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Post by Junospower on Nov 30, 2023 15:03:22 GMT -5
Jack quietly followed Roger, still a bit surprised by the level of energy the man had. He was also impressed by his car. Did everyone in the pack have nice cars? After opening the car door, he carefully lifted his left leg, grateful that the pills he took a few minutes ago made the task easier. It was still stiff, like it couldn’t bend all the way, but he figured it’ll always be like that. Jack settled in his seat, waiting on his roommate.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Nov 30, 2023 15:07:12 GMT -5
Roger hops into the car, starts it up and starts driving away from the houses. He briefly stops to allow a group of children to run past before continuing on his way. "There is always something going on." He said mostly to himself.
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Post by Junospower on Nov 30, 2023 15:51:00 GMT -5
He watched the group of kids pass the car as the drive by, recognizing a few of them as the ones who… “greeted” him when he first arrived. His mind wandered back to the library. Hopefully it’ll have the answers he’s looking for. Griffindale comes across as a place with a long history of were-creatures, someone at some point had to have written something.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Nov 30, 2023 20:55:49 GMT -5
Maria shrunken a little bit in fear as she saw Lexa’s eyes change when she talked about her former friend. After a second she let out a small cough to compose herself. “I-I am sorry that all happened to you big sis, that wasn’t a nice thing for her to do to you.” She said in a still slightly afraid tone. She then looked at her feet and asked, “So if your friend did that to you, then why bother making friends at all?”
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Post by Hushabye on Nov 30, 2023 22:42:48 GMT -5
[ I'm freee so I'll definitely write tonight to get an interaction going! ]
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Post by Hushabye on Nov 30, 2023 23:23:40 GMT -5
[ I'm re-reading forms and I could definitely volunteer Teo & Anya as close friends for Javelle, lazzylake! They'd love to connect with a fellow big cat haha~ I was trying to see if San would be their coworker but he works at a bookstore instead... I'll see if I can cobble something together to bring a conclusion to what I already have open. Maybe just Charlemagne arriving home and Zhenya...returning to the station I guess? ] |
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Post by Junospower on Nov 30, 2023 23:40:18 GMT -5
(You can have Zhenya corner Jack for some questioning at some point if you’d like)
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Post by Hushabye on Nov 30, 2023 23:42:33 GMT -5
[ Ooh, that'd work! I kinda forgot the plot thread I'd initially been going with haha ^^" ]
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Post by Junospower on Nov 30, 2023 23:46:51 GMT -5
(I just remembered it myself haha)
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Dec 1, 2023 0:01:08 GMT -5
(If you want we can skip to when Roger drops him off)
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Post by Junospower on Dec 1, 2023 0:01:43 GMT -5
(Sounds good to me)
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Dec 1, 2023 0:03:57 GMT -5
Maria shrunken a little bit in fear as she saw Lexa’s eyes change when she talked about her former friend. After a second she let out a small cough to compose herself. “I-I am sorry that all happened to you big sis, that wasn’t a nice thing for her to do to you.” She said in a still slightly afraid tone. She then looked at her feet and asked, “So if your friend did that to you, then why bother making friends at all?” Lexa noticed her sister looked scared and gives her a soft smile. She gives Maria a pat on her back. "Cause not everyone is a terrible person. There are good people especially in the pack. Delvin is a good guy along with Roger and a few others. Heck a few humans are my friends." |
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Dec 1, 2023 0:06:40 GMT -5
Roger arrives at the parking lot of the library. "Here we are the local library." He said looking over at Jack. "Whatever you might be looking for should be here. They literally have so many books it's a little crazy."
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Post by Junospower on Dec 1, 2023 0:14:39 GMT -5
“Thanks Roger,” said Jack as he opened the car door, “I’ll send you a text when I’m ready to leave.”
As he entered the library, he was amazed at the size of it. It was certainly bigger than he thought, Roger wasn’t kidding. He decided against asking the front desk for help, not wanting to draw any unwanted attention to himself by asking about books on local legends. He was sure word had spread fast and being the guy who was mauled in the woods was already enough. One by one he began searching the bookshelf.
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Post by bloodrosepelt on Dec 1, 2023 0:38:01 GMT -5
Maria blushed slightly as Lexa conferred her after being scared by her. Honestly it didn’t really help her earlier statement about not being totally helpless. With a sigh she said, “I guess you have a point.” Closing her book tight, she quickly stood up. “You know what, why don’t we move on from all this and do something else, anything you want.” Honestly she just wanted to move on from looking like a little coward.
