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Chapter 2: Covens and Covers.

Posted by ArtemisFor group 0
Artemis
GM, 316 posts
Thu 6 Mar 2014
at 15:59
  • msg #68

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

ooc: I'm gonna roll for Kate. Good news at least is you succeed in your fortitude check though Kate! ;P

Penny, you hit the woman easily under the circumstances and she lets out a shriek of pain, squirming violently. You are certain though that it is no mortal wound for shortly after she hurls the table and you several feet across the room. She must have done it with her powers for there is no other way the woman could have moved so much weight. You hit hard, landing on your side and elbow. It is a painful fall, but not much more than an irritation. Meanwhile Kate has managed to shake off the effects of the spell but she misses when she attempts to shoot Bentley. Fortunately in spite of his still bleeding wound, Ian manages a better shot and he grazes the man in the leg, also able to resist the spell. In your case though, your legs still feel withered and weak, but you still have your firearm at least. Emma looks enraged now that you can see her. She is a proper mess, her hair in disarray and blood seeping from the wound in her side. Her husband is starting to edge towards the exit. Leave them Emma! He snaps. Judging by her expression though she is more keen on staying and finishing you off.

ooc: Next round please, and just to make things quicker, please roll a constitution save in advance so I can have your results ready for the next round when she does her next attack.
Penny Dreadful
player, 165 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Fri 7 Mar 2014
at 01:08
  • msg #69

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Penny landed hard, pain shooting up her elbow, side, and withered leg, breath erupting from her lungs in a gasp. Curse it all. She could not let these villains get away with murder. Recovering and resolute, she rolled quickly onto her front, staying down and keeping a low profile against further attacks. She brought her gun back to bear on the enraged and soup-soaked witch, rapidly computing the situation. Emma had been clipped in the left side; she would lean the other, but was a large woman with a over-stressed right knee. She should have followed her husband's advice. Penny adjusted her aim and fired!


OOC:
Dodge: +1 dodge AC vs Emma Bently

Point Blank Shot: +1 attack, +1 damage
Attack 29, rolled a 20! Critical confirmation 22!
Damage 6, critical damage 7, blessed critical damage 7. Total damage 20!
08:56, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 29 using 1d20+9. gun: attack + PBS w/ EW
08:57, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 22 using 1d20+9. critical confirmation
08:57, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 6 using 2d4+2. damage
08:58, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 7 using 2d4+2. critical damage
08:58, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 7 using 2d4+2. blessed critical damage

Is that a Fortitude save or a Constitution check? Fortitude 19 or Constitution check 15
09:04, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 14 using 1d20. save/check

Kate Piper
player, 87 posts
Fri 7 Mar 2014
at 05:57
  • msg #70

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Kate turned her attention to Mrs. Bentley now that she had escaped Penny's table. Mr Shaw had been hit hard in the stomach but there was nothing they could do for him while the fight was still going. Thankfully he seemed well enough to return fire.


Dodge +1 ac
1st attack: 20 (11+9)
1st damage: 4
2nd attack: 22 (13+9)
2nd damage: 3
Constitution: 7

Artemis
GM, 318 posts
Fri 7 Mar 2014
at 16:02
  • msg #71

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

ooc: Very nicely done! And sorry, I did mean Fortitude save. I adjusted your roll accordingly Kate, but you still failed it. I'm sorry.... :(


Penny's shot hits the witch in the chest towards the right side a bit, enough to hit her squarely but not to kill her as yet. Still, a great deal of blood blooms from the wound and she staggers in surprise at the pain. She gasps in shock and calls Penny a curse that is most unlady like. She raises her hand, fuming in anger and you can feel a sharp burning pain in your throats. Penny manages to steel herself against it and it quickly dissipates, but Kate is having more trouble. Kate, you feel a horrid scraping feeling from your lungs and all the way up your throat. Moments later you find yourself heaving up bloody pins on the floor, they cut the inside of your throat as they pass. It is not only painful, but quite unsettling! ooc: Kate, please make another fortitude save to see if you can shake it off next round.

