Level 26
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Post by Diclonana on Dec 30, 2011 5:42:43 GMT -5
The cops cuffed both boys and placed them in the back of the car. The police car with the boys drove in front and the two other two cars followed behind.
The kid had been thinking along the same lines as Lois. She loved her husband but she didn't love him enough to go to prison with him. If she claimed to have seen the abuse but done nothing perhaps because of her fear for Jamie, she probably wouldn't be charged to harshly.
She had injected Lilith with arsenic once or twice but hopefully the child had been too battered by that point to remember. And there had been that time she aimed the gun at her when Shawn showed up but both Lilith's and his memory of the incident would probably be fuzzy. She could get away with it.
Although she was the one in charge of Lilith's meals. But she could chock the tiny rotting morsels of food up to her husband too. She would say he had ordered her to feed Lilith that.
As the boys were driven away Mr. Tsukasa gestured for his wife to follow him into the car. He would drive to the police station and make sure everything was handled properly.
Lilith had no choice but to believe in Dominic. She still wished she could come and help but perhaps she had reminded Dominic to call his contact. That must have helped a little bit.
"Dominic, I am really truly sorry about the trouble. I...I really hope you don't hate us," she said sorrowfully.
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Level 22
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Post by Psy on Dec 30, 2011 6:15:58 GMT -5
Shawn and Will spent most of the ride to the station in silence until about halfway there when Shawn began to chuckle. "Raye's going to kill me when she finds out I dragged you into this. She is going to kill me, raise me from the dead or wait until I respawn, and then kill me again for good measure."
Will just shook his head. "She'll only be doing what I've been wishing I could do for years." "Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" "Oh come on, you know just as well as I do that there are some days that I just want to throttle you. You're a good guy but you're infuriating to be around sometimes." "Yeah right, I'm adorable." "I'm not even going to dignify that with a response." "But isn't your saying you won't respond a response?" "Shut up Shawn." "You don't have to be so crabby." "You just got me arrested!" "It's not like the charges are going to stick." "That's beside the point." "Oh come on, it's not that bad." "Not that bad? Shawn, you had a gun to your head!" "He wasn't actually going to shoot me." "See, this here? This is what I'm talking about." "You know you love me." "..." "Will?" "..." "Really? The silent treatment?" "..." "And I thought I was the childish one. Fine, two can play at that game." "....." "....."
Dominic shook his head. "I don't hate you and honestly I don't you are two different people. You're both Lilith you're just different aspects of your personality. I think it would be good for the two sides of you to talk things out before you merge back together again.
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Level 26
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Post by Diclonana on Dec 30, 2011 15:46:30 GMT -5
The police officers were dead silent for the first half of the ride. They had their suspicions that they might be in trouble soon as their supporter reached the end of his era. There was talk among the police station of an upcoming trial. Each of the officers were thinking about how to best handle the situation.
There was no doubt that they had been collaborating with Mr. Tsukasa. Should they flee California and hope to be forgotten? Should they testify against Mr. Tsukasa? Each one was scheming and picking up the boys made them exceptionally nervous.
They didn't know what exactly Mr. Tsukasa expected them to do but it couldn't help them and at the same time they couldn't refuse his requests. He might be a dying emperor but so long as he lived he could still send them to an early grave or otherwise make their lives miserable.
As Shawn and Will argued and joked they became more nervous. How could they be so calm and confident?
The driver, finally reaching a decision, pulled over. He sent the other officer, his junior, to the back seats.
"We don't mean to trouble you further but we need to confiscate any materials you may have on your person. We will return them to you at a later time, after questioning has been completed, assuming there is nothing illegal in your possession," he said, attempting to search and confiscate all items, particularly cell phones. He held a gun in his left hand. That was aimed at the boys to discourage confrontation as he went about his work.
Lilith chuckled. "You want me to talk to myself? Isn't that a little bit crazy," she joked.
Her expression turned serious. "No, I think that's a good idea. I intend to. I really don't want her to keep hating me or rather herself and fighting against all the good things I or she has to offer," she said gravely.
