closed ♔ fallen saints and fallen stars

[behindcloseddoors]

 ♬ keep on wanting - the fray

WHO || Myri & Spike [closed]
WHAT || Myri share her discovery with Spike
WHERE || London, England
WHEN || mid-april, after dis
HOW || Actionspam

[Myri asks Spike to come with her, and they check out a car, which she lets him drive, directing him to take them towards London. As they ride, she studies him in the darkness, before finally saying:]   I... meant to ask as well, how you were feeling. I heard people talking about what happened.

 

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[bigbad]

[Reflex 27 means he gets the hell out of the way and starts to run, heading for the nearest door. Get to the roof. Find Myri. Get the hell out of here.]

[bancroft]

[ the double doors lead up to the roof, where myri has reached a dead end. there's no one up here but the two of them... and it's pretty dark outside. spike, however, can see just fine, including that tree branch that hangs over the fence at the far roof corner.

it'll just be one hell of a jump... ]

[bigbad]

[Spike trusts his own ability to make insane jumps (or at least survive the fall). Myri, however, scared and in pain as she is, without nice dark vision eyes like Spike has...

He grips her arm.]

Here, get on my back, love. I can jump well enough for us both.

[Ahh, everyone's favorite song: why the hell didn't I put ranks in jump.]

[witchwoman]

[Guess who didn't come this far to leap to her death?]

No, I- They're coming, aren't they?

[bigbad]

If that thing doesn't kill them, sure. But I don't want to bloody risk getting caught again, do you?

[He'd be happy to coddle her another day. Right now, his priority is getting the two of them out. Thomas and Jack can take care of themselves a hell of a lot better than Spike and Myri can.]

[witchwoman]

[She looks at him, then out at the darkness. She's spent so much time living in fear that the idea of pushing past it is almost impossible. But she had managed with Jack, had told herself to have faith. The Stargods hadn't been the ones to answer her prayers. It was these people, her friends. Her family had come for her. She had to have faith in them.

Nodding, she walks behind him and wraps her arms around his neck, securing herself up on his back.]

I'm sorry I got you mixed up in this. [She whispers against his shoulder.]

[bigbad]

Don't be. I'd have had a hell of a time pulling you out of all this from all the way in England.

[And with that he takes a running jump (jump 18) and hurls himself out to the branch, landing solidly. It takes him a moment to realize they're not falling to their death, then he grins.]

Easy as bloody pie.

[witchwoman]

[Good thing Spike doesn't need to breathe because Myri is squeezing the hell out of his neck, holding on for dear life.]

We're not free yet. [She reminds him gently.]

[bigbad]

Sure we are. [He starts climbing easily down the tree (climb 24).] Now we just have to stay free.

[witchwoman]

Spike, we're on an island, wanted by the most powerful man to reside on it. [She glances back.] Do you think they've survived?

[bigbad]

They're Dragon's Claws. If anyone can, it's them.

[witchwoman]

[Oh if they are on the ground, she can detach from him, I suppose.]

We need to wait for them. They'll know how to get off the island. They must.

[bigbad]

Yeah. But we'd better get out of sight. In case someone comes looking. [He's not letting her get far. His hand's on her shoulder as he looks around (spot 35) for anyone who might be coming and also good places to hide.]

[witchwoman]

Here. [She grabs him by the wrist and tugs him to a shadowy area. Myri is a professional hider- or she was before she came through the Veil and she hasn't lost her touch (hide 24). Here's hoping that this hiding spot works for two.]

[affianced]

[ as they move through the woods, they find a copse of bushes that seems like good cover in the darkness and settle in. some time passes, and spike sees several figures moving through the woods that look like guards, but none of them seem to find them, and they pass by, not to be seen again. it seems like perhaps the coast is half clear, but he'd notice an unusual figure moving through the trees wearing a dark green cloak. his spot is good enough to get a glimpse of her face - she looks human, well-dressed, and exceptionally lovely, and there's a sort of apprehension on her features that makes it clear that like them, she's also hoping not to be seen, as she glances over her shoulder. she pauses by a tree, bending down, and seems to be digging something up with a small trowel. ]

[bigbad]

[Someone smarter would probably just mind his own business and hope Thomas and Jack show up soon. Spike has never been someone smarter. He touches Myri's shoulder, hoping she takes the hint and stays still while he tries to get a closer look. He creeps up (move silently 15) and tries to see what she's doing.]

[witchwoman]

[MYRI DOES NOT APPROVE. But saying that would draw attention so she just looks at him and tries to convey "please dont be dumb and get yourself killed right before we get rescued" in one pleading gaze.]

[affianced]

[ she doesn't even seem to notice him. she digs up a small jeweled box and removes it carefully, shaking dirt off and opening the lid. inside are a few strange items, including some photographs of a man on a throne sporting a crown and a beautiful woman who also wears a circlet on her head. she pulls them out and looks at them with a sad smile that flickers across her face, before setting them aside. the next item she draws out is a small yellow rubber duck that makes her chuckle and shake her head, and then a pair of cuff links that she holds in her palm for a moment, staring down at them, lost in thought, before her fingers close around them and she presses her knuckles to her lips.

finally, she draws out a small piece of paper from her cloak and places it in the bottom of the box, placing the items back inside. ]

[bigbad]

[Spike watches from the darkness (hide 19). This is interesting. Are those the former royals of this place? Who is this woman? Might she be able to help?

If the answer's no, well, he'll need to test his lack of a chip out sometime. She doesn't look too tough. He steps out of the darkness.]

What's that?

[affianced]

[ ♬ black flies - ben howard & daughter

her eyes widen as she turns towards him, gripping the box with whitened hands as if caught in the act of something that could get her in quite a bit of trouble. still, she looks remarkably composed, chin held high as she demands in response, trying to appear unruffled: ] Who are you?

[bigbad]

Name's Spike. [He raises a hand.] Easy, love, I won't hurt you. I'm just out for a walk. [bluff 20.]

[affianced]

[ yeah no she doesn't buy that (sense motive 22). and it probably doesn't help that he... looks like frankenstein's monster rn and is caked in blood probably.

she raises one hand to her lips as she gets a better look at him. ] My God... What happened to you?

[bigbad]

[He shrugs.] Long story. Who are you?

[And just gonna roll a sense motive 13 prematurely.]

[affianced]

[ if anything, she just seems slightly wary of him. after all, maybe you're a psycho serial killer, spike. 'out for a walk', my ass. ]

... Lara. You need to get to a hospital. Are you lost? I can help you get back to the city.

[bigbad]

Kind of you, pet, but I was really hoping to leave the island altogether. [Might as well just put it all out there.]