[ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC
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				Title: <strong>[ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>28-09-2013, 22:48:00</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span style="font-family: georgia;" class="bbc_font"><strong>[ BTS ] - IC</strong></span></span><br><br>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d5/BTS_Symbol_sm.png) <span style="font-family: papyrus;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 36pt;" class="bbc_size"> Beyond The Supernatural </span></span> (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d5/BTS_Symbol_sm.png)</div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Council of Venice</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Council of Venice</strong></span><br><br><em>Made up of ascended arcanists that wear Plague Doctor costumes to protect their identities.</em><br><br><span class="bbc_u">Their roles</span> <br>Watch over the young arcanists and introduce them to their fairy godmothers if needed. <br>Watch over the veil between the Mistlands and our own as they monitor the shadow wars between the Light and Dark Fae.<br>Dispense a swift ruthless justice on fellow arcanists. The first law of the Council of Venice is "Never take a human life."<br>Act as council and emissaries to the various supernatural factions.<br>Govern over their own.<br>Discuss any and all major mystical or supernatural events as they see fit.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Council Structure</span><br><strong>7</strong> ascended arcanists are the "Governors." This is the decision making tier and all hold equal weight within the council proper.<br><strong>22</strong> "Marshals" that dispense justice and act as protectors for the Governors. Each of them possess immense arcane powers and have vast experience.<br><strong>108</strong> "Men At Arms" that are at the beckon call of the Governors and the Marshals, their job is to act as a standing army and will often be sent on field assignments to monitor fledgling arcanists or investigate smaller issues that the Marshals are too busy for. Only a veteran full arcanist may hold one of these positions.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">7th Son Of The 7th Son, The truth behind the awakening of an Arcanist</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>The myth of the Seventh Son of the Seventh Son...</strong><br><br><em>This is not a myth per se but grounded in mystical facts. The seventh child of any seventh child (son or daughter) has the chance by birthright of becoming an arcanist, a werewolf, or a vampire. The latter two are curses the first is a gift.<br><br>This curse or gift will take effect when they are confronted their first scenario choice during young adulthood and the battle of wills takes place between them and their Fae aspect</em>. <br><br><strong>If they gain control over it</strong> then they will become an arcanist on the condition that their spirits are composed of a will to do good. This doesn't mean that they can't turn evil later in life but in this initial confrontation it will be a potential deciding factor.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Arcanist with Fae control</span>: The Arcanist is able to summon forth their Fae aspect at anytime as it's a part of them. The Fae which can be any sort of creature from animal to demon to beautiful fairy is an extension of the arcanists own body. The arcanist can live through the senses of the Fae and direct it at will or even speak through it. <br><br><strong>If the would be arcanist's spirit will is tainted with maliciousness</strong> they will twist the Fae aspect into a demonic vampire that will consume them and take over their bodies permanently. <br><br><span class="bbc_u"><strong>The Vampire Fae</strong></span>: <br>- This creature is a blood thirsty twisted form of a demon Fae able to disguise itself as the human it consumed by using it's internal arcane mystic energies. In disguise they exude attractive qualities such as confidence and sensuality. Often living seemingly normal lives in the darkness.<br>- They can only come out in darkness because the harsh light of the sun will tear away it's disguise and burn it's flesh. <br>- They must feed periodically on the blood of living humans, it is a Fae mystic curse older then recorded time.<br>- In demon Fae form they are a hideous twisted monstrous demon. Looks vary widely based on the type of fae it was initially before the arcanists spirit twisted it behind recognition.<br>- It's powers are based on the Fae it was before being twisted.<br>- Some vampires (quite common) will exhibit psychopathic tendencies even beyond the blood-lust. It's a side effect of the arcane energies distorting the human arcanist and the Fae together as one.<br>- <em>*note*</em>&nbsp; Vampire Fae can infect a human by draining them of blood but leaving them with just enough to prolong death. If the timing is right it will create an opening to the Mistlands through which a Fae may be drawn and pulled in. The result is similar to the arcanists battle of wills but in this case the human dies at the moment the Fae aspect merges with them and together they get all twisted up and become vampire. These slightly lesser vampire Fae are forever bound in part to the vampire that created them. The binding isn't solid it's more like they are rabid loyal fans with an obsessive urge to follow the leader. They still possess a limited sort free will.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Vampire Fae weaknesses</span>:<br>- Sunlight burns away the thin veneer of human disguise and seers the flesh underneath as surely as magic will.<br>- Physical magic attacks. Pretty much anything that's fully constructed as an evocation such as magic fire, magic lightning, magic energy bursts, etc..<br>- Magic attacks can kill them by destroying the heart or taking away the head. Also healing from physical magic attacks always leaves serious scaring, missing limbs, and can take a few days even with feedings.<br>- They can be hurt by ordinary physical methods but they can fully heal from a major injury of that nature within a few minutes or in seconds if they feed. So nothing short of full incineration or being ripped apart until over 90% of their form is gone will kill them. Otherwise the mystic energies binding them to the host will force them to reform.<br><br><br><strong>If the arcanist loses their initial contest of wills</strong> then they will become a sort of cursed werewolf demon creature known as Loup-garou with no control over it.<em> (Note: This is only one form of were-creature but it is the only form that will happen to an arcanist that loses his initial contest of wills.)</em><br><br><span class="bbc_u">Loup-garou</span>: <br>- As a cursed werewolf they will lose control of themselves on every full moon and a murderous rampaging rage will take hold of them causing them to destroy and devour. <br>- All month long the human looks normal and acts normal until night falls and the moon comes out. That is when the lost tortured soul of the Fae can instinctively sense the veil that hides the Mistlands and they try to tear free in demonic unsated rage using all of the energy they have stored up all month long.<br>- These were-creatures are extraordinarily physically powerful as they store up arcane magic all month and channel it into a physical form that explodes with energy during the full moon until at the end of the night when all of that energy is fully depleted for the next month.<br>- Trapped inside the hosts body and now fully one with it's host the Fae is completely mindless and uses the angry frustrated emotions of it's host to propel itself forward and sate it's hunger. This means eating the flesh of any living thing with an emphasis on human flesh. The taste for human flesh comes from a base desire to exact revenge on what it recognizes as it's torturer - human kind.<br>- Were-creatures are usually wolf like in appearance but can come in other animal like forms that are always animalistic in some distorted way. In were-creature form they also grow about an extra foot in height from it's human form and usually double the initial weight. (Ex: A 5'10" 175 lbs man roughly becomes 6'10" and weighs 350 lbs)<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Loup-garou weaknesses</span>:<br>Almost nothing can physically harm them. It hurts them to get hit but does no permanent physical harm while they are in Loup-garou form. They are the juggernauts of the supernatural world. The arcane mystic energies that surround them act like a shield cushioning all forms of physical attacks. They must be trapped until the night passes.<br>Mental attacks have</div></div><br><hr><br>Please Tag your posts with <em>(place any dice roll links directly under it)</em>:<br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[color=maroon][b]Character Name[/b][/color]<br>[b]Location[/b]:<br>[b]Tag[/b]:<br>[hr]<br></code></pre><br><span class="bbc_u">Links</span>:&nbsp; <br><strong>[ BTS ] Scenario One - IC</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=184097.0) <span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="bbc_size">(Non-Adult section)</span><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li> [ BTS ] Scenario One - Into the Shadows (IC) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=184514.0)&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="bbc_size">(Non-Adult, What happened when Maggie and Robert were pulled into the Darkness)</span></li></ul><strong>[ BTS ] Under The Candlelight - IC</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=187705.0)<br><strong>[ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - OOC</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=186182.0)<br><ul class="bbc_list"><li>[ BTS ] Scenario One - OOC (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=184096.0) <span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="bbc_size">(Old - Now Closed)</span></li></ul>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 02:45:26</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="bbc_size"><span style="font-family: papyrus;" class="bbc_font"><strong>Paris, France</strong></span></span></div><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/89/Paris_At_Night_-_banner.jpg)</div><br><br><hr><br>The last three years of their lives were spent in Paris. French had become a 2nd language to them all. During this time they were all enrolled in a standard private school with separate boys and girls classes but with mixed socials. Education was paid for, housing was paid for, and a modest grocery allowance was given to each. Anything else that the wanted they would have to work for. <br><br>The building they lived in was in the older section of Paris, and was segmented into five flats containing a large living space / bedroom and private washrooms for them. With one common area on the main floor that served as a large Den and Kitchen area. <br><br><div align="center">(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2829393635_581a19a079.jpg)</div><br>As part of the arrangements, they all had their names changed with new birth certificates and passports given to them. They also had to agree to attend regular counseling sessions. The Council of Venice expressed through Inspector Renault to the teenagers that they were concerned over the potentially grief and stresses that they might be enduring. So the first year there was a lot of that sort of thing.<br><br>When the full story came out, it was told to them that they were all adopted. They had been taken away from their birth parents by the representatives of the darkness so they could watch over them and try to force their arcane awakenings to go wrong. If they had succeeded it would have meant that the Fae Aspects they met would have twisted with their own souls, then any number of horrible things might have happened. So they were lucky to have survived.&nbsp; The process is one all naturally arcane born go through but there's was twisted and made much worse by the spell casting fake guardians/parents.<br><br>The Council of Venice are real. They are arcanists, many of them. They are sort of keepers of knowledge and a government over arcane power users. It's the classic argument that if you let the world know that magic and the supernatural exists then you'll end up with another inquisition and witch hunts. It'll be messy and no one wants that. The Council implements rules, law, and order for those with arcane abilities. Generally they leave everyone alone but they are ruthless when enforcing the rules. They do have a history of helping and so they are the ones helping the teens grow with their abilities. The number of Arcanists in one form or another number in the 1000's from simple weak psychic mediums all the way up to those like the teenagers.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">So there are a couple rules about arcane abilities</span>:<br>1) Never KILL a human.<br>2) Never tell a human about your abilities or the Council of Venice.<br>3) Don't interfere with the war between the light and the dark Fae unless it is to protect humans lives or the human realm.<br><br>Number 3 was an issue and there was a serious group within the Council that put forth the idea of immediately terminating all of them. It never came to a vote but there are still those on Council that believe they are a risk.<br><br>This is why...<br><br>When they tell Renault about the Fairy Godmother he has bad news to tell them. Although the light Fae are not as twisted and vile as the dark, the light are not good guys and should never be trusted. She could have helped them whether they swore to fight the dark or not. However, because they all did that it meant that they were now branded on a mystic level by the light. He explained that it gave the Godmother a certain control over them, she could now watch them from afar and maybe even force them to fight the dark even when it wasn't going to interfere with humans. Basically she had tricked them into becoming pawns in a war between the light and the dark. While it's not an entirely bad thing, it does mean that she is out there watching them and waiting for something. Perhaps the right time to use her newly branded "weapons."<br><br>Renault was honest with them all and told them everything. They also learned that he is what is known as a Marshal for the council.<br><hr><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Council of Venice</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Council of Venice</strong></span><br><br><em>Made up of ascended arcanists that wear Plague Doctor costumes to protect their identities.</em><br><br><span class="bbc_u">Their roles</span> <br>Watch over the young arcanists and introduce them to their fairy godmothers if needed. <br>Watch over the veil between the Mistlands and our own as they monitor the shadow wars between the Light and Dark Fae.<br>Dispense a swift ruthless justice on fellow arcanists. The first law of the Council of Venice is "Never take a human life."<br>Act as council and emissaries to the various supernatural factions.<br>Govern over their own.<br>Discuss any and all major mystical or supernatural events as they see fit.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Council Structure</span><br><strong>7</strong> ascended arcanists are the "Governors." This is the decision making tier and all hold equal weight within the council proper.<br><strong>22</strong> "Marshals" that dispense justice and act as protectors for the Governors. Each of them possess immense arcane powers and have vast experience.<br><strong>108</strong> "Men At Arms" that are at the beckon call of the Governors and the Marshals, their job is to act as a standing army and will often be sent on field assignments to monitor fledgling arcanists or investigate smaller issues that the Marshals are too busy for. Only a veteran full arcanist may hold one of these positions.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">7th Son Of The 7th Son, The truth behind the awakening of an Arcanist</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>The myth of the Seventh Son of the Seventh Son...</strong><br><br><em>This is not a myth per se but grounded in mystical facts. The seventh child of any seventh child (son or daughter) has the chance by birthright of becoming an arcanist, a werewolf, or a vampire. The latter two are curses the first is a gift.<br><br>This curse or gift will take effect when they are confronted their first scenario choice during young adulthood and the battle of wills takes place between them and their Fae aspect</em>. <br><br><strong>If they gain control over it</strong> then they will become an arcanist on the condition that their spirits are composed of a will to do good. This doesn't mean that they can't turn evil later in life but in this initial confrontation it will be a potential deciding factor.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Arcanist with Fae control</span>: The Arcanist is able to summon forth their Fae aspect at anytime as it's a part of them. The Fae which can be any sort of creature from animal to demon to beautiful fairy is an extension of the arcanists own body. The arcanist can live through the senses of the Fae and direct it at will or even speak through it. <br><br><strong>If the would be arcanist's spirit will is tainted with maliciousness</strong> they will twist the Fae aspect into a demonic vampire that will consume them and take over their bodies permanently. <br><br><span class="bbc_u"><strong>The Vampire Fae</strong></span>: <br>- This creature is a blood thirsty twisted form of a demon Fae able to disguise itself as the human it consumed by using it's internal arcane mystic energies. In disguise they exude attractive qualities such as confidence and sensuality. Often living seemingly normal lives in the darkness.<br>- They can only come out in darkness because the harsh light of the sun will tear away it's disguise and burn it's flesh. <br>- They must feed periodically on the blood of living humans, it is a Fae mystic curse older then recorded time.<br>- In demon Fae form they are a hideous twisted monstrous demon. Looks vary widely based on the type of fae it was initially before the arcanists spirit twisted it behind recognition.<br>- It's powers are based on the Fae it was before being twisted.<br>- Some vampires (quite common) will exhibit psychopathic tendencies even beyond the blood-lust. It's a side effect of the arcane energies distorting the human arcanist and the Fae together as one.<br>- <em>*note*</em>&nbsp; Vampire Fae can infect a human by draining them of blood but leaving them with just enough to prolong death. If the timing is right it will create an opening to the Mistlands through which a Fae may be drawn and pulled in. The result is similar to the arcanists battle of wills but in this case the human dies at the moment the Fae aspect merges with them and together they get all twisted up and become vampire. These slightly lesser vampire Fae are forever bound in part to the vampire that created them. The binding isn't solid it's more like they are rabid loyal fans with an obsessive urge to follow the leader. They still possess a limited sort free will.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Vampire Fae weaknesses</span>:<br>- Sunlight burns away the thin veneer of human disguise and seers the flesh underneath as surely as magic will.<br>- Physical magic attacks. Pretty much anything that's fully constructed as an evocation such as magic fire, magic lightning, magic energy bursts, etc..<br>- Magic attacks can kill them by destroying the heart or taking away the head. Also healing from physical magic attacks always leaves serious scaring, missing limbs, and can take a few days even with feedings.<br>- They can be hurt by ordinary physical methods but they can fully heal from a major injury of that nature within a few minutes or in seconds if they feed. So nothing short of full incineration or being ripped apart until over 90% of their form is gone will kill them. Otherwise the mystic energies binding them to the host will force them to reform.<br><br><br><strong>If the arcanist loses their initial contest of wills</strong> then they will become a sort of cursed werewolf demon creature known as Loup-garou with no control over it.<em> (Note: This is only one form of were-creature but it is the only form that will happen to an arcanist that loses his initial contest of wills.)</em><br><br><span class="bbc_u">Loup-garou</span>: <br>- As a cursed werewolf they will lose control of themselves on every full moon and a murderous rampaging rage will take hold of them causing them to destroy and devour. <br>- All month long the human looks normal and acts normal until night falls and the moon comes out. That is when the lost tortured soul of the Fae can instinctively sense the veil that hides the Mistlands and they try to tear free in demonic unsated rage using all of the energy they have stored up all month long.<br>- These were-creatures are extraordinarily physically powerful as they store up arcane magic all month and channel it into a physical form that explodes with energy during the full moon until at the end of the night when all of that energy is fully depleted for the next month.<br>- Trapped inside the hosts body and now fully one with it's host the Fae is completely mindless and uses the angry frustrated emotions of it's host to propel itself forward and sate it's hunger. This means eating the flesh of any living thing with an emphasis on human flesh. The taste for human flesh comes from a base desire to exact revenge on what it recognizes as it's torturer - human kind.<br>- Were-creatures are usually wolf like in appearance but can come in other animal like forms that are always animalistic in some distorted way. In were-creature form they also grow about an extra foot in height from it's human form and usually double the initial weight. (Ex: A 5'10" 175 lbs man roughly becomes 6'10" and weighs 350 lbs)<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Loup-garou weaknesses</span>:<br>Almost nothing can physically harm them. It hurts them to get hit but does no permanent physical harm while they are in Loup-garou form. They are the juggernauts of the supernatural world. The arcane mystic energies that surround them act like a shield cushioning all forms of physical attacks. They must be trapped until the night passes.<br>Mental attacks have</div></div><br><br><hr>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 03:58:15</strong>
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				<hr><br><em>*Alarm clocks going off in the Hizzy!*</em>&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="bbc_size">((Hizzy = house for those of you that don't speak the lingo))</span><br><br>It's a cool fall day in beautiful Paris. October - The leaves are changing colors and falling from the trees. And Everyone has to get up and get ready to go to private school or junior college (18+)...<br><br><br><hr>
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				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 04:11:28</strong>
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				Kumari Sharma<br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Anyone that's awake<br><hr><br>Drawing something at her desk, Neela looks to the alarm clock in annoyance. She had woken up two hours ago and could not go back to sleep despite pacing, taking a shower, and drinking a hot cup of tea. Sighing Neela--no Kumari, walks across the room to her bedside, silencing the alarm with a quick flick of the snooze button. Kumari then heads to her washroom to brush her hair and teeth to get ready for the day.<br><br>Kumari heads to the kitchen and gets some eggs--her eggs, living with roommates; one had to be careful not to use other people's groceries--out of the refrigerator. She reached over the stove for some seasonings to cook her eggs with and ripped a piece of bread off the loaf she purchased the night before. Less than five minutes later Kumari had her breakfast ready and was eating at the dining table with a glass of orange juice to swallow it all down. <br>
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				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 08:09:40</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Kumari, Mori<br><hr>Counseling had initially been a nightmare for "Sully". He would spend most of his sessions being quiet or otherwise resistant, but after a while, after he had gotten to trust the person working with him, he'd open up a bit. It was, in part, thanks to his therapists encouragement that he started to exercise, and that person was also likely instrumental in helping Al get over his perpetual-fear. However, what has replaced it, a cold stoicism, was perhaps not what they had been hoping for. Still, he functioned well, coped well. <br><br>Before the alarm clocks had gone off in the house, Sullivan had already awoken. He already showered himself, and he was actually working out. While Renault told them their Godmother had tricked them all, he didn't seem to care too much. In fact, for the past three years, he's been pretty isolated from the others. He comes and goes as he pleases, usually without any saying, disappears for days at a time when they have time off from school--during vacations and the like-- and spends most of his time at home working out.<br><br>Which is exactly what he was doing now. Push ups, some other various and low impact exercises he could do in the gym. He wasn't a big muscular dude, his build was thin and wiry. But, there probably wasn't a drop of fat on him these days. At first, the chubby youths exercising may have seen almost comical. Now, though, he seems to have grown into a certifiable badass. He even has a perpetual five'o'clock shadow!<br><br>He kind of watched Kumari as she went about making her practice. She probably wouldn't think anything of 'Sully', as he preferred to go by, just as he used to prefer to go by 'Al', doing the exercises. This was a daily thing for him. Some may question when he sleeps, or how he manages to subsist on six hours of sleep a day without it slowing him down. Those who question are usually left with answers that do not encourage further questions. <br><br>For Sully, you see, had decided that fighting was a good idea. He hadn't entirely given up on his schooling, but they'd all know he was walking a thin line. He was doing just good enough to not get flunked out. He only put in enough effort into his studies to avoid getting in trouble. The rest of his time was spent with his training, disappearing, or amateur boxing. When it came to boxing, he was pretty damn good. His physical tenacity and quick, intelligent strikes usually brought his enemies down low, fast and hard. It was satisfying in some ways, but mostly it served as a cover for him.<br><br>In truth, all this exercising, his disappearances, it was all about preparing himself for the Mistlands; with his power to traverse to it, he some times took journeys there, searching for their Godmother, and acclimating himself to that hostile environment. The others may be reluctant, but for Sully, he grew to love the idea. Though, one might recall, when thinking of the harsh youth, a phrase from Nietsche... One must be careful when fighting monsters, lest one thereby become a monster.<br><br>"Mornin'." He'd say to the woman who at one point in time had been named Neela.He would speak as he moved into the kitchen, and got a can of wet food--cat food-- for Mori. The one-eyed, black kitten with a white heart shape on his chest, had grown large in the years, and vicious looking. Much like its owner, there was not a drop of fat on the harsh-looking feline. The cat was a bit more friendly than Sully was, not being afraid to extort pets of them, and generally being pretty chilly. But, that cat loved to hang out in Sully's room, and would become highly vicious and territorial if anybody even seemed like they wanted to get inside. <br><br>As he sets down a plate with the food on it for his cat, Mori stretches out from his spot on the couch in the den, and struts out to eat it. He sashays around, looking like some sort of regal king or very important feline. Then he washed up, and saw about getting himself some breakfast. leftover brown rice and steamed vegetables, which he had made last night for himself. He just eats it cold, out of the bowl, without bothering to sit at the table. Neither Kumari nor the others should be surprised, for this, too, was normal for him. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 18:27:16</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Sully, Kumari, Open<br><hr><br>John groaned as the alarm clock went off. Reaching over he picked it before throwing it against his dresser, "To damn early..." He had been up most of the night running through the city. Once he had come to Paris John had found a group of Parkour runners and had started to hang out with them. They had saw his skill with his skateboard and knew he would pick up Freerunning quickly. Now three years later, he slept little and studied way to much to keep his grades up. Between hanging out with the others and his other activities, he didn't leave much time for sleep.<br><br>After taking a shower and getting dressed, he dragged himself downstairs. Walking into the kitchen, "Morning..." he said to the Sully and Kumari. Reaching down to pet the cat, he walked like a zombie to refrigerator before pulling out a bottle of orange juice. Pulling a class out of the cabinet, he walked over to the table before filling his glass. "I need to go to the store today, if you need anything make me a list and I'll pick it up," he told them before taking a long drink, "I need to buy another clock. That was number four this month... I really need to put that thing on the other side of the room," he smiled. <br><br>"You ready for that test today Sully," he asked trying to get his old classmate to open up to him. John had been worried about Sully since they had gotten to Paris. He had become more withdrawn after they had learned that their families had been impostors. All the times that Sully had vanished for days at a time had just made him more worried. John was sure that the others were worried too. 
