|More Than What We R§VP'd For.| {Piscatus}

Branden Sykes
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"Who am I? Who the hell are you?"Branden paused, unsure how to answer that. Gavin spoke as well, a string of expletives before saying a name. Caspian Mathers. Branden dimly remembered a girl bearing that last name becoming a tribute some years ago. Well. Time to introduce himself. But before he could do so, Iris got up in the new arrivals face in a stance that suggested she wished to beat him senseless She was clearly angry. Tired of nonsense. Temper spinning out of control. Hot.

"What the Hell is this? A rock? Okay, so what? Wanna fight? What the Hell is wrong with you?"Oh. That wasn't good. Picking fights with frightened survivors on a island with a maniac running loose was not exactly the best thing to do. Perhaps he should step in before this escalated any furth-

"Um- I don't want to fight I just want to know where the rest of my party is."Caspian said before dropping his rock. The rest of? Branden stared around as if expecting more people to materialize out of the woods. It was somewhat heartening to know that other party guests were still alive. Even if one of them was not what they seemed. Maybe there was still a chance to sort this all ou-


"Are you going to bludgeon me to death with that? I mean, you are in the business of killing innocent people- My death would just be a part of your training."Great. Very astute of Caspian to realize that Iris was a career. What gave it away? Her smoky way of staring? Or her no-nonsense attitude? Never mind that; If he knew she was a career why on earth would he say it like that? Was he trying to get his skull bashed in? Branden's eyes flicked nervously from Iris to the newcomer. Whatever was he going to do about these two?


"Talk to me like that again and I'll shove that rock up your ass."Iris spoke in a low tone that sounded quite dangerous. She was beautiful when she was angry. It really brought out her eyes. Were all district two girls like this? Branden blinked rapidly. This was not the time to be thinking about that, this was the time to step in before the forest floor was littered with a body.

Branden took a couple steps forward and stood sideways in between Caspian and Iris, putting his hands out to separate them."Both of you, calm down!"he said, raising his voice just a bit. "Iris, you don't need to bash this guys head in. Not yet anyway. Cool it."he added with a wink, before turning to the male.

"Is Gavin right? Are you Caspian Mathers? Look Cas, can I call you Cas? We as a group have had a rather rough day which has included getting shipwrecked on our way to a blasted wedding, finding a few dead people, and seeing a couple people die. So forgive us if our tempers are running a bit short."He looked around to the others. "You've met Iris. The guys are Gavin and Fred," he said motioning to his companions. Branden put a hand out towards Caspian and smiled in a tired way he hoped was friendly."My name's Branden Sykes. I'm kind of hoping you can tell us what the hell is going on. You could start by telling us if anyone else is out there." Branden looked around the canopy of trees uncertainly and spoke a little louder. "Is anyone else out there?

This son of a bitch wasn't going to last much longer if he kept talking like that. "Shut up- they're with me, Do you think before you talk?" Caspian said to her. Iris was about to tell him that didn't mean much since she didn't trust him as far as he could throw and she'd say whatever she damn well pleases when she felt a strong pair of hands grasp her shoulders. It was Branden, of course.

Branden met her gaze and Iris' pink tint to her cheeks returned. Once again, Jesus H. Christ. How was he not with someone? Not that Iris was complaining, of course. "Calm yourself. Caspian said that to set you off. You have to keep control of your emotions. Can you do that for me?" Branden said and Iris melted. After a moment's hesitation, she spoke in a low tone. "I-I can try, Branden. I'll try like Hell. But you've got to understand i've never even tried shit like that before. Iris would try, for him anyway. She didn't know if she could do it, but she was still willing to try it for Branden.

Reluctantly, Iris turned from Branden to the two figures unknown to her in the woods. She glanced at Branden once more. "I say we go see what fuckery this is." She said. For some reason, she hoped he'd take the first step. She did want to lead this time.

Branden Sykes
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"I-I can try, Branden. I'll try like Hell. But you've got to understand I've never even tried shit like that before." Branden nodded sympathetically as h watched her cheeks blush. But was she blushing? Or was it just the chill from the night air?

She turned away and Branden contemplating putting his arm around her shoulder. It had felt nice to touch her and he felt like doing so again.She glanced at Branden once more. "I say we go see what fuckery this is." He assumed that she was referring to the pair that was watching them, the pair that Caspian had walked over to.

Branden grimaced and started after the young man that he beginning to consider quite rude with the intent of getting some answers. He was certain Iris would follow him, and perhaps Gavin would as well. The Frederick boy just kind of sat there listlessly. it was like he wasn't even there at all. Perhaps he wasn't. Maybe his mind had fractured left him incapable of talking or moving.

Branden shook his head and continued limping over to the new group of people. Someone had better tell him what was happening on this island. He slowed down as more figures emerged from the darkness to join Caspian's group. One was a voluptuous vixen of a woman. She looked dangerous. The other was... Branden froze. The young teen that was staring around was most definitely the girl named Silver.

A girl that Branden had been certain had been crushed into a fine paste earlier that night. But yet, here she was. Unless the events on this island were starting to get to him and he was seeing things. But where was the blond girl? He turned and whispered to Iris. Iris... correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that girl killed in the sewer?""

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As Branden drew near the group of people, he listened as the Silver girl explained what had happened to her in a version that he found far too condensed to fully explain the horror's his small group had encountered in the sewer beneath the island.

He caught something about the boy they had found dead. She minced over what had happened to the old man and the captain, speaking instead about finding the group of late guests, and how they hated her. She went on to describe the cave-in and how she and the other girl had survived, finding a way out, only for Yucca to become trapped yet again.

Silver burst into tears, which made Branden feel kind of bad. He had really thought she and yucca had been killed. Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility of this display being a ruse. If the other group was content to be stand-offish, he wasn't going to go out of his way to make friends. However, he was highly interested in getting the hell off of Piscatus Isle, and he didn't particularly want to leave anyone to a gruesome fate. It was in his nature to want to help.

"If you're dead at least you can't be hurt anymore..." The dark woman said that in response to Silver's outburst. How cruel. Caspian started to cry as well. Wow. What horror's had this group endured since arriving? Iris began to comfort Silver, which surprised Branden, as he would have expected her to tell Silver to suck it up.


Branden looked around at the faces. They meant nothing to him, and he was sure he didn't mean all that much to them. But if they didn't work together, they would die alone. He knew that much "If I may repeat my earlier question, can someone please tell me what exactly is going on? I'd like some answers."