Freak Out and Hoover Dam

[Monday June 10th, 4:15 PM
Nevada, Outskirts of Las Vegas]

**They're about three blocks away from where they were, having run when they heard the sounds of fire engine sirens. They're standing in a small gated off parking lot of an abandoned gas station. There isn't anyone around except for the fire engines, the sirens can still be heard in the distance.**

**Lucas:** **He's been pacing back and forth in the parking lot for the last ten minutes.** I don't know what to do. **He keeps running his hands through his hair and with the sweat from running and dust from the explosion it's causing it to become messy and stick up everywhere. He looks like he's on the verge of almost panicking.** We kissed, you kissed me! **He keeps looking back and forth.** I'm not supposed to be kissing you but I just... **He looks at Ricky and then looks away.** It's wrong. Wrong. So wrong. **He starts walking in circles fidgeting with his fingers.** Why can't I handle this?! I burned some random guy alive, I've made a pact with a demon that wants to eat my soul, and I just participated in a possible vehicular homicide -BUT THIS IS WHAT I CAN'T HANDLE RIGHT NOW!? **He kneels down and puts his hands on the back of his head.** What am I going to tell Yuri? **He shakes his head.** Fuck Yuri probably already knows, but what about everyone else? People at school? I should've pushed you away or something... **He stands up and looks at Ricky, moving towards him a bit.** I should've stopped you! **He turns pale despite having been red with fatigue.** ...It's not right... I like girls... I just... Sometimes... **His paleness quickly fades to embarrassed blushing and he looks down.** I just... **He shakes his head again.** It's not right... **He looks up at Ricky.** But it felt right.

**Ricky:** **He's standing a few feet away from him with arms crossed, looking down driveway of the gas station that leads to the road where he sees another fire truck pass by. He's look a little fed up with Lucas's emotional outburst, feeling like he's been down this road before with an ex.** Was it really that big of a deal, Vera? It was just a kiss... **He looks back at him.** It's not like it was your first kiss... right?

**Lucas:** He balls his hands up into fists and his already blushing face turns redder. This is my first everything!

**Ricky:** **He still looks confused about what's wrong.** Was it a bad kiss?...

**Lucas:** **He just stares at him for a moment and then looks away.** No...

**Ricky:** **After a moment he starts walking down the fenced alleyway near the gas station, opening the old gate and heading back towards the garage.**

**Lucas:** Where are you going?! **He runs after him and grabs his human arm.**

**Ricky:** Back to the garage. **That guy that just blew up said the truck was full of corpses.**

**Lucas:** **He pulls Ricky so that he turns around and looks at him.** What you said... Before you kissed me... Did you mean it?

**Ricky:** **He turns towards him and looks down into his brown eyes. He starts to nod.** ...Yeah, I did. Why else would I have said it?

**Lucas:** I'm not good at... Explaining how I feel... **He's staring up into Ricky's eyes as he speaks.** I know we haven't known each other that long... But I... Just... Don't know how to explain myself very well... And I can't say that I didn't like it. Because I did. I just... Feel... **Even now it's like he's struggling to edge out what he's trying to say.** Like... How did I get so lucky?

**Ricky:** Shouldn't I be the one saying that? I hung you up by your underwear on the flagpole at school. **He laughs very slightly.** I didn't think you'd ever talk to me after that...

**Lucas:** I... Didn't want to I just... Wanted to give you a heads up... Then I saw how sad you were and... **He looks down.** I guess it helped that you're the hottest guy at school... But I really did feel like you needed friends that went through the same... Well... Something similar.

**Ricky:** I'm glad you think so. **He looks down and reaches forward, gently grabbing onto Lucas's holy cross on his necklace. His demon arm vanishes away in tiny cinders and ash.** Not everyone can accept who I am anymore...

**Lucas:** **He leans forwards and kisses Ricky, grabbing him and pulling him closer. After a moment he pulls away, and he looks to the side, licking his lips slightly, like they feel weird.** You know... I was really hesitant of this... The passed six months you made your intentions pretty obvious but... **He looks up at Ricky.** You risked you life for mine last night, and again just a half hour ago... That's what I needed I think... Just... A real sign or something...

