Defenders of the Faith05

[23:10]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Defenders of the Faith!
[23:12]	<[GM]Mary>	The group just finished an exchange of words and western guitar chords with a mysterious sheriff. Or so he claims.
[23:12]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	i has a letter!
[23:12]	<[GM]Mary>	Yeah, that too.
[23:12]	<[GM]Mary>	I was going to mention that!
[23:12]	<[GM]Mary>	Anyway.
[23:14]	* [Tet]Agatha	keeps her eyes glued to the letter in Zvalinka's hand, tail twitching rigidly back and forth.
[23:16]	* [Nom]Stone	doesn't have a tail, so opts for just standing around and staring
[23:18]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	is looking for Father Callahan.
[23:18]	* [Rut]Justice	is looking on blankly...
[23:19]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	...I do not suppose any of you know where Father Callahan may be?
[23:20]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	finally decides to put her gaggle of trailing nuns to use, or at least to try.
[23:20]	<[Tet]Agatha>	...nope...
[23:22]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	nods. That was no help.
[23:23]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	checks the rectory once more.
[23:23]	<[Rut]Justice>	Well, um... hm... where do breakfast-thieving monsters like to live?
[23:24]	<[GM]Mary>	Zvalinka: He's nowhere to be seen.
[23:24]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	I would suspect they live in the morning.
[23:24]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	If in fact they exist at all.
[23:24]	* [Tet]Agatha	's stomach rumbles at the mention of breakfast.
[23:24]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	sighs. Where IS he?
[23:25]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Oh, yeah... those eggs didn't work out.
[23:25]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	turns to Agatha.
[23:26]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Sister, would you please check the basement for any sign of him?
[23:27]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	turns to Josephine
[23:27]	<[Tet]Agatha>	By myself?
[23:28]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	If it makes you feel better, Sister Justice could accompany you... if you are willing to do so?
[23:28]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	looks at Justice
[23:28]	* [Tet]Agatha	also looks at Justice, and has a change of heart.
[23:28]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Yeah, uh... that's okay. I'll manage.
[23:28]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Very well.
[23:28]	<[Rut]Justice>	--Huh? What were we talking about, again?
[23:29]	<[Rut]Justice>	Uh, where would they have... !
[23:29]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	You were going to check the dormitories and back rooms for him.
[23:29]	* [Tet]Agatha	gives the letter a long, final look before moving away. Basement was... over here, right?
[23:29]	<[Rut]Justice>	Uh, okay...
[23:30]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Thank you ever so much.
[23:30]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	And Sister Josephine, would you kindly help me look for him outside?
[23:31]	* [Nom]Stone	nods
[23:31]	* [Rut]Justice	goes to the dormitories, scratching her head. Why demons would be hiding there was beyond her, but Zvalinka seems to know her stuff.
[23:31]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Little does the cat know that basement already searched. Only darkness and a beautiful firearms collection await her.'
[23:32]	* [Tet]Agatha	hears Stone mumbling something, but has already learned not to pay it any mind. Upsy-daisy with the door! Now, a lantern or something...
[23:42]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	searches outside with Josephine.
[23:42]	* [Tet]Agatha	trots off into the rectory for a minute and comes back with a lantern. Ready to descend!
[23:43]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Disappearing without a trace makes your mail forfeit. Common knowledge.'
[23:44]	* [Tet]Agatha	hooks the lit light on one foot and dangles it down the open hole ahead of her.
[23:45]	<[GM]Mary>	Agatha: the biggest roach EVER crawls out.
[23:46]	* [Tet]Agatha	screams, drops the lantern, retracts her foot, closes the door, and runs as far away from it as she can get.
[23:46]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Trouble.'
[23:47]	* [Nom]Stone	cocks her head in the direction of the scream. A pistol has found the way into her hand again.
[23:47]	<[GM]Mary>	The roach, equally frightened, retreats back to the dark abyss.
[23:47]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	sighs.
