"Mystical" is a romance fantasy story about mythical beings. Not everything about these mythical beings will be accurate to what they actually are.
First, before we begin the story, you need to customize your character.
Enter your name (Only your first name. You will be given a last name.)
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When you're done, click [[here.]]Created by Manchest3r
Mystical contains alcohol, sexual content, drug abuse, gore, violence, and other things that could be disturbing to readers.[[Backstory]]
[[Characters]]
[[Relationships]]
[[Creatures]]<h2><b>Main Characters</b></h2>
[[Ximena Barron]]
[[Nathaniel Pinkman]]
[[Marcus Mallen]]
[[Logan Ortiz]]
[[Siu Langtry]]
[[Kenji Langtry]]
[[Sydney Ledger]]
[[Raphael Munoz]]
<h2><b>Villains</b></h2>
[[Vincent Barron]]
[[Cyfrin Blackburn]]
[[Zachary Millman]]
[[Keme Owny]]
[[Feng and Hyun Langtry]][[Rowan]]
[[Ximena]]
[[Nathan]]
[[Marcus]]
[[Logan]]
[[Siu]]
[[Kenji]]
[[Sydney]]
[[Raphael]]<h2><b>Creatures</b></h2>
[[Mortals]]
[[Giants]]
[[Vampires]]
[[Werewolves]]
[[Mothmen]]
[[Demons]]
[[Sandmen]]
[[Bogeymen]]
[[Angels]]
[[Monsters]]Ximena Barron
Physical appearance: Ximena is a twenty two year old Latina woman. She is a brunette with tan skin. She stands tall at 5'4" (162.56 cm) and is half werewolf.
Personality: Ximena loves being a smartass, along with being snarky and intimidating. Even if she's not going to hurt anyone, she loves being feared. It makes her feel powerful. She barely cares for anyone she comes across, unless they truly get under her skin and into her heart. She also hates mortals.
Her past: Her father (Vincent Barron) and her mother (Liyana Barron) fell in love, got married, and had Ximena. She lived a relitively normal life. She went to school like normal kids, she had two loving parents, she had friends. Everything was great, until Ximena's tenth birthday. Liyana was out, shopping for Ximena's birthday. Vincent and Ximena waited all day for her to come home. She never did. Two days after, they figured out while Liyana was coming home from shopping, she was raped and killed in an alley by a mortal.
After that, Vincent raised Ximena to be hateful and to not trust anyone. He taught her to hate mortals, how to fight, how to bring out her werewolf side, how to kill, how to not feel emotion, etc.
When Ximena had grown up and realized how much of a dickhead Vincent was, she moved out and cut all contact with him. He still searches for her to try and take her back and will kill anyone that stands in his way.
Fear of: Her fatherNathaniel Pinkman
Physical appearance: Nathan is a eighteen year old Caucasian teenage boy. He is blonde with pale skin. He stands tall at 5'9" (175.26 cm) and is a mortal.
Personality: Nathan's usually very unmotivated and depressed. He hides all of his emotions with comedy. For the most part, he is surprisingly optimistic and loyal. Nathan's mostly a coward until it comes to the people he cares about.
His past: Nathan's mother (Mila Pinkman) got pregnant from his father (Aaron Pinkman) when they were teenagers. When Mila gave birth, they were the happiest parents to live. They raised him as well as they could until they couldn't anymore.
When Nathan was twelve, Aaron and Mila went to the bar to just take a day off of life. Mila ended up getting drunk while Aaron was mainly sober. Aaron took Mila back home and she went to sleep. However, not one of them knew that someone drugged Mila's drink.
Mila died in her sleep. Nathan was distraught and was handling it badly, but Aaron was handling it worse. Mila was the love of his life, after all. About a month after Mila died, Aaron couldn't take it anymore.
Nathan woke up that night to hear a gunshot in the garage. Nathan instantly got up and ran to the garage to get met with his dad, dead and limp on the floor, with a gun in his hand.
Ever since then, Nathan has been living in that same house, just with his best friend.
Fear of: Losing everyoneLogan Ortiz
Physical appearance: Logan is a twenty five year old Irish Caucasian man. He has brown hair and pale skin. He stands at 5'10" (177.8 cm) and is a Sandman creature.
Personality: Logan is usually quiet and is not fond of arguments. However, he is also stubborn and keeps almost everything to himself. He's very introverted and likes the quiet. He's also quite the lawbreaker.
His past: Logan's life is reletively normal. His parents got married, stayed together, had Logan, etc. He lived a normal life. He finished high school and went to college. When he went to college, however, he got lonely.
Logan developed a drinking problem. He didn't like how normal his life was. He used to wake up every day in his big house and live his perfect middle class life. He never got to experience anything interesting.
The only thing about him that wasn't normal was that he was a Sandman. Sandmen aren't very interesting creatures. They can do stuff to people in their sleep. That's about it. However, it's still the only thing about him that wasn't normal.
After Logan finished college, he started a business. He wanted to help out the other creatures of the world with their issues. Almost like an investigator, but he helps creatures instead of mortals.
Fear of: Being forever aloneSiu Langtry
Physical appearance: Siu is a twenty one year old Asian woman. She has black hair and pale skin. She stands at 5'5" (165.1 cm) and is a vampire.
Personality: Siu is a complete smartass, but she's also caring. She's very stubborn, brave, and powerful. Likes violence but hates killing. Appreciates honesty.
Her past: Siu and her brother (Kenji Langtry) were born on the same day, making them twins. Their mother (Feng Langtry) and father (Hyun Langtry) are two of the most known vampires to live. Both Feng and Hyun loved the fame, but Siu and Kenji hated it.
Siu's parents always favored Siu and didn't pay much attention to Kenji, which Siu didn't like. They always tried to train her how to suck blood from mortals, how to kill and hide the body, and how to carry the family name, but she never listened to them.
When both Siu and Kenji turned eighteen, they ran away while Hyun and Feng were out at a celebration party. Obviously, their parents tried looking for them, but they hid. They're still hiding to this day.
Fear of: DeathKenji Langtry
Physical appearance: Kenji is a twenty one year old Asian man. He has black hair and pale skin. He stands at 5'8" (172.72 cm) and is a vampire.
Personality: Kenji loves joking around. He's very caring and easily trusting. He's not a coward, but he's not brave either. He lets his sister handle all of the messy stuff.
His past: Kenji and his sister (Siu Langtry) were born on the same day, making them twins. Their mother (Feng Langtry) and father (Hyun Langtry) are two of the most known vampires to live. Both Feng and Hyun loved the fame, but Siu and Kenji hated it.
Kenji's parents always favored Siu and didn't pay much attention to Kenji, which made Kenji jealous. He tried everything to get their attention. He got straight A's, cooked dinner every night, got a job at the age of sixteen, but nothing. So instead, he used humor to cover up his feelings about everything.
When both Kenji and Siu turned eighteen, they ran away while Hyun and Feng were out at a celebration party. Obviously, their parents tried looking for them, but they hid. They're still hiding to this day.
Fear of: Being forgottenRaphael Munoz
Physical appearance: Raphael is a twenty seven year old Indian man. He has black hair and brown skin. He stands tall at 7'1" (215.90 cm) and is a giant.
Personality: Raphael is very quiet and observant. When he opens up, he's actually a very kind and caring man. He easily trusts everyone and is very loving.
His past: Raphael's mother (Maliha Munoz) raised him alone. His father left when he was a baby. Raphael's glad his father wasn't in his life though, because all he needed was his mother.
His mother raised him to respect and be kind to everyone and to give everyone second chances. One day, his mother fell ill. Raphael almost went down a dark path because of that, but then thought back on what his mother taught him.
Now, Raphael takes care of his mother.
Fear of: Going down that dark pathVincent Barron
Physical appearance: Vincent is a forty six year old Latino man. He has black hair and tan skin. He stands tall at 6'2" (187.96 cm) and is full Werewolf.
Personality: Vincent is a very intellegent and quiet man. He used to be outgoing and friendly until the love of his life died. He's now a depressed man who will always be filled with rage. All he wants is his daughter back. After he gets her back, he wants to kill every mortal that ever lived.
His past: Before creatures were accepted (more accepted than they are now, anyway), they used to go to creature villages and kill them all. Vincent's parents (Camila and Diego) were killed in one of the villages they used to live in. Vincent ran for his life to get out of there.
After that, he tried to live his life normally after all that he's seen. In high school, he met his best friend and lover, Liyana. She was the popular girl and he was the loner. But yet, she never treated him like he was one.
Eventually Vincent had the courage to ask her out. She accepted, and they started dating. Liyana made him a better man. Liyana loved him for who he always was and had faith in him. One day, Vincent and Liyana had a child. Ximena. The moment Vincent set his eyes on her, he felt whole. He actually had a family.
He was a loving husband to Liyana, and he stayed a loving father to Ximena. He promised to never be a bad father. Until Liyana died. He had so much pent up rage. Vincent despised every mortal he came across. Which was weird, since Liyana was a mortal.
When the police ended up finding who raped and murdered his wife, Vincent found and went full Werewolf on the man who did it before the police could throw the man in prison. He ended up in shreds.
After that, he broke his promise. Instead of being the best father he could be to Ximena, he turned her into a monster. He trained her to fight and to kill. His plan was to kill as many mortals as he could, and then when he dies, she continues.
His plan failed though. He came home one night to see Ximena's stuff all packed and gone. This made him more furious than ever. How could she leave him after everything?
He continues to search for Ximena, and will kill anyone who tries to stand in his way.
Fear of: NothingCyfrin Blackburn
Physical appearance: Cyfrin is a thirty seven year old man. He has white hair with pitch black skin. He stands tall at 6'0" (182.88 cm) and is the Bogeyman.
Personality: Cyfrin doesn't like to talk, but when he does, he's very intimidating. He hates children, loud noises, the light, and mortals.
His past: Cyfrin was created in a lab by a scientist. Since Bogeymen went extinct about a hundred years ago, one scientist (Bobby Collins) wanted to see if he could recreate one. Bobby succeeded, and created Cyfrin.
However, Bobby wasn't thinking about the consequences it could bring making another Bogeyman. Cyfrin instantly broke out of the chamber he was created in and killed Bobby, ripping his throat open with his bare hands.
Cyfrin now lives in the shadows, terrorizing and "punishing" children for what they've done.
Fear of: The lightZachary Millman
Physical appearance: Zachary is a forty six year old man. He is bald, muscular, and he had a slight red skin tone, accomponied by red eyes. He stands tall at 7'0" (213.36 cm) and is a Mothman.
Personality: Zachary is a smart and observant man. At first, he tried being nice. However, it didn't go his way. Now Zachary chooses to live a life scaring everyone else.
His past: Zachary was left on the side of the road by his parents when he was five. Ever since then, he's been taking care of himself. Anything he had to do, he'd do.
Mothmen usually try and warn people while they're on the roads, but since everyone fears them, it hasn't worked and people end up driving off bridges. So, mothmen don't do that anymore, but Zachary is different.
He likes standing in front or beside upcoming cars and scaring them. They 9/10 end up crashing or driving off of the bridge. He likes being the only Mothman feared.
Fear of: The darkKeme Owny
Physical appearance: Keme is a two hundred and seventy year old Caucasian man. He has black hair with red skin. He stands tall at 6'7" (200.66 cm) and is a demon.
Personality: Keme has a massive ego, and is cocky as hell. He enjoys killing people just because he likes to feel the fear that comes off of them.
His past: Keme, as a child, killed everything he came across. First, he started small, killing mice, birds, and rabbits. As he aged, he started killing things like dogs, horses, and eventually people.
When he was in his early twenties, women found him super attractive. They'd invite him over and he'd sleep with them. This gave him the biggest ego ever. He started killing things so he could just feel something. It didn't work, but he knew that they felt something. It was satisfying to him.
Sleeping with women gave him the same satisfaction. He actually felt something, and he could tell the women felt something, too. But eventually, that wasn't enough. He needed more.
He got more rough with the women, pulling their hair and squeezing their throats, almost choking them. A lot of women liked this, but one didn't. He didn't like that. He ended up choking the woman to death, and that was an amazing feeling.
The cycle he had, he went over, again and again. He'd invite women over, he'd have sex with them and then kill them when he finished. Eventually, one woman fought back and ended up killing him. Instead of seeing the pearly white gates, he went all the way down to the worst possible place.
He was so bad they made him a demon.
Fear of: Being uglyFeng Langtry and Hyun Langtry
Physical appearance: Feng Langtry is a seventy two year old Asian woman while Hyun Langtry is a ninety six year old Asian man. They both have black hair and pale skin. Feng stands at 5'3" (160.02 cm) while Hyun stands at 6'3" (190.50 cm). They're both vampires.
Personalities: Feng is a very serious woman. She doesn't like to joke and she gets stuff done. Hyun on the other hand is the complete opposite. Even if his jokes are corny or aren't funny, he still tells them. They both love fame and power.
Their pasts: Feng was brought up in the fifth most famous vampire family there ever was while Hyun was brought up in the second most famous vampire family there ever was. Their parents made them meet up and arranged their marriage when Feng turned eighteen.
After that, their rise in popularity was insane. They loved the power they had. They were hated by everyone, but they were on top. Finally.
They eventually had kids. Siu and Kenji. They tried raising them to carry the family name and to finally be the family at the very top, but then when the kids grew up, they ran away. Feng and Hyun are still searching for them.
Fears of: GarlicGiants
Giants are just normal beings, representing the human body enlarged to the point of being monstrous. Giants used to be way taller, but now that it's been run down generations, they usually sit at the height of 8'0" (243.84 cm).
A lot of giants evoke terror and remind a lot of mortals of how normal and tiny they are. Giants are usually portrayed as villains/antagonists, but not all the time.
Some giants interact with mortals in a friendly way, and some are even apart of mortal families.Vampires
Vampires are creatures who feed off of the blood of the living. They're obviously more than that, but that sums most of it up.
Vampires now usually only care about fame. Getting to the top of that list, being loved by everyone, having that power. That's all they live for anymore. And vampires aren't traditional vampires anymore either.
They can enter sunlight and see themselves in mirrors. And they can't die because of running water. However, everything else is pretty much correct.
Some vampires don't love the fame. A lot of newer vampires hate it with how obsessed their parents get, but some also love it.Werewolves
These creatures are usually people that can shapeshift into wolves. They've been around for centuries, but had to hide themselves so they don't get hurt or killed.
Werewolves are usually vulnerable to silver weapons and barely get hurt by anything else, and everyone says you can kill werewolves with just one silver bullet. Now, they usually just live normal lives.
Most people now are half werewolf. Half werewolves can still transform into werewolves, they're just more likely to get hurt but can control themselves more in that werewolf state.Mothmen
Mothmen were creatures that stuck by the streets to warn mortals of danger. However, the mortals got scared by them and usually ended up driving off of bridges. Ever since then, most mothmen have stopped going toward streets in general.
Mothmen aren't a very common creature nowadays. A mothman is usually found in 1 of 5000 people. Most mothmen just leave people alone and keep to themselves, but some also don't and choose to still terrorize people on the side of the road.Demons
If you've spent your time on earth living a life full of sin, you go down to the underworld. And if you're absolutely soaked in sin, you become a demon.
Demons are usually murderers, pedophiles, and rapists. People that are absolutely the bottom of the barrel. Most demons stay down in the underworld, but some choose to go back to earth and terrorize people, although it's hard to get back to earth.
The most known Demons are the ones that have been down there the longest. Pride (Lucifer), Greed (Mammon), Lust (Asmodeus), Envy (Leviathan), Gluttony (Beelzebub), Wrath (Satan), and Sloth (Belphegor). They call themselves the Seven Deadly Sins.Sandmen
Sandmen used to be told as stories for kids to fall asleep to, not knowing Sandmen are real. Sandmen are said to sprinkle dust or sand in or onto the children's eyes at night, bringing them sleep and dreams.
It's a bit different for real Sandmen. Sandmen can still do that stuff, of course. But they don't just go barging into children's rooms and sprinkling sand into children's eyes. And some Sandmen choose to be evil and instead of helping people sleep, they throw sand in children's eyes to blind them.
Now Sandmen are basically just mortals with special sprinkling sand that can come out of their fingers. They can also enter other people's dreams, nightmares, or thoughts, too.Bogeymen
About a hundred years ago, Bogeymen went extinct. They used to be miserable beings that "punished" children for what they've done wrong.
No bogeyman was nice. They all had the same task. Scare children and take them away from their families. But now bogeymen are extinct and can't do that anymore. Families don't have to fear that anymore.Angels
Angels are similar to demons. If you've spent your time on earth living a life without sin, you can become an angel. However, it's different now.
If someone in your family went to the afterlife and became an angel, and you were born after they died, you become an angel, too. Not the basic angels with white clothes and halos, but they do look similar.
Angels look like any other person. They usually have a nice personality and choose not to do risky, stupid stuff. The only difference is Angels that live on earth have wings, enhanced strength and durability. Monsters
Monsters are usually believed as a myth. Everyone thinks they aren't real because nobody's really ever seen one. There are stories about them, but no proof.
In the older stories everyone was told, the monsters had five heads and six arms, looking like an actual trainwreck. Now in the present stories, they're just told to look like normal mortals.
In the stories, a lot of monsters don't even know they're monsters. A monster's powers usually consist of having an enhanced body (enhanced strength, durability, agility, and regeneration) but also having an unstable mind. They tend to question their morality, and some even go insane because of it.
Monsters supposedly also have some sort of on and off switch. They don't always stay monsters. One second, they're like normal mortals, and the next, they have all white eyes and look almost like a shadow.Mortals
Mortals are the basic race of people. They're human. They walk around, having no worries about being shot or killed because they look normal.
Mortals usually live up to 80-90 years until they die. Their lives are very simplistic. Most times, mortals get special treatment because they're mortals and not monsters. That's why so many creatures hate them.
Creatures look down on mortals. All mortals do is cause destruction, feel hatred, and be insecure for 90 years until they die. Mortals have privilege that creatures don't.Excellent! Hello, $name. It's great to meet you.
Next, I need you to pick the important stuff.
You're
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And lastly, add your pronouns:
[[She/Her pronouns][$heshethey to "she", $himherthem to "her", $hesshestheyre to "she's", $hisherstheirs to "hers", $himselfherselfthemselves to "herself", $hishertheir to "her"]]
[[He/Him pronouns][$heshethey to "he", $himherthem to "him", $hesshestheyre to "he's", $hisherstheirs to "his", $himselfherselfthemselves to "himself", $hishertheir to "his"]]
[[They/Them pronouns][$heshethey to "they", $himherthem to "them", $hesshestheyre to "they're", $hisherstheirs to "theirs", $himselfherselfthemselves to "themselves", $hishertheir to "their"]]Your name is $name Riggs, your skin tone is $skin, you are $gender, your height is $height, your hair color is $hair, your body type is $body, and your pronouns are He/Him.
[[Continue]]Your name is $name Riggs, your skin tone is $skin, you are $gender, your height is $height, your hair color is $hair, your body type is $body, and your pronouns are They/Them.
[[Continue]]Your name is $name Riggs, your skin tone is $skin, you are $gender, your height is $height, your hair color is $hair, your body type is $body, and your pronouns are She/Her.
[[Continue]]If everything is done and you're fine with it, you can now read the story. I wish you luck, $name.
[[Start|Chapter One: Hit]]<h2><b>Chapter One: Hit</b></h2>
You're currently getting dressed in your room. You're running a little late to work, so you have to get dressed fast. You throw on your favorite red bomber jacket and you exit your room.
Once you exit the room, you get met with your father, Rowan, sleeping on the couch with about fifteen beer cans surrounding him. You roll your eyes and just go to the door, hoping he doesn't wake up.
You take your keys from the key hook and open the door. Before you can walk out, you feel a hand on your shoulder. Before you could even think about who it could be, you get thrown against the wall. You groan and look up to see Rowan about to yell in your face.
"Where the fuck do you think you're going, huh?" Rowan says, gripping your arm. You pull your arm out of his reach. Great. Now you have to deal with this asshole. "I'm going to work. It's not like you do." You yell back at him. "You little-"
Before he can finish that sentence, you rush out of the door. You stand there for a good second to take everything in. You need to get out of this house.
