7945/We Meet Again!

We Meet Again!
Date of Scene:	18 June 2019
Location:	West Harlem, Manhattan
Synopsis:	Selene pays a visit to Frank. This time she gives him information instead of a broken nose.
Cast of Characters:	Frank Quaid, Selene (Underworld)

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Frank Quaid has posed:
The Park West Hotel is at best a three-star hotel near Harlem. It has a white, faux European facade with black awning and accents. The place is a three-star hotel at best. The lobby is reasonably well-kept, but nothing special. Still, the hotel is busy enough that evening. Captain Frank Quaid and Detective-Sergeant Elaina Bever climb out of their Tahoe out front. They head inside and Frank gets keys for his reservation under Harper.

"Crank, skank or blank?" Elaina asks. She is dressed down tonight, jeans, a grey top and light jacket. So many first time source meetings end up being utter wastes of time.

"Crank," Frank bets. He never dresses down. He is in a brown suit and sports a fine bandage over his nose. He has two black eyes, yellowing now.

They go into the hotel room and Frank drops into the chair. Elaina puts her feet up on the bed and turns on the TV. Frank texts the room number to their source and the two wait.

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
There's footsteps outside as Selene and her Death Dealers are waiting, waiting on things. Things like Frank and Elaina to be quiet. The door handle ratttles as Selene slides a note under the door. The note says simply 'We hear you'

Then the door opens as Selene and her Death Dealers step in. Theyre dressed identically, in long coats as she steps a pace inside, flanked by her Death Dealers. Selene looks over Frank and Elaina with a wry smile. "So you're the officers who got picked to meet us?" she asks with a wry grin now. "It's funny, isn't it?" she asks with a nod.

Frank Quaid has posed:
Elaina walks over when the door rattles. She sees the note slid underneath, but does not go near the door. When the door opens, Frank looks up from his Blackberry and makes a slightly sour face.

"Funny," he grunts. "Good evening, Selene. Those two can wait somewhere else," he says with an upnod to her death dealers. "One of whatever you are in here is enough."

Elaina backs up and sits on the end of one of the two beds that is closest to Frank. The two officers look Selene and her friends over appraisingly while they wait.

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
"So, you want information?" Selene asks and smiles, showing fangs. "I have information but it's rumor" she points out and looks worried, as if unsure how to know what to tel them....given it's just rumor and hearsay. Selene looks serious for a moment. "How much do you know what happens in Europe?" she asks.

Frank Quaid has posed:
Frank's and Elaina's eyes narrow at Selene when she smiles.

"We'll take it," Frank says. "Pretend we don't know anything about Europe."

Elaina holds up a hand to Frank and quickly runs through the informant/handler relationship. The secrecy, the protection, the possibility of payment for valuable, reliable information, the fact never to tell anyone about being a source. That it's not a get out of jail free card for any crimes. That sort of thing.

Frank's right leg bounces a little in impatience while Elaina takes care of the necessities. "And, are those real?" Frank asks, gesturing to his own canines.

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
Selene shakes her head and holds up a hand. "No" she says, "I won't agree to all this. If you tell me I can't tell people who I'm working with, this will cost innocent lives" she warns, and laughs when Frank points to his canines. "Yeah, they're real" she adds and shakes her head. "I can anonymously give you information, but I am not being an informant" she she declares.

Selene has her reasons. Chief among them is protecting people by explaining who knows about the rogue coven. Being an informant would hamper that. Selene takes a breath. "So let's see. You want me to sign paperwork and keep my mouth shut?" Selene asks. "I can't do that. What I do is a little.....unconventional" she says and gestures to the nose bandage, "I do know about those lycans in the alley. I can explaina little, off the record, no informant status. It's second hand knowledge however" she offers. Two carrots, the big one, the artefacts....and the lycans. The smaller carrot.

Frank Quaid has posed:
Elaina opens her mouth to say something to Frank, but he shakes his head. She all but scowls at him.

