CCCP 9

March 21
[21:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on CCCP!
[21:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Cassie and friends went to the bank.
[21:04]	<[GM]Mary>	And it got robbed!
[21:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Or rather, in the process of getting robbed. It's going to get robbed, I'm sure.
[21:05]	<[GM]Mary>	Probably. Let's find out!
[21:10]	<[GM]Mary>	-
[21:14]	<[GM]Mary>	"Alright, everybody against the wall! Keep your hands where we can see 'em, keep your mouths shut, keep your shit still."
[21:15]	* Tabitha	bites her lip. Cassie... she's too far away to move to without causing suspicion.
[21:15]	<[GM]Mary>	One of the men with a Thompson submachine gun bellows out to the bystanders, and his SMG cohort coerces the guardsman into dropping his weapon and helps herd the crowd to the left side of the building, waving his weapon around. He looks kinda nervous.
[21:15]	* [kly]Melissa	is certainly very still
[21:16]	>[Pyg]Victoria<	/tha-thump...tha-thump...tha-thump.../ The unmistakable drum of a heartbeat penetrates your mind. The heart pulses slowly.
[21:16]	>[Rut]Christina<	You recognize the man with the revolver. He's Jonathan Bonomo Goudersi, he used to be a top big shot within the family and was universally respected, but ever since he murdered another made man and his family, no one would have anything to do with him. He's been running around like a criminal ever since.
[21:17]	* Tabitha	silently follows the meandering crowd, but keeps focusing her eyes between the robbers and her sister.
[21:17]	* Cassandra	is frozen solid, right in front of the teller's station.
[21:18]	* [Pyg]Victoria	resumes standing outside, carrying all the bags.
[21:19]	* [Pyg]Victoria	wonders if a visit to the bank should last this long.
[21:21]	* Tabitha	, waiting until her back is turned, deftly slides her medical scalpel from her inside pocket to the inside of her sleeve. A little rash, perhaps, but who can tell if things won't get desperate...
[21:21]	* Tabitha	hisses to Cassie as she walks past her.
[21:22]	<Tabitha>	"Cassie... I'm here, take my hand."
[21:22]	* [Rut]Christina	backs up against the wall, following directions. Her eyes dart between the gunmen, sizing them up. They stop on the man holding Melissa.
[21:22]	<[GM]Mary>	Another person comes through the door, a young man about Christina's age. He's carrying a large bag and a variety of tools, and with assistance from Tommygun#1, crosses the barrier between the lobby and the teller's station.
[21:23]	<[GM]Mary>	Tommy#1: "Hey lady, are you deaf? He said sit the fuck down!"
[21:26]	<[GM]Mary>	Tommy#1 translates that to Nuanese, then pushes Cassandra down, falling on her ass near the wall.
[21:27]	* Cassandra	seems to have awakened a little bit.
[21:28]	<[Rut]Christina>	...Pff. Yeah, I rememb'uh. "Hands up, pants down". Cute.
[21:29]	* [Pyg]Victoria	takes a few steps to look into the bank and see why the girls aren't out yet.
[21:30]	* [Rut]Christina	glances at the man holding Melissa hostage. As long as his gun was on her, there wasn't much she could do, but...
[21:30]	<[GM]Mary>	The man calls for Christina to shut up, then glances at Cassandra again. He looks at her strangly for a moment, then picks her sunglasses off of her head, placing them on his own. Robbing in style, now.
[21:30]	<[GM]Mary>	Victoria: You are greeted with a gun barrel. Pointed in your direction.
[21:31]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh, hello there."
[21:32]	* Tabitha	stops pushing her luck and just crouches on the floor. Perhaps once this man leaves she can worm her way bay to Cassie slowly.
[21:32]	<[GM]Mary>	He yanks you inside, and motions for you to sit with the rest. The man with the revolver suddenly speaks up.
[21:33]	<[GM]Mary>	"Good evening, ladies and gents! My name's Johnny, Johnny B. Goode, and I'll be your host bank robber today."
[21:34]	<[GM]Mary>	He treats his revolver barrel like a microphone.
