Re: Raconteur City: The Summoning (Pyp, Kutsuki)
[Kutsuki]
Kutsuki discarded the towel haphazardly, throwing it onto the chair as he walked to his closet, opening the doors and stepping inside.? It was one of those walk-in types, with shelves upon shelves of clothing of various types, for various seasons and any kind of occasion, less for need than it is for necessity and keeping up of the appearances.? Mumbling to himself, he ruffled through several different already picked out outfits until he settled on a black and red ensemble.? It consisted of a form fitting, black velour-like shirt with long tight sleeves that were rounded off with shiny, leather cuffs and a matching collar that stretched halfway up his neck.? He was already wearing the pants that coordinated with the get-up - black dyed jeans with a straight leg over similarly colored socks and dress shoes with a square toe.? To complete the look, Kutsuki slipped on a red, leather jacket with a zippered front, the same accent seen throughout, with zip-away elbows and white, shiny shoulder panels.
"Today's what, Wednesday?" he rhetorically asked, lifting his left wrist as he snapped a fancy, silver watched around it.? When he tapped the screen, the analog screen went dark and instead a listing of the day's several appointments, one of which would bring him across Isolde's path, a smoothie shop that Kutsuki typically frequented, so he was 110% sure that she would be there too.? "We will go out now.? I've got several errands and shops to hit up, then we will swing by the Beetle Cafe around noontime.? That's where I get my boba.? I can guarantee that Isolde will be there, so we can have your first meeting with her then."? Then he tapped the watch again and the digital display disappeared, replaced by the analog face again, the second hand tick-tick-ticking away.? He then looked back at Pyp, the petulant grinning demon, looking him up and down as he silently judged his outfits, lips curled down as he made a small "tch" sound.
"You're not going out in that though, so magick yourself up something better.? No idol clothes or preppy shit either.? You need to look like you belong at my side.? Isolde may look, and act stupid, but she's very sharp and knows about my physical revulsion," Kutsuki said, crossing his arms as he shivered at the mere thought of her even being around him.? "But she'll try to get close anyway, so you need to make sure she stays away.? Oh, and you need a better name than Pyp.? I wouldn't be caught dead being around someone called that, so it's a dead giveaway.? Now, chop-chop.? We have a routine to maintain."?
(Pyp)
"Something suitably intimidating then," Pyp mused after hearing his summoner's instructions.? After a moment, then gave a quick twirl-around, and then he was facing Kutsuki again.? But in that brief moment, suddenly he was now taller, heavily muscled and Afro-American.? He was wearing an austerely formal black suit which seemed barely able to cover his broad shoulders and massively developed arms and thighs.? His head was completely shaved, his eyes hidden by sunglasses, and his right ear adorned by what appeared to be some kind of earpiece over which he could receive instructions.? A suspicious bulge on the left front of his jacket hinted at his being armed, and a small plain name-tag over his left pocket read "Karl".
"Will this do?" Pyp/Karl asked, turning again - slowly this time - for his summoner's inspection.? "And what sort of perimeter do you want to have around you?" The demon's voice was now deeper and huskier, as if the muscles in his neck were pumping his words out with greater force.? "Will six feet do? Or do you want it bigger to keep everyone further away? Bearing in mind that a bigger perimeter is harder to maintain in an indoor setting."
[tag - Kutsuki]
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Re: Port Vega: End of the Beginning. (Gen, Kites, Mia, NPCs, next.)
?(Gen)
Gen was only dimly
aware when the search-and-rescue team Chord's HQ sent out arrived.? Two of
them, an older man named Simmons who was apparently a doctor and a middle-aged
woman named Macamber with a security feel to her, stayed with her as the rest
began searching the area.
?
The doctor began
checking her for injuries as the security woman asked about what had
happened.? She told them everything she could about what she'd seen and
heard, but it was like hearing someone else answering their questions.?
Inside, she just felt numb.? She didn't resist as they bundled her into
one of the helicopters that had come, and soon she was being flown back to the
HQ.? Once there, they escorted her to a meeting room and told her to wait
there.? She heard the door lock itself as soon as they left the room, but
didn't care.? Where would she go, after all?
?
(NPC Macamber)
Macamber took up a
position just outside the door to the meeting room, then called her team.?
"Those of you not currently engaged in the search-and-rescue, fan out and
find all members of that team Mister Chord had assembled, and then bring them
here."? She then sent a text message to the individual team members:?
"There's been an incident.? All of you please return to Chord HQ and
report to Meeting Room C-15 without delay.? I will brief you when you all
arrive."
(Kites)
It felt like Kites had
fallen asleep and was dreaming, the scenes flashing before his eyes an
amalgamation of the whole day.? None of it made sense.? People,
places, voices were all mixed up, jumbled and yet melding together, leaving the
winged youth in a panic and cold sweats when he finally woke up with a
startle.? It took him a couple of seconds to understand just what had
happened and where he was, looking around as his heart beat rapidly against his
rib cage.? When the realization that he was still in the facility hit him,
Kites was both relieved and anguished at the same time, palming his face as he
brushed his hair out of his face.? He slid to the edge of the bed, elbows
on knees, leaning his forehead against his fists as he tried to gained some
semblance of control over the tumultuous feelings that churned inside.
?
After what felt like
hours, but was probably just minutes, Kites stood up and crossing his arms has
surveyed the room.? Promises, promises, but after what happened with Gen
as well the conversation with Chord, what was there to keep him from leaving
anymore?? Chord dressed him down and told him to step down.? Harrison
was sure to be most disappointed in him as well.? Neither Brandon nor Kat
were here, nor would he have a clue where to even start looking for them.?
This was miserable.? He was miserable, but this wasn't a place that he
felt that he belonged to anymore, so he started packing.? There wasn't
much.? He came with almost nothing and was going to leave with nothing.?
No loss, no gain, it was better than leaving with debt.? But the words
that he said, the promise that floated to the forefront of his mind, were a
heavy thing in his heart indeed.
?
Just as Kites finished
checking everything, he suddenly got a text on his watch.? The watch that
Raine gave him, and the one he'd have to return since he no longer belonged
here.? Bringing his wrist up, he tapped the display and the message
floated up.??There's been an incident.??There's been an
incident.? There's been an incident.? The winged youth paled and
for a moment he thought his heart stopped beating.? His body reacted
before his mind did.? Throwing on the same training outfit from before,
since it was closest and sitting right there on the chair, he was out of the
room at the speed of light, diving through the living room and spam pressing
the elevator button to go up, foot tapping, nails scraping against his skin as
he impatiently waited for the elevator to come down.
?
"Ugh, why doesn't
this supposedly state of the art facility not have a flying hangar, for
crissakes?? I would've been there already!" Kites muttered to
himself, biting his lips.? At last, the elevator appeared.?
"Finally!!? Go, go, go! C'mon!"? He pressed the appropriate
floor button, but as if the devil himself was having fun, the doors closed ever
so slowly, the floor felt as if it fell out from under him with the speed of
molasses, as he paced the interior, looking at the door with every passing
second until at last the doors opened and he all but flew to meeting room C-15.?
He felt so out of breath, coming up to the woman who seemed to be guarding the
door, eyeing the newcomer.
?
"Uh, hi...I'm
um...Kites, one of the recruits here.? I just got this alarming
message.? Am..am I the first one here?" Kites asked, eyes wild and
wide opened.? Gen was still at the light house when he left...this
couldn't...this couldn't be about her, could it?? He felt like he was
almost going to faint, heart threatening to jump out of his throat as he wanted
for the woman to address him.
(Mia)
Mia had just finished
cleaning up her breakfast dishes when she received the text.? Wondering
what was going on and where the higher ups were she made her way to the
conference room. With a smile and a wave she stepped through the door to find
Kites there already.? She sat a couple of chairs down knowing Gen and Kat
would probably want to sit by him.
"Good morning
Kites. Left some space for the others. Any idea what is going on?"
(Brandon)
?
