[d20 Cthulhu] What Rough Beast... (Part I)

"Randy, those wounds look nasty, but I don't think you're in any immediate danger. Guys, take Randy into the living room or something and lay him down on a couch or the floor. Get his feet up if you can. I need my medical kit to treat him properly, and it's in my car. I'll be back in a flash."

*Instructions dispensed, Ray will sprint to his car for his medical kit.*
 

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Alex paces back and forth under the awning, holding his sketch pad and furiously drawing a pencil sketch of one of the bees. [+8 on Craft check, take 10 for an 18] He mutters to himself furiously. "Psychotic math heads, one of my best friends and customers dead, and now demon bees. Hell of a day." He shows the sketch to Julia. "This is what was in the room, about this big. There were hundreds, coming out of a drawer, more than could have possibly fit in there. Julia, I'm going to go back in, grab the others, and find out what the hells going on. Join me if you like, but be ready to run away."
He enters the house again and sees Randy. "Jesus christ! Oh, man!" He moves over to Randy with his hand over his mouth, looking shocked. He glances over at the door. "Julia, any bug spray in the house? Preferably a very potent, toxic brand?"
 
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Randy Morrison

Randy sits there on the couch rocking back and forth. You see him run his hand over the holes in his arm, very gently at first, then harder. Finally he takes his nail and digs into one of them and starts to mumble

“Bees…. Calling…. So far away…. It fell… Just kept falling….. Light….
 
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(OOC, are you just RPing crazy or did you actually fail your sanity check and go temporarily insane?)

Alex grabs Randy's hand and says, in a firm voice, "Don't dig in the wounds. You'll hurt yourself very badly. DO NOT DIG IN YOUR WOUNDS." He lets go of Randy's hand and pats him on the back, trying to console him. "It's all right. You're all right. You'll be okay. You'll be fine. You'll be fine. Just relax and try to calm down, okay?"
 

(OOC, are you just RPing crazy or did you actually fail your sanity check and go temporarily insane?)
Is there a difference? Regardless, if the mechanics of what I roll says that a character develops a short or long-term insanity, I will not post it here. I will email the individual... I do not want people posting things like, "OOC: I'm insane guys, don't depend upon me!" or something like that. Let's preserve the mystery of everyone's sanity, eh?
 
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Alex, Sam and Julia continue to stand under an awning at the side of the house. It is somewhat cold with the wind and rain, but the group is protected from the worst of it. A set of nearby patio furniture collects rain water, two of the chairs overturned - most likely due to the strong winds. Alex begins to pace back and forth, furiously drawing on his sketch pad. Within moments, he has drawn a rather good likeness of the unusual bees. It is not hard for him to give the bees a rather vicious and nasty look to them. The three confer for a moment and then move back into the house. Sam seems unusually quiet, as if he is trying to formulate the best way to ask a question.

Meanwhile, Kristof and Dr. Silver lift up Randy, and move him over to the living room couch. He seems to be mumbling, perhaps some side effect of the bee stings (or bites, as the case may be). "I need my medical kit to treat him properly, and it's in my car. I'll be back in a flash." says Dr. Silver, ducking out into the rain to run to his car.

Alex sees the wounds for the first time, and his hand goes to his mouth in shock. He turns to Julia. "Julia, any bug spray in the house? Preferably a very potent, toxic brand?" Julia points to the kitchen with a shaky hand. "There. In there, Alex." Julia looks over at Randy. "Oh my god - what's happened to Randy??"

Suddenly, Randy begins to dig at his wounds, and an odd, serious look comes over his face. Alex moves over to him and manages to stop him. His words are firm, and they seem to penetrate Randy's shock. Within moments he stops trying to rip at his own flesh, and instead just sits there mumbling.

The door opens and Dr. Silver enters, carrying a rather large medical kit. Beyond the door, everyone catches a glimpse into the gloomy evening. Rain continues to pour down in buckets, and thunder seems to be coming from just overhead. A horrible night for horrible events. Without hesitation, Dr. Silver moves over to Randy and sets down his kit. He moves with the practice of a trained doctor, administering appropriate medicine and bandaging the wounds. Randy, you begin to feel better within a few moments. Your head begins to clear, but you are still left with some rather... unsettling images.

The phone rings, startling Kristof so bad he almost yelps. Julia looks at the phone, near the couch where Randy reclines. It is obvious she does not want to answer it. "Please... someone else. I don't want to speak to anyone right now."

