[d20 Modern / 4CtF] Windy City Mutants: Genesis [PG-17]

[Krizzel]

Monday, 6:02pm
Brookton Public Library, South Side

As he made it for the door he checked over his shoulder to see if they'd noticed him, and to idly notice the time.

Still pretty early... What am I going to do with the rest of my time?

Brenda and Faith seemed more interested in the two boys with them than anything else, and thankfully they either didn't see or didn't recognize Macario. Honeyed brash laughter echoed back to him from them just as he walked out the doors.

Outside it was snowing again, covering the ground in a half-inch of wet, white velvet. The orangish amber of the city's lights seemed to pervade everything with a dull glow that only served to make the shadows feel darker. Somewhere in the distance a lonely siren called out into the young night.

It was only a few blocks back to Macario's home. The Science & Industry and Natural History museums weren't too far away; there'd been lots of advertisements for some new Egypt exhibit lately. Soldier Field was also a short ride on the Metra bus from here. If he was lucky, Macario might be able to sneak in to the game tonight.

Or he might've had somewhere else in mind to go, but Macario's thoughts were interrupted as he rounded the block onto a less busy street that led to an intersection directly between home and the bus stop. Passing an alleyway, something caught his eye, and sure enough a shadowed form stepped out to follow him seconds after he passed. The street was all of a sudden much too quiet, and much too dark...

 

[Krizzel]

Monday, ?:??pm
Museum of Natural History, downtown

With a great effort Linh pulled through the pain, clawing her way forward into the cramped hollow until her legs felt free. That hardly made them feel better though - her left leg was probably severely sprained, or maybe the muscle was even torn or the bone broken. Whatever the case, it hurt like hell, and there was barely enough room to sit up hunched over, much less perform a thorough examination.

Besides, there was something wrong with Bo's hand, something other than being covered with what was probably blood. His pulse felt slow and erratic, though for some reason it felt...'loud,' reverbrating up the bones of her arm and into her ribs and spine and skull until Linh felt like she could hear it.

And then it just stopped.

OOC: Rolled just high enough this time w/o needing the AP, though she did take another point of STR damage (failed the FORT save again). Would've used the AP for the save, but since it was just a failure instead of a critical failure like last time, it's only 1 point and it takes you down to 6, still a minus two. I also figured you might be wanting to save the AP for something else...

 

[Krizzel]

Monday, 6:00pm
Lincoln High 'Dungeon', Oak Grove

Jonathon followed the noises downstairs, down the hallway there and into the 'Dungeon,' the main freshman locker area. The Dungeon was a small maze of walkways, railings, ramps, and stairs all winding through locker clusters. The whole area was done up in bright blue and green colors - promoting school spirit - but now, at night, it was pretty dark, lit only from the fluorescent light spilling in from the connecting hallways.

Jon arrived just in time to see the DuPries twin, riding a skateboard through the Dungeon, bust an amazing trick...

OOC: Ms. Vorr, I rolled a 19 and 23 for your jump and balance, so please describe something appropriate

 

[KitanaVorr]

Monday, 6:00pm
Lincoln High 'Dungeon', Oak Grove

Lana's Skating Theme

Lana sped up toward the long ramp that had railings extending out into an opening, free of walls. As she approached fairly rapidly at about 30 degree angle, she ollied onto the thick rail. Just as she peaked, she pushed down with her back heel to slam her back wheels onto the rail, leaving her front foot at its original height--basically doing a manual grind for a few brief seconds before dropping the front wheels down into a basic 50-50 grind.

Just as she reached the end of the stair rail, she crouched down slightly just as before when she had done the backside popshuvit. Pushing her front foot forward and moving it slightly off the edge of the board to flip it as her back foot pushed hard down on the tail, the whole action threw her into a pop high enough that she could almost touch the ceiling just as she shot into the air.

The board spun a couple of inches below her feet, a perfect 360 kickflip. Difficult as it was to catch the board as it came from behind, never-the-less, Lana’s boots landed on her board as it smacked the ground with clackety bang, sending her speeding off further down the hallway…unaware that she now had an audience comprised of one Jonathon Windsor.

