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(Tori) “A rival house,” Tori repeated. “that says a lot without saying much. he wants to be ruler.” She said that she got off her knees and stood to walk over to the desk. “Do we want that. Do we really want to have someone who we considered a rival to have that kind of power? to be Prince of the city? And if they need us in our finances then couldn’t we just stage a coup as opposed to joining with them. Just something to consider." she stoped at the desk picking up the binder. She handed the black leather over to her father. “if you would like to flip through the pages, you will see a brief summary of each of the girls. I can give you a little bit more insight into their personality based on what I have found. in the meantime what can you tell me a bit more regards to who our selection will be marrying? name, age, rank in the family, preferences?” (Vincent) "Oh, you misunderstood. They don't want to be Prince. There is already a Prince, and a good one at that. No, they wish to have our bloodline and their bloodline combined. Making both our houses stronger. They have been a rival house with ours in terms of financials and businesses." He took the book and started looking through it. "The marriage is for the oldest son. His name is Marcell. He will one day be head of the house of Gerard. As for his preferences...well, not too sure. His father didn't really say. We have been keeping an eye on him, but he seems to be a bit of a player at the moment." Tag: Tori

? Draven) Draven chuckled, "oh, well, I am the same man now as I was before we met, my love." He sat back on the sofa at that point, kicked off his boots and relaxed, "please, inquire away. Afterall, your past met me on the high seas." He gave her a smile as he swallowed some of his water, then gave her a smile. Khadashee “ well that’s not exactly true now is it,”She said with a teasing smile she came to sit by him on the sofa, taking off her own shoes and putting her feet in his lap. “that you’re the same man that you were before. even by your own admission you said the situation between you and Bridget and you and I is different. I remember when I met you. you took me and Marie and then sunk a whole ship….killing several. I don’t think you’re that cold and heartless anymore. Furthermore I was a prisoner. You could’ve chosen to keep me as you’re saying you could’ve chosen to use me at your whim. Instead, you treated me decently and respect instead you chose to love me, which I’m immensely grateful for. My question is why? You see I know why I feel for you. Can you tell me why you fell for me?” ?

(Scarlett MacAleister) Scarlett gave Diego a nod. She then motioned toward the stairs and looked at the prince. "Your grace," she said. "Please, come with me. I'll take you to the garage and we can get you into a safe vehicle." She turned back and looked at Diego again, "Don't be long. We'll need to get out of here as soon as possible." (Vespasian/Diego) Diego gave Scarlett a small smile, "I will be fine. Go ahead and take the Prince to the safe house. He will know where to go as well as the driver. I will meet you all there as soon as I can." Vespasian looked at the wolf and wondered what he was up to, but didn't say anything. Instead he turned to Scarlett. "Yes, Ms. MacAleister, let's be off." Tag: Scarlett

(Ariein) Ariein pace back-and-forth at the spot Hollywood told him to meet her at. Hollywood where in the world did she come up with that name from. what was wrong with Lena? It was definitely prettier. However, her name change was neither here nor there the real question was why. who was she running from? He still couldn’t believe that after all this time. He gave up ever seeing her again. Tonight he saw not only her but also his sister. It was a regular family reunion. He sat on the bench. Waiting for her to arrive. (Diego/Hollywood) Diego arrived in the area first. He remained hidden, in human form. He could see the man sitting on a bench. He wondered who this man was from Hollywood's past. He didn't seem to want to harm her, but he also didn't want to be friendly with her, either. For now, Diego would wait for his friend to appear. He knew she was coming. He wondered if escaping from the Prince was going to bring about more trouble for him. He hoped not and that the Prince would now be focused on what happened at the Society. He pondered that as well. Who had done it? Was it part of the assassination attempt or a ruse for the other one to escape? There were a lot of unanswered questions at the moment. He caught her scent and simply stayed put. She would sense him there and call him out when the time was right. Hollywood had managed to make it away from the Society without being followed. She had seen what was left of a few of the explosives, but for now, she had other things to consider. Her childer had returned to her, but now she needed to find out what they may know about anything. She walked with purpose towards the bench. She called out, not loudly, but enough for him to know she was there so that he wouldn't take up a defensive pose. "Hello, Ariein." Tag: Ari, Eli Virus-free.www.avg.com

