The outside of the center has several areas ranging from a park near the river, a place to sit and relax as well as several areas in need of work ranging from graphities on the wall to area littered with trash. Overall its not a bad place to sit and relax.

==> From Community Center: Main Room

Luke was careful to avoid as much of the rain as possible, darting from the doorway to the covered area where he picked up a scraper and dragged a bin over a bit closer to where he planned on working. There was a large spraypainted tag announcing 'JAZZY' in neon red and green lettering.

Luke sighed before getting to work, kneeling down at the base of the wall and working on scraping off the paint. He worked as methodically as possible, trying to scrape off as big a section as he could with a single stroke. He glanced over at Marko and the others, hoping that they were going to join in on the miserable work. He was a little worried about Dan and he silently hoped that the guy did his best to avoid Marko for the remainder of the day's work. It was obvious that he had been chosen as the day's whipping boy.

From Community Center: Main Room

Running out behind Luke, Erica took up a scraper and started on a separate section. She had never cleaned graffiti off a wall before, but Luke seemed to know what he was doing, so she emulated him. Meanwhile Tony had come out to oversee their work, as if he couldn't just come out at the end and see the result. The guy must be bored, or just a jerk.

Luke seemed to be doing a good job, but Erica had to go slow. She lacked the strength to do it the way he was. So, instead she scrapped away smaller sections, one at a time to make progress.

"I thought this was a new community center. How do you think it got tagged so quickly?"

Dan looks around for a suitable tool to start working on the graffiti. He hopes the artist gets caught, so he can experience the joy of this community centre.

He sighs as he sees Tony Marko on his way out to supervise, he was hoping for a few minutes not being under the thumb. Seeing Luke start removing the "Y", he tries to scrape at the "A" to see if he can get the graffiti to say "JIZZ" for a couple of seconds, but it looks like the  tag will be a messy splat before long.
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Luke shrugged at Erica's question. "Blank canvas just waiting for some street artist to get to work on it? I mean the place looks like a cinderblock prison from the outside. I'm not surprised some kids decided to decorate it as soon as the construction crews left."

Erica shrugged. "Why do we have to scrape it. Wouldn't it be easier to just paint over it? Or is this just to make our lives miserable?"

"I have no idea. I just figured it was better to do as we're told than to question our asshole overseer." Luke smirked as he quietly insulted Marko, his voice hopefully low enough so as not to be heard by the man.

"Watch it Luke." Tony came around the corner, eyes narrowed 'For that comment you can clean up the trash out here in the rain. Same as you Erica and Dan. Thank Luke for getting you all in trouble. Again." The large man doesn't bat a eye. He pulls out a cigarrate and lights it up, watching them do their work.

The storm begins to brew and the wind picks up. Tony grumbles and leans against one of the columns. It starts to get a bit cold.

"Are you kidding me?" Erica shot at Tony. "You're going to make us all work in the rain? Isn't that against the law or something? All over a comment? Oh. My. God!" She finished her scraping, then stomped out into the rain to start picking up trash.

Luke shot Tony an angry look, but kept his mouth shut as he pulled up his jumpsuit as high as he could before stepping out into the cold rain with the others.

He moved between his two compatriots, muttering an apologetic "Sorry" as he picked up a large oily rag and stuffed it into a plastic trash bag.

In reply to Luke Andrews (msg # 10):

"It's not your fault. You just made a comment. It's all on him."

The man let out one heck of a laugh "It was his fault. Apparently he can't keep his mouth shut and his opinions to himself, dragging you down with him. You want to blame me? No. Blame him. I do my job and I won't let anyone get in the way. And who are you going to tell? My boss? He'd agree. Cops? They will tell you to wanker off. You do the crime, and you will pay for it." He inhales the cig 'I don't appreciate being called a asshole overseer. So don't you dare tell me how to do my job or what I am doing is wrong. Do your work and don't say another word. Any of you." Well he is a overseer.

