The House on the HillInteractions: Todd (
@Aeolian), Ruby (
@Shin Ghost Note)
"It's good to see you too, Aislin,"
Aislin grinned warmly, happy to have reunited with a friend. As Greenwood situated themselves and started talking with the gathered group, Aislin went fishing in her backpack. She pulled out a pack of cigarettes, a lighter, and a small wooden case that had the faint smell of kush on it. To any savvy toker, they'd realize it was a discreet one-hooter.
“Want some?” She asked, shaking it in her hand lightly like it was a pile of candy.
Don't mention them. Tell the coven and they kill us all. Hold your tongue. The only threats are Father Wolf, 8th Street and the Wolfpack. We can talk later.
A muscle ticked in Luna's jaw as she stared at Anya.
Wasn't planning on it.Not that she would assume Anya could read the thought back, but she thought it anyway. A part of her would be more intrigued by the thought of Anya actually being able to transfer thoughts, if she wasn't so annoyed.
Those sons of bitches that took her Mother would get it, one way or another. They were obsessed with Sycamore more than she was, and she was love-sick. There was no doubt in her mind they had been harassing Clancy. But a photo would have made it one-hundred percent assured.
Harassing. Hah. If harassing entailed murderous intentions. That was just how Dollhouse operated.
"If not... then the Sycamore Tree Coven has some blanks I'd like filled. Tell me about ya'll. Your names. What you can do. What you have done."
Layla stood there silently, feeling the weight of Luna's hands on her shoulders, trying to count her breaths. Ruby had told her they'd talk later. That this could wait.
All she could think of was the nonsensical-ness of a face pristine by magic, even though it was a gunshot to the brain that caused the death. How strange it was to see a face that appeared to be sleeping, but you knew, deep down, they would never be getting up off that metal table. How cruel it was to hear the brokenness of an apparition as they said their final goodbyes. An apparition that knew only hate, strength, and domination, but was broken, absolutely
broken at their other half, their human counter part, taken from them.
The unfairness of it.
The lack of accountability as Greenwood pranced in here, despite being monsters. Especially Naomi. The lack of concern. The narcissism.
Did Alizée not matter?
Was everyone just going to brush her death under the rug, without pushing for justice by the ones who were truly responsible?
Layla gritted her teeth, shrugging Luna's hand off her shoulders.
"I can't believe you. All of you.”Her eyes narrowed at Ruby.
“You're harboring a member that's directly responsible for getting our Coven into a fight with the Wolfpack, and causing one of our members to die. And you're acting like that’s ‘no big deal’, like ‘we can talk about it later’, like I'll hush up like a good little bitch and let you just walk this one off!”Luna’s eyes widened, before her face settled into a neutral mask.
Layla continued.
“I may not have been there, but I've got the memories of an apparition who’s life was destroyed after what you did. I know how Naomi egged her on, how Alizée was getting ready to leave, before Naomi fired her up and served her up to Wolfpack on a silver platter!”She jerked her chin toward Luna, and growled,
“Play what you have, spy.”Luna raised an eyebrow.
“I don't-” Layla stamped her foot, her face twisting to glare at Luna head on. Luna stared back for a long moment, before she shrugged, pulled out her phone, scrolled, and played an audio file. Distorted, like she had taken it from a distance. The voice playing was none other than Naomi.
"You motherfuckers think you can do all this shit, try to fuckin' kill our friend, then try to kill us for trying to stop you from killing our friend, and then just up and leave.”
Luna moved her finger on her screen, and cut a little further into the recording.
"I'm not sure if she's a part of your Coven, but you guys really need to get her on a leash because, trust, there are lots of people in St. Portwell who would have done a lot worse to her.”
Layla fumed, staring hard at Ruby while the recording played. As it finished, she waved her arm at Luna’s phone.
“Naomi said it herself. Alizée was getting ready to leave. She knew Alizée was easy to anger, she knew Wolfpack was on the way. She knew everyone needed to leave, else suffer. And what did she do?!”Layla curled her little hands into fists.
“It's her fault Alizée is dead. Naomi goes, or I refuse to acknowledge this alliance.”