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				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 19:28:34</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Sully and John [Open]<br><hr><br>Kumari finished her orange juice when Sully and John walked into the kitchen. Sully chose his cold stew and John orange juice. Kumari did not judge, she only had the time to make breakfast today since her first class of the day started at 10AM. Being that it was only seven in the morning, she had plenty of time to get to classes. Kumari would most likely do her laundry, clean her room and then go to the library to check out some books for class. Kumari decided to major in art her focus on ceramics.&nbsp; She attended Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts for ceramic arts and minored in fashion art. <br><br>"Good morning Sully and John." Kumari heard John ask for a list and she nodded her head. "I am caught up on my groceries thanks. But we do need more dish soap, it's getting pretty low." Kumari pushed some eggs onto her fork and ate them as she watched the boys move around the kitchen. Over the past few years she had discovered her love of art, she was not a fan in high school preferring sports. While she still played soccer every afternoon with a club at school, her focus was art. Her best time to draw was early morning; it is when inspiration struck most. Kumari landed a part time job at a bakery where she worked later afternoons Monday through Friday. <br><br>Hearing a question posed to Sully, Kumari leaned back to listen for his answer. Sully seemed to disappear for days at a time and no one knew where he went. She had to admit she was a bit worried.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 20:25:12</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sumari, Sully, John<br><hr><br>Maria had adapted pretty well to her new life. The first few weeks had been difficult, of course, but the complete change of scenery and being an ocean away from her former life probably helped her to get over things more quickly than she would have otherwise. Even the counseling became bearable after she stopped being so resistant to it.<br><br>She had a pretty balanced routine now, her time split relatively evenly between school and social activities. Maria had a pretty tightly knit group of friends that she hung out with regularly, and despite losing some of her passion for school ever since that night that she'd learned about magic, she still had good study habit and a natural facility with it, so her grades hadn't suffered. <br><br>She was still in the bathroom curling her hair and doing her makeup while the rest of her flatmates had gathered in the kitchen, but she joined them soon enough. "Morning," Maria said as she walked over towards the counter and set up what she needed to make a cappuccino. She made okay money working at a clothing boutique in town, and an espresso machine had been one of the first things that she'd saved up for. It took quite a bit more effort to make a cappuccino than regular coffee, but Maria liked the skill involved and she enjoyed tracking her progress and seeing how she got better at it every day. "Anyone else want coffee?" she asked while focusing on the task at hand.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 20:29:47</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Kumari , Mori, Maria<br><hr><br>Mori would give out a small purr when he felt John give him a pet. He liked the affection.&nbsp; He'd probably find some way to extort a few pets from the other three before they could leave the flat.&nbsp; After finishing his meal, however, he would retire to the couch in the living room, to groom himself; this was a habit of the feline. Post-meal-grooming was absolutely essential!&nbsp; And woe on those who might interrupt it.<br><br>"I can get my own things." He'd say to John, when he mentioned needing to go to the store. This, too, was typical of Sully. He always wanted to do everything for himself, by himself.&nbsp; He had his reasons, though, and though he never shared them with anyone, he thought they were good reasons.<br><br>"Yeah, I am. Should do well enough to keep the school off my back about it." Some of his teachers thought he could do so much better if he just applied himself. They would be right. He had more important things to be worried about, though... and not just his future career in boxing. "Hey, either of you know when Renault is supposed to come and visit again? I got something to talk over with him." He'd say this right around the time Maria was coming out. <br><br>"I'll take some, Maria." He usually got some to go from a cafe along the way to school, but whenever she offered, he'd get it from her. It saved him money. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 20:50:02</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Sully, Maria, Kumari<br><hr><br>"What ever man," John shrugged, "I thought it might I would save everyone a trip." John was starting to think he might have to call the counselor about Sully. He would have expected this attitude the first year. Hell he himself had stopped going to counseling shortly after he started, but now three years on, he had hoped his friend would have opened up some. <br><br>Turning to look over his shoulder when he heard Maria come in, "Morning." Turning back to Sully, "Yeah keeping the school off your back is so important... Heaven forbid that they kick you out before..." he stopped, knowing the way he sounded. "Sorry dude... Long night." <br><br>Smiling, "No thanks Maria. I still can't drink that stuff. I'll stick to tea and water," he smiled at her. He had all but stopped drinking soda's after he had got to Paris. He had never told the others where his old family had gotten their money and still didn't like thinking about it. "I haven't heard of Renault coming anytime soon. Why don't you just call him and ask to talk to him. I personally try not to talk to the bas..." he paused, "Talk to him." It was no secret that John didn't like the Council. In truth he didn't trust them... And after finding out that some of them wanted to kill them didn't help any.<br><br>Looking at Maria, "I have to go to the store today to get a new clock... Do you need anything?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 22:17:19</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sumari, Sully, John<br><hr><br>"Coming right up," Maria told Sully, playing the flat's barista like she did on the mornings when any of the others took her up on her offer to fix them up a coffee. She remained focused on what she was doing and didn't really pay attention to the conversation going on behind her, although she could kind of follow anyways just by overhearing. <br><br>John seemed a little concerned about Sully, and Maria could pretty much see why, but she preferred not to get involved. It wasn't really her style to pry into peoples' personal lives, especially when they clearly seemed closed off like Sully usually did, so she just let him do his own thing figuring that if he ever needed help, he would ask.<br><br>"Nail lacquer...Rimmel...darkest blue you can find and a fuschia..." Maria replied to John a bit absentmindedly while she folded the milk into her second cup of cappuccino. She decided to spare John the feminine hygiene products, figuring that it would be awkward enough for him to go looking through the nail polish display. Awkward but kind of funny now that she thought about it, at least to her.<br><br>She took a quick sip from her own cappuccino to make sure that it was up to snuff before presenting Sully with his at the table. Maria planned on getting brunch with some friends in between her first and second classes, so she was skipping breakfast for now and sat at the table with nothing but her cup of coffee. She was usually multitasking in order to get more things done, but this little morning ritual was one of the few times where she just took it easier and allowed herself to relax.<br><br>"Oh, and stop breaking your stupid clock," Maria scolded John, finding it ridiculous that he couldn't control his impulse of throwing it what seemed like every other morning.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 22:58:21</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Maria, Sully, Kumari<br><hr><br>"Ok... Fuschia nail polish... Gotcha," he smiled. Leaning over to Kumari, "Fuschia is a color right," he winked as he chuckled. <br><br>Laughing, "I told the others I Sully and Kumari that I needed to put the alarm clock on the other side of the room. Having it beside my bed is a bad idea. And it's not like I break one every day... I've only broke four this month," he said, remembering that when they first moved in he was going through two a week.&nbsp; <br><br>Standing up to put the orange juice up and wash his glass, "I'm doing a Parkour and skateboarding show with some of the guys this weekend. If any of you want to come out I'll get you some tickets," he said turning to lean against the counter. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>29-09-2013, 23:14:12</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Kumari , Maria<br><hr><br>He chuckled a bit. "Good luck with that, man." he'd say to John, in regards to his needing to get nail polish. He would accept the cup from Maria, and offer her one of his very rare smiles. In fact, every time she made coffee for him, she got one of those. Generally, though, he had a steely-cold, emotionless gaze on his face. But, there was something sincere, maybe even charming, when he smiled. Maybe it was just a hint of the playful, innocent youth he used to be. Or maybe it was a lie. Hard to say.<br><br>"Thanks." he took the drink from her, preferring it black; no cream, no sugar, no fancy syrups. He'd set it down for the moment, though, preferring to let it cool. He may or may not end up just shotgunning it before walking out the door. Some times, he did that, but other days, he would actually take the time to sip and enjoy. "Sorry, John. Can't come. I have training. Keep at it, though." This was the explanation he gave for his disappearances, when he bothered to give them. However, adding to the mystery, is the fact that some times, when he says this, he is, in fact, not disappearing for the weekend, but instead going to train at a gym; actual, professional, boxing training. Which would it be this weekend? Who knew. <br><br>He thought it was good that John stayed so physically active. It was a skill that would serve him well, later on, Sully thought.&nbsp; But he never commented too much on it, like everything else; he preferred to stay quiet. And yet, the words he spoke then--'keep at it'--that's not just hollow platitudes. He means it. For all the coldness he possessed, like a winter storm, he still had some small bits of warmness that shined through from time to time. Those were so very, very rare though.<br><br>"Hey, Kumari. If I gave you the Euros for it, could you buy me some Brandy de Jerez?"Woah. That's new, new to everyone. Sully has never drunk before, possibly because it's still illegal, but most likely because he avoids cigarettes, and most other unhealthy substances. So, his request for liquor, an oddly specific one at that, might shock some others. "it's for a special occasion." <br><br>Meanwhile, Mori, now thoroughly groomed and happily clean, would strut over to visit Maria. He'd rub up against her leg, and then look at her with expectancy. Clearly, it was time for her to give him a pet! He was a bit demanding like that. And yet, the moment he got a few pets, he'd trail off to wander around the flat; possibly find a nice spot where the sun came through the window, for a nap. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>30-09-2013, 00:18:09</strong>
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				&nbsp;Kumari Sharma<br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Sully, Maria, John <br><hr><br>Kumari finished her breakfast and waived at Maria when she walked into the kitchen. She smelt the wonderful Capuchino, but shook her head when offered some. Orange juice and Capuchino did not mix well in her stomach. Kumari was getting ready to go the laundry room when Sully stopped and asked her to buy some alcohol for him.<br><br>"Given that it is an illegal thing, you have to pay me extra for the task. How much is Brandy de Jerez?" Kumari was not much of a drinker herself. She only drank mixed drink at bars a few times after turning 18. Kumari smirked as she leaned against the door looking up at Sully who was taller than her by a head. But then everyone was.&nbsp; <br><br>Kumari then turned to tell John, "Maybe you should set an alarm on your computer or your phone. They are more expensive to break. Perhaps your body will learn to not respond that way when you have more of a price to pay?" Kumari smiled fully then, eyes twinkling with humor.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>30-09-2013, 01:17:39</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sumari, Sully, John<br><hr><br>Lowering one of her hands, Maria felt around until she found the top of Mori's head so that she could pet him with slow, caring strokes. She always enjoyed petting him or playing with him whenever he was in the mood ever since they'd all moved into the flat around three years ago. Maria also liked that he just showed up when he wanted some attention, got it, and then went off to do his own thing unlike a dog or something that would just be too clingy and annoying. Cats were way more her style.<br><br>When Kumari tried to get Sully to pay her just to go buy him a bottle of brandy, Maria couldn't help but frown and give her a slightly disapproving look. "I'll get it for you, no extra charge," she intervened, turning towards Sully. She had enough friends who were over eighteen and drank regularly enough, any one of them would buy the bottle for her if she just asked. Maria also didn't believe in friends making each other pay for favors, so she was quite unimpressed with Kumari at the moment.<br><br>Of course, the strangeness of the request coming from Sully wasn't lost on her, but Maria doubted that it was about getting drunk or anything like that. Her best guess was that the 'special occasion' was some sort of anniversary that he wanted to celebrate - or rather <em>commemorate</em> - since she had to assume that it was probably a sad anniversary. She felt kind of bad for Sully even though she had no idea if her conjecture was anywhere close to the truth.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>30-09-2013, 01:39:06</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Maria, Sully, Kumari<br><hr><br>"I've bought odder things over the years," he chuckled, "It could be a lot worse... No offense Maria. I'm sure you could have asked me to pick up some... odder things. I don't mind hunting for nail polish." <br><br>John gave Sully a slightly confused smile, "Thanks man... I'll keep at it." He had always been athletic so it was a little odd that Sully would tell him to keep at it. "Good luck with the training. Are you going to be fighting anyone that we could watch? I would love to come out and cheer for you," he asked.<br><br>Watching Maria pet Mori, John looked up so fast when Sully asked for Kumari to buy home brandy, he felt his neck snap. "Since when do you drink..." he asked before Sully said it was for a special occasion. Chuckling when both girls said that they would do it, "A fight over buying booze," he winked at them both. "Just kidding.." he added quickly before either of them could turn on him. <br><br>"I could use my computer or phone, but I turn the the computer off at night. I hate the thought of someone hacking into my computer. As for my phone... I hate to say this but I have broken a couple phones before. Admittedly that was from skateboarding. But I don't want to take the chance of throwing it around," he told Kumari. "A 10 Euro clock is cheaper then a 200 Euro phone. Even if I have to by a couple a month..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>30-09-2013, 03:11:42</strong>
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				Kumari Sharma<br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Sully, Maria, John <br><hr><br>Kumari looked to Maria who was unhappy at her joking. Kumari shrugged her shoulders to no one in particular and said, "Or you could let Maria take care of it for you. She's up for it." She then walked over to John and told him, "What if I woke you up, and I doubt you'd throw me across the room." Kumari winked at John and quickly left the kitchen with those last words. Headed to the laundry room, Kumari stopped by her room and picked up her dirty laundry from the week. She got some natural detergent--yeah she cared about the environment--and dumped it in with the water as it filled the machine. Loading her clothes in the washer, Kumari took out her cell phone and began to search for any incoming messages from a certain person. It was then that she thought about her friend Maggie who still had not graced everyone with her presence.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 00:00:17</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Maria, Kumari, Sully, Open<br><hr><br>Surprised by Kumari's offer to wake him up, John opened his mouth to answer her, but now sound came out. Confused he watched her walk out of the room before looking at Maria and Sully. "What just happened..." he asked, not really expecting an answer. Wondering if he should follow her to ask what she meant but decided that she was just messing with him. <br><br>"So Maria, what are your plans for the day," he asked with a smile, "If you are off tonight I thought we could all get together to watch some movies or something."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 00:36:30</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Kumari , Maria<br><hr><br>He kind of shrugged his shoulders when Kumari mentioned it costing him. He took a sip of the coffee, quietly. However, maria chimed in soon afterwards. "Thanks, Maria." he'd say as he set the cup of coffee down, and dip a hand into the pocket of his pants. He removed his wallet, and took out a total of 30 Euro's, and passed them over to her. "Shouldn't be much more than twenty-five or so. You can keep the change." Quietly, he half wondered about what he was doing; ro rather, planning.<br><br>His attention would focus on Kumari as she went about her task. Mori would, at some point in the day, go off to demand his daily morning pet, but for now, the cat is busy having his post-meal-post-grooming nap. <br><br>Then, his attention shifted to John, as he seemed confused by things. "Hah... maybe she's got the hots for you."&nbsp; Sully was half-joking. He couldn't really see any of them hooking up with each other. But, all joking faded away the moment John suggested they all do something together. "I have no clue what my schedule is like, so don't bother waiting up for me." Which... yup, typical. The only time Sully really had anything to do with them was the occasional run-ins with John at school, since they'd have some of the same classes, and these morning get-together's that seemed to happen on their own. Otherwise, he's always busy, has places to be, things to do... whatever. He always has an excuse, but never an acceptable answer. <br><br>Come to think of it, Maria might realize, in thinking about commemorating events, that it was actually almost two years ago he started acting this way. The first year he was here, he had been his pretty friendly, even a bit clingy. Then one day, it all seemed to change; one day, Sully stopped being who 'Al' was. No explanations ever given. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 02:16:16</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sumari, Sully, John<br><hr><br>Maria's cheeks reddened ever so slightly when John flipped the situation on her, making her feel a little bit embarrassed now at the thought of having him buy tampons or the like for her. "Oh...thanks, I'll keep that in mind but I'm fine for now," she politely declined, speaking a bit faster than usual and then pulling her cup of coffee up to her lips with both hands, purposely using them to partially mask her blush.<br><br>She waited a bit before replying to the question about what her schedule for the day was, taking the time to collect the money from Sully. Maria had no intention of keeping the change despite him telling her to, but she'd just give it back to him along with the bottle, knowing that he'd most likely argue if she told him that right now.<br><br>It came as no surprise that Sully was 'busy' tonight like he always was. There was a time when Maria had wondered what he was always up to, but now she no longer really thought about it. He obviously wasn't interested in being more than barely friends (and even that was only because they were stuck living together), so she didn't see why she should be interested in him beyond that either.<br><br>"I get off work at 7, so maybe around 8," Maria finally got back to John's question. She liked movies, so it seemed like a pretty fun way to unwind in the evening. "Have any good movies in mind?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 02:33:47</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Sully, Kumari, Maria<br><hr><br>"She's got the hots..." he started before looking at Sully. Picking up a dishrag, he threw it at him, "You ass..." he laughed. It wasn't that he didn't think the girls weren't hot, because they were. He just didn't think they thought of him like that. <br><br>John wasn't surprised that Sully wouldn't be able to join them. He still wondered what had happened the first year that had changed his friend, but wasn't surprised by much from him anymore. Looking at Maria, "8 works great. I thought I would see if Kumari would like to join us. I hadn't thought about what to watch yet. Do you have anything special you want to watch? I have a few new ones like "Now You See Me".&nbsp; Maybe she has something she wants to watch..."<br><br>Chuckling, "I think she went to wash her cloths... What do you think she might say if I take her up on her offer," he winked at Maria and Sully. "Just tease her a little..." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 04:01:38</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Sully, John, Maria (Kumari might overhear)<br><hr>The door to the last bedroom opens softly, and Emily sidles out slowly, a weariness clinging about her as, unfortunately, it tends to do.&nbsp; The girls remember how she used to not sleep for hours, back in the dormitories, and they might find her wakeful into the wee hours of the night, softly turning pages in a book-- maps here, fairy tales there.&nbsp; The insomnia impacted her studies for some time, but it seemed to fade over time.&nbsp; By the time her door opens, she looks to have been up for hours-- it wasn't uncommon to hear the shower running an hour before dawn, and Maggie-- now Emily-- to be whispering softly to herself, or singing quietly to someone who might, or might not, be really there.<br><br>Sneakers dangling from one hand, she makes her way to the breakfast table-- she is wearing drab gray shorts and sweatshirt, unzipped over a green tank top that scoops to bare her freckled upper-chest, and her red hair is drawn back in a simple, uneven braid.&nbsp; By habit, she pours coffee first and leans back against the countertop, sipping at the steaming black brew as she watches the others eat.&nbsp; She will, no doubt, scoop up a croissant, or roll, and some fruit-- stashing them away somewhere for later like some refugee of poverty keeping stock for later.<br><br>She locks eyes with the three of them-- smiling gently before taking a long drink from her cup.&nbsp; "Morning, everyone..." she murmurs over the rim before the next sip, then bobs a little as she takes in their faces.&nbsp; She seems to be checking everyone's plate-- making sure they are eating, perhaps, one of the practices that she unconsciously, and persistently, offers to each of them whether wanted, welcome, or otherwise.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 04:16:08</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Maria, Emily, Kumari (might overhear)<br><hr><br>The moment Emily's bedroom door opens, Mori bolts upright into a standing position. His ears twitch this way, and that, and when he finally catches sight of the last one to awaken... he stretches himself out. Then, he casually saunters over to her, and rubs up against her leg. "<em>Mreow.</em>" The feline states plainly his desire to receive his morning pet from her. This was a feline of habit, and had his own way of saying good morning to everyone. If no pets were forthcoming, he'd heave a mighty sigh to express his dissatisfaction; and if pets were given, he would sashay off to lay down in front of the door to Sully's room.<br><br>Meanwhile, the man himself was busy snatching the rag out of the air, and setting it off to the side. He finishes off his coffee, and then heads to the kitchen sink. He had both the empty cup of coffee, and an empty bowl and fork, which indicated he had already finished his food before Emily came out. Most likely, it was the delicious smelling rice and steamed vegetables he had made the night before, and which he had leftovers from. <br><br>As he washed, dried, and put his dishes back, he'd look over at Emily. "Mornin'." He'd say to her, as cold and distance as he's been for the past two years. <br><br>Back when they first came to Paris, when they were all adapting to the environment, he had spent many sleepless nights; possibly&nbsp; hanging out with her, finding comfort in the companionship. Heck, there might even have been a few times where he played his pan flute for her. But, for some reason, one day, that all just stopped. He took up junior boxing classes, he started to spend his free time exercising and training, went from mostly pigging out on junk food to eating a carefully controlled diet... and he started putting up all the barriers, and distancing himself from everyone. <br><br>That, and his mysterious trips; trips he never told anyone about, at any point in time, and trips which seemed to make Mori become desperately in need of affection from the others.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 04:18:14</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Everyone<br><hr><br>"Morning sleepyhead," John winked at her as he leaned against the counter next to her. "How did you sleep?" Watching her slip the food into her pocket, he couldn't help but wonder if it was for her pixies. Having watched her when she picked them up back in the barrens, he had never told anyone of the little creatures. <br><br>"I was telling the others that I'll be in a show for Parkour and skateboarding this weekend. If you want to come out and watch it I'll get you a ticket... Oh I'm also going to the store so if you need anything just let me know. I need to pick up a new clock," he said as he ran his hand through his hair. Looking at his watch, he made sure he still had time before class, "We're going to have a movie night tonight. Anything special you might want to see?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 04:34:54</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Sully, John, Maria (Kumari might overhear)<br><hr>Emily stoops to pet Mori in the slow, steady strokes to which she seems to have become accustomed... they know that it took her a while to warm up to animals, a fact that undoubtedly annoyed Mori to no end.&nbsp; She had been used to the alley-cats that scratched and hissed at anyone who cornered them, but the affection of the saucy cat had become one of the things that warmed her to the others, helping to break down the social awkwardness she'd carried with her.&nbsp; <br><br>Emily slips her feet into her tennis shoes while standing erect, the short, cotton socks gliding in easily, as she lingers over them.&nbsp; She lifts her eyes at Sully's terse greeting, a hint of concern there as obvious as ever for the quiet girl. <br><br>When John speaks to her, she smiles again at him like a flower opening toward light.&nbsp; This moment is as obvious as her affection towards him usually get-- obvious to everyone else, it seems.&nbsp; She sips at her coffee again and edges toward questions as boldly as she can.&nbsp; She nods to his first questions.&nbsp; "Sure... sounds good.&nbsp; You go through alarm clocks like Garfield the cat," she jokes.&nbsp; "Um, movie?&nbsp; Sure, whatever you feel like.&nbsp; I was going to get in a run, then get a shower."&nbsp; She says this as if she hadn't already done both before the sun came up, but this isn't unusual.&nbsp; When she runs, she 'checks out of her head.'&nbsp; <br><br>Hearing the laundry running, she steps off to peek her head around the corner at Kumari, gives a little wave with her fingers, then returns back to the kitchen conversation to finish the coffee quickly.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 05:39:52</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily, John<br><hr><br>"Hey, Em," Maria greeted the last of her flatmates to show up before finishing up the last of her cappuccino and getting up to go wash her cup in the sink just like Sully had done a few moments earlier. She just shrugged her shoulders when walking by John, indicating that she either didn't know or didn't care about what he should do with Kumari's offer to wake him up in the morning. <br><br>On Naria's way out of the kitchen, though, she stopped by him and put a hand on his shoulder. "We should watch a horror movie," she said, having given it some more thought. "Something actually scary, though, not one of those lame ones. Oh, and add some popcorn and cotton candy to your grocery list while you're at it," Maria added with a smile before heading to her room to finish getting ready.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 05:51:14</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Maria, Emily, Kumari (might overhear)<br><hr><br>Mori would purr happily, showing his satisfaction at receiving the proper attention a cat of his statue deserves, before scooting off to settle down by Sully's door. When Sully was home, in his room, Mori was almost always in there with him. But for now, the door was shut and locked, and one might wonder if Mori was either guarding it, or just really wanted to get inside. <br><br>Meanwhile,&nbsp; Sully would be going to put his boots on. Steel-toed workman's boots. he always wore those; whatever his reason, it was, like so many other things, only known to him. Possibly, Mori knows, but the cat is certainly not going to start speaking any time soon. He was also checking over his pockets to make sure he had everything he needed on him. He was not looking forward to getting to school, although the bike ride there was good exercise. <br><br>"Heh. Take her on a date, hotshot. Or one of your groupies." He'd say to John, gently razzing him while encouraging him. Sully might not have ever seen him do any sort of competitions or shows or what-have-you, but he knew that there had to&nbsp; be some lovely ladies that he caught the eyes of. Sully was also painfully aware of the fact that he had a few admirers, himself.&nbsp; He'd never do anything with them.<br><br>However, he kept right on talking, kind of trying to deny John the chance to respond to that. "If you want a good horror movie, get Martyrs. it's a 2008 one. French, so it should be easy to find." He would say this to Maria. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 19:40:41</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Everyone<br><hr><br>John smiled when Emily said she would like to see the show, “I’ll make sure you get front row ticket… Maybe a back stage pass,” he winked. The feelings between them was obvious to anyone who saw them. John had wanted to ask her out several times but had trouble getting up the nerves to do it. Shrugging, “Yeah I just need to move the clock. Although, Kumari offered to wake me,” he chuckled, “I think until I can find someone else I’ll just stick to breaking clocks.”<br><br>“We’ll have to wait until Maria gets off for the movie. But I don’t see why we can’t watch something else until she gets home,” he said while looking in her eyes. “How would you like to have some company for your run,” he asked, willing to skip class once.<br><br>John blushed when Sully said to just ask her out. Turning to Emily, he gave a soft smile, “How about it… Would you like to go out sometime,” he asked, glad that Sully had said something to kick him into doing it.<br><br>Looking at Maria as she walked out, “Horror movie… Cool. I’ll see what I can find.” Looking at Sully, “Martyrs… I think I’ve seen it… If it’s the one I’m thinking of then it’s a good one. Thanks dude.” <br><br>Moving to the door to the laundry room, “Kumari… We’re talking about having a movie night tonight. You up for movie? I’ll rent one while I’m at the store.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>02-10-2013, 07:03:48</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Sully, John, Maria (Kumari might overhear)<br><hr>Staring at John for longer than she reasonably should, Emily blinks and glances over at the others.&nbsp; She hasn't been so unsteady with words in years, and a blush lights up her freckles upper chest and cheeks.&nbsp; "Yes-- um, that sounds great."&nbsp; She lifts her coffee cup, glancing over the rim at him once more before taking a sip.&nbsp; <em>Did he mean a... going for a run and making him miss class kind of date, or was he talking about a movie before the others get together date, or... why was she asking herself these questions kind of date?</em>&nbsp; Her nervous smile washes over her and she turns away for the last sip, screening the sparkle in her eyes in vain, as every motion jerks out with a nervous, and giddy, electricity.<br><br>"If it's not going to be any trouble-- I mean, get you in trouble, you know, to be late to class, we can go now.&nbsp; Coffee's strong today," she mutters, managing to snatch the empty cup before crashing it into the sink, and rinsing it with a torrent from the sink that splashes her tank top.<br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>02-10-2013, 16:41:01</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Everyone<br><hr><br>He couldn't believe he had asked her. <em>She's going to think you are crazy... That Sully made you ask her... Oh god I should have done this a year ago... Or waited until when it was just us...</em> Hearing her say yes, John had to force himself not to dance around. Smiling, "Great... Um... We could go and see a movie Friday or something..." Looking at her, he quickly looked away, his face starting to hurt from the smile he couldn't get rid of. <br><br>"Oh Don't worry... The teacher love me. I have some of the top grades and hardly ever miss any classes," he said in a little jive to Sully. Leaning closer to her, "It'll be alright..." he said before standing straighter.&nbsp; Watching her splash herself, he quickly turned and grabbed a towel, "You're not supposed to soak yourself until after the run," he smiled. "I just need to go and change into some shorts and grab my shoes," he said holding the towel. <br><br>Not wanting to embarrass her by watching her dry herself, he ran up stairs to grab his workout cloths and shoes. Pulling his cell phone out, John sent his teachers a quick email about being sick and needing to make up his test. Walking back downstairs with his shoes in hand, John was dressed in a pair of long shorts and Under Armor shirt. Sitting down to pull his running shoes on, "I'm ready to go..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>02-10-2013, 16:53:43</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat - On the way out<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Maria, Emily, Kumari (might overhear)<br><hr><br>He smiled a bit, too. It was thin, and he actually bit on his tongue a bit to keep it from being too noticeable. He was glad. No matter how much of an asshole he might act, no matter how much it might seem like he just wanted to leave, he wanted them to be happy.&nbsp; When he heard John's barb, though, he laughed a bit. Then, he gave himself a slight slap to the cheek. "So, it isn't a dream. The star student's gonna play hookie." Ooh, counter-jive. <br><br>He wasn't too much bothered by it, though. He honestly didn't care too much about school. Speaking of which... he went off to the bathroom, to check out his face. He had what was called a five'o'clock shadow, back in America.&nbsp; Perpetual stubble, really.&nbsp; He liked it, liked the way it made him look.&nbsp; He wasn't really gonna do anything with it, even if he's thought about growing it out. <br><br>About a minute passes by, and only a few of those is spent checking out his facial hair.&nbsp; He didn't want to bike with a mostly full bladder, that was uncomfortable. After taking care of business, and washing up, he would head out of the bathroom, and towards the door. "Later, all. And don't worry, John, I'll let the teachers know you're under the weather." He said that to John when he came back down, unaware he had already taken care of it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 03:08:10</strong>
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				<hr><br><em>Random headlines from local newspapers over the last few days. The papers are all part of a pile strewn around on a small side table in the kitchen area - in plain view.</em><br><br>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7e/Boxed_Nightmares_1.png)<br><br><hr>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 03:31:00</strong>
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				<strong><span style="font-size: 1.35em;" class="bbc_size">Kumari Sharma</span></strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Mori, John, Emily,<br><hr><br>Kumari finished loading the laundry and headed back to the kitchen to talk to Emily who waived at her and noted that Sully and Maria had left already. John then asked Kumari if she wanted to be a part of movie night. "Sure, I get off work at seven tonight. Will I be late or early?" Kumari asked before she sneezed. <br><br>Kumari sighed and looked around the kitchen for Mori, as she wanted to pet him. "Where are you Mori?" Kumari said under her breath.<br><br>"Oh, Emily, are you going to be at soccer practice this afternoon at 2pm?" Kumari asked as she picked up the newspaper on the dining table. She leafed through it and noticed the word monster quite a few times.<br><br>"These reporters are so dramatic," Kumari, muttered, pausing when she saw one particular headline about their very own Inspector Renault cautioning residents against going out to fight the so-called monsters. Frowning, Kumari studied the articles more carefully. <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 03:36:28</strong>
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				<strong><span style="font-size: 1.35em;" class="bbc_size">Memento Mori</span></strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Kumari<br><hr><br>At hearing his name called, the cat perked up, ears sticking straight up into the air. He got up, did a little stretch, and then... <strong>thud, thud, thud, thud</strong>, stop! Yeah, the cat pretty much just galloped straight over to her. She would soon find a furry paw reaching out to prod at her leg. He didn't have any claws out, so she needn't worry. Mori only ever scratched people by accident. <br><br>If she looked down, the feline would be looking back up with this expectant look on his face. It was as if he was silently saying 'yes, you may now give me the morning pets, human.'
