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As the vampiress continued to search and nose around she seemed to stop abruptly as if something had caught her attention, perhaps an interesting conversation or something of the likes. She stopped to listen to whatever it was though she quit listening almost as quickly. A smirk now imbued her carefully sculped features, her gray eyes flickering to a frosty turquoise in her excitement. She'd been keeping a general scope upon the area and now she was arranging the collective thoughts she'd heard from each individual, filing through them but one's thoughts in particular were what made her smile. The killer was still very near and he'd even been so kind as to rule out buildings for her since she was walking along an alleyway and out back when she heard the inward thoughts, that left the rooftops.

Unfortunately, simply because she'd managed to catch a glimpse of his thoughts didn't mean she could directly pin point him. She would certainly have a bit of help and soon enough Corinne had completely disappeared from the alley she'd been searching and was now atop the rooves of New York city. Somewhere up here was a killer who would probably be hasty and assume she wished to harm him when she was simply curious to know what happened. For keeping to herself she certainly wasn't sticking to her rule for tonight. However, it wasn't everyday you happened across a crime scene so clearly laid out.

As she scanned the rooftops she rolled the bullet inbetween her fingers, patiently waiting for any sound or sign of movement to alert her to the killer's whereabouts. She could always try to talk the killer out of hiding but surely he was frightened and wouldn't willingly expose himself to her. Corinne would have to be prepared for some gun fire in case he got spooked by her presence though she was simply being nosy and investigating. She wasn't about to punish him for anything and she wasn't exactly the scariest vampire out there. Instead of searching the rooftops diligently, though, she simply stood still and waited for the vampire's confirmation that he could still see her. Perhaps there would be something else he would give away to her.

The little tidbit about his hesitation in losing his target going around a corner was also of interest and she now honed in nearer toward the end of the block seeing as she would have had to turn a corner there. She then stood still once again and waited patiently for the killer's confirmation. She was also prepared for any sign of movement signifying he was preparing to shoot her, any little flashes that might come off the metal of his gun. It wasn't the smartest idea, standing on practically open rooftops waiting to see if someone with a gun could see her but if they shot they'd just cause a riot again and would most certainly give away their position. At the same time, however, they could silence her with one perfect shot of the correct ammunition.

Corinne decided to place herself behind one roof's air conditioning unit, this way she had some cover and cut off a few angles seeing as the only way one would have a clear shot at he was if they were on the next building over. She was crouched but soon enough she eased up and came to sat, even lit up a cigarette while she was waiting. Perhaps her aloof manner would help the killer to calm down and realize she was more piddling around out of curiousity than anything or at the very least she wasn't fully intent on finding him. The cigarette came to her lips and she exhaled calmly into the evening, the smoke billowing upwards perhaps giving away her position if she'd accidentally disappeared from his vision.

((Two OOC notes: One, you'd have probably found it interesting that the supposed target wasn't wearing much more than a bodice and stockings with garters. Two, if your character has enough experience with firearms, you'd be able to tell that it was a UV bullet he fired at the random civilian.))

Amber smiled at her luck as she ducked around the corner, thanking the random vampire for letting an enemy escape. As soon as she was sure that she was no longer being followed, she hightailed it for Haven. She had some news to share with the others.

((Exit to Hunters Subforum.))

|| Not on my game today. sweatdrop ||

Corinne had realized the bullet was a UV round but she was not overly concerned about the consequences. Then again, this whoever had been stalking a girl that was a stripper or something so that was certainly interesting. A vampire lusting for a female vampire stripper? Probably not the weirdest thing she'd ever seen but certainly a strange sight nonetheless. However, for now she was just going to figure things out by first drawing the shooter out. She couldn't imagine they would sit there forever if they knew she was just fooling around and waiting for them to come out. Of course, that ran the risk of them shooting her since she had provided them with a still target but she figured it'd be a mighty hard shot since it'd closed off quite a few angles.