In the meantime, Ian shoots at Mr. Bentley and clips him again in the arm this time. The man tries to shoot back but his gun slips and he drops it. Deciding it is not worth the risk he withdraws and runs away, leaving his shocked wife alone.
By now she's realizing that even wounded as you all are, she may not survive if she sticks around much longer. She turns to flee as well, looking livid and bleeding heavily. Belial or not, I will see you dead for this! She snarls as she tries to leave quickly. It is clear she is not used to running for she does a clumsy and awkward job of it. If you all weren't in such poor conditions it would be laughable. On her way out though she does place her hand on a tablecloth and the thing bursts into flames, moving with a quickness that astonishes you. At this rate it won't take long to catch the whole building on fire...You do still have the opportunity to take one last shot at her though before she is out the door...

ooc: Ok, one more shot and then you may want to figure out your escape...Keep in mind if you fail your fortitude save Kate you will still be dealing with the pins, and Penny you are still prone...
Penny Dreadful
player, 166 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Sat 8 Mar 2014
at 02:34
  • msg #72

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Penny firmly resisted the witch's spell, but was shocked to see that Kate was not so lucky. The whole team was doing poorly, with Ian suffering a gunshot to the gut, Kate coughing up pins and needles, and Penny's legs withered and barely capable of walking. But by now she'd untangled her skirts and pushed herself to her feet, staggering upright and gritting her teeth against the pain. Stiff upper lip.

She levelled her revolver at Emma's retreating back. Her only hope was that defeating the witch would end her spells. 'Stand and face me, madam!' she bellowed before firing another shot, gratified to see it graze Mrs Bently again. Penny had certainly given her a few scars to remember her by.


OOC: Move: stand up
Standard: shoot Emma again
Attack 28, damage 5 (oh, so close to another crit)
10:16, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 5 using 2d4+2. damage + PBS
10:16, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 28 using 1d20+9. gun: attack + PBS w/ EW

Are there any large jugs or urns of water around? Would that be enough to put the fire, or is already too big?

Artemis
GM, 320 posts
Mon 10 Mar 2014
at 13:17
  • msg #73

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Penny, you barely manage to stand, but it is only for an instant before you buckle again. The witch's spell was quite potent. Still, you do manage to shoot the woman again, grazing her in the hip. She looks furious, and also to your surprise, frightened. Another time you worthless wretch. I am not stupid. We will meet again. She says darkly as she runs away, leaving the place in flames. It seems she knows when she is literally outgunned. Fortunately, Kate has managed to steel herself against the spell this time and she wipes her bloody mouth, standing shakily but thankfully no longer spitting up pins. Penny, you are unable to walk as every time you stand your legs collapse. By now the fire has started to spread rapidly and Ian quickly holsters his gun and gathers you into his arms. You are keenly aware that he is wounded, but to your surprise he still seems quite strong as he hoists you up. Don't worry about me. I've been shot far too many times to worry about it now. He grins. This place is too risky to get out that way. Let's go through the kitchens. He suggests. Everyone alright? He looks a bit pale, but otherwise you are sure he'll make it once he gets patched up. The man is a tough one for certain.

ooc: Just fyi, I don't actually have the D20 modern book so I don't know if it has any rules on being prone, so I'm going off the 3.5 system for the regular books for things like that. It says you aren't supposed to be able to make ranged attacks save for crossbows while in prone, but I'm certain that pistols and the like would be more than easy to fire while prone, so I'm ruling that they are not affected by the position, just in case we run into similar cases in the future. Also, I rolled Kate's next fortitude save for her, just in case you're wondering Kate how you did :D
Penny Dreadful
player, 167 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Mon 10 Mar 2014
at 14:15
  • msg #74

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

'I look forward to it!' Penny shouted after Emma Bently, clutching the back of a stray chair for support. She dared not look under her skirt to examining her legs, dreading they might be frightfully shrivelled. She was trying to make her way from chair to table when Ian swept her up in his strong arms. As she gazed into his dashing, handsome face, so like a rugged gentleman, Penny began to have impure thoughts. I must be delirious. Since when do I swoon?