**Ricky:** **He smiles and starts walking again with his arm around Lucas's back.** Let's go take care of those corpses before anymore undead decide to show up. **His demon arm reappears.** I don't want anyone bothering us tonight...

**Lucas:** **He seems to be turning back to his normal state of mind.** Just because we're doing this doesn't mean I'm going to turn into a dandy or start speaking with a lisp or something... I'm not changing who I am or how I look either...

**Ricky:** Good...

**Meanwhile at the Hoover Dam...**

**Odie:** **They finished their tour about a half hour ago.** This was actually kinda boring. **He's got his sunglasses on, and he's leaning on the wall that overlooks the ledge down the far side of the dam.** ...Total bummer.

**Rodin:** **He grumbles, laying down next to Odie's feet.**

**Odie:** **He looks over at Yuri.** You'd think Vegas would be a bit more exciting...

**Yuri:** **He's looking down at the water below, he's been quiet for awhile as he thinks of how he could make Hoover Dam more exciting.** I don't think there's anything that could make this place exciting. **He looks at him.** Unless someone destroyed the dam...

**Odie:** Could you imagine? Like a warzone... Like the ancient Romans are invading and there's guys in suits of armor fighting them off... In powered armor. From the future.

**Yuri:** **He climbs over the railing while Odie is talking about his make believe warzone.**

**Odie:** Hey! What are you doing, you nuts?! **He looks around to see if anyone else is watching.**

**Yuri:** **He looks down at the water below again, this time his adrenaline going up as he puts his life in danger.** Do you think if I jumped off and wrapped myself in my cloak, it would save me?

**Odie:** I think either way Lucas would be so angry with you that even if you survived the fall he'd kill you, and if you didn't then he'd still kill you.

**Yuri:** **He hops back over the railing where he's safe.** I can levitate, Odie... relax.

**Odie:** Oh... Man... I can't keep track of all the random shit you guys can do... **He looks relieved.**

**Yuri:** **He shrugs.** Sometimes I can't either. **He looks down at Rodin and pets his head.** What's next on the list?

**Odie:** Alright, we're going to the Adventure Dome! It's an inside amusement park with three roller coasters! Should be better than this.

**Yuri:** **He looks at him and gulps.** Roller coasters?...

**Odie:** Let's get goin. **He turns and starts quickly walking towards the end of the dam towards the parking lot.**

**Yuri:** **He goes after him and whistles for Rodin to follow.**

**The hound looks in their direction for a moment, lazily drops his ears, then turns and runs after them.**

**About twenty minutes later they're walking through the Adventure Dome. It really is like an in-door theme park.**

**Odie:** Look at that! **He points to a Rollercoaster that goes right over them, people are screaming as it does.**

**Yuri:** **He looks up at them and moves out of the way suddenly, vomit hitting the ground beside them.**

**Odie:** **It misses him, and he looks at it for a moment.** Fuck... That's awesome! Let's get in line! **He runs towards the line. Rodin patters after him slowly. Odie has convinced the park manager that he's a service dog.**

**Yuri:** **He looks a little sick from looking up at the roller coaster and the vomit landing near them but he follows after Odie still.**

**As they get about halfway there Odie stops.**

**Odie:** Ugh... I gotta take a piss all of the sudden. **He looks around for the bathrooms then looks back at the line, it's not really that long.**

**Yuri:** Man, I don't know where the bathrooms are... you'll have to look for it.

**Odie:** I think there's one over there. **He turns and runs towards it.**

**Yuri:** **He has no desire to follow him into the dirty bathroom so he stays where he is.**

**Rodin:** **He starts to growl, looking around, like something's wrong.**

**Yuri:** **He has his arms behind his head, after a moment he notices Rodin's growling.** What's wrong? You see a cat or something?