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 03:52:54</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Everyone<br><hr><br>"Believe it or not Sully I have skipped class before," John smiled, "I already sent the teachers a email, but thanks."<br><br>Turning when Kumari came back in, "We're going to wait until Maria gets off so it'll be closer to 8 before we start. So you will be early. Maria also said she wanted to see a horror movie. If you have one you want to see we can watch two movies."<br><br>Having seen the newspapers, "News always make things more dramatic then it needs to be. I will tell you that I had no clue that Renault was a cop. It explains a lot. I never did trust that guy..." Looking at the paper while waiting for Emily, "I do find the whole monster headlines interesting though... With the way we can project ourselves... I'm wondering if it could be someone from a dark side... It might be worth looking into... I would hate for the Council to find a reason to kill me when I didn't do anything..." he said remembering that some of them already wanted the group dead.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 13:46:09</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: all<br><hr>Ignoring the embarrassing spatter of water, Emily's eyes trail over the newspapers on her way to the door.&nbsp; <br><br>Pausing at John's comment, she thinks back to when they first met Renaut as she gives a cursory look over the headlines. "Well, he did introduce himself as Inspector Renault back then, didn't he?&nbsp; I seem to remember him being in charge of a whole SWAT team, after all."&nbsp; <br><br>Her eyes flick up to the others and she shrugs, "And that was," she almost says 'back home', but thinks better of it, "a whole other country.&nbsp; He must have some serious pull.&nbsp; What better way to keep things under a tight reign than through the cops?"&nbsp; Except, she realizes, the cops don't know everything.&nbsp; No one truly does.&nbsp; "It's a safe bet that they have connections... leaders, that kind of thing... in ALL walks of life."&nbsp; Lifting the flap of one overlapping paper, she scans the headline about Catholic protests. <br><br>"I'm not sure that we need to rent a horror movie... it looks like they're all over town." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 20:31:50</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Everyone<br><hr><br>After she'd finished getting ready and left her room, Maria was on her way out when she noticed most of the others huddled around some newspapers on the kitchen table, discussing the headlines, and she couldn't help but take a peak herself.<br><br>"Don't be so dramatic..." she mumbled to Emily while quickly scanning over the sensationalist titles of several articles. But the more Maria read, the more that she got the impression to there really being some truth to what the newspapers were publishing, even if the people actually writing the articles probably didn't even realize it and were instead just going for the shock value.<br><br>"Hmmm...maybe there really is some kind of monster if Renault is getting involved and telling people to hide indoors. The less people who see, the better it is for him and the council." Maria didn't voice the rest, but the rumor about the cult also seemed a bit reminiscent of how their former families - the fake ones - were trying to sacrifice and turn them all into vessels for the dark Fae.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 21:16:05</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Everyone<br><hr><br>"I guess I had hoped he had lied about being a cop," John said as he looked at Emily, "I always did wonder how he got us out of that crap. Cop's on the states don't like others butting into their business. The Swat team is the ones I really worry about." <br><br>Turning when Maria came back into the room, "I wouldn't call it being dramatic... From the way the paper's read it could be more serious then what Renault is letting on. If they are trying to keep this quiet then it has to be something bad..." he said, also thinking about their fake families. <br><br>Laughing, "I don't know Emily... A horror movie might help calm things down. After all a good fake monster killing fake people will help to take our minds off the real monster killing real people," he winked at her. "We can always find a couple other movies to watch before or after the movie. We can stop off and see what we can find after the run if you don't have anything else to do."<br><br>"I still think it might be worth our time to look around. I don't want the council thinking we have anything to do with it," he said before looking at Emily, "You ready to go?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 23:52:03</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: all<br><hr>Emily lets her fingers trail over some of the words on the pages as she wonders, gray eyes relaxed to take it in, eased by the emotional distance she throws between herself and anything that might be out there.&nbsp; <br><br>"Sure," she says softly, the word "Monstre", black, tall letters staring up boldly at her.&nbsp; "Let's go."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>03-10-2013, 23:59:39</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris-The flat, On the Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Everyone<br><hr><br>Smiling, John waves to the others, "See you guys tonight. Have a good day." <br><br>Walking out of the house, "So Emily... Where should we run to? I would normally run to the tower then around a few parks, but if you have a better route I'm game." John couldn't believe he was able to spend the morning with Emily. "Come on beautiful... I mean... Shall we go?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>04-10-2013, 00:17:45</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: all<br><hr>Meeting this with a roll of her eyes, Emily shakes her head.&nbsp; "Just run..." and takes off in a long-legged stride, taking to the sidewalks and parks like a bounding deer.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>04-10-2013, 00:26:08</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:On the sidewalk, running<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily<br><hr><br>Kicking himself for stumbling over his own tongue, he started to jog with her. Running beside her, he had to admit he enjoyed running with her. Her long strides gave him the right challenge. "You are fast... But I think we are matched pretty well..." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>04-10-2013, 03:25:11</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, Streets, traveling<br><strong>Tag</strong>: No one, open, (John and Emily might catch sight of him)<br><hr><br>He frowned a bit as he stayed sitting on his bike, along the side walk. He hadn't mentioned a single thing about it all, but he knew about the head lines. It was eating at him. He thought it was Dark Fae, or worse; something similar to what had happened to them during their awakening, or whatever Renault had called it. Sully couldn't remember, but he stuck with the word 'awakening'. Made sense to him. <br><br>He was wearing a pair of cargo pocket, plain blue, denim jeans. For a shirt, it was a black wife-beater.&nbsp; Also on his torso was a worn out denim jacket, with pockets, from which, he took out a pair of black gloves, and slid them onto his&nbsp; hands. They were actually biker's gloves, designed for use as biking armor to protect someone if they got into an accident; and by 'biker's', that was meant not as bicycler, but as motorcyclist. He didn't have a motorcycle, might never have one, either. He still had his hands on these gloves, though, because they were well-protected, and had knuckle-guards that, in a fight, could increase the power behind his punches.<br><br>Of course, he'd never wear them during boxing, he had proper gloves for that. Nope, these gloves were for just in case he needed to defend himself, or, God forbid, beat someone down that needed a beating. <br><br>but, enough of that sidetrack. He was worried. He hadn't found <em>Her</em> yet, and <em>She</em> had not yet made himself apparent to him. Still, he felt like their was an invisible gun looming behind all of their heads, and that sooner rather than&nbsp; later, They would hear from <em>Her</em>. He couldn't let Them get involved, though. That would be too dangerous for Them. He had to do this on his own.<br><br>That's why he was calling the school. In fairly good French--He only ever had to pause and think about a handful of words-- he told them he was feeling under the weather. Plus, John was sick, too. Sully did not want to spread anything to others, and was taking the day off. This was, of course, as much bullshit as John's illness. But, it freed him up to start the long biking towards Clichy-sous-Bois. he used the same smart phone he had called on to bring up Google maps, and find the most direct route there. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>04-10-2013, 04:35:49</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><strong><br>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Mori, John, Maria, Emily<br><hr><br>Mori graced Kumari with his presence soon after she called for him. Picking him up, she placed him in her lap and began to pet him, comforting her own self more than him. "Ah, I'll be early and I'll watch whatever you guys want to watch. Wait--have any of you seen <em>Let the Right One</em> in, the Swedish version?" Kumari smiled at Maria when she walked back into the kitchen to join the others in looking at the newspapers. Kumari sat back to let the others have better access and rested her head on Mori's as she glanced around the kitchen. "We should ask Renault about this when he visits us again. Just in case."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>05-10-2013, 16:49:25</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Emily turns her head toward him, flashing a quick grin as they pass through the dappling shadows of trees along the looming edifices of the large stone buildings-- she speaks in conversational French, as she always does outside the apartment and never does inside. "<em>Well see about that in half an hour</em>."&nbsp; The route takes them past curving streetlamps over broad walks, long blocks of arched entryways supporting the broad shoulders of gray and red stone.&nbsp; She is utterly silent when running, not looking at the sights or chattering in an out-of-breath pant... it's like if she can go far enough without using her mind, she can leave it somewhere along the trail for a while and forget it ever existed.&nbsp; Eventually, she'll loop back toward the apartment, their path through the city serpentine and erratic, but methodical enough....When they near a park, Emily will head towards it like a moth to a lightbulb, but-- as undoubtedly, John would notice-- if there's a playground, or a school, within two blocks, she always turns the other direction. <br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>05-10-2013, 20:18:29</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily<br><hr><br>Smiling at her, he chuckled, "I think I can last half an hour." Not many of them knew that John ran every night. He would spend hours with some of his Parkour friends running through the city, using it as their own playground. Following her route, he kept stealing glances at her, blushing whenever she caught him doing it. After running in silence for a while, "How are the little ones doing," he asked. He often wondered how the pixies were doing. When she turned toward the park, John couldn't help but smile... But when she turned from the playground or school, he couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. <br><br>Seeing a water fountain, "Let's stop for a minute," he said pointing to it. (If) When they stop, "Ok Emily... What's wrong? And don't say nothing. I know you are avoiding the playground." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>07-10-2013, 22:04:47</strong>
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				<strong><span style="font-size: 1.45em;" class="bbc_size">Kumari Sharma</span></strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Mori<br><hr><br>Kumari stood from her seat and left the newspaper on the table while she let Mori fall gracefully to the floor. "See you laterz Mori," Kumari said as she bent down to rub his head one last time. She then headed to her bedroom to change into her school clothes, jeans, paisley blouse, and an apron that had paint stains on it. Cursing that she forgot to put it in the wash she went to the laundry room and took her clothes to hang them outside on her balcony to sundry. Kumari then went back to her bedroom, got her school bag and purse, and headed downstairs to leave the flat. Once outside she made her way to the metro station to take a train close to her university. On the metro, Kumari listened to her mp3 player through her smart phone and hummed along to the music that played softly.<br><br>Once off the metro, Kumari walked to a bus stop and caught the bus that went into her university. She got off at the campus and walked to her first class of the morning. Once inside she went and grabbed her clay that she bought last week and cut a good chunk of it off so she could begin to construct it into something. The professor spoke to the class in French as she walked in letting everyone know that there was two more days until their term papers were due, Kumari still needed to go visit one more museum so she could finish her report. Maybe tonight she would get it over with, but she would be late to the movie session--or rather right on time, as she recalled Maria was not going to be there until after eight. Nodding her head, she began to knead her clay and make a bat like shape of it on her table.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 04:18:02</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, a public water fountain somewhere near a park<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Emily takes a quick drink from the fountain, her cool eyes scrutinizing John as a feral cat might size up a dog before deciding to flee or stand its ground to save face.&nbsp; The gaze softens, as in John she still sees Robert, who's never been anything but kind to her.&nbsp; Dropping the French for now, she says softly, "I wonder about my little brothers still..." her breasts still rise and fall with intensified breath, more from the struggle to explain than from the exhaustion of the run.&nbsp; <br><br>She forces her French back, seemingly the most singularly paranoid of their group when it comes to their fabricated past as murderers and cult-experimenting American teens.&nbsp; Her accent isn't terrible for an American.&nbsp; "I can trust you... you won't tell the others."&nbsp; She looks at a passing cluster of people making their way toward the metro station, their ordinary determination like herd behavior.&nbsp; "I know the dark ones... they're evil.&nbsp; I believe that, I don't doubt it at all.&nbsp; But... the others?&nbsp; Our godmother?"&nbsp; She shakes her head as if witnessing the failing of a beloved prodigy.&nbsp; "Let's just say... I have little faith in a, ah, two-party system."<br><br>Shrugging, she shifts her weight purposefully, keeping the blood flowing through her sinewy legs.&nbsp; "They needed someone to take care of them.&nbsp; They were starving for love."&nbsp; She watches as a street crew pressure-washes the grand, stone facade of a building she will never be able to name.&nbsp; "If they went to new families, then they have a chance.&nbsp; But as far as they know, to their eyes?&nbsp; I left them."&nbsp; She focuses her eyes on his again, intensely searching there now.&nbsp; "We-- you, I, the others-- we can not abandon each other.&nbsp; There's nothing worse."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 19:21:46</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Pairs, At a water fountain near a park<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily<br><hr><br>Listening to her, John felt his heart go out to her. He knew she had had a hard time when they first got to Paris. Most of them did… Reaching over to rub her arm, “I’m so sorry… I wish you had told me before. I guess I forgot that some of you had real families.” Looking at her, he let his hand drop to hers, “My family life was so bad I never once looked back… It’s why I walked out of counciling in the first week.”<br><br>Giving her a warm smile as he spoke in English, “Mag…Emily…” he gave her a wink at the slip, “You and I went through hell… I know the others went through a lot that night too, but they could never understand what happened to us… I guess what I’m trying to say is that you can always trust me. I would never tell anyone anything. It’s one reason I have never told anyone about your little friends.” Switching back to French, “Don’t tell the others but I don’t trust this godmother or the council either. Dark… Light… So many people are trying to force us into something, and I don’t like that. I think we just need to keep faith in ourselves and our little oddball family.”<br><br>Thinking for a minute, John’s gave her had a little squeeze, “Emily, I know this has to be hard for you. I wish I could do something…” he stopped. “Now I’m not sure how we can do it… But how would you feel if we tried to find them? It won’t be easy and it will take time… If you want my help that is…”<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>10-10-2013, 20:40:00</strong>
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				As Sully entered the area known as Clichy-Sous-Bois he would notice the scars of the riots all around. The date of it spray painted on walls, spray painted grave markers, still abandoned and burnt out buildings, or occasionally a burn out car in an empty lot. This place might remind some of Russian Housing projects or the darkest corners of inner city America. It was bleak, businesses boarded up, houses abandoned, here or there small shanties and temporary homes made of refuse and cardboard.<br><br>There were people around, some in these little shanty homes, some on the streets, children playing next to buildings. Spray painted tags indicated local gangs as well. The small corner store across the street being the only place that even looked hospitable. It was the Parisian equivalent of a Seven Eleven, with a too-bright sign outside, and sales flyers taped to the inside of it's windows. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 05:11:33</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, a public water fountain somewhere near a park<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Emily stares at John for a moment, and there's a fierce temptation to say 'yes,' to accept that another person, any person-- John, or Robert, or whoever he was now included-- could possibly fix this.<br><br>"I always thought it was so silly," she says, "how women I knew thought a man could fix things.&nbsp; Like mo--" she bites off the word, reasserts her calm, "my mother."&nbsp; She shakes her head slowly, looks off at a businessman shouting into his cellphone, watches a flock of pigeons lift off.&nbsp; "I always thought it was because they were weak, and society taught them that a strong man would fix anything."&nbsp; She laughs once, the sound resigned and soft.&nbsp; "I suppose I was at least half right."<br><br>She reaches to take John's hand in her own a moment.&nbsp; "Even if they are alright... you know, not corrupted?&nbsp; What good could I ever do for them again?&nbsp; If they have a foster home, they're better off than with a teenage girl bringing in their income, their drunken mother screaming from the next room, cigarette smoke turning their <i>Cars</i> posters yellow."&nbsp; She smiles, a gesture that is as sincerely optimistic as it is sorrowful, "Without their devil-worshiping sister around.&nbsp; Or dark <i>fey</i> coming after them."&nbsp; Shrugging toward the sidewalk, she prepares to head off.&nbsp; "That's what a visit from me would bring.&nbsp; Cops and devils, if there is any difference."<br><br>With renewed pace, she bounds off toward the apartment.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 06:15:36</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets --Convenience Store<br><strong>Tag</strong>: No one, open<br><hr><br>Jesus. He had a feeling that this place would be in pretty bad shape; but he wasn't prepared for it to be this bad. His eyes constantly roamed around, taking in details, and shuddering.&nbsp; HBe felt out of place, with his clean clothes, just-showered-a-few-hours-ago appearance, and relatively nice bicycle. He would be an outsider to what he imagined would be an insular community, and maybe it was just his cynicism, but he expected this to lead to difficulty. Maybe this was a bad idea. But, he wouldn't let negative thinking slow him down.<br><br>He would bike his way over to the convenience store, intent on getting himself something to drink.&nbsp; Besides, maybe he'd see interesting on the inside. If there was a place he could chain it up, he would; otherwise, he'd try to leave his bike visible from the interior, so he could keep an eye on it. As he went inside, he'd head back towards the cold drinks, and go to get himself a bottle of water. Along the way, he'd also pick up a small bag of chips and some beef jerky, as a snack. <br><br>He would be looking at the flyers in the windows, casting as-subtle-as-he-can-be glances at anybody in the place. He'd also cast glances back towards his bike, if he could. His pace was fairly brisk, and once he got the things he wanted, he headed towards the counter to check out, and pay in cash. He'd ask the cashier, though. "Hey,&nbsp; have you seen anything weird going on? Got a few extra Euros' for ya, if ya got anything interesting to share." He'd speak in French, of course.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>11-10-2013, 20:12:50</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, public water fountain somewhere near a park<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily<br><hr><br>Shaking his head slowly, “I’m not trying to fix anything. I’m offering my help to find your brothers. I would never want you to depend on me for anything but your friendship and…” he stopped before saying something that would embarrass himself. <br><br>Giving her hand a squeeze, “From what I have seen you have more to offer then even you know,” he smiled at her. Switching to English, he whispered just loud enough so she alone could hear him, “Maggie… Don’t count yourself short.” Switching back to French, “You might not be able to see them, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t watch over them.” Giving her hand a little shake, “I doubt a visit from you would cause you any issues… Well I would hope not at least…”<br><br>Jogging after her, he caught up with her before falling into pace beside her. “Are you going to the store with me? After we could go back to the flat and hang out…” he said hoping to get her thinking about something else.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 00:12:00</strong>
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				When Sully entered the store he'd find the man behind the counter was a rather large stocky man. His skin was very dark and he smiled with a toothy grin. The round brightly colored hat on his head complimenting a similarly colored poncho style long shirt.&nbsp; As he spoke his accent was thick and for Sully the french would be a bit difficult to understand since it clearly was not the man's first language either.<br><br>"Welcome to the Quickie Mart," his laughter was boisterous. Apparently he was jesting. His hand stuck out but he didn't specify if it was for the food or for the so called extra euro's. Although, he hadn't rung anything up yet.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 10:07:33</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets --Convenience Store<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Cashier, open<br><hr><br>He would set the stuff he wanted to buy on the counter, and reached a hand into his pocket. He took out a twenty euro note. He kept it in his hand for the moment, but made it easy for the cashier to see. "Leads first, friend. And if the scoop checks out, I might just pop back in on my way back." He didn't trust the guy not to screw him over.&nbsp; Not surprising, though, Sully didn't have much trust in anything in general. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 17:17:23</strong>
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				Sully would feel the ground tremor, no that wasn't correct it was like the air itself vibrated for a moment. Then there was darkness. An all encompassing darkness that instantly consumed everything around. Nothing was visible, not the door, the walls, the stock, not even Sully's own hands. That's when he'd see the face of man from behind the counter. His bright white teeth and big smile. It didn't come across quite as friendly this time though. <br><br><div align="center">(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh549/Holodancer/H3r0/ShadowMan_zps0e7111e9.jpg)</div><br>"Les Hommes de Rue (The Street Men), welcome you. Now place 'ur Euro's down and leave while 'u still can, eh." The disembodied face laughed. <br><br>It had been a bold move to expose himself so openly to a stranger. Why would he do such a thing? Arcanists were not supposed to do that. Maybe this man didn't know of the Council of Venice, or maybe he just didn't care. Possibly he knew everything and did exactly what he wanted to and maybe Sully was being used as some sort of example. There was just too many variables here. Regardless of the reasoning the man had said 'The Street Men' and not specifically himself, so that meant there were others.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 18:00:27</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets --Convenience Store<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Cashier, open<br><hr><br>he swallowed hard as he felt the sudden shift in the world around him. Then, came the visual change; the loss of almost all sight. He took in a deep breath, and let it out slowly. He tried to sound annoyed, rather than anything else.&nbsp; Truth was, now seemed like a good time to be... not afraid, quite so much, but wary. <br><br>he flashed the cashier a wide grin, baring his own teeth, and set the twenty euro note down where the counter should be. "It's a nice trick. Worth the cash." There was a part of him that wanted to be able to bring Gwynn ap Nudd out; a part of him that wanted to get behind the jackass and kidney punch him until he was crying. Or to show him what it's like to be truly, genuinely afraid... but no. That might not be the smartest move, just now. He might've been bluffing, and he might not have, and if he risked himself here... then how could he hope to bargain with their Godmother? 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 18:19:12</strong>
