[hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/K8f1fGj.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/7Zopqau.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/EJE6DMY.png[/img][h1]Sybil Harkness[/h1] [/center][b]Interactions:[/b] Charlie ([@FernStone]), "Carl" ([@Zombiedude101]), & Dr. Harkness. [right][b][code]Sybil A. Harkness MD.[/code][/b][/right][hr] [quote="Carl"][b]"What's been said here, stays between us, so just level with me. [i]Who[/i] are we talking about - people willin' to hurt folks for asking questions?"[/b][/quote] Sybil shrugged. "Beats me," She answered, as she looked at "Carl" with a very flat look on her face. "Quintin has always been a place where... strange and unexplainable things have happened. However, there are not many people in Quintin who have the power to... make people "disappear", if you know what I'm saying?" To accentuate her point, she pointed her pen at Carl, as there was a hidden meaning in her statement. [color=Mediumorchid]"You're talking about Mary-Louise her inbred children, mami?"[/color] Lily caught on the drift fast, as she placed a hand on her hip. Subtly was something that Lily caught onto very quickly, as in New York running your mouth was a quick way to end up floating in the Hudson River. Sybil shrugged again. "I'm not saying I am," She started, "But, I'm also not saying I'm [i]not.[/i] I'll tell you what I told those girls: stay the hell away from Mary-Louise and the Black Family." [color=Mediumorchid]"Mind telling us why, Mami?"[/color] Lily asked again, [color=Mediumorchid]"You wanted us to get to the point a minute ago; but here you are, talking in circles and wastin' [i]our[/i] time."[/color] Lily narrowed her eyes, [color=Mediumorchid]"Now tell me how [i]that's[/i] fair?"[/color] "Whatever that [i]whore[/i]... whatever Mary-Louise cannot control; she destroys," Sybil explained, "She has turned the town against outsiders, simply because they ain't in her... "design"." Sybil finger-quoted on the last word. "They'd be here a few months and then [i]suddenly[/i] they commit murder or go on a crime spree," Sybil said. "It's why people have been less than friendly to you... back when I was younger, people would have [i]loved[/i] to have someone visit their quaint little town, even for a day or two." [color=Mediumorchid]"And how the fuck does Mary-Louise do that, Mami?"[/color] Lily put a hand on her hip. Sybil was quiet for a few moments... upwards to a minute as if there was some turmoil in her head. A decision on whether to go left or right. "There's a lot more to the Black Family - and this town - than them just being a bunch of rich twits," Lily shrugged and stuck her hands up, tilting her head forward a bit. [color=Mediumorchid]"Talkin' in circles again, mami,"[/color] Lily pressed. Sybil sighed before she just up and said it, "You're not going to believe me until you see it with your own two eyes, but..." Sybil briefly glanced at the peculiar [url=https://i.imgur.com/qJ4Aen0.jpg]silver ring on her index finger[/url] before she sighed yet again, "... [i]Magic is real[/i], and each member of the Black Family has it." Lily was awestruck, and she glanced at Carl and Charlie for their reactions. "There are monsters out in the swamp that wander into town at night, an incestuous werewolf family, an alligator monster deep in the swamp, and I could go on..." Sybil continued to explain. Lily just laughed, placing a hand over her mouth, thumb over her nose as she shook her head from left to right. Wondering if [i]everyone[/i] in this goddamn town was crazy. [color=Mediumorchid]"... You're as crazy as that bitch we ran into outside, mami!"[/color] Sybil shrugged. "You'll find out soon enough," [quote="Carl"][b]"Look, she's just trying to find someone who mattered to her. You figure where these girls went? At least, y'know, I can keep an eye on these two, keep 'em outta trouble."[/b][/quote] Sybil was quiet for a moment, tapping her grey pen against her chin a few times before she answered, "I know you all are going to go [i]straight[/i] there the second you walk out the door..." Then she shrugged [i]again,[/i] "But, that's on you." Sybil raised her pen in the air as she answered, "I told them if they wanted to find out where the Black Family hides their secrets: they need to go to the Old Black Manor out in the swamp. It's [i]technically[/i] abandoned, but Mary-Louise is [i]terrified[/i] of the place. I know it's where the Black siblings go to get some breathing room from mother dearest, and where the Black Family keeps their [i]old-old[/i] documents. Maybe the Black Family already scrubbed any information on who you're looking for. Maybe not. You'll have to see for yourself because I never really explored the place." Sybil looked between each member of the group yet again, before she continued, "It's out in the swamp, so be [i]very[/i] careful when you go there. Go there during the day. Make [i]sure[/i] you bring some type of weapon with you, and [i]definitely[/i] bring some water." She glanced at Charlie and started chuckling. [quote=Charlie]"And... How come you're warning us when talking to everyone else in this town seems to be a death sentence?"