Xandrya

The City of Masks (Watchmen-inspired RP)

"Alright, Donny." When Lily heard him finish up with whatever he was moving in the van, she turned around to face him. "If we can go over--"

But she wasn't able to finish her sentence. She gasped the second the felt the painful shock in the small of her back as she couldn't make any other sound. Her legs gave out from underneath her and she took a painful fall, that which thankfully relieved her from the pain in her back. Her body twitched, somehow not unconscious from the taser. As Donny leaned down to shock her again, Lily managed to gather enough strength to kick him in the knee. He went down, rather unceremoniously to say the least, but he was not out. Not by a long shot. Lily attempted to push herself up, but felt the same painful shock on the side of her leg, just above her ankle. This time, an enveloping darkness followed.

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When Lily woke up, she found herself tied down to a chair. Her body felt numb, ever single inch of her except for her head. That's where she felt the most pain. That, and the areas she had been shocked with the taser. Lily looked up and around the van, noting how filthy it was. Was that blood? She attempted to speak, but her mouth was terribly dry so it took her a few times, especially to be able to be heard over the awful music.

"W-Why did you do that to me? It wasn't fucking necessary!" Her heart rate increased a little bit as the realization suddenly dawned on her. "You're going to hurt me again, aren't you? YOU FUCKING PIG!"

She screamed those last few words, making her throat hurt in the process. Lily was done playing games, and Donny would regret every single action he had taken against her.

@Doc Doctor

The City of Masks (Watchmen-inspired RP)

"Come on now, do you really think I would risk my life for such a desperate move? In case you haven't noticed," she continued, bringing up her hands in front of her so that they were visible to the man, "I don't really have the advantage here. You're bigger, stronger, have a gun and who knows how many other weapons on you, and all I have are a pair of handcuffs restraining my wrists. In all honesty," she sighed, "if I were to try anything, then I deserve to be shot."

Lily turned away from the man before carefully stepping on the fire escape to head downstairs. She moved slow, descending one step at a time to avoid any accidents. Lily wasn't necessarily scared of heights, but given that she didn't have much use of her hands, she couldn't help but be extra careful. As expected, the man was following her downstairs. He wasn't too close to her, but he kept a reasonable distance just in case she made any surprise attempts.

Once downstairs, he guided her to his van. She was asked to open its back doors, and she casually obliged as if the man had been her best friend for years. "You know, if I'm going to be doing favors for you, you should at least give me a name to work with." She turned around, but she didn't close her eyes. "I don't think anyone likes to be called Ginger, not all the time at least."

@Doc Doctor

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

FYI, JJ's ability is slowly returning. She wasn't sitting on the couch for long and since Vin was the last individual she helped, her healing power is making a comeback with one of his headaches.

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

Jennifer

She watched in silence as the guard took Vin away. Jennifer hoped to whatever deity was on her side that Vin could pull this off. Like she had mentioned a few moments ago, they only had one shot...

Jennifer didn't have to wait long to act her way to freedom. A sudden and sharp headache hit her like a thousand bricks, sending the girl to her knees as she pressed her hands against both sides of her head. The involuntary scream she let out echoed through the hall much like Vin's voice had a minute ago. Regardless of her actions, the pain didn't ease for Jennifer as wave after wave pushed her further into her own personal hell. Unaware of anything else around her, Jennifer tried as hard as she could to focus on the floor which was not too far from her face. A single tear fell down her cheek, her vision blurring as she gave in to whatever was making her lose her mind. She lay on her side, borderline unconscious as her labored breathing and shaking body helped her maintain whatever sense of reality she could.

"Vin..."

She didn't say anything else, not that she could anyway. Instead, she waited for whatever help would eventually arrive, friend or foe. She didn't care about anyone or anything else at this moment but her own relief from whatever was happening to her.

@Rawk

The City of Masks (Watchmen-inspired RP)

Lily had to be careful with the man. Not because he had rejected her idea to work together, but because the expression on his face frightened her more than it should.

