Voice gravelly and gaspy, "We......all.....go....now!"  She weakly summoned them both.

Frederick gives you a small smile, though his eyes have not lost their worry. As tempting as that is, I can't go now. Clearly they have something to hide here and we need to find out what. You and Kirkman can go. I'll catch up with you as soon as I can. The hexbags have been destroyed, I'll be fine. Or, if you worry too much about me you can wait in the park for me. It's only a few minutes away and if I don't make it out within an hour you can come back for me or send help. But I can't leave now. We may not get a chance like this again for a while.

Kimi sat down where she was.  "I will wait then."  She leaned against whatever was nearest as he searched.

Frederick looks about to say something then gives a sigh and finds you a crate to sit on. I will hurry Miss Noriko. He says gently. He then turns to Kirkman. If you are well enough to look around here a bit I will try upstairs. There may be something of import in the bedrooms. Kirkman gives a shaky nod and proceeds to search, albeit slowly, putting the most important items in a satchel he brought. No point in pretending we were'nt here now. They will know their hexbags have been tripped, not to mention strewn across the floor. They shouldn't be able to track us down though. At least, not if we're careful. He adds. Frederick returns after what seems an eternity. His face is pale and his shirt has blood on it. Th-there were jars of organs and a few more hexbags. I was careful this time. He explains. He then shows you a thick looking leather journal. It's in code, but I suspect it will be important. Are you two alright? Before you can answer you suddenly hear the sound of the front door opening upstairs, followed by footsteps and the sound of swearing. No doubt someone has arrived and found the unconscious servants...

Kimi looks to the other two, "Can we crawl from the windows Mister Fredrick?" She hissed.

I don't think we have a choice! He mutters back, already moving quickly to the window. Lady's first! He lifts you up, pushing you quickly through the window. He will also help Kirkman out, as the man is still a bit worse for the wear from the hexbags. You are on the ground outside, looking down through the small basement window as Frederick looks for something to stand on to pull himself up. By now the footsteps are headed downstairs. Run! He orders in a quiet, stressed tone. I need to hide!
 He ducks behind some shelves just as the door bursts open. From your vantage point you can't see who it is very well (it is dark)but he seems to notice the open window and rushes towards it. Kirkman pulls on your arm. Come on! He starts to run.

Kimi pulls back. "No! Leaving Mr Fredrick, is not acceptable!" She stands up and thinks quickly.  Pulling on her black hood she purposely runs to one of the upper windows, she looks in making herself noticeable.

As you look in the window on the upper level you see a few men examining the living room. There are two servants unconscious on the floor and one of the men is examining them while the other is looking around as if for clues. One of them notices you and shouts Michael! Get up here quickly! It looks like the one from downstairs is being summoned upstairs to see you. The other man quickly runs out, obviously he intends to come around the house in pursuit of you.

Kimi jumps up to the roof, intending to run along the roofs leading them away from the house.

10:22, Today: Kimi-Yuka Noriko rolled 9 using 1d20+1. Jump.
10:23, Today: Kimi-Yuka Noriko rolled 8 using 1d20+1. climb.
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As you try to climb you find the footholds too slippery to do more than hold yourself up for a moment. It is too treacherous at this moment to be a viable option. Meanwhile they are quickly approaching. Kirkman motions for you to hurry, already running.

ooc: Sorry, you just barely missed the DC. If you decide to run go ahead and roll a constitution check to see if you can outrun them. Otherwise, you may just have a little action on your hands.... ;P

Kimi didn't have the strength to pull herself up, but she need to get them away from the window so that Fredrick could escape.  She decided to run in the opposite direction leading them away from that side of the house.

20:39, Today: Kimi-Yuka Noriko rolled 14 using 1d20+1. To Run.
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In spite of being so drained, you are fast. The men try to keep up with you but you do a good job of evading them. One barks something to the other and he falls back, returning to the house while the first one continues to pursue you. Still, in spite of this you are fairly sure that Frederick should have been able to slip away by now, leaving you to escape this single pursuer. He is not as fast as you but he does follow you for a while before you can lose him. By the time you do you are in the heart of the city, and not exactly the best area either. You have lost your bearings at the moment and when you are sure he is gone you have to take a moment to try to figure out where you are....

ooc: Go ahead and post her thoughts and please make a general intelligence roll to see how lost you are.