[23:54]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Well... I suppose I will head into town to look for him. Do you think you can keep the place from catching fire for the next half hour or so?
[23:54]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	recalls the egg incident.
[23:55]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	...extra sure?
[23:55]	<[Nom]Stone>	"No. So I'll go with you."
[00:02]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	shrugs.
[00:02]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Fair enough.
[00:03]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	sets off for town and says a silent prayer for the other two nuns that they may be kept safe.
[00:07]	<[Nom]Stone>	'The world is corrupt. No place is safe. More important is deniability.'
[00:08]	* [Nom]Stone	wonders if it'll be better to all go to town together, but puts the safety of civilians first. She follows Zvalinka.
[00:14]	<[GM]Mary>	Zvalinka & Stone: The town is mostly quiet. A few men carry on about something in the alley, Lilly sweeps the front porch/deck thing to her saloon, and the Mayor can be heard pounding away at an anvil in the smith's shop.
[00:17]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Inexplicable urge to start singing. Image in danger of ruin.'
[00:19]	* [Rut]Justice	stands in the master bedroom at the back of the building. Sister Zvalinka said to check the dormitories, so it goes without saying that all the places where people sleep should be checked, right? She must be very wise; never would Justice have thought to look in the captive's own bedroom! These fiends are cunning.
[00:21]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	waves to the woman sweeping up.
[00:22]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Good morning. Would you happen to have seen Father Callahan in town this morning?
[00:22]	<[Rut]Justice>	Where to look first...
[00:24]	* [GM]Lilly	stops her sweeping momentarily.
[00:25]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	He is our priest...? About this high...
[00:25]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	gestures.
[00:26]	<[GM]Lilly>	Oh, hi there, girl! Ummm, let me think, he walked down yonder to the general store and I haven't yet seen 'em walk back, so that might be where he is.
[00:26]	* [Rut]Justice	crawls under the bed-- monsters like caves, after all. But the frame is crude, and her shirt is caught on a protruding nail. Justice jumps and bumps her head in response to the sneak attack before scurrying back out, tearing her shirt in the process.
[00:30]	<[Rut]Justice>	Wha-- where?! Aha!
[00:30]	* [Rut]Justice	spots a gap in the covers on the bed and dives in, quickly burying herself in the folds.
[00:30]	<[Rut]Justice>	Hehe, you can't get away from me! I'm hot on your heels, cretin!
[00:32]	<[Rut]Justice>	It's kinda warm in here... dark and warm... definitely the lair of something nasty...
[00:32]	<[Rut]Justice>	.....
[00:32]	<[Rut]Justice>	.........zzz...
[00:33]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Priests check in. They don't check out. Ominous.'
[00:35]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Right. Thank you, miss; may the Lord smile upon you.
[00:36]	<[GM]Lilly>	Mmmhmm! Oh, and sweetheart, you reckon you could mention to Miss Justice that we still have her clothes?
[00:37]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	pauses.
[00:37]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Her clothing?
[00:38]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	I could. In fact, I could take them back when we return. Could I trouble you to retrieve them?
[00:40]	<[GM]Lilly>	Certainly!
[00:41]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Bar is also a laundromat? Have those even been invented yet? No, something ominous is at work here. Worthy of further investigation.'
[00:41]	* [GM]Lilly	zips back into the saloon, then zips right out with a neatly folded nun blouse. All the zipping causes her boobs to bounce around obnoxiously.
[00:47]	<[Nom]Stone>	"I do not have a complex about my size."
[00:47]	* [Nom]Stone	announces to nobody in particular
[00:48]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	accepts the clothing.
[00:48]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Thank you very kindly, Miss...?
[00:49]	<[GM]Lilly>	Just call me Lilly~
[00:49]	* [GM]Lilly	winks and smiles at Zvalinka, then resumes sweeping/singing
[00:50]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	I will do so. Thank you once again for your kindness, and may the blessing of God be upon you and your endeavors.
[00:50]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	makes the sign of the cross over Lilly, and departs.
