Andy Nichols (Oct 3, 2011 11:58:10 PM)
I think...yeah.
Keenan Murphy (Oct 3, 2011 11:58:28 PM)
I need a smoke like nothing doing. *pushing outside*
Andy Nichols (Oct 3, 2011 11:58:54 PM)
Yeah, I think we need to talk to a few people about that place.
JKRende (Oct 3, 2011 11:59:34 PM)
*The two drove to a white stucco house in a town called Chandler that really was just a suburb of Phoenix and not twenty minutes away. It had a gravel yard and cactuses and sage bushes for landscaping, very desert. Jake parked in the driveway and led them into a small but very tidy house with a nice size living room with two sofas. Jessica started a pot of fresh coffee and asked if anyone needed food. Jake watched them for a moment* So, that place, is it bad news?
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:00:23 AM)
"it's going to be."
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:00:33 AM)
"if somebody doesnt change something"
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:01:44 AM)
*He frowned* Good to know. Should I keep this on the down low or do I need to let the Glasswalkers and Bone GNawers in Phoenix know?
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:02:00 AM)
"Let 'em know"
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:02:10 AM)
"Both of 'em. i'd call in the mornin, frankly"
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:02:32 AM)
*He nodded* Consider it done.
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:02:43 AM)
Let them know. It's beyond 'oh, selling sex, people beeing treated badly' bad news. Something that reeks of the wyrm has been there recently and seems like it's trying to set up shop.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:03:02 AM)
What do you need from me? *Jessica came back into the living room with fresh coffee and cold beer for whomever wanted it. Jake had coffee...*
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:04:53 AM)
"Ya'll? for now? other than with us, stay the hell away from it"
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:05:05 AM)
"and lock your doors if you want my opinion."
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:05:29 AM)
*Jake laughed* This is Phoenix, I have dead bolts, alarms, and loaded .45's for a reason.
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:05:48 AM)
"yeah and if it gets worse, i'd move."
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:05:49 AM)
(okay guys, I have to get a 4 year old in bed, I will brb and we will move on to the meeting with Patricia Voight.)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:05:52 AM)
(okay)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:06:04 AM)
(i may.or may not be here for a little. tea was apparently a bad idea)
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:09:31 AM)
LA's nice this time of decade.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:10:00 AM)
That said...How are we seguing into Patricias' past?
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:10:47 AM)
I dont konw, could always yell at you to make sure she aint married see what she says
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:10:53 AM)
doesnt reflect real well on you though
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:10:59 AM)
(back)
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:12:39 AM)
Well, start the conversation and see where it goes. if her husband was an abusive jerk, maybe just being ncie will draw out a lot
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:13:45 AM)
*Over the next three hours until roughly 11:30 Jake and Jessica filled the three visitors in. The local sept was good, and the East Valley and the SOuth Phoenix corridor their battle fronts. PArts of town were good. The couple was actually veyr polite, neat, clean, generous, and proud of their heritage. Jessica wasn't born Kin, she had actually been bought into the tribe via the Parting of the Veil ritual after she risked her life to stop illegal dumping - and it helped that Jake was FIanna kin and her fiance at the time. IN either event, they were gracious hosts until it was near on time to go - and make that phone call...*
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:15:57 AM)
And from his perspective, he was. *thinks about it...and then calls from his phone* Here goes nothing.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:16:12 AM)
*Third ring* Hello?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:20:06 AM)
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JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:20:24 AM)
(Damn... he didn't wanna flirt with the big girl. So mean.)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:20:49 AM)
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Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:21:02 AM)
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Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:21:06 AM)
(o.O )
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:21:11 AM)
(i was ghosting)
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:21:12 AM)
(Waiting on ANdy.)
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:21:22 AM)
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JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:22:59 AM)
(welcome back. Dunno if you saw it but she answered on the third ring.)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:23:31 AM)
(actually brb going to swap comps so i can lay down)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:23:35 AM)
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Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:24:05 AM)
*Charm cranked up* Hey - is this the roadhouse where the hotty stamps your hand?
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:25:14 AM)
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JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:27:09 AM)
Well, no, this is the lady who works at the Neon Roadhouse - but ain't many folks call me hottie these days. This has to be Mr. I-didn't-get-your-name from earlier tonight...
