You're a Shark and I'm Swimming (Kendal)
Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 09:57
MERRY
It had been almost 48 hours since she'd left with Renato. Hunters had attacked them on the streets, and cops joined the party. They'd been separated and Merry heavily wounded, though the carnage became mass as the cops and hunters slew each other before her eyes. He was a bloody mess after, body ripped through with bullet holes and a few stab wounds, stumbling the darkened streets trying to avoid the public eye and make his way safely to someone or somewhere familiar. Morty worked nearby, owned a place with a secret basement that vampires gathered in and she'd hoped friends would greet her. They didn't. It had been awful, but Morty was there and Morty had protected Merry, her beloved sister coming to her aid, even if she wasn't the same anymore. At some point Merry had blacked out, and Mortll had taken him back to her apartment to rest, transporting that lanky male body with care and when she awoke within it they had talked. She'd explained her situation and the need to leave, but Morty had been reluctant, leaving Merry no choice but to duck out suddenly with a hurried apology and promise to call. Kendal would be furious.
Since she had entered the body a strange voice had been stirring, a male's that sounded familiar and had only grown so as time went by. It still sounded distant staticy as if coming from a distance but it was getting closer, and clearer. Now as she stood anxiously at a door, preparing to enter, to look for the man who she had a strong urge to call boss he was there in her ear. "It's ok, darlin', he's not all that bad. Well, he is." She'd begun to identify the voice and while at first it had disturbed her, he had now become a source of comfort. Felix Sharpe, or at very least the spirit of him, seemed to haunt his own body as if unable to separate from it fully. She wasn't sure if she wanted him to, because in frightening moments at least she wasn't alone. He didn't seem angry, sometimes sad, but mostly making remarks that were designed to comfort and encourage. His hand shook slightly on the handle and she could've sworn that another covered it, that she was seeing her own original hand with the man's laying over it, encouraging her to turn. She went inside, calling out meekly. "Mr. Baxter? Kendal?... Renato?"
KENDAL
It was meant to be a quick excursion, out of the building and in before Baxter could notice. Renato was sure he had everything under control. How hard could it be to babysit a Mystic who wasn't used to their body yet anyways? It'd be like tending to a newborn foal, he thought. Oh, how he thought wrong. Things were going well until they got to around Newborough where all the gangsters liked hanging out. More gangsters meant more cops. There was always some kind of **** going down in Newborough. Not that Renato had ever been in trouble with the authorities but it was almost on the news. You could hear gunshots in the neighbourhood, the area was a wreck.
The last thing he expected though was that his charge, a vampire that had just newly awakened in the body of his usually-cautious-but-now-deceased colleague, was under police surveillance. The second Merry had been spotted, shots were fired from several angles. Cops in uniform, cops undercover. In the commotion, he'd lost Merry. And once Merry had disappeared, the shots stopped, leaving Rene in a cloud of confusion, hiding away behind a dumpster.
Now, he was pacing along behind his boss. A couple of hours after the ordeal, one of the Valkyries reported Merry back within the vicinity of Comedia. He'd stood behind Baxter and watched as the Blood Paladin watched the Mystic approach the building in the security room.
"It was my idea, Bax." Renato reminded him for the fourth time since they'd left the room. Four times now and every time he'd been ignored.
"Merry."
Too late.
"Nice of you to join us again. Care to explain where you've been without my knowledge?" Baxter came to a halt, across the lobby of the closed club from the vampire.
It had been almost 48 hours since she'd left with Renato. Hunters had attacked them on the streets, and cops joined the party. They'd been separated and Merry heavily wounded, though the carnage became mass as the cops and hunters slew each other before her eyes. He was a bloody mess after, body ripped through with bullet holes and a few stab wounds, stumbling the darkened streets trying to avoid the public eye and make his way safely to someone or somewhere familiar. Morty worked nearby, owned a place with a secret basement that vampires gathered in and she'd hoped friends would greet her. They didn't. It had been awful, but Morty was there and Morty had protected Merry, her beloved sister coming to her aid, even if she wasn't the same anymore. At some point Merry had blacked out, and Mortll had taken him back to her apartment to rest, transporting that lanky male body with care and when she awoke within it they had talked. She'd explained her situation and the need to leave, but Morty had been reluctant, leaving Merry no choice but to duck out suddenly with a hurried apology and promise to call. Kendal would be furious.
Since she had entered the body a strange voice had been stirring, a male's that sounded familiar and had only grown so as time went by. It still sounded distant staticy as if coming from a distance but it was getting closer, and clearer. Now as she stood anxiously at a door, preparing to enter, to look for the man who she had a strong urge to call boss he was there in her ear. "It's ok, darlin', he's not all that bad. Well, he is." She'd begun to identify the voice and while at first it had disturbed her, he had now become a source of comfort. Felix Sharpe, or at very least the spirit of him, seemed to haunt his own body as if unable to separate from it fully. She wasn't sure if she wanted him to, because in frightening moments at least she wasn't alone. He didn't seem angry, sometimes sad, but mostly making remarks that were designed to comfort and encourage. His hand shook slightly on the handle and she could've sworn that another covered it, that she was seeing her own original hand with the man's laying over it, encouraging her to turn. She went inside, calling out meekly. "Mr. Baxter? Kendal?... Renato?"
KENDAL
It was meant to be a quick excursion, out of the building and in before Baxter could notice. Renato was sure he had everything under control. How hard could it be to babysit a Mystic who wasn't used to their body yet anyways? It'd be like tending to a newborn foal, he thought. Oh, how he thought wrong. Things were going well until they got to around Newborough where all the gangsters liked hanging out. More gangsters meant more cops. There was always some kind of **** going down in Newborough. Not that Renato had ever been in trouble with the authorities but it was almost on the news. You could hear gunshots in the neighbourhood, the area was a wreck.
The last thing he expected though was that his charge, a vampire that had just newly awakened in the body of his usually-cautious-but-now-deceased colleague, was under police surveillance. The second Merry had been spotted, shots were fired from several angles. Cops in uniform, cops undercover. In the commotion, he'd lost Merry. And once Merry had disappeared, the shots stopped, leaving Rene in a cloud of confusion, hiding away behind a dumpster.
Now, he was pacing along behind his boss. A couple of hours after the ordeal, one of the Valkyries reported Merry back within the vicinity of Comedia. He'd stood behind Baxter and watched as the Blood Paladin watched the Mystic approach the building in the security room.
"It was my idea, Bax." Renato reminded him for the fourth time since they'd left the room. Four times now and every time he'd been ignored.
"Merry."
Too late.
"Nice of you to join us again. Care to explain where you've been without my knowledge?" Baxter came to a halt, across the lobby of the closed club from the vampire.