Club Moonflow (Open)

[Swix]

"Do you smell that?"

Tala asked Neko, stopping briefly to take in a larger breath of air.

"I can't quite make out what it, but whatever it is injured, there's blood on the winds. Let's go and investigate"

The werewolf began to run, her wet hair and Nekos coat flying out behind her as she did, quickly making her way towards the smell.

"Can you make out what it is?"

[Panther385]

Panther flinched as the officer approached her- not many good memories of policemen. "Erikarn didn't do anythin' wrong- he just got a little worked up." She shrugged, glancing down at the child next to her. "...And I have no idea who she is. Seriously."


Neko panted slightly as he ran after Tala, the rain slamming him in the face like hundreds of small pebbles. "It's something large- not dead yet, though," He managed to say while spitting out the foul-tasting percipitation.


((What, you expect the rain in Psychotopia to be composed mainly of water? Where have YOU been?! << >> ))

[DarkScarlettVixen]

The girl beamed up at the officer, "I'm Savannah. I saw this lady here and I thought to myself, I'd like to talk with her so I walked over." She looked up at Panther, "What's your name, lady?" She asked.

[Goron40]

Several minutes later, the dragon-human was starting to get the hang of this "hands" thing. In the learning process, however, he'd manage to loop pretzels onto almost every part of his face possible. He'd even managed to get one stuck on his finger. At the moment Guthux was chewing it off.

~This is so undignified...~ he thought.

[Swix]

Tala nodded as she ran, resolving to have a bath that consisted of actual water when she got the chance.

"Yeah, you're right. Let's hope whatever it is it doesn't try to attack us. I'm not in the mood for a fight today"

Tala said, getting a mouthful of liquid for her trouble. What was this stuff? Tala spat it out vehemently, as though it had just insulted her.

"Ugh... Cabbage juice?"

[Triona]

Erikarn grinded his teeth as the officer approached him. Not so much the frown the police man had, but it was the words he spoke that irritated him. An order. Another thing to add to Erikarn’s long list of hates. He muttered a swear and moved his foot forward.

Certainly at this moment, words were powerful to him because another sentence made him stop. Erikarn froze and looked back on Panther in slight but honest amazement. He had hit her, yet she still spoke for him.
Erikarn flinched, struggling to understand the concept.
Then looked back to the officer, wondering if he should strike out, run, or simply root himself to the spot.

(( Apologies for being a lazy jackass. I had... stuff... yeah that's the word, stuff on. *waves the Hamburg flag round crazily* ))

[Raven]

“B-breathalyser test?” Aara stuttered. They think I’m drunk! She thought, slightly baffled.
She complied though, stepping aside and breathing into the contraption. Glad Raven wasn’t drinking… She thought pleased. For that moment, Raven was silent. Trapped in her own thoughts.

As Aara took the test, she couldn’t help her eyes flicking over to Erikarn. He was panicking a little…
She almost sighed, wishing nothing more then to be able to help him… why couldn’t she? Because… She thought grimly. I am nothing to him. A part of something he will refuse to remember. Her spite once more returned, flooding her and making her glower in his direction, instead of looking on with a compassionate gaze. As soon as her mood changed, she looked back to the officer, completing any test he needed. “Am I clean?” She asked, her voice quiet as even though she was bitter; she could still feel pain tearing, clutching at her mortal heart.

(( *Attacks Tri with a rusty spork.* Sorry I haven't posted. I was waiting for the lazy person over here -.-; ))

[GBE]

Devante can see the indesicion within Erikarns eyes. He becomes more wary of him now, not wanting to provoke an unnecessary attack from him, but wants him to remain calm. This time speaking more sternly, his hand in front rises slightly in wary anticipation, whilst his other hand takes the grip of his gun, "Sir, you are going to have to accompany me to the station. Please step this way sir."

The first officer looks at Panther slightly disbelievingly, "Ma'am, are you accusing an on-duty officer of lying. We already have several witness statements. Perhaps you misheard the question, so I'll ask again, just in case." He gives Panther a slight smile, "Could you tell me exactly wha happened?"

The second officer smiles at Seph, after getting a positive response from someone, "Could you please tell me what happened here. We have reports of an asault."

