-==IC: Rod==-
"Cool! So, looks like you're short a couple of players, since the Patterson clone here doesn't look like he's in a state to play anything. Mind if I jump in? I'll call my cousin Hank and see if he--" he reaches for his phone, and remembers it isn't there. He makes a face. "Forgot we don't have phones...that's gonna make it tough to keep in touch. Any or all of you interested in helping me track him down? Maybe there's another way to contact him somewhere...?"
-==IC: Edward==-
Edward's mood was rapidly changing from shell-shocked to enraged.
I'm gonna throtle the next person who makes a Twilight
reference, I don't care HOW cute they are. Nonetheless, he still can't bring himself to talk or move.
OOC: He's not really. He doesn't have the guts, and besides he's not mean enough. He's just blowing off steam internally. Which, doesn't really help. Hmm, sounds familiar...[self-deprecatinghumor]
-==IC: Hank==-
I swear, that looks like--but it can't be. She's back home...isn't she? She would have told us if she was going to... He reaches for his cell phone to call Rod when he remembers it isn't there.
Going to have to revise the coded system, since we had to leave our phones at home. Shame. Those would have been useful in a place this big... he's so lost in thought he doesn't notice Wendy sneak a peek.
-==IC: Wendy==-
"Hank?" she asks Sally quietly. The other girl nods. Wendy decides to sneak a peek, and is surprised by who she sees.
That couldn't be-- "Hank!" She calls out. Hank looks up, and, realizing he's been spotted, walks sheepishly up to the two. "Fancy meeting you here...Hank Darfry. You didn't tell me you guys were coming here."
Hank nodded, then looked to the other girl. "My cousin Rod Jahey and I just finished the paperwork a few days ago," he said, using Rod's full name for the other girl's benefit. An awkward silence follows.
Wendy shakes herself. "C'mon, Wendy, where are your manners? Hank Darfry, this is Sally Finch. She's great, she knows a LOT about this place."
Hank chuckles. "That's the Wendy...Cran I know. Always looking for secrets and making new friends. You always remind me of Rod..."
"Now, Hank, you know I'm involved with someone...and last I checked, Rod didn't need help finding a girlfriend."
Hank shrugged, but something in his eyes changed. A warning. "Rod's not been on top of his game lately. I don't know if you've had time to keep up on events back home, but remember what happened to Iola last year?"
Wendy nodded. Rod's girlfriend at the time had been in an explosion, and later died from her injuries. Only a few people knew the truth of what had really happened, and why she had been targeted. Rod had been devastated, but she thought he had recovered.
"Well, his latest two girlfriends got into accidents--nothing serious, one fell down a couple of stairs at the courthouse, and another one got food poisoning at Jake's--but now every girl in town thinks he's cursed. It's brought back some of the old memories, and..."
Hank didn't have to finish the sentence. She knew how old wounds could resurface at the worst times. Her mother had died when she was three, and sometimes seeing other girls with both their parents made her ache with longing to see her again. She still missed her, even all these years later. She decided to change the subject. "So, Sally here was just going to show me to my room. I guess afterwards we could have a look around? There's a lot of...
interesting stuff around this place.
Hank nodded. "Sure. I'm just going to go check on Rod, make sure he found his class OK. I'll meet you in the main hall."
"OK!"
With that, Hank walked down the hall towards the biology classroom, and Wendy walked through the door of the room Sally indicated as hers.
OOC: If you want, Hank can wander through Tomas' hall, Blade.
I might bring in my fourth character soon, but not unless I see an opportune spot. As a note, he's not going to do much plot-wise, he's more of an interference than anything else. Anyway, my other three won't be showing up for at least a couple more in-game days.
