nyc ♔ everybody knows the rock leans over the town

[behindcloseddoors]

The Rock - Harry Chapin

WHO ||Deryn, Alice, Sara, Frankie [closed]
WHAT ||The Knights investigate a mysterious transmission...
WHERE || New York
WHEN || Late March 2016
HOW || Actionspam

[A garbled, static-filled transmission, encoded in a Shadow language, has made its way to the Knights attention, seemingly linked to a series of similar transmissions last year.  Equipped with a decoding program by the Dragon's Hoard, the Knights head to a set of railroad tracks that were mentioned, to try to see what this is all about... ]

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[theshadowspeaks]

[ Deryn rubs at his eyes a second, before moving over after Dipper and Mabel, because even if one of his team mates just got clipped, that lady in the hummer might be hurt or danger. The gun was still in his hand but lowered.]

Is she alright? [ He asked as he approached the twins.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ whatever the woman wants to say to dipper and mabel is drowned out by the loud whistle of the train that barrels past just then... not hitting anyone thanks to their intervention. she leans her head back against the seat, closing her eyes and murmuring to herself - they'd realize she was praying when the sound finally dies out.

jamie turns to looks at alice indignantly, snapping the gun out of her hand angrily. ] What the fuck is going on?

[icouldbe_bess]

[ she crumples slightly, hands going to her knees. this is gonna leave so many new and exciting bruises. ]

I don't know, okay? We got word of these weird transmissions in various and sundry Shadow languages and last time it led us to you and the that stupid ty, which turned out to be a weird spy camera. This time the garbled crap specifically told us to stop a Hummer before you crossed the tracks, presumably because otherwise you'd be smooshed like a Jamie shaped pancake.

[ she looks up, shrugging with a pronounced wince. ] Maybe you've got a guardian angel or something.

[mabeljuice]

[Mabel nudges Dipper while the woman says her prayers, not really... wanting to interrupt her religious experience here.] You should probably pow-wow with them since you have the whole message, Dipdop.

[that said, she turns back to the lady, beaming sweetly.] Don't worry, ma'am. We're the good guys. [wow she... crit failed her diplomacy so maybe that just sounds SUPER UNCONVINCING. like ben linus levels of unconvincing. goddammit, pines. get your shit together.]

[lowvi]

[Ugh socializing. He rolls his eyes, especially when Mabel gives the worst explanation of them being the good guys ever, and leaves her to it, turning towards the others.]

I don't think was about you two, actually. Judging from the timing and speed of the other vehicle, I think she's the one who was in danger here. I mean, if we hadn't stopped you, you'd probably have made it across before the train did. Though the fact that this has involved you before is... interesting.

[He looks over at the Karthur Institute crew.]

Do you have notes on the last time? I'll need to see them. Also do you have signal tracking gadgets? You seem like you should. I want to know who's sending this stuff.

[behindcloseddoors]

[ the woman looks uncomfortably out at mabel, before reaching for her cellphone.

"I'm calling the police," she informs her. STAY AWAY.

daryl slowly emerges from his car, looking this all over like what the actual fuck, as jamie frowns deeper. ] You're honestly trying to tell me you have no idea who's behind all this?

[mabeljuice]

[BACKS AWAY FROM THE CAR.] Never mind. Made it worse.

[she's just gonna join her brother so she can whisper.] She's calling the cops, Dipper. I don't know if she's our girl.

[icouldbe_bess]

Do I really strike you as someone who knows what the hell they're doing? [ come on, jamie, she's in such a constant state of winging it on missions that if she spontaneously erupted into feathers, she wouldn't even be surprised. ] We couldn't trace the transmission last time, but they'll have better luck this time.

[ she eyes mabel for a moment before returning her attention to jamie. ] You should go before the cops get here. I'm sure you don't want to deal with them.

[lowvi]

You really don't. [Dipper says dryly, though she definitely wasn't asking him. He turns back to Mabel.]

I don't know either, but we should make our next move. I'd rather not deal with cops either.

[thetokenaussie]

[Frankie re-holsters her weapon, moving closer to the others and making matters with the second driver even worse as... she too crit fails her diplo..]

Sorry about the tires, yeah? I'd help you fix 'em but bullets and rubber don't really mix ya know.

[Such fail. Wow... Nodding at Dipper.]

If you think you can help? Stick around we'll... make sure you're alright. I mean you figured out the last code, so. [Yeah she's pretty damn sure they need him and she figures these two are a package deal.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ "STAY AWAY FROM ME!" the woman shrieks, pulling a can of mace out of her glovebox. y'all scary tbh.

jamie reaches for alice's arm. ] Where do you think you're goin'? You're gonna tell me what you find out.

[icouldbe_bess]

I am not going anywhere. They are. [ she gestures to the rest of the them, not making an effort to tug herself out of his grasp. she's already proven to be way weaker than him. ] For Pete's sake, everyone leave that poor woman alone. Get back to the hotel, I will meet you there once I clear this up with the cops.

[lowvi]

Hotels? That's so... mundane. I kind of expected secret underground bases, or at least penthouses.

[He looks at Frankie and shrugs.] And like I said, I'm not going anywhere til I get some answers.

[theshadowspeaks]

They're pretty nice actually. [ Deryn spoke looking over to Dipper.]

Do you want us to take these two with us? [ He called over to Alice, pointing to the twins.]

[icouldbe_bess]

I don't care, if they wanna go. [ she shrugs like w/e, she just really doesn't want people to get arrested on her watch which is what looks like is gonna happen if they're still here when the cops show up. ]

[theshadowspeaks]

[ The goth looking one, turned back to the twins.]

Come on then! You get to come with me. [ He figured if they had questions than what better way to get them answered than taking them to the hotel... cause he didn't listen to what Dipper said. But Mabel gave him gum, so she's cool.]

Let's go.

[mabeljuice]

Right... [yeah, best go with these guys. she knows Dipper won't go down without a fight when it comes to this and she isn't going to leave him.] C'mon, bro.

[lowvi]

Really wasn't asking for permission. [Said with a scowl towards Deryn, but he does want to learn more, so he's still going to come. He just needs to make his you're not my real dad position clear.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ they can make a branch off hotel thread! meanwhile, jamie at least complies in letting her go ] My boss is gonna kill me, if this shit keeps happening.

[icouldbe_bess]

[ she winces, apologetic. ] If it's any consolation, I don't exactly make your job easy.

[behindcloseddoors]

You're starting to be my own walking bad luck charm.

[icouldbe_bess]

Trust me, if a job comes up and it's in New York again? I'm sitting that one out. [ she pulls the magazine from her pocket and holds it out. ] Here. I'm gonna go check on-- [ her thumb jerks to the woman like maybe she can de-panic her. ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ he reaches for it ruefully, but accepts it. ] Yeah, yeah. Fine.

[icouldbe_bess]

See y'round, Jamie. [ she gives him a lil' wave before she turns back to head for the woman in the car. she approaches slowly and from the passenger side so she's not like all up in this woman's anxious grill. ]

Hey. Do you need any first aid? I have a kit that you can use. [ her smile is small, careful, and she stays a few feet away from the window. (diplomacy 17) ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ she shakes her head rapidly, clearly not wanting anyone who isn't an officer to get near her. ] I'm fine, I'm fine.