[21:34]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "Today, we have a special guest!"
[21:35]	* Tabitha	scowls. Such a show-off... and that other man stole Cassie's glasses. They were a gift... how dare he.
[21:36]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "Mind telling the audience your name, sweetheart?" He points the barrel to Mel's lips, smiles, and waits for an answer.
[21:37]	* [kly]Melissa	gives a very slight hand motion to Christina. An "ok". She hopes Christina'll get it.
[21:37]	<[kly]Melissa>	M-melissa...
[21:38]	* [Rut]Christina	narrows her eyes. This guy...
[21:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "Melissa! A fine name for a fine girl, wouldn't you agree? Everyone, give a round of applause for Melissa."
[21:39]	<[GM]Mary>	He claps a few times to demonstrate, and a few of the frightened civilians actually applaud along with him.
[21:39]	* Tabitha	faintly claps, but uses the action to readjust the grip on her concealed weapon.
[21:40]	* [Pyg]Victoria	sits at her place, unamused by all this. She adjusts her head a bit to find the mistress and the others in the crowd.
[21:42]	* Tabitha	takes this opportunity to inch closer to Cassie. She places her non-weapon hand on her sister's.
[21:42]	<Tabitha>	"...Cassie...can you here me? It's me."
[21:42]	* [Rut]Christina	claps. VERY loudly.
[21:44]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "Alright, Melissa. You're going to help me keep the audience entertained while my buddy collects your hopefully-insured money from the wonderful people of Nuan National Bank & Co. Think you can do that?"
[21:44]	<[GM]Mary>	The guy with the revolver casts Christina a wink, but doesn't seem to notice her. He's too preoccupied with Melissa.
[21:45]	* [kly]Melissa	nods, hurriedly
[21:45]	* [Rut]Christina	keeps clapping with exaggerated volume. That preoccupation was her problem, after all.
[21:45]	* Cassandra	's pulse is running high, but she nods.
[21:45]	<[Rut]Christina>	Ha. Ha. HA. Brav-fuckin'-issmo, Goudersi! You'uh a -real- classy guy, you know that?
[21:46]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "That's a good- aww. It looks like we've got a heckler in the audience, Mel. Hecklers make me sad. Don't you wish you could just shoot the heckler?"
[21:47]	* [Pyg]Victoria	looks around for some booth or desk or something she can slip to unnoticed.
[21:47]	* Tabitha	winces. Cassie should be able to feel it through their touching hands.
[21:47]	<[GM]Mary>	Tommy#2 quickly encourages Christina to shut up.
[21:47]	* [kly]Melissa	shakes her head violently.
[21:47]	<[kly]Melissa>	N-n-no, no, I don't want anyone to get shot.
[21:50]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "That's a good attitude to maintain during a robbery! Getting shot is bad. Shooting people is bad, too, and some people think it's okay to shoot somebody as long as you're not the one getting shot. Me and my associates would like to discourage shooting. That brings us to our first question!"
[21:52]	<[GM]Mary>	He points the 'microphone' back to Mel. "Meeelissa, on average, how many people are killed in a bank robbery?"
[21:53]	* [Pyg]Victoria	inches her way to the side a little when she thinks no one is paying attention to her.
[21:54]	<[kly]Melissa>	I-I... don't know?
[21:55]	* [Pyg]Victoria	slowly slides a few more inches.
[21:55]	* [Rut]Christina	glances at the man with the tommy gun, waiting for something. She might have to take a few buttstrokes, but she needs to keep talking. Provoke a reaction.
[21:55]	* Tabitha	keeps whispering to Cassie, giving her the run-down.
[21:56]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "Ha! I don't know either. It's probably less than five. To be honest, I've never been that great with statistics. I do know one in particular, though!"
[21:56]	* [Pyg]Victoria	slides a little again.
[21:57]	<Tabitha>	"There's three men with guns; one has Missy hostage. Vickie's on the other side of the room. Chrisi's being... difficult. Vickie's doing... something. Moving when no one's watching."
