Nordlys: The Northern Lights Orgy Club

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"Sammy!" Violet protests into the phone. "Sammy... they'll be fine!" She turns her back to the girls near her, lowering her voice. "You know they don't have a Driver's License, none of them have ID. They need me to drive them. It's not like they can fly" she says in a muted voice. "Would YOU want to run 1,000 miles?" she asks acerbically. "What are they supposed to DO, then?!" She demands loudly.

Flow Joe looks over at Bitty from the side of her eyes, her lips pursed like a duck, and Bitty raises her eyebrows in return, looking away to hide her smile. Redrum picks at her fingernails, seemingly oblivious to the one-sided conversation, as well as the fly that buzzes noisily around her head. Kpop fidgets with her shirt, uncomfortable wearing clothing again after being so long in fur.

"Your mom is TWENTY HOURS AWAY!" Violet yells irately into the phone, "AND I have to pack up the kits first, which will take FOREVER! Why can't I just leave them with Lynnda? They love her!" She begs.

Violet throws her head back, her free hand clenched into a claw. "You NEED her?" she exclaims in frustration. "Cuz, you need everyone? Oh My GAWD!" she complains. She sighs heavily through her nose, and her shoulders slump in defeat. "Fine..." she says morosely. "I said it's FINE!" She then barks. "Yeah... love you too" she rolls her eyes before hanging up the phone.

She turns back around to face the Wolfpack, smiling sheepishly. "I have some bad news" she tells them.

"Yeah, we heard" Kpop scoffs humorously.

Violet sighs heavily again. "We can't drive straight to Kentucky from here. We have to go back to town, and then, since every Shifter has been mobilized and I won't have anyone to leave my children with, I have to drive them to North Carolina, which is waaaaayyyy out of the way, so they can stay with Sammy's mom" she explains glumly.

"North Carolina? Damn!" Flow Joe exclaims.

Takis and Halona return to the group from where they had gone to have a private chat, joining the other women clustered around the Jeep.

"We have to go back to town" Bitty tells them bluntly.

Halona nods, unsurprised. "I must meet with the Elders" she says, "and this Jeep is not going to take all of us to Kentucky. We will need a bigger vehicle" she reasons.

"Yeah? Well... Sammy is making Violet take her cubs to North Carolina first" Kpop says sourly, rearranging the collar of her shirt again.

Halona looks off into the distance, frowning thoughtfully, not saying anything.

"What is it?" Takis asks her with concern.

"The Cherokee control the Smoky Mountains, and they are... suspicious of our kind" Halona warns them, "And... your kind" she looks over to Violet, who nods, lowering her gaze to the ground.

"Fuck them" Redrum growls under her breath.

"Yeah! Fuck em! We ain't scared of them! We will do whatever we gotta do to protect ourselves, and OUR people" Bitty protests loudly.

"They would say the same thing" Halona replies with mild amusement. "But I would not like to spill the blood of any First Nation warriors, for they are few in number. The earth needs them."

"Maybe we won't run into them" Takis says hopefully. "We could go around..."

"You'd have to avoid the Smokies entirely" Halona shakes her head. "That's an extra day or two, and Little Rabbit is your only licensed driver. She will get tired."

"I know how to drive" Takis offers.

"In the mountains?" Violet asks.

"... kinda..." Takis answers hesitantly.