Luke commented to Erica, a mischievous smile playing about his lips. ”Tony here is king of the castle. He rules this glorious empire, wielding supreme power over his subjects. He thinks he’s untouchable. For now he may be, But we always have the future to look forward to.”

"That will be another 6 months added to it. Keep going deadbeat." The man looks over at Luke "I suggest you shut your mouth." No emotion.

Dan takes advantage of Tony venting his wrath on someone else, and walks over to grab a bag to stuff trash into. He then starts by picking up some chewing gum.

Erica's blood was boiling at the situation, but she was no hero, and she damn sure didn't want extra chores or her own sentence extended. There was no way that what Tony was doing was right, or even ethical. But there was nothing she could do about it. The rain was already miserable enough and she couldn't do anything to intervene without making the situation worse for herself and maybe for Luke also. What she could do was to keep her head down and continue with her chore.

Luke turned and smiled a friendly grin at Tony as if he had just been told he won the lottery. There was no way in hell he was going to show the man exactly how irritated he was with his tyrannical behavior.

(First post)

Imogen hurried out.

Late on my first day!

She hadn't believed they'd be outside in weather like this. Not in overalls that didn't seem at all waterproof. Nodding to the others, she picked up a scraper and began helping with the graffiti.

Dan looks up from the rubbish he's collecting, and checks out the new arrival. He smiles and nods for a second, before looking down at the ground to avoid Tony Marko's gaze.

Picking up beer can with two fingers, wishing she rubber gloves, Erica's eyes drifted over to the new female rushing out to assist with the cleanup. She held the eye contact just long enough for the other woman to notice her then went back to the wet mess.

--->From Jenessa's Room

Jenessa stepped outside as she shuddered at the cold wind, looking around to see graffiti on walls and trash scattered all over the ground with several people picking up trash as the rain started to fall.  She looked around and found a man smoking a cigarette, a nasty habit, overseeing what the others were doing, she figured that was Mr Marko.  Taking a deep breath she approached the unpleasant looking man.

"Hello Mr Marko?" She questioned carefully, her voice very soft and hesitant, "I am Jenessa Soft.  Um... I just finished checking in and was told to report in to you." 

"You want another 6 months Luke? It seems you do with the way you look at me. I strongly suggest you do the work to my satifaction and not give me that pathetic smile." Tony commented and looked over as Jenessa and Imogen wanders out, but Jenessa walks up to him "Go to the locker room and change your clothing. Then come back here and scraped up the grafiti." He crosses his arms after he tosses the butt to the ground and smashes it against it. Oddly he picks it up and tosses it into the trash. Scraping and trash. Good.

The storm comes down harder and faster but the man doesn't seem bother by it beneath the canopy. His eyes watch as Luke gets soaked to the bone and Erica helps him.

"No Sir, Mr. Marko Sir. I do not want another six months. Don't you worry Mr. Marko Sir, I will complete my tasks to your impeccable specifications." Luke replied, with a tone that seemed to be sincere. His smile was now replaced with a look of grim determination - or hatred - it was difficult to tell.

Dan was trying to pick stuff up, but now everything was slippery from the rain. His overalls were getting soaked, and if this went on he'd end up with wet underwear from rain trickling down the overalls. He was struggling to keep quiet.

Jenessa nodded in understanding as she moved away from Tony, unnerved by how aggressive the man was with the other residents.  She was lead to believe this would be a cake walk, but maybe it was compared to prison.

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Dan starts to complain out loud.
"This rain is running right down the back of my jumpsuit, and if there's one thing I hate, it's a damp crack! I can feel it running in my shorts!"

Imogen grinned at Luke's smart-alec response, but quickly smothered it before Tony spotted her.

The rain was coming down even harder. Even without a mirror, Imogen knew she looked like a drowned rat, and her wet jumpsuit was starting to stick.

"Should've gone commando," she said to Dan.

