Post by Jeszika on May 26, 2015 20:43:47 GMT -6
Sitting at a favorite watering hole is usually a nice way to blow off steam after a hard workweek. For many in New Orleans, Prey is just such a watering hole and today, Jeszika Gautier is hoping it still will be despite not drinking anything stronger than tea. As she sits with her mechanic boyfriend, Kristian Devereaux, Jeszika glances around the room, hoping nothing out of the ordinary happens today.
Kristian: Tea's a little light on the sugar...
Jeszika looks up, snapped out of her own little world as she nods her agreement.
Jeszika: Yeah, is a tad.
Kristian shrugs.
Kristian: Guarantee, whoever made it isn't from around here.
Jeszika: Not sure who made it. But you know it could have been Care right?
Kristian shakes his head.
Kristian: No way she made this. I've tasted her tea before, she makes it like a local.
Jeszika: Cause she is, she lives here, remember.
She laughs.
Kristian: Yeah, but she's not from here and usually those people have no idea how to make real sweet tea.
Jeszika: Good point.
Kristian smiles.
Kristian: I should ask her who taught her.
Jeszika: You should. cos someone had to.
She looks over to where Carrie's working and smiles
Jeszika: She's a special lady, isn’t she?
Kristian nods.
Kristian: You both are.
He pauses, looking over at Carrie at the bar.
Kristian: I do wonder... and worry... about how she manages to stay straight working here. I know Jonas looks out for her but...
Jeszika: Yeah, strength of will I guess?
Kristian nods skeptically.
Kristian: We can hope, I spose.
Jeszika: Yeah we can but hope. Has she said much to you? About the salker? Or what’s going on with me and Ash?
Kristian shakes his head.
Kristian: She doesn't like to talk much like that. Seems to keep it inside, probably why she likes some of the things she does. I think she's worried she'll be blamed for the Ashley stuff, or worse... that it's somehow actually her fault.
Jeszika: It’s not her fault. I'm not even mad about it anymore. As long as Ash is cool, I'm cool, not that I’ve actually heard from her since that night... it’s like she's avoiding me.
Kristian: Maybe Ashley IS still mad about it.
Jeszika: It’s possible... but I wouldn’t know how to fix it, a simple “sorry” isn’t gonna work with her.
Shrugging, Kristian glances over at Carrie.
Kristian: She's gonna feel guilty no matter what. It's just who she is and since you and Ashley predate her...
She sighs.
Jeszika: She'll feel like she's coming between us... and she's not! None of this is hers or Ash's fault... This is all on HIM!
She snarls the last word.
Suddenly her phone goes off. Jeszika looks down to find a text message staring back at her.
"Intent follows the bullet, especially the one never fired by frozen hands."
Jeszika frowns.
Jeszika: I... What?
Kristian: What is it?
Jeszika: A text...
She shows her phone to him.
Jeszika: A cryptic one at that...
Kristian nods.
Kristian: From him?
She nods.
Jeszika: I would presume so.
Kristian: And it doesn't mean anything to you?
Realization dawns on Jeszika’s face
Jeszika: The Job... he was there he was watching the job!
Kristian: The one Carrie went on?
Jeszika nods.
Jeszika: The one where I was sniper and didn’t fire my shot cause I froze...
Kristian: So he could see you.
Jeszika: Yes...
Her voice is shakey.
Jeszika: I thought I had a good hiding place, where no one could see me... I thought....
Kristian stares at her phone.
Kristian: He must have found a way to bug you again.
Jeszika: How? Nikki put things on the phone so it was unbuggable...
Kristian shrugs.
Kristian: Tha vehicle maybe? Or the equipment?
Her hands clench into fists.
Jeszika: If he touched Bumblebee... I swear to God, I'll kill him!
Kristian: No telling...
Jeszika: Bastard... I have half a mind to track him down and smack the shit out of of him... Biker Bastard!
Kristian: Biker Bastard?
