End of the hunt?

[killer_saver]

How can one damned guy be so hard to find?

Ford is currently on one of his rare breaks, simply to get some food in him, if you can call it that. Christ, mcDonalds really is everywhere. Even in the Nexus.

Then his phone rings.

"Ford here."

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[tree_kitty]

"Ford? It's James, from the Nexus? I just bumped into Francis." He sounds like he's running, breathe huffing a little. "He ran, but I've got his scent. He's terrified." That last is slightly accusatory, what happened.

[killer_saver]

Ford's half-eaten burger drops from is fingers and his chair falls backwards as he suddenly stands.

"Can you give me a location?"

[tree_kitty]

James rattled off the coordinates. "I can stay where I am, and wait for you, or I can keep following him. I can follow once you're here, but I don't know how long he's going to stay running."

[killer_saver]

"Keep following him. Make sure he doesn't harm himself. I'm on my way."

Pinpint coordinates set, and... go!

[tree_kitty]

"Francis!" Here boy, suu-ee....

James follows the smell of Francis.

[killer_saver]

Ford arrives.

"Where's the trail?"

He doesn't wait for an answer. The next second the tall fellow has turned into a greyhoud.

[tree_kitty]

"Hey neat, you never said you could do that, he's this way." James does have strange thought-processes sometimes.

To fit in, he changes with him, following or leading, depending.

[killer_saver]

Off on the trail they go, running as fast as possibly without losing the scent.

Then, suddenly, teh slumping but still running form of Francis can be seem, and Ford goes after him like a rocket.

[tree_kitty]

James changes back! He doesn't want to scare Francis off, plus he knows Ford better probably so he'll let Ford got first.

[killer_saver]

Upon noticing that he's being pursued, Francis yelps and runs faster. But human as he is, he can't outruna greyhound.

One stride away from Francis, Ford changes back and uses the momentum to lunge forward, tackling the fleeing man to the ground.

"Easy, Francis. It's me. It's Ford. Easy. Easy." Ford says as calm as he can whiel he's restraining the now fighting man, though some of it comes out as grunts when Francis manages to elbow him in his gut.

It takes a little while, but eventually Francis is cluthing Ford's jacket, all bundled up in teh taller man's arms and being rocked as if he was a child. He still looks scared as hell, though.

[tree_kitty]

James sinks to behind Francis, after having caught up, reaching to put a hand on his shoulder.

"It's okay," he repeats quietly.

[quitehappy]

Francis just whimpers, shivering like a leaf.

Then he looks over James' shoulder, and his eyes goes wide as saucers. Letting out a long whine, he starts struggling to get free and to start running again.

[snakebiteluci]

Someone has been watching this quaint little show for a while now. Usually, it's polite to introduce oneself, but Luci is never truly polite. But she's always ready to be smarmy.

"What a touching reunion."

[tree_kitty]

Ahh this must be the she Francis is so afraid of. James stands and growls at her, an extra harmonic making it a little extra than just a normal growl.

[killer_saver]

"I should have known. I should have fucking known!" Ford really has his hands full with the struggling Francis, and he needs his hands free. That's why he temporarily puts the man to sleep.

"James. Get behind me and don't look her in the eye."

[snakebiteluci]

"Surely you boys didn't think a party would be complete without me, did you?"

She grins. "Ford, come on. I took time out of my busy schedule eating babies to drop by. you should feel honoured."