The year has turned. The signs are there, now: the nights are becoming longer - maybe not perceptible to the mortals yet, but the nocturnal attuned Kindred can certainly feel the subtle shift in the contest between day and night; the tree's sag, parched by drought and relentless summer. The air hangs still, as if the world pauses before taking its next breath - for the next breath heralds autumn and the end to the long summer afternoon.
Still darkness lies thick over Marsh Street. Its a heavy, smothering blanket. Yellow light punctures the gloom intermittently from street lights and from the windows of nearby apartments. Its all one-sided though, for one side of the street looks out onto light industrial lots and urban wasteland: shadow encrusted parking spaces, dark bulk of trees, rustling grass. Saturated in heat and stillness, the gloom waits with lurking menace.
Wood breaks. Breaking glass. Thudding. A cry. Pause. A window breaks and scintillating glass shivers into the night. A body plummets to the hard concrete with a wet thump.
What do you do?
This scene is open for new characters only Four slots so first come, first served. For those interested, Marsh Street is just off Broadway, opposite O'Neill Park. The area is part of the Communal Hunting Grounds