Keith Newcomb: (He would just be at home,
most likely.)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Aerin actually hasn't
gone to the apartment he set up for Keith first...he went several other places.
Sex clubs, bars, nightclubs and the like. It's a few days until he shows up at
Keith's door. He's dressed in his usual long-coat as of late, the light-fabric
one, with a black turtleneck, jeans, and boots underneath. He walks up to the
front door, expression stoney, and...knocks?
Keith Newcomb: He's about to shout, realize
it's locked. Frowns. And goes to the door, unlocking and opening it before
asking who it is. He looks different these days, hair back to its original dark
color, longish and back to wavy/curly as it naturally is.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He nods to Keith, cold
eyes looking him over. "Gonna invite me in?"
Keith Newcomb: He gives him a backwards,
chin-up sort of nod and turns away, leaving the door open. "Yeah. Wondered if I
was ever going to see you again," he responds in a neutral tone. "There's
coffee." The apartment's 'theme' runs to mostly black and pretty much cluttered
and messy. He's no housekeeper.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He steps inside,
shutting the door behind him and quietly turning the lock behind his back.
"Yeah, well, I've been busy. So have you." He pulls out his Glock when Keith's
back is turned, raising it to take aim at Keith's head. His expression doesn't
change...stays the same stoned-faced, emotionless look. "How about we talk about
that?"
Keith Newcomb: He turns to sit down. Sees
the gun. His lips twitch a bit and he flops down on the stained black couch. "As
much as I admire and respect your capacity for violence, which bit is this
about?"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "This would be about
fucking with, or in this case fucking, corrupting, and abusing, members of my
family. I warned you about that."
Keith Newcomb: "If this is about Ethan,"
he says with a shake of his head, "you cut him loose. He wasn't off limits
anymore. And I ain't corrupting him. He's an adult, Aerin. I didn't coerce,
didn't threaten him, didn't rape him. He's living his own life as his right."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Bullshit." He shakes
his head. "He's my family. He's ALWAYS off-limits to a piece of shit like you."
He cocks the hammer back. "I made that explicitly clear to you. And Ethan has
his own consequences to face for this. But that's not your problem."
Keith Newcomb: His eyes narrow. "What the
hell are you talking about? He's not related to you that I know of. You cut him
loose, he went into the park that night crying and sending out prey signals to
every fucking predator in the city! I probably saved his fucking life. You talk
like your family is everyone, like you're related to half of New York or
something. Ethan was your lover, you dumped him, that's ALL I knew."
Keith Newcomb: (And no, he doesn't know about
Aerin being Garou. He never did find out. *S*)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I told you he was my
family. And that my family was off-limits to you. You should have played on the
safe side." He shakes his head. "And you choked him out while fucking him. You
weren't taking care of him. Now all I want to know is this...what did he tell
you? Everything he possibly told you about me and our family. The man can't keep
a secret to save his life, after all."
Keith Newcomb: "Choked him?" He raises an
eyebrow. "You mean erotic asphyxsia? It might be kinky, but I wasn't trying to
kill him. And he did tell me something about you." A faint smirk, despite the
gun. "He said you were a great nelly bottom. But that's all he said, he didn't
say nothing about no family or being a part of your family. He just cried on my
shoulder and shit like that."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: His face tightens up,
eyes getting some real emotion to them. Anger. "He...he was your fucking sex
toy. Nothing more. You're not capable of more. And I should have killed you long
ago. There's only room for one monster in this apartment." Which, it seems, he's
intent to do now, as he goes to pull the trigger. ((Which I believe would be
Init time? *S*))
Keith Newcomb:
d10: : 7,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Init plus six: 7,
Uktena: ((I'm here if
you need me.))
Keith Newcomb: (12)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((13; getting an ST to
come in and mod for fairness's sake))
Uktena:
[Reverse order then. Standard rules with declaration first please.]
Keith Newcomb: He does the most instinctive
thing, dodges by diving off the couch in a roll.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: And he of course opens
fire, his expression losing it's stoneyness, lip curling in rising anger.
Keith Newcomb:
d10: : 9,4,4,3,2,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Dex+Firearms: 7,1,7,1,7,3,
Uktena: Aerin
does his best but it looks like some luck is with Keith as he rolls off the
couch and Aerin misses.
