Walk along with her to wherever it is she's going, chatting about subjects any werewolf would be familiar with but not using the especially alarming keywords just yet.

If she gets suspicious, tell her that there's a psycho hunter who pounced you yesterday... gave you a crash course on what's what.

And he collects pelts.

Maybe we should start with the wolf thing, seeing if she's willing to talk about that, or admit it to us, now. Before we start the hysterical serial murderer talk.

Orion 2015/04/01(Wed)21:46 No. 632498 ID: 76c67f
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You hurry towards her, tapping her shoulder, flashing your best, friendly smile. Her head snaps at you, eyes going wide before she realizes who you are. A sense of relief washes across her face and she pushes past the crowd to find a little area off to the side to talk to you.

"I didn't think I would see you again..." Her hands fidget together, eyes shifting from side to side. "Are you feeling better?"

"Much, thank you. I also figured out yesterday that I'm ah...uh...you know..."

"You're a-- oh! Y-You found that out just now?" She seems a bit shocked, but not scared. More intrigued. "That makes me glad...keeping that inside isn't good for you, you know?

"Mm, thanks for looking out for me...that was really nice of you." You grab onto her hand, smiling at her. You can see her shoulders rise up, mouth opening to speak but not making a sound. It takes her a few moments to actually speak.

"A-Ah! It's no problem at all! I w-was just ah...m-making sure you were fine..." Her face is a bright, red color. Is she sick? Shaking off any worries, you shoot her with your next question.

"So, are you one, too?"

"M-Me? Well, yes...that's how I knew you were one..."

"Do you have white fur?"

"Yes? How'd you know?"

"Well..."

>Talk about the hunter.
>Diverge into an unrelated topic.
>Suggest taking her to Ira and Ulric's place.

1 and 3. tell her the hunter is a nut and staying someplace safe is a goo idea.

>>632498
her guard is down!
now is the perfect time.
wolfman suplex her into submission!

We have to warn her about the hunter. Tell her you were attacked by him last night, but a couple of other werewolves managed to help keep you safe after you've escaped.

Then make the offer to bring her to Ira and Ulric's place, don't force her to though.

>>632498
>Her face is a bright, red color. Is she sick?
Oh, Michael, you're adorable.

>>632504
But yeah pretty much this.

Michael, you are so innocent it's adorable.

Mention you were attacked and ask if she has anywhere she might be able to go for protection. If she's just as valuable as you are, it might be wise to start looking for a safehouse.

>>632498
You have daenerys targaryen color hair, from game of thrones or a song of ice and fire if you're a fan of the book series. I thought you bleached it, but considering the weird circumstances surrounding me and you, and how a lot of fan art from the books depicts Danny with white anime hair, I put two and two together and figured out you were white furred.

Admit you're a nerd since you knew her color from goddamn game of thrones. I mean, I actually knew that as a suggester for you, but admitting you're a nerd is cute. And dude you're totally holding hands with her right now you GO DUDE. Be cuter. Be nerdy and awkward she likes it.

Oh and tell her you figured out everything shortly after being attacked by a skinner trying to lure us out in full form and get a bunch of exposition from a pair of friendly werewolves, at least, friendly so far.

I don't know man if this whole thing turns into game of thrones with werewolves in the big city I could totally see getting backstabbed by that really nice couple. Want to trust them, really do, but I've watched WAAAY too many political thrillers lately to trust anybody.

Tell her that some psycho hunter you ran into yesterday is collecting werewolf pelts. Also, ask her if the pelt of a werewolf shields the wearer or something.

You met two werewolves who want to take down the hunter, but it's her call where she wants to go to defend herself. Maybe she already has a high-tech home defense system?

Def tell her about the hunter.

>>632498
You have to talk about the hunter. Make sure you reference your last encounter with him when you do it. If you really feel you need to talk about Ira and Ulric this early in the conversation, make sure you offer her instead of make her, but please INSIST that she comes with you. If you really care about whether she gets hurt or not, make sure to mention that too.

>Yes? How'd you know?
Well, uh, you kind of got jumped by this crazy hunter guy the other day, and two other uh, people like us, stepped in and helped me.

They told me some stuff, and when they said white wolves were a thing, I guessed that was who you are.

I just wanted to make sure you were okay and didn't get surprised.

Don't offer protection, yet. See what she knows, or says in response. We want to test what they told us, see if she says the same things.

Unrelated topic. Ask where she lives, and if other people would be there right now, and what she's planning to do for the rest of the day.

No need to panic her with the serial killer thing right this minute, and no sense inviting her to Ira and Ulric's place if she has a better defensive setup with her own pack. Also, flirting.

Orion 2015/04/02(Thu)17:32 No. 632663 ID: c15e93
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"Yesterday, when I was heading home from work, I was confronted by some sort of hunter...he takes the skins and sells them...I got help from a few other people like us, and I'm staying with them...they mentioned something about how white and black fur is the most valuable and I just wanted to make sure you were okay." This causes a bit of distress to show up on her expression. She tugs at the hair draped over her shoulder, biting her lip.

"I've heard stories...my parents would use the legend of the 'Furcutter' to scare me into obeying...I didn't think he would be real..." Her fingers gripped down hard on your hands. "Y-You said you're staying with other people?"

"Yes. They offered their home as a sort of safehouse...you can come with me, if you're interested. I don't want to leave you to be by yourself." Her eyes drop to the ground, weighing her options carefully. "And since you have white fur, he's more likely to try and find you."

"I don't have anywhere to be right now, so I don't mind stopping by for a bit. Then I can decide if I want to stay there or not..."