[/quote] "Because I care about people," Sybil answered damn near instantly, "I don't want to see anyone getting hurt, and I know you all aren't going to listen to me when I say you're in over your heads, but I hate to see another person go-" Sybil finger quoted, "-[i]'Missing.'[/i]" Suddenly the door swung over and the nurse from the desk popped her head in and said, "Dr. Harkness, Ms. Kirk is here for her appointment," "I have to go, but hold on," Sybil stood up for a moment as she walked over to the cabinet that had a padlock on it. She bent forward, producing a key out of her pocket, unlocked the padlock, and opened the cabinet. She grabbed a mason jar that was full of a clear liquid (water?) with various herbs and other stuff sprinkled inside of it. At least that's what Charlie and Clayton saw... ... Lily saw that it was glowing, and she tilted her head off to the side for a moment as her jaw dropped. "Trust me when I say this," Sybil started as she handed it to Lily, "If one of you gets injured, drink it or pour it on the wound - use it conservatively. Trust me, it'll save your life. [i]Trust me.[/i]" She walked over to the door and held it open for the tree, "If you need anything, come back here, and my house is right next door." With that, all three promptly left and Dr. Harkness went about her day. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vJPMvZy.png[/img][/center][b]Interactions:[/b] Wyatt ([@Helo]), & Neko ([@Atrophy]) [right][b][code]House on the Edge of the Swamp[/code][/b][/right][hr] [quote=Wyatt][color=FF6101]“Got many families here in Quintin named Black? Cause, otherwise, would be strange for so many people to come down here looking for an Eleanor Black in the middle of a swamp. Almost as strange as having such a small town with so many people going missing. A well-connected man like yourself must have some guess about all that.”[/color][/quote] "No families other than... you know," Blake answered the first question, pushing his glasses up his nose with a finger, and he thought for a moment as he answered the other question. "Well... don't go telling everyone this, but the only people with the influence and power to make people disappear on this scale would only be the Black Family." He sighed. [quote=Wyatt][color=FF6101]“And these missing folks, all out-of-towners? No trouble here for any locals? Any creepy characters lurking around dark alleys?”[/color][/quote] Maggy shrugged. "I don't know why you're looking at me, Carrot-top," Maggy shot a sharp glance his way back, narrowing her eyes and tilting her head. That was when she took a puff of her cigarette and shrugged. "I don't know a whole lot. As far as I can tell, yes, only outsiders are going missing... maybe I know more, but I also need to pay for my room." She stuck her hand out in a gimme motion. While this was going on, Jen was on the phone with Neko. [quote=Neko][color=FFB6C1]"Jen!? Oh thank God you're okay. Sorry, I just got a little spooked. Mr. Thornton said that other people have gone missing, or turned up dead, or I, I don't know, but it sounds like it has been more people than that group of girls. I don't think it's safe for you to be by yourself."[/color][/quote] Jen was quiet for a few moments. "I'm, uh, fi-fine," Jen started, "Ho-however, uh, um... Yeah, I'm, uh, going to, call everyone back to the Summit Motel. Wrap up what you're doing, and l-let's meet up there. It'll get dark soon. Um... I'll, uh, get back to you. I'm... I'm in the middle of something." That was when Jen suddenly hung up the phone. [quote=Neko][color=FFB6C1]"How long have people been coming here looking for Eleanor?"[/color][/quote] "About... two months," Blake stated, "The first person that came looking for her, it was just a coincidence. Then more and more people started coming... and all of them were 'missing'. Look, whatever you do, be careful out there." He gulped. "And stay out of the swamp. [i]Please.