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<DeathStar> -Begin Ep.4-
<DeathStar> 6* John falls out of bed as the alarm goes off.
<Ceilidh> NRP: NO!!!!!! BLUE!!!!!!!!
<DeathStar> 6* He steps out wearing only his boxers. He moves to the kitchen.
* Elayne is now known as Seraphna
<DeathStar> 6* Fumbling around, John pulls out a carton of milk and drinks from it.
<DeathStar> 6* He steps into the living room, eyeing the holovid that Hotaru is watching, drinking noisely.
<Ceilidh> NRP: I'd have Hota respond, but not sure of the distance between h... okay, that works
<Ariel> <Em> *is still asleep at the moment. Zzzz...*
* Kane stands up from his seat and walks over to grab his coat. "Come'on. Let's go out and see if we can find anything."
<Ceilidh> NRP: Oh yeah, are any of the dead familiar at all to Ceil or Hota?
<DeathStar> NRP: Just Maestro.
<DeathStar> <John> ... 6He changes it to cartoons and sits down.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "... hey John..." *sounds saddened, not having ever met Maestro*
<DeathStar> <John> Yo.
* Dias` steps away from a crap's table, having lost some money this time, he grumbles slightly as he walsk away
<Ceilidh> NRP: Had she met him, it would have been "Maestro's dead! WOOT!" :P
<DeathStar> 6* John sets the carton down on the table next to him, laughing at the cartoon.
<Ceilidh> "I recognize one of the dead, though. I.. don't feel sad about it, though... he... wasn't exactly likable."
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> *smiles, a little weakly, letting herself get distracted for now*
* Kane eyes Ceil. "He is still dead." He pulls on his coat and steps up to the door, waiting on Ceil.
<Ceilidh> "I know... and I feel a little guilty for not feeling sad about that one.."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren drives along, talking into his comm. He cops to a stop at a red light.
* Ceilidh heads after
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> So, when are you going to tell ARiel you're drinking. For six months. 6She eyes Warren. Warren eyes her darkly.
<Ariel> <Em> *finally drags herself out of bed, wandering out sleepily*
* Dias` moves back over to the betting station with his ticket and hands it to a worker who eyes him oddly.
* Kane opens the door and steps out after Ceil, shutting and locking the door behind him. He steps down the hall towards the elevator, pushing the down button.
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes Em. "Why can't you sleep in the nude and come out in a daze having forgotten your clothes?"
<DeathStar> 6* Warren starts forward again, pulling onto another street as he heads for the base.
<Ariel> <Em> *rubs her eyes* "...shirts are comfier..."
<DeathStar> <John> No artistic value.
* Dias` smiles at the man who turns around to get his prize money.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "Hey Em.." *sounds more comfortable than she really is*
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes Hotaru deadpanned. "Walk around naked."
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "You wish."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren begins to pass the bar on his way to the base when he notices a crowd of people gawking. He comes to a stop. "Wait here." <Zephyr> You're not about to go get a drink are you?! 6* Warren ignores her, stepping out.
* Dias` takes the money and pockets it. He then turns away and makes his way out of the casino
* Kane steps into the elevator after is reaches their floor, he waits till Ceil is on before hitting the Lobby button. He watches the doors close and looks up at the ceiling of the elevator. "I feel so out of the loop."
* Jackieness is now known as Myria
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes the cartoon come back on from it's commercial break.
<Ariel> <Em> *pauses, eyeing Hotaru in her* "...Hota...? What's wrong?"
* Myria shuffles out of her room, sans clothing...
<DeathStar> NRP: In her? Sexually?
<DeathStar> 6* John glances up, beaming. "Now that's service."
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "Just.. depressing news."
<Ceilidh> "You know.. I feel like that a lot."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren moves over to the crowd, who is whispering. Someone is talking to the cops on their phone. Warren comes to a stop, eyeing the body in the snow - the white stained with red. It couldn't be more than 20 mins.
* Myria murmurs as she's still half-asleep.
