A Romp in the Swamp

[Saturday June 16th, 8:30 PM

New Orleans, Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetary]

[1:22:17 PM] Omniance: They've been looking through the huge graveyard for the last hour or so, for the specific tomb that Karl told them to meet him by.

Lucas: This is the place. He looks at the large above-ground tomb. He reads the plaque on the side of it. Family resting place of Met.. Tee? Ze... Metez... Doesn't matter it's the same spelling. He looks at everyone else as Rodin start to sniff about the entrance to the tomb.

[1:26:53 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He grabs onto the door's iron bars and tries opening it but it doesn't seem to budge. He looks inside after to see if the man they're supposed to meet is around.

[1:30:48 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He said he'd be here around nine so we might have to wait a few minutes.

Odie: He looks around the graveyard, he has his sunglasses on. It's not a normal foggy morning, more like a muggy one. The fog is warm and through most of it has been burned off by the summer heat, it's made the air almost feel sticky. Despite this it's still a lot cooler than it was yesterday evening when they arrived. Well hopefully he doesn't take too long to get here... This place is... Weird... All the bodies above ground? Zombies don't have to dig their ways out...

[1:37:02 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He turns around to look at Odie. You better not jinx us...

Yuri: You scared of a few zombies, Ricky?

Ricky: Demons don't even scare me... He looks at him. I just don't like the undead. They don't stay down, no matter how much you punch them.

[1:38:17 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Just need a little fire.

Rodin: He barks.

[1:39:40 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He tilts his head for a second, agreeing with Lucas before he turns around to keep looking for the man.

[1:43:41 PM] Omniance: A middle aged man walks out from behind one of the tombs. He looks around for a moment quickly before seeing them and moves over to them. Which one of you is Lucas?

Lucas: Me.

Karl: It's me- Erm... Karl that is. He looks around like he's expecting to be followed. Just you four right?

Lucas: He looks over at Yuri in confusion. ...Yeah... Something wrong? He looks back at the man.

Karl: No. He looks around again, leaning back a bit to get a look around the tomb. He whispers. The glasses are gone. He looks back at Lucas. Someone broke into my home and took them. Lucas's expression immediately fades to distraught.

[1:46:05 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He raises an eyebrow. You told us you were keeping the glasses in storage. How were they stolen?

[1:46:57 PM] Omniance: Karl: He looks at Yuri. Well I took them out of storage yesterday and then someone took them from me before I got them here. They must've been watching me when I went to go get them.

[1:49:23 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You... you made us come all the way out here for nothing because you couldn't hide those glasses for one more night?!

[1:50:13 PM] Omniance: Karl: He backs up slightly.

[1:51:48 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He starts walking towards the man, there's obvious intent to hurt him.

[1:52:42 PM] Omniance: Karl: I'm sorry, I was as careful as I could be! They must've been tailing me for a long time! I don't know how they knew I'd taken them out of storage!

[1:54:27 PM | Edited 1:55:57 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He grabs Yuri and holds him back so he doesn't start beating the man up. Hey!

Yuri: Let go of me! He starts yelling out slurs and struggling against Ricky's strength to reach the man to hit him.

[1:58:16 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks at Yuri, also mad, but he's never seen Yuri this mad.

Lucas: Alright-alright! He pats Yuri on the back. Alright... Cool it for a sec... He looks at the man, who is about to break into a run. Who is "they"?

Karl: Denny Winsor and his lackies... He keeps looking back and for at Yuri as he speaks. He's a collector... Fanatical... D-does everything in his power to get an Object.

[2:00:00 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He calms down. I'm cool... I'm cool.

Ricky: He looks down at him and lets him go.

[2:01:08 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He instantly runs forward and tackles the man down before he can run away.

[2:01:36 PM | Edited 2:06:35 PM] Omniance: Karl: AHH!! He starts flailing about. The man is quite weak.

[2:02:44 PM | Edited 2:07:28 PM] Arbi: Ricky: His eyes widen a little, not expecting that from Yuri. Has he ever tried out for football?...

Yuri: He pins him down and grabs the man's shirt, lifting his torso up with one hand and the other in a fist ready to punch him if he doesn't talk. Where are they?!

[2:07:42 PM] Omniance: Karl: The old Winsor Plantation house! A few miles south! I can give you directions! Please don't hurt me! He's trying to crawl away.

[2:09:52 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at Odie. Do you know where that is?!

[2:12:13 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks to the side. Umm... Yeah I think it's in... Bayou Lac des Allemands.

Karl: That's it! I can draw you a map, anything! Please stop hurting me!

[2:13:25 PM | Edited 2:14:18 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He lets go of the man's shirt and stands back up before walking away back to the RV.

[2:16:56 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Sorry about that... But we've come a long way to get those glasses...

Karl: He scrambles to his feet. You're going to get yourselves killed. No one messes with Winsor...

Lucas: Just shut up and mark down at directions on our map. He holds his hand out and Odie pulls out his map of New Orleans and hands it to him. Lucas pulls a marker from his pocket and holds it out with the map. Please. His throat glows and smoke rises from his mouth and nose with the last word. Karl gulps loudly as he slowly grabs the map.

[2:19:34 PM] Omniance: About thirty minutes later they're on the road in the RV...

Lucas: He's driving the RV down the road. They've left the city and seem to be out in the wilderness in the middle of no where.

Odie: We should be there in about twenty minutes. He's sitting at the table with the map unfolded.

[2:20:26 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's sitting at the small table looking out the window, he still looks a little mad but he's definitely calmed down.

[2:22:01 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He implied that we'll likely have to... Use force to get the glasses back... Since we're weaker than we were... We'll have to be a lot more careful.

[2:25:06 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He's sitting beside Lucas upfront. After a moment he whispers. What happened to your brother back there?

[2:25:39 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He asked that waitress out and she gave him a fake number... He's not too happy about it.

[2:26:12 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks back at him and then back at Lucas. Really?

[2:26:49 PM] Omniance: Lucas: What do you mean really? He looks at Ricky strangely.

[2:28:38 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He responds by looking back at him strangely. He's your twin brother... I can't exactly say he's ugly.

[2:30:47 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Oh... Right... He looks away awkwardly. He'll cool off...

[2:31:37 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Are you two talking about me behind my back?!

[2:31:56 PM] Arbi: Ricky: His eyes widen a little and he doesn't say anything.

[2:33:30 PM | Edited 2:34:02 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks in the mirror back at Yuri. He asked why you never joined the jocksquad if you knew how to tackle.

[2:36:59 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He almost glares at Lucas. You know damn well why I never joined the jocksquad.

Lucas experiences a flashback of Yuri mentioning that he wanted to join the football team but Lucas just laughed at the idea, thinking he was joking.

[2:37:55 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Wait you were serious? He raises an eyebrow.

Odie: You guys played basketball, why not football?

[2:39:18 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Basketball isn't a real sport.

Ricky: He tilts his head for a second, agreeing with him.

[2:40:39 PM | Edited 2:40:53 PM] Omniance: Lucas: It was a real sport when I played...

Odie: Why'd you stop playing again?

Lucas: He mumbles. Because we ended up being too short when we got to high school...

[2:41:18 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks to the side, clearly pissed off about his height being too short.

[2:45:51 PM] Omniance: Odie: Wait, why did you stop?

Lucas: Because it sucked!

Odie: Oh... He looks back down at the map. Well ok then...

[2:47:47 PM] Omniance: About thirty minutes later...

[2:50:04 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He parked the RV about half a mile up the road and they used the jeep the rest of the way as the RV was starting to sink into the mud. They turned off of the road and stopped about two hundred yard from the house and walked the rest of the way after that. The four of them are now behind some trees about fifty feet from the outer area of the house. There's about a dozen of guards outside, with rifles. He whispers. So what do we do?

[2:54:28 PM | Edited 2:55:39 PM] Arbi: Ricky: They all have rifles. He looks back at Lucas. I don't think this is worth the money you're being payed anymore...

[2:55:56 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He sighs. Yeah...

Odie: You guys are afraid of guns, after all we been through?

Lucas: He looks at Odie and raises an eyebrow.

Odie: Demons but no guns... Seriously?

[3:00:23 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We're gonna split up into teams...

[3:00:47 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He whispers loudly. What!?

[3:02:16 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He places his hand on Odie's shoulder. You're with me. He looks back at Lucas and Ricky. You're both staying out here. If anything goes wrong take out the guards and come save us before they kill us.

[3:03:04 PM] Omniance: Lucas: They have guns Yuri! Like, maybe if it was one guy with a gun, but it's like 12 backwater hicks with rifles!

[3:04:18 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You'll figure it out. He grabs Odie's arm. Let's go. He runs off with him.

[3:05:39 PM] Omniance: Odie: He smiles at Lucas and puts on his sunglasses as Yuri pulls him off into the brush.

Lucas: He looks at Ricky and shakes his head.

[3:06:47 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks at Lucas when the other two are gone. He smiles. Hey.

[3:07:06 PM] Omniance: Lucas: What?

[3:07:44 PM] Arbi: Ricky: His smile fades and he goes back to scouting the guards. Nevermind.

[3:09:52 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He tackles Ricky to the ground.

[3:12:22 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He falls down on his back and looks up at him. He's just as surprised as when Yuri tackled down the man from the cemetery. He smirks up at him. Not bad.

[3:14:29 PM | Edited 3:15:41 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He blushes slightly.  I didn't think I'd actually be able to tackle you... Down... Into the dirt... To be... On top... Like this. He turns more red.

[3:15:14 PM] Arbi: Meanwhile...

[3:16:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He runs into the next set of bushes before the guard turns back around. They're close to the house and can only whisper now.

[3:17:32 PM] Omniance: Odie: He arrives a moment after Yuri, ducking down. He whispers quietly. So what's the plan my man?

[3:20:25 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He squints his eyes and covers Odie's mouth, watching the guard's shoes as he walks past them. When he's gone he whispers. Steal the necklace, don't get caught. That's all there is to it.

[3:21:22 PM] Omniance: Odie: ...You mean the glasses?

[3:24:01 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at him. Yeah. You ready?

[3:25:06 PM] Omniance: Odie: An icy dagger appears in his hand. Let's blow this popsicle stand.

[3:39:16 PM] Arbi: Guard1: He stops at the end of the porch and takes a look around out into the distance.

Yuri: Wait for my signal... He quietly climbs up over the porch's railing and goes up against the wall, turning invisible.

Guard1: He turns around and starts walking back down in their direction.

Yuri: He knocks over a small potted plant as the man walks by him.

Guard1: He stops and looks down at the window sill, raising his gun and checking to see if some animal knocked it over.

Guard2: He turns the corner and looks over. What was that noise?!

Guard1: He looks up at the nearby trees. It's the squirrels again.

Guard2: I told you there aren't any squirrels out here!

Guard1: But then how did the pot fall over?!

Guard2: Don't you lie to me, boy! You're always knocking everything over with that fat belly of yours! Now find one of them maids to clean your mess before Mr. Winsor has the maids cleaning your blood off the porch!

Guard1: He gulps and runs inside to look for a maid.

Guard2: Idiot... He turns and walks back around the corner out of sight.

[3:41:55 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He reappears and motions for Odie to jump the railing while he's opening the window to get inside.

[3:42:41 PM | Edited 3:43:15 PM] Omniance: Odie: He runs over, jumping over the railing to get to him.

[3:44:49 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He can't get the window to budge. Fuck, it's locked. He quickly looks around and sees the frontdoor is wide open but the guard could be back any second. He whispers. It's our only chance now... He runs down the porch towards the frontdoor.

[3:46:04 PM] Omniance: Odie: He runs after him quickly, staying low to the ground.

[3:56:39 PM | Edited 3:59:18 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He reaches the door with Odie and gets inside but freezes when he sees the guard from outside speaking to a maid.

Maid: She looks over the guards shoulder. Quienes son esos ninos?

Yuri: He grabs Odie and both of them turn invisible.

Guard1: Neenos? He turns around but sees no one behind him. Is it the squirrels?

Maid: She looks back at him. Una ardilla? De que estas hablando?

Guard1: He shakes his head. I don't understand your alien language! There's a mess outside. Do your job. Go outside... He points to the door. and clean...  He makes sweeping motions with his hands like he was holding a broom. ...the mess!

Maid: She squints her eyes at the guard. Tan grosero... She grabs her cleaning supplies and heads out the frontdoor with the guard behind her, who closes the door once they're outside.

[3:57:15 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He lets go of Odie and the two of them reappear, he's breathing a little heavy almost like he was holding his breath. Fuck... that was too close.

[3:58:12 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks around. ...Way too close.

[4:00:00 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I don't think we'll have to worry about guards in here... He looks around the interior of the house.

[4:04:14 PM] Omniance: The entranceway into the house is huge, a large stairway to the left leads up to the second floor. Under it is an archway that appears to lead into a den or lounge of some kind. The smell of breakfast is coming from the archway to the right, meaning that the kitchen is likely that way. Ahead of them is a short hallway that has adjacent doors halfway down that lead to two more rooms, the one on the right likely being the dining room. The end of the hallway has two large doors that appear to lead back outside.\*

[4:06:06 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Those glasses must be somewhere safe. I'm betting they're on the second floor.

