Knife: *prepares for mischief*

Caroline McGregor: (*hmmmm...I think I'll need a bigger umbrella...)

Knife: (Figure we'll start as if they've gathered at the Sept, that way we won't have to switch rooms en masse)

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Blood is MINE! *G*))

Dara: (yeah well......spruce is mine!*chuckles*)

Kelsey Horn (PB3) -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Does Aerin know the Rite of Dedication? *L* *hoping Kelsey will have something dedicated at least...since she doesn't*

Michelle (Rauko): ((lurks in))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Only if you don't mind me in Teal))

Caroline McGregor: (*think I'll jsut stick with black..the color of my heart...the color of my soul. the color of my coffee...)

Aerin Thomas [PB 3] -> Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Aerin knows no Rites. :) ))

Knife: (I believe this is all of us save Raven, who will be tardy, so if y'all are ready let's jump IC and fire up the engine)

Dara: (*chuckles*)

Kelsey Horn (PB3) -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Oh bah...*L*))

Caroline McGregor: (*vrooomvroooom)

Knife: ~The park is relatively quiet this evening, rains haven fallen earlier most of the humans who scurry through the main part of the park are in a hurry to be home, or they're just in a hurry to get the hell out of the park. Beyond the bramble things are rather serene, it is quiet and contemplative as the Garou and kinfolk gather to begin their mission, only time will tell what awaits the warriors and allies of Gaia this night~

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She has managed to shower before this, smelling like the street probably wouldn't have been a good way to get started. She's got a medium purse sized backpack with an extra set of clothes just in case as well as her dagger, which will remain hidden until she's away from public areas.*

Michelle (Rauko): *she is just utterly quiet as she has been lately, near Aerin, following him to the point of meeting, half staring off to the distance, as to keep here face from lowering*

Knife: ~Victor Slade sits quietly upon one of the benches inside the secluded clearing. He observes the goings on casually, he's neither anxious nor blase', he just...is.~

Dara: *dara was there and ready and waiting quite early....sitting there waiting with crossed legs, pack in her lap(drawing in a sketchpad with that soft clicking coming from her), wearing too large hoodie(hood up and hair supposedly tucked in) and aviator goggles hanging about her neck and too large black jnco jeans*

Knife: (for those that havent' seen) ~Calm and collected Slade is a handsome man in his very late 20s. He stands an even 6 feet and is well built weighing around 180 pounds. Dark hair and dark eyes convey a somewhat mysterious looking appearance to the man. He walks with confident stride and never hesitates to make eyecontact with any who he encounters.~ (PB 3..he's a Fang)

Caroline McGregor: *Carrie arrives at the appointed time, jeans and a black t-shirt with a longer shirt over that. She has a few reassurances stashed away, somewhere, just in case.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Apologies, all...ONE moment.))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She waves at Dara, Michelle and Aerin when she sees them.* Hey, *And nods at Slade politely*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *Adds Carrie into the wave*

Michelle (Rauko): *there is a little peer to Kelsey and a tiny nod, though she stays quiet, not moving much rreally*

Knife: (tis fine)

Dara: *shes been keeping at that sketchpad as if whatever shes doing in there has her full attention, quite intent, so when shes waved at or even spoken to at first, likely she doesnt respond right away if at all, that usual soft clicking that comes from her mouth heard as she works*

Knife: *Slade looks back at Kelsey eying her for a long moment, he inspects her with an appraising eye, perhaps sizing her up. He glances towards Caroline and Michelle whom he know already knows before looking towards Dara. He gives her the same look over that he gave Kelsey. Soldiers these women are not*

Caroline McGregor: *A wave to Kelsey as she wanders on over.* You ready?

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods at Carrie* Definitely.

Caroline McGregor: I hope this gives us some more information we can use. I hope even more we can blood their noses. *a fierce little edge to her voice.*

Knife: Be careful what you wish for. *Slade says quietly from his spot beside the bench*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: It's a little late when Aerin arrives...the sounds of the Kawasaki Ninja preceeding him. For those who may have seen him in the last several days, he looks much better. Rested and relaxed, he's dressed in his usal gear...the Matrix Hippy look of the trench coat over the green lace-up shirt and leather pants, steel-toed Docs on his feet. He pulls up to the Park and kills the engine, dismounting and sliding his staff out of it's holding place before making his way into the Sept.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods again* It would be nice to actually do something against these bastards.

Michelle (Rauko): ((mhe..s o she came wihtou Aering.. guess... hummm))*ok.. so just staying there, waiting. quiet, seeming to just stare off the whole time through*

Dara: *she glances up for a moment, blinking as she looks about, then looks back down to the sketchpad before her*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She glances at Slade, and shrugs. Any they can manage to take down tonight are just that many less they'll be dealing with later.*

Knife: Slade: Carelessness *he says to Kelsey at her shrug* Distractions *he says to Dara with her sketch pad* and over confidence *said to Caroline* These you should put out of your mind. We are not a pack, but we are a unit, your concentration should be in the here and now. Not what awaits or what you've left behind but in this very moment.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Sorry...wasn't paying attention, busy with...other things. *Thuds* Maybe she came with Kelsey?)) He looks around as he comes up, nodding to everyone there. "Evening, all." he does a silent head count before nodding slightly. "Almost everyone's here, I see?"

Michelle (Rauko): ((*snuggies is okie *hugle*))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((That'd work if Kelsey was able to get back in and shower and do laundry there, otherwise I was figuring she came from a hotel))

Caroline McGregor: *She nods in anwser to Aerin's question, ignoring Slade for the moment. She's not a trained warrior and she can't help but have all sorts of thoughts running through her head.*

Corbin Justice: ((here!))

Knife: *Victor turns his attention towards Aerin when the man enters. He dips his head respectfully to the Adren* Aerin-rhya. *his tone is formal sounding and without any hint of emotion. It would seem the soldier is ready to receive his orders*

Corbin Justice: ((Wherever they are, Corbin will arrive on his motorcycle.))

Dara: *looking up to slade quietly now* its called preparation......sir....*odd tone to her voice* either I distract myself and get it out of my system until its time to talk of things or you have a bouncy distracted spy on your hands when its time to be so..........*blinking once or twice, then looking to aerin when she sees him, full attention on him now as she slips the sketchpad closed*

Corbin Justice: He walks in, just a plain black t-shirt, no band name, and black jeans.

Knife: *he looks back towards Dara but he says nothing else. He's spoken his piece*

Knife: (Don't be fooled Corbin rides a Vespa scooter, a pink one)

Corbin Justice: ((~points Knife to RP~ FOCUS!)) He is self-assured, confident. He smiles and nods respectfully to the others.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She raises a brow when he calls her response carelessness. But she doesn't reply, she nods at Aerin, waiting for the lineup*

Michelle (Rauko): *REminds quietly.. moving just next to Aerin, when he comes... quiet*

Michelle (Rauko): *And blinks, those odd eyes moving to look towards the ramble, tilting her head, trying to listen to something*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods a little, glancing at Corbin and smiling faintly to him as he comes in. The Gaian scratches his chin...clean-shaven, though he has apparently decided to grown out his mustache, all the way down to the line of his jaw and sans goatee. "Okay...we've got a couple small changes in who's here, but that's entirely dealable. Plan stays generally the same. We want to get in, find out anything you can about Securimax, this janitor janitor, Youngman, and any connections between the installation of the fountain and Magadon. Find out how much Fomorol has gotten into the water supply, if possible."

Corbin Justice: He listens attentively.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods at Aerin* Do we know how many computers we'll be finding there or the layout of the building?

Knife: Slade: I have taken the liberty of securing us a vehicle. An unmarked van with false tags provided by my kin. It will not stand up to being thoroughly scrutinized by law enforcement but to casual observers it will appear normal. *to get the group to and from the scene of course*

Dara: decided where and how Im going to be used yet knowing what I can do or decide once we get there?

Anthony Martinez: Dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt with the crime lab logo on it. Boots, and a jacket over it all. His glasses are sliding down his nose, as he makes his way through the bramble. He got a little lost, so sue him. His hair looks like it got caught on a branch and has pulled free from the pony tail he had it in.

Anthony Martinez: ((If you need a DD Ask))

Corbin Justice: He looks to Anthony with curiosity, not knowing him.

Anthony Martinez: Speaking of law enforcement. She looks only a bit sheepish but when he spots Aerin he smiles, Michelle also get a smile as well. He looks a tad nervous as he makes his way over. Pushing his glasses up his nose and blinking at Slade.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods to Slade, and looks over his shoulder, seeing Anthony. A faint smile comes over his face, sincere, and he nods to the man. "Tony...good to see you could make it. Everyone, this is Anthony Martinez, kin to the Glass Walkers. Tony, this is Corbin Justice, Victor Slade, Kelsey Horn, Dara Fraser, Caroline McGregor, and Michelle."" He lets them all give their full introduction on their own.

Anthony Martinez: ((She=He damn fingers))

Corbin Justice: He smiles and nods to Anthony. "It's good to meet you, Tony. I'm Corbin Justice, Half-Moon of the Shadow Lords and member of the Dark Elements."

Caroline McGregor: Well need to find the school files then. *She points out.* Maybe there's some receipts or something in Admin.

Michelle (Rauko): *a faint nod to Anthony, distracted, though tilts her head... he wsn't making that sound... she ambles faintly off from Aerin's side... looking at the bambles still*

Corbin Justice: ((Er, adds "Calms-the-Storm" after his name.))

Anthony Martinez: He nods to each person a raise of his hand in a wave to them all. "Hello everyone."

Michelle (Rauko): *just to stop... and look down towards her feet... as she just as she was moving a bit off, comes right back to Aerin0s side*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods* Hello, Fells the Dragon, Modi of the Get of Fenris,

Dara: *she doesnt introduce herself to tony any more than the mention of her name aerin gave, giving the briefest nod to him when its mentioned, looking right back to between aerin and caroline waiting for an answer*

Knife: *Victor simply nods to Anthony, he's not one for pleasantries, and Aerin already introduced them*

Anthony Martinez: He blinks at Corbin, his hand going to the back of his neck as he shifts on his feet some. A quick glance to Aerin but now is not the time for questions. Just goes right on smiling.

Caroline McGregor: *She nods towards Anthony.* Thanks or coming, we can always use extra help.

Anthony Martinez: "Yeah no problem." he says to Caroline.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks over at Michelle, frowning a bit in concern, before looking back around to everyone. "So, I've got full schematics, and I know where and how to take out the cameras...and all the power, actually. It shouldn't be hard."

Corbin Justice: He looks to Aerin, listening.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Um...taking out all of the power would defeat the purpose as it would leave us unable to get on the computers.

