Hunter and the Hunted
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Sticks Poe Obsidian |
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Summary
Background
Eyes In The Dark is engaged in a cyclical power struggle between itself and another spirit, He Who Lies in Wait, the Hunter in the Wilds. As part of their connection to the Plane of Beasts, the both of them trading back and forth who is Hunter and who is Hunted. As the cycle turns, it is Eyes' turn to be the prey.
The Meet
Late during the evening, Sticks hears some conflict outside his restaurant. As he goes out to investigate it, his spirit warns him to drop. He does so a moment before the high powered rifle round which would have gone through his head a moment before passes harmlessly overhead. The spirit urges him to run, to flee, to move, and Sticks begins to run. Some time later, Sticks feels that spiritual push finally let up, realizing he is the middle of the back alleys of nowhere near the worst stuffer shack ever. He sends some panicked messages to Poe and Obsidian in order to rally the troops after EITD is less than forthcoming with explanations about what is going on.
The Plan
The Run
Poe hears Sticks talk about He Who Lies in Wait and remembers that he is a wolf spirit who is significantly focused on hunting and tracking. Eyes explains that there is a sort of rule and ways to the Hunt, and that He Who Lies in Wait will be likewise tied to an avatar mystic in much the say way Eyes is tied to Sticks. As they discuss the shooting, Poe is able to reason it down to a block or two from where the shooter was likely positioned and that he was far enough away that the sound wouldn't carry.
As they go to leave the stuffer-waffle-shack, a pack of hounds prowls into the area, clearly on the trace of Sticks and his cat. The truck self-drives itself away without attracting any attention.
Sticks learns from EITD that the roles of the hunt must be followed and he realizes that, for now, EITD is prey and the role they must follow is that of survival and evasion. Obsidian notices there are an unusual number of drones in the air as they drive, and assumes there is some drone control operator working for the Hunter's avatar.
The team decides to find an abandoned safe house in Puyallup in order to lay low for a bit and plan. They avoid the drones, mainly because the drones are on autopilot, scanning for Sticks's face.