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Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Aug-10-2009 07:47

Have you ever considered that you would chase a suspect 80 days,all around the world? That would be amazing,right? Well,it happened to me and some friends of mine. It all started back,80 days ago of this day....

I was just relaxing in my chair,when Joseph Zeo came walking in. "How ya doing Vulkie" and Joseph shaked my hand. "I'm doing fine Joseph. I've got some great Cuban cigars from Camille,out of Costa Rica. Have one" I replied.

As Joseph was looking for a big cigar,the phone began to rang. "Detective Vulkie,private eye,how may I help you" as I said in the phone,while looking at Joseph.

As I heard more and more information,Joseph saw my face turning into despair and trouble. Then,I hung up the phone and told Joseph what I heard.

"We need to catch a guy. The only trouble is,he's disappeared and his wife says that he likes to travel around the world. He left a note for her,saying the first city he was going to visit was London. His wife can't life so long without him,since she is terminally ill. She has 80 days left..." I said to Joseph and his face also began to turn.

"Nah,I don't know. Travelling is not what I like. Unless,I get a great sum of money and personal expences are covered."

As I told Joseph the amount we could get,his face began to turn happy and he immediately packed his suitcases. But first things first. We needed to check the apartment of the man. His name was Gregory Louson and his wife Laura,was desperate to find him. She heard that I solved many cases (already a 1000 cases) and that I could probably find him.

So,Joseph and I went to the apartment...

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Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Aug-10-2009 11:11

"So Mrs. Louson,can you give us a description of your husband?" I asked. "Yes miss,he is 40 years old,little bit bald. He has some brown hair left. He usually wears a pair of sunglasses and a hat,with the Yankee logo on it." (The baseball club).

"Thank you miss. We will be looking for him." Joseph said and so we left. As we stepped in the car,Joseph said : "I don't trust that lady". I replied with a small "me neither" and so we went off towards the bank,getting some money. Joseph got us the tickets and so we went to my apartment,since I had to pack my own suitcases.

All ready to go,I almost stepped out of my apartment but tippled to the drawer,retrieving my "old colt.38",that once belonged to my father. I remember the day....,just then Joseph walked in and said we really needed to go. "Damn you Joseph,I was having a flashback" and I suckerpunched him. Then,we went to the car and I drove towards the docks.

There it lay,the boat. It was an old wooden steamboat called "Ye Sea Shanty". The captain welcomed us and told us that the trip could take at least 7 days travelling. And so we went.


"7 days later,day 8"

And so,Joseph and I arrived in London. Just as we got of the boat,we saw Anais Nin waiting for us and waving. "Ya sneaky old devil,you phoned Anais before we went,didn't ya?" I said and Joseph nodded and rushed towards Anais,grabbing her tightly and lifting her in the air,spinning around. Joseph really cared about Anais.

And so,I stood there,on the dock,with 2 suitcases full of clothes,weapons and investigation material...

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Aug-14-2009 09:39

"Well, hello there!" I said, smiling. "I didn't expect such an enthusiastic greeting!" I wrapped securely in Joseph's arms. He was so strong, so handsome, so- a thought broke into my head- so my dead sister's significant other. Yikes.

Joseph must have noticed my abrupt change of mood, because he asked, "Anais? What's wrong?"

I shook my confusion off, and smiled at him. "Nothing. It's- it's nothing," and breaking out of his arms I ran to give Vulkie a hug.

"Vulkie! How are you, 'ol gal?" I gave her a big wink as I did. She seemed a bit amused by the greeting Joseph was giving me, and a bit annoyed that she was left with the luggage. "How long are you here for? Joseph just said you were coming and to see if I could find anything out about Gregory Louson, is that his name? The telegraph was a bit smeared- Oh! Where are you staying? I hope with me! I have an extra bedroom, so Vulkie, you're with me, and the spare for you, Joseph. It's gonna be like a sleepover! I never had one of those before!" I was chattering away, a mile a minute, and signaled a cabbie to pull over. Joseph was loading the cab, and Vulkie and I settled inside. Once Joseph hopped in, the cabbie was off, driving us to my flat, while we all caught up with each other.

