Zero Divide - Episode #1 - "Looking Glass"

[Shalimar]

Haven shrugs when Facade comments on Melvin's hissy. "Dudes gonna blow an artery if he stays that uptight." the blue haired teen says without much feeling either way.

"So what do you think is up with the Omega Os. I mean I am more than willing to accept that I'm crazy, that wont stop me from having fun, but if its more than just me thats important to know too."

 

[Shayuri]

"I think it's...important. That we all saw it in the same place at the same time, that means a lot," Facade answers. "That means it's not a hallucination unless someone's a closet telepath sharing their delusions."

She looks at the cereal box again.

"It changed back when Vanessa came in, I'd bet dollars to dimes."

 

[Shalimar]

"I guess so." Haven agreed. "Well, the mystery will either be solved in time or it wont." The blue haired teen added.

"I can't wait to see whats outside the estate when we got out shopping later, no offense to you or the other girls, but its always nice to see new scenery." the flirt says with a grin.

 

[Victim]

By the Pool

“I don’t need to breathe, sometimes I catch myself not breathing, and I actually have to think about it at times, if only to seem normal… if that makes any kind of sense. Maybe I am just being a little paranoid,” Dee finishes.

Ashley
[sblock] The smell of sweat and blood, conflict is in the air. You’re hurt, blood dribbling from a wound in your shoulder, a bullet wound? You wish you had time to figure it out.

“Ash! Ash! Are you there?” her voice fills your ears.

You hear yourself respond, “I’m not dead yet.”

“You should be, I am not sure how you survived that blast,” her hand grabs your good arm…

“Lucky I guess,” your voice responds breathing in the acrid smoke.

Then you see movement, you shove her out of the way and take aim? Is that your weapon? Is that a child? It’s a blur, the air brightens, you feel your fingers squeeze, then your vision snaps back to the now…[/sblock]

Dee adds, “Maybe we should just leave?”

What was that?! Did I just ... shoot a child? That doesn't seem right. Maybe... I must have had. No. I'm not going to get wrapped up into a specific interpretation of this; I don't need to justify actions I might have once done. I need to consider this carefully. And I should be careful. If nothing is wrong, keeping things close won't be a problem. But if something is wrong...

Ashley zones out for a moment, then shakes her roughly. "Sorry, were you saying something?" She lies, "I think I'm getting a headache; must not have drank enough water during my morning exercises." (Bluff +2/ +6 with Attractive)

 

[Vanifae]

"No, I'm not Isaac," he says without pausing.

"Where is that book you were reading earlier? Do we have another copy of that? We're going to need that book I think, if we're going to find Isaac and figure out what's she's done to the team."

Vanessa responds still following, “Sure you can have my copy, but I am not sure how much it will help you? What did you see, why the sudden interest, I want to help you, but you need to start actually telling me what is going on, okay?”

She puts a hand on his shoulder, “Look I understand you are frustrated and I want you all to remember exactly who you were, and are. I think that what you said makes sense, and I agree with you. But just help me out a little bit okay?”

Back by the Pool

Ashley rolls a 15 Bluff check, Dee gets an 8 Sense Motive check; she seems to not notice anything is amiss.

“Well maybe we should head inside and see if people are up yet, not like we have anything else better to do. Let’s head inside,” Dee says gesturing as she turns to head into the kitchen.

In the Kitchen

Arjuna barks pacing back and forth as the group considers the ramifications of the cereal box. Was it just a trick of the eyes, did they see what they wanted to see, or was it something more? Maybe the Estate really is haunted, nothing makes sense here; or maybe it all makes sense.

 

[Velmont]

Ian takes another bit in his toast and listen to Facade and Haven. "Hallucination? What are you talking about? And some people are going shopping? I think I'll come with you, I need some electrical parts for the old Mustang I try to put back in function. The engine work well, but I have no light in it and the radio is doing funny things."

Ian takes a small pice of bacon and gives it to Arjuna.

 

[Vanifae]

Ian takes a small piece of bacon and gives it to Arjuna.

Arjuna eats it up happily, Ian now being her new favorite person. She turns to look at Haven and barks bounding back and forth, its tail wagging. Before turning to pace around Ian, in a protective fashion, her tail slapping Ian’s leg firmly and repeatedly; she tries to get at the plate of bacon and sausage on the counter and although tall enough on her hind legs the plate is just far enough in that she can’t reach it much to her dismay.

Crestfallen Arjuna paces back and forth stalking the plate of food.

The group notices a magazine sitting on the counter which would not seem so out of place if it were not for the cover. On the cover is the girl that the group has come to learn as Ashley, although she looks a little older, at least you seem to think that was her name. She is wearing some kind of uniform and saluting, it is a Time magazine; the cover tag reads “Hero of the Ikus Insurgency, Mankind at its best!”

The magazine is dated June of 2164. The interior is nothing but blank pages.

 

[Velmont]

Ian strokes Arjuna as she turns around him. When she tries to reach the plate of sausage, he stands up and take one. He cut it in two, kneels and gives an half to her. "Here girl. But don't tell Vanessa." He then takes the other half and eat it.

As he stands up, he look at the magazine. He takes it and look at the cover. He then open it. "What is that. Is Ashley trying to write down a magazine where she is an hero?"

 

[Vanifae]

I didn't mean to confuse you Arjuna is the only mastiff, I just meant to describe her as crestfallen, as in sad she couldn't reach the sausage sorry for the confusion... I looked at what I wrote and saw the confusion.

 

[Velmont]

Oops, I am not familiar with the term Crestfallen, but I remembered there was two dogs in the Estate. I just look again and his name is Krishna. I edit my last post to correct it.