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				Sully placed the money on the counter and the darkness faded a moment later. The dark skinned man, casually rang in the items that Sully had placed on the counter before. He gave him the price and smiled pleasantly as if nothing had happened at all.<br><br>Outside a couple people strolled past, then a young boy of about ten came into the store. The boy had close cropped black hair, he appeared to be of middle eastern decent. The door gave the familiar electronic chime as he entered. He spoke with a familiar tone, "Do you have any fresh Milk?"<br><br>The man behind the counter said, "Ello, Pierre, It's in the rear fridge." The boy hurried along behind the shelves.<br><br>The man behind the counter returned his smile back to Sully as he waited for the payment. His other hand deftly scooping up the money that was previously on the counter and pocketing it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 18:27:16</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets --Convenience Store<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Cashier, open<br><hr><br>He took out enough money to pay for the snacks and water. He plays things as smoothly as he can, though he seems slow in leaving. And, some may wonder, just why it was Sully was staring at the kid. Once the man was paid and his change was collected, he would leave to reclaim his bike, and pedal off for only a small distance. He was going to wait and see if he could follow the kid. <br><br>But, before he did that, he decided to do something he felt a great deal of hesitancy about. He took out his phone, and called John. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 23:13:26</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, a public water fountain somewhere near a park<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Emily thinks a moment, chancing a longer stare from the path ahead than she would ever risk under most circumstances.&nbsp; "Yes," she smiles and turns away, her eyes glinting just a moment as her mouth takes a curious little quirk.&nbsp; "I just thought of some things we'll need.&nbsp; Lead the way-- I never go to the grocery."&nbsp; She falls in just off to his left, glancing at him occasionally askance as they run.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 23:48:49</strong>
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				<strong>john Conner</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, near a park somewhere<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily and Sully<br><hr><br>Looking at her, he smiled at the glint in her eyes. "What else could we need? Other then snacks and movies... And sadly a new clock," he smiled, "I really need to find a better way of waking up" Chuckling, "Maybe I need to find someone willing to wake me up like Kumari suggested," he winked at her, "What do you think?" Nearly tripping as they ran, "You've never been to the grocery store... Am I really the only one that shops?"<br><br>Hearing his phone ring, John digs his phone out of his pocket before looking at the caller ID. "Emily hold up a minute... Sully is calling me," he said, sounding a little worried. Sully never called him unless it was something important. Slowing to a stop, he answered the phone, "Sully... What's up dude?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 00:28:42</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, open<br><hr>"Hey, man." He speaks in English. "You know Clichy-Sous-Bois? This place is like hell. So, there's this group of guys, presumably, The Street Men." he said what he knew it to be in English, instead of the French, because even if he was speaking into the phone lowly, he was wary about being overheard. Even a small amount of subterfuge was better than none in his books. <br><br>"Had the displeasure of meeting one. He's got some special talents, <em>if you know what I mean</em>. And has a pretty big disregard for when and where he uses them. Something's wrong with this whole thing, I'm going to keep digging at it... but, it might be more than I can handle. I don't want any of you getting involved unless you're up to it, though." Was there a hint of worry in his voice, seeping through, despite his best attempts at stoicism? Possibly. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 00:40:52</strong>
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				Sully was able to follow the child. The child had purchased a thing of milk just a moment after Sully then exited the building and headed down the street. He went a couple blocks down then rounded a street corner. His walk was slow and unhurried. Clearly he had grown up around here and felt at ease in these surroundings.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 00:41:38</strong>
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				<strong>John Conner</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, near a park somewhere<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Sully<br><hr><br>Putting the phone on speaker so Emily can listen too, "Yeah I remember the newspapers stories... I think we all had planned on looking into them," he said looking at Emily.<br><br>Listening to Sully, John shook his head, his face showing a bit of anger at his friend, "Sully... What the hell do you think you are doing going there alone. Dude if someone there is using talents that they shouldn't then you need to get out of there and wait for the rest of us." Taking a breath to keep his voice down so only Sully and Emily could hear him, "Man go home and wait for us. Emily and I will be there in a while and we'll all plan out a better way of looking into things." <br><br>Mouthing to Emily, "<em>He's going to get himself killed.</em>" Speaking back to the phone, "Just meet us at the flat..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 00:56:21</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, open<br><hr>"Save the lecture, John. What the hell are you and the others going to be able to do?" He scowled. "Besides, I've still got five lives left." He would chuckle, though it felt kind of hollow. "Have some faith.You don't even know what I can do.&nbsp; If you're worried, call Renault. This would be something right up his alley."<br><br>He saw the kid leave, and peddled slowly after him. With his phone in one hand, he took his bottle of water, unscrewed the cap, and drank from it slowly. The kid was moving slowly; too slowly for Sully to follow normally. But if someone saw him moving at the kids pace, while drinking water and having a phone call, well, it became understandable that he'd be moving slowly.&nbsp; "I'm not going back. I've got a lead, and I'm not letting it get away."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 00:58:15</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The University<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Empty<br><hr><br>Kumari exited her ceramics class and headed to the cafeteria for lunch. She took out her smart phone and began to read the local news again, paying close attention to the mention of the supernatural. Kumari began to think of the promise she made to the Godmother and got a sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach. What if this really was something dark--she and her flat mates would have to do something about it. Already she felt like she should do something about it, but she had no information to go on. Kumari sighed as she drank some of the tea she made, smelling the strong fruity scents in it. It was somewhat relaxing, but her nerves were still wired.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:03:24</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, near a park somewhere<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Sully<br><hr><br>"You stupid..." he growled, "Don't think the rest of us are useless when you don't know what we can do either." John hated it when people thought they were so much better then everyone else and he knew Sully knew it. "You know damn well I don't trust him."<br><br>Taking a long deep breath, "You be careful... Or you won't have to worry about anyone else kicking your ass. I'll do it for them." Reaching over to hold Emily's hand to calm himself down some more, "Just in case something happens, where will you be?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:12:35</strong>
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				Kumari was only alone for a few minutes. A student she might recognize from a few of her classes came over and sat beside her. Tallis was always the type to deeply delve into her art, often times having to be reminded by the instructors when the class was over. She had long pink hair and made all of her own clothes.<br><br><div align="center">(https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/384537_492709234127575_2103423272_n.jpg)</div><br>"Hi, Kumari right? How'd you like ceramics class? I never have enough time to get everything done that I want to in it. You don't mind if I sit here do you?" Tallis was already unpacking her lunch. A little set of wicker baskets all stacked one inside the other. "Like it? I made it myself." She was referring to the little basket in her hand.<br><br>Tallis spoke with an American accent.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:20:41</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, the University, Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Empty<br><hr><br>Kumari noticed pink hair first and then the girl attached to the long neon colored hair. "Hey, Tallis? Yeah I'm Kumari--I, yeah sure you can sit here." Tallis had already taken it upon herself to sit at the table but she offered to share some of the food in her baskets. At first Kumari was unsure of it, but shrugged her shoulders and said, "Of course. I can never say no to free treats. What kind of food is it?" Kumari noticed the girl's American accent and thoughts of home passed through her mind. She missed the good memories she had with her family before that strange night.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:20:53</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, uptown<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Sully<br><hr>Though John is only able to turn on the speakerphone after the exchange begins, she manages to catch the gist of Sully's explanation.&nbsp; "We'll head your way," she looks up to catch John's eyes for affirmation, a tension sets in of guilt at what she's about to ask, "you're... probably safer alone, you'll call less attention to yourself.&nbsp; But we'll need to be nearby, in case you need us to pull you out of there.&nbsp; Understand?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:27:26</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, uptown<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Sully<br><hr><br>"Emily's right. We'll head your way so if you need help we'll be closer," John said reading the guilt on her face. Squeezing her hand, "He'll be safe," holding the phone close so Sully can hear, "Won't you Sully. You are going to stay out of trouble right..." John knew Sully wouldn't stay out of trouble, but hoped he would at least say he would for Emily's sake. <br><br>"We're going to start heading your way. We'll be close but not underfoot..."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:30:41</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Emily, open<br><hr><br>"Take a chill pill, man." He sighed, more annoyed sounding than anything. "Yeah, exactly. You get it, Emily. But if I need to get out, I can do that well on my own. Faster than a&nbsp; speeding bullet." He tried to subtly remind them of his ability to more or less teleport himself around. For sure, he did not wish to use it; but if he was put into a situation where he had no choice, well... "But, you guys can't pull that trick off. John's got his parkour skills, but you, Emily? If things go south, how are you going to get out of dodge? The only way I'm letting you come out here is if you've got a good escape plan." You know, he probably actually thinks that she'd let him stop her. But, he has his reasons, and while they may not be expressed, he thinks they're good ones. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:40:15</strong>
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				Tallis smiled at Kumari.&nbsp; "I've got olives, feta, some multi-grain crackers. I brought some berries and grapes too. There's some California rolls in the bottom one. I always pack far to much but I just can't resist the urge to fill each of the little cute baskets." She laid them out on the table for the two of them to pick at.<br><br>"Like my skirt?" She held up a corner of the brightly tie-dyed color skirt. "I made it myself. I bet you'd look amazing in one. I know it's crazy to just come out of nowhere and ask but I don't know a lot of people here. I was sort of hoping that maybe you'd be willing to model for me. So I could take some pictures of someone else wearing my clothes. I hoping if I can get some good images I might be able to sell some online. So, what do you think? I'll even let you keep what you wear as payment if you want to."<br><br><hr><br>The boy that Sully was following turned to a set buildings walked along the driveway between them. Housing projects. They were large towering structures about a dozen stories high, three of them all placed in a triangle with their entrances facing the interior of the triangle area. They were made of peeling grey facades and bare concrete. Dark red iron water stains ran down the sides where drains, pipes, and wrought iron balconies were.&nbsp; It was eerily quiet here, then again it was the middle of a work day. Of course this city region was anywhere between a 20-30% unemployment rate.<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:44:18</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, uptown<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Sully<br><hr><br>"Have you forgotten that we aren't helpless ourselves..." he stopped realizing arguing with Sully would be pointless. "So what do you want us to do? We'll head that way, but do you need us to cause a distraction or something..." he asked. <br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:51:23</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, uptown<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Sully<br><hr>Emily shakes her head.&nbsp; She knows well how dangerous the streets in this city can be, and how complex the cultures of communities can be-- their own symbols, their own code of conduct, their own gangs and cross-your-heart locales.&nbsp; She reaches for her apartment key-- she would certainly have an ID, but purposefully leaves behind most of her possessions when she runs, leaving less cause to be robbed... "We'll need money for a taxi.&nbsp; Let's get back--"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 01:57:50</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, uptown<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Sully<br><hr><br>Nodding, "Sully we're going to head to the flat then head your way." Looking at Emily, he started walking, "It'll be a little while before we can get there so if something comes up you can call us. Do you need anything while we're at the flat?" <br><br>Looking at Emily, "I wish I had brought money with me, but all I carry are my keys and my phone." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:01:28</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Emily, open<br><hr><br>"Do? This was really more a courtesy call than anything, but... I figure, you'll do whatever the hell it is you want to. I <em>want </em> you guys to just go home, sit tight, and pretend none of this fucking shit exists... but, we all know that isn't gonna happen." As he stayed on the phone, he'd continue to follow after the kid, making notes of where he was. "I need to go. Don't call me, I'll call you. I'm sure you've seen enough horror movies to know about inopportune phone calls screwing people over." And just like that, he hangs up, giving little time for either of them to say anything, because...<br><br>"Hey, Pierre." He'd call out after the kid, keeping his voice as friendly as he could muster. He would be speaking French, now. "Got a question, for a smart kid like you. Think you could help me out?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 02:19:35</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, uptown<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Sully<br><hr><br>John stopped moving, his expression going blank as he heard Sully's comment. His mouth opened and closed several times as he tried to say something. When Sully hung up the phone, John looked down at his own, "That... That..." he said unable to thank of what to say. Closing his phone, he reared back to throw it but stopped himself. Taking several deep breaths, "Emily... If he wasn't a friend... I just don't know how to get him to open up. I'm afraid he's going to get in over his head and not call when he really needs our help."<br><br>"He doesn't want us there then let's just go to the store and get the things we need... If he needs us we'll do what we can..." It was obvious that John was worried about his old friend in more ways then one. He knew that Sully could fight, but so many others could too... John wasn't sure his friend ever thought about that part. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 03:29:42</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, the University, Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Empty<br><hr><br>Kumari listened to Tallis speak of the variety of lunches she had, admiring the presentation and smells. In the back of her brain, Kumari felt that Tallis was very nice, but perhaps she just wanted to make a friend. Kumari smiled as she reached for an olive and a piece of cheese. Enjoying the taste of the salty olive and savory cheese, she decided to eat some more. Taking a piece of the sushi Tallis mentioned she said, "This food taste amazing, and thank you for sharing." Kumari watched as Tallis stood to show off her skirt. "That is cute Tallis--you made it yourself? You have some good skills." Then Tallis asked her to model for her, stating that she did not know many people and felt like trying to sell her clothes online. Kumari was not one to refuse someone help but she had to think around her schedule. "I dunno I can get pretty busy with work and school. Are you available for the weekends? And don't worry about paying me with clothes, although I wouldn't mind if you shared this amazing food again."<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 16:12:10</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, en route to apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Molly doesn't bother to discuss it further, and takes off for the apartment, knowing that John will keep up.&nbsp; Though her jogging pace has increased to something just short of a sprint, she knows John can match it, so she calls to him over her shoulder as they run.&nbsp; The tone of her words is wavering a bit with the cyclical motion of her strides, occasionally broken by the intensified, quick breaths of exertion, "If we knew someone-- with a car, or a motorcycle-- we'd get there faster--&nbsp; If Maria or Kumari are home--&nbsp; we'll ask..."<br><br>Her determination is evident as ever, but something in her eyes betrays apprehension beyond the concern over a friend's bad decision.&nbsp; The headlines flash through her mind again and again, returning the formless fear that beyond those words, deep in the strange city, some horror is lurking and waiting for them, and it would take them one by one or all at once if it could. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 16:53:02</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, en route to the apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Maria, Kumari<br><hr><br>John watched Emily jog off for a second before jogging after her. Running beside her, he smiled when she talked about needing a car, "You are crazy as I am... And I love it," he said. "I hope they know someone," he said, hoping they could get to Sully before something bad really did happen. "We'll call them if they are not home. They might want to help too." He hated having to put his friends in danger, but he had faith in them even if Sully didn't. <br><br>Looking at Emily for a minute as they ran, he looked back up to the sidewalk. Seeing a couple in front of him, John quickly jumped, planting his foot on a mail box before vaulting over the startled couple flipping in the air as he did. Dropping into a roll as he came down, he rolled back to his feet only dropping a pace behind Emily. "We'll get to him before anyone else will," he said his own determination evident. "I won't let anyone break us up..." he said before looking at her again. <br><br>Pulling out his phone as he ran, he quickly called Maria, "Sully is getting into trouble... Meet us at the flat," he said breathing hard as he spoke. Not waiting for either of them to say anything, he hung up to call the other Kumari and leave the same message. Looking at Emily, "Beautiful... Can you run faster..." he asked, his breath coming even, but it was obvious that he was ready to push himself if she was. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 20:55:21</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, en route to apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr><br>Emily slows up when John flips over the pedestrians-- taking the moment to move to the edge of the sidewalk while cursing softly under her breath.&nbsp; <i>The hell?&nbsp; Are ALL guys mental?</i><br><br>She increases her pace, her sneakers pounding the sidewalk as she rounds a familiar corner-- she's strained to keep up the pace the rest of the route home, but unless something stops her, she'll keep up the punishing pace until they reach the flat.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 21:11:04</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<span style="font-family: Verdana;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 1.35em;" class="bbc_size">Kumari Sharma</span></span><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, the University, Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Tallis and John<br><hr><br><br>Before Tallis could answer Kumari's questions, Kumari heard her phone ring. "Excuse me Tallis," Kumari said and stood from the table to walk near a window a few feet away from Tallis. "Hello?" Kumari listened to John explain about Sully. She noted the panic in his voice and worry drenched her shoulders making her spine tingle. "I'll be there as soon as I can." Kumari hung up the phone and returned to Tallis at their lunch table.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 21:22:05</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, en route to the apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Kumari<br><hr><br>John knew he should watch where he was going. He didn't miss Emily slowing to get around the pedestrians, "Sorry about that... I should watch where I'm going and not you so much," he said blushing, "I would have hated to hurt them if I had hit them.." <br><br>"We should be there shortly... We'll explain everything when we see you," John told Kumari before hanging up. Looking at Emily, "Kumari will be home as soon as she can..."<br><br>He could tell she was starting to have trouble keeping up with their fast pace. As the turned the familiar corner, he was glad they were only a few blocks from the flat, "Not far..." he panted his own breath coming quickly. Feeling his own muscles starting to burn from the run, he was glad that he was used to the harder pace, but could hardly wait until they reached the flat. "Slow down... We need to walk... the rest of the way... so we don't cramp up..." he said through his his heavy breathing, "We won't do any good... if we can't move once we get there..." <br><br>"We can't call him... but I think I can use the GPS... on his phone to find him," he said walking at a fast pace as he took deep breaths of air into his lungs. Glad for the first time that he was a geek, he just hoped he could find his friend.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 22:26:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, en route to apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Maria<br><hr><br>"It's okay--I'll risk it-- " she takes a couple more deep breaths-- "do what-- you have to-- meet you there" and she pushes it for the last couple blocks, in case anyone's still at the apartment, to get them a head start.&nbsp; <br><br>If she can get there with enough time, she'll head in, seek out her wallet and phone, and call out 'hello' to find out who else is there.<br>((truncated post, detail omitted in case she's stopped))
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 22:36:54</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, en route to the apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily, open<br><hr><br>Shaking his head, John quickened his pace to run beside her. "Just run... Don't talk..." he said running beside her, his breath coming quickly. Running the last few blocks, he started to run through his head what he would need to do to find Sully's location. Going over everything in his head, he thought about the parental settings on all the phones, glad for the first time that they were there.<br><br>Running in after Emily, "Give me a few minutes to find him... Kumari should be here shortly too. I hope that Maria got my message..." He just hoped that Emily would take the time he needed to search for Sully. Picking up his tablet from his room, he jumped down the steps to return to the main living room. Starting his search, he crossed his fingers that he could find him, otherwise he would search by going through the building.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 22:44:02</strong>