Caroline McGregor: *She doens't know the answer to that any more than Dara does.*

Knife: We are ready to move then Alpha, shall we split our forces to cover the spirit realm as well? *Victor asks in a respectful tone. His words may give the appearance of anxiousness but his posture and demeanor are prefectly relaxed*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Not if we do it after, Kelsey. Key component of monkey-wrenching. Leave them in confusion, give them something to distract them while you get away."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Dara, the plan on that aspect stays the same. The group heading into the Umbra and stepping out into the school will let you in via a window. Once inside, you'll be helping investigate."

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He looks to Dara when Aerin addresses her.

Caroline McGregor: Speaking of distraction...waht exactly do you have in mind? *asked of Aerin, she can just envision herself getting caught by the police.*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods at Aerin* Still taking out the cameras before we go in though right?

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Aerin: "I also brought thin gloves for me and Carrie, and anyone else going to work on the computers or going inside. Best not to have fingerprints around."

Michelle (Rauko): *she is quiet... head tilted listening, her eyes casted down, watching something at her feet... well trying...*

Anthony Martinez: "Guys just so that you know. Maybe you don't need to." he says as he raises his hand. "I work for the NYPD, just in case that is helpful. And Aerin put me to work where you might need me."

Dara: I could just save time and go into the umbra with....*blinking slowly* no need for the window

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He nods to Anthony. "But we don't want to make YOUR job any harder than it has to be either. This is a hell of a thing to cover up."

Anthony Martinez: "Yeah well, I attempt to keep what I can on the down low anyways." he shrugs. "Not all that new to me."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Okay... *Bangs head repeatedly on desk* Sorry, guys, on the slowness. I'm beating someone about the head and shoulders with the mallet of reality. Making a nice Gallagher-esque mess. Give me a couple to respond to all the questions asked of Aerin.))

Knife: Slade: Let us focus on the present. We will deal with the aftermath when our mission is accomplished. *likely a polite way of telling the others to let Aerin give them their instructions*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): **She nods at Corbin* Good thinking.

Knife: (*hands Ravyn a Maul of Reality+4*)

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He nods back to Kelsey, but is silent when Slade speaks.

Knife: Slade: *he looks towards Kelsey* You were born beneath the full moon yes?

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods at Slade.* I was.

Knife: Then do not trouble yourself over the aspects of gathering the information. That is what the half-bloods are here for. Your role is to protect the others and to fight. I am sure that Aerin-rhya's instructions for you will reflect that.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He points at Corbin at his mention of the gloves. "That's why, Dara. We'll need a couple light things we can't Dedicate to ourselves, that we'll need brought in." To Kelsey next. "Yeah, we'll be futzing them up beforehand." And lastly, he looks to Caroline. "We're going to need something that will draw off as many guards as possible. Draw them outside. I'm...still working on that." Hey, this is from the guy who once said 'Baah...plans are for the intelligent.' He doesn't seem too worried yet.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Aerin: "What about a naked woman walking around outside?" Half-serious. "It would definitely, um, distract them."

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: "Though, uh...I don't think anyone HERE would do that...but we could hire someone."

Dara: *nodding to aerin about the bringing in of stuff, she looks quiet for a moment before adding* if its a sound, and Ive heard it....I could help some with distraction

Knife: Slade: *the Fostern Silver Fang casts a scornful eye upon Corbin but he says nothing*

Michelle (Rauko): *murmured, distracted as she is only half listening, seems* fire

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Hiring someone's out of the question." He shakes his head. "I need people we can trust, and some random person hired to walk around naked will crack pretty quickly if onterrogated." The suggestion did draw an amused smile to his face, though. "My idea was something similar, though not so...extreme." He looks to Caroline. "Can you drive?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks at Slade.* If there is someone to fight, then I will fight, but if there is no one there, why should I not assist where I can?

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He looks to Slade and shrugs. "Redblooded adult males...they would probably respond, what can I say? Base instinct. Fine, fine, forget it."

Anthony Martinez: "Be careful with the gloves." he cautions. "Do not get the fingertip area wet, either with water or your own sweat. Because it will then trasfer your fingerprints still." Ah the random information he knows. All part of the job.

Caroline McGregor: Draw them outside...like a domestic disturbance or something like that...a smoke bomb would bring too much outside attention. *already thinking, the cogs are churning.*

Caroline McGregor: *Blinkblink, an eyebrow going up.* Yessssssss...why?

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Anthony: He blinks. "Thank you! I did not know that."

Anthony Martinez: A grin to Corbin. "I work forensic's, my job to know that type of thing."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He walks into the sept, and straight for Aerin when he sees him. The others with Aerin get a sedate nod before he rubs his cheek against Aerin's soulder. He's in all black today, boots, leather pants, trenchcoat. His hair is braided back in a tight fishbone braid, no bells, but two black feathers dangle from the leather cord that ties off the braid.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *Forensics... lightbulb.* Um...anyone got bleach?

Caroline McGregor: I am NOT walking around naked outside! *an outraged huff.*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He nods respectfully to Bliss. He doesn't smile, however.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods at Bliss when he walks up.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Relax, you don't need to get naked, Caroline." He chuckles a bit. "However, if, say, you drive a car up to the school and it oh-so-happens to 'break down'...you and Michelle and Kelsey, Girl's Night Out that you are, can go up to the school and ask for help. I'm sure the red-blooded adult males will assume you're all helpless and come out to help you in droves...with the right request, of course." he looks over at Bliss and smiles. "Glad you could make it."

Dara: *in the same outfit as last night when bliss last saw her, she nods to him as he arrives, deep green eyes flicking to the feathers for a moment before looking back to aerin*

Knife: Slade: Why don't we just smash a few windows, if they believe there is a break in in progress, that will draw them out. I doubt the guards linger at the front door waiting for stranded motorists to pass by.

Anthony Martinez: He holds his hand up in a silent wave of hello to Bliss. He continues to listen. To Kelsey "School should carry some in the janitors closet."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "And yes, this is an alteration of the plan, I know. Has to be done, with the slight changes in people that we have." He looks to Slade, shrugging a little. "I didn't want the guards too much on alert as it was, Slade...if we smash some windows, they'll start looking around to see if anyone got inside. I was figuring on a little banging on the front door, in order to draw the guard's attention that way, would be part and parcel to the plan."

Caroline McGregor: *She thinks about that a moment and nods.* I think we can handle that...Kelsey can you look helpless and female?

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Are we going to want to take the take to find the janitor's closet if we're cleaning up after a fight?

Knife: Slade: As you wish Aerin-rhya. *he falls silent again now simply waiting for orders to move*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Apparently so, *She smirks* I got warned about the dangers of sleeping on the street the other day.

Michelle (Rauko): *she tilts her head, seeming starting to pay atenting again, her ood eyes peering to Arein... a little blink, before she perks, jumping in place, her face, without moving anything else, seeming to peer to her side, tensing*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): So, Me, Carrie and Michelle, outside...*Away from the action. Great.* Dara, Corbin and who else going in?

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He leans into Aerin, reaching over to run a light hand over Michelle's hair (if she lets him).

Anthony Martinez: He blinks at Kelsey. "Well I myself have never needed to clean up after a fight. So I would not know."

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He waits and listens.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "So Kelsey, Michelle, and Caroline on the outside...Slade, I want you to be nearby in case things get ugly outside. Anthony, you'll be the cop that shows up to offer legitimacy to the car breaking down...like Caroline called to help. If things get tense inside, I'll send you a text message to have you get them out of dodge however you can. "Bliss, Corbin, Dara, and myself are inside on investigation. Does ebveryone understand the plan? Speak now or forever hold your peace, folks."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Dara, will the gloves and my cell phone be too much weight for you to carry, if it's all in a small plastic bag?"

Michelle (Rauko): *Jumps when Bliss touches her, though doesn't recoil, she seems to be trying to hold VERY still, odd eyes peering a second to him, before she turns, seeming trying to find something, pressing her lips tightly shut*

Anthony Martinez: He nods his head to Aerin. "I can do that."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks over at Michelle again, frowning slightly as he watches the kin, listening for clarifications or objections.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Per+Emp (Michelle): 10,3,3,4,1,7,3,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Specialty: 10,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Specialty: 2,

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: "How do those on the outside get to the inside? I thought Carrie was helping with the computers."

Knife: Slade: *he looks down at the case in his his left hand* I will take up a position across from the school, if things get heated, I will unleash the Vengeance of Steel. *likely that's what inside the case*

Caroline McGregor: It sounds fine..let's go. *impatient now to get the actual plan in motion.*

Dara: what light stuff am I carrying? keep in mind I have talons and beak...so somethings going to get scratched..

Dara: (dlp*G*)

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Mmmmmmm...I follow you, right?" Bliss asks lazily.

Michelle (Rauko) -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: she is not sure if to get scared of something... and probably by now he can tale tell the signf of when she is entering a vision))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks at Caroline and Michelle.* Um, probably best come up with what's wrong with the car beforehand, and be prepared for one of the guards to be a handyman...

Dara: sounds fine, shouldnt be a problem to carry...though if theres something besides a plastic bag might be better....wind and crinkly plastic makes too much noise, and most bags are white anyways

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "We get inside via the Umbra, Corbin. And I'll take care of the cameras on the way over. It was Selena's deal originally, but she's been busy with other, equally important things. My laptop's on the back of my bike. Wireless connections are my friend."

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: "Vengeance of Steel?" He holds his smile; sounds like a Marvel comic.

Knife: Slade: *he unlatches the hinges on the case and opens it up. Inside are several black pieces of what appear to be metal. Corbin might recognize it as a disassembled rifle*

Michelle (Rauko): *she then shivers, frowning, her eyes slowly moving around, watching intently..*

Anthony Martinez: "It would not be too difficult to, with what ever car is used, to rig it so that it overheats at the right moment. Or appears that way." he thinks of the items in his trunk of his car.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks when Slade opens the box and nods, then looks back at Michelle with a bit of a frown.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He reaches into his trench coat, pulling out a tiny black bag from Hot Topic...one of those slick kinds, which doesn't crinkle. Cell phone already inside, and a small box. It's handed over to Dara with a grin. "I had a need to buy a new Full Metal Alchemist pocket watch. Happy Unbirthday. And the bag, I figured, would come in handy, too." He looks at Michelle a moment longer. "Michelle...we're ready to go, hon."

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He smiles slightly at the gun and nods. "Nice."

Anthony Martinez: He looks at the gun, a look to slade, but he holds his tongue right now as to weather or not it is legal or not.

