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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2003 21:18:37 GMT -5
"Then let's," Tara smiled. "Name's Tara, by the way." She held the door open for Chris, leading the way to the bus stop. "I'm too cheap to drive," she laughed.
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Post by Veldrin Dalharil on Sept 29, 2003 21:27:28 GMT -5
Chris smiled and almost waltzed to the bus stop "I don't blame, it saves more funds for supplies!"
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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2003 21:34:41 GMT -5
She merely smiles at that, paying for both her fair and Chris' when the bus finally comes. "I appreciate this greatly," she says lightly, sitting down.
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Post by Veldrin Dalharil on Sept 29, 2003 21:36:44 GMT -5
Chris looked at Tara, a soft smile on her face "My pleasure, really..."
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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2003 21:37:53 GMT -5
Tara just smiles, looking at the window. Eventually she rises. "This is our stop."
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Post by Veldrin Dalharil on Sept 29, 2003 21:40:50 GMT -5
Chris stood up and obligingly stepped out of the bus, looking up at the apartment complex. "Wow..." she whispered as she took in the old style gothic architecture.
"Just to see this was worth it..."
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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2003 21:42:46 GMT -5
"It does have a great deal of beauty, doesn't it? That was the first thing that brought me here, really." She leads the way to her rooms, unlocking the door and letting Chris pass in before her. One hand slips into her pocket, replacing her keys...and grabbing a knife.
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Post by Veldrin Dalharil on Sept 29, 2003 21:45:04 GMT -5
Chris stepped into eth apartment and wrinkled her nose, but kept from commenting on the metallic taint in the air, it was an old building after all...
She averted her gaze from what was obviously the bed with a slight blush and turned around "So...you live alone?"
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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2003 21:49:38 GMT -5
Tara smiled. "I find that living with others distracts me from my work. Besides, I'm a rather private person. The paintings are that way," she gestured.
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Post by Veldrin Dalharil on Sept 29, 2003 21:52:49 GMT -5
Chris smiled in sympathy "I know how that is...but it gets lonely sometimes..." she walked towards the room that Tara had indicated...and caught her breathe...the color!
It was so vibrant! And brilliant...but the smell was worse in here...she wrinkled her forehead, trying to put some pieces together that she was sure were there...
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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2003 21:54:48 GMT -5
Perfect. Now that Chris was standing on a drop cloth, she smoothly brought down one the knife into her stomach, then again quickly into her side. "Don't worry, love. The poison spreads quickly."
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Post by Veldrin Dalharil on Sept 29, 2003 21:58:16 GMT -5
Chris staggered at the impact, mind finally making the necessary connections...."blood..." she whispered.
She numbly clutched Tara's wrists and looked at her sadly "...all you had...to do was ask..." weakly she slumped to the floor, poison spreading like a lightening storm in her veins.
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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2003 22:00:19 GMT -5
"Maybe," she said softly, carefully laying the body out straight, "but it wouldn't due for me to get out of practice, would it? If it's any consolation, I rather liked you."
Now to drain it and store it. Setting up her equipment, Tara went to work.
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Post by adam_bat on Sept 29, 2003 23:31:01 GMT -5
He followed her around the apartment, nodding as she described things and making mental notes. Later he would commit them to paper and eventually to his computer, but for now keeping them in his mind allowed for examination.
Each room and description churned his stomach, not in nausea but in anger. He remained silent as she went through and when she left he simply let her go.
He had already been here before, but like every other scene revisiting was like entering for the first time. He picked up more clues and details on each visit, and even now after Nina was gone he was able to gain more insight on what had happened, and who he was after. One more trip around the apartment and he left, heading back out to the car and starting the engine right away.
"The next scene is across town."
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Post by Veldrin Dalharil on Sept 29, 2003 23:37:11 GMT -5
Nina nodded, glancing out teh window for a moment then focusing eth full amount of her eerie gaze upon him "When she start poisoning the blades? And who let her out? Please don't tell me they tried to get her to operate?"
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