<DeathStar> <John> Bounce a bit as you walk, Myria.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "I thought you were supposed to be making an effort to improve?"
<DeathStar> <Warren> Did anyone see who did this? 6He marks to the crowd, who shrugs, having arrived after the gunshot. Warren kneels on his good leg, eyeing the bullet hole between the eyes.
<DeathStar> <John> I decided I yam what I yam.
* Kane steps off of the elevator and shoves his hands into his pockets as soon as they step outside. "Damn, I hate the cold."
<DeathStar> 6* He pauses there, then he calls up Chad on his comm.
<Ariel> <Em> *sighs, and flops on the couch*
<DeathStar> <Warren> We have a problem.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "... well then, Popeye..."
<DeathStar> 6* John keeps watching Myria.
<Dias`> <Chad> Yes?
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "... you're utterly shameless!"
<DeathStar> <John> What?! Hey! If that was you, I would give you the proper attention.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Blue is dead. Matches an MO I saw not even an hour ago.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "... that wasn't the point..."
<Dias`> <Chad> Blue?! What M...Wait, that string of killings?
* Myria shuffles nakedly for the fridge..
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr steps up, gasping as she sees Blue dead. She puts her hands to her mouth in horror. Warren eyes her, then gets to his feet. "What string?"
<DeathStar> 6* John peers a bit higher over the couch.
<Ceilidh> "You think they'll even call on us? Or listen if we call them?"
<Dias`> <Chad> On the news earlier, there's been a string of murders with each victim being shot in between the eyes.
<Ceilidh> "It... makes me feel unwanted."
* Myria grabs a bottle of orange juice and then shuffles back to her room...
<Kane> I'm not sure. *he says in all honesty, as he walks down the street*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Hrn. How many? 6He cups his comm with his shoulder and grabs his datapad, hunting the police files.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr stands there, unable to look away.
<Dias`> <Chad> Four of them.
* Ceilidh sighs and nods
<DeathStar> <Warren> Well, we have a fifth now.
<Dias`> <Chad> They didn't say there was any connections tho...
<Ceilidh> "... short of doing our own investigation, I don't know what to do."
<DeathStar> 6* John watches her go, turning back to the cartoons. He switches it to porn.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "Shameless."
<DeathStar> <John> Blah blah.
<Dias`> <Chad> But with these murders being in the same time...Wait a minute...Let me check something
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "... I REALLY THOUGHT YOU WERE MAKING AN EFFORT!"
<Ariel> <Em> *throws a cushion at John*
<DeathStar> <John> You know what. I don't have to take this. 6 He notes, actually annoyed. He gets up and steps into his room, slamming the door shut.
<Kane> Looks for a crow-*he trails off, eyeing a crowd near their bar, he moves over for it, trying to get through to see what happened*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren eyes the case files and the people's names. "There is no link." 6* He watches Zephyr as the police finally arrive.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> *fumes a little, changes the channel again, and sits next to Em*
<DeathStar> 6* John grabs his street clothes, pulling them on. He grabs his browncoat and slings it on.
<Dias`> <Chad> Not by people no, but look at where they all were and the distance between them. This could easily be one or two people.
<DeathStar> <Warren> What's the motive? The angle?
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr steps way, taking deep breaths, watching Blue
* Kane steps through to see Warren and Zephyr, then he finally clances down to see a dead Blue. "Oh god is that?" He frowns.
<Ariel> <Em> *just curls up a little... even if she can't read John's mind, she can certainly feel those emotions*
* Ceilidh hurries up. "Blue?"
<DeathStar> 6* John steps out of his room and past the two.
<Dias`> <Chad> Personal vendetta? Hatred for certain people...It's too hard to tell right now sadly.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Agreed. We need to find a witness.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Our meeting will be delayed a bit. 6He clicks off the comm.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "... I'm sorry for any part I played in this... but I'm actually glad he's gone.."
