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

[nosdacariad]

Maybe he won't try anything with all these police around?

[notaroundme]

[(wis 20 total, she's on a roll)]

That's not a maybe I want to count on. If we can hurry up getting everyone out of here, we probably should. I think we've had enough violence for one day.

[nosdacariad]

He's leaving. [ surprise is evident on his face, and when she looks again, it's true: anderson is grinning widely, but has turned and is leisurely strolling out of there. ]

[notaroundme]

[She only got a 12 this time, but given the fact that she can see Anderson walking away, she can kind of put the pieces together.]

I still have a really bad feeling. Hopefully wherever he's going, it isn't the same place we are. I didn't like that smile on his face.

[nosdacariad]

We'll keep our guard up.

[notaroundme]

[Okay that time she doesn't have a fucking clue what he said (wis 10), so she just looks a little uncomfortable and finally just...nods before she comes clean.]

I should also probably tell you...I have no idea what you just said. I can't...hear anything.

[nosdacariad]

[ wow he looks... completely confused by how to respond now. he starts to say: ] You can't... [ and then seems to realize talking out loud is fruitless and tries just mouthing the words without sound, and then realizes that's dumb and makes a talking motion with his hand, grabbing it with the other and pulling it down to signify 'no talking'. none of which is necessary because she just said as much... ]

[notaroundme]

[Okay that's just...wow Mark. She's going to assume he was trying to...say it back to her. And she just...shakes her head.]

I can read lips...a little. Sort of.

[nosdacariad]

[ lots of enunciation: ] We'll get you help.

[notaroundme]

[Apparently that helped a whole lot (wis 21)]

I know. Don't worry about it right now. We have more important things to do first.

OMG YOUR ICON SCARED ME WHEN IT MOVED fjklsfj;af

[nosdacariad]

[ he nods, and at least takes her arm, but he looks so lost and sad and confused, and as if this only makes it way way worse. he casts another worried gaze off in anderson's direction... and then steers her towards the paramedics. ]

/trollface

[notaroundme]

[Elena leans against him when he does that, not for physical support, but for the emotional kind. Because Anderson is still too close for comfort, and it's been a long and emotionally draining night.

Something tells her it's not quite over yet, either.]