Diego's false human feature, stolen from another person, begin to warp. None of the creatures he had seen looked exactly the same. Some had caprice growing over their skins and multi faceted eyes. Others had scales and reptilian eyes. Still others had dead eyes and leathery hide. Borrowing from one of these the people around him watch in horror as his features become less and less human. Weapons that had been lowered were now being raised and aimed at him. But Diego struck first.
A pained scream went out. Warm blood washed over Diego's claw-fingers, and the woman fell to the ground bleeding out on the street. One of the officers catching up with you shouts into their radio. The words 'Stronghold' and 'monster' being uttered in their request for backup. Two of the officers chase after Diego as he flees towards the police perimeter, while one stays with Peter. Those in the alley begin running to join the chase.
The officer a remaining to manage Peter points their gun at him and shouts,
"
Down on the ground, NOW!"
Leaving Peter behind, Diego sprints away from the police. He can hear shouts behind him and the sounds of footwear beating at the pavement as two run after him. Diego runs down the length of the pizza parlor and to the alley on the opposite side of the one Iona had retreated through. There were shadows there, so he turns the corner to break line of sight with the police.
Across the alley from Peter, in a small parking lot behind a shop, Iona waits for the police to make their move. As they draw closer the two moving magnetic signatures split up. One flanks left, the other flanks right. Both go wide, away from the car she is concealed behind, and come at her from opposite directs. Each one using a different car for cover. As she watches and waits she sees the two officers simultaneously move to bring their side arms to bear on her while shielding most of their bodies with the vehicles in the parking lot. The one on her right calls out. It is a woman, and her tone is commanding.
"
On your knees! Hands behind your head!"
OOC wrote:The officer aiming his weapon at Peter is clearly Readying an Action to shoot him if he runs or takes a hostile Action. There are also two more officers running towards him from the alley he was about to enter.
Diego can make his way to the alley on the other side of the pizza parlor, but doesn't have the Action economy to shift forms and use his Concealment this round. We are semi-narrative here, but there is still a back and forth of you Acting then the NPCs Acting.
Both officers near Iona are clearly using Ready Actions to attack Iona if she takes a hostile Action.
Diego and Peter are aware that Stronghold has been called in to help out. They were stationed little more than a block away from your location. It won't take them long to respond. You only have a couple rounds before they show up and you can be certain they won't give you the wiggle room the police have.
Anyway here is my Stealth roll: