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The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 9:46 pm
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[center]Eve Solomon
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It's just a problem that I'm faced with am I
Not the only one who hates to stand by?
Complications that are first in this line
With all these pictures running through my mind[/center]
Animal Magnetism | Faerie Affinity | App5(Captivating) | Legend:
Red Riding Hood
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~POOF.~
I arrive in the Library in the Manor and immediately drop
Nameright’s shapeshift, taking my natural form again. I need a
shower.
The Library is a quiet place, and usually empty. Well, the
section that I arrive in is usually empty, anyways. It’s not
that Garou and Kinfolk don’t read, it’s that most of the time
the things they read tend not to be smut. Romance novels aren’t
exactly a thing of interest to a Gar--
“--Joey what the fuck are you doing here?”
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 10:09 pm
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[center]Joey Solomon: The-Bell’s-Toll
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes![/center]
NPC | Ahroun | Athro | Pooka Kinain
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Under the glowing light of the moon, Lily stood at the edge of
the pier, her heart pounding in her chest like a drumbeat. The
salty sea breeze tousled her hair as she gazed into the
shimmering water, lost in thoughts of the man who had stolen her
heart. She had always dreamed of a love like this, the kind that
swept her off her feet and made her feel like the only woman in
the world. And then, there he was—Ethan—walking toward her with
that irresistible smile that melted her every time. He reached
out, gently taking her hand in his, his touch sending a wave of
warmth through her entire being. "I've been waiting for this
moment my whole life," he whispered, his voice a velvet promise.
Ethan pulled her closer, his eyes never leaving hers, as if they
were the only two people in the universe. "Lily," he murmured,
his lips brushing against her ear, "From the moment I saw you, I
knew my heart had found its home." Her breath hitched as he
leaned in, his face so close that she could feel the heat of his
skin. The world around them seemed to vanish, leaving only the
two of them, caught in the magic of a love so powerful, it could
never be broken. And in that perfect moment, under the starry
sky, their lips met—slow, tender, and full of promise—sealing
their love in the kind of kiss that only existed in the most
passionate of dreams.
I turn the page, only to find it…
Blank?
That’s the end of the story!?
But what about Elric and Loupe!? Who killed the jester!? Who was
the mysterious stranger in the bar that night!?
And then suddenly there’s a voice behind me. I practically jump
out of my goddamn skin, yelping in the most unmasculine manner I
think I’ve ever yelped. I go to slam the book down on the table
in front of me but wind up flinging it through the air over my
shoulder instead in a fucking panic.
Shit! I’m caught. By Eve, of all people. This ends about as
poorly as anything can fucking end, doesn’t it…
“...The fuck do you want, Eve?”
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 10:23 pm
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It's just a problem that I'm faced with am I
Not the only one who hates to stand by?
Complications that are first in this line
With all these pictures running through my mind[/center]
Animal Magnetism | Faerie Affinity | App5(Captivating) | Legend:
Red Riding Hood
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“I want to know what my brother is doing in my corner of the
Library,” I say. “But I think I know why you’re here…”
I bend over a little bit and snatch up the book Joey just flung
across the room, and look at it.
Oh, I know this one. It was terribad. I flip through the pages
and find a particularly awful passage.
“But Ethan,” I read in a whispery, half-moan voice. “What if
they find out that we’re… you know…”
“What? What if they find out what, Lily?” Ethan intoned, daring
her to say it out loud.
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 10:27 pm
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[center]Joey Solomon: The-Bell’s-Toll
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes![/center]
NPC | Ahroun | Athro | Pooka Kinain
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“Very funny,” I snatch the book out of her hands before she can
reach the end of that scene. She didn’t even pick one of the
good ones. Thank fuck she didn’t pick one of the smut scenes.
I have no idea what I would do if she had.
“Fine. So I like to read. You caught me,” I say, trying to
weasel out of this. “It’s not like anyone cares.”
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 10:33 pm
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[center]Eve Solomon
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It's just a problem that I'm faced with am I
Not the only one who hates to stand by?
Complications that are first in this line
With all these pictures running through my mind[/center]
Animal Magnetism | Faerie Affinity | App5(Captivating) | Legend:
Red Riding Hood
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“Oh I bet they’d think it’s fucking hilarious that you’re
reading, uh…” I check the front of the book cover.
