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Bellum Letale Tempus ([info]bellum_tempus) wrote in [info]bellumlogs,
@ 2010-06-18 21:09:00

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Entry tags:plot: delta, plot: tempus

GROUP DELTA GROUP LOG
Who: Group Delta
What: The Raid! Group Delta Arrival Log
Where: Chicago, IL
When: Feb. 11, 1929
Warnings: TBA
Notes: The log is now ready for tagging! Start whenever you like. See Group Delta’s Plot Post for more details! Keep in mind that this post will have comments shut down around this time tomorrow, and is only for tags during the visit to the speak. Any other logs in the following two days are yours to create.

12:01 on Saturday, June 19, Bellum’s tenants should have been asleep in their beds. Some of them, no doubt, were awake, and would have seen the flash that left them standing with fifteen of the building’s other residents, dressed in a period out of the past, in the middle of a party like no other.



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PRE-RAID MINGLING
[info]bellum_tempus
2010-06-19 02:12 am UTC (link)
[For partying between 12:01 and 12:50. You may start as many threads off of this comment as you like (considering that we have 16 characters in this group, we're not all going to be able to get into one at once, so go ahead and mingle and let your characters adjust.)]

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[info]wolfishane
2010-06-19 02:42 am UTC (link)
One minute Shane was sitting at his computer, the next he was enveloped in a flash of light and standing in the midst of a bright, smoky room, thick with the scent of bootleg alcohol, loud from the live band at one end, and surrounded by passing acquaintances from the building. He was wearing a suit he didn't recognize, his hair slicked back, a coat girl just turning from him with a coat that matched the suit he'd never seen.

If this was a dream, he officially had a much better imagination than he had ever given himself credit for.

"What the fuck?" He muttered it under his breath, and was bumped aside as a laughing man stumbled from the room, arm in arm with a girl who had a feather in her hair.

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[info]nineteen_stars
2010-06-19 02:49 am UTC (link)
Isobel had been trying to wind down for the night, and had just rinsed her face with water after washing up before bed when the world erupted in a flash of light and she was suddenly somewhere very not her bathroom. Eyes were wide, and she turned a slow circle to look around her, feeling, a bit off-kilter with the sudden changes. Blonde hair was pulled up and back away from her face, done up in an intricate knot, and the blue evening gown she found herself in was at least flattering, but still wholly unfamiliar.

She jumped when a girl handed her a tag for the fur that she was making off with, looking at the bit of paper for a long moment, nothing even close to making sense. "It has to get better, it has to get better," Isobel muttered to herself as she tucked the bit of paper into the clutch she carried, which, incidentally, matched the blue of her dress. There were people around that she recognized, some only very vaguely, and she couldn't help the frown that pulled at her lips. This was absolutely insane.

Waving at the thick smoke that hung in the air, Isobel started to weave through the throng of people enjoying their evening, searching out a familiar face. Unfortunately, the first face wasn't exactly familiar, but he looked as lost as she felt.

"Excuse me?" she asked, working to be heard over the people talking around them, the band playing in the background, and the general joviality that filled the air. "Do you know where we are?"

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[info]lillehavfrue
2010-06-19 03:13 am UTC (link)
Anya, not yet aware of the peculiarities of Bellum, didn't understand that the headaches were going to lead to Very. Bad. Things. She'd spent the two days since moving in with Esme painting her room an appropriate shade of sea-foam, and her lungs had paid the price. Which meant the change found her when she was lying in bed, her nebulizer making a soft, soothing sound beside her.

When the scene around her changed, she saw it; she watched it happen. And then she was at the end of a long table where none of the faces were familiar. The only person Anya had met in Bellum was Esme, and therefore even the tenants were unknown to her. She looked down at her dress, reached a hand up to touch hair that was controlled in a way hers normally wasn't, and she looked down the long table.

For a dream, it didn't seem half bad, and she smiled at the unknown face beside her, and she stole their cigarette with a slow flick of her wrist. "Might as well smoke, if I'm dreaming."