?Brandon
wanted to spend the night with Kat but he didn¡¯t, she was still in his room
when he left to go see the one person that had always been there for him.? He knew what she said but he was Brandon,
emotional and totally stubborn in his ideas of what he thought was right.? He went to her room, he knocked on the door,
he knocked again.? He put his hand on the
doorknob and with a quick pulse of energy it opened.? He walked around his sister¡¯s room, since she
was not there and he let himself in.? She
had been his first love, he looked around the room, seeing the pictures she
kept he smiled and he waited.? Minutes
passed then hours, he texted and just assumed she was being stubborn, sometimes
all of his apologies fell on deaf ears.
?
He told her he loved her, he would never
abandon her or leave her for another.?
She was always there for him and he didn¡¯t care what she said he
wouldn¡¯t give up on her¡ever.
?
?Her
launching into him hurt more than that of his father sometimes, more than the
cold emotionless shoulder of Harrison when she got tired of his whining.? Sure he was quick to bear the weight of the
moment as he felt like it was all his fault, if he would be better do better he
would be accepted by his family, be seen in a better light if he just took it
all made himself that punching bag from the crap that life kept throwing at
him.? It was simply more that he didn¡¯t
know how to fight back fairly, everything was clearly not his fault, there were
sometimes that things just happened.
?
? He laid
on her bed a part of him wanted to cry at the thought of losing Ireland or disappointing
her again.? The pain of her lost was
already devastating to him, sometimes he wondered if he would simply be better
off¡dead!? But again that was the
weakness in him talking.
?
?It was
late when he heard the commotion, his heightened senses kicked in and he sat up
and then walked to the door.
?
It was early morning as he looked at his watch
passed midnight for sure but there was a flurry of activity.? The message of their being an incident
flashed over his watch and his phone.?
Report to the briefing room, the team..?
¡®What the?¡¯
He didn¡¯t even try to take the stairs he just
hopped over the rail and with a burst of speed flew to that level and landed.
He didn¡¯t know something was going on and despite what he thought¡there was a
foreboding sense of dread that even he couldn¡¯t shake.? It wasn¡¯t like Ireland to ignore him for this
long, even for her being mad at him there was normally¡I don¡¯t know something?
?
?¡°What
going on?!?¡±? He said as he looked at the
woman, not Chord¡his father or his mother that raised him Harrison.? It was clearly not a request.? His eyes narrowed in the direction of the
facility security chief.? ¡°What
happened?!?¡±
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Re: Port Vega: Meet & Greet Dinner (Posting Order: Aurora, Mara, Devi, Lightening Rod, Photon, Random NPCs)
?(Aurora)
?
Aurora gave Raine a giggle as he gave her rump
a swat, ¡°but not in front of the dinner guests.¡± She reminded him as they went
their separate ways for now.? She had picked up on the movement from Mara
out of the corner of her eye.? She had gotten pretty good at knowing when
her spy was around, with a smile she quietly said, ¡°glad you are here my
friend.¡±
?
She took her place at the head of the table and
waited for the others to arrive.? Liza, Jordie¡¯s lady gave Aurora a smile
as she took her place at the table.? ¡°How many are you expecting?¡± She
asked her boss.? ¡°Two for sure, maybe a third.? We will see.¡±
?
(Jordie)
?
¡°Name¡¯s Jordie.? I am not the butler or
Jeeves, Roddy.¡± Jordie said with a smirk knowing that would get the lad¡¯s
attention.? ¡°Respect is a two-way street around her, Lightening Rod,
remember that.¡± He led them to the dining room and once there took his seat
next to Liza.? ¡°You are there,¡± he pointed to a seat across from his,
¡°Devi. And you are there,¡± He pointed to a seat a few chairs farther down the
table, ¡°Lightening Rod.? This is Liza and you all have met, Aurora.¡± He
said indicating their boss sitting at the head of the table.
?
(Mara)
?
The snake woman watched as the new recruits
filed into the dining room, examining them through the infrared, her tongue
flicking in and out as she tasted the air.? When Aurora came in, she
looked to the darkened corner where Mara was settled, watching, seeing her
smile light up and then ever so slightly, nodding her head in response.?
They had a sort of mental link that allowed them to sense each other's
presences, but Mara didn't have the type of power where she could use it as a
means of communication.? Once everyone settled in and she had a chance to
measure everybody's body heat, Mara melded out of the shadows and stepped into
the light, adjusting the straps of her v-necked dress, going to take her place
beside Aurora, crossing her legs as she leaned back, one hand going up to move
a stray clump of hair behind her ears.
?
"Ah, at least, we get to eat.? Is
this everyone, or are we waiting for any other late arrivals?"? She
looked everyone over with her normal eyesight now, taking mental notes of they
sat and moved, what caught their attention.? It was not just force of
habit, but also a survival technique.? One never knew when the information
that she ingested was going to come in handy.
?
(Devi)
?
Devi gave Lightning Rod a smile when he
introduced himself. Once he took her arm she let him guide her in. As they made
their way to the dining room Devi looked around to familiarize her self to her
surroundings. Her attention turned back to Jordie when he spoke and pointed to
where both Lightning Rod and her self. She gave him a nod and moved to sit in
the chair.
?
She had seen Aurora at the head of the table as
she sat down. About to ask a question she stopped as she seen a snake looking
woman step from the shadows and make her way to sit next to Aurora. When the
snake woman spoke Devi smiled. She looked to Aurora, "Thank you for the
invitation. It is very beautiful place."
?
(Lightning Rod)
?
Following Devi's example, Roddy nodded to Aurora.?
"Pretty posh indeed. My compliments to the decorator." He glanced
around at the other guests seated at the table.? Only two seemed out of
the ordinary, outwardly at least. The first was a large man wearing some kind
of costume, complete with a hood that hid most of his face and some kind of
bracers on his forearms. He looked to be black, fairly powerfully built, and...
possibly on familiar terms with Aurora?? Roddy wasn't terribly good at
reading people, but somehow he was getting that impression.??
?
But it was the other latecomer that immediately drew his full
attention.? Even at a distance, Roddy could see that there was something
distinctly not-quite-human about her.? There was a scale-like sheen to
parts of her dusky olive skin, particularly from just above her eyes to down
the ridge of her rather flattened nose, beginning again down her neck to her
collarbone.? Her hair, which was cut fairly short, was a blonde but with a
coppery tint.? Her eyes, however, were her most striking feature.?
Bright turquoise in color, with slitted irises that gave her a mesmerizing
intensity he could feel without her even looking his way.? She moved with
a flowing grace towards the table, filling the normally arrogant youth with an
unfamiliar mix of heart-stopping fear and out-and-out lust.?
?
The snake-woman was the last to be seated. Next to Aurora, Roddy
noted.? He suspected that the seating reflected some kind of status,
frowning slightly when he saw that he was further away from their host than
anyone else.? Something to be rectified in the future.? But for the
moment, he could only stare helplessly.?
?
"Who... who is _that_?" he whispered to Devi, nodding
towards the woman.??
?
(Raine)u
It didn¡¯t take him long to change and return, the truth was he didn¡¯t have to but she wanted
appearances.? Besides this costume was special.? She felt it important that they present a unified front then so be it.? Far be it for him to not make things exactly
how they should be for his heart.? He
would follow her lead, he had thus far.?
Not that he couldn¡¯t just things seemed to have a certain way of working
out when everyone knew their roles.? He
was truly the brawn of the pair, no matter how he may have wanted to be the
brains.? He could implement a plan sure
but coming up with one was not normally his forte.
He gazed at each of those that were there; he was only eager to blast any one of
them back into the middle of next year, if he had too.? At this particular moment he hoped it didn¡¯t
come to that, he hated to clean up the body after all the time that was spent
to make the place look so nicely.? He
smirked even if his face couldn¡¯t be seen, his sonics allowed him to hear the
conversations and the questions that were asked.? He leaned into Aurora¡¯s ear and spoke, ¡°The
Floor is yours.¡±? It was but a whisper
but between then it was clearly audible and his. He watched to keep abreast of
the changes open and ready for any attack.
Tag: Aurora/NPCs, Mara, Devi, Lightening Rod, Raine
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Re: The Door Between Two Worlds [Roue and Rabbit] (closed)
[Roue]
Letting Rabbit take control was exactly what the wizard asked for, but when he heard the young vampire's answer to that, he had to wonder just what he had gotten himself into.? Rabbit's experience with this was quite evident.? Before Roue even knew it, he was already on his back AND naked.? How the hell did the shorter youth manage that?? Was this his experience from "peddling his ass" that Rabbit has described, or simply a vampire's skill?? The elf had to admit that he knew nothing of these vampires apart from what he learned by being the lover of one, but that was probably only scratching the surface.? They had only barely gotten to know each other, and there was still so much more to go.
"O-okay," was all that Roue managed to rasp out once he felt his lover's hands running up and down his body.? The mix of heat and ice was definitely electrifying, the elf's warm body sharply contrasting against the chill of the vampire's skin.? His back arched up, hissing, as Rabbit captured his one of his nipples in his mouth, hips snapping to get more attention from that wondering hand of his that was now wrapped around his aching shaft.? The more the vampire paid attention to the elf, the more the elf felt his own body start to heat up even more.? It felt simply wonderful though he was starting to wonder how he was going to acquiesce to Rabbit's demands.
"I can try, Rabbit, but how can I make you any promises?? You're going to have to tie me down," Roue breathed, probably going to regret suggesting something like this.? But, it's been a while since he has relinquished control of such an act to someone else.? Thrilling was probably going to be of the many words to describe this moving forward.
(Rabbit)
Rabbit sat up, eyes widening in surprise.? "You want me to t-tie you d-down?" he asked, biting his lip.? The little vampire looked uncertain for a moment, then looked liked he was blushing all over his slender naked body..? "Uhm, okay," he said finally.? But his eyes took on an impish glint as he added "But remember that you a-asked me to do it."
"Now, don' you m-move, okay?" Rabbit said as he reached over the side of the bed to a small night bureau.? Opening the drawer, the little vampire drew out a set of shiny black pieces of cloth.? He took one and held it up for Roue to look it, running it through his fingers.? "This is s-silk," he explained.? "It feels really good when you run it across your skin."? To demonstrate, he draped the black material across his lover's bare chest and drew it slowly across his nipples, then down his abdomen, then teasingly over his now very-erect cock.??
"See?" the pale youth said, wrapping the scarf enticingly around Roue's shaft and then drawing it away again, letting the soft and ethereally-thin flow over the elf's sensitized ball-sac and glans.? The little vampire's eyes were starting to glint red as he eyed his lover teasingly.? "Doesn't that feel good?"
"It's also really, really strong," Rabbit murmured, leaning in close as he began tracing the outline of Roue's lips with his tongue.? At the same time, his slender fingers were deftly tying one end of the scarf around the elf's right wrist.? His mouth moved over his lover's face, licking and kissing to keep him distracted as he tied the other end to an ebony bedpost.? "Try it," he whispered, gazing deep and sensuallyinto Roue's eyes, "and tell me if you want me to stop."
[Tag - Roue]
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Re: Elusive Capture: Beaches. Andrew/Evone¡¯
(Andrew)
"We also don't want to tempt the crew any more than necessary, my love," Andrew said with a grin, slipping his arms around her waist and holding her in place before she could step out onto the open beach.? A quick look up and down the beach revealed that no one else was in sight.? "But the coast is clear so let's go."??
Taking her hand in his, they continued down to where the ocean was lapping at the sand in gentle waves.? The water was pleasantly cool as they made their way in, stopping when the surface reached their waists.? Andrew then dove forward, immersing himself, enjoying the feeling of the ocean enveloping his naked body.? Looking back, he could see Evone's lower torso and legs in the clear island water, slender and alluring.? He impishly continued swimming, circling to come up behind her, then surfaced with a yell as he grabbed her from behind.? "Got you, me beauty!"??
- Evone' -
Evone didn¡¯t move into the water too far. She couldn¡¯t swim and didn¡¯t want to be sucked to far out to sea by the waves. However they seemed more gentle than the waves she encountered the night before.
She stood in water that was about breast deep letting the waves gently lap against her skin as Andrew swam about her. When he came up behind her, she chuckled, turning in his arms. ¡°Yes love you do.¡± She said kissing his neck.
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Re: Blood Feuds: Trying to Survive (Anais, Vincent)
? (Chantel)Chantel didn't respond to Anais as she wanted to let the lady have her space and time to herself. She would let the lady think what she wanted.?
While Anais showered, Chantel made the bed and straightened up anything that seemed out of place. She opened the curtains all the way and then opened a window to let fresh air in. She waited for the knock at the door then took the tray with the unopened bottle of water and the sandwich with the hope that Anais would eat.? Then she took a seat at the vanity to wait for her to come out of the bathroom.?
?Anais?
As stepped into the stall, turning on the water. She let the shower spray fall upon her head, face and shoulders hoping that the tension that had settled there from being tied would ebb away under the hot water.?
As she showered, Anais thought, contemplating what exactly was happening to her. Why was she here? Was it because of Draven? The man who took her knew exactly who she was. The other woman even said his name. But why? She hadn¡¯t seen or heard from the man who was suppose to be her betrothed in over a year. Did they not know that? Would the believe her if she told them?
As Anais finished her shower, she turned off the water and stepped from the tub. She wrapped herself up in the robe that was at the door. And stepped back into her room. She was surprise to find it full of light, even a soft breeze flowing through.?
¡°Thank Chantel. But you didn¡¯t have to do this. However I appreciate your help.¡±
Anais dressed in the soft dress of flowing green they had provided for her. Surprisingly it was the most comfortable dress she had worn her whole pregnancy. Her long mane of wheat colored curls flowing around her shoulders.?
She saw the food and water, but did not indulge. Instead she sat upon the bed, folding her hands in her lap she said. ¡°Can you tell me why it is I am here?¡±
Tag
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
(Draven)Draven was grateful to be invited, "thank you." He said as he took a seat next to Khadashee. He took some of the suggested potatoes, "well, the stowaway claims to be my younger half brother." He said before taking a bite of the potatoes and making an, mom, sound.?
After he swallowed he asked, "did you want to finish your conversation that you were having when I interrupted? I think Sa'id was about to say something?"
?Khadashee/Sa'id?
Khadashee smiled When he took some of the potatoes. ¡° they¡¯re very good aren¡¯t they? Cookie is the one of the best. He makes the best desserts too. Try this. It¡¯s made with coffee?¡± Khadashee said with a smile.
¡° Claims to be Your half brother,¡± sa¡¯id repeated ignoring Draven¡¯s question. ¡°That means this is your first time meeting him and you need to substantiate his claim. Do you think The queen is in any danger?¡± The older man asked.
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Re: Blood Feuds: Trying to Survive (Anais, Vincent)
(Anais) ¡°Again Chantel no disrespect to you but please do not began to attempt to insinuate that you or this Vincent has any concern for me or my child. For it is quite obvious to any one that you only care to the extent that Vincent requires you to care least you find yourself punish if anything untoward a should happen. and this Vincent only cares to extent of what his plans are for me and/or my child otherwise we would not be locked in here.¡±
Anais stood them. ¡°Thank you for allowing me to shower, I appreciate it.¡± With that Anais stood and walked into this bathroom.
(Chantel) Chantel didn't respond to Anais as she wanted to let the lady have her space and time to herself. She would let the lady think what she wanted.?
While Anais showered, Chantel made the bed and straightened up anything that seemed out of place. She opened the curtains all the way and then opened a window to let fresh air in. She waited for the knock at the door then took the tray with the unopened bottle of water and the sandwich with the hope that Anais would eat.? Then she took a seat at the vanity to wait for her to come out of the bathroom.?
Tag: Anais?
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Re: Elusive Capture: Beaches. Andrew/Evone¡¯
- Evone'
Evone¡¯ reached up to kiss him lightly on the lips. She wrapped her legs around his waist and squeezed. ¡°Do you have any idea how much I love you. And how much that scares me.¡± She said honestly her features turning sad.