"Hey, that's fine. I'm not trying to pressure you into anything. What's your name, by the way?"

"My Mom named me Blanca, after my white hair, heh..."

"I'm Michael." Blanca gives you a tense smile, clearly a bit nervous. "Don't worry, the people are nice...they won't try and hurt you." Of course, you don't know this for sure, but there's no sense in making her feel doubtful. Now that you get a decent look at her, she reminds you of Daenerys from Game of Thrones. Of course, you don't mention it to her right now. Some small fear inside of you prevents you from opening up to her quite yet. Are you scared of embarrassing yourself? She doesn't seem like the type to judge...

You lead her to Ira and Ulric, who greet her with warm smiles. Ira gives her a reassuring hug, while Ulric simply bows his head. Stone-hard as always. Before leaving, Ira turns to you and gives you a few options.

"Michael, do you want to go to your house and pick up a few things? I'm not expecting you to move your entire home, but just a bag full of stuff. Take as long as you need, if you want. You know where our place is." The way she words her offer makes it sound like you will be going alone.

>Go home and pack up some bags.
>Stay with Ira and Ulric for now.

Its probably not a good idea to go home alone, especially if that Cruella de Vil wannabe is out there hunting for you, and you are an unskilled werewolf. Ask If either Ira or Ulric go could go with you while the other takes Blanca. If not, go back with them for now.

For now, stay with Ira and Ulric. We can't leave Blanca alone, she'll get too freaked out.

Splitting up seems a bad idea if the hunter is a threat.

...and leaving Blanca alone with them is a bad idea if they can't be trusted and this is some kind of trap or trick.

You can live without your stuff, for now.

>Some small fear inside of you prevents you from opening up to her quite yet.
Talk about some normal stuff. What's she into besides our members only midnight fur club?

Gee, now I want to retcon Michaels name into something that is named after his black hair. Whatever.

>If it's not too much trouble, we should insist someone go with us, going alone is akin to splitting up in a horror house.

Stay at the safehouse. The hunter has likely placed tracking devices and/or traps at your apartment. Worry about all the money you lost after you've taken down the hunter and steal his stash of loot.

>>632663
Let's go pick up stuff. You won't die if you stay where people are. Don't give the hunter the opportunity to strike, and remember... he prefers to strike in the open.

We can go get our stuff later for now lets stick with the group, besides if we leave Blanca might get nervous or freak out.

Orion 2015/04/02(Thu)20:08 No. 632685 ID: 76c67f
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"Maybe it would be better if I stayed with you guys for now. I can grab my stuff later..." The two of them stare at you before shrugging.

"Fine by me!" Ira proclaims, turning to leave the train station. "Let's take this girl on home, we can have a nice chat once we're there." While you walk with the couple and Blanca, you turn to try and kick up a bit of idle chit-chat with the white-haired girl.

"So where do you live? Do you live by yourself?" Blanca blinks at you, a bit amused by the question.

"Yes, I live on my own. It's just a modest, little apartment, nothing too fancy!" Blanca averts her eyes, as if embarrassed.

"Ahaha, me too. I'm a bit too poor to afford anything rich..." This perks her up a bit.

"You work at the little restaurant down here, right? What was it...Soup-or-Salad?"

"Y-Yeah! How'd you know?" You're shocked that she would know this much about you. You barely know a thing about her.

"I see you there sometimes...you're usually in the back cleaning dishes...that place has really good food."

"I wish I could tell you I cook some of it...sadly, my cooking skills aren't that great."

"Hehe, must be hard living on your own."

"Hey do you know the show Game of Thrones?"

"I've heard of it! That fantasy show? I know a lot of people die..."

"Yep, that's the one. You remind me a lot of a character on there...a white-haired warrior...she commands dragons!"

"Oh my! I'm sorry to say that I'm not quite that exciting!"

"I think you're plenty exciting..." As soon as those words exit your mouth, you immediately go red-faced. "I mean..." Blanca is equally as flustered. The conversation halts to a stop. You can hear Ira snickering a few feet in front of you.

Approaching Ira and Ulric's apartment building, you see a small basket in front of the door. The contents are covered up with a white cloth, and there's a piece of paper on top with the name, Michael on it. It's addressed to you.

>Ignore it.
>Open it.
>Take it inside.

Someone knows you're hiding here. Ask if Ira and Ulric told anyone you were staying with them, until then don't open it or take it inside.

>What do
Point it out to the others.

Uh, guys. No one should know I'm here.

Maybe snatch the note, see if you recognize the handwriting, and if it says anything else.

Poke / open the basket with a stick.

Well. That's not good and kind of creepy.

Lift the cover with a stick you can find nearby.

>>632685
Hey Michael, I know that could be a thinly veiled threat underneath that cloth but at the same time, for some reason, I think it might be an orphan werewolf that might be your brother or sister.
Or a cousin. Or a future time child.
I dunno. Did you have a break-up with a girl about nine months ago?
Really strong feeling that's a baby on your doorstep.

Ulric, Ira, Blanca, does that thing smell odd to you in anyway? We can't do the smelly thing.

>>632685
Take it inside.

SMOOTH BRUH.

Get the all important stick to lift the cover.

Orion 2015/04/02(Thu)20:40 No. 632692 ID: 76c67f
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Immediately, Ira pulls back, mouth pulling into a tight frown. "What..." You bend down, picking up the note to examine it. You didn't recognize the handwriting. Flipping it over, you see there's a message.

