Tailgate
player, 40 posts
Go Ganger
Sun 6 Jun 2021
at 16:02 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Tailgate, hood up, walked casually to the end of the alley and then slowed to a stop. He carefully peeked around the corner to see more of what was going on in the street. He planned on acting casual rather than attempting to be stealthy - but it depending on how things looked and the presence of police or security out and about. He looked up as well.
10:02, Today: Tailgate rolled 17 using 1d10+10, rerolling max with rolls of 7. Get a Clue if needed.
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Valeriya
player, 111 posts
Glitter Girl
Mon 7 Jun 2021
at 09:54 | Re: Kids in America (IC)"Shhh," Val touched a finger to her lips, directed at Vamp's snarks as Kat was getting ready for her video spiel. "Give me a minute and I'll kindly let you paint my toenails later," she whispered, sticking her tongue out at the Goth.
And then, just as Kat started delivering her intro, Val touched two of the metal hexagons, the ones that unclasped at the back, and slid out of the chrome party dress. With a couple of sauntering steps she got to the bed, and dropped on it by Kat.
"You're awake?" she said huskily, sliding a hand over the other Glittergirl's shoulder, and pretending to only then notice the camera. "Oh hey, yoboys." An unhurried moment to cross her legs and minutely pull up a bra strap. "Katty, wasn't this supposed to be a secret? Oh well. Cat's out of the bag I guess."
A wink for the camera, then a kiss on Kat's cheek.
"Keep watching this space..."
Sign off.
Val shook slightly with a giggle.
"If that doesn't get us some attention, nothing will," she remarked, peeling off from Kat. She bundled her party dress into a loose, silvery ball, then pulled on Hunter's hoodie and zipped it up. It was long enough to look like a shortish dress on her; it didn't cover the leg tattoos, but it was so radically different from her usual style it would be sufficient camouflage to reach that mall. Or so she hoped.
"OK, give me ten minutes to shower, then we run?" she said over a shoulder as she headed for the bathroom.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:55, Mon 07 June 2021.
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Referee
GM, 106 posts
Mon 7 Jun 2021
at 23:44 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Kat could barely contain her laughter, caught by surprise at Valeriya's risque move, but manages to turn her surprise into delight for the camera. She let's the laugh out when the camera is off, rolling over and back on the bed. From her position lying down, she looks up at Val heading for the shower. "I could use one as well, but I'll wait."
Outside, the only thing Tailgate, or anyone, sees that is slightly out of the ordinary is a couple of drones. Minerva was using one earlier, so it's hard to tell if it is sinister. But they don't seem to be following you as you make your way to the Obelisk.
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Tailgate
player, 41 posts
Go Ganger
Tue 8 Jun 2021
at 22:00 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Tailgate moved along, keeping just a bit of distance from the rest of the group in case he ran in to trouble, so they hopefully wouldn't all get caught. He kept a wary eye out and his ears were tuned for approaching sirens, footsteps, whatever...it was tiring to be paranoid, but hopefully you lived a bit longer.
He looked around for his bike...and for the moped Val had left behind as well on the way.
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Valeriya
player, 112 posts
Glitter Girl
Wed 9 Jun 2021
at 12:32 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Val was back in the bedroom ten minutes later, wrapped in a towel. She looked almost like someone else, without make-up and hair in a wet bundle. Definitely less adult, and more like a teen who hadn't exactly had a good night's rest.
"For the shopping list: underwear," she said to herself, slipping into hers and putting on the oversize hoodie. "Oh, and shower is all yours, Kat."
She dropped on Vamp's bed, still towelling her wet hair.
"That's us Glittergirls all set. You don't have to call your parents or anything, V?"
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Vamp
player, 55 posts
Goth
Thu 10 Jun 2021
at 02:45 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Vamp jerked like she had just taken a blow when Val asked her about calling her parents then jumped off the bed and whirled on her, teeth bared in a silent snarl that showed off the very sharp fangs she had in place of her canines. The look of sheer rage she turned on Val was made all the more terrifying by the red glow of her eyes. “What the fuck, Val, are you so completely self-absorbed that you’ve forgotten my entire family is bloody dead! That I nearly died with them!” She ground out in a low growl that was much, much worse than her screaming at her would have been.