"I could use a coffee," Frank says. "You?"

Elaina shakes her head and stalks out of the room.

"She's a great cop," Frank says, forestalling any snark. He looks unhappy about telling his partner to take off, but he is the captain. "Just leave it at that. No paper, not an informant, totally off the books. We need to know what that was in the alley. I'll be honest, I've never seen bodies like those... Lycans? Or the other ones with the teeth. Like you."

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
Selene leans on the wall and shakes her head. "She knows how to handle a gun and has quick reflexes" Selene says and nods, gesturing to the door that gets closed on Elaina's way out.

"Off the record, off the books. An anonymous tip" Selene says and looks Frank dead in the eyes. "It's connected.The lycans and vampires in the alley you got called to" she says looking impressed. "Were fighting because they hate each other. Something set them off, and they fought and killed each other. The ones that charged into the alley after you busted that dealer" she sighs,"They were the dealer's friends" she says. "Came out of the subway station and charged in here en masse. They were going to kill you both" she explains and looks unimpressed. Selene grimaces as she thinks on something.

"Why would werewolves be so keen to rescue their dealer? Did you get any ID on him?" she asks. "Tell him Selene is watching, if that won't get him to open up....let me talk to him" she says, baring her fangs with a predatory look. Selene has an......unconventional way of doing things and not by the book, either. She.....certainly looks Frank up and down, again. "The wolf guys are lycans. They wanted to make money by dealing pot and other things" Selene says. "The guy that yelled he lives two blocks from that alley, he does.....but he runs with a pack of wolves that took over an abandoned subway station as their home. They defend it with their lives. He just keeps that home for mailing. I've run into him before, that alley's his turf" she adds and looks over. "Look, lycans exist. The vampires though...." Selene mutters, "I know them. They're from overseas. They are" she says simply, "They were scouts. They were scouting something and the lycans fought them. They both killed each other" Selene says. "I've a hunch I know what they were scouting, but....no proof" she says.

Frank Quaid has posed:
Frank goes to rub a hand down his face but catches himself before he does because of the bandage. He watches Selene even more warily when she mentions vampires.

"Alright. So I've got packs of psychotic murdering Lycans running loose, now vampires from overseas scouting... For what? A move on your turf? What are they scouting?" he asks. "And no, there's no way you can come in to talk with the guy we have in custody. It doesn't work that way. I can drop your name and see if he talks, but you don't go near him. You have no idea what kind of a disaster that would make for everyone."

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
Selene still has that look. "Well, you do have psychotic vampires from overseas scouting things. You got werewolf packs" Selene says with a weary sighh.

"And they are like gasoline and a spark when they meet. Everything goes up in a violent flaming fight" she says looking over past Frank. "You want my advice, get your officers to get silver and uv bullets. You'll need it, or stakes, or....something to deal with both" Selene says like she knows what she's doing.

Frank Quaid has posed:
Frank nods slowly. "Silver or UV bullets. Silver for the Lycans and UV and stakes for the vampires..." Frank says. "Those actually work?" Frank shakes his head. He has dealt with weird stuff, but vampires and werewolves? This is new.

"So you said have an idea what the vampires from overseas are here looking for. What do you think it is? And where do you fit in all this?" he asks, gesturing to Selene. "This is obviously important to you."

