[Thursday, September 2, 2004.] [After the tremendous mess with the vampires and the dust and the voltage and the gah, the police showed up. The lot of you were taken to the station and filed a report; any screaming about vampires was taken as delusion. But *you* know what happened, don't you?] [Charlotte's supervisor is still nowhere to be seen.] [Just a little while ago, Jeremy's parents showed up to pick up him and Ivy. That leaves Charlotte and Krista. You're finished with the questioning, so what do you do?] (You're skipping the police interrogation? That's the best part! :P ) (Says you.) (Arwen could do Good Cop Bad Cop on you!) [You find yourself in a white waiting room with uncomfortable seats and a busy police officer filling out paperwork. He has a bushy moustache.] [Session Start.] (We're released?) (Yes.) * Krista still lookes messed. Stupid vamp. She wasn't stupid enough to blab about vamps. She adjusts her miraculously unbroken glasses for a moment and looks over to Charlotte the unposed semi-discretely. * Charlotte looks pretty passive for someone who just almost lost her life. She's sitting hunched over in her chair.] * Krista 's look becomes less... discrete. She shifts her bookbag a moment, then says quietly, "Charlotte? Do you need a ride?" * Charlotte turns her gaze to Krista, staring for a minute. She opens her mouth to speak, then shakes her head. "No. Thanks, though." * Krista nods slightly and smiles a little. "Of course. I couldn't think of not offering, but if you are sure..." she trails off. * Charlotte nods. "It's okay." * Krista rubs her arms for a moment and nods back. "God bless, then." Beat. "I'll... see you tomorrow?" * Charlotte nods. "Okay." * Krista looks at her carefully for a moment, then says more quietly, "If you... want to talk about the details of earlier... I..." she stops herself again before saying, "Sorry. I'd... tomorrow." She turns and heads out-like. * Charlotte hesitates a good long moment, then hurries out to catch Krista before she leaves. "Wait!" * Krista is opening the door before she gets 'Wait'ed. And she does wait, pulling back to let the door close and look towards Charlotte. "Yes...?" She looks a bit... scared? Uncertain? * Charlotte halts. "I'd like to talk about it," she says awkwardly. I mean, when you have time. I-If that's ok. * Krista looks to her for a moment, her eyes softening at her uncertainty. She nods slightly with a warm smile. "Of--of course." Beat. "I..." her eyes flick back to the station people, then, "I can't really stay out, mother and father will be worried." Oh. Okay. Can I walk you to your car? * Krista quickly says, "I-I wasn't jo--sure." She nods. "Sure." Okay. * Charlotte joins Krista's entourage! * Krista has a better chance of surviving random encounters now! She takes advantage of that by pushing the door open and stepping out to walk to her car, Charlotte en... uh, touraged. [Krista and Charlotte leave the building and enter the wet, well-lit, and mostly empty police parking lot.] * Rowyn is now known as Veronica (Silence from Charlotte, or?) * Charlotte says, once they're out of the police station, "Can you tell me what happened?" * Krista nods a little and says, "I can." A pause, then, "You... want to know?" * Charlotte nods slowly. * Krista licks her lips a moment and says in a hushed tone, "The... teenagers were no teenagers. They were evil... unholy vampires." Terrifying abominations in the eyes of God... (I love it when Krista gets all biblical.) * Charlotte says, "Oh," with a tone that she might have used if Krista told her she was out of Campbell's soup. (What? No chicken noodle? NOOOOOOO!) (So shellshocked.) ("Now shut up before I get all Leviticus on your unholy posterior!") * Krista glances to her, then continues... irregardless of her tone. "The demons are... they are very strong. But they fear God and his light... or wood through their hearts." I saw. * Krista nods a little and reaches her car. She looks up towards Charlotte. "It is all right... the unholy beasts do not seem common, but..." she trails off. Then a small... haunted smile. "Try not to worry about it, Charlotte..." * Charlotte blinks. "How can I not? " * Krista 's smile gets a bit less odd as she reaches back to a side pouch in her bookbag and pulls out a small, red book about the size of her hand and a rosary. She offers them to Charlotte and says quietly, "Ask Him for help." * Charlotte stares blankly at Krista. ( Can I bean the vampires in the head with this?) (Oddly, yes.) * Krista offers them to her more. "Please, take them. At least consider it." A small pause, then, "The cross on the rosary is also some small protection." * Charlotte nods, and hesitantly takes them. "Um... Thanks." (Now Krista will hand out rosaries on street corners to protect people from vampire attacks.) * Krista nods a little and smiles more. "It truly does help. And if you want more guidance... Precious Blood Catholic Church is where I attend. Father Bradley and I would be glad to offer more support." * Charlotte fidgets. "Um.. It's not... I-I'm not very ... religious." (I find the name "Precious Blood Catholic Church" very ironic in a Buffy game.) (Ssh.) * Krista smiles slightly and replies, "If you wish to be, Father Daniel and I would be glad to help with that too. But if not... at least it may provide comfort, if you... can't find it