“...Undead and Unwed,” I say, stifling a laugh at his expense.
“You’re not weaseling out of this for free,” I grin wickedly at
him.
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 10:37 pm
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[center]Joey Solomon: The-Bell’s-Toll
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes![/center]
NPC | Ahroun | Athro | Pooka Kinain
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Goddamnit. She’s got me in her claws. Kinfolk aren’t supposed to
HAVE claws! I mean, the homid kinfolk aren’t. Right? Am I crazy?
This isn’t how my life was supposed to go!
“Fine…” I reach into my wallet and start counting out hundreds.
She places her hand on mine, interrupting me with a ‘tsk tsk
tsk’.
“You know I don’t want money,” she says.
Gulp. That’s not a good sign.
“Then, uh. What… what do you want?”
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 10:47 pm
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[center]Eve Solomon
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It's just a problem that I'm faced with am I
Not the only one who hates to stand by?
Complications that are first in this line
With all these pictures running through my mind[/center]
Animal Magnetism | Faerie Affinity | App5(Captivating) | Legend:
Red Riding Hood
[hr]
“How about we say you owe me one,” I say, “And leave it at that
for now?”
I can’t dream up anything that will terrify him as much as he
can dream up things that will terrify him. Let him stew,
wondering when that favor is going to get called in. What it
will be. What it will cost him.
“Ugh. Great,” he says.
“Love you,” I roll up on the balls of my feet, kissing him on
the forehead -- something I can only do because he’s sitting
down right now. “Now get the fuck out of my library.”
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 10:49 pm
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[center]Joey Solomon: The-Bell’s-Toll
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes![/center]
NPC | Ahroun | Athro | Pooka Kinain
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“Don’t gotta tell me twice,” I say, up and skedaddling.
Her library. Feh. This is dad’s library, not hers. Stupid…
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 11:04 pm
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It's just a problem that I'm faced with am I
Not the only one who hates to stand by?
Complications that are first in this line
With all these pictures running through my mind[/center]
Animal Magnetism | Faerie Affinity | App5(Captivating) | Legend:
Red Riding Hood
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Okay. Managed to keep him focused on the chaos gremlin antics,
and not able to notice or ask about the police station case file
I was carrying when I arrived. Keep them panicking, keep them
worried about themselves, and they don’t even think to question
what you’re up to!
Works like a charm, every time.
I close the door to the library, because Joey is rude and leaves
it hanging open. After making sure I’m alone in the library, I
set the box down on the table and start to unpack it, piece by
piece.
I feel like I’m picking up the pieces of a shattered portrait of
Mom. Most of it is just badly-scrawled notes, but some of it is
stuff like personal affects.
[quote]Int 3 + Enigmas 3, Diff 8: Does she find a clue?
8, 1, 10, 3, 10, 5 = 2 successes![/quote]
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Re: The Case File (Solo)
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 7, 2024, 11:25 pm
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It's just a problem that I'm faced with am I
Not the only one who hates to stand by?
Complications that are first in this line
With all these pictures running through my mind[/center]
Animal Magnetism | Faerie Affinity | App5(Captivating) | Legend:
Red Riding Hood
[hr]
The notes don’t help. It’s mostly stuff I’ve heard before, a
roadmap for the leads I’ll need to magically follow up on in
ways that the police couldn’t. Stuff like the McDonald’s
employee who last saw them, or the mysterious car they were in
when they were seen.
I’m just about to sigh and hang up my hat on this bullshit when
something in the box catches my eye. A gentle shine.
I reach in and grab a locket on a golden chain. It’s one of
those heart-shaped lockets, pretty poorly made but definitely
old.
I pop it open and find pictures of me and joey as babies.
[quote]Willpower, difficulty 8: Can she keep it together?
8, 2, 3, 1, 6 = zero successes[/quote]
I snap the locket shut. Oh my god. I found… I found something of
Mom’s. Something of mom’s that has been missing, this whole
time.
I collapse into the chair Joey was sitting in and fight back the
tears, at first. She had a locket with joey and I in it. She
had… she…
She left it behind?
I break down crying.
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