She sighed. "Explaining this is complicated but don't go around thinking I have multiple personality disorder or something. Lilith never viewed me as a separate entity, not until she looked into hidden forbidden reflections.
I was just the part of herself she loathed and couldn't face. Even after she stared in the mirror when she was away from the field she considered the negative thoughts and fears her own. Although she always considered me a part of her even when she saw me in the mirror, even when I broke out and touched her...Yeah...This is way too complicated."
She chuckled again. "Although if you are going to differentiate us, she was acting most like me the day she gave you the threatening phone call that scared you so badly, according to Shawn. Even she can grow irritated and reach her limits. It had been a rough day.
The teacher had humiliated me in front of the class, saying I was a distraction to the learning environment and that I had no place being in a public school and that she would speak to the principal about getting me evicted. Someone had asked me if they could borrow a pencil and...It didn't go well." The last part was spoken with a momentous amount of bitterness and agony.
She smiled but the smile was a mask of condescension and cruelty. It was an expression meant to hide the true wretchedness the memory evoked. "So you were right all along, Dominic. I was projecting." At the time, she couldn't tell Dominic or Shawn the truth because she didn't want to disappoint them.
She had hoped Dominic would confide in her. If he had done so she would have felt free to do the same. It would have been a mutually beneficial relationship. It was selfish but she didn't want to be the only one in the relationship offering problems and insecurities.
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Level 22
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Post by Psy on Jan 2, 2012 3:07:51 GMT -5
The two of them glanced at each other before sliding out of the car and standing side by side. In Shawn's pockets they would find a set of car keys, his cell phone, and a wallet. In Will's pockets they would find Mrs. Tsukasa's cell phone, Lilith's cell phone, house keys, and his wallet.
Shawn looked to the officer with the gun and shook his head. "Is that really necessary? You've got us both cuffed, where are we going to go?" Will nudged him with his elbow to try and get him to shut up. "Seriously, it's just a little overkill." It would be clear to see him that he was talking out of nervousness. Having been shot in the back he didn't know who had actually pulled the trigger. All he knew was that there was a 33% change that one of these two had done it.
"No, you're both the same person and you were split by the game. Most people have several sides to themselves it's just not everybody has it happen that those sides are split. Really though, I don't think you have multiple personalities and I don't think you're crazy for having these different sides. Like I said, most people have it.
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Level 26
I joined on January 1970, I am a proud and I've made 2,402 posts
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Post by Diclonana on Jan 2, 2012 3:25:15 GMT -5
The police officer mentally sighed in relief when the two boys emptied their pockets without any trouble. He didn't want any further incidents. He had already shot the kid last time. Fortunately Shawn hadn't died but if prosecuted, the charges still wouldn't be pretty.
Shawn might not have seen who had shot him but the other police officers had. And they would rat him out without a second's hesitation if they thought they could get a lighter sentence by doing so.
The cop escorted the boys into the back of the car before locking them in and waving goodbye to the driver.
He walked over to one of the remaining police cars which had pulled over as soon as their car had done so.
"I don't suppose you brought the tape?" he asked anxiously, opening the passenger door. He just wanted to get this done with as soon as possible.
"No," an officer responded with a sigh. "But it's okay. This location isn't the best for it. We can eliminate outside noise back at headquarters and we have better tracking equipment too. It'll only take a moment to get there." The police officer nodded before jumping into the back seat with all the boys' possessions. Of course the only one that really mattered was Shawn's cellphone.
Lilith laughed heartily but the laughter held the hint of nervousness and anxiety. Despite Dominic's assurances, she was really worried about Shawn and Will. "Yes, my different sides have nothing to do with my insanity." She was glad Dominic didn't consider her crazy, though.
Desperately trying to distract herself, she brought up a new topic. "Dominic, I want to ask you for a favor if it's alright. You..You really are a wonderful actor and I would like you to teach me some basic acting. I'm a terrible liar which is fine and dandy sometimes but at other times it is necessary to lie. It's at least important to pretend to have confidence and composure when you lack it.