Do you love games, Michael? I certainly do. What fun is there in simply killing you? Perhaps a little game of hide and seek will interest you? I'm sure you want to find me...I want to find you, as well. Do you like basketball? There's a lovely, little court not too far from here...just behind a quiet bookstore. I'll wait for you. Take your time...while you think about it, I packed a little treat for you~ I'm deeply sorry I couldn't clean it up more, for you. I hope you enjoy~"

The note ends there. Judging by Ira's reaction, you can tell whatever's underneath the basket isn't good. "How did he find us? Is he watching us from somewhere?" You pick up a small stick lying on the side of the sidewalk and prod at the cloth, lifting it up to see what's underneath.

Inside the basket is a puffy loaf of freshly baked bread. The thing that makes you gag is the fact that it's nestled on top of a pile of bloody fur. The underside of the bread is stained red, hair sticking to the sides.

>___

...hiding isn't going to work. We need help.

What the fuck is this shit

>>632692
The hunter is very confident. All four of you could go there and try to ambush him. He must think he will win.

I believe him. You need to find out what he is, how he's so strong. We need to research. Also maybe get the police in on this? I mean if they're present when the ambush happens won't the hunter become a wanted man?

Get rid of the basket and its contents.

Wait shouldn't the police be involved already? This man has killed dozens of people.

What if it's actually good for you? It's possible that the bread is a sort of customized medicine, which he's giving you so that your pelt becomes more valuable and/or he'll get a real challenge.

Test the bread on some animals, like birds. Even if it's possible that he poisoned the bread, it's also possible that it contains a cure to a poison that he's going to inflict on you, for dramatic irony.

If he has a tracking device that can be crushed into bread crumbs and still works, he probably has a lock on you anyway.

>>632692
You want something to do? You've just found some bread nestled in fur, maybe it would be a good idea to just let the cloth down and throw it in the bin. But just to be sure, ask Ira if that's okay, as the fur might not be suitable for throwing in the bin for some reason.

>>632692
Ira, Ulfric, do you know this fur from anywhere? This might be an extra message to you.

Hey, shot in the dark here, but how about we see what happens when we report this to the police?
I am legit curious what will happen.
How did he get your name?

Wait, check inside that bread (don't eat it). There could be a bomb or something in there!

We should ask Blanka about the "Furcutter" legend, since the fact that he has a legend about him upgrades his threat level from "serial killer who is probably a vampire or something" to "mythical boogieman", and ask Ira and Ulfric if they know anyone who has fought him and lived.
Also we should check for what sorts of weapons work against werewolves (I think the others mentioned Skin Guy using tasers), since he probably has similar or better super-toughness.

Everything previous could have been explained away as some combination of plausible coincidences and subclinical mental illness, but now the only coherent non-supernatural explanations involve either extremely vivid and coherent hallucinations to the point that your basic senses cannot be trusted, or someone escalating an elaborate prank to the point of sticking a knife in an actual living animal.

So, absolutely call the goddamn police at this point. Some highly-trained professionals will no doubt relish the opportunity to set up a counter-ambush around the specified basketball court. Minimize touching the note so as to preserve Furcutter's fingerprints.

Orion 2015/04/03(Fri)15:29 No. 632813 ID: 76c67f
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You can feel Blanca trembling beside you. "Wh-Who would do this?" She muttered. You kneel down and pick up the bread, breaking it in half. The bread is perfectly baked. A crispy outside, with a spongy inside. It's just normal bread. You look up at Ira, frowning.

"Do you recognize this fur? Is it fresh?" She solemnly shakes her head.

"It's fresh...b-but I don't recognize the smell." You can see Ulric's grip on her shoulder tighten. It's clear that he's disturbed by this as well, even if he doesn't show it much.

"We need to call the police about this." You finally say.

"They won't believe a word...werewolves are a thing of fiction to them."

"Then just leave out the werewolf part...we have a specific location as to where he's hiding, so we just ambush him and catch him."

"Michael...I don't think involving the police in this is a very good idea...there's a risk that they could find out about us."

"If we're careful they won't. This is much more than we can handle!"

"I..." Ira's mouth stays open, her words catching in her throat. Frustrated, you toss the hair and bread into the bushes, growling under your breath.

"Fuck...this man has killed countless people...he needs to be stopped!"

"He's killed countless wolves...as far as I know, there isn't a single human corpse out there that can be traced back to this." Ulric states. "The only lead we have would be the missing person cases...but I would rather not disclose this problem to the public."

"You're just being selfish!" You yell. "You're afraid to admit you need help from humans!"

"How many more lives do you think would be lost if we brought the police into this? If they aren't an enemy to the Skinner then they won't be targetted."

"We just need to get enough of them together so we can corner that bastard!" Ulric marches forward, slamming you against the front door to the building.

"Just listen to me." His tone of voice causes you to shut up instantly. There's an intense, feral look in his eyes. His teeth are slightly bared as well. "Dozens of werewolves over the years have tried desperately to stop this man. Probably in groups of ten or more. If we bring the humans into this they'll only be killed as well. If they find out about us, then we'll be hunted by them along with the Skinner." You clench your fists, jaw locking up. You wanted to fight back and argue, but the overpowering force of Ulric's gaze kept you down. Like a hound glaring down a puppy.

"Honey, let's just go inside and talk this out...no need to make him trust us less than he already does." Ira slides her hand up Ulric's back, opening the door to scoot him inside. She gives you a sympathetic look before heading in. Blanca follows but stops right beside you. Her face is even paler than her hair.

