The Battery Cafe, Bathroom of Death

Phillip Lark: He isn't saying anything just moving to a stall and shutting the door and locking it (if I can?) If not stepping out of sight for a second into the stall to dissapear.

Ravyn: The homeless guy slips into the bathroom, right behind Charles. Looking around for Phillip with a hand in his pocket.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She's gonna stop in front of the door, remembering something about how she probably shouldn't be in here. Whatever, it didn't matter. She leans against the frame of the door and watches the men do their thing.

Thomas Judge: He rushes the stall trying to jam it open before it is locked? ((What rool?))

Charles Knight: *Charles gets in and looks around, pulling two things from his backpack...a pair of ethergoggles and what looks somewhat like the old Duck Hunt NES gun, but no wire, and a few dials that were missing on the original*

Charles Knight: "Hey, ass. If you'd stolen from me, I'd let it go. But you had to go after people who probably can't afford to be robbed."

Ravyn: ((Since Thomas is right behind Phillip, I'll make it Initiative. Thomas wins, he can push it open...otherwise, he has to force it open with a Strength roll. Bathroom stall locks are not strong. *S*))

Phillip Lark: d10: Init: 2,

Thomas Judge: d10: Initiative: 5,

Thomas Judge: ((10))

Phillip Lark: ((9))

Ravyn: Thomas pushes the door open with ease. The homeless guy pauses as he sees the number of people trying to catch the thief, leaning against the wall with hand still in pocket.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She looks Charles up and down, then shrugs and continues watching from the doorway.

Phillip Lark: Dorr being pushed open on him he uses Tom as cover as he grins, and steps back to vanish.

Ravyn: ((Tom, if you wanna act, you do have Initiative...))

Phillip Lark: d10: Step Beyond Viel(WP): 4,7,2,6,10,7,

Thomas Judge: He is going to grab Phillip on his coat/Jacket/top "Give me the girls damn coin!"

Thomas Judge: ((dex & Ahletic, or brawl?))

Ravyn: ((Brawl. Strngth+Brawl if trying to immobilize, Dex if just trying to grab))

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: d10: Per + Awareness: 6,3,6,6,9,

Charles Knight: d10: Per+Aware: 6,6,3,3,10,8,

Thomas Judge: d10: Per & Awareness: 1,7,1,7,4,

Ravyn: ((1 succ: Magic. 2 succ: in the stall. 3 succ: Phillip. 4 succ and a mage: PM and give a WP roll.))

Phillip Lark: ((*Chuckles @Tom*))

Charles Knight: d10: Willpower: 6,8,10,9,8,6,

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: So, how much does Charles get? 4 succ on Aware, 6 on WP *G*

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She scratches at her arm innocently. This whole world was just wrong.

Thomas Judge: ((*shrugs* it happens *s*))

Ravyn -> Charles Knight: ((HIGHLY Tainted Magic. Almost approaching Nephandic. But he's able to keep the thoughts and screams of the dead out of his head.))

Ravyn: ((Sorry...my bad. EVERYONE needs to roll WP in the bathroom. :P))

Thomas Judge: d10: Willpower: 3,1,9,4,9,8,3,5,

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: d10: Willpower: 2,10,4,6,7,7,10,

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: Any sense of what spheres?

Ravyn -> Charles Knight: ((If it were true Magic, sure. :) ))

Ravyn: d10: WP: 8,10,9,6,

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: ((Well, I know it wasn't, but was kinda hoping for a sense like "Well, it was almost like Spirit" or somesuch *G* And does Charles SEE Phillip disappear?))

Ravyn -> Charles Knight: More Entropic/Spirit, yeah. And I'm gonna say no, he doesn't see Phillip vanish.

Ravyn: Johan manages to keep the thoughts and screams of the dead out of his head. Oddly, so does the guy, though he's pulled his snub-nosed revolver now, at the apparitions shooting around the room. Thomas does not keep them out...it's like as if the underworld itself has just opened up to him, and has a direct link to her mind.

Charles Knight: *Charles sticks his Ethergoggles on and holds up the toy gun to the ready as he rushes to the stall* "THE FUCK!?"

