Red Eyes in the Dark

[Wednesday June 12th, 11:45 PM
Arizona, Monument Valley, 2 Miles from the Road]
[3:11:47 AM] Omniance: The four of them are outside the RV sitting around and talking. They pulled out the awning and setting up a small barbeque to cook things with earlier, but Lucas is helping Ricky pull it back closed and pack up the barbecue for the night. They have a small campfire going, which is slowly dying down. After a long while Odie finally managed to set up a large tent to sleep in for the night as he wanted a real camping experience. Though he seems hesitant to sleep all by himself, he's trying to act like it's not a big deal if he has to. Their early start and long hours on the road today have taken a bit of a toll on the four of them however, and they're winding down for the night despite it not being all that late.
[3:15:08 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He gathers up some trash from around the campfire and throws it all away into a black trash bag, having it do it by hand now as he doesn't have telekinesis anymore. Afterwards he walks up to Odie's tent and looks it over. Odie? He looks for him.
[3:15:57 AM] Omniance: Odie: Yeah? He turns and looks at Yuri, closing the flap of the tent quickly to hide his Teddy Bear. What's up?
[3:16:47 AM] Arbi: Yuri: You sure you don't wanna sleep in the jeep with me?
[3:18:15 AM] Omniance: Odie: Nah... I always wanted to sleep in a tent... He nods. I think I'll he alright... I mean, how many necromancers can there be in the desert? He smiles nervously.
[3:20:56 AM | Edited 3:21:32 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back into the dark horizon. Don't think there's any necromancers out here... He looks back at him. Just animals.
[3:22:11 AM] Omniance: Odie: He gulps slightly, even animals sound threatening. Maybe you can leave Rodin with me then? He should scare 'em off right?
[3:23:06 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He has fire breath. He could protect you from a whole pack of coyotes.
[3:23:47 AM] Omniance: Odie: He smiles. Yeah... He's a supernatural guard dog.
[3:24:11 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back slightly and whistles for Rodin.
[3:25:24 AM] Omniance: Rodin: After a moment he comes running into the campsite, having been snooping around in the surrounding area most of the day. He stops in front of Yuri and looks up at him expectantly. He doesn't seem to say anything, merely standing at attention.
[3:27:18 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He talks with him through telepathy. [Beastimpathy] Looks like even the animals around here are making him nervous. Stay at his tent and watch him for us, alright?
[3:29:42 AM] Omniance: Rodin: He looks at Odie. [Beastimpathy] There's nothing around here but some coyotes. He looks at the RV, tilting his head slightly and then back at Odie. I will keep watch all night. His voice sounds annoyed suddenly. You guys finally let me do my job for once... He walks away and sits down in front of Odie's tent, perking his ears up and looking into the distance like a guard dog.
[3:33:49 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He talks out loud as Rodin walks away to sit infront of the tent. He says he'll be happy to watch you all night and protect you from all the bad animals. He looks back at him.
[3:36:57 AM] Omniance: Odie: He walks over and pats Rodin on the head. I wish I could talk to dogs... Well I can talk to them but they can't talk back... Or maybe they can, I just can't understand them...

Rodin: He nuzzles against Odie's hand a bit and starts panting. [Beastimpathy] Tell him he'll be safe with me.
[3:39:13 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He rolls his eyes a bit. He says you'll be safe with him. Yuri's hair starts to move around a bit, the wind beginning to pick up. He looks around for a second before looking back at him. I'm gonna go get ready for bed.
[3:40:04 AM] Omniance: Odie: Alright, I'll turn in too then I guess. He smiles and scratches Rodin's back for a moment before ducking into his tent and zipping the flap shut.
[3:42:17 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Night. He turns around and starts walking back to the jeep. He sees his brother talking to Ricky through the RV window. He gives him a wave as he passes by.
[3:43:31 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He smiles slightly and nods at Yuri through the window.
