[The day has finally arrived. Axel's birthday, and supposedly his last day alive. His survival depends on the actions of himself and others, on their resolve to see their path through to the end. Is it better to save as many people as you can in the moment? Or is it better to think in the long term and sacrifice a few here and there for the greater good?
Well anyway the first stop at Axel's house will reveal nothing to the Enforcers. He's not there. It's only 9am and already they have a hitch in their plans.
As for the Breakers, hiding Axel is a good idea. But how can he celebrate his birthday without a cake?]
Anyway he's probably hiding where he is after getting up in the morning (closet...), wearing what he usually wears unless it was recommended for him to dress differently like in a skirt or something. Who knows. One thing is for certain is that he's still at Tama's. ]
[The Enforcers are here, it's the big day. Sigrun would have insisted to be some distance away, to avoid being seen, and would have borrowed binoculars from the many supplies their boss have.
Sigrun is using the binoculars backwards.
Still, she declares, lowering them from her eyes:]
Nothing yet. That could make it easier -- by attacking before he enters the house oncehe returns later, or sneaking into the house somehow.
[........]
No point in leaving this for later. Guess we need to make the decision here and now and either suck it up and go or just not kill.
[Probably unsurprisingly, Sigrun is still against murdering, but she already made her choice of attempting to be the one to do it if Saya decides they should take their chances and kill the target or cause his death some other way. She hasn't at any point expressed this to Saya, though]
[saya is quiet, looking at the clock and then at the empty house with a thoughtful look on her face.]
... He has a friend. A girl. I have her address, too. He could be having a sleepover at her house and that's why he isn't here this early in the morning. And she could be the witness the boss talked about.
[she's a little lost in sauce right now, so she isn't quite thinking in terms of what could happen in oceanside. she's here now, and...]
I think I want to talk to him. It could be interesting, you know?
[Currently there is no sign of trouble at Tama's house but there are ingredients to cook food if anyone gets hungry. Tama lives alone, there's nobody else to cook for her.
Sigrun and Saya do not see Axel, but they do hear two adults talking in the house.]
"Our son has been gone since last night, did he check in with you?"
"No, but he's probably at his friend's house. When he gets home today we can remind him to send us messages every now and then."
Did you steal something? Trip someone over? … Commit fraud?
[ hmmm. ] Maybe we should’ve just left the city for the day— wonder if we could make a break for the station and just get a ticket out of here until tomorrow.
Edited (me just assigning him stealing twice) 2023-10-05 18:06 (UTC)
Sure. I doubt he'll see coming anyone is out to get him, talking to him shouldn't be too much trouble.
[...oh hey, Saya was right. Looks like the target is gone, he must be with his friend]
Maybe this friend is who will get all inspired because of his death. It'd make sense.
[Hmmmm...not too late to assign weapons to our characters, right? Sigrun perhaps have a dagger or a knife hidden in her black outfit, just in case. Blades before gun power, is an important thing for her]
[if it's not too late to assign equipment, then saya likely grabbed some easily concealed daggers... as well as a little thing of poison to dip said knives into, if available at all. you know. for extra insurance. she would have insisted on grabbing something to cover their faces with, too, since neither of them grabbed anything long range.]
Hmm, right. He shouldn't be expecting anything.
Let's check out his friend's house. But... [a small smile.] He saw me that day at the mall. So only one of us should use the front door, okay?
[one of them should distract while the other sneaks in, is what she means.]
Axel decides, upon feeling more paranoid than usual (19), that they should try to make a break for it. ]
Let's go make a run for it.
It can't hurt as far as I'm concerned. Ready to get going? Because I am.
[ He won't be wasting much time either. The train station's far, they're going to need to really make a move on. Will it be in time or quick enough to matter? Who knows. But he's hauling ass, going out the door and making a run for it.
This means he doesn't have time to grab anything to defend himself with, however. ]
I dunno, maybe you got a new hobby and it went wrong?
[ hang on she's going to dig through this closet he's hiding in and try and cram all his BRIGHT RED HAIR under a beanie before they vamoose. she'll grab a baseball bat out of the closet too, just in case. ]
Probably better if we go out the back though. We can hop the fence and shave some time off the journey.
