Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: The man is relaxing in the living room, with a cigarette and a glass of scotch. His usual weenight, when he's not busy saving the world or the souls and minds of others. It's Monday night, and he just got finished watching wrestling...one of the few things he'll still watch.

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *Backpack over her shoulders, skateboard clutched in hand, and slightly breathless she gets to the door. She opens it quickly and looks for Aerin. She's aquired a nice tan that vanishes into her shirt and her hair is pulled back but looking a bit windtossed. Coupled with the breathing, it's pretty evident that she's run home.* Aerin? *Called out but not loudly in case anyone has turned in for the night.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks up from the couch and smiles a little to Kelsey. "Hey, you. You okay?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She blinks* Yeah... I just found a voicemail that said you needed to talk ASAP. I was already back in the area when I found it there and so ran here as quick as I could. *She grimaces and scratches the back of her head.* I missed something important? *A logical guess.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Oh, yeah." He frowns a little bit, and gestures to a spot on the couch. "Sit down. You want a drink?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She chews her lip and nods then sits, after dropping her stuff off in her corner wherever that be.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Okay." He rises to his feet and makes his way into the kitchen for a glass. Out he comes, and he sets it down to pour her some. "So how are you, before we get to business?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: Hrm...thought you might have some out here, I could have gotten it. Thanks though. *A rueful look.* I'm doing better, a lot better actually. *She takes the cup and sips from it.* And you?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I'm..." He frowns a little, and shrugs. "Okay, onto business. Have you heard about the deaths around the Sept?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She frowns...deeply.* No, I hadn't talked to anyone but Andy yet. What deaths?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He takes a seat and picks up his glass. "Jennifer Ward of the Children of Gaia and Terry Butler of the Glass Walkers have been killed. Both last week...Jennifer on the 1st, and Terry on the 4th."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *It's a growl more than a curse that comes from her mouth.* What happened?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He takes a strong draought off his glass. "Terry was the victim of a drive-by from silver bullets, nicked from a Glass Walker delivery. Someone at the warehouse they were shipped to had to have tipped someone off, is the thought. Jennifer..." His teeth grit. "She was killed at her place, with a knife. By someone she knew and trusted, it's believed."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: Believed. *She grits her own teeth.* So no one is certain who did either one then? Do we know if they are related?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Not positive, but it would seem to make sense. Two deaths, mysterious and out of the blue, in three days"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She nods* It would make sense...*She sips.* But sense doesn't always factor in. Have investigations started?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Certain elements have. The Glass Walkers are looking into Terry's death, and Jennifer's is being looked into as well." He frowns a little. "I've...been asked to stay out of it, as I'm pretty busy anyway. But I don't know if I can, because I think it may relate to something I've been working on."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *Her eyes narrow a bit.* Stay out? I understand being busy but if you feel you can handle it...*Another growl* Though if it's related to something you're already working on...they don't expect you to drop those now do they?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "What I'm working on...they don't know about. Only a very select few do." He looks at Kelsey, watching her for a long moment.

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She blinks and tilts her head, her brow furrowed.* What's that?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He takes a deep breath. "I'm going to tell you about something, Kelsey...bring you into this. But I need to tell you...I trust you. You're family. But it's still a great leap for me to tell you about this, and you can't speak about this with anyone at all who's not a part of it without my express permission before hand. We clear?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: If we're going to be a pack we need to be open and trusting each other. *She nods* We're clear.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I trust you, Kelsey. But this..." He sighs. "Okay. For the past several months, I've been looking into the possibility, or the probability, that there is someone within the Sept of the Green that isn't on our side. Someone that's working for the Wyrm."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She purses her lips, frowning...but nods.* That would certainly make sense with the deaths you just mentioned.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Yeah, well, it gets better. It may or may not be the Grand Elder, Gavin Brooke...or at the very least, it's probably someone close to him, maybe of his tribe."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: What?! *A look of pure and utter shock in the face of that. Soon replaced by pure rage.* You would not make such a statement without proof, tell me what you've found?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "That's the problem, Kelsey. It's all circumstantial, and not proven yet. But there's enough for suspicion at this point." He reaches over and grabs a manila folder off the side table, handing it to her. "It's all in there. Some of it is my own investigation into the circumstances of Gavin's arrival into New York, some is from a file I got from Magadon during the thing we've got against them right now."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She starts flipping through him.* I'm not saying I doubt you, just trying to look at all possibilities. How can we be certain what you got from Magadon wasn't a plant for this very reason?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "And that's why I'm saying it may or may not be the Grand Elder." He nods a little. "But there's no denying someone is involved from the Sept. And consider the fact that Jennifer was in a pack with Lucas Kessington, the brother of Gavin's mate Sabra...and a Silver Fang."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Someone she knew and trusted?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She sighs heavily.* If it really is him or someone close to him...we'll have to have solid irrefutable proof before bringing this out. Who all knows of this? *Still reading even as she speaks and asks.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Right now, a select group of people I both know and trust. We've been working to gather proof as to the true identity of the person. Myself, Bliss, Ethan, Joshua Coil, Mercury Bloodmoon, Catie Bellewhit, and Sabra Kessington."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She blinks* Sabra...Gavin's mate?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "That would be her, yes." He nods.