[4:08:24 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks up the stairs. ...Yeah. They don't have basements this far into the swamp. I'm guessing it'll have more guards.

[4:12:07 PM | Edited 4:23:50 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He sighs and sneaks forward, checking the corners to see if anyone's coming.

[4:21:52 PM] Omniance: A man in his late sixties suddenly walks into the room from the left where the lounge is, carrying a newspaper. He has silver-white hair that's combed back and gelled and a black and grey short and neatly trimmed beard, he's wearing a nice but casual outfit, long brown pants and off-colored shirt that almost looks like a faded pink color. He's facing away from them towards the kitchen so he doesn't see them initially. Madeline, you get those damn eggs done yet? What's takin that breakfast so long?

A woman's voice comes from the kitchen. I had to send a few girls out to get fresh eggs from the hens Mr. Winsor. Ones we had weren't no good no mo'.

Winsor: He groans. I'll be in my study Mae.

Mae: You wan me ta bring it on up there when it's done.

Winsor: He shakes his head and groans. Yeah I'd guess you'd better had.

Mae: Not but five minutes Mr. Winsor.

Winsor: Takes any damn longer and you'd had better start makin me lunch too. He turns and starts going up the stairs.

Mae: Maybe I just send one of the girls out ta kill one o'them hens then? She laughs.

Winsor: He gestures slightly in the direction of the kitchen as he finishes walking up the stairs and out of sight.

[4:29:19 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Their invisibility expires early while Winsor is walking up the stairs but luckily he doesn't turn around again to see them. He catches his breath and whispers. I can't keep doing that, Odie...

[4:30:08 PM] Omniance: Odie: He pats Yuri lightly. Let's just try and get up there and follow him. He's gotta keep the glasses close.

[4:30:49 PM | Edited 4:31:40 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He runs his fingers through his own hair, messing it up slightly out of stress before continuing on up the stairs.

[4:31:53 PM] Omniance: Odie: He follows after him closely. The stairs creak slightly as they move up each step steps.

[4:33:09 PM] Arbi: As they're walking up the stairs the frontdoor suddenly opens, the mexican maid from before walking back inside the house to continue cleaning.

[4:33:28 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He hides behind the railing on the stairs hoping to god she doesn't see them.

[4:36:38 PM] Omniance: Odie: He runs up the last few steps and then turns into a cloud of mist that quickly flows into one of the air conditioning vents.

[4:42:25 PM] Arbi: Maid: She walks through the foyer not giving the stairs a second glance and heads into the kitchen to clean up the dishes before they pile up. Her voice can be heard from the kitchen. Las chicas están llegando con los huevos. The sound of her turning on the sink can be heard.

Yuri: He looks at the air conditioning vent and whispers. Fuck, Odie. Where'd you go? He walks up into the second floor as he hears the frontdoor open again, two maids stepping inside with eggs in two large baskets.

[4:45:41 PM] Omniance: The second floor consists entirely of a long hall and rooms, two to the left and a one at the far end with the door open, it looks like that's the study. There's a sound of a radio playing, some sport, likely baseball.

Odie: He opens a random door to a small bedroom on the left. He whispers. Yuri? He peaks out into the hallway slowly, looking around.

[4:46:28 PM | Edited 4:47:35 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He sees him and quietly makes his way to him, whispering. What the hell was that? You left me behind.

[4:48:56 PM] Omniance: Odie: I didn't know if I could turn you into mist too. We'll have to test it later... He looks around the hall. Think he's down the hall at the end there?

[4:50:04 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He nods and starts sneaking in that direction, trying to keep quiet to hear any approaching footsteps.

[4:51:21 PM] Omniance: Odie: He slowly sneaks after him.

As they walk the floorboard makes a lout creak.

Winsor: His voice can be heard from inside the room. That better be you with them damn eggs Madeline.

[4:53:37 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He freezes at the man's voice and tries to think of something to do or say. After a moment he makes his voice high pitched and says. Que?

[4:54:28 PM] Omniance: Winsor: Go back down stairs Garcia, and tell Mae to finish up with those damn eggs!

[4:55:42 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He gulps and motions for Odie to walk back in the other direction.