[Well then! Arrival at Not Tama's house! Sigrun makes sure her blade is well hidden, and looks towards the front door]
We went to the same school than the guy but I don't remember seeing him before, so he shouldn't know me. I can go to the front door.
[Meaning Saya can do things like sneak through other entrances. Still, if the target opens the door and sees this black-clad woman with a ski mask he's going to suspect something is wrong. The distraction will be short-lived, and hopefully the fact a potential killer went and rung the doorbell like it's all a casual visit will get them baffled and confused]
well, when they get to tama's house, is anybody home? or do they happen to arrive just in time to catch them making a run for it? saya is heading for the back entrance, hopping the fence if necessary.]
[Tama can race to the front door just fine with her 8, but Axel with a 3 is going to trip over a chair in the kitchen and fall flat on his face, knocking a bunch of shit off the table too to make a loud noise.
When Nick gets back, Sigrun can hear the shouting and crashing noises inside.]
[Well, of course when all the noise happens and Axel shouts, Sigrun springs into action and delivers a kick to the door to open it, like this is out of a movie!
And since I rolled a 13, looks like it works, the doorway yields enough for her to sneak her hand in to open it wide]
I know this looks really bad but give us a minute!
[Yeah, listen to the sinister woman with the ski mask who is forcing her way through the front entrance, hell yeah]
[ Yeah, this is incredibly stupid and absolutely happening, so he's completely wiping out all over the floor.
...Then he hears noise at the front door, and if that doesn't make any things better, well. I don't know what to tell ya. That just tells him there's somebody else who shouldn't even be here on a day that he's destined to die?!
Since Tama is at the front door, he goes for opening the closest window, and getting out that way (12). He doesn't even fumble this time. ]
Don't run!! Says the girl in the full mask outside my back door.
[ SERIOUSLY?
anyway dicebot still hates me so i'm not even gonna try. she's just gonna step back and slam the door shut. not that this helps with sigrun just t-posing in the front entrance, but-y'know. ]
[Sigrun somehow manages to notice Axel opening a window and running to leave, and there goes Sigrun, from her spot at the front entrance now pursuing and delivering a tackle to Axel, bam! Rolled a 16]
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Well anyway the first stop at Axel's house will reveal nothing to the Enforcers. He's not there. It's only 9am and already they have a hitch in their plans.
As for the Breakers, hiding Axel is a good idea. But how can he celebrate his birthday without a cake?]
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Anyway he's probably hiding where he is after getting up in the morning (closet...), wearing what he usually wears unless it was recommended for him to dress differently like in a skirt or something. Who knows. One thing is for certain is that he's still at Tama's. ]
...So, you see anything strange yet?
[ He asks, because Tama's bound to be nearby. ]
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personally i think he should wear the skirt. maybe straight and flatten his hair and pretend to be alex for the day. ]
No.
[ does she? she's probably looking out her window from behind a curtain. sneaky. ]
We're going to have to keep this up all day, aren't we?
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Sigrun is using the binoculars backwards.
Still, she declares, lowering them from her eyes:]
Nothing yet. That could make it easier -- by attacking before he enters the house oncehe returns later, or sneaking into the house somehow.
[........]
No point in leaving this for later. Guess we need to make the decision here and now and either suck it up and go or just not kill.
[Probably unsurprisingly, Sigrun is still against murdering, but she already made her choice of attempting to be the one to do it if Saya decides they should take their chances and kill the target or cause his death some other way. She hasn't at any point expressed this to Saya, though]
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... He has a friend. A girl. I have her address, too. He could be having a sleepover at her house and that's why he isn't here this early in the morning. And she could be the witness the boss talked about.
[she's a little lost in sauce right now, so she isn't quite thinking in terms of what could happen in oceanside. she's here now, and...]
I think I want to talk to him. It could be interesting, you know?
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Sigrun and Saya do not see Axel, but they do hear two adults talking in the house.]
"Our son has been gone since last night, did he check in with you?"
"No, but he's probably at his friend's house. When he gets home today we can remind him to send us messages every now and then."
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Anyway, I guess he's wearing the skirt and everything now. This is so against his style, but sometimes you make sacrifices.
Though, he's starting to think a snack might not hurt too badly. Then again, if he lives, he'll go to town on cake and snacks. How about that? ]
Yeah, just about.
Sheesh, wonder why somebody would have it out for me, though. Who'd I manage to rub the wrong way?
