Defenders of the Faith02

November 20
[21:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Defenders of the Faith!
[21:04]	<[GM]Mary>	The Priest ran off looking for somebody, leaving the nuns behind.
[21:07]	<[GM]Mary>	Agatha was sitting a pew, spacing out. Stone(who still has her nametag on backwards) was... uh... probably just rambling about something. Zvalinka went back downstairs to make sure everything's in order. Catherine is somewhere nearby, I'm sure. Justice was busy staring at the thing behind Stone. I think that's everyone!
[21:15]	* [Zem]Catherine	is actually in bed, having prepared everyone else's beds before sleeping.
[21:15]	<[GM]Mary>	Justice: It could be a ghost, but all you see is a smile. While ghost without a smile is curious in and of itself, a smile without a ghost is about the strangest you've seen all day, at least.
[21:17]	<[Rut]Justice>	... *You*. Be still.
[21:18]	* [Rut]Justice	slowly reaches for something at her side.
[21:19]	<[Nom]Stone>	'All my senses were telling me to turn around right now. But somehow it didn't feel like the right time. Just ignore the tingle in your spine and pretend there's something in your teeth. She's going for something though. Probably a weapon. Need to draw first. He took my gun. And my bottle. Blast.'
[21:19]	<[GM]Mary>	The smile opens its jaws like a shark, intent on biting Stone's head clean off.
[21:19]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"Um... look out?"
[21:19]	<[Rut]Justice>	EVIL SPIRITS BEGONE!
[21:19]	<[GM]Mary>	It leaves.
[21:20]	* [Rut]Justice	looks shocked.
[21:20]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"Wow. How'd you do that?"
[21:20]	<[Rut]Justice>	It... worked.
[21:20]	<[Rut]Justice>	Uh... J-just as planned!
[21:20]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Looking behind me. Nothing there. Bunch of crazies, the lot of them.'
[21:20]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"Good job!"
[21:21]	* [Tet]Agatha	still doesn't look or sound like she quite knows where she is yet.
[21:22]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ahahaha! Evildoers cower in my presence!
[21:23]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"What was it, though? It just looked like a mouth."
[21:25]	<[Rut]Justice>	The lips of the devil tempt the hearts of men~
[21:26]	<[GM]Mary>	Stone: Some big, red lips puff up just behind Justice. Like, Rolling Stones Mick Jagger-big. It razzes at Justice silently, like it's ready to do... something.
[21:26]	* [Nom]Stone	rubs her eyes
[21:28]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Seeing something. Not sure something that's supposed to be seen. I check the date on my leftover bottle. Doesn't have one. Figures. Could try shooting it, but priest took gun. Blast.'
[21:30]	<[Rut]Justice>	Huh? Seeing things that aren't seen? Did I hear that right? Americans talk funny...
[21:30]	* [Zem]Catherine	comes back. "I heard yelling. What's going on?"
[21:31]	<[Nom]Stone>	'There is probably something Freudian about seeing big red disembodied lips floating behind someone. Father issues can be exorcised with fire. Or a bullet. Priest took gun. Getting annoying.'
[21:31]	<[GM]Mary>	Justice: Someone cow-licks you straight up your face. It's nice and gooey afterwards.
[21:32]	<[Rut]Justice>	Gyaaaahhh?!
[21:33]	* [Rut]Justice	falls over.
[21:33]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Damn, that's disgusting. Glad it happened to someone else, but that's asking for karma to kick my ass. Maybe it's -her- father issues. Doesn't matter. Still the same job for Josephine Harlington Stone.'
[21:33]	* [Zem]Catherine	dashes over to where the yell came from. "Holy Spirit, armor me against evil!"
[21:33]	* [Nom]Stone	fumbles in her pocket for her flint
[21:34]	<[GM]Mary>	The big mouth snickers, then fades away again. First the lips, then a single tooth at a time.
[21:34]	<[Rut]Justice>	Nooo, I'm hit! Acid! It burns... Oh, wait, no it doesn't.
[21:35]	* [Zem]Catherine	comes in just before the last tooth fades.
[21:35]	<[Zem]Catherine>	...and don't come back!
[21:35]	* [Tet]Agatha	watches this happen.
[21:35]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"...I think I may actually have gotten sunstroke out there, in spite of the demons."
[21:36]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"Or no, wait, because of the demons. Wait, what demons?"
[21:36]	<[Rut]Justice>	More demons?! Where?
[21:36]	* [Rut]Justice	hops to her feet.
[21:37]	<[Zem]Catherine>	So what was that?
[21:38]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Collective hysteria. Heard of that before. Whole town goes mad over a figment of imagination. Like now. Or maybe not. Maybe church is festering hellhole of evil. Priest might know. Go ask him. Get gun back. Good plan.'
[21:38]	* [Nom]Stone	goes off to find a Judas
[21:40]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Could someone please explain?
[21:41]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"Um, I could try, but I don't think I'd do a very good job."
[21:41]	* [Rut]Justice	is busy drying her face off on her habit.
[21:43]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Well, I saw something vanish, and Sister Justice is all wet. Even a not very good explanation is an explanation.
[21:43]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"Well, you see, it was this great big mouth."
[21:44]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"It tried to eat Sister Stone before, but Sister Justice stopped it."
[21:44]	* [Zem]Catherine	sighs. "Things used to be so simple when I just had to deal with the spirits of the buffalo, mountain lion, and honored ancestors."
[21:45]	<[Rut]Justice>	Hmm... what could have a tongue like that... could it be? The fabled were-cow??
[21:45]	<[Tet]Agatha>	"I think Sister, um, she thinks it's one of her ancestors."
[21:45]	<[Rut]Justice>	Yes, that would make sense, with the sun demons having fled...
[21:45]	* [Rut]Justice	mumbles.
[21:46]	<[Rut]Justice>	What? Oh. Sure, yeah, it could be that, too.
