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

[bittersweeter]

[Lila is sure this guy is swell and all, but he looks like a soupcon of clever conversation and her limit of friendliness has been hit and since she isn't getting a drink out of this she needs to rely on her other vices. It is crowded and she is claustrophobic, she only lasted this long because she was curious. With a quiet:] I need a cigarette. [she will swan outside unless someone stops her. And by someone, that clearly means Eric. Since she won't listen to anyone else.]

[sirstickuphisass]

[ eric watches her go with a deep frown cutting across his face, as he hovers away from the table, keeping an ear on rose's conversation, but he doesn't go to stop the girl. he's probably just glad she's walking away from sylar, tbh. ]

[littledhampir]

I was thinking more along the lines of the thing that's been cutting people's heads open for fun.

[She could have tried to turn on the charm but that required patience and effort, neither of which Rose seemed to have left in her arsenal.]

I figure rather than pretend that neither of us knows what I'm talking about we could skip the crap and play a game of I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

[Which... sounded much cleaner in her head okay. Still, with a Gather Information of 14, let's see how that works out for Rose.]

[likedillinger]

[ given he rolled a 3 on his will save to resist playing chatty cathy, apparently that multitude of beers has managed to break through his unusually high alcohol tolerance somewhere along the ride. that... could be good or bad, lbr. ]

You got blunt down to a science, I'll give you that. [ he glances over her shoulder and eric smoothly looks away on cue... even if aurelius stupidly continues to stare in a really bad attempt to eavesdrop casually. ] I take it you got something worth my time?

[littledhampir]

I usually check my subtle at the door. [Even offering a smile. See, she could be charming (Cha 15)... in a Rose Hathaway kind of way.]

Wouldn't be here if I didn't. [Giving him an expectant look.] I caught a little of your conversation when I came in... What if I was to say I have a lead on this thing you're looking for?

[It wasn't entirely true or a total lie either but with a Bluff Check of 21 what did that matter?]

[likedillinger]

[ his expression still registers distrust, but he shrugs and leans back casually in the booth. ]

Yeah, fine, I'll bite.

But you might wanna tell your boy Legolas over there to work on his poker face.

[littledhampir]

[Yeah... She didn't even need to look.]

Aurelis. It's probably easier for you to eavesdrop if you're standing next to us.

[likedillinger]

[ the half-elf hesitates a moment, before awkwardly sliiiding off his stool and slipping over beside rose, looking somewhat chastised. dean looks between the two before indicating aurelius with a nod of his head and asking rose: ] This guy's a hunter? [ the incredulity actually seems pretty well placed with the two standing right next to each other. while rose exudes a definite sense of confidence and control, aurelius looks not only entirely uncomfortable in this bar, but, well, all sorts of awkward. ]

[likeagod]

[Dimitri comes up beside Rose, finally, peering down at the stranger.]

Successful hunting requires several different skill sets, wouldn't you say?

[In other words, don't worry about it. (Diplomacy 21)]

[likedillinger]

Is that why you're running with such a big crowd to try to take this thing down? Or do you think you're actually gonna find some safety in numbers?

[littledhampir]

More people means we can cover more ground.

[And you bet she was going to grumble over being able to handle this on her own later.]

Less drinking also helps with that...

[Okay so maybe not.]

[likeagod]

[And Dimitri's just going to place a quiet hand on Rose's shoulder, his fingers squeezing every so lightly. Calm down. Be nice.]

[likedillinger]

Lucky for me you came along, then, to tell me how to do my damn job. [ the sarcasm is strong with this one ] You got something, or not?

[likeagod]

We have scattered information from investigating the crime scenes and speaking with the bartender. We were hoping we could compare notes.

[Because Rose was totally bluffing. (Diplomacy 19)]

[littledhampir]

And a line on who's pulling the strings.

[Yeah. So much bluffing in the beginning but that part was sort of true.]

[likedillinger]

I'm listening. [ :| he is so not sharing first with you clowns ]

/sobs

[littledhampir]

[And then Rose crit-failed on Diplomacy...]

You know what, we didn't come over here to get milked for info by some half drunk, flannel wearing jackass so unless you want to try talking instead of listening, I'm done wasting my time here.

[watchmaker]

[ w e l p he can see this conversation going nowhere informative (and it's not like he can't eavesdrop from outside, honestly — his hearing is just that instense), so he leaves a few bills on the counter and goes outside to stalk his boo — like a ninja with a move silently check of 23. :') just try to stop him ok eric. ]

[likedillinger]

I can see how that charming attitude gets you far with people. [ but he actually looks intrigued now, wtf dean ] You don't actually think that reverse psychology crap's gonna work, do you?

[littledhampir]

[Oh Dean. It's cute that you think that Rose is smart enough to try reverse psychology.]

No, I actually think you probably don't know shit. [Folding her arms across her chest, brow raised.] Otherwise you'd be doing something instead of trying to drink your bodyweight in beer.

[likeagod]

[Diplomacy 23. Apparently Dimitri is going to fucking try his hardest to salvage the fuck out of this conversation.]

We've investigated the crime scenes. Each of them were marked with a symbol, which could either be a calling card, a framing attempt, or maybe even a red herring. We're trying to figure out which is the most likely.

[likedillinger]

Let's see it. [ he doesn't give any comment on his speculation, just reaches out a hand ]

[likeagod]

[He hands him the napkin that Lila drew on earlier.]

A few names have been tossed around in regard to that symbol. Illsensine. The Mind Flayers. The Corsone Syndicate.

[likedillinger]

[ he doesn't say anything about that, but does slide the napkin back after studying it ] What have you guys heard about this prophecy?

[littledhampir]

[Rose appears mildly irritated at first, having already made up her mind not to play nice with Captain Flannel but when he mentions some prophecy, he has her attention, head canting to one side as for once, she drops the attitude.]

What prophecy?