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Aug-14-2009 10:52

As we went to Anais's apartment in London,I looked outside and saw some local shops open. The butcher was cleaning some meat,the grocery store was closed due to illness and the Tailor was placing his "dummies" with clothes in the store window

And so,we arrived at Anais's apartment. As I looked up,I saw it was a nice house,painted white and a little hint of pink. It was a bit of childish apartment,as if it belonged to a 10 year old girl of a student.

Anyways,as Joseph unloaded the luggage,Anais pulled me out of the cab,rushed towards the door with me and opened it and showed the house towards me.

"Here we have the living room. See,that's my dad's old couch,that was once in his..." Anais said (see Golden for reference Anais's dad). "Anyways,let's continue. Here's the kitchen. It's a bit small,but I'll manage to prepare something for you" Anais also said and she dragged me upstairs,just as Joseph came into the apartment,shouting "Can anybody lend me a hand?!",but we did as if we didn't hear that.

Anais took me towards the bedrooms and showed them. "This is our room,the girl's room. And next to our room is Joseph's. We'll have great fun here!" Anais said happily and tippled downstairs,just as Joseph came upstairs with the luggage.

"NOBODY HELPS ME HERE. WHY DO I HAVE TO DO ALL THE HARD WORK!" Joseph shouted and I blushed and quickly ran to help Joseph with the luggage.

Just as Anais settled herself in the couch,Joseph and I placed the luggage upstairs,went downstairs again and Joseph sat next to Anais and I sat in a chair in front of the pair. Anais leaned against Joseph,while I just watched them.

Just then,a doorbell rang and Anais shouted : "I'll get it!" and so Anais ran to the frontdoor.

"Everybody,say hi to Riza Hawkeye. She's been a good friend of mine for the past months we separated" Anais said,while showing Riza in. Joseph gave her a kiss on the cheek and I shaked hands with Riza.

And so,Riza sat in the chair and there we were...

Riza Hawkeye
Riza Hawkeye
First Nomad

Aug-14-2009 11:31

“Sorry I’ve been away recently, I’ve been…busy” I said nonchalantly. The look on Anais’s face told me she didn’t believe me. I never was a good liar. Oh, well. It didn’t matter. I settled in the chair and put my feet up.

“Well, well, well. What a surprise we have here. What could you possibly be doing with these strangers in your home, Anais? You didn’t…kidnap them again like those tourists, did you?” I asked suspiciously as I lounged on the chair.

Anais turned bright red and opened her mouth to say something. “No, no”, Vulkie reassured me. “We’re Anais’s friends, we’ve come here to London to find the husband of a woman who only has 80 days left to live” she explained. She introduced herself and Joseph. “And incidentally…your entrance just ruined Joseph and Anais’s cozy moment,” Vulkie said smugly and grinned. I got the feeling that she enjoyed making people uncomfortable.

Joseph got all flustered and started talking faster than Anais, which amazed me, for sure. He explained the situation.

Riza Hawkeye
Riza Hawkeye
First Nomad

Aug-14-2009 11:31

*5 minutes later*

“Well, that’s an interesting story you have there,” I mused. “A brown haired, middle aged, balding man with a Yankee cap on? What a coincidence, because…” I paused for dramatic effect. Anais leaned in so close that she actually fell out of her seat. As Joseph was helping her back up, I continued. “I just saw a man in the bar who exactly matches that description. He was in the back talking to Shady,” I finished, with a satisfied grin on my face. Joseph lost his grip on Anais and she fell back down again. “OW!!!” she screamed indignantly, and then stopped.

“WHAT?!?” erupted from the three of them. They stood up and surrounded my chair. I was suddenly bombarded with questions. In the end they all turned toward me slowly and asked in unison, “What were you doing there?” I squirmed under their collective gazes. “Um, I was…I had something to do…with somebody there” I mumbled. “I can take you there if you like.” I proceeded to lead them to the bar. On the way, I hung back and observed Joseph and Vulkie. “Very strange...” I thought.

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Aug-14-2009 12:46

Day 8 - London

On our way to the bar, our new acquaintance Riza Hawkeye hung back. Vulkie felt uncomfortable and looked back. "What is it? Why are you looking at us like that?"

Riza smirked and turned away. I could see the displeasure on Vulkie's face, and grabbed her shoulder, preventing her from getting into an argument with Riza. "We're here." Anais announced. Quickly I pulled Vulkie into a bar.

