knightsoflegend | new orleans ♔ some people they call me monster

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new orleans ♔ some people they call me monster | some people they call me saint

WHO || Rafael, Buffy, Spike, Des, Jack, Thomas, Myri, Finnick, Elena, Gar, Kat, Burt [closed]
WHAT || The Knights infiltrate NOVA to try to locate the experiments and relics mentioned by Chad & company. Shenanigans ensue.
WHERE || NOVA HQ, New Orleans
WHEN || Sunday, Nov 18th, 2012
HOW || Actionspam, don't sweat tag order! Keep it a rollin'.

Months ago, Finnick learned from Burt Becksworth about a number of construction projects Chad had contracted on the building. At the time of discovering the occult room, it was assumed the construction was to create the secret areas behind the auditorium, however, Kat's finally managed to hack into NOVA financial records and trace the contracts down.

It seems there was another, much more expensive, project, adding restructuring to the locked off basement level, to which there is no access through the public elevators. Schematics show that there is one accessible elevator shaft that goes to the lobby, which requires a key to activate the lower floor. Thomas considers it a better bet, however, to use the nearby quarry underground entrance through which construction trucks used to reach the site. Thomas will be leading a team through the underground tunnel in hopes of finding a space large enough to host the 'experiments' that Chad and company were afraid of the Knights discovering while nosing around the building.

Meanwhile, Jack wishes to discover if there are any remaining 'relics' in the building, and if so, to confiscate or document them. The heightened security within the building has made access much more problematic, and its taken awhile for him to acquire the security protocols necessary to be able to create a looped camera feed. Now that's everything's in place, he'll be infiltrating the building to override the cams, allowing Buffy, Elena, and Rafael to join him on the fourteenth floor for one last sweep of the occult room.

The situation has also grown more complicated in other ways since eavesdropping on Chad's cabal. In a gutsy move, Burt Becksworth has created an inescapable situation for Rafael and Finnick, forcing them to comply in preparing for an album and tour, lest they destroy their own reputations and become infamous in the business for backing out of their 'contracts' and letting down legion of NOVA fans. Finnick is an ideal situation to try and discover more about Burt's plans, however, and perhaps to find out incidental information concerning Chad's "Back the Fans" tour.

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[Elena can hear the sounds of fighting outside, and her already quickly beating heart just shot up its pace another few notches. And yet her body doesn't instantly fall into a fight or flight response; well, more accurately, it does, but she manages to keep in control.

Clearly, even if she doesn't remember it, she's been in this kind of situation before. Or at least close to it.

She nods, and slips out the door before him, trying like hell to stay quiet and hidden behind the curtain.

It's easier to stay hidden, considering the lights are out, but it's also almost impossible to see, and she's moving incredibly slowly, using her feet and ambient sound to try and stay on track.]

[ the odds of shooting buffy in the darkness are too high now that she's engaged alexander in melee. rafael shouts out her name as she's impaled, his panic only increased by the sudden vanishing lights. there's the faint sound of movement, but he doesn't fire ]

[ before the lights go out, buffy manages to spot the wound healing (spot 26) and panic rises in her stomach. uh-oh. looks like this guy's not entirely unlike des, and she wouldn't want to take him in a fight, either. they need to get away.

she pulls one of the bayonets out, lets it clatter to the floor. the other, as she pulls it out and grimaces and cringes through the pain, she keeps hold of it. ] Whore. I know. [ then she lashes out at anderson with it. she barely makes the hit, but she manages to do a lot of damage with the stab, getting it into his neck (atk 22, dmg 14).

then, she pulls it back out and scrambles away, using her other arm to wrap around rafael's, and pulls him in a general away from anderson direction. ]

Come on. We gotta go. [ there's a limp in her step from the stab wounds, but with the cover of darkness, there's hope they can at least make an escape. ]

Edited 2013-02-08 20:16 (UTC)

[ it's at that moment that a sudden burst of excessively bright light bursts out from the stage. (fort save 13+ to not remain blinded for one round, same rules as in darkness) jack stands silhouetted against the light, one palm pressed to the left frame of the proscenium, which glows from beneath his hand as if the stage itself were suddenly a light source. it casts a radius of full light for 20 feet, and dim light for another 20 feet beyond that, allowing sight of the doors out of the auditorium. ]

[ anderson is also visible, angrily yanking a blade from his neck, with another gush of blood, that cuts off nigh instantly as it starts healing itself over. the bullet wound on his cheek finishes sealing itself shut as well. he looks to the source of the light, scowling as he raises another weapon... and stops, eyes widening for a moment, and then his brow furrowing twice as hard. to the point of angry veins ready to pop on his forehead. ] ... Well, well. If'n it isn't one of Wynnefalshond's lapdogs. Should've guessed I'd find ye at the heels of a no good Shadow heathen like this one. Don't tell me you're actually protectin' this miserable excuse for one o' God's creations.

[ the light's illuminated far to the backstage... where the open door can be just barely seen... but he rolled an uber high spot check so his gaze goes to it immediately ] ... Or maybe you've got some other reason to show yer face here.

[Elena continues to move behind the curtain, quicker now that there is light and she can see (fort save 14). She tries to keep her steps light, but at some point, she's going to be in view, probably as she makes her way off the stage into the seating, if not before.

Her goal is to head towards Rafael and Buffy, and she'll start to sprint the moment she's in a position where she's going to be easily seen. It's clear that they're both wounded, and the only way to help them will be to help them get out of here.]

