BFAA- Around the Manor

[brunak_fonika]

The small box lifted in surprise a solid inch as the flaps gave an impression of boots sticking out from the bottom. oh , oh um hi cel, i .. i um figured id show up to an event for once~ he said with an energetic stutter and a small sheepish laugh from the box as it shuffled against the wall bumping it gently and closing the flaps.  

[Yakura Kurogami]

"WAAAAAAAH! Oof! " Inei groaned as she fell to the floor from a portal hovering above her. Note to self: Never use ghost magic unless it's an emergency. Very true. I swear the next time I use ghost magic, it's only for hunting the Animated. She thought. This was really not her day, was it? Killing vampires, werewolves and blood bats in Deadman's Shadow was her main job nowadays, but the childish ghost didn't expect a party, especially one with a lot of preparation involved. Inei pushed herself up, opened her umbrella, and floated over to the manor. "I wonder if I'll encounter anyone on the way there. Maybe. Why am I talking to myself again? Aaaah..."  

[Celestine Ravencroft]

A box floating around the manor was nothing new to Cel, or any of the other Bartobs for that matter. Bru was just that way.

Well, either way, I'm glad you showed up. We can always use another friendly face, er...box, around here. Well, I have to go get ready since this thing starts in thirty minutes.

Patting the box lightly like one would a small dog, Cel took the stairs three at a time and raced up to her private quarters in the manor.  

[brunak_fonika]

The small view of boots walked about under the box scuffling around scrapping against the wall. it was a gentle scrape just fraying the flaps on the box as they bumped the floor moldings. um . . . . erm i guess, i guess . . .i should see who else is around. um , oh man thirty minutes augh, maybe the box wasn't the best idea in the world oh well. he said aloud bumping the wall before hurriedly shuffling away wondering whom else was around the manor. brunak had a small worry about the box falling apart on him in an untimely manner and did a small circle trying to see his surrounding before pressing onwards.  

[Celestine Ravencroft]

*Threadmaster's Note:* I have fixed this thread so we can just make this an ongoing, "drop in and post when you feel like it", sort of Barton RP. This is completely informal and we have no idea where it will take us. Just have fun and be Bartobs!

*panting*

Must...learn...tele...port...crystal.......

By the time Cel reached her room, she was wheezing and about ready to fall over. But there was no time for that. She'd have to pass out later. Not really thinking, she started to get out of her everyday attire. It took her a minute to realize someone was whistling at her. She turned around and realized to her horror she had left the curtains open. A bunch of guys from town that had shown up early were all grinning and admiring her ruffly delicates.

Oh! How rude!

Cel quickly raced over to the curtains and threw them closed. Her face was red as a beet with embarrassment.

Ok Cel, just forget about that. Ignore them at the dance. Besides, if they start anything, Caelen can sort them out in a flash.

That was a comforting thought, Caelen racing to defend his lady.

Cel quickly finished undressing and used the Rinse n' Dry crystal to get cleaned up. It was certainly much faster than a shower, but the room did look like a tornado had blown through once the wind had died down.

Oh dear, I'll have to deal with this mess later.

Cel just shrugged as she slipped into her favorite black and cobalt blue dress. She left her hair down, using the curling iron to make delicate curls that hung perfectly to one side. Sparkly black pumps and a black lace facintor with silver star accents finished off the look.

Alright! Time to go have fun! But, I had better go see if Caelen is ready yet.

Nodding confidently one last time to her reflection in the full length mirror, Cel skipped happily out of her room and went looking for Caelen.  

[Yakura Kurogami]

Inei stopped mid-way to the manor, arguing with the other voices that danced in her head. "Ahh, it sucks being a ghost. I hope no one's watching...I mean, I'm floating and all that, and exorcisms hurt when I get caught! I know, right? Wait, what? I just talked to myself again..." She hovered over a bench, kicking the air with her legs. I can wait a while...I mean, I have ghost powers! But I can't control them too well...meh. Inei, who was rather bored, decided to grab a pair of scissors and play with them.  