Knife: Slade: *he makes no reaction and simply closes the case. If it does indeed come to him needing to fire the rifle all subtlety in the operation will be completely lost. *

Caroline McGregor: I don't know much about cars...I can change a spark plug and a tire and change the oil..that's about it. *She says with a shrug.*

Dara: *she blinks, an odd surprised expression for a moment as he hands her the bag, then nods, taking it and pocketing it for the moment*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "And yes, Bliss," he says with a smile, reaches out to pet the Shadow Lord's hair. "You follow me. Let's go, guys." He looks to Slade. "So where's the van?"

Anthony Martinez: "I know enough about cars, I could make it work." he tells Caroline.

Michelle (Rauko): *she frowns, semeing to hearing Aering, staring at her feet, as she moves slightly backwards... slowly... like sh ereally didn't wan tto distrub something*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): You're better at it than I am. *She looks around.* Anyone got ideas?

Dara -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (aww, one with teh elric brothers on it or something else?*G* thats managed to cheer her murky mood a touch*hugs*)

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "I'm good with that, yeah." He looks...much more content than he has in awhile.

Michelle (Rauko): ((ergs... ok.. omit last post.. rather edit... ))*she'll back, before peering slighlty to Aerin's way.. nod faintly... and move back to his side*

Knife: Slade: Nearby. *he starts off out of the clearing intent on heading towards the Van. He's eager to get things rolling even if his job is only to support the others*

Caroline McGregor: Anthony: Good...alright..let's go then.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He follows quickly.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3] -> Dara: ((It's got the FMA Military Symbol on the outside, white face inside with "Don't Forget 3. Oct. 10" on the inside of the top.))

Dara: *she hefts her pack over her shoulders and heads off with others towards wherever the van is*

Anthony Martinez: "I will follow in my car, When the other's get out I will rig it then you guys can go." he smiles to Caroline and follows out. Hey he has his own end of the deal to uphold too.

Caroline McGregor: *and she follows the others.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Caroline, Michelle, Kelsey...your car's already parked on the curb. It's my clunker, so do whatever you want to it." He points to a baby blue 1984 Ford Escort, beat to shit but still servicable. "Grind the gears to death on the way there if you want...it's all good to me."

Knife: ~Slade leads them through the bramble and then out of the park through one of the east gates. He starts up the street moving about half a block until the group comes upon a nondescript white van. It's a box van large enough to carry them all if need be although built for comfort it is clearly not~

Michelle (Rauko): *she blinks up to Aering, and a bit distractedly around, she keeps lookin down at her feet, reaching a second to AErin, to touch his arm and wishper to him*

Michelle (Rauko) -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: there are snakes all around... I can feel them.. hear them... snakes... the poisoned water...

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He stays close to Michelle on the way to the van, whispering to her as they walk, with a calm, comforting hand coming up to touch her shoulder as they move.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She smirks.* Maybe they'll just tell us to get a new car then. Alright. *She heads out with the group, keeping an eye on Michelle.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3] -> Michelle (Rauko): "Okay." He nods a little. "I'll keep that in mind. Stay with Caroline and Kelsey...they'll keep you safe, okay?"

Caroline McGregor: *She takes the keys and jingles them.* Alright ladies....let's put on the damsal in distress act.

Knife: ~Slade opens the two back doors of the van leaving them open so everyone who's going with can pile in. He moves to the driver's side and climbs in a second later he starts the van it's engine coming to life with a dull rumble~

Michelle (Rauko): *And nods to Aerin, softly, still seeming to keep watching at her feet as she walks*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He smiles to Michelle and then looks to Kelsey and Caroline. "Good luck, guys. Goddess be with you, and Luna see you safely back to us."

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He climbs in the van, not worrying about which seat he gets.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: And then, he slips to the bike, grabbing his laptop off before he slips into the van. Taking a seat in the back and firing the laptop up.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He stays close to Aerin and Michelle, settling as close as possible to him once they're in the van. He still seems perfectly calm, just also to be doing his best impersonation of a nice cuddle teddy bear. Really...he's cute and harmless. See....

Knife: (there are no seats in the back of the van haha, there's a bench seat up front then empty space in the back. Corbin can sit on the wheel well though)

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Umm...yeah. Lots of slipping, I guess. :P))

Dara: *she lets everyone else get in first before she gets in, finding a spot to curl up with her pack in her lap*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Ooh! He grabs the wheel well quickly. Comfy!

Knife: ~Slade pulls away from the curb after he sees the blue Ford roll by en route to the school. (let's just assume Caroline knows the way lest things get overly complicated)~

Michelle (Rauko): *and with a little peer to Bliss and Aerin, she goes with Kelsey and Caro*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks at Michelle* You okay in the back?

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He's up front. He needs some sort of stability in order to hack the school systems. He starts up the wireless connection and gets to work, even before the van starts up.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods at Aerin* And you as well...

Caroline McGregor: (Save the slippign for AFTER the adventure. *lol*) *She smiles at Aerin.* Take care..let's all come out of this with our skins intact.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He blows Michelle a kiss at her peering at him, and grins. "All will be as it will be Ghost," he says softly. "No fear."

Knife: ~Caroline and Kelsey turn down the road that the school is on, the road is mostly empty, a few parked cars but very few people milling about. Slade parks the van a block from the school, not too close, but close enough should they need to get the fuck out quickly~

Michelle (Rauko): *A faint, nearly unexistant smile to Bliss, and a little nod to Kelsey when she is asked, slipping in the car*

Anthony Martinez: Anthony grabs a few things out of the trunk of his car, before he slips behind the driver's seat. You know the things that would be important to have up front with him like his nice emergency light, and the police scanner. He starts up the car and will follow the girls to a place where he can rig up their car.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He gets out as soon as Aerin moves out of the way.

Knife: (the school is parhaps 30 blocks from the Park, likely a 10 minute drive or so. Enough for Aerin to work with the computer and for the others to steel themselves. Just skipping over it for the sake of expediency)

Caroline McGregor: *and when Michelle and Kelsey are safely in the car she starts it up and heads towards the school, and when they get reasonably close she starts to grind the gears, making the car lurch and grumble and complain like an old man without his afternoon nap.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Int+Computers (WP): 9,3,9,3,4,9,4,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Int+Computers: 7,6,10,3,10,7,3,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Specialty: 9,1,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "The New York Public School System is my bitch," he says with a smirk when he's done. The laptop is flipped shut after saving a couple phone numbers to a notepad document, and he sets it aside, getting ready.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He grins at Aerin.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She can't help but cringe at the grinding of the gears. The dagger hidden away again, she's not going to look remotely helpless with that thing out.*

Knife: Slade: Aerin-rhya, I will take up position over there upon that building. I can cover the road in both directions and the school yard from there. *he points towards a 3 story building across the street from the school*

Michelle (Rauko): ((I will have to logg of in half an hour))

Knife: (for the Ladies and their deception, the roll is Manipulation+subterfuge, or appearance+subterfuge if they plan on workin it)

Michelle (Rauko): ((eyes the other two)) are we?))

Knife: (after they encounter the guards of course)

Dara: *leaving the pack(watch stuffed in it) in the back of the van , she gets out when the others do when they get there, following after quietly, bag with cellphone and gloves rolled up in her pocket still*

Knife: ~The City is dark and dreary on this evening, the air is saturated with moisture and hangs heavy around all it touches, it leaves that uncomfortable sticky feeling upon skin and almost burns in the nose and eyes. Feeling unclean would seem to be the theme of the evening, it's fitting almost, whatever awaits the group this night it is unlikely that it will smell of lilacs and roses. The eye of Luna is once more beginning to close but it is still open wide enough to stir the primal anger in even mild mannered Garou. Kinfolk feel a sense of tension as well, although it is not anchored in the same type of spirituality as the tension the true born feel, perhaps it is just the nervous feeling akin to what a soldier feels before the first shot is fired~

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Before she's going into the deception She'll activate persuasion))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Kelsey is...*L* She's better at it that way..))

Caroline McGregor: d10: app + subterfuge: 7,3,1,6,7,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Sounds good." He slips out, looking to Bliss and Corbin. "A gauntlet-crossing we go. Dara, we'll let you in from that window." Pointing at one near the main offices.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He looks around a little uneasily, running a hand through his hair.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: A nod to Aerin. Deep breath. He's ready.

Michelle (Rauko): ((whre is me?))

Caroline McGregor: *And the car shudders to a halt right in front of the school. Carrie opens the door and gets out.* No, I have no idea what's wrong with it; I 'm not a mechanic. *apparently in mid conversation already.*

Knife: (roll Gnosis to cross, Gauntlet is 7, diff -1 if a reflective surface is used. Car mirror, pool of water, what haveyou)

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Michelle is with Kelsey and Carrie, yes. I don't expect she would "work it"...Aerin figured she would act quiet and scared. It's an act she can pull off. ;) ))

Michelle (Rauko): ((kk))

Knife: ~seeing the school for the first time is a bit of a shock to those who've not steeled their hearts against the darkness. The building itself is mundane, dirty perhaps, but not foul looking. It is the sense of stagnation and slow decay that put the more spiritually inclined on edge. The sense of realization that even children are not safe from the Wyrm's corrupting influence is what gives those who take things more at face value that sinking feeling in their stomachs. In the the cracked concrete of the rectangular school yard there is little happening. At night of course it is deserted, the gleeful cries of children running and playing are not present, nor are the screams and terrified yells that were present that afternoon around the fountain.~

Michelle (Rauko): *she quietly watches them, quiet... KEEPS lookign at her feet, constantly*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Nervously, he looks into the van's mirror to help him cross over. Look beyond...look beyond...

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: d10: gnosis: 3,9,6,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He takes a deep breath, and looks into the side nirror, focusing to slip through the Gauntlet.

Dara: *she looks to where aerin points and nods* alright, lemme get my feathers on to wait....see yas inna few..*bag set on the ground, as long as their out of sight she'll shift to corvid and take up the bag in her beak, flying off towards a tree and 'treehopping it' from there, fluttering quiet as she can from branch to branch until she reaches a tree somewhat near/in sight of the window he pointed to*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Gnosis: 3,9,6,4,2,

Kelsey Horn (PB3): d10: Cha + Sub (Persuasio: 3,3,4,2,

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Well damn...))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): d10: App+Per: 5,9,9,2,

Michelle (Rauko): ((you -wnat- Michelle to roll?))

Michelle (Rauko): d10: just App...: 9,3,4,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((It was Appearance+Sub, Kels, to work it...Man+Sub otherwise. *S*))

Knife: (Michelle can just be herself that should work) (Hold up on the rolls to influence the guards until they're actually encountered please)

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He has his eyes squeezed tight. He opens them and lets out his breath explosively. He crossed! ((He did give the gloves to Dara, too, before hand. In the van.))

