A World Beyond (IC)

[Nationstatelandsville]

The creature started becoming more solid, and winced when stabbed. "Oh, that did hurt." it grunted. "No matter." it said, ripping off some of the clothing she was wearing, exposing her left arm. Sunlight touched her bare skin, burning it.

Soon, a giant owl was in the car, which was going insanely.

"SHIT!" Vernon screamed, quickly tearing off his right sleeve and covering Hailey's arm with it. His left hand was now in the creature's way, but if it dared cut it off or something, Vernon would make sure that the Calacas and the creature came to blows somehow. Oh yes, he had plans for the Calacas, secret plans. Genius plans. Somewhat evil plans, in fact. Manipulation was cruel, yes, but it was for a greater cause. Of course, I'm probably saying too much, so I'll stop now.

"You!" Vernon screamed,"Bird! Get out of our car before I get another stick and introduce it to your bird privates!"

[New East Ireland]

Damien got out of the cab, and slammed the door. Man, things aren't gonna get any better, he thought, as he made his way to the grassland hill, where all the animals lived. He walked around for while, avoiding some people, until he saw and owl up in a tree. "Ah, finally," he said. He took his owl form, and flew up into the tree.

"Hello," he said, testing out his owlspeak.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

The dagger jabbed into the head of the owl, which made a horrific screeching noise.

The car crashed into the side of a building, causing many bystanders to swear and leap out of the way. The now flaming car was upside down, and the PCs had to get out of it quickly. The owl's corpse landed in Hailey's lap, very plainly dead.
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The owls stared back at Damien. "What?" one asked, sounding annoyed.

[New East Ireland]

The owls stared back at Damien. "What?" one asked, sounding annoyed.

"I'm looking for any unusual creatures in the city. And, since I have the ability to speak with your kind now, I want to know if you are aware of any," he replied. He hoped, very much so, that these were like the crows from Dumbo; now they were classy. And they sang, so that's a double plus.

[Metanih]

"My owl corpse." Hailey said, grabbing the corpse, and climbing out of the car. Quickly. I wonder how demon owl blood tastes like. I bet it is interesting. What do you think Beast?
I honestly wouldn't know. Recall how i have never known of these creatures before today? I know little more than you, and most of the knowledge is in the area of vampires, not these.

[Nationstatelandsville]

The dagger jabbed into the head of the owl, which made a horrific screeching noise.

The car crashed into the side of a building, causing many bystanders to swear and leap out of the way. The now flaming car was upside down, and the PCs had to get out of it quickly. The owl's corpse landed in Hailey's lap, very plainly dead.

Vernon opened the door with his not busted up hand, silently thanking Mr. G for preserving it. He jumped out and landed with a thud, looking around. He knew the creature was dead now, and he breathed a sigh of relief, a very great one. He was happy it was over, even if Damien had (probably) been changed by it. This surprisingly didn't hurt his plan, instead improving it. He assumed Damien could now speak to birds, or at least owls, and that would be helpful. Very, very helpful.

"Two down, you bastard," he said spitefully to no one in particular, "who's next then? Mark? Randy? The Doctor Me? I don't care who it is, but know this: I'm not going to be happy when it happens."

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Hailey's group would see they were a mile from the hospital. They could go and rest there for now.
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The owl blinked at Damien. "You mean the vampires, were-creatures, all that?" it asked.

[Metanih]

"Let's go see the others, at the hospital. We can worry about Damien later. Meanwhile..." Hailey bit into the owl she was holding, more out of curiosity than thirst. She didn't care about the people who stared at her like she was a freak. She was so covered in clothing that they could barely tell the color of her skin, nonetheless recognize her. Mmm... It is at least as good as human, if not better. Maybe i should find more of these.
The beast was happy, although it made not a sound.

[New East Ireland]

Damien nodded, as much as an owl could. "Yes, precisely. Humans are abundant, but they can't help me. In fact, most of them are just acting confused over some out-of-control business over in Chinatown," he told them.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

"Well, that was certainly... Hard. Not to mention I'm not exactly in my best years right now." Frederick said as he got farther and farther away from the burning car. He noticed that everyone else was alright, save for Damien who had flown away, and decided that the best thing they could do was rest.

Thus, he went back into the hospital and decided to check on Mark.

"Hey, how are you doing?"

