<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Widow, after the meeting, in the alley</strong></span><br/><br/>Despite being caught unawares by the Widow's suprise attack, obviously not expecting the gorgeous figure to be a threat, the attack served the double purpose of being a wakeup call for Tiger. In spite of the severe wounds from Widow's anima, he was able to rise quickly, drawing a large mean-looking great axe from its holster on his back, while at the same time pulling up his pants, so as not to trip with them around his ankles.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Mighty Tiger gets 5 sux in his Join Battle roll and Steel gets 1, despite them having the same pools and Steel not having wound penalties. XD<br/><br/>Tick: <br/>0   Mighty Tiger<br/>1   <br/>2   Rule of Three, Seraphic Deviltry<br/>3   Wicked Tongue<br/>4   Widow, Steel<br/>5   Mighty Tiger<br/><br/>Mighty Tiger flurries two miscellaneous actions to draw his weapon and pull up his pants. Rule of Three, Seraphic Deviltry, Wicked Tongue and Widow may now make their actions, since they all move one after the other. For reference, Tiger's DVs are 0 because of wound and flurry penalties. Steel's Dodge DV is 1 and his parry DV is 2. Both are wearing lamellars and have 6B/10L soak.</div></div><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Curious and Howl, at the bathhouse</strong></span><br/><br/>The woman smiled and led the couple into the establishment. The main entrance was a warm, place lined with cozy furniture all over and a fancy, polished marble floor. Across the door was a counter for guests to check in. The smell of steam and sweet aromatic scents were noticeable even here. The woman led you to the counter, where the attendant gave you a couples discount for two hours in a private bath (Resources 2 expense, dirt cheap). With a knowing wink, the woman left Solar and Lunar to get back to her job outside, while a bell boy showed up and politely led the couple deeper into the establishment. Passing through marble halls, he showed them to their private room, mentioning in a whisper that while there would be a menu in their bath, it did not list the narcotics they could request at an added expense.<br/><br/>The two found themselves in a small room with a couple of wooden benches and a closet for placing their clothes, as well as a bathroom. There was a rack with towels and bathrobes for the pair. Across the entrance was a veil, from which steam emanated. Stepping across the veil, the two would find themselves in a large room lit with romantic scented candles, as well as from an open window to let the steam out. A large tub, a pool really, was on the floor a few paces away from the entrance. To one side of it were a number of products, salts, oils and other trinkets, as well as a menu detailing the varied services they could request by tugging on a cord that hung from the ceiling. The services were food, drinks (alcoholic and otherwise), more of the already provided amenities, change in water temperature, etc. All included in the cost they paid at the entrance except for the drugs the bellboy had mentioned.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Crow, Little Bone Square</strong></span><br/><br/>The girl sighed in relief at his acceptance, whispering a grateful "Thank you" and hooking her arm around his to lead him into the massage parlor. A dinky, dark place lit only by a few sad candles. She took him past the abandoned counter at the entrance, to a door behind it leading to a hallway, and then to one of the doors. She brought Crow into the bedroom and smiled, letting go of his arm and looking him over. "Oh, what happened to your hand? Hang on, let me help with that. Just stay here and I'll be right back!" She said, once she'd noticed the Abyssal's burnt hand. A couple of minutes later she returned with some bandages and a bottle of something in hand. "Please, sit!" She said, gently pushing him toward a nearby chair. Once Crow sat, she took his arm, pulling the sleeve back to look over the injury. "This is a nasty burn. Did you stick your hand in a fireplace or something?" The girl inquired, as she uncapped the bottle she brought, releasing the pungent smell of the salve inside. "This might sting a bit, but it'll help keep the wound from infecting and keep the bandages from bothering you." She warned him, before beginning to dab his hand tenderly with the salve. Once Crow's hand was properly covered in the salve, she began to wrap it in bandages, and she was right that it didn't bother him with the salve applied.