[4:56:04 PM] Omniance: Odie: He backs up slowly back to the door to the other room.

[4:57:12 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He continues towards Winsor's room, his lower weight and quiet shoes make his movements a lot more stealthier than Odie's as he approaches the open door.

[5:03:10 PM] Omniance: Radio: And the Zephyrs throw another ball. That's four now. Martinez walks to first base... Rojas is up to bat now for the Reds... Hopefully Williamson can get a triple strike on him...

Winsor: Williamson is trash, get Gillespie back on the mound for Christ's sake. As Yuri nears the front door he can see Winsor sitting at the right of the room, sitting on a large green cushioned chair, the radio is an old-styled wood radio from the 60's. He's facing Yuri's direction, but has the newspaper up in front of him so he can't see.

[5:05:10 PM] Omniance: The inside of the room is decorated a bit better than the rest of the house. There's a plush red rug, and bookcases lined with dozens of books and other items. To the far left is a fairly blank wall with a few pictures on it. There's also an array of furniture, a couch, another large matching green chair, and a few small TV Dinner style fold up tables.

[5:05:18 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He turns invisible and enters the room slowly, waiting near the door with his back against the wall as he looks around the room for those glasses.

[5:07:28 PM | Edited 5:07:43 PM] Omniance: Odie: He tries to get Yuri's attention but doesn't know how without making any noise.

There's a sound of the stairs creaking as Mae is coming up with Winsor's breakfast.

[5:07:59 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He remains where he is, out of the door's way so anyone can come in without bumping into him.

[5:11:53 PM | Edited 5:12:59 PM] Omniance: Mae: The floor board outside creaks just before she walks in, a young dark-skinned woman. I got ya breakfast here Mr. Winsor.

Winsor: 'bout damn time. It's almost noon woman! He puts the newspaper down and grabs one of the small tables, unfolding it and putting it in front of him. Just set it right there. She sets it down.

Mae: And your coffee. She sets down a large coffee cup. Be needin anything else?

Winsor: Nah I'm good, you run on back down to the kitchen. Them boys outside gonna start lingering round for lunch, better had make 'em something before they get all rowdy.

Mae: Yeah yeah, I hear it. She turns and walks out.

[5:14:41 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He feels like he blew his chance to move around the room. He stays put and waits for Winsor to finish eating.

[5:17:56 PM] Omniance: There's a sound of something breaking outside.

Winsor: He looks up from his food as he eats. One of guards outside is yelling. ...The hell is it now? He goes back to eating too hungry to bother with it immediately.

After a moment there's another sound of something breaking.

Winsor: He looks up from his plate and then gets up, walking over to the window. He shakes his head and turns. Damn hicks are gonna ruin the whole yard. He turns, grabbing a sausage off of his plate and walking out of the room.

[5:19:20 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He lets go of his invisibility when Winsor's footsteps can't be heard anymore and walks forward, quickly looking around the room for any box or safe.

[5:25:13 PM] Omniance: Odie: A cloud of mist rises from the air conditioning vent in the floor near the back of the room. He shakes his head a bit, feeling a little woozy. I broke some stuff outside... Using this cloud thing kinda makes me sick to my stomach though...

Winsor: His voice can be overheard yelling outside. Squirrels? Look at that! That's gotta weigh over a hundred pounds, you think squirrels could've done that?!

[5:32:12 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's looking around desk but there's no sign of the glasses. He looks up when he sees the mist and smiles when he sees Odie. Hey, man. Thanks for the distraction. He starts opening drawers in the desk. I'm still looking for the glasses.

[5:33:18 PM] Omniance: Winsor: His voice can be heard again. What do you mean they did it a few minutes ago?! The guards are talking be they can't be understood. ...Someone's makin you two damn fools! Fan out, keep your eyes open. Some lacky's are here for the object!

Odie: Sounds like we don't have much time...

[5:37:25 PM | Edited 5:37:49 PM] Arbi: Yuri: There has to be a hidden safe around here. Check under the rug. He walks up to the wall and starts checking underneath each framed picture.

[5:38:11 PM] Omniance: Yuri finds a safe in the wall behind the largest picture as Odie lifts up the rug.

[5:39:15 PM] Arbi: Yuri: His eyes light up. Found it! He suddenly realizes it's a safe and that he's going to need a combination to open it. Shit.

[5:41:11 PM] Omniance: Odie: He puts the rug down and quickly runs over to the Safe. There's no way to get it open?

