It will rain again tomorrow (RP)

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Jul 13, 2024 4:53 am
What is she teaching? Oh right, "It’s Intro to Medieval Europe 300 - 1500 CE. I’m the TA because Dr. Hampshire was willing to give me some slack while I work on my Masters in Scottish History. She tosses Bev the keys to her car and adds, "Better you since I am dog tired. If you want to sit in feel free."

The car isn’t too far away because she had to drive it to catch up to her demon. Thankfully this one didn’t turn to stone and, so far, the other stones have been safe in the holy water. Hmm, wasn’t there something about acid rain eating stone? Best not to rob the chem labs again. She texted while Bev drove suggesting that someone try some as she still had to deal with a hellhound and who knew if there were more wannabe gargoyles out there.
Jul 13, 2024 5:09 am
- Benji -

Fortunately the susurrus of the rain masks the hollow clonk of porcelain on stone, and the residents of the neighboring flats don't come to check on the strange man outside in the middle of the night.

The pattern of wet patches suggests that many of the ornaments have been moved recently, but the ongoing rain means this is not a reliable indicator. You find a place where you a key was definitely Prestiked inside a large statue —large enough to irritate the neighbours but unlikely to be casually moved— but the key is missing, leaving only an impression in the Blu Tack. Off to the side you finally find another key, this does not look like it goes to the front door, but these ground-floor flats have a rear entrance that you can access via a dark alley if you are willing to hop the gate.

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Jul 13, 2024 5:11 am
- Rhiannon -

You assumed that since you had not heard any bad news from Charles or Jordan that everything was safe in the holy water. You still have not received a reply back about trying the acid by the time you get to class. This does not mean anything, of course, what you are proposing is a slow process and presumably they will get back to you when they have results.

Parking is always a nightmare at the Uni, and the rain means more people opting to drive instead of taking the tube, but you don't have to walk all that far to get to class. The walk helps wake you up, at least.

• How does the class go? Does your tiredness affect the quality? Did the students enjoy it?

Bev did not follow, or participate in, most of the discussion —missing the background as she is— and is a bit prickly, or maybe resentful, afterwards.

• Do you have the energy to bother with her moods?

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Jul 13, 2024 7:38 am
Hoping that none of the neighbours see him and decide to call the police, Benji ducks into the dark alley and scrambles over the gate.
Jul 13, 2024 7:56 am
- Benji -

You are a predator, at home in the night. No human notices your passing. The key fits the back door, and starts to turn before you hear a furtive sound from inside the flat, the lights are low, but there is someone moving around quietly in the dark, more than one person, and you don't think any are Lizabeth.

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Jul 13, 2024 8:22 am
Benji eases the door open and silently slips inside. He listens carefully to the sounds of people shuffling around in the darkness, trying to get a sense of how many of them there are and where they’re located. He is mostly just curious, at the moment, wondering who these people are and what they’re doing, but there is a part of him that is a little bit excited. It’s the same part of him that he brushed aside at Bev’s — the instinct to hunt and chase and kill… Well, he probably shouldn’t kill them, but maybe he can have a bit of fun.
Jul 14, 2024 3:38 am
She knows the subject pretty well so she’s able to keep the class from being a total snooze fest. There’s a point where she’s trying to explain the Holy Roman Empire when she has to check her notes and it does get a bit dry and boring. Thankfully it’s near the end and she assigns the homework and then answers some questions and finds Bev.

She’s got no problem with the mood. Bev studied Nursing while Rhiannon has been a history major. If the red head wasn’t part of The Society of the Morrigan she’d have less money and even after her Masters she would still expect to be doing scut work. The only reason her history degree has much use is because of Rhiannon’s current position as a hunter.

She drives the both of them to her apartment, grabs a sandwich while thanking the gods for the nearby deli, then texts Benji and Mark a quick, "I will be available later tonight if you need me."

She checks to make sure Bev is happy, a bit of cajoling and an hug, before Rhiannon finally falls into bed to try and get a few hours sleep before she has to get back up.
Jul 14, 2024 4:34 am
Mark stood in front of the park holding his umbrella and checking for any message from Jena. He gave a general direction that the location was around here somewhere. Hopefully she understood it and could come to him following the directions. He looked around this strange out of site place. It was just a park with open greens situated very close to the river Thames. But strangely it was not under any camera surveillance. You don't generally see such a thing in a city. It also was empty of any people. It was strange and fascinating to see such a tranquil spot. It piqued Mark's interest but he waited for Jena to arrive.
Last edited July 18, 2024 6:36 am
Jul 14, 2024 4:59 am
- Mark -

"Is Josephine here?" Jena asks in her usual to-the-point way of greeting. She is wearing a large orange sweater that falls to below her knees, but below that you see black tights and running shoes. There is a distinct whiff of 'gym interrupted' about her, but you did not know Jena went to the gym.

She looks around at the place, not sure why you are here.

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Jul 14, 2024 11:55 am
There are three intruders scattered around the flat. Benji can hear them clumsily moving around in the darkness—two in the living room and one in the kitchen, by the sounds of it. Silent as a spider, he makes his way toward the kitchen to see what the one in there is up to.
Jul 14, 2024 9:47 pm
- Benji -

By the dim light they have brought with them the intruder in the kitchen does not look like your typical opportunistic street thug. They are dressed in deliberately-nondescript dark clothing with a hood obscuring their face. Their clothes look more valuable than most of the stuff in this flat.

