05-13-2015, 11:46 AM
Bas pulled his overcoat collar up as he scanned the street from the darkened alley. His depth perception was off, with one of his eyes swollen nearly shut, so everything splayed out like on a movie screen, with him in the audience. People milled about and he could hear the thrum of the music spill out onto the streets as the main entrance opened. The bright lights of Kallisti's lit up the street, reflecting off cars and the wet sidewalks.
He was very aware of the security cameras hidden at the front, as well as those that fronted the other stores and buildings on this street. Once he started forward, he'd be in plain view to all of them. His eyes fixed on the side street that led to the back entrance where the girls and other workers entered. He was sure there were cameras there too. He could only hope no one was tapping into the feed here.
He clenched his jaw and winced as pain lanced through him. Damn, but that cop had fist like a brick wall. He smiled grimly, feeling his lip tug at the split. At least he'd taken care of him. The bastard was in the ICU. Served him right.
Taking a breath he said a prayer as he tentatively reach out- feeling a sense of relief as the power flooded him. He wasn't completely abandoned. Though the increase in awareness nearly made him collapse to his knees as every ache and pain in his body flared to life, demanding he notice and do something about it. Suddenly breathing hurt like a son of a bitch. Probably have a few ribs broken. Grateful for the sign, he let the power go with a relief at the sudden retreat of all his injuries. Well, mostly. It was like they were muted. It was enough.
He started walking purposefully toward the side of the building, the anxiety of being out in the open overwhelming. It seemed to take forever before he was closed up again in a narrower space. It was still lighted- the girls needed safe entrance, after all, and the big guy at the door saw him coming and positioned himself. "Turn around. This ain't no entrance for you."
Bas only came close enough so he didn't have to raise his voice. "I'm a friend of Tatyana. I just need to speak to her."
The man's look said that he'd heard that before. "Look, just say Bas is looking for her."
The news hadn't mentioned that he went by Bas instead of Sebastian. The man looked him over but then pulled his radio and spoke into it.
While he waited for a response, he smiled nastily. "You turn out to be bothering her and your good eyes' gonna look a lot worse. You might not be walkin' too good neither."
Bas shrugged and gave him a smile. "She'll remember. No worries there."
He hoped. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't remember if they had parted on good terms last time. He hoped so. He wasn't really up to another fight right now.
Edited by Sebastian, May 19 2015, 10:42 AM.
He was very aware of the security cameras hidden at the front, as well as those that fronted the other stores and buildings on this street. Once he started forward, he'd be in plain view to all of them. His eyes fixed on the side street that led to the back entrance where the girls and other workers entered. He was sure there were cameras there too. He could only hope no one was tapping into the feed here.
He clenched his jaw and winced as pain lanced through him. Damn, but that cop had fist like a brick wall. He smiled grimly, feeling his lip tug at the split. At least he'd taken care of him. The bastard was in the ICU. Served him right.
Taking a breath he said a prayer as he tentatively reach out- feeling a sense of relief as the power flooded him. He wasn't completely abandoned. Though the increase in awareness nearly made him collapse to his knees as every ache and pain in his body flared to life, demanding he notice and do something about it. Suddenly breathing hurt like a son of a bitch. Probably have a few ribs broken. Grateful for the sign, he let the power go with a relief at the sudden retreat of all his injuries. Well, mostly. It was like they were muted. It was enough.
He started walking purposefully toward the side of the building, the anxiety of being out in the open overwhelming. It seemed to take forever before he was closed up again in a narrower space. It was still lighted- the girls needed safe entrance, after all, and the big guy at the door saw him coming and positioned himself. "Turn around. This ain't no entrance for you."
Bas only came close enough so he didn't have to raise his voice. "I'm a friend of Tatyana. I just need to speak to her."
The man's look said that he'd heard that before. "Look, just say Bas is looking for her."
The news hadn't mentioned that he went by Bas instead of Sebastian. The man looked him over but then pulled his radio and spoke into it.
While he waited for a response, he smiled nastily. "You turn out to be bothering her and your good eyes' gonna look a lot worse. You might not be walkin' too good neither."
Bas shrugged and gave him a smile. "She'll remember. No worries there."
He hoped. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't remember if they had parted on good terms last time. He hoped so. He wasn't really up to another fight right now.
Edited by Sebastian, May 19 2015, 10:42 AM.