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Did you steal something? Trip someone over? … Commit fraud?
[ hmmm. ] Maybe we should’ve just left the city for the day— wonder if we could make a break for the station and just get a ticket out of here until tomorrow.
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[...oh hey, Saya was right. Looks like the target is gone, he must be with his friend]
Maybe this friend is who will get all inspired because of his death. It'd make sense.
[Hmmmm...not too late to assign weapons to our characters, right? Sigrun perhaps have a dagger or a knife hidden in her black outfit, just in case. Blades before gun power, is an important thing for her]
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Hmm, right. He shouldn't be expecting anything.
Let's check out his friend's house. But... [a small smile.] He saw me that day at the mall. So only one of us should use the front door, okay?
[one of them should distract while the other sneaks in, is what she means.]
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Axel and Tama could try to leave the city, sure. But they would have to get to the train station first. Can they book it that far?]
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[ But, well, the time is now or never, right?
Axel decides, upon feeling more paranoid than usual (19), that they should try to make a break for it. ]
Let's go make a run for it.
It can't hurt as far as I'm concerned. Ready to get going? Because I am.
[ He won't be wasting much time either. The train station's far, they're going to need to really make a move on. Will it be in time or quick enough to matter? Who knows. But he's hauling ass, going out the door and making a run for it.
This means he doesn't have time to grab anything to defend himself with, however. ]
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[ hang on she's going to dig through this closet he's hiding in and try and cram all his BRIGHT RED HAIR under a beanie before they vamoose. she'll grab a baseball bat out of the closet too, just in case. ]
Probably better if we go out the back though. We can hop the fence and shave some time off the journey.
[ time to go... ]
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We went to the same school than the guy but I don't remember seeing him before, so he shouldn't know me. I can go to the front door.
[Meaning Saya can do things like sneak through other entrances. Still, if the target opens the door and sees this black-clad woman with a ski mask he's going to suspect something is wrong. The distraction will be short-lived, and hopefully the fact a potential killer went and rung the doorbell like it's all a casual visit will get them baffled and confused]
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well, when they get to tama's house, is anybody home? or do they happen to arrive just in time to catch them making a run for it? saya is heading for the back entrance, hopping the fence if necessary.]
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It's Saya they see btw, since they're going out the back door. Sigrun is just waiting by the front door right now.]
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By the by he is totally freaking out right here, enough to yell with negative chill: ]
TAMA?!
[ She's in front of him so I think since she's opening the back door here, he'll just have to wait for her to do something about that...maybe. ]
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[ SHE RIPS AXEL'S BEANIE OFF HIS HEAD AND THROWS IT IN SAYA'S FACE. ]
RUN!
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well, with a roll of 8, saya isn't dodging the beanie so she blindly tries to trip them/block the way before they can make a run for it.
but if axel yelling isn't enough to alert sigrun, saya will make it clear to her partner in crime that something is happening:]
—Don't run!
[it is up to lum and becks if their very sad rolls of 7 and 3 in the server are official for this. help. villain bot is back on its bullshit.]
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When Nick gets back, Sigrun can hear the shouting and crashing noises inside.]
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And since I rolled a 13, looks like it works, the doorway yields enough for her to sneak her hand in to open it wide]
I know this looks really bad but give us a minute!
[Yeah, listen to the sinister woman with the ski mask who is forcing her way through the front entrance, hell yeah]
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...Then he hears noise at the front door, and if that doesn't make any things better, well. I don't know what to tell ya. That just tells him there's somebody else who shouldn't even be here on a day that he's destined to die?!
Since Tama is at the front door, he goes for opening the closest window, and getting out that way (12). He doesn't even fumble this time. ]
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[ SERIOUSLY?
anyway dicebot still hates me so i'm not even gonna try. she's just gonna step back and slam the door shut. not that this helps with sigrun just t-posing in the front entrance, but-y'know. ]
Wha--- hey! Wait for me!
[ AXEL. ]
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saya rolled a 13 versus axel's 12, so she is immediately slamming the back door shut behind her and tackling him to yank him back inside the house.]
It's okay. It's alright. If you behave, then everything will be just fine.
[but if he tries to kick her, she might just stab him in retaliation. just a little bit.]
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Stop that already!
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