Knife: ~beyond the gauntlet things are more dire, the umbral reflection of the nearly 100 year old building might make it seem as if it was 500 years old, in such a state of decay the building is. Draped in webs so thick they are stronger than steel the building, or at least what is left of it, seems more a husk than anything spiritually alive. Most striking in the umbral reflection is not the depth of the decay of the building, or the thickness of the Weaver's webs, but the fountain in the school yard. All around it shadows dance and sway seemingly as they twist away from the light of the moon from above. Those who listen or look more closely see something more disturbing, some of the shadows that dance around the fountain have two baleful red eyes set against their black forms, and there's an eerie sound of hissing hanging in the air. The hiss almost gives one the feeling of hearing nails being scraped across a chalk board. Those with particularly sharp eyes glimpse the same sets of eyes peering out the windows of the dilapidated building. What are these shadowy creatures? Such is not immediately obvious but only a fool would look upon them and think that their glowing red eyes are inviting~

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Ravyn: Cha+Sub is for the gift Persuasion.))

Caroline McGregor: (and kicks my post after knife's description)

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Oh, yeah. I should know that, huh...often as I use it. *Thuds*))

Michelle (Rauko): (michelle doens't now subterfuge *S*))(8and great! KF))

Caroline McGregor: *And the car shudders to a halt right in front of the school. Carrie opens the door and gets out.* No, I have no idea what's wrong with it; I 'm not a mechanic. *apparently in mid conversation already.*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He shudders, and manfully tries to refrain from a look of relief when Aerin appears beside him.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Across the Gauntlet, he takes a deep breath, smiling a bit. He likes it in the spirit world. As long as there's no purple lights or lobster-things. Damn fuckin' algorithm. Of course, this is no picnic, either. He looks to Bliss and Corbin, with a simple "Watch out for the snakes," before he starts to lead them toward the building. His staff, for those keeping score, is with him, as is his clothes. Someone Dedicated their weapon of choice recently.

Knife: ~in the center of the school yard is the infamous fountain around which the poison of Magadon flowed so freely into the mouths of unsuspecting children. Touched by a corruption they could not comprehend, let alone withstand, their innocence was snatched from them as quickly as one flips a light switch. Those more in touch with the spiritual realm can almost smell the reak of the Wyrm surrounding the fountain, has the taint lingered this long, or has the fountain once again been rigged to dispense its poison?~ (red is the physical realm, blue the Umbra if that wasn't clear)

Michelle (Rauko): *She does give teh school a tiny stare, fidgeting, before she holds, stepping out, pressing her lips tightly... she keeps peering at her feet for some reason*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): But you're the one with the car! You're supposed to know these things! *She gets out, looking worried, dismayed...and ultimately...BLONDE!*

Knife: ~Beyond the small yard in which the children came for recess and to wait for their bus is the school building itself. Not a large structure by any means many buildings around it dwarf it in all aspects save one. None of the other buildings near by; apartments or office buildings, businesses or factories, sky scrapers or churches provoke the stirring of emotions in the group as does this school. Feeling righteous or angry, frightened or stalwart, on cannot glimpse a building that may be a lair of the Wyrm and feel nothing. Perhaps gazing up at the school imparts a sence of being enraptured by it, drawn to it, what awaits inside and does one really want to find out?~

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He follows Aerin closely. Concealing his inner tremor with a grim countenance.

Caroline McGregor: How was I supposed to know it was going to break down? *trying to project her voice to grab someone's attention.* Geez, I don't even know where we are...and it's so dark, too.

Knife: ~the school yard looms in front of the trio who've slipped into the penumbra. The shadowy entities that swirl around the fountain seem not to take not of them as they approach~

Dara: *once settled in position in a tree(?) on a branch nearby where she needs to be, she keeps a close watchful beady black eye out on things in the general area, biding her time until the windows open*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Mmmmmmm...." His eyes move over the nice pretty landscape. "This feels more and more like home by the second." There is an almost purring undertone to his voice, even now. He stays not on top of Aerin and Corbin, slipping off a bit behind and to the side so they have space to move if something comes for them.

Knife: (take note that should read)

Michelle (Rauko): *A peer to them... well at lost of how to play the farade... she peers around, fleetingly.. trying still to hold on onto the nearly offness she has adquire of lately, her hands just faintly tugging at her sleeves, and still peering to the ground from time to time*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He heads along, staff held firmly but comfortably in his right hand as he moves to the school. He's wary of the entities sliding through the darkness, but not afraid of them. 'cause he's dumb and confident that way. He moves up to the school and inside, moving to where he knows the offices to be. "Be ready," he says to his companions. "Could be anything in here."

Kelsey Horn (PB3): It's YOUR car! What if someone tries to kidnap us!

Knife: ~Aerin's attempt to move inside the school is not as fluid as he would hope. The thick webs of the weaver make entering the building quite difficult. They bar the doors and cover many of the windows. Save for one on the second floor~

Michelle (Rauko): *and just as sudenly stops completly, staring at her legs... frowing.... closing her eyes a moet, then staring a second at the school*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He nods, keeping a watchful eye. Particularly for anything that might look out of place or lie in wait.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "I'm voting ice cream truck staffed by velosa raptors," Bliss says with a grin. "You?" His voice, even umbral, stays low and quiet. Wary, maybe. But this qualifies as entertainment, apparently.

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: "Hmmm." He looks at the webs dubiously, then back to the others. "Climbin' time?"

Caroline McGregor: No one's goign to try to kidnap us...here..I think there's a light from that school there...maybe there's a night cleanign person or something around. *she starts towards the school entrance.*

Knife: HEY! *comes a voice from inside the school* What're you doing out there in the yard?! *it would seem the shout comes from a window that had just been opened on the second floor. A security guard shines a flashlight out the window down onto Kelsey, Carrie, and Michelle*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Huh. What you want to bet they keep all the ice cream up there?" He looks up at the window, tryying to figure out the best way up. "Or that that's a trap? Just a little?"

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: "Unless we can sprout wings and fly," he says to Aerin with a nod.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She squeals at the security guard, like a mix of fear of some unknown person and relief that someone's there that might help them.* She broke the car!

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "If there's a spider, she'll come when the webs move. It's how she knows her prey has come." He continues to look. Insane or not, eaten by giant umbral spiders still seems like a bad idea.

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: "We'll let's play Uncle Trapspringer." Oh, dear. Aerin's enjoyment of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman has become evident. There went his reputation as a cool person. He looks for a way to climb up to the window.

Michelle (Rauko): *perks a bit at the light... she seems.. distracted... off... with sideglances at her legs... tense*

Knife: ~as the trio in the umbra mills about the entrance deciding to climb or not the shadowy entities that swirl round the fountain take an interest in the younger Shadow Lord. One of the red eyed shadows slinks across the ground and twists around Corbin's own shadow. The meeting of the shadows causes an unpleasant sensation to run down Corbin's spine~

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Aerin: "Maybe the youngest and most agile of us should climb up, peek inside, and spring the trap, hm?" Points to himself.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: "Ah, fuck me," he groans softly, turning to look, baring his teeth at the evil shadow.

Knife: ~it would seem as if the webs of the weaver are almost too conviniently placed to climb up. Such takes daring though, if they are being actively spun it might be risking getting caught up in the weaving~

Caroline McGregor: My car died...can you help us fix it? *She calls out hopefully, looking all helpless and weak and stuff. Oh she's wearing the padded bra too! bonus...come on girls...let's work it.*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: "Shit," he growls as the shadow crawls around Corbin. "All of us. Now." And climbing he begins. ((Dex+Ath?))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: His eyes widen then narrow as he glances over at Corbin finally talking and catches the moving shadow, but his immediate response is to look back for the others to see if they're coming too.

Knife: *the gruff voice rings out again although with the light shining down they cannot see to whom the voice belongs too* Car? What're you talking about. Go on! Get out of here! (can make your rolls now ladies, Manip+subterfuge to woo him with talking, Appearance+subterfuge to do so with sex appeal)

Caroline McGregor: *She peers back at the car at Michelle, hoping she's doing alright. she'd noticed that peculiar bi of offness that she's exibiting.*

Knife: (no need to roll the web is easy enough to climb if they're bold enough)

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((Bi of offness? Is Aerin rubbing off on Michelle in unintended ways? *G*))

Michelle (Rauko): ((holds from rolling out of... erg... sugetion from KF yes.. that is *S*))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): d10: App Sub: 9,6,6,4,

Caroline McGregor: d10: app +subterfuge: 2,2,9,9,7,

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He starts climbing, then. Moving quickly, trying to get to the window in haste.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Yes, he's bold enough, though he definitely wants to make sure the bad shadow doesn't attack him on the way up.

Michelle (Rauko): ((hum? what me say?))

Knife: ~The shadow with the two red eyes continues to twist with Corbin's under the light of Luna's open eye it almost seems as if the two shadows are battling. A continued feeling of chill and perhaps even fright begins to creep into Corbin's umbral being~ (Roll WP Corberino)

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: d10: WP: 6,6,8,3,2,4,

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks up at the guy* We can't! The car's broken down, we need a big strong man like you to come help us, please? *She pouts, batting those gray-blue eyes of hers whether he can see it or not. This had better work, she can't believe she's doing this.*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((Nothing, Michelle. I was just teasing. ;) ))

Michelle (Rauko): ((*tickles*))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Go," he says, waving Corbin past him. "I'll follow." Says the Ragabash to the Galliard. Score: insanity 1; survival instinct 0. He'll follow once Corbin starts climbing and has a little distance, provided none of the shadow creature outright attack him.

Dara: *hearing the girls and the person shouting from the upper window, she flicks a glance and listen that way every once in a while if she can/if its in sight before looking back around where she is and at the window she waits for*

Knife: *the guard's tone seems to soften a bit and the light pulls back from the window which is strangely enough left open. A minute or two later the guard appears at the two double glass doors at the front of the school.* What the hell ya sayin? Broken down car? *he's a rather strange looking fellow, large but not in terribly good shape. He's heavy set and with an unattractive amount of stubble on his face and neck. His eyes though, even in the dim light are hard to over look, they have a shine to them..a curious one but at the same time they appear somewhat sunken into his head with dark circles surrounding them*

Knife: *Corbin's resolve holds out, although as he begins to climb up the thick strand of webbing the red eyed shadow continues to twist and mix with his own. The uncomfortable feeling lingers but by force of will he's able to push it out of his mind*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He climbs quickly after Aerin.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Muttering, "Ick ick ick ick," under his breath all the while.

