[Team "Orange"] Event #10 "Echo"

[Esmeralda Ortiz]

For a while, there was silence. Esme didn't blame anyone for being quiet. The sooner they got out of this blood stained maze of hell, the better. She just wanted to go home. Home to a plate of Mama's homemade enchiladas. But that dream wouldn't come true the longer she and the others were stuck walking around, keeping their eyes in front of them and Copper. She took a breath and tucked the bat into her skirt hem.

But as she let a breath release, Tawny's breath was taken away.

"Tawny! Are you okay, chica?"

Before Esme could think to heal her, the figure that ran past her made her blood run cold. Emery. Emery, who had been killed in Something's sick version of Hangman. A game Esme herself had won. She knew Alex was the target of Emery. Her cold blood became warm again with determination. Last time she was weak and tried the pacifist approach, it wound up giving her a splitting headache. She wouldn't fall for it again. Saying she was sorry to Emery was not an option. Not anyone. Her green eyes narrowed in rage. Her fists balled into combative fists. Saying nothing, she flew forward and let them connect to Emery. The punch surged with raw energy and emotions she was releasing. Guilt for what she had done, anger at Something was dangling her past mistakes in her face again, and the passion and drive to protect her group.

[OOC: Esme used special attack]

[Misha Charisse Quinn]

The fist that connected with her face wasn’t enough to snap her neck back in its place, but it was just what she needed to reconnect with reality. Instinctively, she grabbed her assailant’s wrist; at the forced contact, she felt the energy sucked out of her weakening victim, giving her the strength she needed to take a couple steps back to resituate herself and avoid another blow. The woman (or what was left of her) glanced at the side, trying to asses her situation. She was only now realizing that her dear brother wasn’t alone; actually, he seemed to have quite a few people with him.

 – Oh. You’re still here. – she frowned. Seemingly oblivious to the broken excuse for words her once beautiful voice was croaking out, she directed her eyes to the corridor behind the group. – Becca? – she asked, her question in a way addressed to Alex, but mostly to herself. She’d hoped these weaklings would be dead now, so she could handle her brother on her own. Was she the only one even trying to do her job? She’d have to give her cousin a serious talking to later.

Obviously displeased with the situation, but not enough to look too shaken, she spared Esme a glimpse. If she wasn’t wrong, she was one of the rats would had played against her the day of her demise, and she was here to finish the job. Thankfully for her, she didn’t hold too much of a grudge; she kinda liked it better that way.

That didn’t mean she would let her go unpunished, of course.

Thankfully, it would be easy. Smiling, she took a step towards the woman, then another; more than ready to suck whatever life she still had inside.


Esme and Emery have lost one health point.

B-B-BATTLE MODE

Emery’s health: 4/5

The team has options to:
– attack (with weapon: 100% chance of a hit BUT -1 sanity point; without weapon: 50% chance of success)
– defend (must be done BEFORE the monster attacks to be effective)
– heal
You cannot move until the enemy is defeated.


Your teammates health:
ALEX: health 4/5 - sanity 5/5
ESME: health 4/5 - sanity 4/5
NANCY: health 2/5 - sanity 2/5
TAWNY: health 4/5 - sanity 3/5
CAMERON: health 3/5 - sanity 3/5

Your items:
ALEX: An odd amulet (healing item; +1 health BUT -1 sanity) and Emery's locket (???).
ESME: A spiky bat (weapon) and ... .
NANCY: … and … .
TAWNY: a shocker gun (weapon) and ... .
CAMERON: ... and ... .