Keith Newcomb: "Aerin, knock it off, goddamn
it, be an adult! It's not me you want to kill!" He makes a grab for the wrist
with the gun to either make him drop it, or just keep the weapon aimed away.
(That would be a dex brawl? And five minute warning and I MUST pause to go to my
nieces' going away.)
Uktena: [Yes,
dex and brawl]
Keith Newcomb:
d10: : 5,2,5,1,6,6,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He drops the gun as it
is, suddenly growing much...much larger. Like, Crinos larger. ((Rage spent for
it, plus one more)) And swings a huge, closed fist into Keith's jaw, with one
more following.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((The second being the
other Rage action))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Dex+Brawl: 9,3,6,8,6,1,7,
Uktena:
[please roll damage]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Damage: 4,8,6,5,8,2,9,9,4,6,
Keith Newcomb:
d10: soak: 7,7,5,
Keith Newcomb: ((I think the second roll will
either kill him or knock him out. But I must pause here, I'm already late and
I've got a walk ahead of me. I'll be on tomorrow at 6pm PST again!))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((*NodNod* The goal is
to knock him out, was hoping to use that to let you get to your thing. Should be
good for tomorrow))
Keith Newcomb: ((*L* Sounds good. Thanks for
refereeing, Uktena! I'll be back tomorrow, for much longer, too.))
Keith Newcomb: ((And talk about a broken jaw
... youch! *L*))
Uktena:
[Welcome]
Keith Newcomb: (here)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Okay, so can roll
out the hit and damage on the second punch if you like...he could always miss or
do no damage. This is Aerin we're talking about. *G*))
Keith Newcomb: (go ahead if you like *G*
I'm out of dodges)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Okie. *NodNod*)) The
second fist comes in hard and fast, half an instant behind the first one with a
snarl forming in his throat.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Dex+Brawl: 8,9,3,7,3,6,8,
Uktena: [Damage of
course]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Damage: 8,6,5,6,6,6,7,7,6,4,5,
Keith Newcomb: (Uh... *L* I don't think
I'll bother with soak, his stamina is only 3.) ~He drops as if he slammed into a
steel wall.~
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: When Keith drops,
Aerin stops, staring down at the body he just knocked into unconsciousness. He
drops back into his Breed form and starts searching tha apartment for
restraints. This is Keith's place, he figures it HAS to have something.
Keith Newcomb: (Take your pick of basic
and exotic bondage gear ... he's got 'em. Uh, and the place is a pigsty. Aerin
also comes across the dwarf bunny in its tank and a kitten cowering under the
bed. The Rottweiler is at teh vet's.)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He ignores the
animals...he'll deal with that later. He grabs some heavy leather wrist
restraints and sets to restraining Keith, arms and legs splayed, to the bed. He
works quickly and efficiently...a couple years spent with Trevor having
apparently gotten him quite skilled with the devices.
Keith Newcomb: (on his back or stomach?)
~He doesn't resist. He is inert.~
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((On his stomach))
Once Keith is lashed down, he picks up the first blade he can find and proceeds
to cut Keith's clothes off. He's actually careful not to mark Keith's flesh...he
leaves it intact. He actually hums a little as he works, keeping an eye on Keith
so that he doesn't wake up and struggle, thus hurting himself.
Keith Newcomb: He heals, slowly, but he isn't
conscious so he cannot force the blood to heal himself faster.
Keith Newcomb: (And the easiest blade to grab
is the 9-inch one he keeps strapped to his ankle.)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Once he's completely
naked and restrained, he digs out from his pocket a tube of lipstick. He applies
it to Keith's lips, carefully even, and then takes a mirror, setting it up to
where Keith can see himself. When he's done with it all, he goes and gets a bowl
of water from the kitchen, comes out, and proceeds to dump the entire thing over
Keith's back, hoping to shock him into consciousness.
Keith Newcomb: It might take another bowl of
water, but eventually he comes to, not with a disoriented and fearful manner
but, judging by the tension in his entire body, anger. Probably not helped any
by the mirror either. "If it isn't me, it'll just be another," he whispers. "And
another and another. You're angry at him, not me."
Keith Newcomb: He tests the restraints,
naturally, but doesn't overly struggle.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You're right," he
says, quite calmly. "I am angry at him. It doesn't change the fact that I should
have ripped your throat out the second I saw you watching my infant daughter the
way that you were. Adrian."
