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Agent Aclepius rolls out of the rental car as Aught clambers out through the sidedoor and elbows through the receptionist window in a spray of glass.
They make it with seconds to spare as a driver with a grim set of determination spots the sudden appearance of an obstacle on the road and then hits the accelerator, speeding up. He throws it into a hard right and the old van screams, suspension struggling, and he starts to loose control but (un)luckily the rental car takes the brunt of the impact. The door that Aclepius rolled out of is ripped clean off and the vehicle itself scrapes along the edge of the reception, but the van and its gaggle of armed hunters recover and roar off into the night. Leshy rolls away, coming up, gun out, and almost turns to draw a bead but the reckless drivers are roaring down the slim forest path that leads to Village Príšerný.
At least the village is empty and their reckless driving can't endanger anyone else.
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Etch, Inks, Sunday, Holiday and (to Inks surprise, Aught), sweep the reception. It's been tossed but good, cute cottage charm ground beneath the heavy boots of the hunters. Flyers torn off of shelves, tables flipped over, pillows cut open. Holiday barks a cheery "clear" and then secures the back. Buzzes the team-frequency a beat later. More hunters up ahead, loading a van, in the middle of an argument.
Etch sweeps the interior as Inks prepares to provide first aid to the receptionist, but since Aught is closer, Inks instead pries a few glass shards out of the affable agent with a smile. Just like you to end up on my desk, eh? Heheh. Sit still. That one went into your shoulder. Heavy glass here in eastern Europe.
Sunday dials his friend again...
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TS Liren: Oh, I see what's happening. Someone's playing *tricks*.
Team Hyacinth, Garuda, tactical advisory - we aren't picking anything up on this lot because they've got an interference crew setup somewhere. They're live-filtering their signals, probably local jammers and care. They HAVE a net, but these people aren't hunters. Too good for that. These guys are pro. Analog equipment doesn't register so well on scans, and any other electronic kit they have they're keeping lowkey and muted.
Etch, judging by the bookings you've swept, I think I know what building their equipment is set up in. Four occupants either van, three vans so far, one driver, that's fifteen. We're short another fifteen, and I bet a few more because I think . . .
You're looking at a special operations platoon, out hunting... geese?
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>Teams to act