"Are we going to be okay, Michael?" You stay paused for a moment before shaking off the heavy tension that kept you grounded. You then pull her into a tight hug, sighing.

"We'll be fine...we just need to figure out a strategy."

Orion 2015/04/03(Fri)15:29 No. 632814 ID: 76c67f
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You're all back inside the apartment now. Blanca and Ira are situated on the couch, discussing light-hearted things to take their minds off of the recent turn of events. Ulric is stationed against a wall, deep in thought. You're sitting at the kitchen table. Raising your head, you call to Blanca for her attention.

"You mentioned before about the legend of the Furcutter...maybe it has a few clues as to what we can do?" The girl taps her chin, giving an aimless stare to the wall.

"W-Well, it's a pretty simple folktale. Young pups are told that if they're too vain then the Furcutter will steal their skin and fur so they're ugly and hairless. In the stories he always chopped them up with a bonesaw...He was big and scary, and wore the skin of a werewolf around his body. He had the eyes of a crazed bull and the strength of a thousand mountains. There was a little song to go with it too! Do you want to hear it?"

"Y-Yeah!" Part of you just wanted to hear her sing.

"Ahem...
.
.
.
Small children, young children, oh have you heard
why the local wolf women have lost all their fur?
It's the work of the man who stays still in the night
to catch all the children and give them a fright.

His favorite meals are the ones who will say
that their fur is the prettiest fur of the day,
He'll slice you and dice you and steal all your skin,
And make a new coat with a thread and a pin."

As Blanca sang, Ira would sway back and forth, bobbing her head. It was a dark, ominous song, with a surprisingly upbeat tone. It makes the hair on your neck stand on end. Who would sing this to young kids?

"My mother used to tell me that story whenever I got too full of myself." Ira proclaims, puffing out her chest a bit. "Which happened quite a lot, according to her."

"I think I should mention..." Ulric's voice cuts through the room like a hatchet. "Recent rumors have been talking about the Furcutter having some sort of underling. A minion, if you want to call it that. A red-cloaked figure...over the past few years, they've been seen standing beside the Furcutter." Is that what the wolf in your dreams was talking about? He mentioned something about there being another person with the Furcutter...someone you couldn't see.

>Ask about ways to kill the Furcutter.
>Ask more about the Furcutter legend.
>Other.

there MUST be some power in wearing the skin cloack of a werewolf.

>>632814
>Ask more about the Furcutter legend.
How long has the tale been passed down? Hmm, I wonder if there's always been one Furcutter, or if they pass down their techniques and cloak to heirs...

You know, I have another idea of who to call upon for help. PETA. They'd target him for wearing fur.

>They won't believe a word...werewolves are a thing of fiction to them.
Creepy bloody bundles dropped on a doorstop still count as pretty obvious harassment, or a threat. The cops take weird threats seriously. It could be terrorists or something. Bread and wolves- that's religious symbolism, right?

>He's killed countless wolves...as far as I know, there isn't a single human corpse out there that can be traced back to this.
That's a good reason to involve the police, actually. If we're on record as concerned for our safety with weird threats being left on our doorstop, then people will notice if any of us disappear. Even if there's no body. He won't be free to act with impunity.

I agree, trying to get cops to attack him or something is a bad idea, and will end up with people hurt, and us looking guilty. But just reporting this puts them on guard, and makes it harder for him to operate.

>If they find out about us, then we'll be hunted by them along with the Skinner.
...could I ask why I you think that? If I'd found out say, last week, that Blanca was a werewolf, my reaction wouldn't have been to try and hunt and kill her. I don't think most people would. I can understand why you wouldn't want to let out how you're different get out and cause a backlash, but is that really worse than being hunted with impunity?

(That's an emotional reaction. Someone reacted badly to him, or someone he cared about, in the past).

>Who would sing this to young kids?
A lot of nursery rhymes and fairy tales are pretty dark and creepy if you think about it. Par for the course, really.

Maybe the hunter who ambushed you was the apprentice. Makes sense - he seemed to make a lot of mistakes (did not obfuscate his facial identity, grappled you within clawing distance, didn't execute immediately), and a mentor could hide in the shadows in case something went horribly wrong.

Apparently, werewolf pelts have real power within them. Keep this one for luck, you can bury it after the hunters are dealt with.

According to the nursery rhyme, it seems the skinner only targets werewolves who thinks much too highly of themselves. While Micheal doesn't seem that way, his inner wolf in his dreams did. That said, it could be the reason why the skinner has a high interest on Micheal.

I would suggest we try to get our inner wolf straightened out, show it some manners.

I have a few arguments to Ulfric's points, though now might not be the best time to tell them. Still...
>"How many more lives do you think would be lost if we brought the police into this? If they aren't an enemy to the Skinner then they won't be targetted."

The police are meant to protect the citizen's of the united states. Willing to throw their lives away for the sake of order. There's no werewolf police, no secret society, no nothing to fight this skinner. This man is a murderer, a criminal, he falls under jurisdiction of the law of the United States of America. The police, the national gaurd, swat, it doesn't matter, it's their jobs to protect people like us. And, until yesterday, if I were to be assaulted or threaten, it would be reasonable to tell this to the police for my protection. Our protection. We're not soldiers, not fighters. We're not trained. We may be wolves, but we are also humans, with rights. We don't HAVE to fight our own battles, because this isn't our own battle. It's America's battle against INJUSTICE.