[21:46]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Why would her ancestors lick her?
[21:47]	<[GM]Mary>	Stone: He's not far from the church. Like, two feet from the door. Just sort of sitting there on the steps.
[21:48]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Found the priest. Thought he had gone to find a someone. Perhaps he failed. Perhaps he was looking for a disembodied pair of lips that likes to lick people. In which case, we all win.'
[21:48]	* [Nom]Stone	stops in front of Judas and just stands there for a moment
[21:49]	<Judas>	...
[21:49]	* Judas	has that grumpy face, but you can't see it
[21:51]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Father."
[21:51]	<Judas>	What?
[21:52]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Spirit."
[21:52]	<Judas>	Son?
[21:52]	* Judas	completes the Holy Trinity
[21:53]	<[Nom]Stone>	"No."
[21:53]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Ghost."
[21:53]	<Judas>	I thought it was the same thing.
[21:54]	* Judas	stands up, stretches and yawns.
[21:56]	<Judas>	Hey, why don't you go get the others? I don't think anyone's been into town, I thought maybe we should check it out before it gets dark.
[21:56]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Curse poor communication skills. At this rate will have to sit through a whole scene of misunderstanding hijinks before I get to ask about the pair of disembodied lips that seem to be haunting the church'
[22:00]	<Judas>	Curse poor communication skills, indeed. You wait here, I'll be right back.
[22:01]	* Judas	steps inside of the church, and into the fray of the licking scene.
[22:01]	* [Zem]Catherine	is helping Justice clean up.
[22:01]	* [Nom]Stone	nods once
[22:02]	<Judas>	Hey. I was gonna take a look around town for a bit, do any of you want to tag along?
[22:03]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I might want to.
[22:04]	<[Rut]Justice>	Of course! Have to look out for the innocent, y'know?
[22:07]	<Judas>	Right. Afterwards, we ought to sit down and have a talk about all that.
[22:08]	* Judas	wonders how much good that'd do. Everyone here is some sort of crazy.
[22:13]	<Judas>	So, um...
[22:13]	* Judas	stares at the ceiling and snaps his fingers a few times.
[22:14]	<Judas>	Agatha? Yeah. You coming or are you still... uh... sunstroked?
[22:18]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I thought the proper term was "sunstricken".
[22:20]	<[Rut]Justice>	Hm, it is fortunate that they did not injure her heavily.
[22:24]	<Judas>	?
[22:28]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I'll go with you. I'm curious.
[22:29]	<[GM]Mary>	Justice: looking more closely, you notice that Agatha has fallen asleep with her eyes open.
[22:31]	<[Rut]Justice>	... Or did they?
[22:32]	* Judas	waves a hand in front of Agatha's face. Nothing.
[22:32]	<[Rut]Justice>	She must be in electrocution.
[22:32]	<Judas>	In what?
[22:32]	<[Rut]Justice>	In el-- uhhhh... 'shock'?
[22:33]	<Judas>	Right...
[22:33]	* Judas	eases her down onto a pew.
[22:33]	<Judas>	Will she be okay if we just leave her here?
[22:34]	<[Rut]Justice>	Well, sure. This church is demon-proofed, isn't it?
[22:35]	<Judas>	Sure it is.
[22:35]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ancestor werecows notwithstanding, of course.
[22:35]	<Judas>	...
[22:36]	<Judas>	Well anyway, come on, let's go. The day grows short, and all that.
[22:36]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Do you think we could carry her to her bed?
[22:36]	<Judas>	Uh... if you want. She looks fine to me.
[22:37]	* [PB]Avn	walked up to Judas, out of nowhere, and nodded in acknowledgment, then moved on.
[22:37]	<Judas>	...
[22:38]	<[Rut]Justice>	... Huh? Who was that? Hey, wait.
[22:38]	* Judas	shrugs, and starts to leave.
[22:40]	<Judas>	Just another headache...
[22:41]	* Judas	steps out the front door.
[22:41]	<Judas>	...and another.
[22:46]	* [Zem]Catherine	follows Judas.
[22:49]	<[Zem]Catherine>	So where is the town?
[22:49]	<[GM]Mary>	Everyone conscious and present follows the priest out of the building, and into the town unknown. Justice hears a low "mooooo" before stepping out the door, echoing from within the church.
[22:50]	<Judas>	It's just around the hill. It's a short walk.
[22:51]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Sensible. This way, we can serve the people of the town.
[22:52]	* [Rut]Justice	feels afraid for Agatha for a moment, but swiftly dismisses it as sunstroke demon trickery.
[22:57]	<[GM]Mary>	The priest leads you into a little town straight out of a spaghetti western, complete with a Sheriff's office, a little forgery in a barn, a town hall, barber shop, tailor, general store, and a saloon with a big sign that reads "LILLY'S LONG BAR". All parallel to showdown lane.
[22:58]	<[GM]Mary>	There aren't many people out. Just a stray dog and a couple of winos chattin' it up on a porch.
[22:59]	<Judas>	...So, where to, ladies?
[23:00]	* [Rut]Justice	suddenly pats her own outfit down.
[23:00]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ah... no money...
[23:00]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Bar."
[23:00]	<[Zem]Catherine>	We need to go to the store for provisions, do we not?
[23:01]	<Judas>	That's not a bad idea. We'll swing over there on the way back, I reckon.
[23:01]	* [Rut]Justice	lifts the flowing part of her habit to above thigh level.
[23:01]	<[Rut]Justice>	Hm... none here either...
[23:02]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Where are we going first?
[23:02]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Bar."
[23:04]	* Judas	just so happened to be looking at Justice's legs when she decided to show them off to the world, but mostly just to him.
[23:05]	* [Rut]Justice	drops the bunch of cloth and sighs.
[23:05]	* [Zem]Catherine	shrugs. She doesn't know that much about the nunning business.