15:45, Today: Kimi-Yuka Noriko rolled 5 using 1d20. Intelligence.


Kimi was out of breath, tucked into an alley way, and listening for her pursuer.  When she finally felt she was safe she poked out.  Pulling off her ninja mask, she wiped her face.  She waited for another few minutes until her breathing slowed.

Then creeping out of the alley, she had a look around.  She was not in a familiar place, and the are did not look savory either.  Keeping to the shadows, she looked for something familiar, a land mark, a street name.....

You do find street names, but sadly none of them are familiar. By now it is starting to get late, and it is certainly dark enough that you do not feel safe. Especially in this particular area. The streets are fairly empty, but you do see a few figures by the streetlamps, talking quietly to each other and looking in your direction. Suddenly you hear a voice behind you. It is a Russian woman in her forties. Clearly she has seen better days. You are dressed very strangely.... She muses. No matter! You should not be here! The streets are not safe from....him.... She looks worried. You can stay with me until daylight if you like. He doesn't attack in daylight. She says darkly.

Kimi slowly turns to look at the woman.

10:17, Today: Kimi-Yuka Noriko rolled 13 using 1d20+10. Sense Motive.

"Who, most noble woman, does not attack in the daylight?" Kimi's pulse quickens as she absorbs what the woman says.
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She looks at you and studies your face. Ah, you are a foreigner too, yes? Do you speak English? We should get out of here please. She looks stressed.

Kimi watched the woman, trying to sense her motive towards her.  She took a chance.  Did she speak english? what had she just spoken?  She nodded to the woman, and followed.

ooc: LOL! I swear when I posted that all I saw was that Kimi had turned around, not that she had spoken. I wonder if you were editing it while I was posting or if there was a glitch? Or I could be blind..... Either way sorry! Moving right along..... ;P

The woman takes you through several alleyways and streets, moving quickly but making sure you keep up. Eventually she takes you to a basement in an abandoned building. She talks as she leads. There have been disappearances. Deaths. Mostly among us poor folk. It all happened when Dmitri left his grave. You may think me silly, but I think it is he who does this. She shakes her head. Some think his body was stolen, but I know better. I know the signs. She opens the door and bids you enter. You can see from inside there is a fire in the hearth and some lumpy mattresses.

Kimi enters but is ready for trouble. "Dimitri? Please tell me most noble grandmother.  Who is this person?"

You enter and see that there are several children and a few other adults on the mattresses, some asleep and others talking quietly. She leads you past them into a makeshift kitchen, readying tea for you. He was a young man who came to America with our group. A bright, strong young man. But angry. Very angry. He took a fever and died a couple of months ago. That's when the killings started, after his body went missing. She shakes her head. I know many would call us superstitious, but can you think of a better explanation? I think he has become an Eretik. A type of vampire but not a bloodsucker. An undead. She shudders. You are not from America. Surely you must still believe in the impossible? She asks hopefully.

Kimi looked around the room, the hollow faces, the woman. "If not the blood, what does this creature take?"

The flesh. She says with a shudder. It is a cannibal. A very hungry one at that. It needs to be hunted down and stopped, but no one has been able to find him. Or at least, live through it when they do.... She finishes darkly. You can't help but remember the bodies at headquarters. They certainly match the description of such an attack.

It has been THAT close to the teams, to the safety of the headquarters!  "Great and Wise grandmother, what do you know of this creature? can it be summoned?"  Kimi leaned against the wall to listen.

She gives a shaky nod. It can be summoned back to its grave, yes. There you can face it. It must be killed with an aspen stake and then burned to ashes. But I don't think you should do this alone. It is too dangerous. One of my people already tried and- She stifles a sob. It is just too dangerous. She shakes her head.

Kimi took note of this information. "Grandmother, can someone of this world, call this ignoble creature from it's resting?" It's what she had initially meant but she did not say that.  All information was precious.