Acension city

[Rayleonarde]

Ray sighed. "Sneaking a raving lunatic into a movie? No...I'll do my best to grin and bear it." He flinched, knocking over the tea cup.

[Aconitum]

Acon raised a brow. "We commit murder for a living and you're worried about sneaking into a movie. That's like Herman saying he hates lying."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray sighed. "I'm worried about what I'll say...I...I've been having weird thoughts lately...Strange...unnatural thoughts...A few days ago, one of the body guards at the estate called me into the security room, and asked why I spent an hour, from midnight to one, standing in the hall, staring at the camera. I don't even remember being up at that hour..."

[Aconitum]

Acon leaned back in her seat, all kinds of horror movie tiles flowing through her head. "Oh god. That sounds like something out of Paranormal Activity or Insidious. Ray, please don't tell me you brought a ghost into the house."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray shook his head. "It's not ghosts. I was supposed to go see a therapist, but Herman's guy is out of town for the month. I didn't want to see a public therapist, 'cause they'd probably call the cops or the asylum."

[Aconitum]

Acon pursed her lips and nodded. "Yeah... maybe we should see the Hobbit instead." Acon wasn't so sure she wanted to make Ray sit through two hours of good ideas on how to kill someone in their sleep.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray shrugged. "I'm up for whatever. I heard the reviews for that movie were good." He stood, and extended a gloved paw to Acon. "Shall we?"

[Aconitum]

Acon took Ray's paw into her own lifted herself out of her seat. "Yeah, that's what I heard, but people also say the book is much better."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray walked out of the little shop with Acon, and looked around, one arm still wrapped around himself. "Well, lead the way."

[Aconitum]

Acon lead Ray through a few short cuts and saw the theater not too far from where they were. Getting closer to Halloween, the costume parties had already started up. From a club just a few paces ahead of them, a fur in a clown costume stepped out of a door with cigarette in his paint lips. Once Acon saw his colorful affro and polka dot pants she stopped and screamed in terror. Acon let go of Ray's hand and bolted down a street that lead further from the theater.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray turned, and followed Acon. "Acon! Acon! Come back! Please!" He started slowing, as the hallucinations started coming in short bursts.

[Aconitum]

Acon ducked and hid behind a dumpster with her knees pulled to her chin. She started hypervenalating and crying, shaking with fear. She had always hated clowns and mimes.

[Farewell]

*she held Jacobs paw* "but that can wait... What do you want to do?

[Rayleonarde]

Ray listened, and heard Acon. He sighed, and sat beside her. "Come here, let me help." He removed his glove, and wiggled his fingers.

[Aconitum]

Acon turned to Ray and hugged him. "Did come after me? Is it out there?"