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Chapter 2a: Tobias and Sean.

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Facilitator
GM, 213 posts
Master of the Universe
Creator of Worlds
Mon 10 May 2010
at 20:40
  • msg #1

Chapter 2a: Tobias and Sean

Mount Pleasant is about a 15 minute drive from the Mandarin Oriental. The neighborhood is very diverse, though vaguely segregated by street. The street on which Henry Leyden lives is, if there is such a thing, nouveau-middle class. The houses are small one-stories, possibly World War II era, but with modern, sensible cars in the driveway, many of which sport "Proud Parent" stickers from public colleges. Unlike many middle-class neighborhoods in America, there are no foreclosure or for-sale sale signs, but most of the neighborhood probably lives right on the edge of their income.

Henry's house has two cars parked in the driveway, though none of them sporting college stickers, and a light on near the rear. The front door is surrounded by curtained-windows. When you ring the doorbell you hear the padding of feet, then a small round face pushes back the curtains and peers out at you. There's something... off about the face, as if it didn't quite belong.

Hi, can I help you? The child, around 11 or 12 years old, asks you.

When he speaks you suddenly realize what looks peculiar about him: he's a Shadow human. Not every beast that resides on the plane of Shadow is strange and foreign; tribes of humans live there as well, and occasionally spill over. This child might have been born there, or else born to two Shadow human parents.
Tobias Byrne
player, 130 posts
There is brilliant,
and then there's me.
Mon 10 May 2010
at 20:55
  • msg #2

Re: Chapter 2a: Tobias and Sean

Tobias opened his mouth to speak, then quirked an eyebrow at Sean. If the Leydens were shadows, that would make things both easier and infinitely more complex. "Hello," he said to the child, "I'm Agent Byrne and this is Agent O'Leary; is Henry Leyden at home?"
Facilitator
GM, 215 posts
Master of the Universe
Creator of Worlds
Mon 10 May 2010
at 20:58
  • msg #3

Re: Chapter 2a: Tobias and Sean

I'm Henry. Well, actually most people call me Hank except my — wait, what kind of agents are you? I'm not supposed to open up the doors.

He looks you up and down, as if trying to remember if you fit some sort of description of the kind of person he can (or can't) open up the door for.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 22:02, Mon 06 Feb 2012.
Tobias Byrne
player, 131 posts
There is brilliant,
and then there's me.
Wed 12 May 2010
at 00:47
  • msg #4

Re: Chapter 2a: Tobias and Sean

"Can we speak to your parents, please?" Tobias replied politely, waiting for the kid to either invite them in or close the door on them.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:39, Thu 13 May 2010.
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