elsewhere?" * Charlotte nods. "Okay, I'll think about it." * Krista continues smiling and opens her car door. "Please do." Beat. "Have a good night, Charlotte." * Charlotte nods. "Okay. You, too." * Krista nods back and gets into her car! And probably starts it up too! * Charlotte waves! [Krista's car works! O. M. G.] * Krista waves a little and then drives off! For home! In theory! * Charlotte also goes home! But a different home than Krista is going to. (Holy home life. Okay...) (Charlotte, #secondstring4) (And excuse me while my brain bursts out of its skull.) (Okay!) [Krista drives home! Drive, Krista, drive! It's safe. Ish. Well, no vampires jump up and get her from the backseat.] ( They come out of the trunk. ) (Nope. They do that from the glove compartment.) * Krista manages to stay together pretty well! She listens to classical music on the way home and bites her lip a few times. (Is she a Mozart girl?) (No CD player!) (Chicago has a classical station, dunnot?) [Krista arrives home without crashing up and dying! It looks... like it always does: a quiet house in a quiet neighborhood.] * Krista pulls in, stops the car, and steps out. She looks down at herself for a moment before sighing and looking back at the house. Upon reaching the door she opens it, unlocking it if necessary! She has keys to her own home. How nice! [The hall light is on, but it's... quiet. Spooky.] * Krista speaks up once she's inside with the door closed. "Mother? Father? Luke?" She starts walking towards the dining room and kitchen, lip bitten once more. (The non-gay Luke. I feel it's important to make that distinction.) (No. Krista periodically has teachers sleep in her basement. What, you thought she got good grades from HARD WORK and STUDYING?) (I'm not his type.) (Everyone thinks Veronica is though. Except she's too busy courting Christy.) (That's because Veronica's very mannish.) [Krista's mother is seated at the kitchen table, working on a crossword puzzle. She looks up when her daughter enters and smiles. "Krista!"] * Krista smiles a little down at her. "I'm sorry I'm late. I didn't mean to be." ["Was it a difficult practice? Do you want me to get you anything?" She starts to stand to do just that.] (My mother is oblivious to my dress looking like I got thrown to the ground. That's why I love her.) * Krista shakes her head. "No, practice was wonderful." A pause, then, "There was an incident near where I stopped for dinner, is all." [Krista's mom sits down again. "An incident? What kind of-" And then she stops being oblivious. "Your dress!"] (Yes. I did know about that. ^^) (I know. I really wasn't joking. That's why I love her. ^~) * Krista looks embarrassed, "I'm fine, mother. My dress is just..." she trails off, biting her lip again, then puts her hands together at her stomach. "Two teenagers tried to carjack someone... I got in the way." ["Oh. Oh, Krista!" She jumps to her feet and is by Krista's side in an instant, looking her over. "Are you hurt? Did they call the police?"] * Krista nods a little and says, "I'm... I'm fine, mother. A little scuffed, but it..." a trail off as she's looked over, then, "We talked to the police, yes... that's why I'm so late." ["Oh, thank God." She gives Krista a hug.] * Krista hugs back tightly, putting her head to her mother's shoulder for a moment and acknowledging her sentiment, although for different reasons. "Yes... yes, thank God." * Krista pulls back and says, "I'm... going to go upstairs and change and get started on my homework. All right?" ["Okay." Her mother pulls back and brushes some muddy stuff out of Krista's hair. "Do you want me to tell your father?"] * Krista smiles weakly. "I wouldn't want you to hide it from him." [She nods and gives Krista another small hug. "Just let me know if you need anything."] * Krista hugs back as she says, "Of course, mother. Thank you." She pulls back again and smiles weakly. "I think a shower will be enough." [Her mother nods, obviously still worried, and then goes to find Krista's dad.] * Krista watches her go for a moment before heading upstairs, away from the parentals and towards a shower. And homework. [And Luke, as it turns out, because his door is open and he's listening to some stupid music or another. "Didja break a leg?" he calls as he hears Krista approach.] * Krista shakes her head and says, "No," before heading into her room. ["Aw." He goes back to whatever it is he's doing.] ( Worshipping Satan? XD ) (I hope not!) (Possible! XD) (He wants to be like Mr. Mendel.) * Krista gathers up soft casual clothes, which today means giant PJ shirt and pants and other sundry before heading for the bathroom. And since this is only TV14 at the most that's all you get! (La la la, shower shower showeer...) * Krista comes out of the shower much later in incredibly generic white PJs as previously mentioned and wet hair and heads into her room, turning on her DEMON BOX. Er, computer. Old computer. And she opens up her bookbag to see her cross- stake. She pulls it out and looks at it as she waits for the computer to boot up. (I have the main channel all to myself! Aaaahahahaha! *spins*) (Sorry I'm not paying the best attention. ^^;) (You're multitasking 4 minis of a sort. I'll live. ^_~) [It boots up! Babeep!] * Krista puts her hand around the cross for a moment longer and murmurs, "Thank you, Lord, for that strength." [THE END!]