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"Right... One bloody Mary, coming right up," Amy remarked sarcastically as she stood there looking at Elizabeth. She hoped the woman was joking because she had already dealt with enough crap today and it was only getting worse; which was made evident in a crystal clear manner as a nurse came into the room and informed Dr Chang that there was not enough medical staff to go around and they needed someone to help to with the ambulances. Amy grumbled under her breath for a moment before nodding.

"Right, okay I want a full blood work up on her while I am dealing with that bullshit," she said to the nurse before heading out. The nurse smiled slightly towards Elizabeth as she grabbed the phlebotomy tray and set it down on the tray stand next to the bed.

"Hi, I'm Mary."

Amy made her way down the hall of the ER and shoved her hands inside her lab coat pockets. Things were a made house in the ER but there was nothing major and most really didn't even need to be there. Small cuts and bruises that needed a bandaide and a kiss from mommy. She wasn't mommy. Stepping out to the Ambulance bay she glanced around and started barking orders here and there, trying to get some order out of the chaos; that was pretty much a lost cause with people running around that had no right to even be in that area of the hospital grounds. Some trying to sneak in the back way.

Amy sighed and turned on her heels, making her way up to her office as quickly as she could. Things were really out of hand and she did not like where a lot of it may lead. She wasn't a fighter, that was for sure but she wasn't going to get blinded by an attack again by a bunch of morons who thought she was a demon because her eyes were a little red still after everything from earlier. Grabbing her soft ball and bat she shoved the ball into her pocket and used the bat as a walking cane of sorts as she made her way back down to the ambulance bay.

"Dr. Chang stepping to the plate, bases loaded, two on, one out, top of the ninth. Let's play ball people," she muttered to herself as she stepped back outside and into the chaos.

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As the nurse introduced herself Danica fell out laughing. "Order up!" she remarked as she thrust a finger into the air. She couldn't help herself and continued laughing even as the Nurse gave her a look that could only be construed as what the fuck is wrong with you?. Shaking her head the nurse went back to tying off the latex band around Elizabeth's arm and prepared the hypodermics for the blood vials she needed to fill for testing.

Danica sat there snickering and laughing even through the pain, a few tears rolling down her cheeks as she sat in the chair. That was until it went from cramps to feeling like a bulldozer was being birthed from her neathers and she screamed out in pain, grasping her stomach with one hand and the edge of the chairs arm in the other, her nails digging through the cheap false wood laminate. Then she let out what may have been the longest chain of curses ever uttered in pain... Brace yourselves... In three... two.. one...

"Mother fucking god sucking cock juggling thunder cunting guzzling nut raping lard licking dried out bukake piece of horse rotting shit stomping spack fucking shit maggot slapping earwax shinning ranting asswad badger wankering enormous arse dictating fingerlicking sphincter bottom munching rug munching tranny sucker!!!! THAT HURTS!!!!!!!!!!" she yelled out before looking over at Elizabeth and her skin going white.

"Well fuck me...."

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It took Liam a little while to recover, to catch his breath as the demon was expelled, and as everything seemed to calm down. Liam had no clue what to think, what to do, he'd always been a big book nerd, he'd read into myths and the like but, was he supposed to assume now that it was all real? He shuddered at the thought. These weren't answers he was going to get himself, he didn't know enough as he sighed and glanced around. His eyes laid on the two people he knew had an idea, the witch, and the hunter.

He took a step toward them before he was swarmed by reporters. He was taken aback at first, it wasn't common for a journalist to be so surrounded by other journalists, asking questions. "I uh... I don't know anything about demons I just... Excuse me." He dodged the questions as well as he could, shifting through and trying to avoid being on camera if he could, though it was impossible as he made his way over to Daniyal and Mitsukuri, stopping by one of the reporter trucks and grabbing a first aid kit on the way over.

When he got to the two he knelt down by them, sighing. "Can... Can either of you please explain to me what the fuck just happened?" He was exasperated, confused, and frankly terrified as he reached up, his hands shaking somewhat as he began to carefully wrap a bandage around the hunter's cut arm, offering what help he could as he glanced around. He figured he'd have to get used to this, and quickly, he just hoped these two would be able to tell him something.

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Elizabeth gave a slight chuckle to Amy’s remark, “Thanks doc, make sure they’re heavy on the blood.” Though something once more pulled at her, that cusp of a craving for actual blood, the smell of it around her and she actually able to taste it on her tongue. She was a little concerned to actually say anything about her weird cravings, clearly Amy as well as the rest of the medical staff were shocked that she rose from the dead, perhaps it was best to not add on to the weirdness of an already bizarre day.

“Nice to meet you.” Was all Elizabeth responded back with, watching as the nurse put a tray of medical equipment for drawing blood on the stand next to her, first the latex band going around her arm and then the needle with the vial, though when her skin was punctured, she didn’t feel any pain from it, perhaps it was just a painless needle, she’s had a few of those before or it could just be earlier today took it’s toll and her mind was ignoring something as minor as a needle. However when the blood was actually being drawn out, it’s viscosity was almost like that of honey, it was still easily able to be drawn, yet it didn’t flow out like blood usually did, it was a little slower.

She glanced over when Danica made her comment, unable to help but let out a chuckle of her own, she certainly was an interesting person, “Relax or you’ll blow a gasket.” She joked to her as the woman was laughing uncontrollably. Her smile slowly faded though when she felt some discomfort in her mouth as her teeth started to ache, her tongue briefly brushing over them, feeling a small poke that caused it to quickly retreat back from them.

Nervously she brought her tongue back to her teeth, slowly brushing over them to a shocking realization that they were all sharpened, almost like an animals and was about to say something to the nurse when Danica’s laughing turned to screams of pain and intense swearing, wondering what was going on with her and soon got up after her blood was drawn, getting the band around her arm off, the puncture on her arm already healed, “Are you alright?” She asked, part of her sharp teeth showing through when she spoke, beginning to head over towards Danica to see if she was okay, unaware that the pain was being caused because of Elizabeth herself.