The third officer looks at the results with a bit of slight confusion, the woman looked slightly drunk, but the results said she wasn't. He taps the breathalizer, but not getting anything else from it, he looks back up to Aara, "Are you ok ma'am? You appear to look a little dazed. Do you nee any assistance?"

As everyone seems to be cooling down their tempers, the crowd disperses much more easily now, giving the fourth and fifth officer a much easier time in navigating the tipsy ones away, listening to them talk incoherently about nothing. Both of them seemed to get a lot of requests for kebab shops and other bars.
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The scent was a few minutes old, thus having given the impression of a previously alive animal. However, the culprit had smelt two others approaching and had quickly scarpered into the nearby bushes, leaving the kill out in the open, exposed. Several chunks of flesh had been torn from the animal, although, its death appeared to have come from a severe wound in the neck. An unusual wound, not by teeth, but by a blade of one sort or another...
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Josh exited the kitchen and returned to the bar, and looked at the 'new' Guthux. He then looks up at Moon, "I'm not sure about staying here at the moment. I'm a little confused about things, and..." He trails off, not knowing best how to explain things without revealing information about himself...

[Sephirothsicase]

*He takes one hand from his chest and points towards Erikarn. Looking slightly annoyed.*

That man punched Panther *He indicates with his thumb at her.* in the face. She is a friend of mine, and because of that, I asked him to apologise.

He did not. The child should learn some manners.

[Swix]

Tala finally arrived at the scene of the blood she and Neko could smell, finding a deer sized animal out in the clearing. Tala took in a deep breath of air, though the smell of blood often made her wolfish impulses hard to control.

"I think we interrupted whatever did this, it left in a hurry"

Tala commented as she indicated the torn chunks of flesh.

"But I've never seen anything like this before. Should we go after it?"

The werewolf turned a questioning gaze towards the werecat.

[DarkScarlettVixen]

Moon did her best not to laugh, instead she smiled her laughter and took off his pretzel decorations. She looked over at Josh when he came up. He wasn't feeling so good, she was getting a nervous vibe from him, apprehension, "I don't mind if you stay here. All my employees are given a room if they need it and you're allowed to take off if you need to. Use the back door, though, it locks because it locks.

[GBE]

Josh nods as Moon continues to offer him the room, however, "I think I should go..." he says, a little awkwardly As he nears the clubs front doors and opens them, his face suddenly becomes filled with fear, and he takes a deep and sharp intake of breath and closes the door, and leans against it. Calming himself down, he walks back to Moon rather sheepishly, having managed to recompose himself.

"I, I think I'll take your offer. Do you require anything of me in return?" he asks a little warily. His eyes flickering towards the doors once.

Outside, a group of three men were stood together. They didn't look out of place, although, they all bore a gold insignia on the left of their clothing, in position just in front of their hearts. Each carris a short sword, although, their clothing varies. A fourth joins them from a crowd of people, "I smell him. He was here."

One of the others opens his eyes, "I saw him. These others have spoken to him. We shall return when trade begins again. We should return to camp." They turn away from the bustling streets of the city, and head towards a nearby forest. A few figures around the streets slowly dissolve into the nights shadows to join the group of four back at their camp...
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The culprit of the felled deer remain wary, hidden in the bushes, two eyes blinking once every so often, slowly and carefully. The rain and bushes mask its scent, and the blood of the deer fills the air around them. The only thought going through the culprits mind is the hope that the tracks left have been wiped away by the rain...

[Triona]

Erikarn looked blankly to the officer. His head was still a turmoil of provoked thoughts, trying to understand the situation and more importantly, what the outcome would be if he even moved a muscle away from the officer.

'Oh darling …’

Something cooed inside him, making his blood turn to ice
‘Why don’t you just kill him… after all, he can’t arrest you if he’s lying face first down in a puddle.’

It ended in a cruel but patient laugh, its tone still lingering in Erikarn’s mind. Certainly, it was curious to hear Erikarn’s answer and whether he would crumble under the strain to Sarmael’s manipulating desires.

‘And just how the hell would that help…? They would instantly overpower me.’

Erikarn’s flat voice answered in his head.

‘…’
It pondered for a second, as if his reply was confusing.

‘So you are in need… then… I suppose to rid yourself of those officers?’