All the same the expectd disturbance happened and she heard something whizzing in the air toward her. With the swiftness of any vampire with their life potentially on the line, she dived out of the way of whatever had been hurled at her and hit the ground on the top of the building. She was faced the opposite direction but she realized when the building ground flashed around her that the shooter had thrown a flash bang at her in the hopes of blinding her. While it still managed to hurt her eyes and irriatate them highly she was by no means blind due to her facing away from the flash as it'd detonated though her peripherals were extremely annoyed.

In the process of diving out of the way she lost hold of her cigarette and dropped it off the side of the building. Seeing as she wasn't really addicted it didn't bother her overly though the flash bang and the vampire holding the pistol at her weren't as convenient or wanted. When the vampire aimed his pistol at her she made no move to attack him nor did she make any move for either of the two pistols she herself possessed. Her expression was a smile and her Finnish accent smoothly emmerged from her lips, "A little shaken up I see. Shooting civillians with UV bullets seems rather odd now doesn't it?"

~exits out of the taxi cab after a few hours of driving around aimlessy after losing sight of the prey of the hour~ Hmmmm, nothing left to do for now except wander and search for something else to entertain me ~walks down near a pub and sits outside and takes out a smoke and lights it~

Ed stopped the car next to the east river. "Get out Paulie." The frightened man sitting in the passenger seat obeyed. Ed followed him. "Ok now Im gonna give you a choice. Talk.." He pulled out his S&W Model 500, cocking it. "..or I can make sure you dont walk again." Paulie looked at him, fear in his eyes."You dont have to do this, we could work together, make more money. See?" Ed shook his head in disagreement. "Thats the difference between you and me Paulie. I have a sense of honor, I wouldnt betray the family." He shot one round into Paulie's kneecap. Ed put the barrel of his gun to Paulies head. "Now Im going to ask you a question, and I want you to answer truthfully. Ok?" Paulie looked up at him, nodding his head weakly. Ed looked down at him, revealing his fangs. "Do you fear death?" Paulie started to cry out in pain and fear. "Ill take that as a 'yes'." Ed sunk his fangs into Paulie's neck, drinking the coward's blood. As he pulled away, Paulie fell to the ground. Ed felt for a pulse, it was weak. He'd have to make sure Paulie didnt talk. He went to the trunk of the car and took out two cinderblocks and a chain. "Sorry about this Paulie." He tied the cinderblocks to Paulie's feet with the chain. He lifted the bodie over the edge of the bridge. Ed watched as the body sank to the bottom of the river. "Thats done with then. To think I left a night of indulgence for this."

Corinne's peripherals were still slightly messed up so she was seeing occasional flashes and other such things out of the sides of her eyes, however, she didn't allow this to distract her. She smiled at his impatience and his willingness to so easily kill off one of his own. Why he was so hasty was beyond her though she supposed those that killed unintentionally were often on edge. "I was simply wondering why you were shooting humans with shells like these." She dropped the remainder of the UV bullet on the ground so that it rolled in front of him though it was hardly in tact as UV bullets tended not to. "I'm simply browsing out of curiousity being the passerby that I was. I don't think that's much of a reason to shoot me or try to blind me for that matter. Had I meant harm do you not think I would have been a little more to the point?"

She smiled to him and brushed her hair behind her ears before she sat up to prove that she wasn't going to come after him in attempts to dissarm him. The woman didn't seem very unsettled by the gun's presence in their conversation at all. "As for who I am, my name is Holly Sanders. I'm new to New York; I've only been here a few days. I would say it's nice to meet you but considering you're pointing a pistol at me I wouldn't be so quick to say so yet. As I mentioned before, though, I don't mean any harm, I simply wished to piece together the story. I'm not about to snitch on you if you're concerned because of your own interests or involvements in said coven of New York." She shrugged and then seemed to recall something and turned to give him an inquisitve expression, hand resting beneath her chin, "Why were you chasing a vampiric stripper, though? Seems odd, no? I'm assuming you were shooting at her when you missed and hit a human?"

Amber emerged onto the streets of New York once again from Haven. She didn't go far, arriving at a hair salon about a block outside of the Hunters' territory. She sat down in the rolling chair and gave them her instructions, having her hair cut significantly shorter and dyed a dark brown, almost black. She paid the stylist, with a gratuitous tip, then left the salon, heading back for Haven.

((Exit to Haven.))