Thomas Judge: "NGGHH" He holds his head dropping to one knee. "Get out of my MIND." Face contorted, the first were never meant for such closeness to the dead.

Phillip Lark: And the goth boy is gone.....(((Muahhahahahaha my work here is done *S*))

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: SShe glances around the room, wincing. She slides down the door frame and sits at the base, holding her head. Her eyes dart around nervously.

Marty Starling: *He closes the door behind him, and his eyes widen slightly as he looks around and the chaos.*

Ravyn: The room is covered in shades, moving around the room, with unearthly howls. The homeless guy drops to a sit against the wall, his gun pointed up at the air. He seems frozen with fear.

Ravyn: ((WP, Marty.))

Marty Starling: d10: WP: 5,4,3,5,9,4,

Charles Knight: *Charles turns on his Ethergoggles...he's guessing that this one crossed over, and so he's looking*

Charles Knight: *Charles turns on his Ethergoggles...he's guessing that this one crossed over, and so he's looking* ((Throwing in a WP on it too))

Ravyn: As soon as MArty enters the room, coming in close proximity of the shades, he feels one of them pass through him, and he, like Thomas, like Alice, finds his thoughts invaded, as if the underworld itself has just opened up to him, and has a direct link to her mind.

Charles Knight: d10: Arete: 5,10,3,

Thomas Judge: He (If he can) starts a half crawl half stagger for the door and Johan. One hand raising to try and bat a 'phantom' away, fear crossing his features, he had no link with the dead.

Ravyn: Charless sees a dark form, which looks to be possibly Phillip, streaking away at high speeds ((Phillip is PM'ing the exact Description. Roll WP))

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: ((But Entropy 1 isn't enough to CROSS into that realm, right? Though is Spirit 2 Entropy 1 enough to send an effect across?))

Marty Starling: *His eyes widen, and for once, emotion is actually etched on the boy's face. His fingers claw atthe wall absently, and he breathes, very, very slowly, trying to remain in control.*

Charles Knight: d10: Willpower: 6,5,6,10,9,4,

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: Her eyes dart over to Marty, whom she immediately grabs and starts to haul out of the washroom. She'll be back for the others. ((Rolling dex+brawl to grab then hauling out.))

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: d10: Dex + Brawl: 6,2,4,6,5,

Marty Starling: *He pushes against the hands.* Let... go, *he growls.* Let GO.

Ravyn -> Charles Knight: ((Yes, you can send an effect across. And Charles is awed per Revelation, or rather horrified, but able to act. She's moving at 3 miles a turn, though, so...))

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: ((So I only get one shot. Got it.))

Charles Knight: *Charles quickly takes aim and throws everything he has into this...a quint to power the effect, two to lower the diff, and a WP to make sure it works* ((Prime bolt across the veil at the monster))

Charles Knight: d10: Arete: 2,8,10,

Ravyn: The Prime Bolt hits, but she's still moving.

Ravyn: ((4 agg to Phillip))

Ravyn: ((Marty, Dex+Brawl to avoid being pulled))

Phillip Lark: If only Charles could hear the laughter that ensues from the new pain. But she keeps moving. Not wishing to have to shop around again.

Marty Starling: d10: dex+brawl: 1,4,4,8,

Marty Starling: *God Dammit... don't take me from the pretty death room, crazy lady! *His fingertips claw at the bathroom door, as he's pushed out of the bathroom.*

Charles Knight: *And his opponent escapes. He pulls off his Ethergoggles and curses in frustration...is the chaos in the bathroom visible to him?*

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: ((Back to the cafe?))

Ravyn: The homeless guy is still on the floor, ready to shoot anyone or thing that comes close to him. He's near a urinal.

Charles Knight: ((ahh, nevermind, I'm confused...focused on stuff that WASN'T what the others could see, and all))

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: ((ok, need to clarify, are their ghostly things still floating around the bathroom?))

Ravyn: ((Yes, there are ghostly things still floating around the bathroom.))

Thomas Judge: He looks over to the homeless guy...he could still have answers, another flash of the underworld enters his mind and he does have a gun.

