While in the park, Allen notices a poster just after it gets put up. He kneels down to feel how hot the burnt matches are to see if they were lit just before the poster went up or if they were lit long ago.
If they were lit recently, he'll figure some ritual is involved with the poster, which will lead him to look for any magical trace attached to the posters.
He'll also note how fresh the bloody pawprint is by touching it with a finger and tugging at the paper to see how flimsy and wet it is. Since he deals with a lot of injuries and death, he could figure an extremely rough estimation of how recently the pawprint was slapped on the poster -- up to a day, depending on how much blood they used for the print. It all depends on how chilly and windy this October is, but the blood stains Allen run into are generally out in the elements anyway.
He'll also be pocketing some feathers and rose petals, feeling out the rose petals for any magic similar to the black roses the Sanctuary and homeless changeling camps have been dealing with.
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If they were lit recently, he'll figure some ritual is involved with the poster, which will lead him to look for any magical trace attached to the posters.
He'll also note how fresh the bloody pawprint is by touching it with a finger and tugging at the paper to see how flimsy and wet it is. Since he deals with a lot of injuries and death, he could figure an extremely rough estimation of how recently the pawprint was slapped on the poster -- up to a day, depending on how much blood they used for the print. It all depends on how chilly and windy this October is, but the blood stains Allen run into are generally out in the elements anyway.
He'll also be pocketing some feathers and rose petals, feeling out the rose petals for any magic similar to the black roses the Sanctuary and homeless changeling camps have been dealing with.