Winsor: The back door slams shut. His muffled voice can be heard from downstairs. Mae you see anyone come in through the front door?

Mae: No sir I didn't.

Winsor: Where's that damn maid? He can be heard walking around downstairs.

[5:42:27 PM] \*\*\* Call ended, duration 4:33:17 \*\*\*

[5:42:48 PM] \*\*\* Call from Arbi \*\*\*

[5:44:55 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks around the room, trying to figure out a plan to get this safe open. Close the curtains. I'm going to buy us more time...

[5:48:14 PM] Omniance: Odie: He closes all of the curtains one by one. What are you gonna do?

[5:50:28 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He gets down on his knees infront of the desk and reaches his hand into the dark shadow below it, pulling out a black chain from what seems like out of nowhere. He stands back up and pulls the chain towards the door. Close the door. He starts struggling against the chain as he nears it.

[5:51:15 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks at the chain for a moment before running over and closing the door quietly.

[5:54:52 PM | Edited 5:55:40 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He wraps the chain's hook around the doorknob and lets go, the black chain straightens out as it pulls tightly on the door.

[5:55:51 PM] Omniance: Odie: ...Rad... He touches the chain lightly. So how do we get the safe open?

[5:59:39 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at the safe in the wall and then him. I don't have anything that can open a safe. You're gonna have to figure out a way to get it open using your ice powers.

[6:00:32 PM] Omniance: Odie: Me? How am I supposed to open it? He starts looking the safe over quickly.

[6:03:15 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He runs his fingers through his hair again, stressed while he thinks of a plan while there are men with guns coming up the stairs. I don't know... maybe you could freeze the lock off?

[6:10:53 PM | Edited 6:11:40 PM] Omniance: Odie: He presses his hand against. ...Freeze the lock off... He starts fiddling with the combination lock. After a moment it glows blue and there's a cracking sound inside. C'mon... C'mon... Ice it up... The combination starts to pop off slightly. I think I'm getting- The combination pops out and flies across the room, it hits the leg of the fold out table, which folds inwards and falls over, crashing loudly as the breakfast plate breaks. Odie slowly looks over to it. ...Oops. He pulls the door open. There's glasses, some money, and a few other random things inside. A pack of gum, a normal school pencil, and an old bus ticket in a Ziploc baggie. He reaches in and grabs the glasses. I got 'em! There's loud stomping up the hall as ppl run up to the study. They start turning the lock to get in.

[6:14:25 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back towards the door, the black chain pulls back on the door when they try pulling it open. Fuck... He pulls the curtain furthest away from the desk to the side and opens the window. You first, Odie.

[6:15:19 PM] Omniance: Odie: He runs up to the window. One of the men is pointing a rifle directly at him and he immediately ducks. They're out there waiting for us!

[6:16:46 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He tries to think of another plan. Fuck, that's the only way out. He looks around the room before looking at Odie again. He sees the glasses in his hands and he suddenly remembers what they do. Put the glasses on!

[6:17:21 PM] Omniance: Odie: What!? He looks at Yuri.

[6:18:16 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Just trust me!

[6:20:09 PM] Arbi: The light entering the room begins to weaken the chains. They slowly begin to bend as the men outside in the hallway pull on them.

[6:20:46 PM] Omniance: Odie: He puts the glasses on. Well now what? A fragment of the door gets broken in.

Guard: I see 'em!

Winsor: You just bash a hole in my damn door!? The hell are you thinking?

Guard: What? He's pulled away suddenly.

Winsor: Get the hell away from there. They can see him looking from the splintered hole. Who the hell are you two?

[6:26:27 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He helps Odie up through the window and looks back at the man as he's getting out. You're just having a dream. None of this is real... He shrugs and climbs through the window out into the balcony.

[6:28:14 PM] Omniance: Winsor: They got the damn glasses?

Guard: Should we shoot 'em?

Winsor: You can try. He backs away and a gun goes through the hole in the door. There's a click but nothing happens.

Guard: Why's my gun not workin?

Winsor: Don't lose sight of those damn boys! He can be heard running down the hall.

[6:30:53 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down over the balcony's railing, seeing they're surrounded from below. He backs away and pushes Odie up against the wall near the balcony door so no one can see them as he turns the two of them invisible.

[6:33:18 PM] Omniance: Guard: He gets the door open and looks through the room. They're gone!

Winsor: He runs out onto the patio below, looking up at where they should be. Where the hell are there?