>"Dozens of werewolves over the years have tried desperately to stop this man. Probably in groups of ten or more. If we bring the humans into this they'll only be killed as well. If they find out about us, then we'll be hunted by them along with the Skinner."
The modern era has abolished lynch mobs. If someone were to create Frankenstien's monster, there would be a legal process to figure out what to do with the creature, though nothing would probably happen to it so long as it commited no crime, and it would still be treated like a citizen of the United States. The same would happen with werewolves. First, scientists would try and figure out if it's a disease, then realize "Oh, this is genetically passed along, and it's not harmful to the subject, and they are in full control of themselves even when transformed. Therefore, not a harmful disease to cure." then they'd figure out how to classify it, then nothing. Congress would get up into a bunch of debate about werewolf rights, but soon more and more werewolves will come out and reveal that they've been here all along, including celebrities, and have been a part of our culture for a long time and then, hey, America realizes we're all the same and then we'd be some minority and there's some racism here and there but that's just what's going to happen.

TLDR, Police should be willing to die for us fellow American citizens, and the modern era is progressive enough that we aren't going to get lynched for being different.

Ask more about the furcutter legend.

"How do we kill this fucker?"

>>632824
...Dude.

First of all, police are PEOPLE. They can be corrupt or idealistic, greedy or honest, family-men or broken-dreams drunkards, or any combination of different aspects and traits that make up life. You can't expect police -> justice and call it a day. For all we know, the police could have been paid off by the Furcutter. Now, it's also possible that the police force has a few werewolves on their side, but you can't be sure of who is on whose side, or even what sides there are!

And just because lynch mobs have been declared illegal doesn't mean nobody will do it. More likely though, people can formulate unique opinions and plans that have nothing to do with lynch mobs or even assault, but can have everything to do with ruining another community; they don't even have to be illegal to perform irrepairable damage!

Plan this out, test the waters, schedule appointments, etc.

>>632829
I feel like the chances of the Furcutter paying off the police are nil. Nonetheless, the argument towards Ulfric was primarily against his point about getting other people killed. It's the police's responsibilities to be willing to die for a citizen's protection if need be, like how a soldier must be prepared to die for their country. It's a worse case scenario that we want to avoid but an ugly part of signing of for the job. I have no moral quandary against having police killed for the sake of stopping the Furcutter and protecting us AND Blanca.

We're desperate. We need to act desperate.

As for people performing illegal lynchings and other damaging actions, simply part of the threat of being different, but ultimately a lesser threat than the FurCutter. Werewolves can't stay a secret forever and we have to start progress now rather than later. Mainly because we want to have Michael live as long as possible.

The biggest advantage of lynching being illegal is that the government can't possibly condone genocide of werewolves without looking like a bunch of dicks. And the chances of being gunned down by a police officer in public when we're doing nothing is also very small since that will bring consequences to the police officer. Though admittedly, we could have Ferguson-like situation in the near present should werewolves become public.

Another point: the hunter is counting on scaring us, and winning the way he usually does. That means, if we want to survive, we stay calm and play by different rules.

>>632836
This. We need to brainstorm. It's obvious a full-front assault isn't going to be doing much, and the sneaky route's probably been attempted many times.
It's clear that we need something unorthodox.

I vote we drive a car into him.

I think the obvious solution that doesn't involve the police is getting an RPG.
Modern weapons BITCH.
Thug Life.
Blame me.
Just break into an armory, get massive ordanance, and FUCK HIM UP.

>I vote we drive a car into him.
>RPG
I would point out that the modern world has been, well, the modern world for a while now. If all it took was a car or a rocket, someone would have used one by now, or gotten lucky. And if we gamble on going right for him with that approach, we're screwed if he has some kind of magical protection. We may only get one shot- that's not unorthodox enough.

I think the easiest modern change to exploit is surveillance. Media. If we get evidence of him being violent, or a freak, or even just interesting, we can make society aware of him. Then his ability to move and operate gets hindered.

It's a pretty low risk, low cost first avenue of attack. Everything has cameras these days, and we're going to have run ins anyways, might as well record them.

>>632846
Seconded.

You know, this makes me wonder. He wants us, in a public place. He mentioned a public place, in the middle of the day, and that he will be waiting. Yes, it's behind a quiet bookstore, but as he said. The hunt is enjoyable, the thrill of the chase.

Like a wolf hunting a rabbit. Wonder if that fur is his or his latest prize.

Okay, Ulric, just so we're clear here... are you saying that if I go to the cops with this creepy-ass breadbasket, ask them to investigate the serial killer who's stalking me, I'm no longer welcome in your house?

The police have hundreds of dudes with guns and training, and I've seen them keeping the peace all my life. You have yourself and Ira, no real plan for dealing with the Furcutter, and I just met you yesterday. If you force me to choose, I'm gone.

werewolves (us)
a skinner, and a red-cloaked companion?
Is it just me, or is this a twisted edition of little Red Riding Hood?
Seriously, there's even a basket delivery to boot!

Why is everyone trying to torch all these bridges, holy fuck back down. These people have more experience with everything thats an issue here than we do: werewolfing, the weird skin guy, and retaliation against said skin man.
Calm down and formulate a plan with them, they may just have a point about the police.

Orion 2015/04/03(Fri)19:56 No. 632874 ID: 76c67f
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"Hey, how old is this Furcutter legend anyways? It sounds pretty old..." Maybe knowing this can help you figure out just how old this thing is...or maybe the Furcutter has apprentices? It's not out of the question.

"It's only about twenty years old." Blanca responds. "The killings began around the time the legend started..."

This entire situation bothered you to no end. The police had to be able to help. Despite what Ulric said to you, you continue to persist.

