CHAPTER TWO ♔ a sigh escapes from heaven and worlds end

[savemyself]

♬ The Dream Within - Lara Fabian

WHO || Rafael Giovanni, Burt Becksworth, Isabella Alessandro, Finnick Odair, Myrilandel de Tanos, Buffy Summers, Spike, Elena Gilbert, Dawn Summers, Desmond Descant, Jeanne Gar, Kat Samcelot, Mark Sandazhard, Violet Fiore, Sterling Archer
WHAT || CHAPTER TWO: Following the traumatic and tragic events of Finnick and Rafael's concert, our heroes are taken to be interrogated at the police station
WHERE || Concert Hall > Chicago Police Department, Chicago, IL
WHEN || July 3rd, 2013 [ forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam

Nothing is okay.

What was meant to be the Knights' triumphant collaborative effort to cut off Chad Becksworth's bid for total control of NOVA Records, allowing them to follow the trail elsewhere, has descended into chaos. Rafael's songs triggered some kind of reaction in Jade that allowed her to regain her lost memories, only to have their reunion cut tragically short by the actions of a hitman who took her hostage on stage, demanding her necklace. While Myri and Violet attempted to convince him that the necklace did not lie with her, Jade signaled to Rafael that she meant to utilize the distraction to break free - but things went out of control and Rafael's bullets struck Jade instead. The Knights felled the hitman, as the world watched, and Rafael begged a distraught and enraged Des to end his life. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure that only Buffy & Spike could see assisted Myrilandel in healing Jade enough to hang on for a little time more...

Time for people to say goodbye.

In the meantime, the police have arrived, arresting Rafael, Archer, and Des (or attempting to), and preparing Jade to be taken to the hospital. Everyone else is being ordered to head outside to be taken down to the station for questioning. It's a hectic scene, but people can finally snatch a few moments amid the chaos to try to make sense of what just happened...

Comments

[rationalizes]

[ they'll escort the man towards the doors to put him in the back of a police car along with rafael, who is staring dead ahead. ]

[isisagent]

[Archer look at Rafael...]

...Well. At least you didn't strain yourself from the recoil.

[romanticidal]

[ he doesn't even look at you, archer. :| so ungrateful. ]

[isisagent]

Perk up, Mussolini. I'm getting us out of this... Then, we can get back to headquarters, and sort out what's happening.

[Archer looks around, waiting until the police seem preoccupied with the others and the crowd - then breaks out the laser on his Omicron Spymaster, and begins to destroy the lock mechanism on the far door - hoping to escape amongst the crowd.]

I'm sure your girl's gonna be ok, I highly doubt a gun that came with a matching purse is going to kill anyone, alright?

[romanticidal]

[ it'll be a computer use check to burn through that lock, btw.

rafael finally looks over at his words about jade, and something seems to snap in him enough to make him talk, his eyes darkening. ] If you escape, then what? You will be always on the run from them, never able to return. If that is the life you so desire, you are free to it. [ it sounds as if he's especially bitter about the topic as if it's one that has applied to his life somehow before, even ] But you would be a fool to take it. Your Wynn will not let his Knights sit in prison. But he might not be so quick to get you out should you make yourself a larger target.

[isisagent]

[With no actual training in computer use, Archer still managed a respectable 15.]
There will be time to clear it all up later, God Dammit do I have to do everything myself? [He slaps Raf again]

I'm not gonna rot in some jail cell, waiting to be extradited back to England, while the fuckers who sent him here are out there somewhere - I'm going to go find them, and end them.

So are you coming, or what?

[romanticidal]

[ with a 24 atk, rafael grabs archer's wrist before he can make with the slappy again and then releases it back at him, frustrated ] Go then.

But I am not coming with you.

[isisagent]

[Archer cuts through the lock, then looks at Rafael...]

You had your chance... I can't have you ratting me out, though.

[Archer twists a knob on his watch, and blasts Rafael with knockout gas]

[romanticidal]

[ wow unfortunately for rafael he has a super high fort save. he'd rather pass out in blissful ignorance, ok. the lock thing breaks off which is probably good b/c with the glass up back here, they're in a very tight space and archer himself is going to have to make a fort save in a few seconds if he doesn't get out of here. ]

[isisagent]

That's right... Go to sleep... [Archer assumes none are immune to the Omicron Spymaster.]

[He then pushes the door open, and slips out, trying to hide in the crowd, and slip away, back toward the hotel... Hide check of 12. :$]

[isisagent]

[Self-Assured that Rafael is now sleeping soundly, Archer begins his daring escape... Except everyone in the crown is... moving... so fast... And talking... so... fast...]

[Archer speaks slowly, dumbly - ]
Wha..'s goin...non?

[Suddenly his eyes fixate on a man approaching him]

D... Dad? Daddy! Is... tha...you?!

[It's at that point the police officer smashes the nightstick into his face, and he's doooown for the count.]