[23:05]	<Judas>	...uh. Right! Bar! Er, wait. I mean, uh... What were we doing?
[23:05]	<[Rut]Justice>	Aw... Hey, Mister Jack? Can you pay for my drink please?
[23:05]	* Judas	coughs.
[23:08]	<Judas>	Uh... y-yeah, sure. I guess we can all stop for a drink later...god knows i need one... But uh, first I need to talk with the mayor about the property and everything. Business, ya know.
[23:10]	* [Rut]Justice	smiles gleefully.
[23:10]	<[Rut]Justice>	Thanks!
[23:10]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Surprise. Priest has volunteered to treat us all to drinks later. Obviously a very generous man worthy of merit and respect.'
[23:12]	<[Zem]Catherine>	What kind of drinks are you talking about?
[23:14]	<Judas>	I... really don't know.
[23:14]	<[GM]Mary>	The priest scratches his head and moves on, walking to the far end of the town. It looks nearly deserted.
[23:16]	<[GM]Mary>	The town hall is a simple white two-story building with lamp lights in the windows. Across the door is a little metal plaque that reads in big letters, 'HALFORD'.
[23:17]	<Judas>	Hmm. Guess I found my man.
[23:18]	* [Rut]Justice	squints at the sign.
[23:20]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Times like this I am glad I was taught how to read by my old missionary.
[23:20]	<[Rut]Justice>	... Why bother with him? Is this place so immoral as to force an honorable man-of-the-cloth to go through the 'half-lord' before seeing the real deal?
[23:22]	* Judas	looks at his papers, then starts to knock the door. Before his first knock, however...
[23:22]	<[GM]Mary>	...A tall, bald(head shaved clean), goatee-sporting ruffian opens the door. He's a little intimidating, wearing black leather all over his body with steel studs piercing around its trim. He grins widely, showing off his rows of all-metal teeth.
[23:24]	<[GM]Rob>	Can I help you, ladies?
[23:24]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Used to know a Halford. He was a demon summoner from back when old Kent was still around. Had to take him down with nothing but a half an inch of magnesium and a box of snuff. Those were good days. This Halford is rough, but shiny, the kind of texture when someone works too hard polishing their boots with greased sandpaper. Could be satanist as well. Forgot my snuff. Blast.'
[23:26]	<[GM]Rob>	Well, ain't that interestin'. You's the new church folks, right?
[23:29]	* [GM]Rob	snaps his teeth at Stone.
[23:29]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Yes."
[23:31]	<Judas>	Uh... y-yeah, I'm here on behalf of my late father, George Callahan, and I was wondering about his properties and... all that.
[23:31]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Those were killer teeth. He was a man dressed as a shark, with teeth that grow back in chunks of precious metal whenever he lost one. Bet nuns are his prey of choice.'
[23:32]	<[GM]Rob>	You's a sharp one, sweetie. But you're not my type.
[23:33]	<[GM]Rob>	Right, right... 're you Judas Callahan?
[23:33]	* Judas	urks
[23:33]	<[Rut]Justice>	...J-Judas??
[23:33]	<Judas>	...
[23:34]	<Judas>	Yeah, that's me, alright. Listen, uh, ladies...
[23:34]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Funny name. Father had a sense of comedy and decided to make his kid the final act. Poor guy. Life more ironic than the mayor's jaw.'
[23:35]	* Judas	fishes a couple dollars out of his pocket and hands them over to Justice.
[23:35]	<Judas>	Why don't y'all go ahead and look around without me? I'll catch up later once business is done here, okay?
[23:37]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ah, you're right. I should patrol while I have some downtime! These poor people would be sitting ducks if a horde appeared.
[23:37]	* [Rut]Justice	heads off.
[23:38]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Do you need me for moral support here?
[23:38]	<Judas>	N-nah, I'm fine... Thanks.
[23:40]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Unwanted. Expected. Mayor looks like kind of guy who can tell embarrassing stories about the Father's childhood. Offers bribe to get out of earshot. Would argue, but Justice has taken it and ran. Tricky girl.'
[23:41]	* [GM]Rob	crosses his arms and bites at Stone again.
[23:42]	* [Zem]Catherine	leaves with Justice and Stone.
[23:44]	* [Nom]Stone	stands stoic against the toothy assault
[23:45]	<[Zem]Catherine>	So Sister Justice, do you know what we need?
[23:46]	* [GM]Rob	flares his nostrils and heads inside, with Judas following dejectedly.
[23:47]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Mayor communicates with teeth, would be fine if incorporated tongue. Town authority figure on basis of jaw strength. Has taken Judas, who has money. Got nothing to drink with. Blast.'
[23:48]	* [Nom]Stone	leaves as well, resigned to having to spend her own money on alcohol
[23:49]	<[GM]Mary>	You've a variety of places to go, but would it be too much to assume that your first call will be for alcohol? The choice is yours~
[23:50]	<[Rut]Justice>	Where? Uh... hadn't thought of that. I guess the bar is a good place to start?
[23:50]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Bar."
[23:50]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I suppose.
[23:52]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Town saloon has everything. Drink, information, alcohol, company, liquor--all the important stuff anyway. Can do a lot with a few dollars and cheap beer.'
[23:56]	<[GM]Mary>	You step into the saloon, which is empty save for a barmaid picking at the piano and a large-breasted lady cleaning the bar top. She smiles at you as you enter.
[23:56]	* [Nom]Stone	tips her hat
[23:58]	<[GM]Lilly>	Why, good evenin' to y'all, sweethearts. What can I do for ya?
[23:58]	* [Nom]Stone	crosses herself
[23:58]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Bloody Mary."
[23:59]	* [GM]Lilly	serves one up.
[00:00]	* [Nom]Stone	tips her hat again, and looks around the saloon. Surprisingly...
[00:00]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Empty."
[00:00]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I don't know what to do here.
[00:00]	* [GM]Lilly	sighs dejectedly.
