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| + | title = Hunt 28: Chapter 2 | ||
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| ====== Chapter 2 ====== | ====== Chapter 2 ====== | ||
| - | ===== Friday October 22nd, 2010 ===== | ||
| //Game was 9/7/19. A bit scattered, as the PCs were in different locations the entire game.// | //Game was 9/7/19. A bit scattered, as the PCs were in different locations the entire game.// | ||
| + | ===== Friday October 22nd, 2010 ===== | ||
| ==== The Botanica ==== | ==== The Botanica ==== | ||
| - | Anita has a busy afternoon at the botanica, and gets no time to herself. However, her cash register is full, so she’s not complaining. She keeps her ear to the ground and learns that the main topic of conversation is Silas Black – and he’s definitely polarizing. His detractors decry another white mobster shooting brown kids, but his supporters argue that he’s actively cleaning up the streets. At 5 o’clock, Peter arrives in plain clothes with two pizzas; he guesses Anita didn’t have time for lunch and comments, “And besides, you’ve had a shitty day.” Anita happily grabs some pizza as her customers treat Peter as part of the store. | + | [[wod: |
| - | When the botanica hits a lull, Peter and Anita talk about tonight. They plan on going below as normal, but only stick to the hallway. The krewe has yet to cross the river into the Lower Depths, and Peter ascribes it to a mental block from Erika Cook’s disappearance a year ago. Anita agrees and Peter muses, “Hell, we should bring your other friends with us if we want to cross the river.” Anita snorts, and doubts they’d be able to get William into the Underworld. | + | When the botanica hits a lull, Peter and Anita talk about tonight. They plan on going below as normal, but only stick to the hallway. The krewe has yet to cross the river into the Lower Depths, and Peter ascribes it to a mental block from [[wod: |
| ==== The Internet is Not (Only) for Porn ==== | ==== The Internet is Not (Only) for Porn ==== | ||
| - | At the Troy household, Josh refines his internet search to look for Elisa Mae Curran. He finds multiple social media accounts, the standard Facebook/ | + | At the Troy household, |
| - | He checks the various comments and finds nothing new within the past three weeks. Scrolling through the comments, he finds two users that seem to carry the candle. He soon realizes one user – Medusa89 – is Elisa Mae herself. The other user is Tybalt3413, so he sends that user a message asking for an update on users not posting recently. He then realizes he got into the private channel without any authentication, | + | He checks the various comments and finds nothing new within the past three weeks. Scrolling through the comments, he finds two users that seem to carry the candle. He soon realizes one user – Medusa89 – is Elisa Mae herself. The other user is [[wod: |
| Further digging reveals that Elisa Mae and her family come from Northampton, | Further digging reveals that Elisa Mae and her family come from Northampton, | ||
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| Josh does more backtracking and finds the police logs for October 3rd, which includes calls from Smith College campus. Although no codes are attached to the calls, it’s pretty clear something happened that both parties seem keen to cover up. Josh forwards the link to the logs to Tybalt3413. He does some more searching and winces when he finds Angie Nakamura’s screenname: SushiGirl. He finds a link to a story about the discovery of Angie’s body, although it is scant on details. He also forwards this to Tybalt3413 as well, and comments, // | Josh does more backtracking and finds the police logs for October 3rd, which includes calls from Smith College campus. Although no codes are attached to the calls, it’s pretty clear something happened that both parties seem keen to cover up. Josh forwards the link to the logs to Tybalt3413. He does some more searching and winces when he finds Angie Nakamura’s screenname: SushiGirl. He finds a link to a story about the discovery of Angie’s body, although it is scant on details. He also forwards this to Tybalt3413 as well, and comments, // | ||
| - | He gets a reply: //“What about Medusa89? | + | He gets a reply: //“What about Medusa89? |
| ==== Burger King and Tommy Guns ==== | ==== Burger King and Tommy Guns ==== | ||
| - | Meanwhile, Abby, Leta, Veltis and William walk into Burger King – and Veltis is in human form – T-shirt, kilt, crocs, and all. They order their food and get free upgrades to milkshakes thanks to Veltis. They settle in to eat, and William looks around and acknowledges to himself that this is very strange. Mick calls Leta and asks sarcastically, | + | Meanwhile, |
| She also adds the badge number Veltis saw, and Mick goes completely silent for a moment. He then says quietly, //“He’s supposed to be my backup. What do I need to know?”// Leta looks around to make sure no one is listening, and then quickly lays it out. Mick curses and mutters, //“I’m going to keep this line open.”// Leta hears the squawk of a radio and Mick’s voice, // | She also adds the badge number Veltis saw, and Mick goes completely silent for a moment. He then says quietly, //“He’s supposed to be my backup. What do I need to know?”// Leta looks around to make sure no one is listening, and then quickly lays it out. Mick curses and mutters, //“I’m going to keep this line open.”// Leta hears the squawk of a radio and Mick’s voice, // | ||
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| Inside, Veltis pulls a second firearm out from his kilt and fires in one smooth motion – which is impressive, as he pulled out a loaded musket! The shooter falls backwards, bleeding from another wound, when Leta charges in and drives her fist into his chin! The shooter collapses, unconscious, | Inside, Veltis pulls a second firearm out from his kilt and fires in one smooth motion – which is impressive, as he pulled out a loaded musket! The shooter falls backwards, bleeding from another wound, when Leta charges in and drives her fist into his chin! The shooter collapses, unconscious, | ||
