Checking Out the Competition

[Danielle Otis]

(( Before wolf attack thread ))

Dani walked through the bandit camp, hands in her pockets, pursing her lips. Most of these guys could kill her in a split second. And why was she here? To see how things worked in the camp. Luckily everyone ignored her as she made her way to the center, looking around.

Finding a bench, she sat down and relaxed slightly. Surprisingly, this place sort of relaxed her. Maybe it felt like home, maybe it was because the people ignored her. All she knew was that she liked it.

Until, of course, shit hit the fan.

A shadow covered Dani's body. Someone stood in front of her. She ignored the figure, uninterested, and continued to look around. The man in front of her had loud breathing, and was clearly a big boy. Dani thought nothing of it as she yawned, and placed her hands on her lap. The man seemed to tense up at her lack of caring.

"That's my bench, bitch," he spoke. It was a husky voice, as if he had a cold. Dani looked up at the rather large man. It wasn't all muscle, he looked more fat than anything, but he still looked strong. His clothing was tattered and ripped, while his hair was cut short, spiking upward.

"Too fucking bad, fat ass," she hissed back. Dani hated rude people, and if he had asked nicely for her to move, even for a stupid reason like that, she would be fine. But no, once he said bitch it was a war. The man clenched his fists. He raised it, about to punch downward at Dani, when she quickly slit under his arm. His fist collided with the wooden bench, breaking it in half. Some people turned and stared at the two.

The man turned around and aimed for another punch, Dani barely avoiding it colliding with her head. But still she laughed. "Oh please, you couldn't hit anything with how slow you are!" she taunted. The man's face went red with anger as they faced off. Ready to fight.

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Enoch walked through the camp with mask on of course. Occasionally he made his way back to this camp, telling himself it was to scout out members but truly it was to remember, to take himself back in time and relive those days with Stacy.

His daydreaming of the past was interrupted as he stopped to watch the commotion. Dani had seemed to get herself into a bit of an argument.

[Danielle Otis]

One swing. Miss. Another swing. Miss.

Dani was basically a cat. Swift, fast and elegant. This hulk of a thug was big, covered in muscle and fat, and had a hard time turning around. Dani rushed at him while he tried to take another swing. She jumped, and bounced right off the back of his head. He stumbled and fell flat on his face. Dani skidded to a halt, before turning around with a smirk as the man attempted to get up. She spotted a man in a mask, and, realizing it was Dosise, smiled sheepishly. She assumed he probably wouldn't be too impressed she had managed to get into a fight.

Might as well prove herself a bit.

The man was able to make a faster swing than usual, just missing Dani's face. Once again, the girl jumped up and bounced off of his head. He fell once more. Many of the criminals around them had to chuckle. The man Dani was fighting struggled to get up even more. The bigger you are, the harder you fall. It was definitely true in this case. His nose was clearly broken, and he held his head as if he had a headache.

"Who's bench was that again?" she called out sweetly. The man gritted his teeth, and ripped the bench from the ground. "...uh oh." Dani stared at the man as he raised it above his head and through it at her. The rather short girl, no more than what Stacy's height had been, ducked down onto her knees. The bench flew by and hit a few people.

These people were clearly in a group, because some of the people got angry and stepped forward. Dani winced, but they weren't after her. They passed by, towards the man, swords raised. In a matter of seconds it was an all out brawl. Everyone was fighting. Dani gulped down and ran to Dosise, taking him by the hand and running down a small passage between tents to get out of the brawl.

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Enoch watched as the fight continued to grow and as soon as the bench was picked up he saw where this was going.
Dani ran towards him and it amused him that she took his hand intending to guide him to safety. It followed her lead and they scurried away from the brawl. "I didn't expect to find you here." he said as they passed between the tents.

[Danielle Otis]

"Just checking out the composition," she gave out a shaky laugh. Realizing she still held his hand she let go, slightly blushing. Shrugging she added, "Sorry for getting into that fight. He called me a bitch. I called him a fat ass. He didn't take it well."

As they passed by more tents the fighting got quieter, leaving Dani to simple thoughts. How Xavier- Enoch- whatever, was probably shaking his head at her. And that made her feel bad. Why? She did not know.

