Mage: The Awakening PbP - Nemesis

[Festy_Dog]

"Cymbeline? Pretty name," Harlequin noted off-hand in his vaguely Canadian accent.

He paused for a moment before continuing. He had found the girl he was meant to protect, but was she a Sleeper? Better safe than sorry.

"We had a run-in with a mugger who was particularly good with a switchblade. He did a runner, probably thought her screaming would attract people. Incidently, it did," he said, waving his uninjured arm in Thessaly's direction, "The guy didn't actually get near her but she feinted anyway. Not too good at the sight of blood, maybe? That said, I'm getting dizzy, I need to sit down. Can someone else get my luggage? My apologies if I get blood on anything."

The blood loss was possibly affecting his thinking, some of the things Thessaly said gave the vague impression she might have been Awakened. Maybe. He'd have to wait until there was some kind of slip of the tongue.

 

[Tokiwong]

Cymbeline lies still, her breathing slow but firm. There does not seem to be anything physically wrong with her, but Thessaly gets the distinct feeling of gnawing cold down to her bones, sending a shiver down her spine. It is wholly unnatural…

A police vehicle stops at the entrance of the alley with the James Cove Police Department emblazoned on the door. The door swings open and a tall slim white male steps out with close cropped hair and a clean shaven look. He looks concerned as he shines a light and says, “Everyone okay?”

Thessaly recognizes the man as Officer Brady.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Cops, freakin' fantastic. Harlequin squinted and shielded his eyes from the flashlight, turning away for a few seconds. He cursed under his breath, muttering a few obscenities before his muttering became incomprehensible, although mages who happened to overhear it would recognise the mumbled Atlantean.

He then turned back around to face the police officer, acting as though nothing was wrong while his injuries weeped blood into his clothing. Hopefully the image the officer saw would simply be Harlequin as though he hadn't been caught in an one-sided knife fight.

"She feinted, Officer, but her friends are taking care of her," Harlequin explained.

Casting Imposter using words of power - 6 dice. Success allocation priority goes to sight, smell, sound and touch respectively.

 

[Tokiwong]

"She feinted, Officer, but her friends are taking care of her," Harlequin explained.

Casting Imposter using words of power - 6 dice. Success allocation priority goes to sight, smell, sound and touch respectively.

Harlequin rolls 2 successes on his Imposter spell casting, Officer Brady gets 0 successes in an opposed roll. But he does get 2 successes on a Wits + Composure roll to hear the words of power.

“Allison,” he focuses his attention towards Thessaly, “Is everything okay? I got a call that some prowlers were sighted around here. Who is the foreign fellow?” he shines the light on Harlequin, “I thought I heard him talking German or something… you know this guy?”

When Harlequin speaks Officer Brady replies, “Oh you speak English… what is your name stranger?”

 

[Shayuri]

Thessaly snaps out of her startled gape, and nods.

"Sorry, officer Brady. I'm still...the blood..." she shakes her head. "This is Cymbeline...a friend of mine. She'd just left the store. I haven't met this gentleman before, but he..."

She pauses, realizing she couldn't see the injuries anymore. Her mouth opens and closes as she frantically edits what she had been about to say.

"...he helped her. Drove off whoever it was. So he's okay in my books."

She looks back down at Cymbeline and nods slowly. "I don't see any injuries. I think she just fainted from shock or fear. She should be okay when she wakes up." With a glance at Brady, Thessaly adds, "Do you want her to come down to the station when she wakes up so she can file a report? I'm afraid I came too late to see what happened."

 

[Tokiwong]

Outside the Monkey’s Paw

Officer Brady replies, “What blood…” but as Thessaly changes her story he looks confused, “Well Allison if you are alright and no one is hurt… then I will be on my way.”

Cymbeline stirs opening her eyes, “Where am I?” she whispers to Thessaly.

Officer Brady sees Cymbeline stirring and sighs, “I am going to let you guys off with a warning, and frankly I don’t really see anything of note…” but he turns to Harlequin, “I am going to keep my eye out for you, stranger.”

He walks back to his patrol car and pauses waiting for Harlequin to speak, “What was that name again stranger?”

 

[Festy_Dog]

Harlequin chuckles good-naturedly.

"Sorry, officer, forgot you had asked. My friends call me Hal," he says with a respectful nod, "I'm here for a holiday, checking out property prices."

He was getting a little light-headed, and had missed the question the first time. Harlequin could feel the blood beginning to pool in the pocket he had put the hand of his injured arm in.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Sorry, officer, forgot you had asked. My friends call me Hal," he says with a respectful nod, "I'm here for a holiday, checking out property prices."

Officer Brady nods, “Hal, well welcome to James Cove and stay out of trouble.”

The vehicle pulls away slowly.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Harlequin physically sags once the officer is out of sight. He staggers a little and leans against a wall.

"I'm glad to see she's alright," he says, his injuries visible again, "I'm a gentleman, then? Heh. Did my mumbling before make any sense?"

If she understood Atlantean then that would make things so much easier.

 

[Shayuri]

Thessaly gives him a sort of 'duh' look and says, "About as much sense as some of the other things I saw."

She then smooths out Cymbeline's hair off her face and says, "It's okay, you're okay. You're right behind the store. Me and Morrigan are here. This guy says you were getting mugged or something, and that he chased him off." She points at Harlequin, then says, "Can you get up? I think we should all get inside."