Post-Hospital: Poppin Bottles

## Elysium | Vindaya | al-Fasis10/24/2018

*Living room/kitchen*
Vindaya almost smiled at Rhett's enthusiasm, but it really was as though she didn't have the energy. Nevertheless, she was more comforted by someone's presence and liveliness than she thought she'd be. Sometimes she found it difficult to admit to herself that she did in fact enjoy other people's company, even though she made it difficult for others to enjoy hers.
She debated telling him honestly how work had been today, between the morning's mystery critical patient that she still hadn't figured out, the lack of extra blood supply, the *zombies*, and then the extra traffic due to CCH closing down due to aforementioned zombies, but ultimately, she said nothing on the subject. By the time she'd even started thinking of where to start, he was talking about something else, and she figured it was best to leave the topic alone. It wasn't really like she wanted to dwell on any of it, anyway.
Though, perhaps, Andy might be concerned about at least two of those things. Which meant she should probably go down to the basement and report to him, as well as check in on the rest of her team and see where she was needed, but first...
"No thank you," she said, heading straight for the kitchen. "I could use a glass of wine, however," she said, opening one of the bottles that Leo must've brought back and fetching a clean wine glass. It occurred to her somewhat belatedly to ask, "Do you want some?" She'd poured herself a glass and was about to reach for another clean one when she paused. "Are you old enough to drink?" She didn't know her teammates well enough to know their exact ages and, even if she did, she couldn't keep the drinking age straight - it was different here than where she'd grown up, after all, and it had been quite a few years since she'd thought about it. And she was sure the last thing Andy wanted was for her to be enabling the underaged members of their team.(edited)

## Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee10/24/2018

*Basement*

Venus stepped ahead of the others to grab a bottle of water from the kitchen before meeting them on the way down, careful not to slip due to her wet and grip-less shoes. Her head turned to look at Lilah when a little bag was slipped into her hand with similar secrecy applied to the grams of coke passed around the sorority house. She looked down at the small bag and smiled when she spotted the logo. “Oh gosh, this is such a treat!” She said in quiet excitement “you’re a doll.” A little lavender was just the thing after everything they’d gone through today. Venus felt lucky to be in a hero team where they all took such good care of each other.
As they settle down Venus took one of the nearby chairs and gave it a little shake to make sure it wouldn’t give out underneath her before sitting down. This place smelled... industrial. Not bad, just metallic and foreign to her. She cocked her head to the side at Andy’s disclosure about not bathing but simply hoped she had misunderstood him. “Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. Zombies” Venus nodded, “they were, like, dead... but they had big black balls inside of them that made them alive. Two adults and a kid. One of them ate another super we encountered, actually.” She turned to look at Eli, just now finding out that hey had stuck behind to get security footage. Such a smart move. “Did you find something?”(edited)

## Vodka Aunt10/24/2018

Before she could even get fully under the blankets Leo was asking her to do something. The young woman scoffs dramatically while fiddling with the various heaters on the balcony.
"No doy. You're part of the team," she says, giving the mound of blankets a light kick.
 She seizes the bottle of wine from the ground and makes her way to the balcony doors.
"What are you guys hungry for?" She gives their responses an absent *uh-huh* before disappearing back into the house.
She entered the living room to see Rhett and Vindaya. "Did Lilah bring us snacks and booze?" She asks eagerly, breaking out into a grin.
 She catches sight of Vindaya's glass of wine and winks conspiratorially,"don't let them catch you winding down, they might find out you're human," she puntuates this playful statement by taking a long swig from her own bottle.

## Rose | Rhett | Marci10/24/2018

*living room --> balcony*

Smiling up at the taller figure, he let his hand slowly return to its original place. The cookie in hand was soon crammed into his mouth followed by a rather large gulp of milk. Once he had swallowed all this, he spoke. "There's plenty if you change your mind." Grabbing another cookie, he went to dunk it but paused at the wine offer. "Nah, I'd rather enjoy my cookies and milk." His smile widened even more as she went on to ask him if he was old enough to drink. "Sure am!" He chimed before flashing his hands twice then putting up a single finger. "21 and legal." He laughed childishly.
After munching on another couple spheres, Rhett made the decision to stalk (or prowl) around until he found the other occupants of this house of mysteries. That's what he'd begun calling Andy's house as it was just that. From the weird couch cushions and other furnishings to the hideous rugs that seemed to scatter the floors in most of the rooms. There was no way in hell that he was even gonna entertain the thoughts of how the main bathroom came into the world.
Shuddering at the thought, the dirty-blonde got to his feet just as Annie made her appearance. Smiling at the sight of yet another being, he waved. "She did!" He listened to her comment about Vindaya before brushing past the two while heading for the stairs. It was easy for him to sense out where several of the other members were hiding away. So, naturally, he headed to the closest area of occupancy.
The balcony was where he found himself before long and without thinking twice, he shifted into a cat and made his way to the small people pile. It was easy to squirm up under the quilt and press against the person(s) underneath. Soft purring would follow suit soon after settling in place.(edited)

