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[outofthefire]

[the video opens on a slightly off-kilter Laura standing in the middle of the Sewing Shop]

Hey. Does anyone know if the Sewing Shop lady had any enemies, people who might wanna go after her? 'Cause I stopped by to get a dress altered and there wasn't anybody here. I did find this. [she turns the camera so it captures the view of little specks of what's clearly relatively fresh blood on the fabric draped across a table] here. So either she stuck herself real bad with a needle or something's going on. And if something's going on, I think I know who to blame.

[the camera turns back to face an unsmiling Laura who is now leaving the Shop and headed somewhere purposefully. those with sharp eyes will notice that she's walking towards the armory]

I probably shoulda said something about this earlier. I don't know how many other worlds even have demons. But mine does. And now, so does this world.

She's about my height, she's got a medium complexion and black hair. The thing you'll really notice is her black eyes. I don't mean black eyes as in someone hit her in the face black eyes, but actually black eyes. She already tried to kill me once. What's gonna stop her from killing someone else? Like maybe the Sewing Shop lady?

Demons are evil. Pure evil. They like to have their fun with us mortals, but don't mistake that for friendship. Demons don't even know what the word means. The best we can hope for is that they'll be amused by us long enough for us to get away.

[Laura arrives at the armory and yanks the door open. the camera veers off of her face and towards the ground as she enters, obviously searching for something. she lifts her hand with the camera as she reaches a shortbow, her other hand taking it off of the wall, shrugging it onto her shoulder. then the camera veers again and raises again as she finds a quiver of arrows, lifting that off of the wall, too. she lifts the camera up to her face again, catching a determined expression]

I don't know what I'm doing. I don't even know if she can be killed. But I guess we'll find out?

((OOC: This post takes place just before the contents of this incident))

Comments

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[evocation]

[Oh boy.]

Dude, seriously, don't.

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[outofthefire]

[forgive her, she's currently kicking herself for not doing this the second after she was nearly killed]

Don't what? Don't tell everybody exactly what it is they're dealing with?

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[proselytise]

if it helps with your theory, she actually did kill me once.

so whatever you're planning, i wouldn't really recommend it.

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[outofthefire]

Wait, she already killed you?

And you didn't think "gee, maybe I should tell someone?"

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[hasadoctorsnote]

Do you... know for sure if the lady who runs the sewing shop is dead? I might be able to figure that out if no one is. I could possibly figure out what happened to her too.

[Voice]

[outofthefire]

I don't know for 100% certain, but I'm pretty damn sure. That demon I ran into didn't seem like the type to pull her punches.

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[hardwearing]

[ Wash only left the shop a short time ago, having talked himself down from what he's 90% sure is just paranoia. He's in the shops now, getting groceries, when his phone chimes with Laura's post. Thinking it might be Margaery, he checks -- and when it isn't, but it's about her? He watches the whole thing. And doesn't like what he hears.

No. She's fine. Just... hasn't called him back yet. In any case she can't be dead, Margaery is a fighter. There was no sign of a struggle. But then again, could a demon have magic? When he replies he's frowning unhappily. ]

Why would this demon go after Margaery? Why did she go after you?

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[outofthefire]

Why do demons go after anybody? Because they can. I managed to get away from her probably thanks to this. [she brings her hand up to show the ring on her finger] But any normal human--and I'm assuming she's a normal human here--would be toast.

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Blood on the fabric, and an empty shop?? This is not good. ]

The Sewing Shop lady is Margaery Tyrell, who has been a good friend to my family.

You think a demon killed her? Damn! You say this black-eyed demon has tried to kill you?

I don't know what the limits of demons are in the world she comes from, but be very careful. It's possible that she can be killed by mortal weapons, but who knows?

[ Nick's call to the Guards comes through and that takes precedence for a few moments. ]

Don't go to fight her alone. The Guards will be coming in your direction, towards Rage's temple. Be smart, wait for us or for some other kind of backup!

[ And he's gone. ]

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[lemontree]

"The Sewing Shop lady?" Do you mean that Margaery Tyrell has been attacked?

[ If so, there will be justice. One way or another. ]

Has she been found?

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[outofthefire]

Is that her name? If so, yeah, she probably has been. By a demon, so not something to fuck around with.

She's definitely not at the shop. And when I looked around, I found blood.

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[imhisaunt]

I don't understand...what has happened to Miss Margaery??

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[outofthefire]

[it's Delmar. she likes him a lot from her time working at the bakery and he's never been anything but kind and welcoming to her. so she's going to try to soften this as much as she can]

There's a demon here. She tried killing me earlier, but she couldn't. And when I went to the shop to have a dress altered, I found. . . blood on cloth and on the floor.

For what it's worth, I'm sorry.

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[bythewaves]

The Lady Margaery is missing? [ Maglor frowns, concerned ]

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[outofthefire]

Yeah, she’s missing. And when I went to the shop, I found fresh blood on the cloth and on the floor. Since the demon already tried killing me and did kill someone else, you can’t blame me for assuming the worst.

Audio, he hasn't quite mastered frame work yet

[kingforboth]

Caedra's a demon. She tried to kill you.

Demons are real?

[Yes, he was processing this a little slowly.]

Audio, he hasn't quite mastered frame work yet

[outofthefire]

Is that her name, Caedra? And yes, yes, and yes. Demons are very real. Your world doesn't have them?

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[stonebird]

(She is frozen, her face pale. The fresh blood turns her stomach and she is assaulted with images of her father's head on a stake, bloody and horrible and raised for all to see. But she cannot jump to conclusions.)

How do you know this...this demon...is to blame? We should search for Lady Margaery before we assume she is -

(Her throat tightens.)

You are right: whoever is responsible is pure evil. But we need to be sure.

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[outofthefire]

[that's okay, Laura is more than ready to jump to conclusions for both of them]

I know because that's what demons do. They hurt people. The more innocent, the better.

[in the armory, the view shifts again as Laura practices nocking an arrow and drawing it back a couple of times. satisfied, the view shifts back to Laura's face]

I'm already sure. This is--this is partially on me, okay? I could've said something when the demon tried to kill me, but I didn't. So this is me making up for it.

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[killthisparty]

wait
slow, what the fuck is going on
the lady that was talking earlier?

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[outofthefire]

Demons are real.
A demon lives here.
It probably killed the lady who was talking earlier.

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[sneaklizard]

Hey, huh--what's- what's happening? You said someone got hurt And-- there's demons?

[ She might not know you, stranger, but this sounds wack as all hell, so maybe she should learn more.]

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[outofthefire]

Yeah, there's a demon. I don't know its name, but it already tried to kill me. And when I went to the sewing shop, I found blood splatters and no sewing shop lady.

[the situation is totally wack]

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[am_i_a_monster]

She didn't have any enemies. No one had a reason to hurt her. But we both know that innocent people get hurt by monsters.

[Abigail's own monsters are less literal. She's seen enough by now to know that anything is possible.]

Do you know where the demon is now?

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[outofthefire]

Demons only need one reason to hurt her, because they can. And yeah, it happens all the time.

[Laura's monsters are literal and she has no reason to not believe that the local demon killed or at least attacked the sewing shop lady]

No idea. I was planning to just--look around until I find her. She's pretty easy to recognize.