She viciously stomped on the part of her that had started to care last night, the part that had her up taking care of Val and the others until she had passed out from her own illness. She mentally crushed it underfoot and took a single step towards the other girl. “You really are the vapid, empty, soulless piece of shit I thought you were if you forgot what happened to one of your closest friends just seven years ago. So up your own arse that you would ask me that because you didn’t bloody recall. Suffer alone tonight, you sodding twat,” she snarled before turning and walking out of the room, slamming the door hard behind her.
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Referee
GM, 107 posts
Fri 11 Jun 2021
at 01:21 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Kat was eager for a shower anyway, but she practically runs out of the room at Vamp's reaction.
Tailgate easily finds his motorcycle in the parking lot in front of the Obelisk. There are also a couple of compact sedans and three more motorcycles. Valeriya's moped is behind in the alley, leaning against the wall where you left it last night.
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Shin-Ji Han
Street Fighter, 24 posts
Fri 11 Jun 2021
at 03:03 | Re: Kids in America (IC)"Excellent. It looks like we are not being observed.
I suggest anyone else take the moped, as I have never ridden a motorbike in my life."
He did not have a lot of money. What little he did typically got dumped into dojo fees training gear or tournament fees, so he simply had not ever been able to afford a bike.
He'd rather just run and get a workout, or take public transit for long routes. He'd have to learn how to ride one at some point, but it would be with his own property, and not when the cops were out looking for them.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:59, Sun 13 June 2021.
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Valeriya
player, 113 posts
Glitter Girl
Fri 11 Jun 2021
at 08:49 | Re: Kids in America (IC)It seemed to happen in slo-mo, and she watched herself from without, saying the words just as they left her mouth, silently horrified but unable to stop. And then it was too late... And then there was nothing silent about it any more - as Vamp lashed out and Val shrank under the verbal barrage.
"Frack frack frack, I'm so sorry V, I just didn't..." she started saying in a broken voice, but the Goth was already going to the door, and the rest of the sentence was interrupted when she slammed it, making the whole place reverberate like a shockwave of hatred.
Val sighed her lungs out and curled on the bed, hands over her face.
"Shiiit. Shit, shit, shit... Well done, V. Very nice," she moaned under her breath. "That damn carbon plague melted your brains or what... How could I... forget..."
She slapped her forehead, twice, harder the second time. She had no idea. Maybe there was some sort of nano disease actually screwing with her brain chemistry, maybe it was the bad night, maybe she had just shot her mouth off without thinking, as she often did when she didn't feel like she had to watch her words. And she had - she was, what, now? Some sort of fugitive, on the run from Simba, the Watchdogs, everything, and her only friends were a bunch of juves she barely knew... Well, Nikola and Vamp were the only ones she could claim to have at least some previous acquaintance with. And things weren't going exactly well...
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Tailgate
player, 42 posts
Go Ganger
Fri 11 Jun 2021
at 17:43 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Tailgate nodded back and slowly replied as if on autopilot. "Alright. Sounds good. See ya back at the place."
He took one quick step towards the bike, like he was about to break out in to a run, and then calmed himself down and slowed deliberately. He walked towards the bike and ran a hand along it, letting out a sigh of relief, and his body relaxing a bit as he touched it.
He then looked over the bike a bit to make sure it was undamaged...and wasn't sporting any new pieces it shouldn't for tracking or anything.
OOC: Not sure if that would be Get A Clue or something more bike-related?
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Jai
player, 43 posts
Mall Brat
Wed 16 Jun 2021
at 09:24 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Jai finished off the rest of the prepak's and laid them out with a deep breath. A look around the compound let him know that the rest of the guys had gone off to grab the bikes, and the giggling (and then yelling?) coming from the bedroom let him know the girls were busy in the bunk room. As one of the girls stomped out of there with a slammed door, he cracked the plastic on the "mozzarella stix" prepack and settled down at the table with a glass of water.
"Whoa. Uh, you want some food? Team Speed just kind of left everything here, so you've still got preferred selection."
Not sure what else to do, he dipped one of the breaded sticks into the provided marinara sauce and braced for a response.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:25, Wed 16 June 2021.
