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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-12-17 00:48:00

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250 - Fear Itself Mingle
[ Today is a day where most would be at risk of oversleeping.The dome lies dark like in the dead of night. The sun hasn’t risen today, streetlights casting a dull yellow glow and occasionally flickering out into nothing, only to spark back to life a moment later. There is no electric flicker from the kiosk. The Wardens are still. The wardens are silent.

The dome isn’t silent. There is a rustling of leaves, a snapping of twigs. Claws, scraping against concrete. The inhuman screech of an animal in peril, an animal hunting, an animal hunted. A screech that promises sharp claws and sharper teeth and blood.

The dome isn’t still either. There is something moving, thick as a shadow, tangible as a chill down your spine. Something that doesn’t belong here, something that snuck in when no one was looking. A boogeyman under the bed. A ghost in the closet. A will o’ the wisp, blinking in and out of existence under the flickering streetlights. Whatever it is it’s moving, leaving a trail of cold, dead fear wherever it passes. Something dark. A shadow so pitch black that it blots out the very lights in your heart, dragging your fears out screaming and kicking, reducing even the strongest, toughest man to a blubbering baby.

Perhaps best to stay in bed today, Marina. ]

((OOC: Event information HERE. We ask the winners of the raffle to fill out a simple survey and then tag into the Vapor thread HERE! Happy mingling, Marinanites! ))

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cold_dry_pieces
2013-12-17 03:19 am UTC (link)

[If you were going for a textbook creepy setting, you couldn't do much better than this. The flickering lights, the unidentifiable sounds. It's almost admirable. Early in the day-- before the raptors, before the inexplicable terrors-- there's a part of him that's darkly amused by all this. It's like someone has seen one too many horror movies. Rudy has lived one too many horror movies, so he thinks he's well prepared.

And he is, but only to a point.

Later in the day you might come across him, stalking alone through the shadows, vigilant and grim. He'll be a mess-- at least much of the blood won't be his own-- but he'll be managing, armed with makeshift weapons and surprisingly competent in defending himself.

Much later, you might find him wide-eyed and disheveled, jumping at sounds and hurrying as he looks for... something. Someone. You can ask, but he's not likely to explain anything.]

[ooc; gimme a sense of what time of day-ish / state of mind you'd like to encounter him in, if it makes a difference to you! <3]

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later in the day, when he's covered in blood

justexisting
2013-12-20 06:48 pm UTC (link)

[The smell of blood fills the air as Rose takes apart one of the raptors, the remains falling to the ground. It's her third kill so far and admittedly, the adrenaline she feels gives Rose a good rush. Her face shifts back to normal, fangs disappearing. She doesn't want to give anyone a reason to be more afraid than they already were.

Another scent catches her attention, leading Rose down another path until she thinks she can see someone in the gloom. Having enhanced senses had an advantage.]

Hello? Anyone there?

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cold_dry_pieces
2013-12-20 07:58 pm UTC (link)

[He's pressed against a building, a shadow among shadows, his heart pounding inexplicably. This spot is safe-- as safe as any place, now-- but further down the path was something. Something that sent him running without knowing why, hands wrapped white-knuckled around the handle of a big kitchen knife. It's not the dark, or the raptors; he understands the dangers, and he's capable of dealing with them. But today-- this he doesn't comprehend.

His first instinct when he hears her voice is to say nothing, to do nothing; to slink off before he's noticed.

But that would be suspicious.]

Who's there?

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justexisting
2013-12-21 12:17 am UTC (link)

[She can hear his heart, how fast it was beating right now. What Rose couldn't hear was raptors and that can only be a good thing, considering how she had blood on her hands and splatters of it on her face. In a few hours she would have to go on a different kind of hunt and track down some blood to keep up her strength.]

Rose. It's Rose. [A beat, and then:] Rudy?

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cold_dry_pieces
2013-12-21 03:53 am UTC (link)

[He's taking measured breaths, trying to calm his body down, now that he's no longer running from nothing at all.

For a moment neither name means anything to him.

Then, he takes a few steps toward her voice, still close to the wall.]

Are you all right?

[It sounds a little flat; he doesn't have the energy to expend on sounding like he really cares. He's got no small amount of blood on him, but at least he looks (relatively) uninjured.]

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	justexisting 2013-12-22 12:02 am UTC (link)
	I'm fine, yeah. Just a little shaken, you know? [She looks around for any sign of him in the dark, following his voice more than anything.] What about you? Holding up okay? [The smell of blood is stronger than before and Rose recognises it as raptor blood; she thinks she can detect human blood as well but it was difficult when the other smell is overpowering.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2013-12-22 01:56 am UTC (link)
	It's... [Somehow unsatisfying.] something. [He shakes his head to clear it a bit. Maybe he can play it off as shock; doesn't seem unreasonable. He absently rubs the blade of his knife off on the hem of his shirt, not that it's going to make him any more presentable.] I'm all right. Couple of scrapes, you know. So far I've managed to fight 'em off and run. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-12-24 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	[Her gaze falls briefly to the knife he holds in his hand, then to his shirt. Enough blood to suggest that he's killed a few raptors.] That's probably the best thing to do. They're tough and fast. [She's been able to handle one on its own but a whole group may prove to be a challenge.] If you need company, I can tag along until you get to where you're going. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2013-12-24 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	[He's given better than he's gotten, at least thus far. Not all of the ones he's fought are dead, but no doubt he's racked up a murder charge or three. They're faster than he is, there's no doubt of that. Much longer and the odds will beat him. Still.] The thing is, I'm kind of looking for someone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2013-12-22 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	[Under normal circumstances he might even respect the fine line separating "saying hello" and "pointlessly antagonizing," but today Brian's a little bit on edge. And possibly hallucinating, because the voice is familiar, but... Yup. That's awesome. He's just calmly going to keep holding onto this knife, okay?] This is what it takes to get you excited? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)