Jeszika: Sentinel... he's the one behind it all, I know it. He's in a biker gang called the Dead Men.
Kristian: Why are you so sure it’s him?
Jeszika: The roses for the most part. The fact that his little gang make the perfect little accomplices to get this kind of job done…
Kristian nods slowly, seemingly not buying it.
Kristian: Yes but…
He trails off, losing himself in thought.
Jeszika: But what? Don’t say you're defending him too!
Kristian: Wasn’t the guy in the bathroom a lot smaller than him?
Jeszika: How the fuck do I know? He was kinda behind me and I was freaked out! I don’t trust what I think I saw that Night. Hell, I thought I saw Craven, Look where that got me?
Kristian nods slowly.
Kristian: And the voice?
Jeszika: Voice changers are easy to come by.
Kristian takes a deep breath, contemplating the situation as a whole.
Kristian: Do you… want it to be Sentinel?
As Jeszika looks at him, seemingly in both shock and rage, her phone goes off again.
“The Dead do not walk with me.”
Jeszika frowns.
Jeszika: The dead do not…
Realization dawns on her face.
Jeszika: He’s watching us…
Kristian nods.
Kristian: You must be bugged somehow.
Jeszika: Or he’s here in the bar…
As they sit there, Kristian notices Carrie staring at something behind the bar.
Kristian: I think he just sent something to Carrie.
Without a second thought, Jeszika is on her feet and on her way over to Carrie.
Jeszika: Hey, Care… everything ok?
Carrie looks up, seemingly stunned.
Carrie: What?
Jeszika lowers her voice.
Jeszika: Don’t freak out, But I think he’s here…. watching us… has he texted you?
Carrie nods.
Carrie: Yes.
She raises her phone to show Jeszika.
“Freedom through Ashes, Foresight frozen.”
Jeszika frowns.
Jeszika: Freedom through ashes... foresight frozen.... what does it mean?
Carrie starts to swallow, unsure of what to say even as Kristian joins them.
Kristian: It’s your names.
Carrie looks up in shock.
Carrie: What?
Kristian nods.
Kristian: Freedom would be you. Ashes, Ashley and foresight, Jezzy.
Jeszika: So what does it mean?
Carrie: Freedom through Ashes... he saw me with Ashley…
Jeszika: Foresight frozen... he saw me freeze…
Kristian nods.
Kristian: So now he’s texted both of you with that tonight.
Suddenly, Kristian’s phone goes off. He brings it up to check, knowing full well it’s gonna be a text from the same man.
“Grease the wedge, Monkey?”
Jeszika: Grease monkey... wedge?
Kristian nods.
Kristian: I’m assuming he’s referring to me being a mechanic and the wedge this incident appears to be causing to be driven between you and your family.
Jeszika: So, he’s wanting you to try fix things?
Kristian shakes his head.
Kristian: He’s taunting me, asking me if I think I can.
Carrie stares at Kristian’s phone and takes a step back, a look of absolute horror on her face.
Carrie: I… I need to get out of here…
Jeszika: What is it, Care?
Carrie: I… I just… I need…
Jeszika looks down.
Jeszika: I understand… I feel it too…
Carrie starts to look around, almost panicked.
Carrie: Where’s Steph? She usually has some…
Kristian moves in quickly and gently takes Carrie’s face in his hands.
Kristian: Care? Care, look at me… it’s ok…
All three phones goes off simultaneously.
“Just keep telling yourself that...”
Jeszika looks around the bar
Jeszika: He’s here… Bastard! You won’t win! I promise you!
Her phone goes off again, this time with an audio file. When the button is pressed, all they hear is laughter.
Jeszika growls.
Jeszika: Yeah, you laugh it up now, you asshole! You won’t be laughing when I find out who the fuck you are!
Carrie stares at the phone, seemingly even more unnerved now than before. Kristian releases her face and just hugs her.
Kristian: It’s ok, Carrie, it’s ok.