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Post by Hushabye on Dec 1, 2023 1:29:50 GMT -5
++ Charlemagne Cross-- "I'm home." Charlemagne calls into the house, using one hand to slip off his shoes while he carefully balances the cherry pie in the other. His workbag dangles from a shoulder as he shifts his weight to stand upright. He'd practically come straight home as promised, only relaxing when he heard and scented his son moving around up ahead.
<><><>
++ Zhenya Metaxas -- Aware that the already somber mood had darkened further, Zhenya responded with a lazy salute. "Roger that, boss~ I'll be ~delicate~" He'd say he's rather skilled when it comes to interrogation. He has the experience, at least. "I'm guessing that the vic is recovering at the pack house so I'll swing by after updating my case files." Always eager to be on the move, he was already tilting toward the sound of voices as he spoke, and ended the conversation with a wave before jogging back the way he'd come. Best to finish quickly, while the details are still fresh in their minds.
Zhenya reads over Jack Rivers' very brief file- given how recently he was admitted into the hospital- as he drove to the station at a more legal pace. "Huh...huh?" The familiar shape of Roger's red subaru distracts from the corner of his eye, and he taps on his breaks when he spots the unfamiliar man emerging from the passenger side. They have yet to officially meet but Zhenya recognizes him from the copy of his ID that had been obtained when the investigation began. Unreasonably tall, dark hair, kinda sickly looking. Seems like his luck is making a comeback then~ The detective immediately leaves his casework for later and parks in the nearest available spot so that he can follow the man into the library. His first instinct is to have a little fun by stalking him through the shelves a bit, but he manages to reign that desire in for the time being. Mostly. He is curious about what the man may be searching for so soon after recovery. Likely something on shifters if he's new to the whole thing. Why not ask those who brought him in? Unsatisfied with the answers, or hesitant in some way? By the way he walks, understated stride accompanied by a limp, he may be a more reticent sort. Reminds Zhenya of Teo in that way. Hm hm, that colors his approach then.
Curiosity and intrigue almost completely does away with his earlier anger. Anya follows the man at a distance but makes no effort to conceal his presence. If he had a tail it would be flicking lazily back and forth as he pretended to peruse the shelves with a gloved hand brought to his chin. <><><>
++ Chil-Hyeon Dae -- "Hey hey, did you hear~? There has been another civilian death~"
Trapped in a human body as he is, Sanguine can't quite wrap around the bookshelf that he's using to support his weight as he leans around it to grin at the woman who had been ignoring his attempts to engage her for the past thirty minutes. This latest attempt isn't particularly successful, as she simply turns a page without so much as a flicker of her eyelashes.
"Did you record it?" The same lyrical monotone.
"Yessss." He draws out mulishly. "That isn't all I should be doing! Surely I would have more information to record if I weren't confined to this...damned dusty remnant of bygone anachronistic knowledge, I-"
"The dust is your fault, I gave you the tools to remedy that. As well as newspapers. And access to the internet."
"You have me restrained by 'parental controls' and that isn't enough besides!" He hisses petulantly, oceanic eyes flashing in the soft light provided by her enchanted lantern. "A true archivist gathers information more...organically. And these human newspapers do not contain all of the necessary details. They still spin them as rabid animal attacks, and internet users jest about the 'Return of Cocaine Bear'. I would like the truth. Surely," and he takes on a lighter, more 'reasonable' tone here, "I cannot excel at my role without going above and beyond to fulfill my duties."
She finally looks up at him then, and catches the razor-glint in his narrow eyes despite the rather impressive expression of untainted earnestness on his freckled face. The fey closes her book with an aggrieved sigh- she hadn't been able to make it past the first chapter anyway- and Sanguine takes this as a sign of imminent victory though he's smart enough not to celebrate outwardly. His smile is so large that his eyes practically disappear, however.
"I will...consider your words. Go now, you have a potential customer."
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Post by Junospower on Dec 1, 2023 1:49:51 GMT -5
Waving between the shelf, he was almost too focused to notice the arrival of another person. Not even his newly developed senses alerted him. Inconsistent as they are. The library had a few people already inside, so a new addition would easily noticed. One book already in hand, one about Griffindale’s history, Jack almost walked straight into the man as he was scanning the books behind the stranger.
“Sorry about that,” he murmured, starting to maneuver himself around him.
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Post by soot on Dec 1, 2023 2:14:18 GMT -5
Hi there! I've always been a big fan of supernatural stuff, especially shifters, so I was hoping I could join! I’ve got everything written just below! If you need anything extra I might’ve forgotten to add, just lemme know! Name: Nola Levington
Description: Nola is a rather petite woman, standing at around 5'3, just a bit under. She's got lighter skin, verging on the pale side, but lightly tanned, with a small span of barley visible freckles on her face. She's got a rather thin, but built frame as she's been a ballet dancer for most of her life, since she was pretty young, around seven years old. She has dark brown hair, and darker, but sometimes honey-like brown eyes, and a more squared, but lightly rounded face shape. You'll normally see her in jeans, or leggings, with a comfy t-shirt, and jacket. And don't forget the work boots.
