Police drama unfolded as a few select officers gathered in the meeting room in order to discuss a new issue that has arisen. Supernatural Welfare Department staff member Roger Whinery was in attendance as well in order to spectate and pass on information to H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. headquarters, as the issue affects them as well. The room was quiet as the police officers politely ceased their chattering in order to allow the man to set up his tape recorder, only to resume once given the O.K. Given that there was no police chief as of yet, the meeting was headed by an official of the Welfare Department, who had received the complaints. Forseti Sibyl, the elder sister of Officer Tegwen Sibyl, took the floor.
"Morning." She greeted, walking to the front of the room, file in hand. "Straight to business, then?" The group answered with a collection of "yes", "yeah", and similar responses conglomerating into a hum along with a few polite chuckles.
"Let's get to it." Said Forseti, taking the podium and setting her documents down on its surface. "As some of you may have already noticed, there has been a rise in hostile behaviour toward residents by a few groups of werewolves." She explained. "We know how some men who are new to the way we do things in Gehenna are, but these men are something else."
Opening the file, Forseti read off its contents. "Lewd comments, invasion of privacy, threatening gestures and remarks, aggressive behaviour, and in worst cases, there have been claims of attempts to follow women home while doing some of the previous… things." Forseti almost trailed off and lost her train of thought at pondering these actions. The others in the room looked to one another, and a lot of their eyes fell on Tegwen, who could only shrug.
Forseti Sybil was famous in Gehenna. She was known for bringing an end to sexually aggressive behaviour against women in the special zone. It was thought to be permanent, as those who are used to the way things are on the inside would teach those who are new. The werewolves, however, have no such people, and were simply running amok.
"That is the problem." The elf said. "These 'packs' of theirs have become a genuine concern for the citizens of Gehenna. The question is; what can't be done about it?"
"We could increase patrol." Suggested one of the officers.
"We'd have to go in groups, though." Said another. "Not all of us are built to hold off a werewolf on our own, especially unarmed."
"What about the armoury?"
"You can't just dig through the armoury and use the weapons on citizens!"
"Should H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. step in?"
"I don't know what H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. wants to do." Spoke Roger. "We'll have to wait and see if we're going to handle an investigation or not."
"Either way, we need to disband these beasts." Akira piped in, crossing her arms. "They're a menace! These 'packs' would be fine if they were just helping each other like the vampires do with their covens, but these are just gangs!"
"If they are, they might run into trouble with Girasol, soon." Chimed in another officer, a rather petite elf with a mohawk by the name of "Sophie".
"Tegs, has your girlfriend said anything about that?" questioned Akira, looking over to her friend as the eyes in the room trained in on her as well.
"Not my girlfriend." Tegwen replied, folding her arms. With one hand, she reached up to touch her cheek, blushing slightly at the memory it invoked. "Just friends. Anyway, Kyung-Soon hasn't said anything like that. I can probably ask, though."
"We should figure out Girasol's stance in order to figure out how to proceed." Stated Forseti. "We need to know whether or not they'll be an ally or an obstacle. Get on that."
"Just because we're on duty doesn't mean you get to act like you're the boss of me…" mumbled the younger of the Sybil sisters, folding her arms with a pout. Her sibling merely rolled her eyes with the faintest of smiles visible on her face at the sight. Police officer or not, Tegwen was still Forseti's little sister.
"Doesn't matter. We need to act fast before things get bad." The older woman replied. "Everybody on this assignment should be getting a copy of the file on their desk. Make sure they don't leave the premises. Security reasons and all that."
The woman was then met with a collection of "yeah" and variations of in response. "Good. Start brainstorming. Don't make me have to get involved." Forseti jokingly warned, clenching her fist at the group. While she was joking, the officers knew that the woman would raise hell if things turned to the worst. That was simply who she was. She was famous for it in Gehenna. That's why she's with the Welfare Department. Similarly, it is the reason why she was rejected for the police force.
After collecting her things, the older elf took her leave. "I'll leave you to it, then." She added on her way out the door.
With that, the H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. agent in the room turned off the tape recorder, having collected the essential pieces of data he needed in addition to his own copy of the file. Still, he stayed in order to listen to the others in the room try to come up with possible ideas. One officer, a witch, took to the whiteboard at the front of the room and began writing them down. Occasionally, she would erase those that had too many cons pointed out as they discussed their options.
This town's new pack was a public menace. Whether the werewolves meant well or not, it didn't matter. They were making Gehenna's citizens feel unsafe, and were committing public offenses in the process.
A/N: Yoooo~! Long time no see~! It's the 200th chapter, and not a demon in sight...
Spoiler Alert: The duo probably won't be showing up in the next chapter, either. If they do, fantastic! ...But I'm not sure they will. Who knows, who knows~?
I certainly don't...
Until the next chapter, my duckies~!
