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PRELUDE
May 30, 2012 22:49:24 GMT -8
Post by Relic on May 30, 2012 22:49:24 GMT -8
ooc: yeah, i noticed you over there; 'Sabra' seems a sweet character, i never read/seen anything about her but she seems pretty badass; i'm playing 'Bats' and somehow got named team captain lol; curious to see how Dark will handle all the chars; i'm running 5 atm and it's a handful; too many and i think quality would start to suffer; he also runs combat differently (reverse declarations dependent on Initiative rolls) and seems pretty rules oriented; imo i'm guessing, combat during his games is gonna be a loooong process; but we'll see how it goes i guess
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PRELUDE
May 31, 2012 1:23:56 GMT -8
Post by nightson on May 31, 2012 1:23:56 GMT -8
ooc: I was thinking the same thing.. Sabra is awesome first saw her in an issue of the Hulk..I am very glad they revamped her outfit...I am thinking of doing Task's game too!! glutton for punishment
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Post by Relic on Jun 2, 2012 9:43:54 GMT -8
"One minute I'm talking with Enrique about us having a fishing and camping trip with them up at Clear Lake, and the next I'm getting a call from Summit Medical!?" Adam says agitated, running a hand through his hair. Toby can see a few young kids having 'tea' in the kid's section of the waiting room lobby and suddenly wishes he were half his age so he could run over and play with them.
"All I remember is Rosa asking if you were around, we said you were probably upstairs, then minutes later you're both here and she's been admitted in critical but stable condition... Toby what the hell happened!? Tell me quick - EVERYTHING - while Enrique and Lupe are in there checking on their ONLY daughter!"
ooc: prior to this, Toby did catch the News cast about Hallows going missing (as airing in the headlines banner on the main page) which made him feel very uneasy to say the least.
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PRELUDE
Jun 2, 2012 15:59:44 GMT -8
Post by nightson on Jun 2, 2012 15:59:44 GMT -8
Toby tells his tale to the only man alive who would believe it. He talks about his debt to Watoomb and his need to repay it.
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PRELUDE
Jun 2, 2012 23:02:04 GMT -8
Post by nightson on Jun 2, 2012 23:02:04 GMT -8
Toby pauses from his tales of Watoomb and spiders..looks over to the tv..and thinks to himself "where did the cab take him I wonder?" Toby pulls a bag of Boston Baked Beans from his pack opens it and tosses a candy covered peanut into his mouth. "Adam. I think the monsters on the tv..the missing cult leader..my nightmares are ALL conected..I think we need to find him he is the key to all this.." Toby eats one more peanut and offers the bag to Adam. I think we should find out where that cab took him and talk to the cab driver.
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Post by Relic on Jun 6, 2012 6:49:01 GMT -8
ooc: 'Boston Baked Beans' not sure I've seen those out here they look deeelicious though!"So… these recent attacks, this elderly former cult leader, the increasing nightmares… you're saying they're connected? And you want to track down a specific taxi cab driver to find out where he might've dropped off this old man?" Adam pops a handful of 'Beans' and crunches away but with a calculating expression on his face. Then he takes a sip of medium-pulp O.J. from a small carton and clears his throat preparing to speak. "I'll need to ask around and contact some folks on this, Toby. To be safe, I'd better go the legit route first before tapping into any other... shadier sources. But you're saying you didn't find anything in West's study to help clarify what's going on?" Silently you shake your head, though for whatever reason you refrain from telling Adam about the altar chamber. Just then the Perez parents emerge from the double doors separating the waiting area from intensive care. Both look drawn and in anguish; Lupe, Rosa's mom has obviously been heavily crying. Upon seeing Toby, both their expressions change, somewhere between anger... and fear. "She... she's going to be, okay," says Enrique, letting out a huge sigh. "The doctor's said something attacked her immune and nervous systems, and her white blood cells dropped to nearly depleted but... but her count is slowly coming back, thank God." Enrique crosses himself in gratitude looking upwards for a moment. Lupe with a stern glare on her face says something to Toby in Spanish; but by the tone and harshness in her voice, it's likely not flattery. Mr. Perez cuts in to calm her and starts walking her towards the exit, where the automatic sliding door opens. "We…we're just going outside for a bit to take some air. Senor Koltz, Rosa was half awake when we left; she asked to see you."
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PRELUDE
Jun 6, 2012 12:59:32 GMT -8
Post by nightson on Jun 6, 2012 12:59:32 GMT -8
he thinks to offer them a Boston Baked Bean but resists the impulse. He tells Rosa's parents simply "Thank you". He walks into the room. He sees the girl and cracks a smile. "Hi, Rosa."he says as softly. OOC: then grabs a pillow and smothers her to protect his secret ID. Wait what?