Jeszika: Come on, let’s get away from prying eyes. I swear if I see anyone following us I WILL sniper their ass!
Carrie manages a nod and they lead her out, away from said prying eyes and the temptations that go with it.
Kristian: Tea's a little light on the sugar...
Jeszika looks up, snapped out of her own little world as she nods her agreement.
Jeszika: Yeah, is a tad.
Kristian shrugs.
Kristian: Guarantee, whoever made it isn't from around here.
Jeszika: Not sure who made it. But you know it could have been Care right?
Kristian shakes his head.
Kristian: No way she made this. I've tasted her tea before, she makes it like a local.
Jeszika: Cause she is, she lives here, remember.
She laughs.
Kristian: Yeah, but she's not from here and usually those people have no idea how to make real sweet tea.
Jeszika: Good point.
Kristian smiles.
Kristian: I should ask her who taught her.
Jeszika: You should. cos someone had to.
She looks over to where Carrie's working and smiles
Jeszika: She's a special lady, isn’t she?
Kristian nods.
Kristian: You both are.
He pauses, looking over at Carrie at the bar.
Kristian: I do wonder... and worry... about how she manages to stay straight working here. I know Jonas looks out for her but...
Jeszika: Yeah, strength of will I guess?
Kristian nods skeptically.
Kristian: We can hope, I spose.
Jeszika: Yeah we can but hope. Has she said much to you? About the salker? Or what’s going on with me and Ash?
Kristian shakes his head.
Kristian: She doesn't like to talk much like that. Seems to keep it inside, probably why she likes some of the things she does. I think she's worried she'll be blamed for the Ashley stuff, or worse... that it's somehow actually her fault.
Jeszika: It’s not her fault. I'm not even mad about it anymore. As long as Ash is cool, I'm cool, not that I’ve actually heard from her since that night... it’s like she's avoiding me.
Kristian: Maybe Ashley IS still mad about it.
Jeszika: It’s possible... but I wouldn’t know how to fix it, a simple “sorry” isn’t gonna work with her.
Shrugging, Kristian glances over at Carrie.
Kristian: She's gonna feel guilty no matter what. It's just who she is and since you and Ashley predate her...
She sighs.
Jeszika: She'll feel like she's coming between us... and she's not! None of this is hers or Ash's fault... This is all on HIM!
She snarls the last word.
Suddenly her phone goes off. Jeszika looks down to find a text message staring back at her.
"Intent follows the bullet, especially the one never fired by frozen hands."
Jeszika frowns.
Jeszika: I... What?
Kristian: What is it?
Jeszika: A text...
She shows her phone to him.
Jeszika: A cryptic one at that...
Kristian nods.
Kristian: From him?
She nods.
Jeszika: I would presume so.
Kristian: And it doesn't mean anything to you?
Realization dawns on Jeszika’s face
Jeszika: The Job... he was there he was watching the job!
Kristian: The one Carrie went on?
Jeszika nods.
Jeszika: The one where I was sniper and didn’t fire my shot cause I froze...
Kristian: So he could see you.
Jeszika: Yes...
Her voice is shakey.
Jeszika: I thought I had a good hiding place, where no one could see me... I thought....
Kristian stares at her phone.
Kristian: He must have found a way to bug you again.
Jeszika: How? Nikki put things on the phone so it was unbuggable...
Kristian shrugs.
Kristian: Tha vehicle maybe? Or the equipment?
Her hands clench into fists.
Jeszika: If he touched Bumblebee... I swear to God, I'll kill him!
Kristian: No telling...
Jeszika: Bastard... I have half a mind to track him down and smack the shit out of of him... Biker Bastard!
Kristian: Biker Bastard?
Jeszika: Sentinel... he's the one behind it all, I know it. He's in a biker gang called the Dead Men.
Kristian: Why are you so sure it’s him?