[Tawny Tempest]

Surely so soon after they had met the hairdressers nightmare demon they would have a while to catch a breath, but it seemed a false hope. She was just walking along ahead when suddenly she heard footsteps and looked up a figure sprinting towards them. She was stopped in her tracks in panic, was she/it/that trying to attack her? She should dodge right? Or attack? Damn it, making fast choices wasn't working out. The creature was running past her now and all of a sudden she felt like the air around her had been sucked out. As she tried to fill her lungs once more she felt the pain burning in her lungs, making her grasp her throat and to sink on her knees to the ground. Her vision blurred from tears and from lack of oxygen. Slowly with short breaths she managed to get the air back into her lungs and the vision back to her eyes. "Fucking damn it..." She muttered under her breath. Distantly she heard Esme ask her something. "Yeah... yeah..." She pushed herself on her feet again, taking a better look at the attacker. She was barely holding together at the seams, that angle on her neck looked like she could just easily snap it apart.
Esmeralda attacked and was now in trouble, but it looked like she had hurt the monster too in the process.
Tawny wasn't too excited to get near that thing having just had the pleasure of getting her breath sucked out of her. Her eyes scanned around the area for something to throw at the beastie. She grabbed the nearest object that was light enough for her to throw but heavy enough to inflict hurt and threw it at the beast. Resisting the urge to hurl insults or shouts as she did. Heck if that monster managed to dodge that thing.

[Tawny attacks Emery]

[Misha Charisse Quinn]

Something hard hit her right at the back of her head, causing her to fall right during her imperial march towards Esme. A shriek of pain escaped her lips as she difficultly turned her head to find who was to answer for this action: somehow, she had missed a petite blonde woman, too ecstatic that she was to find her dear brother. She hissed under her breath as she stared her down; her neck hadn’t stopped hurting a minute since the day she had been “disposed of and reclaimed”, and she would not take kindly to them continuously damaging it more and more.

Angrily, she looked up; in front of her was Alex, with, in his arms, Nancy. Another of her master’s pets; but a dissident one, who had refused to play the game properly. Surely She wouldn’t mind if she took care of her in her place; and she truly could not stand seeing her stand between her and her sibling a minute longer. Jumping to her feet, knowing full well her brother’s blindness wouldn’t allow him to be as reactive as he might wish to be, she grabbed the barely conscious woman’s arm, ready to suck the energy out of her… if not because she was still in contact with her brother. It would be a shame to accidentally empty him just like that, with all these people in the way, not getting to do things right.

What she needed was to get her away. If she could kill two birds with one stone, all the better.

Yanking the girl away from her protector, she threw her in direction of Tawny, hoping to hit her with her body. Her strength was not as strong as Becca’s might have been; she needed more energy, after all. But it didn’t matter.

After all, she’d always had a strong voice.

With a cracking sound, her neck snapped back in its place, the tiniest bit crooked, but not for long; just enough time for her mouth to open and let out a loud, piercing shriek, which strength was enough to send Nancy flying backwards and cause everyone’s ears to ring as Copper whimpered . As soon as she was done, her bones moved back to their original unnatural place with a disgusting sound of dislocated bones.


Emery has lost one heath point. Nancy lost one sanity point.

B-B-BATTLE MODE

Emery’s health: 3/5

The team has options to:
– attack (with weapon: 100% chance of a hit BUT -1 sanity point; without weapon: 50% chance of success)
– defend (must be done BEFORE the monster attacks to be effective)
– heal
You cannot move until the enemy is defeated.


Your teammates health:
ALEX: health 4/5 - sanity 5/5
ESME: health 4/5 - sanity 4/5
NANCY: health 2/5 - sanity 1/5
TAWNY: health 4/5 - sanity 3/5
CAMERON: health 3/5 - sanity 3/5

Your items:
ALEX: An odd amulet (healing item; +1 health BUT -1 sanity) and Emery's locket (???).
ESME: A spiky bat (weapon) and ... .
NANCY: … and … .
TAWNY: a shocker gun (weapon) and ... .
CAMERON: ... and ... .

[Alexander Attiyah]

Alex immediately felt Nancy's body relax inside his arms soon after he had forced her to swallow. The lack of screaming or frantic hallucinations was a definite good sign. And when he could still hear her breathing, he automatically exhaled his own breath of relief. So the pills weren't fatal, thank God!