Evone' pulled away then. Taking her arms and legs down. Pushing him slightly off her so she could stand. ¡°We should clean ourselves and get back before the crew becomes worried.¡± She stood then moving to the ocean.
(Andrew)
"We also don't want to tempt the crew any more than necessary, my love," Andrew said with a grin, slipping his arms around her waist and holding her in place before she could step out onto the open beach.? A quick look up and down the beach revealed that no one else was in sight.? "But the coast is clear so let's go."??
Taking her hand in his, they continued down to where the ocean was lapping at the sand in gentle waves.? The water was pleasantly cool as they made their way in, stopping when the surface reached their waists.? Andrew then dove forward, immersing himself, enjoying the feeling of the ocean enveloping his naked body.? Looking back, he could see Evone's lower torso and legs in the clear island water, slender and alluring.? He impishly continued swimming, circling to come up behind her, then surfaced with a yell as he grabbed her from behind.? "Got you, me beauty!"??
Tag - Evone'
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
(Khadashee/Sa'id) Khadashee nodded at his words. She took note that he did not share anymore with them. ¡°I am glad everything is well. Please sit and join us,¡± she said touching his cheek.
¡°There is plenty. Feel free to help yourself,¡± the older man said.
¡°The cook made my favorite potatoes. They have onions and peppers you must try them,¡± she said lifting her fork waiting for him to sit down and try some.
(Draven) Draven was grateful to be invited, "thank you." He said as he took a seat next to Khadashee. He took some of the suggested potatoes, "well, the stowaway claims to be my younger half brother." He said before taking a bite of the potatoes and making an, mom, sound.?
After he swallowed he asked, "did you want to finish your conversation that you were having when I interrupted? I think Sa'id was about to say something?"
Tag: Khadashee/Sa'id?
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
{Charity}
When the first of the undead shambled into Millers Crossing Charity was perplexed. Not only were they undamaged by battle, meaning that they had not met the Five along the road, but they were not driving the party before them either. She smiled then.
¡°Clever," she muttered, casting her senses across the landscape on the wings of bats and the paws of other nocturnal predators. "Where have you gone? Are we still shielding ourselves from sight? My bats do not use it, my coyotes and wolves use their noses better." She began dancing again, calling to her fauna minions.
The coyotes replied first, howling among themselves as they circled the area where the Five had last been discovered. The scents of the undead covered any faint trace of the party's leaving. Wolves circled further out, far from the road both to the north and south. The bats fluttered about, but the clouds of insects had been drawn to the recent buffet of undead flesh that was still passing along the road.
Finally a single mountain lion picked up the scent. Alone, at Charity's command, it followed the scent trail southeast into the mountains. "Follow and watch," Charity sang to it as she danced, "tell the ravens where they are come the dawn, and then rest."
A cruel smile waxed across the wendigo's face as she added, "I shall have a special task for you when once again night shall fall."
Having set the scene Charity turned her attention to the arriving undead. It wouldn't do to have her new subjects messing up her nice little town, they needed new flesh on their bare bones. One by one she danced them into the kiva.
?(Chase)
He moved with some focus determination.? It wasn¡¯t that he wanted to live so much as he didn¡¯t want to see others die because he did nothing.? It wasn¡¯t difficult to move Flynn the man was light in his oversized hands.? His strength had been leaking over from his other side for some time making him more dangerous in either form, but even he couldn¡¯t defeat a small army of undead without being effected a little bit.? But he couldn¡¯t take a chance on one of the others getting injured by his bravado or death wish which ever you wanted to call it.
¡°Tie the bandanda over your mouth to stave off some of the stench.¡±? He said seeing the retching look on Callie¡¯s face.? She didn¡¯t look too good actually.? But that was no problem for right now she would feel better once they got to higher ground.
He looked at the giddiness his new traveling companion as he looked at the woman that had once been his.? The smile of recognition even more apparent.? He could be happy for him, the chance to have his love back.? He was lucky.? He would hold on to Flynn as much as his woman would allow him too.? It was far easier at this point to help out and keep moving, this band would truly make this trek memorable if they survived.? He was the other lookout or he would try to be with his own animalistic senses he did his best to stave off the coming headache that threatened to take him out from the stench around them his only hope was to make it to high ground.
(Callie Carson)
Callie reluctantly let go of Flynn. The men were better suited to lug him around. She was tough and strong, but she had her limits. The stench was almost unbearable. These undead were rotting terribly, she surmised from the smell, likely an intentional side-effect of the magic that had reanimated them, along with the natural decomposition caused by the hot sun.
She did as Chase suggested and ties her bandana around her face, covering her nose and mouth in hopes of keeping the odor away. It was a noble effort, but she could still smell the dead around them.
?The redhead moved her horse into position and lashed it to the others, then looked to Etienne who, from out of nowhere, had basically taken over directing the group. She seemed to have a solid idea, so Callie was not inclined to do otherwise. She then waited to see where they would go next.
(Flynn)?
The pookah was aware he was being moved, from being supported by Callie to being outright carried by the man called Chase, but he kept his focus downward, searching the ground they were travelling over for a place they could escape to if the undead or other minions of their enemy managed to find them.? He hated being so helpless, but he was so low on glamour that spirit-gazing below the ground was all he could manage at the moment. ?
Finally though, he found what he was looking for:? a gap - little more than a large crack really - situated some eighty feet beneath the ground their horses were walking over.? Concentrating, he looked further, and was rewarded with the discovery that the crack extended in the direction of Miller's Crossing.? But not directly.? There was about a fifteen-to-twenty foot deviation from their current path, and they needed to stay right over the gap in order for him to open a portal if escape became necessary.
Flynn lifted an arm and pointed a few degrees to the right, muttering "that way".? Then dropped his arm and said nothing further.?
[Sicilien]
The bounty hunter tied his scarf around his nose and mouth, nodding to Chase as a thanks for the suggestion.? Though it wasn't perfect, at least a good amount of the smell was staved off, though there was no blocking the scent of death that permeated the air so easily.? Whoever this wendigo, this manikin was, knew that even if she could not see them, that she would be able to drive them on one way or another.? However, they were all getting tired and not having had any single night's worth of rest since the bar scene was beginning to take a toll on all of them, least of all him.? So maybe it was desperation or something else, but when Sicilien looked in the direction that Flynn was pointing to, he was starting to see the likes of a crevice, a cave perhaps, coming up a bit ways away.
"I think...that's a cave, or something!? We're getting close, but we need to hurry," he announced, squinting his eyes.? They were getting close, wanting to increase the pace of their horses.? They were trotting at best, to make sure that Flynn would not fall off, but the man was tied down.? Surely they could at least level up to a canter?? Perhaps he was being too impatient? Woe betide the man who didn't plan ahead and rushed forward only to be struck down at the end.? There seemed to be a small, dusty path that led maybe 20, 30 feet up from the ground to this mountainside cavity.? Whether it was a deep cave or not is yet to be seen.? Focusing his covered eye, Sicilien studied the auras the light up like lamps in the distance.? Nothing except for some nocturnal predators milling about, but no undead.? Nothing that they couldn't handle to clear the area anyway.? "Could be our safe haven.? Follow me, i see a path going up."
With that, he led the troupe do the edges of this trail, making sure that they were all keeping up, as they started the short climb up.
Etienne
Etienne was quiet, watching, learning, feeling, contemplating...how much of herself she show...some...most... all or should she keep her truth close to her vest. Much like she had done every day of her life since that fateful day when she finally go away...took her chance at freedom.
It was a feeling she always warred with... how much of herself to reveal. She remember many many lifetimes ago when they were finally able to work through their bullshit. When she finally felt comfortable with Sicilien enough to know he would not hurt her or use her she almost revealed her true self to him...almost.
Thank god she hadn¡¯t. The original pain almost killed her. He would have made it ten time worst had he known the truth. She thought as a tear slipped from her eyes at the memory of their last night together.
Etienne blinked as she came back to the present her mind somewhat locking on first Flynn and then Sicilien comment. A cave she thought...she didn¡¯t feel comfortable going into a cave. It could trap them with no way out. But everyone else seemed comfortable with it. And since she had decided in her moment of quiet contemplation to keep her cards to her vest, she acquiesced and followed.
