"I am just someone passing through who was dropped in here by the not good weather.    Someone who will be leaving soon I hope."

The creature seemed to take this information. Then it let out a small chuckle.

"Where will you go? You're not like the other ones here, that's obvious. And, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Some place that is not here."  Henri got up from where he was sitting and checked on the weather outside.

The storm which had threatened to take Henri away was abating. But it was still raining hard. Through the sheets of rain, he saw movement of figures and wondered if they were clowns, or some other kind of creatures. He remembered what April had said about there only being one manner to get away from this place and wondered if Shawn had the Book or not, if Shawn was using the Book to get back to the cabin. As these thoughts circulated his mind, the creature behind him started to speak. There was a change in its voice, evidently tired of exchanging pleasantries with Henri.

"If you have something of value to pawn, I can help you. Otherwise, it's best you leave."

"I do not have anything of value.  Thank you for your hospitality.  Au Revoir."  With that Henri exited the booth and headed towards the trailers.

The wind screamed and howled as Henri braved the storm once again. Rain fell like stones. The poles on the tents bent and moaned in wrath enough to scare the Gods, branches from nearby teas torn like paper limbs. This storm, more wicked than anything Henri had ever seen, pushed rain and debris alongside the left side of his body.

Through the veil of water blinding him, he could see a figure start to approach.

Henri moved over to one side, but continued in the direction of the figure he spotted.

Through the rain, Henri heard the sound of someone singing. The voice was soft and it seemed to resonate beyond the thunder, cutting through the rain. It was hard to understand, but the words he seemed to make out were:

"Charlie...

Charlie...

Charlie...."

OOC : Henri Rolls Wits + Composure - 2

22:08, Today: Henri Aiton rolled 1 success using 2d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((10(+2),5)).

"My name is Charlie. Charlie Charlotte Reynolds. I think."  A lady appeared through the rain and mist.

Then, as if noticing Henri, she looked around and focused on him.

'"You've got such wonderful, smooth skin. I want to see it. I want to touch it. I want to draw on it." And she reached over to try to grab Henri her arms extending outward.

OOC: Henri Achieved 1 success on the last roll, so he rolls Dexterity + Stamina first for the foot chase.

09:43, Today: Henri Aiton rolled 2 successes using 6d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((1,6,9,1,8,7)).

Henri took off in a random direction.

12:48, Today: Evil Circus - The Tatooed Lady rolled 6 successes using 10d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((9,3,8,8,1,3,5,9,8,8)).

Henri barely started moving through the rain and the woman was on him. Fast. She reached out with one finger, touching his bare hand.

12:53, Today: Storyteller, on behalf of Evil Circus - The Tatooed Lady, rolled 4 successes using 12d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((4,1,6,7,5,9,2,10(+2),9,5,1,8)).

It was like getting touched with a bundle of needles all at once. Through the bleary-eyed rain, Henri retracted his hand and watched as creeping, green and black-colored ink spread across his hand and up his arm in a scaly, floral pattern.

OOC: 4 damage bashing to Henri

Henri looked around for one of the drains he had seen earlier.

OOC - die pool of 10 and 12, kind of overkill don't you think.
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Henri could see the one of the storm drains. If he could only get there faster than this haunted, Tatooed woman, he might have a chance. There were three drains in total. One was about fifty feet in front of him.  Another lay haphazardly sucking in large gouts of rainwater, seventy five feet away. The third was a huge storm drain, rainwater sucked down by the gallon. All the while, lancing pain could be felt up Henri's arm and his shoulder blad as the tattoo spread.

Henri stumbled forward and could see a fourth drain pipe, but it would require a jump to reach up and grab a hold of.


OOC:

Henri chooses

1. First Drain pipe =  1 contested roll of Dexterity + Stamina vs. Tatooed Lady (Tatooed lady can fit into drain pipe as well)

2. Second Drain Pipe = 2 contested rolls of Dexterity + Stamina vs. Tatooed Lady (Tatooed lady has to roll to fit into drain pipe)

3. Third Drain Pipe = 3 contested rolls of Dexterity + Stamina vs. Tatooed Lady (Tatoed lady cannot fit into drain pipe)

4. Jump and Climb Drain Pipe = Contested roll of Dexterity  + Athletics vs. Tatooed Lady (Tatooed Lady will continue Chase)

Henri Rolls contested Roll

Henri headed for the drain pipe about 50 feet away.

OOC - burning a willpower
16:03, Today: Henri Aiton rolled 6 successes using 9d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((10(+2),9,9,6,8,2,8,8,7)).