"What are you doing all the way out here anyways?" she asked, scratching the back of her head, embarrassed.

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"You don't need to apologize for getting into a fight with someone like that Dani." he chuckled. He couldn't help but be a bit impressed with her notion of checking out the competition. "I am here for a very similar reason, scouting out for possible new members." he refused to admit to himself the other reason.

[Danielle Otis]

"Did you find anyone of interest? Though, I must ask why you would come out here all by yourself just for new members. I mean, half of me did it because I wanted to learn something new as well," she laughed.

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Enoch tilted his head, "I don't believe I understand what you mean by your question. Why come here alone for new members? I don't see why not." he looked around the camp he had lived in for only a short time. Some face that he had seen he recognized, most however were new. "None so far, not of any 'interest'. There however are a few I could see as being grunts or for lack of a better term, pawns. The role they play not as expendable though."

[Danielle Otis]

Dani nodded, "Makes sense." The thought of 'pawns' made her uneasy. Was she just a pawn? An easily replaceable grunt. It made her shiver slightly. "I just figured there would be more than one reason to come here. Like looking for potential buyers, and such," Dani continued with a smile.

"So have you been here before?" she asked as they passed by tents, and were now on a beaten path in the camp. The riot could still be heard slightly, but not too much. Other criminals passed by as they walked.

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"Well yes buyers of course I suppose" he hadn't really thought about that part, he should have though. Enoch could tell the word pawn had made her uneasy, it was one of the reasons he hated to use it and he wished he could have thought of a better one.
"I used to live here..." he said looking around. Some more observant and aware criminals looked at Enoch a bit uneasily, why was he wearing a mask? They seemed to ask, was he hiding his face because he was a knight? That thought made him chuckle as for a moment he forgot he actually was one.

[Danielle Otis]

"Oh yeah? I shouldn't be surprised," Dani laughed. "How long did you live here?"

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"Only a few weeks maybe a month," he laughed as he remembered, in the same day he had begun to live there he had met Stacy, and once he met Stacy the process of him changing began.

[Danielle Otis]

"Sounds like you had a blast if you had stayed there so long!" Dani laughed, speaking in a teasing matter. Then she remembered what Dosise had said when they had a casual chat. They were talking about Stacy, and he had mentioned her just walking into his tent. How she didn't run into anyone like the man Dani had, she would never know.

"Did Stacy come by often after she had invaded your tent?" she chuckled, thinking of the girl. Peple back in Littlebay were forced to lock their doors in order to keep the girl from walking on in. They had to lock windows at one point. Stacy would just climb right through.

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"Yes, she came every once in awhile until I was thrown in jail." he looked father along the path, the whole time knowing full well were it lead. To where one of the largest tents and best places on the whole camp sat, right next to the oasis and it towered over many of the other tents. It was a tent he had staid in for awhile.

Enoch pointed up at it, "There it is... the tent."

[Danielle Otis]

"Huh...the tent's pretty big. Anyone living in it now, do you know?" Dani asked as she slowed down her walking slightly. Before he could answer she also asked, "And how did Stacy take you being in jail, anyhow?"

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Enoch chuckled, "I don't think she took it very well... she broke me out!" as he looked toward the tent he remember all he had learned when he had resided in that tent.
"There is always someone in that tent. It is called The Tent of Kendryek. Whoever dwells in that tent is the one who supposably leads these bandits, that is never exactly true. No one has been in command of these people for over half a century."

[Danielle Otis]

"Huh...did you lead them at all?" she asked as she looked the tent up and down.

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He shook his head, "No, a was in and out of here really before many people realized the old one had died. Only a few found out I was in the tent... Of course I had plans to lead them."

[Danielle Otis]

Dani chuckled. "Would it not be easier to stay there and lead these people as well, then?" she asked. "To be a part of the guild?"

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"Most of these people are not the kind we want, they don't have a sense or desire for justice or equality. They want death, power, fear, and wealth to be in their hands. They want eternal chaos to rein, where only the strong survive. It would be easier I agree, but the road that we want the guild to travel on his not one that we will continue to be on if we took the easy route."