[3:50:08 AM | Edited 3:51:35 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks back at Yuri, when Lucas does, and gives him a slight smirk before leaning in close to Lucas to kiss him. He closes the shades before Yuri can see anything.

Yuri: He stops walking for a second and sighs, a little annoyed that he had to see that before bed. He continues to the jeep and opens the car door, getting inside.
[3:54:36 AM] Omniance: Odie: He gets into his grey sleeping bag. Despite it being sweltering hot during the day, the summer nights out here get cold quick and don't hold in the heat like Vegas did. Alright Winkers. He grabs his teddy bear and pulls it close. It looks old and worn, like it's from when he was just a little kid. A night in Monument Valley... He pulls his sleeping bag around him and zips it up and then lays down on his pillow. No demons, no skeletons... Just nature...
[3:55:29 AM] Arbi: That night...
[3:58:38 AM | Edited 4:02:04 AM] Arbi: The sound of a coyote's howl wakes Odie up in the middle of the night. He immediately notices he's not inside his tent and is actually laying outside. It's much more windy than before and the tent is flapping around against it.
[4:01:40 AM] Omniance: Odie: He sits up, immediately frightened. His eyes dart around, looking for the others. He tries to call out for Rodin, but fear catches in his throat and he can only manage a very quiet whimper.
[4:05:07 AM] Arbi: There isn't any sign of Rodin anywhere and it's too windy for anyone to hear him from the RV or Jeep. As he looks around he notices the tent is closed.
[4:11:19 AM] Omniance: Odie: He looks at the tent and fights the effects of fear taking him. He reaches forwards with one hand and grans the ground pulling himself towards the tent, simultaneously scared of being outside in the night, and somehow scared of what might be within the tent. He fights the fear, trying to stay as rational as he can by using therapy and things he's learned in the months since he possession to try and keep clear-minded. He thinks to himself how he was probably sleep walking, and he just got up to take a piss and he doesn't remember. He reaches and grabs the cold earth with his other hand pulls himself in the tent. There's nothing inside of it. There's nothing outside in the night. Rodin probably just saw a lizard and chased it off. He pulls himself a third time, dragging himself across the ground. Despite all his vaunted rationality he's still so scared that he's trembling. Too scared to even be physically capable of calling for help, and too scared to even stand up.
[4:12:57 AM] Arbi: There's another howl in the distance. Odie can tell this one's closer.
[4:15:14 AM] Omniance: Odie: He lets out a quiet whimper and his arms tense up. His joints locking up in fear. He silently begs himself to keep crawling and after a moment he manages to grab the earth again and pull himself to the edge of the tent. He fumbles with the zipper a few times, trying to get it open as his eyes start watering.
[4:16:56 AM] Arbi: The tent's zipper finally slides down with his trembling hand, letting him get inside.
[4:18:54 AM] Omniance: Odie: He cries a gasp as he sees the flap open, it seems loud to him but is actually almost silent. He reaches into the tent and somehow manages to pull himself into it. He crawls into his sleeping bag and turns to look at the flap as he trembles, too afraid to close it, but too afraid to leave it open.
[4:20:47 AM] Arbi: Before Odie even manages to get inside his tent he sees something as he opens the tent flap, someone's leg. There's someone sitting inside his tent, holding onto Odie's teddy bear.
[4:24:26 AM] Omniance: Odie: He just freezes. After a moment he tries to scream, but nothing happens. He struggles to make any kind of noise at all but his body doesn't seem to listen to him. It's like he's paralyzed. He can only manage a quiet cry as he looks down and buries his face between his arm and the cold dirt. After a moment he manages to push himself away from the tent a few inches, but seems to freeze again as he rolls onto his side and looks into the tent, helplessly laying there.
[4:27:39 AM | Edited 4:31:50 AM] Arbi: There's a quiet whimper that comes from the tent when Odie rolls on the dirt and makes a noise. The whimper sounds like it came from a little boy.