[00:53]	* [Atai]Eve	finds out later that night, that-- much to her chagrin --Lilly's seed burns with holy fire for the next few days, and spends the time nursing a sore throat.
[01:00]	<[GM]Mary>	Zva & Stone: as you approach the general store, you become aware of a scuffle from within. There's voices, shouting, crashes...
[01:01]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	's face hardens, and she picks up the pace, hurrying towards the store.
[01:04]	* [Nom]Stone	's face is aways hard, but she does start running
[01:08]	* Judas	blasts through the door at a desperate sprint as soon as the two arrive. An angry young woman in a red dress chases after him with a knife...
[01:11]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	's hand reaches for the rosary around her neck, and she fingers the cross as she goes to intercept, cutting off the red-dress woman's pursuit.
[01:15]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	's voice is level and steady, if a bit icy.
[01:15]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	...Is something the matter?
[01:15]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	could be asking this of either party.
[01:17]	* Judas	doesn't stop until he gets around the corner.
[01:18]	* [GM]RedDress	is taken by surprise by the blocker, but isn't prevented from screaming obscenities across the town in his general direction.
[01:19]	<[GM]RedDress>	Run while you can, Judas Iscariot! I know where you live, son-of-a-bitch!
[01:19]	* [Nom]Stone	intercepts Judas
[01:20]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Father?"
[01:22]	<Judas>	Hah...hah... Stone! You've gotta help me... That lady, she...
[01:22]	* [Nom]Stone	would like to think she did a brilliant action move, but in fact only really kinda walked up to him when his pace slowed
[01:23]	* Judas	is hiding behind some shack or another.
[01:24]	<[Nom]Stone>	'A man of his position should not be having woman troubles. Especially such a scantily-dressed woman troubles.'
[01:24]	<[Nom]Stone>	"She...?"
[01:25]	<Judas>	...is gonna kill me if I stay in this town.
[01:25]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Ex?"
[01:25]	* Judas	has another one of those "why me" groans he's getting used to.
[01:26]	<Judas>	Uh-ha... not exactly... But let's just say that's the case...
[01:26]	* [Nom]Stone	nods
[01:27]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	looks the woman up and down.
[01:27]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Undersandable. A man is defined by his secrets.'
[01:27]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	May I help you, child?
[01:28]	* [Nom]Stone	takes some time to lmake sure her revolver is loaded. Six-shooters are too cliche. She uses a seven-shooter, but only loaded with five. Just to throw them off.
[01:31]	* [GM]RedDress	doesn't pursue past the pale girl, but grinds her teeth and haphazardly exerts to bend her knife to the brink of breaking in two. She looks down to Zvalinka, with that weird sort of angry smile and dooming glare.
[01:31]	<[GM]RedDress>	You're not BUYING anything, are ya?
[01:36]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	What would I be buying, child? I am not even inside the store, yet.
[01:37]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	...Regardless of that: Do you have business with Father Callahan? I would prefer it be done in a more civil manner than this, if possible.
[01:38]	* [GM]RedDress	finally snaps the blade in half, which seems to also snap her back into something relatively normal.
[01:38]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	has slipped the rosary off, and holds it in her left hand.
[01:41]	<[GM]RedDress>	Hmm? You're not? Wait. Who are you? What do you want? Do you know him? Do you know the store's NOT OPEN YET?
[01:41]	<[Nom]Stone>	"I have a solution, Father."
[01:41]	* [Nom]Stone	spins the cylinder
[01:41]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Actually, I have five.'
[01:41]	* [GM]RedDress	crosses her arms and fidgets aggravatedly.
[01:42]	<Judas>	Hey, where did you get tha-... uh, I mean...
[01:42]	<Judas>	...Just try not to hit Zvalinka.
[01:43]	<[Nom]Stone>	'That went surprisingly well.'
[01:44]	* [Nom]Stone	tips her hat over her eyes and strides back over the red dress. A bit akwardly, perhaps, because now she's having trouble seeing where she's going.
