Mark saw the Stardust off in the distance and looked to Charlie, "Any word from Konstantin?" Mark asked.
Mark wasn't nervous, even though he knew he should be. Mark had not been in a situation like this for a few years. And he never brought the gun, then again when he was looking hunting down someone he was never going after a creature of the night who could control thoughts.
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All across America, on isolated stretches of interstate, are motels exactly like the Stardust. Tall, poorly maintained, erratically blinking pink neon lights call out to passing drivers like drunken hitchhikers, urging them to put their heads down on the cheap, perma-stained linens within. The parking lots reveal a cross-section of class- luxury automobiles wait for the powerful to return from secret rendezvous next to the work vans that will transport half a dozen illegals to their next landscaping gig, and all makes and models in between.
Everyone needs a place to keep their secrets. This is what the owners of these eyesores really sell: not room, not board, but privacy.
As Charlie Barrett and Deputy Markos Connelly approach, the beacon proclaims this motel to be:
STARDUST.
Charlie and Markos arrive on scene first. Please describe how you travelled and roll Wits + Composure. I'll let you know when Konstantin and Jayant arrive.
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Charlie saw the sign up at the distance and used that as a reference point as he drove in the direction of the motel. There were a couple instances where he made one wrong turn but he would quickly make two lefts to get back on track. As he got closer, there were signs that pointed to the direction of the Stardust motel and Charlie followed those. As he drove his mind kept racing.
Going head on with this nut is probably the worst of ideas possible. Especially if Konstantin and that other guy are involved. Last thing I need is for him to use me like an undead shield. Just try to avoid eye contact.
Charlie knew he was getting closer as he passed other motels and as the sign to the Stardust got bigger, so did his anxiety. He parked in the lot, choosing the furthest one from the building so as not to give themselves away and he killed the engine.
"All Konstantin texted me was that he got it. I haven't heard anything else." as he waits in the car another thought crosses his mind. "Look. We all know Mairsil is out there. what if...he's not really in that room and it's something else? you think there's a back entrance we could go through?"
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Aside from the eerie quiet, Charlie notices one other thing-
Every car in the parking lot has a flat tire.
Mark looked out the window, eyes open scanning the building and the parking lot ...
Roll
"Something else? Like what?" Mark asked as he looked toward the motel. He scanned for room 123 and if there was any other way to approach the Crazed kindred then the front door of his room.
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Charlie shrugs. "I dunno. I guess i'm expecting him to have the room wired with a ton of crazy shit, it just seems weird that he'd let us come find him in a motel room like that."
He says as he looks out the window at the other cars. He stops at the fifth one when he notices that it has a flat tire like the previous ones. Upon close examination he saw that every vehicle seemed to have one tire that had a flat base.
"Uhhh okay that's odd. All these cars here have a flat. Not just a coincidence I don't think. Do you?"
"Ah don't believe in coincidences. Its the Irish Catholic in me." Mark says with a smile. "I don't see anybody. Text Konstatin and check what his ETA is." Mark looked toward the office of the hotel to see if anyone is in there. "Do me a favor pull over toward the office Ah wanna see if anyone is in there Maybe go talk to the manager and see if they can tell me anything."
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Charlie turns on the car again and drives his car towards the office as sends Konstantin another text.
Hope he isn't getting tired of seeing my number.
As he drive by he too looks at the office to see if the manager is around. ...or dead.
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