Erica paused to twist the rainwater from her hair and pull its length to one side of her neck. Looking at the sky, she silently cursed the situation. It was bad enough they had to pick up garbage, but the rain just added insult to injury. And Marko's looming presence added an oppressive pall that made a gloomy day into a suffocating labor of misery.

With a deep breath, Erica continued. How could there be so much garbage here. If she didn't know better, she might have accused Marko of littering the grounds himself, just to have something for his prisoner to do. She might have almost believed he arranged for the weather.  It wasn't that cold, but her wet clothes sucked the heat from her. Absurd as they were, her entertaining thoughts helped to distract her from her chattering teeth and shivering bones.

Noticing Erica’s obvious discomfort with the wet and the cold, Luke called over to Tony. ”Hey, why don’t you let Erica take a break for a bit. I’m sure you don’t want to have to report a case of pneumonia that occurred on your watch. I’ll finish up her area as well as my own.”

Luke knew that any appeal to Tony’s humanity would just fall flat so he highlighted the thing Tony cared about most - his own skin.

Glancing to Erica he nodded his head in the direction of the door. ”Go on in and get warm. I’m sure Mr. Marko wouldn’t want to have to take you to the hospital or to have to do any paperwork explaining why a healthy person suddenly fell ill . I mean that cough of yours sounds pretty bad.”

Erica hadn’t coughed at all, but Luke looked to her expectantly as if encouraging her to play up her sudden illness.

"Cut your attitude Luke. Now. 6 more months added. Keep going. Go on. And it won't kick in that fast. You think I'm a idiot? For all I know she's coughing on cue. Teenagers will do whatever they can to not do a damn bit of work and I did not ask or tell Erica to help you with the trash. I'm not your babysitter." Tony seems to get rather aggrivated "Erica, go inside." Might as well be safe at least. One less person that can distract Luke.

Thunder begins to roll in and lighting forms but not near the center. It gets a bit darker. Tony watches the group.
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Erica caught onto Luke's con, but as she decided on whether she wanted to risk going along, Marko interrupted. He had also caught on, and he had a lot to say about that and about how teens shirk responsibility and a bunch of other offensive innuendos. Maybe it was just his nature. No, scratch that, it was definitely in his nature. Despite all that, he did excuse her. She had mixed feelings about it, but the shivering and her teeth clattering together won out.

Looking around at everyone, she picked up her bag of trash, and scurried back to the shelter of the building. "Thank you, Mr.Marko." She glanced her thanks to Luke.

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The rain continued to pelt down over Luke as he frowned at Tony. He wasn't sure that the man could arbitrarily add months to his sentence. Sure, he could claim that Luke was insubordinate but ultimately the court would have to rule on the matter. Luke made a mental note to mention this to his lawyer the next time he had a chance to contact him. Maybe he could get some advice on how best to document Tony's abuse so something could be done about the petty tyrant.
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Jenessa came back out and over to where the tools are for scraping off the paint from the walls as she got to work.  She glanced over at where Luke was being made to collect trash from the ground in the rain.

Mr Marko was being a sorta despot who got off on lording it over others.  She was going to make it a point to try to stay out of his targeting. She got to work on scraping paint off of the wall as she tried to gauge the others who are stuck here.

She had gotten back just in time to see Erica getting sent inside, soaked to the bone from the rain and teeth chattering as she gave the blonde a quick, small smile in acknowledgement. Fortunately she was sheltered from the rain where she was scraping away, finding it tough going since she wasn't physically strong.  Under normal circumstances, she might have questioned on why they were still outside as the weather worsened, but Mr Marko didn't seem to be a reasonable person, from what she had seen.

