A Bitter Pill To Swallow

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Mar 15, 2023 5:23 am
Eva's brow furrows when she watches Ang transform... and in seconds the clawed, fanged, tattooed creature is gone and the pretty little Asian woman is back.

"That shit hurt?" she asks as they start heading back inside, out of the rain. "Looks like it hurts."

The now-drenched blonde's ears perk a bit when Augusta says what she does, but as they enter the diner Eva eyes the table, mostly concerned that the woman Dave was talking to hasn't finished her fries.
Mar 18, 2023 12:18 am
Melissa goes willingly inside on Augusta's arm and is happier for it. The poor thing turning into that, she thinks, determined to get to the bottom of their unnatural and odd behaviors.

Tanya Gable

bowlofspinach

Mar 19, 2023 3:48 pm
Tanya Gable
As the group steps out of the rain and back inside the diner, Eva finds to her relief that the woman Dave spoke to outside doesn't seem to have stolen any of her fries. She is sitting in their booth, however, and the eyes behind her glasses are focused on Eva in particular as the four join her there and sit back down. "Ms. Ang, nice to see you again," Tanya greets the dark-haired woman when she recognizes her, then she turns her focus to the two blondes of the group "I don't think we have met yet. Friends of Mr. Draven's, I assume?" She holds out her hand, first to Melissa, then Eva. "I'm Tanya. I work with Mr. Draven at the church." Then she chuckles at herself. "Well, that's putting it charitably. I'm baking cookies and arranging chairs to stay out of prison."
Mar 19, 2023 4:31 pm
Augusta takes Eva's other arm, and leans on her a little just a little before letting her go. She takes comfort in the large woman's solid presence, and she says, "It feels really, really good, like freeing myself of all my worries and insecurities. But don't tell anyone that, I don't want to be thought of as being so forward. It's unbecoming."

As they enter, Augusta a little bit wet, but not drenched like the others, she slides back into her booth and says to Melissa, "I'm sorry this happened to you, too, although being able to see better sounds like a better gift than I got."
Mar 19, 2023 6:10 pm
Melissa offers a limp handshake in response to Tanya's proferred hand. It's one of the social nuances she hadn't yet learned as she continued her attempts at crawling away from her humble beginnings. "I'm Mellisa. She Ignored the question about her relationship with Draven because she trusted no one now thanks to her ex-lover, and any info she revealed about herself was too much as far as she was concerned in her new state of perpetual suspicion.

As Melissa sits down at the table she grabs a napkin and runs it through her soaked blond hair. "Me too, I think. I mean I'm not really sure what else Brian did to me, you know? But I suppose it could come in handy. But you, Augusta. That seems an awful burdon to be saddled with. Maybe together we can figure out how to control our ... gee ... what do we call it ... enhancements in my case anyway."
Mar 20, 2023 5:10 am
Eva is surprised when Ang takes her arm, and suddenly she's feeling a little awkward when the woman speaks to her quietly, and personally. There's not much time to process what she's heard, though, because then she's shaking hands with Draven's other friend at the table.

"Hi," the statuesque blonde says simply as Ang and Kort continue their side converation. "I'm Eva. I... also know David." Remembered a line from a television show she's seen, she adds, "Nice to meet you, Tanya."
Mar 20, 2023 1:52 pm
Moving back inside was probably the best outcome for the situation, especially since Augusta had the car keys. Following the others back into the warm diner, he let the others take the booth seats and pulled up a chair to sit at the end of the table. "Well." Dave said abruptly, perhaps to cut the odd tension. "Everyone, this is Tanya. She's volunteering at the group meeting for a while." . He scooted the pie in front of him and sectioned out the portion with the scoop already out of it and dumped the fragments on his plate. "Now that we know that Melissa and Augusta have 'crossed swords', or I guessed maybe 'crossed sheaths', we can all agree that it's a bit of a sensitive subject." He waved his knife and fork around, the sticky cherry filling of the pie coming dangerously close to flinging off. "Maybe we should reframe the issue as to not blame each other and instead maybe put the blame where it should be. On the guy in question... Who is he?"
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Tanya Gable

bowlofspinach

Mar 20, 2023 7:48 pm
Tanya Gable
As the group freely talks about newly gained supernatural abilities and an apparently two-timing man in front of her, Tanya goes silent, listening curiously to the surprisingly interesting conversation. Shortly after the group arrived at the table, the man working the diner tonight approaches the table and puts a cup of coffee and a small glass of water in front of Tanya. She quietly thanks him, then takes a small sip from her coffee, eyes glancing around the group.
OOC:
@Harrigan, Eva has been without some vital medication since her escape from Wyvern Lake. She isn't aware of this but she does occasionally show symptoms of withdrawal. How does this unmet need for this medication express itself right now?
Mar 21, 2023 12:55 am
"Crossed sheathes? Was that a vagina joke? I'm not entirely sure I've had enough rum to allow that sort of talk, Mr. Draven."

She then wonders who "Blane" is.