[00:01]	<[GM]Lilly>	Yeeeeaah, everyone's done gone off and went to the big town. I don't get much business 'cept for when the cowboys come in.
[00:01]	* [Rut]Justice	scratches her head.
[00:01]	<[Rut]Justice>	What do you recommend?
[00:04]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Big town?"
[00:04]	* [GM]Lilly	doesn't recommend anything, just pours something in a shotglass and sends it Justice's way.
[00:06]	<[GM]Lilly>	Yeah, Freewheel. Right on down the river, here.
[00:07]	* [Rut]Justice	puts an amount of money down (somewhat arbitrarily) and downs the glass.
[00:07]	<[GM]Lilly>	So where'd you ladies come from? You on a mission or somethin'? I don't get many church folk in here.
[00:08]	<[Nom]Stone>	"New."
[00:08]	<[Rut]Justice>	Huh? I thought we were -from- a mission. English is hard to understand...
[00:09]	* [Rut]Justice	thinks for a moment.
[00:10]	<[Rut]Justice>	Oh, that! Yes, I'm on a mission.
[00:10]	<[Zem]Catherine>	So what do you recommend?
[00:11]	* [GM]Lilly	pours Catherine a glass, and refills Justice's.
[00:12]	<[GM]Lilly>	Is that so...
[00:12]	* [Zem]Catherine	tries a glass of the local rotgut she's been given.
[00:14]	* [Nom]Stone	drinks and mumbles at the same time, which is quite a feat
[00:15]	<[Zem]Catherine>	What is this stuff?!
[00:16]	<[Rut]Justice>	So, what's the word around town, barkeep? Any ghost sitings? Monsters? Social workers?
[00:16]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Hmm, if this is the small town, then we haven't even seen the high risk zones yet. A small town might attract...ghosts? Used to have a handbook for these things, but should never rely on letters.'
[00:16]	* [Nom]Stone	raises a hand to correct her colleague
[00:16]	<[GM]Lilly>	What's a matter, sweetheart? It burn your lips?
[00:16]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Trouble?"
[00:18]	<[Rut]Justice>	Nope, I'm good. But thanks for asking~
[00:18]	* [Rut]Justice	glugs down the second shot.
[00:19]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Not you."
[00:19]	<[GM]Lilly>	The word ain't much, sweetie, but a few strange things do happen around here. I reckon all towns have some secrets, and this one ain't no different.
[00:20]	<[Nom]Stone>	"?"
[00:20]	* [Nom]Stone	can actually say a question mark out loud
[00:20]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Yeah, it did.
[00:23]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Why do people drink this? Ugh!
[00:24]	* [Nom]Stone	downs the rest of her drink in a gulp
[00:27]	<[GM]Lilly>	There's a story about an old fella that had a little showdown right out yonder. Pissed off four or five real mean dudes, and they were gonna have a reckonin'. They strolled up on the old soldier at high noon, and he cut 'em down, one by one, not with a gun, but with those throwin' knives, or something like that. They say he's someone around here, too. Cold-blooded killer.
[00:28]	* [Zem]Catherine	finishes it glumly, believing it's rude to refuse what's given, though.
[00:30]	<[Rut]Justice>	Oh? What do they call him?
[00:30]	* [Rut]Justice	looks interested.
[00:32]	* [GM]Lilly	leans over the bar counter, and says as ominously as she can manage,
[00:32]	<[GM]Lilly>	...The Sentinel.
[00:33]	<[Rut]Justice>	"The Sentinel"...
[00:33]	* [Rut]Justice	repeats, starry-eyed.
[00:33]	<[Nom]Stone>	'People who go by common nouns instead of a real name are dangerous folk. Maybe not even real folk. Also adds deniability when they try to hang for murder. Tells us nothing though.'
[00:34]	* [Atai]Eve	finishes the number (actually a hymn, sped up to make it more lively), and gets up, wandering over to where the new people are. They look like church-y types, which naturally piques her interest.
[00:34]	<[GM]Lilly>	Eh, I think it could use a little work m'self. Who names a wandering rogue after a tiny little town like this, anyway?
[00:35]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I feel funny.
[00:35]	<[GM]Lilly>	Have you another, chief.
[00:35]	* [GM]Lilly	pours another.
[00:36]	<[Atai]Eve>	Good evening. Are you passing through?
[00:36]	* [Atai]Eve	asks them politely.
[00:36]	* [Nom]Stone	tips her hat again. It's getting tired from all the tipping
[00:36]	<[Nom]Stone>	"No."
[00:36]	<[GM]Lilly>	They's on a mission, Evey. At least, this gal here is.
[00:37]	* [GM]Lilly	not-so-accidentally lays a hand atop Justice's.
[00:39]	* [Zem]Catherine	drinks it, grimacing. "Seriously, what is this?"
[00:40]	<[Rut]Justice>	~?
[00:41]	* [Atai]Eve	tilts her head in polite confusion.
[00:41]	<[Atai]Eve>	A mission?
[00:42]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I really don't like this stuff. Please don't give me any more.
[00:42]	* [GM]Lilly	winks at Justice, then goes under the bar.
[00:43]	* [Rut]Justice	pumps her now-freed arm.
[00:43]	<[Rut]Justice>	To fight evil and defend the weak!
[00:44]	<[GM]Lilly>	Well, I never met an indian with such particular tastes...
[00:44]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Nuns."
[00:45]	* [GM]Lilly	gets a little milk jug and pours it in a tall glass, passing it to Catherine.
[00:45]	<[GM]Lilly>	's that suit you, miss?
[00:49]	* [Atai]Eve	nods approvingly at Justice's statement.
[00:49]	<[Atai]Eve>	A most worthy goal.
[00:49]	* [Atai]Eve	puts two and two together.
[00:50]	<[Atai]Eve>	...Are you perhaps here to re-open the church?