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Referee
GM, 108 posts
Sun 20 Jun 2021
at 16:49 | Re: Kids in America (IC)In all it takes about half an hour for Tailgate, Hunter, Nikola and Shin-ji to recover the bikes and get back to the hideaway. "I think we should walk it back, quiet like, just in case," Hunter will suggest, and he has his skateboard on which he will follow along.
Meanwhile, Kat comes out of the bathroom with her hair still damp, dressed in the same clothes, her expression apprehensive considering the situation when she ran into the bathroom. She looks to Nicola and Jai, a question in her look that she doesn't ask aloud.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:13, Sun 27 June 2021.
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Valeriya
player, 116 posts
Glitter Girl
Sun 20 Jun 2021
at 17:59 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Finally, Val musters the courage to uncurl, get up from the bed and head out into the living room.
"Uhm, ready to go when you are all ready," she mutters, and she sits in a corner of the room, as far as possible from the Goth, hood on, hands in her armpits, and she doesn't say one more word.
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Vamp
player, 56 posts
Goth
Mon 21 Jun 2021
at 21:34 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Vamp walked out, breathing heavily with the sheer intensity of her anger and pulled her knife out, spinning it back and forth, open and shut. “I’m not hungry,” she ground out through her clenched jaw. The knife continued to spin, faster and faster as she paced around the small flat.
She looked up when the guys came back but didn’t respond to Val’s appearance. Anyone watching might have seen the grip she had on the butterfly knife get tight enough to turn her knuckles white.
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Tailgate
player, 45 posts
Go Ganger
Wed 23 Jun 2021
at 06:03 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Tailgate hesitated and looked visibly torn. He wanted to do nothing more than turn the bike on, hear the engine roar, feel the wind on his face and let it RIP! He fought the instincts and urges for a long moment. He turned the engine on, letting the bike rumble beneath him, eyes closed.
After a minute, he got it ready to roll and killed the engine once more, sighing loudly. "Fine." he said a little bit sullenly. This was the worst twenty-four hours of his life he thought.
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Nikola Net
player, 53 posts
Eco Raider
Thu 24 Jun 2021
at 17:39 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Nikola's expression showed that she had a lapsus, a really long one as she reallized she was still in the same place she had been since last night, with Val, Kat, Jai and Vamp..for a couple of seconds she could have sweared she was outside with the guys that went out to look for the bikes,, but it seems that it was all in her mind.... Nikola thought to herself that then it was no wonder she was not able to see anything that could have provided an excuse, as she never left the place it seeems.. she went ahead and said to the other ones "Sorry girls..I...I, did not realize where i was.. where i am actually.. like i had some brain glitch, like a very strong and i must say logic Daydream.. Your yelling and loud voices, did snap me out of it but sorry i did not pay attention to anyhting being said here, so i would be surprised if any of our minds could have malfunctioned a little, that all that io can think off..I'll let my parents know that i am okay... for the moment.. then head for the shower after getting some snacks in my stomach" she showed a shy smile to all her partners as she found all of that kin of embarassing
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Jai
player, 44 posts
Mall Brat
Fri 25 Jun 2021
at 11:28 | Re: Kids in America (IC)"We're all a little tense right now, for sure. Last night wasn't great for anyone. Apologies to anyone on team bikes, you might need to reheat your stuff."
Finishing the last mozzarella stick (stik? what's the singular of stix?), he absentmindedly played with the plastic dish of marinara sauce, bouncing it around the package like a pinball.
"But we gotta get out of here, get to the mall, and supply up, issues or not. Grab a shower. Think of what you might need, I can see which stores it'd be a good idea to crack the printers on."
This message was last edited by the player at 11:36, Fri 25 June 2021.
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Referee
GM, 109 posts
Sun 27 Jun 2021
at 21:16 | Re: Kids in America (IC)"Let's get going, yeah?" Kat will say once she finished towel-drying her hair and straightening out her outfit, as best as possible. She doesn't eat anything, though Hunter grabs a handful of kibble and stuffs his face.
For vehicles you have Tailgate's motorcycle (which can hold two) and Valeriya's scooter (which can also, in a pinch). Hunter has his skateboard and will thrash to the mall. Public transportation, either the L-train, a bus or a cab, are available. What is the plan?