## Mob Boss Peggy10/24/2018

*Balcony*
Oh, it was Kyle. Cool. Leo let out a long sigh into the other's raven hair before he let his grasp on the man loosen up. "That's what we do, baby!" He said in response to Kyle's thanks. Leo was more than relieved.
He lifted his hands away to stretch in his own unique way, coiling his arms around together and then releasing them with a groan. As he sat up to watch Anastasia buck her foot up at them and make off with their bottle of wine.
"Tacos!" He said after her, with a laugh as he tied his dreadlocks back and drank down the rest of his wine in a big gulp.
"Plus, we killed two birds with one stone and got the old man rescued too. But I think we..." Just then, Leo felt something fuzzy brush up against his legs beneath the quilt. "Hm...?" Lifting it up, he let out a bit of a squeal and reached in to pick up the little cat in his hands. "PUSSSYYYYYY!" He held the adorable thing up to show Kyle.

## sephet10/24/2018

He sat up slowly not nearly caught up on all the sleep he needs but more comfortable than he’d been in a while. “Caffeine?” He offers to Annie’s question.

He rolls his shoulders a little and tries to stretch out, then laughs at Leo’s excitement over the cat. He did always like cats himself so he leans in to let it sniff his hand, as far as he’s concerned it’s a regular cat. Though he didn’t know Andy had one. “Hopefully the old man ends up a good thing. Though staying drugged up all that while would be shit, you’d think he’d be grateful to be free…”

## Rose | Rhett | Marci10/24/2018

One second he was under the warmth filled quilt and the next he was being man-handled. Having dozed in the very short amount of time, Rhett had to blink open his eyes before realizing who was holding him and who the other person was. His blue eyes glanced lazily from the two figures before sniffing at Kyle's outstretched hand. Thinking it to be amusing, he gave the man a quick lick before wiggling around in Leo's hands. Not that he didn't thoroughly enjoyed the attention he was getting but the mischievous thought to transform in front of both Leo and this new face was too much to pass up.
Finally wiggling free of Leo's grasp, he transformed back to his original state. A smile plastered on his face as his hands wrapped loosely around Matador's neck. "Meow."(edited)

## Mob Boss Peggy10/24/2018

*Balcony*
Leo should've known better. He knew that there was some guy around who could turn into animals, but the identity of that person always slipped his mind.
When the cat jumped away from his hands and grew into a *very* beautiful person, Leo didn't seem so surprised at all. In fact, he had come to find that the unusual was the new usual these days. Although Rhett had wiggled away from him as a cat, Leo placed his hands on the other's hips when he came close.
A boisterous laugh escaped the Mexican's throat. He was fully amused by the mischievous display of trickery. "For *me*? Oh, Andrew, you *shouldn't* have! It's not even my birthday yet!" He looked to Kyle at his side. "Our leader is so generous."

## sephet10/24/2018

*balcony*
Kyle curled up to rest his head on his knees and snorted. At least after he’d jumped when the cat turned into a person. He knew there was a team member who could turn into a cat, he just really wasn’t expecting it. This day was just filled with ups and downs.
“Extremely generous.” He smiled wryly and pulled the quilt back up again. He groaned a little, feeling tired and sore. “Is there something going on we’re supposed to pay attention to?”