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The radio was blaring as Darren drove down the highway. There were plenty of cars heading the other way, in fact he figured the highway was more active then than he'd ever seen it before. And yet of course, he was the only one heading into town. What with things kicking off as they were, Altsoba certainly didn't seem the perfect tourist destination. But for people like him, for Hunters, it was an early christmas. It'd been a while since he'd been home, after the last time he left he hadn't exactly expected to come back, but what with everything that was going on, there was no way he could stay away.

He kept driving, reaching down and messing with the radio. The news came on, local news in Altsoba - reporting on something more than a little interesting. "...orting live from the Altsoba town meeting, where a group of individuals appears to have banded together to kill a demon, of all things! More coming after a message from our sponsors..." That was enough to draw him in even more, as Darren pushed his foot down harder on the accelerator, speeding past the cars on the other side of the highway as he made his way into Altsoba.

The streets were almost empty when he got into the town itself, and it didn't take long for him to get to the town center. Parking up, he glanced about at the police cars and reporter vans which had shown up. It was certainly popular. Climbing out of the car, he messed with his amulet as he moved to the back of the car, popping the hood and then lifting up the compartment at the bottom. Glancing about to make sure no one was around, he pulled out a magazine of salt rounds, loading it into his gun and holstering it before he grabbed his badge and ID. Closing the hood, he made sure it was locked and made his way over to the gathering.

He laid eyes on the sherrif, approaching him and the woman he was with as he cleared his throat. Once he got over to them he brought the badge up, flashing it along with the FBI ID. "Afternoon Sheriff, Agent Winchester, FBI. Do you mind filling me in on what happened here, something on the radio about a... Demon?" Tucking the badge back into his jacket, he placed his hands on his hips, slipping into character as well as he could as he looked over the scene, eyes settling on the body of Vivian.

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Jade nodded, forcing a smile at the sheriff. "S'alright, mate," she said, clapping his shoulder lightly. The younger officers who stuck around and the seasoned veterans formed human barricades around the bodies, with the few uncooperative members of the press finding themselves with slaps of metal around their wrists. Wishing she had a coffee, Jade stared wistfully over at Jake's. After her work was over, she'd head over there. Luckily for her, Cecily, ever a busybody, had already ran over to the station to grab the items needed for a proper crime scene perimeter. The paperwork would be the death of them in this case.

The forensics? Not so much. It was a bit obvious who had done all of the killing, and even if it wasn't, at least one of the reporters would have caught it on tape.

Rocking back on her feet a bit, she saw a few of the individuals involved with the attack gathering around the young girl. They'd all need to have their statements taken, so she didn't mind it much. "I've called in an ambulance for the kid already, doubt she's got a parent with her...We'd be faffing about if we did much more about this," Jade sighed, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. "Clear cut case."

Jade snorted a bit, giving the FBI agent the once over. "Right, and I'm Princess Di!" She rolled her eyes, glancing at the badge. Certain it was a fake, she had to admit that it was a rather good one. In her years working as a PI, she'd seen dozens, and used dozens. It had to have been an expensive make--not something that could be done on any old motel computer. "Why's the FBI nipping over here already, eh? Tell me that and maybe we'll believe you, Agent Winchester."

The closest office, as far as she could tell, was an hour's drive away in Seattle. They would have had to start driving before the meeting even started, and for an organization that sat on tips until it was just about too late, she doubted they would have sent anyone down to Altsoba just in case. An hour ago, the only problem the town faced was a lack of power.

That wasn't something the FBI generally cared about.

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Climbing out of the back of one of the ambulances with the ball bat in one hand and her medical kit in the other Amy looked around at the chaos going on at the Town Center. "What in holy fucking hell?" she asked herself before she started to organize things. There were not enough ambulances to get everyone to the ER right then, the place was over crowded and with so many medical professionals, along with others, making a run for it she just would have to set up a make shift base camp right then and perform her bad ass healing right there on the streets. Hopefully no one would think she was making human sacrifices; she had had to deal with enough today already. Maybe earthquakes weren't so bad after all?

"Alright, make a run two you. Tag them Green, yellow, red, or black. Greens can get the fuck out of here. Yellows can wait until later. Reds, tag and haul their asses to me. Black, toe tag them for the morgue," Dr. Chang instructed of the EMT's that were there with her that were not already setting up gurneys and make shift tables for her to work on as people started to try to crowd in on her complaining of bumps and bruises.

"Shut the fuck up! If have enough energy to bitch about a wound and walk over here you are healthy enough to go the hell home and have your momma kiss your boo-boo!" Amy barked out at the numerous people clamoring for her and the Emt's to help. God she hated emergency medicine.

"GSW to the chest, possible pneumothorax," an emt said as he carried a girl over bridal style in his arms and set her down as gently as he could moving as fast as he could on the gurney near Dr. Chang. Amy nodded and went to work. The girl was unconscious, which Amy was more than grateful for. The last thing she needed was the girl to be screaming and crying as she dug out the bullet, cut into her chest by the rips to shove a tube into the place between her lungs so it could re-inflate.

"Doc, what about this one?" another EMT said as he helped a man hobble over. He was shot as well, in the thigh but the bleeding was nearly out of control. Amy looked over but went back to work on the girl as they set up Iv's for her. She hoped that the ER had things under control but there was nothing she could right then to help them. She had to focus on the chaos around her. Packs applied, lung inflated, she moved over to the man as the EMT's rushed the girl off to the hospital. They didn't bother with the ambulance, just pushing the gurney and rushing off. With the way people were freaking out in the chaos, driving would probably take longer than just running at this point and no more dangerous; well hopefully no more but people were stupid.

"Fuck, the bullet hit the femoral artery. You two, hold him down, I get kicked you'll need a doctor," she warned as she changed out gloves as quickly as she could before grabbing a suture kit and a scalpel. Wasn't today just a barrel full of fun?

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The nurse was focused on her work and Danica's screaming; so focused she hadn't noticed the teeth. That was until Elizabeth took the latex band from her arm. Looking up she saw the girl speaking and saw the teeth. That was all Oh screw this, my name won't be Bloody Mary needed to sending her running from the room screaming in horror about a monster down the halls of the ER and running straight into a wall, knocking herself out and falling to the flood as the darkness took her.

