kansas ♔ you have too much fun breaking all the rules

[cigam]

WHO || Gus, Zatanna, Adam, Dawn, Dimitri [closed]
WHAT || The Knights investigate a multiple homicide that seems linked to ritualistic magic use, in backwater Kansas
WHERE || Black Bottom Ridge, Kansas
WHEN || April 8th [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam or prose

Know what's even worse than Kansas? Kansas after a long winter that just won't die. Everything is creepy and flat and the grass is struggle-bussing its way back to life, and the trees are still skeletal, which just lends an eerie semblance to everything as they drive by. Drive by with a U-Haul attached to the back of her their rented vehicle, because they're bringing a fucking bear along. Luckily Gus was able to coax her into this arrangement, but man, I would not to be the one to draw the short straw opening the doors to that trailer when they arrive.

It only took a single stop at a crappy diner for Zatanna to get someone to spill the whereabouts of the survivor of the night they're looking into: she's being kept at a hospital in the nearest actual city. Zee drops off Adam, Dimitri, and Gus near the crime scene, and takes Dawn with her to go see what they can learn from the girl (after telling Gus to behave).

 

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[cigam]

[ zee nods to dawn to follow, and heads towards the stairs, piping up as she puts a hand on the railing ] You still haven't said what you're doing here, John. Both on this farm, and on this side of the pond.

[rituals]

Two way street, that. Didn't exactly hear you leaping to introduce this lot, either. [ it's said with good humor as he glances back down at dawn ] As for me, bit of the usual: right place, right time. [his gaze is drawn through the wooden slats along the steps that afford a view into the grisly kitchen. His expression contorts into a tired grimace. ] Or maybe wrong place and time, depending on who you ask.

[likeagod]

[Dimitri has his own towel as he moves toward the group, wiping blood away as well. He doesn't seem like he's hurting too terribly badly, but he could also be hiding it.]

The assistance was appreciated all the same.

[rituals]

Think that's my line, mate, this time around. Three on one's never been pleasant odds for anyone, 'specially when the three in question have two legs and two tentacles too many. [ he takes a drag, as he turns to look at the one trapped in ice, scowling. ] Couldn't save all of 'em. Best I could hope for was to keep them from making it up those stairs and turning that lad into Fancy Feast.

It was them or him. [ he shrugs, as if this kind of dark dilemma is an unfortunate but inevitable part of his every day experience ] I picked him.

[druidisms]

Most people would. He's kid. [ he claps his hand on dimitri's shoulder as well to imbue him with a surge of mmm healy goodness. (cure moderate wounds +18 hp) ] Displacer beasts... [ he looks at the ice. ] They're not as dumb as that piece of ignorant shit. [ he hates teenagers. ] Cornered, fucking conjured, of course they're going to fight back. But displacer beasts hate and that is all. They kill for pleasure, not just food. They don't learn. That tool will.

[cigam]

[ zee freezes on the steps to look back down between the two of them, one hand moving to her hip ] Like you said yourself, Harrison, that tool is a kid. One who likely just lost his parents because of something he did, which he'll have to live with for the rest of his life. So before I bring him downstairs? How about we dial up the empathy a notch and keep in mind that the situation itself is going to have taught him a lot more than any of us could via lecture.

[likeagod]

I think we can all agree this isn't a mistake he's likely to make again.

[Basically he agrees with you Zee. Completely.]

[rituals]

If it's all the same, I think I'll join you ladies in fetching the lad. He knows I was here, probably less likely to lash out at the two of you if he sees a familiar face first.

[ex_psionic439]

[Whatever. Adam agrees with Gus tbh but he will just roll his eyes because apparently mommy coddling the asshole who thought this shit was a good idea was being insensitive. Tell it to his head wound basically. Which was no longer bleeding at least thanks to Gus (which could be why he won Adam's vote who knows).]

Cool. We'll be down here. [Which may as well have been "Bye, Felicia" at this point.]

[druidisms]

[ you're the new favorite, adam. he casts cure light wounds on himself, sharing it with mellie for +13 hp. which is enough at least to stem the bleeding from his head and make mellie good to go. he should have brought potions. :( ]

Aside from the blood loss, you both okay?

[likeagod]

[Wow Adam, there's mommy coddling and then there's not being a dick. Learn the difference.

He gives Gus a nod.]

We were fortunate. That could have ended much more poorly.

[ex_psionic439]

[Somehow Adam reasons that getting your family slaughtered trumps being insensitive about someone dumb enough to get their family slaughtered. Go figure.]

Weren't there supposed to be like six of those things?

[likeagod]

There were several, but I don't believe there were six. Perhaps you were confused since they each had six legs instead of four.

[druidisms]

I miscounted. [ he ain't afraid to say he fucked up. oh well. but clearly zee and constantine are taking too long, so... gus is gonna go speed shit up a bit. ]

Stay here. [ he can boss you around because he is the boss. and he doesn't say it bossily, just sort of to indicate that he is going up. which he does. brb. ]