[/i]" Afterward, the group bid farewell and parted and Maggy went back to work. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/o6c4Bi0.png[/img][/center][right][b][code]Gas Station ---> Blake Thorton's Cabin.[/code][/b][/right][hr] [i]Good grief.[/i] Maggy sighed as she stared at the gas station attendant, across the counter she had several things laid out. A couple of packs of cigarettes, some gum, and snacks that were a mixture of meat sticks, chips, and nuts. She didn't say a word as the cashier said, "$62.83, miss." "God everything is so expensive here," She moaned as she pulled out a few twenties that she got from Blake Thorton and slid it across the counter. "Here." He grabbed the money, popped the register open - and Maggy was tempted to pull her pistol on him, but she didn't want to attract the attention of the sheriff... as shitty at her job as she seemed. Maggy had to remember that she was still a death row escapee and she had the virtue of being able to escape into the one place that nobody was going to bother looking for her. Though, she didn't like that she was practically [i]forced[/i] to get plowed and blow fat sweaty rednecks for money. He handed her the change, and Maggy paused (for just a moment) before she took the money from him, turned around, and went out the door as fast as she could. This gas station was about a fifteen-minute walk from Blake's cabin, and while the old bastard [i]offered[/i] to drop her off, she wanted a bit of space from him. Maggy stepped outside and it was already sunset... from her experiences in Quintin, the town was about to shut down and if she didn't get her smokes now, she wouldn't be able to last the goddamn night. She walked alongside the side of the road with a plastic bag in hand as if there was not a [i]care[/i] in the world, swaying her hips from left to right. There was the temptation to pick up a new client while she's out here but Blake officially has her for the night and he'll get a little bit suspicious if she's gone for too long. Which was fine with her, because he was also giving her a bed to sleep on - then she would have to figure out how to get another room for herself. Hopefully, no other weirdos would show up, though she was still getting paid whether or not Mr. Thorton decided to take a break. So, it was no big deal to her, but there were quite a few things that Maggy could have said but chose to keep to herself. Maggy couldn't help but grin as she walked down the side of the road as the night sky hit her. Just like how there were a few things that Blakey-poo was hiding from them, Maggy knew that being a chatterbox would result in her ending up like those girls. Or at least what the town thinks happens to those girls Maggy's grin got a little bit wider as she finally approached Blake Thorton's cabin, she was certain that he would be ready for round thirteen by now. So she walked up the stairs and groped her breast as she opened the door with the hand with bags in it. "O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-h Blakey..." She moaned, but the second she opened the door, she saw blood [i]everywhere.[/i] Along with bits and pieces of what had to be Blake, in the center of the living room was a hunched-over figure, gnawing at Blake Thorton's dead body. After a moment, the figure turned around and gave Maggy a [url=https://i.imgur.com/FTUXiwW.png]full view[/url] of itself. It was nothing short of a werewolf, with green fur, and strange root-like claws, and stood at around five feet, and it growled at Maggy... Maggy sighed. "Good grief girl..." Maggy facepalmed so hard that she almost gave herself a red mark. "... Just [i]what[/i] am I going to do with you?" [right][b][code]The Mansion on the Hill.[/code][/b][/right][hr][center][hider=Kill la Kill Soundtrack - Blumenkranz][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRI5uW6DLXg[/youtube][/hider][/center][hr] A bright light shined through a dark tunnel, accompanied by the smaller light of a cigarette... there was very little light down here and Augustus Ashton Black did not want to flick on the primary lights. He took another drag of his cigarette as he went through the tunnels, and on his right were several cells with thick metal bars - with a door. He shined the light inside and the [url=https://i.imgur.com/H7Eoz0B.jpg]inhabitants[/url] - large, humanoid, rat creatures with knotted, messy grey fur - began scurrying. Loudly squeaking as they quickly fled the light Augustus shrugged and said, "Nope." He went to the next cell, did the same thing, and repeated himself. "Nope." Then he went to the next cell, shined the light inside, and then a wide smile appeared on his face as he said, [i]"Ah!"