Durst Whitright: *Durst is sitting next
to the window looking out it watching everything going on outside with the
computer strap on his back hand periodically slipping inside of his pants
running it over the .38 in his pocket*
Michelle Morgan:
She drives up to the apartment, her Audi pulling into a parking lot. She gets
out, her IPod plugged into one ear, coiling around the back of the ear like some
kind of Secret Service earphone. She turns it on, volume low, and heads her way
on up.
Dara : *shes half trying to quietly
occupy herself, working on some translation work with fuzzy pink bunny slippers
on and 'happy bunny' pjs, papers strewn about her on the floor, every once in a
while throwing a concerned glance towards durst*
Durst Whitright: *Durst sighs as he sees
Michelle get out of the car but continue to stand by the window watching*
Dara : wha?*Hearing the sigh, she looks
up, brows furrowing head tilting* smatter?
Durst Whitright: *he stands there looking
outside* "nothing, absolutly nothing Dara tommrow we are going to have to move
allright?"
Michelle Morgan:
She comes up to the front door and knocks, three quick raps on the door. A deep
breath and then she puts on a happy, concerned face, waiting.
Dara : oookay........*nipping the lipring,
soft clicking inside her mouth heard*.......bad nothin I take it?
Durst Whitright: *Durst freezes for a
moment when he hears the knocks on the door before turning towards Dara to
answer it* "Could you get that Dara?"
Dara : *dara jumps, her attention was on
durst....his nerves getting her a little jumpy as well , so she takes a deep
breath, nods to his request, then heads to the door, looking to him to be sure
one last time before opening it just enough to see out there* h'lo?
Michelle Morgan:
"Hi, Dara, I assume?" She smiles a little. "I'm Michelle. Durst called for me.
Can I come in?"
Dara : y....yeah...um..hold on a
sec*brows furrowed lightly.....she didnt know about this, but...oookay, a quick
glance to durst*
Durst Whitright: *Durst nods after hearing
the voice but still staying near the window*
Dara : *looking back to michelle she nods
, moving from the door enough to let her in....eyes to her, then to the doorway
beyond(behind) michelle*
Michelle Morgan:
No one in the doorway behind her. She nods to Dara and moves into the room,
looking over to Durst. "Hey."
Durst Whitright: *He stays near the
window as he watches her come in* "Hey" *he says in a low meek voice* "so what
happened Michelle, do you have any idea" *he says again in the same terrified
voice*
Michelle Morgan:
"Yeah." She nods, and looks to Dara. "Sweetie...Durst and I need to talk about
some things of a...private matter. Can you do me a favor, and give us some
space?"
Durst Whitright: "No my wife is involved
in this as much as I" *he says looking at Michelle* "We dont have any secreats"
Dara : *another deep breath, she shuts the
door and locks it behind michelle, looking between the two cautiously, and with
ALOT more concern*
Michelle Morgan:
"Really." Her brow raises. "Because we have a rule to worry about, Durst. A very
shadey rule."
Durst Whitright: "If you choose not to
speak in front of her then you can leave I will go to for aid elsewhere" *he
says still looking very terrified* "why newyork" *he mutteres to himself
quietly*
Dara : yeah...you an half tha other supers
in tha city.....me included.....*moving over towards durst, looking to michelle*
Michelle Morgan:
She takes a deep breath, then nods. "All right. Let me at least ward this place,
first."
Durst Whitright: *He looks at her* "I can
do it, it is my home" *he says as he starts typeing on the keyboard on his arm*
Michelle Morgan:
While Durst starts typing, she nods...that's all the distraction she needs. She
starts listening to the IPod headphone, using the music to focus her thoughts as
she hums almost inaudibly, under her breath.
Durst Whitright:
d10: Arete: 2,3,5,
Durst Whitright: *Durst presses the enter
key and stops looking up at Michelle* "Allright so what went wrong?"
Michelle Morgan:
((Mind 3: Sleep. 2 Quint, 1 WP. Directed Durst's way))
Durst Whitright: ((Per+Aware to detect and
will to resist?))
Dara : *shes looking between the two,
back, forth ....back forth, brows still furrowed, and soft clicking from inside
her mouth.......every bit of her reads 'not liking this one bit'*
Michelle Morgan:
d10: Arete: 9,6,9,3,
Michelle Morgan:
((You don't have Mind, Durst...at best, you don't know what Sphere she's
using.))
Durst Whitright: ((So there is absolutly
no resistance))
Fangwulf: ((Can still roll
Per+Awareness to see she's casting. But countering what she's doing without
knowing WHAT she's doing...))
Fangwulf: ((Bit presumptuous, I
think.))
Durst Whitright:
d10: Per+aware: 7,2,2,10,2,
Michelle Morgan:
((That's why Mind is so powerful, if you use it right. It's why Mind is Bashing
damage, because it's so useful in other ways. Balances it out.))
Durst Whitright: ((I just thought that
there was a resistance towards mind that usually involved will but I guess I was
wrong))
Fangwulf: ((Countering with Mind
is the only way, really. Or Prime, if you know what it is.))
Durst Whitright: *Durst pauses for a sec
as he reaches out to Dara* "Dar..." *is all he gets out before collapsing to the
ground asleep*
Michelle Morgan:
((Yes, per Mage Rev p. 152. "Can be countered by a Willpower roll if you know
what's going on." Durst doesn't know what's specifically going on, because he
doesn't know what Sphere he's using.))
Durst Whitright: ((But he does know
that magic is being used, but oh well))
Michelle Morgan:
She looks to Durst as he falls, then to Dara, sadly. "I'm sorry, Dara. This is a
mage matter...you can't interfere, per the Treaty."
