Waiting to Die

S"So you ARE completely useless. Just hang up on him."

Eve:<Is that everything? Can you leave the hospital and distract the priest?>

"I might be able to do that... if they don't get me as soon as I walk out... Where are you?"

Azuma: "Outside the hospital. Because we just walked out."

"Well, okay... I'll come out to you..." Stefan put the phone down and made to leave, hopefully without attracting the attention of any nurses.

*Eve hangs up, gives Tirea back her phone and crosses her arms. Tirea looks angry*

Tirea:<Are you sure telling him where we are was a good idea? For all we know, he'll go all psycho on us again!>

*Eve puts a hand on Tirea's shoulder, but Tirea shakes her off*

*Fortunately for him, the receptionist is on bathroom break. Right after he steps out of the hallway, all of the lights go out, save of course for the last remnants of sunlight coming through the windows.*
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*Senthose fucks off down a seemingly random road.*

Stefan broke into a dash for the exit.

Azuma: "If something else doesn't get him first."

L"He doesn't know exactly where we are. We can stay in hiding & just jump him if we expect a trap."
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*Stefan is now in a mostly empty parking lot, with nobody in sight. After the doors close, he hears them open again.*

*Eve and Tirea follow everyone else, Eve looking around for any signs of something unusual. Tirea crosses her arms and still looks pissed*

Stefan started walking rapidly away from the hospital, looking over his shoulder at the doors.

*The doors seem to be just hanging open until yellow eyes open, faintly illuminating the shape of a porkpie hat. Stefan also hears Thiera's scream.*
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*Lilith looks back at the sound of Thiera screaming to see Roatha tugging on her arm, looking white & eyes darting around frantically.*

R"It's near! We have to go, now!"

Stefan broke into a run towards the scream.

*Eve grabs Thiera's other wrist and pulls her along as fast as she can. Tirea takes off at a run as well*

Eve:<Do you think it's after us or Stefan?>

Th"How should I know, where are we even going?!"
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*Stefan soon sees the bulk of the group running cluelessly in a random direction.*

Stefan looked over his shoulder again to see if he was being followed.

Following the group.

Eve:<Away from here.>

*Continuing*

*The hospital appears to be normal. Soon they come to the downtown region. Dusk is approaching & the street lights have not turned on yet.*

L"Earlier--we searched the hotel--you stayed at...do you remember--leaving anything there...?"

R"Maybe. If we just--"

*No sooner does he approach the hotel than the Shadow darts out of the nearest alley. The streetlights glow unusually bright & become blurred by the cast's sudden migraine. Out of the corners of their eyes, they can see more shadows dancing around, before everything goes black.*
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*They briefly come to on the ground outside of the black forest. They can see what looks to be an older version of Roatha talking to someone just beyond the trees, but can't hear what is being said. Suddenly, the Shadow floats out of the forest, plowing through his chest & out the other side. He falls to his knees & coughs up blood. They look to where the cast is watching only for them to be knocked out again.*
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*Next they are on the downtown street of Pforzheim, but it is still cobblestone & many of the modern buildings are missing. The man from before is on a latter, nailing together the walls of a church spire. Once again, the scene goes dark.*
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*Roatha is posing a body on a gurney in a dark basement. Soon after, he heads into another room. Moving a shelf aside, he climbs into a dumbwaiter & descends.*
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*The cast next comes to in a forest somewhere, the sun just starting to peek above the horizon.*

Th"Oooh--is it real this time?"

L"My headache says so...please tell me we're not in the black forest again."

*As she rubs her head, Roatha stands up & turns around.*

R"No--this is my house!"

*Sure enough, any who turn around will see a small white house at the edge of the forest.*

*Tirea holds herself and blinks in the light. Eve looks very disorientated for a few moments*

Tirea:<...Your house?>

Eve:<Do you have any idea why the shadow would bring us here?>

Astarte put her hands to her temples and kept her eyes shut tight, "Got any aspirin in that house?"
Stefan looked frantically around.

*Stefan sees trees swaying in the darkness. Could just be the wind.*

R"Uh, probably, but I don't think--what if it's already inside?!"

*Roatha starts to run only for Lilith to grab him by the arm.*

L"Hold on. What if you go in there & freak out? What if this is all part of some elaborate--"

Th"Shh!"

*In the awkward silence that ensues, they can hear someone or something trudging through the leaves somewhere.*

*Eve points in the direction she thinks she hears the noise from, eyes wide. Tirea looks rather like a frightened rabbit*

Azuma would reach for his knife at this point, except it's who knows where.