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

[Isida KepTukari]

Alister, you don't seem so well. Where are you living? I'm sure I can give you a ride. And... what's with the bugs?!

*The last sentence is a bit shrill.*

 

[Kristof]

Kristof wanders over to the scene in time to hear some of the strange utterings of Alister and repeats them over to himself in his head to try to see if he can connect them to anything, or, failing that, to memorize them for later research. Having no luck at the former, he attempts to make his way to Julia in order to confront her about Alister, and then later some more personal buisness he has with her, all the while muttering under his breath

diffeomorphic factors... jacobsthal polynomials... diffeomorphic factors... jacobsthal polynomials... diffeomorphic factors... jacobsthal polynomials... diffeomorphic factors... jacobsthal polynomials...

 

[The Crimster]

"Alister, you don't seem so well. Where are you living? I'm sure I can give you a ride. And... what's with the bugs?!" asks Dr. Silver.

Alister looks up and smiles. His breath smells of rotted onions. "Bugs? Bugs is... friends. Friends is friends. Friends is meat."

He straightens up and brushes a few bugs from his sleeves. "I'm f-f-fine. Thanks. Any friend of the professor is a friend of mine." He flashes another smile and turns to walk away.

 

[Anabstercorian]

Okay...

Alex isn't sure what to do... "Wait, Mr. Alister! Don't go yet, please. What did you mean, killed God?"

[ Diplomacy roll, +5 mod, for the purpose of convincing Mr. Alister to tell us more of his story. ]

Alex looks over at Dr. Silver and whispers. "Is he all right?"

 

[Karl Green]

Sam will watch the other group but will stay by Julia's side. If she is getting ready to leave, he will ask "Sorry about that Julia, I am sure he was just... Disturbed. I think maybe I should drive you home…"

OCC Sam will watch the other group just in case and wait for Julia to reply

 

[Isida KepTukari]

*Whispers back to Alex*

"I don't think he's quite right in the head, and he's not all right in the body either. He needs some help."

*Raises his voice back to normal conversational level.*

"Alister, are you sure you're all right? I can take you home if you don't have a ride. We can talk more about Alan on the way."

[Aid Another with Diplomacy with Alex to get some more sense out of Alister. If Alister agrees to come with us, I want his address and I'm going to write it down. If he doesn't already have it, he needs someone taking care of him.]

 

[Spoof]

As the guests leave Randy will make sure that no others are moving towards Alister, he will move over to the stricken man.

“Mr. Alister, how are you feeling now? I hope that you are feeling better now, but what did you mean God is dead?”

At this Randy will nod to the others that are there. “Thank you for helping this man, and keeping him from disturbing Mrs. Pickman any further.”

Turning back to Mr. Alister, Randy studies the bugs that are still crawling over him. He reaches out and grabs one and studies it for a second, trying to determine if it is a normal insect or if it seems different somehow. If it is then Randy will hold on to it.

“Pardon me for asking Mr. Alister, but how exactly did you know the deceased?”

[Randy will use Sense Motive +3 to try and determine if Mr. Alister is trying to evade the question]

 

[The Crimster]

Sam escorts Julia to her car. A friend of hers steps forward and shakes his hand. He is an older overweight man, with graying hair and a goatee. "Hello, there. You must be Sam. My name is Miles." He gives Sam a firm handshake. "I've heard Julia and Alan speak about you many times." The two exchange pleasantries, and then Julia comes over and hugs Sam again. She looks tired and worn. "Thank you, Sam. Miles here is going to drive me home.” She smiles weakly at her friend, and turns back to you. “I’m sure I’ll be seeing you shortly.” Sam smiles back. “Sorry about that Julia, I am sure he was just... Disturbed. I think maybe I should drive you home…" Julia shakes her head sadly. “Alan was loved by a great many of his students. I think that one has a few other problems besides missing his favorite professor. And don’t worry about me – Miles knows the way.” She gets in the vehicle, and Miles starts the car.

Kristof walks over, mumbling something to himself. He waves at Julia who waves back with a small smile. She rolls down the window and clasps his hand. "Kristof, thank you ever so much for attending. We're going to the house now. I'll see you there, too."

Alex and Dr. Silver yell after Alister, but he continues to walk away away from the group, mumbling of math. He seems oblivious to the questions.

Randy goes after Alister, calling out to him. “Mr. Alister, how are you feeling now? I hope that you are feeling better now, but what did you mean God is dead?” Alister looks over at Randy with something akin to a sneer. "Ask Nitzche." The look on his face causes Randy to pause for a moment. Gone is the babbling math student - the look he gives you is slightly... sinister. Randy gets the distinct feeling he would not be very receptive to other questions. He also notices that most of the bugs are gone from Alister's body. As he walks away, Randy grabs one from the sod and examines it. Randy, as far as you can tell, it appears to be a normal cockroach.

Randy walks back to Dr. Silver and Alex. "Thank you for helping that man, and keeping him from disturbing Mrs. Pickman any further.”

[OOC: Make sure to check the OOC thread for additional 'guidelines'.]

 

[Anabstercorian]

Alex nervously scratches the back of his head. "It was nothing... Do you think we should get him help? He looks like he needs it... Oh, sorry. I should introduce myself. I'm Alex Higgens." The pale, thin young man shakes Randy's hand.

 

[Spoof]

Randy drops the roach and crushes under his heel before extending his hand to Alex. He is dressed in a well-made black suite, along with a black tie. You cannot see his eyes for the dark sunglasses he is wearing. (Think Men in Black the end with Will Smith) Suddenly as he is shaking your hand the breeze whips his jacket open and you notice the sidearm that is holstered under his jacket.

“Hello, Mr. Higgens, My name is Randy Morrison. Do you know what was wrong with that man? Was it just grief? As for getting him some help until he does something dangerous or becomes a menace we cannot really do anything, as he is an adult. If he were a child then yes we could, as of right now, no.”

Randy will give Mr. Higgens a good look over while still holding his hand. If he notices the sketchpad he will try and get a look at what is on it if not then he will ask Mr. Higgens what he was drawing.

After this Randy will let go of his hand.

“Excuse me Mr. Higgens, but where did all the roaches come from that were on Mr. Alister, and did you happen to catch his last name?”

At this Randy will look over to the other gentlemen that are there and will introduce himself to both of them.

“Gentlemen, have any of you met Mr. Alister before today? Do you know how he knew the professor?

[Rand will wait for them to answer his questions if they are able.]

As Randy notices Julia leaving with Miles (do I know this man?) he looks back to Mr. Higgens and the other men there.

“Excuse me, but I promised to meet Mrs. Pickman at her house after the funeral, to assist her with some of her husbands things. If you gentlemen would excuse me.”