Caroline McGregor: Yes, see? *she points to it. Jiggling just a little. The man is unsavory in the extreme and he makes her uneasy just to be near him.*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: When he gets to the top, he leaps into the window, staff immediately coming from under his arm to the ready, just in case.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods at him, keeping the pleading look on her face. Creepy...shit. She moves a bit closer. She can take the most of a beating if things go bad.* Can you fix it? Or maybe give us a phone?

Knife: ~ascending the web is easy enough, fitting through the window is another matter though. It is open but only partially so. Any attemps to push it open further fail, it seems to be locked in a perpetually open position by the weaver's webs. Beyond the window it is dark and uninviting. The reak of stagnation and corruption mingling together hangs heavy in the air here~

Michelle (Rauko): *She does glance at the face who has the voice... fidgeting lightly, as she looks back down to her feet... her movemetns are tense, slow... when she gets to move, she is taying righ tnow very still, tensed by the car*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "We have got to get that thing loose," he mutters as he starts climbing after them. "Fuck." He glances back quickly, tracking the where the shadows are again.

Knife: (to make it clear they sort of have to slither into the window one at a time)

Anthony Martinez: He is waiting a few blocks over and around a corner. Checking his watch every now and then, attempting to give the girls and the guys enough time to do their thing.

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He's in first, of course, frowning and tense as he looks around. Trying to place exactly where they are in the geography of the school.

Knife: What's in it for me? You all need my help, what does ole Bill get out of it? *a gob of drool threatens to slip out of his mouth and too the pavement below but he catches it on the back of his hand and wipes it on his pants. He's dressed in a guard's uniform the emblem of Securimax prominently displayed but one can't help but notice just how disgusting the man's clothing seems. It'd be hard to miss the smell also~

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He squeezes in after Aerin, really glad he kept in shape with all his jogging and whatnot. Clears a space for Bliss to slither in.

Michelle (Rauko): *and back... odd eyes to glance at the man, and quickly off a feelting glance to Caronline and Kels... yet once more at her legs... like if she was making sure of what is going on around there*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *Smell, well...she's gotten used to the smell.* Well, a big strong man like yourself...if you let us use the phone maybe we could have a little party here before we go. *She leans up against him. Ewewewewew.*

Knife: *away from Luna's comforting light the inside of the school is quite dark. Aerin can tell that they're oddly enough right inside the room with the window they told Dara they'd open for her.* (roll up Perception+primal urge or Perception+alertness whichever is higher...if you have danger sense lemme know)

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: d10: Per+Alert: 3,8,8,8,5,3,

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: d10: per alertness: 8,3,4,5,2,3,6,4,

Knife: ~it becomes readily apparant as they slip into the umbral room that they're not alone. And it's not just from the shadowy thing that now begins to wrap itself around Corbin's legs his shadow having disappeared when he slipped into the darkened building. A strange hissing noise can be heard in the corner of the room, different from the hissing they heard as they approached...or is it? Perhaps it's just louder now that they're closer to the source~

Shadow's Blissful Silence: With one last glance back for an ambush he slides inside and then to the side, not wanting anything flying through after him. He backs up to the wall, alert for movement or sounds to warn him of something coming.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Tries to kick off that nasty shadow as he concentrates on what he hears.

Michelle (Rauko) -> Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((She told hiiiiiiiiimmmm snakes!))

Knife: *the man gets a weird look in his eyes as Kelsey leans up against him.* How's about we party right now sexy? *he leans forward as if he's about to lick her*

Caroline McGregor: yeah..I think we can rustle up a bottle of booze or something. *She says, taking up the other side of Mr. Icky. She resists the urge to gag.*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral] -> Michelle (Rauko): ((And he was ready for it!))

Knife: ~Corbin's attempted kick at the shadow creature has little effect. It continues to wind up his body, curling around his legs as it slithers around him as would a serpent~

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: Not even a question. "Through the Gauntlet," he says to the other two. "Kill later. The mission's important. We'll deal with YOU...later." That last sentance toward the hissing.

Michelle (Rauko): *she darts another fleeting peer to Caroline and Kelsey.. oh hell she is NOT going near the guy... and she is still peering downward and then to building and then to them... and back to her legs.... frowning faintly*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: Definitely not alone. Hissing. He looks at the direction of the sound and listens for others. He wouldn't be alone in a room hissing, he'd have parteners, allies, traps. He looks to the thing winding around Corbin. "Aerin," he says softly. "Permission to do something about that thing?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3): But...what if they close while we're busy? *She pouts, don't flinch, don't flinch.*

Michelle (Rauko) -> Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: goods =)

Knife: Ain't interested in no booze. How bout you lemme alone with the little un there (Michelle) and I'll let one o you in to use a phone. *for some reason he doesn't think it's odd that they don't have a cell phone. Perhaps he's blinded by lust*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: "Yeah, get rid of the thing trying to hump Corbin's leg, please."

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He empties his mind of fears and feelings, turning his thoughts away from the thing wrapping itself around him. Other people are depending on him, and he straightens up a little taller.

Knife: (Gauntlet is 8 within the boundaries of the school building. I'll allow the attempt before what's in the corner makes its move. Roll it up)

Michelle (Rauko): *and she actually perks a second, forcing herself with all she can muster not to flitch and back... she though tenses even more if posible*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: d10: gnosis: 5,10,9,

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: ((score!))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She waves her hand dismissively.* She's boring about things like that. *She leans in to whisper in the guy's ear.*

Knife: *the man shoves Kelsey back rather roughly when she moves in to whisper in his ear* Go on, get the fuck outta here. Flag down a cop if you need help, we ain't a charity service.

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: d10: Gnosis: 2,5,7,9,4,

Michelle (Rauko): *flitches a tiny bit when the man shoves Kelsey off, her hands closing tightly, swallowing, trying several times to even atempt to talk* i... isok *her voice barely comign out... miht not even be heard*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He shifts to hispo and stalkes toward the shadow and Corbin, growling low in his throat. He circles at a bit of a distance, hoping to threaten it off of Corbin before leaping at it.

Caroline McGregor: There aren't any cops around. *She points out.* It's the middle of the night. Can't you help us out...please......

Knife: ~Corbin manages to slip through the thickness of the gauntlet rather easily, Aerin has a bit more difficulty passing through the membrane and it takes him nearly twice as long to pass through (we'll say it takes him 2 minutes to pierce the gauntlet, not by the book but we're on the fly here)~ (Bliss is not stepping through?)

Knife: I said get!

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She blinks at the shove, stumbling back, looking completely baffled. Damn.*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [He has orders to take that thing. Until it's apparent he can't, he'll stand and fight. Maybe even after. He's not all there. 8)]

Knife: (If there were posts that weren't responded to I apologize, there's a lot of you, I'm doing me best)

Caroline McGregor: You bastard! I should report you for this...I can get you fired you know..hitting on a young girl like her. Bet they wouldn't like that at the school! *no way she's letting Michelle near him.*

Knife: ~The growl in hispo does indeed send the little shadowling running, it flees deeper into the building as Aerin and Corbin step through the gauntlet. The hissing grows louder as whatever's in the corner springs at Bliss~ (initiative Bliss if you please)

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((That's my nutty Shadow Lord!))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: d10: init: 3,

Michelle (Rauko): *And then perks to Caroline, she... moves... slightly then, nearing her, those odd eyes peering fleetingly from her to the disgusting man and Kelseay... how are they doing to get in?... and she peers towards the buidlig... to see if there is another guard.. just... for the moment, don't look down... a moent to focus on guards*

Knife: Lady, I don't give a fuck what you're gonna do, I ain't gonna get my ass fired over you. ~Kelsey's anger burns brightly but she's able to contain it for now. Meanwhile inside the school Aerin and Corbin step through the gauntlet and find themselves in the room that the guard who was yelling down at the women had just vacated. Strangely enough...the window is already open~

Anthony Martinez: ((I can just see Briar's reaction now))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [11]

Knife: d10: nasty thing: 3,

Knife: (Bliss has the initiative. ) ~A black and shadowy serpent looking thing springs from it's spot coiled in the corner it seeks to sink it's fangs into the hispo formed Shadow Lord~

Knife: d10: spirit fangs: 7,4,10,6,1,6,

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He looks carefully around the room, wary for anything out of place. ((as that's his alertness specialty))

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He frowns a little as he steps through, completely unsurprised that Bliss didn't. He looks at the window, already open, and blinks. "Hmmm..." It should be a good surprise...but Aerin doesn't like surprises.

Knife: ~all seems normal and quiet within the school. The strange cold and uncomfortable feeling that Corbin had encountered within the umbra continues to linger with him although he can feel it dissipating~

Knife: (last should've been in red, excuse me)

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *Sick fuck! She stays down for a moment longer than would be strictly necessary if she were truely the dumb blonde she's acting. A moment to reign in her temper lest she filet the guy.*

Caroline McGregor: *She puts a conciliatory hand on his arm.* Look I'm sorry...I'm kinda scared and all..it's dark and everything. I don't want you to loose your job..but surely there's something you can do to help us out?

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He moves to the window and looks out, looking around for Dara.

Knife: What's the matter girl? Gettin angry? *the guard taunts Kelsey a bit as he turns to show her that he has a side arm in his belt. It looks like a 9mm if she's familiar with guns*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: Oh it wants to play? He leaps for its neck, intent on crushing its spine. [Roll incoming. :) WP if allowed.]

Shadow's Blissful Silence: d10: dex-brawl WP: 4,7,2,9,5,6,9,

Michelle (Rauko): *and those odd eyes come back to what is happening, and the gun... then to caroline..*

Knife: (roll damage Bliss don't forget the extra die of damge for a hispo bite)

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((GOOD Doggie! *Pets Bliss* KILL! KILL!))

Knife: (hmm extra bite damage in hispo might have been a 2nd edition thing...oh well)

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He continues to look around, staying alert and ready for anything. A pause as he puts his ear to the door of the room (if it's closed).

Knife: Go on ladies, get the fuck out of here, you don't wanna know what's going on here anyway.

Dara: *shes still at the perch she chose to wait at, bag in beack, she perks when she notices aerin in the window, fluttering her wings just slightly*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He nods to Dara and steps back, away from the window so she can fly in.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks up, and manages a frightened look at the gun. She hopes the people inside are almost done.* ((*L*))

Caroline McGregor: Going on? You mean like a scandal? Are the teachers doing something? *her eyes get all big like and she moves a bit closer to him.*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: d10: dmg: 7,2,2,3,9,1,3,3,3,4,5,3,2,

Knife: ~the doors inside the school strangely enough are open. Moving between classrooms is uninhibited. It's dark inside with only minimal lighting so it's not too easy to see what's going on. All the security guards are likely using flashlights though so they might not be too difficult to spot~

Michelle (Rauko): *And again peers to them, once more around... listens... quiet.. just quiet*

Knife: d10: bite!: 6,4,8,7,3,10,7,

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [*falls over laughing* That's hysterical! Damn.]