[00:50]	* [Atai]Eve	sounds a little hopeful.
[00:50]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ye-- uh. Are we?
[00:50]	* [Rut]Justice	looks to the others.
[00:52]	* [Nom]Stone	shrugs
[00:53]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Not ours."
[00:54]	* [Atai]Eve	is a little confused, but decides to ask one of the less drunk and more helpful-looking nuns later.
[00:54]	<[Atai]Eve>	Miss Lilly, d'you want me for anything, or shall I start back on the piano?
[00:54]	<[Nom]Stone>	'The priest is talking with the mayor though, so perhaps he has plans. He should tell us his plans. Or at least tell us what he's doing locked up with the toothless man.'
[00:55]	* [Atai]Eve	pauses, and stammers out:
[00:55]	<[Atai]Eve>	Er, need me to do anything, that is?
[00:57]	<[GM]Lilly>	Not really, sweetheart. Just clean up the place a bit for me, would ya?
[00:58]	<[Atai]Eve>	Yes'm!
[01:00]	* [Atai]Eve	blushes and nods, and goes off to pick up a few mugs still sitting on a table after their owners left. She takes them back, walking around behind the bar to get to the sink, passing by Lilly as she does.
[01:03]	<[GM]Lilly>	So, where're y'all holdin' up? You need a place to stay, there's a couple rooms upstairs I could lay out for ya. Right across from mine, too~
[01:03]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Got a church."
[01:04]	<[GM]Lilly>	You sleep in a church?
[01:04]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Yes."
[01:04]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Far away from the strangely friendly woman who manages a bar alone with another strangely submissive girl.'
[01:06]	<[Rut]Justice>	Heh... the only bed and sheet for a wanderer like me is the earth and stars above. But a chuch is fine too.
[01:07]	* [Atai]Eve	frowns a little at Stone as she washes the mugs.
[01:07]	<[Atai]Eve>	Pardon my saying so, Sister, but it's hardly a strange thing to be humble.
[01:08]	* [Atai]Eve	considers the town she lives in.
[01:08]	<[Atai]Eve>	...Well, it isn't supposed to be strange.
[01:08]	<[Nom]Stone>	'The poor lass will never understand, as strange people will never be able to understand their own strangeness.'
[01:08]	* [Nom]Stone	says this completely without irony
[01:11]	<[GM]Lilly>	I reckon so. You want another drink, sweetie?
[01:12]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Two."
[01:13]	* [GM]Lilly	two more for the two-fisted drinker
[01:14]	* [Atai]Eve	rinses the mugs out, and then refills them from the keg.
[01:14]	<[Atai]Eve>	Here you go, Sister.
[01:15]	* [Nom]Stone	nods, giving her hat a break
[01:16]	<[GM]Lilly>	Ya know, that's an awful strange thing, dontcha think? Don't church ladies have a thing against drinkin' or something?
[01:16]	<[Rut]Justice>	Haha, that's silly. Everyone needs to drink. One more, please.
[01:17]	* [GM]Lilly	shrugs and pours one more.
[01:17]	* [Atai]Eve	considers this odd, too.
[01:19]	<[Nom]Stone>	'I consider whether it is odd for a nun to drink. It must not be, since I am a nun, and I am drinking. Two at once."
[01:22]	* [Zem]Catherine	drinks the milk.
[01:22]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Thank you very much, madam.
[01:29]	* [Rut]Justice	tosses one more down the hatch.
[01:37]	* Judas	steps in quietly, standing at the end of the bar.
[01:38]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Hey Father Judas.
[01:38]	<[Rut]Justice>	Hehehe... Judas...
[01:39]	* Judas	isn't amused at all.
[01:39]	<Judas>	Ha, ha. Hee, hee. Do me a favor and don't ever call me that again.
[01:40]	* [Rut]Justice	sticks her tongue out slightly and salutes.
[01:40]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I apologize.
[01:40]	* [GM]Lilly	is a little confused, but happy to have more customers.
[01:40]	<[Rut]Justice>	Aye aye, sir!
[01:40]	<[GM]Lilly>	Umm, Evie, why don't you pour the young man a drink?
[01:41]	<Judas>	It's nothing.
[01:41]	* Judas	shakes his head, and sits next to Catherine.
[01:41]	<[Nom]Stone>	'As I down my last drink, I get the funny feeling that something was very *hic*. I've only had a little and I'm already rather--*woah*. Maybe it's the local mixture. Maybe I shouldn't have downed half a bottle of wine I found in the bottom of a century old basement...'
[01:42]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Father, they gave me some kind of drink that tasted awful and made me feel weird. I'm not a fan of it at all.
[01:42]	* [Nom]Stone	blinks twice and tries to regain her composure
[01:42]	<Judas>	I don't like it either.
[01:43]	* [Atai]Eve	pours the good Father a mug, and then pauses.
[01:43]	* Judas	motions with a hand to bring it on.
[01:43]	<[Atai]Eve>	...Ah... you're not.. going to drink then, Father?
[01:43]	<Judas>	Just give me something mellow.
[01:43]	<Judas>	They haven't been drinking too much, have they?
[01:43]	* [Atai]Eve	slowly passes him the glass.
[01:43]	<[Atai]Eve>	That should do you fine.
[01:44]	<[Atai]Eve>	Ah... The loud one sort of has. The complaining one hasn't, and the one who talks to herself is drinking it like water.
[01:45]	* [Atai]Eve	points to Justice, Catherine, and Stone, in turn.
[01:45]	<Judas>	Great...
[01:45]	* Judas	gets started on his own.
[01:46]	* [GM]Lilly	is just whistlin' along when suddenly she accidentally bumps a glass of beer over onto Justice. Oops!
[01:46]	<[Zem]Catherine>	...I'm complaining?
[01:46]	* [Rut]Justice	looks around for 'the loud one'. She hadn't noticed anyone like that! Were her warrior's senses becoming dull?