'Never mind me. Fetch my bag and umbrella.' she begged him urgently. The bag contained the cover-story suffragist literature and concealed hunting supplies, while her enchanted umbrella would help her walk, and was too valuable to leave behind besides.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:01, Tue 11 Mar 2014.
Kate Piper
player, 88 posts
Tue 11 Mar 2014
at 02:59
  • msg #75

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

"I hate witches," Kate muttered hoarsely. Her throat burned and she still felt like she was going to be sick. With the room on fire there wasn't much left to do. Ian had scooped Penny up and was headed towards the kitchens. "I'll get your things," Kate called taking a precious moment to collect Penny's belongings before following Ian.
Ian Shaw
NPC, 18 posts
Tue 11 Mar 2014
at 14:26
  • msg #76

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Ian ignores Penny's decline of his help. Sorry Penny. I'm going to have to insist. When a place is on fire, haste is usually the best option and even shot I can move faster than you. He grins. Indeed the flames have spread rapidly by now and it won't be long before the ballroom is an inferno. He hoists Penny and with a nod to Kate to follow him he moves quickly through the kitchens and out the servants entrance. He doesn't stop until you are a few blocks away from the building. The last thing I need is to be questioned should some of my fellow coppers see me. He explains. We have bigger matters to deal with anyway. He gently sets Penny down, resting a moment. Well, you look a mess Miss Kate. Are you alright? He points to the smears of blood on her clothes from the effects of the spell. I suppose we had best find a cab home but we will look a fright of it. Should be fun explaining... He trails off doubtfully. Now, do either of you know what Emma was talking about Belial for? Please tell me it's not the Belial I'm thinking of. His face is grim. In the meantime you start to hear shouts from down the street. The fire is attracting a great deal of attention.
Penny Dreadful
player, 169 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Wed 12 Mar 2014
at 01:02
  • msg #77

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Penny threw her arms around Ian's neck, telling herself it was only for the support. After all, Penny was not the type of woman to need rescuing by a man. Still, she held tight and let him carry her out of the blazing house, trying not to think of his arm around her legs. Her withered, crippled legs. She tried not to think about that either. She glanced over his shoulder back to the burning house. 'Pity. It was such a lovely old building of the Arkham style.'

Once they were well away and Ian lowered Penny back to her unsteady feet, she retrieved her umbrella from Kate and used it as a cane, leaning on it heavily. Next time, she should bring her actual cane. If the withering remained, she would certainly need it. 'There's a first-aid kit in my bag. Bandages, morphine. That should keep you going until we can see Doctor von Stein.'

'Yes, I'm rather afraid it is... But I think we should get off the streets and be away from here before we talk more. Is there some place private we can go?'
Penny recommended as she heard the growing shouting.
Ian Shaw
NPC, 19 posts
Wed 12 Mar 2014
at 15:34
  • msg #78

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Ian turns a bit pale at the confirmation it is in fact the actual Belial, but he quickly recovers. He nods at the question and he picks you up again without waiting for you to refuse the offer. It is rather slow going with the umbrella and your legs are so weak you can only stand for a few minutes at a time anyway. Don't worry about your legs. I'm sure our boys can fix them. He reassures you. In the meantime there's a pub nearby I'm on the friendly side with. He grins devilishly.

It doesn't take long to arrive and he makes sure Kate follows as well. Better take the back entrance I think. He grunts as he approaches the rear of the building. Sorry for taking you fine ladies to such an unsavory place, but the owners are good friends of mine. They helped me out a great deal back in my copper days. He explains. It's not long before the owner, a Scottish man in his fifties has you deposited in a back room and Ian is examining his wounds. Ian had started to tell the man an excuse for everyone's condition, but the man quickly brushes it off. I know better by now than to ask you questions lad. He smiles. If anyone wants a drink it's on the house. We have everything from whiskey to sarsaparillas, or I'm sure I could scrounge up some tea too. He adds generously. Ian asks for a scotch and proceeds to strip to the waist, looking over the gunshot with a wince. Once the owner takes everyone's drink orders he leaves. Ian had set Penny on a chair and both of you can't help but notice as he undresses that he has a simply marvelous physique. Well, we're alone now near enough. Why don't you two tell me what you found out in there. Besides of course that the Bentley's are now on my bad side. He gives a sarcastic grin.

ooc: Feel free to interject anything if you want. If I moved too fast in taking you to the pub let me know and I'll edit. Don't forget to order your drinks! ;P
Kate Piper
player, 89 posts
Thu 13 Mar 2014
at 02:59
  • msg #79

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Kate followed Ian and Penny through the streets pausing with them to catch her breath. "I'm alright," she said wincing at the smears of blood on her borrowed dress. "Hope they didn't want this back..." Her throat still hurt but at least unlike Penny she could walk.

