Paradise City Part 8: It's So Easy

[The_Divine_Phoenix]

"Well, time to go." Nicholas says, having DSMN move underneath the RV and launch it once again, beginning the flight back to Chicago.

 

[Crabwhale]

"That's your queue," Michael says, kicking his legs up on the steering wheel. "Take us away. I'm gonna catch some Zs."

 

[Junkoposter]

Mame sighs and lays down.

 

[Overlord775]

Joe uses his stand to make sure explosives don't fall to the ground.

 

[Torlikoff]

Time skips forward.

The van arrived at Chicago at around 12.

 

[Crabwhale]

Michael is awakened by the slight bump of the RV landing.

"Weall shwit-a, aaaaaaaaaaaau," Michael yawns. "That was a good sleep. Back to Chicago eh Nick?"

 

[Overlord775]

Joe wasn't able to close eye during all the air travel.

 

[The_Divine_Phoenix]

Nicholas calls his Stand back.

"Yeah, we're back, I assume you'll be driving then?"

 

[Crabwhale]

"Yes. Next stop, Richard's house. Much as I don't like him much we gotta check out if he's alive after that," Michael starts the RV. "By the way, you do look kinda tired. Here, have this."

Michael then tosses Nicholas a can of Pepsi seemingly out of thin air.

 

[The_Divine_Phoenix]

"Thanks." Nicholas says, catching it and downing the entire can in the span of a few seconds.

"That's better, let's go see what happened then."

 

[Crabwhale]

"Right," Michael begins driving to the place they had last been to when meeting Richard.

 

[Overlord775]

"Uh, Michael, where did you get that can from ?"

Joe asks him, having snapped out of existencial dread.

 

[Crabwhale]

"You don't even wanna know," Michael says, smiling yet with his eyes soulless dead husks.

 

[Overlord775]

"Does you stand dispens beverages now ?"

The old man asks confused.

 

[Crabwhale]

"Dude," Michael gets up from the seat, letting Shoot to Thrill take the wheel for a bit, and lightly grabs Joe by the shoulders, eyes seeing right through Joe's own him in a thousand yard stare. "You.do.not.want.to.know."

The entire RV is encompassed in an aura of fear. Everyone is made extremely awkward.

Michael then plops back down to his seat, taking the wheel again, seemingly completely normal.

 

[Junkoposter]

Mame sighs.

 

[Crabwhale]

"You alright Mame? Do you need a Pepsi as well?"

 

[Junkoposter]

Mame shrugs. "Sure."

 

[Crabwhale]

PEPSI BEAN!

Shoot throws her a can.

 

[Junkoposter]

Mame catches it, opens it, and starts drinking.

 

[Torlikoff]

[Time skip part 2]

The RV arrives at where Richard's house is, or was. The block is now smouldering ashes. There are several people cleaning it up and there are barriers around it.

 

[Crabwhale]

"Good grief what happened here?"

 

[Overlord775]

@Crab

"Ask that to the people cleaning up the place"

 

[Crabwhale]

"Yo," Michael says, getting out the RV, catching the attention of the nearest person there. "The Hell happened here man?"

 

[Torlikoff]

"The authorities claim it was a gas line explosion, probably the worst in history." The clean-up worker says, eyeing Michael.

"Haven't I seen someone like you on the news?"

 

[Crabwhale]

"Uh...no?" Michael says, not buying any of it. "Remind me how the **** any residential building has enough gas to cause this kind of explosion again?"

 

[Torlikoff]

"They say someone was transporting some new pipes, i dunno how it works." The worked continues.

"Oh yeah; weren't you in that Pepsi commercial that one time?"

 

[Crabwhale]

"..........................................."

SON OF A BITCH HOW DO PEOPLE REMEMBER THAT

Michael slowly edges away from the man, getting back in the RV.

"So, cover up story is that this was a gas leak," Michael says, beginning to drive away from the scene.

 

[The_Divine_Phoenix]

"I guess they've thrown away any sense of subtlety then. That looks like the work of high power explosives, to think they considered Richard too dangerous when they had this available the entire time."

 

[Crabwhale]

"He must've still put up a fight then. Could still even be alive. Wouldn't put it past him," Michael says, driving the RV seemingly randomly. "Where do we go now?"

 

[The_Divine_Phoenix]

"We should take a look at what's left of Richard's place, could be something noteworthy left behind in that mess."

 

[Crabwhale]

"Later. Right now, there's way too much activity around there."

 

[Torlikoff]

''Two hours later''

 

[Crabwhale]

"Roight," Michael says, driving back, having picked up a glass of Jack Daniels' during the wait.

Michael stops the RV, getting out and manifesting Shoot to Thrill to look over the area better.

"Okay gang, let's investigate."

 

[Overlord775]

I think you ment "Let's split up"

"Alright."

Joe summons his own stand and looks over the area too.

 

[Jackythejack]

"This should be simple enough," Stephanie muttered as she began to look around the environment with her mask equipped. She didn't extend her vision to the others. Let's see if she could find this on her own.

 

[Torlikoff]

Joe sees the ruins of Richard's house.

Stephanie sees a basement, not touched by the destruction.

 

[Crabwhale]

"Find anything?"

 

[Jackythejack]

"Ah, there we are." She grinned. "There's a basement. Seems pretty untouched. Think there might be something in there."

 

[Crabwhale]

"Where?"