Final Investigation 2 - Phone Company (Day 19, cont)

[calloperators]

[The second location Mac Tonight drops you off is a tall and imposing building with a sign that reads SUPER SARGASO TELECOM CO. The rain is starting to die down a little, reduced to a mere drizzle. He pulls over and parks the car, but then pauses, casting an eye towards the entrance.

The doors are slightly ajar.]

Someone's been here already. The Delivery Men probably saw your friends searchin' the communications tower and decided to beat us here.

[He opens the door to let the rest of the passengers out--Peter Quill, Peter Venkman, Xander, and Booster Gold.]

I'll be back soon. Remember, we need to find out where they're being holed up.

[And then he drives away, splashing some water back onto the sidewalk. As soon as Mac Tonight disappears, however, you don't have any time to investigate first. Two figures wearing swan masks suddenly charge out of the doors, one of them holding a chainsaw and the other wielding a pistol.

The one with the pistol fires off one, two, three shots. All of them hit their target in the chest--Booster Gold. The man lets out a startled noise, clutching at his wounds before tumbling down to the ground.

Booster Gold is dead.

The masked figures then turn to face the remaining survivors, ready to charge. What will you do?]

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[neverstudied]

[Cool! He hides behind the mailbox like a cartoon character comically hiding behind a stick, except as seen in one particular episode he doesn't count as "cartoon" enough for that to actually work.

Venkman has a few seconds to think of a plan. He comes up with the stupidest one and goes with it. One more knife tossed at this guy- this one aimed for the hand holding the gun (hoping to force the guy to drop it), and while he's very rusty with a weapon like this, he could conceivably hit this shot if he has a little luck on his side. So far so good.

Then he's gonna jump from the mailbox and onto the guy himself, and pray that he doesn't get fucking murdered in the process.

This is a great plan.

(He's gonna die.)]

[hotlinenpcs]

[The knife hits! The swan drops the gun, and barely has time to react before Venkman is on him. He lets out a drawn out hiss, blood currently dripping from his eye and tries to punch Venkman in the stomach, trying to pry him off. In a final attempt, they cry out to their companion--]

Alex! Get this fucker off me!

[The voice is unfamiliar. Unfortunately for this person, Alex is dead.]

[neverstudied]

[The punch connects, and Venkman grits his teeth from the pain before he draws his own arm back to punch the swan-mask in the face. He gets a couple hits in (and god does it feel good to beat the hell out of this guy holy shit this is the true definition of catharsis) before he remembers, oh yeah, he's. Trying to kill this dude.

He plucks one of the knives sticking out of this swan-guy like a pin from a pincushion, and plunges it into his chest.]

[hotlinenpcs]

[The knife sinks deep into the swan's sternum, and there's a loud crack as a sea of crimson starts spurting out of the wound.

Hope you like blood on your clothes, Venkman. There's a gurgling sound as they try to say something. and then the swan's limbs go limp.

Looks like the welcoming party is over.]

[neverstudied]

[Venkman stares down at the body for a minute, breathing hard and barely comprehending the blood on his hands, his shirt, his pants, his everything. This is probably the time when he should be regretting what he's just done- it's not like he's ever killed someone before.

Instead, he glances over at the other dead swan-man. At Booster Gold.

He tugs the swan-mask off, bloodying it further in the process, and tosses it aside. Venkman's not expecting to recognize the person underneath, but fuck it. They don't deserve anonymity in death.

Is there anything of note he can find on the body itself?]

[hotlinenpcs]

[The person is, well...they seem to be male and are notably bald. The blood has spread from his eye and is soaking the left side of his pale face.

There seems to be a wallet and even more firestarters on him. Clearly, someone wanted to start a fire.]

[neverstudied]

[Damn we shoulda introduced these dudes to Pyro maybe they would've gotten along

He pockets some of these, as well as his knives (wiping the blood off as best as he can with the dead man's shirt), before standing up and stretching.]

Well, this was fun 'nd all, but not really my idea of a good time. You guys wanna head inside, or are we gonna hang out here with the dead bodies all day?

[Venkman tugs his fox mask off, giving a final look at the man he stabbed, and a longer, more forlorn look at Booster Gold.]

... But first, uh. Do we wanna move him, maybe?

[At least get him out of the rain.]

[seventhsign]

...We don't really have too much time. His body will be fine...probably.

[ Said kind of awkwardly.

And he'll then he'll make his own move, heading to the doors himself. He's mostly there to make sure there's no bad surprises that end up getting this group killed.

Peter can move the body if he wants, though. ]

[neverstudied]

[Venkman will, after a bit of grumbling to himself about having to do everything himself around here. Booster Gold's corpse is now lovingly draped on the first not-plot-important desk or table he can find. You're welcome.]