Ray felt like he had to stop himself from hitting Rachel. Hearing her talk, she apparently had no remorse for what she'd just done. She was hiding behind religion. Ray really wanted to show her that there wasn't any divine power protecting her here today. Robert was intent on being the gentle hand ...

Ray pulled up behind Robert right when he caught his comment about confessing. He stepped to Robert's flank, bringing the spear to bear, trying to keep the weight balanced in his hands, with the point on Rachel. He was fairly certain he could take the girl down without it, considering she looked lik...

Cursed. We must be fucking cursed. Ray hadn't even got over to the group, hell, probably wasn't even seen by the group when that girl (Roberta? Racquel? Something with an R.) cracked the track star in the head with a stick or something. He didn't see the blood pouring out of the guy's head, but Ray...

((Raymond Dawson continued from Filling Prescriptions )) Ray didn't like running. Never did. Whenever the coach at Bayview wanted the wrestlers to do roadwork, Ray had to hide his irritation. Sometimes he wondered why wrestlers had to run, since the sport was about quick, explosive movements and was...

Miranda was bleeding. Sarah was coming toward Lily. Lily, who had done nothing to save her dying classmate, hadn't gotten involved. Just like a good journalist should. Sarah's words on the subject only served to reinforce what Lily was realizing. Lily recoiled a little when the other girl pulled out...

The tears just behind Lily's eyes threatened to burst through harder with every name mentioned on the announcement, whether it be a killer ( Reiko Ishida? But she was so small! ) or killed. They were all people she had seen around the school, had probably asked questions of in passing for stories. A...

((Lily Maclaughlin continued from No News is Good News )) Lily was all too grateful to take the proffered break by her traveling companions. Back home she wasn't in the best of shape, as her time she spent dancing did wonders for her flexibility but not a thing for her cardio. That and her shoes, si...

Lily watched as the swimmer gathered up her stuff and made good on her statement, heading off quickly enough to make her a little nervous. Sarah hadn't done anything outwardly threatening short of coming into view covered in blood, but still, something about her seemed to Lily just a little bit off....

Lily looked at Sarah's key and almost laughed. What were the odds that someone would have a weapon even worse than her little paperback? Maybe better than she thought. Lily snuck a glance at her own daypack; maybe she wouldn't even have to pretend she had firepower. Not that she was going to chance ...

Lily almost laughed at one of the things Sarah managed to say through her tears. Calm and collected. She couldn't speak for Miranda, but Lily was far from that. About as calm as an LA highway in rush hour. At least it reassured Lily of one thing; her ability to bullshit wasn't completely gone. Other...

Lily didn't think she was skilled at comforting people. As a journalist, she spent most of her time outside of events, observing, reporting. It helped that actual tragedies during her run on the school paper were mercifully absent. This is why Lily felt awkward as she walked over to Sarah, her initi...

Lily let her head drop as she gave a small, almost inaudible laugh. Weakling? Christ, did all this bring out new sides to people. "You won't have to...Have to worry. I only ever wanted to cover the news, not make it, you know?" She stood up again, feeling the joints in her knees pop like g...

Lily stared Miranda down, still holding on to her flat expression as best she could as she waited for an answer. She was scared, terrified, because if Miranda saw through her bluff and she really was playing...well, Lily was only so much dead meat. Miranda's hesitation only served to make it more di...

Lily flinched a little as Miranda picked the skin off of her shins. The fall she took had to have been nasty. Taste of what's to come....you're gonna see a lot worse. The thought came to the forefront of Lily's brain, but she pushed it back abruptly. It wasn't going to help anyone to think like that...

Lily had been about to set on her way when a cry of pain from behind her draw her attention. When she wheeled around to look who had made the noise, it was hard for her to see at first if there was anybody at all. She got lucky when she looked down a bit, and saw Miranda Merchant sprawled out on the...