(Tori) Learning all of this this was also overwhelming for Victoria. How many times have a child growing up did she wish to be vampire…to be accepted in circles where she was ostracized…to feel like she actually belong as part of her family. But it was Colin’s question that made her break from her own internal musing to listen to what her father would actually say. Even if her brother didn’t Phrase the question rather crudely… tainted blood. She never considered her werewolf blood to be tainted was interesting to hear it phrase that way. But she was very much interested in what her father had to say and answer to that question. So she waited for him to answer. (Vincent / Colin) "I wouldn't call Tori's blood, tainted any more than I could call yours." Vincent said to them. "That wasn't how it was supposed to sound, okay...mixed. If she were to lean more on her vampire side and make that transformation to be more hybrid than werewolf, would that make her a better candidate for this betrothal, if she wants to be?" Vincent thought about it for a moment, then, "honestly, that would depend on the vampire's family. It is not something that Chantel and I had thought about or even considered. The vampire family does not know about Victoria or even that she is a hybrid, but if it is something that she..." he redirected his attention to Tori, realizing that they were starting to speak about her as if she wasn't there, "...you would like to be considered for then the entire truth about you would have to be made known to the vampire and his family." Tag: Tori

(Del) Del winced at the memory. "Tomas just looked at me like I was insane," she sighed. " 'There's no such thing as safe. Not for people like us,' he said. 'Haven't you figured that out by now?' Then he just turned and walked away. I have to confess, the way he said it rather shook me. It made me wonder if maybe we're just fooling ourselves." She looked at Mia apologetically. "I know he's wrong, but there are moments when I have my doubts." "But you're right. He shouldn't be hanging around hospitals, even if he does seem to be helping some people." Del shook herself to clear her mind. "Let's go meet with Gen before I tell you about the third student. I could use some distraction." (Mia) The two Deans left their office and headed to the student store. Mia figured it was the first place to look and see if Gen and Akira were there. If they hadn't made it, yet, then they were still in the cafeteria. If they had come and gone, then they would try the dorm rooms. The were sure to find them by the end of the day. Tag: Del (Let's move them to the Gen/Akira thread.)

(Gen) "Actually," Gen said, "the scientists who made me gave me the ability to control my pheromones. And even to modify them, at least to a degree. So if I know what scents stimulate someone, I can at least try to produce them, at least in theory. I've never really done that yet though." Gen stepped into the changing room and undressed. He studied himself for a moment in the mirror, wondering how he looked to the other boy. Did Akira like him "that way"? And if he did, how would he know? He slipped on a pair of slim-fitting black jeans that hugged his hips, then donned a loose short-sleeved shirt with bright red and orange floral patterns, then stepped back out again. "How's this look?" he asked, sounding hopeful, his eyes searching Akira's for approval. (Akira) "Of course they did," Akira said under his breath as he watched Gen step into the stall and closed the door. He glanced at himself in the nearby mirror and tossed his shaggy blonde hair. He gave himself a smirk. When Gen stepped out Akira looked him over. "Hm, not bad. The floral pattern looks nice on you, I can't pull them off, but you have a look that works for them." He said with a smile. Tag: Gen

(Gen) "Actually," Gen said, "the scientists who made me gave me the ability to control my pheromones. And even to modify them, at least to a degree. So if I know what scents stimulate someone, I can at least try to produce them, at least in theory. I've never really done that yet though." Gen stepped into the changing room and undressed. He studied himself for a moment in the mirror, wondering how he looked to the other boy. Did Akira like him "that way"? And if he did, how would he know? He slipped on a pair of slim-fitting black jeans that hugged his hips, then donned a loose short-sleeved shirt with bright red and orange floral patterns, then stepped back out again. "How's this look?" he asked, sounding hopeful, his eyes searching Akira's for approval. (Akira) "Of course they did," Akira said under his breath as he watched Gen step into the stall and closed the door. He glanced at himself in the nearby mirror and tossed his shaggy blonde hair. He gave himself a smirk. When Gen stepped out Akira looked him over. "Hm, not bad. The floral pattern looks nice on you, I can't pull them off, but you have a look that works for them." He said with a smile. Tag: Gen

(Del) Del winced at the memory. "Tomas just looked at me like I was insane," she sighed. " 'There's no such thing as safe. Not for people like us,' he said. 'Haven't you figured that out by now?' Then he just turned and walked away. I have to confess, the way he said it rather shook me. It made me wonder if maybe we're just fooling ourselves." She looked at Mia apologetically. "I know he's wrong, but there are moments when I have my doubts." "But you're right. He shouldn't be hanging around hospitals, even if he does seem to be helping some people." Del shook herself to clear her mind. "Let's go meet with Gen before I tell you about the third student. I could use some distraction." (Mia) The two Deans left their office and headed to the student store. Mia figured it was the first place to look and see if Gen and Akira were there. If they hadn't made it, yet, then they were still in the cafeteria. If they had come and gone, then they would try the dorm rooms. The were sure to find them by the end of the day. Tag: Del (Let's move them to the Gen/Akira thread.)

