IC-Ep 1-Into the Storm(Everyone else)

Story, Elizabeth, and Brook arrive in London in September 1940, in the middle of an air raid. They discover the body of a woman who has apparently been killed by something unnatural. They meet air raid warden Eddie Lawlor, who guides them to an air raid shelter where several others have taken refuge. A German airman also arrives, claiming that his bomber was downed by a monster.

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St. James's Church - London, England
9:00 PM - Saturday, September 7, 1940

Eddie led the way back up the stairs and outside, escorting the German prisoner Leutnant Friedrich Kurtz. Accompanying them were several people, including Story and his companions Elizabeth and Brook, Lord Rufus Colville, Seamus O'Leary, and Eugene Thomson. The bombing had tapered off and grown more distant, thought it could still be heard in the background.

Eddie did know of a nearby police station in Limehouse not far out of the way on the route to the warehouse, on Commercial Road. Seamus knew of it as well, though he had never been there before, being careful to avoid the place. Finding it in the pitch darkness with the once-familiar city disfigured by bombs might not be so simple, however.
OOC,[b]Eddie[/b] and [b]Seamus[/b], you may each roll Navigate to try to find a route to the police station. Presuming they tell the others where it is located, everyone else may also attempt a Navigate roll. [b]Brook[/b] is from another time, but the layout of the streets is largely the same. [b]Story[/b] and [b]Elizabeth[/b] are not familiar with London, but others with them are and can describe the area, so they may also try the roll.
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"I hope we can find our way back in the dark," says Elizabeth to her friends, grinning wryly. "But then I'm not local to here. Hopefully our associates know the way."
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Eddie knows the way back to the warehouse. "Follow me everyone. And stay close.."
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OOC,If you're going to the warehouse first, there's no need to roll Navigate since [b]Eddie[/b] knows the area and was just there. You can roll later when it comes time to locate the police station. Let me know when you're done interacting with each other and your prisoner, and I'll move things forward.
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Rufus looks over at Story, "Well, I hope you have some idea what to do when we discover this monster of yours is nothing but an elaborate fabrication. You'd have to get up pretty early in the morning to fool me with a story like that"
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Archie pipes up in the darkness, unnoticed till now. "For preference chaps, can you take me to this poor unfortunate who's lost her life? I'd like to give her the last rites. You could go on without me and deliver the Leutnant from there perhaps."
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Shall we drop of the kraut first? I don’t trust him to come alongEugene throws a dirty look to the German soldier.
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Brook answers Elisabeth with a small smile. "Well, I'm local...sort of. But I doubt that helps at the moment."

When Rufus accuses Story of lying, she turns angrily towards the man. "We haven't seen the animal, mister, just the aftermath, but anyone'd be a fool not to be careful of something that can tear someone up like that and also open and close doors!"
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Archie answers Eugene, "I believe the body to be much closer than the police station, so going to the young lady first seems speedier. The less time anyone is above ground, the lower the risks. And the risks are considerable. For that matter, the Leutnant is being perfectly polite and civilised."
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Story opens his mouth and the closes it before nodding his approval at Brook's comment to Rufus.

Hearing Archie's comment Story speaks up saying, "Perhaps it's best if we all stick together. Surely we all can wait as your conduct the young lady's last rites."
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Eugene:
”All right, let us not waste anymore time then. We haven’t yet heard the all-clear siren.”
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"Well then Professor Story and, Brook was it? If you too haven't seen it" He almost spat sarcasm, "Could Leutnant Kurtz here give us the full description? I'd like to know what we are supposed to be looking for before you claim any passing dog is your monster"
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Friedrich Kurtz nodded, swallowing. "I only saw it for a moment," he said, suppressing a shudder. "It had one huge wing, like a bat's. It was very long with a tail, like a snake, almost as long as my plane . And it had sharp, nasty teeth."
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Brook's eyes widen at the description. "Like a dragon?"
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Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers …

"Ezkekiel", Benjamin adds apologetically, upon getting strange looks from some his companions. "Sorry, I have somewhat of an obsession with ancient Jewish scriptures, but I'm sure you'll indulge an old man..."

Suddenly realising Friedrich is German, Benjamin's eyes quickly dart in his direction to observe his reaction.
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Friedrich did not appear to get the reference, and he seemed more nervous in Benjamin's presence than anything. "Not exactly like a dragon, but close. It was long enough to be a dragon, but not tall enough, and it only had the one wing. The thing was black, black as the night." He shuddered. "Your accent, it sounds familiar, but I can't place it."
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Jesus Crist! What if he’s telling the truth!Eugene sights at the thought. “Shouldn’t we get the army or at least some weapons before we go barging in?Eugene rants on: “And who says we can trust this strange professor? We don’t even know his last name, Story? Story who?
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Eddie Lalor

"Now now, ladies & gents. Me boss'd have me gut for garters if he knew I were helping you out on a chase like this. But a poor girl has been murdered and to be honest, I don't know any of yer from Adam. So everybody keep their hair on. We'll get to the warehouse and take it from there. Remember, there's a bloody war on!"
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Archie smiles at Benjamin, despite the grim nature of their quest.

"Bravo old boy, I do admire a scholar of the old testament ready with a nice historical quote. Although, I rather think that was a much more metaphorical dragon than the Leutnant is describing."

The smile fades from Archie's night-shadowed face then. "To be honest, this lass' death puts me in mind not of ancient Egypt but much more recent history. The recent history of Whitechapel, not so very far from where we stand."
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So you think it might be another kind of monster who did this, maybe creating a distraction to conceal his foul deed?Eugene asks Archie.
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