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Jessica Hellstrom ([info]sixthsense) wrote,
@ 2010-07-19 19:35:00


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Test scene
There'd been strange happenings at the University of Chicago. Students coming to class everyday looking death themselves, with sunken in eyes and vacant expressions. At first Jessica paid no attention, thinking that it was just the pressure of exams...and then she couldn't ignore it. As more and more students came in with the same look, the more she could sense it. They stank of magic. It was so heavy on them, she could almost smell it the second that they entered the room.

Tonight, she was determined to figure out where it was all coming from. The students were getting worse, and today in one of her classes, a girl went into a trance and started babbling...in Latin.

Unfortunately, Jessica wasn't much of a detective...which made this a little bit harder, as she had no possible leads that she could work off.

So there she was, in the college's infirmary, digging around in the medical records, looking for any possible clues. Anything that could give her a lead. She could sense the magical energy flowing through the place, as the students that had been "infected" had been in and out all week...but she couldn't just run around looking for whoever might be doing this.

The door creaked open, and Jessica whipped her head around. As she'd broken in after-hours...getting caught was NOT what she wanted right now. The file that she was reading dropping to the ground with a light thud, and she scrambled to pick up the papers.


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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-19 09:55 pm UTC (link)
"Let me guess: Your professor's a real hard-ass, and if you don't get the answers to this test, it's totally going to ruin your GPA?" Matt Walker says to the woman's back.

"Stop moving, or I might get nervous. You don't want me to be nervous." he says in a dangerous tone. He's been looking for the Denarian that escaped him and Marlow back in Los Angeles for the last few weeks, and one of his contacts told him she might be hiding out around the University. Lots of young minds to corrupt with promises of power or knowledge...or baser desires to feed.

He remembers that she had red hair the last time he saw her. This woman has red hair.

"You're going to turn around nice and slow. No sudden moves. I find out that you are who you say you are, we pretend we never saw each other." Matt says.

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-19 10:02 pm UTC (link)
Jessica got that tingling feeling that she always got when she sensed magic. And it was strong. REALLY strong. Which meant...he was standing right behind her. Of course he was. Knowing her luck, it was probably the source of all this. And she wasn't even the least bit prepared for him. Damnit. Next time, prepare before you play detective, Jess.

She did what she said, turning around to face him. "Should I put my hands where you can see them?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-19 10:08 pm UTC (link)
When she turns around, she'll notice several things. First, the man before her is at least 6'5" if he's an inch. He wears a long black duster, underneath which are black jeans, boots, and a black t-shirt. In his right hand, braced against the floor, is a rune-covered staff. All of the runes glow from top to bottom as he holds it.

He wears a pentacle amulet on his neck, which glows a faint blue as he looks at her through dark eyes.

The most pressing detail, however, is the short length of wood he has leveled in her direction. There's an orange glow at the business end of the little rod.

"Yeah, that would be a good idea. Nice and slow like." he says, looking her over.

She looks normal at the moment, but he could only be sure about her if he opened his third eye. He should have brought Whisper with him.

"Name, age, date of birth. Go." he tells her. Maybe the Denarian hadn't had enough time to keep all the info straight.

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-19 10:14 pm UTC (link)
Yup. Definitely magic. She didn't need powers to figure that out, she could tell just by looking at him. She's dealt with enough magical types to figure out that he isn't playing dress-up.

She debated not answering him...but she wasn't in the mood to play games. She had work to do.

"Jessica Anne Hellstrom, age twenty-three, born October twentieth, nineteen-eighty-seven," she said, the information rolling off her tongue.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-19 10:18 pm UTC (link)
"Hellstrom?" Matt asks, stunned. "Shit."

He lowers the rod slowly, the glow quickly fading out. He did not need problems with Daimon Hellstrom and his family, let alone Satan himself. Dracula was already of enough of an issue for him without adding the Hell-Lords.

"Sorry, but I needed to be careful. There's at least one demon on the loose in this town, and I think it may be on this campus. She's also got back-up, from what I understand. You don't want to end up in her crosshairs, because I don't think she'll care who your father is." Matt says.

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-19 10:24 pm UTC (link)
"I'm not going to smite you with Hellfire," Jessica said with an eyeroll. Funny how people who knew what her last name was connected to always thought that. "And if I could, that's not really my style."

Jessica nodded. "Understandable. And for the record...it is on this campus. I can smell the magic coming off the students she's already gotten to. Getting worse everyday. It's so strong, it's nauseating." Jessica folded her arms. "I take you've been investigating the situation as well?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-19 10:52 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah. I followed it here from New York, by way of Los Angeles. It's a demon of power, and there are at least thirty others like it in the world." he says.

"I've got to find it and stop it before it snares or kills anyone else." he says. "Last time I saw it, it had red hair. I had to be sure about you before I let you go."

"How well can you sense it?" Matt asks, an idea coming to him.

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-19 10:57 pm UTC (link)
"So it has friends," Jessica said with a sigh, "Terrific."

She nodded. "I can understand that. You can never be too careful. Your cat could secretly be an undercover demon or something..." But that was neither here or there, the time that she adopted a demon cat by accident."

"It's stronger now that it's getting stronger. It was very weak at first, but it started adding more victims to its collection...let's just say the little 'hunch' that I get whenever my powers go off has gotten bigger. If I only I could pinpoint it to exactly where it's hiding....but demons don't normally want to be found."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-19 11:10 pm UTC (link)
"Well, I'm good at finding things that don't want to be found, especially demons. My name is Matt Walker." he says. He doesn't bother telling her more, though, the way news spreads around the supernatural community, she's likely to find out if she wants to know.

"I could use your help to stop this thing, if you're willing, Jessica. Of course, I also understand if you want to tell me to fuck off." he says.

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-19 11:20 pm UTC (link)
Jessica pondered over it for a second. She could use the extra help...as she REALLY wants to find this thing and stop it.

"I'll help you," she said.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-20 01:30 am UTC (link)
"Thank you." he says. "Why don't we find the place you can feel it's influence the strongest and start there? Once we find it, I don't want you to try coming in with me. We don't know how dangerous these people are." Matt says.

And he's not sure he can protect both of them while fighting this thing off.

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-20 01:47 am UTC (link)
"I can handle myself," she said, narrowing her eyes.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-20 02:03 am UTC (link)
"Yeah, I hear a lot of people say that. Except for one or two, a lot of those people are dead now. And no offense, but I'd rather not have your old man or your grandfather on my ass.

Things would get messy." Matt says, understating the situation.

"But...if we're going to do this, then let's get an understanding. I'm going to do the heavy lifting. If you see or feel anything out of place, let me know, no matter how small you think it is." Matt tells her.

"I'm ready to go when you are."

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-20 02:20 am UTC (link)
"My father is really the only one you'd need to worry about, as Dad's kept me as far away from Grandfather as he possibly could. But you don't have to worry about having Dad on your ass- I'm not lying when I say I am perfectly capable of holding my own. I know what we're getting into. Family experiences and everything."

Jessica nodded. "You can be sure that I will."

Yup. Dinner for the cats was going to be a little late this evening.

"I'm ready."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-07-20 02:57 am UTC (link)
"All right. I've rigged up a little charm that's allowed me to track her this far, in connection with the tips I've got, but if you can get us any closer, we're in business. I'll follow you for the moment." Matt says.

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[info]sixthsense
2010-07-20 03:00 am UTC (link)
"I think I have a pretty good idea where she is," Jessica said, "She's let off enough magic for me to get a lock on her. Bad for her, lucky for us."

She made her way to the door. "Let's go."

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