"Oh you little devil! Get back here and let me draw on you!" The Tatooed lady scowled. She reached out with her hand as Henri began to scurry across the waterlogged path, struggling to get to the drain pipe.  Henri could here her coming on fast behind him, his back wracked with the pain of individual needles, the tattoo still spreading.

19:08, Today: Evil Circus - The Tatooed Lady rolled 4 successes using 10d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((8,1,3,5,5,10(+2),7,9,2,10(+5))).

Henri dove into the drainpipe and was suddenly swept away by the water. As he descended downward, he heard a loud splash, the sound of the haunted woman with tattoos also pushing herself into the drain.

Henri was propelled foward and as the light began to dissipate, he saw a divide in the pipes. He wondered if he should try to lean his body forward towards the left pipe, or towards the right pipe. If he just let himself go, the current would take him down the center pipe.

OOC: to direct himself to a particular pipe, Henri must roll one success on Strength + Athletics

OOC - sizes of the different pipes please.  It's actually important, but maybe not for the obvious reason.

OOC - added - would his speciality in swimming add anything?
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Henri glanced at the various pipes. Somewhere in the back of his mind he thought about how the storm had threatened to wash him away and how he struggled to free himself from its grasp. Now he opened embraced it, wishing it would whisk him away down the drain and away from his persuer.

Henri saw with certain clarity that the pipes were all of the same size, but with colors of Red, Green and Yellow respectively.

OOC - you didn't mention which color pipe went which way, but I went with Red/Left, Green/Center, Yellow/Right.

Henri wasn't exactly thrilled about being in the pipes but he still had room to move around in them, just not as much as he might like.  He angled his body towards the Yellow branch.


09:44, Today: Henri Aiton rolled 1 success using 6d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((4,1,6,3,9,6)).

13:22, Today: Evil Circus - The Tatooed Lady rolled 2 successes using 7d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((4,10(+8),7,1,4,7,3)).

Henri angled his body to the right, allowing himself to move into the yellow tube. Behind, him, he heard a 'wha-PLOOSH' sound, the Tatooed Lady in hot pursuit behind him also having managed to shift into the yellow tube.

Henri couldn't see the woman, but the shadow she cast from behind was large and ominous. As the water rushed up against his body, he could see the tattoo on his skin. Green and blank ink had bubbled up all over his hand. Large, angled designs of thorny vines crept up his forearm, dissappearing under the sleeve of his right arm. The colored ink stung with pain, water splashing all over Henri's clothing and smelling of raw sewage.

The rushing water seemed to level out and Henri found himself drifting along a lazy, sewage river.

At the end of the river was a large arch that Henri began to pass under. Painted above was the smiling face of the Clown that Henri had seen in the pet store. It had been painted down here, face grinning with edged, barbed teeth. The with letters underneath read 'Cherrywinks' Special Rooms!'

There were three old iron doors that he could see through the dim light, white paint faded on the old, oxidized metal. Each door had its own lever, presumably to open. As he drifted closer to them, he could see the letters on the doors.


The first door read 'Pets'

The second door read 'Bones'

The third door read 'Souls'

Behind him, he heard the loud splash of the Tatooed Lady as she careened into the water of the lazy river, her shape an elongated shadow in the near darkness.

Henri put the matter of what might be in the water out of his mind.  He swam as fast as he could towards the doors.

OOC: Henri Rolls Dexterity + Athletics + Specialty Swimming

Henri couldn't get much speed up due to the drag of the clothes he was wearing.
13:00, Today: Henri Aiton rolled 1 success using 7d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((2,2,3,5,7,8,5)).

Henri swam towards the doors and felt his waterlogged clothes, slowing him down. The Tattooed Lady was swimming toward him. At the same time...

20:16, Today: Evil Circus - The Tatooed Lady rolled 2 successes using 7d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((5,10(+4),1,7,1,4,10(+4))).

..he could feel the water behind him grow in disturbance as the Tattooed Lady swooped up to the surface, the water exploding into the air.

20:26, Today: Evil Circus - The Tatooed Lady rolled 3 successes using 12d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((8,1,7,7,1,6,3,8,3,8, 7,3)). 3 Bashing to Henri. Now at 0/7 Health.



She came down with one hand, grasping a hold of the back of Henri's head with the palm of her hand. Spidery tattoos broke out on his scalp, the skin blistering under his hair. It spread over his face, turning it a greenish-black. As Henri submerged into the watery depth, the last thing he saw was the painting of Mr. Cherrywinks, sitting above the arch with its leering grin and barbed teeth.

Henri Chooses

Fortune Teller - Melinda




OR


Lead Carnie - Hogwash