<<set $rowan_approval to 20>>
[[Drive off]]$name Riggs was a child with two loving parents, Rowan Bennett and Heather Riggs. Their lives were great, until $hishertheir mom got killed on the job by a werewolf.
$name's mom was a police officer, and she knew how to handle herself, so the news shocked both $name and Rowan. After that, Rowan made him and $name move to an anti-creature city, Hallton.
Hallton is full of only mortals. The police of that town will kill any creature that tries to step in. $name always found it kind of strange, considering a lot of creatures weren't harmful, but $heshethey chose not to complain out loud.
After $name and Rowan moved to Hallton, Rowan developed a drinking problem and took it out all on $name, which made $name slowly start to hate him.
Now, $name is a twenty three year old who still lives with Rowan, however, $heshethey got a job at a gas station, and now $hesshestheyre trying to get out of that house. You drive for a good twenty minutes until you reach the gas station you work at. You park your pickup truck in the parking lot and you walk into the gas station. You see your co-worker, Travis. Travis smiles at you.
"A bit late, aren't you, $name?" He says with a chuckle. You get behind the counter and nudge him with your elbow. "Just lost track of time." "Is that all? Because you've been losing track of time a lot recently." Travis states, and he's right. You've been coming to work late a lot. Sometimes it's because of your dad, sometimes it's because you slept in late, and sometimes you don't feel like coming in at all but you change your mind.
You choose to stay silent to what Travis said. Travis sighs and hands you the store's keys. "Close up for me, will you? I have to get home to the wife." Travis says while walking out from behind the counter. You nod. "Will do." "Thank you, $name. You're a good kid. I'll get the keys from you tomorrow." Travis tells you as he walks out of the store.
You still can't believe Travis calls you a kid. Of course, Travis is about ten years older than you are and he calls a ton of young people "kid", but you still don't get it.
As the hours pass, you get more and more bored, just waiting for the clock to strike 10:00 PM so you can go home. As soon as you see that hour hand on the clock touch 10 PM, you get out from behind the counter and close up the gas station.
You enter your car and start driving off. You turn the radio on. The song that plays is called California Dreamin'. Weird. Your mom used to love that song. You start to hear rain pattering on the top of the truck. Great. It's raining. At least it's calming.
The more you drive, the heavier the rain gets. It gets to the point where you can barely see unless it's another car's lights.
All of a sudden, you hear something thud against your truck. You instantly stop the truck and sit there for a second. Did you hit something? An animal? A human, maybe? You quickly exit the truck and look back to see what you hit.
You get met with someone laying on the ground. "Oh, god. Please don't be dead." You think outloud. You go over to the person laying on the ground, and you notice it's a woman. She has brown hair and tan skin. She looks unconcious. You shake her, and nothing. "Fuck... Oh, fuck." You whisper under your breath. You go to shake her again, and her eyes suddenly open. She starts coughing, hard. She gets up to her feet.
"Are you okay?" You ask the woman. The woman finishes coughing and looks at you. "What the fuck?! Are you blind?" She yells. "It's raining and I couldn't see!" You yell back. The woman wipes her hand across her face. She looks at her hand to see how much blood is on it. Her hand is about 50% covered with blood. The woman groans and looks at you.
"Watch where you're going next time." The woman hisses. She tries walking away, but her leg instantly gives out. She falls to the ground and cries in pain. You try going over to her, but she puts her hand up to stop you.
"Do you need to go somewhere? I can drive y-" "I'm good." The woman insists. "You can't even walk. Come on." You tell her. She looks up at you and sighs. "Fuck..."
You get back in your truck and the woman gets in the passenger seat. You start to drive off when the radio comes back on. Before you could recognize what song it is, the woman instantly turns it off. You both sit in silence.
<<set $ximena_approval to 22>>
[[Ask her name]]
[[Ask where she's going]]
[[Ask if she needs to go to a hospital]]
[[Stay silent|Keep driving]]Ximena Barron
Ximena <<if $ximena_approval >=80>><b>loves</b> you.
<<elseif $ximena_approval >=60 && $ximena_approval <=79>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $ximena_approval >=40 && $ximena_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $ximena_approval >=20 && $ximena_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.<</if>>
<<set $ximena_approval to Math.clamp($ximena_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $ximena_approval to Math.clamp($ximena_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Rowan Bennett
Rowan <<if $rowan_approval >=80>><b>loves</b> you.
<<elseif $rowan_approval >=60 && $rowan_approval <=79>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $rowan_approval >=40 && $rowan_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $rowan_approval >=20 && $rowan_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $rowan_approval >=0 && $rowan_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.<</if>>
<<set $rowan_approval to Math.clamp($rowan_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $rowan_approval to Math.clamp($rowan_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Nathaniel Pinkman
Nathan <<if $nathan_approval >=60 && $nathan_approval <=100>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $nathan_approval >=40 && $nathan_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $nathan_approval >=20 && $nathan_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $nathan_approval >=0 && $nathan_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.<</if>>
<<set $nathan_approval to Math.clamp($nathan_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $nathan_approval to Math.clamp($nathan_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Logan Ortiz
Logan <<if $logan_approval >=80>><b>loves</b> you.
<<elseif $logan_approval >=60 && $logan_approval <=79>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $logan_approval >=40 && $logan_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $logan_approval >=20 && $logan_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $logan_approval >=0 && $logan_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.<</if>>
<<set $logan_approval to Math.clamp($logan_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $logan_approval to Math.clamp($logan_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Siu Langtry
Siu <<if $siu_approval >=80>><b>loves</b> you.
<<elseif $siu_approval >=60 && $siu_approval <=79>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $siu_approval >=40 && $siu_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $siu_approval >=20 && $siu_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $siu_approval >=0 && $siu_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.<</if>>
<<set $siu_approval to Math.clamp($siu_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $siu_approval to Math.clamp($siu_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Kenji Langtry
Kenji <<if $kenji_approval >=60 && $kenji_approval <=100>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $kenji_approval >=40 && $kenji_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $kenji_approval >=20 && $kenji_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $kenji_approval >=0 && $kenji_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.<</if>>
<<set $kenji_approval to Math.clamp($kenji_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $kenji_approval to Math.clamp($kenji_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Raphael Munoz
Raphael <<if $raphael_approval >=80>><b>loves</b> you.
<<elseif $raphael_approval >=60 && $raphael_approval <=79>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $raphael_approval >=40 && $raphael_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $raphael_approval >=20 && $raphael_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $raphael_approval >=0 && $raphael_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.<</if>>
<<set $raphael_approval to Math.clamp($raphael_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $raphael_approval to Math.clamp($raphael_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Since you just hit the woman with the truck, you decide to ask her name. It's the least you can do.
"What's your name?" You ask, looking at her. She closes her eyes and sighs. She looks over at you and opens her eyes again. "Do you usually ask stranger's names?" You shrug. "Not necessarily, but since we're in a car together, I'd like to at least know." You tell her.
She stops and thinks for a moment. "If you tell me your name, I'll think about telling you mine." The woman says. You think for a moment. It can't hurt.
"$name. $name Riggs." You answer. The woman nods and looks back at you. "Nice to meet you, $name. Thank you for hitting me with your truck." The woman jokes. You roll your eyes and shake your head. "So, you're not gonna give me a name?" You ask.
"I'll think about it." The woman finishes. The car goes silent and she speaks up again. "Drop me off at the next bus stop. Please." The woman says.
<<set $ximena_approval +=1>>
[[Keep driving]]Since you hit the woman with your car and you're driving her somewhere, you think it's appropriate to ask her where she's going.
"Where are you going?" You ask. "Doesn't matter. Just keep driving." The woman says, still staring out of the window. You look over at her, confused. "If I'm driving you somewhere, I need to know where you're going." You tell her.
She groans and looks over at you. "We're strangers. You don't need to know where I'm going and I don't need to know where you're going. I don't need to know your name and you don't need to know mine. Got it?" The woman finishes.
You just roll your eyes and keep driving. How can somebody be that much of an asshole? "Fine. Then at least tell me where I can drop you off." You say. "The next bus stop will do." The woman responds.
<<set $ximena_approval -=1>>
[[Keep driving]]Considering you just hit the woman with your car, you decide to ask her if she needs to go to the hospital.
"Do you need to go to the ER? I can-" "No, I'm good." The woman says, looking outside of the window. You look over to her. You can see the blood and bruises on her.
"Are you sure I can't-" "Listen. I get that you want to be helpful right now, but I don't need your help. Just drop me off at the next bus stop." The woman finishes. You sigh and nod. That's about the only thing you can do right now.
[[Keep driving]]You keep driving, like the woman told you to. Eventually, you come up on a bus stop. You take your right hand off of the steering wheel and you point at the bus stop that's right in front of you.
"You want me to drop you off at this one?" "That's fine." The woman answers, staring out of the window. You nod and continue driving up to the bus stop. When you're close enough to it, you stop your truck.
The woman gets out of the truck and walks up to the bus stop. You roll down your window and stick your head out enough so that she can see you.
"You're not gonna tell me your name?" You ask the woman. The woman stares at you and smirks. "Maybe next time. See you later, stranger." The woman says. You look at her, wondering what she meant by next time. But, without thinking for too long, you roll up your window again and drive off.
[[Go home]]You park in your garage. You exit the car and open the door to the living room. All you hope for is for Rowan to be sleeping when you walk in. You can't even call him dad anymore.
You walk into the living room to see Rowan wide awake and watching TV on the couch. You close the garage door, and Rowan hears it. He turns his head over to you. He makes a face that looks filled with rage. He gets up and walks over to you, knocking two beer cans over in the process.
"I'm not just gonna let you get away with what you said to me earlier." Rowan slurs his words. You try and get past him, but he pushes you back onto the wall. "What did I say earlier? That you don't work? Is that a lie?" You ask him. Rowan tries to come up with an excuse. "You know I can't work, I have-" "You have a bad back. Always the same excuse, isn't it, Rowan?" You talk back to him.
You finally get from off of the wall and you start walking away from him. He follows after you. "You're such a disrespectful child, you know that, $name? I'm your dad! I've raised you, and all you do is treat me like this!"
Before Rowan can keep going on, you quickly enter your room and lock the door. As soon as you lay on your bed, you hear Rowan pounding at your bedroom door. "Get out here and talk to me like an actual adult, $name! So help me, I will come in there." Rowan keeps pounding at the door.
<<set $rowan_approval -=3>>
All you can do is cry. You hate being here. You hate Rowan, you hate this house, you hate your life. You continue crying, and end up crying yourself to [[sleep.]]You wake up with the sun shining in your eyes. You feel dried tears on your cheeks and the house is dead silent. You look down at your body and you see yourself still fully clothed. You fell asleep crying again. Great.
You reach into your pocket and grab your phone. You've been constantly getting calls from the police station. Life couldn't get worse. What could you have even done?
You call them back. The phone rings for about two seconds before someone picks up. "Hello? I'm officer Jamison. You might remember me from when your mom worked here. Is this $name Riggs?" The man over the phone asks. "Uh, yes. I remember you, Jamison. What do you want, exactly?" You ask nervously.
"Yes, sorry. This is probably unexpected. A woman with the name Ximena Barron got dragged into the station by one of the other officers here. Nobody's ever seen her in Hallton before and she has no contacts. All she told us is that she got hit by a car by somebody who had your exact description. Do you know who this woman is?"
That must be the woman's name. Ximena. What could she be in the police station for? "Um... Yeah, I do know who it is." "Okay, great. Can you come down to the station so we can ask a few questions? Nothing important and you won't get arrested for anything." Jamison states.
"Will she get arrested?" You ask him. He goes silent over the phone for a few seconds. "...We don't know yet. Can you come to the station for us?" Jamison asks. "Give me half an hour." You tell him. "I can do that." Jamison says as he hangs up. You put your phone back into your pocket.
As soon as you do that, you hear a knock at the door. What could it be now? You exit your room and walk into the living room. Rowan isn't there. Surprising. You open the door and you're met with Travis.
"Oh, what's up, Travis?" You ask him. Travis smiles and looks at you. "You forgot." "I forgot what?" "That you still have the keys." Travis tells you. It takes you a second, but you finally understand. You still had the keys from the gas station. "Give me a minute. I left them in my room." "I'll wait."
You walk into your room and feel around your bed for keys. Nothing. You look on the floor, and see them laying half way under the bed. You grab the keys and get back out into the living room. You toss the keys to Travis, and he catches them. "Thanks, kid. I'll get going now. I know how your dad is." "He's not my dad." You correct him. Travis nods. "I forgot. I know how Rowan is. I'll see you later." Travis finishes as he gets back into his car and drives off.
You make sure you still have everything on you and you get into your pickup truck. You start driving to the [[police station.]]You arrive at the police station. Once you get there, you see officer Jamison standing outside of the station. You go up to him, and he smiles.
"$name! I haven't seen you in so long, kid. You've gotten so big... And you're still wearing that dumb bomber jacket. How are you?" Jamison asks. You're getting used to everyone calling you kid now. "I'm okay. I'd be better if we could get this over with." "Oh, right. Come on." Jamison finishes. He opens the station doors and you both head in.
It looks exactly like you remember it. Nothing's changed since your mother has worked here. Jamison leads you to one of the rooms. You open the door and in the room is Ximena sitting handcuffed to a table with another officer present. He looks younger than the average officer. His nametag reads "P. Harrison"
"Told you we'd meet again." Ximena says, looking over at you. You choose to ignore her and you sit down next to her. Jamison joins the other officer as he also sits down at the table.
"Okay. We're going to ask you both some basic questions. We will know if you're lying. Can you do that for us?" Jamison asks. You nod, but Ximena just rolls her eyes. Jamison shows no emotion but Harrison looks quite annoyed by her.
"Okay. To start off simply, give me your full names and ages. Riggs, you start first." Jamison states. You nod. "$name Riggs, and I am twenty three." "Excellent. You now." Jamison says, pointing at Ximena. "You already know my name." "Just answer the goddamn question." Harrison tells Ximena. She growls under her breath but answers them.
"My name's Ximena Barron and my age is none of your fucking business." Ximena hisses. Officer Harrison sits up out of his chair and looks down at Ximena. Ximena also gets out of her chair but the handcuff connected to the table keeps her chained down a bit.
"Okay, okay. Calm it, both of you. Sit down so we can continue." Jamison tells the both of them. They both sit down with an attitude. Jamison nods. "If we can't get your age, we can throw you in a cell, Barron. Make your choice." Jamison finishes. Ximena sighs.
"I'm twenty two." "Thank you for your cooperation." Jamison says as he writes on the paper in front of him. "Now, $name, tell me. When she got hit with the car, could she get up or could she not? If she could, it could be a sign that she's a creature and we need to know." Jamison asks. Ximena quickly turns her head to you.
[[Lie (Say Ximena couldn't get up)|Lie]]
[[Tell the truth (Say Ximena got up)|Truth]]Marcus Mallen
Marcus <<if $marcus_approval >=60 && $marcus_approval <=100>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $marcus_approval >=40 && $marcus_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $marcus_approval >=20 && $marcus_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $marcus_approval >=0 && $marcus_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.
<</if>>
<<set $marcus_approval to Math.clamp($marcus_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $marcus_approval to Math.clamp($marcus_approval - 5, 0, 100)>>Marcus Mallen
Physical appearance: Marcus is a nineteen year old biracial man. He has black hair and tan skin. He stands tall at 5'5" (165.1 cm) and is an angel.
Personality: Marcus is a very smart and cautious kid. He's quiet until he becomes closer with people. He tries to avoid conflict and he tries to keep everyone safe, although not being the bravest. He is also very loyal and easily forgiving.
His past: His biological father (Dallas Graham) died soon after Marcus was born, which led to his mother (Tara Mallen) moving on to another man (Seth Schwartz). Ever since his mother got with Seth, Seth has abused both Marcus and Tara.
Eventually, Marcus got sick of it. He hid a knife under his pillow in case Seth hurt him or his mother again. One night, when Marcus was fifteen, he heard Seth hitting his mother again. Marcus took the knife, ran downstairs, and stabbed Seth in the back. It wasn't enough, so he kept stabbing him until he died.
Marcus sat there and realized what he did. Before his mom could say anything to him, he fled out the door and never returned back. He didn't want to get him or his mom arrested.
Now, Marcus lives in a house with his best friend, Nathan. They both take care of each other.
Fear of: Hurting anyone"From what I remember, she couldn't get up. She just sat there. I had to help her up myself." You tell Jamison. Ximena smiles and nods her head at you.
<<set $ximena_approval +=4>> <<set $toldtruth to false>>
Jamison writes something down on his piece of paper. "Interesting, thank you... Now, Ximena, are you aware that you have the same last name as a very dangerous and well known werewolf? Your name's not exactly safe. That's why we brought you in." Jamison tells her. Ximena nods.
"Well, I can't really just change my last name out of thin air, can I?" "You're right, but I'd think about it if I were you. That's why Hallton exists, so people like that can't get in. And they haven't." Jamison says. Ximena just rolls her eyes.
"Well, I suppose I'll let you both go now. We just needed to confirm she wasn't a werewolf. We can't have that." Jamison finishes. You nod and get up out of your seat. Ximena does as well and you both exit the room.
"Thanks for, you know... Lying." Ximena tells you. You nod. "Well, let's hope you don't get hit by any other cars." You joke. Ximena chuckles walks out of the building. You follow after her and walk out of the building as well.
You get in your truck and start driving [[to the house.]]"When I hit her with my car, I remember her yelling at me and instantly getting up. Her knee gave out, but she got up." You tell the officers. Ximena sighs and both of the officers put their hands on their guns.
<<set $ximena_approval -=3>> <<set $toldtruth to true>>
"I knew she was a werewolf. She literally has Vincent's last name." Harrison tells Jamison. Ximena throws her hand up in front of her face. "If you shoot me, I'm just gonna kill the both of you anyway." Ximena says. Both Harrison and Jamison take out their guns and start shooting at Ximena. Ximena then starts transforming into a werewolf.
You run out of the room. You see three other officers head into the room they were in. You run out of the building and you enter your truck. You sit there for a second, thinking about everything. Was telling them the truth the right thing?
You eventually start the car and drive [[to the house.]]When you get to the house, you see police cars surrounding it. They all see your truck pull up and they get out of their cars and point their guns at you. "$name Riggs, exit the car with your hands up and we won't shoot!" The officers yell to you. You do what they say and you exit the car with your hands up.
"Good! Now kneel and put your hands behind your head." The officer shouts. You obey and kneel. Before you can put your hands behind your head, a werewolf runs your way and picks you up. The officers start shooting at the werewolf, but the werewolf doesn't go down.
The werewolf carries you into the woods and keeps running until they can't see the police anymore. Once you and the werewolf are alone, they set you down on the ground and transform back into a human. The werewolf was Ximena. Her clothes are now all shredded since she transformed back, but you can still tell it's her.
"What the fuck...?" You mumble under your breath. Ximena sits next to you on the ground. "Do you know why they came after you?" Ximena asks. You shake your head. "You count as an accomplice now, even though it doesn't make sense. Everything in Hallton makes no fucking sense." Ximena states. You're trying to understand it still.
<<if $toldtruth is true>>
"But I told them the truth. How am I an accomplice?" You ask Ximena. She shrugs. "One, I don't know. You tell me, you live in Hallton. And two, you telling them the truth was a dumb fucking decision. Now we're both here." Ximena tells you.
<<elseif $toldtruth is false>>
"I shouldn't have lied to them... Fuck." You say to yourself. "Hey, listen. If you didn't lie for me, this still probably would've happened. Don't think about it like that." Ximena tells you. You nod.
<</if>>
It goes silent. You keep thinking about how you lost pretty much everything in two seconds. You look over to Ximena. "So, you are a werewolf?" You ask her, looking at her shredded clothes. She tilts her head. "Kind of. Half werewolf. Not full." She explains. Your heart starts pumping faster. Your mom was killed by a werewolf. That's why you and your dad moved to Hallton, anyway.
