Thread: Tears of Scarlet

Good afternoon, Mr. Xiroh. Apologies for interrupting your afternoon. The professional male voice belonging to the clerical assistant to House Nailo's presiding magus, spoke calmly, neither acknowledging nor reacting to the fixer's attempt at humor. There's a situation developing at the western most point of the city. The incident is confirmed to be involving a hostile non-human entity. Lord Armagus wants the creature either recovered or destroyed before the God-Trust can make their move. The man paused to allow the instructions to sink in. Oh, and do try to exercise some degree of subtlety. Law enforcement, media, and Jo-Jo representatives are already on site. Gather your associates and head to the Morshire construction site. --------------------- Dominus-Markus University of Higher Learning - PresentationLecture Hall Peers, professors, honored guests, I would like to thank you all for coming to today's presentation. A beautiful young blonde woman, bound to a wheelchair, sat beside a presently unoccupied podium. A lower microphone having been made available to her. My name is Elizabeth Gordon, yes my father is that Dr. Gordon. She smiled good naturedly at the brief giggling that rose about the room. Today's presentation will be on Transience theory and how we might apply that to the study of genetics and cybernetics. If you would just turn your attention to the projection behind me - can we have someone hit the lights, please? As soon as it was requested, all but the minimum lighting needed to move around was shut off. Sitting in the audience, Dr. Wilson Gordon watched his daughter with unveiled pride. His attention was only broken by the vibration of his phone. This had better be important. He whispered into the phone, though clearly upset. A gunshot wound to the head? Well that's impossible. No sample has ever recovered from - Yes, of course. Have enforcement detain the creature immediately. Tell them I'm on my way. I want testing to begin as soon as it arrives at the lab. He stood up from his seat, triggering a brief pause in the presentation as his daughter took notice of his leaving. He offered an apologetic smile before heading for the exit, the presentation resuming behind him. ------------------------ City Limits - The Western Perimeter A perimeter was established around the Morshire construction site as Jo-Jo enforcement had arrived on site. The large armored soldiers, dressed in black with faces concealed, maintained to blockade while more had entered the construction site itself. The younger of the two officers who had first arrived was being dragged away from the scene, paramedics moving to patch up a gaping wound in the side of his neck. As if defying death itself, the dark haired youth was on its feet again, though visibly exhausted and confused. The soldiers continued to close in as the surrounded them. Dr. Gordon wants this one in one piece. You know the drill. The soldier's voice was heavily distorted as they gave their orders. Where am I!? What do you want!? The confused creature, looked from soldier to soldier, before bearing its claws and flashing its fangs again. The feral youth tried to leap forward only to be hit with a taser, resulting in them shrieking in pain. Two more tasers connected but the youth still struggled to reach one of the soldiers. Get hook on it! A man catcher was quickly latched onto their neck from behind as they were forced to the ground, snarling and scratching at the ground in an attempt to escape, but they had clearly been overpowered. Secure its arms! The heavy binders! Almost as soon as the creature was subdued, a female scientist with a Jo-Jo I'd tag had arrived, stepping out of the Jo-Jo transport vehicle to inspect the asset personally. Let's see it, then. She said simply to the first soldier she saw. Only a moment later, she was being escorted back to see the creature that had so easily killed nine gangsters and seemingly shrugged off a bullet to the head.