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<blockquote data-quote="orchid blossom" data-source="post: 2646819" data-attributes="member: 12815"><p><strong>Fight or Flight</strong></p><p></p><p>"Damn." Jake says plainly, "Now what." He stands up and walks over to see what is going on in his saloon.</p><p></p><p>Instead of heading towards the commotion Ruby stands from the table and backs away slowly, keeping her eyes on that area but trying to get to the side door.</p><p></p><p>Minerva notices the paninc in Ruby's eyes as she begins backing away and goes to her. "Are you alright?"</p><p></p><p>Ruby glances at Minerva but doesn't answer, instead continuing to head out the door, making it into the early evening air.</p><p></p><p>Minerva follows and grabs her arm. "Ruby, You must come back inside it is less safe out here by yourself."</p><p></p><p>Ruby pulls her arm away from Minerva and makes it out into the night. "Safer out here than in there. And you'd be safer away from me." Ruby starts hurrying down the street and away from the Lucky Lady.</p><p></p><p>"Ruby, Come back." Minerva calls, chasing her down the street. "You must not panic. Trust us to keep you safe."</p><p></p><p>On his way back to the Lucky Lady, Chester sees Ruby and Minerva rushing down the street. "Whoa there ladies. Where are you going in such a hurry?"</p><p></p><p>Nanuet follows Minerva and Ruby outside trying to figure out where she is going and to keep an eye on both the women.</p><p></p><p>Ruby glances at Minerva over her shoulder, before slipping around a corner and into the shadows. <hide, move silently> She didn't want Minerva following her in case Colin came for her and made her do things. She wasn't going to let any of them get hurt for her again. </p><p></p><p>She slides up against a cold brick wall and continues moving away from Minerva.</p><p></p><p>"Senor Chester, Do not let her go. She is not safe on her own. There may be trouble at the Lucky Lady."</p><p></p><p>"Chet, why don't you head over to the Lady, I think you will be needed more there. We can handle Ruby, I think she got spooked." </p><p></p><p>"OK. Is Turner back?" </p><p></p><p>Nanuet says, "I look like it. Take care." </p><p></p><p>"I will. Find Ruby." Chester hurries to the Lucky Lady. He puts his hand on his sixgun before opening the door.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>Kate kept her seat, looking curiously over toward the door. "There's more than one thing that can cause a commotion," she said calmly. "We have every reason to believe our troublemaker from last night is gone now. And it would be dangerous for him to show his face amongst so many who saw it's true nature yesterday."</p><p></p><p>The crowd settles down and parts as Jake makes his way over towards the area of everyone's attention. He notices a tall, light haired finely dressed man. The man's head is tilted down and he is wearing a hat that blocks his face. A cane is next to the table and the knob is finely crafted silver in the shape of two letters. C.T.</p><p></p><p>Jake motions for Jeff Mills while saying to the man, "Good evening." His hand wanders to his Colt.</p><p></p><p>Kate noticed Jake's hand move over to his Colt. She's seen it often enough now to know it's something he does when he expects trouble. She slipped away from the table and moved back toward the wall, hoping to find a place to watch unobtrusively, and act if necessary.</p><p></p><p>Jeff was already on his way over after seeing the slight commotion. He joins Jake near the table. </p><p></p><p>"E-e-evening" the man stutters never raising his eyes. He pulls the cane towards him and adjust the high collar on his jacket.</p><p></p><p>"I don't believe we have been formally introduced, I am one of the owners by the name of Jake Cook and you are?" Jake moves to see the man's face.</p><p></p><p>The man takes pains to continue to hide his face, now adjusting an ascot tie to hide the lower portion of his face. "Just a lonely man here for a drink, thanks for the hospitality."</p><p></p><p>"Yes, but it is common courtesy to face your host."</p><p></p><p>Kate dipped into her bodice and pulled out the derringer with the Magical Weapon bullet inside and kept her eye on Jake.</p><p></p><p>"Well then I guess I am rude, I just want a drink Mister, what was it? Mister Cook."</p><p></p><p>"At least take off your hat when ladies are present..." Jake reaches out and smacks the underside of the brim of the mans hat, knocking it back.</p><p></p><p>The man cowers backwards as Jake sends the hat flying. The man drops the cane and whimpers. "Look Mister Cook, I didn't mean to hurt nobody, I... I can't help myself, don't know what I am doing." The man is visibly shaken and disturbed, but is certainly not Colin Turner.</p><p></p><p>Kate's heard started pounding again, sending loud torrents of blood through her ears. She tucked the derringer away and walked toward Jake and the stranger.</p><p></p><p>"Hermes!" Jake spins around looking for Ruby and doesn't find her. "Jeff, don't let him get away," Jake hollers as he runs out the side door. </p><p></p><p>Outside he looks around and does not see any of them. "Blast!" He thinks a moment and screams at the top of his lungs, "Ruby! Meet at the run away spot!" He makes his away across town to the El Parador.