Ximena brushes herself off and stands up. "I have places we can go, but they're too far to walk. Even the closest place needs a vehicle. That truck of yours... Do you have the keys?" Ximena asks you. You nod. "Okay, good. Give me them." "What? Why?" You question her.
"If I go, I can turn back into a werewolf and block the bullets. Then I drive the truck back here and we both get in. Would you rather go and get shot?" Ximena asks.
[[She goes]]
[[You go]]You take the keys out of your pocket and throw them to Ximena. She catches them. "You better not ditch me and run." "I'll try not to." Ximena responds.
<<set $ximena_approval +=1>> <<set $haskeys to false>>
Ximena turns back into a werewolf and starts running towards the truck. You get goosebumps whenever she transforms like that. Although you didn't see your mom die, you imagined it. Every single day. So now that a werewolf is actually here and at your feet, you feel fear.
In the distance, you hear gunshots, growling, and a few groans. Eventually, your truck pulls up next to you. Ximena rolls down the window. "Get in, mortal." You do as she says and you hop in next to her.
[[Drive away]]"No offense, but I trust myself more than I trust you right now." You tell Ximena. Ximena nods. "Understandable. But if you don't come back in two minutes, I'm going back and stealing your truck." Ximena tells you. You get up off of the ground and you start running towards the truck.
<<set $haskeys to true>>
As you get closer, you see the police lights still surrounding your house. They were waiting for you. You keep running. You can't stop at this point. You run past the cop cars and to your truck. They start shooting at you, but you get in your truck before they hit you.
They keep shooting at you while you're in the truck. One of the officers breaks your passenger window, but before they can hit anything else, you drive back into the woods.
You ride up next to where Ximena's standing. "Good job, mortal. Didn't know you guys were that smart." She says as she climbs into the truck.
[[Drive away]]<<if $haskeys is true>>
You're currently driving on the road. Ximena is staring out the window. "So, where is this place you wanted to go to?" You ask her. She turns to you. "Do you remember that old carnival? Hallcheer?" She asks you. You nod.
"The one that got shot up?" "Yeah, that one. There's a neighborhood by it. Nobody lives there anymore except for these two teens. Nobody will find us there." Ximena tells you. You nod.
"So... If you're a werewolf, how did you sneak into Hallton?" You ask her. She smirks. "Believe it or not, they don't check people that thoroughly. Just get a blood sample." "And how did you pass that?" "I said I'm half werewolf, not full. My blood showed up as mortal blood, not creature blood." She finishes.
"So why do you live in the racist town you call Hallton?" Ximena asks. You shrug. "My dad... When my mom was killed, he brought us there. I didn't necessarily agree, but I didn't say no." You tell her. She nods and continues looking out of the [[window.]]
<<elseif $haskeys is false>>
Ximena's currently driving while you're in the passenger seat. You start staring out the window. "So, where is the place you're taking us?" You ask her. "Do you remember that old carnival? Hallcheer?" She asks you. You nod.
"The one that got shot up?" "Yeah, that one. There's a neighborhood by it. Nobody lives there anymore except for these two kids. Nobody will find us there." Ximena tells you. You nod.
"So... If you're a werewolf, how did you sneak into Hallton?" You ask her. She smirks. "Believe it or not, they don't check people that thoroughly. Just get a blood sample." "And how did you pass that?" "I said I'm half werewolf, not full. My blood showed up as mortal blood, not creature blood." She finishes.
"So why do you live in the racist town you call Hallton?" Ximena asks. You shrug. "My dad... When my mom was killed, he brought us there. I didn't necessarily agree, but I didn't say no." You tell her. She nods and continues driving. You keep looking out the [[window.]]
<<endif>><<if $haskeys is true>>
You pull up in the neighborhood beside Hallcheer. You look out of the window. "Where's the house we're going to?" You ask Ximena. She also looks out of the window and points at a blue house. "That one?" You ask. "Yes. Just make sure not to go in the garage." Ximena tells you as she exits the car. You also get out of the car and you walk up to the house.
<<elseif $haskeys is false>>
Ximena pulls up in the neighborhood beside Hallcheer. You look out of the window. "Where's the house we're going to?" You ask Ximena. She also looks out of the window and points at a blue house. "That one?" You ask. "Yes. Just make sure not to go in the garage." Ximena tells you as she exits the car. You also get out of the car. Ximena throws the keys to you as you walk up to the house.
<<endif>>
Ximena takes a deep breath and knocks on the door. A few seconds pass and nothing happens. "Are they even-" "Yes, they're home. They're always home." Ximena tells you. She knocks again, but harder. All of a sudden, the door opens and a gun is instantly pointed at your face.
You put your hands up. Ximena looks at the teen holding the gun. "Marcus, don't worry, $hesshestheyre harmless. Put down the gun." Ximena says. Marcus looks at you and back at Ximena. He lowers the gun.
"You can't just come in here with random people. We've told you this before." Marcus tells Ximena. "Yeah, yeah." Ximena mumbles as she walks into the house. You follow after her. You're instantly met with a flight of stairs. Marcus starts walking up first. "Where's Nathan?" Ximena asks. Marcus scoffs. "Sleeping, like he always is."
<<set $marcus_approval to 45>>
You and Ximena follow Marcus and walk up the stairs. Marcus opens up a door and you both go through. It's a nice place, but it's kind of tiny. They probably don't care though, since they're just two teens living here.
Marcus opens a book. You see that the middle part of the book is cut out in the shape of a gun. Marcus places the gun in the book and puts it back in the bookshelf. He then goes over to the first room and bangs on the door. "Nathan, Barron's here." "Can't even say my first name? Come on." Ximena jokes. Marcus looks over at her.
"I don't necessarily know if I want to call you by your first name, because that would make us friends, and looking at your kill count, I don't want that." Marcus says. Ximena nods. "I always found you smart, Marc."
Nathan comes out of his room and walks out to the living room. "I thought you said you weren't ever coming here again." Nathan says. Ximena shrugs. "Nothing I say is ever really true, so..." Before anyone can say anything else, Nathan goes up and hugs Ximena. She doesn't pull away, but she doesn't really accept it either.
<<set $nathan_approval to 50>>
"Okay, well, let me explain why I'm here first." Ximena says. Nathan pulls away and sits on the couch. Marcus walks into the living room and sits next to Nathan. "That's what I've been wondering." Marcus states. Ximena rolls her eyes.
"I- We need somewhere to stay. The police are on our asses." Ximena tells the boys. Marcus raises an eyebrow. "The police are searching for you guys and you choose to come here?" "Nobody comes here anymore. We'll be fine." Ximena brushes it off. Marcus sighs but Nathan smiles. "More company, the better, right, Marc?" Nathan asks, nudging Marcus. "Not really." Marcus responds.
"Also, even if the police come, I'm a werewolf. I can just-" "We made a deal about no killing, Xim." Marcus says. Ximena sighs but nods. "Fine. I can just harm-but-not-kill the officers. Good?" Ximena asks. Nathan nods but Marcus doesn't react.
"Okay, great! I'm gonna go get food." Ximena says as she leaves the living room and goes into the kitchen.
[[Stay and talk to Marcus and Nathan]]
[[Go in the kitchen with Ximena]]"How long have you been with her?" Marcus asks you. You tilt your head, thinking. "About an hour or two." "And what has she done within those two hours?" Marcus asks. "Maybe... kill a few police officers." You answer. Marcus looks at Nathan and Nathan looks at Marcus.
"Listen, Marc, maybe she got better. It's not like she ever hurt us." "You're missing the point here. What if she does get to that point? Then what do we do?" Marcus asks Nathan. "She won't get to that point, and she's literally killed to keep us safe. You're the one missing the point here. This is good for us." Nathan tells Marcus, but Marcus just walks away.
Nathan looks over at you. "Angels might look cool, but arguing with them is a pain in the ass." Nathan states. "He's an angel?" You ask. Nathan chuckles. "Yeah. Angels aren't the stereotypical white clothed people up in the sky. Or, at least, not the angels on earth. That's why him and Ximena argue. Because Ximena's so morally wrong but he's so morally right." Nathan explains. You nod.
Ximena comes back in the room. "Where did Marcus go?" She asks. Nathan points to his room. Ximena nods and sits back on the couch with a sandwich in her hand. "So, can we stay?" Ximena asks as she takes a bite out of her sandwich.
"Yeah. There's not an extra room here though, so someone has to sleep on the couch and someone has to sleep on the floor. You two can choose who sleeps on the floor." Nathan says as he walks back into his room.
Ximena looks over at you.
[[Say that she's sleeping on the floor]]
[[Say that you will]]You follow Ximena into the kitchen. You see her with bread in her hands. She looks over at you. "Sup, Riggs?" She asks as she puts the two pieces of bread down on the paper plate. You shrug and sit down at the table. "Didn't really wanna sit in the living room with two teenagers that I barely knew." You tell her. She looks over at you.
"So, you'd rather stay in the kitchen with another person you barely know?" She jokes. "I guess." You respond. She nods and starts putting salami on her sandwich. "Well, thanks for keeping me company, mortal." "Why do you keep calling me mortal?" You ask her. She smirks. "If you guys can call us creatures, we can call you mortals, right?" She asks. You don't respond.
<<set $ximena_approval +=1>>
She puts everything back in the fridge and starts walking to the living room. "You coming?" She asks you. You nod as you get out of the chair and follow her.
You both walk into the living room to see Nathan just sitting on the couch, alone. "Where did Marcus go?" Ximena asks. Nathan points to his room. Ximena nods and sits back down on the couch with the sandwich in her hand. You sit down next to her.
"So, can we stay?" Ximena asks as she takes a bite out of her sandwich. "Yeah. There's not an extra room here though, so someone has to sleep on the couch and someone has to sleep on the floor. You two can choose who sleeps on the floor." Nathan says as he walks back into his room.
Ximena looks over at you.
[[Say that she's sleeping on the floor]]
[[Say that you will]]"I am not sleeping on the floor." You tell Ximena. She groans. "Oh, come on. I've gotten shot about fifty times today. You can't sleep on the floor for one day?" She asks. You shake your head. "It's not happening." "Maybe you are actually as bad as I thought you were." Ximena says as she takes a blanket and a pillow.
"I don't even know why you hate me so much." You tell her as you stretch your legs out on the couch. She places the pillow and blanket down on the floor as she looks at you. "I don't necessarily hate you. I thoroughly dislike you." "Why? Because I'm a mortal?"
Ximena tilts her head. "Mostly, yeah." "What did mortals do to you?" You ask her. She turns her body and avoids the question, not answering you. "Ximena." You call out to her. She groans and puts the pillow over her head. "Goodnight, $name." She says. You sigh as you lay down on the couch and close your eyes. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
<<set $sleepfloor to false>>
[[Chapter Two: Blow]]"I'll sleep on the floor." You tell her. Ximena smiles and pats you on the back. "Maybe you aren't so bad after all." She says as she throws the rest of her body on the couch. You smile as you grab a blanket and a pillow.
"Yeah, well, maybe mortals aren't that bad." You murmur as you throw the blanket and pillow on the ground. Ximena looks at you. "No, not mortals. I said you. Now I take it back." Ximena says in a serious tone as she turns over. You look at her with an eyebrow raised.
"Why do you hate mortals so much?" You ask her. She doesn't answer, or even turn to look at you. "Ximena." You call out to her again. She groans as she puts a pillow over her head. "Goodnight, $name." She says. You sigh as you lay down on the floor and close your eyes. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
<<set $sleepfloor to true>>
[[Chapter Two: Blow]]Sydney Ledger
Physical appearance: Sydney is a nineteen year old Caucasian woman. She is a brunette with pale skin. She stands tall at 5'4" (162.56 cm) and is a mortal.
Personality: Sydney is very cautious and cold when she first meets people, but when she warms up to them, she's very caring and fun to be with. She's spent a good part of her life alone, so she likes when she has people she can trust.
Her past: Her father (John Ledger) and her mother (Natalie Ledger) got married and has Sydney. They wanted her to be the golden child. She got amazing grades, she was quiet, she was responsible. She was the perfect kid. They were the perfect family.
John and Natalie were famous vampire hunters. One day, when they came back from trying to track down the Langtry family, they were killed by Feng and Hyun Langtry. Sydney waited for days for them to come back. They didn't. And when she went out searching for them, she found them dead on the ground with the blood sucked fresh out of them.
Now Sydney just sticks to herself, moving from place to place, trying to stay alive.
Fear of: VampiresSydney Ledger
Sydney <<if $sydney_approval >=60 && $sydney_approval <=100>>is a <b>close friend</b>.
<<elseif $sydney_approval >=40 && $sydney_approval <=59>>is <b>indifferent</b> towards you.
<<elseif $sydney_approval >=20 && $sydney_approval <=39>><b>dislikes</b> you.
<<elseif $sydney_approval >=0 && $sydney_approval <=19>><b>hates</b> you.
<</if>>
<<set $sydney_approval to Math.clamp($sydney_approval + 5, 0, 100)>>
<<set $sydney_approval to Math.clamp($sydney_approval - 5, 0, 100)>><h2><b>Chapter Two: Blow</b></h2>
<<if $sleepfloor is true>>
You wake up, laying on the floor. Everyone else must be sleeping because you hear nothing. But then you look over to the couch and Ximena isn't there. You get up and knock on Nathan's room. Maybe he knows where Ximena is. But no answer. You then go over to Marcus' room and you also knock. Also no answer. Where could they all be?
<<elseif $sleepfloor is false>>
You wake up, laying on the couch. Everyone else must be sleeping because you hear nothing. But then you look down to the floor and Ximena isn't there. You get up and knock on Nathan's room. Maybe he knows where Ximena is. No answer. You then go over to Marcus' room and you also knock. Also no answer. Where would they all be?
<</if>>
You put on your shoes and you walk outside. Maybe they're out there. You look over at your truck, and the three of them are talking around it. They notice you walking up to them.
[["You guys planning to steal my truck?"]]
[["None of you said anything about being out here?"]]"You guys planning to steal my truck?" You ask the three of them. Ximena smirks. "Maybe." She says as she leans up against the truck. She looks over to you. "We were just talking about where I should go. We can't stay here forever. What's your plan?" She asks you. "What?" You ask her, with the question going into one ear and out the other.
"Your plan. You can't just stay here forever." Marcus tells you. Ximena nods. "I mean, you could go back to your house, but I don't necessarily know how safe that could be." Ximena finishes. "It's your choice in the end. None of us can say anything about it." Nathan chimes in.
They're right. You can't stay there forever. Where do you plan to go?
[[Back with your dad in Hallton]]
[[Try and ask Travis for help]]
[[Ask Ximena if you could go with her]]"None of you told me that you'd all be out here?" You ask the three of them. Marcus looks over at you. "You were sleeping. We didn't want to wake you." He says. "We're only out here to talk about where I should go. We can't stay here forever. What's your plan?" She asks you. "What?" You ask her, with the question going into one ear and out the other.
"Your plan. You can't just stay here forever." Marcus tells you. Ximena nods. "I mean, you could go back to your house, but I don't necessarily know how safe that could be." Ximena finishes. "It's your choice in the end. None of us can say anything about it." Nathan chimes in.
They're right. You can't stay there forever. Where do you plan to go?
[[Back with your dad in Hallton]]
[[Try and ask Travis for help]]
[[Ask Ximena if you could go with her]]"I might just go back with my dad." You say, looking at the ground. "Is that where you were before?" Nathan asks. You nod. "Yeah. I have nowhere else to go." You tell them. Ximena nods. "If that's really what you want to do, $name, I respect it." She says. You start thinking about it. What's your dad going to think when you come back?
"If you guys want, you can stay another day. We're not forcing you out. I just don't want Ximena to wreck everything in the house." Marcus explains. You chuckle. Ximena stares at him. "I haven't wrecked anything." "Yet." He corrects her.
"What's your plan?" You ask Ximena. She sighs as she looks down at the ground. "Over the years, I've marked all the abandoned houses I've found since I first ran away from my dad. I'm probably gonna end up going to one of those." She explains.
[[Ask what happened with her and her dad|Hallton Ask]]
[[Choose not to ask|Hallton Ignore]]"I have a friend. He might be willing to help me if I ask." You tell them. "Is this friend you're talking about trustworthy? Because if they're not, they can easily call the cops on you and rat you out." Marcus explains. You nod. "He's trustworthy. Don't worry."
"You guys can stay another day. We're not kicking you out. Marcus just doesn't want Ximena staying that long." Nathan blurts out. Ximena looks over at Marcus. "What have I ever done to you, Mallen?" She asks. "Call me by my last name. That right there is sketchy as fuck." Marcus tells her. She smirks. "You're smart."
"What's your plan?" You ask Ximena. She sighs as she looks down at the ground. "Over the years, I've marked all the abandoned houses I've found since I first ran away from my dad. I'm probably gonna end up going to one of those." She explains.
[[Ask what happened with her and her dad|TravAsk]]
[[Choose not to ask|TravIgnore]]"I don't really have anywhere else to go. Where are you going, Ximena?" You ask her. She raises an eyebrow. "Are you asking me that so you can go with me?" She asks you. You slowly nod. "Riggs, just so you know, if you come with me, you probably will never have a normal life again." She tells you. You shrug. "My life is already like that."
<<set $ximena_approval +=1>> <<set $gowithxim to true>>
"You guys can stay another day." Marcus says. Nathan nods. "Yeah, we're not kicking you out. Marcus just doesn't want anything bad happening." Nathan blurts out. Ximena whips her head around and looks at Marcus.
"What have I done for you not to trust me, Marc?" Ximena asks. Marcus starts tapping on his chin. "Let's see... You murdering twenty people in front of us in a matter of ten seconds. That was pretty bad." Marcus explains. "It technically wasn't murdering, it was self defense. And I killed them because they had guns pointed at you two." Ximena says, pointing at both Marcus and Nathan.
"You say that, but I saw that bloodlust in your eyes, Xim. I know you like it-" Nathan cuts Marcus off. "Okay, okay! Stop. Anytime we talk, you two argue. We get it. I'm not dealing with it today." Nathan finishes. Both Ximena and Marcus cross their arms and turn away from each other.
"So... What's your plan?" You ask Ximena. She sighs as she looks down at the ground. "Over the years, I've marked all the abandoned houses I've found since I first ran away from my dad. I'm probably gonna end up going to one of those." She explains. You stare at her. She rolls her eyes.
"And if you're okay with that, you can come. Just don't bug me, annoy me, even talk to me, and you'll be okay." She tells you. You nod.
[[Ask what happened with her and her dad|XimAsk]]
[[Choose not to ask|XimIgnore]]You choose to ask Ximena what happened with her dad.
"Speaking of your dad... What really happened with you and him?" You ask. Her head instantly whips around to you.
"Why do you ask?" She asks. You shrug. "I don't know. Everyone talks about your dad. I want to know what it's all about." You tell her. When you tell her that, Nathan and Marcus also look at you. They then look at Ximena, who looks both angry and sad. She opens her mouth to say something, but she closes it again. Eventually, she thinks of something to say.
"Not much about him to know. He's just another dickhead who likes killing. Be glad you lived in Hallton." She tells you as she storms off over to the house. You look at both Marcus and Nathan.
"What was that about?" You ask them. Nathan sighs. "Her dad... After her mother died, he went crazy and wanted to kill every mortal that lived, and he wanted to train Ximena to follow after him. After she realized how fucked up that is, she left him. She might hate mortals, but she won't commit genocide." Nathan explains.
Marcus then chimes in. "I don't think she'd commit genocide, but the more I look and talk to her, the more I'm reminded of Vinny." Marcus then looks at you, remembering you don't know about her dad. "Vinny- Well, Vincent is her dad's name." You nod.
"We should probably go back in now." Nathan tells you both. You and Marcus nod as you all walk back up to the [[house|hlhouse]].You choose not to ask Ximena what happened with her dad.
Ximena turns to you. She notices that something's on your mind. "Got something to share with the class, $name?" She asks. You look at her and shake your head. "No, nothing." You tell her. She squints her eyes at you but then goes back to the conversation.