While he stood before potential victims, Erikarn was locked completely within his mind. Arguing with the creature that twisted his words. He could’ve been kicked repeatedly and Erikarn would be totally oblivious.

'No!'

Erikarn’s desperate reply came sharply. No matter how much hate surged through his dead veins, there was still enough humanity to bar the way between a quiet moody battle in the depths of his head and hate filled dash of blood to the innocent.
No, he had seen enough suffering already. Too much blood stained his hands, and he would one day be caught red-handed in the act if he were to continue letting his will slip from time to time.

‘I don’t need to harm them to get myself out of this!’

The voice sounded irritated and there was small tut, like it had just clicked its tongue.

‘But you said you couldn’t kill them… therefore I’m offering my help. Why don’t you take it dear? Doesn’t a wound… doesn’t a shadow with darkness beyond imagination hurt far more then words ever could?’

Erikarn fists clenched as he reminded tangled within this mess. Frustration was clear.

‘Hurt?’

It soundlessly echoed in his mind for a few moments before impacting Erikarn. He realised that his demon expected to hurt the officers and people around him. Whether it was his fist or mouth that would be used in the process.
Erikarn in took a short sharp breath as his foggy vision cleared. He gave a quick shout of a swear as pain tingled lovingly up his back, wrapping round his spine. Causing him to become weak in the knees; half from the relief of being left alone, half being the pain itself. He gripped his wobbling knees and screwed his eyes shut as body half collapsed
He remained in that position for about half a minute before the trouble began to recede. Breathing still ragged, Erikarn pulled himself up to full height again with difficultly and harshly muttered distaste as he faced the officer.
‘And what if I don’t?’
He tested his tone, waiting for a reaction.
His head snapped back however as that annoying and patronizing voice tugged slightly at his already snapping strings.
That guy… Seph. The dangerous looking woman’s lover? Erikarn struggled to make sense of what had happened earlier. His eyes slowly moved to a depressed Aara who was being questioned by another officer. Certainly, she seemed different, less dangerous, and maybe even warm now? His mind was still wrapped in pain, unable to discern what change had occurred in her.
One thing remained clear to him however. An insult had just been passed to him.
‘WHAT?’ Erikarn voice came out raspier than expected since his mouth was dry.
He swallowed and calmed himself with deep breaths, remembering the conversation he had just fought over with his mind. His teeth gritted together and were ground a little as he contained himself.
‘Don’t… call me child. I… don’t like it.’
It ended with a slight hiss but Erikarn still managed to retain some politeness. For him anyways. He moodily stuffed his hands in his pockets and then, giving a final dark glance to Seph, continued to stare past the officer standing in front of him.

[Panther385]

"Uh, Panther." The shapeshifter answered to the girl, then turned back to the officer. "Ah, well you know how the residents of Psychotopia are... Um, well, it went something like this..." Panther closed her eyes for a moment, attempting to recollect the night's events. "I saw him leave the Club- been watchin' him all night -and a followed him, hopin' to take him home, if you know what I mean. Anyway, we started talking, and then Raven came along with Seph. He seemed to know her, and then Raven had a fight with Aara... They're two creatures in the same body, so they get in a tussle over thin-" She stopped for a moment and gathered herself. Why the hell am I telling a cop all of this? I should just lop 'is head off and be on my way... She was about to transmute her automail for the kill when she spotted Erikarn; seemingly going through the same fits Aara and Raven would when they'd fight for control. Ignoring the officer and the child, she walked briskly over to him and prodded him gently. "Hey, you alright?" She asked warily.


Neko cocked his head one side, scrutinizing the corpse with his emerald eyes. "I dunno... It would have blood on its horns or hooves if it had given a fight- see, there isn't any at all." He pointed to said places of the Psychotopian deer. "That means whatever killed this did it in total stealth and speed. And the throat doesn't look like a bite wound..." The werecat crouched down and flared his nostrils at the scent of the dead animal. He usually didn't eat something killed by another animal, but in this case, he wouldn't mind. "Can you tell if the predator is still here? All I can smell right now is dead stuff and cabbage juice."