[01:44]	<Judas>	No... No, wait, I don't mean it!
[01:45]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Tsk'
[01:45]	* Judas	calls back in a loud whisper, apparently afraid of RedDress hearing him from a hundred feet away
[02:02]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	I do not particularly care whether the store is open or not. Father Callahan is my superior. I want to know what business you have with him, and if you will persist in this aggressive manner.
[02:05]	<[GM]RedDress>	My BUSINESS with him is none of your BUSINESS with me. Oh. But my business is open, now. Would you like to come in?
[02:05]	<[Tet]Agatha>	[Meanwhile, back at the ranch]
[02:06]	* [GM]RedDress	steps back, smiles and gestures in a way that may make one think she's a normal, sane woman.
[02:06]	* [Tet]Agatha	wakes up still under the pew she'd been cowering beneath, but minus any memory of why she was cowering.
[02:07]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Oh, dam-- I mean, dang. Nodded off again.
[02:07]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Where is everybody, though?
[02:08]	* [Tet]Agatha	rubs her rumbly tumbly.
[02:08]	<[Tet]Agatha>	I wonder if they left breakfast out before they went...
[02:08]	* [Tet]Agatha	heads for the kitchen to see.
[02:08]	* [GM]RedDress	is also bleeding from that knife blade she's been twisting around in her palm.
[02:09]	<[GM]RedDress>	Oh, my. I'm sorry, will you excuse me for a moment?
[02:10]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Certainly.
[02:10]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	watches her like a hawk.
[02:12]	* [GM]RedDress	goes behind the counter and retrieves a roll of bandages, cutting a length off, tying it around her hand, and soaks it in alcohol.
[02:13]	* [Nom]Stone	sits down next to where Judas is, and waits for Zvalinka
[02:14]	<Judas>	Whew...
[02:17]	* [GM]RedDress	finished with her wound, she leans over the counter and grins at Zvalinka.
[02:18]	<[GM]RedDress>	Sorry about that. What can I do for you?
[02:19]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Nothing more than you've already done.
[02:19]	<[Nom]Stone>	'A backwater posting. A strange letter. A scarlet woman. All the pieces where coming together, but none of them fit.
[02:20]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	God watch over you, child, and may the Lord ease your troubled soul.
[02:20]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	excuses herself, and leaves.
[02:20]	<Judas>	What're you doing, anyway? Looking for me?
[02:22]	* [GM]RedDress	's cheerful face returns to a contemptuous gaze as soon as Zvalinka turns her back. She'll be needing another knife to break... off into Judas' spine.
[02:22]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Yes."
[02:23]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	comes up to Callahan and Josephine.
[02:23]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Are you uninjured, Father?
[02:23]	* Judas	looks towards the church for smoke, but is relieved to find none. Zvalinka seems to have survived, too. A lucky day.
[02:24]	* Judas	checks himself, rather surprised at the fact.
[02:24]	<Judas>	Yeah. For the moment. What's up?
[02:25]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Several things. Not the least of which is your recent assaulting.
[02:25]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	looks around slightly. She does not trust the madness-plagued woman in red at all.
[02:26]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	However, here is not the place to discuss them. If you have no further business in town, may I suggest we return to the church immediately?
[02:26]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Mail."
[02:27]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	smirks slightly.
[02:28]	<Judas>	Yeah... Yeah, let's get out of here.
[02:29]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Good. Let us be off.
[02:31]	* Judas	makes like a tree, and gets out of there, checking behind himself often and making sure to stay out of the woman's line of sight.
[02:31]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	asks Callahan, once they are out of town:
[02:31]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	...Who was that woman, Father?
[02:33]	<Judas>	Aha... an old friend. I wasn't expecting to see her ever again...
[02:36]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Your taste in 'friends' runs to the literally masochistic and demented, Father. I believe she was breaking steel knives with her hands while tearing them to ribbons. And she seemed to harbor some rather ill will towards you.
