[Date: October 19, 2020. Time: 10:32 AM.] * Kahlya has joined #sab2020 [Date: October 19, 2020. Time: 10:32 AM.] [Kahlya and Mandy are walking back to the hotel where their taxi await. They have company in the form of Jason and Saki, who stop by to say hi. Say hi and open fire.] [The setting is a road, some buildings and cover on each side. Beyond the buildings to the west is water. There's no real traffic at the moment.] [Start] [And roll for init.] [Saki, Jason, Maggie, Mandy, Kahlya] [Saki!] * Saki wastes no time in firing a second volley. Her eyes are hidden by her shades, but she's pretty clearly not happy. * Kahlya curses at the shots, though takes the defensive. "We don't have to do this! The contract's invalid!" [Kahlya makes a flurry of ineffective blocks and after getting hit once in the wrist loses her grip on her scythe and it falls to the ground. She can pick it up on her turn, if she gets there.] [Jason] Like hell we don't. Don't know what you're talking about. * Kahlya laughs and coughs up a little blood. "Typical. Just typical. You don't even want to figure things out. You even thought I'd fight back. You don't think they'll wonder what happened after the tournament?" Ask me if I care. * Jason snickers at that. He moves his right hand, fire still gathered in his grasp, to the left, then snaps the line of flames out and to the side, trying to catch Kahlya on the way. * Mandy at this point still looks freaked and is staring at Saki. I know you don't. Why else would you shoot someone in the forehead whose surrendered? [The flames are perfectly aimed and rip through Kahlya who immediately collapses next to her scythe.] [Maggie!] * Kahlya smiles at Jason. "It was nice knowing you. Pity you're the one this all started with. We could have made a good team." She collapses. Save your excuses. You sent me to hell. I'm returning the favor. * Mandy screams at that. * Jason rolls his eyes at Mandy's freaking out. "Somebody shut her up." * Saki finally looks at Mandy, as though noticing her for the first time. "And you. Who the hell are you?" * Marguerite steps out from behind a cleverly perched box. It says "The Orange" on it. She doesn't say anything, but Bubba's humming happily. She nods to Saki and Jason. "Didn't need my help after all." [Mandy!] * Mandy regains her composure and holds her own pitch black scythe as she steps over Kahlya's fallen body. "She didn't know about the demon, she offered to help you beat it, she even told your rescuers all about your kidnappers." She stares at Saki as she says it. Bull shit she didn't. She and the demon bitch were chums. You liar! You shot her when she offered to help! * Jason flicks the flames away and idly shakes out a cigarette. He lights it with a snap of his fingers, then takes a drag. Yup, Jason's got his priorities straight. [Saki] * Saki laughs. "'Help?'" She laughs again, harder. Then suddenly she's not laughing anymore. "Her 'help' was to lead a group of my enemies to me while I was asleep. Her 'help' was to take my weapons and leave me defenseless. With her 'help', I got to see a nice tour of hell. Fuck that." Now, get out of my way. ( holding ) * Jason lets out a breath of smoke. "Why do you have that thing, anyway?" he asks, gesturing with his cigarette to the scythe. She was wrong alright! The demon wasn't supposed to interfere. She never meant to kill you. After it got out of control, she switched sides. * Mandy doesn't move. [Jason and Maggie, still holding?] (Yes.) (-second ,) (Besides, she didn't answer my question.) (Nope.) Out of control?! (Stupid kid.) (Yes.) Too bad for her, then. She picked the wrong person to be her pawn. You've killed her once. Isn't that enough? ::She glances around at the other two:: And you, her friends, you rescued her right? Didn't you get her description of the spirits? [Saki, Jason, Maggie, let me know if you're moving.] (I move to smoke.) It'll be enough when she stays dead. * Marguerite stands fairly still. She doesn't actually say anything. * Jason idly sucks on his cancer stick some more. "First time I ever met her was today." Unless you mean Saki. * Mandy snorts. "She didn't give it in person. Just sent it to SAB." (Awareness checks, +4, medical (diagnostic) helps.) * Jason looks at Mandy like she's crazy. Behind the shades, but he does. "No. Don't really care." * Mandy looks increasingly desperate and the blade of her scythe begins to produce a thin black smoke. She turns around at Maggie. "You, did you get the information? I know she sent it! She want to make sure Saki was rescued." Sounds more like she wanted to cover her ass. Guess she knew the side she picked was going to lose. Fuck if I know, girl. We got a mole report, but there wasn't a name on it. Who do you think that was! Who would know what she sent? How would I know about it? [The smoke on Mandy's scythe begins to point towards Saki.] Dunno, dunno, and dunno. In that order. * Jason raises an eyebrow. "That doesn't look good," he says to his girlfriend. * Saki frowns, aiming her guns at Mandy. "Yeah." * Mandy focuses and stutters a little. The smoke doesn't disipate, but it stops pointing. She's panting heavily and apparently trying to focus on something. "She'll never get her life back. She did switch sides..." [And awareness checks again, +2 penalty, medical (diagnostic) still helps.] * Saki takes a step forward. "What are you trying to buy time for?" * Jason takes one more, long drag on his cigarette before crushing it in his hand and dropping the thing to the ground. She's my friend. ::She grips her scythe tightly and holds it to herself:: * Marguerite squints. "Guessin'... she might be on the mend, Saki. Fuckin' vamps." [And smoke does point towards Saki again as she approaches.] Hey kid, you ever been in hell? You ever been surrounded by enemies on all sides, knowing there was no way out?" * Mandy looks straight at Saki as a black glow begins to surround her body. Her voice is still youthful, but mimics Saki's in a way that isn't natural. "And how many did you put there before you 'reformed?'" How about tortured? You ever been tortured? By people who don't just want you to die? Who want you to suffer? You ever.... what the fuck?" [And awareness checks, straight. Medical helps.] * Kahlya slowly twitches her hand and starts to pick herself up. "Mandy. Stop it right now." (Or not!) (Anyone that makes or fails sees that.) [The smoke around Mandy coalleses into a robe.] Someone with your past should learn to be forgiving. You had your own death after all. [And occult check for anyone that wants it.] * Jason turns his attention to Kahlya. The air around him immediately heats up. * Kahlya picks herself up. She's not reaching for the scythe. "The girl's innocent. Let her go. I'm the one you want. All I wanted was some time. Then you can kill me anyway you please." But if you kill me now, don't you think they'll wonder what happened at the tournament? But your forgetting one thing. I never worked with someone's enemies. Like I give a shit about that overblown ego contest. * Kahlya clutches her wounds. "Yes. But maybe you care about SAB investigating my disappearance just like they did yours." * Mandy stand still for now. That's my problem. Like I said. If you give me a little more time, I'll stand there while you put the gun to my forehead. You deserve it, after all. I had no idea why they wanted Jason. I still don't. I was just under orders. Also, Mandy's about ready to snap. I wouldn't make any sudden moves. [Kahyla's description seems accurate enough.] I've had enough of this. Stop giving me excuses and stop hiding behind others. You're so damn pathetic. * Kahlya smiles. "Yes I am. I'm not hiding behind her though. I'm just telling you the truth." You can argue all you want, it doesn't change what you did to me. But it's not an excuse. The Contract's very specific. * Marguerite sighs, flips a cigarette out of her pocket, lights it off the exhaust of Bubba, and sticks it in her mouth. "Jesus fuck. You folks are takin' a crapload of time to decide about one fucking vampi-" She drops to one knee with fluidity, holds one side of Bubba facing Mandy such that there's a cross prominently displayed, closes her eyes, and shouts, "THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU TO GET THE FUCK OUT!" * Kahlya shrugs and gestures to herself. "You did this to me. You also killed me before I had a chance to rectify it. I'd always planned to rescue you." (Flip those.) (Yes.) * Mandy suddenly freezes and then turns to face Maggie. She again mimics Saki's voice, "This isn't your fight." (That should also say "not just an excuse.) * Kahlya rubs her forehead. "Dammit, Mandy, why did you have to grab that thing?" And it isn't yours, either, kid. 