"Anyway, after we leave, will you two be alive in case I ever come back?" Ximena asks the two boys. Nathan chuckles and Marcus just stares at Ximena. "We've made it this long without you, haven't we?" Marcus asks. Ximena smirks. "Not long enough."
Ximena then starts walking away from the truck. You all follow her back to the [[house|hlhouse]].You choose to ask Ximena what happened with her dad.
"Speaking of your dad... What really happened with you and him?" You ask. Her head instantly whips around to you.
"Why do you ask?" She asks. You shrug. "I don't know. Everyone talks about your dad. I want to know what it's all about." You tell her. When you tell her that, Nathan and Marcus also look at you. They then look at Ximena, who looks both angry and sad. She opens her mouth to say something, but she closes it again. Eventually, she thinks of something to say.
"Not much about him to know. He's just another dickhead who likes killing. Be glad you lived in Hallton." She tells you as she storms off over to the house. You look at both Marcus and Nathan.
"What was that about?" You ask them. Nathan sighs. "Her dad... After her mother died, he went crazy and wanted to kill every mortal that lived, and he wanted to train Ximena to follow after him. After she realized how fucked up that is, she left him. She might hate mortals, but she won't commit genocide." Nathan explains.
Marcus then chimes in. "I don't think she'd commit genocide, but the more I look and talk to her, the more I'm reminded of Vinny." Marcus then looks at you, remembering you don't know about her dad. "Vinny- Well, Vincent is her dad's name." You nod.
"We should probably go back in now." Nathan tells you both. You and Marcus nod as you all walk back up to the [[house|xihouse]].You choose not to ask Ximena what happened with her dad.
Ximena turns to you. She notices that something's on your mind. "Got something to share with the class, $name?" She asks. You look at her and shake your head. "No, nothing." You tell her. She quints her eyes at you but then goes back to the conversation.
"Anyway, after we leave, will you two be alive in case we ever come back?" Ximena asks the two boys. Nathan chuckles and Marcus just stares at Ximena. "We've made it this long without you, haven't we?" Marcus asks. Ximena smirks. "Not long enough."
Ximena then starts walking away from the truck. You all follow her back to the [[house|xihouse]].You choose to ask Ximena what happened with her dad.
"Speaking of your dad... What really happened with you and him?" You ask. Her head instantly whips around to you.
"Why do you ask?" She asks. You shrug. "I don't know. Everyone talks about your dad. I want to know what it's all about." You tell her. When you tell her that, Nathan and Marcus also look at you. They then look at Ximena, who looks both angry and sad. She opens her mouth to say something, but she closes it again. Eventually, she thinks of something to say.
"Not much about him to know. He's just another dickhead who likes killing. Be glad you lived in Hallton." She tells you as she storms off over to the house. You look at both Marcus and Nathan.
"What was that about?" You ask them. Nathan sighs. "Her dad... After her mother died, he went crazy and wanted to kill every mortal that lived, and he wanted to train Ximena to follow after him. After she realized how fucked up that is, she left him. She might hate mortals, but she won't commit genocide." Nathan explains.
Marcus then chimes in. "I don't think she'd commit genocide, but the more I look and talk to her, the more I'm reminded of Vinny." Marcus then looks at you, remembering you don't know about her dad. "Vinny- Well, Vincent is her dad's name." You nod.
"We should probably go back in now." Nathan tells you both. You and Marcus nod as you all walk back up to the [[house|trhouse]].You choose not to ask Ximena what happened with her dad.
Ximena turns to you. She notices that something's on your mind. "Got something to share with the class, $name?" She asks. You look at her and shake your head. "No, nothing." You tell her. She squints her eyes at you but then goes back to the conversation.
"Anyway, after we leave, will you two be alive in case I ever come back?" Ximena asks the two boys. Nathan chuckles and Marcus just stares at Ximena. "We've made it this long without you, haven't we?" Marcus asks. Ximena smirks. "Not long enough."
Ximena then starts walking away from the truck. You all follow her back to the [[house|trhouse]].You, Nathan, and Marcus all walk inside of the house. Ximena is nowhere to be seen. "Where'd she go?" You ask. Marcus shrugs and sits on the couch. Nathan scratches his head. "We weren't that far behind her." He says as he goes to look for her in the kitchen.
You sit down on the couch with Marcus. He looks over at you. "Are you sure you'll be okay with this friend of yours?" Marcus asks you. "He's a good man. He'll help. Hopefully." You respond. He nods. The room goes silent for a moment.
"You know, if you ever need help with anything, Nathan and I are always here." Marcus tells you. You nod and look at him. "Thank you." You say. He smiles and nods back. "You're welcome."
Nathan finally walks back into the room with Ximena at his side. "Found her. She was raiding our fridge, again." He tells the both of you. Marcus nods. Ximena stares at him. "Don't act like you don't love me, Marc." Ximena jokes as she sits next to him on the couch.
Marcus looks at her and smiles the slightest bit. "When you're actually nice, I slightly enjoy your presence." He tells her. She smiles. "I knew it."
Nathan sits down on the couch next to all of you. "So, whe-" Before Nathan could finish his sentence, an explosion immediately goes off in the house. Everything starts to [[collapse|trcollapse]].You, Nathan, and Marcus all walk inside of the house. Ximena is nowhere to be seen. "Where'd she go?" You ask. Marcus shrugs and sits on the couch. Nathan scratches his head. "We weren't that far behind her." He says as he goes to look for her in the kitchen.
You sit down on the couch with Marcus. He looks over at you. "Will you be okay going back with your dad?" He asks. You look down at the floor and sigh. "I don't know. I can handle myself pretty well. He's just... I don't know." You stutter. Marcus nods and the room stays silent for a moment.
"You know, if you ever need help with anything, Nathan and I are always here." Marcus tells you. You look up at him and nod. "Thank you." You say. He smiles and nods back. "You're welcome."
Nathan finally walks back into the room with Ximena at his side. "Found her. She was raiding our fridge, again." He tells the both of you. Marcus nods. Ximena stares at him. "Don't act like you don't love me, Marc." Ximena jokes as she sits next to him on the couch.
Marcus looks at her and smiles the slightest bit. "When you're actually nice, I slightly enjoy your presence." He tells her. She smiles. "I knew it."
Nathan sits down on the couch next to all of you. "So, whe-" Before Nathan could finish his sentence, an explosion immediately goes off in the house. Everything starts to [[collapse|hlcollapse]].You, Nathan, and Marcus all walk inside of the house. Ximena is nowhere to be seen. "Where'd she go?" You ask. Marcus shrugs and sits on the couch. Nathan scratches his head. "We weren't that far behind her." He says as he goes to look for her in the kitchen.
You sit down on the couch with Marcus. He looks over at you. "Will you be okay going with her?" He asks. "I'm gonna hope." You say. He smiles for a second and then it drops instantly. "If anything ever happens, or if you guys need help, we're always here." Marcus tells you. You nod. "Thank you." You say. He smiles and nods back.
Nathan finally walks back into the room with Ximena at his side. "Found her. She was raiding our fridge, again." He tells the both of you. Marcus nods. Ximena stares at him. "Don't act like you don't love me, Marc." Ximena jokes as she sits next to him on the couch.
Marcus looks at her and smiles the slightest bit. "When you're actually nice, I slightly enjoy your presence." He tells her. She smiles. "I knew it."
Nathan sits down on the couch next to all of you. "So, whe-" Before Nathan could finish his sentence, an explosion immediately goes off in the house. Everything starts to [[collapse|xicollapse]].A chunk of the ceiling falls onto you. You collapse onto the floor. You try to get up, but you barely move the debris that's fallen onto you. You hear mumbled voices, but you can't make out what they're saying.
You start coughing because all of the dust and smoke. You prop your arms up in front of you and try and lift yourself up again, but you fall. You start coughing again. You look through a tiny hole in the debris to see Ximena looking at you. She noticed you from the coughing. <<if $ximena_approval >=20 && $ximena_approval <=39>>
Ximena sighs and transforms into werewolf form. Your breath hitches but you try and keep calm. Ximena throws the debris off of you and picks you up.
She notices you're shaking. "You good?" She asks in a deep, rough voice. You slowly nod. "Let's just get out." You tell her. Before she can say anything, you see another chunk of the ceiling fall above Ximena. Before it hits her, she catches it with one hand before it hits one of you. She nods.
"Good plan." She says as she throws the chunk across the room. She runs out of the room and starts going down the stairs. Before you fully go down, you both hear someone screaming in pain. Ximena finishes going down the stairs and you both see Marcus with his leg trapped under debris while Nathan's trying to lift it.
Nathan looks behind himself to notice you two. You see a few tear drops falling off of his face. "He's trapped. Xim, please help." Nathan says through tears. Ximena looks down at Marcus. "Should I reall-" "Not the fucking time, Barron!" Marcus yells to her. She nods as she sets you down on your feet. "I'm just fucking with you, calm down." She tells him as you gain your balence.
<<elseif $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks at you and hesitates. She eventually just exits the room, leaving you there. "Fuck!" You yell as tears roll down your face in frusteration. You start to take deep breaths to calm yourself down. You can do this. Just one big push upward.
You lay your hands flat on the floor and you prepare yourself. You count down from three. Three... Two... One. You push up with all your might, trying to lift the debris off of you. It takes all of your strength, but you finally push it off of you and it lands onto the floor.
You stay there a second, catching your breath. Why did Ximena leave you like that? You finally stand up and exit the room as fast as possible. When you exit, you hear someone screaming in pain. You rush down the stairs to see Marcus screaming while Ximena and Nathan are trying to lift debris off of his leg.
"It's no use, Nate!" Ximena yells as she keeps trying to lift the debris. Nathan shakes his head as tears roll down his face. "No... You're a werewolf. Turn so you can lift it!" Nathan exclaims. Ximena stays silent for a second. "Not gonna lie, I forgot I was one."
Before she could turn into a werewolf, you go up to her and look down at her. "What the hell was that?!" You ask her. She stands up and looks at you. "What was what?" "That! Back there! You didn't help me at all." You tell her. She stares at you. "Maybe if you would've helped me more, I would've helped you. Fuck you." Ximena says as she turns into a werewolf and looks back down at Marcus.
<</if>>
Ximena lifts the debris off of his leg. All of your eyes fall onto Marcus' leg. It's all bloody and sliced up. He looks over to you guys. "W-What? What is it?" He asks, not noticing the pain because of the adrenaline.
"Marcus-" Before you could finish your sentence, Marcus cuts you off. "What?! What is it?" He exclaims. Nathan wipes the tears off of his face and tries to pretend he doesn't see his leg injury. "C'mon, Marc. We have to go." He tells him as he wraps an arm around his shoulder. Nathan helps Marc stand up and Marc realizes something's wrong. He looks down at his leg and sees all the blood.
"Oh my f-" "We have to go!" Ximena yells as she bursts out of the door. You wrap your arm around Marcus' shoulder as well, helping him walk out. You, Marcus, and Nathan exit the house and stand with Ximena. She turns back into human form and just stares at the house. You all do the same.
"Who could've done this...?" Nathan mumbles. "Police, maybe? They're still searching for us." You blurt out. Ximena shakes her head. "No, this isn't police. They would be here, ready to arrest or shoot us." Ximena responds.
You all turn to your truck. "Get in. All of you." You tell them as you get in the driver seat. They all nod. Ximena gets in the passengers seat as Nathan and Marcus sit in the back seats.
You start to drive off. You notice that Nathan ripped off his shirt sleeve and wrapped Marcus' leg with it. You start talking to Ximena. "So, are the two of them coming with us?" You ask her. She sighs and looks out of the window. "They're gonna have to now. You still coming?" She asks you.
[["Yeah, I'm still coming."|xigothree]]
[["I'm not sure now. Might go with my dad."|hlgoone]]
[["I don't know now. Might go with Travis."|trgotwo]]A chunk of the ceiling falls onto you. You collapse onto the floor. You try to get up, but you barely move the debris that's fallen onto you. You hear mumbled voices, but you can't make out what they're saying.
You start coughing because all of the dust and smoke. You prop your arms up in front of you and try and lift yourself up again, but you fall. You start coughing again. You look through a tiny hole in the debris to see Ximena looking at you. She noticed you from the coughing. <<if $ximena_approval >=20 && $ximena_approval <=39>>
Ximena sighs and transforms into werewolf form. Your breath hitches but you try and keep calm. Ximena throws the debris off of you and picks you up.
She notices you're shaking. "You good?" She asks in a deep, rough voice. You slowly nod. "Let's just get out." You tell her. Before she can say anything, you see another chunk of the ceiling fall above Ximena. Before it hits her, she catches it with one hand before it hits one of you. She nods.
"Good plan." She says as she throws the chunk across the room. She runs out of the room and starts going down the stairs. Before you fully go down, you both hear someone screaming in pain. Ximena finishes going down the stairs and you both see Marcus with his leg trapped under debris while Nathan's trying to lift it.
Nathan looks behind himself to notice you two. You see a few tear drops falling off of his face. "He's trapped. Xim, please help." Nathan says through tears. Ximena looks down at Marcus. "Should I reall-" "Not the fucking time, Barron!" Marcus yells to her. She nods as she sets you down on your feet. "I'm just fucking with you, calm down." She tells him as you gain your balence.
<<elseif $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks at you and hesitates. She eventually just exits the room, leaving you there. "Fuck!" You yell as tears roll down your face in frusteration. You start to take deep breaths to calm yourself down. You can do this. Just one big push upward.
You lay your hands flat on the floor and you prepare yourself. You count down from three. Three... Two... One. You push up with all your might, trying to lift the debris off of you. It takes all of your strength, but you finally push it off of you and it lands onto the floor.
You stay there a second, catching your breath. Why did Ximena leave you like that? You finally stand up and exit the room as fast as possible. When you exit, you hear someone screaming in pain. You rush down the stairs to see Marcus screaming while Ximena and Nathan are trying to lift debris off of his leg.
"It's no use, Nate!" Ximena yells as she keeps trying to lift the debris. Nathan shakes his head as tears roll down his face. "No... You're a werewolf. Turn so you can lift it!" Nathan exclaims. Ximena stays silent for a second. "Not gonna lie, I forgot I was one."
Before she could turn into a werewolf, you go up to her and look down at her. "What the hell was that?!" You ask her. She stands up and looks at you. "What was what?" "That! Back there! You didn't help me at all." You tell her. She stares at you. "Maybe if you would've helped me more, I would've helped you. Fuck you." Ximena says as she turns into a werewolf and looks back down at Marcus.
<</if>>
Ximena lifts the debris off of his leg. All of your eyes fall onto Marcus' leg. It's all bloody and sliced up. He looks over to you guys. "W-What? What is it?" He asks, not noticing the pain because of the adrenaline.
"Marcus-" Before you could finish your sentence, Marcus cuts you off. "What?! What is it?" He exclaims. Nathan wipes the tears off of his face and tries to pretend he doesn't see his leg injury. "C'mon, Marc. We have to go." He tells him as he wraps an arm around his shoulder. Nathan helps Marc stand up and Marc realizes something's wrong. He looks down at his leg and sees all the blood.
"Oh my f-" "We have to go!" Ximena yells as she bursts out of the door. You wrap your arm around Marcus' shoulder as well, helping him walk out. You, Marcus, and Nathan exit the house and stand with Ximena. She turns back into human form and just stares at the house. You all do the same.
"Who could've done this...?" Nathan mumbles. "Police, maybe? They're still searching for us." You blurt out. Ximena shakes her head. "No, this isn't police. They would be here, ready to arrest or shoot us." Ximena responds.
You all turn to your truck. "Get in. All of you." You tell them as you get in the driver seat. They all nod. Ximena gets in the passengers seat as Nathan and Marcus sit in the back seats.
You start to drive off. You notice that Nathan ripped off his shirt sleeve and wrapped Marcus' leg with it. You start talking to Ximena. "So, are the two of them going with you?" You ask her. She sighs and looks out of the window. "They're gonna have to now. You still going with your dad?" She asks you.
[["Yeah, I'm still going."|hlgotwo]]
[["I'm not sure now. Might go with Travis."|trgotwo]]
[["I don't know now. Do you have extra room?"|xigotwo]]A chunk of the ceiling falls onto you. You collapse onto the floor. You try to get up, but you barely move the debris that's fallen onto you. You hear mumbled voices, but you can't make out what they're saying.
You start coughing because all of the dust and smoke. You prop your arms up in front of you and try and lift yourself up again, but you fall. You start coughing again. You look through a tiny hole in the debris to see Ximena looking at you. She noticed you from the coughing. <<if $ximena_approval >=20 && $ximena_approval <=39>>
Ximena sighs and transforms into werewolf form. Your breath hitches but you try and keep calm. Ximena throws the debris off of you and picks you up.
She notices you're shaking. "You good?" She asks in a deep, rough voice. You slowly nod. "Let's just get out." You tell her. Before she can say anything, you see another chunk of the ceiling fall above Ximena. Before it hits her, she catches it with one hand before it hits one of you. She nods.
"Good plan." She says as she throws the chunk across the room. She runs out of the room and starts going down the stairs. Before you fully go down, you both hear someone screaming in pain. Ximena finishes going down the stairs and you both see Marcus with his leg trapped under debris while Nathan's trying to lift it.
Nathan looks behind himself to notice you two. You see a few tear drops falling off of his face. "He's trapped. Xim, please help." Nathan says through tears. Ximena looks down at Marcus. "Should I reall-" "Not the fucking time, Barron!" Marcus yells to her. She nods as she sets you down on your feet. "I'm just fucking with you, calm down." She tells him as you gain your balence.
<<elseif $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks at you and hesitates. She eventually just exits the room, leaving you there. "Fuck!" You yell as tears roll down your face in frusteration. You start to take deep breaths to calm yourself down. You can do this. Just one big push upward.
You lay your hands flat on the floor and you prepare yourself. You count down from three. Three... Two... One. You push up with all your might, trying to lift the debris off of you. It takes all of your strength, but you finally push it off of you and it lands onto the floor.
You stay there a second, catching your breath. Why did Ximena leave you like that? You finally stand up and exit the room as fast as possible. When you exit, you hear someone screaming in pain. You rush down the stairs to see Marcus screaming while Ximena and Nathan are trying to lift debris off of his leg.
"It's no use, Nate!" Ximena yells as she keeps trying to lift the debris. Nathan shakes his head as tears roll down his face. "No... You're a werewolf. Turn so you can lift it!" Nathan exclaims. Ximena stays silent for a second. "Not gonna lie, I forgot I was one."
Before she could turn into a werewolf, you go up to her and look down at her. "What the hell was that?!" You ask her. She stands up and looks at you. "What was what?" "That! Back there! You didn't help me at all." You tell her. She stares at you. "Maybe if you would've helped me more, I would've helped you. Fuck you." Ximena says as she turns into a werewolf and looks back down at Marcus.
<</if>>
Ximena lifts the debris off of his leg. All of your eyes fall onto Marcus' leg. It's all bloody and sliced up. He looks over to you guys. "W-What? What is it?" He asks, not noticing the pain because of the adrenaline.
"Marcus-" Before you could finish your sentence, Marcus cuts you off. "What?! What is it?" He exclaims. Nathan wipes the tears off of his face and tries to pretend he doesn't see his leg injury. "C'mon, Marc. We have to go." He tells him as he wraps an arm around his shoulder. Nathan helps Marc stand up and Marc realizes something's wrong. He looks down at his leg and sees all the blood.
"Oh my f-" "We have to go!" Ximena yells as she bursts out of the door. You wrap your arm around Marcus' shoulder as well, helping him walk out. You, Marcus, and Nathan exit the house and stand with Ximena. She turns back into human form and just stares at the house. You all do the same.
"Who could've done this...?" Nathan mumbles. "Police, maybe? They're still searching for us." You blurt out. Ximena shakes her head. "No, this isn't police. They would be here, ready to arrest or shoot us." Ximena responds.
You all turn to your truck. "Get in. All of you." You tell them as you get in the driver seat. They all nod. Ximena gets in the passengers seat as Nathan and Marcus sit in the back seats.