[02:36]	<[Nom]Stone>	"May be possessed."
[02:37]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	...A possibility.
[02:37]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	With friends like that, I am genuinely worried what your enemies are like.
[02:38]	<Judas>	Naaah, that's Suzie alright. She'd be possessed if she wasn't trying to kill me.
[02:38]	<[Nom]Stone>	"...Suzie?"
[02:39]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Still refers to her with endearment. Possible Stockholm. Possible possession. Possible weird fetish.'
[02:40]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	snickers momentarily.
[02:40]	<Judas>	Stockholm? What...? Uh, anyway, I don't think either of you are in danger. I'll probably be dead or gone before the week turns, though. It was nice knowing you all.
[02:43]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	...She is threatening your life?
[02:47]	<Judas>	I think she wants to see me die, in any case. Aw man, of all the people...
[02:48]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Same thing. Same solution."
[02:48]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	lays a hand on Callahan's shoulder.
[02:49]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	I will do all that is in my power to keep that from coming to pass, Father.
[02:52]	<Judas>	Hehehe... you guys are great, but I think I'm doomed. Zvalinka, I leave the church to you after I die.
[02:52]	* Judas	is probably joking. Probably.
[02:53]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	It does not work that way, Father. I mean to keep my word.
[02:54]	<Judas>	I wish I kept mine...
[02:55]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Besides, I believe you will have plenty to ensure you stay busy, soon enough.
[02:55]	* Judas	arrives at the church, pushing through the front door.
[02:55]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	You have received, as Sister Josephine pointed out, some mail.
[02:55]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Exceptionally important mail.
[02:56]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Sheriff delivered."
[02:56]	* [Tet]Agatha	hears the door open and comes out from the kitchen, still eating her (no cooking required) bread and butter.
[02:57]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Oh, there he is! Where'd you finally find him?
[02:57]	<Judas>	Huh? Mail? For me? What is it?
[02:57]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	In town.
[02:57]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Mail! Yeah! Where's that letter? Open it, open it!
[02:58]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	A letter from ...the agency.
[02:59]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	I would suggest reading it in private, first.
[02:59]	<Judas>	The agency?
[02:59]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Our's"
[03:00]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Fidei Defensor, Father.
[03:01]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	smiles, an unusual expression for her.
[03:01]	* Judas	raises an eyebrow.
[03:02]	<[Nom]Stone>	'Latin is really hard. Things that are dead should stay that way. It is a linguistic abomination.'
[03:02]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	We are your first, last, and only line of defense against apparitions that stalk the night.
[03:02]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Like Latin."
[03:03]	<Judas>	Uh-huh...
[03:03]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	shrugs.
[03:03]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	That was one of the more informal mottos. I always believed it had a certain ring to it.
[03:04]	* [Tet]Agatha	looks from Zvalinka to Callahan and back. "What the heck are you talking about??"
[03:05]	<Judas>	I'm not exactly sure myself. Where's this letter, anyway?
[03:05]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	withdraws it from inside her coat/habit.
[03:07]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	I took a sample of it for... testing. It was insufficient to determine the authenticity of it.
[03:07]	<Judas>	A "sample"?
[03:09]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	steps over to the holy water little hand-pool/birdbath thing that I can't think of the name of, and dips her finger into it, and flicks a little of it on the letter.
[03:09]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	A notch of paper from it.
[03:10]	<Judas>	...
[03:12]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	sees nothing untoward happening, and hands it to Callahan.
[03:12]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	One cannot be too careful, Father.
[03:13]	* Judas	takes the letter. Oh, great, it has my name written on it...
[03:13]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Still might explode."
[03:13]	* [Nom]Stone	takes a step backwards formally
[03:13]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	It isn't heavy enough.
[03:13]	<[Nom]Stone>	"Cannot be too careful."
[03:13]	* Judas	almost laughs. They can't be serious...
[03:14]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	is fucking serious.