Danica gripped the chair, the pain getting worse as Elizabeth came over to her. "Bubble bitch! Personal bubble!" Danica snapped as she placed her feet on the ground firmly and shoved backwards in her chair, sending it sliding across the floor until it hit the wall a good ten feet from Elizabeth. Grunting she took a deep breath. At least the pain let up some.

"You're giving me the worst case of PMS in history," she grumbled as she took a deep breath, maybe she should take up Lamaze classes. "I swear, you use those teeth and say anything along the lines of the better to eat you with we are going to have problems. Not that I don't like a pretty girl but I ain't a piece of sushi," she said as she still held her mid section.

She wanted to bolt, or take the woman's head off but she did neither right then. She hadn't felt like this in the woods until she came across red but even then it wasn't bad. She wondered if this whole teeth thing was new or if she was just really damn good at hiding it and the whole attack had made it come out instead of actually changing her. Either way she wasn't about to turn her back on her to run out, at least not just yet.

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Scarlet shifted a bit in her sleep as she felt her face being licked, unable to get away from the constant barrage, she eventually opened her eyes to see an excited German Shepard sitting next to her bedside, “Oh come on Rex, just a few more minutes.” She sighed, partially muffled as she put her pillow over her head, trying to sleep a bit more, unfortunately he didn’t seem to get the hint, grabbing onto the pillow, growling playfully as he tried to pull the pillow from her.

“Alright, Alright you mangy mutt, I’m getting up.” She responded as she sat up, letting out a stretch as well as a yawn, looking down at Rex who was eagerly wagging his tail.

“I suppose you want to be taken for a walk, huh?” She asked him with a small smile, Rex responding with an eager bark, leaping up a bit onto his hind legs. She let out a chuckle as she rubbed his head, “Alright, let me get showered and dressed first, then we can go for a walk, yeah?” Rex obviously liking this, barked even more eagerly.

Her name was Scarlet Warrington, a CIA agent who was sent to Altsoba to investigate the strange rumors that were going on about the supernatural, her superiors thought it was nonsense and that it was terrorists or something and they were using biological weapons to cause hallucinogens. Scarlet didn’t believe that, especially since strange phenomenons were going on around the world, not that she thought it was the rumors, but it was probably something that could be naturally explained, worst case scenario for her was that she’d discover nothing and this would be a paid vacation.

Her companion that was with her was Rex, a German Shepard that she saved when it had been abandoned as a puppy, because of that, he’s fiercely loyal to her and will attack anyone he feels is threatening her, but is quick to be affectionate to other people should she give the okay that he has nothing to worry about. Normally she’d leave him at home, but there was no one to watch him and she knew she’d be gone a few days and didn’t need his food running out and going to the bathroom all over her apartment back home, so with that, he was on the trip with her.

Scarlet went over to the window, partially opening the curtains before the harsh sunlight forced her to drop the parted curtain, great, she over slept, “And why didn’t you get me up sooner?” She asked as she looked to Rex, he responding with multiple barks as he shifted from one paw to the next, “Oh, it’s my fault is it? And who kept waking me up during the middle of the night?” She gave a grin to him before he started to pull on her pajama bottoms towards the door, “Okay, Okay, I get the idea, just give me a second.”

She then headed into the bathroom, beginning to undress then turned on the shower, it taking her about fifteen minutes as she enjoyed the warmth of the water, though Rex was becoming impatient once more and started to paw at the door. “I swear mutt, you’re sometimes as impatient as I am.” She joked to him as she gave his head a fuss, grabbing some clothes out of her suitcase that she hadn’t fully unpacked yet and then got dressed in her casual attire which was a simple slim tee and some skinny jeans. Then with all that sorted, she finally got Rex’s leash, putting it on him and then opened the door, only to feel it sharply tug as he tried to bolt out the door, “Easy boy, we’ll be outside soon enough, just be patient for a second.” She grunted a bit as she tried to keep the fairly large dog from pulling the leash out of her hand.

Once she checked that she had everything she needed, she headed outside, Rex all too eager as they began walking through the town, him sniffing around, impatiently trying to find a spot to do his business, “Oh come on Rex, we finally go out and you’re being picky? Just find any spot to do your business, it doesn’t matter.” She huffed slightly, clearly impatient at her dog before he found a spot he liked.

She heard some commotion going on in the town center, she could faintly see the flashing of ambulance lights on the nearby buildings, it was probably nothing serious for a town as quaint as this one, but she couldn’t ignore it, only problem with that though was she was undercover, meaning she couldn’t use her go anywhere she likes badge without potentially exposing herself to the supposed terrorists her bosses suspected to be in the town. “Well, suppose we should check out what the situation is, huh boy?” She asked as she looked down at him, he simply responding with a lick to her hand, Scarlet giving a small smile before she began walking to where the commotion was happening.

When she finally made it, she was actually surprised by what she was seeing, multiple ambulances with multiple people injured and a whole bunch of press crowded around the area, "So what do you suppose happened here, pup?" She looked to Rex who simply responded with a cocked head, either not understanding what she said or was equally as confused as she was.

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Elizabeth had been taken aback by Danica’s strange reaction to her as she tried to approach her, not understanding how she was causing pain to her, “I have no clue what you’re on about, I’m just trying to check if you’re okay.” She tried to explain, heading towards Danica once more reaching out to her, though when her hand and part of her face passed through a small bit of sunlight that shone through some small windows that were higher up on the wall, her hand and partial bit of her face quickly began to burn and she let out a sharp yell as she darted away from light over to a nearby wall as she held her face, gripping around the area that area that stung.

“W-What’s going on? Why does my skin burn when I go into the sun? A-And why does it suddenly heal so quickly?” She asked aloud, mostly to herself as she watched her damaged skin begin to heal, shaking from fear as she tried to understand what was going on and wondering why the sun was suddenly so hazardous to her, was it the ozone finally going away? No, it couldn’t be, multiple people had passed through the light earlier and they weren’t affected by it, nor would it explain her sharpened teeth or her fast regenerative capabilities as well as her improved senses, she was truly freaked out now.

“C-Could you help me? Please?” She asked Danica shakily as she slunk down against the wall, she doubted she’d receive help from anyone, let alone Danica who seemed to be afraid of her and considering all the bizarre stuff that happened already, such as her dying and coming back as well as her previous injuries being healed, even if someone did want to help, how exactly did you figure out why the sun was suddenly harmful? As well as how she was able to heal so quickly? Her day wasn’t getting any better, that was for sure.