Riiiiiiing..... Riiiiiiiing....

OOC: Assuming one of the intrepid members of your little group answers the phone (Julia certainly won't), I'd like to do something different. I want to have an actual conversation with whomever picks up the phone - via AIM. Then I'll take the log and paste it here. So whomever has a few minutes (won't take long at all), give me an IM (name is TimFN). If I'm not on, wait awhile and I should be.
 
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Sam follows Julia into the house and tried to take everything in, thinking to himself what the hell is going on here? maybe I had phone this in, but what in the hell am I going to tell the Desk Sergeant? Man I just got off probation... maybe I had better wait and try and figure this out myself...

He will go and look at Randy's wounds. He will remain quit and not bother the doctor while he works. If he gets a chance he will ask one of the others "What all this about demon bees? Did they make those wounds on Randy?"

When the phone starts ringing he will look around at the others. If no one else will answer the phone after a couple more rings Sam will pick it up

OCC as I am not set up for AIM only Hotmail instant messages I would prefer to see if someone else can do it
 


With Alex's comments Sam will look over at Julia "Do you have any bug spray? Maybe I had better handle that, I wouldn't want you to get stung."

If Sam hears about where he can get bug spray he will go and get it right away and then head back the library as fast as he can. He will try and spray it underneath the door and avoid opening the doors at all cost. He will listen at the doors also to see if he can hear what is going on in there...
 

Julia and Sam head off to the kitchen to find some bug spray. Sam stays near the kitchen door, keeping an eye on both Julia and the rest of the group.

The phone rings once more, and then Alex gets up to answer it. He looks back at Randy. "Stay calm. Just calm down." He goes to the phone and picks it up. "Hello? Pickman residence." Silence... except for a faint, clicking sound. Very much like crickets.

Alex: "Hello? Who is this?" More clicking. "This is Alex Higgens. Are you looking for anyone?"
Alex hears a deep but slightly strained voice. Almost as if the speaker is carrying some ponderous weight.
Voice: "Did you like what you found...?"
Alex: "Who are you? And what do you think we found?" This does not sound like Alister. This voice is much more confident.
Voice (threatening tone): "You better leave the Queen alone, my friend."
Alex: "Queen bee? Now this is getting interesting. What if we don't?"
Voice: "The King is dead, long live the new King. Do you know where it is? Do you??"
Alex: "Look, quit your ranting and be rational for a second. You're involved in those crazy death bees somehow, right?" There is a moment where all Alex can hear is deep breathing. Then, when the voice speaks - he seems calmer. More rational.
Voice: "We are seeking something of the King's. If you have it, it would be best for you to... give it to us."
Alex: "The King's... Alan?!?" Alex is silent for a second, holding his forehead, looking stunned and confused. "What... what do you want?"
Voice: "Yesss..." The voice is almost a hiss. "Alan. The Scarlet King." In the background, Alex hears an odd sound of stone grinding on stone.
Alex: Alex hesitates a moment before gritting his teeth and plunging on. "I don't care about what he was, he's dead now. What is it that you want?"
Voice: There is a brief pause. "You don't know." Another pause. "Leave well enough alone, who ever you are. Alan is dead, and doesn't that make us sad? Him most of all, of course, because he's the God Killer. If whatever you found in the drawer hurt you my friend, I'm mostly sorry! <high pitched giggle> But keep your nose out of places it doesn't belong!" The last part is almost a yell, then it ends with a click.

Alex turns to Julia, whom he can barely make out in the kitchen as she searches for bug spray. “Julia, do you have caller ID?” She nods. “On the base of the phone, Alex!”

Kristof looks at the number, and says aloud, “310-744-9599” He looks up at the rest of the group and pushes his eyeglasses up with his index finger. “That’s the university prefix. 744.”

Alex leans against the wall and begins rubbing his temples, his eyes closed tight. "Alan, why did you have to be so @$%#ed up..." He sighs and grabs the phone again and looks at Sam. "Take care of those bees. Something seriously, seriously weird it up." He calls the ID number. It only rings, and no one answers.

Sam and Julia leave the kitchen and head to the study. Julia has exactly what you need – high grade pesticide (“We actually had a problem with bees once – but not that… kind.”).

OOC: The preceding phone conversation is assuming that Alex quietly informs the rest of the group of what was said.
 
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