11922/Religion in Paradise

Religion in Paradise
Date of Scene:	05 August 2020
Location:	Harlem's Paradise - Club
Synopsis:	Josiah and June talk religion
Cast of Characters:	Firefly (Barrows), June Connor

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Firefly (Barrows) has posed:
    Harlem's paradise is acting as a place for Josiah and the church to headquarter for the night. The religious comes to be healed by the faith healer. Josiah holes the hands of boy with cancer and his hands begins to glow bright white, and the boy begins to glow as he gains more color to his cheeks. Josiah smiles and ruffles the boy's hair. "God watches over us all. Sometimes he puts us through trials and tribulations, but it is thanks to his gift that I am able to help so many." He says as he lets go of the young boy and looks to see if there was anyone else wanting aid.

June Connor has posed:
    Part of Harlem's charm is its very colorful community. Just as the kid is leaving, there is a sound through the wall. Yelling, cussing, crashing in the alley. Someone is getting their tail kicked.

    Outside, June is wearing a pair of short black denim shorts, a crop top that shows off the dragon tattoo that winds around her right side, and fire engine red hair. A belt hangs from her hip that seems to not quite be the right size for her, utility compartments on it like Batman might have. Of course, she isn't all the concerned at the moment with how much noise she makes as she finds herself flung into a dumpster, lip bleeding. "Start talkin'," she says, as she gets back to her feet, hands at the ready vs. the man who is easily twice her size. Normally people say that when they are clearly winnin the fight, not when they just got tossed up against a dumpster.

Firefly (Barrows) has posed:
    Josiah hears the commotion and comes outside. "The Devil has his sights set to tear humanity apart. There is no need to aid him in the process." He says softly as he tries to move between the woman and the man. He was dressed in a suit, dark blue with a black button up shirt and tie. He then looks between the two as if expecting them not to stop.

June Connor has posed:
    "Outta the way, kid!" June yells, bursting forward and stiff arming past the Josiah. She leaps into the air, and in her other hand, she produces...an egg? She slaps it into the man's face, but when it bursts, it doesn't contain a yolk. The eggshell smashes open to reveal a plume of smoky dust. The man shrieks, but grabs hold of June, and pulls a knife. One, two, three stabs at her ribs with the small blade, and he coughs, gagging and releasing her, stumbling back and falling to the ground, hacking and screaming in the discomfort. The air carries the substance a little. It's like mace, even the slightest hint of it makes the throat want to cough and the eyes burn. It must be excrutiating for the man.

    June seems to have gotten a bit as well as she lands, coughing and covering her eyes as she backs off, gripping her side. Blood stings down her skinny girl ribs and through her fingers, but she doesn't cry, she doesn't look desperate. She looks enraged.
    "Cock suckin' fucker!" she spits, ignoring Josiah still. She hacks a little from the backlash of her own attack, meanwhile the man seems to be fairly incapacitated. She pulls her hand back to reveal the stabs on her side. "Fuckin' hell. That better be a clean fuckin' blade or I swear I'm gonna shove it up yer-" she can't finish, as she hacks and coughs again.

Firefly (Barrows) has posed:
    Josiah watches the whole thing and when she seems to be finished, he moves over to her. "Your wounded." He says as he reaches to touch her hand, once he does, his hand glows. If contact remains she will feel an intense warmth, like being bathed in sunlight. This heat should be burning but instead seems comforting, a sense of calm should be coming over her, as her wounds knit back together, healing the girl.

June Connor has posed:
    "June was a little distracted in her rant, and so she doesn't see Josiah come in to give her healing. She leaps away instinctively. "Fucker you just see what happened here? You think I won't cut you?" As she speaks, it can be heard as she loses the energy in her warning. She looks down at her side, and back up to you, pulling away the blood covered hand, then wiping the blood from her side. It smears across the tattoo, revealing no injury. "Oh shit." She looks rather amazed at the stunt. "Nice. Better be careful who knows you can do that, they might lock you up and do all kindsa experiments on you." Well, it's kind of like a thank you. She looks back, rubbing her eyes with the bloody hand. The one that didn't smash the concoction in the man's face. Of course, now she has blood under her eyes and on her cheeks, but she's more concerned about the blistering sensation. "Stuff sucks but it works," she says. "You might wanna stand back unless you want it in your face, too. I gotta fuck this guy in the ass a little more 'til he tells me what I need to know."

Firefly (Barrows) has posed:
    Josiah just remains silent as he focuses on healing the woman. He looks to the man and he turns his head to her. "What do you need to know?" He asks curiously as he watches her. He studies her and keeps ahold of her hand, the warmth should be filling her whole body by now, even the pain from the stuff she exploded should be fading away by now. He then looks to the man. "What does she want from you?" He asks calmly.

June Connor has posed:
    The young woman seems to be fighting the calming. Actively. She may be calm, but she is definitely focused, and she hasn't allowed the lack of rage to stop her from her aggression. "Yeah, /Mike/," she says. "Why don't you tell him what I want from you? Ya pervert. This time she pulls the knife. A small kunai. "This fucker's been trafficking little girls. But he's just a little man. In more ways than one," she jabs the insult, innuendo implied. "Sorry you had to end up in it kid, I know you and your folks are savin' lost souls and shit in there. Real nice of ya."

Firefly (Barrows) has posed:
    "Then we can report him to the authorities." Josiah says as he watches the woman. He then looks to the man and he shakes his head and turns to the woman. "If the law wont touch him, then we take him to someone who will punish him for his crimes." He says as he watches the woman.

June Connor has posed:
    Of course, the man is too busy hacking uncontrollably from the concoction still to do much. "I /am/ someone who will punish him," she says with a snarky grin. "Prey on the predators." She walks back over to him, putting her Converse sneaker on his head. "That bug a religious guy like you?" she asks. "I mean, God lit up Soddom and Gammorah, right?"

Firefly (Barrows) has posed:
    "God should be the only one worthy to judge a life." Josiah says softly. He then looks to June and he shakes his head. "Taking justice in your hands makes you no better then him." He says calmly as he watches the other man.