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				<strong><span style="font-size: 1.35em;" class="bbc_size">Memento Mori</span></strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: John, Emily, Open<br><hr><br>The moment the two came back, all in a rush, Mori woke up from one of his naps, and watched them. "Mreow?" He seemed to inquire as to what the commotion was all about, since it interrupted nap time, which is a very important time.<br><br>He would grumble a bit, and wait. When John comes back down, the large black cat would walk over to him, and, with a degree of casualness, swipe at his leg. Thankfully, it's just the paw; Mori was keeping his claws sheathed, so it's not like it's going to hurt or anything. "Mreow!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>13-10-2013, 23:14:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Mori, Open<br><hr><br>Typing on his tablet, John looks down when Mori swats at his leg, "Not now buddy..." he said reaching down to stroke the cat. Returning to his work, "Mori, I need to find your pet first..." John had always teased Sully about being Mori's pet instead of the other way around. He had spent years with his fake sisters' pet cat and how it had gotten away with seeming to order them around. <br><br>"Hey Emily," he said continuing to type on the small bluetooth keyboard, "You think Mori can find him?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 00:19:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tallis was excited, "We can totally.." <br><br><em>"Excuse me Tallis," Kumari said as she took a phone call.</em><br><br>Tallis just watched patiently and nibbled at her food waiting for Kumari to finish. Then said, "We can totally do it on the weekend. It'll be fun. Do you practice Yoga? If not, I can show you some poses for the photos.... That sounded urgent. I've got a car, do you need a lift some place?" She smiled earnestly at Kumari.<br><br><hr><br>Pierre stopped to turn around and look at Sully. His body was tense and he turned just enough to catch a glimpse. Then he dropped his milk and ran for the apartment blocks as fast as his little legs would carry him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 02:57:10</strong>
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				<br><strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, the University, Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Tallis and John<br><hr><br><br>Kumari listened to Tallis' response at hanging out over the weekend. She smiled and grabbed her purse as Tallis offered a ride for her. "I would be grateful for the favor Tallis. I can buy you a coffee or something to pay you back?" Kumari sat down and would help Tallis pack her lunch boxes if she agreed to take Kumari home.<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 05:08:04</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Emily grabs a bottle of water and pours some down her throat while she snatches the phone book from the top of the refrigerator and begins flipping pages.&nbsp; Mentally cursing that John was unable to locate the other two directly, she finds a page and begins punching in numbers on her Nokia-- she doesn't yet hit 'send,' but she heads for the door as she stuffs her wallet into her pocket. <br><br>She's still out of breath when she hears the question about Mori.&nbsp; "No, John--"&nbsp; she shakes her head, "I think that's definitely not a good idea." <br><br>Ratcheting the simple deadbolt open again, she's struck by a moment of doubt.&nbsp; <em>Sully could be in danger... he's mucking about with others, like them, who are 'awakened' in some way... they could be corrupt, or just evil, or they might be able to help.</em>&nbsp; She rests her hand in the grooved inset of one of the heavy entry-doors decorative panel-shapes, listens to her breath echoing back from the painted metal surface.&nbsp; <em>Or are we going to make it worse by running after him... we could get caught up in it worse than him, or we might call attention to him.&nbsp; This could all be a trap, with some dark fae having already killed Sully and baiting a trap for the others..?</em>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 07:38:42</strong>
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				<strong><span style="font-size: 1.35em;" class="bbc_size">Memento Mori</span></strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: John, Emily, Open<br><hr><br>The feline watched them, back and forth, seeming half curious, half concerned. Mori moved against the petting hand as he got up on the back of the couch, where he'd once more paw at John; this time his head. However, immediately afterwards, he seems to lose interest in the man, instead focusing on Emily. "Mrrrrrrrr." He makes a trilling sound as he gets right off the couch, and moves over to her.<br><br>He would rub against her legs, both of them, carefully winding a way around her in a sort of '8' pattern. After completing this sort of circuit around her, he would lift his front paws up into the air, and move to place them on her knee, so that he could stick his head upwards into the air, and look at her. He was purring very loudly, and, perhaps, trying to help her relax. Cats, and dogs, and most animals for that matter, were pretty good about picking up the emotional states of other creatures. Mori probably felt her stress, and was now trying to help her relax.<br><br>One interesting thing to note, with the cat, is that usually, when Sully goes off and disappears for long stretches of time, Mori gets a little scared and needy. Right now, though, he seems to be doing relatively fine; perhaps the cat knew Sully was fine for the moment? 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 07:41:47</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: open<br><hr><br>Damn, the kid took off. He doesn't bother to chase, just avoids getting anywhere need the milk. That didn't work, and Sully knew better than to chase a local kid through a ghetto. Maybe he watched too many movies as a kid, but, he really can't see that ending well.&nbsp; So, for the time being, he would finish off his snacks and water. As he ate and drank, his eyes would be constantly roving around his surroundings, looking for anyone or anything interesting.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 11:32:15</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Open<br><hr><br>Continuing to type on the on his laptop, John might have seemed calm, but he was just as worried as Emily was. Watching her out of the corner of his eyes, he was worried that she would just run out the door. Trying to work as fast as he could, he was going to have to make this a permanent setting on his tablet.<br><br>“I wasn’t serious,” he said as he typed, “Damn come on…” he said as he worked. He was nearly to the point of throwing the tablet away and running out the door himself.<br><br>Seeing Emily move to the door, John quickly jumped up and moved to her, “Emily wait…” he said moving up behind her. Placing his hand next to hers, “We can’t run off without knowing where to go. We won’t do anyone good any good if we don’t know where to go. I know you are scared… I am too. I want nothing more then to run out and do something.” Letting his hand slip off the door’s panel, “If you want to go now we will… You know I will go through hell with you… All I ask is that you give me the time to find him first so we aren’t searching every building there. Emily… Please…”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 18:03:16</strong>
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				Tallis was more then happy to give Kumari a drive, she was eager to continue talking to her. Together they packed up and headed out. She asked for directions and made the drive to Kumari's place. Along the way Tallis was spoke a lot, she seemed excited to know where Kumari lived and undoubtedly there would be mention of the Kumari's flat mates - if this occurred she would be even more excited and tell Kumari to invite them along on the weekend if she wanted to. Either way, she suggested to Kumari that they go visit some of the famous Parisian landmarks like the Eiffel tower to take some of their photos. She confessed that although she had been in Paris for awhile she still had not been out visiting much it's great art and history. She had simply been too tied up in school and her own art.<br><br>Finally along the way she turned the conversation over to ask Kumari what it was that was calling her home so urgently?<br><br><hr><br>Emily would hear the little voices in her mind. Like the tinkling of little bells. Little Pixie voices that were bonded with her. Some new and some old friends. They had already heard the distress she was feeling. At this very moment the little Pixies were off zipping around the streets of the Clichy-Sous-Bois looking for the image they took from Emily's mind of Sully.<br><br>Who needs GPS when you've got Fae... Although this might take a bit longer.<br><br>John's searching for a way to follow the GPS in Sully's phone was not going well. There was a lot of ways to do it but most required registering with a website, payment, and hoping that the user had not turned off the GPS tracking in their phone. It was more then possible to do it, there was even some less legal ways of doing it but all of them were going to take time to set up. If he'd known or thought about this a few days ago then he could have been ready. However, right now it was going to take more time they he would care to spend on it. Maybe he could keep working on it on the bus to Clichy-Sous-Bois. <br><br><hr><br>Sully was still standing just outside the rim of the apartment complexes. It might occur to him that when someone in the heart of Paris was referring to the Baniliue and showed a certain disdain for them that this was the type of thing they were probably referring to. Sully's wariness meant that he was checking the streets for signs of people. It was then that his eyes would catch on the bright flowery shirt of a familiar person - Renault. With Renault was a girl of Korean decent - Maria.<br><br>Together, Maria and Renault walked up the street towards him.<br><br>(( <br><strong>Off camera interactions leading up to this point between Maria and Renault</strong>:<br><em>Start</em> - https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=187705.msg9061201#msg9061201 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=187705.msg9061201#msg9061201)<br><em>End </em> - https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=187705.msg9066085#msg9066085 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=187705.msg9066085#msg9066085)<br>))
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 18:40:40</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Renault, Maria, Open<br><hr><br>By the time he caught sight of the two, he had already finished the chips, jerky, and water--including using a bit of water and a kerchief to make his hands relatively grease free-- the empty containers were stuffed into the empty water bottle, which he held in his off hand. A bit of trash here probably wouldn't be out of the ordinary, but Sully was currently refusing to litter. <br><br>He would wave his hand at the man in the familiar shirt, and get off his bike. He pushed it along as he walked towards them, feeling that it was more polite and respectful this way than if he just rode straight at them. That might lead to a misunderstanding. "Bonjour," He'd say in greeting, to them both. "I can understand you being out here, Renault,&nbsp; and I've got something that will <em>really</em> interest you, but what are you doing, Maria?" His eyes focused on each in turn when he spoke to them, but occasionally flickered off to the side, or up or down. Renault might remember this from the first time he met the man before, back when he went by the name Alfred. As relaxed on the outside as he was, he was in a state of fairly high alert. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 21:18:27</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Breath slowing and deepening, Emily nods in response.&nbsp; "Sorry, John," she says distractedly, the cat's fur trailing her bare leg above the short, white cuff of her sneakers.&nbsp; "Do what you need to do."&nbsp; She's focused on the awareness of the pixies on their route to the dangerous district ahead, feeling more than seeing through them.<br><br>Feeling deflated, she tosses the phone book back atop the refrigerator and goes off towards the bedrooms like a street-woman eyeing a junk-heap, looking for nothing in particular but questioning the use of everything, seeking some tool or clue that will lend them leverage over this situation.&nbsp; If nothing else, she'll simply hope to find clothes suitable for their destination, the task occupying what little of her attention she can spare.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 23:08:18</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sully<br><hr><br>Maria wasn't completely winded, but her breathing was slightly heavier than normal since she'd had to catch up with Renault before the two met up with Sully. At first she'd thought that the inspector would be chasing after the young boy who'd dropped the milk, which was why she'd been in such a hurry to follow, but apparently that hadn't been the case. Probably for the best since it avoided her having to run for too long in her heels - she could do it decently enough, but it was far from optimal, and the chances of spraining an ankle or something were much higher.<br><br>"Trying to keep you from doing something stupid and irresponsible," Maria answered Sully's question with a cool tone. "You mind?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 01:05:51</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:Paris, the flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily, Open<br><hr><br>“You have nothing to be sorry about. I’m worried about Sully too. If he wasn’t so… Sully… It wouldn’t worry me so much,” he said softly. Rubbing her shoulder, he (attempted) to pull her close and give her slight hug. “We’ll find him.”<br><br>Letting her go, he watched her for a moment before returning to his tablet. Typing on the keyboard, he kept trying different avenues to find Sully’s location. Going as far as to sign up for the service on their provider’s website, he hoped that he would be able to access the information without a wait time. Making sure to add everyone’s phone number, including his own, he wanted to make sure something like this never happened again.<br><br>Letting the tablet work, John quickly ran up to his room and got on a change of cloths. Stripping as soon as he walked through his door, he quickly pulled on a pair of jeans and a fresh t-shirt. Putting on his old army jacket, he moved to Emily’s room. Knocking on her door, “Emily… Kumari said that she was on her way here… Should we wait for her or just go on?” <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 04:31:27</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Emily's door is ajar, and as John knocks she's behind the open wardrobe door, sunlight falling through the open blinds.&nbsp; She's obscured from the waist up by the stand-up chest's ornate door, and is bare from the waist down but for a pair of black cotton panties and her white socks.&nbsp; Her long, toned legs are pale and, here and there, spotted with freckles like someone airbrushed her for detail.<br><br>She closes the door, and still wears the same hoodie and top.&nbsp; She steps into a fresh pair of black cargo pants, single-buttoned and cinch-stitched for shape mid-thigh, at the knee, near the cuff, seeming completely unfazed-- something not quite like her.&nbsp; She settles the waitsband over her hips, where the black garment beneath rides low on her smooth midriff, letting the pants hang from her subtle hipbones as she fixes John with a stare.&nbsp; "He's still there.&nbsp; He's not alone."&nbsp; She zips and closes the single button a couple inches below her shallow navel.&nbsp; "I... don't think there's danger yet.&nbsp; No more than there was," she trails off, thinking and staring off to the corner of the room.&nbsp; "Maybe always is..."<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 18:19:18</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:The flat, Emily's room<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily<br><hr><br>Looking through the partly open door, John becomes entranced by the sight of Emily. Letting his eyes travel up from her stocking covered feet to the edge of the wardrobe's ornate door, he swallowed at the incredible sight of her toned legs. Feeling himself blush as he took in her tone flesh and watched the smooth skin move over the muscles of her legs, John forced himself to turn away only to steal another glace at her.<br><br>Snapping out of his entrancement, John stepped just inside the door when she closed her wardrobe. Standing next to the door, he seemed nervous being close to her… Something that had not happened sense the night they had escaped from the school with Cern. Even in the state of mind he was in, John didn’t miss the way she was acting. Being something so uncharacteristic, helped him gain some control over himself. <br><br>Stepping into the room more, he tilted his head when she said he was still there. John felt like he knew Sully well enough to know his friend wouldn’t leave until he found some answers. When Emily said he wasn’t alone, John stiffened, “What do you mean? Who’s with him…” he asked afraid that Sully was in danger. When Emily said that he wasn’t in danger, John was even more confused. Following her eyes to the corn or the room, he stepped closer to her, “Emily… How do you know someone is with Sully? Can you see him,” he asked. <br><br>Looking around the room for the first time, John wondered where the pixies were. “Could she be connected to them…” John knew that Emily and the pixies were friends… But it was the first time he wondered just what kind of connection they had.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 20:49:57</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Shrugging, Emily meets John's eyes and stares back, either unconcerned or unaware of the affect her being half-naked, for a moment, had wrought on him.&nbsp; "No, no exactly," she says softly, shrugging her shoulders.&nbsp; "I don't know if they're really looking for him, or if I'm simply going completely mad."&nbsp; Bright crystal-blue eyes stare unblinking at him.&nbsp; "If they find him, maybe I could see him.&nbsp; But the cat isn't worried, so that's I think it's okay."&nbsp; <br><br>Emily shakes off the distraction and walks over to John.&nbsp; "Your computer stuff makes so much more sense than all this--" she laughs, her eyes still wide and glistening, not reflecting any of the mirth in the sound she makes.&nbsp; "It's not like I know for sure that any of this is real."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 22:01:57</strong>
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				Renault said, "Truth is, we were just going to look around ourselves for some clues about the recent events. We thought it might be best to seek you out as well. Maria informed me that you were off looking for trouble. You should know by now that trouble will find you without you having to go look for it yourself, Sully." His demeanor changed to one of warm greeting again as he walked around from behind a car to be only a few paces away from Sully now.&nbsp; "So, tell me. What have you learned today?"<br><br><hr><br>Emily would catch flashes from the Pixies. She was right, Sully was alright and she could see from a brief glimpse that Sully was now joined by Renault and Maria. They were standing and talking on the side of a road, next to some large housing complexes. Then the images faded as the Pixies flew away, any obvious signs of distress now having passed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 22:08:34</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Renault, Maria, Open<br><hr><br>"Ahh. The game of telephone got completed, then? I'm curious how badly things got distorted." he shrugged his shoulders, in what might seem to be an almost defeated way. "So, tell me, Obi-wan," he was aiming this comment at Maria, "What is the stupid and irresponsible thing I am going to do, and have you entertained the notion that I might actually do something that is neither stupid nor irresponsible?"<br><br>"Actually, you're right. Trouble will find us sooner or later. I've got a plan though. But, more importantly, Renault, there's a guy in the convenience store down the street. He has quite a few interesting tricks, and loves to show them off. I think you'd be interested. Shall we go?" He seemed calm enough, but Renault, by virtue of his career, might note that this is difficult for him to do. Honestly, he was a bit angry; mostly at himself. He just shouldn't have said anything. But then again, he might have bumped into them both anyways... 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>15-10-2013, 23:58:43</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:The flat, Emily's room<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily<br><hr><br>Looking at her with the same unblinking expression as she had, he stepped closer to her. Looking at her with his dark green eyes, he smiled, “You’re not going mad… If you are then we are all going completely insane. I for one don’t feel like I’m going insane… At least I don’t think we are yet.” Nodding slowly, “If your little friends can find him and show you what’s going on that would be really helpful… I honestly hadn’t thought about the cat. I know he’s been calm today… I just hadn’t thought of the way he acts when Sully is in real trouble.”<br><br>Reaching up to rub her arms (if she let him), his fingers gave her forearm a little squeeze, “It’s what I know. I went ahead and set it up so we can find anyone in our little family if we need to. Once it’s done and up and running I’ll show you how to use it.” John couldn’t help but think it might be best not to tell Sully about the program. He might want to block it so they couldn’t find him… <br><br>Looking her in the eyes, “I hate to say it… But I hope this isn’t a dream…” he said softly, “If it is I would hate to think that I feel for a girl in a dream…” Clearing his throat, “I think with your pixies and my computer we can find anyone.” John knew it was to late to cover up his slip and he wasn’t sure he wanted to anyway.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 02:08:36</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sully, Renault<br><hr><br>It came as no surprise, but Maria was still annoyed by Sully's argumentative and cocky retort. "I wouldn't waste my time entertaining an implausible notion," she countered matter-of-factly while swiping some hair from her forehead and eyes. "There wasn't any telephone game either, you're just <em>that</em> predictable." Maria was upset with him and intentionally trying to get under his skin now. Her phone had been set to silent since earlier on so even though she'd gotten a voice message from John, she hadn't checker or hear it yet.<br><br>"Sorry if you're too stubborn and selfish to realize it, but everything you do reflects on the rest of us, too, otherwise I wouldn't even care." Maria wasn't honestly sure how true that last part was. They're never been particularly close, maybe a bit towards the start until Sully began distancing himself away from everyone, but part of her might still have cared, if only because they'd known each other and lived together for three years. "Trust me when I say there's things I'd rather be doing than babysitting you."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 02:26:00</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, her room, door open, front door locked<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>She doesn't flinch as John rubs her arm, her eyes dilated wide like saturnine pools.&nbsp; "You don't have to do any of... this," she touches his mouth with her hand, the smooth, round tip of one manicured nail trailing the swell of his lower lip.&nbsp; "This... almost talking, it's not real."&nbsp; She turns her hand to stroke her small knuckle along the line of his jawbone.&nbsp; "You don't have to try to answer everything."<br><br>She leans back a few steps, lets her eyes unfocus at her reflection in the scrolled-frame mirror atop the art-deco dresser, her mind there on the image of John and her together, and also somewhere else, sending a message to her small friends... for followers... or kin, whatever they are.&nbsp; <i>Go home, all is well.</i><br><br>"John," she says softly, "check&nbsp; Sully's and Maria's-- you'll find them together, with Renault."&nbsp; She unzips the hooded sweatshirt down over her breasts, a steady mechanical hum until it clicks open and free.&nbsp; "I'll text Kumari..." she breaks back half a step, her stance casual, neck angled back and steps like a theatrically-hypnotized conspirator, until she locks eyes with John once again.&nbsp; She steps into the adjoining bathroom, her running shoes softly echoing from hardwood floor to tile.&nbsp; "It was a good run today," she says, "bet you could use a shower."<br><br>Her green tank top, and a black polyester piece of cloth that, upon inspection, looks to be a sports bra, tumble out the open door into her bedroom floor, skidding to a halt beside the ivory-colored wicker hamper, where sunlight falls across in slanted bars through the half-closed blinds.&nbsp; A moment later, one long-fingered, freckled hand wraps around the wooden door and places her still-clean cargo pants at the edge of the hamper-- the slim, freckled arm delivering it casually and lazily.&nbsp; "Don't leave your clothes on the floor, please?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 03:49:47</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:The flat, Emily's room<br><strong>Tag</strong>:Emily<br><hr><br>“I know I don’t have to… But I want to,” he said his eyes half closing as she reached to touch his mouth. A shiver ran up his spine as her nail rubbed across her lip. “I know… I was just never good expressing myself.” Taking a long breath, “I was always the one with the answers… Going through school… Even the teachers expected answers…”<br><br>Pulling out his phone, he groaned that the program wasn’t done yet. “The program is still running. I’ll call her but sense she hasn’t called me back she might not answer…” he stopped as she started to unzip her hoody. “Texting is a good idea… I’ll text Maria.” Watching her move to the adjourned bathroom, “It was a good run… A shower does sound nice…” John could hardly believe what was happening. Watching her he moved over to closer her door before sending a quick text to Maria. “Emily and I are glad you are with Sully. Don’t let him do anything stupid.”<br><br>((Moving scene to https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=187705.0 Post will be continued there. ))<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 04:12:20</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, her room, door open, front door locked<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Kumari<br><hr>She presses send on a simple text message to Kumari-- one that, on her simple phone, takes a bit of effort even in its brevity--<br><br><em>Srry Sully seems ok, didnt mean2panic</em><br><br>...