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>Nanuet whispers to Minerva "Did you see which alleyway she went down?"</p><p></p><p>"She went that way." Minerva says pointing to the corner. "She was just ahead of me. She could not have gotten very far."</p><p></p><p>Nanuet begins looking for her tracks. It takes a few moments but when he thinks he has found the proper ones he motions for Minerva to follow him. <<move silently>> Nanuet makes his way towards the alleyway where he believes Ruby is hiding.</p><p></p><p>Minerva follows behind Nanuet, alert for trouble that may be lurking in the shadows.</p><p></p><p>Nanuet stealthily enters the alley. He looks it up and down but is unable to spot anyone. "She must have gone out the other side, keep looking." Nanuet starts calling out her name, giving up on trying to out stealth Ruby.</p><p></p><p>"Damn, that girl is going to get us all killed. Nanuet, we should not be so loud. We do not know what ears may be listening. Minerva rushes to the other end of the alley "</p><p></p><p>"Fine then, I just wanted her to know we were looking for her, she shouldn't be out here by herself running around. Here, let me track her again." </p><p></p><p>Nanuet takes his time checking over the tracks. "Here, she went this way" he says pointing down the road, "Let's hurry."</p><p></p><p>"She knows we are looking for her. That is why she is running! What is going on in that girls head? If she would just listen we could ward her against that monster." she says rushing after Nanuet.</p><p></p><p>"The girl is scared, and afraid she might do something she regrets if Turner was to get to her again." </p><p></p><p>Ruby starts breathing heavily as her heart starts pounding in her ears. She looks back and forth down the alleyway and doesn't see anyone. She moves a little way, then cuts across a street and goes back into the shadows, continuing to move away from the Lady.</p><p></p><p>Nanuet's eyes adjust to the darkness and he can easily follow the tracks. Soon Ruby can hear them approaching.</p><p></p><p><em>Dammit</em> Ruby mutters to herself as she hears them nearing. Instead of trying to completely hide Ruby lifts her skirts and starts running as fast as she can, sticking to alleyways, dodging behind buildings and around corners as fast as she can.</p><p></p><p>"After everything that happened this week you would think that she would trust her friends. None of us are safe from that abomination if we don't stick together. If she runs off we'll just be forced to go after her." Minerva says rather loudly in her exasperation.</p><p></p><p>Ruby hears Jake's voice carrying on the wind and she hears "run away spot". She immediately changes course and runs until she gets into the barn of the El Parador. She heads to her horse and breathing heavy she slips into the stall where her black stallion is resting.</p><p></p><p>"Well I can't be chasing her forever, look there she goes running off. Let's go!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orchid blossom, post: 2646819, member: 12815"] [b]Fight or Flight[/b] "Damn." Jake says plainly, "Now what." He stands up and walks over to see what is going on in his saloon. Instead of heading towards the commotion Ruby stands from the table and backs away slowly, keeping her eyes on that area but trying to get to the side door. Minerva notices the paninc in Ruby's eyes as she begins backing away and goes to her. "Are you alright?" Ruby glances at Minerva but doesn't answer, instead continuing to head out the door, making it into the early evening air. Minerva follows and grabs her arm. "Ruby, You must come back inside it is less safe out here by yourself." Ruby pulls her arm away from Minerva and makes it out into the night. "Safer out here than in there. And you'd be safer away from me." Ruby starts hurrying down the street and away from the Lucky Lady. "Ruby, Come back." Minerva calls, chasing her down the street. "You must not panic. Trust us to keep you safe." On his way back to the Lucky Lady, Chester sees Ruby and Minerva rushing down the street. "Whoa there ladies. Where are you going in such a hurry?" Nanuet follows Minerva and Ruby outside trying to figure out where she is going and to keep an eye on both the women. Ruby glances at Minerva over her shoulder, before slipping around a corner and into the shadows. <hide, move silently> She didn't want Minerva following her in case Colin came for her and made her do things. She wasn't going to let any of them get hurt for her again. She slides up against a cold brick wall and continues moving away from Minerva. "Senor Chester, Do not let her go. She is not safe on her own. There may be trouble at the Lucky Lady." "Chet, why don't you head over to the Lady, I think you will be needed more there. We can handle Ruby, I think she got spooked." "OK. Is Turner back?" Nanuet says, "I look like it. Take care." "I will. Find Ruby." Chester hurries to the Lucky Lady. He puts his hand on his sixgun before opening the door. * * * Kate kept her seat, looking curiously over toward the door. "There's more than one thing that can cause a commotion," she said calmly. "We have every reason to believe our troublemaker from last night is gone now. And it would be