Kate seemed comfortable at the pub not realizing that in this time it was not a place for ladies. When offered a drink she asked for a whiskey, it would hurt going down but it would settle her nerves.

"I overheard the Bentley's talking to the shifter in the hall. She had some power over him and it sounds like the witch and her husband answered to my Mr. Jones, or Whickham...whoever he is." she shrugged. "I'm sorry I blew our cover, but he was going to kill you." The apology was more directed towards Penny as she knew secrecy was more the woman's style.

Kate couldn't help but notice Ian's well toned body. Her fiancee wasn't nearly so defined and she felt a twinge of guilt that this was the first time she'd thought of him that evening.
Penny Dreadful
player, 170 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Thu 13 Mar 2014
at 11:57
  • msg #80

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

'Don't worry about my sensibilities. I have surveyed many London pubs, and once spent time in a Limehouse opium den.' Penny murmured as Ian apologised for his choice of hide-out, taking them around to the back of the American pub. She allowed herself to be placed on the chair, then straightened her skirts out, still not daring to peak underneath, dreading the sight of her sudden deformity.

She ordered tea from the bar-man then retrieved her first-aid kit from her bag. Being a good and very repressed young Victorian woman, she looked away as Ian undressed, only returning her gaze to him when his shirt was entirely off, since then it was an entirely medical matter. She blinked. She really needed to see a doctor herself after all this was said and done. Penny concentrated on preparing a syringe of morphine, enough to dull the pain, though not enough to leave Ian insensible.

She waved aside Kate's apology. 'Never mind, it had to happen and was bound to do so eventually. I fear Mrs Bently may already have suspected us, and we would only have kept dancing around one another. Now we may fight her openly... And, on that matter, I hope you did not mind me, ah, turning the tables on her?'

'Hold still, please.'
Penny injected Ian with a gentle prick. She removed the needle, but had a second ready, having heard much of the modern theories of hygiene. 'Kate, do you require any?' she offered. Afterwards, she began sopping up Ian's bloody wound with a cloth rag. 'It doesn't appear so bad. It's just a flesh wound. I may even stitch this closed — needlework is a useful skill, I've found. Unless you'd rather wait for Doctor von Stein?'

Working away rinsing out the wound with medicinal alcohol, she related her own findings. 'Mr Bently introduced me to Jones — as Jones — and Jones revealed himself as Belial. The Prince of Darkness, or one of them at least, a fallen angel infamous for his foul perversions and lust.' she explained with clear loathing, discomforted even by his creepy presence. 'I'm rather afraid we've made dinner plans.'

Penny halted her work to look directly at Kate with actual concern in her eyes. 'Kate, he knows everything about us: that you're from the future, my family name.'


OOC: Treat Injury 20 with a first-aid kit, though this isn't really covered by any uses of the Treat Injury skill.
19:09, Today: Penny Dreadful rolled 20 using 1d20+2. treat injury.

Ian Shaw
NPC, 20 posts
Thu 13 Mar 2014
at 15:47
  • msg #81

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Thank you miss Kate for that. He smiles in reference to her warning him about the shifter.

Go right ahead. Ian nods at the offer to stitch him up. He winces a bit but otherwise handles the pain well. He seems used to this sort of thing and looking at his shirtless form you see numerous scars. Did you say dinner plans?! He exclaims at the mention of Belial. I hope you don't intend to keep them! You surely don't right? The barkeep enters then with your drinks and laughs at the sight of Ian's shirtless form. Oh stop yer showin off boy. He chuckles. How convenient that you should be shot and two beautiful women happen to be available to take care of ya. Some men have all the luck. Ian laughs in response. Yeah, I'm pretty lucky alright. He says in amusement. A bullet in the gut is a small price to pay right? He winks. The man grins and leaves you alone, sensing that you are discussing something private. Do many women drink whiskey where you're from? Ian eyes Kate with a chuckle.
Penny Dreadful
player, 171 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Fri 14 Mar 2014
at 01:26
  • msg #82

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Next, Penny washed her hands then produced her sewing kit: needles, threads, blank clothes, and a number of complete and unfinished works of cross-stitched art, including a devil's trap sampler. She leaned in, pushed the sides of the wound closed, poked the needle through, then set to work making a number of small, delicate cross-stitches across the wound. 'Having done this on myself, I can assure you it shouldn't leave much of a scar... Does this hurt? Do you want more morphine?'

