Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She stands there, across from
Aerin, getting into a defensive position and waits for him to come at her.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): He
doesn't even feint. Doesn't do anything but charge right at her, launching a
fist directly toward the woman. His demeanor is tightly controlled, intensely
focused as he does.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She steps back, dodging
the blow.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Dex+Brawl: 9,7,6,5,2,8,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Dodge: 9,5,4,5,2,6,10,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: reroll: 7,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Damage: 5,6,4,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): ((Whoops,
ignore the damage))
Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((*L* Sokay))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): The punch
just barely misses...barely. He presses his attack, the fist coming back as a
sudden, fierce backhand.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Dex+Brawl (WP): 2,2,1,5,8,7,
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She goes for a low punch
to the gut, figuring it wont help his temper if she just keeps moving out of the
way.*
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Dex Brawl: 2,4,8,7,5,1,8,
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He sits at the
base of a tree, curled up, resting, one side of his face to the bark of the
tree. He's perfectly content to watch them sparring for now.
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: DMG: 7,4,7,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): Both
punches connect, Aerin's resounding with a SMACK! high, Kelsey's fist cominf in
with a THUD! low in the stomach.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Damage: 8,7,4,10,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: One more DMG: 6,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Soak: 9,4,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: soak: 6,5,9,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): Both
punches leave their marks...Kelsey's having more impact, as Aerin doubles over
for a moment. His backhand leaves a nice bruise, though. He raises his arms to
block her next attack, Rage burning through as he gains that extra speed so he
can react after.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She pulls back after the
punch to the gut. She knows that she can have a rather powerful attack and wants
to give him a bit more time before he's eating dirt.* ((*L*))
Nyte: ((Aww, why give him the extra time? Dirt
tastes so good.))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): The block
wasted, he still has time to toss an attack, taking the opportunity, with Kelsey
pulling away, to fire a kick toward her chest.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): ((*Thwaps
Nyte* :) ))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Dex+Brawl: 4,5,8,3,6,2,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: soak: 6,5,9,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): Both
punches leave their marks...Kelsey's having more impact, as Aerin doubles over
for a moment. His backhand leaves a nice bruise, though. He raises his arms to
block her next attack, Rage burning through as he gains that extra speed so he
can react after.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She pulls back after the
punch to the gut. She knows that she can have a rather powerful attack and wants
to give him a bit more time before he's eating dirt.* ((*L*))
Nyte: ((Aww, why give him the extra time? Dirt
tastes so good.))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): The block
wasted, he still has time to toss an attack, taking the opportunity, with Kelsey
pulling away, to fire a kick toward her chest.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): ((*Thwaps
Nyte* :) ))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Dex+Brawl: 4,5,8,3,6,2,
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She didn't spend the
rage so cannot dodge the sudden kick*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Damage: 8,7,7,9,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Soak (owie!): 9,9,5,
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She grunts as his kick
hits hard on her chest. Um...time to rethink that. Ow! She spends a rage for a
double attack, making up for the one she held back on.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): His
tosses his Rage in as well, ready to block both. His face is still screwed into
that dead stare, focused. Better that then frenzy.
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Dex Brawl: 9,4,2,2,9,4,4,1,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Dex Brawl (Rage)WP: 9,7,6,5,2,3,5,9,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Dex+Brawl (Block): 8,4,6,1,4,5,
Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((I'm assuming he'll get
at least 1 sux on the first one. *L*))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Dex+Brawl (Block): 8,8,10,3,2,1,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): The first
one is deflected, but the second one gets through, hitting hard.
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: DMG: 2,9,6,6,3,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Soak: 5,3,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): ((Rage #3
to negate Stun))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): The punch
sounds vicious, and he snarls a bit at the pain...but doesn't back up. Rather,
he goes for a headbutt. He's giving no quarter, and expecting none.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Dex+Brawl (WP): 6,3,8,
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She just attacks once
this time, not holding back*
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Dex Brawl WP: 7,8,3,2,9,5,1,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Damage: 2,8,9,6,3,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: DMG: 7,4,9,6,
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Soak: 5,3,1,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
d10: Soak: 5,5,
Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Ow!))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): The
headbutt hits hard, snapping Kelsey's head back with a loud crack...but Kelsey's
attack right after sends the Adren sprawling to the ground. Out cold for the
moment.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She was nearly there
herself and just kinda...thumps down on the ground when he goes out, holding her
head.*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He sighs and
rises, walking over to Aerin. He doesn't give Kelsey that same "if you don't
stop I will so tear out your throat" look, just sits beside Aerin and runs a
hand through his hair. "You okay?" He asks Kelsey, still petting Aerin's hair.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): Think so...head spinning
though...He looked like he was in a really bad mood, so I offered. Ow...