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[info]clowning
2010-06-19 03:19 am UTC (link)
"And now! For my next tri--" Both of Miles' hands, fingers spread, in mid announcement as they were and raised high in the suspension of their embrace of the air, paused with the same uneasy confidence with which the rest of him followed suit. The only hint that there was something amiss, or rather, something noticeably being analyzed within that consistently and constantly cynical mind of his, was the fact that his upper lip, thin mustache and all, was curled.

He let out the breath that he was holding in, though he did not quite yet retreat his arms. They lay there still raised, barely burning, barely yearning to be put back down. It was too much of a shock, what had just so suddenly happened... but for someone already slightly having their toe in another realm entirely, why, it hardly seemed too much of a hassle. This was a dream? Yes. And perhaps this dream had diet coke.

Miles Glass, magician, illusionist, maverick. His nightly engagements include performing magic shows in which ever venue he so feels like choosing, performing magic tricks in the street to collect money for his "hobbies" if need be, and/or granting favors for those less fortunate, those less intelligent, or those with less than their means. But tonight, he was um... well well, he'd thought, as he'd looked down at his nice suit, tonight he was apparently quite lucky! He was as well equipped with cigarettes, odd, hadn't he quite long ago?

Finally lowering his arms, he'd smiled the way a wolf does when it sees a baby lamb unsupervised...

This was just his cup of diet coke!

"Apparently, you might as well steal, too." he'd suggested, offering her the lighter he'd gathered up within his pocket.

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[info]blackcatsrbad
2010-06-19 03:16 am UTC (link)
Cole was in bed, trying to ignore his increasingly painful headache long enough to get some sleep. He'd just managed to close his eyes when there was a flash of something beyond the darkness of his eyelids, and suddenly he was no longer in bed - or even in his apartment.

First of all, he was wearing a suit unlike anything he'd even worn in the past - not even at his cousin's wedding that one time. He stared down at himself, utterly speechless, before realizing that there were people dressed similarly to him - the men, at least - and women clad in outfits that he remembered seeing in history books.

There was a coat in his hands, and he shoved it at the coat girl without thinking. He was trying to keep his breathing even and not panic, but between the smoky room and loud music, it wasn't going very well. "This is not happening," he said aloud, ignoring the odd looks he got from passing couples.

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[info]vasilissa
2010-06-19 03:27 am UTC (link)
Ileana was hoping the headaches were going to be leading to a swift death instead of more "group bonding". Swift death sounded awesome right now in comparison to how hard her head was pounding. She had buried her face in her pillow and saw a flash of light behind her eyes as she had drifted close to sleep.

Instead of her bed, she was standing in the midst of a smoky room with people bustling around her, loud and laughing. She looked down at herself in bafflement at her evening gown in tulle and gold with silver beading. She even was wearing long strings of pearls around her neck and clutching a coat ticket in her hand. "Jesus Christ," she muttered and heard a gleeful giggle from her own mind. You should find someone, Vasilissa was loud in her head for once.

Ileana pushed the voice down, squashing it back and looked around for some familiar face. Spotting Cole, she pushed her way through the crowd and to him, "Cole, what the fuck is going on?"

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Re: PRE-RAID MINGLING
[info]snow_bees
2010-06-19 03:22 am UTC (link)
Deirdre had just poked her head in to check on Milo, finding him sleeping soundly with the soft snuffles of a content baby. She closed the door again with a soft smile, but was caught by a bright light that made her freeze for a moment.

She was suddenly somewhere quite different, full of smoke and music and the scent of alcohol, and she caught her breath in surprise. People moved around her, heading from the entrance (which she was hovered near, catching the harsh breeze of winter) further inside, stopping at the coat check on the way.

Deciding, much like the incident with the pirate ship, to simply go along and hope for the best, she slid the fur from her shoulders, adjusting the strap of her gown with an appreciative glance down at it. Something in red, not a color she usually wore, but she knew it looked good. A quick reach up found her hair to be styled within an inch of its life, and she laughed quietly to herself.

Or you could always go back outside. It seems much nicer out there. Not surrounded by all these... people. And heat.

Deirdre paused her steps toward the coat check before shaking her head to try to clear it, ignoring the voice for now. It wasn't that far from what she was thinking herself, so even though it was a new and unwanted development, she let it be.