[03:14]	* [Nom]Stone	is always serious
[03:14]	* [Tet]Agatha	gets right up behind Father Callahan to look over his shoulder. Not close enough to touch him, though.
[03:15]	* Judas	tears open the envelope. Much to everyone's surprise, it is an ordinary, non-exploding, non-devil ridden letter with fine, neatly handwritten print.
[03:15]	<[Tet]Agatha>	What's it say? What's it say?
[03:15]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	sighs. So much for in private.
[03:16]	* [Nom]Stone	would have opened it without waiting for Judas anyway
[03:21]	<Judas>	It says... "Young man who's bloodlines are bequeathed, upon receiving this letter, you are hear by summoned to Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Freewheel, Kansas, to discuss your future as a Fidei Defensor operative..."
[03:23]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	smiles again. Ahhh, nostalgia.
[03:23]	* Judas	reads off on his own a bit, stepping away from Agatha's line of sight.
[03:23]	* [Tet]Agatha	teeters on tip-toes before stumbling back onto the flats of her feet.
[03:24]	<[Tet]Agatha>	So, what's that all mean? Operative? And they misspelled "hereby".
[03:26]	<[Tet]Agatha>	What's a Fi... Fiddy... thingawhatsit, anyway?
[03:27]	<Judas>	...Huh.
[03:28]	* Judas	looks a little more serious.
[03:30]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	"Defenders of the Faith."
[03:30]	<Judas>	"...due to pressing circumstances, we ask you immediately bring yourself and your subordinates. Within the envelope is fifteen U.S. dollars for the cost of the trip..."
[03:30]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	In very, very short terms, we keep humanity safe from that which hunts it.
[03:31]	<[Tet]Agatha>	...could you make the terms a bit longer? Because that didn't help me at all...
[03:32]	<Judas>	...Hm.
[03:32]	* Judas	folds up the letter and sticks it in his pocket.
[03:34]	<Judas>	Hey, girls. Hurry up and get ready to go. We're leaving for Freewheel as soon as I find a carriage to rent.
[03:34]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	It would seem that things will be explained further soon enough.
[03:34]	<[Tet]Agatha>	...okay.
[03:35]	* [Tet]Agatha	scarfs down the last of her bread and stows any further questions. Oh wait, except one.
[03:35]	<[Tet]Agatha>	How much should I pack?
[03:37]	<Judas>	Everything you need...
[03:37]	<[Atai]Zvalinka>	Would it not be more prudent to send someone else to seek out a carriage instead, Father? You have some... eager friends in town. We cannot spare the time nor the resources to deal with them, should you meet them.
[03:37]	<Judas>	Oh, you'll do it? Great, thanks.
[03:37]	<Judas>	I'll be right back.
[03:38]	* [Tet]Agatha	stomps off to the servants' quarters, frowning. Easy bet those Fidel people won't give her any straight answers, either...
[03:39]	* Judas	makes off for his room.
[03:41]	* [Atai]Zvalinka	sets back out for town.
[03:46]	* Judas	, whilst fiddling through his drawers and desk, notices a Lump on the Bed.
[03:46]	* LumpOnTheBed	stirs slightly.
[03:46]	<Judas>	...
[03:47]	<Judas>	Well, isn't that cute.
[03:47]	* Judas	sits at the side of the bed, and prods the lump with his knee.
[03:49]	<LumpOnTheBed>	... buh.
[03:49]	* LumpOnTheBed	rolls around a little, then stops.
[03:50]	* Judas	waves a hand in front of where the Lump's head may be.
[03:50]	<LumpOnTheBed>	...zz.....zzz.....
[03:51]	<Judas>	Heh.
[03:52]	* Judas	leans back, places a penny between his fingers, and flicks it hard down the hallway, hitting the wall near the nun's room.
[03:55]	* LumpOnTheBed	is like a rock.
[03:56]	<Judas>	Hey. Psst. umm... Agatha. You in there?
[03:57]	* [Tet]Agatha	opens the door and looks around.
