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

[shootfirst]

Did you try his phone?

[witchwoman]

His-? [Right. Phones are a thing. You would think after being here for a year that this would be something she could realize on her own... She doesn't have one of those sweet dresses with pockets, though, so she looks up to the balcony.]

I left it up there. I'll... I'll be back. [And before anyone can protest, she starts running because this is very important. Her purse is laying on the floor of the balcony where she left it. She yanks it open and finds her phone quickly because that is pretty much all that was in the thing... After dialing, she starts to pace.]

[65]

[at this point he has successfully managed to escape the fangirls, but now is also ... reluctant to actually go anywhere out of fear of being mobbed again. life is a swell place for finnick right now. he really should have thought this shit through.

anyway, his phone starts vibrating, so he pulls it out of his pocket and kind of ... stares at it. he can't bring himself to pick it up. if she leaves a message he might call or text back tho.]

[witchwoman]

[She leaves a message, but only in the technical sense. As the automated voice starts to explain how to leave a voicemail, Myri feels tears spring to her eyes again. There's a beep but all she can do it stammer dumbly for a moment before finally forming actual words.]

Please be okay.

[She hangs up and starts to cry in earnest, sinking down into the nearest seat.]

[65]

[well god WAY TO MAKE HIM FEEL LIKE A HORRIBLE EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING. more than he already does, anyway. after a couple minutes he fumbles out a text in response:]

i'm sorry

[witchwoman]

[The light from her screen makes her glance down. At first the words don't register. Sorry? For what? If he's responding, then he's alive and that's enough to lift most of the weight from her chest.]

where are you? are you hurt?

[65]

i'm not hurt. i just couldn't

[witchwoman]

[She looks at the text, even more confused, but it slowly clicks. He had tried to leave before, tried to take her out of there before it had gotten so much worse. At first, she had thought it had been to keep her safe, but... That didn't make sense if he had left without her. She can't process what that might actually mean right now.]

Please tell me where you are. I can come find you.

[65]

[he should have told her. told her all the ugly stuff about himself, the things that were so easy to put aside and forget around her. but he hadn't, because it was so easy to pretend none of it ever happened when they were together. but now, the same night he actually told her he loved her, that bubble had spectacularly burst. just like he couldn't get away from the chaos breaking loose at the concert, he couldn't just run away from this.]

i'm going back to the hotel

[witchwoman]

[She wipes her face of the newest tears before standing and exiting the balcony to head back down to the rest of the group. She heads for Kat, since she was the one who had suggested reaching him by phone in the first place.]

He's safe. He's going back to the hotel. [She's jittery and flustered, shoving the phone back in her bag and looking like she doesn't know up from down.] I have to go.

[She's never been in a situation like this, so she isn't certain if she can leave.]

[shootfirst]

Not quite yet, sadly. The police are gonna wanna ask us 20 questions about all this. We need to stick to the party line, ok, keep up the fangirl persona, just answer questions as if under your cover, alright?

[witchwoman]

[Her face falls, but she just nods. Of course she'll stay and do what she must. Hopefully her arm candy disguise can involve extreme emotional distress and agitation.]

Can I stay with you, then?

[shootfirst]

Sure can. [ she looks away at the police with a frown ] It's not like it's my first time being taken by the cops.

[witchwoman]

[She's not really nervous about the questioning really. She's been questioned before, and this time it isn't really directed at her doing anything wrong, so it's not quite as nerve wracking. She just doesn't want to be alone.

Hi, Kat. You basically have your squire back. Myri will just be sticking to your side until further notice.]