#bergen_county

Actually, it's three, one crushed leg, two .. just bit off and swallowed

The creature can't get a bite from this angle, "Mercy, mercy we are both monsters here!"

Dirk nods "Yep." ANd bites a fourth and then fifth leg, "ANd I'm the king of the monsters... You? You're breakfast"

"DIE!!!!" Adam screams at it, his body between mom and the monster(s).

The redcap turns back and looks at Adam, "You mind? I'm torturing something here..."

That allows the three legged nightmare to twist and it tries to scramble away, while adjusting for circular patterns.

But it's too slow now, "Oh fuck it. I was gonna have fun.." The redcap brings his spiked weapon down and this time, the entire body goes flat and bleeding.

the three remaining legs curl in in a sign of death

And Dirk is panting "Stupid venom...probably gonna hurt when I piss for an hour or something"

With the immediate threat over, Adam checks his mom. "You ok?" A sniffle.

Her eyes flutter open "Aaah I.. oh.. I.. a nightmare I.. wait, Adam.. did I trip or something?" She rubs at her head.

Nubina comes in, "I'm sorry, Adam, he was the nearest one."

"Y...yeah, mom. You tripped and scarred me. My, uh, friend Dirk was coming by to, uh, get me foe b-ball or I might not have seen you. You ok?"

"B ball.. you have school it's morning..." She says "I remember that much.."

Of necessity, he ignores Nabuni for now.

"Yeah uh.. basketball practice at school" Dirk says

"Yeah, we're running late. I don't want to leave if you aren't ok."

"I think I'm fine.. " she gets up carefully, "Dirk?" She glances at the boy dubiously. Even to mortal eyes, Dirk looks like a dead end kid.

"Whats it to y.. i mean, yes ma'am" Dirk says remembering Kerri and the Chief's talk and trying to draw from that, "That's me."

"Well uhm.. I'm glad Adam is making some guy friends. " She jokes, "I thought he was only interested in chasing girls."

"I can see why, he's kind of a horndog" Dirk agrees. You're supposed to agree for niceness sake right?

Mrs. Thomas' brows shoot up at that expression.

"Ok, Dirk, let's go chase a -basketball-...." Adam says quickly and rushes him out. "Take care of yourself mom!" He snatches up.... nothing.... with two hands as he goes.

Well, if he tries to pick up the staff, he can't snatch it up at all.

Dirk grunts in a low whisper "You're not enchanted retard. Leave it. Come on..."

But he is rushed out.

"Damn. My stick! And Nab...." Adam kicks at the side of the house. "Lets get out of here before she realizes I don't have my bag."

"Yeah yeah..." The cap says and slumps against the car.

"Dirk?" Symon comes huffing along the sidewalk. "Where the hell did you run off to? You know I'm gonna get it if you skip class again." He stumbles a bit, tripping over something that Adam can't see. "Watch your tail, tunabreath."

"Had a little devil woman fly up needed help.. nightmare nervousa..." Symon's 'foster brother' is sweaty and a bit paler than normal

"Shit, you don't look.... I mean, worse than usual
"

"It's the venom. I'll be fine" Dirk snorts

"I should get you to... to... home. The big place."

"Venom aint fine."

"Look, moron... you heard Symon. I can't skip class again. Chief told me I shouldn't.. and Anne Marie gets upset.. so I'm going to school . DRIVE me."

"Fuck." Symon mutters and moves over to take a look. Squatting a foot or so away (just outside of bite range, he focuses - eyes narrowing, and going a bit green and glowing - which might freak Adam out if he could see it, but as is, he's just staring at the punk kid in a kinda creepy manner.

Looks like the leathers and shit the redcap has taken to wearing on patrol helped. A lot of venom spilled on the outside of the bite... meaning he didn't get a full dose.

"I'm fine, Symon."

Adam folds his arms stubbornly. "I know what I want to says but.... Symon? What do we do?"

He is quiet, focused. "Let's go by the lodge. Adam, you drive. I'll take the heat if they get mad at you for going there, not sure what your setup with the Chief is. And Dirk, you'll miss more school if that stuff rots off your best kickin' leg. It might be fine, but we should check it out. Dags almost lost an arm from a scratch a while back, and she's at least as tough as you, if not more."

"I'll tell Dad I forgot my books there and we had to go pick them up. I was there last night for math tutoring with Sam." Half to himself as he works out the most important part, the excuses.

"Dag's stronger. I'M tougher.. and.." He wipes at his brow.

"She what!?!?!" Adam finds his keys. "I can go if I have one of you with me. Come on."

"Poison is a dirty cheater's trick, because you can't fight it. That's why I use it." He doesn't dare insult Dirk by offering him a hand up, but instead goes to open the car door. "Unless you're too wiped out from a single bug to walk to the car?"

"Is Sam ok??"

"Oh screw you, Symon... I could kick your ass to the car, that's what I could do.." Dirk is.. somewhat predictable, but yes it gives him energy to get into the car.

"Yeah yeah, she's fine" Dirk says

Adam hops in when the passengers are seated, and drives them to the Lodge parking lot.

He slides in as well. "She's fine." A glance to Adam and a convoluted expression - shrug, head tilt towards Dirk - but the meaning might be lost.

The car makes it's way... on the way, dirk says "Hey, prissy boy. Take this." A bit of a glow in his palm and he holds something out.