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:29:15 AM)
No need to let details clog up the world. So where's a place you'd go to?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:30:22 AM)
Heh. I have no idea. I've been in town for like, 3 weeks? I live out in Apache Junction - sometimes I stop on my way home and get a bite at the Denny's on Power Road, just by Superstition Springs mall?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:31:45 AM)
I like the sound of that...see you there?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:32:23 AM)
I... guess?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:33:04 AM)
*Jake goes into his kitchen, gets his keys, and kisses his wife good night, ready to be at the trueborn's beck and call....*
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:33:26 AM)
*to Jake* "if you wanna just loan me the keys, you could stay here. the truck keys i mean"
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:33:29 AM)
"I know how to drive."
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:35:15 AM)
*quietly* So he says.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:35:41 AM)
*He thought for a moment, then grabbed a set of keys off the kitchen counter* Come with me. SOmetimes you know, true don't drive or have a license... sometimes. *He went into the garage, handed the kids to Tristan, and opened the garage door, an older Ford mustang was in there, about 1985, but it was in very good condition* She won't give you no trouble. Might as well roll in style.... as much style as you can get outta a blue collar worker like me anyway.
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:35:46 AM)
*gave andy the look* Shut it you. Lest i make you walk to california next time.
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:36:11 AM)
*and he grinned like a kid in a candy store* "Beats the 1990s astro we've got.."
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:36:55 AM)
"Thank you. very very much."
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:37:02 AM)
Hey, I ain't picky when it comes to wheels.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:37:02 AM)
Of course, an Astro is a Chevy.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:37:21 AM)
*He pointed to the console* Garage door opener is in the console. Call me if you get lost.
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:37:34 AM)
"Shall do. and thank you again."
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:39:06 AM)
*would get in and take the other two where they wanted to go and to andy* I figure i'll get a different table near you guys, turn out the truth bit, and just eaves drop
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:39:10 AM)
sound plan like?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:39:24 AM)
Oh yes, yes it do.
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:39:27 AM)
yep
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:40:10 AM)
WHere we stickin keenan? with me?
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:40:12 AM)
With you?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:40:17 AM)
*The drive was easy enough. Jake gave you guys directions. Phoenix was very easy to navigate, everything was laid out on a grid, and Power Road was a major throughfare. When you all got to Denny's Patricia had yet to show, and being midnight it was... well it would be busy for midnight in most cities but Phoenix was a town that slept very little....*
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:41:44 AM)
Might seem creepy or overpowering if thre are two of us
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:41:53 AM)
Could always try slipping into the umbra
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:42:00 AM)
in the city?
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:42:13 AM)
true. *snaps fingers*
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:42:16 AM)
why not have you stay in the car and peek across?
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:42:26 AM)
you dont have to go to take a look and it wouldn't be a horrible idea to make sure nothin's followin HER
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:42:56 AM)
She could still be tailed by something?
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:43:18 AM)
her husband turned into a what again? why is this an unresonable proposition?
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:43:29 AM)
Well, it's more difficult to peek than slip though. with a mirror I won't lioght my tail on fire so to speak
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:43:54 AM)
*to keenan "Well, it's worth trying. if you cant, you cant. i'm not going to say i'd be grossly upset as i know it aint easy."
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:44:13 AM)
I don't think it's unreasonable, but there was something at the place not too long ago. Plus her history...
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:45:00 AM)
*paused, putting two and two together there for a moment* you have a damnable point there andy. you do.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:45:49 AM)
(so, who all is going inside? Everyone? Or is someone going to take a gander across the umbra?)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:46:14 AM)
(i think keenan is staying in the car and peeking, tristan is getting a different table near andy but not with so he can eaves drop and andy is going in to? is that right?)
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:46:37 AM)
(Well, Andy kinda needs to... if he's talkign to the girl.)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:46:49 AM)
(checking with keenan)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:46:56 AM)
(but that's the plan if he's cool with it)
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:48:13 AM)
((Andy's talking to the lady.
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:48:34 AM)
(I have a better chance of slipping through into the umbra, if that is ok?)
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 12:48:46 AM)
(i dont object. just be careful)
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:49:00 AM)
((Very careful!))
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:51:00 AM)
*It was about 12:15 when Patricia Voight showed up in a battered little Suzuki Swift that was three different colors and still sporting Mississippi plates. She was in a black jacket and jeans and worn sneakers and that same waaaay to loud green t-shirt. She was about 5'4" and probably weighed in at around 180 - 190 pounds, she was too big to dance, but not so big she was invalid or anything of the like. ...*
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:51:58 AM)
PL Tristan. Please tell me I'm not allowed to say what I'm thinking.