Charles Knight: *Charles again moves to correct the situation. He pulls out a different device, hard to describe...a cylindrical base with a rotating antenna-type thing on it to use to solidify the Wall*

Thomas Judge: d10: Courage: 9,7,1,

Charles Knight: d10: Arete: 5,7,10,

Thomas Judge: He half stands moving nearer the homeless man but not to close to be considered a threat, it makes it hard that the underworld haunts his mind but he finds the courage not to abandon the cause just yet.

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: ((the city definitely needed Charles back *G*))

Ravyn: The homeless guy points his gun at Thomas as he gets close. "STAY BACK!" He's not thinking very rationally at the moment.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She peeks back into the washroom, "Tom?"

Thomas Judge: He halts in his tracks, ghosts, guns, this was bad news. "Listen to me..'NGGHH'" As another flash of then underworld invades his mind, what caused such evil.

Ravyn: The ghosts scream as they're sucked back across the Gauntlet, Charles's superior Science sealing up the wall.

Ravyn: ((And now everyone who had a link with the Underworld has it cut.))

Thomas Judge -> Ravyn: ((Int & Demon lore maybe to guess slayer or would he have no idea? Cherry did tell him a bit about the veil))

Charles Knight: *he breathes heavily...that was exhausting...and he starts to pack his stuff back up*

Thomas Judge: His mind focuses and he slowly stands striaght the underworld gone and the very real reality of a gun pointed at his face. "Put the gun down, please." ((Lore humanity Insinuate coming up.))

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: The door closes behind her. She's frozen, watching the homeless man's gun that is pointed at Tom.

Thomas Judge: d10: Insinuate: 1,6,7,7,9,6,

Ravyn: The guy stares at Thomas, blinking, and then slowly nods, lowering the gun.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She breaths out slowly, relaxing.

Charles Knight: "Everyone calm down!" *he's pissed off. He looks to the homeless guy* "I'm sorry, the thief got away. I injured him...her...it...whatever. If you'll let me know what was lost, I'll help you get it back."

Thomas Judge: He nods "Thanks", all movements slowed to emphasis he is no threat. "Take it easy...we can all say this was pretty wild, lets just take a moment to chill." Attention on the boy, the rest. Well the rest seemed to be doing bloody all right.

Thomas Judge: ((Awareness peeps))

Ravyn: ((The boy is a man in his thirties.))

Charles Knight: d10: Per+Aware: 5,6,1,2,4,5,

Thomas Judge: ((Ah....well....obviously the dirt...*coughs, sweeps under carpet and whistles*))

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: Everyone seems to be okay, so she leans back against the washroom door in relief.

Ravyn: He watches Thomas a long moment, then nods. "Okay...okay, yeah."

Charles Knight: "Ok, so what did that guy take from you?" *he's slowly calming himself down...he HATES it when he fails*

Ravyn: He eyes Charles warily. He trusts Thomas now...not Charles. "Just...a coin. Something we found at the dig site. This...um. This guy pays us well for the old shit we steal from there."

Ravyn: d10: Man+Subterfuge: 10,7,5,2,2,

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: d10: Per + Emp: 3,7,9,7,6,

Ravyn: ((It's not Empathy to detect lies, Johan. Per+Subterfuge))

Charles Knight: "Bullshit." *he turns to Tom* "If you want help tracking this thing down, give me a call. Just trust me on this, I'm willing to bet I can handle it better than you can." *he hands Tom a card that has a phone number on it, and then he heads out of the bathroom...dammit, Matty keeps buzzing him*

Thomas Judge: d10: Per & Subterfuge: 2,5,6,8,4,5,

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: d10: Per + Subterfuge: 9,4,5,2,7,

Ravyn: ((Before you call bullshit, Charles, please roll the Per+Subt.))

Charles Knight: d10: Perception: 7,9,2,

Ravyn: ((So you can all make your own judgments...he seems maybe honest, maybe not? A little more dubious then convincing, perhaps. *S*))

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: ((In all fairness, with what Charles has seen, there's NO way he would believe it was just some coin. The girl did some magic looking at it and then a demon steals it and hides out in the realm of hte dead...no one does that for a coin.))