[01:46]	* [Zem]Catherine	looks sad.
[01:46]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Stone's journal, day 1. Been poisoned, legs were lost to the enemy. I have seen the world's true face, and it is truly nasty without makeup. The gutter is full of vermin, yet I must still spew, and maybe some of them will drown, but that's going to be very painful, as I had skipped lunch.'
[01:47]	<[Atai]Eve>	Well, you said our beer was awful and tasted weird.
[01:47]	<[Atai]Eve>	...Have you not had beer, before?
[01:47]	<[Zem]Catherine>	No, I haven't.
[01:47]	<[GM]Lilly>	Oh, gosh, excuse me, sweetheart!
[01:48]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Sorry, ma'am.
[01:48]	<[Rut]Justice>	Waah! Wet, cold, wet.
[01:48]	* [GM]Lilly	grabs a towel and reaches across the bar, soaking it against Justice's chest.
[01:49]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Stone's journal. Three nuns walked into a bar. The fourth one ducked.'
[01:52]	* [Atai]Eve	giggles a little, and hands Lilly another towel.
[01:55]	<[Rut]Justice>	I-I think it went all the way through...
[01:56]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Father Callahan, this place gives me bad feelings.
[01:57]	* [Rut]Justice	pulls the collar of her habit -- made considerably more elastic by being wet -- down to her mid chestline. The hastily done bindings are in disarray, and her chest is quite visible between the wraps.
[01:57]	<[GM]Lilly>	Oh, lordy. C'mon, miss, I'll take you around back and get you all cleaned up.
[01:58]	<[Rut]Justice>	Thanks...
[01:59]	* [GM]Lilly	leads Justice out of sight, to a little washroom in the back.
[02:00]	* [Atai]Eve	calls back, her tone sounding ever so slightly different.
[02:00]	<[Atai]Eve>	Need any help back there, do you think, Lilly?
[02:05]	<[GM]Lilly>	...Yeah, maybe y' should.
[02:05]	* [Atai]Eve	finishes drying off the glasses, and takes out a coin. She flips it.
[02:05]	<[Atai]Eve>	Well, goodness, me. Heads again!
[02:06]	* [Atai]Eve	slips off the way Lilly went.

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@@Scene one: Lilly, Eve and Justice
+ + +

[02:05]	<[GM]Lilly>	Now, what was your name again, miss...?
[02:05]	<[Rut]Justice>	Justice.
[02:06]	<[GM]Lilly>	Miss Justice, that's a fine name...
[02:07]	* [Rut]Justice	grins.
[02:08]	<[GM]Lilly>	My, this is a heck of a stain. We'll have to wash that out right now, or else it's gonna stick in.
[02:13]	* [GM]Lilly	nonchalantly pulls Justice's blouse/top/robe thing off.
[02:15]	<[Rut]Justice>	...
[02:16]	<[GM]Lilly>	Somethin' wrong with your chest, sweetheart? You got it all bandaged up...
[02:16]	* [GM]Lilly	starts unraveling it.
[02:16]	* [Rut]Justice	is compliant, like a child might be being undressed by her mother.
[02:17]	<[Rut]Justice>	No, but it's more comfortable this way. Even though it's kind of a pain to put on.
[02:19]	<[GM]Lilly>	Hmm. I reckon so.
[02:20]	<[GM]Lilly>	Well, I don't know what to do about your robe 'n all, but I can get you some more gauze for your titties.
[02:22]	<[Rut]Justice>	Yeah, that'd be good. Thanks, uh... what was your name again?
[02:22]	* [GM]Lilly	smiles widely.
[02:23]	<[GM]Lilly>	Lilly! Sorry we didn't introduce earlier.
[02:24]	<[Rut]Justice>	Lilly? That's kind of pretty.
[02:24]	* [Atai]Eve	appears behind Justice with more gauze. Also silk rope.
[02:24]	<[GM]Lilly>	Why, thank you! Ya know, you're kinda pretty too~
[02:24]	* [GM]Lilly	squeezes Justice's knee and winks.
[02:25]	* [Rut]Justice	giggles.
[02:25]	* [Atai]Eve	silently motions to the rope, with a questioning look.
[02:25]	<[Rut]Justice>	Uh, how was this translated again... 'Please take care of me'?
[02:26]	* [GM]Lilly	nods.
[02:26]	* [Atai]Eve	grins. Then blushes and just looks normally giddy.
[02:33]	<[GM]Lilly>	Hmm...
[02:34]	<[Rut]Justice>	Hmm...?
[02:34]	* [Rut]Justice	tilts her head to the side slightly.
[02:35]	<[GM]Lilly>	Oh, nothin'. Just thinking about what you could wear.
[02:36]	<[GM]Lilly>	Evie, you think you got somethin' in her size you could lend?
[02:43]	<[Atai]Eve>	I think I just might.
[02:43]	* [Atai]Eve	responds, from behind Justice.
[02:47]	<[Atai]Eve>	Let me juuust make sure, though.
[02:48]	* [Atai]Eve	's arms slowly wrap around Justice's midsection, and she nods to herself, hmm-hmming a quiet affirmative.
[02:49]	* [Atai]Eve	's hands slide slowly up her sides, and then gently cups her breasts.
[02:50]	<[Atai]Eve>	Hmmmm.
[02:50]	* [Rut]Justice	is unresponsive until Eve's hands reach her breasts. She flinches.
[02:51]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ah! What are you doing?
[02:51]	<[GM]Lilly>	...? Oh~?
[02:51]	* [GM]Lilly	grins, and steps up close to Justice.
[02:52]	<[Atai]Eve>	Taking your measurements, of course. They are but a rough approximation but please understand, this is necessary if I am to find clothes in your size.
[02:52]	<[Rut]Justice>	O-oh. Okay.
[02:53]	<[GM]Lilly>	What's a matter, sweetie? Y'nervous?