Tag - Chase, Callie, Flynn, Sicilien, Etienne, Charity (jumping in periodically)
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Re: Raconteur City: Investigating Leads (Scarlett, Cartel NPCs, open)
Luke moved. His position was good to see the upper floors but not the best to follow where he thought Scarlett was stalking. There was plenty of brush and small trees to block the view and it took him several minutes to find a decent spot.? He studied the scene through the infrared camera. The poor light worked in its favor but he didn¡¯t pick up any heat signatures.? He decided to spend a moment looking for water sources. There was a pool in the back of the house. He had recognized the pattern of light off some trees, a reflection of light passing through water. The multitude of water was significant but it would not provide any elemental support. So he spread his awareness around the edges of the property. There was water, no surprise the stuff was everywhere. On the south side near the street was a culvert that ran under the pavement. On both sides water rested uneasily waiting for the next rain storm to push it out to sea. The ditch water led to a larger basin underground near the west side.? That was a large catch, a link to the water table that seemed to be everywhere beneath them. Satisfied he could pull on those resources in a hurry he settled down and watched the house and what he could see of the surrounding property.? Then he noticed globs of white through the camera lens. The other light flickered here and there as flashlights danced around as they moved.? They would stand no chance against Scarlett. It was what was unseen that made him nervous. Scarlett MacAleister
Scarlett had placed herself in a corner on the backside of the mansion and hid there when she heard a door slide open, then close. Security, most likely. From the smells -- four humans and two dogs. The humans wouldn't see her if they walked right by her, but the dogs were another story. The redhead looked up and saw it was a three story climb.? The vampire jumped upward, ascending nearly two stories in one bound. There she attached herself self to the wall, her fingers and toes through the boots she wore found ledges and crevices which allowed her to cling to the side of the building -- something not many humans could do. She then looked down and watched two guards and a dog pass beneath her. The dogs became agitated as they passed, but continued on, the guard oblivious. Scarlett looked up and saw a window above, so she scaled the wall the rest of the way and arrived at the window, which she found unlocked. She opened it the rest of the way, sliced open the screen with a knife and let herself in on the third floor.? Slipping in through the window, Scarlett stepped onto the floor and found herself in a bedroom. It was currently unoccupied, except for a running television and a laptop left open on a small table in the room. Glancing at the screen she frowned, someone had been playing solitaire. This was likely one of the guards' rooms.? The vampire crept across the room and arrived at the door, which she listened at before preparing to open it...
(tag Luke, Cartel)
On Saturday, October 24, 2020, 11:43:07 PM EDT, Scott via groups.io <liturgy_fio@...> wrote:
Scarlett
gave Luke a nod. "Then see what you can see with your camera
and get pictures
of anything interesting," she told him. "I'm going to take a
little
stroll."
The redhead
turned toward the fence, crouched and leaped more than 10 feet
into the air,
vaulting over the fence and landing on the other side with
barely a sound.
She looked
back at Luke and gave him a wink before she turned and
disappeared almost
magically into the darkness. The vampire slipped silently
through the frees,
moving with unnatural speed and nimbleness through the trees
and brush
surrounding the property. Reaching the edge of the trees, she
looked across the
open yard and spotted several cameras monitoring the property.
Like a
black, shadowy blur, Scarlett darted across the yard, arriving
at the outside
wall of the house, where she pressed her back flat against the
brick and then
she moved along quietly until she reached a window. With her
enhanced hearing,
she focused to see if she could hear anything going on inside
the house.?
?
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New Javier
Delgado and Sani Redwind (Cartel NPCS)
?
Inside the
cartel owned house in Raconteur City, Javier Delgado was
reading over reports
he¡¯d acquired on the various criminal enterprises at work in
this area. Already
he was making headway into disrupting the activities of the
yakuza and the Jamaican
Posse and as soon as they had been brought to their knees, he
was ready to work
on the smaller operations in and around the city ¨C making way
for his mistress
and her cartel to come here and take over.
The grizzled
looking Hispanic, his hair pulled back in a ponytail, dressed
in a black
t-shirt and fatigue pants, sat at a desk in the mansion¡¯s
study. Across the
room, seated on a mat on the floor was young Sani Redwind, a
Native American,
who sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, deep in meditation.
Delgado
flipped a page in the report and continued reading, just as a
knock came at the
door. He looked annoyed. His human mercenaries, though
well-trained and
disciplined, at times tended to require more guidance than he
wanted to give
them.
¡°What is it?¡±
he asked, the annoyance in his voice obvious.
The door
opened and a big, white male stepped through the door. He was
dressed similar
to Javier, all in black, an H&K MP-5 submachine gun
hanging from a strap on
his shoulder.
¡°We¡¯ve got
motion detected on the grounds,¡± he said. ¡°Cameras aren¡¯t
picking up a thing¡even
on thermal.¡±:
Javier gave
a snort, ¡°Not everything gives off a heat signature, Mike.¡±
Javier stood
and started toward the door. Mike glanced over at Sani and
frowned. ¡°That kid
is always meditating.¡±
Delgado
reached Mike and stood right up in his face, ¡°He has to if he
wants to control
the beast inside him,¡± his hissed. ¡°Now, show me your
disturbance.¡±
Mike nodded
and led the vampire to the nearby security suite where there
were a couple of
mercenaries manning arrays of monitors, watching the grounds
intently. Mike
went to his console, pulled up the motion sensor that had been
trip a couple of
minutes earlier, then displayed the video recording of that
area of the yard
which corresponded with the time on the motion detection hit.
¡°See,
nothing,¡± Mike muttered.
Javier replayed
it a couple of times, slowing it down over and over until
there was a faint
image, almost like a shadow, that darted past the camera.
Slowly, a smile
spread over the Mexican¡¯s face.
¡°We have a
visitor,¡± Javier said in a low voice.
Mike nodded,
¡°Not human?¡±
¡°No,¡± Delgado confirmed, standing and stepping back from the
monitor. ¡°It¡¯s
her.¡±
The
mercenary raised an eyebrow, ¡°Her¡you mean the redhead we saw
last night
watching from the street? The one you said followed us from
the docks?¡±
¡°The same,¡±
Delgado told him. ¡°Take three of the men, take dogs, sweep the
perimeter.¡±
Mike nodded,
keyed his walkie-talkie and called three mercs to the security
room. He then grabbed
several magazines for his subgun. These clips were marked with
silver tape. He
popped the magazine currently in his MP-5, cleared the chamber
and loaded the
special clip.
When the
other three showed, he looked at them and said, ¡°Arm with
silver. We may have a
special visitor.¡±
The men
nodded and armed themselves accordingly, before heading out
the door. As they
left, Delgado loaded a silver clip into his sidearm and
grabbed his sword off a
rack I the security office, next to the weapon lockers.
He returned
to the study and secured the metal shudders son the window
with the push of a
button. As they closed, Sani¡¯s eyes opened and he looked to
Javier. ¡°What is it?¡±
¡°Possible intruder,¡± Delgado told him. ¡°Possibly the girl we
saw last night.¡±
Sani nodded,
¡°The vampire?¡±
¡°³Û±ð²õ.¡±
¡°Should I¡change¡.go
have a look?¡± Sani asked, standing up.
Delgado
shook his head, ¡°Not yet. Your transformation here, in the
neighborhood our
employer intends to make her home at, could lead to some
unnecessary attention.
I¡¯ll let you know when I need you to change.¡±
Sani nodded.
He armed himself with a pistol and a big hunting knife he put
into the sheath
at his side. The two then waited for security to check things
out.
Outside,
Mike Jablonski and his team of three mercenaries stepped out
of the mansion
into the backyard. They had two big German Shepherds on
leashes which they used
to guide them as they went in separate directions around the
house¡
Luke moved. His position was good to see the upper floors but not the best to follow where he thought Scarlott was stalking. There was plenty of brush and small trees to block the view and it took him several minutes to find a decent spot.? He studied the scene through the infrared camera. The poor light worked in its favor but he didn¡¯t pick up any heat signatures.?