Tony slips away as the group has finished up with their tasks. When Erica goes to go inside. lighting begins to strike down and slams into the ground sending her sailing into the air and she falls into the water! And then more lighting strike. One of which slams into the ground near the rest of the geoup. They all are thrown in different directions. Ironically, they don't seem harmed, not even remotetly but they are indeed probably scared to death. The weather starts to hail. First rain now lighting and now hail? It makes no sense.
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Luke luckily landed on top of his garbage bag, the soft paper and aluminum cans within cushioning his landing as he was thrown to the ground after being struck by the lightning. He was briefly knocked unconscious, but regained his senses as the hail started pelting his prone form. He slowly stood up, unclear as to exactly what happened. The bolt of another lightning strike and the associated thunder clap made it clear that he had barely escaped getting electrocuted. He looked around through the pelting storm, seeing some of the others straggling to their feet as well. He couldn't make out exactly who was still outside with him, but he called out, "Hey...get inside. The storm is right over us."

Luke didn't know if any of them heard him, but he made a mad dash for the interior, afraid that another stray bolt might zap him before he made it indoors.

==> To the Community Center Main Room
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As Erica hunched and hugged herself against the rain, she shuffled towards the door with hasty steps. With the cold getting into her bones, she couldn't get there fast enough. Just as it looked like warmth and shelter was within grasp the world went white. It was an odd sensation, feeling like she had been hit by a truck, but without pain. Then the world was cold again. And black.

A moment? A heart beat? Erica's eyes opened to an angry sky. Water was around her, but somehow she was floating. Her bones shook, but not just from the chill. That bolt from the sky hit so close to her that every hair on her body stood straight out at 90 degree angles and danced with turbulent surface of the lake. How she didn't sink and drown was beyond her ability to fathom, at least in that moment. Maybe it was because her mind was reeling. In fact, panic bubbled in her chest at the idea of how close she came to being struck by the lightning. She felt certain that another would hit soon, but what she didn't expect was the rain to become balls of ice pelting her skin.

Still not completely rational, Erica thrashed in the wet, turning over to kick and stroke to the lake edge amid the hail and wind with the world blanking out in a field of white every few seconds. The bank was steep with wet grass, but somehow she was able to scramble up the slope. There would be no pause, as the doors were in sight.

==> To the Community Center Main Room
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Jenessa was just putting her tools away when she got hit with lightning, she didn't even have time to wonder what was going on.  One moment, rain was drenching, Tony had called for them to g inside and the next the world went white and she find herself crumpled on the ground at least ten feet from where she had been.  Eyes wide with shock, she jumped to her feet and as Luke called for everyone to head inside, she didn't hesitate to start running in that direction as hail started to fall onto the courtyard!

==> To the Community Center Main Room
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Dan gets thrown by the lightning. As he lies on the ground, cursing his luck, wondering how it gets any worse, he thinks "have I wet myself?"

He then remembers how much rain was pouring down the jumpsuit before he got hit, and decides it's just rainwater. He gets up with a moan, and runs inside.

==> To the Community Center Main Room

There was a flash, and Imogen found herself lying on the grass.

She stared wide-eyed at the sky for a moment, nerves jangling, unable to move as she processed what had happened. Then the unpleasant sensation of a wet backside made her scramble up and dash after the others.

==> To the Community Centre Main Room

From the Community Center Main Room

Bursting through the doors, Erica rushed outside. She didn't run, but walked quickly. It took a moment to get her bearings, but once she found the way to the road, she headed there. She wished that she had paid attention when then brought her in so she would have a place to go, but anywhere was better than where she was. There would be someplace. A church or a shelter or even a bridge. She had no money, but earning some cash would be easy. There was always a strip club that was hiring or if necessary there was the other job. All that could be worked out later. For now, she needed distance.

Getting outside, Jenessa stopped and placed a hand on a wall to steady herself as she looked around for Erica!  "Erica!  Erica!"

All is still within the community center. Besides the blood and the two lying on top of eachother. Jes seems to be correct-neither one had any pulse. Or so she thought. Maybe they are dead. Hard to tell but they sure ain't moving.

Once everyone charges after Erica who seems to have lost her mind, they don't see her. She turns and keeps walking. Still outside the center on the road and she starts to walk just as a car pulls down into the parking lot.

