QuinnWolfe

Secrets of Arrow Oak

After taking a moment to take in the natural beauty around them, and take a small rest, they continued on their way. Though it didn't really concern her, because Eris loved this kind of thing, it almost seemed like they had gone off trail at certain points. If she were by herself, then Eris would probably not have even paid attention to the passing time. But with her friends to keep her somewhat grounded, at a certain point she got concerned because it seemed like they had been walking for far too long. "Huh, shouldn't we be there already?" She wondered aloud, walking alongside her friends. And then, as if the world around them had been listening in, they suddenly found themselves walking upon a fair sized clearing, a lake could be seen in the distance on the other side of it, and at the opposite edge of the lake across from them the dense forest picked up once more.

"Oh. I guess we are...?" Eris said. She looked down at her watch to check the time, to see how long they had to set up before it got dark out. To her great surprise, it had not been nearly as long as she'd thought. It had only been about 45 minutes since they'd left the parking lot, according to her watch. But...that couldn't be right. She was sure they had to be several miles into the forest at this point.

"Does anyone else have the time? I think my watch is off..."

Red & The Wolf

Sam watched the other man carefully from where he sat. This whole interaction was so much different than even he imagined it to be. This was nothing like a usual werewolf hunt, this was much closer to a game of chess. He'd been hoping to stay as subtle as possible, so that way if his suspicions were right and the other was a human, then minimal information was leaked about the mission and potentially the whole organization. When Eddie answered him, he crooked a brow. So, this guy either didn't know or was playing dumb. Well, if it was true this guy is a werewolf then Sam supposed the Red Hoods were right to exercise caution with this mission. He had never met a werewolf this smart or patient. So far, it was seeming more and more like this guy was nothing to worry about but Sam knew better than to let down his guard when there was still no definitive answer to that.

"Hmm, I suppose that's one way of putting it." Sam mused. Werewolves did often, in his experience, act in criminal ways. "But more specifically, werewolves." It was time to stop beating around the bush and get straight to it. His hope was that, if the the guy was a human, then maybe he and all this would just seem crazy. But if it did turn out that he was a werewolf, then well, Sam was ready to take him down. His hands were already resting right over where he was concealing his gun.

Red & The Wolf

When the man answered him in such a way, Sam lowered his hands slowly, keeping them at his sides. It wasn’t exactly confirmation that this man was only a man, but he definitely was considerably more human than any of the beasts Sam was usually tracking down. It was very strange to say the least. And as he took in the situation, or rather as he took in the full sight of the other man standing there nude, it was also very awkward. Eddie was a bit bigger built than Sam, but Sam was accustomed to his targets being larger than him, though he wasn’t typically around them in their human forms. At least, not for very long. “My, my, what big… eyes… you have..” he murmured to himself, clearing his throat as he glanced away.

“I wish I could say I was here for something as miniscule as stealing…” Sam said, chuckling. Eyeing the scotch, he noticed it had been drunk but the man didn’t appear to be even the slightest bit buzzed, he seemed fully alert and aware. “That is a nice bottle you got there though, how are you enjoying it?”

Pushing the door shut, he stepped further into the room. “So it seems you and I have a bit of a dilemma now.” he said, going over and sitting in one of the chairs by the window. “And neither of us can leave until we figure out a solution.” Sam couldn’t go back to the Red Hoods empty handed and without explanation, and he had left his team with instructions to kill on sight if they saw the target leave the building unless further instructed not to.

“You see, I get paid to kill monsters. Are you a monster, Eddie?”

Secrets of Arrow Oak

I'm still interested. December wasn't a great month for me as work kept me real busy, but we're past that now so I'm good to get going once again.

@duskshine749

December was emotional and busy for me as well. I am happy to continue!

@Stuzzie

Well, I'm sorry to hear that December was a lot for everyone but I'm really glad to hear yall are both still interested in the roleplay. Happy to keep it going. I may do a post to speed things along, like get them to their campsite. That way there is more happening all around, gives everyone a little more to work with. Once they are at the campsite, everyone is free to explore the general area or do what they want, a chance to play around with their abilities or maybe stumble across something in the forest.

Red & The Wolf

“Fuck.” Sam swore under his breath as they headed into a busier part of town. The situation was getting a little riskier and Sam was almost tempted to delay their confrontation for another day, letting tonight just be a night of more recon. But he knew that wouldn’t actually do them any good, they would continue to run into this same situation every day. If the Hoods hadn’t insisted on taking a more cautious approach, they would’ve already gone in and eliminated the target by now. There would’ve been casualties, sure. But casualties were unavoidable it seemed. Continuing to follow, he watched as their target went into a hotel and he sighed. “Take point at the exits, I’m going in alone.” he commanded over the radio.

“You sure about that, Red?” one of his squad radioed back.

“Yes, because I trust you guys to have my back.” Sam said, and he meant it too. His team was dependable, and they had been through some pretty hairy situations together. “Grimm, I’m going to need you to watch my gear. Going to have to strip down for this.” He wouldn’t go in completely unarmed of course. But while his bulkiness might not catch much attention on the street, maybe just a weird look or two, it would make him stand out like a sore thumb in a luxury hotel. After dropping off his gear with Mikey, Sam headed into the hotel and over to the front desk. He had to now figure out where the target was and how to get to him, already concocting a story to get him in.