<DeathStar> 6* John steps outside into the cold air, kicking over a vase. "Can't even watch porn in my own goddamn apartment, THAT I PAY FOR."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren leans down again, eyeing the snow for footprints. He shuffles people away, spotting one that might belong to the killer. "Male."
* Myria shuffles back out, drinking from the orange juice bottle.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr takes a deep breath, moving to Warren, still shaken. "Who would do this to Blue? She was harmless."
<DeathStar> 6* John walks down the street, hands shoved in his pocket. "I'll go find a damn strip joint, that's right. Hell, I'll BUY a strip joint."
<Dias`> NRP: <Chad> LIKE HELL SHE WAS!
<DeathStar> <Warren> Man doesn't need reasons. 6He taps his cane thoughtfully.
* Kane stands there, watching Warren and Zephyr work off to the side, he looks down at Blue again, shaking his head.
* Dias` get's on his bike and begins biking back to the place he traded the cushion.
<DeathStar> 6* The cops step up, moving everyone away. Warren shows his ID so he doesn't get shuffled off, though he's wearing a uniform.
<Ceilidh> "... well, it's not even just men now... this is horrible..."
* Ariel finally gets home after a long walk. She turns on the vid, and pauses as she sees the current news.
<Kane> How else are they all related? *he muses outloud, thinking. He glances up as the cops shuffle them back some.*
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> *watches Em, feeling helpless*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Lets go. 6He moves away from the crime scene, Zephyr following. Warren grabs his comm again. "Our killer is male. Probably bigger than me, judging by the shoe size."
<Ariel> <Em> *burries her face against a cushion*
<Dias`> <Chad> Male...6There's a pause and the sound of something being written. "Well that narrows it down.
<Dias`> <Chad> Tell me something. Did you get a good look at the entry wound?
* Kane moves to catch up with Warren and Zephyr. "Have you figured out any type of relation to the murders?" He asks the both of them.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Bullet hole between the eyes. Professional hit.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr says nothing, not really knowing about more than one a this point. Warren flat out ignores him as he's on his comm.
<Myria> ....muh...whuz going on...? *said sleepily*
<Dias`> <Chad> Any idea of the angle?
* Ceilidh sticks with Kane, keeping quiet for now
<DeathStar> <Warren> Dead on. Something tells me Blue didn't even have time to act surprise.
* Ariel sits down, and attempts to comm Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr pauses and takes her comm, stepping to the side. "Yes?"
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "... I... I messed up again.."
<Ariel> "Zephyr... It's Ariel."
<Dias`> <Chad> The assailant would have to be taller than Blue than for him to get a straight on shot like that.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Agreed.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Hey, Ariel. 6She says in a soft voice, shaken a bit, but keeping in control.
<Dias`> <Chad> Any GSR on the forehead?
<Ariel> "Are you alright?" *doesn't ask if she's gotten involved in this* "I just saw the news..."
<DeathStar> <Warren> No.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I'm okay. Blue's dead. It sounds like there's others. 6She studies Warren as he talks.
<Myria> Messed up?
<DeathStar> NRP: Myria is so tired it takes her 2 mins to respond!
<Myria> NRP: I cna't do this in real time...
<DeathStar> NRP: Then run away and hide.
<Dias`> <Chad> Hmmm...
<Ariel> *comm* "It... sounds it. Do you have any idea what's going on?"
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> No.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "I was too busy feeling down over the murders that I... yelled at John too loud, and now he's gone."
<Dias`> <Chad> I've seen what Blue can do...She's not someone to take something like a gun to her head standing still...
<DeathStar> <Warren> Then we have to assume the killer was quicker than her, or she knew him.
* Myria yawns out and shuffles back into her room.
* Kane walks along and keeps silent, waiting till they are done.
* Ariel hesitates a moment, before speaking up, "Could I offer assistance..?"
<Dias`> <Chad> We're getting somewhere...You didn't happen to retrieve a bullet did you?
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "Maybe I should contact one of the others."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Only if I feel like diggering around her brain. Autopsy will do that
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I think Warren has it covered. 6She glances at him talking. "But you could offer, I guess. He might like to see you."
