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[Closed] Orientation
Who: Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Amaterasu [closed]
What: Trying not to get serial murdered
When: Immediately after the orientation speech
Where: Freddy vs. Jason's book
Warnings: Language, but this will probably need to be updated later.
It was high time Steve learned to listen, but since he'd always been a man of action, he'd plowed ahead anyway, and here he was. Standing in the woods, nothing but crickets and fog and -- a sudden weight on his arm. He looked down to see what he already knew was there; His shield, gleaming in the moonlight.
"That's encouraging," he said dryly and turned to look around. It was followed quickly by a wince, as he realized just who had gotten caught up with him in this nonsense. "Sorry?" He actually was, but he half expected to get scolded.
What: Trying not to get serial murdered
When: Immediately after the orientation speech
Where: Freddy vs. Jason's book
Warnings: Language, but this will probably need to be updated later.
It was high time Steve learned to listen, but since he'd always been a man of action, he'd plowed ahead anyway, and here he was. Standing in the woods, nothing but crickets and fog and -- a sudden weight on his arm. He looked down to see what he already knew was there; His shield, gleaming in the moonlight.
"That's encouraging," he said dryly and turned to look around. It was followed quickly by a wince, as he realized just who had gotten caught up with him in this nonsense. "Sorry?" He actually was, but he half expected to get scolded.
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At least he had shoes now. That was the only highlight to things. Otherwise he didn't feel equipped to handle things at all, especially when he didn't really know what they were up against. He'd faced a lot of dangerous things before, so he had to believe that they would get through this, but that didn't mean he didn't worry.
Looking over at Steve, he shook his head. Steve had his shield at least, and that would balance out Bucky's missing arm. Maybe. "It's not your fault," he said. "For a change."
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Good thing she was going after both of them though to help.
Arriving in the woods though, Ammy gave a small short growl. Something was wrong--was it because the books had merged? Amaterasu couldn't tell easily, as it wasn't like the cursed zones she'd be familiar with, and she was still new as an assistant Librarian.
Well, leap before you look as Issun'd say, and she missed her envoy. Nose to the ground, sniffing and trying to take in the lay of the land as she came up even with both men.
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At least he had shoes. "I heard the Librarian's voice, telling me not to fall asleep, I'd say that's best for all of us," since that guy probably knew a thing or two about handling the book and its inhabitants. "I could have sworn I saw someone in a mask, just before I was... here. That's probably the guy we don't want following us out," and he had no idea how to get out, anyway. He just knew that he was suddenly very conscious of how shiny his shield was.
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"I heard it, too." But he hadn't seen anyone. "I'll keep an eye out for anyone." He didn't know how they would stop anyone, but he guessed they would deal with that hurdle when they reached it.
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Moving to examine around where they'd come through from the Library. There was no 'obvious' door, but that was alright. Sniffing a bit and following their scents to find where it started versus where the woods began. At that point, she examined the trees. A quick short bark, and tilt of her head towards the gentlemen. She needed height for this, which they had; beckoning them over.
Concentrating, to manifest from her astral-inventory, on producing the Peace Bell to rest at her feet. Then pawing at a tree, hoping they'd recognize she wanted them to hang it up on one of the branches.
She'd need to get it back later, but it should prevent evil or demonic entities from coming near where they'd come through.
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He watched as the bell appeared, then shifted his gaze to the tree. "It needs to go up, or you do?" he asked when she pawed at the trunk.
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"She doesn't have hands to hang it with," Bucky pointed out, bending down to pick up the bell. Actually, he wouldn't be surprised if she had some way of doing that, but now wasn't a good time to stop and ask what she could and couldn't do. "Is any branch okay?"
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Once that was done, she shook herself out to see what was next. If they had ideas, she was all ears. The moonlight was fine for now, but she could fix that if needed.
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"We should cover it, too," he said softly. "Don't want to draw whatever it is out," not if they could help it. "I don't know what we're dealing with here, but I think the next step to see if we can find someone who does. There's a dock down that way," he gestured towards the lake. "Maybe start there, see if we can find any inhabited cabins, maybe a town," it came out sounding like an order, but he meant it as a suggestion.
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Once done with that, Bucky nodded. "And we should stay together." Checking out the dock was a good idea, but they wouldn't split up to do it.
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A tail-wag, and she looked from one to the other, then back to Steve. He seemed like he'd be best in the front and the 'lead'. She had other senses, and could cover well, and work best as rear-guard. Right then, she didn't detect anything that would be a problem. Just normal 'forest' scents, and that strange sense of uneasiness that was like a cursed-zone-but-not.
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He stopped when they neared the edge of the woods, scanning the area. "There's a cabin," he gestured in the direction of the structure. As if everyone else hadn't already seen it. "I'll go first. Wait until I'm at least twenty yards beyond the treeline before you follow," he didn't look back to ensure they understood or agreed -- he just went. Quickly, and quietly, he made it the rest of the way to the treeline, and made it the ten yards out, eyes peeled for any sign of danger.
