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Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: BIGDoor82 Date: December 1, 2024, 10:13 pm
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[center]Storyteller[/center][hr]
[br][br]The Two Rivers Church of Christ is a large church with a
decently sized congregation. One that even draws the likes of
Abigale, a not so typical congregant. This evening she's
cleaning the graveyard attached to the church. It's an old yard,
and has been part of the church since it was built in the mid
1800's. New Orleans is an old place, with old locations, filled
with strange old things... Much like the tombs she's sweeping
the leaves out of. Old family tombs, where even now members are
interred. [br][br]Then...there's a scream for another part of
the graveyard. "No, no, nonononugrgl" Then nothing...
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 1, 2024, 10:28 pm
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[center]Abigail Prezley
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Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
[hr]
Good deeds! Can never get enough good deeds in. Everyone needs a
little help now and then. Tonight, I’m helping the dead and
forgotten. I like to sit and talk to the headstones, keep them
company. Sometimes I sing a little or read them a little from
whatever book I bring with me. There’s a lot of lost souls in
the graveyard at the church.
For instance: Kevin McCleary. Dead so long even his tombstone
has forgotten when he lived and died, it’s been worn off the
rock. Nobody comes to visit him anymore. Probably been alone and
forgotten for a century or more. I tell him about this really
cool hacker I met at my favorite cafe! She was nice, bought me
food.
At least, that’s what I’m doing until I hear a scream. I stand
up, putting my book down, and look in the direction it came
from. I cast a glance over my shoulder, and then back toward the
scream -- and straighten up.
Looks like nobody’s here but me! And someone might be in
trouble. Most people would be scared, here, I think, but I live
with evil every day. I’m not scared, I’m curious.
I carefully creep in the direction of the screaming, trying not
to step on any branches, or sneeze, or do anything else silly
that might give me away.
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: BIGDoor82 Date: December 1, 2024, 10:45 pm
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[br][br]By the time Abigail reaches the body, it's too late.
He's dead... A young man, maybe 19 or 2o. He's a goth kid, and
by the looks of it here was here to make headstone rubbings. She
can tell because of the charcoal on his hands and the papers
scattered about the area. Some done, some only partially done.
There is blood pooled around him. It's no longer flowing.
There's a chunk of his throat gone, and a trail of blood that
leads off into another part of the graveyard. There is no sign
of what did this to the boy...
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 1, 2024, 10:53 pm
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[center]Abigail Prezley
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Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
[hr]
Oh my.
I wish dead bodies disgusted me. I want so badly to just be
normal for once. I should be showing signs of revulsion or
fright at the gruesome sight -- but all I can do is think about
how someone’s son isn’t coming home any more.
I’m sad.
I pull out my cellphone and make a quick call to Mr. Carter. It
goes to voicemail, which makes me frown, but I record a message
anyways.
“Hi. Abby here! Got a body at the church graveyard. Looks
like spooky stuff is happening. I know you have contacts with
the police that handle this kind of thing. Poor boy needs a
proper burial. Love you!” click.
No, I’m not in love with Mr Carter. It’s a platonic
love. Like you have for your close friends.
Anyways.
I follow the blood trail, wary of monsters.
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: BIGDoor82 Date: December 1, 2024, 11:13 pm
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[br][br]There are prints to go with the blood trail. They're
human foot prints, but there are also hand prints, like the
creature is moving on all fours.[br][br][quote]Dexterity 2 +
Stealth 2[br]7, 7, 8, 3[/quote][br][br]The creature moves
silently, stalking the pretty blonde... She seems not to notice
it though as it moves behind her, quiet as a mouse, then, it
pounces, attempting to grab her and drive her to the
ground...[br][br][quote]Dex 2 + Brawl 2[br]8, 8, 1, 6[/quote]
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 2, 2024, 11:54 am
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Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
[hr]
I’m following the trail when something tries to tackle me from
behind!
Silly monster. I’m like wonder-woman. Abbadon’s strength courses
through me, and I don’t budge. The creature just kind of tackles
me like I’m a big tree and hugs me, snarling.
“EEK!” I shriek, trying to pry it off of me!
[quote]Strength + Athletics: 3 successes[/quote]
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: BIGDoor82 Date: December 2, 2024, 12:00 pm
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[br][br]The creatures seems to have some intelligence...when the
girl doesn't go down, when she stands there like an old oak with
deep roots, it...flees... It heads in the direction of a tomb
with an open door and disappears into it. The graveyard is now
quiet, save for the normal sounds of a New Orleans
night...[br][br]That's when Abigail's phone rings. The number
isn't one she recognizes.
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 2, 2024, 12:05 pm
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Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
[hr]
I keep an eye on whatever it is. It’s hard to see in the
darkness, and the scuffle did take me by surprise, but I watch
where the monster runs off too anyways.
I straighten my jacket, and by the time I take my first step
toward the open tomb, my phone rings. I don’t recognize the
number. This isn’t uncommon; I’m a secretary for a high-powered
lawyer and I get phonecalls for him all the time.
“Carter and Solomon, this is Abigale speaking. Thank you for
your call! How can I help you?” I say, perky as ever. Like I’m
not in the middle of a graveyard, thirty feet from a dead body,
and I wasn’t just tackled by a monster.
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: BIGDoor82 Date: December 2, 2024, 12:29 pm
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/>is a grim road.[/center]
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[br][br]Mr Carter got ahold of my through my captain. Something
strange is happening, and he likes to put me on the weird cases.
I get a number. It belongs to one Abigale Prezley. She's
currently at the scene. There's a dead body and some kind of
monster. According to Mr Carter she can handle herself. So, I
call her, and let her know I'm coming.[br][br]Ring, Ring,
Answer. "Hello, Miss Prezley. I'm an officer with the New
Orleans Police Department. I'll be there shortly. You can call
me Grim." I say as I pull up to the church...yeah... I was
already on my way when I made the call. "Do you think you can
meet me out front?" I ask as I get out of the car, and move to
lean on the hood. If she agrees, when she comes around she'll
see a tall man parked under a street lamp leaning on the hood of
an old Crown Victoria. I'm wearing boots, jeans, a black t, and
a dark brown leather biker's jacket. I have short brown hair and
brown eyes. I smile, but it doesn't real my eyes.[br][br]"Miss
Prezley, I presume?" I say, standing and taking a step forward,
that's when she'll notice the standard issue .45 in it's holster
on my hip. "Grim." I add. "Mr Carter said you had spooky
problem?"
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Re: Trouble at the Two Rivers Graveyard
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 2, 2024, 12:35 pm
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[center]Abigail Prezley
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Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
[hr]
I nod, even though I’m just on the phone, and start to walk
toward the front of the church. I meet Grim in the parking lot.
I offer a good strong handshake.
“That’s me!” I say, shaking his hand. “If you’ll follow me, I
can show you what I found. The monster -- at least I think it’s
the monster -- tried to tackle me but failed, and then ran into
a tomb not far from here,” I explain.
I walk him over to where I found the dead body.
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