chicago ♔ give them all that they can drink and it will never be enough

[sirstickuphisass]

♬ blood - my chemical romance

WHO || Rose, Dimitri, Amrita, Lila, Aurelius, Tia, and Eric [closed]
WHAT || Investigating the crime scenes
WHERE || The alleys of Chicago, IL
WHEN || April 5th [ backdated ]
HOW || Actionspam

The Knights split up, Tia taking Rose, Dimitri, and Amrita in the rented vehicle towards two of the more distant sites from the hotel, while Eric leads Aurelius and Lila through the back alleys of the city to somewhere nearby. It's late by now, and Chicago is alive with the sights and sounds of nighttime in the distance. A light rain falls, dripping off the overhangs of the roofs above and pooling against the sidewalks.

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[likedillinger]

[ both of lila's shots strike the side of the minotaur with a white patch on the back of his head (mino2), and rose slams it in the ribcage. this gives the other minotaur, a hulking brute with a white patch on his massive chest, the warning necessary to side-step dimitri's fist just in the nick of time.

dean doesn't waste a moment, already waiting beside dimitri's foe to slash at him twice viciously (atk 29, 14 dmg, atk 24, 19 damage) although it manages to shove away his last chop (atk 7), shouting "Albert!" at his brother in a deep rumbling voice that belies anger and horror at the attacks assailing him. dean grits his teeth at lila's firing of the weapon, which echoes down the corridor, and he glances over his shoulder. ] Better be ready for the cavalry.

[ both minotaurs take a step backwards away from their attackers, drawing humongous lead pipes that look like they could be part of a water main out of their jackets. the boys' minotaur growls at them menacingly. "You're gonna pay for dat." ]

[littledhampir]

[With the pipes in play, Rose's first thought is to try and disarm the one closest to her and Lila, advancing on the Minotaur (#2) who slams her with the target in question (atk 29) sending her staggering back (dmg 9)]

[bittersweeter]

Jesus, Rose! [ what is that? a tone of concern? shut your mouth it is nothing of the sort. lila just doesn't want to have to drag an unconscious body with them when they flee. ...obviously.

ignoring the cavalry remark (does she look like she can handle any kind of close combat? really? this gun is the only way she has a chance.), she fires off two shots at albert. (double tap atk 22 & nat 20, 24 total; dmg 9 if it hits & 8) ]

[likeagod]

[Dimitri manages to forces himself not to turn away from his target to check on Rose at the sound of Lila calling her name (will save 14) and instead draws his stake as his opponent draws his own weapon.]

[likedillinger]

[ both of lila's shots sink into the hide of the minotaur, but it seems eerily undaunted by the fact that he's suffering multiple bullet wounds.

dean presses forward on the other kuzzer brother, delivering a series of devastating blows - across its throat, chest, and then right in its side. blood spurts everywhere, coating dean's machete [crit 35 (24 dmg), 26 (12 dmg), crit 25 (26 dmg)] the minotaur staggers under the intensity of the assault, as albert moves forward, swinging that massive pipe at rose's head. the first blow connects, and she eats lead as it cracks across her jaw painfully, but she still manages to avoid his next two slower blows. [atk 26 (dmg 12), attk 12, attk 14 ]

a similar clang echoes only seconds later, as the other minotaur recovers and delivers a nat 20 swing of the lead pipe across the side of dean's head (20 dmg). again, he whiffs the next two as dean raises a hand to the side of his head, wincing horribly as the room spins. ] Christ.

[littledhampir]

Son-ova-bitch.

[It was something of a miracle as Rose's ears were ringing that she didn't make some comment about the Minotaur taking a bite out of Lila for a change (Will Save Total 20).

She drew her stake, not about to play a game of lets get hit again without drawing some blood, the Dhampir's hand snaking out and aiming a blow for the Minotaur's (#2s) chest. (Crit 33 Dmg 20.) Bitch.]

[bittersweeter]

[ bite your tongue, hathaway, never know when someone is going to crit fail firing a weapon in your general vicinity. like lila just did. (atk crit fail!) whoopsie daisy. first time for everything.

and... the shot ricochets off the wall, back at her and shoots the gun right out of her hand. that's right, she shot her own gun out of her own hand. startled at the gun flying out of her hand, she jumps back. ] Holy shit!

[likeagod]

[Dimitri waits for the moment when Dean unfortunately takes a crack to the side of the head, moving past him to the Minotaur's side, where he will hopefully catch it unawares.

His stake flashes out, piercing into the minotaur's side (Power Attack, 24 to hit, dmg 12)]

[likedillinger]

[ the minotaur roars as it finally falls to the ground with a crash, unconscious but stabilized. dean shakes off the blow to his head and jumps a bit as lila's shot ricochets off the wall. ] What the crap are you doin' back there? [ he pushes past lila to get to Albert, giving a backhanded slash with the machete at the thing's head, with a power attack 24, dmg 18. albert howls in agony - not at the blow - but at watching his brother fall. enraged, he slams the pipe at rose (atk 22, dmg 8) and then flails it blindly from side to side, too angry to land solid blows (attk 14, 13) ] You want some of this too, ugly?!

[littledhampir]

[There is a moment, one that doesn't last anywhere near as long as Rose thinks it does, where she is completely frozen - trying to work out what the actual hell just happened. Rose barely gets a chance to shoot Lila a look, one part are you nuts and admittedly, two parts grateful that she wasn't the one to get hit but that doesn't stop her from throwing out a quip before she can get slammed again.]

