11624/The 'yote in the Park.

The 'yote in the Park.
Date of Scene:	13 June 2020
Location:	Darlington Park, Sunnydale (TBD)
Synopsis:	Buffy meets a coyote and gets attacked by vamps.
Cast of Characters:	Mercy Thompson, Buffy Summers

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Mercy Thompson has posed:
Parks and canines go together like, well, like, parks and canines...which is why there's a certain coyote here. Alright, her collar is on but she's doing that tongue hanging thing that dogs tend to do, and she's just roaming in the park quite happily, looking for all the world like a dog out for a run. Which, she is.

Admittedly, no owner in sight, though with Mercy, it's complicated given she can step into being a person one moment, a coyote the next.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers is out in the park tonight, patrolling as always, because that's what she does. Of course she could think of a hundred more fun ways to so end the night but a slayer's doesn't have such luxuries. With a sigh she roams around for a bit, til she spies a familiar looking coyote with a collar. "Heey, havent I seen you before?" she mutters aloud, heading towards the coyote.

Mercy Thompson has posed:
Mercy pauses watching Buffy for a moment or two then flicks an ear, looking a little bemused. Yes she knos who Buffy is, and yes, they've met before, true, but...but...still Mercy's on four paws not two feet. Instead, Mercy tilts her head up at Buffy as if eyeing the slayer. Still, Mercy's amused at least and lifts a paw off the ground, then sets about scritching herself.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Most people might feel rather silly talking to a wild animal. Buffy knows better. Well, okaay. That's not always the case but c'mon, when you have a friend who is a werewolf, and you hang out with vampires..Anything can happen. And besides, this particular 'yote DID wander into the Braddock castle that one time and befriended her sister.

She continues to slowly move towards the coyote in hopes of not startling her and holds out her hand. "Hey, I have some beef jerky. want some?" she slips out a stick of jerky, waving it at the coyote. "What's your name, I wonder.." did she have a collar last time?

Mercy Thompson has posed:
Mercy looks from the hand to the jerky then to the hand again. Sniff, sniff sniff. Jerky? Jerky...?

Mercy licks toward Buffy's hand, and then tilts her head to the jerky and moves forward on four paws. See, Mercy's smart, she wants the jerky.

Yes, Mercy has a collar on with her name on. Mercy'y's got her flowery collar on, and sits by Buffy and stares up at her. Mercy'd make a good house pet. Maybe. Kind of.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers kneels closer to the ground and continues to calmly hold out the jerky to the coyote. "C'mon, there's a good girl." she smiles as she examines the pretty coyote. "Wow, you're pretty bold for a wild animal. I've heard coyotes are pretty bold but not to the point where they'd let a human get this close."

She continues to muse aloud, but frowns as she hears rustling from a nearby bush. Or was that two rustlings?

Mercy Thompson has posed:
Mercy's aware of the rustling and growls at the bushes before she goes for the jerky. Free food? Oh yes please. Not gonna turn down free food, because why not..and Mercy can use feet as trees if it's not edible, true. Mercy's got this all covered...in her head that is. She glances up to Buffy then turns a little and stares at the bushes for a moment, maybe just maybe it's small fuzzzy creatures?

Hey maybe, maybe it's mice or something. Though given Mercy moves in strange circles...it could be worse, right?

Mostly since Mercy's not afraid of vampires, true. She's not got her Lamb of God pendant on, though. If she were were to fight, she'd be click clacking claws on the ground and leaping at whatever it is. Rule 1 of being a predator, never turn your back on a predator...

Buffy Summers has posed:
A small, harmless animal? Well wouldn't that be nice? Unfortunately they are not so fortunate. Instead, about four hungry vampires jump out of the bushes, two leaping towards the coyote (they're not picky eaters) while two others attempt to tackle Buffy to the ground!

Mercy Thompson has posed:
That was Mercy's other, less well liked guess. Greatt. Vampires....just great and she's not got anything to...wait a moment...

Mercy can run at up to 60 miles an hour. Why not give the vamps some cardio workout? So she's chewing on the jerky then takes off running. Hey, why not, she's running around Buffy in a circcle. Distraction? Maybe. More keep the vampires at arm's....paw's length.

If they do chase Mercy, she's doing her job right, and staying in shape too. Which is good. Looking to Buffy, Mercy flicks an ear as if saying hey, watch this..

See, she's running in a circle and hoping the vampires keep their focus on her. Mostly since Mercy's on four paws.

Buffy Summers has posed:
The vampires snarl and give chase. Let it be known that vamps are decidedly faster than the normal human, even the fastest athlete at that. They have no trouble keeping up with Mercy, though not quite fast enough to outrun her it seems. One of them takes a running leap and attempts to jump at her and tackle her to the groud, and these vamps appear to be a lot stronger and tougher than your average newborn.

Buffy narrows her eyes, peering around as the vamps chase after Mercy, but they haven't forgotten about the slayer either, and two of them break off to attack Buffy, slashing dangerous claws at her and assaulting her with a rapid series of vicious kicks that back her against a tree.

"Woah, these are well-trained vamps, careful there, coyote!" she calls to Mercy, still not sure who or what she is, but she seems more intelligent, more bold than your average coyote perhaps. At the moment though she has her own hands full, exchanging blows with vamps, darting and dodging and practically dancing with them.

Mercy Thompson has posed:
Mercy picks up the pace a little more and leaps sideways skittering claws on the ground, then carries on running. Alright fine. Ever seen a coyote running at 60, vampires? Yes. That's 60 miles an hour, or if the vamps are metric system users, 95 km/h, give or take a little.....as Mercy's pondering splitting the difference with the vamps. Or....hey they are well trained. Great...

Mercy looks for a split second to Buffy then keeps running, head down as she's all but ready to run through vampires. If the need arises. If not she can probably just dance around on four paws. Mercy knows anyone who trades blows with vampires is asking for trouble...and Mercy's a trouble magnet herself.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Whoops! One of the vamps misses Mercy and crashes into a tree as she skids to a halt and darts off in another direction. The other snarls, stepping in her way, trying to block her off. "Stupid animal!" he snarls.

Meanwhile, Buffy quickly dusts one vamp then gets hurled into another tree by the other, momentarily stunned before she leaps on his back and stabs and dusts the second. "Mercy!" she calls out and rushes towards the coyote, stake at the ready.