Knife: (soak 5 Bliss)

Dara: *she bobs her head and with a look about(up down side to side and around ) before she goes, she flutters in towards the open space of the window to get in*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks at Caroline then back at the guard, "confused" as well*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He puts his back to the wall and *very* carefully peers out the open doorway at an angle.

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((Kill, Bliss. Don't nuzzle. Nuzzle Aerin, Kill Spirit. Don't confuse the two, please...))

Knife: I said you don't wanna know. Shit ain't right here. If you ain't gonna let the girly blow me...get yourselves gone. I got work to do. (Kelsey check Rage again if you please)

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((*LMAO* Bad Ravyn Bad!))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: d10: soak: 8,2,2,8,7,2,

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: ((Hehehe...he *fluffed* the wyrm spirit...))

Michelle (Rauko): *And once more, those odd eyes perk for a second staring at the man... though not really seems to understand the terms he used... she looks away again.. staying out of arms reach... and peers fleetingly around agian, making sure what is going on*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He draws back inside, looking for Bliss. Not there. He frowns.

Knife: ~Corbin sees nothing in the hallway, all seems clear in this particular hall. He doesn't hear and footsteps ringing out either. Perhaps he and Aerin are the only ones on the floor. He can however hear what's going on outside below the room in the court yard~

Caroline McGregor: Sure we do...tell us...she gets turned on by that sort of shit. *She whispers to him.* She's freaky that way....

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Softly to Aerin, "I don't think he's going to be there with them much longer. He's shooing them, sounds like."

Michelle (Rauko): ((*gawks at Caroline*))

Knife: ~Recap: Bliss' has the advantage of speed but his fangs only land a glancing blow upon the spirit (1 agg) while the spirit's own serpentine fangs find a bit more purchase. The two long fangs of the spirit snake sink into his hispo shoulder and dig deep causing a good deal of pain (2 agg)~

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He nods a little bit as Dara flies inside, waiting for his packmate *someday...mental note, Aerin. Gaia's Hand. Gotta get to Gaia's Hand with Kelsey.* with complete trust in the man to take the thing out and make it through fine.

Knife: (new round, Bliss still has the initiative) ~The blackness that is the bane serpent rears back to stike at Bliss once more it's fangs dripping with some kind of glistening liquid now~

Knife: d10: bito!: 7,2,10,6,6,3,

Knife: *the man looks at Caroline for a long moment, they're acting way too suspicious. They could've walked the 3 blocks to the gas station by now. He takes a step back his tone taking on a bit of what could be fright* I said get!

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: Something, though, makes him frown. Perhaps a slight shiver up his spine. "You know what...Corbin, go with Dara. Get to the offices, check out the computers. Gonna check on Bliss." He nods to them both and tries to check his reflection in the window to get through.

Dara: *once inside she finds somewhere to settle down, looking to aerin with bag in beak held out towards him*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: d10: dex-brawl (WP): 9,8,7,3,10,8,

Knife: (roll damage Bliss)

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: d10: Gnosis: 6,9,1,3,5,

Caroline McGregor: *Damn...she's out of ideas.* Well..at least tell us which way to the gas station.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He nods, taking the bag from Dara instead of Aerin doing it then, and he gets out the gloves. Putting them on, he moves cautiously but briskly down the hall.

Anthony Martinez: And Anthony has waited long enough. He started up the street towards the school. As he pulls up to the curb behind the girls car he will flip on his light and the twirling light, giving a new light to the darkness.

Dara: *hearing aerin, she looks towards corbin and tilts her head, looking to his shoulder , bag still in beak*

Shadow's Blissful Silence: d10: damage: 10,3,9,9,7,7,2,3,8,6,10,3,5,

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((That's my Killer!!))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She stays quiet, not quite sure she can pull off the dumb blonde thing if she opens her mouth.*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He blinks, as he manages to NOT pass through. "Son of a..." He shakes his head, frowning. "Unbelievable...just my luck."

Dara: (dlp then, have her settle on his shoulder carefully then, facing backwards*G* that way he has a lookout that direction)

Caroline McGregor: *Thank Gawd.* Look, there's a police man now.

Knife: ~the man looks at Caroline and then at the light that appears when Anthony turns on his emergency reds.(or blue if it's not an official light) ~ Gas station is 2 blocks that way! *he points* Someone else is here...get the fuck outta here now! *he gives a wary glance in Kelsey's direction even as he commands them*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He's careful not to dislodge Dara.

Michelle (Rauko): *and she glances a moment to the man, those yellowish red eyes peering faintly, before she glances to the car that is comming, with a littel gesture*

Knife: ~Recap~ Bliss this time still capitalizing on his speed redoubles his efforts, his fangs find purchase and rip through the spiritual flesh that holds the snake together. His bite is so terrible it splits the spirit in two. Both halves begin to disappate as the spirit dissolves perhaps to reform somewhere else at a later time (spirit is toast Bliss has taken 2 agg though. End of combat..lest he continues to linger in the umbra)

Caroline McGregor: We can't do that..what if he thinks we're fleeing? What if he shoots us? *hurry up guys..hurry up.*

Anthony Martinez: He parks the car and climbs out, pulling out his own flashlight to look at them. "What's going on here?" Hey what can he say he looks like he might be off duty.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: d10: gnosis WP: 4,2,9,

Michelle (Rauko): ((Guys.. I utterly need to go to bed... or I won't wake up for work *Sighs*))

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He sighs and looks back to the others. "Forget it. Let's just go. We're running out of time...he'll be fine." He nods, putting his trust and hope in the fact that he's not going to have to bury another friend.

Knife: *the security guard looks towards Tony as he walks up* These broads are tresspassin and I've got rounds to get back to. My partner is in there all alone.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He moves down the hall quickly, looking for the offices. Administrative offices...most likely. First floor is logical.

Knife: ~Bliss pierces the gauntlet with some effort and ends up inside of a darkened classroom~

Caroline McGregor: Our car broke down...we were just looking for a phone that's all...we weren't trespassing. *trying to appear all harmless and stuff.* (I'm going to have to pull the plug in 10 minutes or so myself)

Knife: ~Corbin and Dara move easily through the building, stealthily even, he finds the office easily enough this door unlocked also. Perhaps the guards last duty on rounds is to go back and relock all the doors after they've inspected the rooms a final time~

Michelle (Rauko): ((I need to fade now I am not even able to think straight no more *S*))

Dara: *dara keeps an eye out in hindsight for corbin as he looks ahead*

Anthony Martinez: "Tresspassing?" He says looking from the guyard to the girls and back. He looks ready to keep the guard there talking if he has to. "I didn't hear a call come in about tresspassers, and I have been listening to my radio." Hey it is truth he was in the car while he was parked. "Your partner know you are out here?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Tresspassing? Our car broke down and we just wanted to use the phone.

Michelle (Rauko): ((sorry guys,*leaves Micheel on KF* I need to puff, night))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He looks around, for either ambushes or Aerin. Both begin with the letter A. That makes them first on the list right? Because it's alphabetical. Uh-huh.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((*hugs people who are needing to crash*))

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: He slips into the office, firing up the computer. Praying that it's a fast processor, not one of those dinosaurs.

Knife: I didn't call it in officer, they ain't malicious, they just gotta get themselves gone. (we can wrap this up on the forum if you wish. Obviously the school is in fairly dire straights, perhaps a second mission will be necessary to undo the Wyrm's hold upon it)

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: ((*hugs Michelle-P*))

Anthony Martinez: He looks the guard up and down looking for a walkie talkie((*Snugs night Arlett))

Michelle (Rauko): ((*snugs people around and puffes to sleep so she can work*))

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He's lingering just a little behind, and looks over his shoulder to Bliss. "You okay?"

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((*Hugsd Arlett*))

Anthony Martinez: "No they don't look malicious." he looks at the girls. "You tell them where they could find a phone?"

Knife: There's a fucking gas station 3 blocks from here! *the man bursts out. He's still unnerved by Kelsey's continued presence it would seem*

Dara: *as he fires up teh computer she lets him take care of that, keeping watch about the room and any doors windows etc about especially*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She takes a step closer to Anthony, thus away from the guard, making herself wince at the yell.* We didn't know that! We're not from here! *

Knife: ~Corbin is able to pull a good bit of information from the school's computer, even though it is rather slow. He finds some rather juicy infomation on the janitor including a copy of his photo ID, which can be printed out ~

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: If it looks like a quiet printer, he indeed prints it out. Trying to offset the slow computer by moving his fingers lightning quick on the keyboard.

Knife: ~Dara's alert eyes see little going on. Meanwhile out front of the school in the courtyard a second Securimax guard comes out the double doors of the school. He has a more professional look to him, his uniform at least is cleaner and pressed. He has the same strange shining to his eyes though and the same sunken look and dark circles beneath them~

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "The damned thing bit me," he says quietly. He seems outright shocked that something would have the audacity to do such a thing. "But I may live. Let's go." He grins as he starts toward the door. "You may have to wait awhile to take that hissing thing though." The grin goes downright demonic. "I dissolved it." He does still glance at his shoulder, poking at it a little to figure out just whether or not such a little scratch is worth much concern.

Caroline McGregor: If we knew we would have gone there. I didn't want the car stolen if we walked anywhere...didn't want us to get hurt either...it's all dark and stuff outside. Anything could hav ehappened. *Must keep him talking.*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: "Good." He smiles and nods at that, and moves to head into the office with Corbin and Dara.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *Well, that's actually somewhat reassuring. It means he's NOT giving the others problems.*

Anthony Martinez: He keeps looking between them all. A look to the Janitor. A raise of his eyebrow listing to the girls side of things and the janitors. "Seems like a case of confusion." he pushes his glasses up his nose a bit. "You want to press any charges?" He is attempting to keep the guard busy for just a bit longer.

Knife: ~Aerin and Bliss find Corbin printing out what appears to be a picture of a man. What could the young Lord be up to?~

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Although there is a sense of urgency about him, his movements are fluid and even, no panic or haste, his expression self-assured once more as he is in his element. Technology...

Knife: (there's 2 security guards, one is just dirty, there's no janitor. Sorry if that wasn't clear)

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He runs his cheek against Aerin's shoulder and follows him in silence, taking up a position to guard the door once they're inside.

