Event Finished Conservation: Islets

Evan didn't really need to work again. This world's Evan--Evaristus--was rich as could be, just the way he'd been as a kid. If he wanted to, he could have retired right then and there.

But that would leave him a lot of spare time, and Evan really didn't want that kind of spare time. He wanted things to do. He wanted distractions. So when a job came up that Evan felt was vaguely in his skillset--tracking, not so much fighting--he'd signed up.

In terms of combat, Evan was going to be near the bottom. He could handle hand to hand. He could arrest humans. He had guns--a hunting rifle slung across his back and a handgun in his holster--but against monsters? Against eight foot tall demons? His power wasn't going to do anything against those things, and he was really hoping that whoever else had signed up could fill in those gaps for him.

There was only one Evan when he showed up at the meeting point, exchanging pleasantries with his new teammate. They'd already done the earliest of introductions--he'd been just Evan, no last name--but as Chang led them into the woods, following the trail, Evan decided to add a bit more.

"For the record, at some points I can make there be two of me," Evan said. "Should help a bit with flanking it. I've got no experience fighting something like this, but I've got experience tracking things through the woods, so that's not completely strange to me." Normally they were at ground level, but people had tried to throw off the trail by going through the trees, and this was no different.

Evan couldn't see it. Not clearly. It was shaped kind of like a human, but it's proportions weren't quite right. Too stretched out.

But also very obviously aware of them, staring down at them on the ground.

"It has to be light to be able to sit up there," Evan pointed out, not terribly concerned about talking lightly, considering it was right there. Considering the tree and the damage that had been done, it had to have some extreme velocity, and Evan really didn't want to get hit by it.

"What happens if it touches the ground?" And, after a moments thought, Evan had a better question. "How durable is it? I have a gun, but if I can't shoot it, that'll have its own issues. I assume 'don't shoot it' is a priority except in cases of emergencies.

He should have brought tranquilizer darts, but he hadn't realized it was going to be like this. The creature wasn't used to the environment, and as a result it had been fairly easy to track.

The branch falling more or less cemented that, even if they both had their own skills, none of the three were in sync. Hazel created an ice shield, but Evan was already backing away, grabbing Jason by the back of the shirt and hauling him backwards. Thankfully it was a different direction from where the ice dome had dumped the branch, but it did give Evan something specific to focus on.

"So what's the plan?" Evan said. "Flank it towards the clearing, and then have it freeze on the edge of the clearing so you can tranquilize it?" He didn't want to just rush into things. Things went bad when you rushed into things without plans, and he did not want things to go bad. He was in no hurry to die, even though technically it was possible. Even if he died here, there was still a him back at the mansion, safe as could be.

Hazel and Jason likely didn't have that option.