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

[sirstickuphisass]

I don't like this. [ lol what do you like, eric ]

[bittersweeter]

[Under her breath:] Big surprise there.

[littledhampir]

[She'd like to argue with pretty much everything that is being said - as is evident by the gaping mouth and look of defiance that's etched across her features but it's a little hard to when people have to go and make points that just have to make sense.]

Well do you have any better ideas or should we just continue to stand here and argue while getting nowhere?

[Is there a roll for Sarcasm? I feel like there needs to be a sarcasm roll.]

[likedillinger]

If you two think you're going without me, you've got another thing comin'. Someone's gotta keep an eye on Skippy here. [ he shoves davin on the shoulder, and the vampire casts a murderous glare up at him, lip curling back to reveal those unnatural fangs of his. ]

[likeagod]

Fine.

[Interjecting that before Rose can tell him no.]

[littledhampir]

Hey! [Immediately positioning herself between Boozy and the Bloodsucker, head snapping back to Dimitri as he spoke up.]

Not fine! Somebody shouts happy hour and he'll be useless!

[likeagod]

And you're emotionally compromised.

[Because that vampire is no longer her friend in his eyes. He's something else. Hell, he just admitted to eating the brainless corpse in the corner.]

He's here for the same reason we are. Now are we going to do this or not?

[likedillinger]

Pantene Pro-V over here knows what's up. [ this is how he deals with having to go on a mission with the guy who was mistaken for his brother. horrible nicknames. he grabs davin by the collar and drags him to his feet. ] Let's get this show on the road.

[littledhampir]

[Leaving Rose to stand there gaping and pissed off as her eyes move from Dimitri to Davin and then to Dean... (No but seriously. Rose and dudes whose name starts with a D...).]

Well - don't blame me when he screws it up!

[sirstickuphisass]

You should let Tia mind link with you, in case something goes wrong. We can follow, keep close by.

[bittersweeter]

[Wow, seriously though, who actually thinks it's a good idea to send Rose and Dean to sniff around a mob boss. Dimitri can probably rein in Rose, but all three of them?

Ha!] Have fun.

[likeagod]

[He's going to try to work miracles, apparently.

He nods to Eric.]

Of course, that would be wise.

[littledhampir]

Wait - when he says mind link.

[Eyes scanning her soon to be companions before settling on Tia.]

You're gonna be in our heads not... all of us in each others, right?

[telekinection]

[ tia looks between them, obviously hesitating at the idea of including dean, and deciding to rule him out ] It links everyone involved. But it's only surface thoughts.

[likeagod]

[ahahaha this could get totally hideous.]

It will give us an advantage, allow us to coordinate silently.

[littledhampir]

Yeah - [No.] - That's a terrible idea.

[Arms folding across her chest.]

[sirstickuphisass]

You're both still squires. If we're linked, we can walk you through it if something goes awry... and know when you need backup. [ lmao 'when', not 'if', take note. ] Plus, Lila sounds like she might have some good advice to pipe your way.

[likeagod]

We're on this mission together. We need to work as a team.

[Trying to override Rose!logic. Not always successful.]

[littledhampir]

I don't. Want. Certain people. In my head. [Her teeth gritted as hands curl into fists at her side.

This was bad enough when she though it was going to be the four of them going and Tia. Lila? Hell and freezing over came to mind.]

[bittersweeter]

Yeah, well, I don't want to be there. But unless you want to wind up buried under Giant's stadium with Jimmy Hoffa? Deal with it so we can get this over with.

[telekinect]

I can walk you through keeping things you don't want to share to yourself. But if you won't accept the link, I don't feel comfortable sending you headfirst into danger on your first mission this way. We can always let someone else go. [ but it's clear that despite her threat, she thinks rose has a right to participate in this leg of things, from the way her eyes slide meaningfully to davin. you know him, comes a voice in rose's mind. we need someone who can register his intentions. i can't read vampire minds the same as the living. ]

[littledhampir]

[When Rose opened her mouth it was with the sole intention of telling Tia to go ahead and send somebody else, the voice in her head silencing the comeback that danced on her lips.

She didn't speak immediately but her face said it all, shifting from defiant to begrudging acceptance in the span of a few seconds, Rose's gaze shifting from Tia, to Davin then back again.]

Fine. Let's just... do this. [Well she was agreeing she never promised to be happy about it.]

[telekinection]

[ tia nods briskly and glances around at each of them in turn ] If you've never linked before, you need to know a few things. First, you have to let me in, and it's going to feel ... invasive. Wrong. Your first instincts will be to push me out, but you need to control those, drop those defenses.

Secondly, once the link is established, I'll be trying to help each of you individually 'rein in' your thoughts. There's usually a bit of panic when you feel the others there - like I said, it'll only link our surface thoughts, but people tend to go into 'thinking about what they don't want to think about' mode. So work with me, and stay calm.

[ she lets out a breath and raises a hand to her temple ] Alright. Relax...

[ anyone who tries to resist tia's link must make a will save to do so (meaning they do not want to participate in the mindlink), DC 20. as the others mentally link in, everyone must also make either a will save or concentration check (your choice), DC 12, to not mind vomit things they don't want to... ]

[bittersweeter]

[Lila can't. Relax, let down her guard, allow anyone, even Tia, in. Her defenses are really strong. (Will save nat 20, 23 total.) Considering her past experiences though, is it any wonder her brain violently fights back?]

[likeagod]

[Dimitri, on the other hand, isn't fighting it at all, though he seems to have a good handle on his thoughts, keeping them steady. (will save 20 total)]