'Yes, at the Marseille café tomorrow night. And, no, I'd really rather not... However, it could be useful. Belial may mention something of his plans. We may prepare our own security, perhaps even ambush him, but we don't have much time and I can think of no way of killing such an advanced demon.' Though it would be an utterly unpleasant and dangerous experience, she had to admit it could be useful, to learn more about this plot. Penny was made of stern stuff and was prepared to deal with this creature, no matter uncomfortable it made her. But she would not be going anywhere if she couldn't walk or run.

She stopped talking at the barkeeper returned, then blushed at his words, noticing again Ian's lean musculature and washboard abdomen beneath her fingertips. She bit her lip and concentrated on her work while the others spoke, occasionally taking a sip of tea.
Kate Piper
player, 90 posts
Fri 14 Mar 2014
at 04:45
  • msg #83

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Kate laughed at Penny's pun of turning the table. "I didn't mind at all. That was really quick thinking."

She declined the offer of pain medicine, thinking it may have been a little extreme for her raw throat and mouth. She had Ibuprofen back at the hotel that would probably work. It was nice that Penny seemed to know what she was doing. Kate had never been a pro at patching wounds up.

Finding out that Mr. Jones was Belial was a little bit of a shock."How does he know so much about us?"  "I was sure he'd never seen me following him. Though didn't Mr. Westbrook say there was a spy among the Men of Letters? Someone must have given him our history. Penny is for sure not going to dinner alone," she added. "I'm sure we can get some good disguises or send some of the others to keep an eye on things.

Kate took a swig of her whiskey and swished it around. The liquid stung on the cuts in her mouth and with some effort she managed to swallow it. "The women where I come from drink almost anything, she answered Ian's question with a grin.
Penny Dreadful
player, 172 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Fri 14 Mar 2014
at 06:28
  • msg #84

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

'Westbrook did fear a spy, yes... But I never gave the Men of Letters my true name. I have to assume they were exceedingly thorough in their research prior to contacting me?' Penny said, looking up at Ian in query. She'd had multiple reasons for using a pseudonym in her work: to protect her family name from possible public scandal, to succeed on her own merits without it, and, finally, because the name Darkmoor was a cause for suspicion among hunters who knew their occult history. 'Otherwise, Belial has taken a particular interest in us and used his own resources, which I find more disturbing.'
Ian Shaw
NPC, 21 posts
Mon 17 Mar 2014
at 16:17
  • msg #85

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Ian politely declines any further pain medicine. Indeed, he seems to be handling it all very well.
If anyone knew your real name it was probably Westbrook only, and I wouldn't be surprised if he did know it, the man is excellent at finding out things. I'm his third in command and I never knew of it, so I don't see how any spy could have. I would assume that Belial has other ways of determining these things. He frowns. I'm certain he knows that you are coming prepared. I doubt he's worried at all. In fact, I'm assuming he'll expect you to bring backup. You may be safer than we think though if he's told the Bentley's not to harm you two. I wonder why that is? He muses. Still, I'm going to be predictable anyway and make sure you aren't alone. We'll see what Westbrook thinks at the debriefing. After the stitching is finished he puts his shirt back on with a laugh. Sorry to deprive you again ladies. Perhaps I will be wounded again in the future though. You can always hope! He winks and laughs all the more. You get the impression that he is being playful rather than truly bragging about himself. The barkeep comes in then and informs you that he has ordered a handsome cab for you.

ooc: I'm just gonna let you finish up your conversation before you head back to headquarters.
Penny Dreadful
player, 173 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Tue 18 Mar 2014
at 01:21
  • msg #86

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

'And his second-in-command is Victoria Green, I take it?' Who can apparently read minds.

She made the last stitch and tied it off, then halted Ian before he could put his shirt back on. 'Wait, I'll bandage this too. Doctor von Stein may wish to redo all this later, but I should like to keep you in one piece until then.' Penny laid a cloth over the wound, then began wrapping bandages around Ian's torso, passing her arms around his waist. "I should like to keep you"? Curses.

