2018.01.16: Gang Attack in Chinatown
| Gang Attack in Chinatown | |
|---|---|
| Peaceful Night turns deadly | |
| IC Date | January 16th, 2018 |
| IC Time | Nighttime |
| Players | Itto(ST), Carys, Makiko, Miyo |
| Location | Chinatown |
| Prp/Tp | The Jade Dancer |
| Spheres | Vampire Kuei-jin |
It is a cool evening with a light wind coming in from the north, the denizens of Chinatown are out and about, mass of people moving through the streets talking, interacting, and going to and fro as they carry on with their nightly affairs. About the bright color of red lanterns are seen still hanging from Chinese New Year, with various offerings here and there for the spirits of Ancestors and such. At this moment, the group of you are about, doing whatever it is, perhaps going from one place to another, shopping, or whatever, but tonight it seems, thus far, business as usual.
Miyo was leaving the club and making her way home then. Tonight she actually had that tripod case in her hands, humming softly to herself as she steadily made her way home. Stopping at a window of a shop, she spotted a kimono. A smile tugged at her lips as she then looked to see a child's one next to it. A lick of her lips and she would then continue on her way. Seeing a couple of people she knows from the neighborhood, she'd smile and wave before going back to her mission: heading home.
Makiko continued on down the street. Dressed simple in jeans, boots, sweater and coat. She meandered through the festivities looking into the shop windows and conversing with the locals. She kept her eyes and ears open
Carys decided to enter the city tonight, and just be taking a look around in new places. She hadn't managed to make it to Chinatown before herself, and is strolling down the street, her hands in her pockets.
As the three of you make your way through the main road of Chinatown, heading to your destinations, the three of you seem to be within proximity of some young man coming out of a shop, something in his arms. An old woman comes out and begins yelling at him in some language (Cantonese; pm if you have it). The man looks to the old woman and replies back to her, probably something rude. When the old woman goes to grab whatever the man has in her arms the man shoves the old woman away from him and begins running down the sidewalk.
Miyo heard the yelling and just kept going. Wasn't her problem but she cut her eyes over. Seeing him push the old woman she would just sigh but kept walked. "...figures..." A shrug as she just hummed softly to herself then.
Makiko looks up at the yelling. She tilts her head not understanding the words but more so the tone and actions. She kept watching
Carys looks to where the yelling is coming from. She sees the man running and ponders what the situation is, and whether this is something that should concern her or not.
The man is running towards Carys, which suddenly, a few other guys pop out from an alleyway near her, right in front of her. These men are dressed in rather ratty attire, looking like your typical street hoodlums, the man who had the item suddenly stops as the men step out, a couple of them holding meat cleavers. One of them steps forward and speaks something to the man who replies back. At this point people are starting to hurry away from the incident that is occurring.
Miyo saw the men then groaned. Don't get involved. Licking her lips she would stop and turned to watch. Last thing they needed was drama in Chinatown....anything to ruin what little peacefulness they would have. A frown as she tilt her head as she gripped that tripod case tightly.
Makiko took a few steps from the curb and watched the event unfold. She glanced around to find potential exits then back to the action
Carys stops dead in her tracks. She raises her eyebrow, and takes a slow step back. She feels like soon it will be fight or flight.
The man with the item in hand seems about ready to flee the opposite direction, the men with the cleavers take a few steps forwards towards the man. It's about this point that the three of you notice one of the vehicles coming up slows down, windows roll down... And this is when two men pop out of the windows, one out of the two (one at the back, one at the passenger side front) and they are packing some serious heat... as in Micro SMG's and aim them at the group, the men with the cleavers and the man with the item... And they begin firing!
Suddenly bullets are being sprayed everywhere, people are screaming, running away from the attack. The men with the cleavers turn in time to see the spray of bullets, the man with the item didn't see his impending doom as he too, is filled with led. Of course random people, places and vehicles are being hit, Carys, being one such person shot.
Seeing the car she would blink but thought nothing of it. Miyo would tilt her head a she then widened her eyes as she heard the guns. "Oh shit!" She would quickly duck into a shop, her hand going to her belly out of habit as she dropped down. "...crap..." Oblivious to who was shot she would seem to be thinking a thousand miles a minute.
Makiko kept watching when she saw the car drive by then slow down.. when the rain of bullets came she hit the ground...
Carys sees the car just as she hears the bullets. She takes one hit and slams into the ground, cursing in Welsh. She stays flat for now until the bullets are finished.
Everything went by in slow motion... and now, seconds are like hours, people screaming, crying, sobbing. The vehicle stops and the man that was sticking out of the back window slides out and makes his way towards the man who was shot holding the object he took from the lady.
