[Mingler] And there were noises in the woods, and none knew their source

[i_hate_valar]

They have worked long and hard, grandfather and grandson, to create this prototype. The gun is an elegant thing, exquisitely decorated,but it is also deadly, for the ammunition it shoots is more akin to an explosive than to an actual bullet

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[rub_em_together]

Eames was on the porch, flipping through an old copy of People magazine, when he heard the explosions. He didn't exactly jump, former military man that he is, but it wasn't exactly the kind of sound he's expected out here. He'll look around surprised.

"Bad batch o' fireworks? Someone havin' trouble in the lab?" he asks.

[johnny_rockfort]

Johnny was out on the porch smoking, and seeing as Eames was busy, hadn't wanted to disturb him. The question, though, seems addressed to him, maybe.

".... That sounded like hand grenades, or C-4, in small quantities," he volunteers.

How the hell he knows what C-4 is would be rooted in his former illegal activities.

Hope that's okay? I thought he'd be a good candidate. :-) Doesn't change anything about plots with Arthur if you have any, of course - we'll stay out of your hair.

[rub_em_together]

"Sound like you know yer stuff that goes bang," Eames observes, smirking. "Either that or I've been settled here so long in this quiet little retreat, my ears have gotten rusty."

Hee, no worries! it's perfect and an interesting someone for him to chat with.

[johnny_rockfort]

A shrug, a tug of his cigarette.

"Or maybe I like to think there are things that would make sense home, here," Johnny replies. "I'm probably wrong, though. I mean, who the hell has C-4 anyway?"

He doesn't even think Reese would, and he's a good candidate.

[gothamsgoodcop]

If there's one sound that would bring a Gothamite cop out of a dead sleep, it's an explosion. As it is, Jim wasn't sleeping, but it does make him drop the book that he was reading. He leaves it abandoned as he takes stock. Sounded too far away to be in the house, no vibration of a nearby explosion traveling through the floor, no screaming. So, somewhere farther out on the grounds, or possibly the woods All good things.

He quickly goes out the nearest door and starts slowly walking a circuit around the house, looking outward to see if he can spot any smoke or other signs of the explosion. It can never hurt to be too careful.

[justiceis_blue]

It will look accidental that he bumps into a young detective whom he met when he first arrived.

L went through a similar process, and is in fact standing already a bit further off from the Mansion, listening, as if he might expect another one.

We can play out the 3 hits? :-)

[gothamsgoodcop]

Jim recognizes the young man, remembers finding him odd, but he hasn't seen much of him since in the time that he's been here. If he was already out here, though, he might have seen something. "You see anything?"

He's been keeping an ear open too, just in case, but it still takes him a bit by surprise when the next explosion occurs and he flinches slightly, having to resist the urge to duck.

sure!

[justiceis_blue]

Oh, that's the one who reminds L of SoiIchiro Yagami. It's a pleasant, soothing association for the odd detective.

"A gunshot, one," he replies. "Clearly muffled by vegetation."

[lifeinhallways]

The sound brings Michelle to the open window. Sure, the sound is far enough away to presume stray bullets are not going to affect her, but that doesn't stop her from looking.

She knows someone who is very good with guns.

"Did you hear that?"

[abadland4gods]

Of course Shadow's not very far. He in fact is always close, now that Michelle is experiencing such fears.

He'll come to the window, lay a hand on her shoulder, to remind her that he's here.

"I did," he replies. "Don't think I heard that kind of gun before."

But it's a gun, it has to be. That much, he knows.

A knock on the door comes next. :-)

[lifeinhallways]

It's highly likely, given his closeness, he would've noticed her sleep disrupted by nightmares. Sadly, the vivid dreaming that can come with pregnancy, have been reminding Michelle of the precariousness of her position.

Michelle looks up at Mike when she feels his hand. "I didn't know there were guns here." Oh, all the things she's learning, none of them welcome.

The knock at the door has her almost flinching. Her anxiety may have lessened, but it is hardly gone, and it requires little to return.

[lorien_gal]

She can see the time it takes for the door to be answered. Galadriel even sees the man who comes to open the door, in her mind's eye - a Maiar, and this woman does not even know.

Ah, Atani.

After a cursory inspection, Galadriel slips in under awed looks from the too young, too perfect to be human, yet untold - as if he was barely aware of who he is.

"Is this a bad time?"

Go ahead :-)

[vizir_daughter]

Scheherazade was on her way to the lake when she heard the explosion. She's not sure, at all, what is happening, and so she will be looking around for signs of a thunderstorm, though that hypothesis is very unlikely given the clear blue sky above.

Shivering, afraid, she'll begin on her way back to the Mansion.

Intended for Lulu, Lou and Cat but anyone can tag her too :-) I'd assume she's found somewhere inside after first tag. ;-)

[lou_mccloud]

[vizir_daughter]

Scheherazade is all but running when she gets to the porch. She isn't sure what she heard: her people had gunpowder, but she grew up in a time of peace. She isn't even thinking about that as a possibility, to be fair.

When she sees the young man on the porch, she'll ask, "Did you hear that?"

Being in the relative safety of the Mansion helps.

[lou_mccloud]

[killedthesnake]

Neville is in his greenhouse when he hears the successive explosions, It immediately calls to mind his Uncle Agie's fondness for canons, but after all the bad things that have happened at the Mansion, it concerns him. Especially since he hasn't seen his Uncle Agie in years, and there are no canons at the Mansion. Not that he's aware of. He wipes off his hands on an old towel, puts away his potting soil and garden tools and steps outside. He wonders if the Agency has already sent someone to investigate or if Tsuzuki is doing it himself.

He can be found wandering about the woods, having no luck finding the cause of the blasts.

I know that Morgana and he need to reconnect, but as it's a mingler, anyone is welcome to tag him, of course. :)

[skepticalmagic]

Morgana comes out running when she hears the noise. Is it another earthquake? Is it an explosion? The noise echoes, unfamiliar in her ear. Her exploration of the woods is much more animated, until she sees Neville.

Neville: she should've come to see him earlier, but she's had a distraction.

And right now, there's something more pressing. "Do you know what that was?"

[killedthesnake]

Neville only looks mildly surprised to see her as it's been some time, It would seem they've both been caught up with distractions. He smiles in greeting, despite the concerns about the noise, before turning serious again. "Lady Morgana, it's good to see you again," he answers.

He looks around them, as if the answer is in the forest air. "It almost sounded like a canon, a small one at least. It was incredibly loud for a gun," he muses.

[skepticalmagic]

"A gun? A cannon?" She's read about them in the library, but they are totally unfamiliar to her, in any practical sense.

"Are they not dangerous weapons? Why would someone be using one here?"

She tries to smile back at Neville, but she's concerned of whatever is coming their way, if anything.