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As the intoxicating tide rhythmically rose and sunk into the ground, Kassa eventually passed by an off-color portion of the brick exterior. She stood back to see the whole thing, and looking up she saw an open window. She squinted her eyes at it, figuring how she could possibly get up. Kassa couldn't tell if it was an effect of the tide, but it seemed like the building bent down to let her step in. She grabbed the ledge and climbed in shortly before the building snapped back to its former state. She was flung forward into whatever room this window was in.

The room was about the size of a child's bedroom. The walls were painted a light blue color, and the floor was made of dark wood. The room was poorly lit and the smell of soft, sweet-smelling cologne hung in the air.

Louie followed at a distance. He attempted to swallow his frustration and focus. An angry vampire hunter was a dead vampire hunter. Even if they weren't hunting vampires the rule still applied. Something he should know better than to forget.

Rosemary eventually wondered back to the park and sat down on one of the swings. She hadn't been there for long when a man and two children walked into the park. The older of the two was a girl who looked around twelve or thirteen and the other child was a toddler who looked about four. He had a red dog plushie in one hand and the other was clasp firmly on the side of the man's pant leg. They ignored Rosemary and went to the opposite side of the jungle gym. Rose wasn't trying to be nosy but she picked up their conversation anyway.
"Uncle Lou this is stupid! I was this close to beating the boss and you just had to bring us here! Why do we have to see them anyway?! Its not like its some big event or holiday or som-" The pouty preteen was cut off by the small boy, "Tut up Lotty! We here cus Unca Lou says so!" 'Lotty' glared at the little boy and opened her mouth to say something but the man, 'Uncle Lou' cut her off. "That is enough Charlotte! To answer your question we are here because it's a nice day and we were invited. Your mama was supposed to be here to but she she's somewhere on Gambino Isle working for your father. Besides you spend too much time in front of that damn computer. When your mama left she said you where grounded and under no circumstances where you to play video games! We made a deal that if you did your homework and worked on those grades I'd let you play some but if you can't be nice I might change my mind." Charlotte glared daggers at 'Uncle Lou', "Firstly Louie I never said I wasn't grateful. I said this is a massive waste of time and-" Louie cut her off, "And if you continue to give me lip I'm doubling your grounding. Rose gave me the power to do so while you are staying with me so keep it up little miss. You should be grateful I'm not your father. He would have busted your tail already." Charlotte grawled and stomped her feet. Whitout another word she went over to the picnic tables and sat down with her back to her uncle and her little brother.
The little boy tugged on his Uncle's pant leg. 'Unca Lou? When mommy gunna come home?" Louie bent over and picked up the boy. "Whenever she's finished helping Mister Sir, Toni." Toni tilted his head to the side, "Oh! So did Mister Luc'ano and Miss Pen went too?" Louie shook his head and carried the little boy over to the slide, "Nope. Just Mama and Mister Sir. Hey! You wanna go down the slide?" Toni nodded and Louie sat him down.
Rosemary watched her brother playing with her son a little longer before getting up and leaving. She didn't want them to see her much less start crying as she was bound to do any moment. Her fears where eased. They did survive and she had even had children. As she walked away from the playground a bad feeling crawled into her stomach. It sounded as if she wasn't with the father of the two children. What had happened? Why were they not together and why did Louie looked pissed off when he mentioned him?
((older more scarred Louie, Charlotte and Toni))

The group cleared the warehouse and rescued Pen. And now everyone was headed back to the park, where everyone had landed prior to starting this adventure. Luciano managed to round everyone up so that they could all go home. Luciano and future Pen talked for a little while, of course. He knew that Future Pen would respect his decision not to know too much about the future, so they stuck to things that both of them knew; Like past missions and such. And while they talked, the rest of the group was trying to figure out how the device worked.

Nicola couldn't help it, she knew she shouldn't. There was little point for it, but really she just couldn't deny herself this. With a single finger, she set off the small bike bell, letting a sharp thring, thring into the air.

"Well, well...been a while since since that disaster been seen."

