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

[watchmaker]

You know how little Princess Zacharov over there said I was indisposed? By indisposed, she meant "doesn't feel like talking business with people who I don't think are worth my time." You haven't given me a single reason why I should share anything with you. Although, I'll give you something — the murder she was talking about earlier isn't on the record. And happened in Los Angeles. [it's so off the record it actually happened at home on the other side of the veil ... ] I've been tracking this thing for awhile now.

[sirstickuphisass]

But you're sure it's connected?

[watchmaker]

It's not exactly a common MO, is it? No reason not to take the Occam's razor approach.

[littledhampir]

[Int 8 and Sense Motive 12?]

Who the hell is Occam and why do we care about his razor?

[Rose is lucky she's pretty and can pack one hell of a punch.]

Look - can we just get to the part where we actually do something instead of all this standing around and talking crap? I feel like any moment somebody is going to break into a chorus of Kumbaya. [To Sylar.] If you've been tracking this thing forever then how do we draw it out?

[bittersweeter]

[Lila is just judging so hard, beyond normal judging. Super Zacharov Judging. She was a pet for three years and she knows the principle of Occam's razor -- though pet of a law student so... (In 16) But why do you people make her work with Rose? What is this cruel and unusual punishment?]

[likedillinger]

You didn't hear me say this, but girl's got a point. I think I got a way but I'm dying to hear what CSI over there thinks.

[watchmaker]

[sylar joins in one giving rose a long, judgmental look because wow before replying with] I think that if I knew the best way to draw it out, I'd have its head mounted on my wall by now. [pause.] Metaphorically.

[likedillinger]

So much for your ace in the hole, Curly Sue. [ smug dean is smug. ]

[bittersweeter]

[All Lila wants in life is people being dismissive of her because she is a. young, b. tiny or c. both. Fuck you very much.]

Wow, it's like you want to be violently castrated. [She smiles sweetly.] I'm sure you think the lumberjack look and eau de pathetic is pulling in all the ladies, but how long have you been on this hunt with jack shit to show for it?

Why exactly do you thnk you would be good bait again, since no one seems to want you thus far?

[watchmaker]

[he snorts at that. shit like this is why he's totally crushin' on lila, ok.] That's why I want to know more about the prophecy. If we knew more about that, it would be easier to pinpoint what we needed to track it down.

[likedillinger]

Well good thing there's one thing I failed to mention. [ he just gives lila a 'bitch please' stare. ] The ones getting their brains ripped out?

Most of 'em seem to have a little somethin' somethin' on top of their regular hunting skills. Members of a clan of psionic hunters, that kinda thing.

[watchmaker]

[HE WILL NOT LOOK SURPRISED HE WILL NOT LOOK SURPRISED. (bluff 27)]

And what, you're one of them? [and now that he's asked he's going to try to find the answer out for himself. (concentrate 13)]

[bittersweeter]

[She looks over at Eric like oh? YOU DON'T SAY before back to Dean, still thoroughly unimpressed. Wow he just rubs her the wrong way. But. Really. What makes him good bait? Though, she does want to kill him for funsies so...]

Please enlighten us.

[likedillinger]

[ he looks vaguely uncomfortable, but covers it with a casual shrug ] There are monsters out there that don't just hide in dark alleys. They hide in plain sight.

I can see 'em. All of 'em.

[watchmaker]

[yeah not exactly mr. sympathy over here sorry bro. now he has to try to ... not look as intrigued as he feels. (bluff 19)]

What does that mean?

[likeagod]

[He doesn't say anything, but he is watching 'Jack' like a hawk right now. (sense motive 24)]

[littledhampir]

[Rose is listening, vaguely. That or she's calculating how much money she could get for McFlannel's collection of empties. Either or. (Sense Motive 8 okay.)]

[likedillinger]

You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you. Either way, I've only ever met a couple hunters can do what I do. Hunt the kinda game I hunt.

[ a man passing the table does a bit of a double-take as he hears dean, and stops, looking between him and the tall, dark haired dimitri for a moment, before he gets kind of an awed smile on his face.

"Well, I'll be. You're the Winchesters, aintcha? Live and in the flesh."

the look that passes across dean's face as he follows the man's gaze towards dimitri is so dark, his lip twisting as if his stomach had turned, that it almost appears as if he's suddenly immensely angry at the dhampir's very presence. or... existence. his shoulders tense, and his grip on his bottle tightens, as he says between near gritted teeth: ]

Winchester. Singular.

[ the man looks confused, eyes darting back at dimitri, as he says, "But I thought--" and dean cuts him off with something nothing short of a snarl. ]

Yeah, well you thought wrong. [ the hostile glare he fixes on the guy is enough to start him backing away, muttering an apology as he blends back into the crowd. ]

[watchmaker]

[yikes. sylar doesn't need to know that badly right now; not when he can just stalk him later or something. and hence he is momentarily backing down and shutting up.]

[littledhampir]

[Want to know the fastest way to get Rose's attention? Shoot death glares at Dimitri... And she was just starting to think about hating you a little less, Boozy.

The brunette straightens, less at the exchange and more at the scowl that's etched it's way across Dean's face, shoulders thrumming with tension as she takes a step closer to Dimitri. Because yes. The Six foot seven Dhampir really needs to be protected by the five foot seven one.]

[bittersweeter]

[The first bit was enough to give Lila pause: she gives people nightmares, they don't have to live in one. But then the weirdo came up like Dean was some hunter savant and Dimitri is his cute baby brother -- except not. (Wis 17) Bottle collection explained.]

Family business, huh? [She moves on though which is pretty kind considering. For her.] I'm still not buying you as bait though. What are you going to do to reel this thing in?

[likedillinger]

[ he ignores her first question too, so... ] People talk. [ he looks in the direction the stranger took off ] Clearly.

Can't tell me it's not pickin' up intel somewhere.

You got a better idea?

[watchmaker]

[annnnnd quiet time is over.] If it's picking up so much intel, it could be one of those psionic hunters gone rogue. Or, you know, posing as one. Maybe you should pay more attention to your own backyard.

[bittersweeter]

[Oh snap.]

I have a question, before you start defending your brethren. What does psionic mean? [Diplomacy 22, the fact that Lila is trying to be the peacemaker / voice of reason here is really telling of the people in this group.]

[likedillinger]

Means all their powers come from their melon, not from magic. And I didn't say they were my brethren. My thing's more like a...second sight. Not some kinda freaky mind reading crap.