Age: Nola is 34 years old
What you are: She's a born werewolf in a rather older line of werewolves who've kept to themselves.
Creature description: She's a slightly smaller than average wolf, who's only covered in brown fur. She has little specks of darker fur on her ears, and paws and muzzle, and somewhat of longer whiskers. She's a rather agile wolf, and a fantastic runner, with dark, piercing hazel eyes in her wolf form. She has a small, slightly damaged back right leg, no noticeable scar, but it's a tad bent from a past injury.
Personality: Nola is rather polite, and willing to help out if asked. Generally though, she's more on the reserved side. She does enjoy some fun things, and has always enjoyed more slow, classical music and the such. And dancing is something she adores of course. And she could go on for hours about poetry, her wording in general is partially affected by that. Nola has always been on the more mature, stern, but gentle type. Not perfect by any means, she has her own issues like everyone else. She sometimes jumps to thinking the worst of people, or isn't always the most welcoming, but she does her best to keep up a polite look, even if she's feeling a tad.. drained. Nola, since a young age, has always had an interest in the more.. research areas of being a werewolf. She obviously knows of the supernatural, but she's always had an interest in the things that affected them, and created them, the magical area of things. With that interest, came in interest in herbs, and special ingredients she's researched. While not a Witch by any means, she's very interested in the subject of it. Nola's always enjoyed the woods, and is rather calm, even in her fully wolf form. Though she does, especially in her wolf form, love going for a run in the woods, or even going for a swim during the warmer seasons.
She tries to keep an open mind, even if she thinks it's perhaps not the best idea. And even with a quick judgment in her head, this has leaned towards her doing her best to treat everyone equally. Even people other's deem untrustworthy, she tries to judge them fully for herself now compared to her younger years. She's rather close knit with her family, but has long since moved out, and gone through college. A general consensuses would be, she's reserved about herself, but she's still quite polite and talkative. Nola's mature, and with the anger issues that rise from simply being a werewolf, she's learned and learned over the years to reign in anger. With not a lick of visible anger to be seen, unless she's actually angry. The most negative expression she might wear, is annoyance. With her college degree, she still settled on joining Law Enforcement and works as a Deputy(Police- thing, forgot what the job role is called, don't mind me, lol) and a little side thing at a library in town.
Background: Nola was born here in town, with her family of werewolves. Her family is on rather calm terms with the main packs, but still likes to keep mostly to themselves. She's grown as a more normal family, plus the whole werewolf thing of course.
Family: (I don't know if you'd like me to make full characters for these people, but she does have relatives. I don't know if I'll actually be playing them in the rp all that much though?) She has her parents, her mother Lynn Levington, and her father Alaric Levington. She also has a little sister, Josephine 'Josie' Levington.
Romantic interests: Heterosexual, and currently single.
Other: She's a full blown ballet dancer, even if not many know, so you'll see her doing little twirls, or humming to classical music she's danced too. Just a cute little quirk. And her humor is either horrifically subtle, or the complete opposite with stupid puns-
Sn: soot
Ohp- and almost forgot, rawr! |
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Post by Junospower on Dec 1, 2023 2:16:01 GMT -5
(Hello hello)
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Post by Hushabye on Dec 1, 2023 2:24:50 GMT -5
++ Zhenya Metaxas-- Zhenya waved away the man's apology with a quirk of his lips. "No harm done~" He made a motion to step to the side as if to allow him to pass before pausing, dual-toned gaze drawn to the book in his hands. "History of Griffindale, eh~? Interesting choice, even for a would-be outsider like yourself. 'Course you probably want to be more knowledgable about the place you'll be confined to for a while. I can commend that! And reccommend a few more books on the subect that will provide the kind of detail you're looking for~" He cants his head and extends a hand toward the far end of the library with a more 'friendly' leaning grin than his customary mischievous one. "Not many available for public perusal but I can make an exception~" |
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Post by Hushabye on Dec 1, 2023 2:28:24 GMT -5
[ Hi hi! Happy to have you~
psst, there's also a secret 'password' on the main page! ]
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Post by Junospower on Dec 1, 2023 2:35:47 GMT -5
Jack’s pale blue gaze darted between the book in his hand and the stranger. The corner of his mouth twitched ever so slightly downward. “What do you mean by ‘confined to for a while’?” He asked, trying to keep himself as neutral toned as possible. Did…Did this man know? Another one in on it?