Nicola let her smile die as her sister stepped out of the small car that served her as a ride. Dismounting her bike, Nicola said, "Really, if my smile is a disaster I fear to know what that mess on your face is."

She let out a chuckle as her sister stuck her tongue out. Coming over to help her, Nicola heard her mutter, "Oh right, my face is a mess."

"With all the junk on your face, yeah its a mess."

"Please, I don't have that much," her sister fluttered her lashes over her red eyes and then placed down the bag she had lifted on to the ground. While Nicola worked to pull off the last of her luggage. Sighing, she pulled the handle out and her sister set the other bag on her shoulder.

"Do you really want to do this?" her sister asked in her soft musical voice.

For a moment, Nicola didn't answer merely take one step after another walking towards the doors of the ornate building. Intimidating, looming, and..."Are you going to answer my question or just stare?"

"Well, if I have to answer one than I do I answer the other," Her sister gave a frustration sound, but before she could speak Nicola continued, "Listen, it doesn't matter if I want to do this...it was part of the deal. So long as I up hold it and accomplish what he wants...Well, don't worry about it. Also, don't you have to hurray?"

They stopped at the looming doors, with a grunt her sister let the bag drop. Sighing in unison, they stared up at the doors and then at each other. While her sister gave her a small pout, she gave a smile.

"Don't worry about me. Just enjoy your time-"

"Oh, please I don't have to get ready to go in till next week. And man am I late, so it barely matter. Still I am worried about you."

"Don't, I'll be fine and I'll come home...oh, well I suppose I'll come to visit, how about that?" When her sister gave her a small smirk, she continued, "Good, now scat or else you'll never get your own packing done."

"Please," her sister said over her shoulder, "you know I'm going to procrastinate right up in till the morning I have to go."

With a wave at her sister's departing car, she thought, I will see her again and I will see this deal completed.
Then she turned and opened the door.

(TDA you can't write what other characters are doing if they are not your own}
Skotti Heard a lot of commotion coming from the lobby and went from his office to see what the problem was.
What he found was his team, all distraught and strung about in a pile.
"Oi! if it isn't me team" he said looking past them to see some unfamiliar faces, "And it looks as if cordell has sent me some fresh ones, as if I was not already behind on me paperwork" he said.

He walked swiftly to Skotti, seeing him come in. He then reached his hand out, the look on his face stern as ever, "You must be Skotti, I've heard some good things about you. Whats with these guys?" he threw a thumb back to the other members.

Waffle spun around as new people walked in and other members milled about in confusion. "Given all the strange stuff happening lately I would not be surprised, KD," she said. She waited for KD to tell her exactly what happened, but scrapped the idea when KD fell into a chair. Never mind, they probably don't wanna talk about it now.

For now, she chose to pay attention to the new people coming in... or at least the one talking with Skotti. Waffle listened to how this guy was introducing himself and was appalled by his attitude. 'These guys'? What are we, chopped liver? She marched up to where Skotti and the new guy was. Waffle had to look up, as this guy towered over her. She flicked his arm with a jolt of electricity and sneered, "We're part of Skotti's team. What's with you, fresh meat? You have a pretty big mouth for someone who just walked in."

He shook Skottis hand firmly letting out a short chuckle "Preciate it". He then looked to the door seeing the girl there he noted the look she gave him and thought. 'Here we go again more conflict...'
He listened to Skotti, realizing he was what seemed to be the most reasonable elf here, besides himself. He then looked to waffles, "Hi, I'm Vindication, or Vin, I submitted my forms yesterday, and me Ive got a big mouth when the time feels right. may be the fresh meat but everyone else here looks like the mean that got left out to long." He said looking over to the group for a second. "It doesn't look to me like they had a good time, and these guys was pertaining to the fact that since i left my kingdom a few years back, Ive sadly grown used to the whole lone wolf thing. So sorry if I came off wrong, I'm not used to the whole group thing since my rule in Hailstone Haven." He gave a small grin and reached his hand out. "Nice to meet you"