He decided to spend a moment looking for water sources. There was a pool in the back of the house. He had recognized the pattern of light off some trees, a reflection of light passing through water. The multitude of water was significant but it would not provide any elemental support. So he spread his awareness around the edges of the property. There was water, no surprise the stuff was everywhere. On the south side near the street was a culvert that ran under the pavement. On both sides water rested uneasily waiting for the next rain storm to push it out to sea. The ditch water led to a larger basin underground near the west side.? That was a large catch, a link to the water table that seemed to be everywhere beneath them.
Satisfied he could pull on those resources in a hurry he settled down and watched the house and what he could see of the surrounding property.?
Then he noticed globs of white through the camera lens. The other light flickered here and there as flashlights danced around as they moved.? They would stand no chance against Scarlott. It was what was unseen that made him nervous.
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Re: Whispers in the Dark - Scheherazade, Callum
Sam had been so lost in her thoughts she blinked when Jaimie spoke. ¡°Pardon?¡± She said then shook her head. ¡°Im sorry, I¡¯m being rude. Walking is fine¡° she said. Although she didn¡¯t really hear him. Her mind was lost to what...just happened.?
So she arrived at the Castle. It was dark now and she wanted a hot bath. ¡°Thank you Jaimie,¡± she said turning to move up stairs. Closing the door she stripped off her clothing and walked into the shower. ?
Up in the tower, she watched it happen all over again. The first time she did nothing. This time she would make them pay.
(Callum, Jaimie)
The lady seemed distracted, so Jaimie just walked silently behind her, leading the horse, until she was safely back within the walls of the castle.? "Guid eve tae ye, mistress," he bid before she went in. He then led the horse back to the stable where he unsaddled her and brushed her down, frowning to himself.? He had felt the ill-meant gaze focused on them from the tower window, but nothing had happened.? He hoped things would stay that way, but in his heart the young ghost knew that was a faint hope.
(a presence)
She found the interloper in the lower room, starting to wash herself under the strange plumbing that had been added some decades ago in the distant past.? All she could feel was an icy hatred, and she let those feeling fill the room, a chilling cold that extended from the stone walls and then to the water itself, rapidly turning it from a pleasant hot to a freezing spray that stung the skin where it hit.? "Let that dampen yer ardor. And yer thieving heart as well!" a voice hissed, seeming to come from the walls of the room.
Tag - Scheherezade, others
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Re: Blood Bonds: Getting to know Paris (Draven, Nicolete)
? (Draven)Just as Nicolete asked the question a waltz began to play, "I see, well, I am interested to know what you truly feel for the human kind." He said as he swooped his arm around her waist, took her hand in his and twirled them onto the dance floor, once again avoiding the question of his betrothed.? "What would happen if the Duke or Prince did indeed find out I was here in Paris?"? He asked her with a smile as they moved to the music.
?Nicolete
Nicolete was a smart woman and at this points well aware of what Draven was doing. So being smart she knew when to pick her battles. This was one of those times. Thus she allowed herself to be pull into a dance, moving with him in time to the music with ease.
At his question, she smirked. ¡°I have no doubt both he and she already know.¡±
At that point the dance ended. Letting go of his hand she bowed gracefully. ¡°It was a pleasure Draven,¡± with that she stepped in to kiss his check right underneath his ear. Then turned on her heals just as two male members of the party, both vampires arrived.
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Re: Raconteur City: Mountaintop Creamery (Cho, NPCs Autumn, Summer, Open)
?
(Cho)
The two women were dressed like they were going clubbing or had just come
back.? Nonetheless he was enjoying the view
greatly, he continued with his ice cream letting his senses unfold to see what
they were.? No real reading came back so
at present he didn¡¯t think anything of it.?
The one woman didn¡¯t really look interested, the other seemed to giggle
as if there were some unspoken communication there.?
¡®Red and warm?? She
wanted Hibiscus tea on a night like tonight???
To each her own?!?¡¯ he thought still devouring his ice cream as he
relished the flavor the coolness of the night added to his enjoyment now that
it was now cooling off.? He was more than
halfway when he set his cup down to take a drink having ordered some water.
(Summer)
Summer kept her frown to herself as they
arrived. The atmosphere was just as she thought. Boring. But Autumn wanted to
be here so she put on a brave front.?She felt the eyes on them. After all
they were dressed like they were going out clubbing. ¡°So what do you want?¡± She
asked.
(Autumn)
She communicated telepathically with Summer while speaking out loud to the
question, "I am thinking something red and warm." She said out
loud.? Telepathically,?"Let's see what he is like. Should I
fall onto his lap?"?Then she giggled.
Tag: Cho, Summer
?
Tag: Summer / Autumn
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Re: Port Vega: End of the Beginning. (Gen, Kites, Mia, NPCs, next.)
(Gen)Gen was only dimly aware when the search-and-rescue team Chord's HQ sent out arrived.? Two of them, an older man named Simmons who was apparently a doctor and a middle-aged woman named Macamber with a security feel to her, stayed with her as the rest began searching the area.
The doctor began checking her for injuries as the security woman asked about what had happened.? She told them everything she could about what she'd seen and heard, but it was like hearing someone else answering their questions.? Inside, she just felt numb.? She didn't resist as they bundled her into one of the helicopters that had come, and soon she was being flown back to the HQ.? Once there, they escorted her to a meeting room and told her to wait there.? She heard the door lock itself as soon as they left the room, but didn't care.? Where would she go, after all?
(NPC Macamber) Macamber took up a position just outside the door to the meeting room, then called her team.? "Those of you not currently engaged in the search-and-rescue, fan out and find all members of that team Mister Chord had assembled, and then bring them here."? She then sent a text message to the individual team members:? "There's been an incident.? All of you please return to Chord HQ and report to Meeting Room C-15 without delay.? I will brief you when you all arrive."
(Kites)
It felt like Kites had fallen asleep and was dreaming, the scenes flashing before his eyes an amalgamation of the whole day.? None of it made sense.? People, places, voices were all mixed up, jumbled and yet melding together, leaving the winged youth in a panic and cold sweats when he finally woke up with a startle.? It took him a couple of seconds to understand just what had happened and where he was, looking around as his heart beat rapidly against his rib cage.? When the realization that he was still in the facility hit him, Kites was both relieved and anguished at the same time, palming his face as he brushed his hair out of his face.? He slid to the edge of the bed, elbows on knees, leaning his forehead against his fists as he tried to gained some semblance of control over the tumultuous feelings that churned inside.
After what felt like hours, but was probably just minutes, Kites stood up and crossing his arms has surveyed the room.? Promises, promises, but after what happened with Gen as well the conversation with Chord, what was there to keep him from leaving anymore?? Chord dressed him down and told him to step down.? Harrison was sure to be most disappointed in him as well.? Neither Brandon nor Kat were here, nor would he have a clue where to even start looking for them.? This was miserable.? He was miserable, but this wasn't a place that he felt that he belonged to anymore, so he started packing.? There wasn't much.? He came with almost nothing and was going to leave with nothing.? No loss, no gain, it was better than leaving with debt.? But the words that he said, the promise that floated to the forefront of his mind, were a heavy thing in his heart indeed.
Just as Kites finished checking everything, he suddenly got a text on his watch.? The watch that Raine gave him, and the one he'd have to return since he no longer belonged here.? Bringing his wrist up, he tapped the display and the message floated up.??There's been an incident.??There's been an incident.? There's been an incident.? The winged youth paled and for a moment he thought his heart stopped beating.? His body reacted before his mind did.? Throwing on the same training outfit from before, since it was closest and sitting right there on the chair, he was out of the room at the speed of light, diving through the living room and spam pressing the elevator button to go up, foot tapping, nails scraping against his skin as he impatiently waited for the elevator to come down.
"Ugh, why doesn't this supposedly state of the art facility not have a flying hangar, for crissakes?? I would've been there already!" Kites muttered to himself, biting his lips.? At last, the elevator appeared.? "Finally!!? Go, go, go! C'mon!"? He pressed the appropriate floor button, but as if the devil himself was having fun, the doors closed ever so slowly, the floor felt as if it fell out from under him with the speed of molasses, as he paced the interior, looking at the door with every passing second until at last the doors opened and he all but flew to meeting room C-15.? He felt so out of breath, coming up to the woman who seemed to be guarding the door, eyeing the newcomer.