<br/><br/>She focused on wrapping Crow's wrist, palm and individual fingers in bandages, her tongue sticking out in concentration as she leaned over his hand. The top of her dress was loose, allowing Crow a free look at the pale white skin of her supple breasts and dark nipples. "There you go!" She exclaimed happily when she was finished, rising from her kneeling position. "Now, shall we get to it?" She said, taking his uninjured hand and leading him further into the room, toward a large bed with dark, faded crimson sheets. "Please take off your clothes and lie down on your front on the bed. I can turn around while you undress if you like, and there's a towel you can use to cover yourself in the chair in the corner." She explained as she worked off the straps of her dress and let it fall to her ankles, unashamedly baring her nude figure to Crow. Her breasts were a large cup, supple and perky and begging to be squeezed, and her had only a trimmed triangular patch of dark hair adorning it, pointing down to her inviting folds.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Whispers, Gentle Beam and Witness, after the meeting</strong></span><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Witness rolled: 7d10<br/>First Target Number: 7<br/>Second Target Number: 10<br/>Comment: Detecting Beams distress Perception 3 + Awareness 2 + mouse bonus 1 + stunt 1 difficulty 7<br/>Result: 2, 8, 1, 1, 6, 3, 1,<br/>For: 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,<br/>Total: 1<br/><br/>Roll Result: Witness rolled: 7d10<br/>First Target Number: 7<br/>Second Target Number: 10<br/>Comment: Detecting Beams distress Perception 3 + Awareness 2 + mouse bonus 1 + stunt 1 difficulty 6<br/>Result: 8, 9, 6, 1, 4, 2, 10,<br/>For: 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0,<br/>Total: 4</div></div><br/>Witness, as a mouse scurrying toward a rooftop to indulge in his vice, passed close to the scene of Gentle Beam's plight. However, so engrossed was he in desperation for his fix that he failed to notice the girl's distress, regrettably.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the cloaked figure growled a laugh in the girl's ear. "See? Your captain doesn't notice, girl. There's no getting away. Now, unfortunately for you, I need you unconscious where I'm taking you." He said, and then the hand over her mouth moved to her throat, constricting it and cutting off her air supply, causing the girl to fall to unconsciousness.<br/><br/>When she awoke, Gentle Beam found herself lying on something soft, looking up at a wooden ceiling. When her eyesight focused, she realized she was now completely naked, lying on a four-poster bed, and there was a pleasant feeling surrounded her inner folds and breasts. Looking down, she saw a creature, a man-like leopard, caressing her pussy with two fingers from one furred hand, while its feline maw was closed around the nipple of her left breast, a rugged tongue running over the sensitive nub. Its other hand fondled her other breast, squeezing the supple flesh pleasurably. "Good of you to finally wake up, girl." The creature spoke, looking up at her, its voice the same as her cloaked assailant's, confirming this was the person who assaulted her. "I'd hate to have all the fun by myself. Your pretty white skin tastes so delicious..." He said amusedly, going back to suckling her nipple. Gentle Beam could feel the throbbing length of the feline's large manhood pressed against her right leg, but it was shaped weirdly, with tiny thorns protruding halfway up the length of it, though she couldn't get a good look as she was lying down.<br/><br/>As it was, with her body still sore from his earlier assault, and his dense frame over her own lithe body, she likely stood little chance of overpowering him and escaping.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Pine, Segiyu, and everyone still in the suite</strong></span><br/><br/>Pine nodded in acknowledgement to Segiyu, before glancing at Imara to check and see if she was resting properly. "As I said, I'm not experienced with her condition either. But from what I gathered from my research into the matter, I believe she will develop some form of blindess, as that is the disease associated with the father of her child. I can't say how severe it'll be, or if it'll be contagious, but we should begin preparing various remedies. Even after we cure her once, she'll likely be stricken with it again, and more often and severely, as the pregnancy progresses." The weary physician explained.