Arkham Chapter 6

[b]Thanks. Now, here's the next one. This one revolves around another of the sub-missions, and involves some unlikely teamwork.

[center]Chapter 6: Chasing Rabbits[/center][/b]

JESS AND AZUMI AWAKEN, VERY TIRED AND DRUGGED. BLACK RESTRAINTS HOLD THEIR HANDS ON THE TABLE.

JESS WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED

HATTER ANNOUNCING HIS PRESENCE AT THE OTHER END OF THE TABLE, WITH THE GANG LEADERS AND THEIR RABBIT MASKS BETWEEN THEM. CALLS AZUMI ONE OF STRANGE'S THUGS OR A NEW VIGILANTE, AND JESSICA ALICE, ACTING LIKE THE FORMER IS JUST A GUEST AT THE TEA PARTY AND "ALICE" IS THE MAIN ATTRACTION

AZUMI INTRODUCES HIS NAME AS JERVIS TETCH, THE MAD HATTER, BUT IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING OVER THE DRUGS

FULL CONVERSATION (BETWEEN BOTH OF US, USE OF HIM SHIFTING BETWEEN USERS, MAYBE 2 ROUNDS OR 3) ENDING WITH THEM HAVING THE RABBIT MASKS PUT ON AZUMI AND A LIGHT COLORED, BLOND-HAIRED MASK FOR JESS

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(WRITE THIS PART DOWN TO PRE-FIGHT)
DARKNESS AND SCREAMING.

HEAR JERVIS' WORDS FROM THE CUTSCENE AS THEY BOTH SLOWLY BREAK OUT, SHOUTING THEIR HEADS OFF, TRYING TO GET OUT.

PAIN ON AZUMI'S WRISTS, EXTREME HEAT, AND SHE'S FREED ON ONE HAND, GRABBING KNIFE AND STABBING OFF THE OTHER RESTRAINT WITH IT BLINDLY.

IN END, BOTH HAVE THEIR MASKS ON AND GLOWING YELLOW EYES.

DESCRIBE THE BIZARRE SCENE.

FIRST ROUND OF MOOKS COME. ONE ROUND OF FIGHTING THEM WITH ALL AVAILABLE WEAPONS (NO SWORD FOR JESS)

FIRST HATTER APPEARANCE. WHILE AZUMI CONTINUES TO KEEP MOOKS BUSY, JESS HITS HIM WITH HER WHIP, AND SEES HER SWORD HANGING OFF OF THE ABYSS, SNAPPING OUT HER RIBBON AND DRAGGING IT IN.

SECOND ROUND OF MOOKS COME. THIS TIME AZUMI IS USING HER KNIFE TO DISARM PEOPLE WHILE JESS USES HER SWORD MORE.

SECOND HATTER APPEARANCE. THIS TIME JESS HOLDS THEM OFF WHILE AZUMI HITS HIM.

THIRD ROUND OF MOOKS COME. TEAMWORK BETWEEN JESS AND AZUMI, WHO MAYBE DO AN APPROXIMATION OF A LIMIT (NOT EXACT DUE TO LACK OF MAGIC ON ONE HALF OF COURSE).

THIRD HATTER APPEARANCE. RESUMING SOME HOSTILITY, JESS TAKES HIM FOR THE THIRD.

FOURTH ROUND OF MOOKS COME. BOTH FIGHTING IN UNISON, POSSIBLY "BADASS MINDS THINK ALIKE" STYLE.

SCARECROW STEALING AND STOMPING ON THE HAT IN THE TAKEDOWN, ENDING THE WHOLE THING.

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RETURN TO REALITY. MOOKS LITTER THE GROUND ALL OVER, ON TOP OF THE TABLE, BEHIND BROKEN CHAIRS, AGAINST WALLS, ON THE FLOOR, ON EACH OTHER.

AZUMI AND JESS TEAR OFF THEIR MASKS, GLARING DOWN AT THE HATTER, THEN LOOKING AT SCARECROW.

JESS'S THINGS IN AN ETHERSPACE POUCH AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM, AND SHE GOES TO PICK IT UP.

AS SHE DOES, AZUMI TALKS TO SCARECROW, WHO EXPLAINS ABOUT TETCH (HOW HE'S A SERIAL KILLER OF BLONDE "ALICES" AND DELUSIONAL) AND TAKES THE THREE TEAPOTS REMAINING OF THE MIND CONTROL TOXIN, PUTTING THEM IN ETHERSPACE AND TELLING AZUMI THAT THEY BOTH KNOW SOMEONE WHO WILL NEED IT. ALSO SAYS SHE OWES HIM, AND THIS PROVES SHE IS CORRUPTIBLE.

AZUMI GRUMBLES, BUT DOESN'T COMPLAIN, DECIDING TO TELL HIM OFF LATER AND TRY TO DESTROY IT. ASKS HIM NOT TO HURT JESS, SINCE THIS IS ENOUGH FOR ONE NIGHT, LET ALONG ONE FIFTEEN MINUTE PERIOD.

JESS COMES BACK AND ASKS WHO THIS IS.

SCARECROW INTRODUCES HIMSELF (OPTIONAL) AND LEAVES THROUGH THE DOOR.

JESS LOOKS TO AZUMI, WONDERING IF SHE'LL EXPLAIN. WHEN SHE DOESN'T SAY A WORD AND JUST PUTS HER KNIFE AWAY, SHE GRUNTS AND LEAVES VIA THE WHIP.

AZUMI USES HER VISR TO SEE IF THEY'RE COMING BACK OR ANYONE'S AROUND, THEN CALLS BATMAN. TELLS HIM THAT THE MAD HATTER IS HERE, BUT THERE'S SOME STRAIN IN HER VOICE. STILL, SAYS SHE HAD IT TAKEN CARE OF, AND NO, HE'S NOT DEAD.

[BATMAN'S RESPONSE.]

AZUMI SAYS SHE'S OKAY, AND THAT SHE'S GOING TO GO AFTER ANYONE ELSE SHE CAN FIND. SAYS SHE JUST NEEDS A FEW MINUTES TO HERSELF.

WALKS OVER TO A WALL, AND PUNCHES IT, HARD, SHOUTING IN ANGER.

THINKS "WORTHLESS." NOT ABOUT BATMAN OR ANYONE ELSE, BUT HERSELF.

[u]5 hours to Protocol 10[/u]

[b]How was this? Please review; any and all comments are welcome. We hope we've shown the Mad Hatter and his "Through the Looking Glass" side mission effectively through this adaptation.[/b]