I swear the four of us can cause more mayhem and chaos in two days then most people can in a year. With that being said, this installment of the Dresden game will show you copious amounts of drunkenness and beads, talking cats, the perils of sex, and the fact that honesty may be the best policy but it sure can fuck up a relationship. All this and Mardi Gras week has just begun.
Warning: Most of the game, each of us was on our own. Therefore, many of the paragraphs are going to be a bit short and the continuity a bit choppy. I will do my best to keep everything smooth.
It all started with everyone at Michelle's shop trying to decide what to do with baby Ian. We figured the local Catholic church would be the place to take him. The only problem with that was how to get him there and not have the police ask questions. Michelle decided to call Lucas Sims. If anyone could shut down a local police investigation about the returned baby, it would be him.
OCC: He is the head of a group called the Minutemen. They investigate/take care of situations involving the supernatural. They are also the Feds. Hence, they trump local PD.
Lucas showed up and was not pleased with the group. He kept blathering about how much paperwork we always caused him. Finally, he gave Michelle the number to the Minuteman hotline to report the return of the baby. The four of us thought it would be best to separate. Michelle and Sharee left first, while the boys watched to see if we were followed. We were. The boys then left for the church. The girls went to a diner on the far side of town to make the call. While there, they had some coffee and talked. They also noticed the car that followed them. It wasn't that hard; the idiots parked in a space right in front of the booth they were sitting in. The boys made it to the Church without incident. They weren't able to avoid the resident priest, who had a few questions about the baby. Luckily, the priest knew Davi and also knew about the supernatural of New Orleans. So he wasn't freaked out about it all. He said he would take care of the baby and warned Davi to be on the lookout for some Denarians that could be in town. After the two men left the church, Davi took Jack home and headed back to his place. When he got there, he found a dead gang member on his porch (this seems to happen with great frequency to him).
Still being followed, Michelle and Sharee headed to Michelle's house to crash. As they pulled up in the taxi, the car sped off. They went in and crashed. During the early morning hours, Michelle woke up to someone or something circling her house. She could hear it moving through the bushes and...snuffling? She wasn't able to see what was making the noise, so she made coffee and spent the rest of the dawn hours on the couch with her gun. After waking up Sharee, they got ready and headed out to Curiosity. Since it was the beginning of Mardi Gras, she gave Sharee the day off and told her to have fun.
Sharee headed back to her house, only to find her family not there and the front door open. Cautiously moving through the house, she couldn't see that anything had been disturbed until she came to her room. It seemed to her that it had been rifled through. Not finding anything missing, she called Michelle and let her know about it. They weren't sure if it was Adam's doing but that seemed to be the best guess. Sharee then called Thomas and they agreed to meet for a date.
Michelle, Sharee, and Davi weren't the only ones who were visited. Jack, at his place, heard the the same snuffling as Michelle. He grabbed his shotgun and headed outside. He followed some footprints around to the back and saw a tall man in a trenchcoat and fedora. Being a practical man, Jack simply chambered a round in the shotgun. When the intruder heard that, he took off running.
Meanwhile, Davi was spending his morning reviewing the security tapes from the cameras Timmy had set up. He also summoned Tbone to see if he had seen anything. The answer to that was no since Tbone had spent the evening watching Timmy play computer games. The security cameras were able to catch what happened. Davi watched as the gang member went to the side of the house and lit a joint. He then saw a tall man in a fedora and a trenchcoat come to the front door. Just then he was noticed by the gang member and, before he could raise his weapon, the tall man got to him and twisted his head around, breaking his neck.
Sharee met up with Thomas and they started off to see the sights. This was the first Mardi Gras for him, so they wandered about the streets for a bit. They watched a parade and went to the cemetery to see the procession for the dead. While about Sharee got a couple of unwanted visits. The first was from Ben Wraith. Sharee let him know in no uncertain terms that his attention was definitely not welcome and for him to leave her alone. He smilingly agreed to that but...we'll see. The second visit was from a cat. A huge pinkish white cat. When she touched the feline, Sharee felt a tingle of Fey power. She asked the cat why it was there and what it was. The cat answered that it was a friend of Adam's and it had come to sniff her out. They talked a bit more before the cat melted away. Sharee knew that it had something to do with the baby Ian incident. Great.
After spending a bit of time around the shop, Michelle closed down and headed for home. She had plans for the rest of the day which did not include working. She showered, dressed, and headed out to Bourbon Street. There were beads to be had!
Coming to the decision he needed a dog, Jack went to pound to look for one. As he moved down the corridor, looking for just the right puppy, he came to a cage that had a cat in it. It was a huge pinkish white cat (sound familiar?). The cat talked to him a bit, just like with Sharee. When Jack moved closer, the feline sniffed and told him that it had found what it was looking for. The cat then disappeared. Jack went on to pick out the puppy he wanted: a mastiff mix.
Just hanging out at his house, Davi was spending his time tightening security. After a bit, Tbone appeared again, babbling something about Bourbon Street, vampires, and innocent people being hurt. Davi loaded up his weapons and headed out, ready to kick monster ass. Tbone came with him. Getting to the heart of the street, Davi figured out it had just been a ruse by Tbone to get down there so he could see naked breasts. As luck would have it, Davi and Tbone ran into Michelle as she was flashing her way down the street (she wants lots of beads!). They talked for a bit about what was going on with tall, fedora wearing man. Davi then decided to head for home. Tbone elected to attach himself to Michelle to further his pursuit of naked breasts.
As Sharee, with Thomas in tow, walked down the street, she spied Tbone and Michelle. As they walked over, Michelle waved at Sharee and flashed Thomas, much to his embarrassment. While Thomas got the girls a drink, they talked more about what was going on. Michelle mentioned the tall man Davi had seen and Sharee told Michelle about the talking cat. Neither was good news. They agreed there wasn't much they could do about it but they would keep their eyes and ears open and would deal with whatever came up. After Thomas got back, the two groups went their separate ways. Sharee and Thomas headed back to her house. Michelle and Tbone headed out for more beer, beads, and (for him) breasts.
So ends the first part of Mardi Gras fun. What happens next? Look for the next exciting installment to find out!
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