Letting her relax against him while he prepared to carry her, he could hear the group continuing forward down the hall - Tawny leading by the sound of it. He definitely didn't have any desire to stay where they were either; they needed to get the hell out of- well... wherever it is they were. His mind was still replaying everything that had happened with Becca at an intense speed, and the more the sounds echoed in his brain, the heavier his chest felt and the harder he found it to breathe. He felt exhausted and guilty and alone despite having people near him... and it made his longing to find Misha that much stronger. He really needed his best friend with him; for her to tell him that they'd be okay and that they'd make it out of here. But after the brutal encounter with Becca, the ravenhaired's worry over whether Misha and the others were okay or not had grown immensely.

If Becca was being controlled, then who else is...?

Adjusting Nancy's arm so it was slung around his shoulder, Alex followed behind the rest of the shaken party members - all while supporting his friend's unconscious body. However as they walked, he noticed her slipping and quickly shifted her weight against him to regain their balance. Only as he moved, he could feel something itchy tickle the skin around his wrist like some kind of fibery band, and immediately he stopped in his tracks. The hell is that? he frowned as he juggled holding Nancy while searching with his free hand for whatever was causing that annoying sensation.

After a couple seconds of awkwardly balancing the two of them, it didn't take the male long to rediscover the unexpected object wrapped tightly around his wrist with his fingers. It almost shocked him when his hand brushed it; as far as he knew, he hadn't been wearing anything on his wrist the entire time they'd been trapped. Yet the mystery bracelet was definitely there, feeling as solid as anything. What was even stranger--and weirdly concerning--however was how tightly bound to his arm it was. No matter how hard he pulled at it, the band wouldn't come off - almost like it was clinging onto him for dear life. It reminded him of a ziptie, except with a scratchy but somewhat soft rope-like texture. But also strangely... familiar somehow, too.

It kinda feels like... hair, he commented silently to himself, his face scrunching together in confusion. How and why something like that was wrapped around his wrist, he didn't have a clue. But he couldn't stop his fingers from brushing over the strange band as he mulled over his thoughts for a moment, tracing it delicately.

"Alex!"

Alex instantly froze in place, the band on his wrist forgotten. "Emery?" he whispered almost silently under his breath in disbelief and shock, though his mind was quick to denounce that idea. No, it couldn't be her; his sister was gone. And he was already a wreck after what happened with Becca that it seemed more likely his head was making stuff up anyway...

But someone was there, proven by the rapidly approaching footsteps approaching his position, and instinctively Alex's grip on Nancy's waist tightened.

SLAP!

The abrupt sound echoed like a shockwave, causing Alex to jump. What the fuck is going on!? he wanted to shout though his throat had run dry. It was like the sharpness of the slap had sucked the air from his lungs along with it - replacing it with an extremely unsettling sensation that made his body feel nauseous and completely on edge. Something was really really wrong... that much was sure. But as he strained to hear what was happening and get some kind of idea on the situation, he wasn't nearly prepared for the chillingly hallowed, broken sound that filled the silence, his heart immediately dropping down into his stomach.

"Oh. You're still here."

It was the same voice from earlier, croaked out in something only vaguely recognizable as words (and in a very disinterested tone considering the power slap that just happened). But the identity of who was speaking was no longer a mystery to him. And as more shivers traveled down his spine at the sound, he found his body freezing up in shock and fear at a voice he both longed and yet dreaded to hear...

"Em."

He hadn't even realize he had said her name, the syllables automatically whispered from his lips. But inside, his emotions were a mess. His head was pounding, his pulse racing... He was so sure it was his sister's voice now, but for the first time, the sound brought him anything but comfort. It was hallow; empty and disinterested, like a corpse. The love that had always been so familiar in his sister's tone--and what he had relied on his whole life--he couldn't hear anymore. And it left him feeling scared and devastated... so much that he didn't even realize what she had said or that she was asking him a question about their cousin until the initial shock had settled in, the sudden realization of her words and their alluded meaning making his skin crawl. 

She knows what happened with Becca, he concluded, his brows creasing. She knows she was supposed to kill us.