[21:58]	* Cassandra	's mind seems to be somewhere else, but after a few moments, she gives a slow nod. Her bright red eyes are staring a hole in the floor.
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "How long do you think it takes for the police to arrive at the scene of a robbery?"
[21:58]	<[Rut]Christina>	"Less than five", he says...
[21:59]	* Tabitha	's seen her get this way before; she's been like this herself often enough. It's not exactly the best sign.
[21:59]	<Tabitha>	"...Talk to me, sis'. I'm thinking too."
[21:59]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hey, people! Fo'uh of ya ah gonna die! Tell us mo'uh about -that- paht, Johnny!
[22:00]	* [Pyg]Victoria	slides a little again, keeping an eye on the entrance to the teller booth.
[22:01]	<[GM]Mary>	Christina: Tommy#2 slugs you in the jaw. Cassandra winces.
[22:01]	<[kly]Melissa>	I... don't know that one, either.
[22:01]	* [Rut]Christina	attempt to make a racket. Few things hurt a bank job more than a stirred up crowd. This ought to piss him off a bit.
[22:02]	<[GM]Mary>	The crowd is indeed stirred, which sends the Tommys into high alert, yelling at everyone to sit down and shut up.
[22:02]	* Tabitha	wishes she could signal Christina to just give it up. It's only money... life is so much more precious.
[22:02]	* [Rut]Christina	grunts when she's struck, sliding down the wall she is up against a bit, but she rights herself quickly.
[22:03]	* [kly]Melissa	gasps a little at the strike.
[22:04]	* [Pyg]Victoria	stops for a moment, waiting for the robbers to let their awareness down again.
[22:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Christina: Tommy#2's eyes are all on you. At least, you think they are, what with the sunglasses and all.
[22:06]	* Tabitha	looks between Christina and Victoria. She wishes she could scream that it's too dangerous, but, well... it's too dangerous to say that.
[22:07]	<[Rut]Christina>	...H-heh. Where'd fo'uh-eyes pick you up, Tex? You musta met while stealin' glasses from blind girls, huh?
[22:07]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny sighs. "I reckon I'm not too popular anymore, huh? But anyway, the answer to the question is six minutes and forty-two seconds, on average. Seems like a pretty long time, huh?"
[22:09]	* [kly]Melissa	nods, looking worriedly at the situation unfolding over with the others
[22:09]	<[Rut]Christina>	Yeah, yeah, average. But we'uh right he'uh in the plaza. How lawg ya think it'll take 'em to get -he'uh-?
[22:11]	* [Rut]Christina	directs the question to the nervous one.
[22:13]	<[Rut]Christina>	Wudda you think, sweaty? You some kinda tightass? They'uh gonna -love- you in the big house.
[22:14]	<[GM]Mary>	The bank goes absolutely quiet. Tommy#2 drops the glasses, pulls off his facemask, shoves the gun barrel into Christina's mouth, and stares her straight in the eye.
[22:15]	* Tabitha	inhales sharply. No! No no no!
[22:15]	* Tabitha	can't decide. Would offering herself up as a sacrifice even do any good anymore?
[22:15]	* [Pyg]Victoria	slides sideways again, taking more than inches.
[22:16]	<[GM]Mary>	He almost whispers. "Shut the fuck up."
[22:16]	* [kly]Melissa	is... very frightened. This is bad. Should she do something?
[22:17]	* Cassandra	is absolutely still.
[22:17]	>[Pyg]Victoria<	The heartbeat picks up, thumping in roar that sounds like it's ready to burst.
[22:18]	* [Rut]Christina	's mouth is full, but she stops for the time being. Even she's not -that- dense. But her eyes stay on Johnny. He's the one she's trying to get to.
[22:20]	<[GM]Mary>	"If I hear your voice again, someone will die." He leaves that for Christina to chew on and knocks her against the wall again, resuming his crowd survey duty.
[22:22]	* [Rut]Christina	allows herself to stumble and fall forward after being knocked against the wall again. She lands on her hands and knees, gasping.
