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

[Jemal]

Ben Taub- Emergency Center
Texas Medical Center

Mike smiles at the Burton Joke, but it fails after he hears about Carlos' family.

"So you ever think about doing something 'bout it? I mean if the cops aint gonna do nothing maybe normal people should.. And no, I don't mean by gettnig involved in another gang or something, I'm not sure what I'm talking about, I just wanna f*cking DO something... You know the feeling."

 

[Velenne]

Ben Taub- Emergency Center
Texas Medical Center

"I don't know either. Even the charities get robbed, the missions broken into. Anyone who looks like they're getting ahead gets dragged right back down," Carlos shakes his head, "I don't know. But if you think of something, you have my number. I'll be there, even after all this...especially after all this."

Carlos nods at Mike and his father's unconcious form.

"Well, I need to go play all sorry-like to a woman or she'll never speak to me again. You ever get the feeling they're not so sensitive, but just pretend to be to get us to pamper them? Bah...oh and a little tip:"

Carlos leans in slightly and speaks a little more quiety, just in case Burton has his ear on the other side of the door, "I've heard there may be a new strain of West Nile -ten times as strong. You may want to invest in some bug spray, especially to use if you're out at night. But it hasn't been totally validated yet so don't go telling everyone you know, you know?"

 

[KitanaVorr]

Phillis Wheatley High School, Principal's Office
Fifth Ward

The door opened and the principal appeared with the school security guard. "Well, the officers are on their way to pick both of you up to take your statements. They should be here in about fifteen minutes or so with the squad cars. Is there anything you two need? I'm having Stan, "she gestured to the lone security guard, "stand outside the office just in case."

OOC: LAMAR, MALCOLM...Geez you two aren't very talkative are ya.

 

[garyh]

Phillis Wheatley High School, Principal's Office
Fifth Ward

"No thank you, ma'am," Lamar replied.

OOC: Hey, sometimes it's tough to be online at the same time...

 

[Keia]

Phillis Wheatley High School, Principal's Office
Fifth Ward

Malcolm looks at Lamar, then asks the Principal, "Ma'am, Lamar and I still have some finals, today. I know that isn't important right now . . . but I really don't want more any problems, especially for Lamar, with basketball coming up. It's just . . . " Malcolm says as his voice trails off into silence.

He looks up to the principal for a response.

 

[Jemal]

Ben Taub- Emergency Center
Texas Medical Center

"Yeah, thanx for the heads-up, man." Mike says as Carlos finishes.

"I'll seeya later, man." He says as Carlos leaves, then says good-bye to his father and heads out the door himself.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Ben Taub- Emergency Center - Hallway
Texas Medical Center

Mike enters the hallway and finds it relatively empty except for the police officer sitting in the chair across from his father's room. The man glances up as Mike exits the room, gives him a nod, and then goes back to reading this newspaper, a half-full cup of hot coffee on the floor beside him.

OOC: MIKE--where do you want to go now?

 

[KitanaVorr]

Ben Taub- Emergency Center
Texas Medical Center

Mike has just left Carlos alone in the room with his father. Everything is quiet now with only the slow hum of the machines, the beep...beep...beep of the heart monitor, and the regulated breathing of Mr. Matthews.

OOC: CARLOS - What do you want to do now?

 

[KitanaVorr]

Phillis Wheatley High School, Principal's Office
Fifth Ward

The principal gives them a look and then sighs. "Don't worry...I'll work out something with your teachers...you two just worry about yourselves...and being safe, okay?"

That said, the doors opened and two uniformed HPD officers came in. One was tall and skinny, the other was short and burly with red skin and equally red-shot eyes.

"Officer Renkin and Officer Stokey here," the short one spoke in a gruff voice. "Are you the boys the principal called down to the station about?" His red-rimmed eyes glanced over them a bit skeptically. "You sure you saw what you saw and you ain't been smoking no weed now?"

OOC: LAMAR, MALCOLM

 

[Velenne]

Ben Taub- Emergency Center
Texas Medical Center

Seeing Mike going over to his father, Carlos will take his leave and start heading back to his department, an idea hatching in his head. He tries to recall what the protocols are for getting access the spectrometer...