Ricky has just discovered what a frightening man Bristow is. Oh dear lord, he doesn't even want to think about what went down in that office.

But-- he got the job.

Which means drinks are in order. And he still owes Casey a thank or two (no matter how spectacular he is) so as soon as he's released from the hell one might call an interview, he goes ( Read more... )

It is a little past midnight and Francis Barnam is not in a bar. Due to Katja unimaginable forces, his trip to Michigan had to be put off by a couple of days, which meant all of his information was no good and he had to start all over. He stops at the first 7-11 he sees once he's back in Chicago proper, going inside. He's mostly cleaned up from his ( Read more... )

[[OOC: Wanted to get this post up since family might arrive tonight. If under-18-year-olds attend, Martha will set up a separate section for them exclusively. Treat this like a party thread! Post in your character, and then the assumption will be that everyone who attends (in either the over 18 group or under) will have talked to your character at ( Read more... )

[OOC: The epic. Let me show you it. Tag as much as you want with as many characters as you want. I'm crazy.]

9am: Elizabeth Jules has decided it's a good thing she started training with Aaron Barnam. Not that she expected to be assaulted by an undead wanderer on the sidewalks of Chicago three weeks after training started, but she's not dead, yet ( ( Read more... )

Francis is not a morning person. He has never been a morning person, and he never will be. However, he'd been waiting on a rather important phone call, which meant he had to be up early that morning. Family business and all. Unfortunately, he's not the kind of person who can just roll over and go to bed afterward, so he's lagging by mid-afternoon. ( Read more... )

Jo is pacing back and forth in Grant Park. It's later, and she's having a bit of a conversation with herself. She's not sure which side is losing. But she can't stay in the Conrad's basement with that construction going on. She'd rather sleep on the streets. It couldn't be safe, not with the construction. She wanted to believe it's possible, but ( Read more... )

Ricky is standing outside of the Main Gauche. He doesn't have any bags. He hasn't really collected anything worth anything to keep since he's gotten here. Hell, he hasn't done much but mope since he's gotten here. But his adventure in the lift reminded him of what fun is like. And the first thing he needs in order to get his life back together is a ( Read more... )

Ricky is doing a bit better. He's still not handling everything very well, not being able to go home, and home being a safe place now. And being afraid to touch anything, lest it might break. But he left his room. He wants to go outside, so he's standing in front of the lift in the Conrad Basement, waiting for someone else to show up and let him ( Read more... )

Riding on the bus is an exhilarating experience for William. In many ways. Things moving by so fast, so many people to look at. He has a thick stack of paper in his lap. His novel. The one that had been rejected by the publisher for many reasons. The handwritten part only being one of them. And he will get it suitable. He's not handling rejection ( Read more... )

(( Let's pretend this was more... around 8 PM than 3 AM... ))

Ricky is very frustrated and standing outside of the lift in the Conrad's basement. It's not working. You'd think he would have put two and two together by now, but somehow he's managed to keep from breaking enough things to do so. He's decided his door is better off without a lock, and ( Read more... )