essen ♔ where not a single soul gets through

[superswank]

♬ rainbow factory - glaze

WHO || Sydney B., Andrew, Diana, Felicity, Sebastian [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights investigate a hacker friend of Andrew's who has gone off the grid
WHERE || Essen, Germany
WHEN || Jan 10th, shortly before 7pm [forwarddated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

The flight to Essen is very short, only about half an hour, and Sydney makes good time flying them there. Wynn has a car already rented and waiting for them as usual and then it's a short drive to the coordinates Lady Nell sent them.

While the neighborhood in question was once a very nice residential development, it now shows decades of neglect. There is a squat, one-story storefront across from what appears to be a riot control vehicle that appears severely battered.

Comments

[superswank]

[ ♬ twinkle twinkle - dead space

as they pass near broken windows, they see a large room that probably used to be a library. it is filled with machines and medical equipment. in straight rows and columns, some two dozen women lie on gurneys, each clothed only by the bloodstained sheet over each of them. they are all attached to some sort of iv solution, and small comm-like devices monitor each unconscious form. here and there, a sheet has slipped, revealing a number of small scars dotted across bellies in various stages of swelling. the stinging scent of sweat and urine fills the air as the hum of fans not suited to the task of circulation slide through the room.

sydney looks ready to be sick, one hand sliding up over her mouth. ] Oh my God...

[allmydreams]

[Yeah, Felicity doesn't just look it. Between the smells and the sights in front of her, she's not going to make it (will save 7). She stumbles back away from the door, trying to find something to safely be sick into, but there's ... not really anything, so she does it on the floor by one of the nearby gurneys.

She'll be back in a minute just ... give her a little room to breathe.]

[badexample]

[Andrew is part dead inside after seeing Alice dead. And apparently he has a stomach of steel right now (fort save 21). He takes a step towards the room.]

What the fuck is going on around here?

[opprobrium]

[ Sebastian stepped in front of the girl if she's still there like it would stop her from seeing what she has already seen. His nerves steeled as he glared at the sight.(Fort Save; 22)]

The fuck is all of this?

[superswank]

[ the little girl seems strangely unaffected by the sight, maybe oblivious to the fact that this is so particularly unusual. she looks up at andrew and sebastian and says:

"Those are bad words."

syd turns back to look out at felicity with some concern, before turning back to the horrible sight. ] Ice's Irregulars - they were looking for Mr. Johnson's three month pregnant bride, weren't they?

[badexample]

You think that she's... [He looks back at the bodies.] God, this is sick.

[And then over to the little girl.]

Is your mother in there?

[superswank]

[ she nods quietly across the room, about halfway. ]

[badexample]

[Swearing under his breath, Andrew takes a very tentative step into the room. They aren't going to find anything out from out here, after all.]

[opprobrium]

Saying bad words doesn't make you a bad person kid.

[ he looked back at her then the direction she pointed.]

Oh I don't like this one bit.

[superswank]

Did you see that? [ a spot of 15+ notices the sudden movement between two of the gurneys, something crouched out of sight ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity is rejoining them, looking a little green, but keeping up with the rest of the group. She's still sharp though, just catching the edge of something out of the corner of her eye (spot 16).]

I saw something move.

[badexample]

What? [Yeah Andrew missed it (spot 14)} Where?

[opprobrium]

[ Sebastian arched a brow and started to move forward. (Spot 18) ] No no, there right, something moved.

[superswank]

[ as sebastian moves forward, something reaches out from beneath one of the gurneys to slash at his leg (atk 14, which i believe hits him because he's flat-footed and denied his dex modifier to ac right now.) what looks up at him is a very small child, wearing a striped shirt and torn jeans, who laughs and smiles widely up at him as he strikes him with inhuman strength (dmg 3). ]

What--

[opprobrium]

[ He fell back after a shockingly harsh string of curses flew from his lips. he had already been hurt once and this slash was no walk in the park. He He pulled back some.]

Shot it! [ Well, so much for a weak spot for kids.]

[superswank]

[ syd doesn't shoot it, but she does move forward to deliver an axe kick to the thing (atk 20, dmg 10), although her second kick goes over its head.

the little girl behind them says eerily: "Hello, brother."

she turns to look up at andrew, tilting her head. "You should stop them from hurting my brother." time to make a will save dc 15 andrew... ]

[badexample]

[just gonna slide it in here that Andrew barely failed that will save with a 14 so whatever he's gonna do when it's his turn is probably not his call... Carry on with your regularly scheduled init.]

[opprobrium]

[ Sebastian is still scooting back because holy shit that thing is creepy as fuck. IT MADE HIM BLEED HIS OWN BLOOD! ]

[badexample]

[With his failed will save, Andrew turns towards the biggest threat in the room- which would be Syd. Drawing his gun from his waistband, he fires. But thankfully he's a shitty shot (attack 8). All of this is done without a word from him.]

[superswank]

Andrew! [ syd stares at him in disbelief, before looking at the little girl with narrowed eyes. dat bitch.

meanwhile, that creepy little boy crawls out from beneath the gurney to stand, and then raises one hand. a black ray projects from his pointing finger towards sydney, but she manages to duck out of the way. she looks ready to break for the little girl but apparently THEY CAN BOTH DO MAGIC. her first kick misses the little boy (atk 12) but her next one strikes him right in the head (atk 24, dmg 7).

the little girl turns her wide eyes to felicity next... (also a dc 15 will save). "Are you going to let her kill my brother?" ]

[opprobrium]

[ Sebastian scrambled up to his feet, trying to ignore that pain in his leg. Combined with his arm having been bit earlier he was having a bang up day. Moving to try and get back to give himself time to come up with a plan. It's on the others.]

[badexample]

[Andrew is still under the whims of the little girl so he's going to just fire at Syd again. But he still sucks (attack 7) so this is just sad. Should have picked a more competent person to brainwash, little creepy child.]

[superswank]

[ creepy little child reaches out to try to grab syd by the wrist (successful touch attack), and dark electricity crackles from his palm, as she grits her teeth against the pain (5 dmg) ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity turns to look at the creepy child, trying to mind whammy her, tips her head to the side, before nodding (will save 18).]

Yeah. Pretty sure that's exactly what I'm going to do.

[And she'll draw her gun and point it at the kid for good measure.]

Wonder what'll happen if I shoot you though.

[superswank]

[ syd moves to break free of the grip and crit fails, falling backwards into a gurney that contains one of the women, ripping out some of the tubes she's hooked up to. beeping noises go off wildly, filling the room, as the little girl scowls at felicity.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." ]