<Ariel> <Em> *nods slightly*
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> *gets her comm, and comms... Warren, or tries to*
<DeathStar> 6* Nothing.
<Ariel> "Could you put..." *shakes her head* "No... would you give him my offer to help?" *starts getting ready to leave, if he accepts it or not*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Of course.
<Dias`> <Chad> True....Something still bugs me about this...
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "No luck.. maybe Zephyr? She's on investigation too..."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Agreed.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> *comm* "Zephyr?"
<DeathStar> 6* Warren pauses, keying in something to the base on his datapad, officalizing his looking into this.
<DeathStar> 6* Nothing.
<Ceilidh> <Hotaru> "..."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr, havnig her line open to Ariel, waits for Warren.
* Dias` continues biking, enjoying the winter chilled air
<DeathStar> 6* Warren thinks. "I'll get back to you." 6He hangs up on Chad.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Do you want Ariel to help you out?
<Ceilidh> "Umm... still no link?"
<DeathStar> <Warren> No. She should rest at home. 6* He turns, eyeing Ceil and KAne finally
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr pauses, then speaks up. "He'd love your assistance, Ariel."
<Dias`> <Chad> So much for a nice relaxing day...6He sighs as he looks at his search running on his terminal
* Ariel smirks a little as she steps out the door. "I understand. I'll see you soon."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr hangs up.
<Kane> Warren. We happened to stop by. We want to offer our help.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren tilts his head. "Wait, you two are investigators?"
<Ceilidh> "... well.. yes."
<Kane> Well we were when Darien was alive, i'm not sure if we still are or not.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I could have sworn I hired you to do work on a ship.
<Ceilidh> <Red Fox> *yawns, finally getting up*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren grabs his pill bottle, plopping two into his hand and throwing them into his mouth, swallowing.
<Ceilidh> "But.. the ship isn't finished yet, so we can't."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Oh ho ho, very clever.
<DeathStar> 6* He turns to eye Zephyr, shooting her a look, then spins and moves for his car.
<Ceilidh> "..."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> He's moody today. 6She tells the two, following Warren
<Ceilidh> "If you really don't want my help..."
* Dias` skids to a stop and leaps off the bike, slowing it down with his hands.
<Kane> No, we want to help. Just tell us how we can.
<Ceilidh> NRP: Wow, it's like all the TAW people are moody today.. except the dead... and Dias.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Get me some whiskey. It's right there. 6He points at the bar.
<Ceilidh> "Well... alright. Don't leave without me."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren just stands there expectantly.
* Ceilidh goes to get some whiskey, though wonders if this is really the time
* Kane eyes Warren, "Did you really..." he sighs, "Yes, you did."
<DeathStar> 6* He eyes Kane as Ceil leaves to actually get whiskey. "Lovely girl." 6 He gets in the car to go as she's gone.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr shakes her head, getting in as well.
<DeathStar> 6* He goes to crank it up, but pauses as he gets a message on the datapad. He pulls it up, eyeing the message, frowning.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Hell.
* Ceilidh heads back with whiskey, sighing
* Kane steps up and holds Warren's door open before he can drive off. "What is it?"
<DeathStar> 6* Warren eyes him holding his car door, then at Kane. The look of death.
* Ceilidh climbs in.
<DeathStar> 6* He eyes Ceil get in the car.
* Kane smiles and gets in the back as well.
<Ceilidh> "Okay, here's your whiskey..."
<DeathStar> <Warren> I have a gun. 6He notes.
* Ceilidh hands it over, a little annoyed.
<Kane> We're here to help. So just let us.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren shakes his head, muttering something under his breath about Kane and Ceil and what they can do with their help.
<DeathStar> 6* He grabs his comm, calling Chad. "Mental note. Remove Kane and Ceil from my ship's crew roster. We have another shooting. This time the victim survived."
<Kane> Fine. We're leaving. *he nods to ceil and gets out* We'll let you know if we find anything. *he turns to walk off*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Nice to see you're a people's person. 6* Warren eyes her.