Keith Newcomb: "I never harmed her. You know
I haven't killed anyone. I'm Chaos, but I'm no longer the monster I was. And I
warned Ethan what I was, but he pursued anyway. You have no right, Aerin,
you're no better than I was."
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "You're Wyrm." He
walks around to where Keith can see him. "You're a monster. You were born a
monster. You'll always BE a monster, Adrian. An evil, spiritually tainted,
misogynistic, sociopathic monster. The only reason you haven't is because of
fear. Not morality. Aren't you the one who told me that you left your vampire
masters' control by setting them on fire?" He reaches over and pulls the fire
alarm, watching Keith.
Keith Newcomb: "I don't fear. I was bored
with what had been before. You showed me there was more out there, so I took a
different path. Eris's path. She is my Goddess. And of course I killed
that vampire! A vampire isn't a human being, you know. I'm no fucking worm and
if you kill me, then you are NO better, for all your high ideals and
hypocritical morals. You PUT Ethan into danger!"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "I put people in
danger on a daily basis, Adrian. For the betterment of the world as a
whole...for the Goddess's Grace. I'll do it every day of my life, and happily.
Because I'm Garou. And that makes you my enemy in this war." He lets the ringing
fire alarm run for a few more moments, allowing people in the building to have
enough warning, and then goes to the corner of the bed. He picks up corner of
the sheet and any comforters and pulls his Zippo, flicking it to life. "Say
hello to Trevor for me," he says, whatever that means, and sets the flame to the
sheet until it catches.
Keith Newcomb: "Don't do this, Aerin!" He
jerks at the restraints. "I'll give you anything you want. For fuck's sake, at
least get the fucking animals out of here, you murdering bastard!"
Keith Newcomb: "And just remember, you never
gave me a fucking chance."
Keith Newcomb: He pumps a blood point into
his Strength.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "The animals will get
out." He nods. "Don't worry about that. I expect the fire will drive them away."
He even lets the rabbit out of his cage, then opens the door so that they can
flee. "As to giving you a chance...how's that search for Gunther doing? Find
anything in the several months after I gave you one last chance?"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Opens it just enough
so they can flee))
Keith Newcomb: "He went underground, you
sent me after a shadow! Why couldn't you help, huh? I'm not what I was, you owe
me a chance to prove I'm not a monster! That I could love and raise a family
like a normal person! I'm Chaos, I'm not evil!"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He also shifts up to
Glabro, so as to obscure his identity from any potential passerbys.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "No, you're not Chaos,
even if you pretend to be...even if you try to be. You're Entropy. Destruction.
Decay. Death."
Keith Newcomb: He tests the bonds carefully,
testing for weak points. "I can help you. Whatever the work is that you do, I
can help you, and I can keep the secrets, I've proved I can keep my mouth shut.
At least give me a fighting chance!"
Keith Newcomb: "I am no longer death and I
payed my fucking dues in prison! You showed me a different path." His muscles
tense.
Uktena: The
fire is starting to spread now on the bed. Keith can start to feel the heat
around him noticeably. The animals, who have been left out of their cages are
starting to panic and flee out the small exit through the door.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Did your master beg
and plead when you lit him on fire? Did any of your other victims do so when you
slowly killed them?"
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Once the animals are out the door, he kicks it shut.
Keith Newcomb: "Tommy did most of the
fucking killing! You're punishing me for killing a VAMPIRE?! I killed him to
escape slavery! Didn't you want me to kill Gunther? Why is killing one right and
another wrong? Why don't you show me and TEACH me instead of condemning me?!"
Keith Newcomb:
d10: Str + auto sux + wp: 5,8,1,6,9,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Your blood taints
you, Keith. It always will." He folds his arms over his chest, watching
impassively. "I'm not punishing you for killing a vampire...I was just curious.
But you raped and killed children. You raped and killed senior citizens. And
everything in-between. The only reason you weren't put to death was because of
California's retarded views on the death penalty. Gunther...is just like you.
Use the monsters to kill the monsters. But I can't control you, Adrian. I never
could. I should have listened to my family."
Uktena: Keith
is able to break free from his bonds as the fire gets dangerously close to him.
Keith Newcomb: "You haven't TRIED to control
me!"
