"Welcome to the Howling Moon Diner!" Kate said as she turned the corner. Her sneaker squeaked on the linoleum when she saw who it was, seeing Cody and Mitch standing in the door, both with mischievous grins that made her feel very uneasy.<br/><br/>"Well, well, well." Cody said slowly, pronouncing each word with an increasing smile, "I would have thought you would be attracted to such a filthy, flea ridden place. Not at all surprised that you actually work here."<br/><br/>"What do you want?" she said, balling her fists at her side, "If you know this is a Feral friendly restaurant, there's no way your ignorant ass would grace our booths willingly."<br/><br/>"Listen, bitch!" he shouted, "I go where I want, when I want! I don't have to give reason why I decided to stroll into this hole in the wall. Is this anyway to treat a customer?!" he yelled<br/><br/>"The only reason you came here is to cause trouble!" she said. A soft touch landed on her shoulder and her rage subsided, if only a bit.<br/><br/>"Ees der a problem ere, Madame Crawford?" Standley asked, his gloved hand on her shoulder. Cody looked the man over and chuckled.<br/><br/>"These guys are from my school. All they do is pick on Ferals and spread hate propaganda." Kate said, "I know they are here just to cause trouble."<br/><br/>"Now Kate, ees not naice to gew assumang dees tings. Parhaps ee wants to try dee great foods, yes?"<br/><br/>"Hardly." Cody chuckled, "Just wanted to see what this shit hole looked like on the inside. Smells like a zoo in here. Good thing the Health Inspector isn't here to see how many animals you let run around in here."<br/><br/>"Monsieur, I am goeing to 'ave to ask yew to leave, immediatelay!" Stanley stated, straightening up, "We 'ave da right to reafuse service to unrewly customairs!"<br/><br/>"And if I don't leave?" Cody asked, staring at him menacingly. By this time the encounter has attracted the attention of everyone in the restaurant. Donta had stood but remained beside his table, ready to move if needed, his mother turned in her seat to watch beside him, "What's a fairy like you gonna do about it?" he added.<br/><br/>Stanley pushed Kate behind him gently to get between them. She stepped back to give him some room. To her surprise he lifted his skinny arms and pressed a gloved fist into his other hand, cracking his knuckles, then repeated the process on the other hand.<br/><br/>"Eef you do not leave, I will 'ave to contact the authoritay to 'ave you removed." he said. Cody didn't seem impressed and looked to Mitch who just seemed to go along with whatever Cody did.<br/><br/>Kate saw the glint of metal and Cody had drawn something from beneath his letter jacket. Stanley now stared at a six inch blade in Cody's hand. Kate squeaked and stumbled backward.<br/><br/>"Bring it!" Cody challenged.<br/><br/>"Kate, call zee Cops." Stanley muttered, his gaze fixed on the blade. Kate stumbled backward and pressed a button on her mobile terminal, the button no one ever pressed. The one reserved for robberies and hold ups. The silent alarm Stanley installed in the system, knowing something like this would happen because of the state of the world.<br/><br/>"Cody, why would you do this? You know you'll go to jail for something like this!" Kate said. Now Donta had moved to her side, the sight of him seemed to enrage Cody further.<br/><br/>"Get the hell out of here, Cody. Before you do something you regret." Donta said calmly.<br/><br/>"Shut the fuck up you Mutt!" He yelled, "I hate even the sight of you animals!"<br/><br/>"Ey, Bro." Mitch said, finally speaking up, "Maybe you shouldn't 'ave taken so many pills man. You startin' to go loco, bro."<br/><br/>"Shut up Mitch!" he yelled, the knife in his hand gripped so tight his knuckles turned white. Stanley's eyes narrowed as he noticed the redness in Cody's eyes, only now appearing.<br/><br/>"Eee is on drugs. Dere is no use reasoning wit 'im anymoar." he said, then glanced over his shoulder to Kate, "You should geet back, Madame." When he looked back, there was a blur of motion and he found himself on the floor while the side of his face blazed with pain. Cody pulled his fist back for a second punch but Donta jumped at him. Cody's punch was then aimed at him but Donta ducked under it, yet the hand with the knife followed the first. Donta twisted, the knife only piercing his school uniform jacket. He grabbed his wist quickly and fell to the floor in an armlock, wrenching the knife from his hand to get tangled in his jacket. Donta took a couple punches in his back and Cody somehow got his footing, and a hold of Donta's collar.<br/><br/>"You annoying little bastard!" he yelled. In a fit of rage he pulled the Feral off the floor and threw with all his might. The force made Donta's grip let go and he felt the sickening feeling of being airborne, then pain exploded in his back along with the sound of shattering glass as he sailed through the long window beside the front door, landing on the sidewalk outside among the glass shards that fell around him.<br/><br/>Now unarmed, Cody enraged and unreasonable, lumbered out towards him, yet a tight grip caught his shoulder. He glanced down to see a white glove on his shoulder, which then forcibly spun him around as Stanley followed through with a sharp punch to the side of Cody's face, one Kate saw as only a blur. Cody dropped to the floor and moaned for a moment until he passed out on the floor. Stanley took a moment to compose himself, straightening his suit and he brushed himself off.<br/><br/>"NEVAR SWING AT AE FRENCHMAN WHEN EE IS NOT LOOKEENG!" He yelled, "Yew are not welcome eere anymoar!" Then leaving him on the floor for Mitch to deal with, he, Kate and Rane rushed outside to help Donta, finding him bruised and sore, but sitting up on the ground, wiping blood from his chin.