20365/Room Disservice

Room Disservice
Date of Scene:	03 April 2025
Location:	A room in the Gotham Arms Hotel
Synopsis:	Laura meets the Creeper and gets a few clues.
Cast of Characters:	Jack Ryder, Laura Kinney

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Jack Ryder has posed:
Thwap. Thwap. Thwap. Thwathwapthwapthwapthwapthwapthwapthwapthwap. Thwap. The sound is now quite audible to Laura in the hotel room bathroom, even over the gentle sound of rain outside and the occasional rumble of thunder moving away. Gothamites shower in the rain. They have little choice. Thwap.

What is it with people? They get stuck in the rain and soaked, get home and what do they do? Jump in the shower. Counter intuitive that. The Creeper sits on the hotel room's bed, after making sure there's no corpse underneath because GOTHAM! He continues thwapping away merrily. He was afraid he'd need to break the catch on the window to get in but it was broken already. Again Gotham.

Thwap. Thwap. Thwap.

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney is in a hotel room because she just didn't feel like doing anything else. Standing at the mirror in the bathroom, pulling her hair back, just staring. Claws come out. Claws go back in. She washes her hands, splashes her face. With hot water.

As for the rain, she's currently in the hotel room just in a sports bra and matching briefs. Some people probably wear that as a super suit sort of thing.

She comes out of the bathroom as soon as she smells that he somehow got in here, and hears it. The LOUDER sounds came later. "You."

Jack Ryder has posed:
The Creeper pauses from what he was doing. That was playing with a paddle ball. In fact he's a little surprised at Laura's informal attire and drops the toy. "Sonuvabitch! I was about to set a new record! You made me lose count, with your..." Words fail him and he gets up to gesture at Laura.

The Creeper rubs the back of his head. "I had no idea you weren't ready to receive company." To Laura's senses he smells like a large wet dog at the moment. He bends down to retrieve his toy, tucking it in his waistband. before he straightens up he says, talking into her belly button, "I had some information on those Mutant collectors I forgot to tell you because I saw a rat with a cheeseburger and... how are you such a badass with such teeny, dainty feet?" That may be subjective coming from someone wh wears size 15 E shoes but it seems heartfelt." He continues staring footward, just seeming to beg for a two fisted sledgehammer to the nape of his neck. That's if you could find his nape under the green hair and red mane. Male lions benefit from this anatomy feature as well! Giving them a slight edge if they should fight a tiger.

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney leans in the door jamb. Folding her arms, tapping her foot, figuring this out. "This is what you were doing when I caught you. You were going into someone's bedroom, weren't you?"

She takes a deep breath. "Small feet actually make me more dynamic and mobile in a battlefield situation. But if you want me to believe you're talking about an actual anti-mutant activity, get on with it."

Jack Ryder has posed:
Creeper rises to his full height! About a foot beyond where Laura ends. "Dude, I had no desire to lech on that person, believe me. If they were a stripper they'd money to put more clothes ON! I'm not THAT kind of Creeper. I'm stealthy like and... I like those horror movies Rondo Hattan did... and The Rocketeer with his lookalike!"

"Quit putting me on the defensive! Sheesh!" He pokes her in the belly. Not in a mean way, in a sort of are you ticklish way?

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney squints as he reaches int o touch her like that. Her belly completely bare of course, she blinks, staring at his finger, then following the arm back up to him. Arms still folded She doesn't react at all. Just cmoplete body control. Tapping her foot. "Okay so what you're saying is you took a name that comes off sexual, but you didn't mean it that way, honest? You could have picked a much better name than that. Like Ninja. Anyway, the mutant collectors?"

Jack Ryder has posed:
Creeper pulls his finger back and shrugs. He stoops a little to be closer to Laura's eye level. "I have never seen a girl so in need of a... kick? Kick!? That's it. the snatchers were using this stuff called Kick to lure Mutants in! I got a packet of it..." He fishes around in the black furred cuff of his glove and retrieves the packet in question. He holds it out to Laura and beams.

"You look like you need a few kicks too. Why didn't you call yourself Small Grumpy Assed Combat Machine if you're so into truth in advertising?"

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney looks up at him. "I'm Wolverine's daughter. That's.. a given." She does briefly smirk at that.

"But Kick." She takes the packet and sniffs without bring it too close. Chemicals? Drugs? "So you're saying people are spreading drugs to poison mutants and then kidnap them?" She sighs. He's actually DOING real work and not just... being a creep. That's almost annoying if it weren't important.

Jack Ryder has posed:
Creeper nods and then moves closer still. "I'm an alcoholic abuser's son. Heeeeey, that was almost a smile! You should smile more... not for anyone else but for you. It also makes people wonder what you're up to. Well that's enough work for me tonight... here." A business card is fished out of his boot and handed to her. "Jack Ryder will know how to contact me. He's a socially acceptable creep. Pleasure doing business with you sweet cheeks. Here, this is for you!"

He solemnly hands her the paddle ball. Then turns to go to the window "Unless... you want me to like... chill."

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney frequently runs around in spandex as tight already, so... she chuckles. "Alright." She rubs her forehead, and sighs again. It makes sense. It's Gotham. It's typical Gotham. He could be one of 20 Gothamites she's dealt with.

"Thank you, Creeper. Jack Ryder? Alright. She takes the card, looks at it, memorizes it. Now flipping the card between two fingers.

With her left hand, she takes the paddleball, and oh so casually starts it going perfectly in rhythm.

"Before you go, I do want to know more."

Jack Ryder has posed:
Creeper stops. No one ever delayed his leaving. He turns back slowly. "Okay, I've wanted to shave my back for a while... no one would take the job. What else do you need to know?"

Laura Kinney has posed:
Laura Kinney can't rub her face sinec one hand is holding the card, and the other the paddleball. So, she 'catches' the ball with the paddle, tosses it onto the bed, and then rubs her face.

"About the kick. Where did you get it? Where does it come from? Is it also in Gotham?"

Jack Ryder has posed:
Creeper says, "Lessee. I found Christian Frost being abducted in the alleyway where I met you. I was staking it out. And I don't know. I don't know. I didn't know there was Mutant Ecstasy till I grabbed this packet... but you're very welcome and I will find out for you! Good night!" He turns again to the window and slips out of it, apparently motivated. Jack Ruder was taking the Loop back to Mutant Town!