We looked around but no one resembled the Mr. Louson we were looking for. "I am sure he was here just a moment ago!" Riza said defensively.

"Hey Riza, back so soon?" The bartender said. "I though you are done with--"

"Bernie!" Riza warned him with a fierce stare. The bartender got the point and hushed up immediately.

As usual, Shady was in the back corner of this bar. The girls boldly approached the person we all loathed.

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Aug-14-2009 13:50

"Shady!" I exclaimed, swooping down to give him a kiss on hes grizzled cheek. "It's been ages! How have you been? Did ya get my latest novel?"

I noticed some eye rolling from Riza, heard Vulkie snort, and, with a quick glance at the mirror behind Shady, saw Joseph's look of- jealousy was it? Strange. I ignored them all, focused on Shady. Now, Shady and I, while not exactly friends, (Shady doesn't seem to really have friends), have corresponded a bit. See, I feel that he needs a bit of cock-eyed optimism in his life, and figured that I might as well give him some of mine. So I write him regular long letters, which he calls novels, and hope that he isn't quite as pessimistic as he was. He also once said that I "warmed his shriveled heart".

"Anais Nin. Yer always have been a babblin at me, ain't ya? Do ya need me ta be clearin yer record, now? Gots too many o those False Accusations under yer belt?" Shady said with a growl. But, looking closely, I thought I saw a glimmer of friendliness in his eye, twinkling at me. Cock-eyed optimism, you know!

"No, Shady! I'm doing quite well on my cases as of late. You should be proud, except I'm not helping put gin in your tummy now, am I? You really should cut back-" I stopped that line of thought at the glare he was giving me as he deliberately tossed back the rest of his shot.

"What Anais is here about, Mr. Shady, is a case," Vulkie broke in, while elbowing me in the ribs.

"Hey!" I protested.

"Shady? I just saw you talking to a brown haired, middle aged, balding man with a Yankee cap on, do you know where he went?" Riza elbowed me on the other side.

"Why do yo-" I was cut off by Vulkie.

"His name is Gregory Louson." She looked anxious.

*continued*

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Aug-14-2009 14:08

Shady looked from Vulkie to Riza and then to me. I thought I saw his lips curve upward a bit. When he spoke, there was a faint tinge of humor in his voice, so subtle I doubt the others heard it. "Well then, Anais. Yer lookin for a way to not have to pay 'ol Shady here his due, are ya?"

"Aw, Shady, how could you even think that of me?" I said, sitting myself down in the chair across from him, leaving Riza and Vullkie to stand behind me. "We just need some information, and everyone knows that when someone sees you, Bernie never does breath a word. And we all thank him for that, since we don't want him tellin everyone when we come to see you. But, you- no one ever seems to ask you, do they? And we really need to know. His wife is on her deathbed, and he hasn't a clue!" So, maybe I was stretching the truth a bit, but it is for a good cause, isn't it? "Shady, just tell me if he mentioned where he was going next, will you?"

"If anyone else came, I'd say no," Shady said. "There'll be a messenger delivering a note at yer flat. Half past ten, I figure. Now git," Definitely a twinkle, I thought as I took in his words.

"Thank you Shady," I got up and kissed him full on his lips, gave him a hug, and flounced my way out, aware of the shocked looks I was getting. Who in their right mind would kiss Shady for goodness sake?! Once outside, I wiped my mouth, ridding myself of the taste of gin and cigars.

"What was that about?" Joseph asked me, voice low, controlled.

Startled, I looked at him. "Just thanking Shady. Why?"

Riza and Vulkie were leaning against the wall, watching Joseph and I with interest. Vulkie was whispering in Riza's ear, and Riza looked like she was tring not to laugh.

Joseph glared at me, then turned, glared at the girls, and stalked back into the bar.

"Joseph?" I called, worried.

"I'll meet you all back at your flat, Anais," Joseph called back without looking back.

*continued*

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Aug-14-2009 14:10

"What was that all about?" I wondered, as Riza and Vulkie burst into laughter, each grabbed me by an arm, and left me in my totally confused state.

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Aug-14-2009 14:19

((((Sorry I posted so much. Not really, but I thought I'd apologize anyway. Teehee!))))

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