circusmaster: (silent tension)
George Smiley ([personal profile] circusmaster) wrote in [community profile] sirenspull_logs2012-03-24 04:15 am

Claimed to avert a catastrophe

Who: Smiley and Griffin
When: Friday, shortly after the evening sirens
Where: The closest subway stop to the Tower Apartments.
Summary: A train delay puts Smiley only a few blocks away from home just as the sirens are going off, and the Darkness waits for no man.
Warnings: Violence, maybe? Nothing major.

Train scheduling is a difficult art to master. Smiley tries to keep that in mind as he walks briskly down the street beneath the blare of the sirens. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop him from cursing the drivers or the conductors-- maybe even the other passengers on the train or whoever caused the delay. Normally the train reached his stop fifteen minutes before sirens, giving him an adequate cushion to get safely back to the apartments.

Now, Smiley is breaking into a brisk jog just to keep ahead of the decay unfurling behind him. He can already tell he won't make it in time, and his hand is curled around the pistol in his coat pocket for probable future use. Smiley can't think of the last time he actually had to fire his gun, but now seems as good of a time as ever when a headless looking, elephant footed beast emerges from the alleyway nearest to him. He swallows his nausea at the scent of the ooze coming from where the neck should be and fires into it.
classdismissed: (Srs Bnz is Srs)

[personal profile] classdismissed 2012-03-28 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Griffin's head cocks to the side. "George." Anyone could have read the conversation, but not many could have pulled off the Russian. Plus he fits the profile Griffin would expect of a man old enough to have lived through the Cold War. After a quick moment's consideration, he goes with his gut feeling and releases the man. "You're gonna make no friends with a power like that." He bends down and scoops up his bat. The monsters are coming up close. "Okay, George. Here's how it's gonna work. I can still take 'em, but it's gonna be harder. Your getaway isn't gonna be clean. Run or help me."

With that, Griffin hustles into the fray. They've attracted a small cluster of mutations plus one big boy. He's grateful that he's brushed up on the guide recently. With one zealous swing, he bowls over three of them. Griffin dodges and hits, spins and punches. The bat has become an impaling device. Unfortunately, he can't do anything with the big boy, not the way he's currently armed.