Kingdom Lost - Episode 1 "Pilot"

[Festy_Dog]

Dexter turns to James. "Well, that actually went a lot better than I expected. Do you want to head back?"

"Sounds like a plan," James replies, looking out after the professor as she left.

Good thing Dexter knew his stuff, I doubt I could've coerced her on my own.

 

[Tokiwong]

Dan nods, listening intently.

"Okay, thanks, Mr. Vanderwolf. It was a little strange. I didn't know if I should say anything or not."

"Hey it's a little strange to me too, Dan," Graham answers honestly.

He takes a breath.

"I kind of... screwed things up over at Best Buy. I don't know what happened, I just... well, anyway, sorry about that. I'll do better next time."

"Women tend to do that," he says knowingly, "I wouldn't worry too much about it from what I heard, you still have plenty of options left, just learn from the mistakes. That is all I can ask, I wouldn't have hired yah if I didn't think you had what it takes to do the job."

 

[barsoomcore]

Much relieved, Dan grins.

"Thanks, Mr. Vanderwolf. I appreciate it."

If time is appropriate Dan will head up to meet Sakura.

 

[Tokiwong]

Approximate time is 6:00 in the evening

Sakura & Dan

Sakura calls Dan up, and decides that from what she is hearing from students that it is open-mike night at a local college bar, The Deck. Although a Monday night, there seems to be a decent amount of people here, studying, and chatting, and well just relaxing after a long day of class, or work as the case may be.

As with any establishment in California, there is no smoking allowed inside, and the deck overlooking the ocean is a popular place to grab a smoke and socialize. A plasma wall monitor has a reality TV show on, and soft mellow music plays in the background, perhaps Radiohead or is it Coldplay? Your not sure, on the stage is a young male in sagging jeans and an old faded shirt reading fiery poetry about the hypocrisy of war and peace in Iraq.

In short it seems like a decent place for young adults in college to hang and perhaps enjoy themselves.

James & Dexter

James and Dexter wait at the bus stop for the bus, and the sun starts to set over the city skyline and hills in the distance and the haze of smog, almost looks enchanting. Of course your glorious vision of the natural beauties of the world is disturbed by a loud shot!

“Hey college boy,” a young Hispanic male says, looking at Dexter, wearing a loose black shirt, and dark jeans. He has a blue bandanna around his head, and a toothpick in his mouth. He cocks his head, “college boy, what you got in the bag eh?”

Behind him stands a shorter thinner male of mixed Hispanic descent, in a wife beater, with a sagging dark jeans and a New York Yankees hat on. On both of his arms are various tribal tattoos.

 

[JimAde]

Approximate time is 6:00 in the evening

James & Dexter

James and Dexter wait at the bus stop for the bus, and the sun starts to set over the city skyline and hills in the distance and the haze of smog, almost looks enchanting. Of course your glorious vision of the natural beauties of the world is disturbed by a loud shot!

“Hey college boy,” a young Hispanic male says, looking at Dexter, wearing a loose black shirt, and dark jeans. He has a blue bandanna around his head, and a toothpick in his mouth. He cocks his head, “college boy, what you got in the bag eh?”

Behind him stands a shorter thinner male of mixed Hispanic descent, in a wife beater, with a sagging dark jeans and a New York Yankees hat on. On both of his arms are various tribal tattoos.

Dexter shuffles uneasily and tries to glance casually down the street looking for the bus. "Nothing," he says, hiking the pack up on his shoulder a bit, "just books." He takes a step away from the man, toward the street, as if to get a better view down the street. "This stupid bus is never on time," he observes trying to laugh easily...and failing.

(OOC: I didn't specify what Dex was carrying when we left the office, so it's up to you. If the company has a policy about what to carry on a case, Dexter has followed it, but if not he's probably not armed and only wearing his leather jacket if the weather calls for it. I'm a researcher! If he is carrying his stun gun, he is also wearing the jacket so it can be in the pocket. )

 

[Festy_Dog]

“Hey college boy,” a young Hispanic male says, looking at Dexter, wearing a loose black shirt, and dark jeans. He has a blue bandanna around his head, and a toothpick in his mouth. He cocks his head, “college boy, what you got in the bag eh?”

Dexter shuffles uneasily and tries to glance casually down the street looking for the bus. "Nothing," he says, hiking the pack up on his shoulder a bit, "just books." He takes a step away from the man, toward the street, as if to get a better view down the street. "This stupid bus is never on time," he observes trying to laugh easily...and failing.

James takes a moment to watch the louder young man's body language, taking note of how he holds himself, how he talks, the space between him and his companion. [empathy +1]

"Why you interested?" James calls back, stepping in front of Dexter, and folding his arms.

 

[Tokiwong]

What skill is James using with his Empathy, and also I will leave it to Dexter to say what he has in his bag.

 

[Shalimar]

When Sakura and Dan arrive at the club, Sakura looks around, taking not e of who is there, looking for Dave or Selene. Regardless of who she sees, she takes Dan by the hand and pulls the big man along in her wake, taking him to a corner table that had a view of the door. She pushes down on him and slides him along the bench into the corner and then seats herself next to him so that it would look to everyone else that they were a couple, here to eat and watch TV, and just have a good time.

"I promised you dinner and I keep my word." she says smiling at the big man. She signaled for a waitress to come over, and she placed her order for a drink and some food and watches Danny waiting for him to do the same.

 

[JimAde]

What skill is James using with his Empathy, and also I will leave it to Dexter to say what he has in his bag.

Dexter's bag contains his laptop and a couple of magazines. I really gotta get a PDA. The question is, does he have any weapons on him? They would be on his belt under his coat if he does. Since I didn't say, I'll leave it up to you. If he does have his stun gun, he'll make sure his coat is open so he can draw it with a regular draw weapon action.

 

[barsoomcore]

"Heck, I haven't even looked at your bike yet."

Dan, too, is scanning the crowd, more for Selene than for Mr. Martin, but he's also looking to see if Harvey (or anyone else equally weird and too-interested-in-him) is around. He orders a beer (Molson Canadian, if they have it) and some food.

This is much more his kind of situation. Sakura's actually LESS intimidating than Selene was, which sort of surprises Dan.

"Mr. Vanderwolf didn't seem too upset over the way I screwed things up over at the Best Buy this morning. Guy at the door took me straight to Selene and I... uh... kind of turned into a babbling idiot."

He shrugs, sheepish, and takes a swig of the beer that's just arrived.

"But I did get harassed by this real weirdo."

Dan relates his encounter with Harvey the trenchcoat-wearing freak.