nyc ♔ don't want your hand this time | i'll save myself

[savemyself]

♬ going under - evanescence

WHO || Rafael, Isabella, Kat, Gar, Mark, Buffy, Spike, Elena, Archer, Des, Keijen, Dumage, Nadia [closed]
WHAT || The Knights head to Keijen Blade's NYC club, after Isabella storms off into a trap alone
WHERE || New York City, NY
WHEN || Saturday, March 15th [back dated]
HOW || Actionspam

What has already been a long, eventful night promises to end with a bang. (Maybe a literal one, if Archer has anything to say about it). The Knights' 'night off' at Burt's club was crashed by not only an actual goddess, but also included a visit from Nadia, extending an invitation on Keijen Blade's behalf to come to his club across the city that night.

They smelled an obvious trap, but their debate over how smart it may or may not be to walk into was rendered moot when an emotionally distraught Isabella, having admitted her feelings to a bewildered Rafael to no avail, ran off to the club alone.

Knowing that Blade has a particular interest in Violet, everyone agreed it's for the best she keeps her distance, and she returned to Des' apartment with Finnick and Luthir while the others headed to the address Nadia provided.

Gar, Kat, Mark, and Elena are remaining in the car as back-up, while Rafael, Buffy, Spike, Des, and Archer will be heading inside.

Comments

[notaroundme]

But we could go look for a back door. What if they need an escape route!

[She just wants to help tbh. Sitting in the car is weird.]

[nosdacariad]

Are we sure that's an ... idea of the good variety?

[notaroundme]

[plz tell me you're not asking her, Mark. you're supposed to be higher up than her, and she's wasted.]

Have I ever made a bad call?

[you never make any calls, elena, just stop. Diplomacy 19, minus...whatever she'd take for being a drunk ass.]

[nosdacariad]

[ wow mark crit failed so... worst chaperone ever basically. ] ... She makes a good point, actually. About the door, I mean. I mean it can't hurt to walk around the building, can it?

[rationalizes]

[ with her 11 will save, gar is at least glad this suggestion does not involve ... more tequila, i guess. ] I-- I suppose... just a look around...

[notaroundme]

It's for a good cause!

[She has no idea how she's pulling this off, but whatevs. She starts to push open the door.]

Who's coming with me?

[shootfirst]

Ooo! Me, me! Where do I sign up?

[notaroundme]

I accept verbal sign-ups, obviously.

[Wow this is a surefire plan.]

Let's go.

[And out of the car she goes, off toward the side of the building. At least she has the sense to...kind of try to be quiet (wis 16) though not much skill (move silently 12).]

[rationalizes]

Kat, you are not going! Get back in this-- [ but she's already out. oh my god. ]

[notaroundme]

[Mwahahaha.

Elena glances back at Kat and puts a finger to her lips in a shushing gesture, even if she's not being...super quiet herself.

She moves to the side of the building before heading towards the back.]

[shootfirst]

Now if I were a shady secret back alley entrance, where would I be? [ kat is tromping along beside her with a move silently of 7, waking the dead over here. SEARCH CHECKS ]

[notaroundme]

Over here maybe?

[Search 21]

[rationalizes]

[ elena runs her hands along the wall behind the building as gar follows along after them, uncomfortable in her high heels, and pulling a shawl around her shoulders because it's late and cold and the shittiest neighborhood ever and she's not used to sporting this much cleavage, particularly when they're in the actual danger zone.

at one point, her hand bumps against what seems like a seam in the bricks. a secret door??? kat is busy looking down at her phone and frowning, completely distracted, as gar comes over. ] Did you find something?

[notaroundme]

[Ho ho ho.

She turns toward the wall, squinting at it.]

Yeah, I think so...

[And she'll first try to pull on it, see if it slides in sideways, and if that doesn't work, she'll push. (str...9)]

[shootfirst]

[ it doesn't budge... but kat suddenly says: ] Vi texted me that Nadia's there. [ her eyes get huge. ] At Des' apartment??

[notaroundme]

[Okay, now she's just annoyed. She plants her feet and shoves harder (str 17).]

How would Nadia know where Des lives?

[rationalizes]

She did seem a bit... interested in him, at the funeral. Didn't she? [ she sounds really anxious at the implications. but HEY LOOK elena ROLLS BACK THE SECRET DOOR, and there's a stairway leading down back here. aww yis. ]

[notaroundme]

[Elena peers down only briefly before she starts heading down the stairs. La dee da.]

Well, one thing at a time, right?

[The people here have to be in more danger than Vi, Finnick and Luthir, right?]

[shootfirst]

Oh my god this place is stanky. If I were a super rich bad guy, I would specifically avoid stanky. [ down down down they go, kat gets a nat 20 to not trip on the steps, she's taking those fuckers two at a time wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ]

[notaroundme]

[Elena just got a nat 20 not to trip too. Fuck stairs I guess.]

What else would you expect of creepy goth asshole?

[rationalizes]

[ OH MY GOD GAR ALSO GOT A NAT TWENTY. WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING AMAZING HAS TO HAPPEN BUT I HAVE NOTHING.

so how about they just

emerge down a hallway that intersects the one buffy and dumage just came down. so they can hear all their friends arguing around the corner. ]

[notaroundme]

[They did a secret choreographed dance number. Clearly this should be the musical episode.]

See! I knew this was a good idea.

[A beat.]

Should we tell them? We should probably tell them.