Dara : DURST!*of course moving to try
and catch him before he falls completely....knocked to the ground slightly
herself being the petite thing she is (hollow bones'll do that to ya), she looks
to michelle at her words and frowns deeply* youre telling me.......to just step
back and let you take my husband, and not ask questions and just ...*snorts
disbelievingly* thats just....fucking........*shaking her head more, arms about
him*
Michelle Morgan:
"Dara..." She sighs. "I'm sorry. I very much am. But your husband caused the
deaths of many mages in the city through his actions. He needs to answer for it.
Call the Concerto, if you like."
Michelle Morgan:
"They'll tell you this is a matter between two mages, and as a non-mage
supernatural, you can't intervene."
Dara : *she reaches into the pocket of the
pjs and nabs out a small cellphone, hitting a number on speeddial(concerto),
eyes on michelle and saying nothing yet*
Michelle Morgan:
She waits there by the door, making no move to collect Durst until Dara gets off
of the phone. She looks at the other woman, her heart going out to her...but she
had a job to do.
Dara : *deep breath, she rattles off,
TRYING to keep slow enough for understanding*...miss drake Ive got a problem an
its real bad because someone named michelle is sayin he did something that
caused the deaths of many mages in tha city by his actions an that he needs to
answer for it but I know he would never do anything on purpose an Im not a mage
but hes my husband an shes sayin theres nothin I can do an I hafta jes let her
take him even though I know hed never knowingly do somethin bad like
that...*taking a breath...a pause*
Michelle Morgan:
She reaches slowly into her purse, deliberately and obviously pulling out a pack
of cigarettes and a lighter, nothing more. She shows them to Dara, as if to show
no threat, and then goes to light one.
Dara : *her arm still goes around durst
more protectively, watching michelle with narrowed cautious eyes*
Dara : (gah, one more time*kicks html*)
but they aint said how they know fer sure he was tha one, I dont even get an
explanation cept for he did somethin bad that killed people so now hes gotta
go.......*brows furrowing more, swallowing hard* 'sorry dara, gotta take yer
husband, cant do nothin , have a nice day'...
Michelle Morgan:
She opens her mouth to say something, and then
sighs, shutting it. Nothing she can say to make the situation better right
now...best not to interrupt the Concerto's representative. She leans against the
wall, smoking.
Dara : *she barely murmurs 'what the
FUCK?!?' , not even hanging up the phone before throwing it and starting to cry
quietly, clinging to durst*
Fangwulf: Hello? *The crackled
voice on the other line is audible from the phone.*
Michelle Morgan:
"Dara..." She sighs. "I need you to calm down, and listen to me for a moment."
Dara : this is fuckng calm, ok?......trust
me......*swallowing hard, forehead against dursts head*
Michelle Morgan:
She moves to the phone, bending down and picking it up as she looks at the other
woman. The phone is placed to her ear. "This is Michelle Morgan. Hold for a
moment, please."
Dara : *sniffling, rubbing at her eyes,
her other hand runs fingers through his hair....more for her own comfort
considering*
Michelle Morgan:
"Dara...I'm very sorry you got involved in this, in any way, shape, or form. If
I could take back what happened, then I would. Because then, my friends, people
I loved, would still be alive." She leans down into a crouch. "I don't know what
to tell you, other then to say that if someone killed Durst in the same manner,
I'd go after them, too."
Dara : how do ya know for sure its him...?
how? I wanna know at least that, what yer proof is....
Michelle Morgan:
"Our enemies picked up a communication sent by him. We have proof."
Dara : Ive sent stuff in emails an forums
unner other names 'fore ta things an peeps....
Michelle Morgan:
"But that's not my concern, unless you've discussed mage matters, Dara.
Especially if you didn't get an entire organization of people killed by it, and
risked the rest."
Dara : so what the hell am I supposed to
do, jes let ya take him an not know what happens?*frowning again and sniffling*
Michelle Morgan:
"I'll let you know what happens, Dara. I promise you."
Dara : yer not gonna jes outright kill
him? yer gonna look inside him an give him a chance?*looking at her with deep
green eyes and tear streaked face*
Michelle Morgan:
"I'll..." She sighs, closing her eyes. A deep breath. "Dara. You have no
idea...none at all...how difficult this is going to be for me to do. There are
mages out there who will probably kill me to get to Durst. But I will get him a
tribunal...a trial."
Dara : a fair one*sniffling and
swallowing, shes not 'clinging' to him now at least*....I love you baby...*closng
her eyes and giving him a squeeze* (*curses and kicks at keyboard* sorry)
Michelle Morgan:
She nods. "As fair as is humanly possible." She purses her lips and waits,
giving Dara as much time as is needed with him. She's got plenty.
Dara : thank you.... *taking a deep
breath, she looks to his neck to make sure hes wearing something...nods slowly
in satisfaction......then VERY reluctantly after kissing his cheek lets him go,
not looking at either of them*
Michelle Morgan:
She sighs, and moves to Dara, handing her a card
with her number on it. "This is my new cell number. Call me if you have any
questions. I'm sorry." She hands it over, then moves to Durst, picking him up in
a fireman's carry.
Dara : dont....dont let him lose that
necklace.....ok?*sniffling, rubbing at her eyes here and there, she just looks
at the card absently, not even really 'seeing' whats on it*
Michelle Morgan:
"I won't." She nods, offering her a soft, apologetic smile, and moves out of the
apartment with him, down to the car.