rome ♔ watch your worlds fade to black

[behindcloseddoors]

♬ three in the morning - homestuck

WHO || Alanna, Kate, Bo, Rose [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights investigate a strange series of fires
WHERE || Rome, Italy
WHEN || Jan 15th, evening, almost 6pm [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

The Knights arrive at the scene of the fire several hours after the fact.  It's clearly gutted the building, located in a commercial district of Rome.  Only one fire truck remains, along with several police cruisers and a van marked 'Arson Investigation Unit' in Italian.  The police team seems hard at work combing over the scene.

A small sign in Italian hangs half-legible over the door.  Though the fire is out, the building still smolders, even as water drips from the blackened timbers and stone.  

Comments

[killmypatience]

[Kate's spot check of 12 isn't much better, she's keeping her focus on the guy in question. She tips her head in Alanna's direction before nodding.]

What she said.

[behindcloseddoors]

[ the old man looks between them all, eyes wide at the women with guns drawn. he puts his hands up too and starts babbling in italian, terrified.

the poor stock boy awkwardly points at him to indicate that he's the owner. ]

[trebond]

We want no trouble. We're new to this area, and wish only to know who it is that lays claim to it. [ she glances down at the gun and raises her eyebrows. ] As you might have guessed, we've designs on changing that. [ NOT TECHNICALLY A LIE ... just a clever misdirection to make them sound like gangsters.

yes

gangsters.
these four tiny women. ]

[killmypatience]

[Hey. Four tiny women, one of whom just intimidated the crap out of the guy sitting at the table. Kate glances over before tipping the gun in her hand, raising it as though to show she's going to play nice before letting it drop to the side.]

We're just here to talk. We don't want to have to do it the hard way.

[behindcloseddoors]

[ yeah, he totally seems to buy that they're just more mafiosos (mafiosas...?) and stammers in heavily accented english: ] Sign... Signore DiRisio. Benicio DiRisio. A very powerful family.

[trebond]

And where should we go to find Signore DiRisio and his family? [ diplomacy 22 ] You tell us how we can get in touch with his people, we leave you in peace. A simple arrangement.

[behindcloseddoors]

[ he points to the back door, nervously, that he just emerged from. ] His son - Antonio - he is back there now.

[killmypatience]

Perfect.

[She turns and gestures to the man in the suit with her gun.]

You too. Let's go.

[trebond]

[ kate's got the man in the suit, so alanna will head on back ... ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ y'all can write crashing into the other thread~ ]