The Nest, Baltimore, Monday Evening

Verity had gone out for a run and Liam knew better than to follow her. Not because he he had any doubts about his ability to keep up, but because he too was feeling a little crowded-in by all the people staying at the Nest. Deciding to move in together with Verity was one thing, suddenly ending up moving in with half the people he knew in Baltimore? Another thing altogether. Some time alone would be a welcome change, and so he'd volunteered to go do a little surveillance in Sunil and Rochak's neighborhood, see if that Covenant sweep had done any damage.

He'd found himself a spot in an abandoned building with a good view of Gingerbread Pudding, and settled in for a couple of hours of waiting and watching.

A couple of hours of nothing, as it turned out. Yeah, there were a number of disappointed customers who'd approached the shop only to read the sign on the door explaining they were closed for inventory. But no sign of Margaret or anyone else who looked to be a Covenant agent actively snooping around.

On the one hand, that was good news; if no-one was looking for the Madhura brothers, that meant their cover likely hadn't been blown. On the other hand, it meant they still had no solid leads on the enemy.

( With a sigh, Liam packed up his surveillance equipment and got ready to head back to the Nest. )

[ooc: Adapted from Seanan McGuire's Midnight Blue-Light Special and preplayed with the lovely arboreal_priestess as her squad of NPCs. NFB, NFI, follows this post.]

The Sewers of Baltimore & Back to the Nest, Monday Evening

After some perfunctory arguing - Uncle Mike knew they wouldn't listen - they knew he wasn't really trying to convince them to stay, they all knew he had to make the effort if he was going to live with himself - Sarah and Liam were allowed to grab a city spelunking kit from Verity's supplies and head for the nearest concealed manhole. For her part, Sarah left the weapons behind, taking only a flashlight, some rope, and a backpack full of assorted individually wrapped snacks. There was almost nothing that lived in a sewer that would attack a cuckoo who looked like she was just passing through. There's defense of your territory, and then there's being suicidal.

And, in case Liam's weapons and Sarah's species weren't enough, they had Istas. She was shorter than Sarah in her human form, and she'd never met a pair of practical shoes in her life, but she could take on just about anything, possibly before Liam got his gun out. They were an unstoppable team.

Hopefully, anyway.

With Istas' help, they were able to get the manhole levered out of the way - specifically, 'Istas picked up the manhole and tossed it off to one side, because she was not the most subtle brick in the wall' — ( and descended the ladder to sewer level )

[ooc: Adapted from Seanan McGuire's Midnight Blue-Light Special and preplayed with the lovely arboreal_priestess as her squad of NPCs. NFB, NFI, follows this post.]