Re: Chapter 2 - The Calm Before the Storm
"That generally works." River says with a chuckle. "Figure it out on the way, I'll see you all there in a minute."
With that, she turns and starts booking it for the hill herself. About halfway there, anyone who's looking at her feels something change. their eyes want to slide off her and forget she's there, but if they focus, they can keep track of her. She hits a crouch once she nears the top and stops for a second, then turns a bit and heads down the other side and fully out of view.
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Alright, down this fucker and keep things Running...
The sentry is a larger male, probably 240 pounds, biker-looking, slowly swinging a chain down at the stubs of cornstalks as he walks in a large circle around the buildings. She makes a beeline straight for his side, supernaturally silent and invisible, with talon-like claws growing at the ends of her fingers. At exactly ten feet away, the man's chain stops making sounds when it swings. that perks him right up, and he spins the chain in a wide arc around him. River catches it with a hand, revealing herself at the same time as she takes a swipe with the other hand. He ducks back, but not enough, losing most of the side of his face in the process. He roars in pain, but once again no sound comes out. Instead, he wraps her up in a bearhug, pinning her arms at her side, and begins to squeeze.
River responds by activating her supernatural speed, biting the man on the shoulder repeatedly and tearing at his midsection with her claws. He crushed a couple ribs in the time he had, but she literally tore him apart. She spat out a chunk of flesh, pushed her ribs back into place so they'd heal straight, then grabbed the guy's chain and set off back to the hill where the rest of the coterie was...