"Alright, I still say we report this to the local police station." You can see Ulric's face pull into a grimace. "They've been able to keep the peace all their lives...what's stopping them from doing the same here?" You stand up, patting down your pants. "You said all it takes is regular bullets to kill a werewolf, right? Then what's to stop regular bullets from killing a human. I'm going to go see the police and that's final."

"If you go, I won't be able to help you." Ulric snaps. "Neither will Ira. She's not going to get involved in this."

"That's fine...Blanca? Will you come?" The white-haired girl fidgets nervously, shifting her legs around.

"I'd...I'd love to b-but I..."

"Are you scared?"

"...Yes..."

>Try and convince her to come.
>Drop it and leave.

Drop it. These two can handle taking care of Blanca.

Tell them fine, you're not gonna walk out and act unilaterally.

But then we need to talk about what we're going to do. The three of them might have their wolf powers up and under control, but that hasn't worked before, obviously. You're new to this, so all you can contribute is what you can think of. Which is sort of good, because we need to think of something new, that hasn't been done before. That he isn't prepared for. Our heads are more useful right now than our fur.

Personally, I don't think he'd be prepared for non-wolf cops to start hassling him, but fine, we're not going with that.

What else can we do that breaks the mold? Hiding and trying to wait it out won't work.

We shouldn't push her to do anything she is uncomfortable with. Maybe while we are out we could also stop by our place and pick up some of our things.

I also think it's important you ask them what they'd like to do. You're new to this, maybe you're overlooking an option. Tell me what you're thinking, and I'll at least consider it.

...also, why is the choice to leave to contact the police? We have a phone, and running the streets alone is dangerous.

Another option, if they don't want to get directly involved with the cops, is we take the note, and call in the creepy basket anonymously. It's weird enough to creep out people without fur, and could have been directed at anyone in the apartment building. It ups the attention in the area with less personal exposure.

>>632876
Seconding this. We need to take a breath and calm down already.

>>632874
Blanca, it's fine, you can stay. We're the only one to be threatened so far anyway. He's keeping an eye on us, so even if we fail horrifically with my police plan, you should be alright if you're not with us.

Hey, dude, it looks like you're going to need to learn how to transform to prove your existence to the world, and the police.
We're not halfassing the reveal man.
We gonna go all wolf face to the police.

Can you do the hand thing? Right now?

>>632876
I agree that unilateral action would be too hasty. Also, I have some pretty major doubts about the police plan. The police would have a viable chance against Skinny if they went all in with swat or special forces teams, but we don't have nearly enough evidence to arrange for more than a small and mostly clueless police presence. (We might be able to prove that we are a werewolf, but that doesn't mean we will be able to convince them about the magnitude of the threat.) Also, getting police involved would limit our ability to amass a stockpile of improvised weaponry for our own use since police tend to frown on that sort of thing.

As for other potential plans for fighting Skinny:
- Set him on ‼fire‼. All the fluff on that coat looks extremely flammable (and if the furs actually are the/a source of his power than bonus).
- Find out more about the weapons he uses against werewolves, and acquire some of those. If they work against supernaturally strong and tough werewolves they are probably a good bet to use against whatever Skinny is.
- Homemade explosives? They would have significant risk of self-harm, but on the other hand we do have some degree of super-toughness so being hit by a spare bit of shrapnel is much less of a risk for us than it would be for some human. (By the way, make sure that the whole super-toughness thing also applies to our human form as well as the wolf one.)

>>632876
Yes
Aww, no intrigue improv weapons wolf? Ok the n my second notion is plan "stockpile weaponry"
OK THO WHERE ARE ALL THE OTHER WEREWOLVES
SERIOUSLY
THEY SHOULD BAND TOGETHER WHERE THE FUCK IS EVERYONE

Hang on, crazy theory here. If werewolves aren't harmed especially by silver bullets, maybe the old myth actually applies to the Furcutter? Maybe HE is vulnerable to silver.

Ah... also... from the sound of things... when a werewolf dies, the corpse is a wolf? Even if they're not transformed? I mean, if the Furcutter needed his victims to transform in order to collect fur, that means we're actually safe!

>>632906
Except we started to transform when he attempted to attack us, and we were clueless about it then...
Though I wonder...Can Werewolves transform all the way into wolves? By being teh skinner, could he force this somehow to make the fight easier?

Alright, so the furcutter thing only goes back 20 years, and Ulric's saying up to ten werewolves at once have failed at taking him out? That's good. That means this guy has never really been hit with overwhelming force before. Five-to-one numerical disadvantage can be overcome with a combination of force multipliers (special weaponry, training, red-cloaked companion's invisibility) and plausible amounts of luck. If those ten werewolves are acting like a pack, he can figure out ways to turn those instinctive reactions against them. Irritant smoke, flashbangs, ultrasonic noisemakers, hostage-taking and other psychological dickery.

When somebody tries that kind of crap on the police, let alone actually kills a cop, they use their own equivalents, and they can escalate further. There are more than ten armed officers available to the local police station. If they're getting humiliated they'll pass the buck to the FBI or the National Guard. Hundreds or thousands of guys, with rifles and grenade launchers and armored vehicles.

And all that has nothing to do with revealing the existence of werewolves. That's just for a serial killer who's a little too good at taking down anyone who stands against him and hiding the bodies afterward. If he tells the cops I'm a werewolf, and that's why he's after me, the default assumption on their part will be that he is delusional.

