"With Sunny the only thing you should expect, outside of a combat situation, is insults." He slid his arms around her when she leaned in, holding her tight, and after a moment he sat down in one of the padded rolling chairs. He didn't let her hand go, though, instead only tugging her closer. "They should come. They know that I wouldn't mention a situation without wanting them to join me in here." The real question was whether or not they'd believe it. They weren't stupid, those three, but they were cautious. And who would want to believe that members of their own protector order had gone so badly rogue?<br/><br/>Soon enough they were joined by Letto, who had unbraided his hair and let it all down his back, and changed out of his armored clothing for a more reasonable cotton tunic and pants. Natya and Sunny weren't close behind, the former grinning and the latter grimacing. All of the Striders had removed their armor and left their weapons behind, secure and safe in the bunker. Sunny slumped into a seat and put her bare feet up on the edge of the table. "Alright, Cars, how about you and your strumpet tell us what this apparent 'problem' is all about."<br/><br/>"I like you, Sunny, but if you call her a strumpet or anything like it I'm going to fill your room with smoke traps." He got up to begin explaining the situation as he understood it. He began with his own history--the attack on Safeco by the united forces of the Horsemen, led by the War Dogs, and then brushed through the Plague of the Rio Grande. Every Strider knew that story well, it had been one of the pivotal moments that led to their kind becoming more commonplace. What was new was the apparent involvement of the Doctors. He tied them both to the recent string of murders carried out by Death's Vanguard, the third portion of the group.<br/><br/>"They've been targeting key facilities in settlements around here for a while now. Each one has a tattoo of a skull on their wrist, makes them easy to ID. As for who they've been targeting, and why..." He gave Malia's shoulder a squeeze. "That's why she's here." He kissed her cheek and stepped aside to sit again, giving her the floor.