| - | The four hunters safely reach Abby’s Saturn and get inside as the SWAT team rolls up. Abby manages to slip into the traffic heading towards King Street, but William spots a 2001 blue Ford truck that triggers his instincts. Leta spots it as well – and recognizes Anna Bell behind the wheel! Abby obligingly slips in behind the pickup truck, and they pass Polly on her way to the shooting; she does a double take when she sees them. The Ford pickup suddenly shoots forward, weaving through traffic and barrels straight out into the intersection of Damon Road and King Street! Unfortunately for Anna, she shoots right in front of a certain big red pickup truck that clips her! William groans as Abby comes to a stop at the red light; he immediately recognizes Isabelle, | + | The four hunters safely reach Abby’s Saturn and get inside as the SWAT team rolls up. Abby manages to slip into the traffic heading towards King Street, but William spots a 2001 blue Ford truck that triggers his instincts. Leta spots it as well – and recognizes |
| ==== MacLeod' | ==== MacLeod' | ||
| - | MacLeod was on his way to bring Vandernoot a milkshake when the blue pickup blew through a red light and he swerved, but clipped the back fender. To his astonishment, | + | MacLeod was on his way to bring [[wod: |
| The pickup executes a sharp right onto Cook Avenue, but MacLeod guns the engine and twists the wheel, coming up on the grass and shooting across the lawn to cut off the pickup! The pickup fishtails and slams into a tree! MacLeod watches as two corpses with Y-incisions fly up and radios, “Confirmed two 10-80s, suspect crashed.” He gets out and approaches, trying to figure out what the hell is going on, when Abby passes Cook Avenue without stopping. Seeing MacLeod stepping out with a gun in one hand and a milkshake in the other, William sighs and mutters, “If he’s here, she’s upset.” Abby nods and ways, “I’ll bring you home.” | The pickup executes a sharp right onto Cook Avenue, but MacLeod guns the engine and twists the wheel, coming up on the grass and shooting across the lawn to cut off the pickup! The pickup fishtails and slams into a tree! MacLeod watches as two corpses with Y-incisions fly up and radios, “Confirmed two 10-80s, suspect crashed.” He gets out and approaches, trying to figure out what the hell is going on, when Abby passes Cook Avenue without stopping. Seeing MacLeod stepping out with a gun in one hand and a milkshake in the other, William sighs and mutters, “If he’s here, she’s upset.” Abby nods and ways, “I’ll bring you home.” | ||
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| Josh makes it downtown without too much trouble and parks. He gets out and walks to Pulaski Park, a tiny strip containing drugs, hobos, and trash. Tybaslt3413 rides up on a bicycle a moment later, and Josh gets a good look at him. He’s wearing designer clothes and has a very nice bike, and Josh mutters, “Aw, cupcakes, | Josh makes it downtown without too much trouble and parks. He gets out and walks to Pulaski Park, a tiny strip containing drugs, hobos, and trash. Tybaslt3413 rides up on a bicycle a moment later, and Josh gets a good look at him. He’s wearing designer clothes and has a very nice bike, and Josh mutters, “Aw, cupcakes, | ||
| - | Ray asks hoarsely, “She’s a monster now, isn’t she?” Josh nods silently and then Ray breaks down completely, howling with grief and sobbing.((More ‘emotes.’ See also: //Star Trek: Solstice.//)) Josh holds him for a bit, until he senses it’s time to let go. Several local people eye him warily until they recognize him and give him space. Ray sobs, “Angie, Elisa, and Brad. Oh god, Angie’s dead!” He takes a rattling breath and whimpers, “How do I tell Mom and Dad our sister is dead?” Josh advises, “Don’t. That’s not on you. She may walk up to your house after dark. You can’t put your parents in the middle of that. I have friends who can help you, family and others who carry the candle.” | + | Ray asks hoarsely, “She’s a monster now, isn’t she?” Josh nods silently and then Ray breaks down completely, howling with grief and sobbing. ((More ‘emotes.’ See also: //[[trek: |
| Ray nods miserably and mumbles, “I need to get out of Noho.” Josh manages to get clarification hat the teenager just wants to leave for a little bit, and then he calls Anita. She answers, // | Ray nods miserably and mumbles, “I need to get out of Noho.” Josh manages to get clarification hat the teenager just wants to leave for a little bit, and then he calls Anita. She answers, // | ||
| ==== Anita' | ==== Anita' | ||
| - | Josh arrives at the botanica just before 7 o’clock, which is closing time. He walks in with Ray and the ice cream; the last few customers eye him before recognizing him – and then the elderly Latinas see Ray in distress and surround him, making concerned clucking noises in Spanish. | + | Josh arrives at the botanica just before 7 o’clock, which is closing time. He walks in with Ray and the ice cream; the last few customers eye him before recognizing him – and then the elderly Latinas see Ray in distress and surround him, making concerned clucking noises in Spanish. |
| - | //Abuela// asks Josh in Spanish, “What happened? | + | Abuela asks Josh in Spanish, “What happened? |
| - | Josh asks if there’s anything he can do. Anita shakes her head and replies, “Still working on it.” Josh then quietly explains Network 0, and admits, “They got footage of Veltis changing sizes.” Anita swears as Josh explains the connection between Ray and his now-undead sister Elisa Mae. He admits he can relate on some level and shares a little about his dead sister Serena. Anita mutters something about Josh being a golden retriever puppy, but Josh shrugs, agrees, and tries to connect all the dots from today. | + | Josh asks if there’s anything he can do. Anita shakes her head and replies, “Still working on it.” Josh then quietly explains Network 0, and admits, “They got footage of Veltis changing sizes.” Anita swears as Josh explains the connection between Ray and his now-undead sister Elisa Mae. He admits he can relate on some level and shares a little about his dead sister |
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