dangerous for him to show his face amongst so many who saw it's true nature yesterday." The crowd settles down and parts as Jake makes his way over towards the area of everyone's attention. He notices a tall, light haired finely dressed man. The man's head is tilted down and he is wearing a hat that blocks his face. A cane is next to the table and the knob is finely crafted silver in the shape of two letters. C.T. Jake motions for Jeff Mills while saying to the man, "Good evening." His hand wanders to his Colt. Kate noticed Jake's hand move over to his Colt. She's seen it often enough now to know it's something he does when he expects trouble. She slipped away from the table and moved back toward the wall, hoping to find a place to watch unobtrusively, and act if necessary. Jeff was already on his way over after seeing the slight commotion. He joins Jake near the table. "E-e-evening" the man stutters never raising his eyes. He pulls the cane towards him and adjust the high collar on his jacket. "I don't believe we have been formally introduced, I am one of the owners by the name of Jake Cook and you are?" Jake moves to see the man's face. The man takes pains to continue to hide his face, now adjusting an ascot tie to hide the lower portion of his face. "Just a lonely man here for a drink, thanks for the hospitality." "Yes, but it is common courtesy to face your host." Kate dipped into her bodice and pulled out the derringer with the Magical Weapon bullet inside and kept her eye on Jake. "Well then I guess I am rude, I just want a drink Mister, what was it? Mister Cook." "At least take off your hat when ladies are present..." Jake reaches out and smacks the underside of the brim of the mans hat, knocking it back. The man cowers backwards as Jake sends the hat flying. The man drops the cane and whimpers. "Look Mister Cook, I didn't mean to hurt nobody, I... I can't help myself, don't know what I am doing." The man is visibly shaken and disturbed, but is certainly not Colin Turner. Kate's heard started pounding again, sending loud torrents of blood through her ears. She tucked the derringer away and walked toward Jake and the stranger. "Hermes!" Jake spins around looking for Ruby and doesn't find her. "Jeff, don't let him get away," Jake hollers as he runs out the side door. Outside he looks around and does not see any of them. "Blast!" He thinks a moment and screams at the top of his lungs, "Ruby! Meet at the run away spot!" He makes his away across town to the El Parador. * * * Nanuet whispers to Minerva "Did you see which alleyway she went down?" "She went that way." Minerva says pointing to the corner. "She was just ahead of me. She could not have gotten very far." Nanuet begins looking for her tracks. It takes a few moments but when he thinks he has found the proper ones he motions for Minerva to follow him. <<move silently>> Nanuet makes his way towards the alleyway where he believes Ruby is hiding. Minerva follows behind Nanuet, alert for trouble that may be lurking in the shadows. Nanuet stealthily enters the alley. He looks it up and down but is unable to spot anyone. "She must have gone out the other side, keep looking." Nanuet starts calling out her name, giving up on trying to out stealth Ruby. "Damn, that girl is going to get us all killed. Nanuet, we should not be so loud. We do not know what ears may be listening. Minerva rushes to the other end of the alley " "Fine then, I just wanted her to know we were looking for her, she shouldn't be out here by herself running around. Here, let me track her again." Nanuet takes his time checking over the tracks. "Here, she went this way" he says pointing down the road, "Let's hurry." "She knows we are looking for her. That is why she is running! What is going on in that girls head? If she would just listen we could ward her against that monster." she says rushing after Nanuet. "The girl is scared, and afraid she might do something she regrets if Turner was to get to her again." Ruby starts breathing heavily as her heart starts pounding in her ears. She looks back and forth down the alleyway and doesn't see anyone. She moves a little way, then cuts across a street and goes back into the shadows, continuing to move away from the Lady. Nanuet's eyes adjust to the darkness and he can easily follow the tracks. Soon Ruby can hear them approaching. [I]Dammit[/I] Ruby mutters to herself as she hears them nearing. Instead of trying to completely hide Ruby lifts her skirts and starts running as fast as she can, sticking to alleyways, dodging behind buildings and around corners as fast as she can. "After everything that happened this week you would think that she would trust her friends. None of us are safe from that abomination if we don't stick together. If she runs off we'll just be forced to go after her." Minerva says rather loudly in her exasperation. Ruby hears Jake's voice carrying on the wind and she hears "run away spot". She immediately changes course and runs until she gets into the barn of the El Parador. She heads to her horse and breathing heavy she slips into the stall where her black stallion is resting. "Well I can't be chasing her forever, look there she goes running off. Let's go!" [/QUOTE]
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