Anthony Martinez: (Janitors=guards. I so do not know how that happened))

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: "How's it going?" He looks at Corbin, his grip on his staff tightening a bit. Not aggravation, just a bit of tension. This whole thing is...the Gaian's skin is crawling being in this damn school. In ways he both does and doesn't like. And he knows neither reaction is good.

Knife: ~the second more professional looking guard speaks up now~ No charges to press, we just want them off the property. We have a building to secure, if you'd be so kind ladies...please leave. I'll call you a tow truck if you wish. *he looks to Anthony now* Is there anything else officer? ~this guard seems a bit more cool, perhaps he's more stalwart than his disgusting associate~

Dara: *she perks once she sees bliss and aerin, fluttering her wings slightly and daring to speak in a soft whisper* we almost done? girls have been out there for a while.....

Caroline McGregor: We'db e grateful if you could call a tow truck, thank you kindly. *trying to buy a few more minutes the samw way anthony is.*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He reaches out and snags the phone from the bag, nodding to Dara. "I think so." A moment's pause, before he looks to Corbin. "You know what...they're gonna know we're here anyway. I've got a better idea. Is the information local on this computer, or elsewhere?"

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Aerin: "Excellent," he chortles quietly. Yes, chortles.

Knife: Alright *the more polished guard says* Please wait by your car, one will be along shortly. *he grabs his associate by his collar and hauls him back towards the building* Get back in side Jack.

Knife: (the info on the computer is self contained.)

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: A dour look as Aerin proceeds to suggest taking away his fun.

Caroline McGregor: *She looks at Anthony..well they did the best they could.*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: "It's local," he does inform him, however, fingers going lickety-split again.

Anthony Martinez: He nods some to the second guard. "Alright." he looks to the ladies to see what they wished to do. then back to the second guard. "Just going to wait to see what the ladies want to do. They can have you call them a truck. Or I can take one of them over to the gas station to see if they can get a two from there even."

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He looks down at the phone, typing a message to Anthony's phone as he listens for Corbin's response.

Aerin Thomas [Umbral] -> Anthony Martinez: Tony's phone peeps with "10-24, 10-76" In other words, "Assignment Completed, En Route" in 10-code.

Knife: Whatever floats your boat officer. We call, you call, it's 6 of one a half dozen of the other. *perhaps they would get the feeling that he's shooing them. Perhaps this guard knows more than he appears too..or..he's just not as dumb as his pal*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: "We're on a time table, Corbin. Power it down and pop the case. We're taking the hard drive."

Anthony Martinez: He watches the guards walk off, a glance to the girls. As they can tell he has had no call from Aerin.

Caroline McGregor: We'll be alright..I think the police officer can call for us..I think we've held you up long enough. (alrighty..I have to feade..it's wayyy late for me here)

Knife: (I think we're just about wrapped, cept for those inside escaping. If you have to go, no worries, thanks for staying up as late as you did)

Caroline McGregor: (ni ni everyone)

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: A big grin and he does exactly that, pressing his finger to the power button for a few seconds rather than take the time to truly shut down.

Anthony Martinez: "Yeah you are right about that." he pulls his cell phone out of the case on his hip. looking at it then to the girls. "Come on girls." he starts to usher them more towardfs their car. Looking to Caroline and Kelsey.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [Soon here (it is after 2am for me), but I think if this finishes with decently few complications I'm good.]

Knife: *the two guards retreat back into the building as the girls and Tony head away. Back to their patrols...*

Anthony Martinez: ((if the girls go with him that is cool. If the girls get back in their own car and drive off after the guards have gone back inside that is cool too whichever way we work this. *S* *Hugs* night to those leaving))

Knife: ~Corbin not being completely stupid is able to easily remove the hard drive taking it and whatever information it contains~

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She allows herself to be herded glancing at Anthony, whispering when they are out of ear shot.* Still nothing? *Glancing back towards the guards, should someone warn those inside?*

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He nods to Corbin, smiling a bit, and looks around the office, frowning a little bit, as if considering. He pops the back to the cell phone, and lo and behold, there's a small, crumpled piece of paper in the back. He takes it out and drops it on the ground, then kicks it under the desk, where it's not going to be obviously found by anyone who doesn't care...but those looking just might.

Dara: *she flutters over to aerins shoulder if he doesnt mind, careful with the talons as usual*

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: Not stupid at all, he loves this kinda stuff. And gloves and other bits go in the bag once more for Dara to carry out.

Corbin Justice [PB 4]: ((*hugs all*))

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: The phone is put together and put into the bag. "All right, folks. Let's move. Dara, head out the way you went. We're doing the same. Right frickin' quick, too. We'll deal with this cesspool later."

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: He doesn't seem to mind at all, and leans his head over to very gently run his check over her head. "Done good, birdbrain," he murmurs.

Anthony Martinez: He is typing into his phone a message to be sent to Aerin. a whisper to Kels "They are elaving but warning them the guards are on their way back inside.,"

Knife: (Alrighto, considering the guards are on the lower level and they're going to head out of the upper level we can just take this to completion and say they manage to escape back into the night. The windo is much easier to fit through in the physical realm also cause it opens much wider. It's a bit of a drop though..nothing serious. )

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods* Those two need to be taken care of too.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [I'm good with that, if everyone else is. I am here a bit longer regardless, just not more than an hour or so max.]

Aerin Thomas [Umbral]: ((Works for me. And they head off to regroup with Slade at the van, then head home. And then Aerin's little signature goes off, hopefully. ;) ))

Corbin Justice: ((Thanks for the scene, KF!))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((good for me...I can stay up or crash, either way))

Corbin Justice: ((I'm an hour and a half past *L* so I have to dash.))

Anthony Martinez: He nods to Kelsey. "And nice to see you again." he tells her with a smile. Getting out of there as soon as they can. ((*S* sounds good to me too.))

Knife: (No problem, thanks for playing, especially those who stayed up past their bedtimes)

Dara: (gah...nick...demmit*chuckles* am on for a bit more too depending onw hat people wanna do for after)

Knife: (we'll have an information recap on the Forum in the next couple of days. Can plan the groups next actions there as well if that floats your boats)

Corbin Justice: ((*nodnod*))

Anthony Martinez: ((*Hugs* thanks KF for the scene. Sleep well to all of you heading off that direction))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Thankd for the scene Knife! // Do we want to do anything else at the regroup point or just fade here?))

Shadow's Bissful Silence: [Ending then. He'll stay near, but not on top of Aerin on the way home, quieter. With an occasional wince as jostling agitated the bite on his shoulder. Thanks much KF! And everyone! Awesome scene!]

Shadow's Bissful Silence: [Not terribly long, but I could for a bit if people were up to it.]

Dara: (am up for it*nods*)

Knife: ~Slade meets the group back at the van, less eventful than he figured, perhaps they didn't encounter anything too dangerous. He notes that Bliss is mildy injured. The van ride back to the park is uneventful. It would seem their mission was accomplished with a modicum of stealth and subtlety. They are not followed from the school...that they can tell...~

Anthony Martinez: ((I can for a bit. *S* Not too long though cause i have a Dr's appointment tomorrow))

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((We can move to a regroup point for a short while.))

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Aerin will heal Bliss on the way back to the park.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Mothers Touch: 10,3,3,3,6,3,

Knife: (Thanks again everyone!)

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She's silent on the ride back with the other two girls, heading quickly for the regroup point once they arrive, pacing a bit, tense.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Stay here, guys? Or Park, or somewhere else?))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((I assumed stay here just for ease and speed))

Dara: (eithers fine with me....)

Anthony Martinez: ((Stay here for ease of things, we are all here after all.))He parks his car near the police station house at the park. It is great to know where all of the didfferent police precincts are located. And then hikes his way back to the Sept area. He does glance at his watch when he get's to the Sept. a sigh as he runs his hand through his hair.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Here works.)) He's quiet on the ride back, grinning about something the whole way. He looks over his shoulder to where the school was, wishing he could be in earshot around midnight.

Anthony Martinez: ((Sept or the re-group point which ever.))

Shadow's Bissful Silence: His eyes flutter closed as the bite heals, and he drops his head lightly to Aerin's shoulder. "So gotta get cleansed," he murmurs.

Dara: *once shes in the van, she pulls out that watch and eyes it, fervently and quietly with rapt fascination,checking out every little detail on it*

Anthony Martinez: Once he spots Kelsey back at the re-group point. he smiles to her. Wondering if she now remembers him or not. Their talk in that cafe that one night might not have made an impression on her or not.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Yeah...we'll get you cleansed." He nuzzles Bliss and is quiet, still grinning, until they get back. When the van stops, he waits for Bliss to get out and then follows suit, looking around.

Dara: *she gets out as well, pack over her shoulder and eyes still on that watch as she blindly follows wherever bliss and aerin go(watching from out the corners of her eyes*G*)*

Shadow's Bissful Silence: "Thanks though," he says as he jumps out of the van. "Though I'm not sure I'll ever get used to that."

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((*tries public posting it*))*It takes her a moment longer but yeah, she remembers.* Hey. *She doesn't smile though, she wants to rip something to shreads. Or beat the shit out of something at the very least.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He smiles a bit at Dara's fascination with the watch, warmed by her attention to it, and looks to Bliss as they approach the others. "Used to what?"

Anthony Martinez: He scratches his head. "Well at least nothing went really wrong I do not think." he looks around for the other's.

Dara: *she starts humming the opening theme song from full metal alchemist as she holds it in her hand, fingers curling protectively around it as she looks between bliss and aerin* what happened?

Shadow's Bissful Silence: "I was hardly dying." He touches his now healed shoulder lightly. "Just a love bite, really."

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Except that sick fucker wanted Michelle to give him a blowjob. How many kids you think he's hurt? *The rage still boiling just beneath the surface.*

Anthony Martinez: He raises an eyebrow when the other's come near. Guess he was wrong.

Shadow's Bissful Silence: His eyes flash, and his spine stiffens. "What?" He asks Kelsey very quietly.

Anthony Martinez: And tunrs his head back to look at Kelsey, closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose. "Shit."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks at Bliss and shrugs. "Still...no need to carry it if you didn't have to." He looks up, frowning at Kelsey's comment. "He doesn't have many more he'll get to hurt. We'll deal with him."

Anthony Martinez: He holds his hands up hearing Bliss. "But she is okay nothing happened to her." looking from Aerin to Kelsey to Bliss.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He doesn't look pleased, for the record, at all. Lip curled a little at the thought. But it's over for now, and he truly knows they'll deal with him.

Shadow's Bissful Silence: "Suppose not." He goes silent a few seconds, almost says something, and then changes his mind.