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Interacting With: Mitsukuri @BlueSky44

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He had heard the young wounded women in phases, piecing together the self-righteous rant she spewed in Japanese. While the majority was lost on his ears, he understood the base of her statements and questions. "Why would you kill her?" she had demanded angrily at the professor. His eyes had wandered from the back of his skull to focus on her blurred face and managed to slur a question in broken Japanese.

"Yōgo `jihi kiringu" hōrudo-chi wa, anata ni shite imasu ka?"

He asked, stumbled to his feet for the second time that evening, almost falling again as he felt a wave of nausea and lightheadedness slam into him from the blood loss.

"Kanojo no hada wa yōyū shi, kanojo ga ikite sore jishin no ue sadizumu kōi ni naru yō ni suru, hakuri shimashita. Anata ga kanojo o ataeta yuiitsu no chansu wa kizutsuke, kanojo ga hikiokoshita fukō o sanshō suru kotodeshita."

Holding pressure to the bleeding gash across his forehead, he continued without giving her a chance to interject.

"Osoraku, dōtoku no kankaku wa watashi no mono to kotonatte iruga, hosuto ga sarani kiseichū wa gōmondearu hikiokosu tame ni sore o kyōsei-teki ni aisuruhito no shi o mite mimashoushimasu."

Having said his piece, he stumbled slowly to a chair and sat down, maintaining pressure to his forehead as he waited for medical attention, completely apathetic of the surrounding reporters.

"And when you've finished with your most attentive business, I would ask you to join me for conversation and a drink."
He called to her, reaching into his inner jacket pocket and producing a card with his name and number on the front in bold font, his fingers extending the business card to her.

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Interacting With: Jade Cornish@Morose, Darren Andrews@Pundii

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Well, now we've got the FBI dealing with this, might not end so well.

"Ok then, not much has happened besides the fact that we have two dead bodies and a few people waiting for an ambulance. I don't mean to be rude Agent Winchester, but she does have a point. The FBI couldn't have responded so quickly to this since it occurred only a little while ago. Also, we don't need the FBI here, we have this under control considering what just happened. The FBI generally has to be called in last I checked, and my officers generally check with me on things like this first. I might be willing to share more with you if you would kindly explain to me why you're here." Zachary said to the agent, a little suspicious of him, especially after what Jade had said.

He turned towards Jade, and looked back at the bodies of the Reverend and his daughter, now guarded by the police force until they could secure the scene with police tape and such. Just about everyone involved in the demon fighting were off to the side. Huddled together almost, talking and trying to keep the press away. Once the injured ones got checked into the hospital, statements were going to have to be made. Especially since the only people who hadn't been running away were them, and they were the only ones who really knew what happened. Besides me of course, I'll have to sign a written statement after the bodies are shipped off and all of the evidence is collected. It's going to be a long day.

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She just glared at the guy who had used the pocket knife. Seriously? He did a "mercy killing"? It wasn't really mercy killing unless she was begging for death. He wasn't exactly being useful in the fight, and just kind of jumped in at the end. She looked at the other two who were near her. One had helped by giving her herbs, while the other had gotten a first aid kit and had bandaged her arm. One was clearly a witch, but she didn't care. She could be friends with a witch. The other had no idea what just happened, so he was probably a normal human. Well, might as well enlighten this guy about what just happened.

"Thank you both, I feel better now, so I'll be fine until the ambulance shows up. Anyway..." she said, turning to look at the reporter guy, "That was a demon, simple really. They generally try to hide who they have possessed, but that was different. I noticed it by looking into her eyes. I really need to work on my aim when throwing holy water though. Nice job though, for someone who hasn't dealt with demons or anything strange like that, you did pretty well. Just sneaking up behind her with the vials, smart considering there were so many of us she couldn't attack us all very easily. Also..." she turned to the witch, "You didn't complete the exorcism when you first did it. It hurt her, so it was useful in the long run. We all did pretty well considering what we were up against." she finished telling them.

Finally, she turned towards the guy who was now sitting in a chair. She started speaking in Japanese, so that the others couldn't understand what she was saying. "Jihi ya no teigi wa, kono yō ni kanja ga korosa re, fujidearu monodesu. Kanojo no kega wa kanzen ni zetsubō-tekide wa nakattanode, kanojo wa ikinokotte iru kanōsei ga arimasu. Anata ga hanashi o shitai baai wa, watashi wa osoraku tsuitachi ka futsuka no tame ni soko ni iru node, byōin de watashi ni ai ni kimasu."

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It's now half past one in the small town. A light drizzle has just started, coming down on everyone in the Town Center. No one has stepped up to offer an explanation of what has happened, but some may notice a bit of a fuss over at the police department. The small coroner's office has taken in a number of corpses, all sealed up in body bags. One in particular seems to be the nail in the coffin for the small town: it's the mayor's. More bodies join his, each of them with one thing in common: they all had attempted to leave town that day.

While the news was fixating on Vivian's massacre, it's shifted since. In five classrooms all over the world, gunfire is the only noise. Sixty six children perish, and as they do, five more seals are broken in unison.

@Lady Amalthea @hagroden @BlueSky44: Joel and Kat are both given red tags. The EMTs brought them over to Amy quickly, informing her of the injuries. For Joel--major blood loss and a cracked skull. For Kat--multiple gun shot wounds, no exit wound on the bullets, and a minor cut. However, in the midst of all of this chaos, something...odd...happens. "The Beautiful Woman" approaches Amy from behind, and the moment Amy turns to look, the woman is gone--and instead, Amy's dream man is standing there.

@Lady Amalthea @Sohtem: The nurses nervously hand the blood sample over to the doctor, whispering mentions of contacting the CDC. Of course, most of them were sent out with the ambulances, yet one face in particular has returned to haunt Danica. John Moses flickers in front of Danica. Somehow, despite being nothing more than air, the lights flicker and Danica finds herself pinned against the wall.

