;478;: *walks into the infirmary and goes over to Steve's body* Hey Steve, how are you- *notices the hole in Steve's head* Damn..
;054;: *comes in* Hey, Erika..
;478;: *holds hand out to motion for Quacks to stop before putting the sheet over Steve's head*
;054;: ....No..
;478;: *solemnly nods head*
Episode 15: Think On Your Sins
~Later~
*Everyone has gathered in the infirmary*
:611:: How did Steve die?
;478;: He died....of an infection it seems. Best not to lift the sheet up, out of respect.
;325;: So the surgery was for nothing?
;478;: Not necessarily. We did everything we could for the man, and I think he saw that. We shall remember his heroism and his advancements in helping us defeat our common enemy. Does anyone else want to say anything?
;325;: *steps up* Ah, Steve. He was a dude who knew what he was doing. That's why I respected him. He crossed the line before, but he got better, more focused. He'll surely be missed.
;418;: *steps forward* Steve may've been a smartie type and all, but that's what he done needed. A smartiepants to balance our brawn and he filled that role nicely.
:552:: *clears throat* Steve was a good man, yes. Words can't display that, what's been said has been said. *backs up*
:611:: To be a victim to this bloodshed is undignified. Steve deserved better, and his death will not be in vain. Crack shot him, and vengeance will be struck upon her for that. We must honor Steve's memory.
;054;: *beckons Griffen away* This isn't the time for a rally cry. I knew Steve the best. I worked with him, he was a visionary. Big ambitions to match his big brain. I shall continue his work and aspirations, he did not deserve this. Steve was more than just my accomplice, he was more than just an acquaintance. He was my friend.
;478;: *bows head* Now for the matter at hand..
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;478;: Briner brought up some juicy information about Ray and Crack yesterday. It appears they are seperated, so we can hit them both at different fronts. I shall go with Briner to see what else we can find on Ray. Griffen...Quacks..
:611:: Don't bother, Erika. My plan is finally come into play. *walks off*
;054;: I'll just work on.....quack.....stuff. *shuffles away*
;478;: *watches Griffen leave* Alrighty then, Felix, the master thief, and Joey, the tough bouncer. I have a very specific job for you. Griffen has his hands on a sort of cloaking device that I do not trust him with whatsoever. I want you two to steal it from him, make sure it's out of his hands. Can you do that?
;325;: I got it. *nudges Felix* You follow me, capiche?
:552:: *silently nods*
;478;: Great, lets get to work.
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:611:: *reads Iris' written instructions* Only fully invisible when completely motionless..Invisibility lasts for ten minutes at a time.. *turns cloaking device on in front of a mirror* Wow, works fine. *turns it off and walks out of room* What was that? *hears a noise and goes after it*
;175;: *rummaging through Steve's lab*
:611:: *stands outside the door and goes invisible*
;175;: I need...I need...*smashes a bottle on the ground and licks up the glass* The formula..
:611:: *walks slowly inside the lab, flickering from visibility to invisibility*
;175;: I can love... *pours purple liquid on the ground* But I need..
:611:: *creeps closer to Crack*
;175;: *pours a green liquid on the purple liquid spot only to burn a hole in the ground* Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!
:611:: *accidentally bumps into a table and knocks over a beaker*
;175;: *stops and spins around, looking directly at the invisible Griffen* Who's there?
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;418;: Shucks, all I did was gallop into his office and listen to a recording of Crack.
;478;: It can't be that easy, Ray doesn't like easy.
;418;: *flips through files in Ray's file cabinet* Seems so, he's got all kinds of dirt on himself in here.
;478;: *pulls out a page* Think on your sins?
;418;: *pulls out more pages* That's what they all say.
;478;: *pulls out another page* Not this one..This one has a picture of...Felix?
;418;: Check this out, its a clipping with Ray's picture on it. *hands the clipping to Erika*
;478;: Raymond Despoto, wealthy investor? That's what it says but that can't be right.. *reads the back with a small newspaper article on it* Raymond Despoto has filed for bankruptcy after his assets were seized in the midst of a scandal involving criminal activity. Raymond went on record as saying he was framed.
;418;: Whats dat gotta do with this here picture of Felix?
;478;: Felix's a thief. You dont think...Are there anymore pictures in here?
;418;: *digs deep and pulls out another* Enriko's on this one. *flips the picture over* Well darn.
;478;: *pulls off a bag of cocaine* Enriko's a drug dealer..What does that have to do with anything?
;418;: *flips through pages and pages of 'Think On Your Sins' and finds another picture* This one has Joey on it.
;478;: *flips the picture over to find a picture of a bloodied and bruised Ray* Joey's a bouncer, this all has to be connected. Think about it. Felix steals everything Ray has with an intelligent scam, Ray falls off the deep end, into drugs and alcohol, getting kicked out of bars and whatnot. Everyone in this house is loosely connected to Ray. But..I have no recollection of ever meeting Ray.
;418;: Gosh, then. *pulls out a picture of Erika* This next one's you though.
;122;: I have to applaud you on that one, madam Erika. It only took you 15 days.
;478; & ;418;: *spin around to see that no one is there*
;122;: I'm in your heads, no need to fret. I see you two have been doing a lot of thinking...but don't think about my sins. Think about yours.
;418;: Show yer damn face, scumbag!