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 12:52:16 AM)
*Keenan concentrated onto the mirror and slipped stowards the umbra*
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:53:53 AM)
*throws a wave at Patricia* Hey nice eyes...
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:55:57 AM)
*She settled in* Hello there Mystery man. What's your name? I didn't ask earlier and you didn't tell me.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 12:57:19 AM)
Well, I go by Andy, mainly because my parents were total hippies.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 12:59:58 AM)
Andy, I'm Patty. Now. Let's cut to the chase, because I just came out of a... long unplesant relationship... and I know I'm not an attractive woman... so why are you chasing the overweight counter girl from a second rate strip joint in the ass end of Dysfunction Junction, Arizona? You aren't dressed like a local redneck and your friend and you aren't from the Valley - so... what the heck are you up to? *She smiled at him though, maybe she was hoping for the impossible, or perhaps she was just resigned to whatever trouble he was bringing her...*
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:06:31 AM)
*spreads his hands* Okay...Patty, I can't tell you specifically why. But it has to do with the long unpleasant relationship. Your...ex, has gotten himself into more trouble then he knows what to do with. And I'm freelancing, and working on some things that'll hopefully make lives better. I promise you a few things. I'm not going to tell anyone where you are. I know you're doing the best you can with a shit situation.So what can I do for you to make this...less painful? Or less...y'know. Creepy, actually, because this ain't normal.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:08:01 AM)
*she blinked several times* You aren't with those Panacea creeps are you?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:08:58 AM)
Far from it.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:10:10 AM)
*She nodded* What did you get my hopes up for? What do you want to know? Or, what do you need to know?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:14:34 AM)
I think part of it's how I grew up. My parents taught me that beauty is something to be looked for, and something that can be found in everyone. And that everyone should feel beautiful. *pauses* And I'm such a sucker for eyes. That said, I'm curious about Panacea.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:16:10 AM)
*She shrugged* They paid for Jack's surgery. Then when things didn't go right and I wanted to make a medical claim they showed up and threatened to... well, it wasn't kind what they said they'd do if I followed through with the law suit.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:18:25 AM)
*cocks his head* Y'know, it's kinda funny. Panacea was greek for cure-all. Like, snakeoil. What was Jack like? I mean, I've talked to him. He's told me, well his story. But I know his story isn't the story.
Tristan Redgrave (Oct 4, 2011 1:18:46 AM)
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JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:21:33 AM)
No, no it's not. Jack was... I knew Jack in high school and junior high. He was a fat kid back then, not REAL fat, but big, and he got picked on. He was on the football team, line backer. They used to call him pencil dick. He laughed it off, but it bothered him. One night at a party I was half lit and I took pity on him and let him screw me... it really was kinda sad just how small that guy was. Well, someone missed a period and we had a kid. He married me. But our daughter died at age 5 months 3 weeks and 2 days. SIDS. *She looked bad* It wrecked my body, left me this big and I can't take weight off, but that's another story. Well, a couple of years after the baby died this doctor gets a hold of Jack and says they have a bona fide medical penis enlargement surgery that the FDA has allowed to go to human trials, right?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:21:50 AM)
And Jack jumped on that like a... well, like a fat kid on cake.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:22:39 AM)
Now, this is where it gets surreal. Jack goes to see this doctor and suddenly there's all kinds of letters and appeals and denials and requests for more information coming and going in the mail, and finally Jack comes to me a year later and says he got approval to get the surgery.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:23:01 AM)
*Listening over a soda*
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:24:54 AM)
*She collected her thoughts* Well, the Panacea guys start showing up talking about how this is still experimental so they will cover all the out of pocket expenses if he'll sign a liability waiver and the dumb shit does it. I told him to wait, but he wouldn't listen to me. Now... understand, I like the guy, but I don't think I've ever loved Jack... but he was starting to get rabid about this. He went to far as to cut out a computer print out of a big old pecker and tape it to himself so he could check himself out in the mirror. I laughed, but then, I also started to get nervous, Jack was OBSESSED, right?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:25:57 AM)
So, he gets his surgery, and part of me is going "Okay, this may be fun now..." Except... it was.... shit just was not right.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:27:23 AM)
*Nods* Yeah. He described some of the side effects.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:30:05 AM)
Yeah, well, I was shocked when I saw it, scaley and red and all diseased looking. Had barbs on it. BARBS! Like a cat! *She lowered her voice* Bigger is one thing but it was like they grafted some alien shit on him. *She sighed thought for a minute* I bled afterward, if we made love it hurt and I bled and I told him shit was not right but he was *proud* of that, diseased, damaged thing. And he wanted it ALL the TIME. I talked to the doc and he said it was a side effect of hormones they'd given him... then, he started to get more demanding, and that's when I left. I was done with that shit. He wasn't never a mean guy, he was big and kinda goofy and strong, but after that surgery he turned into this aggressive man-whore. I am pretty sure he slept with my best friend before I left. May still be for all I care.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:30:30 AM)
And then Panacea starts calling like, a week after the surgery to check up on him, but then they got funny..