[/i] Augustus cut the light and walked over, he got on one knee, stuck his hand inside the cell, and shouted, [i]"Whiskers!"[/i] Quickly, one of the strange rat monsters walked over and rubbed against Augustus' hand, making content squeaking noises. The one rat in question was missing its left arm, and Augustus pets it. "I thought you died, boy!" He laughed as he ran his hand through its matty hair, and then he reached into his pocket to pull out a key ring, which was messy. "Lemme finds the key and we can-" Augustus was cut off by another person in the tunnel. "Augustus," Callum said as he leaned up against the wall, surprising Augustus. He probably snuck up on him under the noises that the rat monsters were making. Or was it something else? "You know the Gnawers don't like it when you smoke." Augustus looked at Callum, as he quickly put his cigarette out on the floor. "So, big bro, how have you been doing?" He asked. "Mother wants us in a meeting," Callum said. "Well, Mother can kiss my ass," Augustus smirked, "Unlike you, I'm not on her leash." Callum reached and grabbed his pocket watch. "Augustus, come to the mee-" "If you use your magic on me, Callum..." Augustus gave Callum a narrow look as Callum put his pocket watch back. "Thank you, now if you excuse me..." "Look, it's important, Augustus and I understand that we haven't seen eye-to-eye growing up-" "You can say that again." Callum clenched his fist as he continued, "-but, you know what's going on and we must come together and devise a way to resolve this." "Yeah," Augustus rolled his eyes, "The mess that [i]she[/i] created by being a nonstop dumbass." "While I'm not arguing against [i]that,[/i] it's still something that threatens our very family either way." He said. "Me, you, Maryland, her kids, Justine..." "And we [i]still[/i] have to find a way to fix Levi and his kid on top of that!" Augustus snorted. "We must stop fighting," Callum said. "Or this whole mess will consume [i]all[/i] of us." "Fine, fine, fine," Augustus said, "... But, then, you're giving me and Whiskers our play time." He patted his favorite rat on the head as a goodbye before he walked alongside his older brother through the tunnels and the halls of the Black Family's manor. As they approached the meeting room, the halls were lined with [url=https://i.imgur.com/jaKCZUo.jpg]strange creatures.[/url] They silently stood as they walked through their white-lined halls and once they made it to the end - a pair of massive double doors - they opened it for them and revealed their [url=https://i.imgur.com/VndwLu8.jpg]meeting room.[/url] Each member of the Black siblings was sitting down with Cody and Genesis standing in the corner... and at the very head of the table was Mary-Louise herself and she looked at the two as she said. "... How nice it was for you two to join us. Did you two get lost?" "Could do without your sarcasm, [i]Mom,[/i]" Augustus sat down and spat the words back. "Would make this a lot more tolerable." "Maybe if you weren't fucking off we wouldn't have to sit here waiting for your asses," The next to speak was Maryland Black, wearing a black and white striped dress and had her hands together, leaning over the table. "Don't start with me, Mary-Louise [i]Jr[/i]," Augustus shot back. "Enough." Callum injected. "Hey! Don't call me that! Why don't you worry about that hit on you!?" "You shut the fuck up about that! Worry about your damn kids blabbing to every nobody that wanders into here instead!" "Just ignore him! Both of you are dumb as fuck!" Justine, Augustus' other sister spoke up, rolling her eyes wearing jeans and a white dress shirt. "God, every time..." "Keep your neck out of this, Justine," Augustus answered. "I'm just trying to get this over with, but if you want us to discuss your sad, sad, [i]sad[/i] little act of rebellion against Mother, then go ahead!" [i]"Enough."[/i] Callum tried to say again. "I swear every one of you hangs off her teat," Augustus started before he threw a thumb towards his brother Callum. "At least he can say he's the favorite and not some bastard born from a one-night-stand!" Justine slammed her hands on the table. "You shut your mouth, you stupid bastard!" "Fuck you, bitch!" Augustus shot back. "Hey, don't call my sister that, asshole!" "Fuck you, too!" "You should have stayed in New Orleans!" Callum snatched his pocketwatch out of his pocket and raised it high as he screamed. [b][h3]"E-[i]NOUGH![/i] STOP BICKERING [i]THIS[/i] GODDAMN INSTANT!"