[d20 Modern] Gangs of Texas [PG-17] IC

[Krizzel]

Johnson's Garage
Fifth Ward

"You got it old man. Be careful out there."

T-Bull stepped around to the other side of the car, squeezing down into the tiny seat. "I thought you wanted to go to work, huh?" he wondered, resting his arm on the back of her seat. "And I also wanna hear all about Fu Kim. D'ya know if your brother is home?"

 

[KitanaVorr]

Johnson's Garage
Fifth Ward

"Well yeah, but I got to drop you off home first, don't I?" Jess vroomed up the car, knocking them both back in their seats as she started zooming down the streets. "And my bro? He's probably at home eating dinner. He never cooks for himself these days, just living off of mom's food."

The rest of the time she filled him in on the basics of Fu Kim, what happened before the shots rang out, who got shot, and what the police said they thought which was basically, they weren't sure.

"I don't know who they assigned to the case though," Jess was saying as she rounded a corner perhaps a bit too sharply.

OOC: TBULL

 

[Keia]

Malcolm's Apartment
FifthWard

Malcolm anger rises and he pulls his brother to him, "Listen here, you little s_hit, why do you have to see your friends tonight? And why are you packing? There is some serious s_hit going down recently and I don't want you caught up in it. Did you hear about old man Mayes little girl, or that crap happened at the Fu Kim?"

Calming somewhat, Malcolm continues impassionedly "You'd break momma's heart if something happened to you. And before you even say it, it sure as s_hit would and could happen to you. Stay home, at least tonite. You can visit with yourfriends some other time."

 

[KitanaVorr]

Malcolm's Apartment
FifthWard

"I got a reputation to maintain, man," Jeffery snapped back, trying to shake off his brother. "You know how it is. You gotta be packing to get any respect around here. And what are you talking about, you hang out with that ex-Panther T-Bull all the time. What's that gotta do with any friends of mine."

Then he sneered slightly. "And old man Mayes, he's just kicking it on the wrong side of the Lobos, man. He should have gone in for Panther protection. And I don't know about no crap at some f_uck'Em place. Who care's what happens to people like those anyway."

OOC: Malcolm

 

[garyh]

Lamar's Apartment
Fifth Ward


"I'm sure T-Bull can take care of himself, Pop," Lamar said. "Wow, Mom, great food as always," the basketball star said as he dug in.

 

[Krizzel]

Jessica's Car
Fifth Ward

T-Bull breathed out his nose in his combination of a sigh and 'harumph.' "I dunno, Jess. I don't like you driving around in here without me. I think it's getting worse," he explained, staring out the side window at the neighborhood. "And Fu Kim - why the hell are they way over there? You sure you didn't see who they were, or who they were shootin' for?"

 

[Keia]

Malcolm's Apartment
FifthWard

"What do you mean 'people like those'? What kind of s_hit is that? What do you know about what happened at old man Mayes?" Malcolm asks.

"And yeah, I hang with T-bull because he's ex-. Otherwise, I wouldn't hang with him. This gang-banging only gonna get someone killed - and not someone else. Someone like you . . . or me . . . or even mom. And don't say it couldn't happen - cause it could. Then what . . . then its too damn late that's what."

"You know you should be staying home, and staying safe. I could twist your arm and force you back inside, but you'd leave a first chance and be pissed at me. That's not what I want. I want you to make the right choice, man. You're my brother, and believe it or not, I care about ya, you s_hit."

Malcolm will let go of Jeffrey. "Come on in and let's see what's on the tube."

 

[KitanaVorr]

OOC: I'm combining them all b/c multiple posts is kinda of annoying hehe.

Lamar's Apartment
Fifth Ward

So unless Lamar wants to do anything else, his day has just ended. He goes to bed feeling full, but uneasy. His parents though are attentive as ever, perhaps even more so since his older brother died and they can't wait until he goes off to college and hopefully a better life. He will be the first one in the family to leave on a scholarship.

END LAMAR's DAY

Jessica's Car, just outside T-Bull's home
Fifth Ward

"Well I'm just headed over to downtown to check up on a few things," Jessica explained with a slight smile. "That's all. You gonna follow me to the office now?" She laughed, shaking her head. Her winter internship at the Simtex Corporation had managed to take up more of her time that TBull probably would have liked, but she seemed to enjoy it.

"I don't know why they were there," Jessica began but TBull could feel it in her voice that there was something she was holding back. He knew she did that alot, always holding back ideas until she could get them fully formed. Keeping her own counsel. "I'm not sure exactly who they were shooting." She grinned. "For all we know any of us in there could have been the target, even me!"

OOC: TBULL

Malcolm's Apartment, Just outside the door
FifthWard

Jeffery paused for a moment and Malcolm could have sworn he saw some of his younger brother back again, the little kid who followed him around like a puppy and wanted so much to be like his older brother. But then that all passed and a hard look that came all too often to Jeffery's face appeared.

"You got your thing, I got mine," was all he said before hustling down the hallway. "We ain't kids no more."

OOC: Malcolm

 

[Keia]

"Dammit," Malcolm mutters as he heads into his family's apartment, thinking for sure that he was getting through. Well, all he could do was try again tomorrow and pray everything would be okay tonite. He headed in to talk with his mom, try and find out what she was yelling about, and make the phone calls he promised T-Bull he would make.

What was running through his head was whether he should interrupt T-Bull's evening to tell him what jeffrey said about old man Mayes. Well, if his calls turned up anything new, he would call T-Bull with both bits of information. Otherwise, there was tomorrow.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Malcolm's Apartment
FifthWard

Inside his mom was in no mood talk to him or anybody. She was angrily banging the pots around, setting up a late dinner for him and muttering to herself. When she set the plate on the table before him, she patted his head and said something to the effect of "at least I have one good boy that minds his momma" before heading into her bedroom to turn in early.

Malcolm's calls to his various school friends didn't result in gaining much knowledge about the Lobos or Mayes situation. All he could feel was that tension in the Fifth Ward had been steadily building up ever since the Enron disaster had been announced. People who had jobs, didn't have them anymore. Gangs who had been subdued of late have been reving up again to claim more territory.

There has been a few more beatings, extortions, and all kinds of unpleasent things happening in the neighborhood just outside of T-Bulls own little haven. It would only be a matter of time before it intruded into their territory.

OOC: Malcolm