[02:53]	<[Rut]Justice>	No. It just, um...
[02:54]	<[GM]Lilly>	"ummm"?
[02:54]	<[Rut]Justice>	... feels strange.
[02:54]	* [GM]Lilly	cups Justice's chin in between two fingers.
[02:55]	<[GM]Lilly>	Strange goooood or strange baaaad~?
[02:55]	* [Atai]Eve	's hands gently squeeze, and feel, and then move away, back up along her sides, and then slowly down along each arm, fingers moving slowly and teasingly in little errant paths.
[02:55]	* [GM]Lilly	smiles back at Eve.
[02:55]	* [Rut]Justice	gasps and bites her lip.
[02:56]	<[Rut]Justice>	I... I don't... nnngh...
[02:56]	<[GM]Lilly>	Don't what...?
[02:56]	* [Rut]Justice	's breathing gradually becomes rougher.
[02:57]	* [GM]Lilly	slides her palms across Justice's collarbones, fingernails tentatively touching her neck.
[02:58]	* [Atai]Eve	licks her lips slowly, eyes dark and narrowed. Her hands squeeze Justice's own, and laces her fingers in between the other girl's, before they move away, and land on her hips.
[02:59]	<[GM]Lilly>	ho, ho, ho~
[02:59]	* [Rut]Justice	doesn't say anything, but begins panting hotly with the new contact.
[02:59]	<[GM]Lilly>	I believe we have a new customer~
[03:00]	* [Atai]Eve	They slide back around, over the girl's behind, slowly, slowly roaming the land, occasionally squeezing them.
[03:02]	* [Atai]Eve	looks back up at Lilly as she slips one of those hands back around and over Justice's hips, down in between her thighs.
[03:02]	<[Atai]Eve>	I believe you're quite right, Lilly...
[03:03]	* [Atai]Eve	giggles quietly.
[03:03]	* [Rut]Justice	's muscles tense and shudder as Eve moves along. Justice remains speechless, but looks down at Eve's work.
[03:05]	* [Atai]Eve	is avoiding a most sensitive location. Out of respect, of course.
[03:09]	* [GM]Lilly	brings her lips to a mere inch away from Justice's, cusping her head with a careful hand from behind and lying another around her shoulders,
[03:09]	* [GM]Lilly	whispers gently,
[03:10]	<[GM]Lilly>	Now, I know you're a good girl, and all... But do you want a touch of evil~?
[03:11]	<[Rut]Justice>	E... vil? N-no... I mean, I... don't understand.
[03:12]	* [Atai]Eve	kneels down behind Justice, hands running along her legs like a gentle, attentive lover.
[03:12]	<[Rut]Justice>	Um... evil is bad... but this...
[03:13]	<[GM]Lilly>	is too good to resist~?
[03:17]	<[GM]Lilly>	Just say the word, Miss Justice...
[03:18]	* [GM]Lilly	cranes her neck and blows softly on Justice's exposed, slightly damp breasts.
[03:19]	<[Rut]Justice>	Haa... aaah...
[03:20]	* [Rut]Justice	lets out a moan before swallowing hard, trying to stifle it. Her eyes are laden with something she can't express.
[03:22]	<[GM]Lilly>	Well, let's just see what your body has to say on the matter...
[03:23]	* [Atai]Eve	has risen once again. One hand is down below, squeezing the girl's rear. The other is reach around her to fondle Lilly's own bottom. This provides a rather interesting sandwiching effect.
[03:24]	* [GM]Lilly	slowly runs her hand up the inside of Justice's leg, just barely touching that important spot before backing off and giving her thigh a strong squeeze.
[03:25]	<[GM]Lilly>	Oh, Evie~<3 Remember now, customers first!
[03:26]	* [Atai]Eve	nibbles on the back of Justice's neck.
[03:27]	<[Atai]Eve>	Already taking care of it, Lilly~ I just didn't want you to feel left out...
[03:27]	* [Rut]Justice	squeals at the critical stimulation. It feels soaked. Her legs clamp together and one hand shoots up to her mouth reflexively. Her entire body is shaking now.
[03:27]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ee! Aaah!
[03:28]	<[GM]Lilly>	ho, ho, ho~ I think she likes it, Eve... What do you think~?
[03:30]	<[Rut]Justice>	Th-that!... Never happened before... Ahhnnnm...
[03:35]	<[Atai]Eve>	Why, I do believe she's absolutely hooked.
[03:37]	<[GM]Lilly>	A lot of new things are in store for you, miss Justice...
[03:38]	* [GM]Lilly	's lips slowly dawn on Justice's own, locking her in a deep kiss.
[03:45]	* [GM]Lilly	breaks it.
[03:45]	<[GM]Lilly>	So, what do ya think, Eve?
[03:46]	* [Rut]Justice	opens her closed eyes and looks at Lilly. She's smiling.
[03:46]	<[Atai]Eve>	Mmm... I think...
[03:47]	<[Rut]Justice>	--I think I like it.
[03:47]	* [Atai]Eve	straightens up and her eyes look normal now, none of that half-lidded seductress' air sort of thing. Her voice is back to normal as well:
[03:48]	<[Atai]Eve>	And I think we're all done, here!
[03:48]	* [Atai]Eve	winks at Justice, and pats her on the shoulder.
[03:48]	<[Atai]Eve>	Thank you for putting up with that, Sister. It's a very delicate process you know.
[03:48]	<[Atai]Eve>	Anyway, I think I have something in your size.
[03:48]	<[Atai]Eve>	I shall return posthaste.
[03:49]	* [Atai]Eve	bows slightly, and bustles out of the room, humming cheerfully to herself.
[03:49]	* [Rut]Justice	nods rapidly, having regained all of her energy almost immediately.
[03:50]	* [GM]Lilly	smiles at Eve's industriousness, and gets the washboard
[03:50]	<[GM]Lilly>	Sorry, sweetie, but this is a business...