(Jack has engaged panic-mode lol)
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Post by soot on Dec 1, 2023 2:35:47 GMT -5
(Hallo hallo! And ty, lol, I nearly forgot about that ^^')
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Post by Hushabye on Dec 1, 2023 2:55:09 GMT -5
[ No problem, I forgot too when I joined haha ^^" ]
++ Zhenya Metaxas
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He kind of wants to say something to the effect of "because you're under arrest" and flash the handcuffs in his backpocket but that might be a bit too graceless for a first impression. Jack doesn't seem like the type to lodge a complaint but word might get back to Delvin regardless. Zhenya drops his hand to settle it on his hip, pale brows arching. "Hm, you know, don't you?" He glances skeptically toward a passing woman, who gives him an equally dubious look. "Not much we can say where anyone could hear."
[ I would like to formally apologize to Jack...deep down... Anya is mad because he's tall. I actually had a variety of responses cooked up but this is the tamest because Jack has been through enough lol ]
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Post by Junospower on Dec 1, 2023 3:07:26 GMT -5
Again the young man’s eyes dart away and now his breathing started to pick up slightly. They glance once more between the man’s cuffs that he had just now noticed were hanging from his back pocket and the woman passing by. The stranger was a cop, he concluded.
“If this… If this is about what happened in the woods, I can try to answer anything, but I don’t remember too much,” Jack offered in a low voice, trying to be as cooperative as possible but deliberately avoiding the first question.
(Honestly Anya being salty that Jack’s taller than him is the funniest thing I’ve read all night, love it)
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Post by Hushabye on Dec 1, 2023 3:22:08 GMT -5
++ Zhenya Metaxas-- Oh, oops. Jack's breathing is beginning to pick up and his pale eyes are no longer focused on the tiger shifter. By the time they bounce off the innocent bystander, he seems to have come to some conclusion and his next words are steadier perhaps than he feels. Zhenya allows his demeanor to change, standing straighter and with a different sort of ease, more authoritative. "Oh? I'd appreciate that. Any and every bit helps~ Why don't we find somewhere to sit down?" Shifter healing may be swift but it isn't always swift enough. It can't be comfortable to stand on that leg for too long while he's still recovering.
[ Anya is one of those short people who're like "what? my height doesn't bother me. I barely notice it" Narrator: "He lied as easily as he breathed" ] |
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Post by Junospower on Dec 1, 2023 3:29:33 GMT -5
Jack nodded and allowed the officer to lead the way, putting his book on a nearby shelf that he hoped to return to when this was over. His leg was starting to feel stiff again, but fortunately hasn’t started to feel painful yet. To the bystanders watching, it probably made Jack look bad, like he was being arrested in a library. Hopefully they remember that he was the victim of an animal attack giving his statement.
(Dark Forest Leader let’s gooo)
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Post by Hushabye on Dec 1, 2023 3:51:10 GMT -5
++ Zhenya Metaxas-- Zhenya had already scoped out a quiet corner and approached it at a sedate pace, retrieving a battered Sailor Moon notepad from his jacket as he walked. He sat with his back to the wall and angled toward the nearest entrance but couldn't help sprawling a bit for comfort. Ordinarily it wouldn't be wise to sit in his favorite comfy chair with the warm sun beaming onto him and beckoning toward a much-deserved nap, but he's working so he resists the temptation. Zhenya speaks only after Jack is seated, idly twirling a glittery gel pen as he scans through his notes. "Okay, why don't we start from the beginning. What originally brought you into Griffindale?" He keeps his tone light and expression open so as not to come off as an interrogator. He'd just like background information to fill in the picture he sees before him.
[ Ooh, congrats! ] |
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 1, 2023 6:24:15 GMT -5
(MAN I missed a lot last night! Going to read these all in a bit)
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 1, 2023 10:25:49 GMT -5
(Okay okay! Things are getting really interesting here! Let me write a few notes before I follow up with Javalle! Hushabye I'd really like for Javalle and Teo to be friends! But I feel like Javalle would have more of a grudge with Zhenya because of this interrogation debacle... Also I'd love to contribute to another factor for the twin's friendly rivalry! Anya pulling out a Sailor Moon notebook in a tense situation is probably the funniest thing I've read from this RP I love that- Speaking of which, do you all mind if Javalle pursues the situation? I feel like he was seeing things play out from afar and when Zhenya took Jack and Roger to an isolated corner he feels like now would be the time to interfere (but he doesn't know Anya is an officer yet so he's thinking something very suspicious is going on) What do you all think?) |
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