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Re: PRE-RAID MINGLING
[info]sultana
2010-06-19 03:33 am UTC (link)
Joss had been out, moving from one club to the next when her surroundings changed. The best cure for any headache was another drink and the pounding of music on the dancefloor. Her shoes that were carried in one hand vanished, as the sleek flapper dress clung to her skin. Her hands smoothed it down once, before she spun around on the floor.

The air was smoky and her skin felt hot. No one noticed her yet, but she felt good for once. Calmer. A little like she was when she was Badr...

Hullo, came a mumble from her mind. You do seem to like these places.

Joss jumped, stumbling backwards into the redheaded woman. Even she wasn't tripped up enough to hear things. No, really - it's just me. Nice to meet you, don't do anything stupid. It's a bit embarassing to be you, you know.

"What the fuck?"

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[info]twodays_slow
2010-06-19 03:24 am UTC (link)
Theo hadn't even been close to being asleep when the flash of light came. Really, he hadn't been doing much at all, except sitting around conversing with the voices in his head about how bored they all were. As such, the sudden change of scenery wasn't exactly unwelcome. Also? His suit kicked ass. He nodded at the girl taking a coat he hadn't remembered handing to her, lips curling upward into a very satisfied smile.

Once the coat was out of sight, it was also out of mind. He ventured further into the unfamiliar room, eyes darting quickly from one thing to another to take it all in as quickly as possible. It was all wonderfully realistic, and he gave a happy sigh. Things would go back to being boring soon enough, he might as well enjoy the change of pace while he could.

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[info]wolfalone
2010-06-19 07:05 am UTC (link)
Lone had never had reason to question his own mind. He was a very assembled, sensible person, and his dual lives made perfect sense to him. The wolf operated on instinct, the human on reason, and Lone would just choose which he needed at the time. This particular moment, the human had absolutely no idea how he ended up in a foreign room smelling of foreign clothes and foreign humans.

More than that, there was a foreign wolf in his head that was just as confused as he was. Lone and the other wolf, a male alpha of a certain class, had a brief and entirely silent mental struggle for dominance until they grudgingly decided that since Lone could move his limbs, he was the dominant one. Akela fell largely silent to watch and learn, and Lone turned his attention to the room.

There was another man who he recognized immediately as someone who had left traces inside the building (he had turned his nose into a wolf's to snuffle the air, startling a man too well gone in drink to articulate his surprise). "You are strange here?" Lone asked, politely as possible.

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[info]arcere
2010-06-19 04:15 am UTC (link)
Flashes of light, while not completely unusual in a place like this, didn't usually happen in Aiden's room. He was awake and sitting on the floor, seven books and a ridiculous number of papers spread out around him, when the flash struck. It abruptly cleared into a very different situation.

A few things hit him immediately: it wasn't the full moon, so this wasn't that, at least. This wasn't his apartment. And he clearly wasn't stuffed neatly away in the back of his own mind, left to listen and watch as Van Helsing took his rambling control, the old bastard.

I've never gotten you killed.

... and yet this building found more and more ways to piss him off.

Distinctly uncomfortable in the suit he was forced into, Aiden pressed his back against the nearest wall and started looking around. A dark, smoky place, clearly not Bellum ... where the hell was he?

Or would a better question, he thought as he noted the very unusual fashions passing him by, when?

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[info]lillehavfrue
2010-06-19 07:32 am UTC (link)
She let go of the end of the colorful scarf and she stopped right in front of Aiden, who she thought was just another face in her dream.

He looked uncomfortable, pressed with his back against the wall like it was, and it was a sharp contrast to the man with the scarf and the rose. He was a strange person for her to dream of, really. He looked serious and somber, and she canted her head to the side and held a hand out to him.

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Re: PRE-RAID MINGLING
[info]cyprian
2010-06-19 06:22 am UTC (link)
Trenton was just fucked up enough to think that this was normal. Well, normal might have been a strong word considering the situation, but for Bellum, this seemed right on par.

Our playboy had no tolerance for headaches of any kind. Hangovers were dealt with swiftly; typically with a handful of xanax upon waking, chased down with an import beer so that he could coast through the next twenty-four hours in a clueless haze. That was the only way to deal with pain; tie it up and toss it in the backseat of your mind, like a forgotten hostage.