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 21:36:05</strong>
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				<strong>Tag</strong>:&nbsp; Sully &amp; Maria<br><hr><br>"Steady yourself now, Maria." Renault put his hand on the small her back. "Let's here him out first then we can tell him how bone headed he was." Then he glanced at her through the corner of his eyes, they shone with mirth.<br><br>Turning his attention to Sully, "I know of the man you speak. He is Rues Hommes, or Les Hommes de Rue... The Street Men. They are a local gang that's been dabbling in the arcane. I wasn't aware they had become quite so brazen as to display their knowledge in public yet. It's possible that the Poing de Démon - Demon Fist gang has provoked them. We received a report last night-early this morning that one of their drug dens got rolled by another so called monster attack. It's possible the two gangs are in open war with one another. In which case we are standing roughly in the middle of disputed territory surrounded by amateurs recklessly dabbling in supernatural forces beyond their control."<br><br>His hand was still on the small of Maria's back if she had not stepped away from it but either way he would gesture for her to lead the way back down the street. "Come with us, Sully. I have my car, you can put your bike in the trunk. Our first stop should be the Hotel de Ville (Town Hall). I have questions that need answering from someone more familiar with these streets then I am. Along the way you can tell us about your plan and the tricks this escroc(crook/swindler) was doing. "
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>16-10-2013, 22:06:24</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Renault, Maria, Open<br><hr><br>"Careful, Maria, you might have sharp claws, but, I'm a masochist." He flashed her a crooked grin that showed that he was neither being affected by her digs and barbs, nor was he going to let this degenerate into some sort of immature back-and-forth, let's-see-who-can-get-the-other-one-pissed-off-first contest. Plus, he figured if he made her think he was enjoying this, she'd leave it alone, and possible, be a little weirded out. Which would be frosting on the cake.<br><br>"That's good to know." He said to Renault. "And if I knew there was a gang war going down, I'd have come here using the back door." Which, given they both know he can go to the Mistlands, and has a penchant for euphemisms... they probably both know that's what he meant by the 'back door'. <br><br>"Sure. That sounds like a good plan." He would follow after them, letting the inspector lead the way. "My plan was mostly gathering information, and improvising from there. Be as the water, as Sun Tzu says." He was not particularly thrilled with Maria being around, but there was no use complaining about it or trying to change it. He'd just go with the flow. Renault might get the impression that was there was more to Sully's plan than just winging it, but, there were some things he just wasn't going to disclose around Maria. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 00:52:34</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sully, Renault, John<br><hr><br>Maria gave Sully a very sarcastic and disingenuous smile in a reply, but she heeded Renault's suggestion and dropped the little argument beyond that, pulling her phone out and turning her attention towards the small screen instead of Sully. Nevertheless, she still had to roll her eyes when her flatmate implied that this absurd 'plan' of his was somehow channeling Sun Tzu.<br><br><span style="font-family: impact;" class="bbc_font">Ok, thx for checking in</span>, Maria texted back to John after finally getting his message. She appreciated him and Emily looking out. <em>They</em> were actually dependable, at least, not like mister Lone Wolf Sully who must have thought that he was better than everyone else.<br><br>Unable to think of anything else to say that wasn't a jab at Sully in one way or another, she followed quietly alongside Renault as they walked back to where he'd parked his car.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 02:28:00</strong>
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				<strong>Tag</strong>:&nbsp; Sully &amp; Maria<br><hr><br>Renault would get them back to the car and put Sully's bike into the trunk. It hung out the back but he had a tie down for it. From here it was only a short drive to the Hotel de Ville. Along the way Renault pointed out an obscure blue spray painted symbol on a corner and advised them it was the symbol of The Street Men gang. They came into prominence around the city shortly after the riots of 2005. Together they are a consolidation of a few other smaller street cliques.<br><br>Glancing to Sully in the backseat he'd said, "You should always have someone to watch your back. Our talents can fail us and we can grow weakened quickly. Especially out here with no preparation." The words were true, it was much harder to cast spells here and if an ability was used to often it got to be difficult. Distraction was also another threat, arcane abilities largely required concentration so anything that emotionally grabbed a person's attention could shatter that quickly. <br><br>His gaze turned to Maria and he gave her an all too friendly smile. "Isn't that correct, Maria?" We each have our gifts and special talents. The more help you have the more talents you can access."<br><br>As he finished talking they pulled into a parking spot just along the road beside a clean elegant looking state building. The area near here was well manicured and the buildings mostly free of graffiti. It was clearly a more well maintained section of the city. Even a police car drove by just as they pulled in and Renault was starting to get out.<br><br><div align="center">(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Clichy-sous-Bois_-_Hotel-de-Ville_01.jpg/640px-Clichy-sous-Bois_-_Hotel-de-Ville_01.jpg)</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 02:45:40</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Renault, Maria, Open<br><hr><br>As they started driving, he would tell Renault about the convenience store, and precisely how he had handled the situation, and what the power that man used was. "I'm even broke, now, because I didn't want to start a fight over it. It's stupid to pick fights in unfamiliar surroundings with unfamiliar foes. 50-50 odds aren't all that great." Which was possibly another allusion to Sun Tzu. One of his more often quoted quotes was that if a man knew himself, but not the enemy, for every victory, there would be a defeat. Hence, 50-50 odds. <br><br>It would seem, at some point, Sully gave up his novels of science fiction and fantasy for books on fighting and warfare. "Ahh, you haven't seen me in the ring before, have you, Renault? I know how to take the hits, and how to give them out. I make it a point to not rely on my powers too much. As for having a second, I can appreciate the thought. But, I'm not willing to put anyone else at jeopardy. I'm comfortable with taking the risk myself." <br><br>As they get to the Hall, Sully would cast a glance towards the building, before looking back towards Renault. Before anybody can get out of the car, he'd quickly say. "If you want, Renault, I will tell you my plan, later, in private. I am not sharing it with Maria. It's not her business. If you decide it is, you'll obviously be free to inform her." After saying that, he would go to get out of the car.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 04:03:10</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sully, Renault<br><hr><br>Maria had never wanted to punch somebody in the face as much as she wanted to do it to Sully right now. She was absolutely furious, and would most certainly be giving him a piece of her mind that would make their earlier exchange seem like a civil chat in comparison, but right now wasn't the time. She wasn't one for making scenes in public, so for now she could only swallow down her rage as she got out of the car and half-slammed the door. She wouldn't be very talkative for the immediate future unless spoken to.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>18-10-2013, 04:34:15</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location </strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tagging </strong>: Tallis<br><br>Kumari chatted with Tallis as they drove to the flat. Tallis was much perkier than Kumari first guessed. She supposed that in such close quarters it was easy to see how someone could be so animated when they spoke. Tallis chatted about many things. Kumari said she would love to visit some of the famous landmarks to advertise Tallis' fashion designs, joking that if she became world famous, that she should send five hundred dollars to Kumari.<br><br>Once they got to the flat, Kumari realized that no one was there. It was then that Kumari told her that one of her flat mates needed help with an issue, being very vague with an explanation. Kumari told Tallis, "I think maybe I'll wait here for them, thank you for the ride."<br><br>In reality, Kumari was probably going to get her bike and ride to wherever they were headed to help the gang out. She just did not want to put Tallis in danger, or expose herself as being connected to a world of magic--which would land herself in fairy jail.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>20-10-2013, 16:12:59</strong>
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				Renault only nodded to Sully, he had no deserve to argue or discuss this further with the boy. Then he made his way to the town offices (hotel de ville). The front door was propped open on this warm early autumn day. Just inside was a grand hall with vaulted ceilings and off to one side recessed into the wall was a large long counter. Behind the counter a few workers sat busily at their desks performing office functions. One man stood up and walked over to give greetings. Renault flashed his badge, introduced himself and the others then proceeded to ask where the recent events had occurred (headline: Monster Hoax Unanswered.)<br><br>It had been a sighting by an elderly lady in the old records room downstairs. So, Renault followed the directions of the man at the front desk and made his way downstairs. In the back of the basement was a vault door. Inside it was a giant warehouse sized room with hundreds of library like book stacks full of boxes and papers. Renault explained that it was most likely originally built as a cold war bunker. There are thousands of such bunkers all across the country ranging from WW2 era to cold war. He pulled out a small pen flashlight to see into the darker corners, snapped on the overhead lights and proceeded to look around.<br><br><hr><br><br>Tallis stopped Kumari before letting her get out of the car with a gentle hand on her arm. "I'm so sorry, I deceived you. Well, not totally but a little. Don't go, please." Her eyes were wide and she had a little half crooked smile that she was trying to make look warm and friendly but it was no doubt coming across as a little goofy and confusing. "I... Well you and I. Ugh, I don't know how to say it. I can sense you. You're different like I am. I know it and I know if you go to wherever you are going then bad things are going to happen." She hoped that Kumari wouldn't go. She was desperate to stop her, she'd known since the second that she brushed past her in the lunch room that she had to stop her or something. Tallis's long pink hair spilled down over her face obscuring her vision a bit as she leaned in the direction of Kumari, arm outstretched to hold onto her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>20-10-2013, 20:55:22</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Hotel De ville<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Renault, Maria, Open<br><hr><br>Unlike Maria, he shut his door normally, rather than slamming it. Maybe he went a bit too far.&nbsp; Then again, that was always a concern on his mind; not that he ever shared it with anyone, though. Gone were the days where everything was on his sleeve, as the saying went.<br><br>He remained fairly quiet as well as Renault handled things; and when they get downstairs, by the vault door, he would finally say something; after Renault's explanation about the place, that is. "So, what are you looking for? I'm pretty sure monsters only come out at night." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 18:33:20</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sully, Renault<br><hr><br>"Clues, genius," Maria answered for Renault. "Obviously the monster or whatever it was didn't just accidentally wander in here. It was probably looking for something, and knowing what that was will help us know more about <em>it</em>." She didn't say anything more, instead scoffing to herself, closing her eyes and shaking her head at Sully's ignorance before proceeding to search the large room.<br><br>Maria would go as systematically as she could from the entrance to one side of the room and then to the back, working her way slowly towards the other end of the room, scanning every inch for anything that looked out of place or any spots where the dust had been disturbed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 19:24:44</strong>
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				<span style="font-family: verdana;" class="bbc_font"><strong>Kumari Sharma</strong></span><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tagging</strong>: Tallis<br><hr>Kumari was on her way out of the car when Tallis stopped her and told her something Kumari would have never expected. Tallis was part fae too. Kumari opened her mouth wide before shutting it and opening it wide again. "You can read the furture?" Kumari asked as she looked at Tallis' eyes as her neon pink hair fluttered around her face in the wind. Kumari pulled her own black hair behind her ear as she looked briefly to the sky and back to Tallis. This was certainly unexpected. "Tallis, are you saying my friends are going to run into trouble, or I will bring trouble to them?" Kumari asked as she looked down to Tallis' outstretched arm on hers, taking a step closer to Tallis.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 02:27:32</strong>
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				Maria was correct of course and she found something a few moments later. On one of the shelves there was a box that had a the dust in front of it disturbed like it had been pulled out and then slid back in. It stood out because the dust was still in place in front of all the other boxes the only exception being the very front stack - which probably was where the latest paper records were being stacked. Even they didn't look all that disturbed.<br><br>Renault had been looking around at light fixtures and the seems in the structure of the old bunker. By the time Maria found the possible clue, Renault was several stacks deep into the warehouse and now out of sight. Renault was unsure of where Sully had gone to.<br><br><hr><br>Tallis blushed a little as Kumari questioned her. "I don't know what will happen. I just have a really bad feeling. I get like... It's silly but I get premonitions sometimes. They're always right though." She released Kumari's arm now that she had her attention. The expression on her face was apologetic as she glanced back and forth between Kumari's eyes and where she had been holding onto her arm. "Sorry, am I freaking you out? I understand if you think I'm a freak but I just had to tell you. Even if you think it might be a little bit possible then will you please pretend to believe me at least?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>22-10-2013, 17:59:42</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Renault, Maria, Open<br><hr><br>"I think finding a spot <em>elsewhere</em> would be more worthwhile. There's stuff over there you can't see here. Or, that's easier." He just lingered back by the entrance, and more or less kept a watch out. Not because he was expecting anyone or anything to come at them, but more so because he didn't feel like he could focus on looking for things. Maria wasn't the only one with a desire to smack someone around, and holding back his own emotions, well... that was still something difficult for him, no matter how good he sometimes was at putting on a facade of stoicism.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 04:07:00</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John ((reposted from Candlelight (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=187705.msg9098327#msg9098327)))<br><hr>Other than the soft squeak of the faucet, Emily is oddly silent from the next rooms-- she walks through the living room, a glass of water in her hand, taking a long drink and, otherwise, not showing any sign of what just transpired.&nbsp; She flashes John a quick smile, seeming perhaps in a better mood but, otherwise, unfazed (except that, sauntering around the house in her bra and jeans, she doesn't seem in a particular hurry to finish dressing as she would with others-- or even John, prior to this morning-- in the house.<br><br>She sets the glass down on the fireplace mantle, stretches to pull a simple black shirt over her head and stretches it down to her waist before crouching to the floor for her shoes.&nbsp; Finally, she breaks the silence, her voice loud enough to fill the room, echoing off their kitchy decor-- the brass-plated fish Emily had snagged at the "thieves' market", the wrought-iron fireplace tools that no one ever seemed to use, the gaudy Chinese vase that, by some miracle, no one (not even Mori) had destroyed just yet.<br><br>"They're onto something out there," she intones clearly, the velcro straps of her blue Teva sandals scritching softly apart for adjustment. She seems more fastidious than normal, absent of her distracted self-consciousness, forgoing her distant study of everyone around her. "Renault, Maria, Sully.&nbsp; I don't know if we should join them, maybe, or..."&nbsp; pausing to let the question linger, she shrugs her shoulders-- a gesture lost on him, as he's out of the room, but somehow audible in her hesitation, "... or maybe we should go somewhere else. While Renault is... you know... distracted?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 05:27:44</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily<br><hr><br>Hearing movement in the kitchen, John smiled when he saw Emily. Returning her smile when she walked into the living room, he couldn’t help enjoy the view he was receiving. Seeing her in her bra, he forgot that he hadn’t even finished dressing yet. Sitting in just his jeans, John reached to slip his socks and shoes on. Picking up his shirt, he pulled it over his head before picking up his phone to check messages. <br><br>Looking up to watch Emily put her shirt on, he gave a soft groan of disappointment before smiling at her. Having been able to enjoy the view longer then he thought he would be able to, he knew better then to ask her to leave the shirt off. Although could have cared less about the girls seeing either of them in such an unusual state of undress, he really didn’t want Sully seeing her in such a state.<br><br>Smiling John slowly stood up, moving closer to her. Leaning against the mantle, “I’m glad that Maria and Sully are having some luck…” Unable to hide the slight smile, “Are you suggesting that we sneak into Renault’s office and copying the files… Are you?” Winking at her, “I had thought about doing it while we made our mad dash back here…”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 13:45:10</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>Emily peers at John as she finishes with her shoe.&nbsp; "You were thinking about raiding Renault's office?&nbsp; I couldn't think about anything-- couldn't even think straight about what to do about Sully."&nbsp; She stands and smooths her shirt.&nbsp; "I don't know that we'd be able to pull off something like that in a police station, honestly." <br><br>She retrieves her water glass and drains it back, then silently realizes she didn't put on makeup... she usually wore little, but some eye work is always a necessity, so she slips off toward her room. There's a soft, musical rattle of eyeliner and brow pencil against ceramic, and she calls out-- sounding just a little farther away.&nbsp; "But... the idea is pretty tempting."&nbsp; It doesn't look like this morning's effort is a complete loss, so she breaks routine and adds a touch of lip gloss, watching her own face in the mirror still seeming like an alien act-- like the face staring back isn't hers, and she's gently applying tints and lines to the face of someone else's creation that she will plagiarize and call her own.<br><br>A glance over her shoulder, just to be certain she is alone.&nbsp; Not alone from John, or from Mori, but alone from one of the 'others' that, sometimes, she sees in the most odd places.&nbsp; Their 'out-of-placeness' sometimes the only indication at all that they aren't still alive.&nbsp; It's no wonder she avoids mirrors.&nbsp; "How could we pull off something like that?" she asks, returning to the main living area to rinse her glass and leave it to dry.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 15:44:30</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>:The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily<br><hr><br>“Don’t get me wrong… I was and still am worried about Sully, and now Maria. But I was thinking that if we can get some more information that we might be able to find him better,” he explained. “I think I might be able to pull it off… With all the acting in school plays and local playhouses it might be possible…”<br><br>Watching her move back upstairs, John moved to the bottom of the stairs so he could hear her better. Calling up to her, “I think if we can come up with a plan and a lot of luck we could do it.” Looking around the living room, he went back to the couch as he thought about how to sneak into the police station. <br><br>Looking up at her when she returned to the room, he smiled to show his approval of the slight change in her look. “You remember when we first got here… I was brought home one night by the police… I guess that’s where I got my bad rep,” he winked at her, “Well they took me to the station and I noticed the cleaning crew… I think if I can get the right cloths and with a little make up I can slip in as the cleaning crew… If you can distract the desk officer then I can slip past him…” John said knowing that the plan was far fetched and likely to fail. He was willing to risk himself being arrested, but not her. “The real problem is going to be the disguise… If we had more people to distract the desk officer it would be better…” Laughing, “Hell if we could knock out the lights I could just walk in… If we could get it dark enough,” he said thinking of how hard it was for people to see him in the dark. “Now the question is what could you use as a distraction,” he asked getting up to pass the room as he tried to think of something. John had always had the bad habit of passing when he was thinking. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 17:22:22</strong>