;478;: You're too smart to leave this all in here unless you wanted us to find it, what's your angle, Ray.
;122;: Angle? I merely thought I was lending you a hand, ma'am.
;478;: People who have wronged you in the past get brought to this mansion so you can kill them?
;122;: Ah, don't tell me you thought all of this was random. Most of you people don't remember a thing. Like you, Erika. Why were you brought here?
;478;: As some pawn in your sick game, I presume.
;418;: I ain't ever met you before this all started!
;122;: Erika, it may have been a long time ago but you should remember that.. scandal. I was framed for something Felix did and you investigated the case. Yet, you failed. I'm sure you've tried your hardest to forget your only failure, Erika. But I surely remembered.
;478;: *gasps*
;122;: And you, Briner. After all I had been through, few jobs would hire me. Except your family, who hired me as a stable boy. And you know how I was treated? Second rate scum, by you nonetheless.
;418;: Ain't that what you is?
;122;: No, that's what you'll be soon enough. The mind's a toy, Briner. Yours isn't very strong.
;478;: Why tell us all of this anyways? Why allow us to get closer to taking you down? What does Crack have to do with all of this?
;122;: Think on your sins.
;478;: Ray! RAAAAAAAAY! ANSWER ME!!!!!!!!!
;418;: ..............................No response.
;478;: *rips the picture of her in half*
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:611:: *silently prays that Crack won't notice him*
;175;: Someone's out there...someone..someone...I know you're there! You wouldn't hurt dear ol' me, would you?
:611:: *stares down at Crack*
;175;: I'm just a little lost.. *gives the cutest face* I don't know what to do with myself.
:611:: Can't....give in..
;175;: Erika? Is that you? I'm not surprised you won't show your face..all the people you allowed to die. Or is it Briner? Silver's death...that was easily your fault. Maybe it's Joey? The one who couldn't save Alexandra? Then again it might be Felix, who doomed his dear London. Or Quacks who allowed his only friend Steve to die. But then again it could be Griffen...the one who foolishly let Iris suffer.
:611:: *shudders and starts faintly flickering*
;175;: Ahh.. *leaps at Griffen and bites him in the leg*
:611:: Gah! *kicks Crack off and storms out of the lab, leaving a trail of Crack's saliva as he escapes*
;175;: *curls up in a ball* ehehehehe..
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:552:: *knocks on Griffen's door* It's Felix and Jo-
;325;: *busts the door down*
:552:: .....
;325;: What? *goes inside and looks around* Griffen ain't here, bud. How're we gonna find an invisible device if it's invisible?
:552::
The device causes invisibility, its not invisible you idiot.
;325;: *turns to Felix* Excuse me?
:552:: Nothing, Joey. We should uh..go find Griffen before he causes any trouble.
;325;: Alrighty then. I'll lead the way, comrade. *marches out of Griffens room*
:552:: *
Kill him while his back is turned* *No...I can't do that*
Then I will. *tackles Joey from behind and pins him to the ground*
;325;: *flips back and puts Felix in a chokehold* Who the hell do you think you are?
:552::
*breaks out of the chokehold and backs up* No, I don't want to fight Joey. He's my fri....
Enemy. He's my enemy and I must kill him. *lunges at Joey*
;325;: *catches Felix and drops him down hard* What's wrong with you, bud? Sounds like you flew over the cuckoo nest and then some.
:552:: There's something wrong...Joey......
Yeah, you're still alive. *claws at Joey's throat*
;325;: *bounces up and down on Felix to keep him immobile* I'm gonna have to report you to Erika, eh? You're too much of a loose cannon. *ties Felix up and leaves him there* Didn't wanna have to do that, bud, but I had no choice.
:552:: Help....
I'll kill you when I get out of here Joey. Hahaha, I'll destroy you.
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;054;: *tinkering with chemicals in own room*
;122;: An infection? Do you really believe that?
;054;: *looks around and doesn't see Ray* Get out of my head.
;122;: You didn't answer my question. I surely don't believe it. If a large chemical explosion couldn't kill Steve, I doubt an infection will.
;054;: *stops with the chemicals* Explosion?
;122;: Oh, almost forgot. You were there, sir. You just don't remember. You don't remember me, or Steve. I
;054;: Steve couldn't have worked there..And you!
;122;: I was just a lowly janitor whom you treated like crap. No way you'd remember me. Not remembering Steve is an insult though. You and I both should know that it was him who caused the explosion.
;054;: You're lying, Steve wouldn't do that.
;122;: Steve was different back then. We all were. Steve had an ego, and it consumed him. So he plotted the explosion. And so only three survived, but the tracks were covered and he was safe...but changed. Just like you and me. While you and Steve secluded into the darkness, I saw the light...and embraced it.
;054;: That's why I'm here, huh? So you can kill off all the remaining survivors?
;122;: The blade cuts far deeper than that, Quacks. Let me ask you something. Who are you looking out for...Me or Crack?
;054;: The one who won't come to me and tell me everything is the one I should look out for, I suppose.
;122;: Hehe. Think on your sins, sir.
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Vote who you want to give immunity to.
Ended up writing this all at once instead of in fragments because I suck. The ending is coming soon though, only 5 left after this. Timed perfectly to coincide with me going back to reffing PBB. It's been awhile since I've written something funny.