@Pundii @Witch Cat: While Kat is being taken away in a stretcher, Liam experiences another vision. This one comes with a migraine, as a little bit of a bonus. This time, Liam sees Katsumi and the Reverend, hiding amongst the shadows in a church. Liam can make out the faintest glint of a knife and you hear a scream pierce the air, before the vision ends.
To Daniyal, Liam's vision episode merely feels to him like some sort of magic he'd never witnessed before....A pure magic.

@Sohtem: If Scarlet and Rex turn their attention towards the ambulances, they'll be in a prime spot to notice the so-called "Beautiful Woman" turn into a man! A shimmer of blue light surrounds her, and if they look past the ambulances and past the crowd, they'll notice this man taking a particular interest in the scene, holding a small box. Could be the terrorist, perhaps? Who knows!

@Morose @BlueSky44 @Pundii: In the midst of your conversation, Ashworth returns, handing over a truckload of files to Cornish. These files detail the twenty-three individuals who attempted to leave town that morning, all found dead in the woods. She grimaces a bit at the Crime Fighting Trio, idly commenting, "who knew people were dying to leave Altsoba, eh?" before excusing herself. The bodies are being removed now, thankfully.

@Morose: Howard's musings are interrupted by the tinkling of the bell, as the door opens. A hopeless looking girl comes inside, asking for a copy of Malleus Malificarum.

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Liam listened closely to the girl as she spoke, explaining the whole situation. So, he was correct in his assumption - it had in fact been a demon, as he'd expected, and holy water did seem to help, not that he knew exactly how to get more. But then Iron seemed to have helped as well, that he could definitely get his hands on. He sighed as he listened to her, nodding his head as she complimented him. "Yeah, thanks..." He said with a sigh before moving to stand. He glanced over as a few paramedics came over to grab the girl, giving the witch a nod.

"I'm uh... Going to... Go some where else." He nodded, just wanting to get away from the crazy. The second he turned however, it hit him. Suddenly an intense pain ran through his head, it was like he'd been hit with a metal bat. "Ah..." Liam groaned suddenly in pain, taking a half-step back, dropping to a knee as the pain only got more intense. Suddenly there was a flash, a church of some kind, it disappeared after a moment but the pain only got stronger, Liam was down on a knee, hand keeping himself balanced on the ground.

He groaned again as another rush of pain filled his head, this time the flash came much longer. This time he went inside the church, it was dark inside, shadows in all of the corners. He saw people there, as he got closer it became clear, Katsumi, the girl he'd just been speaking to, and the Reverend, the dead one, hiding in the shadows together. Suddenly a knife rose up in the shadows, then came a scream, shrill, terrified and in pain, and after that he was back in reality, breathing heavily as the pain rapidly left his body. "I... I don't... Wh..." Confusion and fear were over his face, he had no idea what was happening.

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Listening to the two with a raised eyebrow, Darren chuckled. It wasn't often he was called out that quickly, the girl had to be decent to have spotted the badge was a fake - or maybe that was just a lucky guess. Either way, Darren was a decent liar, and he'd prepared for this cover, he wasn't going to drop it just because he'd been questioned once. "I understand your confusion in regards to my being here, Sheriff - but if it's any consolation i'm not here in regards to the events that just happened, like I said, I only just heard about them on the radio."

He shrugged, bringing his hand up and scratching at his chin as he looked back over at the two bodies, he took a long look at Vivian's, she was in a bad shape, and it was fairly clear to him what had happened there. Turning back to the two he was speaking to, he offered a half-smile and continued speaking. "The FBI received an anonymous tip from the Mayor's office that he took part in fraud last election, and may have rigged votes, that's what i'm here to investigate." He nodded his head firmly. Turning his gaze back toward Jade, he shrugged with a smirk. "Sorry, no exciting 'Mulder to your Scully' today, gorgeous." He concluded with a wink.

Turning to Zachary again, he got at least somewhat professional. "I had the Bureau e-mail you a notice while I was on the way to town, if you need any further proof." The notice was fake as well, of course, but it was better than anything he could have produced himself, and had at least been sent by someone in the actual FBI - someone who owed Darren a favour. Kill a spirit for a man and he'll do all kinds of illegal things for you, doesn't matter who they work for. As the files were brought over, Darren glanced down toward them, but made no effort to take them from the two locals, he didn't want to put them any more on edge.

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Samantha had spent the last several days driving from New York to Altsoba Washington, she could have taken a plane but she didn't trust flying these days with all the crazy news that had been going on. As Samantha drove down the highway until she finally saw the exit to Altsoba, she turned on the radio as she heard news of she had heard the news story of a shooting that had just happened in the town and several other shootings within the town as well as several massacres in several schools across the world. As Sam started to enter the town she drove towards town hall, where she saw a group of people there and ambulances. Once Samantha was in a good parking spot she adjusted her purse and slowly grabbed for her camera to get ready to record things that have been going on.

She quickly pulled her keys from the ignition and got out, Sam closed the door to her car and made sure that it was locked she started to make her way across the street and turned on her camera, and started to film what was going on she got some shots until she heard her phone going off. Sam groaned slightly as she shut it off and pulled out her cellphone it was her boss asking where she was at. "I just got into Altsoba now." Samantha answered as she looked around the crowd wondering if she could get some questions.

"Hey listen, i'll call you later once I get more info on what is going on." She said, after her boss had said goodbye Samantha started walking around and turned her camera on again trying to get the best view of what has happened.

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Jade laughed. "I can see why they sent you on a goose chase with voter fraud if that's what you call professional," she quipped. "Let me guess--union prevented them from sacking your arse?"

Glancing over at Zachary, Jade sighed a bit. Maybe this tosser was for real--after all, strangers things had happened. Resolving to keep a close eye on him, Jade cut the sarcasm for a moment. "If this turns out to be a load of codswallop, I'll lock you up myself," Jade spat, the anger in her eyes softening when she recalled a small detail: she'd forgotten to take her medication that morning. Maybe I'm overreacting a bit... she mused, remembering the adverse effects of going off her meds.

However, her thoughts -- and the confrontation with Agent Winchester -- were cut short when Cecily Ashworth trotted over, carrying an overwhelming amount of files. "Who knew people were dying to leave Altsoba, eh?" Cecily joked, handing the files over.