Jeszika: The roses for the most part. The fact that his little gang make the perfect little accomplices to get this kind of job done…
Kristian nods slowly, seemingly not buying it.
Kristian: Yes but…
He trails off, losing himself in thought.
Jeszika: But what? Don’t say you're defending him too!
Kristian: Wasn’t the guy in the bathroom a lot smaller than him?
Jeszika: How the fuck do I know? He was kinda behind me and I was freaked out! I don’t trust what I think I saw that Night. Hell, I thought I saw Craven, Look where that got me?
Kristian nods slowly.
Kristian: And the voice?
Jeszika: Voice changers are easy to come by.
Kristian takes a deep breath, contemplating the situation as a whole.
Kristian: Do you… want it to be Sentinel?
As Jeszika looks at him, seemingly in both shock and rage, her phone goes off again.
“The Dead do not walk with me.”
Jeszika frowns.
Jeszika: The dead do not…
Realization dawns on her face.
Jeszika: He’s watching us…
Kristian nods.
Kristian: You must be bugged somehow.
Jeszika: Or he’s here in the bar…
As they sit there, Kristian notices Carrie staring at something behind the bar.
Kristian: I think he just sent something to Carrie.
Without a second thought, Jeszika is on her feet and on her way over to Carrie.
Jeszika: Hey, Care… everything ok?
Carrie looks up, seemingly stunned.
Carrie: What?
Jeszika lowers her voice.
Jeszika: Don’t freak out, But I think he’s here…. watching us… has he texted you?
Carrie nods.
Carrie: Yes.
She raises her phone to show Jeszika.
“Freedom through Ashes, Foresight frozen.”
Jeszika frowns.
Jeszika: Freedom through ashes... foresight frozen.... what does it mean?
Carrie starts to swallow, unsure of what to say even as Kristian joins them.
Kristian: It’s your names.
Carrie looks up in shock.
Carrie: What?
Kristian nods.
Kristian: Freedom would be you. Ashes, Ashley and foresight, Jezzy.
Jeszika: So what does it mean?
Carrie: Freedom through Ashes... he saw me with Ashley…
Jeszika: Foresight frozen... he saw me freeze…
Kristian nods.
Kristian: So now he’s texted both of you with that tonight.
Suddenly, Kristian’s phone goes off. He brings it up to check, knowing full well it’s gonna be a text from the same man.
“Grease the wedge, Monkey?”
Jeszika: Grease monkey... wedge?
Kristian nods.
Kristian: I’m assuming he’s referring to me being a mechanic and the wedge this incident appears to be causing to be driven between you and your family.
Jeszika: So, he’s wanting you to try fix things?
Kristian shakes his head.
Kristian: He’s taunting me, asking me if I think I can.
Carrie stares at Kristian’s phone and takes a step back, a look of absolute horror on her face.
Carrie: I… I need to get out of here…
Jeszika: What is it, Care?
Carrie: I… I just… I need…
Jeszika looks down.
Jeszika: I understand… I feel it too…
Carrie starts to look around, almost panicked.
Carrie: Where’s Steph? She usually has some…
Kristian moves in quickly and gently takes Carrie’s face in his hands.
Kristian: Care? Care, look at me… it’s ok…
All three phones goes off simultaneously.
“Just keep telling yourself that...”
Jeszika looks around the bar
Jeszika: He’s here… Bastard! You won’t win! I promise you!
Her phone goes off again, this time with an audio file. When the button is pressed, all they hear is laughter.
Jeszika growls.
Jeszika: Yeah, you laugh it up now, you asshole! You won’t be laughing when I find out who the fuck you are!
Carrie stares at the phone, seemingly even more unnerved now than before. Kristian releases her face and just hugs her.
Kristian: It’s ok, Carrie, it’s ok.
Jeszika: Come on, let’s get away from prying eyes. I swear if I see anyone following us I WILL sniper their ass!
Carrie manages a nod and they lead her out, away from said prying eyes and the temptations that go with it.