## Rose | Rhett | Marci10/24/2018

*balcony*
He didn't get quite the reaction he'd been hoping for but then again, this was Leo. This man was so unpredictable on his own that Rhett's little acts of mischief hardly met the other's level of surprise. He did, however, take pleasure in the warmth radiating from the man's hands against his hips. The snow was beginning to come down faster which only added to the chill around them despite the heaters. Turning slightly, he eyed Kyle with a smile. He had watched out the corner of his eye as the other person jumped upon transformation. "I'm Rhett." He let out a sort of airy laugh while pressing himself a little closer to Leo.
"Uhm, what about that old dude you were talking about?" He offered, trying to be of some help. "Wait, where'd you guys get an old man from?" His questions died away once he remembered what the mission had been and a soft *oh* left his lips. "I'm glad you're free." His words were directed to Kyle before he chose to lean into Leo fully. Without his fur to keep him insulated, the man's t-shirt was of little use.(edited)

## Jax (token white guy)10/24/2018

*basement*

Eli took the gift from Lilah and looked in the bag. *What the hell is a scrubby bar?* Whatever it was Eli appreciated it, especially if it could make him feel cleaner that he did now. A long hot shower hadn't helped him feel any better but maybe a good scrub down would.
Eli sat and waited while the others gave a brief description of the events, almost wincing when Lilah mentioned that he had waited back for cameras. The picture in his pocket felt like it weighed a thousand Kilos as he pulled it from his pocket and held it in the palm of his hand, still out of sight. "Well first, cameras down in the morgue weren't working not sure why. Second, all the footage of our involvement has been deleted but we won't be able to do that everywhere we go. You'll need to get some masks or we are all gonna end up in jail very quickly. What we do is still illegal. And thirdly..." Eli held up the picture and placed it on the table. He was part of a team now. Decisions needed to be made by the team. "We now know what our enemy looks like. Once she enters no one leaves until we show up. She did this, and she has to pay"(edited)

October 25, 2018

## Elysium | Vindaya | al-Fasis10/25/2018

*Living room/kitchen*
Vindaya let Rhett eat his cookies in peace, sipping the wine from her glass. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't doing as much for her state as she'd hoped. Conceding to the fact that today wasn't going to get any better, Vindaya sighed as she watched Rhett leave and Annie take his place. On a good day, Vindaya had little patience, and today was so far from a good day that Vindaya didn't want to stick around to find out what would happen.
Intent now on biting the bullet and heading downstairs, Vindaya paused. Annie's comment for some reason bothered her, though looking down at the wine glass in her hand that she was now self conscious of, she couldn't decipher why. She felt guilty all of a sudden, and ashamed; an uncomfortably familiar combination. But as much as the remark bothered her, it did remind her that there was another reason she was at HQ.
"Did you go with Leo today?" she asked, setting her wine down on the counter for the moment. "Do you know how Holtman and Kyle are doing?" In other words, did they need her attention right now?

## Mob Boss Peggy10/25/2018

*Balcony->Spare room*
This little mischievous young man got quite a kick out of tricking others, it seemed. "I know who you are." Leo replied, cheekily. He didn't mind the touch of the shapeshifter. In fact, Leo felt pretty damn comfortable in close contact with two cute guys, regardless of how much he disliked the cold. Had it been Spring, or even Summer, Leo might've opted for a different kind of interaction with the two. Right now, well... He wasn't about that life. This guy looked like he could've been one of his students.
Leo perked up, remembering old Holtman. "Ah, someone should go check on him. It's cold as fuck out here, *muchachos*. Better get inside before the sun goes down." With a grin, Leo playfully shoved Prowler away so that he could get up off of the couch and go back into the house. He brought his wine glass with him, of course. "Regardless if anyone followed him or not, Leo strode into the spare room where Holtman was being kept and went to look over the guy to make sure that he wasn't dead.
He prodded twice at him with a finger. "'Ey *papi*, ya' dead? If you are it's not my fault." No, the body was still warm and his breathing was calm, thankfully.

## Mob Boss Peggy10/25/2018

*Basement*
Andy was paying close attention. He even pulled out his new phone and starting taking notes. He zoned out a bit trying to visualize the scene, blankly staring at Elijah after Venus described the 'zombies' and passed the coversation to Reverb. "Big black balls..." He muttered, and looked away from Elijah to write that down too.
His eyes went wide when Elijah revealed the security photo and placed it in front of them. Andy processed it for a moment before lifting his phone up to take a picture of the photo. The leader's mind turned in all sorts of directions, faster than ever.
"The cameras in the morgue weren't working because this was planned." He stared at the figure in the photo. It was a woman, and a frightening-looking one at that. "This is a very powerful villain. She can raise the dead and control them. Like a--like a *necromancer*! And-and she's probably using those black balls to do it."
Andy looked at Venus. "Did you guys happen to take any of them? The balls, I mean... And don't worry about the legal implications of this, I will handle all of that. This... this is more important. We cannot have an evil necromancer wandering around the streets attacking hospitals."