[6:34:55 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He whispers while grinding his teeth. It's... gonna... stop... working...

[6:38:09 PM] Omniance: Odie: He grabs tightly onto Yuri and they both turn into a cloud of mist that slowly blows away from the balcony in the wind. It wafts through the breeze and down through one of the trees outside the plantation.

Winsor: The hell is that smoke there? You see that? He's looking at it, watching it sail through the air.

Guard: He walks out onto the small balcony, looking out. They're gone!

Winsor: THE HELL DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE GONE?! He grabs a rifle from one of the men and shoots at the guard, who quickly ducks back inside. Find them! Find them now damn you!

[6:40:03 PM] Omniance: Odie: They reform under another tree, farther away from the house. He immediately throws up all over the dirt. Yuri also feels sick, and his stomach is churning. It's like motion sickness from riding in a car too long or being at sea.

[6:42:11 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He places his hand on the tree and hunches forward, grabbing his stomach and groaning slightly.

[6:43:23 PM] Omniance: Odie: He spits, he's still wearing the glasses. That's what happens... If I use it too much... Or too long I guess... In that case. There's shouting behind them. The guards are moving closer.

[6:44:12 PM | Edited 6:44:25 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He stands up and looks around, still looking a little sick. ...Where's Lucas?

[6:48:22 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He steps out from behind one of the nearby trees, shirtless and zipping up his jeans. ...You guys get the glasses already?

Yuri: He notices that he's sweaty and that it's not because of the temperature. Are you serious?!

[6:51:46 PM] Omniance: Lucas: His voice can be heard but they don't see him, he's behind one of the bushes. Wait are they back already?

Odie: Already?! What do you mean already?!

Lucas: He stands up. His hair is all messed up and there's some leaves in it. Are those the glasses? He ducks back down, the bush shakes a bit.

Odie: Wait-wait... You... His eyes go wide. ...In the swamp? He looks digusted.

[6:56:41 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We'll talk about how inappropriate and stupid this is later. He hears the footsteps of the guards approaching, he hides behind the tree. You two are up, take care of the guards! I mean... you're both up to the plate... Fuck! Just kick their ass!

[6:58:02 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks at Ricky We'll just distract them and leave. He takes a deep breath and then breaths out a stream of fire into the brush just passed the tree. It ignites quickly and begins to spread.

[6:59:53 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He steps forward, holding out his demon arm out towards the fire and spreading the flames even faster. He lowers it and the fire in his eyes vanishes.

Yuri: That works... He gets off the tree and runs for it towards the Jeep in the distance.

[7:01:30 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He picks his shirt off the ground and smirks at Lucas, heading back to the Jeep.

[7:05:46 PM | Edited 7:08:07 PM] Omniance: Odie: He turns and runs after Yuri. After a few minutes they're piling into the jeep.

Lucas: He gets into the driver's side and starts fiddling around in his pocket for the keys.

Odie: Start the car go-go-go!

Lucas: I'm going, I'm going! He pulls out his keys and turns them in the ignition. It's not starting! The sounds of the guards closing in can be heard, the fire didn't stop all of them.

[7:09:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He takes the glasses off Odie and the next time Lucas turns the key the engine turns on. Step on it!

[7:10:57 PM | Edited 7:11:14 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He slams on the gas as the car turns on and backs it up onto the road, he makes a slick U-turn like something you'd see in a Hollywood movie. He looks up in the rear-view as they speed off down the road. Two of the guards run out of the brush and start shooting at the jeep's tires. Shit shit. He starts swerving back and for a bit to screw this their aim.

[7:14:05 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Fuck! He ducks down when he hears the gunshots and even turns invisible for a second out of instinct.

[7:15:16 PM] Omniance: Lucas: The road turns around a bend out of the guard's line of sight. If I find bullet holes in my jeep I'm going to go back and burn down that house! He keeps looking up into the rear-view mirror.

[7:17:50 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Everyone okay? He looks at Lucas and then back at the two in the backseats.

[7:18:37 PM] Omniance: Odie: He has his head down. He's freaking out a little bit despite his earlier courage. Y-yep.

[7:19:50 PM] Omniance: Lucas: The road is bumping and muddy, he switches it to 4-wheel drive. Damn good thing we agreed on buying a Jeep... Any other car and I don't think we'd have gotten out of that.

[7:20:30 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He slides down his chair a little, sighing in relief that they actually got out of that alive.