[03:51]	* [GM]Lilly	cleanses Justice's shirt thoroughly.
[03:53]	* [Atai]Eve	returns a minute later with a fresh set of clothes in hand. They're rather warm, like clothes fresh out of the dryer-- except that dryers won't be invented until 1935, and also, these are perfectly, neatly folded, and appear to have never been worn. Black and red make up most of the color scheme.
[03:53]	<[Atai]Eve>	Here you go~!
[03:54]	<[GM]Lilly>	...And while I'm sorry about the shirt, there still ain't nothin' for free. Next time, why don't you come upstairs and give my door a knock? Then, we'll finish things~
[03:54]	* [GM]Lilly	winks at Justice.
[03:54]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ehehe, thank you!
[03:55]	* [Atai]Eve	curtsies slightly.
[03:55]	<[Atai]Eve>	It is always a pleasure to help a customer, miss.
[03:56]	* [Rut]Justice	slips into the fresh clothes, which fit like a glove. She returns the curtsy with a fast but deep bow.
[03:56]	* [Atai]Eve	's voice dips back into that husky tone for just a single word, before resuming its normal tone.
[03:57]	<[GM]Lilly>	I'll have this here ready for you tomorrow mornin', why don't you swing by and pick it up?
[03:57]	<[Rut]Justice>	Sure thing, Miss Lilly~
[03:59]	<[Rut]Justice>	I'll look forward to saying hello--
[03:59]	* [Rut]Justice	gives Eve a grin.
[04:00]	<[Rut]Justice>	--to *both* of you.
[04:00]	* [Atai]Eve	smiles cheerfully.
[04:01]	<[Atai]Eve>	I am sure will will both be looking forward to it. Very. Forward.
[04:01]	<[GM]Lilly>	Hm hm, I can hardly wait. You get along, now. We's about to shut down for the evenin'. Your friends are probably waitin' on ya, anyhow.
[04:03]	* [Atai]Eve	waits until she's sure she's gone, then gives a maddened little giggle and turns to Lilly.
[04:04]	<[Atai]Eve>	...Shall I close up, Lilly, or would you like me to go upstairs and make myself ready?
[04:05]	<[GM]Lilly>	What do you need to get ready for? Aren't you always ready?
[04:05]	* [Atai]Eve	is shivering in anticipation.
[04:06]	<[Atai]Eve>	Well... yes... but you know what I mean~
[04:07]	<[Atai]Eve>	Unless you'd like to take me over the kitchen table right there, right now~

+ + +
@@Scene two: Judas, Stone, Catherine
+ + +

[02:08]	* Judas	sighs.
[02:09]	<Judas>	Stone, are you drunk.
[02:09]	<[Nom]Stone>	'I have eight shots in me. One is lead, and the rest is bourbon. The drink packs a punch, and I pack a revolver.'
[02:10]	<Judas>	Figures.
[02:23]	<[Zem]Catherine>	So Father, why do I see people drinking lots of that stuff? Is it some kind of acquired taste?
[02:23]	<Judas>	You could say that.
[02:24]	* Judas	has had enough.
[02:25]	<Judas>	Catherine. If you don't mind me asking... Where are you from, originally? I know you're not no white, and you don't talk like a Mexican or Celestial either.
[02:29]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I'm from the reservations, though I was kind of raised by a missionary after my father died.
[02:30]	<Judas>	Yeah... I reckon I can tell that much. What tribe? 're you Apache?
[02:33]	<[Zem]Catherine>	No, Crow tribe.
[02:33]	<Judas>	Crow? shit...
[02:38]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Is there something wrong?
[02:39]	<Judas>	No, nothin'.
[02:41]	<Judas>	I just did a little work with a Crow once. Over in Montana.
[02:41]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I get the feeling you don't want to talk about it.
[02:41]	<Judas>	Not really.
[02:42]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I won't force you to.
[02:42]	<Judas>	Sorry. Maybe some other time. I'm in a bit of a sour mood, that's all.
[02:42]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Okay.
[02:43]	* [Zem]Catherine	pauses and wobbles. "I feel dizzy."
[02:43]	<Judas>	You probably drank too much. Milk's probably not a good thing to put behind it, either.
[02:44]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I'm sorry! I didn't know!
[02:44]	* [Zem]Catherine	grabs Father Callahan and cries into his shirt.
[02:44]	<Judas>	!?
[02:44]	<[Zem]Catherine>	Did I do something wrong?
[02:44]	<Judas>	Uh... it's okay, Sister Catherine.
[02:45]	<Judas>	Uh, no. Nothing.
[02:47]	<[Zem]Catherine>	I just- I just-
[02:47]	* [Zem]Catherine	will never reveal what she just-, as she slumps unconscious.
[02:47]	<Judas>	...
[02:48]	<Judas>	Catherine?
[02:48]	* Judas	lays her head in his lap, as opposed to falling to the floor.
[02:49]	<Judas>	You gotta be kiddin' me...
[02:59]	* Judas	thinks about feeling Catherine up, but quickly pushes that out of his head.
[03:20]	<Judas>	...
[03:21]	* Judas	lays Catherine up on the bar. Indians are such lightweights...
[03:55]	* Judas	wonders what the hell's taking them so long.
[04:02]	* [Rut]Justice	gives one last bow before returning to the main room.
[04:02]	<Judas>	Well, don't you look fancy. Come on, we're getting out of here.
[04:03]	* Judas	leaves a few cents and picks Catherine off the bar.
[04:03]	<Judas>	She passed out for some reason.
[04:06]	<[Rut]Justice>	Right behind you, Mister Ju-- Jack.
[04:07]	* Judas	smiles earnestly at Justice.
[04:07]	<Judas>	Thanks. Grab Stone for me, will ya?
[04:08]	<[GM]Mary>	And so the session draws to a close... for the nuns, at least.