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Shin-Ji Han
Street Fighter, 29 posts
Use Red Speech
Mon 28 Jun 2021
at 01:07 | Re: Kids in America (IC)"I got enough food before I left to avoid starvation, and Hot'za awaits."
Said Shin-Ji as he finished the touches on his clothing and hair.
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Vamp
player, 58 posts
Goth
Mon 28 Jun 2021
at 01:22 | Re: Kids in America (IC)"And what happens if we go into the next stage of the Plague whilst we're out playing at the mall?" Vamp asked, sneering as she spat out the words in that low snarl that meant she was very, very angry and on the verge of doing great harm upon the next person who said or did the wrong thing.
"I'm sure the police, feds, and BuReLoc have all packed up and gone home and the drones flying overhead are just Disney StreetviewTM updating their maps."
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Valeriya
player, 118 posts
Glitter Girl
Mon 28 Jun 2021
at 22:09 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Val smiled at Tailgate under the hood, without her usual self confidence. An hour ago she would have given T a hundred-degree wink to melt icebergs, but in the event it was more like the flicker of a cigarette lighter in a heavy wind.
"Thanks, yoboy," she muttered nervously, fingering the ignition keys. "Uhm, you can ride with me. If you want. But you, eh, have your ride, and. So. Yeah."
She cast a quick look around the room, in case Tailgate preferred to ride on his own bike and someone else needed a lift - otherwise she'd ride alone, driving slowly and carefully, to the mall.
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Nikola Net
player, 54 posts
Eco Raider
Tue 29 Jun 2021
at 16:41 | Re: Kids in America (IC)| Vamp: | "And what happens if we go into the next stage of the Plague whilst we're out playing at the mall?" Vamp asked, sneering as she spat out the words in that low snarl that meant she was very, very angry and on the verge of doing great harm upon the next person who said or did the wrong thing.
"I'm sure the police, feds, and BuReLoc have all packed up and gone home and the drones flying overhead are just Disney StreetviewTM updating their maps." |
"That's a good point I have to say, but also we might need some equipment, so maybe we can come up with some backup plan or to prevent to be detained as much as we can, my first thought is to change our appereance as much as we can and once we get into the mall we go straight to the stores in which we can find something to defend ourselves like hardware ones or something alike"
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Jai
player, 45 posts
Mall Brat
Wed 30 Jun 2021
at 12:38 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Jai quickly hopped into the bunks and put his jumpsuit back on. He zipped it midway up his chest as he re-entered the common area.
"The operator that scored us this place suggested the mall plan, and she seems to have the inside line on how all this is supposed to progress. I doubt she'd send us there if we're gonna start throwing up again five minutes after we get inside. As for the drones, we can't stay here forever, either. And if we have to move, it might as well be to a place where we can get outfitted."
He looked around and did a quick headcount.
"Even if we stuff the bikes to the max, we're still three short. I'll take the bus, and two of you should take it with me."
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Nikola Net
player, 55 posts
Eco Raider
Thu 1 Jul 2021
at 20:38 | Re: Kids in America (IC)| Jai: | Jai quickly hopped into the bunks and put his jumpsuit back on. He zipped it midway up his chest as he re-entered the common area.
"The operator that scored us this place suggested the mall plan, and she seems to have the inside line on how all this is supposed to progress. I doubt she'd send us there if we're gonna start throwing up again five minutes after we get inside. As for the drones, we can't stay here forever, either. And if we have to move, it might as well be to a place where we can get outfitted."
He looked around and did a quick headcount.
"Even if we stuff the bikes to the max, we're still three short. I'll take the bus, and two of you should take it with me." |
"Yeah you are right Jai, like Caesar said time ago, "Alea jacta est", i mean, we are already in trouble here so we better get moving..i'll take the bus with you then.. i wish i could get a bow or something alike in the mall"
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Valeriya
player, 119 posts
Glitter Girl
Thu 1 Jul 2021
at 21:28 | Re: Kids in America (IC)Val pulled the hood a bit further down, then pulled on the hem of the same item over her thighs, and filed off towards the door, as inconspicuously as possible.
She was determined to ride slowly to the mall, avoiding the larger avenues, and carefully this time. No more crashes, no attrating attention at least until she was wearing something more concealing of her true identity.
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