>>632913
exactly
"uh, he thinks im a werewolf and he wants to skin me alive" wont make them think "ummm, youre a werewolf?" it'll make them think "you have a delusional stalker"

>>632874
Guys, let's be reasonable here. I don't know why everyone is just assuming police will help. Not only are we going against the wishes of EVERYBODY we are with, what say if the police do not help? Are we really just assuming that the police are going to shoot this guy over our word of mouth? IF the police are even capable of hurting the furcutter, what if he just acts innocent and cooperative? I say we have to DROP IT. We are being so reckless and brash and fucking so full of energy while people around us are trying to relax and think, we are literally the toddler of the group right now. So calm the fuck down and drop it.

Its okay. Just promise me you won't get yourself killed.

>>632921
It is literally the police's job to help. They are a peacekeeping force. We're not even assuming he's going to get shot- even discounting all the supernatural shit he's clearly guilty of assault and following it up with threatening letters. "Acting Cooperative" would be great, because he's going to jail for sure. And if he fights back and kills police, don't forget that blood is on HIS hands, not ours. He's the psychopath, we're not only justified in going to the police because that is literally WHAT THE POLICE WANT YOU TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ASSAULTED, we're also doing our civic duty in helping to prevent further deaths. The only reason he's been able to prey on werewolves this long is because they're afraid of how people will react to them, and the killer's been taking advantage of that to kill them without harassment from the police. Not calling them just continues to play into his hands.

Also, wolves are an endangered species anyway, if he's walking around with real wolf skin, not even real werewolf skin, on his soldiers he can be arrested for at least poaching wolf skin.

All they have to do is that that fur to a lab. They have enough evidence for a warrant too since we'll be giving the basket to the police.

If he shows up with all that fur on his shoulders, right after the note that came with the basket indicates he will be there, and the police are right there.

BAM. Arrested for a LOT of different crimes.

>>632928

Good idea.

>>632921
IF the police refuse to help, or try to help and somehow screw it up so bad it makes things WORSE, then, yeah, that's a serious problem. That doesn't mean it's the likeliest outcome. Even if it does go wrong, all the details of that Charlie Foxtrot will provide us with more information about what we're really up against, with relatively little laying our own necks on the line.

While getting the police to help is the reasonable thing to do; it does not make for a good story. I say we don't call the cops simply because of that. It's like when they call the police in a horror movie; it would probably work on them in real life but something always makes it go wrong or they die quickly because there's someone steering the plot one way or another. (tired so it might not make sense)

>>633027
"Let's not call the police because this situation needs to conform more closely to horror-movie tropes" might actually be a pretty good way to sarcastically deflate Ulric's convictions.

The skinner has a script in his head for how he wants this all to go. There are some flexible bits in the middle, but it ends with one or more werewolves dying and him getting away clean. We need to break that script as thoroughly as possible, at multiple points, in order to exhaust whatever resources he's using to keep it on the rails.

Orion 2015/04/05(Sun)16:55 No. 633075 ID: 76c67f
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"...Fine. What would you suggest we do then? If we can't file a police report then what other choices do we have?" You try and take deep breathes in order to calm yourself. This entire situation makes you anxious and on-edge. Normally, you wouldn't snap at someone like that...but this is different. Your life is on the line.

"Maybe if we're just trickier than him...we can place some sort of trap?" Blanca says, in an attempt to get some sort of thought ball rolling.

"Remember, dear, if the rumors about his little accomplice are true then he won't be alone. There'll be two pairs of eyes watching us." Ira had a point. But were they always together? Maybe the Furcutter is arrogant enough to try and take us down alone.

"Charging straight in won't work..." You grumble. "Perhaps...hey, Ira?"

"Yes, dear?"

"Do you think there are other werewolves in the city?"

"Oh I'm sure of it. I pass by one every now and again. I didn't think we would like the city so much..."

"Could we...ask any of them to help?"

"I...I mean...maybe...I'm not sure how willing they would be..."

"Wait, everyone be quiet." Ulric steps off from the wall, stomping his foot down suddenly. You turn to him, a bit confused.

"What's wrong, Ul--"

"Shut up!" He snaps at you, head rotating towards the door. After a few moments you begin to hear footsteps come from behind the door. You then hear three knocks.

"Hello? This is the police!" What? Could...Could the Furcutter be listening right now? Did he call the police on you? Ulric goes over to hesitantly pull open the door, towering over the cleanly cut man standing in the way. He had combed hair and a fair complexion. The man seemed a bit startled by Ulric's entrance, stepping back a bit.

"Ahem...my name's Officer Hunter a-and I'm here to ask if any of you have seen any strange activity lately. Um...l-large dogs...clumps of fur...anything like that? I noticed a basket full of uh, blood-covered hair in your bushes so I decided to stop by and see if you guys know about it?"

Say that someone did left it there with a threatening note and a loaf of bread.

Why is he stuttering? Why is he alone?

Tell him the basics (fresh loaf of bread in a freshly made wolf-pelt basket) but don't give him more than that.

Tell him the four of you found the bloody fur, wrapped around a loaf of bread, in a basket on the stoop when you got home.

Honestly, you're all kind of creeped out about it, and were trying to decide what do to about it, when he arrived. (Look pointedly at Ulric, you're asking for permission to go further and tell them about the note. That's the minimum you can tell police so you're not actively lying to them).

>>633075
Here's to hoping you didn't make one of the bad guys a cop, Orion...

What the others said.

"Yeah, a guy in a fur coat cornered me in an alley on the way home from work yesterday and said something creepy about chopping up my hair."

>>633075
Wow. Okay, I do not trust this guy right out of the shop.
Shit. Fuck.
Yeah okay, ask why he's stuttering.