[22:23]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "Well, Mel, looks like we're not the stars of the show anymore. It's a little tragic, isn't it?"
[22:23]	* Tabitha	keeps considering her options. Stay here... talk to them... be sneaky with the other two... stay here... throw the scalpel... stay here!
[22:25]	* [kly]Melissa	...doesn't respond
[22:26]	* Tabitha	reverts to looking at Vickie and ever so slightly shaking her head. Maybe she'll catch a glance and notice her.
[22:26]	* [Pyg]Victoria	moves a bit more.
[22:28]	<[GM]Mary>	The young man reappears, carrying a big bag full of money like an old-fashioned hoarding thief. He stumbles over the counter and purposely avoids crushing the sunglasses Tommy#2 left on the floor.
[22:30]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "I'd love to stick around and chat, but we really need to be going. Melissa, you have been a wonderful co-host, I wish the best for you in any future bank robberies.
[22:32]	* [Rut]Christina	coughs and sputters weakly, sprawled in front of Johnny. It sounds like she's still trying to say something. It is a rather pathetic sight.
[22:32]	* [Pyg]Victoria	moves her leg out a bit as the man with the bag is passing by.
[22:35]	<[GM]Mary>	The boy with the bag trips, landing with it on top of him. It looks pretty heavy.
[22:35]	<[GM]Mary>	He kisses Melissa's hand, and gives her a wink. He never seemed to notice Melissa's stiffness, but he does take note of Christina's wretched state. Until the kid trips over, that is, which attracts everyone's attention.
[22:36]	* [Pyg]Victoria	pulls her leg back as discreetly as she can.
[22:36]	* [Rut]Christina	. o O (Good enough!)
[22:37]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny: "Arty, are you alright? Jeez, son, pull yourself together."
[22:39]	<[GM]Mary>	Arty: "oof... Sorry."
[22:44]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Ooh, you really should be careful there, kid."
[22:50]	* [Rut]Christina	moves in a flash, having waited for an opportunity. Johnny's got his gun pointed up. In the instant that the boy falls, Christina lunges forward, grabbing Johnny by the wrist with both hands. She jolts his arm forward, locking it out, pointed at Tommy#2. She forces his finger down on the trigger.
[22:51]	<[GM]Mary>	Christina: The revolver clicks. Nothing comes out.
[22:52]	<[Rut]Christina>	!
[22:53]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny looks impressed, then smiles. "You're pretty quick, there. Say, do I know you?"
[22:53]	* Tabitha	is horrified. Chris, no, don't! She still can't bring herself to move despite all this.
[22:54]	* [kly]Melissa	is watching everything unfold like some bad movie. Watching the men with (probably) loaded guns, mainly
[22:55]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny disregards the revolver and tries to throw Christina to the ground. However...
[22:56]	>[Pyg]Victoria<	The heart races, the beats pounding in your mind so hard that it's becoming hard to think.
[22:58]	* [Rut]Christina	flicks something out of her sleeve. It looks like a pair of clubs, attached by a chain. Christina advances quickly, releasing the arm to slide in behind and wrap the weapon around Johnny's neck. She has to hop a little, due to the height difference...
[22:59]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny slips and falls over. He tries to say something to Tommy#2, but it's ineffective.
[22:59]	<[GM]Mary>	"Grh! No, wai-"
[23:04]	<[GM]Mary>	The gunman in the corner(Tommy#2) freaks, and the bank suddenly erupts into chaos. Machine gun fire sweeps accross the hall, painting the walls crimson in a spray of blood, sulfur and bone.
[23:05]	<[GM]Mary>	B A D  E N . . .

[23:05]	<[GM]Mary>	Scene suspended. Applying source information.

[23:05]	<[GM]Mary>	FEAR: 1/1
[23:05]	<[GM]Mary>	PSYCHIC POWER: 1/2
[23:05]	<[GM]Mary>	BLOOD TIES: 3/3
[23:06]	<[GM]Mary>	Minutes until midnight: 16/20

[23:07]	<[GM]Mary>	Power sources activated. Rebuilding scene...