This is why I hate guns!

[Her vision blurs as the pipe connects, some joke about taking a few too many blows to the head sliding through her brain before she can attempt to hit back, the damage she'd taken (HP: 23/52) clearly having a toll on her abilities as she makes a poorly aimed slice with her stake (attk 11 - dmg 7 if it lands)]

[bittersweeter]

[ lila bristles at the back to back comments about a tiny little mistake but doesn't seem too bothered by it at all since rose is the one getting repeatedly bashed in the face with a lead pipe like clue gone wrong while lila is sitting on broadway and park with three hotels and perfect health. fuck all y'all.

also, really, do we want to be insulting the girl that is shooting into your melee when she is known to have a temper?

do we?

regardless, lila snatches up her gun and fires another pair of bullets into albert. (double tap atk 22 & nat 20, 24 total; dmg 10 & 28) poor albert, can't catch a break. ]

/end init!

[likedillinger]

[ her shots take the minotaur right in the head, and its eyes roll back, sending it staggering against the wall, where it slides down, leaving a trail of blood. dean doesn't waste any time, yanking his machete free and yelling: ] Come on! [ gesturing for them to follow him towards the restaurant front at high speed. ]

[bittersweeter]

[ welp, lila doesn't need to be told twice, she just streaks after dean like a cat chasing catnip. ]

[littledhampir]

[Rose starts to follow then halts, looking over her shoulder (Because clearly now is the time to be wondering this)]

Where's Davin?!

[likedillinger]

[ where indeed.




they don't have long to wonder, because as they reach the end of the hall, a figure steps out of the shadows beside the door. davin's head is bowed, by his jaw is tight, one hand in a fist.

"Corsone said to stay put," he says firmly, anger in his tone. "Bad things happen when you don't listen." ]

[bittersweeter]

[ ...oh for fuck's sake. like all lila wants to do is deal with rose's old vampire flame. weeee. she raises her gun because if he moves an inch in a way she does not approve of she will happily shoot him in the dick, narrowing her eyes. he's probably been mind whammied, but she's willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that he's just an asshole. ] Get out of my way. [ intimidate 30 ] I have an order of cinnamon sticks waiting.

[littledhampir]

[It would be an incredibly stupid idea for Rose to put herself between Lila's gun and Davin but nobody had ever accused Rose of being The Smart One (Will Save 6.), the Dhampir taking two steps towards him as she attempted to block Lila's line of sight and any chance she might have had at a clean shot.]

Davin. [Her hand notably still on her stake - she was dumb, not stupid (Shh Nothing from the peanut gallery).] Look at me.

[Because like Lila, she wanted to know if he too had fallen under Corsone's control, or if this was something else. (Sense Motive 18)]

[likedillinger]

[ he seems eerily unaffected by lila's threat, and at the sound of rose's voice, his eyes drag up and over to her slowly. for her, it's instantly recognizable: the eyes looking out at her are dead, empty of anything except for some alien emotion that seems to have taken up residence there.

"Turn around. I can't let you leave."]

Rose! What are you waitin' for? Stake this asshole.

[likeagod]

[Dimitri steps up beside Rose, placing a hand on her shoulder.]

We don't have time. We need to go. I will deal with it if you don't want to.

[And by deal with it he totally means knock him unconscious. Or kill him if he has to.]

[littledhampir]

Dean. [Her voice dangerously calm.] If you don't shut-up I will shove this stake where the sun don't shine. [Intimidate 23. Of course...]

[Rose's eyes still locked on Davin, her heart racing in her chest as she tries to buy just enough time to think, aware of Dimitri's presence even without needing to turn and look at him.]

Go. [Lowering her voice, as if trying to speak just to Dimitri.] Get them out of here, I'll deal with Davin.

[bittersweeter]

Are you going to talk him out of mind control, Rose? You couldn't even talk yourself out of it. [ oh snap. it's kind of hard to tell which time lila is thinking about, too, but her gun lowers marginally. /judging ]

[likedillinger]

[ FUCK YOU DEAN WINCHESTER IS INTIMIDATED BY NO ONE. except death. just a little. (will save 23) ] Rose, don't be a friggin' hero.

[littledhampir]

[Rose's temper flares, her head snapping around as she turns on Dean, the stake in her hand trembling with her anger as she takes a step towards him.]

I will not leave him!

[Wanna bet? She says as she rolls a Nat 20 Intimidation check for Rose Seriously I blame Dean.

She may have some issues when it comes to abandoning Davin after what happened the last time...]

[likedillinger]

[ ... Ok, maybe Death and Rose Hathaway. He stares at her, jaw hard, before prodding a finger into her chest. ] Fine. But this goes south, nobody's blaming me for what happens to you. [ He shoulders past her, gesturing with his head towards the door, for the others to follow. ] C'mon.

[bittersweeter]

[ lila is all for abandoning rose. all for it. what she is not all for is eric bitching her out because they abandoned rose. this would be a rock and a hard place. but she follows dean anyway because she can't come up with enough fucks to deal with rose's dramatics.

she does leave this gem as she goes though, and even though it's lacking any compassion at all, it's surpringly honest. #mafiaprincess ]

Either kill him or take him with because Corsone isn't going to let him live through letting us go -- and I doubt he'll be very quick and painless about it.