Grimacing into an expression of pain and disbelief, Alex remained silent and frozen, a sickening feeling swelling in his gut. He didn't want to believe this; he didn't want to believe any of it. But despite how much he didn't want to, he could only assume her previous comment had been made to the entire group, and in her tone he could hear how displeased Em sounded at everyone being alive still. It was like she was disappointed they were still alive. And while he had to believe it wasn't really her saying it, the realization still made him want to vomit.

Something he would have done right then and there if the sound of an object hitting its target and a loud shriek further solidifying that fact didn't suddenly rip through the hallway anyway
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Alex winced at the angered scream, his arm automatically bringing Nancy closer towards him in protection. Everything seemed to be happening in such a blur, and he had no idea what was going on, where everyone else was, or what was happening... His mind and heart was too much of a mess to even focus on anything right now. It was like the world around him was caving in on him and he was too frozen and caught off guard to move or stop any of it.

Unfortunately it was at this moment he suddenly found Nancy's body jerked violently away from him, his arms immediately reaching out as if to find her and pull her back. But he was too late; the warmth from his friend at his side was long gone now, and a loud thud quickly translated the danger of the situation to his ears.

Shit! he cursed in the same second, his eyes widening in fear and worry. He could sense someone standing directly in front of him, knowing instantly who it had to be. But he couldn't move, couldn't breathe. He was paralyzed, his limbs frozen in place by a single phrase that immediately jumped into his mind as the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end - a phrase he never ever would have asked himself or believed for a second before this moment:

Is Em going to kill me now?

It happened in a split second, his expression one of pure torture. His entire mind and body had shut off save for an image of himself tied up in the classroom with the other boys - this time his sister's corpse replacing Amanda's, her cold hands holding the knife threateningly in front of him as her vacant eyes stared at him. He still couldn't see; his vision was black and empty, much like the sound of Emery's voice. But he knew he was completely defenseless, and that his life held inside his dead sister's hands. While he knew the real Emery would never hurt him, he couldn't say the same for the version of her he was hearing now...

But in the next second, everything felt like it had been shattered into pieces as the most terrifying sound he had ever heard in his life suddenly ripped less than a foot or two away from where he stood, causing the ravenhaired to shrink in pain. It was a bloodcurdling scream: so high-pitched that he swore he could feel his ears bleed as they instantly cried out in agony. Automatically Alex's arms shot up towards his head to try and block the horrible sound, yet due to how close he was to the source, he could still pick up on the cracking of bones shifting and popping as if forcing themselves into a new shape through his hands. What does she think she is? The fucking Black Canary?

Struggling to think beyond the intense ringing in his ears, Alex honestly felt like his head was going to split open. Out of all the concerts he had ever been to of his sister's, this was by far the most painful. But it was no joking matter. From somewhere in front of him, the ravenhaired could vaguely hear Copper whimpering along with the other members of his group, and it was then that he realized that Emery's back was facing him, and that her scream from hell was currently directed straight towards the others.

She was hurting them. And the reality of the situation hit him like a brick, snapping him out of his earlier frozen state.

No way in hell was he gonna let that happen.

Hoping to defend Nancy, Alex immediately lunged forward where Emery was standing a foot away from him and wrapped his arms around her in a tight restraint, using his body weight to fight against her. The surprise tackle instantly stopped her screaming, yet the force he had sailed at her with continued to send both their bodies forward, knocking the two siblings onto the ground with a hard thud. The rough impact sent pain shooting up the male's left arm from where he had landed. However the crash nor his quickly-forming bruise didn't faze him in the least bit as he continued to fight back, his entire focus on restraining Emery. And thanks to how much larger than her he was, he was soon glaring blindly down at her from his position above, his necklace he had given her slipping out from underneath his shirt to dangle over her as his grip on her arms held firm.

"I'm not letting you hurt them, Em," he snapped, his lips set into a determined line as he spoke. "Now tell me the truth: who sent you? Why are you doing this? Do you even care anymore? About any of us? ...Do you even care about me?"