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
"Stakes work. Shurikens, UV bullets, holy water" Selene says. "Fire, religious symbols. Here's an idea. Test your officers. Give the most religious symbols of their faith. Have their religious folks bless their equipment, gun, nightsticks, cuffs, you name it. Silver cuffs for the wolves" Selene says, "I'm just listing ideas off the top of my head" Selene points out and finally sits, or rather crouches. It makes her appear like she's going to spring. "There's been some thefts in Europe of old artifacts. Dangerous ones. Ones that can be used to become more powerful. My guess is scouts were over here to see what was being held in New York City. Now" Selene sighs"Now this is bad. If the vampires think they can get powerful....well...." she says. "They'll swarm over here and deal with anyone in their way. There's been some reported break ins in Hungary" she says, "Budapest saw a group of vampires staked for trying to steal an artefact and hide it in the mountains, it was found in Brasov, Transylvania. It was promptly returned. We're talking....for context, dangerous artifacts. If you could steal something that'd make you an elite cop, you'd do it. That's the level of danger I'm on about. But it's overseas. They sent scouts however" Selene says, thinking back to the warehouse in Gotham. "I 'recovered' the Chalice of Voidance during the night. It's where they can't get to it" she adds and looks pleased. "I'm giving you a heads up, the vampires that were moving it were rogue and listen to nobody. They hire human smuggling and organized crime rings to do their dirty work and pull strings"

That's a fairly good summary really.

Frank Quaid has posed:
Frank listens attentively, mentally organizing the various pieces as Selene talks. He reacts instinctively to the simple predatory bearing of Selene when she crouches. His shoulders tense, his pupils dilate slightly, his pulse elevates. Instinctually, his body expects a fight.

"Alright.... I'll see what we can do about getting guys ready to deal with these vampires. This is gonna be a mess, I can tell," he muses. "And I guess we can start looking into antiques dealers unless you've got some ideas about what specifically they're after. Or who to talk to about finding out. But you still haven't told me where you fit in. I want to protect the city, but I don't want to get used in some vampire war in the process."

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
Selene sighs. "I look out for my people. We're caught up in this" she explains....which explains and doesn't explain stuff. "Museums. Right now it's Europe. I'm not sure they'll send scouts over here, but....I could return home to gather information?" Selene offers, willing to travel to Europe to take the fight to the vampires....and lycans.

Frank Quaid has posed:
"The more information you can get, the more people I can keep safe," Frank says.

Frank stands up, it makes him feel more comfortable under the watch of this... vampire.

"I won't lie, this is creepy. But I don't know a thing about vampires except what's in bad movies. But I'm willing to learn and work reasonable people, whatever they are. Maybe I'm an ass, but I'm not a bigot.... So I can't tell you what to do, but it might save lives. Besides getting ready for a vampire brawl that might come, what can I do to help you keep a lid on this? You're the expert on this one."

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
Selene springs to her feet when Frank stands up. "Get your officers ready to fight vampires and lycans, mutants, anything they may come across" she says and looks concerned. "Vampire brawl that will come" she says and looks serious. "I'll ask one of my people to drop off a lot of information on vampires and werewolves" she nods and gestures to the door. "Is that cop ever coming back or did she walk around the city getting coffee?" she asks and reaches for the door.

Frank Quaid has posed:
"I will," Frank assures Selene and holds out a hand. "Thanks. I guess we're even for the nose," he says wryly.

"She's in the truck. We've played this game before. She probably put soy in my coffee just to piss me off," Frank replies about Elaina.

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
Selene tries not to smile. "Well" she says shaking the handd. "We're even" Selene says softly, loking amused. She reaches back and opens the door. "I'll see you around, yes?" she asks with her voice a mix of accents, a sultry voice as she steps back toward the door.

Frank Quaid has posed:
"I'm sure we will," Frank says with his hands in his pockets. He watches Selene leave and the door close then shakes his head. Ten minutes later he makes his way down to the truck.

"You spiked it, didn't you," he says to Elaina when she hands him his coffee after he gets in the truck.

"You deserve it. Seriously, Frank, you're going to get yourself killed or fired," Elaina says, leaning forward to get a look at Frank's face.

"What?" Frank asks, his coffee halfway to his lips.

"Just checking for fangs," Elaina says.

Frank just glares at Elaina. She laughs and drives away.

Selene (Underworld) has posed:
Selene shakes her head as she fires up her bike and sits there, waiting on them to leave the block before she got out of there. Twisting the throttle, she takes off on her bike and heads, finally, for home.