"Did you say, Blane?"
OOC:
Clearly a typo, so erasing the jokey meta-comment.
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Mar 21, 2023 4:41 am
Draven joins in the conversation about the man it seems both Augusta and Melissa have been intimate with, so Eva, like Tanya, falls silent. She doesn't mind, she just doesn't have much to add, but more than that... the powerfully-built blonde is suddenly not feeling well. Her mouth is dry, her head swims a little and all thoughts of finishing her meal are suddenly gone. Sitting back against the back of the booth, she closes her eyes for a moment to try to push through the nausea she's feeling.
Mar 22, 2023 3:55 pm
Taking a dislike to Dave after the disparaging comments, she notices Eva closing her eyes and looking unwell. "Hey, you okay? Want some water or something?"

Meanwhile, it doesn't get past Melissa that this Tanya woman was automatically brought a glass of water along with her coffee. Melissa didn't get any and wondered what that meant if anything. So many strange things were going on, it was hard to glean which of those things were actually relevant.

Tanya Gable

bowlofspinach

Mar 22, 2023 6:47 pm
Tanya Gable
Tanya is also looking at Eva now, more curious than worried, judging by her expression. At least until she realizes that Melissa is looking at her, at which point her expression quickly grows more concerned.
Mar 24, 2023 7:15 pm
Dave pushes the plate of fries in Eva's direction, "Did you forget to eat again, Eva? You need to get something in your stomach pretty regularly." After they'd first tangled in the alleyway after her escape, Dave had discovered Eva's lack of any real regard for her well-being. It seemed to him that a big portion of her physical care requirements must've been done in some mode she wasn't conscious of before her escape and now has to occasionally be reminded to take care of herself.
"I doubt they have the top shelf booze on tap here, Augie." Dave turned to Augusta. "So who is this guy that's gotten you two ..." he gestured between Augusta and Melissa with a piece cherry pie crust dangling from the end of his fork "...upset enough to get your panties in a wad over him?"
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Mar 24, 2023 9:17 pm
Melissa looks at Dave and then back at Augusta as if to ask her how much they should tell him. She decides to wait for some kind of signal from the woman in the form of a nod or something similar while she quietly seethes at Dave's word choices.

Again with the female smartass remarks. I don't like that man.
Mar 24, 2023 11:22 pm
Augusta meets Melissa's eyes and with a nod, says, "Brian Floyd," since they've already mentioned it. "He's a salesman, and, I have a picture here."

She swipes a few times into her phone and pulls up a picture of him she downloaded from his Tinder profile.
[ +- ] Brian Floyd
Mar 25, 2023 1:23 am
Eva swallows hard and she can feel herself heating up, like she has a fever. She opens her eyes and just nods when Melissa offers her water.

"Yeah. Thanks. Not feeling the greatest suddenly."

Her stomach lurches when Dave shoves the fries her way, and she pushes them back as she downs the whole glass of water. He's right -- the woman normally has a voracious appetite and tends to consume several thousand more calories a day than an average person, but this doesn't feel like hunger.

"I'm good," she lies quietly in-between the edges of the conversation Ang and Kort are having. "Just... give me a minute. I'll be alright."
Mar 25, 2023 1:52 am
"That guy?" Dave hands Augusta's phone back quickly, a troubled look passing his face. "I've been investigating that guy for a while. He's hooked into something that involves the TANC and a place called Plaxo Pharmaceuticals. He's as slippery as an eel. Moves in all kinds of social circles. Politics, money, law enforcement on top of some shady stuff I haven't gotten a lead on yet."
Mar 25, 2023 2:31 am
"Plaxo, that's where he works, I saw an ID badge in his pants once." She blushes, her words implying (or revealing) an level of intimacy her conservative parents have long enforced as shameful behaviour.

"Are you sure it's the same man? Brian is really sweet, he'd never..." She cuts herself off, and crosses her arms. "Okay, I'm sounding like a victim in a drama. Do you have any proof of any of these connections? Let's start with TANC."
Mar 25, 2023 3:01 am
Melissa flinches back from the table at this news.

Drugs? Investigation? Wonderful. Just wonderful.

"Yeah," she says nodding at Augusta. " Some proof of all this would be welcomed. Was the jerk using us in some kind of twisted experiment or what?"

Tanya Gable

bowlofspinach

Mar 25, 2023 7:01 am
Tanya Gable
The way Tanya's eyes dart between you all as you're discussing Brian make it clear that she's eagerly listening to the conversation and taking in all that's being said. She does tear herself away from it briefly to throw Eva a sympathetic look and to say, quietly, so as to not interrupt the others, "I know how you're feeling."
She then turns back to the conversation, clearly curious about their topic. As she is listening, she reaches into her backpack and takes out a small pill case. She removes a single yellow pill from it with a practiced movement and slips it into her mouth, swallowing it with water. "If this Brian really was trying to run experiments, would seducing women and building a relationship with them really be the best way to go about it?" Tanya interjects. "It seems there would be easier ways to find willing or unwilling test subjects."
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