The words fell out of his mouth one after another, his tone angry and betrayed... He was furious towards that 'purpose' fucker for controlling his sister like this; he knew it had to be what was making her do what she was, the same way Naya and Amanda and Becca was. This wasn't his same beloved sister, and he knew that. But it didn't stop the pain in his heart from etching itself across his face, or from revealing itself through the strained sound in his voice either. Despite what he knew and what his mind and body were telling him, his heart still wanted to believe this really was his sister. If only to know that Emery wasn't gone... He missed her so damn much... He didn't even realize he was crying as he fought to keep her pinned down, the teardrops staining her clothes and hair as they fell down his cheeks.

"Please come back to me, Em... I don't want to lose my sister a second time," he pleaded under his breath in between choking back sobs, his face softening for the smallest moment. He was probably putting himself in a very dangerous position now, with giving her such a direct chance to scream at him again. But his emotions were far too high now to care heavily about the risks, his mask broke to reveal the deep grief he had been trying to keep burying inside him. He truly couldn't bear any of this; he didn't have the strength to go through it... Not again...

Why'd it have to be Em? God, why'd it have to be Em...


[OOC: Alex special defends Nancy & reg attacks Emery (whilst sobbing)]

[Misha Charisse Quinn]

With the blonde and the puppet both properly dealt with, her attention was directed to the others, but first to the dog. His incessant whimpering was giving her a headache, and she was looking forward to finally properly getting rid of the thing, with more efficiency than she had in a past life. But for now, he was not the biggest threat; those were Esme and Cameron.

Or at least that’s what she thought, until a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around her back at full speed, causing her and her attacker to fall to the ground in a mess of tangled limbs. At first she opened her mouth to gasp or screech, but her head hit the floor before she could try.

"I'm not letting you hurt them, Em."

It was not anger that Emery felt when she heard the voice of her assailant. No, she wasn’t angry.

She was livid.

From her mouth escaped a low snarl, intensifying at his every word. How dared her own brother talk to her like this. How dared he think he knew better than her what was right, when he barely understood anything about Her, about any of this. How dared he stand against her like this.

It took some effort, but at last, her hand found a grip on the man’s wrist, and, using all the strength she had, she forced the man off of her, just enough to turn so her back was now on the ground. From there, she prepared herself to scream… until she felt a tickling sensation under her fingers, right around the man’s skin. She only meant to give it a side glance, yet…

This fabric… she recognized it. It wasn’t a wristband like she had thought at first, no, it was… hair.

Becca’s hair.

Every remnant of blood still left in her rushed away from her face, leaving her pale and twisted. That idiot woman, bested by a bunch of humans. That idiot, idiot brother. That betrayer.

 – Do I care? – she asked, spitting the still difficult words in his face. He didn’t deserve any answers. He deserved nothing. – Do YOU even care, Alex? What did you do to our cousin??

Her other hand was quick to grab her sibling’s throat, crushing it for all it was worth. She didn’t even want his stupid energy. She was going to squeeze the air out of him the old-fashioned way.

This induced her brother’s head to turn, trying to free himself from her tightening clutches. She wasn’t about to care, however, and she focused all of her spirit into choking him… until her attention was diverted to something else. An object, dangling in front of her, no doubt freed from the interior of Alex’s shirt by all the commotion. Her dark brown eyes settled on the item as it slowly came into focus, and…

She froze.

This item… she recognized it. She’d seen it. She’d… own it. It was hers.

It’s mine.

It’s me.

"Please come back to me, Em... I don't want to lose my sister a second time."

The words echoed in her mind as her eyes remained fixated on the pendant hanging in front of her. Carefully, she freed one hand to take a gentle hold of the object, turning it to face her. One by one, the fingers around her brother’s throat loosened up, until finally he was freed from her suffocating strength. Yes.

She remembered now.



