15652/Operation: London Calling - Side Quest
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| Operation: London Calling - Side Quest | |
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| Date of Scene: | 18 July 2023 |
| Location: | The London Underground |
| Synopsis: | Agent McCarthy and other SHIELD Agents recover a woman that was being held captive by an entity. Things are getting weirder by the minute! |
| Cast of Characters: | Asariel, Tom McCarthy
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- Asariel has posed:
It is the 18th of July in London and the sun has set. Last week Avenger's and agents of SHIELD were recovering one Wesley Abbott. A wealthy business man that had been possessed by a denizen of the Dark Dimension that was known as Jack the Ripper. There had been a small group of WAND and SHIELD agents dispatched to the London Underground to search for more bodies of women that the Ripper might have slain.
The group was in for an even bigger surprise though once they got to the destination that the entity that was housed in Wesley gave them.
For those with the sense for magic, the room that they enter is filled with it. The wards, runes and other magical tingles alert Tom to their presence.
There is a rope that is tied across from one wall to the other with long strips of cloth that act as a barrier. What exactly is beyond the curtain is a mystery.
- Tom McCarthy has posed:
Still learning more of this whole magical thing, Tom was on high alert - Digi talking in his head as he kept his service pistol in hand. No reason to go without a proper firearm. No screams of alarm from his bound partner - just commentary on the absense of any true evil.
"What are these runes?" He wonders, moving just a bit closer - wary still.
- Asariel has posed:
"Binding runes." Digi states.
One of the other agents move into the room with Agent McCarthy and there is a 'what the hell is this?' look around. Someone else was getting in their training as well it looked like.
"Wonder what's behind here..." they say as they head over to start drawing back the curtain. It slowly reveals the circular dias that is hiding behind it that is built in the middle of the room. There are three steps to take and in the middle of the carved runes and other magical symbols is a petite looking white haired woman. Her complexion and hair make her seem like a statue. She is seated and her hands and ankles are bound. Though she has her eyes closed and appears to be unharmed, there are dried splotches of blood on the stone around her and dried streaks of blood on the dress that she wears.
Do they pay people enough for this type of thing?
- Tom McCarthy has posed:
"Careful. These are binding runes." Tom offers over, quickly. "I don't think there are any demons or evil entities, but... that doesn't mean whatever is bound is going to be a friend." Better cautious than not - even if he might be well-equipped to handle various troubles.
Spotting the woman, his eyes narrow - trying to suss out what she might be a part of. "Jesus. She looks like she's ... well, is that her blood?" The man inches forward, Digi ready to spring into action should it be a trap.
- Asariel has posed:
"Oh...oh is she a statue? Do statues bleed?" Agent Mitchell inches forward as well. "Ma'am, are you alright?" he asks.
Was she alright?! Dude was in his rookie hour.
Her head tilts up slowly, her eyes opening to reveal a gaze of moon silver that immediately fills with dread and panic. She tries to recoil from the two of them, but she can't. And she starts speaking in a language that feels like neither of them should be hearing it.
"Break that rune if you want to release her." Digi points out to Tom. "I don't think she's all hear at the moment." he adds.
- Tom McCarthy has posed:
There's a wave to the others. "Back up. I'm going to do something dumb." He states, matter-of-factly. "I'm going to free her." Tom explains, holstering his pistol. The man looks over the rune, studying it for a moment. The others are given time to move, should they heed his warning.
His hands go up, showing them to the captured woman. "Not going to hurt you. I truly hope you understand." He says, before stepping closer to the rune. A wickedly sharp blade forms in his hand then, and he slashes across the rune to marr and break it.
- Asariel has posed:
Agent Mitchell gives Agent McCarthy 'the look'. "Man if you get me killed my wife is going to dig me up just to KILL me herself!" he stage whispers to him. "You go ahead and free that crazy woman. Sure." he nods to that as he steps back. Letting Tom do his thing.
The rune is broken and there is a thrum of energy that coarses through the air as the pale woman stops shouting and trying to get away from them. She's still on the other side of the circle. She tries to form words as she takes a step forward, but her knees buckle and her eyes roll back into her head as she looses consciousness again.
There was a lot to unpack in this room...and it was all weird!
- Tom McCarthy has posed:
He was a medic, first of all. He's ready to catch her when she tumbles - the blade disappearing as he does so. Tom does a cursory check, looking for pulse, breathing - all the necessities.
"We'll get her checked out - something tells me we're dealing with an non-human entity here. We need to make sure she's safe, and make sure she's not a problem for anyone else. I believe she's not, but..." A shrug as he motions for the medical equipment.