[Nationstatelandsville]

"Let's go see the others, at the hospital. We can worry about Damien later. Meanwhile..." Hailey bit into the owl she was holding, more out of curiosity than thirst. She didn't care about the people who stared at her like she was a freak. She was so covered in clothing that they could barely tell the color of her skin, nonetheless recognize her. Mmm... It is at least as good as human, if not better. Maybe i should find more of these.
The beast was happy, although it made not a sound.

Vernon gazed at Hailey, utterly disgusted. Was... was she eating the owl? Ew! That had to be bad for her, it might even turn her into an owl like it did Damien! Ew, ew, ew, ew! Just... gross. He coughed a bit, before promptly vomiting on the hood of the car. Too bad Damien hadn't been around, or he would have spewed on him, as he was developing the habit of doing. But, he was busy, off gallivanting with female owls no doubt. Maybe he could find more success with the opposite gender of an opposite species.

"Yeah, good idea," Vernon said, struggling to hold back some more vomit. He failed.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Damien nodded, as much as an owl could. "Yes, precisely. Humans are abundant, but they can't help me. In fact, most of them are just acting confused over some out-of-control business over in Chinatown," he told them.

"Yeah, heard about that." an owl said. "Anyway, there are some Amara Havana living over East, Anvari tend to be all over, Kallisti live in central San Francisco, and the Calacus live in the South. And the werecreatures are everywhere. Watch out on the were-hawks though. They rule the sky, and it's not fun to fuck with them."
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Several passerby stared at the group, especially Hailey, but hurried along quickly, thinking "Someone else's problem."

[Metanih]

After finishing everything she could from the owl, Hailey dropped it, wiped off her mouth, and gave Vernon an odd look. "I am simply looking for alternative sources of food. If everyone had just eaten cow thousands of years ago, and ignored chickens and pigs, then we would have no bacon and no chicken. I bet the humans gave the first man to eat pig a funny look as well, but look where his innovation led us? Besides, it tastes absolutely wonderful. Maybe you should try it sometime." Hailey said, the last part a joke.

[New East Ireland]

"Yeah, heard about that." an owl said. "Anyway, there are some Amara Havana living over East, Anvari tend to be all over, Kallisti live in central San Francisco, and the Calacus live in the South. And the werecreatures are everywhere. Watch out on the were-hawks though. They rule the sky, and it's not fun to fuck with them."

"Kallisti, Calcus, Anvari and Amara Havan?" Damien asked. "I take it these are all waring factions," he said, thinking of a kind of plan. "And the were-hawks; I take it you aren't really fond of them, what with them ruling the sky and what not?" he asked, curiously. These owls were probably smarter than Carry; then again, owls are wise and shit.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

"Yeah, heard about that." an owl said. "Anyway, there are some Amara Havana living over East, Anvari tend to be all over, Kallisti live in central San Francisco, and the Calacus live in the South. And the werecreatures are everywhere. Watch out on the were-hawks though. They rule the sky, and it's not fun to fuck with them."

"Kallisti, Calcus, Anvari and Amara Havan?" Damien asked. "I take it these are all waring factions," he said, thinking of a kind of plan. "And the were-hawks; I take it you aren't really fond of them, what with them ruling the sky and what not?" he asked, curiously. These owls were probably smarter than Carry; then again, owls are wise and shit.

"Yep." the owl said. "And we really hate the fucking were-hawks. Do us a favor and kill any you can."

[Nationstatelandsville]

After finishing everything she could from the owl, Hailey dropped it, wiped off her mouth, and gave Vernon an odd look. "I am simply looking for alternative sources of food. If everyone had just eaten cow thousands of years ago, and ignored chickens and pigs, then we would have no bacon and no chicken. I bet the humans gave the first man to eat pig a funny look as well, but look where his innovation led us? Besides, it tastes absolutely wonderful. Maybe you should try it sometime." Hailey said, the last part a joke.

Vernon's response? Vomit of course.

"Ew..." he said, wiping his mouth his left sleeve, which he had torn off rather painfully with his right hand, "stop doing that Hailey. It's like your torturing me. What did I ever do to... oh. Oh yeah. Sorry again."

He threw the torn sleeve on the ground, looking down at his tarnished garb. He officially had no clothes left unsoiled, and that sort of pissed him off. A lot of things were pissing him off, and he never got mad. Not in Jasper, not in Ohio, not in fucking New England filled with dipshit professors who failed him because he said something nasty about clam chowder. Never. But Mr. G had upset all of that, he'd ruined his calm temperament. And, like just about everything else anymore, that sort of pissed him off.