Emery’s frame faltered once, then twice. A loving smile formed on her tender lips, before being replaced by a frightening scowl; just for the smile to come back once again. Her hands were glitching, sometimes gently caressing the amulet that had once belonged to her, other times resting at her sides, and others again, seemingly trying to reach up towards something. Though her mouth would at times open, no more sounds came out of it, as she continued silently fazing in and out of existence in the middle of the intersection like a corrupted file. Surely, it would do Alex good not to stay above her too long, if he wanted his limbs to stay separate from hers.



Emery’s health: 3/5

The team has options to:
– move South or East.
– attack (with weapon: 100% chance of a hit BUT -1 sanity point; without weapon: 50% chance of success)
– defend (must be done BEFORE the monster attacks to be effective)
– heal


Your teammates health:
ALEX: health 4/5 - sanity 5/5
ESME: health 4/5 - sanity 4/5
NANCY: health 2/5 - sanity 2/5
TAWNY: health 4/5 - sanity 3/5
CAMERON: health 3/5 - sanity 3/5

Your items:
ALEX: An odd amulet (healing item; +1 health BUT -1 sanity) and Emery's locket (???).
ESME: A spiky bat (weapon) and ... .
NANCY: … and … .
TAWNY: a shocker gun (weapon) and ... .
CAMERON: ... and ...

[Esmeralda Ortiz]

It Esme thought Emery was tough as a human, this was a way different set up. She was holding her shaking fists close, trying to decide her next move. To attack or defend? Nancy was looking pretty wobbly, and Cameron? Well, she was surprised how well he was holding up. She was about to land another lunch when an assailant that, of all people, attacked first.

Alex,

Sympathy replaced her adrenaline rush for a short time. This was exactly how she felt when Becca had attacked. Alex was sobbing as he wrestled the thing that had once been his sister. The bad news was Emery was stronger and even though she was glitching, she could still fight back. The good news was she appeared distracted.

Her hand clenched the bat tightly. This thing was giving her a headache. She saw what it was doing to Nancy. With a frustrated sigh, she rushed to Emery with the bat in hand. She could hear her abuelito;

“Feet firm, mija. Don’t look at anything else. Good...”

The swing whistled as she kept her eyes fixed on the black mane that was Emery’s head....and faltered.

“I can’t.” Esme whispered

Becca was already killed. If she gave Emery the whack she deserved, it would be more blood on her hands. She already killed Emery in the hangman game. She couldn’t repeat her crime.

Naya was who they were looking for.

Esme reeled the bat back. She ran to an unconscious Nancy, scooping up the raven haired girl and rushing away. “Let’s not waste anymore time. We have to find the person in charge of all this.”
((IOC; Esme chooses to move))

[Misha Charisse Quinn]

Emery remained blissfully unaware of the danger she was in and the conflict in Esme’s features as she picked up the bat and approached her. She didn’t look up in her direction as the bat was raised up in the air, ready to strike… before lowering itself slowly.

Deep down, a small part of her breathed.

People were moving and talking fast around her, and still her attention was focused on this small relic from her past, and her brother over her. He couldn’t see her smile, of course; so instead, she rose a hand to cup his cheek before he might move away; only a second, though, before her body started glitching again.

She wasn’t going to last long this way if this kept going, but her mind was too all over the place to care even as Copper approached her just enough to smell her, before retreating, distrustful. Now people were running down the hall, leaving her alone, as she quietly moved to sit up. Slowly, her eyes closed.

Maybe it wasn’t so bad though, maybe she just… needed a nap. Yes… Some sleep would… surely do her good…


Soon, the group found itself at a new intersection, both paths so dark that they could barely make out what awaited before them. In her rush to flee the place as fast as possible, Esme’s foot bumped into a solid object on the floor, barely sending the woman in her arms flying. Upon further inspection, she could see a big red cross on the metal, similar to those that appeared on some medical supplies.


Esme has gained a large med-kit (+2 health). Alex has lost the amulet (it is still his, but it no longer occupies inventory space).

