[ He nods, his tone a little wry for the 'welcome'. It's not looking great out here, but he's been through worse. Just regrets not pushing harder on someone with more clout and resources to take those dreams seriously. Nothing to do about it now, though. Got to work with what they've got.
Speaking of, he recognizes the name from the network. Can't be too many Drakes on it, so this must be the same guy who had one of the dreams. The last one that got reported-- the monsters going for the blue light.
Drake leads them through the detour. The dog-like pack of creatures are too involved with their meal to notice the small group at first. Lucky, because he's seen how fast those things move, and they tend not to give up once they've locked on.
One of the creatures on the end had been working at pulling off the victim's shoe. At the woman's gasp it lifts its head, sniffs the air.
Steve goes tense, crouching low behind some debris in the alley, trusting Drake to keep the woman calm, keep her from bolting. He doesn't want to have to make the choice between setting the older man down or leaving Drake to deal with these things if they spot them. ]
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[ He nods, his tone a little wry for the 'welcome'. It's not looking great out here, but he's been through worse. Just regrets not pushing harder on someone with more clout and resources to take those dreams seriously. Nothing to do about it now, though. Got to work with what they've got.
Speaking of, he recognizes the name from the network. Can't be too many Drakes on it, so this must be the same guy who had one of the dreams. The last one that got reported-- the monsters going for the blue light.
Drake leads them through the detour. The dog-like pack of creatures are too involved with their meal to notice the small group at first. Lucky, because he's seen how fast those things move, and they tend not to give up once they've locked on.
One of the creatures on the end had been working at pulling off the victim's shoe. At the woman's gasp it lifts its head, sniffs the air.
Steve goes tense, crouching low behind some debris in the alley, trusting Drake to keep the woman calm, keep her from bolting. He doesn't want to have to make the choice between setting the older man down or leaving Drake to deal with these things if they spot them. ]