#cofcpromptstarter

[human-shifter-patch]

Outside Area || Downtown

Patch was soaking up the sun, having been Underground with his friends for the entire night, when he saw caught a glimpse of something. Turning away from the sun, Patch looked to his left and smiled. The person passing by had the most unusual features that Patch had seen, especially for Chicago. He knew that he had to have it. “Hi, I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude or creepy but can I get a photo of you? I’m a artist and I would love to capture you in this sunlight,” Patch asked, walking slowly up to the person. 

[legendofharris]

On the L

Zelda walked towards the person standing with her hands facing out. “Hey listen, I know it’s late, but they’re going to get us out of here soon. The train runs all night so the repairmen must too.” She channeled her dad, and tried to think of what he’d say. She turned to look around the train and caught someone’s eye. “Right?”

[jiahucleirigh]

@ his apartment

Jia puttered around the main floor, still tipsy off of the drinks from earlier. As he meandered he found himself breaking down the illusions he’d put in place for the party. As he moved into the kitchen he heard a groan. “Hello?”

[luke-the-coywolf]

The Interview

“Thank you for agreeing to talk with me,“ Luke gave his best winning smile as he turned on his recorder and settled down with his pen and pad. This story and interview about the local disappearances is what his career needed. “For the sake of having everything recorded, let's start with the basics. What is your name and title?“

[unknowingly-skylar]

“It was a mistake! I swear it was.“ Skylar was nearly in tears as she watched a liquid drink, from the person in front of her, dance out of its container toward her. Skylar couldn’t believe this was happening and right outside of her temporary home above Judson’s shop too. She didn’t know how she was doing it or how to stop it from happening. Skylar had forgotten her key and was thinking of returning to Jace’s place until Audo was off from work. Turning around to head back to the city bus stop, Skylar noticed the liquid floating towards her, bending and shaping itself into a key that looked much like the one she normally used to open the shop door. Sadly, the liquid was floating away from someone else. It was a mistake! I swear it was, tumbled out of her mouth before she could stop it. 

[thefullwilders]

In his Cop Car

Monty shut the door on the supernatural, grateful that he was the first one on the scene. He gave a nod of thanks to the other office who volunteered to clean up the mess and slid into the drivers seat. Monty readjusted the rearview mirror, knowing that the cuff should hold the supernatural, but still not wanting to let them out of his sight. “I won’t be bringing you to lock up and the crime scene evidence will be lost, but I need to know if there is anything else I need to have cleaned up. Before we get to your boss’s place.”

[conradkaale]

In the Underground

Conrad slipped along the walls of the Underground, following the same path he always did. They’d lost the extra funding to SKIN and Conrad was determined to find something that would make up for it. Some new route they hadn’t tried before. It would probably take days to carve out the wall, and he wasn’t even sure it would lead anywhere; so he went alone.

He took the opposite hallways that RED favored, instead going towards the lounge. Hiding beneath a velvet curtain, he took to work gnawing on a large brick. He made quick work of the clay and squeezed himself through the passage. He was rewarded with the sounds of distant voices and the smell of blood. It was difficult to see in the dark, but he found a wall and hugged it as he walked in order to keep his bearings. Once he hit another corner, he began to chew again. It was when he entered this room, that Conrad was struck by a sudden wrongness.

Conrad felt the room spinning before anything else. The walls looked as if they were closing in and for a moment Conrad doubted he could squeeze his way back through the hole he’d came in through. The pressure on all sides made him nauseous and he was panting heavily by the time he squeezed his way out. He kept close to the walls, leaning against them to help him find his way aboveground. Every movement Conrad made felt as if he were dragging 50 pounds of breaks along with him and he collapsed. His breathing was sputtering and weak and it was all he could do to change back to human before passing out.

[derekmartin]

Just a Hunch

Derek was only working off of a hunch at this point, but it was more than he had acquired in months. He of course had been able to cross off rat shifters and already known face claims for human shifters as possible candidates, but that had still left the field of possibilities pretty wide. He finally had found someone who could possibly be D.W. He had been working relentlessly to find the man that had broken his tail, and now he could be close. He knew he had to be careful, and he knew he might find out his hunch was wrong, but he was willing to take the risk. He approached the person carefully, hoping to be able to strike up a conversation. He gave a polite smile. “Hi. I was looking for some company and wondered if you might be up for a small chat.”