"Alright, that's fine. Whatever you need me to do." She grabbed one of the cuffs and locked it around her left wrist, then she did the same with the other one locking it around her right wrist. "See? I can follow orders. It's not that complicated." Lily was selling herself to him at this point, but from now on she would do whatever needed to be done in order to get away unscathed. She stared at the man with an undecipherable look before speaking again.

"Shall we go now?" she asked, walking towards the same fire escape she had used to get to the rooftop. "You might be able to catch Red Claw if he's still around, and you and I both would love to watch him suffer, wouldn't we?"

She smiled a little bit at that last part, which she had truly meant. Anyone that threatened her life for a reason as terrible as Red Claw's deserved nothing short of a terrible death.

@Doc Doctor

The City of Masks (Watchmen-inspired RP)

In that moment of pure tension, when a thousand thoughts were running through Lily's head, Graffiti tossed a spray can at the man despite his warning before she managed to escape from the rooftops. Lily wanted to disappear with her, but the fact that the goon had fired at Graffiti, and surprisingly failed to strike her in the process, was enough to prevent Lily from making a move she would indeed regret. Instead of running to safety, Lily slowly picked up the handcuffs, although she didn't lock them around her wrists as he had originally requested.

"Listen, there's no need for you to be shooting that gun anymore, alright? You and I have a common enemy now: Red Claw. I'll play along, pretend to be your hostage, and then when he's drawn in, you two can work it out amongst yourselves. It's a win-win, don't you think?"

Lily took a step forward and offered him back his handcuffs, hoping that he would change his mind about actually taking her hostage. Not that she was worried about that as she would eventually find a way to escape, but Lily really wanted to get home to get some rest and put this awful night behind her.

@Doc Doctor
@fluorescent

The City of Masks (Watchmen-inspired RP)

@Eviledd1984, your guess is as good as ours, I'm assuming.

Also, @fluorescent, Graffiti did make it out of the rooftops unscathed, correct?

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

Jennifer

"Faking it isn't going to get us anywhere, Vin," Jennifer said, dismissive of his idea at first, but then actually considering it. "Well, I suppose it could work, but we need to plan every single little detail. I could pretend to faint, faking some medical condition that requires immediate attention, but then, where does that leave you? Obviously we both can't be experiencing health issues at the same time...WAIT! I got it."

Jennifer rushed to the wall diving their cells, her sudden idea giving her some hope. "You'll call one of the guards to ask them permission to use the restroom. I'm pretty sure they stand by the door to keep watch. Anyway, while you're gone, I'll pretend to have a seizure or something, making it as legitimate as I can. When you two come back, he'll be caught off guard by the situation and that's when you attack him from behind. You only get one shot at this, so make sure you don't screw it up. You'll hide his body somewhere and you quickly take his clothes and equipment. All you have to do then is unlock my door and get me out. Don't look, but there's a camera facing this row of cells. In order for us to buy as much time as possible, you have to attack the guard out of frame. We make our exit by pretending you're escorting me to another block or something, then when we're outside we'll make a run for it. What do you say?"

@Rawk

The City of Masks (Watchmen-inspired RP)

"No, he doesn't care about me," Lily said, pulling herself up to stand on the rooftop in clear view of Graffiti and the man. "In fact, he threatened to kill me if I did as much as be seen with her again. Going by that alone, it's safe to assume that you won't find any of his actual friends here."

Lily eyed the man's weapon resting on his shoulder, viewing it as a threat to her and Graffiti. She carefully took a few steps forward to stand next to the girl. "Furthermore, Graffiti and Red Claw don't know each other well enough to have personal knowledge of the other's acquaintances, so I'm afraid she knows as much as you do."

Even though Lily spoke in a calm manner, she was full of anxiety at the thought that Red Claw may have followed her. If that was the case, she wasn't sure what she would do in order to stay alive. She had abandoned her gun, and the small switchblade in her purse would do next to nothing in a fight against anyone there.

@fluorescent
@Doc Doctor

The City of Masks (Watchmen-inspired RP)

@fluorescent
@Doc Doctor

Do you guys mind if Lily interrupts or would you rather just have her wait on the sidelines?