Revenge? (RP)

Aug 13, 2025 4:55 am

- Emma -

While inadvertently looking at your notifications while handling your phone, you do see a couple of missed calls from your boss, as well as a message asking where you are and asking what you are working on. ('Asking' may be a polite way of saying it.)

Surprisingly, even at this late hour, Titanias answer the phone. "Hello, Daaarling!" A ... woman? ... greets in an accent you can't quite place, but it gives you feelings of warm continental climes. "You look fabulous!" (Though how they could know that is a mystery...)

"How can we help you?" They gush.

What do you do?

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 4:56 am

Revenge? (RP)

- Benji -

You have been gone for days, and have felt the acute effects of starving, but that damn raven still has not eaten anything! It looks none the worse for wear, though.

At your call, your three companions come piling out of a hole in the skirting-board where they were hiding. Paganini has a large streak of bald skin exposed on its back, and did Tchaikovsky always only have three fingers on one 'hand'? But they are alive. They swam up your trouser leg, eager to greet you with whiskered kisses.

What do you do?

Emma

Delirium Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:10 am

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A woman.answered her call before she had the chance to start worrying about the call from her boss. She wasn't as surprised to hear the voice of a woman, as she was by the compliment about her looks.

she quickly glanced at her phone to check if her camera was on.

No. It wasn't.

"…Uh." She hesitated. "I found your card. And… I might need your help."

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 5:17 am

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- Emma -

"Of course, Daarling." She replies. "Can I have your name?" It is quite common for this sort of place to have exclusive membership lists, so her asking for your name before asking what sort of help you need might not be all that unusual.

In the meantime the bank have replied and confirmed your cards are now canceled and you will need to collect new ones, which needs your ID, which was in your purse. At least there have been no charges or attempts to use them in the interim.

What do you do?

Persephone

Drgwen Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:20 am

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Circe and Henry look at each other, uncertain of what to do. Henry ineffectually tries to pat Persephone on the arm, saying, "Um, there there, it'll be ok...?" Meanwhile, Circe runs back to the condo and returns with her phone, angrily yelling, "What the hell, Henry! You guys don't have 911 here?!" Henry educates her and they call 999 for emergency services. Throughout, Persephone rocks on the ground, knees to chest, sobbing and shaking. A neighbor or two look out to see what's going on, and Henry lets them know that emergency services have been called, someone is having a nervous breakdown. Some neighbors grant them their privacy; others simply stare.

By the time the emergency services arrive, Persephone seems to have exhausted herself, and she is groggy and somewhat unresponsive. They load her on a gurney and wheel her away. Circe demands to come with them, but the medics direct her to wait at the hospital. Henry does the chivalrous thing and accompanies her.

Persephone finally comes to in a hospital bed. Her whole body hurts, like she's been in a car crash. She is exhausted, feeling hollowed out. And her nerves are frayed; a nurse enters and Persephone yelps and jumps in surprise. She shivers with the chills for a short time afterwards, as her nerves slowly calm themselves. The nurse injects something into an IV and Persephone lapses into sleep.

Her drug-addled dreams are filled with Choudry's rising and falling hand holding the dagger, the demon she met in the tunnels, her patron, Viv, Chablis, Emma... a collage of all that has happened, filled with blood and fire, smoke and pain. But something else is there... a warm light...

She awakens, finally. Daylight streams in. Circe is asleep in a chair across the small room. Henry is not here, having had to leave for work. It is late morning the next day -- she had been asleep for 16 hours. Persephone pulls herself up to sitting and tries to rub her eyes, only to discover her wrists are strapped down to the sides of the bed.

What the...what is going on?

She shakes her head and it all gradually comes back to her. She looks to Circe as her eyes well up with tears. "Circe? Circ? I'm scared..."

Emma

Delirium Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:29 am

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"Emma Harper" she hesitated only for a second before giving her full name. She was still trying to figure out who exactly she was speaking to. A normal business wouldn't answer the phone like that. Or in these hours of the night...

"I… was injured recently, and I’m looking for someone who can make sure there’s no scarring left."

Her brow furrowed slightly as she glanced at the card again. "You are specialists in cosmetic surgery, right?"

oopsylon Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:36 am

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Benji is overjoyed to see that the rats are alive and well(ish). He gets them each a biscuit from the kitchen cupboard, plugs his phone in to charge, and disappears into the bathroom to clean up and change into a fresh set of clothes.

When he comes back, he sees that his phone has charged and that he has a handful of text messages and missed calls. He needs to let Emma know that he got out okay (and to tell her the terrible news about Persephone!) but first he calls Lizabeth to make sure she has not been kidnapped.

Persephone

Drgwen Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:38 am

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OOC:

ih, also: Persephone would have sent Benji a flurry of texts when she finally got a replacement phone and restored her contact list. Mostly asking if he was OK and to talk about what happened.

oopsylon Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:41 am

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OOC:

Ah! Good to know! I’ll have Benji notice that and realise that Persephone isn’t dead after he calls Lizabeth then!

