Shelly Drumm (blackmagicwoman) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-07-18 20:32:00

Entry tags:

gregory price, inactive - karen lynch, inactive - matt walker, inactive - michelle clarke, inactive - shelly drumm, plot-"baptism of shadows", team - midnight sons

It isn't a party until someone bleeds.
Portals, teleportation spells and ways are useful but when it comes to getting down to a suspicious club in the darker neighborhoods of Chicago, SUV was more efficient. It would also trigger fewer magical sensors so if Vitae was tuned to such things, arriving by car would give them a few moments advantage over the shadowy figures suspected to be murderers for Dracula.

Shelly couldn't help but think of Charlie Manson as she turned the last corner and parked her SUV in the darkness down the street from the club. A maniacal leader, brainwashed followers carrying out horrific deeds for master.

"Okay. Yeah. This place gives me the creeps. Let's go see if we can get in. The website said it was a private club, right? Most of those are pretty strict. There's this place, The Mercury in Seattle...definitely not stranger friendly. Grab your equipment folks."

Shelly herself took a deep breath and said a few quick prayers to the loa before getting out of the car and heading up to the door. There was a guard there, pale and creepy looking as all of the rest of the cultists they'd encountered had been but instead of stopping them, the man smiled darkly and opened the door without a word. In fact no words were exchanged at all, just that creepy smile.

Shelly's blood ran cold. This...wasn't good.

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	bite_me 2010-07-19 01:47 am UTC (link)
	Michelle had stopped them once to feed on the way there, though not draining enough to be fatal. She hated this, what she had become, what it forced her to do. But she also would not simply allow herself to die either. She suppressed a shudder. Something was not right. And the sensory information provided by all the people was nearly overwhelming. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	fullmoonfever 2010-07-19 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Greg was next to Michelle and put a hand on her shoulder. "I got a bad feeling about this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	small_but_tough 2010-07-19 01:59 am UTC (link)
	Lynch had said a quick Hail Mary before they had headed in. “This is definitely not going to be as easy as it looks.” She kept a hand near her gun just in case. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

this_fire_burns
2010-07-19 02:05 am UTC (link)

"Everyone, wait. I need about...one minute before we go in. I'm going to solve fifty percent of our problems before start this off." Matt says.

"Oh, I also need about ten feet of space." Matt tells them.

He'll wait for everyone to move, though the wind will pick up just slightly as he speaks.

"Hey, Lynch. Look over there." Matt says.

That's his code phrase for moments when he's about to do something illegal, or close to it, and he doesn't want to do it in front of an officer of the law.

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	small_but_tough 2010-07-19 02:08 am UTC (link)
	Lynch shook her head for a moment before looking the other way. She did like that he had gotten good with plausible deniability. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Shelly and Lynch blackmagicwoman 2010-07-25 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Looks like Matt's intent on being stupid..." Shelly shook her head as she walked away from Matt and what appeared to be a suicide quest, mentally kicking herself for bonding to the maniac. "Looks like this is the way towards the offices. Maybe we'll find something there." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Shelly and Lynch small_but_tough 2010-07-25 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I have duck tape in my bike if we need it," Lynch said as a way to deal with Matt if needed. "Sounds like a good idea to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Shelly and Lynch nextgen_misc 2010-07-25 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	Some of the vampires moved to block their path. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Shelly and Lynch blackmagicwoman 2010-07-26 02:09 am UTC (link)
	"Well hi there, Bitey. Was wondering where the little mortal's room is." Vampires blocking way already? Onto something. She and Lynch had to be. "Us ladies want to powder our noses." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Greg and Michelle fullmoonfever 2010-07-25 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Greg stood protectively in front of Michelle as he waited to see what was going to happen. The place was a powder keg waiting to blow and Matt had lit the fuse. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Greg and Michelle bite_me 2010-07-25 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	Michelle gave glare for glare from the true vampires, even occasionally flashing fang. She wasn't afraid, not much anyway. She was just pissed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Greg and Michelle fullmoonfever 2010-07-27 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Greg sighed. So they wanted to do this the hard way. "Those aren't fangs," he calmly said. He was still for a moment and then started to change into his werewolf form. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Matt this_fire_burns 2010-07-26 01:38 am UTC (link)
	Matt looks at the assembled vampires, but speaks over his shoulder at Greg and Michelle. "You two go ahead and see if you can find the big bat. I've got this." Matt says. The runes on his staff begin to glow a fiery red as he looks at the vampires before him. "Thrice I'll ask, and then done. Where is Dracula?" Matt asks. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Matt nextgen_misc 2010-07-28 04:45 am UTC (link)
	The vampires don't answer, but bare their fangs instead. Fresh blood was always welcomed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Matt this_fire_burns 2010-07-29 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I warned you assholes." Matt says darkly. He raises his hand, whispers something, and incinerates the nearest three vampires with a spell. "This time, stay dead." Matt says, the runes on his staff glowing with orange-red fire. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Matt nextgen_misc 2010-07-29 02:25 am UTC (link)
	The vampires screamed for a few brief moments before being incinerated. The others didn't attack right away. They were now hesitant and wary and would only attack when they think they had the upper hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Regouping fullmoonfever 2010-07-31 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	It didn't take long for Greg to clean out the room of vampires. When there were no more, the werewolf looked around for another target. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Regouping bite_me 2010-07-31 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	Michelle had dealt with a small number of vampires on her own, getting better at it each time. Now, though, she hung back and out of the way, wary of Greg and wondering where the hell the others had gone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Regouping this_fire_burns 2010-08-01 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	Matt returns shortly thereafter, having searched a back office and a few storage rooms for Dracula. Finding nothing, Matt returns to the group, and finds Michelle, and Greg. "Is he in his right mind yet? I really don't want to have to fight someone I'm working with before we get to Dracula. That's the last thing we need." Matt says, keeping his staff at the ready. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Regouping small_but_tough 2010-08-01 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Lynch runs in towards the group. She then looks behind her and see Shelly is not behind her. “Damn it!” (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fullmoonfever 2010-08-01 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Greg, now back to thinking werewolf mode, followed after Matt. He stopped when he saw the figure in the middle of the room. It was a face his family knew well. Greg had grown up hearing about Dracula. The werewolf snarled and long clawed fingers flexed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bite_me 2010-08-01 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	Michelle tensed at the presence of Dracula. The man stunk of death, and his evil was almost a palatable thing. She resisted the primal urge to flash her own fangs in some kind of attempted predatory show of dominance. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)