(Victoria) Victoria hugged Ragnvall thanking him for just being there for her after all these years. She made her way to the front of the pack grounds, far enough away that they would not be bothered by unwanted visitors and got in the car that was waiting for her. She had in the car that Colin liked to use just as she left the pack so she didn’t have to run home. When she arrived back at home. She went upstairs. She took a nice long hot shower trying to work out the last of her frustration and hurt. She dressed simply— a pair of leggings and an oversize sweater — then she went to find her brother only to discover he wasn’t there. She sent off a quick text message that read, thank you for being the best brother in the world. It was one of the many things she loved about Collin he never judged her. It was wonderful considering she got enough of being judged at court. it wasn’t easy being a werewolf the family of vampires. if she wasn’t being compared to a pet, she was expected to be the servants. it could be hard and lonely sometimes, but Collins always had her back. after she was done dressing and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. thinking about what Ragnvall said. Her father was still here so she could talk to him about this. The question was did she want to? She never wanted to approach subject with her parents before because in the past when she tried they quickly shut it down. Especially her father. sighing, Victoria went down to the kitchen to make herself some hot chocolate. lighting of fire she sat on the floor in front of the hearth. Thinking. (Vincent) Colin had headed out shortly after Tori had. Their father had made himself at home in the study and was reading a book when he heard her return home. He would wait for her to settle before letting her know he was still there. Once he caught the scent of the wood fire, he headed to the den where he found her sitting on the floor with her hot chocolate. "You were gone a while. Are you okay, Victoria?" He asked as he poured himself a glass of bourbon and sat on the chair near her. Tag: Tori

(Gen) "Actually," Gen said, "the scientists who made me gave me the ability to control my pheromones. And even to modify them, at least to a degree. So if I know what scents stimulate someone, I can at least try to produce them, at least in theory. I've never really done that yet though." Gen stepped into the changing room and undressed. He studied himself for a moment in the mirror, wondering how he looked to the other boy. Did Akira like him "that way"? And if he did, how would he know? He slipped on a pair of slim-fitting black jeans that hugged his hips, then donned a loose short-sleeved shirt with bright red and orange floral patterns, then stepped back out again. "How's this look?" he asked, sounding hopeful, his eyes searching Akira's for approval. (Akira) "Of course they did," Akira said under his breath as he watched Gen step into the stall and closed the door. He glanced at himself in the nearby mirror and tossed his shaggy blonde hair. He gave himself a smirk. When Gen stepped out Akira looked him over. "Hm, not bad. The floral pattern looks nice on you, I can't pull them off, but you have a look that works for them." He said with a smile. Tag: Gen

(Sadie/Reaper) Sadie smiled, not entirely sure of what Colleen was talking about. Splice was cute and for a moment she wondered what the girl would look like dressed in something different...something sexy or.... The dark-haired girl cleared the thought from her head. She'd just met Colleen and they were barely friends. Still, Reaper couldn't help but think about it, but she rarely allowed herself such thoughts. When she got close to people, they sometimes died. The young woman refocused her thoughts on food as they walked into the cafeteria. She looked around then glanced to Splice. "It smells good. I'm starving," she grinned. "Let's eat." (Splice/Colleen) "I have to say the food here's pretty good," Splice said as she and the other girl headed for the dining area. "If you like Asian stuff, try the pad thai. It's muey deliscioso and filling but you'll still have room for dessert afterwards." After going through the line, Splice led the way to a table near one of the windows with an excellent view outside. "Do you like any sports?" she asked, setting her tray down and then pulling out a chair. "You look like you must work out a lot. Or are you just one of those lucky people who just looks like they do but never has to actually work for it?" Her eyes took in Sadie with an openly admiring gaze. "Either way, it certainly seems to work for you. I wish I looked half as good as you do." tag - Sadie/Reaper

(Akira) "Well, you at least have figured out how to dress like others. That is a start. Good thing that we don't have to wear uniforms here. So, let's do this, you pick out stuff that you find interesting. We will put it all in this basket and then figure it out from there. And yes, there is a fitting room or rather a place we go and try on the clothes." Akira chuckled, "of course girls are supposed to smell different from boys. All that sciency stuff and you were not taught about pheromones. Interesting." He giggled when Gen sniffed his neck, "that is fine. And I am not wearing anything like cologne or after shave. We all put off our own smells. Some are nice and some are not so nice. Some people just down right stink," he wrinkled his nose, then quickly added, "but, unless you are really close with that person, you don't tell them they stink. That is just rude." He picked out a few clothes that he thought Gen would look nice in and placed them in the basket as they walked and talked and looked at different clothing items. (Gen) "You... do not stink," Gen said after a moment, choosing his words carefully. The androgyne looked like he might say more, but then kept it to himself. "I know about pheromones," he said finally. "I just don't know when it's okay to use them, is all. They didn't teach me that." He muttered an added resentful "Not hard to guess why." He took the basket of clothes Akira had helped him pick out and turned towards the rear of the building. "I believe the room for changing is back there somewhere. I'll come back when I've put these new things on, and then you can tell me what you think. And please, be honest," he added. "Otherwise I won't really know what's good. And I want to know what's good. They didn't really cover that in any of the training manuals I was given." Tag: Akira