In fact, shortly before midnight, Trenton was so fucked up, that for the first time in days, he had a smile on. The trial was far from his mind. Boyd and Aaron, they might as well have never existed. Outkast was blasting from his speakers, and Trenton was laid out on the floor making carpet angels. Eyes drifting, grinning his way to hell and back.. until somebody bumped into him.

He begrudgingly opened his eyes to realize that he was no longer lying on his penthouse floor, but was resting against a crowded bar. People were milling around him, toasting drinks to one another or to the band on the stage. Trenton barely processed it before embracing it. His suit was niiiice, even by Trenton's standards, and he straightened his tie carnivorously when a pretty brunette in a flapper dress danced into him with a laugh. Dorian's laugh echoed somewhere in the back of his mind when the girl pushed a drink into Trenton's hand, nearly hostile because she saw that he didn't have one yet. Oh, he liked this one.

Check it; fifteen minutes later, hedonist on parade. Was he dancing on top of a table? Hell no, and redheads could learn a little something from Trenton here if they wanted to have a good time. He had the brunette lifted onto the polished edge of the bar, her head dropped back to receive some gin that the bartender freely poured into her mouth, while Trenton chewed his way up the inside of her bare knee.

He liked freedom. He'd almost forgotten how rich it tasted.

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Re: PRE-RAID MINGLING
[info]cyprian
2010-06-19 07:16 am UTC (link)
& Then there was dancing, and trouble.

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[info]wolfishane
2010-06-20 02:48 am UTC (link)
[After this]

Shane chose to walk away from Trenton instead of knocking him out cold, which was the other, more entertaining possibility. He told himself he would only have knocked him out, anyway.

The Wolf was grumbling about turning his back on a clear opportunity to assert dominance over a spoiled, loudmouthed human brat. Shane was doing his best to ignore him, which was giving him a hell of a headache and darkening his already sour mood. He seriously considered getting a drink from the man behind the bar, but it was crowded around him and he'd be better off not dulling his senses if he could help it. So he weaved his way through the crowd and ducked outside into the icy air.

It was cold, but the air was clean, and he took a deep breath, clearing his nostrils. The city smelled strange, not the same as a city of the present day. He checked the street signs and found them familiar - Michigan Avenue? There weren't that many major cities with a Michigan Avenue as their main drag. The street bustled with people, so he stayed in the alcove just outside the speak, ignoring the bouncer who kept an eye on him, likely worried he was a drunk who'd come outside to vomit all over the pavement and expose their operation.

Chicago smelled cleaner than it should, and the scent of blood carried from The Stockyards miles away, on the South Side. Ice, dirt, blood, and the muffled musk of people bundled against the wind. It was foreign and familiar at once, and it did much to clear his head.

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[info]wolfishane
2010-06-20 04:26 am UTC (link)
[And then there were police.]

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DURING THE RAID
[info]bellum_tempus
2010-06-19 02:12 am UTC (link)
[For your characters to either flee out the back way or to wait to get searched and calmly walk out the front. Non-jailed characters only.]

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[info]twodays_slow
2010-06-20 04:09 am UTC (link)
When the chaos started, Theo was tempted to stay and see what all the fuss was about. Then, he heard a mention of the police, and he'd seen the police enough times to decide he really didn't care to stick around for that. Instead, he stood and followed the crowd toward the exit in back. He was a lot calmer about it than most of them, a strange contrast to his usual high energy... it really was terribly, terribly exciting, but that new voice in his head advised him that it would be best, under these circumstances, to keep his cool, even as the other two complained about the interruption to their usual activities. He didn't bother going after his coat, because he wasn't exactly attached to it. Now, if he'd had a hat, he'd have gone after it. It was strange, not having a hat. He would have to track one down...

Lost in thought, he drifted right out the back exit, not even noticing the scene around him. Of course, even if he'd realized there was history happening, it wasn't as though he'd have cared.

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Re: DURING THE RAID
[info]wolfishane
2010-06-20 04:26 am UTC (link)
Shane saw the police lights down the street long before the cars reached the speak, so he had enough time to get back inside before they pulled up. He looked around for someone he recognized, but couldn't spot any faces in the milling crowd. And then the cars were outside, and the police were making their way in, knocking people over and smashing furniture. He bolted for the back, pure instinct - no words from the Wolf, only a copper taste in his mouth and the need to run. He paused by the back door, however, waiting to see if Cole or Ileana darted into sight. If Trenton showed up, he'd probably shove him toward the nearest available police officer.