"Let's go," he snapped, buried deep in "crab-ass" mode. He turned and began to walk towards the hospital, his second long trek of the day.

[New East Ireland]

"I think I have a way to help you with the were-hawk problem," Damien replied. "You see, there is an item called the Coiled Viper. It's an ancient thing, and I've been searching for it. From my guess, it has some ancient magical powers. If you can help me get the Viper, I can help you use it to get the sky from the were-hawks."

[Metanih]

"Fine." Hailey said, not intending to make Vernon puke more. "I could get us a new car if you want. Then we wouldn't have to walk. Personally, i don't like walking a whole mile. It sucks, and hurts my feet." Hailey complained. She wanted a new car, even if that involved stealing it. Her feet hurt from walking all the way to Chinatown, then running around inside it for a while. Honestly, she wanted to sit down, and rest. With no demon owls attacking. Even if they did taste delicious.

[Nationstatelandsville]

"Fine." Hailey said, not intending to make Vernon puke more. "I could get us a new car if you want. Then we wouldn't have to walk. Personally, i don't like walking a whole mile. It sucks, and hurts my feet." Hailey complained. She wanted a new car, even if that involved stealing it. Her feet hurt from walking all the way to Chinatown, then running around inside it for a while. Honestly, she wanted to sit down, and rest. With no demon owls attacking. Even if they did taste delicious.

"NO!" Vernon screamed back at her. He was angry, tired, his feet hurt, but most of all, he was old. And old people don't remedy their problems, they get all pissy about them, complain, and yell at things that annoy them, like small children. Hailey still kind of qualified as a "child", so, naturally, she annoyed Vernon. He was not in a very happy mood, either.

He arrived later, barging into Mark's room not long after Fred did.

"Alright Mark," he said, "we need to talk. Fred, get out."

[Zarkenis Ultima]

"I have no reason to do so. If you want to say something to Mark, say it to everyone." Frederick replied. He wasn't going to leave just because Vernon told him to. Besides, fuck it, he didn't want to stand up again, he was tired.

[Nationstatelandsville]

"I have no reason to do so. If you want to say something to Mark, say it to everyone." Frederick replied. He wasn't going to leave just because Vernon told him to. Besides, fuck it, he didn't want to stand up again, he was tired.

Vernon glared at Frederick. He was in no mood for this kind of shit, and Frederick was a mere nuisance to his plans. However... Frederick could ultimately be of a use to him. Perhaps. He didn't know him well enough, so he couldn't be sure about his resistance to Awe. He'd talk to him about it first. So, Vernon turned around and locked the door, before taking a seat on the opposite side of Mark from Fred.

"Alright, fine," he said, "I'm going to need to ask you a question, and, if you absolutely refuse to leave, to keep a secret. Is that agreeable?"

[Ameriganastan]

"Would you two morons, shut up!?"

Earl, in the same room, and in a hospital gown that barely hid a tattoo on his right arm, glared at Fred and Vernon.

"Seriously, put a sock in it. I've got a belly full of stitches, and I'm trying to rest over here, and you idiots are making it really hard!"

[Metanih]

"Can i listen too?" Hailey said, coming in a moment later. She didn't want to be left out of group decisions. "Because i doubt i am leaving." Hailey said. Mmmm... You should find another of those owls. They are yummy. It was apparent that the Beast was rather drunk it seemed. Hailey could barely conceal a giggle at the sound of the usually serious sounding vampire-in-her-head high. Are you drunk? Seriously, will i have to try every supernatural creature i find, to satisfy your desires now?
That sounds about right...

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Frederick looked at Earl briefly. "I think we should keep it down." He told both Vernon and Hailey, before turning back to Vernon. "I don't see why I should keep anything secret. I believe we both have seen what that could lead to. Haven't we, Hailey?" Frederick said, pointing out that keeping things secret from the others, like Hailey did, could lead to dangerous conflicts with nasty consequences, like Mark's injury.

[Hardened Pyrokinetics]

Then Mark woke up.

His vision was quite blurry, he was uncomfortable, he was in pain, but at least he was awake, and could hear. He turned his head to the voices. "Vernon, Earl, Fred, Hailey, that you?" He asked weakly. "Where's Gabriel? Damien?" He coughed, flecks of blood spurting out of his mouth.