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.

Comments

[telekinect]

Crime scene investigation. Ever done anything like it before?

[exuviae]

Can't say my education covered that, no.

[telekinect]

Ever watch any of those CSI tv shows?

[exuviae]

Occasionally, but I always assumed that it's not actually like that.

[telekinection]

You're not wrong. But you can use it as a jumping off point.

[exuviae]

Well, I've been doing my best to read up on... well, anything I could get my hands on that seemed useful. I hope I can be useful.

[ She would hate to be a dead weight. ]

[telekinection]

[ as they round their way into a back alley, tia pushes up on the lever of a steel door and finds it locked. she rolls her eyes and steps back, raising one hand, palm up, at the door. the bar starts to rattle, and then abruptly shoots up, the door creaking open. ]

Just keep your eyes peeled.

[exuviae]

It's like taking a stroll with a bloody superhero...

[ Muttered as she stands back and waits for Tia to take the lead. ]

[telekinect]

[ tia suppresses a little smile at the comment, and hands amrita a flashlight. ] Well, I don't know about you, but this hero can't see in the dark. [ once they're on, she shines a beam inside. there's a distant dripping sound, and the light moves across a variety of crates. ] This... doesn't seem right. [ her smile falls as she steps forward, looking around ] Maybe this was the wrong building, but I thought...

[exuviae]

[ Amrita is having a really bad feeling about this herself as she lets the beam of her flashlight sweep over the surroundings. ]

It's not what I thought we'd be investigating, that's for sure.

[telekinect]

[ shadows from the beams move eerily over the walls. there's some kind of strange smell filling the room, though it's difficult to pinpoint where it's coming from (a wisdom check of 14+ can manage). ] Maybe we should check the address outside.

[exuviae]

[ (Wisdom check: 11) Amrita can't figure out where that smell is coming from, but she doesn't need to to know that she doesn't like this. ]

There's something off about this place though, even if it's not what we came to investigate.

[telekinect]

You know, I think you're right about that... Maybe while we're here, we should... [ she swings the light around once more and passes over something against the far wall - a dark, unnatural shape ]

[exuviae]

[ Amrita spots that shape, and she does not like it. She points her own light at it. ]

What's that?

[telekinect]

[ their beams intersect on...

a body.

it's a young woman, head tilted back, face incredibly pale, puncture marks visible in the neck where trails of dried blood spill down the skin. it's a ghastly sight and tia puts a hand over her mouth before looking over at amrita ] ... Looks like they missed one.

[exuviae]

Fucking hell.

[ It's little more than a whisper as Amrita stares at the body in shock and horror. ]

[telekinection]

[ tia, meanwhile, tentatively steps forward, pausing just before she steps into a pile of blood and pulling back. she directs her beam at the woman's head. ] ... No laceration.

[exuviae]

Do you think they might have gotten... interrupted?

[ Amrita's eyes widen as a thought hits her. ]

And do you have any sort of guess about how long she's been dead?

[ Because what if the interruption had been them? ]

[telekinect]

[ tia's eyes flash around the room and she raises a hand to her temple and then she looks over at amrita, wide-eyed. the next words resound in her brain, although they're clearly in tia's voice.

You're right. We're not alone in here. ]

[exuviae]

[ I have never been less happy about being right in my entire life. Now what?

Amrita figures she'd be about as useful in a fight as a wet paper bag, but that doesn't mean she'll just lie down and take it if someone comes at her. She's got too much of a temper for that. ]

[telekinection]

[ We need to get out of here and contact the others. Tia seems completely oblivious to the sound of clattering between them and the door - but maybe amrita can pick it up for a 12+ listen ]

[exuviae]

[ Amrita does hear it (Listen 11+2) and it's what keeps her from trying to head back outside immediately.

Tia, I don't think the door is an option anymore. ]

[telekinection]

[ I don't know if the windows are open. Tia holds as still as possible, staring off in the direction of the door, and then says grimly in her mind: I'll make a distraction. You need to go for it. ]

[exuviae]

[ And leave you here? No way!

Tia did see the fucking corpse, right? Amrita can't just take off and let her possibly suffer the same fate! ]

[telekinect]

[ I can protect myself. Superhero, remember? ]