'I fear Belial's protection may be at an end, given what I did to Emma Bently. She has vowed to see me dead, regardless of the wishes of her demon patron... Well, she wouldn't be the first.' She clipped the bandage closed, then was done with Ian's treatment. She looked apologetically to him and Kate. 'I hope you don't think my attack on her precipitous? I estimated we had a good chance against her, though her magic proved stronger than expected. She would have left us in peace, but, now, well, we all left with terrible injuries.'
Ian Shaw
NPC, 22 posts
Tue 18 Mar 2014
at 17:47
  • msg #87

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Ian nods, confirming your assumption about Victoria. He thanks you warmly for your help, looking like he deeply means it at that. Don't apologize. I was about ready to act myself. It just felt so wrong to do nothing and leave them be. One less witch out there is never a bad thing. And don't worry, we'll all get patched up in no time. Even you Miss Penny. There's very few things that they can't heal with us. I'm sure you'll be right as rain in time for your dinner with Belial tomorrow night. My word that sounds wrong. He shakes his head.

ooc: Finish up, but feel free to take your time with it (character development is important after all!) and just let me know when you're ready to go back. Thanks!
Penny Dreadful
player, 175 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Wed 19 Mar 2014
at 08:26
  • msg #88

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

After finishing treating Ian, Penny washed her hands of blood in the bucket provided. 'Fortunately, we hit them worse than they hit us. With luck, Emma Bently will not survive her injuries, or the wrath of Belial... In any case, I expect Emma Bently will be so wounded and enraged as to become reckless in future dealings. Now she will make mistakes.'

'I'm hardly looking forward to it myself.'


Ian's talk brought Penny's attention to her own health. She couldn't put it off any longer, she had to try to deal with her crippled legs. Was the deformity permanent? Would she walk again? Steeling herself, she grasped the hem of her skirt and slowly pulled it up to view her ankles and calves, expecting to see them hideously withered...
Kate Piper
player, 91 posts
Wed 19 Mar 2014
at 23:53
  • msg #89

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

"We'd be too lucky to have Mrs. Bentley die from her injuries. I have a feeling she will be back to cause more problems." Kate said with a sigh. "I am glad we took the chance to inconvenience her though. I was really hoping you guys would want to take a crack at her." She grinned at the memory of Penny throwing the table at the witch.

Kate peered over curiously as Penny took a peek at her legs. "Do they hurt at all?" She hoped her new friends problem wouldn't be permanent.
Ian Shaw
NPC, 23 posts
Thu 20 Mar 2014
at 15:43
  • msg #90

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Penny, as you look at your legs you do in fact see that they are withered and thin, as though they have been unused for years. You are hardly surprised but the sight is still upsetting nonetheless. I bloody hate witches. Ian says sympathetically. I'm sure we can take care of that quick enough though. Don't worry your pretty little head. He reassures you kindly. As for the Bentley's, we will have to bring Victoria along next time. She doesn't like to leave headquarters too often as not many people treat her well with her being black and all. Still, she is a very accomplished practitioner of hoodoo. I don't know how much she'll do against someone like Belial though... He trails off uncertainly.
Penny Dreadful
player, 176 posts
HP 62/65 AC 16/14/16
Fri 21 Mar 2014
at 02:36
  • msg #91

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

A gasp caught in Penny's throat at the frightful appearance of her legs, all withered and thin. Where did the muscle mass go? she wondered numbly. With a shudder, she lowered the hem of her skirt back into place. It was not a blow to vanity or her attractiveness to others that so disturbed her, but the sheer body horror of the sudden change, the possibility that she might be crippled, for a time or even permanently. 'It hurt at first, but now... I barely feel anything.' Penny answered quietly.

Ian's patronising words had the opposite effect on Penny though. 'My head is not little, sir.' she answered in a prickly manner, but at least it brought her fire back. 'As for Belial, we shall have to conduct a great deal of research and preparation. The Marseille may well be a demon nest... Well, if you have recovered, you may as well pick me up now.' she said, raising her arms. If she was to be carried around like a piece of luggage, then she would have it on her terms.


OOC: I think I'm ready to move on.
Artemis
GM, 337 posts
Fri 21 Mar 2014
at 14:28
  • msg #92

Re: Chapter 2: Covens and Covers

Ian apologizes with amusement about the little head comment and picks you up easily and soon you are all headed back towards the warehouse.

ooc: Ok I'm going to make a thread for everyone, watch for it and I'll post for you there!
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