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Re: DURING THE RAID - [info]blackcatsrbad, 2010-06-20 05:29 am UTC
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Re: DURING THE RAID
[info]cyprian
2010-06-20 06:11 am UTC (link)
[ after this ]

When Isobel admitted that it didn't bother her what he'd admitted, what he'd done, Trenton remained silent for the first time this evening. It didn't cheer him up, and it didn't relieve the guilt that was beginning to claw back up from the pit of his stomach(ever since running into Cole and Shane). Trenton didn't take it as a compliment, but he did recognize that Isobel would be ripped apart for ever admitting something like that to anyone but him.

"There's something bad about all of us, princess," he offered consolingly. Trenton ran the cool flat of his palm up the back of her neck, affectionate. Then, something she'd said came back to him suddenly when he considered the state of her dress. 1929?

Trenton glanced around, finally taking notice of the fact that everything was actually quite old fashioned. Except for maybe the rampant drinking. But still, how had he not noticed, really noticed, until right now? Damn, he was kind of fucked up, and the thought made Trenton laugh to himself as he led Isobel down to dance floor.

"I think this calls for a foxtrot, beautiful.." Not that Trenton knew how to foxtrot, and Isobel was saved from whatever attempt he was about to make when far at the front of the club, the doors were kicked open by men shouting, "POLICE!"

"Shit." Trenton was still for all of four seconds before his super junkie senses kicked in and he hopped up onto the stage and pulled Isobel along with him(even if Dorian hissed that he just fucking leave her and go). "Come on," he ushered her into the darkness of the backstage, confident that there had to be a way out in the rear of the club.

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Re: DURING THE RAID - [info]nineteen_stars, 2010-06-20 06:22 am UTC
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[info]clowning
2010-06-20 07:39 pm UTC (link)
Ah, you see...

This was one of the reasons why the magician was wont to fleeing exiting out of the back an establishment. It was not only for the fact that that's where performers took their leave, but also because police were evidently foolish enough, even in bizzaro world, to bust down the front before seeing to it that the back was covered.

But wait, did that mean there was no back?

Miles seeped backwardly into the very alarmed, very hushed crowd the way an albino would a bathtub of undisturbed whole milk, awkwardly at first, apparently sinking, deft though blending, but awfully difficult to place where he'd end up. Chaos did ensue immediately, and it was increasingly a feat to get his bearings and back out. A few times he'd even snarled into the direction of somebody who was altogether too shaken to make their way to any exit. And had even once used his elbow, with what seemed the ease and finesse of a dancer, to move aside a person who pushed forward with a twirl, whilst he still proceeded into the opposite direction. He was a choi fish in a turbulent current of fools. And he hated it. Hated it! He'd even growled, a warning growl, the way a lion does when cubs are playing too rough around their prestigious repose. He'd almost lost his way and given up, but ah, here was the back door...

And unfortunately, as he began to scale the snow outside--as the wind became sharp against his wetted skin, where sequins of sweat had dotted his brow--he noted that he really should've stolen a coat. There were a few other faces intelligent enough out here, and using this exit as well. Were they as out of place as he was?

He wasn't going to ask.

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Re: DURING THE RAID
[info]sneakingaround
2010-06-21 12:16 pm UTC (link)
Without even realizing it, Archer had drifted away from Isobel, finding himself standing beside the stage. "What are you going to do, boy?"

He sighed tersely, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "I'm not sure. I can't disrobe here, it would arouse too much suspicion."

"Then find a back room."

Archer's gaze settled on the meaty bouncer standing by a doorway, expression grim. Though the air in this speakeasy was casual, he could feel a tight tension running through it. "Perhaps not," he thought.

"How do you propose to survey this room, then?"

It was like being in college again. He hated taking orders like this, especially when they felt so pointless. Sighing tersely, he slid through the crowd quietly. His slight frame made him almost invisible by default, leaving him relatively unnoticed by the people in the speakeasy. "I'll stay with the wall and circle the room."