"Uh, hi...I'm um...Kites, one of the recruits here.? I just got this alarming message.? Am..am I the first one here?" Kites asked, eyes wild and wide opened.? Gen was still at the light house when he left...this couldn't...this couldn't be about her, could it?? He felt like he was almost going to faint, heart threatening to jump out of his throat as he wanted for the woman to address him.
(Mia) Mia had just finished cleaning up her breakfast dishes when she received the text.? Wondering what was going on and where the higher ups were she made her way to the conference room. With a smile and a wave she stepped through the door to find Kites there already.? She sat a couple of chairs down knowing Gen and Kat would probably want to sit by him. "Good morning Kites. Left some space for the others. Any idea what is going on?"
Tag: Brandon, Kat, Kites, NPC
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Re: Raconteur City: The Summoning (Pyp, Kutsuki)
(Pyp)
The demon was pleased to see how much his summoner was rattled by his little experiment but kept his boyish face dutifully polite.? "I exist but to serve, Eraisama," he purred.? "To serve, one must know what one's master desires.? That is all."? When told to remain where he was and to not use any of his powers to slip inside Kutsuki's mind, he bowed his head in acknowledgement.? "As you wish, Eraisama. I await your return."? Once Kutsuki had left, however, the flower boy demon grinned and began dancing around the room, singing softly "You've got me... under your skin..."??
Once Kutsuki returned to the room, Pyp was quickly all-business once again.? He listened as his summoner laid out his intentions.? "Very good, Eraisama.? When and where do you have in mind?"
[Kutsuki]
Kutsuki discarded the towel haphazardly, throwing it onto the chair as he walked to his closet, opening the doors and stepping inside.? It was one of those walk-in types, with shelves upon shelves of clothing of various types, for various seasons and any kind of occasion, less for need than it is for necessity and keeping up of the appearances.? Mumbling to himself, he ruffled through several different already picked out outfits until he settled on a black and red ensemble.? It consisted of a form fitting, black velour-like shirt with long tight sleeves that were rounded off with shiny, leather cuffs and a matching collar that stretched halfway up his neck.? He was already wearing the pants that coordinated with the get-up - black dyed jeans with a straight leg over similarly colored socks and dress shoes with a square toe.? To complete the look, Kutsuki slipped on a red, leather jacket with a zippered front, the same accent seen throughout, with zip-away elbows and white, shiny shoulder panels.
"Today's what, Wednesday?" he rhetorically asked, lifting his left wrist as he snapped a fancy, silver watched around it.? When he tapped the screen, the analog screen went dark and instead a listing of the day's several appointments, one of which would bring him across Isolde's path, a smoothie shop that Kutsuki typically frequented, so he was 110% sure that she would be there too.? "We will go out now.? I've got several errands and shops to hit up, then we will swing by the Beetle Cafe around noontime.? That's where I get my boba.? I can guarantee that Isolde will be there, so we can have your first meeting with her then."? Then he tapped the watch again and the digital display disappeared, replaced by the analog face again, the second hand tick-tick-ticking away.? He then looked back at Pyp, the petulant grinning demon, looking him up and down as he silently judged his outfits, lips curled down as he made a small "tch" sound.
"You're not going out in that though, so magick yourself up something better.? No idol clothes or preppy shit either.? You need to look like you belong at my side.? Isolde may look, and act stupid, but she's very sharp and knows about my physical revulsion," Kutsuki said, crossing his arms as he shivered at the mere thought of her even being around him.? "But she'll try to get close anyway, so you need to make sure she stays away.? Oh, and you need a better name than Pyp.? I wouldn't be caught dead being around someone called that, so it's a dead giveaway.? Now, chop-chop.? We have a routine to maintain."
[tag Pyp]
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Re: The Door Between Two Worlds [Roue and Rabbit] (closed)
(Rabbit)
"M-me? Take contro--?" Rabbit managed before Roue captured his mouth and cut off all further words. The little vampire moaned into the elf's mouth, squirming as his lover ran his warm hand under his shirt, caressing his smooth cool chest.??When Roue finally relented and let him back up again, Rabbit's passion was good and stirred up.?
"You want me to take control?" he murmured, gazing up into his lover's face with deep intense eyes, little flecks of gold seeming to dance around his irises.? "Okay, but, uhm, r-remember that that's what you w-wanted me to do."? Without breaking eye contact, the little vampire slowly rolled Roue over onto his back and slid on top of him, the switching about almost effortless.? He then began running his own hands over the elf's body, barely touching him but with each pass gradually undoing buttons and parting garments, until finally Roue's clothes were flowing off and to the side, followed by Rabbit's own moments later.? How the slender youth managed to do it while keeping their bodies pressed together was a mystery, but when it was done, the two were naked, Rabbit's pale cool form stretched out all along Roue's deliciously warm and slightly more muscular one.
?
"We're gonna play a g-game, okay?" Rabbit murmured, eyes glinting with a mix of desire and mischief.? "I'm gonna make you feel good by lickin' you all over.? But you cain' m-move.? You gotta just lie here and let me do it.? No usin' your hands, no sittin' up, no rollin' over."? The little vampire began licking his way down along his lover's neck, sliding down to lie along the elf's side so that his free hand could start playing teasingly with Roue's rapidly growing erection.? "Oh, and one more thing," he whispered sensually as he nuzzled at his lover's nipple, his tongue-tip swirling around the sensitive nubbin.? "You cain', you know, c-cum till I say you can. No if'n you wanna f-fuck me tonight."
[Roue]
Letting Rabbit take control was exactly what the wizard asked for, but when he heard the young vampire's answer to that, he had to wonder just what he had gotten himself into.? Rabbit's experience with this was quite evident.? Before Roue even knew it, he was already on his back AND naked.? How the hell did the shorter youth manage that?? Was this his experience from "peddling his ass" that Rabbit has described, or simply a vampire's skill?? The elf had to admit that he knew nothing of these vampires apart from what he learned by being the lover of one, but that was probably only scratching the surface.? They had only barely gotten to know each other, and there was still so much more to go.
"O-okay," was all that Roue managed to rasp out once he felt his lover's hands running up and down his body.? The mix of heat and ice was definitely electrifying, the elf's warm body sharply contrasting against the chill of the vampire's skin.? His back arched up, hissing, as Rabbit captured his one of his nipples in his mouth, hips snapping to get more attention from that wondering hand of his that was now wrapped around his aching shaft.? The more the vampire paid attention to the elf, the more the elf felt his own body start to heat up even more.? It felt simply wonderful though he was starting to wonder how he was going to acquiesce to Rabbit's demands.
"I can try, Rabbit, but how can I make you any promises?? You're going to have to tie me down," Roue breathed, probably going to regret suggesting something like this.? But, it's been a while since he has relinquished control of such an act to someone else.? Thrilling was probably going to be of the many words to describe this moving forward.
[Tag - Rabbit]
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
{Charity}
When the first of the undead shambled into Millers Crossing Charity was perplexed. Not only were they undamaged by battle, meaning that they had not met the Five along the road, but they were not driving the party before them either. She smiled then.
"Clever," she muttered, casting her senses across the landscape on the wings of bats and the paws of other nocturnal predators. "Where have you gone? Are we still shielding ourselves from sight? My bats do not use it, my coyotes and wolves use their noses better." She began dancing again, calling to her fauna minions.?
The coyotes replied first, howling among themselves as they circled the area where the Five had last been discovered. The scents of the undead covered any faint trace of the party's leaving. Wolves circled further out, far from the road both to the north and south. The bats fluttered about, but the clouds of insects had been drawn to the recent buffet of undead flesh that was still passing along the road.
Finally a single mountain lion picked up the scent. Alone, at Charity's command, it followed the scent trail southeast into the mountains. "Follow and watch," Charity sang to it as she danced, "tell the ravens where they are come the dawn, and then rest."