Still marching towards the main road, Erica spotted the car as it turned into the community center. Whoever it was was about to find out what happened there, and there she was in plain view, fleeing the scene. Not that it mattered, when the police showed up, the others were going to explain what happened and they'd know exactly who to go looking for anyway. There was nowhere to go but forward.

Jenessa stopped calling as she didn't see Erica, but then a car pulls up and was starting to park.  This was bad, she went rushing back inside to warn everyone else about the coming people.

--> Main Room

Someone gets out of the car and goes into the center. There seems to be no one on the street with the storm hit. Some areas have power, some do not.  You get a urge to go back but its just a urge.

Erica had no idea why she had the urge to go back. Actually she did. She felt guilty. She left everyone back at the center holding the bag. Even if they told the truth, it's possible they wouldn't be believed. But as long as they could blame her, they might have an out. She should go back, but she didn't want to go to prison for murder. As she looked up and down the empty streets, she hesitated.

There were two choices. Try to hide from the police, or go back and explain. It was unlikely she could evade capture forever, but it was also unlikely that anyone would believe what really happened. Still, she might be making things worse by running. No, she definitely was. But she couldn't bring herself to turn around. She was too scared. But it was too hard to move forward. And so she sat and covered her head.

The sounds of sirens can be heard in the distance but hard to make out which way they are going. With her heard lowered something approaches "You are such a drama queen. Oh what did I do? Oh no. Its the end of the world. Geezus. You ain't the one that got thrown." The voice is definatly similar.

The deep voice ringing out over her shoulder startled Erica to her feet. She recognized that voice, but hearing it there was impossible. Spinning in place she looked to see who was there.

And its a bloody Luke. His skin is more white then normal and he looks at Erica "Bravo! Bravo! You did a good job. So what are you going to do? Run? You know you want to."

"Oh my God, Luke!" Erica's eyes were wide with shock. How was he there? She was sure he had died, but there he was. "I thought you died. There was blood. A lot of blood. And Tony, he landed on you." She looked him over. "You don;t look so good though. We should get you to a hospital."

The man just started laughing "You killed me. And I will be sure you suffer." He steps forwards leaning into her "Boo."

Erica's eyes went wide. She didn't kill him. Obviously. Luke was right there. He looked horrible and needed a doctor, but if he was dead, there was no way he could be there. Could he? But despite the impossibility of it, when he reached at her she jumped back and screamed.

"No No No... I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Tears filled her eyes as she turned and ran along the road as fast as she could.

Every few minutes you keep hearing "You can run but can't hide. And they will come for you. Slam you into a cell and watch you rot. Just like me. Rotting away." As Erica gets into the town, she trips and falls flat onto her face. Mud flies out as her face submerges with it.

Splat. Erica laid face down in the mud, only pulling her face back to breath once she realized what had happened. There was no pain. Not yet. But the watery mud soaking into her clothes felt cold and gross. After looking around to see if anyone else saw her, she pushed up to her hands and knees and tried to wiped the mud from her face with her equally muddy hands.

"Ugh!" This was a disaster. She was wet and dirty and had no place to go to get clean. But it wasn't time to run to something. Her goal was to escape. Regaining her feet, she strode back into a run, heading for the center of town. There was no destination, but she would look for the first opportunity for shelter.

"Whoops. Oh poor baby. The center is that way. No? Didn't think so. Run and hide. Let's see how far that will get you." Luke is suddenly in front of her but she goes through him! "Well that is a hoot."

Several people walking around towards the center of town watch as Erica crazily goes towards it.

A police car comes from around the corner towards Erica.
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Erica couldn't think. None of this made any sense. Could Luke really be there chasing her? She saw him fall. There was blood. Tony was on top of him. How could he not be dead. Why did she not hear him running behind her?

"AAAIEE!!" She screamed. Luke was suddenly in front of her. She covered her head in preparation of the collision, but there was nothing but air. Then there was the ground as she fell onto her butt. Looking up, Luke was still there. Taunting from the exact some place. How did she not hit him?