Cornish rolled her eyes. "Always positive, Sea Salt!" Jade snickered, watching as Cecily went back to the station, prepared to deal with the increasing chaos and decay. Flipping through them, Jade saw numerous familiar faces. Jake, the owner of the creatively named Jake's was among them, as well as their beloved mayor. Families with small children suffered the same fate. Grimacing, Jade handed the files over to Zachary, allowing him to take a look.

"Looks like we've got a serial killer," Jade sighed. "Or there's something really awful in the water that rivals Flint."

From what she had witnessed, all of it could be explained. Vials of acid had been thrown at the Reverend's kid, strung out on drugs and having been the victim to some nasty attacks. The Latin shouted was a distraction tactic, and after all, the girl had been stabbed. That killed her--the same thing that would have killed anyone else. It was just another case, some maniac using the apocalypse as cover for their deeds.

"Got any leads, Mr. FBI?" Jade asked pointedly. "Or are you only equipped to handle voter fraud?"

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Howard carefully thumbed through his newest find, a copy of Götter, Könige und Tiere In Ägypten. It was as pristine as it could possibly be, though he had plans to do some mild restorative work on it soon. The frayed spine needed attending to, and while the pages had long since yellowed, they could still be better preserved than they were. After all, it was one of the most elusive texts on paganism in Egypt--how could he possibly not attempt to save it?

He glanced up, hearing the dreaded signal of intrusion. Scowling slightly, Howard shut the tome and removed his gloves, setting them both on the desk. Sweeping towards the front of the shop, Howard raised an eyebrow at the girl, her face expressing only one thing: desperation.

"I'm sorry, there are no extensions on assignments," Howard explained, waving his hand dismissively at her. "I don't care if your gran died or if the world is ending--the term paper is due when it's due."

"I'm not a student," the girl scoffed, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm here for a book--I've been told you're the one to go to for things you wouldn't find in the public library."

Howard's eyes flashed dangerously, turning again to face the girl. He chuckled, shaking his head slightly. "What exactly are you looking for, Miss...?"

"Adriana Byrd," she finished, tugging a bit on one of her gauges. Howard tried to avoid staring at it--he always found those things positively ghastly. "Malleus Maleficarum. You got that?"

Bowing his head, Howard walked off without a word, returning with an aged parchment book. The cover had long since vanished, with him only being able to retain the pages and the binding that held it all together. He frowned a bit, pondering what on Earth this Adriana Byrd could want with it.

"This book was written to instruct on killing and hunting witches," Howard mused. "What could you possibly want with this?"

The girl's eyes flashed dangerously, and Howard arched an eyebrow. No one in Altsoba had ever asked for some of his more priceless pieces--and strictly speaking, he had made certain to price them out of anyone's ability to purchase. He had the Book of the Damned and countless other wonders. Only a fool would sell them. "The same reason they used it back then, Mr. Brighton," the girl answered.

"Right," he smirked, setting the pages doing gingerly. "I'm 'fraid it's not for sale, but I can sell you copies of it. I have a few already prepared."

Adriana nodded, a smirk on her face. "That'll work."

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Amy shook her head as she changed out of gloves yet again, letting the blood covered ones drop to the street at her feet. The EMT's bringing over two more patients for her. What the hell was wrong with people? This wasn't World War Z was it? Okay, maybe it was. She half wished she was back in the ER serving up a rare steak to her one walking dead patient or tending to Holy Woman with the Peanut Oil's family. This was getting out of hand and quick. The injuries she was bring brought needed a lot more treatment than she could do. Well she could handle it but there on the street without all her equipment and running around like she was Hot Lips Houlihan and Hawkeye Pierces all wrapped up in some Nurse Kelly Eggroll wrapper was not her idea of a good time.

"Get pressure on his head and get it it cleaned out so I can check to see if I need to drill a hole to relieve pressure," she said to the EMT that was tending to Joel.

"Drill? Here?" the Emt exclaimed as he grabbed the iodine and gauze.

"Well unless Scotty can beam our asses up to the OR yes! Get to fucking work," she said as she turned her attention to Kat and grumbled under her breath as she cut the womans clothing away and had another EMT put an oxygen mask over her face.

"Multiple GSW's, run an IV, we have to get some pain meds into her before I start digging those bullets out," she said as she turned around to grab the Kelly Straight Blade Forceps from her kit. Amy froze as standing right in front of her, between her and the gurney where her things were, was what some might say was the man of her dreams. He stood taller than her, ginger hair, scrubs and a lab coat with the brightest blue eyes.

Amy for once in her life found herself not only speechless but dumbfounded. That was until one of her patients, god only knew which one, yelled out in pain and she tried to get by him to get what she needed. He kept moving in front of her, reaching out to her nearly before she stepped back. He would step closer. Normally the woman would have yelled for him to get the hell out of her way, or taken a ball bat to his skull but when he held up a picnic basket filled with crappy hotdogs from the ball park, the woman could actually feel herself melting. Oh this was not good.

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Danica perked a brow as she sat there, massaging her lower abs with her fingers and really wanting a shot of demerol or something like that. "Um, to quote Azrael from Dogma 'cause you're a fucking demon,'" she said rather sarcastically as she sat there. She wasn't sure the woman was a demon yet but she knew she wasn't human anymore no matter how much she wanted to deny it. "And here I am without my putter blessed by Cardinal Glick," she muttered under her breath as she sat back in her chair.

The woman didn't seem to be trying to eat her, yet. Maybe this wouldn't turn into some bad scene from that 80's crappy movie called Demons. She could only hope at this point. When Elizabeth asked for her help she looked at her like she had lost her ever loving mind Something like this. Granted all smart ass comments went right out the window as John suddenly appeared in front of her and seemed to part her attention like the fucking red seas.

Reaching out she tried to touch him but her hand went right through him and then suddenly she was lifted out of the chair and slammed against the wall of the room. Her eyes widened as she grunted from the shock of the slamming of her back to the plaster and wallpaper. "Son of a bitch!" she yelled out, trying to get down, trying to grab ahold of anything but there was nothing within her reach. Kicking and flailing in the air as her elbows drove back and she tried to push off the wall but it was no use.

