[X] Accept
-[X] Conditionally
--[X] We killed Alex to protect ourself and others; while the associative evidence would seem to be against her, what actual proof does he have that she deserves the same fate? Or, for that matter, that we should take him at his word? While he likely would have simply attacked us if he meant us immediateharm, that only proves a lack of killing intent, not good will.
-- [X] Ask in regards to the background behind Alex's sister
--[X] (That being said, we are inclined to believe him, but only if he can answer our questions in a way that doesn't immediately come off as suspicious.)
/
"Sam, call a cab and go home." You order "Warn your family, I'll call you when it's over."
"But, Alicia-" Sam started to protest
You cut her off "Sam, go home. I will call you later."
She looked back at Knight before turning back to you.
"You better." She ran off, vanishing behind a street corner.
"I might accept your deal, might" You tell Knight "Provided you tell me why we should kill this woman."
Knight nodded. "Reasonable enough. Zoe is her name. Once upon a time, Her, Alex, Jess and I were all friends."
"So this is revenge?" You questioned. You weren't signing up for some other ghoul's revenge killing.
"No." The Knight was firm "Revenge passed from my mind a while ago. This is righteousness, and taking care of something I should have done years ago. Anyways, for a time things were good. We had control of a prime suicide spot, the three of us ate so well we got fat. And we found enough money to provide food for Jess as well."
"Why exactly was a human hanging around with the rest of you?" Jess had been a rather confusing element.
Knight shrugged "Was never sure myself, Jess had been hanging out with Zoe and Alex for years before I met them. I figured they kidnapped her when they were kids, originally intending to eat her but they changed their minds. Regardless, things went south for us eventually. The Red Bears forced us off our turf. For a time we survived off scraps, leftovers, accident victims. Wasn't enough though, and the competition was too fierce. Eating Jess was out of the question so we resorted to hunting, but it was around this time I had found god."
"Found God?" A religious ghoul, that sounded unusual.
"Born again, came to god, found my true calling, whatever you want to call it. Regardless I became convinced that I found the purpose of our kind. To devour the sinful, protect the sheep from the evil within their own kind. Act as divine punishment."
This did not sound remotely promising.
"I told the others of my new found belief." Knight went on "And so we feed upon criminals, sex offenders, and the corrupt. And for a year, I thought we were making a difference, I thought we were actually improving things here. But we found out that Jess had been less than honest in giving us targets. We had killed dozens of innocents. I was enraged, but Alex and Zoe, they didn't care, they didn't care at all. I tried to stop them, but they had over powered me, and I fled in shame. Since then the two have murdered dozens of innocent people."
He seemed honest, and stopping someone like that was definitely worthwhile. Something didn't add up though.
"I didn't see Zoe during the attack, and Alex seemed desperately hungry. "
"It's true." Knight admitted "Near as I can tell, Zoe and her brother parted ways almost two years ago. Why I don't know. Still, Zoe has the blood of dozens on her hand. And she loved Jess and her brother, if she catches word of what happened, she will want revenge."
"Very well." You replied "I'll help you, for now."
~~~
Knight and you moved swiftly through the City, dashing through every alley and backstreet you could find, narrowly avoiding detection. You had never run this fast in your life, it was exhilarating, and terrifying. nearly falling off a rooftop and falling five stories would probably suck even for a ghoul. After about fifteen minutes you reached the South Side Flats . The neighborhood hugged the Monongahela river tightly. It was full of old homes, and a large amount of bars and restaurants. Even with all the fear, all the uncertainty your kind caused this city. You could see the nightlife was alive and well here, restaurants were packed full.
For a time you watched from the top of some apartment building. Knight scanned the streets furiously.
"Are you sure she's here?" You asked
"Yes." Knight was resolute "She works at that cafe"
He pointed to a small red brick building that had a Tiger stenciled on to one of the windows.
"She works tonight, just not sure if she's getting off soon or getting on soon."
You didn't have to wait long. After a few minutes. Knight about jumped in the air.
"There she is!" They pointed to a blond figure in the distance, wearing a black jacket
"So what's the plan?" You asked
"Lure her to me." Knight commanded "Do whatever it takes to bring her this way and then we'll take her on together. Drag her if you have to. Just don't start a fight in the middle of the street. The police aren't that toothless."
Plan
[]Lure Zoe towards the Alley
-[] Steal her purse
-[]Persuade her to follow you.
-[]Write in
[]Confront Zoe
[]Warn Zoe
[]Write in