[4:31:23 AM] \*\*\* Call ended, duration 1:39:13 \*\*\*
[4:31:41 AM] \*\*\* Call from Arbi \*\*\*
[4:32:56 AM] Omniance: Odie: His already wide eyes widen. There's a terrible curiosity that seems to teeter on the edge of his paralyzing fear. He whispers something, once, then again, before he manages to shriek out the word. H-hello?! His voice cracks at second half of the word, being half a murmur and half quiet scream. He immediately curls into a fetal position as his body tenses up in fear. His gaze stays locked on the figure in his tent as tears drip down the side of his face and onto the cold dirt.
[4:35:30 AM] Arbi: The wind moves the tent's flap, allowing Odie to see who's inside. It is a little boy with blonde hair who looks no older than 9 years old. He's hugging Winkers in his little arms. The boy hides his face behind the teddy bear when Odie looks inside.
[4:38:27 AM] Omniance: Odie: He gasps quietly, and then lets out a cough. After a moment he pulls himself towards the tent, a bit of his fear vanishing as he sees that it looks like a child. He grabs the edge of the tent and pulls himself close enough to peak his head in. ...I-I... Who are... Are y-you... Al... Alright...? He gulps having trouble forming a complete sentence, his voice seems to keep leaving him.
[4:41:44 AM] Arbi: The little boy slowly looks out from behind his teddy bear and whispers. I'm scared... He's trembling in fear.
[4:45:21 AM] Omniance: Odie: He almost laughs in a kind of hysterial way. The sheer preposterousness of the boy tell him he's afraid seeming completely ridiculous in the face of the almost paralyzing terror that's figuratively strangling him. He dredges up enough courage to pull the top helf of his body into the tent. It's... Ok... Winkers... W-will... Winkers... He closes his eyes, trying to fight back fear and tears. ...Winkers... Keeps... You... He gasps trying to form the words in his mouth. Winkers keeps... You safe....
[4:48:51 AM] Arbi: The little boy looks up at him, almost feeling safe with someone older than him around but that all goes away when he hears footsteps coming from the RV. The boy goes down into his sleeping bag and hides inside it.
[4:50:34 AM] Omniance: Odie: His head immediately turns. There's simultaneous flood of both hope and more fear. He coughs and then tries to yell out. Ricky?! His throat seems to ache with the names as he speaks them. Lucas?!
[4:54:40 AM | Edited 4:55:11 AM] Arbi: The lights are still off in the RV. The sound seems to be coming from behind the the massive vehicle. There's a dark four legged creature walking around it but it's too dark to see if it's Rodin or a coyote.

Little boy: He crawls out of the sleeping bag, still trembling. S...stop he'll hear you.
[4:58:55 AM] Omniance: Odie: He gulps and pulls himself into the tent as quickly as possible. He rolls onto his back and looks back out. He's too afraid to move, too afraid to zip the tent shut, too afraid to do anything now but wait and stare at the front of the tent. After a moment he manages to whisper extremely quietly, barely over the sound of the wind. ...What is... Was... That...
[5:01:36 AM] Arbi: Little boy: He whispers as quietly as he possibly can. It's a monster... He clings to Winkers and closes his eyes as the creature's steps can be heard getting closer.
[5:02:14 AM] Omniance: Odie: He slowly scoots closer to the boy, whimpering quietly.
[5:06:16 AM] Arbi: The creature gets closer and closer to the tent and they can hear its steps perfectly in the silence of the night, the wind seeming to have died down to a still.
[5:07:17 AM] Omniance: Odie: He grabs onto Winkers and struggles with whether or not he should close his eyes. Either way it seems like he doesn't have a choice, as his body locks up in fear again and he just stares in mute horror at the entrance to the tent.
[5:10:04 AM | Edited 5:10:48 AM] Arbi: The creature gets so close to the tent that it's eyes can be seen past the tent's material. They're glowing red and it almost looks like it's trying to see inside, a deep growing can suddenly be heard.
[5:11:55 AM] Omniance: Odie: He's trembling more than the little boy. He just stares at the glowing eyes, his gaze the only thing he can move. The rest of his body is completely paralyzed in fear.