"You want help, get me the fuck down!" Danica yelled as Mary came back in and froze seeing what was going on. Danica looked between the to and had to bite her tongue from saying, Order up!

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Scarlet let out a sigh as she gazed at all the chaos that still was going on, the press being relentless, medical staff getting people stabilized and sent off to the probably nearby hospital and it was just a pain for her. She didn’t mind working the hard way to get answers for her questions, but she could certainly get things done faster should she just flash her badge and get anything she wanted from the town, but the downside to that was some people would no doubt close their mouth if they got a whiff of her, whether they had something to hid or not, she knew not everyone liked authority figures.

She glanced up at the sky when it started to lightly drizzle, “Great, rain, a lot of that evidence is going to be washed away,” She paused for a moment, looking to her faithful furry companion, “Well what should we do? Stay and investigate further or head back to the inn?” Rex responding with eager barks, indicating he wanted to stay and search around, like owner like dog, Rex clearly as much of a workaholic as Scarlet was.

Scarlet happened to look over near the ambulances, seeing a very beautiful looking woman, surrounded by blue light and then as someone walked past her view, the woman was now a man, she blinked and rubbed her eyes, thinking her eyes had been playing tricks on her. She started to become suspicious of the man based on the box he had in his hands as well as the way he seemed particularly interested in the scene, more so than a lot of the crowd who were either shocked or amazed or both, he didn’t seem to be either of those things, she’d need to find out who he was and why he was so interested in this scene, but not give herself away.

She looked back to Rex again, kneeling down to meet his eye level, “Okay boy, see that man over there?” She pointed, Rex looking over then back to her, barking to acknowledge he saw, “I want you to pretend you escaped from me and be friendly towards him, that’ll give me the excuse I need to chat him up and be nice, understand?” She said a little more sternly, knowing how he could sometimes be a bit over protective.

Rex barked a few more times to her, “Oh, I’m the one who needs to be nice? Mr. Overprotective?” She teased with a chuckle, “Okay, I’ll behave as well, now go on pup, no time to waste.” She gave him one last fuss before Rex took off towards the man, letting the leash easily slip through her finger, then after a few seconds she started her act, chasing after him.

“Come back her you silly mutt.” She shouted to Rex who continued to run, slipping through the crowd of people till he made it to the man that Scarlet had spotted, rubbing against and jumping up at him, eventually Scarlet made it over to the two of them, grabbing Rex’s leash and pulled him off the man, “Down boy, you know better than to bother strangers,” She spoke as she kept up her facade, then turned her attention to the man, “I’m sorry about that, he tends to get excited when there are new people about and just wants to meet them, I hope he didn’t cause you too much trouble.” Rex barking before he was cut off, Scarlet giving a silent hand signal to be quite and sit down, which he did.

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Elizabeth looked up at Danica when she explained to her that she was a demon, looking down at her hands for a moment, “I’m a...demon?” She pondered to herself, not as scared now that she at least had some sort of answer, though it was still perplexing to her, “Was I always like this or did I become like this after the attack?” She asked herself under her breath and then felt her teeth soon retract back to normal, feeling them with her tongue and sighing a bit of relief.

Okay, say she believed this, that she was a demon, why her? And why would there be negatives such as the sunlight being harsh to her, then she suddenly remembered vampire lore that she would occasionally read when she was younger, but that stuff was just stories and myth right? She couldn’t be actually be a blood sucking freak, though the more she thought about it, the more it made sense with how she could smell blood that was far away as well as hear things from an equal distance as though they were right next to her.

She slowly began to get up, still not understanding fully why she became what she was, maybe it was gift in disguise, to perhaps fight whatever events were hitting Altsoba, or perhaps she was just being damned because the universe thought it would be funny. It was irrelevant when Danica soon started to yell, looking over to see her be pushed back against the wall, struggling against an entity that wasn’t visible, she’d have to help Danica now and then get some answers afterwards, that is if Danica didn’t trying killing her next, clearly not having a friendly disposition at what she now was.

She started to head towards her as she screamed for some help to be let down, the light drizzle that was going on outside certainly did help, most of the sun was blocked, though it was her luck that there was still a bit of light left near Danica, figures she wouldn’t get any sort of luck today. She hesitated for a moment, not sure if running through the small amount of sunlight would instantly fry her or if she could withstand it long enough to get to the other side and help Danica, “Fuck it, you only live once, right?” She spoke to herself, giving a small smirk with a chuckle before she darted through the light, it instantly starting to cook her skin; wincing and grunting, she pushed through until she made it to the other side where there was thankfully enough shadow to keep her from turning into dust.

“Probably going to cause you more pain just being next to you, but you look like you need some help and I’m sure you can manage a little pain in place of being glued to this wall.” She joked, heading towards her to try and remove her from the wall. She paused however when heard Danica’s heart, seeing the vein in her neck pulse with blood, calling to Elizabeth, the desire on her face would be visible to Danica, however she shook her head, once more trying to help her off the wall, ‘No, I won’t do that to her, she helped me,’ She thought to herself as she suppressed her new craving.

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John smiles at Danica eerily, before vanishing. The strange grip that had Danica placed on the wall vanishes, allowing her to fall to the ground. However, the lights in the hospital continue to flicker and an icy wind brings the room to a chill. Nurse Mary, having the good sense to be terrified, is transfixed, muttering prayers to any deity that may listen.

John appears again, and this time, he grabs Elizabeth. Dragging her through the sunlight, he narrowly manages to hold her there, watching her burn as he cackles, unable to summon the energy to speak. It isn't every day that one wakes up as a ghost, after all. Unfortunately for him, his strength fails, allowing Elizabeth to get free. This time, when he vanishes, he doesn't rematerialize immediately.

"What the....What the hell is going on?" Nurse Mary whispers, looking at Danica and Elizabeth with frightened eyes. She begins to choke, falling to the ground as she grabs at her neck, a strange grey smoke engulfing her. She rises to her feet, her posture entirely changed, gazing down at her hands as if they're brand new.

John Moses has possessed her. "I don't have much time," he said hoarsley. The homicidal tendencies of a vengeful spirit were threatening to take over at any moment, like a violent itch he just had to scratch. He wouldn't be able to control himself for more than a simple phrase, before he knew he'd begin to attack once more. "You need to find the book..."