<Ceilidh> "... if you hate me that much, You. Should. Just. Say. So." *moves to follow Kane*
<Dias`> <Chad> Understood and where at?
* Ceilidh takes the whiskey with her
<DeathStar> <Warren> About 16 blocks from here. Outside his girlfriend's home. The victim's name is Chris Carter. The son of Commander Jared Carter. And let us say the Commander is not pleased his son is dying currently in a hospital ambulance on the way to the farthest hospital away."
<Ceilidh> "... times like this, I REALLY appreciate Erevis' honesty."
<Dias`> <Chad> The shooter's aim was off then...
<DeathStar> <Warren> Just enough the boy lived. 6* Zephyr gasps as she recognizes the name.
<DeathStar> 6* He eyes Zephyr again, then the name.
<Kane> He's miserable so he wants to make sure everyone else is as well. *he notes, not seeming to be affected, walking down the street.*
<Dias`> <Chad> *Rubs his head* Hopefully he can give us a clue..
<Ceilidh> "... worse than Setsuna..."
<DeathStar> <Warren> If he lives. The prognisois isn't good. I'm on the way to the hospital to see if I can learn anything from the doctors. Or the father.
* Ceilidh isn't even sure which one of the two she's insulting there
* Seraphna wakes, yawning lazily, in her mess of a bed in the shop.
<Dias`> <Chad> Let me know as soon as you find something out.
<DeathStar> <Warren> The fact is this case is getting larger and more complicated by the moment. I need everyone I can get on this.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr sits there, staring at the floorboard of the car.
* Dias` moves over to the first guy he talked to and trades the bike for the cushion and makes his way back to the apartment
<Ceilidh> NRP: <Zephyr> ... why did you just turn people away, then?
<Dias`> <Chad> How far away was this current attempt from Blue's Bar?
* Seraphna sits up and grumbles, looking at the clock, "Oi... another holiday."
<DeathStar> <Warren> 16 blocks. I'm going to send someone to the site to investigate it for clues.
<Ceilidh> "Lets investigate it ourselves..."
<Dias`> <Chad> It's gotta be the work of one person.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I know who.
* Kane shakes his head for a moment. "I'm thinking."
<DeathStar> NRP: Er, who I'm getting to go.
<Ceilidh> "Hmm?"
<DeathStar> <Warren> I'll call you back when I know more.
<Dias`> <Chad> Alright.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren hangs up and switches, dialing up Setsuna on the comm.
<Ceilidh> <Red Fox> *gets dressed, watches the holovid, then heads to the bar*
<Ariel> <Setsuna> *answers* "Yeah?"
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr rubs her hands together, feeling a bit sick to her stomach. Someone else she knew. Someone she messed around with to get back at with Chad.
<DeathStar> <Warren> We've had out sixth attack. I'm going to check on the victim at the hospital. I need you to check the attack site. 6He reads off the address. "See if you can find something the cops overlooked."
<Ariel> <Setsuna> "Sure beats what I was doing. Got it. I'll keep you updated."
* Seraphna stretches and heads to the shower in her nightgown, consisting of one of Spade's old shirts.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren hangs up, eyeing Zephyr. "We'll find the killer." 6He cranks up his car finally.
<Ceilidh> NRP: And... no clue when Fox would arrive at the bar
<DeathStar> 6* Warren pulls out onto the street.
<DeathStar> 6* John finally after almost an hour reaches his favorite strip bar and enters, sitting down to admire the New Year's Eve specials.
<DeathStar> -End Ep.4-
* DeathStar changes topic to 'The Alien Wars 4: PAX | (Current Weekly Schedule for Main Sessions) - Tuesday - 8 EST and Thursday - 8:00 EST. | Season 8: 4 of 24 completed | Episode 5: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | '
<Ceilidh> ... I'm both wanting, and dreading the possibility of, an appearance of Terra in this
<DeathStar> I said no Terra in 8
Session Close: Fri Nov 17 00:00:00 2006