Scrambling to her feet, she backed away. Her mind was scattered and her heart was full of panic. She turned to run, but she couldn't. The police were blocking her way. Giving up, she just dropped to her knees and cried into her hands

The man kneels down "You can run but can't hide. So your in a bit of a dilemna. Run from the cops and might get away or sit here and get arrest for my murder. Just a matter of time. Time is not on your side. Time...." He leans forwards, getting really close to her heard "Is not on your side. They will hang you. That really sucks? Maby they will throw you off the stairs. Oh that would be hilarious."<blue> He steps back as a cop approaches from her car <blue>"Ma'am? You alright?" The flashing lights from the car. Several people stop and they watch what is going on.

As Luke leans in, taunting her, Erica moves her hands from over her face to over her ears. It seemed impossible, but though all the sounds from around her were muffled, Luke's voice still came through loud and clear. She shook her head. It all had to be in her imagination. She didn't murder him. She didn't. He knew that. It was his idea to push Tony. She just did what she was told. It was all such a blur. He died but she didn't mean.

And yet there he was. Mocking. Threatening. Filling her mind with despair. But then he stepped away. Making room for someone else. She looked up at him as he asked about her.

"Please." Her eyes were pleading and desperate. "Help me."

And there was no sign of Luke. Just people watching this crazed person freak out. The cop slowly approaches Erica and puts her hands up "Relax. Calm down. What happened?" If the cop knew why didn't she say anything? Maybe its protocol "Slowly sit down and keep your hands where I can see them."

"I was... He wouldn't leave me alone. He was chasing me." Keeping her hands up, Erica looked at the ground. "Luke. He was dead. At least I thought he was, but he was still chasing me. I can't do this anymore... Just please, make him stop."

"Sit down. Who is Luke?" The cop is either playing coy or doesn't know. But probably does. She was in her cruiser. When Erica puts her hangs up, she slowly pulls out her cuffs and puts Erica's hands to her back and cuffs them and motions for Erica to head to the cruiser. Once inside, she gets a call for a ambulance and backup at the community center and takes off with Erica in tow. A few minutes later, she gets to the community center and sees someone lying down on the ground and sees the cop hanging on for dear life "Son of a...." She gets out and a amubulance arrives shorly afterwards and goes to go inside.

Locked within the cruiser, Erica may feel safe.

But then Luke smiles from the front seat "Well this sucks doesn't it?" He winks at Erica "What to do, what to do. Can't run. Well you can but getting out would be tough."  Another cruiser pulls out and two policeman get out.

Siting in the cruiser, Erica glanced around the grounds of the Community Center. She couldn't tell who it was laying out on the ground at the base of the building, but the person dangling from the roof was someone she never saw before. Something messed up was happening but she was too exhausted to get invested. When the cop left her alone to assist, she just dropped her head and enjoyed the quiet.

Until Luke spoke again.

"You're not real. Go Away. You can't be real." She tried to shut out his words. "Go AWAY! You're not Luke. Luke was kind. You're a monster. Now GET OUT!"

And Luke seems to be gone. The crusier seems empty. Its very strange.

But then someone else falls to the ground. Two cops raise their gun but don't fire. Someone elses body is put on a gurney and covered up before being taken away in a ambulance. Who died? And who feel to the ground just now?
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Handcuffed in the back, all Erica could do was lean forward and try to see what was happening. It was insane. First Luke, then more bodies falling off the roof. The entire episode was turning into a nightmare.

Two of the ambulance people rush inside and come out after a few moments with someone on a gurny, covered up. Probably Luke. They take the body to the anbulance just as another one arrives with more cop cars. Everything is going nuts. Another body is shipped elsewhere and Erica gets a look at them-Its Imogen.

Erica leaned and craned to see what was going on with all the activity. She saw the  first covered body brought out, reasoning by its size that it was Luke. There were more cops and ambulances, then another body. The wind blew the sheet aside for a moment, revealing the face before the medic covered it again. It was Imogen. Erica felt a wave of despair and grief, tinged with panic. Where was Tony Marko?