[/h3][/b] Suddenly, everyone stopped yelling at each other and quietly sat at the table... before the silence was broken by Mary-Louise's clapping. "Bravo, thank you so much, Callum," Mary-Louise spoke again. "I was wondering when you were going to do that." "I was wondering if my siblings were going to stop acting like children, but I guess not," Callum finally sat down as everyone looked at Mary-Louise. "Now that distraction is out of the way... let's get started." Mary-Louise sighed as she said, "Another group of people came into town looking for Eleanor Black. They assembled in the Webb Coffee House and then split up. I'm not sure where exactly they went, but two members went to our office and had a little... [i]interesting[/i] chat with Callum." Mary-Louise couldn't help but chuckle. Callum groaned, "Those two were crazy, I'm not even sure what the point of those theatrics was, but we were able to track them to a far larger group. And they're, by far, the largest group of people that came into town." "And then what?" Augustus asked with a raised eyebrow. "We disappear them too?" Everyone looked at Callum as he leaned back in his chair. "More and more people are looking for Eleanor, we can't keep making them 'disappear'-" He finger quoted, "-because people are going to, [i]eventually[/i], start asking questions. Start coming into town looking for these people. Hell if the reputation about Quintin is that we're spooky." Mary-Louise was quiet for a moment. "... It's better than letting [i]her[/i] get to them." She answered. "We need to find a way to solve all of this," Augustus spoke. "If we keep putting a bandaid over the cracks, eventually that dam is going to blow." "I hate to say it, but he [i]is[/i] right, you know," Callum answered. "Yeah, especially since this is all [i]your[/i] fault," Mary-Louise was quiet for a moment. "... It's not my fault, Augustus." "How about this?" Augustus started, "I know a few contacts in New Orleans, maybe we can all make a big old trek there and see if anyone knows anything about what's happening there." Mary-Louise was quiet again. "I refuse to step foot in New Orleans, and neither should any of you," "Heh," Augustus chuckled, "You do know that the people that killed your family are probably old and senile - just like yourself - or, you know, [i]dead.[/i]" "How about I, Justine, and Maryl-" "Don't volunteer me!" Maryland shouted. "I and Justine go," Callum said. Mary-Louise was quiet. "Fine, but before you go," Mary-Louise answered, then she looked at Callum. [i]"... Wake the dog."[/i][center][hr][hr][hr][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/BZW7Dsy.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/DGCZ8Dg.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/5ONw20s.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/zG2vHF5.png[/img][hr][hr][hr][hr][color=2e2c2c][i]Eleanor Black [b]is[/b][/i][/color][/center][hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f9bqQL2.png[/img][h1]Jennifer Caspin[/h1][/center][b]Interactions:[/b] The Whole Group.[right][b][code]The Webb Family Coffee House[/code][/b][/right][hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/LM054Dj.png[/img][/center] Jen stared at the text message as she sat in the very same chair that she sat in yesterday. It was sudden... and it felt a bit odd, to the Caspin. It didn't seem like anything that Eugene would physically write down or say but then again she didn't get a good enough grasp on his personality to tell. However, any attempts for Jennifer to reach out to them proved that she had either been blocked or their phone had no connection. Which was peculiar... however, while Jennifer knew something was up this, she knew that there were more pressing matters to attend to. Like, the mystery of Eleanor Black and the huge amount of leadway that the group had gathered on the mystery. She sat at the table... with the map sprawled across, and waited as the group trickled in one by one. Once everyone was here, Jennifer got started, "Uh... you a-all must know why I... uh, gathered you all here today," Jennifer started, then a little smile appeared on her face as she said, "We... we, uh, made some huge progress yesterday! We found some, um, more leads! I've compiled [i]everything[/i] that everyone has said and I, uh, believe that theeeeeeee.... the best place for us to look is the, uh, Old Black Manor. The, [i]ummmmmm[/i], only problem issssssssss..." She looked at the map and traced from the edge, all the way to a brand new circle that she had drawn. [i]"... It's in the swamp."[/i]