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 5:45 am

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- Persephone -

Circe wakes up groggily. It takes her a moment to work out where she is as well. It does not look like she got a lot of sleep.

"It's going to be OK." She says, first patting you arm and then steeling herself and taking your hand below where it is bound. "You're safe. No one is going to hurt you. You are in the hospital." She explains, her reassurances hinting about why you are strapped down and maybe also about the sorts of things you have been saying, in your sleep or to the doctors.

• Would Circe have called your parents? Are they the sort to cope with this sort of thing? Are they the sort to be arranging flights as we speak?

What do you do?

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 5:46 am

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- Emma -

There is the briefest of pauses, just barely long enough for someone to look up a name, then: "Ah, Emma. Yes, most assuredly. We can sort that out for you, no trouble at all. We can work miracles..."

There is another pause, long enough to run a credit report. "And how will you be paying?" She asks, still as polite and not sounding like she plans to reject you.

What do you do?

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 5:47 am

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- Benji -

Lizabeth is quite peeved at you for vanishing. She got Joe Pine to help her move back home. She left you a note... somewhere.

• What do you tell her about what happened?

Emma

Delirium Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:55 am

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"But you haven't even inspected me yet. And I didn't tell you where I was injured...". She was beyond suspicious right now. This was playing out like some kind of con, and she wasn't surprised when they already asked for her credit card number. The only reason she didn't hang up was the mention of a 'miracle'.

She desperately needed one.

"Don't you need to tell me how much it's going to cost me first?"

oopsylon Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 5:57 am

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Benji apologises profusely to Lizabeth for worrying her. "I got lost in the tunnels underground," he explains. "I was wandering around for days and then I ran into Alasdair and his friends and I thought they would help me but they locked me in a cell! He did let me go eventually though… I would have called you sooner but my telephone wasn’t working and then the battery ran out. I only just got home."

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 6:03 am

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- Emma -

"Let me guess. Vampire bite? On the inner thigh? Or neck? Unsightly marks? Don't worry, we can fix you fight up, lickety-split." How do they know that? At least they don't seem to know the specifics like the location of the bite... and it is also good news that you won't need to lie about what happened. This is all sounds too good to be true.

"And don't worry. We won't take an arm and a leg... too soon?" She finishes, possibly wishing she could retract her joke.

What do you do?

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 6:08 am

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- Benji -

"You? Got lost in the underground?" Lizabeth says, sounding skeptical. "Who the f is Alasdair?" She is not up with all the old-school vampires, which is a good thing, she stays out of the dark places, preferring to keep the open sky above her head, and probably doesn't really care who he is, she just needs to vent her irritation with you.

What do you do?

Emma

Delirium Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 6:15 am

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That wasn't a guess. The woman knew exactly why she called her. The fact that she was right both unsettled and relieved her ; it meant she might actually be able to help her.

"I… I have to get it fixed," she couldn't keep the desperation from her voice "My body... it's why people like me" A single tear rolled down her cheek "its the only reason anyone likes me"

She took a moment to compose herself, taking a deep breath to steady her voice

"I have to get it fixed...but I don't have much in the way of money. Please; you have to help me..."

vagueGM

Aug 13, 2025 6:42 am

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- Emma -

"Ah, isn't it always thus." She says sadly. "But I am sure you have more value than that. And money isn't everything. When you are back on your feet, why don't you pay us a visit." The address is on the card, and it is nearby, on the river.

What do you do?

oopsylon Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 6:57 am

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"Oh, right, yes, sorry — you don’t know Alasdair. He’s just another vampire — one of the ones that live underground, in the storm sewers," Benji explains, not picking up on the fact that Lizabeth definitely doesn’t care. (Why would she ask if she didn’t care?). He goes on to tell her all about what happened at the park and underground with the demons, stopping his story shortly before the encounter with Alasdair, which he has already told her about in brief and which he certainly does not want to go into detail about. "Anyway, I’m glad you’re alright! And I’m glad you had Joe around to help you while I was gone. He’s really nice. I think he likes you."

Emma

Delirium Inactive for 1 months

Aug 13, 2025 7:11 am

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Emma sank back into the pillow once she ended the call. She wanted nothing more than pay a visit to Titanias right now, that very moment. But the doctor said she should rest, and .... she didn't have any clothes.

She was stuck here in hospital, for god knows how much longer, and every second in bed only made her more and more frustrated with the situation.

Maybe she should get some rest. She wasn't feeling like herself. She lost so much blood, that it would take a while until she could think straight again.

But what about her husband?

She only planned to be gone for a couple of hours, not leave him sick and bedridden all by himself. And now he must be worried sick about her, on top of everything.

She had to do something.

She hated that she had to think twice about doing what she should have done hours ago. Picking up the phone, and breathing in deeply, she called her mother-in-law

She and the elder Mrs. Harper were very different people, and didn't always get along. But they had one thing in common; their love and devotion to David.

Her husband would be safe with her. And unlike anyone else, she wouldn't hesitate nor feel burdened taking care of him.

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