(Del) "Apparently she can turn it off when she chooses to. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to remember her at all." Del pondered that thought for a moment. "I guess that means that she must have at least some reason for wanting me to remember her. Maybe she's not as much of a loner as she's making herself out to be." "I did come across two others," she said as she pushed a second folder towards Mia. It had a photo of a wary-looking teenage Caucasian boy with dark unruly hair hanging down over sullen eyes. "This is Tomas Lanosevic. Calls himself 'Major Tom'. I'm guessing it's a reference to a David Bowie song, but why, I have no idea." She frowned at the photo. "Doesn't seem to trust anyone or anything, and yet he's always healing people who need it. That's apparently his mutant ability, even though he vehemently denies it. You can lure him closer with food, but don't expect him to say thank you or anything. He tends to hang out around the hospital. Probably as he can always find people who need healing there. A very confused - or confusing - young man." "Oh, and now that I'm back, I can talk to this Gen of yours. Whenever you want." (Mia) "You said two others. Who was the other one, besides Major Tom and Josette?" She looked over both files. "What did Tomas say when you mentioned a safe haven?" She wondered why he was confused. "Does he not have any family, I think we should bring him in. I think he needs to not be hanging around hospitals." She stood and started for the door. "Let's take a walk around the campus and see the students. Meet the new ones that have arrived." Tag: Del

(Khadashee) Khadashee nodded. Letting out a Letting out an audible sigh of relief. She had been especially concerned since she learned she was pregnant. Anxious and nervous the whole time she sat in the doctors office. Even more fear and dread filled when the doctor elected to speak to Draven. But now to hear that the baby was OK… she could relax. "I don’t know if we should invite him for dinner tonight. Your brother did say he wasn’t hungry because he had eaten on the ship. It may be another day. What do you think? I don’t wanna push you, so please tell me if I am.” (Draven) Draven chuckled at her comment about Damon saying he wasn't hungry, "oh, my love. Just because he wasn't wanting to eat earlier, doesn't mean he won't wish to later. If you feel we should invite him over and you are up for having the company, then yes, we will do as you wish." He said as they entered the furniture store to find Bridgett helping Lily with cleaning some of the newer items that her husband had just finished making. Tag: Khadashee

(Sadie/Reaper) Sadie shook her head sadly. "No boyfriend, no girlfriend. Never have time to meet anyone and get to know them because I move around a lot." She walked over and looked out the window, pleased to find they had a view of the grounds behind the house, and no one could see them from the street. "I doubt there will be legal matters from what happened," the dark-haired young woman said, removing her leather duster and tossing it on her bed. "Mr. Gray doesn't want the attention. He'll cover it up, like he does everything. It's whether he'll come after me or not, that's the big question." (Colleen/Splice) "Sounds like we need to keep our sensors on alert, then," Colleen said, continuing with her game. "Mia and Del are used to the usual sort of anti-mutant attention we get from some of the norms, but this Mr. Gray of your sounds like he's got a special thing on for you. So yeah, you really need to let them know about him if they don't already." The red-haired girl looked thoughtful behind her goggles even as her fingers continued to busy themselves with the controls. "I can help if anyone gets close enough for me to touch them. Unless they're wearing some kind of body suit that covers all of their skin." "And I think Mia and Del have friends they can call on to handle the more, you know, intense situations. But there is one student here you might want to get to know. His name's Roddy." She made a face beneath her goggles. "He can come across as something of a jerk-wad at times, but he's not that bad. Once you get past the attitude, anyway. And he really is trying to get better." tags