[Renon21]

A loud explosion rocked the manor followed by the sound of rapid footsteps as Ren burst out of her basement laboratory covered in soot and lightly singed hair and fur and yelled. "Sorry everyone that was my bad, who knew that dragon fangs mixed with ice crystals could cause such a violent reaction." The amazonian cat woman coughed and dusted her thick lab coat off "Good news is the fire was contained, bad news is it burned all the steaks Chef got from the mega store but err yeah don't go down there until i've cleaned it up which will be in a bit cause I gotta wash up and get the soot outta my fur.." Ren sighed at the thought of having to comb and cut off the burnt ends of hair and fur but knew that was the price for chemistry experiments.  

[Lem Kosmea]

Marida had been off wandering the wilds beyond the map. She often spent many-a-night seeking out objects of myth and lore. She had not heard any of the goings on among her associates. However, while wandering past the manor she sensed the use of magics and then the unmistakable sound of a muffled explosion. She doubted it was anything worrisome. The people she knew of here were mostly of a well nature and fun-loving. But, it was possible that some fell creature had come and that meant an opportunity (no matter how slight) see if it had any value to her and if so capture it and if not destroy it. As she gazed at the manor she weighed the options.  

[Celestine Ravencroft]

The lights flickered in the hallway when the explosion came. The force of it nearly knocked Cel off her pumps. It was enough to make her lose some balance and bump into the wall to her right.

The heck was that?

Then she heard Ren, the resident neko girl, yelling something about her crazy experiments.

*sigh*

I should have known. That crazy neko. If she doesn't learn to control her concoctions better, this whole place is going to end up in orbit. I hope nothing outside of her lab got broken.

As Cel was in the middle of talking aloud to herself, Caelen came hurriedly down the third floor stairwell. The look on his face was grim. Cel spotted him, saw the look on his face, and just shrugged. He came over to Cel and stood beside her, discreetly checking for any sign of injury. Caelen spoke as he assessed.

Let me guess, a certain neko with access to unstable chemicals and regents?

Caelen had it nailed from the start. He was no fan of the wacky, and at times very disastrous, experiments that Ren loved so much.

Yep. Ren. Did anything on third floor get broken? I hope we don't have to deal with this all through the dance. It wouldn't be good for BFAA's image to have intermittent explosions while we have so many guests in the manor.

In truth, Cae had mostly been worried about Cel. Now that he saw she was alright, he let some of his annoyance dissipate. He casually draped his arm around Cel's shoulders, lightly stroking her arm.

No, everything on third floor is fine. I'll do a quick check of second before I head down to the main floor. I think I should have a word with our neko friend about these experiments.

Nodding in agreement, Cel decided Cae could handle Ren.

Ok. Don't take too long. This thing starts in about 20 minutes and we need to be at the door to greet the guests. I had better go see if Kags needs any last minute help with arranging the refreshments.

She gently kissed Caelen's cheek and headed down the grand staircase and off to the kitchen once more.  

[Yakura Kurogami]

A startling sound knocked the ghost's scissors out of her hands. "Oh seriously? We're doing explosions now? Not even the vampires or night frights would do that." Intrigued, Inei made her way over to the manor. "Ahhhh, what's-oh. Ohhhhh. Anyways, um....hi?" Inei mumbled, her legs off the ground as she floated above the door. "What a mess of things! It's probably Ren doing stuff. Yeah, I think that's it. I should distract myself before I make a mess, or let my mischievous side get to me..." The ghost really couldn't do much, so she pulled out her scissors and played with them.  

[MasturChef]

Chef was just making his way to the main hall when an explosion rattled him. He tapped into his earpiece to get a hold of the security center. "What the HELL was that!?" he barked. Before anyone could answer, a familiar voice echoed from the main hall. Chef made his way to the main hall and found Ren, or what appeared to be Ren. He flashed a smirk when she explained that those stupid steaks were burned in the process of... whatever it was she was doing down there.