[5:14:55 AM] Arbi: A human hand grabs the side of the tent's flap and a familiar voice is heard.

Yuri: Odie?
[5:15:46 AM] Omniance: Odie: He screams loudly, as loud as he ever has as he clamps his eyes shut. It doesn't matter than it's Yuri, he's so gripped by fear that he's become hysterical.
[5:17:34 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Odie, what's wrong?! He moves the tent's flap and looks inside to find out what's wrong.
[5:19:13 AM] Omniance: Odie: He shrieks something unintelligible out before saying. EYES IN THE DARK!! He rolls onto his side. IT WAS TRYING TO GET US!!
[5:21:05 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He goes down to his friend, very familiar with Odie's nightmares during his sleep. Did you have another nightmare? It's okay, man. There's no monster...
[5:21:59 AM] Omniance: Odie: I SAW IT! IT WAS REAL! He looks around for the little boy.
[5:23:10 AM] Arbi: There's no one else in the tent but the two of them.

Yuri: ...What did it look like? He looks around the tent trying to figure out if something out here scared him.
[5:24:36 AM] Omniance: Odie: He buries his face in his knees and puts his hands over his head as he sees that the boy is gone. His voice comes out muffled with tears. ...Eyes... Red... Glowing red... Four legs... Dark...
[5:27:50 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He sighs, knowing he's in no condition to sleep alone tonight. I was gonna come over and ask if you wanted to come sleep in the jeep with me tonight but I don't think that's a question anymore...
[5:29:27 AM] Omniance: Odie: He just keeps crying silently. Angry that Yuri doesn't seem to believe him, but too grateful that he's here now to say anything, and too scared to bother commenting on it.
[5:31:10 AM | Edited 5:32:29 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He gives him a quick hug. Com'on... let's get out of this tent and head over to the Jeep. He stands up and looks down at him, holding his hand out to him to help him up.
[5:32:42 AM] Omniance: Odie: After a long moment he grabs Yuri's hand and helps himself up, pulling his teddy bear with him. He murmurs out quietly. I'm sorry...
[5:33:19 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He steps out of the tent and waits for him to come out. For what?
[5:34:12 AM] Omniance: Odie: I... J-just wanted to see if I could make it... All night... B-by myself.
[5:34:57 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He shrugs. You lasted longer than I thought. How long was your nap? Ten minutes?
[5:35:23 AM | Edited 5:35:51 AM] Arbi: Odie can see the RV's lights are on again as he steps out of the tent.
[5:36:39 AM | Edited 5:37:29 AM] Omniance: Odie: He gasps as he sees that he hasn't even been asleep for more than a few minutes. He lets go of Yuri's hand stumbling back into the tent and falling. NO! He puts his hands to his head and curls up into a ball. NO NO! IT WAS REAL I SAW IT! IT WAS DARK!!
[5:38:10 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back inside the tent and whispers. Man, you're starting to freak me out... He looks down at him for a quiet moment. Did you take your meds?
[5:40:04 AM] Omniance: Odie: He looks at Yuri, starting to get angry at everything around him. The anger helps clear his head of the lingering panic. I saw it Yuri. It wasn't a fucking dream! It was completely dark and there was something stalking around... His eyes start watering again. Trying to get into the tent... And it had glowing red eyes... And it was just looking at me... Like it could see straight into me...
[5:42:10 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He puts his hand to his face, rubbing his forehead. I'm too tired to do this therapy stuff right now, Odie. He sighs and looks at him. I've been out here this whole time. There were no monsters trying to get into your tent. I would've saw something...
[5:45:50 AM] Omniance: Odie: He stares off in quiet realization of the situation, and why Yuri doesn't believe him. But it was so real... He seems to be quickly composing himself, something that seems a little off. When Odie normally falls into a fit like this there's not much anyone can do to calm him down. It also takes a lot more to get him to doubt what he's seen. ...I'm sorry Yuri. He looks back up at him. I... Must've dreamt it... Or... I don't know anymore... He wipes his face with his sleeve.