“Hi, I’m here to see Eddie Kudo…” He held up his phone to show a picture. “We, uh, matched on Howlr and he invited me up to his room.” The woman at the front desk’s eyes went wide and her cheeks turned a bright pink. Flustered, she took a quick look at her computer.

“Uhh, he’s in room 1512…” She said, “But I should call him first to confirm.” However, by the time she had gotten to the latter half of her sentence, Sam had already turned and headed straight for the elevator. He wasn’t concerned about the lock. One of the few benefits to this nontraditional mission was that the Red Hoods had gone out of their way to supply them with extra tech for things like this, they were going to great lengths to assure no alarm was raised.

Once he reached the 15th floor, he walked down the hall to the room. Luckily for him, there was no one else in the hallway. It took him a moment with the door, but he got it open and walked inside, surprisingly still in the form of a man. He raised his hands, to show he meant no harm. At least, not yet. He still didn’t entirely believe that this man was a werewolf.

“Do you know why I am here?”

Secrets of Arrow Oak

Hello all! Happy New Year

I wanted to first say that I'm sorry I haven't been online for a while. I got really overwhelmed last month with some personal things and the holidays, and because of that I was unable to keep up with many things, this website being one of them. I wanted to check in and see if who all is still interested in this roleplay, since there seems to have been a decline in replies even before last month. Totally okay if you are no longer interested, honestly. I would just like to have an idea of where to go with this. If we need a change of pace that's okay too. Depending on who all, if anyone, is still interested we can adjust the plot and continue or turn it into a 1x1 if necessary. If no one is interested any longer, then that is okay and I had a great time roleplaying with you all while it lasted.

@Stuzzie@duskshine749@Wolvena@Sanity43217

Red & The Wolf

It was when the mother and children entered the store that Sam decided to move to a slightly different position, climbing up a fire escape to get a better vantage point. This way he could better direct his teams when it came time to move in. Shouldn’t be too much longer now.

“Hm,” Sam hummed thoughtfully to himself, watching as the mother left with her children. Maybe the extra caution they were told to take with this mission wasn’t completely unwarranted. After all, the other hunts that took place in cities usually led to a lot of carnage. He caught a brief glimpse of the target in the doorway and looked through the scope of his gun to get a closer look. This was definitely their target, but still Sam was having a hard time believing it. The guy looked so…normal. Hell, he looked practically harmless, just an average dude. If this guy turned out to be a normal human, there was going to be hell to pay back at The Forestry. What an absolute disaster that would be. He watched as the man looked around the area, waiting to see if he would be noticed though confident he couldn’t be made from his position. He didn’t appear to be spotted but he could tell the guy knew something was up. He watched the guy then go back inside and flip the sign over. “BB sighted. Stand by.” he confirmed to his team over the radio.

Once the man left for the night it was time to go. “Okay- follow with caution, Big Bad is leaving Grandma’s House.” Now it was time for him to move too. Heading down the fire escape, he followed from a distance, one of his teams would follow from the rooftops covering the rest of them as a sniper. Sam usually just directed his teams, and often they were the ones to go in and make the kills. But this mission was different so it called for different tactics. Sam wanted to get up close this time, to be sure they really had the right guy. This guy didn’t look like a monster, and Sam only killed monsters.

It was only just evening, so the city was still a little bit busy but there were less people on the streets than before. This was ideal. Sam was hoping to track the werewolf home, but at least if a fight broke out before that there would be minimal collateral damage.

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Eris Cloverton

Once everybody was ready to go, Eris led the way to the trail. It would be a good bit of a walk before they would reach a good spot to set up but honestly, Eris saw no problem in that. They were also taking it a little slower at first for Ella, after her fall. She could spend countless hours out here and never get sick of it. Something about it just felt like a second home to her. Walking with her friends, it was a good opportunity to catch up and chat. Birds would fly by, or little chipmunks and the like would occasionally come up to them on their trail.

"Aw, and hello to you too!" Eris would say, giving the animal a little wave. Sometimes she would toss a little treat for them and they would take it and scamper off into the woods.

The further in they got the more it felt like the forest closed in around them. At a certain point, looking back you could barely even tell where they came from. Surrounded by tall trees, many covered in moss and bushy plants of various kinds, the further in they got the more unique the plant life seemed. Some trees seemed to big to be possible, others grew in odd formations. Berry bushes, and colors of leaves and flowers she had never seen before. Sunlight peeked through the trees, illuminating the nature around them in a way that things seemed more vibrant than Eris had ever seen it. At one point, she stopped just to take it all in.

"Wow," She said breathlessly. "It's really beautiful out here today."

Secrets of Arrow Oak

Apologies again for the delay, a few days ago it seemed like my allergies were bothering me and it turned out to be a cold. Had a fever most of yesterday and woke up this morning feeling like I was hit by a bus. I'd started writing my post already so I'm going to attempt to finish it and get it up today.

Secrets of Arrow Oak

Okay then I'm going to get working on a post! Sorry for the delay, had something come up this weekend.