[Raven]

~No…~ Aara thought, turning away awkwardly from the policeman. “I’m fine. I just need… I just need to calm down a little.” She murmured quietly, almost to herself. Her head turned around to Panther as her ears picked up her name. But, to Aara’s relief she saw Panther stopping.
She also saw her walk over to Erikarn.
Aara clenched her fists, and suppressed a slight twitch. ~The *happy spices*…~ She thought, rage filling her mind once more.

~Oh child…~ Raven cackled spitefully in her mind. ~You are so, so very naive!~ She giggled feeling rather… smug, to say the least. “Shut up…” Aara growled as she walked away from the policeman. ~Looks like Panther is getting along very well with Erikarn…~ Raven said, simply to upset her. It worked, as Aara felt tears prick her eyes and she brushed them away with a tightly clenched fist.

Aara was going, to go home. She wanted to leave. But… as she turned away, she saw a flash of white, a vision of snowy wings.

Kaedra.

“K-Kaedra?” She whispered, not believing it herself. “KAEDRA!” She screamed, rushing to where she thought she had seen him.


Kaedra was rushing away. He had managed to go unnoticed so far, but then… god, then he just had to hear a voice. He heard his name being called out in a desperate cry. “KAEDRA!” He heard Aara cry; causing his body to freeze. ~Mum?~ He wondered. No, it couldn’t be, could it? Hadn’t Raven been in charge? “M-mum?” He stuttered, turning around with shocked eyes only to have her run into him, sobbing. “K-Kaedra!” Aara sobbed, ignoring the blinding pain. He was taller then her now, she noted. He looked all grown up, only a little younger then she. ~How odd…~ She mused, happy now though.

Kaedra, on the other hand didn’t know what to do. It was her, his mum. He hesitantly put his arms around her and hugged her back. “Mum…” He said, voice in slight awe. “Kaedra… my little boy.” Aara said softly, wiping tears from her eyes; gently this time. She brought a hand up and brushed his cheek. As if… as if she was making sure he was real, and not just some figment of her imagination.

Her cold hand brushed his cheek, running against it softly, also brushing away the silent tears Kaedra hadn’t even noticed. “Kaedra, it’s really you.” Aara said with a clumsy grin on her face. Kaedra, was still in slight shock, and pulled away reluctantly as he saw Aara’s face crumple a little, and she flinched. ~Raven…~ Kaedra growled in thought to himself.

Aara looked up at Kaedra, and smiled. But, it was a sad one. “You look…” She began, only to be interrupted by Kaedra. “Like Erikarn?” He spat, angrily. Aara pulled back shocked a little. It was the last thing she wanted to hear. But, she knew. She saw how alike they were. Kaedra although, had white hair and a sharp blue eyes. When Erikarn had black hair and yellow eyes. “Actually… I was going to say grown up.” She said smiling wryly, and resting her had on his shoulder. “Come on!” She said, suddenly exited as she grabbed his hand and ran towards the group once more.

She remembered, how Raven was going to go home with Seph. She had no real friends in the cave, but she also remembered Panther’s kindness to her. Of course, she was too near Erikarn. She would not approach her at the moment. No. She wouldn’t go near that f*****r.
Kaedra followed confused, and noticed they were going nearer the group. Nearer Erikarn. He felt his insides clench with anxiety.
“M…Mum?” He asked nervously. “Don’t worry…” She whispered as she lead him towards Seph. “I don’t, no, won’t, have anything to do with him anymore…” Aara felt embarrassed as more tears sprung to her eyes. But then again, her heart had just been… crushed? Mauled? Stampeded on? No, it felt much worse then any of them. She looked at Kaedra with a watery smile and walked towards Seph. He was Raven’s friend, right? She noted he was still with an officer, should she wait?

Kaedra looked on slightly confused. It was obvious Aara was exited, and wanted to show him off? He didn’t really know. She walked carefully up to the… vampire, he guessed and paused for a moment.

“Seph, right?” Aara inquired to the vampire. “Excuse me…” She mumbled an apology to the officer. Aara was grinning now, Kaedra, her son… she couldn’t believe it! “Seph. I know I don’t really know you that well… but you’re Raven’s friend right? Well… I’d like you to meet my, well, Raven and my, son.” She smiled happily and looked at Kaedra who was standing there awkwardly holding his mothers hand with a shy smile on his face. “H-hi…” He mumbled quietly, not meeting the vampires eyes.