You start to drive off. You notice that Nathan ripped off his shirt sleeve and wrapped Marcus' leg with it. You start talking to Ximena. "So, are the two of them going with you?" You ask her. She sighs and looks out of the window. "They're gonna have to now. You still going with your friend?" She asks you.
[["Yeah, I'm still going."|trgoone]]
[["I'm not sure now. Might go with my dad."|hlgoone]]
[["I don't know now. Do you have extra room?"|xigoone]]"Yeah, I'm still going with him. I trust him." You tell her. She nods. "Good luck, $name." She says. You nod. "Thank you." You say. It goes silent for a few seconds until she finally speaks up.
"Can you drop Nathan, Marcus, and I off then? I'll tell you where to go." Ximena asks you. You nod. She half smiles. "Thank you." She says. "You're welcome." You tell her.
<<if $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks over at you. "And, uh... Saying 'fuck you' to you earlier was a dick move, so... unfuck you, or whatever." Ximena apologizes. You raise an eyebrow.
"Unfuck you? Do you usually apologize like this?" You ask her. She scoffs. "You're lucky I even apologized at all. I don't apologize to mortals." She tells you. "Fair." You say as you continue driving.
<</if>>
[[Drive them to the abandoned house|trdrive]]"I'm not sure now. Might go with my dad." You tell her. She nods. "Good luck, $name." She says. You nod. "Thank you." You say. It goes silent for a few seconds until she finally speaks up.
"Can you drop Nathan, Marcus, and I off then? I'll tell you where to go." Ximena asks you. You nod. She half smiles. "Thank you." She says. "You're welcome." You tell her.
<<if $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks over at you. "And, uh... Saying 'fuck you' to you earlier was a dick move, so... unfuck you, or whatever." Ximena apologizes. You raise an eyebrow.
"Unfuck you? Do you usually apologize like this?" You ask her. She scoffs. "You're lucky I even apologized at all. I don't apologize to mortals." She tells you. "Fair." You say as you continue driving.
<</if>>
[[Drive them to the abandoned house|hldrive]]"I don't know now. Do you have extra room?" You ask her. "What? With the two dudes in the back? I don't know." She jokes. "No, I'm kidding. I don't give a fuck if you come. Just don't be annoying." She tells you. You nod. "Got it."
"You can drop us off at the abandoned house I was talking about. I'll tell you how to get there." She tells you. You nod.
<<if $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks over at you. "And, uh... Saying 'fuck you' to you earlier was a dick move, so... unfuck you, or whatever." Ximena apologizes. You raise an eyebrow.
"Unfuck you? Do you usually apologize like this?" You ask her. She scoffs. "You're lucky I even apologized at all. I don't apologize to mortals." She tells you. "Fair." You say as you continue driving.
<</if>>
[[Drive yourselves to the abandoned house|xidrive]]"Yeah, I'm still going." You tell her. She nods. "Good luck, $name." She says. You nod. "Thank you." You say. It goes silent for a few seconds until she finally speaks up.
"Can you drop Nathan, Marcus, and I off then? I'll tell you where to go." Ximena asks you. You nod. She half smiles. "Thank you." She says. "You're welcome." You tell her.
<<if $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks over at you. "And, uh... Saying 'fuck you' to you earlier was a dick move, so... unfuck you, or whatever." Ximena apologizes. You raise an eyebrow.
"Unfuck you? Do you usually apologize like this?" You ask her. She scoffs. "You're lucky I even apologized at all. I don't apologize to mortals." She tells you. "Fair." You say as you continue driving.
<</if>>
[[Drive them to the abandoned house|hldrive]]"I'm not sure now. Might go with Travis." You tell her. "The friend?" She asks. "Yeah, him." You say. She nods. "Good luck, $name." She says. You nod. "Thank you." You say. It goes silent for a few seconds until she finally speaks up.
"Can you drop Nathan, Marcus, and I off then? I'll tell you where to go." Ximena asks you. You nod. She half smiles. "Thank you." She says. "You're welcome." You tell her.
<<if $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks over at you. "And, uh... Saying 'fuck you' to you earlier was a dick move, so... unfuck you, or whatever." Ximena apologizes. You raise an eyebrow.
"Unfuck you? Do you usually apologize like this?" You ask her. She scoffs. "You're lucky I even apologized at all. I don't apologize to mortals." She tells you. "Fair." You say as you continue driving.
<</if>>
[[Drive them to the abandoned house|trdrive]]"I don't know now. Do you have extra room?" You ask her. "What? With the two dudes in the back? I don't know." She jokes. "No, I'm kidding. I don't give a fuck if you come. Just don't be annoying." She tells you. You nod. "Got it."
"You can drop us off at the abandoned house I was talking about. I'll tell you how to get there." She tells you. You nod.
<<if $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks over at you. "And, uh... Saying 'fuck you' to you earlier was a dick move, so... unfuck you, or whatever." Ximena apologizes. You raise an eyebrow.
"Unfuck you? Do you usually apologize like this?" You ask her. She scoffs. "You're lucky I even apologized at all. I don't apologize to mortals." She tells you. "Fair." You say as you continue driving.
<</if>>
[[Drive yourselves to the abandoned house|xidrive]]"Yeah, I'm still coming." You tell her. "You sure? Because now we have someone trying to bomb us." She tells you. You nod. "I'm sure." You say. She nods. "Your choice."
"You can drop us all off at the abandoned house. I'll tell you where to go." Ximena tells you. You nod.
<<if $ximena_approval >=0 && $ximena_approval <=19>>
Ximena looks over at you. "And, uh... Saying 'fuck you' to you earlier was a dick move, so... unfuck you, or whatever." Ximena apologizes. You raise an eyebrow.
"Unfuck you? Do you usually apologize like this?" You ask her. She scoffs. "You're lucky I even apologized at all. I don't apologize to mortals." She tells you. "Fair." You say as you continue driving.
<</if>>
[[Drive yourselves to the abandoned house|xidrive]]You arrive up on the abandoned house Ximena was talking about. You park in front of it. "Thank you." Ximena tells you with the most genuine smile you've seen from her so far. You both look back at the two boys. Both of them are sleeping.
"And that's why they haven't been talking this whole time." You tell Ximena. She nods. "One second." She says as she exits the truck. She opens the back doors and starts shaking Nathan. He wakes up.
"W-What do you want?" Nathan stutters. Ximena points to the house. "We're here. Wake up Marcus, c'mon." She orders. Nathan nods and starts waking up Marcus. Ximena starts leaning on the truck.
"How long are you guys gonna be here?" You ask Ximena. She shrugs. "As long as we can. Why?" "Just in case I need to come back." You answer. She nods. "Unless the police or my dad find me, we'll be here, Riggs." She informs you.
Nathan and Marcus walk out of the car. Nathan still has his arm around Marcus' shoulder. You get out of the car to say goodbye to them. "This is where we say goodbye, $name." Nathan says. You nod. "Sorry about the house." You apologize. Marcus chuckles. "We needed to move somewhere else eventually." Marcus jokes.
You move up to the boys and hug them both. They hug you back. "You're a good person, $name. Don't let anyone get to you." Marcus tells you. You pull away from the hug. "I won't."
You then go over to Ximena. She's standing there with her arms crossed, but she still looks happier than she normally is.
[[Handshake|trhand]]
[[Hug|trhug]]You arrive up on the abandoned house Ximena was talking about. You park in front of it. "Thank you." Ximena tells you with the most genuine smile you've seen from her so far. You both look back at the two boys. Both of them are sleeping.
"And that's why they haven't been talking this whole time." You tell Ximena. She nods. "One second." She says as she exits the truck. She opens the back doors and starts shaking Nathan. He wakes up.
"W-What do you want?" Nathan stutters. Ximena points to the house. "We're here. Wake up Marcus, c'mon." She orders. Nathan nods and starts waking up Marcus. Ximena starts leaning on the truck.
"How long are you guys gonna be here?" You ask Ximena. She shrugs. "As long as we can. Why?" "Just in case I need to come back." You answer. She nods. "Unless the police or my dad find me, we'll be here, Riggs." She informs you.
Nathan and Marcus walk out of the car. Nathan still has his arm around Marcus' shoulder. You get out of the car to say goodbye to them. "This is where we say goodbye, $name." Nathan says. You nod. "Sorry about the house." You apologize. Marcus chuckles. "We needed to move somewhere else eventually." Marcus jokes.
You move up to the boys and hug them both. They hug you back. "You're a good person, $name. Don't let anyone get to you." Marcus tells you. You pull away from the hug. "I won't."
You then go over to Ximena. She's standing there with her arms crossed, but she still looks happier than she normally is.
[[Handshake|hlhand]]
[[Hug|hlhug]]You arrive up on the abandoned house Ximena was talking about. You park in front of it. You both look back at the two boys. Both of them are sleeping.
"And that's why they haven't been talking this whole time." You tell Ximena. She nods. "One second." She says as she exits the truck. She opens the back doors and starts shaking Nathan. He wakes up.
"W-What do you want?" Nathan stutters. Ximena points to the house. "We're here. Wake up Marcus, c'mon." She orders. Nathan nods and starts waking up Marcus. Ximena starts leaning on the truck. You exit the truck and go over to her.
"How long are we gonna be here?" You ask. Ximena laughs. "How the hell would I know, genius? Unless something happens, we're gonna be here." Ximena explains.
Nathan and Marcus walk out of the car. Nathan still has his arm around Marcus' shoulder. You all start walking up to the house. Ximena opens the door and you all go inside. The place smells like burnt wood, dust, and dirt. "Just so you all are aware, there are only two rooms." Ximena states.
"Are we all bunking together then?" Marcus asks as Nathan sets him down in a chair. "Seems like it." Ximena says. "I still want to know who blew up my house." Nathan tells them.
"How would we even figure that out? There was no evidence leading to anything or anyone." You state. "You guys ever hear of Logan Ortiz?" Marcus chimes in. "No." All three of you say. "Okay, well, Logan is basically an investigator for creatures. Heard he does good work, too. Ximena and I are creatures, he'll probably help us." Marcus informs all of you.
"What if nobody blew up the house?" You ask. Marcus shrugs. "Then I don't know, but we better start solving it by tomorrow." Marcus tells you. "Do you know where this Logan Ortiz dude is?" Ximena asks. Marcus nods. "I've went once when I ran away when I was younger. He's located in Pruhull." Marcus states.
Pruhull is a bigger city where most creatures have actual rights. In most places, creatures get treated differently. They have to use different bathrooms, they can't go in restaurants, they can barely walk into stores, etc. In Pruhull, they can do all of that.
"Guess we're going to Pruhull tomorrow." Ximena says as she starts walking up the house's creaky stairs. "Where are you going?" Nathan asks her. "Up to one of the rooms. Not feeling great." Ximena tells you all as she disappears upstairs.
"$name, I feel like you should check on her. If Nathan goes up, she's just gonna tell him that it's nothing and if I go up, she's kicking me out of that room." Marcus says. You sigh. "Yeah, fine." You say as you head up the [[stairs]].You walk closer to Ximena. "See you next time?" You joke, referring to when she said that the first time you both met. She chuckles. "Oh, man... Yeah, see you next time." She says.
You offer your hand out to her for a handshake. She looks down at your hand for a few seconds and back at you. She uncrosses her arms and shakes your hand. "I hope you know this is the first time I've ever shook a mortal's hand." She tells you. "Then I'm lucky." You say.
"I'm gonna get going now. Hopefully the police aren't waiting for me." You tell her. She nods. "You'll be okay."
You walk back to the truck. You get in and start pulling away from the house. You see both Nathan and Marcus waving at you while Ximena has that stupid smirk on her face.
[[Drive to your dad's]]You walk closer to Ximena. "See you next time?" You joke, referring to when she said that the first time you both met. She chuckles. "Oh, man... Yeah, see you next time." She says.
You open your arms, offering a hug to her. "You're really gonna be sappy and trap me in a hug right now, mortal?" She asks. "Yes, I am." You tell her. She groans but hugs you. It's awkward, but it's a hug. She pulls away from it.
"That was the weirdest hug I've ever been given." She says. You nod. "Yeah, me too. I'm gonna get going now. Hopefully the police aren't waiting for me." You tell her. She nods. "You'll be okay."
You walk back to the truck. You get in and start pulling away from the house. You see both Nathan and Marcus waving at you while Ximena has that stupid smirk on her face.
[[Drive to your dad's]]You walk closer to Ximena. "See you next time?" You joke, referring to when she said that the first time you both met. She chuckles. "Oh, man... Yeah, see you next time." She says.
You offer your hand out to her for a handshake. She looks down at your hand for a few seconds and back at you. She uncrosses her arms and shakes your hand. "I hope you know this is the first time I've ever shook a mortal's hand." She tells you. "Then I'm lucky." You say.
"I'm gonna get going now. Hopefully the police aren't waiting for me." You tell her. She nods. "You'll be okay."
You walk back to the truck. You get in and start pulling away from the house. You see both Nathan and Marcus waving at you while Ximena has that stupid smirk on her face.
[[Drive to Travis's]]You walk closer to Ximena. "See you next time?" You joke, referring to when she said that the first time you both met. She chuckles. "Oh, man... Yeah, see you next time." She says.
You open your arms, offering a hug to her. "You're really gonna be sappy and trap me in a hug right now, mortal?" She asks. "Yes, I am." You tell her. She groans but hugs you. It's awkward, but it's a hug. She pulls away from it.
"That was the weirdest hug I've ever been given." She says. You nod. "Yeah, me too. I'm gonna get going now. Hopefully the police aren't waiting for me." You tell her. She nods. "You'll be okay."
You walk back to the truck. You get in and start pulling away from the house. You see both Nathan and Marcus waving at you while Ximena has that stupid smirk on her face.
[[Drive to Travis's]]A while passes, but you arrive in front of your dad's house. You get out of your truck and take a deep breath. One of two things could happen. He could be as mean as ever when you walk through the door and probably beat on you, or he will be knocked out from drinking.
You go up to the door and you open it. It's not locked. It's not like he ever locked the doors anyway. You go inside the house to see Rowan just sitting on the couch, watching TV. There are no beer cans around and the house smells pretty normal. He turns to you. "You're... back." He says. You nod.
"Um... Yeah." You mumble, looking at the TV. It's the news channel, and your face is all over it. It says you helped a werewolf escape Hallton. Rowan looks back at the TV and turns it off. "Sit down." Rowan demands. You nod and you sit next to him.
"Where have you been, $name? I've looked everywhere for you." He tells you. You scoff. "You? Look everywhere for me? Okay, that's new." You say. The expression on his face is completely blank. "I'm serious. I've... changed. I've had time to realize how I've been acting with you." He tells you.
You stay silent. This is completely different. "Okay... I've just been with Travis. That's all." You lie to him. He shakes his head as he goes over to the fridge. "That's not what the news said." "The news also isn't the most trustworthy thing." You tell him. He takes out a soda can and walks back over to you.
"You weren't at Travis's, $name. Where were you?" He asks. He sounds... decently genuine. You sigh. "I was... I was with my friends." You say. You don't know if you'd really call them your friends yet, but Rowan doesn't know that.
"Who were they?" He asks. Something seems... off. "Dad, why're you asking me all of these questions?" You ask him. He sighs as he looks down. "It's not me." He says.
As soon as he says that, three police officers burst through the door. "Fuck!" You yell as you immediately run into your room. They try to shoot at you, but they miss. You lock your room door as you look for an escape. There's a window above your bed. You jump up on your bed as you try and break the window.
You hear the police breaking the door down. "I don't have time for this." You say as you start punching the glass. It starts to break. The police keep breaking the door down. Eventually, you break through the window with your fist. Your hand's covered in glass and blood, but you don't care. You just crawl through the window.
You arrive outside, behind the house. You start running to your car, hoping more officers aren't outside. You get back in your truck and you start driving off. You can't even trust Rowan.
<<set $dadiswired to true>>
[[Drive back to Nate, Xim, and Marc]]A while passes, but you arrive in front of Travis' house. You get out of your truck and you go up to his door. You knock twice. The door instantly swings open. It's Travis. He instantly pulls you into a hug. "It's good to see you in that dumb red jacket, $name. What happened? You're all over the news." Travis tells you.
"I-I am?" You ask. He nods. "They're saying you helped a werewolf escape from Hallton. Is that true? Why would you do that if a werewolf killed your mother?" He asks, confused and worried. "They're not all like the werewolf that killed my mom." You tell him.
Before you can get another word out, you see three police cars start driving down the street. "Oh, no. Travis, I have to go." You tell him, trying to run away. He just pulls you back. "Wait. Do you plan on just disappearing forever?" He asks. You don't know how to answer.
The police cars finally make it to the front of Travis' house, where you are. The police get out of their cars and instantly point their guns at you. "Refuse to cooperate and we will shoot on sight, $name Riggs. Get down on the ground with your hands behind your head." One of the officers order you. "But I didn't do anything!" You yell to them.
"Refuse to cooperate one more time and we have the right to shoot. Get down on the ground with your hands behind your head, now." The officer tells you again. Travis looks at you. "Just do what they want, $name. Please." Travis begs.
Before you can even do anything, one of the officers shoot at you. You cover your head. Three seconds pass. The bullet didn't hit you. You look up, and it hit Travis. You see blood dripping from his wound on his forehead. His limp body falls into your arms. You look over to the officers with tears dripping off of your face.
"You killed an innocent man! Why?!" You ask them. "And we will shoot you. Get on the ground." The officer says. From inside of Travis' house, you see his wife slowly come down the hallway, looking at his body in your arms.
Before she even comes outside, you drop Travis' body on the ground and you start booking it to your truck. The police start shooting at your truck while you're trying to start it up. A bullet ends up landing and it goes through your shoulder. You finally start up the truck and you drive off with tears still in your eyes.
<<set $travisisdead to true>>
[[Drive back to Nate, Xim, and Marc]]You eventually arrive back at the abandoned house. You park in front of the house and exit your truck. You start walking over to the house, hoping someone's awake. You don't even care who it is.
<<if $travisisdead is true>>
You open the door and walk into the house holding your bloody shoulder. You see Ximena sitting at the table in the middle of the room. "What happened to you?" Ximena asks. "Obviously shot in the shoulder." You answer as you walk over to the table. You sit down, still holding your shoulder.
"I'm guessing it didn't go well then." She says. You close your eyes, holding the tears in. You shake your head. "It didn't go well." "Can I at least clean that wound up for you?" Ximena asks. You nod. She walks upstairs to get supplies.
She returns with five things in hand. A water bottle, a rag, a needle, thread, and wrapping bandages. "You didn't tell me I was getting stitches." You say. She shrugs. "You'll be okay."
She sits back down and lays all the things on the table. "Take your shirt off." Ximena tells you. You stare at her. "Don't worry, I won't look." "You kind of have to." You say as you take your jacket off, and then your shirt.
Ximena opens the water bottle and pours it onto the rag. She starts cleaning up your wound. "So, you want to tell me what happened?" She asks.
<<elseif $dadiswired is true>>
You open the door and walk into the house holding your bloody hand. You see Ximena sitting at the table in the middle of the room. "What happened to you?" Ximena asks. "Obviously punched a window." You answer as you walk over to the table. You sit down, still holding your hand.
"I'm guessing it didn't go well then." She says. You close your eyes, thinking of what your dad did. You shake your head. "It didn't go well." "Can I at least clean your hand up for you?" Ximena asks. You nod. She walks upstairs to get supplies.
She returns with four things in hand. A water bottle, a rag, tweezers, and wrapping bandages. "Is it really that bad?" You ask. She shrugs. "You'll be okay."
She sits back down and lays all the things on the table. "Take your jacket off. It'll make this easier." Ximena tells you. You stare at her. "Wow, you really like that jacket, huh?" "It was my mom's." You say as you take your jacket off.
Ximena opens the water bottle and pours it onto the rag. She starts cleaning up your hand. "So, you want to tell me what happened?" She asks.