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				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois Hotel-de-Ville<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sully, Renault<br><hr><br>"That's great," spoke to Sully through one of the shelves even though they couldn't see each other. "If you're intent on being useless, can you at least be quiet?"<br><br>She did a double-take while scanning a particular row of boxes, the area where the dust had been disturbed jumping out at her and catching her eye. "Inspector, over here!" she called out but didn't wait for Renault to join her before impatiently pulling the box off of the shelf and beginning to search its contents.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 21:16:32</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr>John's pacing doesn't seem to bother her, but she lingers at the entrance to the kitchen.&nbsp; "I can try," she says softly, "but I'm a little reluctant to give them my fingerprints, or draw too much attention to myself... considering the whole, you know, what happened back home."<br><br>She sighs quietly, walks a few steps closer. "How exactly do you mean..?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>24-10-2013, 21:43:38</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily<br><hr><br>“Trust me Em… The last thing I want is for any of us to be fingerprinted. We’ll have to think of some way to distract him without getting you in trouble. I don’t mind getting myself in trouble but I would hate to get you in trouble…” he said still passing. “Maybe tell them you had something stolen or saw someone acting funny,” he said off the tip of his head. <br><br>Stopping he looked up at her slightly confused, “What… Oh… You mean the whole knocking the lights out… I thought you noticed. When I’m a dark shadow or in a dark place people don’t seem to notice me… It’s almost like I’m invisible or something. It’s come in handy a few times when I was out running at night…” John thought for sure that Emily had seen what had happened at the old train station that fateful night. Thinking about it, she was busy dodging the things the elemental was throwing around. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 05:00:40</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John<br><hr><br>Emily shakes her head at that, her eyes seemingly fixed, wider than before.&nbsp; "I couldn't be there in the dark," she says softly, her voice unusually flat, before she leaves her position mid-floor and moves to gather up the essentials of leaving-- her Nokia tracfone, her apartment key, her wallet.&nbsp; "Let's get the train," she says calmly, "make our way there.&nbsp; We'll think of some kind of distraction... if nothing else, we can say we're looking for him for a case."<br><br>There's a smooth click and creak of the front door as she turns to face John from the door.&nbsp; "We have a sort-of decent reason to see him...to get his help finding Sully."&nbsp; She shrugged her narrow shoulders, "Might as well be lying to the principal.&nbsp; Except this one has a SWAT team."&nbsp; She flashes one of her smoldering grins, hoping that between them they can sort it out.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>25-10-2013, 05:19:48</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily<br><hr><br>Watching her gather her things, John moves over to pick up his own smart phone, keys, wallet, and tablet. “If we can’t get in now we can always try going back later tonight after he gets off…” Nodding, “I’m sure that we can come up with something. Well I hope we can.”<br><br>Smiling at her he brushed her shoulder with his, a playful habit he had been doing for a couple years with her, “Where’s the fun in just walking in without sneaking around,” he said winking at her. “If we can get them to let us in without having to sneak in… I’m all for that…” he gave a soft chuckle, “It’s never fun knowing that the principal has a swat team.” Returning her smile, he was sure that they could come up with something, he just hope that it worked.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 17:12:12</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tagging</strong>: Tallis<br><hr><br>Tallis let go of Kumari's arm and explained that she had the power of premonition and that her nudges of insight were never wrong. Kumari rolled that thought around in her head.<br><br>"No I am not freaking out and trust me I believe that you have this thing called premonitions. Maybe we should continue this talk inside rather than outside on the street?" Kumari pulled on her book bag and reached for her phone to check her messages. "Two of my flat mates are just inside, maybe we can talk to them to see what is going on." Kumari took out her key and opened the front door to the apartments. <br><br>"Emily? John? I have company." Kumari walked into the living room after closing the front door if Tallis followed her inside or not.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>26-10-2013, 22:27:13</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The flat, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily, Kumari, Tallis<br><hr><br>Surprised by Kumari walking in as he and Emily walked out, John stepped back when the door opened. Smiling, “Kumari, we were just heading to the…” he stopped when he say the young woman with her. “Oh… I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were able to get a ride…”<br><br>Moving back into the living room, “Sully’s ok. Maria and Renault found him before he got into to much trouble. Maria has a good head on her shoulder so she’ll keep him from doing something stupid.” Looking at Emily, before continuing “We were just heading out to um… um… Follow up on a lead.”<br><br>“Oh where are my manners… Allow me to introduce Emily,” he said placing his hand at the small of her back, “And I’m John…”<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>27-10-2013, 00:38:34</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Kumari, Tallis<br><hr><br>Emily's eyes flick up and alert at Kumari's unexpected entrance, and she steps back from the doorway as the young woman announces 'company'.&nbsp; Edging around the doorway, she smiles faintly at the pretty girl with Kumari, nodding her head and keeping silent as before.&nbsp; She glances up to Kumari and to John, looking for their cues on how to react to the young woman, and opts to err on the side of caution-- politeness, saying little.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 00:12:59</strong>
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				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tagging</strong>: Tallis<br><hr><br>"It's good to know things are okay now," Kumari said. She looked at Emily and John, without noticing how close they were, before looking over to introduce Tallis. "This is Tallis, she goes to the same school as I do, and we share a couple of classes too." Kumari waived a hand over to Tallis and smiled politely. "She was nice enough to give me a ride and a modeling job on the weekends."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Moraline</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 23:30:35</strong>
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				Renault told Sully and Maria that he'd be right over but his voice suddenly stretched thin and distant. The room they were in began to grow darker. The door behind Sully vanished. It was similar to the experience Sully had only a short while before in the convenience store. Everything was beginning to grow darker.<br><br>An oppressive feeling of dread and hopelessness would be begin to press down on them. If they had even the slightest bit of anxiety or doubt about being in a dark room underground or not knowing what was out there then it would become utmost on their minds.<br><br>((OOC: Sully and Maria each roll dice 1-100.<br>1-25 You would feel the depression and self doubt but only distantly and as something they could easily understand that it wasn't real.<br>26-35 It all feels very much real.<br>36-75 Make a second roll. All of the the emotions feels real. <br><ul class="bbc_list"><li>If you roll 50-90 you will try to make a break for it and run but end up crashing into stuff, maybe or maybe not hurting yourself. That's up to you.<br>If you roll 91-00 you'll end up curling up on the ground and just weeping over everything that has ever gone wrong in your life.</li></ul>76-95 All of the emotions feel real but you gain the insight of seeing something in the shadows. Inside your mind it feels like something dreadful and oily is slathering your brain and it begins a dull headache.<br>96-100 It hits you so hard and so fast that there is the possibility of blacking out. It's up to you if you black out or just wobble and maybe fall down.<br>))<br><br><hr><br>Tallis did follow Kumari in and stood a few paces back but when they ran into Emily and John she moved up to stand just back and to the side of Kumari. She ran her fingers through her pink hair, tucking it behind her ear. A little shy smile curling the corner of her lips. "Hi," she said in a low soft voice. She was a bit unsure of herself around them but her eyes locked with Emily's for a moment. Emily seemed to glow warmly in Tallis' eyes. She knew that no one else could see the glow though. Tallis smiled broadly and she began to laugh a little but quickly regained her composure. No else could see it but her so she didn't want to look like she was crazy or anything. Tallis didn't pay much attention to John. She wasn't really that into guys. Kumari and Emily on the other hand were both so beautiful and they both had a glow about them that Tallis really liked.<br><br>"Kumari is beautiful. I just know she'll look amazing in some of my clothes." She started saying then realized she was most likely being very random so she pulled it back. "I make clothes that is to say. I asked her to model for me." Tallis' eyes glazed over a bit. "Where were you going? I could give you a lift if you want."<br><br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 23:49:22</strong>
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				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The Flat, Living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily, Kumari, Tallis<br><hr><br>&nbsp;“Tallis It’s real nice to meet you,” he said before turning to Kumari, “You’re going to do some modeling… That’s awesome.” Seeing Tallis’s odd reaction to seeing Emily, he looked between the two of them wondering what the reaction meant. Smiling, “I always knew I lived with three beautiful women,” he said before realizing what he said. Blushing he looked at Emily and gave her a soft smile…<br><br>Turning back to Tallis, “It really is nice to meet you Tallis… And I don’t mean to be rude, but could we have a minute with Kumari alone? We just have to talk to her about our flat-mate. It won’t take but one minute.”<br><br>“Ladies…” John said motioning to the kitchen. He wished they had someplace else to talk, but without going upstairs the kitchen would have to do. Whispering so Tallis couldn’t overhear them, “I’m going to be honest with you… Emily and I are going to take a huge risk and try to get into Renault’s office to copy his files… With Maria and Sully taking up his time it might be the best chance to learn what he knows about everything that has happened. If you want to go with us it’s cool… But if you can stay here it would help us out a lot. More then likely he’ll bring Sully and Maria home and that could give us a huge edge. The main thing I have been worrying about is what happens if he shows up while we are looking at the files. But if you could stall him or even send us a text to let us know he’s heading back to the office it could give us time to get out…” <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 00:54:23</strong>
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				<strong>Sullivan "Sully" Grosvenor</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois, Paris, Streets<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Renault, Maria, Open<br>Summary: At 2013-10-28 17:49:59, TheHangedMan (uid: 12227) rolls: 1d100 Result: 86 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=51136) (Called for roll)<br>Summary: At 2013-10-28 17:56:12, TheHangedMan (uid: 12227) rolls: 1d100 Result: 45 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=51137) (Fear Mask)<br><hr><br>First came the darkness, and the creeping feelings of anxiety that he was familiar with. Then came the headache, slowly burrowing its way through his head. But he fought through the pain, both emotional and physical. He stared into the darkness that was gathering around them, and scowled with annoyance. "Come out, coward, and cease your games, otherwiise, I'm going to rip your spine out." He threatens at the darkness, where he feels like there might be someone or something.<br><br>And it was into that darkness that he would leer, and adopt his Fear Mask. If he could get visual contact with Maria or Renault, he would make it a point to avoid directly staring at them; he was trying to suss at where that <em>thing</em> was, wanted to make whatever it was suffer. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ixy</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 03:52:26</strong>
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				<strong>Emily Fitzgerald</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The apartment, living room<br><strong>Tag</strong>: John, Kumari, Tallis<br><hr><br>Emily nods to John as he takes Kumari aside, keeping an eye on Tallis for the moment.&nbsp; She doesn't quite blush, but there's a definite glitter in her eyes at the compliment-- something between happiness and embarrassment.&nbsp; <br><br>Deciding it best, for the moment, not to leave the girl out in their living room, she converses politely... "Roommate stuff... you know."&nbsp; Shrugging diffidently, she gives a courteous smile, not seeming to notice the shine that Tallis has taken at first impression-- that is, she tries not to show that she notices.&nbsp; <br><br>"You seem quite creative... you must have an eye for fashion.&nbsp; Never had that knack... I appreciate your offer for a lift, but I'm sure you probably have lots more to do than drive us around."&nbsp; If she senses anything 'odd' about Tallis-- in the way described before-- she will reach out for it, try to perceive it the same way she 'feels' the fae language, the connection with the faeries.&nbsp; She has no idea if she can trust this woman, assuming-- as with everyone, of late-- that there might be danger in any moment's vulnerability.&nbsp; "Would you like something to drink?&nbsp; There's water, I think maybe some juice...?"&nbsp; She stops herself short of saying <i>bottle of wine</i>... they have work to do.&nbsp; She had been saving that bottle anyway... well, for something that recently happened without it.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithium</strong> on <strong>29-10-2013, 19:26:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Maria Park</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Clichy-Sous-Bois Hotel-de-Ville<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Sully, Renault<br>1st roll: 56 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=51153)<br>2nd roll: 90 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=51154)<br><hr><br>Maria had just started rifling through the contents of the box without waiting for Renault when the world started to darken around her. Not as if the lights had simply gone out, but like the darkness was actually creeping and closing in around her, wanting to smother and suffocate her.<br><br>She jumped up to her feet and spun from side to side. "Inspector? . . . Inspector? <em>Sully!?</em>" Maria called out with rapidly increasing urgency, her heart already beating frenziedly in her chest. The Hotel-de-Ville basement wasn't only a basement, she realized suddenly - it was a <em>tomb</em>. A tomb built for her. Maria knew, she knew with absolute certainty that she was going to die there if she didn't escape. <br><br>Unthinkingly, she took a few steps back and bumped into a shelf. The noise and impact made her jump and shriek in terror, and then Maria took off running in the direction that she though she remembered the exit being. She didn't make it very far before violently slamming into someone considerably bigger and sturdier than herself, causing her to stumble awkwardly until she twisted her ankle and fell with another panicked scream followed by the thud of her head hitting the side of a shelf.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RainyHigh</strong> on <strong>31-10-2013, 02:21:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>Kumari Sharma</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: Paris, The Flat<br><strong>Tagging</strong>: Tallis, Emily, John<br><hr><br>Kumari followed John as he asked to talk to her privately about the situation with Maria and Sully. Once Kumari heard what John had to say she decided that the best course of actions would be the one that would benefit the most people.<br><br>"I will stay here. If Renault shows up I will do whatever I can to stall him," Kumari said. She could be very chatty if she needed to be and if not she was sure she could pull something out of her arse--hormonal problems, school problems, or advice to ask of the older man. <br><br>"About Tallis ..." Kumari started thinking about telling John of her fae status. However, deciding against it since Tallis did not really pose much of a threat at the moment--and it wasn't her business, Kumari decided to keep her mouth shut. "Never mind. You and Emily do what you need to do; I'll do my best on my end."<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ BTS ] Beyond The Supernatural - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>London</strong> on <strong>31-10-2013, 02:53:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<strong>John Cooper</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: The flat<br><strong>Tag</strong>: Emily, Kumari, Tallis<br><hr><br>Sighing in relief, "I wouldn't have tried to stop you if you wanted to go with us... But i am a little relieved that we'll be able to have a little more warning. I know you can stall him... I know I don't tell any of you enough... But you really are great." John couldn't help but thank his luck once again for being with his friends. When he was younger he had wondered what his life would have been like if the others hadn't been with him...<br><br>Not missing what she started to say, "What about her... I know we need to worry about Tallis finding out about everything, but I think if we are careful then she should be safe." Smiling, "I know you'll think of something... Just give one of us a call as soon as you can so we can get out."<br><br>Walking back out to Emily, John winked at her. Moving closer to her, "How's everything going out here... If you are ready Em, we should be going..."
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