[23:09]	<[GM]Mary>	This image flashes through your mind. Reality returns very suddenly, as everything becomes very quiet. None of the gunmen are moving.
[23:10]	<[GM]Mary>	Tommy#2 brings the barrel to his mouth and pulls the trigger, spraying the wall in bits of skull and brain matter.
[23:11]	<[Rut]Christina>	What the fuck?!
[23:12]	* Tabitha	blinks. Wait... no, what? She looks around in a daze.
[23:12]	* [Pyg]Victoria	shakes her head. What the hell is that?
[23:13]	* Tabitha	watches a.... man, kill himself? Wait... what did she just see? Did that...?
[23:14]	* [kly]Melissa	... looks on in shock as the first one does... that. But the second one, too? Me rushes forward, in an attempt to stop it.
[23:14]	<[GM]Mary>	Johnny's stupefied, the crowd is going crazy, and Tommy#1 has a thousand yard stare.
[23:15]	* Tabitha	shakes herself out of it just long enough to crawl forwards, grab Cassie's glasses, and scurry back.
[23:15]	* [Pyg]Victoria	holds a hand to her head, rubbing her temple. It's not...going away.
[23:16]	<[kly]Melissa>	No, stop!
[23:16]	>[Pyg]Victoria<	The heart stops. Something worse pulses in the back of your head.
[23:16]	* [kly]Melissa	attempts to get the gun out of the mans hand
[23:17]	<[Rut]Christina>	W-what the fuck? What the FUCK?!
[23:17]	* [Rut]Christina	can say only this.
[23:18]	<[GM]Mary>	Melissa: He puts the barrel to his head very slowly, as if in a trance, and would have pulled the trigger had you not yanked it out of his grip. This seems to make him snap back to reality, and he hastily surveys the situation.
[23:18]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Aaa...What...the hell...?!"
[23:19]	* Tabitha	's hands are shaking slightly as she slowly flips the glasses out. Despite all this chaos, right now she has a horrible feeling that the safest place in the room is probably right where she already is.
[23:19]	<[GM]Mary>	"Johnny... what the... she..."
[23:19]	* [Pyg]Victoria	tries to look around at everyone else. Is it just her?
[23:20]	<Tabitha>	"...C-Cassie...y-your glasses, here..."
[23:20]	* Tabitha	offers her sister the glasses. She just hopes she'll give any kind of response.
[23:20]	* [kly]Melissa	holds on to the gun tightly, looking very distressed.
[23:20]	* Cassandra	takes them solemnly.
[23:21]	<[kly]Melissa>	W-what are you doing!
[23:22]	<[GM]Mary>	Christina: Johnny tries to wrestle himself free, but he's not getting much air. He passes out.
[23:23]	<[GM]Mary>	"Jesus Christ, Arty! Leave it, let's get the fuck out of here!"
[23:23]	* Tabitha	gives her her space. So...... it has come to this.
[23:24]	<[GM]Mary>	The boy struggles between the scene, getting up, and getting away with the money. After tripping over a second time, he drops the bag and runs for the exit, right behind the remaining gunman.
[23:24]	* [Rut]Christina	snaps back to reality. She'd tensed up in shock, and now the man she had restrained was unconscious.
[23:25]	* Tabitha	moves to one knee and surveys the scene. The robbers have fled, her fellow sisters are safe, and the crowd is panicking. She sighs.
[23:26]	* [Rut]Christina	keeps the hold a little longer to make sure Johnny wasn't waking up any time soon, then drops him like a sack and hurries over to Cassandra.
[23:27]	* Tabitha	holds up a warning hand as Christina approaches.
[23:27]	* Cassandra	looks like she's contemplating deeply. There's no longer any signs of fear or apprehension on her face.
[23:27]	<[Rut]Christina>	H-hey, bawss, you oka-- What?
[23:27]	* [Pyg]Victoria	falls on her side, her eyes shut tight and her head in her hands.
[23:27]	* [kly]Melissa	watches them go, very... blankly. Like a doll. Then, she... sits down, very quickly. Too much.