<</if>>
[[Tell her (R)][$ximena_approval +=3]]
[[Tell her][$ximena_approval +=1]]
[[Don't tell her][$ximena_approval +=1]]You knock on the door of the room Ximena's in. It takes a few seconds, but she answers. "Come in." She says as her voice breaks a bit. You open the door and walk into the room. Ximena's just laying there on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
"Oh, what's up, Riggs?" She asks you. "I came to check on you." You tell her as you sit next to her on the bed. "Me? Why would you come to check on me?" Ximena asks. "You did just kind of disappear out of nowhere." You tell her.
"What's wrong?" You ask. She takes a deep breath as the room goes silent for a few seconds. She's working up the words to say what she has to say. "My mom... She, uh... She's dead, and she died around this time of year." She explains. "Oh..." You mumble.
"Yeah, I know, it's a stupid thing to get sad over, but..." Ximena trails off.
[["You don't have to hide when you feel bad." (R)][$ximena_approval +=3]]
[["It's not a stupid thing to get sad over."][$ximena_approval +=1]]
[["I'm sorry."][$ximena_approval +=1]]"Why would it be a stupid thing to get sad over?" You ask her. She shrugs. "She died years ago. I should've gotten over it by now..." She says. You shake your head. "Ximena, you don't get over stuff like that. It might get easier to deal with, but it doesn't go away. It was your mom." You tell her.
"Yeah, it was my mom that wouldn't be proud of the person I am right now." Ximena says. You raise an eyebrow. "What're you talking about?" "You know damn well what I'm talking about." Ximena says, pointing at her shredded clothes.
"My mom wouldn't have wanted this. Me constantly turning into a werewolf and killing people isn't what she wanted for her daughter." Ximena states. "But you wouldn't know what your mom would think." You say. "Yep, because she's dead. And she died because of me." Ximena admits.
"What do you mean?" You ask. "She was going out to get me a present for my birthday, and she... fuck." Ximena trails off and her voice starts to break. It takes her a few seconds to finish her sentence. "And she got raped and killed. If I didn't want that stupid fucking present, she'd be here." Ximena says as she punches one of the walls out of anger. Her fist goes right through. She pulls it out of the wall.
"Ximena..." You murmur. "I'm fine." Ximena says as she lays back down. "Do you-" "I'm done talking about it." Ximena tells you. You nod. "That's fine."
[[Go to sleep]]"You don't have to hide when you feel bad, Ximena." You tell her. She looks over to you. "Yeah, but... it's so much easier." She says. You lay down next to her. "Easier's not always better." You state.
She sighs. "It's not even the fact that my mom died. It's the fact that I know she wouldn't be proud of me." She admits. You raise an eyebrow. "What makes you say that?" Ximena chuckles. "Just fucking look at me." She says, pointing to her shredded clothes. "My mom wouldn't have wanted this. I've killed so many people that I stopped counting. I mean, I've killed in front of the boys downstairs and even they look at me differently." She expresses.
"You said it was self defense, right?" You ask. "Somewhat. They had guns pointed at them, but it was because of me." Ximena tells you. "You saved them though, right?" You ask. She slowly nods. "Probably." "Then that doesn't make you a bad person. If you were killing to save them, it doesn't make you bad." You tell her.
For the first and probably last time, you see a tear roll down Ximena's cheek. She instantly wipes it away. "Thanks, Riggs... I hope you know I'm never gonna talk to you this gently again." She tells you. You laugh. "I'll take what I can get."
[[Go to sleep]]"I'm sorry, Ximena." You say. "It just sucks, is all. Having your mom gone." Ximena tells you. You nod. "I know. My mom's gone, too." You state. Ximena frowns more than she was before. "I didn't know that." "Because I haven't told anyone." You tell her.
"The only reason the people at the station knew me was because of my mom. She was a police officer." You say. "Did she die on the job?" Ximena asks. You nod. "What killed her?" Ximena asks. You sigh. "A werewolf."
Ximena avoids looking into your eyes. "Is that wh-" "Yes, that's why I'm afraid of them." You tell her. She nods. "I'm sorry." "It's okay."
The room goes silent again. Ximena turns over on her side.
[[Go to sleep]]You stand in a graveyard. You have lilie flowers in your hands, and you're looking at a grave that has the name Heather Riggs engraved in it. You lay the lilies on the dirt laying in front of the gravestone. You kneel on the ground and rest your head up against the grave.
"I miss you, mom." You whisper to the gravestone. "We've had the same nightmare five hundred times, $name." A voice says. You look up from the grave to see your mother standing behind the grave. She's see through, like a ghost.
"And we will have the same nightmare five hundred more times." You say. That's what your mother says every time you dream. "Yes, we will. So, let's get this over with." Heather tells you as she holds your hand.
All of a sudden, you both teleport into a street. It's dark out, the streetlights are on, and there is nobody but you two. Heather isn't a ghost anymore, she's human. She looks at you as she puts her hand on your cheek.
"You know what has to happen now, sweetheart. Don't you?" Heather asks you. Tears start dripping down your cheek, but her hand stops the tears. "Y-Yes, mom." "Good, good. I love you, $name." She says. Heather walks out to the middle of the street in her cop uniform.
Even if you've seen this nightmare hundreds of times, you're still never prepared. A werewolf starts running up on Heather. She takes her gun out and tries shooting it, but nothing. The werewolf takes its long, sharp claws and it pierces through Heather's side. She screams in pain.
You try to move, but you can't. You can never move. You're forced to watch your mother die, over, and over, and over.
The werewolf slams Heather onto the ground. She puts her hands up, begging for mercy. The werewolf ignores it and digs his claws into her lungs. Heather coughs up blood and gasps for air. All you can do is sit there and cry.
After Heather dies, the werewolf transforms into a man. It's always the same man. He's always the same tall Latino man in a white dress shirt. He looks down on Heather. He has a blank expression on his face. "Filthy mortals."
//One.//
//Two.//
//[[Three.]]//You choose to tell Ximena what happened. (Romance)
<<if $travisisdead is true>>
"Travis, the friend I went to..." You stop talking so your voice doesn't crack when you speak. You're on the edge of crying. "The police were waiting for me. Travis came out to talk to me, and... and they shot him." A few tears roll down your face. Ximena frowns.
"I'm... I'm sorry, $name." Ximena says as she finishes cleaning up the blood around the wound. She picks up the needle next. "Why did they shoot him?" Ximena asks. "I didn't do what they wanted fast enough." You tell her. She inserts the needle into your skin. You groan.
"Did he have any family?" She asks. You nod. "A wife. And she was there when he got shot. I ran back to the truck before I could even see her react to it." You tell her. Ximena shakes her head. "That's terrible." "I know..." You say.
You sniffle a bit. "It's all my fault." You mumble. Ximena looks at you as she's still stitching your skin up. "Riggs, it's not your fault." "Don't lie to me." You say. Ximena sighs.
"You didn't know they were gonna shoot him. They weren't even supposed to. You're not like that. You're a good person, $name." Ximena tells you. You look at her. "You got more positive after I left." You say to her. She smiles. "No, I didn't. I'm just sick of being the bad guy. At least for now." She admits. You nod.
She finishes stitching you up. She starts wrapping your shoulder in bandages. "Almost done?" You ask. She nods. "Almost." She answers. She puts the bandages down. You put your shirt and jacket back on.
<<elseif $dadiswired is true>>
"Rowan, my dad... He was acting weirdly nice. He hasn't acted that way in years. Turns out he was just working with the police. He was wired." You tell her. Ximena frowns.
"I'm sorry, $name." Ximena says as she finishes cleaning up the blood on your hand. She picks up the tweezers next. "Why would he do that?" Ximena asks. "After my mom died, he always blamed it on me. He never liked me. That's why." You tell her. She pulls a piece of glass out of your hand. You groan.
"Did it look like he even cared that he ratted you out?" She asks. You shake your head. "Not one bit. It just looked like a job to him." You tell her. Ximena shakes her head. "He's a terrible father." "I know." You say.
You sniffle a bit. "Do people really hate me enough to do that?" You mumble. Ximena looks at you as she's still taking glass out of your hand. "Riggs, that was only your dad. Nobody else would do that to you." "You don't know that." You say. Ximena sighs.
"You're a good person, $name. And people don't betray good people." Ximena tells you. You look at her. "You got more positive after I left." You say to her. She smiles. "No, I didn't. I'm just sick of being the bad guy. At least for now." She admits. You nod.
She finishes taking the glass out of your skin. She starts wrapping your hand in bandages. "Almost done?" You ask. She nods. "Almost." She answers. She puts the bandages down. You put your jacket back on.
<</if>>
"By the way, we're going to Pruhull tomorrow." Ximena tells you. You raise an eyebrow. "Why?" "Nathan wants to figure out who blew up his house, and Marcus knows this dude in Pruhull who helps creatures with their problems. His name's Logan Ortiz." She says.
Pruhull is a bigger city where most creatures have actual rights. In most places, creatures get treated differently. They have to use different bathrooms, they can't go in restaurants, they can barely walk into stores, etc. In Pruhull, they can do all of that.
Ximena starts walking up the stairs. "There are only two rooms. Nathan and Marcus are sharing one, which means you're sharing one with me." Ximena tells you. You nod as you follow her up the stairs.
You both walk into the room. It smells like burnt wood, but it's not a bad smell. Ximena lays down on the bed. "So, you staying?" Ximena asks. You nod. "I kind of have to now." You say. She nods. "Sorry about that."
[[Go to sleep]]You choose to tell Ximena what happened.
<<if $travisisdead is true>>
"Travis, the friend I went to..." You stop talking so your voice doesn't crack when you speak. You're on the edge of crying. "The police were waiting for me. Travis came out to talk to me, and... and they shot him." A few tears roll down your face. Ximena frowns.
"I'm sorry." Ximena says as she finishes cleaning up the blood around the wound. She picks up the needle next. "Why did they shoot him?" Ximena asks. "I didn't do what they wanted fast enough." You tell her. She inserts the needle into your skin. You groan.
"Did he have any family?" She asks. You nod. "A wife. And she was there when he got shot. I ran back to the truck before I could even see her react to it." You tell her. Ximena shakes her head. "That sucks." "I know..." You say.
She finishes stitching you up. She starts wrapping your shoulder in bandages. "Almost done?" You ask. She nods. "Almost." She answers. She puts the bandages down. You put your shirt and jacket back on.
<<elseif $dadiswired is true>>
"Rowan, my dad... He was acting weirdly nice. He hasn't acted that way in years. Turns out he was just working with the police. He was wired." You tell her. Ximena frowns.
"I'm sorry." Ximena says as she finishes cleaning up the blood on your hand. She picks up the tweezers next. "Why would he do that?" Ximena asks. "After my mom died, he always blamed it on me. He never liked me. That's why." You tell her. She pulls a piece of glass out of your hand. You groan.
"Did it look like he even cared that he ratted you out?" She asks. You shake your head. "Not one bit. It just looked like a job to him." You tell her. Ximena shakes her head. "He's a terrible father." "I know." You say.
She finishes taking the glass out of your skin. She starts wrapping your hand in bandages. "Almost done?" You ask. She nods. "Almost." She answers. She puts the bandages down. You put your jacket back on.
<</if>>
"By the way, we're going to Pruhull tomorrow." Ximena tells you. You raise an eyebrow. "Why?" "Nathan wants to figure out who blew up his house, and Marcus knows this dude in Pruhull who helps creatures with their problems. His name's Logan Ortiz." She says.
Pruhull is a bigger city where most creatures have actual rights. In most places, creatures get treated differently. They have to use different bathrooms, they can't go in restaurants, they can barely walk into stores, etc. In Pruhull, they can do all of that.
Ximena starts walking up the stairs. "There are only two rooms. Nathan and Marcus are sharing one, which means you're sharing one with me." Ximena tells you. You nod as you follow her up the stairs.
You both walk into the room. It smells like burnt wood, but it's not a bad smell. Ximena lays down on the bed. "So, you staying?" Ximena asks. You nod. "I kind of have to now." You say. She nods. "Sorry about that."
[[Go to sleep]]You choose not to tell Ximena what happened.
<<if $travisisdead is true>>
"I don't think I'm ready to talk about it yet." You tell Ximena. She nods. "That's okay. You don't have to." She says as she finishes cleaning up the blood around the wound. She picks up the needle next.
"Just so you know, we're going to Pruhull tomorrow." Ximena tells you. You raise an eyebrow. "Why?" You ask. She inserts the needle into your skin. You groan.
"Nathan wants to figure out who blew up his house, and Marcus knows this dude in Pruhull who helps creatures with their problems. His name's Logan Ortiz." She says.
Pruhull is a bigger city where most creatures have actual rights. In most places, creatures get treated differently. They have to use different bathrooms, they can't go in restaurants, they can barely walk into stores, etc. In Pruhull, they can do all of that.
She finishes stitching you up. She starts wrapping your shoulder in bandages. "Almost done?" You ask. She nods. "Almost." She answers. She puts the bandages down. You put your shirt and jacket back on.
<<elseif $dadiswired is true>>
"I don't think I'm ready to talk about it yet." You tell Ximena. She nods. "That's okay. You don't have to." She says as she finishes cleaning up the blood on your hand. She picks up the tweezers next.
"Just so you know, we're going to Pruhull tomorrow." Ximena tells you. You raise an eyebrow. "Why?" You ask. She plucks a piece of glass out of your skin. You groan.
"Nathan wants to figure out who blew up his house, and Marcus knows this dude in Pruhull who helps creatures with their problems. His name's Logan Ortiz." She says.
Pruhull is a bigger city where most creatures have actual rights. In most places, creatures get treated differently. They have to use different bathrooms, they can't go in restaurants, they can barely walk into stores, etc. In Pruhull, they can do all of that.
She finishes taking the glass out of your skin. She starts wrapping your hand in bandages. "Almost done?" You ask. She nods. "Almost." She answers. She puts the bandages down. You put your jacket back on.
<</if>>
Ximena starts walking up the stairs. "There are only two rooms. Nathan and Marcus are sharing one, which means you're sharing one with me." Ximena tells you. You nod as you follow her up the stairs.
You both walk into the room. It smells like burnt wood, but it's not a bad smell. Ximena lays down on the bed. "So, you staying?" Ximena asks. You nod. "I kind of have to now." You say. She nods. "Sorry about that."
[[Go to sleep]]You wake up. You look over to your side, and Ximena isn't nowhere to be seen. She must've went downstairs already. You get out of bed, leave the room, and you start walking down the stairs. You see Ximena, Nathan, and Marcus all sitting at the table with cards.
"We were waiting for you to wake up." Ximena states. "We're playing cards." Nathan says without looking over at you. "Who's winning?" You ask as you sit down at the table with them. Marcus smiles.
"Take a guess." Nathan says. Marcus shrugs. "It's not my fault I'm so lucky." "Won't be lucky next time, Mallen." Ximena says slightly threatening. Nathan looks over to you. "You know how to play war?" He asks.
//''If you say no, you won't be able to play.''//
[["Yeah, I've played before."]]
[["Have no clue."]]"Yeah, I've played war before." You tell them. "Good, because I'm sick of Marcus whooping our asses." Ximena says as she collects everyone's cards. "We'll start over so you can play." Marcus states.
Ximena starts shuffling the cards like a magician would. "How did you learn how to do that?" Nathan asks her. "My dad taught me." Ximena answers. "Oh..." Both Marcus and Nathan mumble. "Yep. That's the right response." Ximena says as she gets finishes shuffling the cards.
She starts passing out the cards. "How long have you guys been playing?" You ask them. "About an hour." Marcus answers. "And he's been beating us in every game we've played." Nathan says, staring at Marcus. Marcus smiles. "Sorry, man."
Ximena finishes giving out cards. "Alright, we should all have thirteen cards" Ximena states. You nod as you sort your face-down cards in a neat pile. "Ready?" Ximena asks. You all nod. "Three, two, one."
You all flip a card. Nathan draws a seven, you draw a five, Marcus draws a four, and Ximena draws a king. Ximena smirks as she takes all of your guys' cards. "You can all suck it." Ximena says. "And this is why you have no dad." Marcus mumbles under his breath. Ximena stares at him. "What?" "Nothing."
"Three, two, one." Ximena counts down again. You all draw. Nathan draws a six, you draw a jack, Marcus draws an ace, and Ximena draws a three. "Now you can suck it." Marcus tells Ximena. "Try me, dickhead." Ximena snaps back. Marcus collects all of your cards.
"Three, two-" "Can we stop counting down please? It's not like it matters." Marcus complains. Ximena looks at him. "Do you want another leg injury?" She asks him. He doesn't answer. She smiles. "Good. One." You all draw. Nathan draws an ace, you draw a three, Marcus draws a ten, and Ximena draws a nine.
"Finally!" Nathan shouts as he collects everyone's cards. "When's my time coming?" You ask them. "Better luck next time." Nathan says as he pats you on the back. "Three, two, one." Ximena counts.
Nathan draws a six, you draw a jack, Marcus draws a nine, and Ximena draws a three. "Thank god." You say as you collect their cards. "Finally won something." Ximena mumbles. You roll your eyes and add the cards to your deck.
"Yeah, okay, I'm sick of counting. Just draw your cards." Ximena says. Nathan draws a king, you draw a queen, Marcus draws an eight, and Ximena draws a six. Nathan collects your guys' cards again. "There's no way you're gonna win." Marcus tells Nathan. He smiles. "Watch me."
Nathan draws a jack, you draw a five, Marcus draws a nine, and Ximena draws a king. "Back on the road." Ximena says as she collects all of your guys' cards. "Not for long." You tell her. She looks at you. "You shouldn't be talking with the amount of cards you have."
Nathan draws a queen, you draw an ace, Marcus draws a six, and Ximena draws a ten. You smile as you collect the cards again. "You spoke too soon, Xim." Marcus says. "Shut it." Ximena grumbles.
Nathan draws a five, you draw a three, Marcus draws a six, and Ximena draws an ace. "Yes!" Ximena exclaims as she picks up the cards on the table. Nathan sighs. "We suck at this game, $name." He tells you. You nod. "Yes, we do."
Ximena looks up at the clock on the wall. "We should probably get going, guys." Ximena tells you all. You nod as Nathan groans. "I had a good chance this game." "And you'll have a good chance in the next one." Ximena says as she gets out of her chair. "Do you know how to drive to Pruhull?" Ximena asks you. You nod.
"I've been there a few times, actually. When I was a kid." "Good enough." Ximena says as she exits the house. Nathan goes over to Marcus and hands him a homemade crutch. It looks like Nathan just carved a stick and gave it to Marcus.
"Go ahead, we'll be out." Nathan tells you. You nod as you also exit the house and go over to the truck. You open it and both you and Ximena enter. "Are they coming?" She asks you. You nod. "They should be out any second."
A minute passes and they come out with Nathan slowly following behind Marcus. You guess it's to make sure he doesn't fall. They both enter the car. "Pruhull, here we come." Marcus says.
[[Drive to Pruhull]]"I have no clue how to play." You tell them. "Never got taught?" Marcus asks you. "Nope. Never learned how to play." You say. "That's a shame. Now we have to deal with Marcus beating us." Nathan complains. Marcus smiles. "Come on, let's finish this game so we can go to Pruhull."
You see Nathan look at his last three remaining cards. "Why don't we just end it here?" "Look at Ximena! She hasn't given up and she has two cards left." Marcus tells Nathan. Nathan sighs. They all draw a card.
Nathan draws a seven, Marcus draws an ace, and Ximena draws a nine. Marcus takes the cards. "One more to go, Xim." Marcus taunts. "Shut your mouth, Mallen." Ximena snaps back.
Nathan draws a queen, Marcus draws a four, and Ximena draws a jack. "God dammit!" Ximena shouts. "Sorry." Nathan apologizes as he takes the two cards. Nathan draws a five while Marcus draws a jack. Marcus grabs the five off of the table.
Nathan draws a five while Marcus draws a six. Marcus takes the six. Nathan drops his remaining cards on the table. "I give up." He says as he goes outside. "We should get going anyway. It's late enough." Ximena states. Marcus picks up his homemade crutch as he walks outside, too.
"C'mon, Riggs." Ximena says as she walks outside. You follow her outside and you open the truck. You all get in. "Pruhull, here we come." Marcus says.