He never finished that sentence. The insanity claimed him once more, and he lunged at Danica, once more on the attack.

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The man smiled at Amy. "There's more of these at my place," he promised, extending a hand to her. Miraculously, a bottle of Amy's favorite wine--the very best vintage of it--appeared in his hand. The tall surgeon winked at her, placing a hand on her each time she attempted to evade him. He could hear the frustrated groans of the EMTs, the pain of the patients. As if Amy's ideal man couldn't get any better, he stepped up to the patients and got to work.

It was like watching Mozart or Beethoven live, a master in his craft. He played a symphony somehow with the patients, tending to the injuries of each and every one of them with a medically sterilized grace. In a textbook, it wouldn't have been referred to as bedside manner--it would have been bedside seduction. After finishing with the last and giving clear instructions to the EMTs on how to handle anyone else, the man returned to Amy, his eyes staring into hers as he removed his gloves.

"Shall we?" he offered. "The morons can handle themselves now, don't you think?"

If all had gone according to plan, he imagined that Amy would already be a puddle of goo in his hands.

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Dr. Barnes gave a jolt, nearly dropping the box as the dog rushed over at him. Backing away, he held one hand towards Rex, completely distracted from his previous observations of Amy and the others. He gulped, biting his lip, as he could have sworn the dog just snarled at him. Shuddering at the dog rubbed up against him, Dr. Barnes wished he could have been anywhere else.

"Your dog was trying to kill me!" Dr. Barnes exclaimed, as the owner finally retrieved the mangy mutt. He let out a sigh of relief as the dog appeared to obey commands, sitting next to its gorgeous owner. Composing himself, Dr. Barnes threw another desperate glance over towards Amy and the others, hoping that all of his plans would proceed accordingly.

Head Of Thoracic Surgery was supposed to be his job. Not some woman he'd never heard of before. He'd researched her online, seeing articles about how she was handed a full ride to medical school. Dr. Barnes had had to suffer and work for it--he didn't get anything handed to him, certainly! She'd pay for that, she had to pay. No one crossed Chase Barnes the Third and got away with it!

Realizing the woman was still there, he let out a disappointed sigh. He supposed he could waste some of his time with her, mentally rescheduling Amy's death. "I'm Dr. Chase Barnes," he offered, not extending his hand. He didn't dare let go of the box. "I work as a surgeon at Altsoba Methodist."

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Liam continued to rub his head for a few moments as the pain subsided, sighing as he felt a hand on his shoulder. Glancing up and over his shoulder at the witch he'd spoken to before, he nodded, not even noticing the knife in his hand. "Yeah, sorry, I just..." He paused for a moment, how could he really explain what had happened to him? He was having visions, he barely even knew what of, but if he'd said that to any normal god-fearing person in the town he'd likely have been tossed in the drunk town or in the really backward spots, shot.

However, there was something about Daniyal, Liam figured he could talk to the man about things, and would probably have been better off doing so. "Today's been kind of weird, every now and then I have these sort of... Visions?" He shrugged, scratching at his chin. "I just get these really strong headaches and then... Flashes of who-knows-what." HE sighed, glancing around. His eyes drifted over Kat and the Reverend's body again, he didn't understand that vision, the Reverend couldn't be there, could he?

Then his eyes found Amy, the doctor, the woman he'd seen with the black eyes. He'd remembered that demon had black eyes before, did that mean Amy was one of them as well? Liam decided to keep that little detail to himself for now, he figured at some point he could splash a little holy water onto her, just to make sure, he didn't want to start a witch hunt if she was just a normal person.

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Darren scoffed in amusement at her replies, Darren shrugged his shoulders. "FBI ain't all it's chalked up to be, Darlin', lot of boring voter fraud." He smirked, glancing between the two as Jade finally cut her own sarcasm and snapped at him rather suddenly. It caught him a little off guard, but he didn't show that, nodding his head once. "Of course, detective." He agreed plainly, he figured in the event he did get found out, he could just slip away, like he was used to doing when the feds got a little too picky with what he was doing on a job.

Now that his cover was at least somewhat secure, he moved a little closer to glance over the files as the two looked over them. "Well, that's my case closed, at least." He muttered to himself as he saw the mayor had been killed. It was convenient, meant he didn't need to waste time investigating nothing, and he could focus on actually working. Jade suggested a serial killer, and as Darren glanced back over to the scene still being cleaned up, it was easy to tell she was still a skeptic, most who'd born witness to what had happened would have seen the reality then and there, it was almost charming she still held to her own belief.

As she spoke to him again, he shrugged, taking one of the files and glancing over it. "Well, any oddities about the deceased? Missing hearts, by any chance?" He questioned. Darren's go-to assumption at that moment was a werewolf, after all the people had been mauled and some of those in the town seemed to think it was a bear, Darren knew better though. He knew what was out there, and if he could narrow it down, it'd make things much easier. But then again, he'd spotted some things around just the town center that were out of place, he figured some creatures weren't trying quite as hard to fit in nowadays as they used to.

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Samantha continued to get some video of the scene as best as she could, she looked up at the sky still feeling some of the light raindrops hitting her skin, and decided to put her camera into her purse for now. She started to make her way towards the ambulances to get a better look at what was actually going on, she stopped and shuddered slightly at the sight of the injured people. There obviously was a shooting, but she decided to try and get some answers from the towns people, she turned back around towards the crowd and searched around she knew that the medical personnel and law enforcement were going to be way to busy for her to get any answers. Sam continued to walk through the crowd until she saw a dog running up towards a man and jumping up at him causing her to smile slightly. She watched a woman coming up to him to get the dog off and it easily obeyed her command.

Sam then decided to approach these two people, also she needed a place to settle down for the next couple of days so she wanted to know where the best place to get a room as well. "Hey, uhm i'm new in town and I was actually wondering what actually happened here, maybe you guys could fill me in on what has happened?" Samantha asked and then looked towards Rex and gave the dog a soft smile. "Also I was wondering if any of you guys could recommend a place to stay for a few days? I just traveled all the way from New York and I don't know what would be a good place to stay that isn't to overly priced."

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