Ravyn -> Charles Knight: ((True, but you don't know what the GUY knew.))

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She's leaning on the bathroom door, arms crossed.

Ravyn -> Charles Knight: ((He could be an innocent bystander, just paid by the girl))

Thomas Judge: He takes the card only breifly taking his attention away from the man. He slips in his pocket he can look later. He keeps his movements slow, not wanting to freak the guy, this man only just put down his gun, lets not jump on him. He had faith though, he had touched the symphony. Just needs to be careful.... "A dig site, sounds wacky, hi there, names Tom." He slowly goes in his pocket and pulls out a cough. "Fancy a smoke, fuck knows I need one."

Charles Knight -> Ravyn: ((Ahh. True. The bullshit was regarding the veracity of the statement, not that the guy was lying...Charles tends to do stuff like that, reacting based on what he knows rather than what the person he's talking to knows...anyways...I'll go pay IC attention again now))

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: ((la sigh)) She apparently moves out of the way for Charles to pass, and then resumes her post leaning on the door.

Thomas Judge: He moves to sit by the man after he gets a cough, a quick glance and a wink to Johan to let her know it was alright...for now. Then his focus is back on the man. "That was...fuckin' hardcore..." He sounds honest, it was no joy ride for the devil

Thomas Judge: He slips a cough in his lips and lights it, offering the open flame to the man to lit his. He takes a deep breath the flame actually soothing him.

Ravyn: He lights his cigarette and nods. "Yeah, no shit. What the fuck was all of that?"

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She takes another deep, slow breath.

Thomas Judge: He shakes his head "Looked like fuckin' ghosts..." He takes a drag off the cough. "So wats yer name if you don't mind me askin'"

Ravyn: "Ted...Ted Sanderson. People call me P.T." He seems stunned by the idea of ghosts flying around still, even though they're gone now.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: ((I'm dropping the nick so I don't timeout the room. She's still there.))

Thomas Judge: "Hey PT." Another drag not rushing the man "It all started eiht that coin, thats sum x-files like dig you must 'ave found"

Thomas Judge: ((eiht=with))

Ravyn: He shrugs. "I dunno, man. It's some part of the old wall. Malice was the one who hooked us up with the deal to steal shit from there."

Thomas Judge: "The old wall, never 'eard of it, sound bloody spooky man, where abouts is that?"

Ravyn: "In Battery Park." He must mean the excavation project that's going on in the Park right now. Something about a news article about it may flash into Thomas and Johan's memory.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She nods, remembering seeing something about that on the news right before CSI.

Thomas Judge: "Wow...thats hot shit man....hey...can anyone get in on this or do you 'ave to meet this Malice?"

Ravyn: "Well, she's right outside, in the cafe. You can ask her..."

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: Johna peeks out of the men's washroom to try and spot the girl.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: d10: Per + Alert (WP): 9,5,7,5,2,

Thomas Judge: Well that answered that. "Wow. So was that the first thing you managed to get to fence..." He leans forward "Was that what the phone call was..." He winks as if he could keep any secret. ((Chas & Emp coming up))

Ravyn: She's not there now...

Thomas Judge: d10: Cha & Empathy: 6,2,7,4,2,3,

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: (damn.)

Ravyn: "No, we tries to fance another coin, but some blind girl got it." He sighs, forlornly. "We're gonna be fucked now..."

Ravyn: ((Gotta close and restart browsers, one sec.))

Thomas Judge: A small frown, then he looks to the last stall and the frown deepens, that nasty monkey instinct screaming in his head. "Whoas, that bad man, won't they understand...whoever you were callin'?"

Thomas Judge: ((NP Rav *s*))

Ravyn: "He'll be pissed," he says with a shiver. "You shoulda seen 'em last time, when he found out we lost the other coin."

Thomas Judge: A sympathic look "He a big guy?"

Ravyn: "Naaw...just fuckin' freaky."

Thomas Judge: "Hey." He reaches out to hold the mans shoulder like an old friend that had known him for years, which though he wasn't he knows he seems like to him "Maybe I can 'elp, you know tell this guy wat really 'appened a witness, you'll need one after all this shit." A friendly smile, he suspected a demon pulling the strings, and this mans soul may yet be saved.