[[Drive to Pruhull]]You're currently driving. Ximena's in the passengers seat and the boys are in the back seats. "So, who is this Logan dude again?" You ask the car. "He's just a detective for creatures, and since me and Ximena happen to be creatures, we can ask him for help." Marcus tells you. You nod.
"I still think it's fucked up everyone calls us 'creatures'. Sounds racist." Ximena blurts. "How does it sound racist?" Nathan asks. "You're a mortal, you don't get it." Ximena says. Nathan sighs.
Marcus looks at Nathan. "For the first time in my life, I kind of agree with Ximena." "How?" Nathan asks. Marcus shrugs. "It does sound kind of messed up. Most people say 'creature' in a bad way." He explains.
"What about you, $name? What do you think?" Nathan asks you.
[["It does sound kinda racist."]]
[["I don't see how it sounds racist."]]"I mean... it does sound kind of racist." You say. "Thank you!" Ximena shouts. Nathan throws his hands up. "I don't get how. That's how you describe all of them. Just like how you guys call us mortals." Nathan tells Ximena.
"That's different." Ximena explains. "How?" Nathan asks. "Most people call us creatures as a bad thing. Like 'Look at those disgusting creatures.' or 'Those creatures shouldn't be sitting next to us.'. You get it yet?" Ximena asks. Nathan shakes his head.
"No, because you're using bad examples. What if someone says something like 'I used to go to school with creatures.' or 'They just opened a restaurant that welcomes creatures.'?"
Ximena shakes her head. "Still sounds racist, I dont know." Ximena says. Nathan sighs. "I give up." "Good. You can't win." Ximena tells him.
[[Welcome to Pruhull]]"I don't really see how it sounds racist." You say. Ximena shakes her heads. "You don't get an opinion either. You're a mortal." Ximena tells you. "I still don't get how it's racist though. We call you guys creatures and you guys call us mortals." You state.
"That's different." Ximena explains. "How?" Nathan asks. "Most people call us creatures as a bad thing. Like 'Look at those disgusting creatures.' or 'Those creatures shouldn't be sitting next to us.'. You get it yet?" Ximena asks. Nathan shakes his head.
"No, because you're using bad examples. What if someone says something like 'I used to go to school with creatures.' or 'They just opened a restaurant that welcomes creatures.'?"
Ximena shakes her head. "Still sounds racist, I dont know." Ximena says. Nathan sighs. "I give up." "Good. You can't win." Ximena tells him.
[[Welcome to Pruhull]]You eventually pass a sign that says "Welcome to Pruhull" on it. "Finally, we're here." Nathan says. Ximena looks out the window to see giants and vampires walking down the street like it's normal.
"I love this place." Ximena whispers to herself, but you all can hear it. "So, where is Logan located?" You ask. "Keep going straight. There should eventually be a place that has the sign 'Ortiz's Law' on it." Marcus answers. You nod as you keep driving.
You pass a bunch of places that you've never seen in Hallton before. There are no creature specific bathrooms, they have restaurants for everyone, they have higher doorways so giants can get through, and they have donated blood that vampires can drink so they don't have to get them from mortals.
Eventually you pass a place that has the sign "Ortiz's Law" on it. "That's it!" Nathan shouts. You drive into the parking lot and park in front of the place. "Are we sure this guy isn't busy?" You ask Marcus.
"Won't know if we don't go in." He tells you as he grabs his crutch and gets out of the car. You all follow after him and get out of the car. The place looks like it was an old bar. You all walk inside. You see who you think is Logan talking to a teenage girl.
"I'm sorry but I cannot help you with that." You hear Logan say in a thick Irish accent. "Why not?! I call the police, and nothing. I call you, and still nothing. You all are fucking wimps!" The teenager yells as she gets up out of the chair and storms out of the building.
Logan looks over at the four of you. "Oh, come in." Logan tells you all. You all start to walk towards him. He shuffles a few papers on his table. "Don't worry about that. She wanted-... Anyway, go ahead and sit down. I'll be with you." He says as he goes into another room.
You all sit at the table he was sitting at. "Are we sure about him? He didn't help that girl." You whisper to them. "Well, we didn't even know what that girl wanted." Ximena tells you. You nod. Logan comes back with new papers in his hands. He sits down at the table again.
"Okay. Names?" Logan asks you all. You all look at each other, thinking about who will do all the talking. All your eyes land on Ximena. She sighs as she rolls her eyes. "Ximena Barron, $name Riggs, Marcus Mallen, and Nathaniel Pinkman." Ximena tells the man. He nods as he writes on the piece of paper.
"What type of creatures are you all?" Logan asks. Ximena looks at you all. "Uh... I'm a werewolf and he's an angel." She says, pointing at Marcus. Logan looks at you and Nathan. "What about those two?" "They're, uh... mortals. They're just tagging along." Ximena tells him.
Logan keeps his eyes on you specifically. It looks like he's confused.
<<set $logan_approval to 50>>
[["Are you... okay?"]]
[["What're you staring at?"]]"Are you... okay?" You ask Logan, not knowing why he's looking at you weird. He nods. "Yeah, sorry." He says as he writes down on the paper again.
"Ages?" Logan asks. "You guys have to speak for yourselves on this one. I'm twenty two." Ximena answers. "Uh, twenty three." You tell Logan. "Nineteen." Marcus says. "And I'm eighteen." Nathan states. Logan nods and writes again.
"Okay, now tell me about your guys' actual situation." Logan says. You all look over at Nathan. "Um... We were just talking while we were inside of my house, and all of a sudden it just... blew up. Everything started collapsing. We lost the house, but we don't know who blew it up." Nathan tells him. He nods as he continues writing.
"Nothing in your house could've done it?" Logan asks. Nathan shakes his head. "No. I would've known if something in the house blew it up." Nathan tells him.
"Okay, well. I can help you with that. Do you want to go today, or...?" Logan asks. Marcus nods. "We want to go today." He answers. Logan nods. "You guys have a car?" Logan asks. You nod. "I have a truck."
[[Go back to Hallton]]"What're you staring at?" You ask Logan, not knowing why he's looking at you weird. He nods. "Um, nothing. Sorry about that." He apologizes as he writes down on the paper again.
"Ages?" Logan asks. "You guys have to speak for yourselves on this one. I'm twenty two." Ximena answers. "Uh, twenty three." You tell Logan. "Nineteen." Marcus says. "And I'm eighteen." Nathan states. Logan nods and writes again.
"Okay, now tell me about your guys' actual situation." Logan says. You all look over at Nathan. "Um... We were just talking while we were inside of my house, and all of a sudden it just... blew up. Everything started collapsing. We lost the house, but we don't know who blew it up." Nathan tells him. He nods as he continues writing.
"Nothing in your house could've done it?" Logan asks. Nathan shakes his head. "No. I would've known if something in the house blew it up." Nathan tells him.
"Okay, well. I can help you with that. Do you want to go today, or...?" Logan asks. Marcus nods. "We want to go today." He answers. Logan nods. "You guys have a car?" Logan asks. You nod. "I have a truck."
[[Go back to Hallton]]A few hours pass, and you all finally arrive in Hallton again. "Never thought I'd be here." Logan says. "Big change from Pruhull, huh?" You ask him. He nods. "Extremely."
You pull up next to the house. It looks worse than it did before. Now everything's just smoke and ash. You all exit the truck. Logan stares at the house. "This is worse than I thought." He says. Logan puts black plastic gloves on.
"I don't know how long this is gonna take, so if you guys can help and try to find any evidence, that would help." Logan tells you all. "Got more gloves?" Ximena asks. Logan nods as he hands her four pair of gloves. She hands them out to you guys. You look over to Logan.
"What kind of stuff do we look for?" You ask him. He shrugs. "Clothing, strings of hair, shoe prints or foot prints. Anything that could help us, really." Logan tells you. You nod as you all spread out. Nathan and Marcus start searching through the rubble, Logan and Ximena look through what's left of the garage, and you check the back of the house. For some reason, there's a bunch of mud in the back.
You look closer and you notice prints in the mud. But they're not shoe prints, they're foot prints. Someone was walking through the mud without shoes on, and it couldn't have been Nathan, Marcus, Ximena, or you. You walk over to the front of the house and enter the garage. You see Ximena and Logan knelt down.
"I found footprints in the back." You tell them. Logan nods as he touches a spot on the ground. "And we found where they set up the bomb." Ximena says. You look at the ground to see what Logan's touching. He's running his fingers over a black spot on the ground. Must've blown up there.
All of a sudden, Marcus and Nathan walk in. Marcus is holding onto his crutch, but he also has something else in his hands. He has a piece of a red leather jacket in his hands. Only looks about an inch big.
"Nate and I found something." Marcus says as he throws the piece to Logan. He looks at it and his eyes go wide. "What? What is it?" You ask Logan. He looks up at you. "You ever hear the name Keme Owny?"
[[Chapter Three: Creatures in the Box]]<h2><b>Chapter Three: Creatures in the Box</b></h2>
"No, who's Keme Owny?" You ask Logan. He sighs. "Does anyone else know who Keme Owny is?" Logan asks. "I know who he is." Ximena says. Logan nods. "Explain to them please." He tells her. She nods.
"Keme Owny is one of the most dangerous demons to exist. Throughout his life, he murdered hundreds of people, and he didn't feel an ounce of empathy. When he was killed, he was turned into a demon. Now he basically just fucks with people's lives for fun." Ximena explains.
Logan stands up and takes his gloves off. "What're you doing?" You ask him. "I'm leaving. I cannot help you now." Logan states. Nathan walks over to him. "Whoa, wait. You can't just leave like that!" He exclaims. Logan shrugs. "I have a specific policy. I don't fuck with people like that." He tells you all as he starts walking out of the garage.
Ximena grabs Logan by the arm. He tries to pull away, but he can't. Her grip's too strong. "If you don't help that boy... I will kill you." Ximena threatens. You look into her eyes, and you see a glimpse of red.
"Ximena, come on. That's not-" Marcus starts, but Ximena lifts her other hand to shush him. She looks into Logan's eyes. He clenches his jaw. "What's your last name again?" He asks. She smiles. "Barron." "Yeah, that fucking tracks." He says as he pulls away from her grip. "Fine... I'll help. But after I help you guys find him, I'm gone." Logan tells you all. Ximena nods. "Deal."
[[Go back to the abandoned house]]You drive them all back to the abandoned house. As soon as you park, Logan gets out first. "Thought he would be nicer." Ximena mumbles. "To be fair, you did threaten to kill him." You tell her. She nods her head. "Yeah... I did." She says as she exits the car. You, Marcus, and Nathan exit the car after her.
Logan walks up to the house. "Tell me I'm not working with criminals." He says, looking at the abandoned house. You scratch the back of your neck. "Sorry, man." You say as you go into the house.
Everyone walks into the house after you. Logan sees the cards on the table. "Nice game you got there." He says as he goes over and collects them all. "What're you doing with them?" You ask him. He shuffles them all into one pile.
"Well, for one, we can't just find Keme Owny. Nobody would know where to start. He is literally everywhere, so my plan is to go to a library, read up about him, and try and see where he would be located." Logan tells you. "You can go into a library and read about creatures?" You ask. He nods.
"Unless you're in Hallton, which I'm guessing you were. But yeah, you can walk into a library and read about any well known creature. Keme's in there, the Langtry's are in there, even Vincent Barron is in there." Logan says. Ximena instantly looks over at him. "Don't speak his name." "Why? You scared he's gonna come get you?" Logan asks. She shrugs. "Maybe."
"Alright, I want Barron and Marcus to stay here while you and Nathan come with me." Logan says. "Call me by my last name again and you're getting choked." Ximena threatens him again. You look at Logan. "Why us?" You ask. "Well, you're the mortal that knows least about creatures and Nathan's the one who's house got burnt down." Logan explains.
"What're we supposed to do here?" Marcus asks. Logan looks around. "Find us a big square piece of cardboard. We'll return with string, sticky notes, pins, and books. We're gonna make a detective board." Logan orders.
"Ready to go?" Logan asks both you and Nathan. You and Nathan both nod. "Come on then." Logan says as he exits the house. You both follow after him. "You need to drive us back to Pruhull." Logan tells you. You nod as you climb into the truck.
[[Drive to the library]]You, once again, drive through Pruhull and reach the library. You all get out of the truck and walk into the library. You're instantly met with a vampire drinking blood out of a cup. "What can we do for you?" The vampire asks. Logan goes up to her.
"Do you happen to know where the creature section is?" Logan asks her. She takes another sip of her blood and points to the back section. "Thank you." Logan tells her. Before he can walk away, she grabs his arm. "Just make sure not to touch the black book." She says. He slowly nods as he walks to the back section.
You and Nathan follow after him. You all get met with a giant bookshelf that has all the creature related books on it. Logan stands in front of the bookshelf, tapping his chin. "This'll take us a while." He tells you both.
"This is what we're gonna do, okay? $name, you get the first part of the bookshelf. Make sure you check every one that could possibly have demons in it. Nathaniel, you check the middle part of the bookshelf. Do exactly what I told $himherthem. I will check the last part of the bookshelf. Do you both got that?" Logan asks.
Nathan looks at Logan and nods. Logan looks over at you, waiting for an answer.
[["Anything for you." (R)][$logan_approval +=3]]
[["Yeah, we got it."][$logan_approval +=1]]"Anything for you." You tell Logan in a flirty mood. He blushes and smiles a bit but then shakes his head and gets serious again. "Thank you. Now, come on." He says. You all get to work.
You start checking the first part of the bookshelf. You find a whole bunch of interesting books like "Vampire History", "The Myth That A Monster Is", "Why Werewolves Are Masked", and so on. But nothing on demons, only werewolves, monsters, and vampires.
You look over at Nathan. "Anything?" You ask him. He shakes his head. "All I got are bogeymen and sandmen." He tells you. All of a sudden, you see Logan start pulling out a black book.
"Didn't the vampire tell you not to do that?" You remind him. He nods but pulls it out anyway. "It's probably the only thing that has demons in it." He explains as he sets it on the table. You and Nathan both go over to the table to look at the book.
"We're gonna get in so much trouble." Nathan says under his breath. Logan opens the book and you can feel the energy in the air shift. You can feel yourself start twitching even though Logan and Nathan aren't.
"Are you okay, $name?" Nathan asks you. You don't answer and you look at the page Logan's on. It's talking about monsters.
[["Why am I twitching?"]]"Yeah, we got it." You tell him. Logan nods. "Thank you. Now, come on. We have work to do." Logan says. You all get to work.
You start checking the first part of the bookshelf. You find a whole bunch of interesting books like "Vampire History", "The Myth That A Monster Is", "Why Werewolves Are Masked", and so on. But nothing on demons, only werewolves, monsters, and vampires.
You look over at Nathan. "Anything?" You ask him. He shakes his head. "All I got are bogeymen and sandmen." He tells you. All of a sudden, you see Logan start pulling out a black book.
"Didn't the vampire tell you not to do that?" You remind him. He nods but pulls it out anyway. "It's probably the only thing that has demons in it." He explains as he sets it on the table. You and Nathan both go over to the table to look at the book.
"We're gonna get in so much trouble." Nathan says under his breath. Logan opens the book and you can feel the energy in the air shift. You can feel yourself start twitching even though Logan and Nathan aren't.
"Are you okay, $name?" Nathan asks you. You don't answer and you look at the page Logan's on. It's talking about monsters.
[["Why am I twitching?"]]"Why am I twitching?" You ask Logan, thinking he'd know. Logan shrugs and flips the page. After he flips it, you stop twitching. "What was that about?" Nathan asks. Logan ignores him and flips to another page, with this one being about sandmen.
Logan then starts to twitch. "What the fuck..." Logan whispers to himself. "What? What is it?" You ask impatiently. Logan looks up at you and looks at the page again. He then just flips to another page, trying to find the demons.
"You're gonna ignore me?" You ask Logan. He sighs as he massages his forehead. "Listen. I can't describe what that twitching was, and even if I could, monsters aren't real. They don't exist. They're a myth." Logan explains as he keeps flipping the pages.
You put your hand on the book, stopping Logan. "What if they are real? How do we know they're not?" You ask him. He looks at you dead in the eyes. "We don't, but since nobody's ever seen one, I'm gonna go with it's just a myth." Logan tells you as he moves your hand off of the page and continues flipping.
Eventually, he flips to the right page. It's talking about demons, the most popular, the most dangerous, and how to find/summon them. "Finally." Logan says. You and Nathan move closer to him so that you can see the page.
You spot the name Keme Owny with his picture on the right of his name. "Since demons can be found anywhere, it would be difficult to find Keme Owny himself. However, some people claim that they've spotted some of his friends in multiple bars around Torgeon." Logan reads outloud.
"Torgeon? Where's that?" Nathan asks. Logan chuckles. "It's actually right next to Hallton. Problem is that instead of hating creatures like Hallton does, Torgeon hates mortals. Despises them. If they figure out you're a mortal of some sort, they will instantly try to kill you. Very hateful town." Logan explains.
"Guess we can't go then." Nathan tells you. You nod as you look at him. "Maybe it's for the better. I'd rather not get hunted." You say. Logan shuts the book and picks it up. "How're you gonna leave the place with that?" Nathan asks. "Watch." Logan tells him.
The three of you all start walking toward the entrence when the vampire stops you all. "You can't take that black book, sir. You shouldn't even be holding it." She tells Logan. Logan then pulls a badge out of his pocket. "I'm allowed to take this book, actually." Logan says. The vampire grumbles and moves out of the way, letting the three of you leave.
[[Drive to the store]]After you all leave, you get back in your truck and drive to a store nearby. You all exit the truck and walk into the store. "What do we need again?" You ask Logan. He thinks for a minute. "I think I said string, sticky notes, and pins." You all walk into an aisle.
"We should also probably get some snacks while we're here. We're gonna be up for a while trying to find him." Logan states as he looks through the aisle. All you guys see is paper, pens, and notebooks. Logan picks up one of the pens. "We'll probably need this. Nathaniel, can you go over to the snack aisle and get us some crisps?" Logan asks.
Nathan chuckles. "Crisps? We're not in London, man." Nathan says as he moves to the other aisle. Logan shrugs as you both keep looking. Eventually, you both find the string, sticky notes, and pins.
"Nate? Where are you?" You call out for him. He comes jogging back into the aisle you and Logan are in with two bags of chips in hand. "Is this good?" Nathan asks. Logan nods. "Yes, it's fine. Come on." He tells you both as you all walk up to the cashier. Logan sets everything down on the counter.
The cashier starts grabbing the items and scanning them. You start to think about the book again. Logan's a sandman and started twitching when he reached the sandman page, and you started twitching when he turned to the monster page. Is there any possibility that you are actually... a monster?
Before you can think more on that, the cashier speaks. "$6.79." Logan pulls out his wallet and takes out a $10. The cashier takes it and gives the bag of items to you guys.
"Have a good day." The cashier tells you all. "You, too." Nathan says back as you all walk out of the store. You all get back in the truck to head back to the abandoned house.
[[Drive back]]You all arrive back at the abandoned house. You open the door to see Marcus and Ximena hanging up the cardboard piece. Marcus has a nail and a hammer in his hand while Ximena is holding up the cardboard to the wall.
"Is it straight enough?" Ximena asks him. Marcus stares and squints at the cardboard. "Move it up a bit on the right." Ximena obeys and moves it up. "Is this better?" "Yeah." Marcus responds as he pushes the nail into the cardboard. You all enter the house as he starts hammering the nail in.
Nathan looks at Ximena and Marcus and smiles. "This is the first time I've ever seen you guys not be hostile towards each other." Nathan tells them. "Yeah, it's nice when she isn't threatening everyone, isn't it?" Marcus asks. Ximena just rolls her eyes.
"Did you guys get everything?" Ximena asks. You nod as Logan puts the bag down on the table. "Yep. Pins, a book, sticky notes, and string." "We also got some crisps if you guys get hungry." Logan chimes in. Marcus puts the other nail in the other side of the cardboard as he shakes his head. "Crisps? Who calls them crisps?" He asks.
Ximena goes over to the bag and looks through it. "I don't give a fuck, just as long as we have food." She tells him as she takes one of the bags of chips out.