[5:48:15 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down at him, pitying how his nightmares torment him. Well...I'm gonna go get ready for bed. If you wanna come sleep in the car with me bring your blanket with you.
[5:50:03 AM] Omniance: Odie: He grabs his pillow and pulls his blanket off of his sleeping bag, wrapping it around his teddy so he can try to hide it. As he trails Yuri to the Jeep a few feet away he mutter solemnly. Maybe when I get better... I can come back and try it again...
[5:51:28 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Yeah... maybe. He doesn't seem so sure that'll be anytime soon.
[5:56:36 AM] Arbi: Yuri and Odie pass the RV on the way back to the jeep. They can see Lucas and Ricky talking through the window, they almost look like they're arguing.

Ricky: His voice is muffled and they can't hear what he's saying. He looks mad.
[5:57:37 AM] Omniance: Odie: He watches them strangely as they pass by. After a moment he looks and down, knowing that something isn't right.
[6:00:25 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He places his hand on Odie's head and turns him to look away from them. You trying to piss Ricky off again? You know whenever you stare at them when they're fighting Lucas always gets you involved... Fuck.
[6:02:16 AM] Omniance: Odie: ...When they're fighting? He stops in place, he feels sick to his stomach all of the sudden. He says in an idle voice, like he's wondering to himself. ...What do they fight about? He takes a very short step back to get Yuri's hand off of his head.
[6:04:16 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks at him strangely, like he was talking to someone with alzheimer's. ...You serious? He lets out a very quiet laugh and keeps walking, opening the Jeep door.
[6:05:41 AM] Omniance: Odie: ...Where's Rodin? He looks around hugging his bundle made of his blanket, pillow, and teddy tightly against his chest.
[6:06:14 AM | Edited 6:07:18 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He stares at him for a moment before he looks out towards the horizon and whistles for Rodin to come back from scouting the area.
[6:07:18 AM] Omniance: Rodin: After a moment he scrambles into view, sniffing around.

Odie: He turns and looks at the hound as he sniffs the dirt. ...He was supposed to guard me. He looks at Yuri. You said he would keep me safe.
[6:09:25 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Guard you? He almost sounds offended. How was I supposed to know you were you gonna fall asleep while you were putting your tent up?
[6:11:27 AM] Omniance: Odie: He takes another short step back. Everything feels wrong. He's scared, but not in a panicked way. A normal edging fear that something isn't right, and he's realizing it. Why would I put my tent up so late in the night?
[6:12:51 AM] Arbi: Yuri: It's not even midnight. He shakes his head. Man, if you're gonna sleep me with me in the Jeep you gotta promise me you're gonna take your meds. He snaps his fingers, ordering Rodin to stay and stand guard before he opens the car door and gets inside the back.
[6:13:55 AM] Omniance: Odie: I'm going back to the tent. He looks down at Rodin. ...I think I'll be fine... On my own... He turns and quickly moves back towards his tent.
[6:14:27 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He shrugs and closes the car door.
[6:15:51 AM] Arbi: The wind blows Odie's hair around slightly as he heads back to his tent. It seems to have picked up again.
[6:16:09 AM] Omniance: Odie: He gets into the tent and quickly zips it shut, pouring out his teddy and grabbing his pillow and slipping into his sleeping bag. He presses his face down into it, his whispering muffled words. Wake up. Wake up. Wakeupwakeup.
[6:16:52 AM] Arbi: Several minutes pass by but Odie is still laying down in his tent.
[6:18:24 AM] Omniance: Odie: He sits up and looks around. There's determination accompanying his fear, which is keeping him sound-minded. As he sits there he listens into the quiet night for a few minutes in silence.
[6:19:08 AM | Edited 6:21:58 AM] Arbi: Only the sound of the passing breeze can be heard outside.