Tony seems to be dead, getting hauled up by three cops and put on a stretcher. Yet Erica can tell something is wrong-Tony's hand flinches! The cop from inside comes out and walks up to his partners car and gets in. He looks at Eric, and stops. The man looks strangely familiar but Erics doesn't know him. Just looks familiar. Older then her "So what happened?"

Erica's eyes stay locked on Marko. He looked dead, but at the same time something told her he wasn't. She gasped at the twitch of his hand. It could have been nerve impulse, but she felt that it was more. A panic bloomed, but her concern was interrupted when a cop got in the car with her.

She didn't know him but the cop looked vary familiar. Luke? Someone related to him, or more hallucinations? He asked what happened, but that wasn't what was most important.

"He's not dead!" Erica's voice was pleading and tight with fear. "Marko. He's still alive. Please you have to do something. He's crazy."

Marko doesn't move but the cop turns and watches for a moment as he is put into the ambulance. He looks back at Erica "I shot him several times. He's dead. Don't have to worry about him. Who killed Luke? What happened? Answer me."
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Erica watched as Tony was loaded up. She felt like he wasn't dead, but if this cop insisted on having shot him, then she had a hard time thinking of how he could still be alive. But the momentary distraction was gone and he was demanding answers about Luke's death. She felt like she shouldn't lie, but at the same time, she wasn't going to incriminate herself.

"He was fighting with Tony and they went over the rail." She said simply. "And that's the truth."

Eyes narrowed, the cop doesn't seem to believe her but he has little proof. Heck after what he just saw, nothing makes sense. Nothing at all. He climbs out, goes to her door and opens it. If she gets out, he removes the handcuffs "You are to remain within this building." He goes to the rear of the car, pulls open the trunk and slams it revealing a anklet and he goes to place it over her right ankle "I will be back at some point to speak with you and the others if further questions come up. He definatly looks a lot like Luke but older. <blue>"If any questions, call the police station. Ask for Detective Haliwo." Did he say his last name was Luke's?

The cop didn't seem to believe Erica, but there was no good reason for him not to. She told him the truth. Would it have been more believable if she added that she pushed them both over the rail? Maybe his disbelief was her imagination, though. He didn't say much about her statement. All he did was order her to stay in the building. Like he had that authority? He wasn't a judge, or even an administrator of the facility. He was just a cop.

A cop with an ankle bracelet. Grrr.

Erica crossed her arms as the detective put the device on. She felt like he didn't have that authority, and this amounted to an infringement on her rights. There was no way she'd be calling him. If she called anyone, it would be her public lawyer. in the mean time, she huffed.

"Go on inside please." The cop watches her for a moment and leans against the car.

"Detecive all set?" He speaks into it "Roger. I will be coming back."

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Soon, everyone leaves but the detective remains outside and sits in his car. The ambulances and other cops are soon gone. And two cops remain inside.

After a few moments, Tony comes around the corner but he looks normal. Clothes normal. Just seems like a reguar guy. And he stares at Erica.

Imogen is visible by the docks just standing there back to Erica.

Erica stomps her foot once to show her displeasure, then stomps her way all the way back towards the building. The sight of Tony and Imogen though stop her in her tracks. Tony stares at her, she stares at Tony.

No. There's no way he's there. Erica saw him get loaded onto that Ambulance. They shot him. And Imogen. She fell. They took her body away. Erica turned and looked at the detective in the car. Surely if he saw Tony stand out there in the open, he would react. Right?

Ironically, the cop is staring at Erica. When she looks back, he keeps staring then looks down before his partner gets into the car. Two more cops come out and get in their car. They both take off, leaving two cops standing there by their caution tape that indicates where Tony and Imogen fell. Its pretty quiet.
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I'm crazy Erica thought to herself. I'm just frickin' crazy

Shaking her head, she stalked into the building.

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