Phoenix Feathers, Part II

Chapter 14

Disclaimer: Joss is Boss, and…and…and all these ideas floating around in my head are mostly his doing. So it’s really just a lesser version of something that he could do much better. And I personally wouldn’t have any complaints if he did…

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EXT- DYTON CITY- EARLY EVENING

A lone figure walks down an uncomfortably unpopulated street.

PAN- Around DOUGLAS CLARKE, as he glances around, not breaking stride. Notices other figures in the alleyways and shop windows, trying to stay out of sight. Keeps walking.

PULL OUT over rooftops to see that he is being watched closely by armed Talons. At street level, other Talons pace Clarke, keeping passerby off the street. It’s a private party.

Clarke approaches the café, a nice little establishment known as LUCINDA’S. He steps up to the swinging doors and pauses. Resettles his hat on his head. Walks in.

Lucinda’s is a cozy little bar with several tables adorned with what pass for tablecloths. (On Dyton Colony, a bar that attempts to look civilized is dubbed a café, regardless of what it actually serves.) It’s fairly crowded, limiting Clarke’s choice of table to one in the middle of the room.

Clarke scopes out the place from the doorway. Notices patrons, fire lanes, and the conveniently low-hanging tablecloths. Some patrons glance at him as he enters, but are disinterested.

Clarke walks to the bar and loudly orders a glass of lemonade. Glances around. NOW some people are curious. He notes the people who don’t glance up from their drinks. Walks back to his table and sits down, nursing his lemonade.

EXT- Dyton City- Early Evening

MICK’S MACHINERY (“You Name It, We Fix It!”) is across the street from Lucinda’s, and is an old building, five stories high and in need of a thorough scrubbing. There are several other buildings surrounding it, but most of the traffic is centered around Mick’s. After all, it is the Talons’ base of operations.

INT- MICK’S, FIFTH FLOOR

NEBULA, KOYI, and CODY are thro