's my fight now. You get the fuck out of that girl. * Kahlya looks at Maggie and rolls her eyes. "What *are* you doing?" * Marguerite doesn't look away from Mandy. "Clearin' up a loose end." [The robes and smoke fade a bit, but are still present.] She's not possessed. Not of sorts, anyhow. She's just got Death's scythe. [Maggie, awareness roll against soul, -4 bonus.] Oh, for fuck's sake. [And friendly reminder, exorcism protects those behind the exorcist.] She's got more of Death than that. * Mandy ineffectually attempts to run at Maggie and swing, but she just moves in place. * Saki raises her guns again. * Kahlya yells at Mandy. "What the hell...stop it!" * Jason walks over and just tries to pull the scythe from the kid's grip. Christ. [That'd be a disarm attempt.] [Jason successfully knocks the scythe out of Mandy's hand. The girl almost keeps a hold of it, but ultimately fails. She should have worked out more. Or maybe not working out more was actually a damn good idea.] * Mandy collapses to the ground, unharmed, the scythe a meter from her. * Kahlya breathes in deep. "Thank you, Jason." * Marguerite relaxes her shoulders, and slumps back on her haunches. She looks tired. * Kahlya pulls out a small envelope and looks it over, then holds it out. "If you decide to kill me, could you at least give this to her when she comes to? I don't know what she'd do with it, but..." Well, aren't you lucky? Not everyone gets a last request before they're sent to hell. I've already been there. I think. I'm not so sure now. * Jason takes the envelope and eyes it. "I'll think about it." He tucks it away and picks up the kid. You don't want this one dead, right Saki? Maybe I could describe it for you: Fire, brimstone, lots of screaming, feeling helpless, being afraid to fall asleep.... * Kahlya puts her finger to her cheek and taps it. For a moment, she looks like the younger Kahlya. "Now let's see. It must have been when I was younger... that might have been it. Not that Terence could tell me much." Saki, will you fucking kill her already? [Mandy is about as light as Jason would expect. He's able to pick her up easily.] * Kahlya laughs at Maggie. "Ever the impatient one. Alright then. Maybe she can get a medium to tell me how it all turns out then." * Saki nods to Maggie. "Alright." She points her gun at Kahlya's forehead. * Kahlya smiles at Saki and drops to her knees. But after that, makes no more motion to even try to dodge. [If Kahyla's unresisting, I'll say crit is achieved by a normal attack roll.] * Mandy stirs slightly in Jason's arms, but doesn't seem about to wake up. Answer me one thing, first. What the hell were you trying to do? Trying? That's complicated. But I was trying to get Terence out of a bad situation. Simplify it. Who the hell is Terence, and what's he got to do with me? My ex-Master. I told you. The Contract is broken. I didn't know he made a deal with that woman. It smelled like bad news. No shit. What's he got to do with me? So I figured if I saved you and got Jason to use his power, I still would be following the rules. I'm not really up for this damnation stuff. He was right. Nothing. He had no clue who you were. He just knew you were Jason's girlfriend and someone wanted to get to him. How'd you get to team up with those misty guys, then? By chance. Seriously. They were teaming up with Smee or something. When I went to visit them, they mentioned you. And? Mandy told you the truth though. I did arrange to send the info. Could've been for any reason. * Kahlya frowns. "It sounded bad, alright? I didn't have much of a choice. I couldn't go against the Contract. Only now, it looks like I wasn't even supposed to HAVE the Contract." Then why did you? * Jason glances at Margie. Why did I what? Have a Contract. What the hell is that shit about? Have the contract? That's what Breaker's been trying to help me figure out. * Kahlya smiles at Saki. "I'm a demon, Saki