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): It's a
few moments before his eyes open, and he groans some. "Jesus Fuck." He rolls
onto his back, eyes not opening. "Can I get a fuckin' cigaratte?" He's still
tense, still angry. The burn-off of the Rage has helped, though.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Yeah. I've
been there. With an Elder Galliard." He chuckles. "Who definitely taught me how
to take being repeatedly beaten within an inch of my life."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Yeah,
yeah...where are the closest ones? I'll get them. Be still." He keeps up the
petting, very, very lightly.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *A faint laugh.* Usually I
come out of it hurting less. Though I think this is the first time HE was
pissed. *Oh, Aerin awake.* Don't smoke...*She looks over at Bliss to see if he
has any*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): "Next to
the tree." He points vaugely toward the tree where his gun lies, cocked and
ready. And the pack and lighter next to it.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *Incidentally, there's
also a blanket laying there. She'd been on her way in from sleeping when she
came across Aerin.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)):
"Believe me, Kels. I got good reason to be pissed."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He chuckles and
goes to get the cigarettes, lighting one before offering it to Aerin. "And with
all this forethought...you didn't think to bring me rum?"
Kelsey Horn (PB3): Something new? *She looks
over at him*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): He takes
the cigarette and sits up. "Rum's inside. Think I drank all the scotch, though."
He looks to Kelsey and nods, rising to his feet with a wince and starting to
pace. "You're gonna want to prepare yourself for this one, Kelsey. It's...bad."
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She closes her eyes and
sighs.* Alright...
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Mmmmmmmm...but
you're out here." He retreats back to where he was though, once Aerin starts
pacing.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): "The
Reapers struck again. A Black Fury and her kin girlfriend outside the Sublime
Truth's club, Sapphic Dreams. Which means it was likely one of our Sept's
people. After they were done beating them..." His jaw sets, and he looks about
ready to lose it again. "Kelsey...they fucking raped the kin. Right in front of
her girlfriend."
Kelsey Horn (PB3):
d10: Rage: 3,9,4,6,
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She doesn't say anything,
at first. Barely seems to breathe. But her hands clench into fists so tight the
knuckles are white. The Rage just BOILS out of her. Her voice is tight,
controlled, even when she does speak.* So when do we kill him?
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He sighs
deeply, still...calm might not be the word exactly. His muscles are relaxed,
still, but it's less like he's peaceful and more like he's not really entirely
there.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): "Soon."
He nods to her. "We're going to be smart about this, though. We need to catch
them on their own, isolated if possible. Leave no witnesses. And we're going to
have help, I imagine. Either of you have access to someone who can get us
silver?"
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "If we can
catch the others stalking our people, we may be able to take theirs," he says,
not really looking up at either of them.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): Not that I'm aware of.
*Her jaw clenches while she's not speaking.*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): He nods
to Bliss. "Yeah. It's an option." He sighs and runs a hand through his hair. "I
may have a source to some myself...I'm going to see what I can do. I know
Mercury's in, by the way."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: There is a
slightly bitter huffing sound from Bliss at the mention of Mercury being in.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks over at Bliss
at the huff, but says nothing.*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He stretches
out over the ground on his stomach, upper body barely raised so that his head,
even dropped a little, just barely stays clear of the grass. His hair though,
he's let go of protecting from things like dirt and twigs.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): "Bliss,
he's a fighter. And he's as angry as any of us. Your problems with him aside,
he's a good man, and a hell of a fighter. We need him."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Whoa, Aerin.
Wrong interpretation. I've no problem with Mercury." His voice is ice cold, but
his head stays dropped down.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): "Then
what?" He turns to regard Bliss. "I'm sorry to press the issue now, but you two
are always...tense with each other. And I know what it's over...but I don't know
why it continues."
Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She listens. She doesn't
say anything, she just listens.*
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "That was
my...amusement at a certain delightful twist of fate." The bitterness on
amusement in that statement is staggering.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): "Ahh." He
nods and sighs, giving Bliss an apologetic look before letting it drop. He's not
sure what it means, but it's something for later, probably. "Anyway...we're
going to have help. And we're going to send these motherfuckers screamiing
straight to Hell. If they managed to crawl out and get cleansed in Erebus...good
for them. Otherwise they can writhe in torment for all I care."
Shadow's Blissful Silence: Bliss sighs and just
drops the rest of the way to the ground.
Kelsey Horn (PB3): They'd better pray they
die quickly. I'll filet their fucking dicks still attached if I get the chance.
*She growls*
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): He nods
to Kelsey, and then looks to Bliss. A sigh, before he moves to the man, running
his hand over the other's hair. "We need some rest." The two had been up all
night...Aerin working out, Bliss watching. ((And so do I, before I pass out.
*L*))
Shadow's Blissful Silence: "So, in all
this madness...who is paying attention to the kin? Is her girlfriend staying
with her, or as out for blood as we are?" He asks softly.
Shadow's Blissful Silence: [Or DLP so you
can get some sleep, love. We can do that conversation later.]
Shadow's Blissful Silence: He sighs, but
even Aerin coming to pet him doesn't entirely set him back to peaceful. Not now.
He rises though, so they can go inside.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): ((Or you
guys can talk while Aerin goes Lupus and curls up next Bliss for HORRIFICALLY
bad puppy dreams. *S*))
Shadow's Blissful Silence: [I should at
least try to sleep. I'm at least in theory going to work tomorrow.]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3] ((Tomorrow)): ((Either
way, I'm off, guys. *Hugs around and falls over* Thanks for the scene!))