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: And...she agrees with your assessment?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "No, she doesn't. She doesn't believe Gavin capable of this...I'm still not discounting the possibility. But neither of us have any proof to back up our beliefs. She's working with me to uncover who it might be."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She nods. Okay, that makes a bit more sense.* I think, I'll need time to go over this carefully, and talk to the others in private places just to get all of the perspectives on it but I'll definitely help with this. We need to root out the source of this and get them out before they can do too much damage.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He sighs and smacks his head. "Sorry. Selena Zouvelekis-Blades has been working with us, too. In fact, she's gotten a lot of the information you have."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She reaches out and puts a hand on his shoulder for a moment.* It's alright. How have you been sleeping? Or would a better question be when was the last time you did?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He chuckles a little. "Sleep, or restful sleep?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: Both...

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I slept last night, if you call a few hours of tossing and turning sleep. Restful sleep..." He pauses to think. "February 9th, 2005." He seems dead serious.

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: It's not restful even when you pass out? *She taps his glass, her look concerned.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He shrugs, meeting her gaze. "You wouldn't want to share my dreams, Kelsey."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: I know I wouldn't. *She says softly.* I suppose our metabolism is too high for you to sleep without dreaming. *She sighs.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "My bathroom cabinet used to be full of sleep aids to knock me out, until Tony started living here." He shrugs. "I could try heroin, but I think people might disagree with that, and I have more then enough vices as it is. Thinking of trying meditation as a substiute for rest, but I don't want to be all that close to my own mind."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: If your dreams are never peaceful, I don't know meditation would be any more help. I mean...isn't your mind...or rather memories the problem?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Basically, yes." He nods. "Like I said. So I deal with it as best I can." He smiles, very faintly.

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She nods quietly. There has to be something that can be done to help him. She takes a sip from her drink, thinking*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: A sigh, and he lights up a new cigarette. "Anyway. Enough of my sob story. I'll be fine. We also need to get you up to Gaia's Hand and get us packed."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She smiles and nods* That we do. *She finishes off her glass and sets it down.* Anything else I should know about?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Other then the fact that you need to go to the Green and claim Renown before we do go to Gaia's Hand, no." He grins a little bit.

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She blinks, obviously not certain what he's referring to. She knows one thing but...well she was gone for a week. Did someone tell him? She can't help it, her cheeks color a bit.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Per+Emp: 4,4,10,9,10,2,8,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Specialty: 10,3,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Specialty: 5,

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~ -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: She apparently has mixed feelings about claiming the reknown for it for some reason.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: His brow raises. "Kelsey...you've done a lot since I've known you. Very much. You should claim it. All of it. You deserve the recognition."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She scratches the back of her head with a sigh.* Doesn't seem like I've done all that much. At least not successfully. *She massages her forehead*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You have. Hell, I'll help you point it out, if you like."

Kelsey Horn (PB3) ~Home-ish~: *She nods at him.* Yeah, I think it'd help...((Pause or fade here?))

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((help point it out to you))

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Either's good. *Hugs*))