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[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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[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.]

[affianced]

Leave? [ her forehead creases in confusion ] You don't look in much shape to be traveling.

[bigbad]

Don't worry about me, pet. Looks worse than it is. Want to tell me about the box?

[affianced]

[ she takes a single step backwards and says abruptly: ] I don't know who you are. [ the implications are two-fold. one) YOU ARE BEING AWFULLY CAGEY AND MAYBE ARE AN ESCAPED CONVICT TRYING TO GET OFF THE ISLAND??? and two) yeah no why would she tell you what is in this box, she don't know you boy ]

[bigbad]

I don't know you either. [HE IS JUST SAYING it makes trust a hard thing to give. Though she's not covered in blood I guess there's that. He rolls his eyes.] Look, I'm not from around here, all right? And I'm not all that interested in trusting people who are, but I saw those pictures.

[witchwoman]

Spike. [Myri's voice is small, but steady as she comes out of her hiding spot. Stop scaring the (hopefully) nice lady. Stepping closer, Myri offers her best attempt at a smile, but it's hard to not seem terrified because she... is.]

Please... If you can help us find a way off this island, we'll do anything. And if not, I just ask that you forget you ever saw us.

[Diplomacy 30. How could you not want to help this face?]

[affianced]

[ lara's surprised by myri's emergence, but she holds her ground, looking back and forth between them before she says to myri: ] You're Shadowkind. [ there's a sudden note of understanding in her voice, and sympathy for the state the girl must be in physically.

lara breathes out a sigh, that seems relieved. ] I don't blame you for trying to get out, then. I guess we're both lucky. [ she glances around as if someone else is gonna pop out of the bushes again ] Is it just the two of you?

[witchwoman]

No- two others. They were still inside. They helped us escape. [She casts a nervous glance back from where they came.] We can't leave without them.

[bigbad]

If they're alive. [Spike feels it's necessary to add. He doesn't know how long it takes to defeat a lava monster, but he still feels like they should be out by now.]

[affianced]

Escape...? [ she sucks in a breath, suddenly horrified. her fingers close more tightly around the box and she seems to come to a decision. ] I can't imagine what you've been through. But I promise, I'm a friend. There are some of us here looking to help people like you. Who believe in what this country once stood for.

I'll help you in any way I can.