Dara: *her face and mood quiets, quickly, and the watch gets stuffed into a pocket of those huge jeans, hands moving to grip and fidget with teh straps of her backpack now, soft clicking coming from inside her mouth*

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks at Bliss, then Aerin.* I want to be there. I want to be there to rip his fucking dick off and shove it down is throat. *Rage. tension. No outlet.*

Shadow's Bissful Silence: "I'm hardly going to hurt Kelsey...."

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Damn right she is, no way in fucking hell I'd have let that prick anywhere near her.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Persuasion: 2,8,6,1,3,7,10,

Anthony Martinez: He back up a few out of the line of what could be Kelsey's fire. hand rubbing at the back of his neck. "Okay I do not want to know what you are going to do to him." looking around he seems to serious on that. "And Aerin I have....well a delicate matter when you have a second."

Shadow's Bissful Silence: He smiles, watching Kelsey for a few seconds as if she is the most perfect thing he's ever seen.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Kelsey." He's calm, his words coming out clear as day with a rationality to them. "He's human. He's corrupted...and he'll die. But you're not going to torture him. His soul is trapped in the Wyrm's grasp. We'll release him. To do more is to open ourselves up to the Wyrm itself." ((Expression roll coming.))

Dara: *dara kinda absently takes a step back herself, that clicking still heard, eyes darting between aerin bliss and kelsey especially with the rageyness abounding*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Cha+Exp vs. five(WP): 8,5,2,9,3,9,

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks over at Anthony.* Sorry.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He doesn't answer Tony immediately, his attention on the Get.

Anthony Martinez: A grin. "Hey it happens. Just you know easier to help with cover up when I do not know too much. Should you know the need arise."

Shadow's Bissful Silence: He rubs his cheek over Aerin's shoulder again. "I'll be at home." He lifts his head and waves. "Goodnight people." [Yeah, bedtime. *hugs* Thanks again!]

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She looks back at Aerin, scowling but doesn't snap an answer back. Perhaps that's a good sign? She's still tense, though.*

Anthony Martinez: He nods to Bliss, still not knowing who that was but hey it happens right? "Night" ((*Snugs a Fox*))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((Ninight)) *She gives a brief wave to Bliss.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods, his hand rising to smooth over Bliss's scalp, fingertips passing over the Lord's jawline to the end of his chin. His eyes don't leave Kelsey's. "See you there, Bliss."

Dara: *she looks to bliss and waves with fingertips sticking from the sleeves* um.....later bliss.....night...*still acting odd*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "We're a scalpel, Kelsey. Cutting the sickness free of humanity. We're not a hacksaw or a power drill...we're not a blowtorch. You want to see what a desire to torture is...some day, I may just show you how dangerous that desire is." It's not a threat against Kelsey, at all. Nothing threatening about it.

Anthony Martinez: He looks back and forth between Kelsey and Aerin quiet as he shifts his weight from one foot to another.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She runs a hand through her hair in frustration.* I don't want to torture him, I just...fuck...I want to DO something. Not just sit around and wait.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods, smiling a bit. "I understand. What you're feeling is a very righteous anger. And frankly, even as I'm standing here now saying this, I can't say I wouldn't have felt the same as you had I heard the man's words. If you need to blow of some steam...well, you're not alone. We can go somewhere and work some aggression out by beating the tar out of each other, if you want." He grins a bit. "Wouldn't mind seeing what you've got in that respect. Think you can take the whiny little peacenik Child of Gaia?"

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She smirks a bit, a grateful look in her eyes.* I've seen what you can stand up against. I wouldn't call you a whiny little peacenik but you're on.

Dara: *chewing her lip, she sighs softly, looking between the other three quietly for a moment before thrusting her hands into her pockets, teh soft clicking sound coming from her mouth again*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods and grins. "Good." He looks away from her and looks to Dara, smiling at her and taking a step in her direction...an arm reaching out to hug her. "Glad you like the watch, by the way."

Anthony Martinez: He seems to relax and seems if not a bit relieved, as he smiles some.

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *Just the knowing that she's going to be able to spar with Aerin goes a long way towards bringing her temper down. She gives Anthony a bit of a rueful look.* Least you know I'm not just some deliquent now...

Dara: *shes a bit lackluster in the hug, let alone smile, but she manages one for him, let alone the gift*....course I do.....s'one of my favorite shows.....

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He frowns a little bit at the lackluster nature of the hug and smile, eyes concerned. "You wanna talk later?"

Anthony Martinez: He smiles to Kelsey "Yeah at least now I know you are not. And you now know that I am family. So's Ashlyn." he looks to Aerin. "And if you could Aerin, help me to stop a women lib thing from breaking out with the family. I would be greatful."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He looks briefly to Tony, just a quick signal that he hasn't forgotten him, before looking back to Dara.

Anthony Martinez: He nods to Aerin. And looks back to Kelsey so that those two can talk. "So you are one of the....pure bloods then."

Dara: *she gives a wry grin and shrug, murmuring* dont know how much itd help, if any...but....*not saying no either*

Dara -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (she wont look in his eyes, or anyones directly for that matter)

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She nods* Yeah, I get big'n'furry, I'm guessing you don't.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods and hugs her again. "We'll talk. I promise, okay?"

Anthony Martinez: "Nope Kinfolk. I am still learning the ropes. Although things make more sence now."

Dara: *whispered with a rather odd almost emotional tone* yeah...kay...*nodding as she clears her throat and blinks a bit, taking a deep breath and letting it out* gonna.....head....um.....stretch teh wings a bit...unless...anyone needs me.....*bare toes fidgeting*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Go on, hon." He nods to Dara, watching her closely. "Take to the air. I'll see you later."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Per+Emp (Dara): 10,5,4,3,9,10,6,

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: d10: Specialty: 5,3,

Anthony Martinez: A smile and a wave to Dara. "Night."

Dara -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (oh he doesnt even need a roll*chuckles* shes severely badly sad as hell/depressed about something and fighting not to cry.....like, pained hurting sad)

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She shrugs a bit non-committally. It's not like she and Andy were in that abandoned clinic for anything other than exploring.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3] -> Dara: ((Yeah, I know. *S* Rolled anyway. *hugs*))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Night Dara. Catch you later.

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He watches Dara take off, and then, when she's gone, looks back to Tony. "Now, what can I help with?"

Anthony Martinez: He ment about himself. But hey everyone thinks their own way right?

Dara: *she nods, not really looking at anyone, hands shoved in pockets as she starts to turn to go*

Dara: (and unless anyone stops her, shifts to corvid and poofs*G**hugs* sorry birdy girls just noooot quite social feelin right now)

Anthony Martinez: He blinks over to Aerin " Oh uh yeah." he rubs the back of his neck. "Seems neither Ashlyn nor I know what to do. She has a friend, another Kinfolk like us that she is good friends with. And well Ashlyn is under the impression that her family, is holding her against her will. Ashlyn and her go out to lunch a lot and well her friend didn't make any of the lunch appointments, and is not answer her calls. I guess her friend moved out, but is now back at the place she lived with her family. The phone there was disconnected, and I guess something happened to her, but she is safe. Still Ashlyn wanted to make a missing person's report, and well besides messages, if the messages get passed on or not, that is all they can get to her. Or well her ex-fiance said that at least. Ashlyn believes she can help her friend and is about r3eady to storm the castle if you get my meaning."

Anthony Martinez: ((*Snugs* it is okay GG ))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She blinks and frowns.* ((*snugs a GG*))

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He frowns a little bit. "I see. Well, I can see what I can do, sure. Who is it?"

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((*Hugs the GG* It's all good, hon. Thanks for the scene!))

Anthony Martinez: "Her friends name? Oh it is Morgane. Little thing, foreign. With all of the things about the Model killer and her working so much and now this. I do not need Ash any more stressed than she is. That and I get the feeling that she might be able to help her, but she will not tell me how."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He blinks at that, surprised. "Morgane? Her..." He shakes his head. "Morgane? Her EX-fiance?" He's frowning deeply now, something angry coming into his tone, though not directed to Anthony, for sure. "Yeah. I'll see what I can do."

Kelsey Horn (PB3): Morgane and Lucien broke up!?

Anthony Martinez: And now it is his turn to blink several times. "Yes, yes, and yes. " he frowns slightly. "I guess it is not common knowledge or something. Hell my mother has a better network knowing seconds after I had a bad date what happened. Yeah I guesds they split a while ago now. I do not know when." then another blink. "You know her? Okay this is a small world."

Anthony Martinez: He looks over to Kelsey and nods to her. "Yeah." looks around then winces. "Did I just like spill a secret or something? What is so bad about them splitting up?"

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Yeah, I know her." He shakes his head. "Like I said, I'll see what I can do." He looks over to Kelsey. "Spar-time now?"

gargoylegrl -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (*hugs* didnt see you on icq, figured to nudge ya here bout something if is ok?)

Anthony Martinez: A relieved look to Aerin. "Thanks Aerin."

Aerin Thomas [PB 3] -> gargoylegrl: ((I'm on invis. *Hugs* Shoot!))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She shakes her head.* Just...didn't seem like something that was on the horizon when she told me about it. In fact, she seemed happy about it. I've only met her a couple times though. And I haven't seen her in a while. *She frowns, then nods at Aerin.*

gargoylegrl -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (didnt know how much longer ya were on, figured to pester that way*G* of course....and wanted to ask about tomorrow, if youd seen the post I made in the ling forums*cant remember if Id pointed it out to you or nah* since last I looked no one answered)

Anthony Martinez: He looks surprised, everyone it seems knows everyone. He so needs to hang out here more." I will let you two get to your sparing. I need to get home to Ashlyn and pray that she didn't make a trip to the station to drag me home." yep he lied to Ashlyn. "Sorry to tell you that bad news then when it seems like not a lot of people knew. Talk to you later Aerin and Kesley. And thanks again." he starts to head on out ((I need to get go bed. 4 hours of sleep last night with a DR's appointment in less than 12 hours. Sleep for me *Hugs all around* thanks for the scene.))

Aerin Thomas [PB 3] -> gargoylegrl: ((Tomorrow will be awesome. *Hugs* I'll be there.))

Kelsey Horn (PB3): ((*Snugs* Thanks! Night!))

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "See you, Tony." He nods to the kin and then looks to Kelsey before heading further into the park. They can fight it out in there.

Anthony Martinez: And he heads back to his car and takes off for home.

gargoylegrl -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: (sweet*G* thanks)

Kelsey Horn (PB3): *She waves and follows Aerin.*

Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((And gone for now...sparring later!))