They are currently feeling behind the microwave, and you can see that all the cupboards and draws have been thoroughly emptied and searched, their contents piled uncaringly on the floor.

Intent as they are by their excavation of all the nooks and crannies, they have not noticed your silent approach. But there is little place for you to hide in the kitchen if they turn around.

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Jul 15, 2024 1:49 am
Rhiannon’s apartment before she sleeps. It takes a bit to get Bev to talk, even with her smarts the nurse doesn’t like not knowing as much as everyone else. Rhiannon actually takes some extra time to walk her through and then talks crap about some students, "They come in thinking England is super important during the medieval period but, actually it really isn’t. Heck most of them don’t even realize that Denmark was ruling half of it until the French came in and decided they were basically going to rule over the place. So many students just don’t realize what that it wasn’t until the Renaissance and really Queen Elizabeth the first that Britain mattered before that the big players were the Holy Roman Empire, The Byzantine, Poland, and Russia and France."

The stories she tells about bursting students bubbles and even a few students who walked out in a huff gets Bev laughing. After that they eat lunch and Rhiannon finds herself staring at Bev. That’s when she heads to bed trying to sleep off memories.

She wakes with her head on Bev’s chest the other woman combing fingers through Rhiannon’s hair. There are no messages and Rhiannon isn’t even sure what time it is. She lays there and just enjoys herself.
Jul 15, 2024 2:46 am
- Rhiannon -

"Not that I am saying your subject is boring." Bev says, clearly saying your subject is boring. "But I think some of them only take your class because the want ... to be near you. That girl, Roxy, who kept asking question after question, yeah? She was not listing to the answers, just desperate for your attention, ran out of questions and went round and round in circles, did you notice?" It seems Bev is fighting a loosing battle with jealousy.

"I can't believe they expect us to believe Queen Elizabeth is dead. But she was looking old, so I suppose she needs to take her face off and regenerate. Mind you, she did look rather good for 500 years old." You can't be sure if Bev is joking or not, she must be though, right?

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Jul 15, 2024 6:00 am
The expensive-looking clothes give Benji pause. Could they be police? But why would the police be searching Lizabeth’s flat in the dark like thieves? Maybe they work for those mysterious higher-ups Kenedi was talking about? Whatever the case, Benji thinks he probably ought to keep his fangs to himself.

He flicks on the kitchen light and looks around at the piles of plates and cutlery strewn all over the floor. "Oh dear. You’ve made a proper mess, haven’t you? I hope you all are planning to pick up after yourselves."
Jul 15, 2024 6:13 am
- Benji -

The figure turns at your words, her hand to her breast in surprise, and at first you think 'ninja' till she speaks and you realise 'niqāb'. All you can see are her eyes.

"Goodness! You startled me!" She says with a strong middle-eastern (probably Arabic, if you had to guess) accent. "I was just cleaning up. Cleaning service. Cleaning service." She explains while trying to edge around you to the door. The black rubber glove covering her visible hand, combined with the expensive clothing make this lie very unconvincing, though.

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Jul 16, 2024 6:37 am
"Cleaning service?" repeats Benji, frowning. "Hm. Well, I don’t mean to criticise your work but I think Lizabeth prefers her cups to be stored in her cupboards, rather than in pieces all over the floor."

He takes a step back, allowing her to slip past him out of the room. "My name is Benji," he introduces himself as he follows her into the next room. "What’s yours?"
Jul 16, 2024 6:52 am
- Benji -

"Benji?" She says, as though committing the name to memory. "Amira." She replies. She sounds puzzled that you introduced yourself the little catch in her voice and posture —you can't see her expression— suggests she did not mean to answer you thus.

She has been speaking loudly enough that her companions in the other room would definitely have heard her and they both join her in the livingroom. One is exceedingly tall for a woman, and the other short and curvy (it turns out the modesty-required face-coverings mean one has to concentrate on a woman's body as the only means of description). They all have pretty eyes, though.

Amira's tall companion frowns at her in admonition as they huddle together. They do not look scared, just alert and ready to run... actually they are definitely edging towards the door while trying keep you from noticing.

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Jul 16, 2024 7:24 am
- Benji -

I neglected to say that all three are women, wearing smart, dark clothes and gloves, and niqābs covering their faces.
Jul 17, 2024 4:26 am
"Nice to meet you, Amira," says Benji. "I think my friend Lizabeth might be rather upset if she comes home to this mess, but it’s going to take me a very long time to clean it all up by myself… What are you all looking for? Perhaps I could help you find it and then you could all help me tidy up after?"
Jul 17, 2024 7:04 am
- Benji -

The tall on nudges Amira when she hesitates, but Amira gestures for her to wait.

"You really mean to help us?" Amira asks, clearly set off-kilter by receiving openness and friendliness from a stranger who just broke into a woman's home in the middle of the night and found other strangers have also broken in. She studies you carefully, taking in the slightly eccentric style of your clothes and the remaining layer of subway grime (that which has not been washed off by the rain or washed in by the damp).

Are you carrying your sword? It makes sense that you may have taken it on the tracks, but walking around London with a sword at your hip is asking for police-trouble, but then again, you were not completely in your right mind when you left the underground.

If you can convince them that your offer is for real you may have an opportunity to learn something.

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