[6:23:27 AM] Omniance: Odie: He starts looking around, like he's expecting that little boy to show up again. He pulls his knees up to his chest and whispers. ...That monster. He looks around his tent hesitantly for the crimson glowing gaze. He continues to whisper to himself to help him think and keep him calm ...Am I dreaming... Still? He looks to the entrance of the tent zipped closed. ...Ricky and Lucas fighting... Lucas doesn't get into arguments... Like that... Yuri is being an ass... He sets his chin on his knees and whispers very quietly. Those aren't my friends. He looks back to the entrance to the tent.
[6:25:21 AM] Arbi: One hour passes. It's a very uneventful night so far and Odie's heavy eyelids are making it difficult to stay awake.
[6:32:30 AM] Omniance: Odie: He looks around the tent, sitting cross legged now, and holding Winkers to his stomach with one arm. His eyes keep drooping closed but he's managing to stay awake. He's been thinking to himself quietly for the last hour, transitioning from thought to thought about what's happening. He's whispering quietly to himself as he goes through the events as he's trying to remember the. I lay down. I wake up outside. There's a boy in my tent with my bear. Am I the boy? ...There's a sound from the RV. Someone is coming. Something with four legs... Red eyes in the dark... He gulps. ...Yuri... He's mean to me. Lucas and Ricky are fighting... Yuri acts like this happens all the time, but they've been good friends for months now... He looks at Winkers for a moment. ...Yuri sets Rodin to guard him but warns me to stay away from Lucas and Ricky... Why... Yuri... Needs a guard but... But... He doesn't want me talking to them... Has Rodin guard himself instead of me... Since when does Rodin obey Yuri like that? He looks back and forth in the darkness. Silent for a moment. He builds up a swell of courage and stands up, still clutching his teddy to his arm, he unzips the tent with his other hand, stepping out into the night air.
[6:35:30 AM] Arbi: It's a very cold night outside in the Arizona desert. As Odie looks around he can see the lights in the RV are off. Rodin can also be seen sitting infront of Yuri's car.
[6:36:56 AM | Edited 6:38:17 AM] Omniance: Odie: After a moment he grabs the latch to the RV and pulls it open. He walks up the short steps and inside, shutting it afterwards. He looks around cautiously to see if anything else is wrong or out of place.
[6:39:47 AM] Arbi: There's someone sleeping on the small couch inside the RV. As he gets closer he can tell it's Ricky, covered up by a blanket.
[6:43:04 AM] Omniance: Odie: He looks at Ricky. He's in the dog house? He looks down the short hall at the closed entrance to the bedroom. He sighs. ...Maybe it's both of them. He looks back at Ricky. Because they're twins, they're both affected... He sighs quietly in frustration. Affected by what... He reaches into his pocket and grabs the cross Ricky gave him earlier that day. ...We'll see. He leans forwards and presses it to Ricky's forehead lightly to try and keep from waking him.
[6:44:46 AM | Edited 6:45:55 AM] Arbi: The dim red light coming from underneath the blanket vanishes when the cross touches Ricky, his demonic arm vanishing but nothing else appears to happen.
[6:47:01 AM] Omniance: Odie: He pulls the cross away and turns, walking towards the room in the back. whispering to himself. Hit or miss... Lucas was driving all day I might not even be able to wake him up... So what the hell do I do then? He reaches the bedroom entrance. Probably go back to the loony bin because I'm sneaking around in an RV in the middle of the desert talking to myself. He slowly slides the door open and peaks inside.
[6:51:49 AM] Omniance: Odie: He slowly takes a few steps into the room when he sees that it's all normal-ish looking. He walks around the side of the bed quietly, and presses the cross to Lucas's arm. When he pulls it away there's a slight mark, but nothing out of the ordinary. Lucas doesn't even react. Odie looks the bed over. After a moment he just backs up against the cabinet and slides down until he's sitting. He looks around the room, almost in a daze. ...What am I doing? He closes his eyes, holding his bear to himself tightly and slowly drifts off to sleep as he's too tired to keep going on this way.