Miyo would slowly make her way out of the shop, looking round. Moving to look at the carnage her eyes would scan but then....blinked. Was that...Maki? Quickly she would run her way over to her, dropping to her knees as she touched her. "Makiko! Are you hit?"
Makiko looked up and saw Miyo. She glanced around and realized that she wasn't hit. " I am okay...are you okay?"
Carys reaches to touch where she was hit. "Damn it. I really liked this jacket." She struggles to get up and shake off the pain so she can assess the situation. She glares at the car and the person that came out of it. "What the hell?" She gets to her feet.
The man doesn't stop to see who was alive and who wasn't, he simply went to the dead man and grabbed the object, seeking to yank it from the man's grasp. It takes a minute to pry the item from the man's hands, seems the dead guy kept a good grip on it, in fact, he is cussing in Cantonese as he does so! Of course things are starting to quiet down, or, was until sirens begin to flare up.
Miyo would nod a bit then. "I am fine." She would look up to see Carys but then those eyes narrowed as she looked to the man. Storming over she would grip that case tightly but flicked the strap on it as she made her way over. "Hey!! Asshole!" Oh she was mad now. "What the hell is wrong with you idiots?!"
Makiko watched as Miyo walked over to the men. She knew she would stay and back Miyo up but how....and with what?
Carys is more clear headed now, and sees Miyo come up to them. She recognizes her and walks over to join her - opposing this asshat. "Yeah, what the fuck do you think you are doing spraying bullets into a crowd. Now you just pissed off the wrong women." She gives a chin jut of recognition to Miyo.
The man finally yanks the item free from the dead man and turns around to see Miyo and Carys. He looks at the two for a second but then attempts to push past them. As he tries to move past the other man in the car slides out and heads towards the two women with his gun pointed at them. "You bitches need to move, you wanna live you listen."
Miyo would frown a bit as she stared at them. "No look...." Then....he called her a bitch. Her eyes twitched as she looked to Cary. She chuckled softly before she would started to outright laugh as she almost cackled. "Bitch? Bitch?!" She'd drop that case but her hand was already going in as she pull that sword free then. Without a hesitation she would raise that sword up and bring it down upon his shoulder then.
Miyo's attack on the man was a miss, in her rage the demon didn't care about accuracy, it was about raw damage... So, the attack was a miss, it killed nothing but poor, innocent air... As for Carys, well, her attacks were dead on, slicing the man in two, the poor bastard with the item gurgles and falls back, blood spraying everywhere.
Carys is not one to be messed with. She pulls her two short swords and with a couple of sweeps she sliced and diced. Sadly some blood got on her, and she just licks it off her lips, waiting for what is next.
The asshole who called Miyo and Carys bitches takes a step back as Miyo goes for her attack and shoots at Miyo, laying a couple of shots into her. Despite those shots, Miyo's body took the hits without much of an issue and ignored it.
Seeing as Miyo was in a blind rage she would miss and growled softly. As those shots hit her, she'd gasp as she looked down at herself. Slowly she would look up and then went off him again, slashing at him wildly.
And angry Miyo takes out her righteous bitch fury upon the poor bastard, cutting him clean in half, of course he doesn't know it, not till he goes to take another shot... then his body slides in half, the man groans and falls in half... It's about this point the man in the car, who didn't get out, suddenly steps on the gas and peels out, leaving his buddies behind and the item they were trying to retrieve.
Carys puts her swords back away, and picks up the item that the guy had taken, and takes a look at it. "I wonder why this was so important."
Grabbing the item there is this strange sense of cold coming from it, pulling energy from it, warmth, life... or would be life if Carys had some. A soft, strange hum is heard, the sound like that of a woman softly humming to a child or a sick lover, comforting them in their moment of need. When you unwrap the thing you see it's a beautiful jade carving of a woman dancing, old, very old...
Miyo would lick her lips a bit as she tried to calm herself. Looking over to Cary she would look at the item and frowned. "....crap." Walking closer she would stare at it then sighed. "Of course it's something old....and....Chinese?"
Carys looks at this thing and she shudders a little bit when the power of it is felt. She stares at it when unwrapped and looks then to Miyo. "Must be valuable."
"What?" Seeing that shiver she would nod a bit to the carving. "I really hope they weren't smuggling in our part of town. This needs to stay here...." Miyo would look around then back to her. "Has to be to kill for it."
Carys asks, "What do you think we should do with it? Take it to Itto? Or is there somewhere else it belongs?"
Maki would help Miyo and Carys to the Maze Alleyway just moments before the police showed up. Since there aren't any camera's and most tend not to snitch of their own, no one comes forth to give details of who did what or the like, so the people cut in two are suspected to have been killed by members of the 4th Provinence Cleavers.
