on, we’re headin’ out.” As his packmate shifted back to human form and wrangled his laces, Allen took the opportunity to pull his own boots on, hip leaning against the counter for balance.
“I mean, Eli might find something out tonight, but I wouldn’t get your hopes up. Spirits are flaky fucks that don’t exactly like us in the best of circumstances. Shit’s vague as it is, so honestly I’m just throwin’ nets where I can so me and Eli have a grasp of what’s going on, and find out if we need backup to stop it or just deal with the aftermath. So uh…no pressure if you don’t find anything.”
“Honestly this town has a high accumulation of...All sorts of nasty things that go bump in the night. I mean luckily we don’t have anything like the fata padurii around here...” There was a pause, her eyes squinted, she was pretty sure there were no fata padurii “But there is a rather high count of kindred and other things, luckily I do have ties to the knowledge keepers and can easily seek out such info myself but...”
Saaleha seemed to be deep in thought now as she fastened her backpack on, slipped out of her slippers, and into some boots, all while still keeping on her paw print socks and Halloween outfit.
“It may take me some time to really get down into the thick of it, cross some red tape and the whole nine yards but I can get you what you need. That I have confidence in, though for the more spicy stuff you may have to pay me in favours...That seems to be the usual currency around here, by the way, freebie, people here looooove favours”
With that, she opened her door and waited for the others to come out and begin their trek into the night.
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