You know what, Mike?
I think to ease our fears we need to take a closer look at the badge.

Not to be disrespecting convenient cop but if he is an enemy all he says could be bull, so asking him a lot of questions is okay but not taking it to heart would be wise. Don't tell him how many of us there are as this could be information used to harm us in the future. Also can we take a picture of him with our camera phone, not sure if we have one but if we do we should take his picture.

>>633079
Yeah this.

>>633075
Officer "Hunter"? That's not suspicious at all... then again, if he is with the Furcutter, that would be a pretty stupid psuedonym.

Give him enough information to settle the matter. Nothing more, don't go into details about the previous attack or anything. Once he's gone, go ask some of the neighbors if a police officer came by. If they haven't... we have a problem.

For identity verification, don't just check the official papers; you probably wouldn't know what a non-forged one looks like well enough to tell, anyway. Press for boring background details and procedural trivia of the sort that any real cop would know offhand but an actor would not think to fabricate in advance. Maybe have somebody go to the bathroom with their cell phone and call up the local PD's non-emergency number, to verify that there really is an "officer Hunter" on duty today.

Orion 2015/04/06(Mon)15:19 No. 633177 ID: 76c67f
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You step up beside Ulric, allowing yourself to speak for him. He shoots you a wary glance but lets you do so. "Officer, we all found the bloody fur wrapped around a loaf of bread in some sort of basket...we were honestly creeped out about it, and now we're trying to decide what to do about it." Hunter rubs his chin, nodding thoughtfully.

"So you have no idea where it came from?" You and Ulric both shake your heads. "I see..."

"Excuse me, Officer, but why do you seem so nervous?" You ask, a bit bluntly. This catches the officer off guard and he gives a weak laugh.

"Ah, well, I'm kind of new at this...D-Don't tell anyone but I'm technically not supposed to be here. I snuck out to do a bit of investigating...have you heard about the recent dog killings? I'm trying to learn all that I can about them. Please, are you sure you haven't seen anything?"

You still don't trust this officer enough to disclose any important information to him and you have no idea how much Ulric wants you to say either.

"No, we haven't seen anything." You finally say. A disappointed expression falls over Hunter's face and he sighs.

"Man, one would think that such big dogs would be easy to spot." He stretches his back and gives a polite head bow. "Well, thank you for your time...please, if you notice anything find me down at the precinct. It's just a few blocks down. Don't let any other officers know I'm doing this work...this case isn't supposed to be up to investigation." Hunter waves before heading off down the hall, Ulric closing the door behind him.

"Ulric, was he actually telling the truth?" Ira calls from the living room. He puts on a stoic expression, walking over toward the two girls.

"I believe that he's a real officer...but I have no idea what his true intentions are."

Blanca then begins to speak. "Why would he want us to keep his work a secret? That doesn't seem to make much sense to me...and why would the case of all the big dogs around the city be restricted?" You all sit in silence for a while.

>Ask neighbors about the officer.
>Go down to precinct.
>Discuss more things with Ulric and the others.
>Leave to go to basketball court alone.

Blanca's cute when she's flustered.

>Ulric, was he actually telling the truth?
Ulric can tell if people are lying? Handy.

>recent dog killings
Okay obvious question: are those 'dogs' werewolves the hunter got, or have I been turning wolf and killing dogs on the nights I haven't been getting sleep.

(I'm guessing it's likely the former).

>Why would he want us to keep his work a secret? That doesn't seem to make much sense to me...and why would the case of all the big dogs around the city be restricted?
Well, I can think of a few reasons.

One might be someone higher up in the police force or local government knows what's really going on, and is trying to cover it up. So they discouraged the officers from looking into it. And Hunter here thinks something is wrong and is looking into it anyways, but doesn't want to get caught.

...or really, it doesn't need to be someone who knows trying to keep things quiet. Stupid politics or bureaucracy could do the same thing by accident.

The alternative is that Hunter is in on it, and is trying to keep things quiet by stopping people from talking to the other cops.

I hate to admit it, but it does kind of make sense the skinner would have someone running interference with local PD, if he wants to act freely.

>Discuss more things with Ulric and the others.
Yup. We think and talk. No running out and acting in haste.

>Leave to go to basketball court alone.
Hahahaha, no.

>>633177
Easy answer: the police already know about werewolves and they're cooperating with the Furcutter. Hunter must not know what's really going on. I wonder if we can use that ignorance?

>Discuss more things with Ulric and the others.

>>633177
Ulfric, what are the odds there are werewolves amongst the police force?
They MIGHT help us.
Well, with the dog murder happening around we can't reveal ourselves as werewolves because we will be suspect number one and... okay, Ulfric, NOW it's a bad idea to get the police involved, but mostly because we'd all be arrested and blamed for those murders.
If there are any werewolf police people, they'll have motivation to...
Ulfric, Blanca, and Ira are all suspects. They might care about you, but they might eat humans for all we know. That might be why Ulfric wants the police out of this. Because he IS also a murderer. He spoke for Ira earlier, either she DOESN'T know, or he's protecting her.
Shit.
Shit shit shit shit.

>>633226
Um, I think he meant killings of dogs rather than killings by dogs. The language is ambiguous, but it would take a very elaborate conspiracy to cover up regular citizens being killed rather than mysterious werewolves who live largely off the grid.
...It is worth noting though that news we heard didn't report either of those though, just referring to it as dog sightings, though the difference there could be either the police covering up the dog deaths or Hunter in particular making a slip up by talking about killings when everyone else only knows of the sightings.