[23:28]	<Tabitha>	"Shh. Not too fast, nor too loud. Trust me."
[23:28]	<[Rut]Christina>	--Ah, Melissa!
[23:28]	* Tabitha	is dead serious right now.
[23:29]	* [Rut]Christina	does a 180 and makes her way over to Melissa.
[23:29]	<[GM]Mary>	Most of the crowd gets out of the bank, while a few others make phone calls and checks on the very dead man. No pulse.
[23:29]	* Tabitha	very, very softly puts a hand on Cassie's shoulder.
[23:30]	<Tabitha>	"Cassie... can you here me? Can you stand?"
[23:31]	* Cassandra	blinks a few times, then makes eye contact.
[23:31]	<Cassandra>	Y-yeah.
[23:31]	* Tabitha	helps her get to her feet, nice and easy.
[23:31]	<Tabitha>	"Come on; let's get you home."
[23:32]	* [Rut]Christina	crouches beside Melissa.
[23:32]	* [kly]Melissa	is sobbing, but there's no tears. Mumbling about blood, and fire...
[23:32]	* Cassandra	is helped to her feet.
[23:33]	* [Pyg]Victoria	is a heap on the floor.
[23:33]	<[Rut]Christina>	H-hey, hey, 'Liss'uh, snap out of it. We'uh awlright, it's ov'uh.
[23:34]	* [kly]Melissa	nods, but doesn't reply other than that.
[23:35]	<[kly]Melissa>	Horrible...
[23:35]	>[Pyg]Victoria<	You hear something in your head that you haven't in years. Cassandra's voice. /I couldn't stop it... I'm sorry, Victoria. I couldn't stop it./
[23:35]	* Tabitha	slowly walks Cassie over to Victoria. On the way, she wearily picks up the shopping bag from Gold and Silver's. Such a silly thing to care about after all this, clothes... but Cassie will need all the cheering up she can get after this.
[23:36]	<Tabitha>	"Vickie... Vickie, are you all right? It's me, Tabitha."
[23:36]	* [kly]Melissa	continues to sob, still clutching the gun
[23:37]	* Tabitha	rubs Victoria's shoulder. Come on, get up, get up...
[23:37]	* [Pyg]Victoria	opens her eyes, and finds Tabitha there.
[23:38]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Tabitha...what happened...?"
[23:39]	* Tabitha	looks around, her face vague, but hardly full of the horror that grasps the rest.
[23:40]	* [Pyg]Victoria	groans as she rubs her forehead.
[23:40]	* Tabitha	crouches down close to her friend, and whispers into her ear.
[23:41]	<Tabitha>	"...it's Cassie. She did... it... again. We need to get her home, right away."
[23:41]	<Tabitha>	"Don't be afraid. Whatever it was... it's over now."
[23:42]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"What about you? Are you all right?"
[23:42]	* Tabitha	nods cheerlessly.
[23:42]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Ah...yeah, I did hear Cassandra."
[23:43]	* [Pyg]Victoria	gets back on her feet with Tabitha's help.
[23:43]	<Tabitha>	"I'm fine; I was with her the whole time. The girls, though... they don't know yet."
[23:43]	* Cassandra	just looks at the two.
[23:43]	<Cassandra>	You better go help Melissa.
[23:45]	* Tabitha	nods, making a final soft comment before leaving.
[23:45]	<Tabitha>	"Cassie... I won't tell them unless you do first. You have my word."
[23:46]	* Tabitha	walks over to Christina, but it looks like she's got Missy fine by herself.
[23:49]	* Cassandra	sits quietly by herself.
[23:49]	* [Pyg]Victoria	walks over to Cassandra.
[23:49]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"We should go."
[23:50]	* [kly]Melissa	doesn't seem to be resisting, but... she's clutching the gun tightly.
[23:50]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hey, c'mon, put that down, you'll get ya prints awll ov'uh it.
[23:50]	<Tabitha>	"Hey girls... you all right?"
[23:51]	* [kly]Melissa	suddenly notices that she's actually HOLDING the gun, and drops it. Quite suddenly.