The team has options to:
– move West, South or North
– heal

Your teammates health:
ALEX: health 4/5 - sanity 5/5
ESME: health 4/5 - sanity 4/5
NANCY: health 2/5 - sanity 2/5
TAWNY: health 4/5 - sanity 3/5
CAMERON: health 3/5 - sanity 3/5

Your items:
ALEX: An odd amulet (healing item; +1 health BUT -1 sanity) and … .
ESME: A spiky bat (weapon) and a large med-kit (+2 health).
NANCY: … and … .
TAWNY: a shocker gun (weapon) and ... .
CAMERON: ... and ...

[Tawny Tempest]

Tawny was ready fort he monster to retaliate at her somehow, but she did not expect it to throw a person at her general direction. Thankfully Nancy just flopped on the ground. Next thing she knew was that the creature had let out some high pitched sound that made her poor ears ring. Tawny covered her ears and fell on her knees, it felt like she had just had a couple of knives just jammed into her ears and twisted with a firm yet decisive move.

It took her a while to recover from the blast but as she got up she saw the monster having some sort of a glitch. It made her a little bit gleeful that she would be able to go and kill it now that it was defenceless in a way. But it looked like the others had a different idea. Esme was the fastest to react, going to get Nancy and carrying her out like a hero. She didn't want to be left alone so she followed almost running. "Oh right...." She then turned around and saw Alex still in his spot, not making a move to leave. She glanced at the others that were already going and ran back to him. Firmly she grabbed onto his arm and yanked him up on his feet. "Come on, we are not leaving you behind." She yanked him again to get him moving and continued to yank him so that they were running now to catch up with the others. It would be harder for him to try and stop them if they were running since he was doing all he could to keep up with her. Tawny had to bring them to a grinding halt when she almost ran into Esmeralda's back.

"What's up? Why we stop?" She asked impatiently. It looked like Esme had some sort of a box with her now, cool. Impatiently Tawny was looking around and there were two paths open to them. Esme was facing the other but there was one opening to the west. "Let's go this way!" She declared and dragged poor defenceless Alex along with her before anyone had the opportunity to object or stop her.

(Tawny chooses to go West)

[Misha Charisse Quinn]

The petite blonde urged her teammates down the west path as Esme took hold of her newly found item. The group found itself continuing down a dark corridor; it was hard to tell how short or long it could be.

Sensing the boy’s discomfort, Copper gently pushed his head against his leg as they walked, trying to comfort him as well as he could. He still did not trust what they had left behind, but he could tell Alex was hurt and needed some emotional support.


The team has options to:
– move West or East
– heal

Your teammates health:
ALEX: health 4/5 - sanity 5/5
ESME: health 4/5 - sanity 4/5
NANCY: health 2/5 - sanity 2/5
TAWNY: health 4/5 - sanity 3/5
CAMERON: health 3/5 - sanity 3/5

Your items:
ALEX: An odd amulet (healing item; +1 health BUT -1 sanity) and … .
ESME: A spiky bat (weapon) and a large med-kit (+2 health).
NANCY: … and … .
TAWNY: a shocker gun (weapon) and ... .
CAMERON: ... and ...

[Esmeralda Ortiz]

“Good call, Tawny. I stopped because I wa getting major deja vu staring down there.” She had a feeling if they went down the other way, it would have brought them back to the beginning. She followed the blonde, balancing the huge first aid kit under her armpit. Good. The raven haired girl in her arms needed medical support. Stat. As they got aside, she set Nancy down.

“Okay, chica. Let’s see what we’ve got in here.”

She pulled out the kit from her armpit. Nancy had tried hurting her before. But she would take kicks and punches if it meant getting Nancy off of death’s doorstep.

((OOC: Esme used the first aid kit to heal Nancy))

[Misha Charisse Quinn]

As Esme used her newly acquired med-kit on Nancy, she could notice her pulsations and breaths slowing down to a more normal rhythm. Her headache was not completely cured and she could still experience hallucinations, but she would be able to pull her own weight… as soon as she woke up, that is.