A cruel smile waxed across the wendigo's face as she added, "I shall have a special task for you when once again night shall fall."
Having set the scene Charity turned her attention to the arriving undead. It wouldn't do to have her new subjects messing up her nice little town, they needed new flesh on their bare bones. One by one she danced them into the kiva.
?(Chase)
He moved with some focus determination.? It wasn¡¯t that he wanted to live so much as he didn¡¯t want to see others die because he did nothing.? It wasn¡¯t difficult to move Flynn the man was light in his oversized hands.? His strength had been leaking over from his other side for some time making him more dangerous in either form, but even he couldn¡¯t defeat a small army of undead without being effected a little bit.? But he couldn¡¯t take a chance on one of the others getting injured by his bravado or death wish which ever you wanted to call it.
¡°Tie the bandanda over your mouth to stave off some of the stench.¡±? He said seeing the retching look on Callie¡¯s face.? She didn¡¯t look too good actually.? But that was no problem for right now she would feel better once they got to higher ground.
He looked at the giddiness his new traveling companion as he looked at the woman that had once been his.? The smile of recognition even more apparent.? He could be happy for him, the chance to have his love back.? He was lucky.? He would hold on to Flynn as much as his woman would allow him too.? It was far easier at this point to help out and keep moving, this band would truly make this trek memorable if they survived.? He was the other lookout or he would try to be with his own animalistic senses he did his best to stave off the coming headache that threatened to take him out from the stench around them his only hope was to make it to high ground.
(Callie Carson)
?? Callie reluctantly let go of Flynn. The men were better suited to lug him around. She was tough and strong, but she had her limits. The stench was almost unbearable. These undead were rotting terribly, she surmised from the smell, likely an intentional side-effect of the magic that had reanimated them, along with the natural decomposition caused by the hot sun.
?? She did as Chase suggested and ties her bandana around her face, covering her nose and mouth in hopes of keeping the odor away. It was a noble effort, but she could still smell the dead around them.
?? The redhead moved her horse into position and lashed it to the others, then looked to Etienne who, from out of nowhere, had basically taken over directing the group. She seemed to have a solid idea, so Callie was not inclined to do otherwise. She then waited to see where they would go next.
(Flynn)?
The pookah was aware he was being moved, from being supported by Callie to being outright carried by the man called Chase, but he kept his focus downward, searching the ground they were travelling over for a place they could escape to if the undead or other minions of their enemy managed to find them.? He hated being so helpless, but he was so low on glamour that spirit-gazing below the ground was all he could manage at the moment.??
Finally though, he found what he was looking for:? a gap - little more than a large crack really - situated some eighty feet beneath the ground their horses were walking over.? Concentrating, he looked further, and was rewarded with the discovery that the crack extended in the direction of Miller's Crossing.? But not directly.? There was about a fifteen-to-twenty foot deviation from their current path, and they needed to stay right over the gap in order for him to open a portal if escape became necessary.
Flynn lifted an arm and pointed a few degrees to the right, muttering "that way".? Then dropped his arm and said nothing further.?
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[Sicilien]
The bounty hunter tied his scarf around his nose and mouth, nodding to Chase as a thanks for the suggestion.? Though it wasn't perfect, at least a good amount of the smell was staved off, though there was no blocking the scent of death that permeated the air so easily.? Whoever this wendigo, this manikin was, knew that even if she could not see them, that she would be able to drive them on one way or another.? However, they were all getting tired and not having had any single night's worth of rest since the bar scene was beginning to take a toll on all of them, least of all him.? So maybe it was desperation or something else, but when Sicilien looked in the direction that Flynn was pointing to, he was starting to see the likes of a crevice, a cave perhaps, coming up a bit ways away.
"I think...that's a cave, or something!? We're getting close, but we need to hurry," he announced, squinting his eyes.? They were getting close, wanting to increase the pace of their horses.? They were trotting at best, to make sure that Flynn would not fall off, but the man was tied down.? Surely they could at least level up to a canter?? Perhaps he was being too impatient? Woe betide the man who didn't plan ahead and rushed forward only to be struck down at the end.? There seemed to be a small, dusty path that led maybe 20, 30 feet up from the ground to this mountainside cavity.? Whether it was a deep cave or not is yet to be seen.? Focusing his covered eye, Sicilien studied the auras the light up like lamps in the distance.? Nothing except for some nocturnal predators milling about, but no undead.? Nothing that they couldn't handle to clear the area anyway.? "Could be our safe haven.? Follow me, i see a path going up."
With that, he led the troupe do the edges of this trail, making sure that they were all keeping up, as they started the short climb up.
Tag - Callie, Flynn, Sicilien, Etienne, Charity (jumping in periodically), Chase
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Re: Raconteur City: The Summoning (Pyp, Kutsuki)
[Kutsuki]
"Pyp, I haven't dreamt of doing shit like this, ever, until I've gotten the displeasure of summoning your sorry ass," Kutsuki bit back, chewing on his lower lip.? He slid to the edge of the bed, legs flopping down as he wrapped the blankets around himself, glaring at the demon.? It didn't help that his skin was still tingling from the dream, that that sensitivity was still there, and that his normally alabaster white cheeks were clearly tinged in hot pink.? "And why would you ever care what my desires are anyway?? The only thing you're here for is to help me achieve my ultimate goal.? I don't see what you stand to gain from doing that.? Regardless, keep your butt planted here and don't let your vision extend beyond the barrier of this room.? That includes not being able to use my eyes to see because you can't use yours, understand?? And stay the fuck out of my head.? I'm going to take a shower and when I come back, we can talk about the next steps."
With that, Kutsuki stalked out of the room, keeping the comforter around if for the only reason of hiding his shame.? Slamming the door closed, he quickly shuffled over to the bathroom and dropping all pretenses, undressed and stepped into the hot shower.? He let the hot water sear his skin, closing his eyes as it washed over him, brushing his hair back.? Pyp was an annoyance, a thorn in his side.? Temptation or not, he has never thought about even himself in that way.? Never an inkling of desire.? He was perfectly fine having people stay away from him, so if that has somehow changed with the demon's presence, then he wanted none of it.? There way no way his subconscious was going to get the better of him.? But as much as he wanted to stop feeling like this, his heart rate only increased more.? So there was only one way to deal with this, loathe as he was to even think about it.
Kutsuki touched himself, hands trembling, his palm recalling the same way that he touched the clone.? His breaths came out ragged, cheeks flushing even further, heart beating against his rib cage like a gong.? That feeling kept building and building until at last he got release, moaning out, placing both hands against the cold tile, knees feeling quite weak from the event.? Kutsuki felt even more disgusted with himself, disgusted that this is what Pyp caused him to experience.? That face was going to haunt him forever.? Finally finished showering, he changed into a pair of boxer briefs and pulled on some dress pants, coming out of the shower all pink from the heat, drying his hair off as he walked back into the room.
"Okay," he sighed, letting out some steam.? "Isolde going this far is basically declaring war against me.? I've tolerated her presence so far, but this was the last straw.? So, I need to see how she will react to your presence.? Her occultist interests means she is sensitive to the supernatural, so you can't just remain hidden around me.? So that means going out and having you appear by my side.? She really wants me, so I need to do something that's completely characteristic of me, yet would turn her off...though I've tried.? Maybe you'll have some ideas when you see her."
(Pyp)
The demon was pleased to see how much his summoner was rattled by his little experiment but kept his boyish face dutifully polite.? "I exist but to serve, Eraisama," he purred.? "To serve, one must know what one's master desires.? That is all."? When told to remain where he was and to not use any of his powers to slip inside Kutsuki's mind, he bowed his head in acknowledgement.? "As you wish, Eraisama. I await your return."? Once Kutsuki had left, however, the flower boy demon grinned and began dancing around the room, singing softly "You've got me... under your skin..."??
Once Kutsuki returned to the room, Pyp was quickly all-business once again.? He listened as his summoner laid out his intentions.? "Very good, Eraisama.? When and where do you have in mind?"
[tag - Kutsuki]
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