Morikawa. Or I was. I tried to erase every last bit of that out of me when I came back." Only Death said something like I was never supposed to BE a demon. When someone summons you to this plane though, they have the Contract. You cannot go against the Master. That's the first thing they taught me in school. * Kahlya smiles slightly. "Not directly anyway." And what did this guy want with Jason? (The second thing was "Do not talk about demon school!) (Yes.) I have no idea. Someone wanted Jason to use his powers to rescue you. Or kill everyone around you. That's all I know. * Mandy stirs a bit more and she groans softly. Close to conscious, but still out for a bit. * Saki glances at her, then at Jason, then back to Kahlya. "Last question. Where is this guy?" Funny. I was going to visit you and tell you all this, but I figured seeing me in the hospital would kinda creep you out. * Kahlya tilts her head to the side. "Who? Terence?" (Swap Saki's question and Kahlya's statement.) No, the fucking tooth fairy. * Kahlya smiles. "The tooth fairy lives at the North Pole. Everyone knows that." * Jason adjusts Mandy, then smacks her upside the head. Nice and hard, so she stays out. * Saki grits her teeth. "This Terrence guy. Where is he?" [Mandy stops moving.] Last I know, he was at that prep school for magicians. I think he moved out. And you don't know where. I can give you the last location if you'd like. Only, it might seem like I'm trying to sell him out to save myself. You damn well better. * Kahlya sighs deeply. "Or what? You'll shoot me? I'd intended for you to shoot me from the start. I had just hoped it'd have been after I figured this whole mess out." Terence is just a boy. A stupid, fucked up, messed up boy, but still a boy. He thinks with his pants. Believe me, I know. I saw in his head. (And boy was he disappointed when he got an underage demon) (Yes. Yes he was.) * Saki pulls the hammer back on her pistol. "Yeah, kids'll do that. I've heard enough." * Kahlya closes her eyes and waits for the shot. * Saki drives the pistol towards Kahlya's forehead, and her arm abruptly bends, slamming Kahlya with her elbow. She follows that with a kick to Kahlya's face, knocking the girl to the ground. Saki proceeds to kick her in the ribs, punctuating each of her words. "Don't! Ever! Fuck! With! Me! Or! Mine! Again!" * Kahlya winces, bleeding and stays there for a little while. She starts to laugh at each kick inbetween ows. [And some distance off, someone actually turns down this road. Only after Saki administers the beatdown.] * Jason watches passively. He looks vaguely disappointed, but that's gone pretty quick. His attention turns to the car. * Saki stands there breathing heavily for a minute, then glances up at the oncomer. She kicks Kahlya once more for got measure, then turns. "Come on, let's get out of here. She's too pathetic to kill." * Jason turns his attention back to Saki. "You sure?" * Marguerite looks to Kahlya. Her finger tightens on Bubba's trigger. "Goddamn it... fine, let's go. [Mandy would be waking up now were it not for Jason's forsight and quick thinking.] * Kahlya just bleeds! * Saki answers almost tiredly. "Yeah." ( Fore--what now?) * Jason is awesome! Damn right, GM! * Marguerite exits towards wherever! * Jason walks over and drops Mandy right on top of Kahlya, not really caring about whether either girl's hurt by it or not. This is followed by him dropping the envelope on both of them. "Guess you can give this to her yourself." [And you guys scatter easily. The driver of the car will stop to help Kahlya and Mandy, but that's not all that important.] [So Jason and Saki are safely away. What's next for them. Disneyworld? Australia? Is Jason getting sex for all this time he spent not killing people?] (I SHOULD. DAMMIT.) * Saki grabs Jason's arm once they're out of range, leaning on him a bit. She sighs. "Sorry." (Hey, Saki's got to work off the frustration somehow!) ( She just did ._. ) (And Kahlya liked it!) * Jason blinks, then shifts a little and wraps an arm around her. He kisses her ear. "It's okay. You did what you wanted." (We're so dysfunctional.) ( :o ) Yeah. Who knew I'd wuss out at the end? * Jason chuckles. "Not me." Yeah, me neither. [End!]