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PRELUDE
Jun 7, 2012 13:56:55 GMT -8
Post by Relic on Jun 7, 2012 13:56:55 GMT -8
ooc: lol, would likely get another Watoomb visit after something like that
Mrs. Perez glares at Toby with the evil-eye then is escorted outside by Enrique. ______
Entering the ER, Toby sees Rosa lying in bed, IV tubes running into each arm, a tube from one nostril connected to a hanging bag half-full of a milky cream liquid. Her color is pale but not nearly what it had been earlier in the lower level of the West estate. All that now seems like a surreal nightmare to Toby, only seeing Rosa as helpless as she looks, he knows it was real.
Standing a few meters away in silence, he's surprised as Rosa stirs then opens her eyes weakly. "Toby... I knew you were there," she says softly. "I... I... don't remember what happened. We went downstairs, and stared down a hallway at an altar or something. I remember we decided to turn around, but something suddenly tugged at my arm... I remember being very afraid but can't... can't remember what happened after that."
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PRELUDE
Jun 7, 2012 19:38:35 GMT -8
Post by nightson on Jun 7, 2012 19:38:35 GMT -8
ooc: tosses pillow to the side-"I wont be needing this" The boy walks over to his friend holds her hand and smiles "you just feel better" he says. He debates telling her what had happend but holds back. " I am glad you are gonna be okay, Rosa." He is quiet a moment and then says with a smile " I think your mom wants me dead." Toby laughs.
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PRELUDE
Jun 14, 2012 23:21:38 GMT -8
Post by Relic on Jun 14, 2012 23:21:38 GMT -8
Rosa wriggles her hand free, almost nervously.
"Seriously Toby, it isn't funny," she says with a look of great concern. "My mom wants nothing to do with you anymore, and if it weren't for your da... Mr. West's money putting a roof over our heads and food on the table, she'd have us all skip town far away from this place. Even so, there are limits and she's very afraid now more than ever.
She believed Mr. West was a bad man who dealt with dark, ancient evils not of this world; now she believes his curses, his evil still exists... through you. She forbids me to hang out with you because she said it would only invite bad things to happen to me, to our family."
Rosa pulls the sheets up tighter as if she suddenly felt a draft. "I feel... strange Toby. I think... I think I need to rest now," she says, closing her eyes even before she finishes her sentence. In minutes Rosa is asleep. ______________
"We're gonna make a quick stop to meet up with an old colleague of mine before heading to that appointment in Alameda," says Adam, once again behind the wheel of the ebony Rolls.
Toby, in the customary passenger seat, stares out the window lost in thoughts about Rosa, her parents, their underground mishap; but mostly about her words to him before they left.
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PRELUDE
Jun 15, 2012 8:11:01 GMT -8
Post by nightson on Jun 15, 2012 8:11:01 GMT -8
Toby checks his smartphone for the time and then says "So Adam, who is this friend of yours?" ooc: please don't be a giant spider
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PRELUDE
Jun 16, 2012 0:11:17 GMT -8
Post by Relic on Jun 16, 2012 0:11:17 GMT -8
ooc: Shelob? ;D
"Just a friend who can hopefully help us out a bit Toby," Adam replies.
Eventually Adam brings the Rolls around the Embarcadero waterfront, passing Pier 39. Toby's always enjoyed this area for its variety of sights, sounds and smells. Tourists speaking languages from all over the world crowd this place and he's always enjoyed listening to them or even snapping group pictures for them.
But to Toby's disappointment, Adam doesn't stop the car but instead keeps driving away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist crowds, still keeping to the waterfront but moving towards the sketchier outskirts. Finally he slows and finds ample parking next to a small dive of an establishment -- a run down looking joint with an old, faded black sign with the word "Guiseppi's" written in white cursive. Out front is a narrow, wood terrace with a single small, blue table equally weathered, chipped and faded.
Adam walks straight for the terrace table and takes a seat, motioning Toby to do the same, then checks his watch. "Hello Adam," says a woman's voice and Toby turns to see a short, blonde, chunky waitress wearing a tight, black and red corset. "The usual?" she says, as her exposed cleavage of her large bosom lines practically eye-level to Toby, making him flush red. "Sure, Fiona. How's the ol' man?"
"Bitter as usual, but what else is new? I'll let'm know these drinks are for you," the stocky woman says. "Appreciate that, Fi. We're also expecting one more, so if you could set us up with an extra chair when you return, that'd be great," Adam adds.
"Not a prob, sweetheart," she says with a smile. "And how about you, handsome? Anything to drink or eat?" she asks Toby leaning a bit forward, making him pull back and nearly fall from his seat.
ooc: proceed to Ch II: Of Monsters & Mobsters
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PRELUDE
Jun 16, 2012 19:52:09 GMT -8
Post by nightson on Jun 16, 2012 19:52:09 GMT -8
WOO HOO!!
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