Prowling through town~ (Open)

[chasingtwisters]

Ever since talking with Lou, Moira's concern regarding danger in Siren Cove has increased to the point where she feels obligated to make her rounds in her cat form, determining to find out what she can from the cracks in between people's conversations. She feels a little strange as she performs the transformation spell, though she can't quite explain why. The oddity of the moment passes almost as quickly as it arrives, and soon, Moira is on her paws, meandering through alleys and streets with the ease of a stray cat.

She hears talk, of the usual sort, oh the town curse is returned, Thorntons versus Coombs, etc. She pays no mind to those conversations, having already heard what she needed of them when she was a child. She tunes instead into the whispers about Corrine, questions about how Siren Cove's biggest star could go missing. She pounces onto garbage cans and fire exits, following various conversations until she reaches dead ends.

Regardless, she told Lou she'd help in any way that she could, so she refuses to back down.

OOC: Find Moira anywhere in town, as a cat, lurking and sniffing for clues.

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[jiyunnies]

Riley leaves the now-in-construction bakery turned museum as soon as she receives the text from Les that Corrine has gone missing. Between that and Moira's concern for Lou, she decides to call it a day. She can't concentrate on budgets or plans. She locks up the front door, pulling her light sweater around her shoulders as the breeze picks up over the waves of the sea. Flavia follows closely beside her, hooked safely onto a leash. She thought originally it'd be a fight, but the cat took to the leash quickly, enjoying the chance to roam around town along Riley's side.

She's now walking into town, texting Les and Val, when she feels a sudden tug on the leash. Glancing back with a "Ya, Flavia, not now. We gotta get home," she finds the cat has gone tense, growling lowly as she starts to follow something that catches her eye. Riley's gut tells her to pick up the cat and rush home, but as soon as she reaches down for her, Flavia pounces, breaking clear off the leash and chasing after something down an alley.

"Flavia!" Riley calls, running after her. She chases the cat into the alley and stops when she finds Flavia, tail frizzed, stalking a white cat she easily recognizes as her friend. "Moira? That you?"

[chasingtwisters]

Moira is concentrating on a conversation talking about Corrine Flynn's best roles, hoping to possibly discern some hint or other to where she could have gone, or if someone could have taken her. She doesn't notice the hissing of another cat until she sees the black furred creature standing before her, ears pushed back and eyes narrowed.

"Mew?" Moira jumps down, cautiously, not daring to approach the other cat, who looks on the alert. Luckily, Riley comes up right behind said cat and calls out her name.

"Mew," Moira affirms, giving her a friend a very uncatlike nod.

[jiyunnies]

Riley kneels down and coos at Flavia, gently petting her head and back to calm her down. The cat relaxes, sitting down by Riley's foot, distracted by scratches.

She looks up and sees a window. "Looking for Corry?" she whispers, careful not to let anyone know where they are.

[chasingtwisters]

"Mew," Moira affirms, nodding her head. She waits a moment before shaking it, to tell Riley she's found nothing so far. She wonders how Lou is doing, if Val managed to get her out of the police station and in a place to rest. She eyes Flavia carefully, making sure not to make any sudden movements.

[jiyunnies]

"Damn. It's weird, Corry just disappearing out of nowhere. I hope she's okay." Riley attaches the leash back onto Flavia, who proceeds to sit down and lick her butt like she could care less about Moira. "I think she knows your different," she adds with a grin.

[chasingtwisters]

Moira has to grin, as much as she can as a cat, as Flavia dismisses her from any role of importance in terms of the world of cats. But her expression turns serious again when Riley mentions Corry. This, of course, being the reason for Moira being on the prowl, so to speak.

[jiyunnies]

She smiles because she can tell when Moira's smiling even as a cat, which would be weird to most people but completely normal in their little slice of the world. She reaches out and scratches just behind Moira's ear. "You're working hard, aren't you? Val's taking care of Lou, and you're out looking for Corry. This town's gotta take a break from the weird already. "

[chasingtwisters]

"Mew," she nods as she answers Riley, purring when she scratches behind her ears. Moira has to admit, she loves being in her cat form, especially on a night like this, when she's seeking information. She feels so much more at liberty to do so when most people pass her by as an ordinary cat. She also delights that Riley is one of the few to know her as a cat.

[jiyunnies]

"I better get Flavia home before Val starts worrying about us. Be careful, Moira. There's some strange things going on around here." She gives Moira's chin a quick scratch before getting back to her feet, brushing off her knees. "Don't forget to go home and eat okay? You'll be famished after your transformation and all this running around."

[ameliecoombs]

She's on her way to the school to see about employment, a little nervous to be honest and lacking any kind of resume or know how about what she's doing. She's never had to really work before - the jobs she had maintained in school mainly revolved around pouring people drinks or putting away library books, and they had taken her on because they were desperate and she was a happy, pretty face. This is different.

It's on her way there that she spots the little cat lurking around the streets, crossing between people's legs with eyes that look all too human. She's been watching Moira perfect this charm since they were kids, and she grins, running over to crouch down and scritch the little thing behind the ears.

"You were always so cute like this," she says quietly. She's always been a little jealous of the things Moira can do, the way she works magic so easily, like she was born to.

[chasingtwisters]

Moira doesn't realize Amelie's out and about until she gets closer, just before she crouches down to scratch her behind the ears. Moira purrs automatically, rubbing against her sister's ankles with as much of a pleased expression as she can manage on her cat face.

"Mew?" She glances up, noticing the nervousness written on Amelie's face and wondering if she was on her way to inquire into teaching positions.