Ravyn: He thinks about it, and then nods. "Yeah...yeah, maybe. Might be a good idea..." He smiles a little bit to Thomas.

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She smiles as well. This Tom guy is pretty good.

Thomas Judge: He smiles back, a gentle pat on his shoulder "Well I say we get outside an see wats going on, just to prep me like, wats so freaky about this fella?" He stands again offering his hand to P.T.

Ravyn: He takes the hand and rises. "He's just...got this way about him. Hard to explain...like he can see through you, or something. Just a vibe, y'know?"

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She steps off the door and holds it open for them. "Gen'lemen."

Thomas Judge: He nods shaking his hand a bit "Well never fear P.T, am sure he'll understand, yer me mate, all will be robin" He looks over to Johan "Hey P.T like you to me my 'sister', Johan, this is P.T."

Ravyn: He nods to Johan a little. "Hey."

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She smiles back, shifting her weight to a hip and posing against the open door. "Hey."

Thomas Judge: He walks out to the cafe just before P.T, he still had no idea what went on with 'Malice' and the others...whoever they were. Was the slayer really gone....or was it another or something else.

Ravyn: He frowns, realizing Malice isn't out here anymore. "Where the fuck...?"

Thomas Judge: He also looks about then looks back to P.T. "She was right here right?"

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She steps out of the washroom, letting the door swing shut behind her. She shrugs and shakes her head, "Maybe she ditched."

Ravyn: "Yeah, she was." He frowns. "I don't think she woulda ditched without the coin..." It's not totally clear whether he's more relieved, angry, or upset that she's not around.

Thomas Judge: He nods to his 'friend' "Maybe she went back to the boss...this guy, maybe we should try an catch up? if he is as bad as you say we want to make sure she don't get into shit..."

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She picks up someone's leftover hot coffee and takes a sip. "...Thi'place is kinda empty. I guess folk dun like ghosts." She murmurs.

Ravyn: "No...yeah." First to Thomas, second to Johan. "I don't think she woulda gone to the boss without me. Likes to use me as a person to blame when everything goes bad..."

Thomas Judge: A frown "Thats harsh P.T. especially all the shit you went through to try an get it back, I say we get yer story in now, keep things fiddlers."

Johan "Susy Joe" Dorebach: She takes another quiet sip of the hot coffee.

Thomas Judge -> Ravyn: ((Hey Rav I saw in the the scene you were fading, we can pause if you want a breather, carry it on tomoz?))

Ravyn: "Yeah..." He frowns, thinking about it, a little hesitant...skittish, perhaps. "Yeah, maybe. I dunno...after all that, I don't know if I can, ummm...if I can face him just yet..."

Thomas Judge: He puts his hand on his shoulder "P.T., there is no time like the present, don't worry, you ain't alone, you could do nuthin' about it gov, come on, lets get this over with buddy." ((Can I have a Cha & Empth/Leadership/expression to instill some cofidence into him?))

Ravyn: ((I was actually trying to have P.T. put it off to tomorrow as it was, Thomas, for that very reason. My ST mind has gone...I need refreshing time as a player. *S*))

Thomas Judge: ((NP)) He nods "Hey P.T. Give me yer number, I'll call you tomoz, we'll get it all sorted out okay, I ring you in the morning." He writes his mobile number on a napkin for him. "Take it easy P.T. it will all be robin, just in case, wats this freaky guys name?"

Ravyn: "I ain't gotta number...but I'll give you the number for the pay phone I live near. 'at'll work."

Ravyn: ((Also, I do have another scene to run. Good to remember such things.))

Thomas Judge: He nods "Thats cool P.T." A warm smile to the man, hoping he doesn't querstion all this when he leaves, he likes to think he made an impression at least.

Thomas Judge: ((Rav before I forget AWESOME man, I loved it! And sorry Dnae, I kind of hogged the questioning. *hides*))

Ravyn: He nods to Thomas, offering a smile, then heading out on his own. Trying to get back to his alley, away from the evil cafe where bad shit happens.

Ravyn: ((Glad you liked it, Jud. I'm outtie. *Poofs*))