[ raf's too distracted by the surging light, conversation with jack, and taking a better look at buffy's injuries now that they can see, to notice elena over there. (spot check fail) as buffy tries to lead him away, he hesitates, obviously unhappy at the prospect of abandoning jack here, especially with the venom in anderson's tone while addressing him. but he seems to recognize that buffy's not going to leave unless he does, and lets her draw him nearer to the door, blood still dripping from his wound. he says in a low, pained voice: ] You should not have stayed. [ but after another moment, he adds: ] Thank you.

[ fort 17, so she can still see. ]

Thank me when we make it out of this alive.

[ they converge with elena as they head for the door, and buffy's doing her best to run at full speed despite her injuries, keeping one arm at rafael's back to make sure he doesn't get left behind. she has to have faith in jack. he's a dragon's claw for a reason. he can get out of this.

but she casts a scared look over her shoulder towards him, lips pursed. she can hardly see him through the stage lights. she continues on out the door. ]

Giovanni's with us. [ there's no hesitation in the claim and it's clear that he's drawing a line in the sand ] If the Vatican thinks he has done wrong, they are free to contact Wynn and discuss the matter. But until then, I will not stand for you attacking my people. [ he raises his other hand, and a white light grows within that palm as well, brighter and brighter, like staring into the sun. and then abruptly, the light blasts outwards towards anderson, a ray that strikes him right in the chest, and causes him to emit a groan (dmg 17) ] You will leave, before this gets uglier.

[ anderson glares at jack when the beam cuts off, brandishing a sword to the side ] D'you really think you have any authority here, Protestant? Yer dirty cheap magic tricks don't scare me.

An' I can tell you're hiding something. I intend t'find out exactly what that is. [ rather than attack, he just starts taking menacing steps closer to the stage -- and jack -- who stands stalwartly awaiting him ]

[As Elena meets up with the two of them, she bends down a bit to get under Buffy's other arm. It's a strange little train, the three of them; Buffy trying to help Raf, and Elena trying to help Buffy as they all head for the door.

Still, she can't help but spare a glance backward toward Jack. She's terrified for him, but still doing what she's told. Buffy and Rafael might not be able to survive a second hit, she doesn't know. And she's pretty sure she can't take even one, and then she won't be able to help anyone.]

[ they finally make it to the door, and rafael opens it, holding it with his foot and gesturing for the girls to go ahead of him, as he raises one gun and trains it at the back of anderson's head. he fires one nearly flawless shot (atk 39) that sails across the auditorium and strikes the paladin's skull from behind (dmg 10) ]

[ ok yep definitely hurrying out that door now that rafael DREW ATTENTION TO THEM JFC YOU DUMB BITCH. she shoves him out a little roughly, and then follows after. whatever jack's doing seems to be working, because anderson's doing more talking than attacking. ]

[ all three of them will make it out the door at this point, since anderson's busy regenerating... the back of his head. raf nods to the elevator ]

[She sees the elevator, makes a quick glance to try and make sure that neither Buffy for Rafael will hit the ground if she lets go before she speaks.]

I'll be right back.

[And then she books it for the elevator and hits the down button a couple more times than is necessary. The sooner it gets there the better.

Then she moves to help hold them up again while they wait, her heart pounding in her chest.]

Thanks. [ the words come out quickly as they move for the elevator. she glances over her shoulder, strained as she tries to spot jack through the wall. unsuccessfully, obviously. ] Did he tell you the plan?

I do not know how well a 'plan' will hold against such a man. [ rafael keeps an eye back on the wall as well as the elevator indicator slooowly climbs towards them ]

Jack knows what he's doing. [ buffy's answer is sharp and defensive. no. she doesn't want to imagine a scenario where jack's in over his head. she needs him. ]

I don't think there's much of a plan. He told me he was going to...stall him while I got you out of the auditorium.

[She looks a little grim, and definitely worried.]

That's it.

Let us hope he has no interest in killing him, then. [ implying otherwise jack gon' die. DING. elevator door opens and rafael gestures for them to get in ]

[ buffy hesitates at the threshold of the elevator. she glances back down to towards the auditorium. stalling is a great plan, if it works. it's a great plan, if jack is still able to follow them out. everything inside of her screams not to leave him behind, but what can any of them do against the terminator priest?

nobody has beaten her that quickly that badly. nobody. and if she's being honest with herself, she's ... well, terrified, though she doesn't show it.

but she can't leave him. ]

[And Elena feels exactly the same way, but if they stay? They'll die. They can only hope that Jack will get away after enough time has passed, that he'll follow them.

Because otherwise, if the worst does happen? It'll be for nothing.

Elena sees Buffy stall at the entrance to the elevator and look back. And Elena does the only thing she can.

She reaches out, grabs her wrist, and tries to tug her into the elevator before it closes, the adrenaline pumping through her veins fueling her. (Str 17)]

[ it's enough, considering rafael also steps in after her, and hits the door close button hard ]

We must respect the choice he has made, in any case.

[ buffy doesn't expect the move on elena's part, so she's easily pulled into the elevator. she turns around wildly afterward, breaking elena's grip with ease (str 23), but the doors have already shut courtesy of rafael's button pressing. she steps forward and rests her hands against the metal. ]

That choice could kill him. You saw what that guy's capable of.

And if we stayed, then he's in just as much danger, and we would die too.

[Buffy and Raf were already very injured. She wished she had Myri's ability to heal at this moment. Then she could at least be useful.]

I don't want to leave either, Buffy.

[But her tone indicates that they have to. Going back now would only be suicide.]

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