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"You keeping a nose out?" he asked quietly, glancing over at Ammy before scanning the open area in front of them.
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Watching Steve, ready to move as needed. Ears flicking every now and then with sounds, and tail moving lazily as she was alert, but at ease aside from that. As much as one could be in an uneasy feeling place like this.
Still, all seemed well as Steve continued to move towards the cabin. The outside of the structure seemed old, but well-kept. Clearly it was the off-season though, since the lights were off and any outside furniture was put up for storage. Glancing in the windows, what little could be seen would confirm that it was the off-season as only spare furniture was inside. Unmade beds, chairs stacked on the table, nothing special--and deserted.
[OOC: I have an idea for how to introduce Jason, and Freddy, if you guys don't mind me doing so.]
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If it was unlocked, he pushed it open and walked right in. If it wasn't... well, he just added his shoulder to the mix and left the door frame a little splintered on the inside. He wasn't too worried about causing damage, at least not at the moment.
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When Steve waved them over, he moved quickly and quietly, crossing the distance between them and joined Steve at the door, peering inside cautiously before stepping in. "Doesn't look like anyone's been here for a while," he said quietly.
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Amaterasu, did not look pleased with the state of tidy-unusedness.
Careful (albeit with 2 more sneezes), as she sniffed around the cabin--including attached bathing room area and toilets. No threats so far, nothing but old smells long faded. Moving to a position where she could watch both men and the door, before sitting. Ready to 'relax' at least a bit, if she could with the unease.
Actually, she was most of the way to sitting when her ears twitched and her head whipped around. Sniffing, and heading for a window to look outside, and it wasn't long before both men could hear running and a cry for help, heading their way.
A slender figure, revealing itself as a teenage girl with light hair that was loose, and a blue long shirt and shorts and bare feet. Running their way, hints of blood on her, and clearly-panicked. "Help me!"
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"Get inside, get inside!" he ordered her, only sparing a glance backward to see if Bucky or Ammy had followed, or if they were staying inside. Determining his options, tactically, and hoping that whatever was coming wasn't an army, or at least didn't have a sniper.
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He was ready to back him up if something happened, also to usher the girl inside so that Steve could stay focused on keeping an eye on anything that came up.
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As it is...
She was on the front steps at least, watching and ready to provide back-up if needed. The teenage girl seemed puzzled, but relieved at the same time, as she came closer. Dark hair a mess and eyes tear-streaked under some of the blood but she appeared unhurt. Heading for the cabin, and Ammy moved aside to let her in easily. Sniffing her as the girl went by, then a short whine for the other two men. Basically understood as “Get back in here!”
Closer inspection of the girl, arms around herself as she stepped inside, revealed she was in night-clothes. It was a sleep shirt and shorts, and while there was blood streaking her hair and arms and legs, she seemed unhurt otherwise. Just panicked, and pacing slightly. “Th-thank you. Just..Oh god..” A wail, and her head in her hands, breathing fast. “Johnny...” She whispered. “Ho-how? Idon't understand.”
Babbling as panic was starting to set in. Ammy moved over and gave her a light head-butt and nudge, offering comfort and then giving a look at which ever man was closer. Find this girl something to sit on, would you?
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He stayed near the doorway, though, just in case there was trouble. Standing guard, like he was used to doing. "What happened?" he asked, firmly enough to make himself wince. "We'll keep you safe," he said with a gentler tone. "But to do that, we need to know what we're up against."
He would leave handling the girl to Bucky and Ammy -- they both seemed to be better at it than he was, anyway, and he didn't like the idea of no one standing guard when they'd just found a screaming girl.
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He got one of the folding chairs out and set it up for the girl, gesturing for her to sit. "Take a deep breath," he said. "Don't rush yourself, but we do need to know what's going on."
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Hopefully that made more sense to one of them than to Ammy.
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He shifted his shield, peering through the windows again.
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“Johnny made a joke, and I moved into the surf to splash him for it. He followed me, and tried to tackle me playfully.” A fond smile, and there might be tears in her eyes. “We...we didn't notice, when things started to get weird. The sky got darker...” A hint of blush too, but she carried on. “Then Johnny-he...he was pulled under, and there was suddenly all this red in the water...”
While the girl was telling her story, another figure was approaching the lone cabin. Quiet steps against the grass, a tall and imposing figure strode slowly towards his targets. At first it seems like a lumbering pace, slightly rusted machete hanging from one hand.
Perhaps the first warning something was off, was some scent in the air? Maybe it was a dull thud of a footstep on the cabin's porch. Amaterasu didn't register either until it was too late—focused as she was on providing comfort for the girl, furry body pressed against her legs. In any case, it was a second between that first dull-thud of footstep on wood, and then a splintering crack as the door to the cabin was kicked hard.
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At least he had it with him, otherwise things would be a lot more dangerous. Whoever this guy was, he was strong. Hopefully vibranium making his bones rattle would take the spring out of his step.