[03:57]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Hello?
[03:57]	<LumpOnTheBed>	... wuzzafum... zzzzz...
[03:58]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Ooh! A penny!
[03:58]	* Judas	snaps his fingers, and motions for her to c'mere.
[03:58]	* [Tet]Agatha	picks up the coin before she c'meres.
[03:59]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Yessir? I mean, Father?
[03:59]	<Judas>	Check this out.
[03:59]	* Judas	prods the lump once more.
[04:00]	* LumpOnTheBed	wiggles.
[04:00]	* [Tet]Agatha	gets on the bed and peers at the lump.
[04:01]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Is that you, Justice?
[04:03]	* [Tet]Agatha	waits for a reply, but nothing happens. So she... POUNCES!!
[04:03]	<Judas>	woah!
[04:04]	<LumpOnTheBed>	...!
[04:04]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Nyawr!
[04:04]	* [Tet]Agatha	grapples and nibbles. Whee!
[04:04]	* LumpOnTheBed	jumps clear off the bed.
[04:05]	<[Rut]Justice>	Wah! W-what happened?!
[04:05]	* [Rut]Justice	struggles to get free of the cloth prison.
[04:06]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Ha ha! I happened!
[04:07]	<[Rut]Justice>	Y-you! What did you do with Jack?!
[04:07]	<[Tet]Agatha>	C'mon, wake up, we're going to Freewheel so that Father Callahan can become an operative.
[04:07]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Who?
[04:07]	* [Rut]Justice	grasps blindly from under the sheet.
[04:07]	<[Rut]Justice>	Just... keep talking...
[04:09]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Yeah, right.
[04:09]	* [Tet]Agatha	creeps down from the bed and around Justice.
[04:22]	* [Tet]Agatha	grabs a tail-end of sheet and yanks it off.
[04:23]	* [Rut]Justice	lunges for the source of the voice just as the sheet comes off, in time to say hello to the bedpost.
[04:24]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Seriously, this is fun and all, but we've got to go.
[04:24]	<[Rut]Justice>	Owie... huh? Agatha, you didn't tell me you were a demon!
[04:24]	* Judas	just smiles, with his arms crossed.
[04:24]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Yeah, well, there's a lot you don't know about me.
[04:25]	* [Tet]Agatha	stands up and brushes off her skirt.
[04:25]	<[Tet]Agatha>	Have you been listening at all?
[04:25]	<[Rut]Justice>	Scary. Um...
[04:25]	* [Rut]Justice	looks at Judas.
[04:26]	<[Rut]Justice>	Mister Jack! You're alive!
[04:27]	<Judas>	Heh. Right back at you.
[04:27]	<Judas>	I'm going to go take a look at the horses. You two get ready in the meantime, alright?
[04:28]	<[Rut]Justice>	Ok!
[04:29]	* [Rut]Justice	runs out the door. Then comes back.
[04:29]	<[Rut]Justice>	... Ready for what?
[04:29]	<Judas>	Going to the big city.
[04:29]	* Judas	nods. then steps out.
[04:30]	<[Rut]Justice>	Really? Cool!
[04:31]	<[Rut]Justice>	Oh, wait!
[04:31]	* [Rut]Justice	chases after Judas before he gets too far and hugs him from behind.
[04:32]	<Judas>	...! huh?
[04:32]	<[Rut]Justice>	I'm glad you weren't eaten~
[04:32]	* [Rut]Justice	runs off to the nun's room.
[04:34]	<Judas>	hah... A churchful of kids...
[04:35]	* Judas	continues out the door, not necessarily unhappy.
[04:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Session Five end!
[04:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Alternate ending:
[04:39]	* TentacleMonster	notices Justice alone in bed, and can't help himself...
[04:41]	* TentacleMonster	...tucks her sheets in and closes the window curtains. May you rest well, little one, the creature thinks to himself.
[04:50]	* TentacleMonster	then rapes Zvalinka in another room