 

[Krizzel]

Monday, 6:00pm
Lincoln High gymnasium, Oak Grove

Chris literally shook with excitement. "Woo hoo!" Squeezing Stacy tightly, he smiled and gave her a quick kiss. "I can pick you up from Melissa's if that's easier," he informed. With another squeeze, Chris extricated himself and stood up, stretching.

"I'm hungry - d'you want anything Stace? How about you, Julie?"

"That's okay, Chris, I'm fine," the other girl replied. "I need to go see my sister for a second - I think she's making plans," Julie went on, shaking her head slightly. "Stacy, do you think it would be okay if I got a ride home with you if Becca's going out?"

Back at the gym doors, Stacy could see Eric Bennett just coming in. He was wearing a black Spiderman t-shirt and some jeans, and his black hair was down now and hanging down to just brush on his shoulders. Glancing around, he smiled and waved to her before stopping to chat with a few other people on his way in.

 

[garyh]

Monday, ?:??pm
Museum of Natural History, downtown

Linh was startled by the sensations she felt. Those had certainly never happened when reading a pulse before.

Oh, but the pulse stopping... that had. That had, and she wasn't going to let it happen again if she could help it. She felt her way up Bo's arm and, if he's not too buried, began to perform CPR on him.

 

[loxmyth]

Monday, 6:02pm
Brookton Public Library, South Side

Macario had decided before he had even gotten outside that he'd head to the museums. He'd heard that there was a new exhibit and they were easily in walking distance. And he enjoyed walking, even in the snow. It always gave him time to think and reflect on the issues that were bugging him in his life.

More than usual, the thing he was reflecting on was his condition, but there were times he had the thoughts of a 'normal' fifteen year old boy. Would the coach ever take him off the bench on the basketball team? Would he ever get a chance to go the upcoming school dance with anyone? Would he ever have any friends, besides Roz? On one hand he enjoyed being a loner, but sometimes he just yearned to be 'one of the boys'.

He paused the deep ruminations of his lot in life at the instersection. Something had caught his eye, and it had taken a moment for the panicking part of his brain to cut through the thoughts of the angsty part. A shadowy figure stepped out to follow. Okay, he thought, just keep it calm.

He turned only his head and a bit of his torso to get a look at the form, but didn't slow. It's probably just some homeless bum, he thought to himself, I can't just keep jumping at shadows. Still, he started mentally mapping the ways he could escape. Going home was no good; his mom would still be working and besides, he'd have to pull the keys out of his backpack, giving an assailant ample time to harm him. A major street downtown, he finally decides, one with lots of light. That is, of course, if this guy's some psycho. He focuses on the dark shape to make sure that all this flight response is necessary.

 

[Shalimar]

Stacy

Monday, 6:00pm
Lincoln High gymnasium, Oak Groove

Stacy nodded her agreement to Chris picking her up straight from Melissa's, giving him her 'dreamy' I can't believe I am so lucky smile. "Where are we going, or is it a surprise?"

"No, I'm ok, I don't want to get fat." she says self-consciously smoothing down her skirt.

"Of course you can Julie. I'll ask dad when he gets here, it might be crowded, Eric is coming too so we can work on the history stuff. I can always ride on Chris's lap, and Maybe you or Lana could sit on Eric's?" she suggests.

 

[Jemal]

Monday, 6:00pm
Lincoln High 'Dungeon', Oak Grove

Jon sees the awesomeness that is this impromptu skate park, and then the trick by Lana... It had to be her, Stacy didn't skate that well. Involuntarily he comments "Sweet!" rather loudly, then clamps his mouth shut, hoping he didn't startle her off balance.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Monday, 6:00pm
Lincoln High 'Dungeon', Oak Grove

Lana pushed down on one side of the board, spinning around sharply so that she now faced her observer. A lock of black hair rested over one eye as she gave him a measuring look before recognizing him.

"Jon? What are you doing here?"