[indent][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/hQyGCk7.png[/img] & [img]https://i.imgur.com/oe0WSFO.png[/img] & [img]https://i.imgur.com/SizLDki.png[/img]
[hider=Mood Music][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyGBGdcucic&pp=ygUfdGhlIHN0eWxlIGlzIGRlYXRoIGZvcmV2ZXIgZ3JleQ%3D%3D[/youtube][/hider][/center][right][h1][color=f49ac2]Edict[/color] & [color=C67C12]Leon[/color] & [color=7B81B3]Kenshiro[/color][/h1][/right][right][sub][hr]Mentions: Pink and Violet, [color=8882be]Lynette Hunter-Richoux[/color] | Direct Dialogue: [color=7ABBFF][b]Layla Hyacinthus/[@Estylwen],[/b][/color] [color=9966CC]Anya Baksh/[@FernStone],[/color] The Gathered Coven | Location: The House on the Hill [/sub][/right][hr]
[/indent]The crowd bayed for proof. Edict could only grin at Luna, getting just a bit closer to toss his arm over her shoulder in a comforting way. 
[color=f49ac2]"Yeah, I mean it's great that you all want proof that she's not lying and stuff, but... Won't it suck when you have to let me in to get it?"[/color] his eyes narrowed, teeth bared in the most smug look he could give. He waited long enough to feel the aggressive reactions bubbling before he gave way. [color=f49ac2]"Fuckin' joking! Jokinggggg, God. Stiff motherfuckers: Alright! Everyone interested in proof, raise your hand. I'll beam what I saw, it'll hit your Emotional Field, you'll see shit like a picture show. The informants in question seem to be... Agent assets. Currently working with 8th Street, but I... Have reason to believe they're involved with a lot more than just them. I also have reason to believe that one of these two people who were probed are responsible for the hallucinatory haze we were all caught in at Kari's house."[/color]

He waited a moment for those who consented to gather before speaking again.
[color=f49ac2]"While rummaging through their heads, I felt the same sort of lingering sensation as I felt with the mist. Hence, reason to believe, rather than solid proof. Now-"[/color] he commented, slipping on his sunglasses. [color=f49ac2]"-it's show and tell time."[/color]
Those who had openly consented to the non-intrusive display were bombarded by the same images that he'd ripped directly from the girls' memories. Lots of meetings with 8th Street, Blake Schmidt being handed over the notes. The shock and awe of Kari's anti-magical translatory coding, which even Edict had to admit was a masterpiece of clever tricks that he'd probably need another dozen years to decode himself without a key.

Leon hadn't raised his hand. He didn't much care about what was going on, in so much as he cared about the Temple business that needed immediate tending to. So, he didn't put his hand up, and hoped that Edict wouldn't just blast him anyway as he was trying to talk to someone.
[quote=Layla][color=7ABBFF][b]“I uh, I refused Britney once... So I wanted this sealing done by Sycamore, and not the Temple... if that's alright?”[/b][/color][/quote]
He had no clue, obviously. Every part of him said no, that it wasn't alright... But at the same time, he thought about the mounting strangeness; the tension, the fact that Lena was the Aberrant who was supposed to be in charge of Layla's tending and training, the situation with Casey and Trisha. He thought about what his job was, and then about Alizee. Finally he frowned.

[color=C67C12]"You're... Gonna end it then? No more magic for Layla? I mean... You're not so far into your oaths that you can't back out, as far as I'm concerned. If it's become too much for you, and you think you can't go on, then... I'm sure it's best for everyone then. So Void Heart stays sealed too, and we can all move on."[/color] Leon's hand still held Layla's dainty fingers, frowning. [color=C67C12]"But, this will be a sad thing for Her Grace to hear. I believe she would expect me to try changing your mind: But, I don't think it's right to keep you... Not when you're so hurt, Layla. So, I'll take it for you. Her sadness, her anguish. Don't worry, okay? I only ask that I be with you when you're sealed, so I can know for certain that you're kept safe."[/color]

The vision ended, and Edict pulled his glasses from his head so that nobody would get nervous about him going any further. He'd given them inextricable proof of Luna's words, and the only thing he could do now was gear up to defend his own powers from the scrutiny of others. It was assumed that at least someone would call bullshit, or that he simply doctored up the images as he pleased. But this was a power he didn't have when they were teens, neither the vision sharing or the ability to twist and transform memories within his mind. So, it was the hope that there'd be nobody who would bother making the connection... 
[color=f49ac2][i]The Bad Guy with good intent - The sad clown.[/i][/color]
[color=f49ac2]"So, with that, I say we start applying pressure where we can. Maybe we can get some legitimate assets involved with this Schmidt character? I'd say someone like Anya is the perfect choice; get into the guy's head, convince him you're the one who can solve his problem? Keeps us out of 8th Street's radar too; maybe they'll just forget like angry T-rexes."[/color] he laughed.

Ken had put his hand up, and had absolutely recognized the validity of the claims in the images featuring Kari's many notebooks. It was easy to see, as she'd even added little bits of the language of the Ambphibioids of Gama to her vast sprawling cyphers. His mind reeled in a mixture of confusion and rage.
[color=7B81B3]"Why, so someone else can get their hands on her notes to sell for profit? I know the ways of your bōryokudan; you'll not convince me of your good intentions without assurances on your [i]life[/i] that those notes will remain confidential and out of your reach!"[/color]