**Rodin:** **He looks over to the far side of the park. In between some restaurants is a thin alley, a female figure in a long black dress with red flowers in her hair is standing there, because it's a bit dark in the alleyway it's difficult to make out her exact features. Rodin barks quietly at her, almost like a warning.**

**Yuri:** **He sees that he's looking towards the restaurants.** You hungry, boy?

**Rodin:** **He looks at Yuri, his ears going down, and he lets out a quiet whimper. He looks back in the direction of the girl and barks again, a bit louder this time.**

**Yuri:** **He looks back and squints his eyes, seeing a woman in the alleyway.** Hey...that almost looks like...

**Rodin:** **He barks again.**

**Yuri:** **He starts walking towards her.**

**Rodin:** **He keeps pace with Yuri, almost like he's guarding him.**

**Yuri:** **His darkstalker ability allows him to see who she is in the darkness as he gets closer.**

**It looks like a normal girl around his age. She has a normal face, no a mask with make up. She watches Yuri closely, and as he nears her she turns and walks down the alley away from him.**

**Yuri:** She doesn't look like a skeleton... but she does look kinda hot. **He shrugs and follows her into the alley way.**

**After about thirty seconds of walking Yuri walks out into a sort of empty back lot, passing by several employees only signs. The girl is standing at the center, waiting for him. She looks like she's his age, or maybe a year younger. She's dark skinned, obviously Mexican or south American. She has a long grey-blue dress on and a bright yellow top with red tropical flowers in her long curly hair. Rodin keeps growling at her as Yuri nears.**

**Yuri:** Down boy... **He stops walking and looks at her before speaking out.** You got my dog a little riled up. Who are you?

**Calavera:** Lucia Calavera. **Her eyes seem to shift colors as she looks down at Rodin, from brown hazel to a kind of off-blue, when she looks back at Yuri they're hazel again. She takes a step towards him.**

**Yuri:** Calavera? **He takes a step back.** I know that name...

**Calavera:** **Theres a sound of a few doors slamming shut. Dark mist pulling in from under them.** You should. **She starts to glide forwards, picking up speed.**

**Yuri:** **He starts taking several steps backwards.** Are you her daughter?...

**Calavera:** I will vanquish you -Demon of the night... **She raises her hand the black mist rushes towards Yuri, crawling and flowing over the ground like people pulling themselves towards him.**

**Yuri:** **He remembers the black mist grabbing Ricky and throwing him into walls.** Wait! **He stops backing up and holds his hand out.**

**Rodin:** **Rodin leaps in front of Yuri and barks loudly, an unearthly bark that seems to stun Calavera. She stops hovering and stumbles backwards, covering her ears.**

**Yuri:** Good boy. **He lowers his arm and keeps looking at the girl, he activates Book of Sins to try and finish this fight before it begins.**

**Yuri:** **He stares at the girl and his eyes turn briefly a familiar pink. When Lucia opens her eyes hers turn pink as well. Afterwards he turns and runs for it.**

**Calavera:** Ah... **She grabs her head.** Que me hiciste!? **She falls to her knees, trying to resist the urge to devour everything. She knows what's happening to her, and she's trying to fight it, but she's failing. After a moment she gets to her feet and black mist rips one of the doors off of its hinges and she runs into the restaurant. There's a sound of falling dishes soon afterwards.**

**Yuri:** **He runs out of the alley way and stops, looking back and seeing she's not following him.** ...Whew. **He looks down at Rodin, a little out of breath.** She'll...she'll be fine. **He walks away to find Odie.**

**Rodin:** **He grumbles, unsure of what just happened.**

**Odie:** **He's standing on top of a bench, looking around for Yuri.**

**Yuri:** **He walks up to him, his breathing having returned to normal fast.** Hey.

**Odie:** Where'd ya go yo? **He hops down off the bench.**

**Yuri:** There was a girl... she got me to follow her down an alley way.

**Odie:** Guess you didn't make out or anything because you were only gone like five minutes... **He crosses his arms over his chest, not believing Yuri.**

**Yuri:** I was thinking about it but... when I got a better look at her she turned out to be fat. **He shakes his head. Deal breaker.**

**Odie:** Not everyone can be Stacy. **He shrugs, then looks at his watch.** It's after five already. Let's get in line, try to get two rides in before we go meet the lovebirds for dinner? **He looks back at Yuri. How's that sound?**

**Yuri's gone when he looks up from his watch.**

**Odie:** **He looks back and forth.** ...Yuri? **He looks around.** ...Not again... We're in Vegas Yuri! You gotta try them at least once! He sighs.