Keith Newcomb: He rips up from the bonds,
pushing himself mightily away from the bed with a tumbled roll to avoid the
fire. Though a scalding may be inevitable.
Uktena: [Init
time?]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: "Damn." He frowns,
moving toward the bed. "You can't even buy decent-quality restraints." He
reaches out to grab the burning bedding and rip it off the bed, ignoring any
burns he gets as he moves toward Keith.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Think so. *S*))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Init plus six: 10,
Keith Newcomb:
d10: : 8,
Keith Newcomb: (13)
Uktena:
[You know the drill. Reverse order and all that good stuff.]
Keith Newcomb: Ducking away, he makes a dive
for the window to crash out of it. (I think he's three stories up, if I remember
correctly. There might be a fire escape out there, though.)
Keith Newcomb: (Would that be a dodge roll or
a strength to break through the window? *S*)
Uktena: [It
would first have to be dex + athletics. We'll go from there.]
Keith Newcomb:
d10: dex athletics: 4,8,7,9,7,
Uktena:
[Haven't even got Aerin's action. So roll isn't valid, because could be damaged
first.]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Aerin charges Keith,
the bedding held in front of him, and uses his Glabro bulk to smash into Keith
and knock him back, the flaming fabric between them.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Dex+Brawl (WP): 7,2,6,5,9,5,
Uktena -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
[Gonna have to roll stam for soak for grabbing
fiery bedding. Diff 5-- would say heat of a torch.]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Soak: 9,9,6,10,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((That's essentially a
tackle in terms of damage, then?))
Uktena:
[Yes.]
Keith Newcomb:
d10: : 2,3,3,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Damage: 4,9,7,9,7,6,2,5,
Keith Newcomb: (Still being bruised from
before, that likely renders him unconscious again.)
Uktena: Keith
is in extreme pain from his earlier pounding from Aerin and is rendered
unconscious underneath Aerin's weight and the burning blanket.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He drops Keith to the
ground and drops the burning bedding on top of him, frowning. "Always trying to
skate uphill." He shakes his head and starts piling flammable objects on top of
the whole mess...whatever he can find, really.
Keith Newcomb: ~unmoving under the
blanket~
Uktena -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
[Please roll another soak for the fire.]
Keith Newcomb: (That about call it then?
Honestly, I don't think he can come conscious soon enough to get out from it.)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: He waits around until
the fire is starting to spread to the rest of the room, then nods. He steps back
and grabs the mirror, picking it up and looking into it as he goes to step
through the Umbra.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Soak: 1,5,4,7,
Keith Newcomb: (He made his best effort to
the end. But he's just a ghoul. He doesn't have a lot of supernatural oomph.
*S*)
Uktena -> Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
[Aerin takes 2 lethal from the fire.]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Gnosis: 2,3,7,6,4,6,
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Whoops, rerolling
due to Wound Penalties from the burning.))
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]:
d10: Gnosis: 3,4,3,8,6,
Uktena: It
really doesn't take too long for the fire to spread, leaving Keith quite
vulnerable. By now, with the fire alarm already having been set off earlier and
the smoke and flames thickening, the sound of sirens can be heard in the
distance as they approach the scene.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((And yeah, he
certainly went down fighting, Rav! *NodNod* Surprised Aerin with that one. *S*))
Keith Newcomb: (It wasn't fear, that's the
weird part. *L* He was ANGRY at the thought of dying, but not afraid.)
Uktena:
Despite the difficulty here of the Gauntlet, Aerin still manages to get through,
though not immediately (takes 5 mins)
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: Once he's through, he
offers a brief prayer to the Goddess, then slips away. He'll come back for his
bike, parked a few blocks away, when things have calmed down some.
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((With Keith, that
makes sense, actually. :) ))
Keith Newcomb: (And I'm going to need to go
eat dinner. I'm assuming he won't make it out alive anyway, so that's cool.
Thanks for being here again, Uktena!)
Uktena:
[Sorry to have been the ST to have had to had a death scene though.]
Keith Newcomb: ((It's ok. *cough* With only
one character now, I guess it'll be easy to decide who to play. *L*))
Keith Newcomb: (Night, you two!)
Uktena: [Good
night!]
Aerin Thomas [PB 3]: ((Night, hon! Thanks,
Uktena!))