At an uncharacteristically unshadowy table sits the Hunter. She is weapon-free, save for the knives strapped to her thighs, and largely staring at the glass in front of her ( Read more... )

Outside at the edge of the woods, the Hunter is pacing. Chances are she has actually stopped to sleep since her return, but there's a small chance she hasn't. She certainly hasn't eaten ( Read more... )

The front door of the bar opens. This in itself is nothing special. Neither, it could be said, is the being who steps inside ( Read more... )

[OOM: The Hunter searches.]

There is no stopping in the bar today.

Her sword sheathed, knives strapped to her thighs and bow and arrows slung over her shoulder, the Hunter - with her Master's blessing - walks straight to the door.

And out.

There is something that needs doing.

The Hunter is sulking in a corner ( Read more... )

The weather is good and the Hunter is taking full advantage.

There are several targets set up outside near the lake, and she is practicing shooting at each of them in rapid succession. A precision drill.

So far, it's going very well. If you look close enough, you might see her smile.

Tonight, a shirt without a collar (only a simple band collar. Red, white, and navy stripe. Two-button cuffs, real pearl buttons, brass stud at the neck.) with a heavy tumbler of Żubrówka ("it smells of freshly mown hay and spring flowers") vodka over ice. His attaché case has been exchanged for a leather suitcase of some kind, a weekender. (A ( Read more... )

The Hunter has decided to make one of her periodic trips inside today. It's the only way she can keep track of the new faces and smells.

She quietly asks for some bread from the bar and then retreats to a fairly shadowy booth, all the better to people watch from.

The Hunter enters the bar after a long day of chasing down demon bunnies. She collects some bread and cheese from the bar and then sits at a table. In between bites of food, she cleans the blood from her knives.

A casual eye is also kept on those around her. Many new faces, new scents to become familiar with.