[23:51]	<[kly]Melissa>	These are horrible, horrible...
[23:51]	* [kly]Melissa	continues to sob quietly
[23:52]	<Cassandra>	Yeah. Yeah, we should. But I'll stay here.
[23:52]	* Tabitha	strokes Mellisa's hair, as Christina is a bit full right now.
[23:52]	<Tabitha>	"Shh, shh, it's okay. Just a bad dream; it's all over. We're safe."
[23:52]	* Cassandra	suddenly looks serious.
[23:53]	<Cassandra>	Victoria, you have to get Melissa home. If the cops question her, something bad could happen. Can you do this, please?
[23:53]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"No, you're coming home too."
[23:53]	* [Rut]Christina	tsk-tsks, but decided against quickly sweeping the gun. This wasn't the kind of girl who would have a record, anyway.
[23:54]	* Cassandra	beams to Victoria: /Please. Please do this now and don't ask questions./
[23:55]	* [Pyg]Victoria	clicks her tongue and walks over to Melissa and Tabitha.
[23:45]	<[Rut]Christina>	Okay, easy does it, now... Up ya go.
[23:46]	* [Rut]Christina	drapes both of Melissa's arms over her shoulders and lifts the (larger) girl up into a carry.
[23:56]	* [kly]Melissa	is rather limp right now, so she's easy to carry. A bit lighter than you'd expect, too.
[23:57]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Tabitha. You should stay with your sister. I'll take the girls home."
[23:57]	* Tabitha	looks at Vickie questioningly.
[23:57]	<Tabitha>	"She's not going back...?"
[23:58]	* Tabitha	furrows her brow. Cassandra... if I only knew just what you were going through...
[23:58]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"She's telling us to leave her here."
[23:59]	* [Pyg]Victoria	says with mild irritation.
[23:59]	* Cassandra	to Victoria: /Tell her I'm going to answer the policeman's questions. I'm sure I'll be home by tomorrow, at the latest./
[23:59]	* [Rut]Christina	looks over at the would-be mastermind's crumpled form...
[00:00]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	《You're not doing this all by yourself.》
[00:00]	<Tabitha>	"Grrrmmm... Very well, I won't question it. But I'm staying with her, whatever she thinks."
[00:00]	* Cassandra	/Whatever. Just hurry!/
[00:00]	<[Rut]Christina>	If I had the time right now... I'd make him pay f'uh this.
[00:01]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Miss Christina, take Melissa to the car."
[00:02]	* [Rut]Christina	nods, still looking at Johnny. She steps out of the bank and goes to the car.
[00:02]	* [Pyg]Victoria	gathers up the bags.
[00:03]	* [kly]Melissa	is... calming down, a little. Less mumbling.
[00:12]	* Tabitha	walks back to Cassie and stands by her side. She smiles without much happiness, and thinks... (Face it, sister, you brought this upon yourself. I care about you too much now.)
[00:15]	* [Pyg]Victoria	tosses the the shopping bags in the trunk. No use being all tidy, they have to go right now.
[00:15]	* [Pyg]Victoria	opens a door for Christina and Melissa.
[00:16]	* [Rut]Christina	places Melissa carefully in the seat.
[00:16]	<[Rut]Christina>	. o O (... I can't just leave it like this.)
[00:17]	<[Rut]Christina>	I forgot something, hang on!
[00:17]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Why aren't you climbing in? We have to go."
[00:19]	* [Rut]Christina	sprints back in, taking a handkerchief from her pocket as she runs. She takes the gun off the body, careful not to touch it herself, and puts it firmly in the unconscious man's hands.
[00:20]	<[Rut]Christina>	.... Rot, you sonofabitch.
[00:20]	* [Rut]Christina	runs back out and into the car.
[00:20]	* [Pyg]Victoria	gets in the driver's seat.
[00:24]	<[GM]Mary>	The police finally arrive on the scene, just as Vickie's group had left. What unfolds is a confused series of investigation and questioning... Until next time, faithful players.