Vanoss adjusted his owl mask as he looked over to Tyler. Tyler was disguised as "Wildcat", wearing his pink pig mask and striped pants. Jonathan had plans with one of his friends that night, so instead of moping around the apartment Evan decided to quell Delirious' anger. After Delirious' stunt at the bank with his new friends, Evan didn't want to risk Delirious letting his blood lust take control and killing more people.
David and Brock were back at the base, communicating to Evan and Tyler through earpieces. They decided that because Tyler was more of a physical presence than the other two, thus would be more likely to intimidate Delirious, Evan would take Tyler with him on smaller missions. Brock and David were important to keep at the base, but they will come out on huge missions, like the bank robbery, if necessary.
"Spot anything?" Tyler asked, facing Evan. They were at the building Evan discovered the girl at with the note from Delirious a few days ago. Evan thought that Delirious might be loitering around this building because he was looking for more easy targets, like that poor girl.
"No, but keep an eye out for any of the newcomers as well," Evan replied, swivelling his head to any small sound. The streets are empty, everyone was either asleep or in a club closer to the centre of the city.
"Have you had a look at the note yet?" Evan asked, turning to Tyler once more.
"Yeah, and we found that it most likely belongs to a man who's in his late twenties, is satisfied with his day job, but is ultimately a lonely man in love," Tyler explained. Evan was taken aback, Delirious was only about their age, loves his job but wishes for a partner. It's fascinating what you can discover from someone's handwriting.
Delirious struck Evan as the type of guy to have a lot of casual sex and one night stands. Apparently that was incorrect. Evan had seen Delirious' physique, he has an attractive body, so even in his normal life he must be completely mental to scare off partners.
"It's not that hard Mini, just get the knife to the jugular and rip!" A familiar voice cackled. Delirious. Evan and Tyler whipped their heads to face each other in shock, then looked for the source of the voice. They looked down at the street below, Delirious and 'Mini' had just rounded the corner, both wielding knives. Delirious was slashing his through the air with his right hand, and pulling Mini forward by the wrist with his left.
Delirious already had droplets of blood rolling down his knife, leaving a trail on the concrete. Delirious always left evidence everywhere and the crime scene in a mess, but the police and Vanoss still never manage to catch him.
"I know that, I'm just more comfortable with a gun than getting all close and personal," Mini replied, his voice a mix of accents and a little on edge. Tyler and Evan had silently made their way from the rooftop they were hiding on to an alleyway the two men were about to walk passed.
"I bet you are too squeamish, pussy bitch," Delirious teased, nudging Mini's side with his elbow.
"S-shut up! I can do it, I just need a bit more time," Mini argued weakly, shoving Delirious back.
"Prove yourself," Delirious said, pointing his knife accusingly at Mini, before pulling him in close and whispering in his ear.
Without Vanoss' earpiece he would've missed what Delirious whispered, but his enhanced hearing caught was he muttered: "Grab one of these guys in this alley as we pass".
Before Vanoss had time to react, Delirious and Mini rounded the corner and Tyler was in Mini's arms with a knife pressed to his throat. Vanoss whipped out his gun and had it trained on Mini's head. Evan heard a click to his left, and saw that Delirious was aiming his gun at Evan's head.
"Fancy seeing you here, Vanoss. And who's this with you? Hurry up, I need a name or I'll shoot you," Delirious threatened.
"Wildcat, what's your lackey's name or I'll shoot him," Evan retaliated, using Delirious' words against him.
"Mini Ladd, he's new but he knows several ways to behead your Wildcat in less than five seconds," Delirious said, keeping his eyes on Vanoss. Vanoss only knew he was bluffing because he heard their earlier conversation. If he didn't, he would have been a lot more scared for Tyler's life than he was. Mini pushed the knife into the skin of Tyler's throat, making a small cut, drops of blood running down to the tip of the blade. It kind of looked ridiculous, Vanoss thought, such a small man like Mini hugging a tall man like Tyler. Vanoss couldn't see his head, behind Tyler's torso. Although, he must be stronger than he looks for him to keep a grip on Tyler.
Tyler rams his elbow back into Mini's chin, effectively escaping his grasp. He draws his own knife and points it at Mini, keeping him at arms length.
"Keep your knife down, Mini, these guys are friends of ours, we don't need to get on their bad side," Delirious said, Vanoss picked up on the mocking tone in his words. Delirious lowered his gun, and Mini slowly made his way to Delirious' side again. Vanoss had his gun trained on Delirious now, and Tyler still had his knife raised to Craig.
"Friends? You are mental..." Vanoss retorted, his eyes locking with Delirious' blue ones.
"Only for you darling," Delirious saluted Vanoss once more before grabbing Mini's wrist and dragging him into a run, both of them quickly disappearing around the corner into the night.
"What the fuck just happened?" Nogla said in Evan's earpiece, giving Evan a shock. He'd forgotten Nogla was listening in.
"Delirious' new sidekick almost killed Wildcat, that's what," Evan replied, walking over to Tyler.
"Is your neck ok? It's a small cut but I have a spare bandaid in my pocket to stop it bleeding if you want," Evan offered, pulling out the bandaid in question.
"Why do you carry that thing on you?" Tyler asked, laughing slightly.
"You never know when it might come in handy," Evan replied, sticking the bandaid over the wound. The two quickly made their way back to the car, deciding one encounter with Delirious was enough for tonight.
As they were driving back to the base, Evan asked, "So what did you think of them? Scarier up close?"
"Mini smelled good," Tyler replied, shrugging his shoulders.
"What? What do you mean?" Evan chuckled, almost losing focus on the road.
"I don't know, he smelled nice, like pine needles, or something," Tyler said, laughing along with Evan.
"Maybe you're the crazy one Tyler".
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