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[fury]

It is a grey misty morning, the mist holds a severe cold within it that eats to the bones. The city streets are quiet, all except a womans voice singing "you're all going die-e" over and over again. At that moment two men see each other, one nervously clutching a crowbar.......

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[Xaztam]

Startled at the sudden sight of a man standing before him, James nearly takes a swing at him. Seeing another living person he relaxes a little lowering the crowbar clutched in his hands. "It's good to see some one else still alive." He slowly raises a hand in greeting holding it out for the other man to take. "My name's James," he offers along with his hand.

[Dehoffren]

The morning chill racked Leon's body with shivers, and the man in front of him wielding a crowbar wasn't helping the situation either. Suspiciously Leon's eyes darted between the crowbar and the man called James' out-stretched hand. It had been very long time since someone had wanted to shake his hand and Leon now found himself flinching away from physical contact. "I didn't think there was anyone else about either" croaked his under used vocal chords " did you come out of there?" nodding his head towards the raised man-hole cover

[Xaztam]

Seeing how nervous the man was James hoped that he wasn't dangerous. The last thing he wanted was to have to fight the fist person he'd met. Noticing the manhole for the fist time he took a step back from it stuttering, "why's it open?" Again time seamed to stretch as he stared into the blackness. Looking back at the man he replied, "NO, I did not." Taking another step away from the hole fearing what may lay in what below in the dark he moves a little closer to the stranger preferring to take the risk of being attack by him than the unknown. With fear heavy in his voice asks if the stranger can hear the womans voice in the hopes that he himself has not gone completely mad.

[Dehoffren]

The cold morning was begining to make Leon's nose run, he wiped the back of his hand under his nose trying to remove the the silver drip. "Well if you didn't move the manhole cover who did?" he said mainly to himself. He notice that James seemed to be as mysified as himself about their current situation and he did appear harmless, but then so did most serial killers until they started to truss you up like a prize turkey. Giving James a wary look as he approached Leon replied "yeah I can hear it and its not exactly Pavarotti is it?".

Edited by Dehoffren, 05 January 2008 - 02:06 PM.

[Xaztam]

Surprised at the sound of his own chuckle, James relax a little and slid the crowbar back under his belt to help show that he was not intent on harming anyone. "I don't know who moved it but I don't really want to stick around to find out." Half returning his attention to the stranger he said, "If you don't mind I'd think we should stick together. I sure as hell don't want to run into whoevers behind this song alone."

[fury]

When you both moved closer to the manhole, you could hear a slithering, boneless sound and there was a smell of rotting flesh a feeling of dread hit you.

[Dehoffren]

Purposely watching James stow the crowbar away Leon gave a short sharp nod "yeah for the time being it may be best to stick together, my name is Leon by the way." Leon did not usually seek out the company of others, much preferring his own council, but the prospect of continuing the journey alone was not appealing. "I think it may be an idea to find out who's making the racket before they find us first" he said as they began walking down the street "sounds like you are from America, what were you doing in sunny Leeds?"

[Xaztam]

"Wost vacation ever." James tried to be a little light hearted but had to fight back tears.

Falling in step beside Leon, he asks, "How to you propose we set about finding 'em? For the life of me I can't tell what direction it could be coming from. I thought I was going mad until you said you could hear it." James kept looking back over his shoulder to make sure whatever it was making that sound wasn't coming out after them as they walked away from the manhole.

[Dehoffren]

Leon breathed heavily through his nose trying not to notice how wet the other man's eyes suddenly were, he would prefer not to hear the American's sob story, god only knows he own was pretty heart renching. Changing the subject in an effort to divert the man's attention away from his own melancholy he states "you're right you know, these streets are distorting the sound." Stopping so their own footsteps didn't interfer with the woman's voice, Leon listened trying to pinpoint which direction they should proceed.

[ January 5, 2008, 4:46 pm ] - Dehoffren rolled 1d20 ± 1 and obtained 2 ( 1 ). Reason : Leon listen.

Shaking his head he says to James "I can't make head nor tail of where its coming from, do you have any idea which way to go?"

[Xaztam]

James strained to tty and decipher where it could be coming from.

[ January 5, 2008, 11:29 pm ] - Xaztam rolled 1d20 ± 2 and obtained 4 ( 2 ). Reason : listen.

James shook his head, "Afraid not. Maybe if we got away from the taller buildings it would help."

[Dehoffren]

"I dont know about getting away from the tall building but I'd like to get away from that smell,"said Leon trying to take small breaths "it seems to be coming from that manhole, man I've smelt that odour before when the cops fished Stan out of a skip after he had been in there for a week. Come on James this place is giving me the shakes"

Edited by Dehoffren, 05 January 2008 - 11:57 PM.

[fury]

After about 10 minutes of wandering down alleys and streets attempting to follow the sound both Leon and James can see a large open space before them in which stands a large grand looking round building. In front of the building dances a young woman, in a half exhausted stumbling manner. She is the one singing, as she spins you can observe her properly, her clothing was originally light coloured, now seems to be splattered with a rust colour her face is also splattered. Her eyes are wide and she doesn't seem to be blinking.

[Dehoffren]

Leon appraised the sorry sight before him. He was used to being filthy and receiving people's distainful stares but the picture before him was what really counts as pitifull. Turning towards James , Leon could see that the man was as affected as himself by the woman, "I think we're found her" he said to break the awkward silence "look at her face and clothes, its as if she is covered in rust. You dont think she crawled out of that manhole cover back there do ya?

[Xaztam]

"I don't know where she came could of come from. What I do know is that she's out of her freakin' mind." As James watched the scene before him anger began to boil up inside him. This woman may not be the cause of his pain but she sure wasn't gonna be any help and he could not take any more of her song. It was time to put a stop to her singing. As he turned back to speak to Leon a sudden thought hit him, "I don't think that's rust. I think it's dry blood." he said. "I don't know how you feel about it but I say we put a stop to this anyway necessary."