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If it's a bad day, you try to suffocate

Mar 15, 2011 16:58

Chicago's a rough city to be in any day of the week, but for some people it's rougher today than it has been in a while.

Leon Warner is laying on his side in a puddle from the rain yesterday, protecting his head from the poorly-aimed kicks of the group of larger boys around him. Oddly enough, he didn't ask for this fight, it just came to him, and ( Read more... )

trinity mcfasater, anne hamilton, parker, jo harvelle, scout, john callahan, michael vaughn, gwen cooper, nellie lachlan, cassie riddle, leon warner

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starryeyed_cass March 19 2011, 02:32:23 UTC

Cassie is passing the alley when she overhears the fighting. She stops with a pang of fear and quickly turns invisible to judge the situation. She doesn't know who the boy on the floor is being kicked and punched - but she knows in her heart that she has to stop it. She can't fight herself, but she does know one way to try and stop it.

Inhaling deeply, Cassie silently stalks down the alley toward the group. Shadows erupt from all around her and begin to crawl along the ground reaching up onto the walls. They come in the forms of strange and terrifying beasts, some that might come from books others more real in appearance: wolves, gargoyles, things with huge claws and teeth silently roaring and clawing at the brickwork.

As they reach the group, they leap down from the walls and take a more 3D form. They circle the group, starving, hideous wolves looking for a meal. The details of the beasts incredibly life-like - right down to the fur and the shadow-drool dripping from the angry, snapping mouths.

"Leave. Him. Alone." Cassie orders in the darkest, most coldest voice she can manage.

lasttimeilost March 19 2011, 20:34:29 UTC

Ohhh, that's a good way to get the boys to panic. The minute the wolves appear, the group panics and practically fall over each other in an attempt to get away. "Shit shit shit shit shit!" the one who was punching Leon cries as he falls over and begins to crawl away as fast as he can.

If Leon actually understood what was going on, he might be laughing, but instead, he's decided that there's some kind of Rift monster or something, so he just lays there and pretends to be dead. It's not very hard, as his face is covered in blood, and if he can hold his breath for long enough, it might lose interest and go away.

Or it might try to eat him, but he doubts he could outrun a monster anyway, so he's going to risk it.

starryeyed_cass March 19 2011, 20:46:05 UTC

Cassie might not be able to be seen by anyone, but she's grinning proudly. That she's gotten them away without actually needing to use her fists. That she's been able to successfully scare them instead. It annoyed her that it didn't work on Kaden, but this time has given her a little hope.

One of the wolves snaps at the heels of the boy crawling away for good measure - making sure he goes as quickly as possible. And as soon as the boys have gone, the shadow monsters remain and watch warily - making sure they don't come back.

Cassie walks over and picks up the bag lying in the puddle. Crouching down at his side, she appears into view with a concerned look.

"Oh god, are you alright?" she asks in a worried tone. She carefully reaches down and brushes some bloodied hair out the way with one hand, another trying to find a pulse at his neck. "I.. Can you hear me?"

lasttimeilost March 19 2011, 21:45:19 UTC

The boy crawling away squeaks in fear and scrambles to his feet as he's snapped at. They're all gone now--there's just trash in the alley, and Leon and Cassie and her monsters and the sound of cars as they pass by.

Leon flinches at first when she touches him, because oh god he's going to get eaten. Also the monster speaks English. But then, those are HUMAN fingers, not monster claws of any kind. He opens his eyes and lets out the breath he was holding.

"Oh," he says. Which isn't the BEST response in the world, perhaps, but it's the first thing out of his mouth. Oh Leon.

starryeyed_cass March 19 2011, 21:57:12 UTC

Cassie jumps a little as he lets out a breath and finally opens his eyes. She knows angels and demons work differently to humans and Wanderers, but was he really holding his breath for that amount of time? "Are you okay? They're gone now," She brushes a few more strands of hair out of his eyes, trying to be comforting.

Most of the shadows have moved now and are peering down at Leon with the same sadness and concern that Cassie has. Some of them scritch at the blood on the floor, not able to touch it - but are worried by it. They are projections of her, after all - no matter how scary she's made them to be - they still share her feelings.

"Don't worry, they won't hurt you I promise," she tells him with a slow nod of her head. "I can make them go away if it'll make you feel more comfortable,"

She made them to spark fear in the group, after all. She's sorry if they're still giving off that effect.

lasttimeilost March 26 2011, 04:31:03 UTC

Leon blinks a few times, just to make sure she's not a monster in disguise. Not that blinking would help him see through the disguise, but it's something, at least. Then he nods, slowly. "I'm okay," he says, even though he's bleeding. There's another pause as he processes everything that just happened. And then: "Thanks. For saving me."

He glances at the shadows. "No, they're okay," he says. "They helped too." He doesn't exactly know why that matters, but. It does, apparently. Or something.

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