I suck at that and I need to have some basic acting abilities if I intend to hold myself together well enough to give a testimony eventually. No matter how rehearsed I am, seeing my parents will be an upsetting experience. But I really can't afford to break down and lose my head. I need to be able to act like I'm alright."
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Post by Psy on Jan 2, 2012 3:53:39 GMT -5
"Aren't you supposed to do those sorts of things at the station?" Shawn asked as they were shoved back into the car. "Why are you taking our things now?" They watched as he made his way to the other car with their things and Shawn could only hope that they would give them back eventually. "We're getting that stuff back later right? My apartment charges a crazy fee for lost keys."
"I can try to teach you a thing or two but it's all about controlling yourself. I'm not sure if I can teach you to fake confidence but I can at least try." Dominic wasn't even certain that he could teach anyone to act since he had never received any formal training on his own. He wasn't even sure how one would go about teaching something like that.
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Level 26
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Post by Diclonana on Jan 2, 2012 4:07:39 GMT -5
"I apologize for the inconvenience," the driver said cooly. "Yes, we usually do that at the station but my junior is a little overly eager. Don't worry. As there was nothing illegal in your possession, all of your materials will be returned once questioning is concluded."
The police car with Officer Scrushy, currently concealing Shawn's cellphone in his pocket returned to the station first. The other two officers walked in with plastic bags holding the rest of the boys' items. Mr. Scrushy walked into the station and headed to a familiar back room that few had access to.
Within a minute the other two officers joined him there. "Should we wait for the others?" Scrushi asked.
"Nah, we can handle this," an older officer assured him. Everyone got into position.
They used Shawn's cellphone to dial Dominic's number. The tape was set up and ready to go. As soon as Dominic picked up they would hit play and "very hurt" would be the first words Dominic heard.
The timing would vary depending upon Dominic's responses but the next phrase would be "are you....ok-ack'. They had a number of gasps and moaning recorded. They hoped to keep Dominic on the line as long as possible with this recording.
They needed little time to figure out his current location but if he stayed on the line longer they could determine the general direction he was heading. Then they could send people out to block the roads and hopefully corner him.
Lilith was about to thank Dominic when his cellphone rang. She anxiously held her breath, wondering who was calling. Was it Shawn or Will letting them know that they were really alright?!
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Post by Psy on Jan 5, 2012 23:23:21 GMT -5
Will eyed the driver suspiciously while Shawn just turned his attention out the window, trying to push the idea that one of them might have been the shooter out of his mind. Will could not help but wonder if overeager could also equate to trigger happy but he would not say anything.
Dominic quickly answered the phone when he heard it ringing and saw that it was Shawn. "Shawn? Are you okay?" The color drained from his face at the sound of Shawn being strangled. He quickly hung up and threw the phone onto the front passenger seat, cursing under his breath. "Trying to get under my skin."
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Level 26
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Post by Diclonana on Jan 5, 2012 23:39:09 GMT -5
The police car finally arrived at the station. Several officers escorted Shawn and Will to headquarters.
Lilith waited with baited breath, eager to discover if Shawn and Will were alright. She stared downward in disappointment when Dominic mentioned trying to get under his skin. It must have been the police, probably trying to track his location but....
Lilith was overwhelmed with dizziness. True, she had experienced dizziness earlier but she had expected it to vanish since she was practically laying on the back seat. And her vision was still blurry. This bothered her but she chocked it up to fatigue.
She tried to ask Dominic a question but she felt like shit. She was finding it more difficult to focus her thoughts.
And then she was overwhelmed with nausea. She quickly searched the backseat for a trashcan or a paper bag but all she found was a jacket. FUCK.
Her breathing became more rapid. "Dom...Dominic," she gasped. "You...You have to...p-p-pull o-over." She wasn't paying enough attention to realize it but her lips had turned blue.
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