Ariein pace back-and-forth at the spot Hollywood told him to meet her at. Hollywood where in the world did she come up with that name from. what was wrong with Lena? It was definitely prettier. However, her name change was neither here nor there the real question was why. who was she running from? He still couldn’t believe that after all this time. He gave up ever seeing her again. Tonight he saw not only her but also his sister. It was a regular family reunion. He sat on the bench. Waiting for her to arrive. hugs, peace and blessings On Apr 26, 2024, at 11:11 AM, ijinkhan@... via groups.io <ijinkhan@...> wrote: ? Vespasian Before the Prince was escorted away by armed security, he looked at Scarlett, "Ms. MacAleister, I thank you for your services." He reached into his suit coat pocket and pulled out an envelope. He held it out to Scarlett, "I always pay those who work for me. Now, I want you to go and Hollywood. Get with her and return to the Society to discover the truth behind the explosion." Scarlett MacAleister The prince was whisked away, through a heavy door in the parking deck and then he and his security detail were gone. Scarlett stood alone in the underground garage and looked around with absolutely no where to go. It was daylight outside and the door was locked so she could not follow. The redhead pocketed the money, never ready to turn down cash. Though she was surprised at how the prince's tone had changed. With new instructions now in hand, she needed to focus on getting out of here safely. Scarlett pulled out her cellphone and placed a call to Snow. He answered almost immediately is a frantic tone, "Where in the hell are you?" "Not sure," she replied. "Parking garage somewhere. The prince ditched me here. Can you track my phone?" "I'm already on it and I'm mobile," the young man told her. "I'm almost to your location." About five minutes passed before the black van belonging to Scarlett pulled into the parking deck and rolled up to where the redheaded vampire was waiting. The side door slid open, and Snow rolled down the driver's window and looked out at her, "You scared me, girl. Thought I was going to find you as a pile of ash somewhere. Get it." Scarlett jumped up into the van, which was completely blacked out inside, and closed the door behind her. She took a seat and hit the intercom button to talk to Snow. "Take me to the safehouse outside town," she told him. "I need some rest so I can go back out tonight. THe prince wants me back at the Midnight Society to investigate what happened." The human familiar just nodded and drove off, leaving the parking deck and heading off to the safehouse to get his mistress to safety... tags

(Mia) Mia headed to the store to let the clerk know that Akira was coming in with a new student, Gen, and to put everything he picked out to purchase on the school's account. Then she headed towards her office, as she went she looked for her love, Del, to see what the other woman was up to and if she found any lost souls while in her earlier wanderings. (Tag: Del)

(Gen) "Thank you for your help, Ms. Mia," Gen said politely as the woman left the room. He then looked to Akira, a little uncertain. "So... I guess the school store is next? I could use some clothes. All I've got is what I've got on right now." He chewed his lip a bit. "Most of the stuff is easy, but could use some special shirts For, like, when I grow wings to fly with?" "And I could use some other things. Girl things. For when..." The androgyne sighed. "If we're going to be roomies, you might as well know. This is something else I can do." He closed his eyes and concentrated, and his body and face began shifting, his breasts growing more prominent, his hips more curved, his features softer and more feminine. He opened his eyes and looked for Akira's reaction. "Is it okay?" he asked, anxious but hopeful. (Akira) Akira also thanked Mia as she left. "Yep, guess so. I figured if you were on the run, you didn't have much." Then he watched as the boy before him shifted and became a girl. "Well, interesting. Not sure what purpose being able to change from male to female would play in your creation, but yes it's okay." Then Akira gave him a wink, "I prefer the other form of you." Tag: Gen

(Sadie Logan) Sadie took her gloved hand and gave it a gentle squeeze and brief shake, "I completely understand. Sorry to bother you." Releasing the girl's hand, she turned to Del and smiled faintly, "Thank you for your help tonight. I'll settle in here and maybe I'll see you tomorrow." She then stepped into the room and determined the neatly made bed would be hers, as Splice's preferred bed was already a mess. (Del) Del nodded to Sadie, returning her smile. "Sounds good. There is some paperwork we need to take care of, but it can wait. See you tomorrow, then." She then turned to Splice. "I'll leave the two of you to get acquainted then. Do remember to break for dinner, though." Del cast a disapproving eye on the stack of cans around the girl's computer desk. "You can't live on just energy drinks and snacks." With that she smiled again and left the room. - exit Del - (Colleen/Splice) Splice made a face at Del's departing back, then picked up her controls again. "Mind if Ikeep playing?" she asked without waiting for a response. "I'm good at multi-tasking. It's not my mutant power, though." "So, Sadie, is it? Is it short for something? Do you have a street-name yet?" Splice's hands were a buzz of activity with the controls as she stared intently into her goggles. "What's your power? Anything cool? I'd love to have a roomie with something cool." The girl grinned apologetically beneath her goggles. "It's okay if you don't though. I'd show you mine but it'd weird you out. For reals. It's why I wear these granny-gloves. Maybe later." She nodded at the stack of cans. "There's more in the mini-fridge in the corner. Help yourself if you want one." tag - Sadie