Marcus gets done hammering the cardboard to the wall and he walks over to where you all are. "Did you make sure the book you got had demons in it?" Marcus asks as he picks up the black book. "Yes, why would we not make sure?" Logan responds.
Marcus flips through the pages and lands on the angel page. He starts twitching. "You cold, Mallen?" Ximena asks. He shakes his head. "No... I'm not." Marcus then flips to the werewolf page. Ximena starts twitching.
"This feels weird. Stop." Ximena tells Marcus as she sits down. He shuts the book and looks at all of you. "Did this happen with you, Logan?" Marcus asks. He nods and looks over at you. "It also happened to $name when I went on the monster page." Logan states. Marcus raises an eyebrow. "Wait, what? Aren't monsters a myth?"
[["But what if they're not?"]]
[["They are."]]"But what if they're not?" You ask them all. Ximena turns to you. "You saying you're a monster, Riggs?" Ximena asks you as she starts eating from the bag of chips. You shrug. "I'm not sure."
"No, $hesshestheyre not saying that. Because monsters aren't real." Logan tells you all. Nathan looks at Logan. "I mean, they //could// be, though. What if-" "They're not. Monsters are not real." Logan says.
Marcus raises an eyebrow. "And why can't they be?" Logan sighs as he massages his forehead. "Listen. I've done a lot more reading up on creatures than you guys have. I know this stuff. Monsters. Are ''not''. Real." Logan finishes.
Ximena stops eating the chips and she stares at Logan. "Then explain why $hesshestheyre twitching when you flip to that page. Because, I'm not gonna lie, $name being a monster would be super fucking cool." Ximena tells Logan. Logan just shakes his head and sits down. "Exactly." Ximena says as she picks up another chip.
Nathan looks around at all of you. "So, what do we do first?" He asks. Logan taps his chin. "I guess we look through the book and see if we can find Keme's friends in there. If they're staying at bars in Torgeon, then we need to know who they are." Logan states.
"They stay at bars in Torgeon? Didn't think demons were pussies when it came to mortals." Ximena says. Logan looks at her. "They could also live there because they hate them." He tells her. She shrugs.
Logan picks the book up and flips through the pages until he reaches the demon pages again. "Okay. Here, it says that Beelzebub is one of Keme's friends that stays at the bars. There's just one problem." Logan states. You turn to him. "What is it?" You ask. All of them look at you.
[["What?"]]"They //are// a myth. I don't know why I twitch when you go to the monster section." You tell them all. Marcus, Ximena, and Nathan all look at each other.
"Okay, yeah, but what if they weren't a myth and you happened to be one? Because, not gonna lie, you turning out to be a monster would be really fucking cool." Ximena says as she eats one of the chips. Logan looks at Ximena.
"No, $hesshestheyre not a monster. Because monsters don't exist. We told you that already." Logan states. Ximena shoves another chip in her mouth. "Whatever you say, dude."
Nathan looks around at all of you. "So, what do we do first?" He asks. Logan taps his chin. "I guess we look through the book and see if we can find Keme's friends in there. If they're staying at bars in Torgeon, then we need to know who they are." Logan states.
"They stay at bars in Torgeon? Didn't think demons were pussies when it came to mortals." Ximena says. Logan looks at her. "They could also live there because they hate them." He tells her. She shrugs.
Logan picks the book up and flips through the pages until he reaches the demon pages again. "Okay. Here, it says that Beelzebub is one of Keme's friends that stays at the bars. There's just one problem." Logan states. You turn to him. "What is it?" You ask. All of them look at you.
[["What?"]]"What?" You ask. Ximena smirks as she puts the bag of chips down. "You know the seven deadly sins?" She asks you. You nod. "Okay, well, Beelzebub is Gluttony." Ximena tells you. "Oh..." You whisper to yourself.
Logan stares at the book until he chooses to rip the page out that has the info about Beelzebub on it. "You're in so much trouble." Marcus tells him. Logan shrugs as he snatches the pins out of the bag. He takes a pin out and goes up to the cardboard piece. He then pins the paper to the board.
He goes back to the book and rips out the page about Keme. He then sticks that in the middle of the board. Logan walks back over and grabs the string. "Hopefully this shouldn't be as hard as I think." He tells you all as he goes back over to the board and wraps the string around the pin on Beelzebub's page.
"Okay, so what? We go to bars in Torgeon? No backup plan for one of the goddamn deadly sins?" Ximena asks. Logan puts his hand up to stop her from talking. "Nathaniel will be our backup plan." "What?" Nathan asks.
"Ximena, Marcus, and I need to be at the bar in case anything goes wrong. Ximena's a werewolf and Marcus is an angel. They can protect us easily. And I'm a sandman, so I don't count as a mortal. We're gonna bring $name with us to see if $hesshestheyre actually a monster or not." Logan states.
Your eyes grow wider. What if you're a mortal after everything? "Are you sure that's a good idea?" You ask him. Logan shakes his head. "No, but if anything goes wrong, we can protect you. Getting back to what I was saying, Nathaniel will be staying in the truck when we get there. If anything goes wrong, we all rush out to him and he will drive right off." Logan finishes. You stare at him.
[["Can you drive?"]]
[["He is not driving."]]"Can you even drive a car, Nate?" You ask him. Nathan tilts his head. "I've //driven// before. Won't promise you that I won't crash." He tells you.
Logan claps his hands together. "Okay, now let's go. The only bar open right now is Torcherds, which means if Gluttony is at any bar, he's at that one." Logan says as he exits the room and walks outside.
You all follow after him and you get in the drivers seat, still scared you'll be killed in Torgeon.
[[Torcherds]]"He is not driving my truck." You tell Logan. Logan looks at you. "Fine. If anything goes wrong and we go out to the truck, you can move him out of the drivers seat and //you// can drive." He says.
Logan claps his hands together. "Okay, now let's go. The only bar open right now is Torcherds, which means if Gluttony is at any bar, he's at that one." Logan says as he exits the room and walks outside.
You all follow after him and you get in the drivers seat, still scared you'll be killed in Torgeon.
[[Torcherds]]You drive into the parking lot of Torcherds. "Ready?" Logan asks you. Before you can say anything, Logan says "Great." and exits the car. "Make sure you're ready for anything, okay?" Ximena tells Nathan. He nods and moves up to the front seat as you get out of the car.
The bar is made fully out of wood and it has a glowing red sign above the door that says "Torcherds" on it. You all walk up to the bar. Before anyone enters, Logan pulls out his wallet and takes out a few dollars. He gives them to you and Ximena.
"In case you guys want a drink. Marcus is too young to drink." Logan says. Marcus shakes his head. "At this point, I'm gonna need a drink." He mumbles as he enters the bar. You all enter behind him.
There are pool tables, a few arcade machines, and a tiny TV behind the bar. At the bar, you all spot a burly man with curly, medium length hair, a small beard, and brown skin. "That's Gluttony." Ximena tells you all. Logan nods as you all go over to the bar. You see Gluttony holding a beer bottle in his hand while he's watching the TV. Logan looks at you and Ximena.
"I'd suggest getting a drink first. This might get messy."
[[Get a drink with Ximena first]]
[["No, we're good."]]You face the bar with Ximena as Logan and Nathan go somewhere else. The bartender goes over to you two. He looks at Ximena. "Do I know you?" He asks. She looks down at the floor.
"I'm Vinny's daughter." "Yeah, Vin's kid! I haven't seen you in a while. How's he doing lately? Haven't seen him in years." The bartender asks. Ximena sighs as she lets her hair fall in front of her face. "He's doing good." "Good, good. I always liked him. What do you both want?" He asks.
Ximena looks over at you, hoping you answer first.
[[Margarita]]
[[Whiskey]]
[[Martini]]
[[Beer]]"No, we're good." You tell Logan. Ximena sighs. "I would've liked a drink, but yeah." She says. You all look at Gluttony.
"Are you guys ready?" Marcus asks.
[[Ready]]"I'd like a margarita, please." You tell the man. He nods. "What about you, Barron?" He asks her. "Uh... Do you guys have vodka?" She asks. He raises an eyebrow. "Just vodka?" "Yes." "Yeah, I can get it for you." He tells her. She nods as he goes away.
Ximena turns to you. "Are you okay?" She asks. You stare at her. "Why're you being nice to me all of a sudden?" You ask her. She rolls her eyes and shakes her head. "You know, I'm not a complete asshole." She tells you.
Before you can get a word out, the bartender comes back with your drinks. He hands you your margarita and he hands Ximena her vodka.
Before he leaves, he checks Ximena out. She looks over at him. "What do you want?" She asks. He bites his bottom lip and stares at her body through her shredded clothes.
"You know... I knew when you'd grow up, you'd be a hot piece. After your drink with $himherthem, we can go back to my place, if you want." The bartender suggests.
You can see the anger on Ximena's face.
[[Stand up for her]]
[[Let her handle it]]"Whiskey, please." You tell the man. He nods. "What about you, Barron?" He asks her. "Uh... Do you guys have vodka?" She asks. He raises an eyebrow. "Just vodka?" "Yes." "Yeah, I can get it for you." He tells her. She nods as he goes away.
Ximena turns to you. "Are you okay?" She asks. You stare at her. "Why're you being nice to me all of a sudden?" You ask her. She rolls her eyes and shakes her head. "You know, I'm not a complete asshole." She tells you.
Before you can get a word out, the bartender comes back with your drinks. He hands you your whiskey and he hands Ximena her vodka.
Before he leaves, he checks Ximena out. She looks over at him. "What do you want?" She asks. He bites his bottom lip and stares at her body through her shredded clothes.
"You know... I knew when you'd grow up, you'd be a hot piece. After your drink with $himherthem, we can go back to my place, if you want." The bartender suggests.
You can see the anger on Ximena's face.
[[Stand up for her]]
[[Let her handle it]]"I'd like a martini, please." You tell the man. He nods. "What about you, Barron?" He asks her. "Uh... Do you guys have vodka?" She asks. He raises an eyebrow. "Just vodka?" "Yes." "Yeah, I can get it for you." He tells her. She nods as he goes away.
Ximena turns to you. "Are you okay?" She asks. You stare at her. "Why're you being nice to me all of a sudden?" You ask her. She rolls her eyes and shakes her head. "You know, I'm not a complete asshole." She tells you.
Before you can get a word out, the bartender comes back with your drinks. He hands you your martini and he hands Ximena her vodka.
Before he leaves, he checks Ximena out. She looks over at him. "What do you want?" She asks. He bites his bottom lip and stares at her body through her shredded clothes.
"You know... I knew when you'd grow up, you'd be a hot piece. After your drink with $himherthem, we can go back to my place, if you want." The bartender suggests.
You can see the anger on Ximena's face.
[[Stand up for her]]
[[Let her handle it]]"A beer, please." You tell the man. He nods. "What about you, Barron?" He asks her. "Uh... Do you guys have vodka?" She asks. He raises an eyebrow. "Just vodka?" "Yes." "Yeah, I can get it for you." He tells her. She nods as he goes away.
Ximena turns to you. "Are you okay?" She asks. You stare at her. "Why're you being nice to me all of a sudden?" You ask her. She rolls her eyes and shakes her head. "You know, I'm not a complete asshole." She tells you.
Before you can get a word out, the bartender comes back with your drinks. He hands you your beer and he hands Ximena her vodka.
Before he leaves, he checks Ximena out. She looks over at him. "What do you want?" She asks. He bites his bottom lip and stares at her body through her shredded clothes.
"You know... I knew when you'd grow up, you'd be a hot piece. After your drink with $himherthem, we can go back to my place, if you want." The bartender suggests.
You can see the anger on Ximena's face.
[[Stand up for her]]
[[Let her handle it]]"Back the fuck off, man." You tell the bartender. He gets a mean look on his face as he looks over to you. "Who asked you, fuckface?" He asks. You tilt your head as you stare at him.
"Didn't you just say you knew her when she was younger? Leave her alone, you pervert." You say. The bartender clenches his jaw as he walks away. You sigh as you take a sip from your drink.
Ximena starts chugging her vodka. You look over at her, wondering if she's okay. She puts the glass down and looks over at you. "Thank you. I never liked that dickhead, anyway." She tells you. You nod. "You're welcome. I'm sorry he was like that." You apologize. She nods as she just keeps drinking.
<<set $ximena_approval +=2>>
"We should probably finish this up now." Ximena tells you. You nod as you finish your drink. "Let's go find Logan and Marcus." You say. You leave the money by your drinks as you leave.
[[Search for Logan and Marcus]]"What the //fuck// did you just say to me?" Ximena asks him. He puts his arms up in defense. "Listen, if you didn't want to-" "Why would I ever want to fuck anyone with a tiny dick like yours?" She asks.
The bartender's whole face goes red. "It's not like you're innocent, Barron. I remember walking in on you on your knees, sucking some guy off three years ago. Fucking whore." He tells her.
"What, you mad it wasn't you?" She asks. He shakes his head as he grinds his teeth. "I fuck bitches like you every day. //You're// missing out, not me, slut." The bartender finishes as he walks away. You start drinking your drink as Ximena chugs her vodka.
You look over at her, wondering if she's okay. She puts the glass down and looks over at you. "I never liked this place." She tells you. You nod. "Completely understandable."
You get curious and ask Ximena "Who was the guy?", referring to when the bartender said she was on her knees. She chuckles. "I don't know. One of my exes, probably. He wasn't even that hot." She says. You smile as you take another drink.
<<set $ximena_approval +=1>>
"We should probably finish this up now." Ximena tells you. You nod as you finish your drink. "Let's go find Logan and Marcus." You say. You leave the money by your drinks as you leave.
[[Search for Logan and Marcus]]You all shuffle your way towards Beelzebub. The first person he looks up at is Ximena. "Haven't seen you in a while, Barron." He grumbles. You look over at her. "You've met him before?" You whisper. She nods as she looks down at Beelzebub.
"We need to know where Keme Owny is." Ximena tells him. He scoffs. "Why the fuck would I ever sell my friend out to you?" Beelzebub asks in a low voice. "He blew up a kid's house, so I'd like to have... a //talk// with him." She finishes. Beelzebub chuckles.
"You? Have a talk with someone? Impossible." He says as he stands up from his seat. He then wraps his hand around Ximena's throat, lifting her into the air. She struggles to breathe.
Beelzebub smirks. "I told you never to come talk to me again. I told you what would happen, but you didn't listen." He says.
[[Grab his beer bottle and throw it]]
[[Wait for someone else to do something]]You and Ximena start looking for where Logan and Marcus went. "We weren't even gone for that long." Ximena says. You look over at the pool table. You see them near the pool table, getting snacks.
"Come with me." You tell her as you take Ximena's hand and you drag her over to where they are. You see Logan eating a bag of pretzels while Marcus is eating kettle chips.
"There you are." Logan says as he finishes his bag of pretzels. You all walk back over to the bar and you look at Gluttony. "You guys ready?" Marcus asks.
[[Ready]]You go back over to the bar and grab his empty beer bottle. You then chuck it at his head. He yelps as he drops Ximena on the ground.
She catches her breath as Beelzebub looks over at you. "Oh, you're gonna get it." He says as he transforms out of his human form and into his demon form. He starts turning into this fly creature, but it doesn't look like a normal fly. He grows six legs out of his side, he grows wings that have human-like skulls tattooed on them, and he gains a crown on top of his head.
Beelzebub starts walking towards you, but Marcus steps in front of you. "You're not touching $himherthem." Marcus says as his angel wings grow out of his back. Beelzebub smiles and laughs. "You think that your little angel ass can win against one of the seven princes of hell? You're fucking insane!"
Marcus runs at Beelzebub. Beelzebub tries to punch him, but Marcus dodges it by sliding onto the floor.
Marcus then grabs one of Beelzebub's legs and rips it off. Beelzebub yells in pain as he puts his hand over his wound.
"You fucking DICK!" He shouts as he then grabs Marcus by his neck and holds him up against the wall. "How would you like it?" Beelzebub asks as he puts one of his hands on Marcus' wings, ready to rip it off.
[["Help him!"]]Marcus takes one of the darts from the dartboard and throws it at Beelzebub. The dart ends up right in the back of his neck. Beelzebub yelps and drops Ximena on the ground.
She catches her breath as Beelzebub takes the dart out of his neck. He turns to face Marcus. "Petty weakling." He whispers under his breath as he starts transforming out of his human form and into his demon form. He starts turning into this fly creature, but it doesn't look like a normal fly. He grows six legs out of his side, he grows wings that have human-like skulls tattooed on them, and he gains a crown on top of his head.
Beelzebub starts walking toward Marcus, but you step in front of him. "You're not touching him." You say as you ball your fists. Beelzebub smiles and laughs. "You think you can defeat one of the seven princes of hell? What creature even are you?"
Marcus quickly grows his angel wings out of his back and moves you out of the way. He starts running at Beelzebub. Beelzebub tries to punch him, but Marcus dodges it by sliding onto the floor.
Marcus then grabs one of Beelzebub's legs and rips it off. Beelzebub yells in pain as he puts his hand over his wound.
"You fucking DICK!" He shouts as he then grabs Marcus by his neck and holds him up against the wall. "How would you like it?" Beelzebub asks as he puts one of his hands on Marcus' wings, ready to rip it off.
[["Help him!"]]Since you don't really know if you have powers or not, you shout "Help him!" so that Ximena or Logan can do something. Logan nods as he runs up to Beelzebub. He jumps on his back and puts his hands onto Beelzebub's head, trying to control him.
"Get... Off!" Beelzebub yells as he drops Marcus. You and Ximena both go over to Marcus. You start shaking him. "Are you okay? Marc?" You ask, but he just lays on the floor. Ximena lays one of her hands on his back for a minute. "He's still breathing." She tells you.
You both look back over at Beelzebub and Logan. Beelzebub's eyes keep flashing between white and his normal eye color. "Get out of my head!" Beelzebub exclaims as he starts banging Logan against the wall.
Logan tries as hard as he can to stay on Beelzebub's back. Eventually, Beelzebub runs over to the pool table. He slams his back onto the table, making Logan hit all of the balls that were on the table. Beelzebub gets up as Logan gasps for air. "Fucking pathetic." Beelzebub mumbles.
Ximena looks over at you. [["Guess it's my turn."]]"Guess it's my turn." She tells you as she starts walking over to Beelzebub. "Finally, someone that //might// stand a chance." Beelzebub says. Ximena smiles as she transforms into a werewolf. "Let's dance, Gluttony."
Ximena tries to punch him, but he catches the punch. She uses her other arm to punch him in the side two or three times. He groans but then uses his leg to sweep Ximena off of her feet, making her fall to the floor.
She groans while Beelzebub stands over her. He gets on top of her and starts punching her in the face. She takes her claws out and stabs him in the side with them. Beelzebub yelps as he gets off of her. Ximena then starts punching him in the face. "How do you like it, huh?" She asks.
As she gets a few more punches in, Beelzebub takes her and throws her across the room. Her body hits the wall and she falls onto the ground. She passes out and her body goes back to her human form.
Beelzebub looks back over at [[you]]."You're the last one standing, kid. If you leave now, I won't kill you." Beelzebub tells you. You get up off of the ground and you look at him. You feel this intense feeling of rage. "I'm not leaving." You say.
Beelzebub starts walking toward you. All of a sudden, you feel yourself start to... grow. You feel taller and stronger. Beelzebub has the look of fear in his eyes.
Before you can do anything, you feel like you get launched to the back of your mind. Like someone else is taking control. You see glimpses of what's happening through your eyes, but you don't see all of it. You see blood fly everywhere, you hear yelling, and you smell... death.
Eventually, you get launched back into your own body. You're not taller or stronger anymore. You feel very weak. You look around to see Logan staring at you while everyone else is still unconcious.
You fall to your knees because of how weak you are. Your knees fall into a puddle of blood, but it's not yours. You can't even breathe correctly. The last thing you see is Beelzebub run out the door. You then feel your body hit the floor as you pass out.
[[Chapter Four: Come Out]]Chapter four isn't written yet. There will be an update for when it is done. Thank you for reading.