"False alarm, team," Chef said into his earpiece. "It was just Ren, down in the basement, doing... Hey, what were you doing, anyway?" he asked, turning to Ren. "And what did you need my steaks for? I mean... I hate those damn steaks and they were pretty cheap, but I still paid good money for them!"  

[Celestine Ravencroft]

On passing through the main hall to the kitchen, Cel caught a tidbit of the conversation Chef was having with Ren. Cel hid a tiny giggle at the mention of Chef's steaks being blown to smithereens and continued on to the kitchen. Upon entering, Kags appeared to be loading some rather tasty looking treats onto a cart to haul out to the tables set up in the Grand Ballroom.

I like your way of thinking. Don't set stuff out until just a few minutes before so that no one can pilfer snacks. Could you use any help?

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Everything appeared to be in order on second floor. The earlier explosion had only shifted a few lamps slightly. Caelen was checking through the East Library to make sure everything was secure. Picking up a stray book that had fallen off one of the shelves and replacing it in its spot, Cae was satisfied with the state of things.

He exited the room, closing the door behind him. He began making his way to the main hall, but stopped suddenly. Something was a bit off. There was a presence around the manor, but Caelen could not quite pin it down.

He was stopped right in front of a large window that gave a good view of the manor grounds. Peering out into the darkness, Cae's demonic enhanced night vision kicked in as he scanned the grounds for something out of place. Cae scanned for what seemed an eternity, but was really only about two minutes. On the verge of giving up and thinking himself possibly crazy, one shape finally stood out in the farthest corners of the manor grounds. A slight figure, no doubt a woman, was hidden in the shadows, gazing at the manor. She seemed vaguely familiar.

Perhaps I shall take a quick n** outside to investigate this mystery guest Caelen said quietly to himself.

Eyes glowing an eerie red, Caelen did something most people had never seen him do. Bending the laws of physics, he passed through the window as if it had been nothing but air. He landed without a sound on the grass outside and stealthily made his way toward the figure in the shadows.  

[Yakura Kurogami]

Inei hummed, opening and closing her scissors with a loud snip! every time. "Hmm...I wonder if ghosts get tans...nah. With the amount of time I spend in the sun, I think this skin wouldn't be so pale. Pffft. Ghosts getting tans..." Inei snickered at her own remark, which turned into a full-blown fit of giggles. You're hilarious. I think that's means I'm hilarious. Or maybe I just find anything funny. She floated around, before yawning and sensing someone's eyes nearby. "Huh...? Who's there? "  

[Renon21]

Ren dusted the rest of her coat off before answering Chef's questions "First of all I was conducting research on the possible medical and or damaging properties of various components such as fire crystals and ice shards which while both are excellent properties for soothing sore or aching muscles and are viable weapons on their own accord seem to have a rather explosive property when mixed and shaken... on that side note I now have a new rather unstable type of hand grenades when the need arises and luckily I have spare labs all over the place which I would have used but I forgot I left the ice shards here." The amazon coughed and wiped her nose. "Your steaks were just an unfortunate casualty in the chaos." . .  

[Lem Kosmea]

Marida began approaching slowly when she finally noticed someone moving outside. Local security she thought to herself. Why would they need security unless there were something to fight? As she maneuvered closer she was certain that the guards were aided by security systems, after all..."security guard" was what the goodie-two shoes called their goons and goons were all a like-bad. A good goon was harder to find than an honest man in government.

She approached an air vent and stealthily removed the slotted covering and entered in. Marida caught a sense of something else besides magic and guards. Jedi She scowled a bit. If a Jedi were here it likely meant Chef and if Chef were here it likely meant that most of the others were here, too. Still, guards being here made her suspicious. Jedi were uncannily treacherous when they wanted to be.