OOM: Who ya gonna call?

[mogget_cat]

Yrael has the information they'll need for their... field trip, that which Tesla helpfully procured for them about the Cabal. Yrael, Axel and Nikola have been planning this for quite a while, and since the Cabal seem to be stepping up their activity in regards to searching for Nikola, they decided that acting sooner was better than later.

Getting into Tesla's world is as simple as him opening the door and letting Axel and Yrael step through.

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[killitwithfire]

"We might as well," Axel agrees. He dismisses the Assassin, and opens the portal, swirling oily black.

[mogget_cat]

"And hey, if they turn out to be part of the Cabal, we can press them for information," he says as they head through.

[killitwithfire]

"Such a civilised way of putting it," Axel comments.

[mogget_cat]

"Not being too specific as to how leaves us free to be creative," Yrael smiles his most civil smile, though it's still a bit too toothy to be convincing.

[killitwithfire]

"Of course."

It's not long before they're there, stepping out into damp tunnels.

Axel frowns, but says nothing.

[mogget_cat]

Yrael wrinkles his nose at the damp mustiness of the tunnels.

Quietly, "We're underground, all right... near a harbor of some sort." He can smell it.

[killitwithfire]

"Great," Axel mutters. "All right, let's see if we can find this guy."

[mogget_cat]

"Should be around here somewhere," Yrael says, a bright figure stepping out into the dark tunnels.

[killitwithfire]

Axel pulls his hood up over his hair; for some reason, he doesn't like this place.

[mogget_cat]

There are frequent drips of liquid from whatever ceiling there is above them, lost in the darkness. What little light there is gets reflected off Yrael's eyes, glimmering like a cat's eyes in the darkness as they move silently through the tunnels.

From the layouts they had been given, there should be a major records storage facility somewhere up ahead.

As they approach another juncture of tunnels, there is the faint, gravelly sound of the bottom of someone's boot shifting against the muddy floor around the corner, causing Yrael to come to a sudden stop.

[killitwithfire]

Axel does likewise, and shifts back, closer to the wall, glad of his coat; something about the environment makes him want to sneak. He shoots Yrael a curious glance; can he see or hear anything else?

[mogget_cat]

Yrael's nostrils flare, his green eyes glowing in the darkness.

"Human," he mouths the word where Axel can see.

Though there is some small trace of something other than human.

"Has a gun," he mouths silently, with accompanying hand-motion illustration.

[killitwithfire]

Axel nods, and extends his other senses a little, those things that he has no name for, that Lea never had, that let him get a feel for someone's heart--

"Strong," he mouths, angling his head so that his mouth will be visible, and tapping his chest over his heart. "Light."

[mogget_cat]

Yrael's eyebrow quirks.

"Not Cabal, then."

[killitwithfire]

Axel shakes his head.

No, they had all felt like Heartless-bait to him.

[mogget_cat]

Yrael pauses, thinking.

"Whoever you are, we know someone is there," he says aloud. "We're unarmed."

For now it's true, after all.

A handgun barrel inches its way into view, the edge of a brunette woman in black just visible beyond it.

"Let me see your hands," she says, firmly, but without threat. She clearly won't hesitate to use the gun if necessary, but would rather not.

Yrael's hands, lifted slightly, are clearly empty.

[killitwithfire]

Axel's hands are just as empty, and as he raises them, he flips back his hood as well.

[mogget_cat]

"You look a bit lost," Yrael says, smiling as the woman eases around the corner to get a better look at them.

"I wasn't expecting to run into two free Abnormals down here," she admits, though only slightly lowering her gun. "I'd received intell that one of the larger Abnormal black market syndicates had a facility down here, but all I've seen so far is more literal sewage." She clearly doesn't think highly of those who would poach Abnormals for money.

Yrael pauses, glancing at Axel. For now, it's likely that they shouldn't mention the Cabal or Nikola. "Same here. We'd heard something similar, but there doesn't seem to be anything here."

[killitwithfire]

Axel returns Yrael's look; he's willing to follow his friend's lead.

"Can I put my hands down?" he asks, looking back to the woman.

[mogget_cat]

The woman eyes Axel up and down, and then Yrael. Her eyes are intelligent, business-like, unafraid. "I suppose so," she says with a slight nod, lowering her gun but definitely keeping it at the ready. Her voice is light, with a thread of English accent running through it.

"Who are you, then? You must either be very good at keeping a low profile, or must be new in town, else I would have known to expect you. You're out for revenge on the poachers, I expect."

"We're not so good at the low profile, but very new in town, yes," Yrael says, smirking slightly.

[killitwithfire]

"Hey, speak for yourself," Axel says, lowering his hands. "I can keep a low profile."

[mogget_cat]

"Until you don't want to anymore, of course," Yrael smirks at Axel, before turning to the woman. "We were following intel we received - similar to yours, actually. Those that were supposed to be here have caused trouble for a friend, so we intend to cause them trouble in return."

"Understandable, but it can make things difficult if you're planning on staying in town," the woman says with a slightly tense smile. She understands wanting to cause trouble, but doesn't truly approve of it. "There's no need for causing unnecessary tensions between humans and Abnormals. If you need a place -"

She hands over a business card, which Yrael holds so Axel can also see.

'Sanctuary
for all

Dr. Helen Magnus'

Followed by an address.

[killitwithfire]

Blink.

"You really mean it?" he asks, eyes narrowed in suspicion, pointing to the card.

[mogget_cat]

Yrael's expression is much different. His eyebrows rise in mild surprise - he recognizes that name.

"Yes," Helen says earnestly to Axel, complete sincerity on her face. "There are a lot of different kinds of people in this world; none should have to suffer because of the ignorance and fear of others. It's been my life's work."

[killitwithfire]

Axel's lips twitch, and it's not a smile.

"If you say so." He turns back to Yrael-- "We done here?"