Griffin sighed. "And you'll be limited to your eye level, boy. Think. You don't use your gift."

"Explain to me how I'm supposed to disrobe here without arousing suspicion. People will see the transition, Griffin, and the year is 1929. I don't need to be subjected to anything barbaric."

Though the sound had absolutely no humor, Griffin laughed. "This is the future."

"You're limited," Archer remarked bitterly, knowing that saying that was akin to saying "your face is stupid" in response to a zinger but he didn't care. He just wanted a bit of peace and quiet. Peace, quiet, and perhaps he and Isobel could-

Isobel. Where had she gone? He whirled, realizing that he had only assumed that she was by his side. Peering through the crowd, he began to feel his heart rate spike in his chest. He wasn't sure if he should call, or shout, or just stand by and hope that he saw her again. In the back of his mind, he could hear that humorless wheeze. "You're very bad at maintaining allies, boy. You lost that girl already. Or...did she lose you?"

"Shut up," he spat, moving quickly through the crowd and looking in vain for a glimpse of that lovely blue dress. He didn't see a thing.

But he did hear something.

The sound of the doors splintering open rocked the club, sending men and dames scattering in panic. Heart thumping in his chest, Archer froze. His eyes widened, and for a moment, all he did was stare as the crowd whipped into a frenzy around him. It was like being at the center of a storm, sitting in its eye while chaos reigned. He was calm. He was zen. Sadly, that didn't last.

"Move, boy!" Griffin urged, sending a shock of adrenaline through Archer's body. With surprising speed, the slight scientist began to fight his way to the front, blindly moving towards the action. "What are you doing? They'll see you!"

But Archer wasn't listening to him. No, all he could think was- "Isobel!" His voice was utterly lost in the panic and mayhem, but he continued to shout. "Isobel!"

"She's gone, you fool!" he snarled. "Save yourself. Get out."

He didn't reply. He didn't think. He was swimming through bodies, climbing over them without a second thought. He could feel their protests as he used them as stepping stools, but nothing resonated with him. To Archer, he was merely getting from Point A to Point B. Pain in his path was nothing.

"Look there!" Griffin shouted. Archer saw a girl with brilliant red hair being dragged away by police, her arms behind her back. His jaw tightened. "They'll do the same to you!" Suddenly, he was panicking. The calm was gone. "Don't lose your head, boy! Think!"

"I can't," he protested, turning away from the front and rushing towards the back. "I can't, I can't."

"What other choice do you have?"

Wheezing, Archer looked over the crowd to a narrow passage in the back. "There. I can escape there!" Energized, he ran towards the exit, slipping out the back.

He funneled into a back alley, catching a glimpse of an older man sneaking into a Cadillac before it shot off in the dead of night. Coughing at the cold, he wrapped his arms around himself and trotted off through the snow in the opposite direction.

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TO JAIL
[info]bellum_tempus
2010-06-19 02:15 am UTC (link)
[This thread is ONLY for the five people who volunteered in the Group Delta Questions Post to go to jail - those five people will use this thread to flee out the front and get caught by the police. They will then be put in the back of a police car and imprisoned in two group cells (one for the men, one the women) until Monday, at which point the plot will be updated.]

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[info]arcere
2010-06-20 03:04 am UTC (link)
When the girl came back and handed him a coat, Aiden took it warily. He pulled it on over the suit and checked the pockets for anything of interest. Not much - no weapons, no knives (his own sitting in a desk drawer back in the apartment), nothing useful. He glanced once more at the other man. Exiting out the back? If he really wanted to, then fine --

Things changed, and almost without warning. Smashing and yelling, screaming and sudden panic, the place warped into a hellhole of hysteria in a matter of seconds as the doors flew open and policemen rushed in. Aiden froze up for a half second before Helsing's hurried insistence made him grab the girl's arm and start pushing through the thronging people, heading for the door. The police were taking every entrance but the back, where they had no chance of beating the rush to get out to. So head for the front. As soon as you're out, the two of you must hurry. Stay to the shadows - they will likely be too occupied to notice you!

"Come on!" he said to her, almost yelling to be heard over the chaos, as he pulled her toward the door.

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