event: break-in

[mayfield_mods]

[Anyone who drops by the dairy between the hours of three PM and five PM on Tuesday will find that the door's been unlocked. Even though the door's shut, there's a strange humming sound coming from inside the building.

Careful if you want to try to peek inside, though. You may not like what you find.]

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[ceasetoexist]

[He isn't screwing up. Not this time.

He didn't get to go inside in March. When people first got to go in, to investigate, Pokey had screwed up. Had still been self-absorbed, selfish, and compulsive. He still was, really. But at this point, he had something to temper those feelings with.

Pokey wouldn't call it love. Not out loud. But that's what it was.

He needed to get inside this time. Owed it to the people he'd known and who might be trapped in there to at least try and do something. He isn't going to just jump at danger like he did in March, or flaunt. He'll try to take it as practically as he can.

He's scared. Of the possibility that it really could be what they'd been told it was in March. That in the end, everyone he's known who's now gone is trapped in their, being used to keep this stupid town alive.

And he doesn't need to just know. He needs to see it. And if he can? Help stop it.

So Pokey will be cautiously attempting to sneak in and around, to get a look at what might be going down.

He can do this.

He has to.]

[strike_you_out]

[Yes, Pokey can do this, but he doesn't have to do it alone. There's a light tap on his shoulder from behind followed by a whisper.]

Hey.

[Slugger is coming, too.]

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey stops a minute, then looks over to his friend. And nods.]

Hey.

You lead? You know the place better than I do.

[strike_you_out]

Sure. [Bat held at his side, Slugger steps in front to stand between Pokey and the darkness beyond. Then, with a nod, he turns to lead the way in.]

[ceasetoexist]

[And Pokey will follow, just looking ahead, trusting in his friend as he leads him.]

...They have anything dangerous in here besides the machines?

[strike_you_out]

Not last time...

[He trails off, leaving the implication that things could easily be different this time.]

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey gets it. He pauses for a brief moment, then nods and keeps going.]

I'll try to keep out of the way if trouble shows up.

[He feels cowardly. But if it's a fight? He gets that the best thing he could do is let Slugger take care of it and not get in the way.]

[strike_you_out]

[This is exactly what Slugger has in mind, though he will give Pokey fair warning.]

You might hear voices.

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey stops at that, but just nods.]

....I'll be fine.

[echidna]

[ This is Jade's first real experience with the Dairy, and she's cautious, but perhaps not as much as she should be. She's learned a lot about Mayfield, the things it does and the kinds of secrets it holds. She knows she is definitely different from the same girl who sold lemonade to apply for police chief.

She had a feeling Pokey would be all over this, and thus is unsurprised to find that she is right.

She joins in on the sneaking, though her sneaking is partially to observe the dairy, and partially just to watch him until she's noticed. ]

[ceasetoexist]

[It takes a few moments. Pokey is relatively good at sneaking, but as for watching if he's being tailed? Not particularly good at all. The kid is not good at watching his flank, and Jade succeeds pretty well at tailing him until he gets to Slugger.

At that point? He kind of gets the impression he's being watched. And turns on his heels, cautious and frightened he's already been discovered.

And then frowns when he sees it's just Jade.]

What are you doing here you idiot?

[echidna]

[ She's almost surprised that it takes him as long as it does to notice her. At the moment, she's more even tempered than she usually is with him, merely folding her arms across her chest and shooting him a look. ]

The same thing you are.

[ceasetoexist]

It's dangerous here, stupid.

[And he'll move to flick one of Jade's dog ears.]

Don't need any creepy dog-girls getting hurt and in our way. Got it?

[strike_you_out]

[Slugger turns at the sound of a new voice. Spotting Jade, he nods once in greeting. If she wanted to see what was inside, he wasn't about to object.]

[echidna]

Well this dog-girl can take care of herself. I knew you would be here...

[ She pauses after this. If that was all, she may as well just be checking it out on her own. But that's not what she wants- ]

I want to go with you.

[ She spots Slugger then, noticing the nod and smiling slightly. ]

See? He doesn't mind.

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey just stares at her for a moment, ready to try and reproach her again, before tsking. There's no point in fighting her here, and now, not when it's so important.

And he guesses, in the end....he doesn't mind too much.]

Fine. Just don't slow us down.

[And he'll be ready to go again.]

[OOC: You guys ready then? If so, one of you wanna put "ENTERING" in the subject line to show we're ready?]

ENTERING

[strike_you_out]

[Turning away from them, Slugger continues into the Dairy.]

[echidna]

[ Jade nods, fingers twitching slightly in empty space. She can summon her hunting rifle at a moment's notice, a detail she isn't sure he's even aware of. She quietly follows Slugger inside. ]

[mayfield_mods]

[The dairy is dark inside, but there's a humming sound coming from the corner.]

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey stops a moment at that. He hasn't been in here before, but that's...kind of hard to miss. Logically, it'd be stupid to head straight for it.

But it's what he's doing anyway, to see what they find.]

[strike_you_out]

[Even if it's been nearly a year since Slugger has heard it, that sound is unmistakable. He speaks quietly in the darkness.]

That's the machine.

[echidna]

[ She takes a small step towards it, watching the other two for cues. ]

You've seen it before?

[mayfield_mods]

[As they get closer, they may notice that the corner the sound is coming from is glowing faintly.]

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey stops, and nods at Slugger's statement. For a moment, he feels his heart beat a little faster at the confirmation that this is, in fact, what they'd been looking for.]

Got it.

[He gives a small nod to Jade.]

Slugger was the one who told me about it last year.

...I'm going in to look.

[He won't charge, but he'll move a little quicker now, from a slow crawl to getting closer to a walking pace, though he still keeps to the wall.

Pokey will try to cling to the wall and get a sight of what's around the corner, what the area that's glowing looks like.]

[strike_you_out]

[Slugger whispers in response to Jade's question.] I've hit it before.

[He did tell her he liked hitting. And this time he's hoping to get another crack at it. Keeping a steady pace, he gravitates toward the glow. Unlike before, he has yet to feel what he'd felt the last time he was here.]