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:30:57 AM)
Every time they would call they would remind me that I signed a holed harmless agreement not to sue them, those fuckers KNEW something wasn't right.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:34:00 AM)
....barbed. *contemplates* Do you have any of that paperwork?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:35:38 AM)
No. Jack did it all. Everything. ANd when I left? I didn't bring shit but my car and my clothes. New life, new start, far away form Jack.
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 1:35:44 AM)
(I have a super early morning tomorrow, is it ok if I drop off and head to bed? Keenan'll keep watch in the umbra until he gets a go signal)
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:36:42 AM)
(yep, you're good. I don't think this wil go a *whole* lot later....)
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 1:36:54 AM)
(kk, ty all and have a goodnight!)
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:37:06 AM)
(night!)
Keenan Murphy (Oct 4, 2011 1:37:14 AM)
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Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:39:11 AM)
So...before he was just obsessed with the size?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:39:44 AM)
And otherwise...he wasn't bad, I guess is what I'm looking for.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:41:22 AM)
He was never obsessed with it,kinda depressed about it, until suddenly he found out it could be bigger. THEN he was definately obsessed. Jack was... Jack wasn't ever really a bad guy. He had his moments, he could be a dick, but he wasn't a *bad* guy, no. Never hit me or shook the baby....
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:43:08 AM)
Is Panacea still talking to you at all?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:43:39 AM)
I haven't left them any forward information. they hadn't called in about two months when I left home... so they were slowing down.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:45:50 AM)
Honestly...to me it sounds like someone had some foreknowledge, and this ain't good. *runs a hand through his hair* I'm a little fish in a big pond, but...you got my number, right?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:47:41 AM)
*She nodded* It's still in my cell phone from when you called me. Why? You work for the FDA or something?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:51:14 AM)
Well, I don't work for the government, but I know a guy who knows a guy, y'know? What happened to Jack wasn't right, and panacea could have a responsibility.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:52:08 AM)
To you and Jack because...well...morality demands it. And if I can make another...suggestion?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:52:32 AM)
Oh, I promise you, they got something. Listen... it's late... I really should get home and get some rest. Whats your suggestion?
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:53:32 AM)
Find another job. That place...it's a dead end. Temp, clerk, anything else.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:54:42 AM)
*She nodded* I'm trying. That'll last me a month or two them I am outta there bigger than shit. Believe you me.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:56:34 AM)
Yeah. And being beautiful is a mind thing. *grins* Think of the number as...well, y'know. If you're in deep shit you can call. I can't promise it'll be me, but I know a guy if it can't be me. Okay?
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:57:24 AM)
*She nodded* I'll get along.
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:57:38 AM)
(I need to call it here. I had to get up at 6 AM and I am whipped good.)
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 1:59:21 AM)
((No worries. Main questions answered, and Andy has ammo to lobby for help. And, there's a plot hook right there!))
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 1:59:52 AM)
(THat's what it was - alllll plot hook for upcoming SL>)
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 2:00:10 AM)
((Oh dear heavens. >.> ))
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 2:00:32 AM)
(Mwuahahahah!~ Okay man, thanks for playing hope you enjoyed - and you are not scene locked, but I am outta here.
Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 2:00:40 AM)
((Niiight!))
JKRende (Oct 4, 2011 2:00:44 AM)
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Andy Nichols (Oct 4, 2011 2:00:47 AM)
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