Esme has lost an item. Nancy has gained +2 health.


The team has options to:
– move West or East
– heal

Your teammates health:
ALEX: health 4/5 - sanity 5/5
ESME: health 4/5 - sanity 4/5
NANCY: health 4/5 - sanity 2/5
TAWNY: health 4/5 - sanity 3/5
CAMERON: health 3/5 - sanity 3/5

Your items:
ALEX: An odd amulet (healing item; +1 health BUT -1 sanity) and … .
ESME: A spiky bat (weapon) and … .
NANCY: … and … .
TAWNY: a shocker gun (weapon) and ... .
CAMERON: ... and ...

[Nancy Holmes]

Nancy groaned. What had happened...? Rebecca...right...She disappered...and then? She only remembered darkness. Her body touching something soft and warm. Knitting her eyebrows she felt that she was leaning against something hard and cold now, it even felt a bit wet. Well if she died, this was definitely not heaven. Voices reached her ear, four to be precise. She knew them... The raven haired opened her tired eyes. She actually felt a bit better than she was before. Her body wasn't as weak and heavy as before, it felt almost normal. The splitting headach was a bit less painful.

Blurry, a face appeared in front of her. Black hair. She gasped in panic. "Rebecca?! No!!!" Sh screamed, pushing both her arms forward, in the direction of the girl but she was able to dodge. Fuck - Quickly she crawled away from her, stumbling to get on her feet. She felt how a strand of her hair grabbed Nancy's wrist, pulling her back forcefully so that nancy would loose balance. Somehow she managed not to fall back on the floor. She flipped around and tried to get rid of the hair on her arm, but....there wasn't anything on it. Confused, she looked at her arm, staring at it for a while. Then she looked up towards the black haired girl. Rebecca was gone and instead of her, another girl was kneeling in her place. Green eyes. What was her name again? Nancy moved one hand up to cover her right eye and forehead.

(Nancy moves west)

[Misha Charisse Quinn]

In her panic to get away, Nancy felt her shoulder bump into a rough surface. The light was so dim in that corridor that they had failed to see the wall, but there was no doubt now: the group found itself in a dead-end, with no way to go but back where they came from.

The trip had not been entirely unsuccessful, however; her frantic crawling had kicked away some gravel, revealing a small bottle, filled with a mysterious, promising liquid.


Nancy has gained a mysterious serum (+2 sanity).


The team has options to:
– move East
– heal

Your teammates health:
ALEX: health 4/5 - sanity 5/5
ESME: health 4/5 - sanity 4/5
NANCY: health 4/5 - sanity 2/5
TAWNY: health 4/5 - sanity 3/5
CAMERON: health 3/5 - sanity 3/5

Your items:
ALEX: An odd amulet (healing item; +1 health BUT -1 sanity) and … .
ESME: A spiky bat (weapon) and … .
NANCY: A mysterious serum (+2 sanity) and … .
TAWNY: a shocker gun (weapon) and ... .
CAMERON: ... and ...

[Esmeralda Ortiz]

Rebbeca...no, no, she wasn't. Oh, once Nancy was a bit more chill, Esme could talk to her about it. She still remembered the monster that had once been her best friend ensnaring them with medusa locks. The thought was still creepy. The Latina shivered and looked at the hall Nancy had led them to. A dead end. Well, so much for that. Looked like it was back to square one. Esme sighed, looking from the dead end to the open hall. She could heal someone, but that'd take care of them physically. Mental healing was impossible unless you were a comic book character, something she and her ragtag crew was not. Unless that bottle Nancy picked up could help them.

"I'm not Rebecca, but I did hang out with her a lot before...all this," she explained, "so I get the confusion. We can talk more about it later."

She knelt down by the dog. Copper. Poor pooch. The little guy probably saw way more than any of them put together

"What do you think, Copper? Back east where we came? Not like we can do much else. Unless someone has superpowered fists to break down the wall," she joked dryly.

((Esme moves East))