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 Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:34 am
Entering the ballroom, Alfons and Jamie walked into the center of the empty floor. "This is eerie. Alfons, just set me down at the bar. I'll be fine." "Are you sure?" "Yeah, and leave the Thompson. You were actually invited, so you should be fine if you get to the others in the tower." Sitting down at the bar, Jamie used his good arm to pull out a cigarette. He lit it and took a drag, calming his nerves. Alfons nodded and continued towards the tower stairs at the end of the room. "My brother is going to be pissed. I should probably ask Mr. Zeledon for government protection, but I still have loyal contacts...." Alfons thought as he started up the stairs.
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Back outside, Vinny had passed out from blood loss, just after hearing what they might do to him.
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:15 am
Scarlet stepped forward and stooped to look at Vinny's crumpled form. Using one lacquered black fingernail, she sliced open her wrist and pressed the wound to the young man's mouth.
"Come now, precious. I'm not going to let you get away that easily," she crooned condescendingly, her dark, cold blood slipping between his lips and down his throat. "There we go. Just a little more, there's a good boy." Absently to Twi and Cassandra, she mentioned, "This one has a will to live, methinks."
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ScarletFrost Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:00 pm
Jamie sat at the bar alone, waiting. "It'd be better if I had a drink." He thought out loud. He looked around bar and found a bottle of Jack Daniels. "It's not scotch, but it'll do." Jamie mused as he grabbed the bottle and opened it. He took a long swig. "Ah. That's nice. I wonder when security's gonna find me."
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Alfons managed to get back to the other guests. Making sure he wasn't still bleeding, he quietly showed the man at the entrance to the new location his invitation, and proceeded to mingle with some of the people there. "I hope that no-one notices me... Oh who am I kidding? I know I'll be found." He worried. Alfons actually came to enjoy the party. The info trade with Jamie was supposed to take five minutes out of his evening; he wasn't supposed to get involved in a fight. "See Alfons, that's what happens when you let your conscience get the better of you."
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'Vinny' woke shortly after Scarlet's "donation." He was still extremely fatigued and unable to move or speak, but he was aware of his surroundings. "They... let me... live? But why?" He pondered. He continued to lay there, wondering what would happen next.
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:58 pm
Scarlet stepped back as Vinny's lungs sucked in air. He didn't need breath, but it was a conditioned reaction to atmosphere. The hounds circled her, rubbing against her legs, licking her the wound on her wrist until it healed.
"Now we just have to get him to the interrogation room," she said. "And here I am without a manservant to be seen. I suppose my hounds can drag him back." She pointed at his ankle and ordered, "Pick up." The bulldog creature grabbed Vinny's ankle in his mouth. Then Scarlet pointed back to the castle. "Take it back." The hound dutifully trotted back to the dungeons, Vinny dragging behind him like an over-sized sock monkey toy. To Cassandra and the space where Twi hovered in mist from, she winked and said, "Now we'll really get the party started."
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ScarletFrost Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:41 pm
Jamie finished his bottle of whiskey. Slightly drunk, what with the blood loss, the several scotches, and the bottle of Jack, he stood up. Jamie threw the bottle behind him, breaking it on the floor. He turned and grabbed his gun. Stumbling, he started a lumbering gait towards the main door. "I gotta get thish info to my su--*hic* superiors." He managed 10 steps before passing out on the floor.
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Alfons was enjoying himself in the observatory when he suddenly felt light headed. He managed to get to a chair and sit. He felt his head. The spot where Vinny struck him was bleeding again. "It would seem this is much more serious than I thought." His vision doubled. "Sa-Sanitäter." He collapsed out of his seat, startling some of the guests around him.
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"Ow." Vinny thought as the hound dragged him. He began to think about where he was being dragged, but he didn't really care anymore. Even though he was "alive," he was still only partially conscious. Merely aware of his surroundings; unable to focus.
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:42 pm
Twi solidified again now, casually. he reached in his coat for his Shades, which he'd kept hidden till now. they'd come in handy, as he'd rather not allow a prisoner see his sensitive eyes while trying to interrogate him.
he looked towards where the dog-creatures carried the now undead 'vinny.' his Shade sin his hands, his eyes looking in that direction and yet as though looking at another dimension of reality than this one. his face was stoic.
without removing his gaze from where it was, he spoke. "what are we gonna ask him? how long till interrogation begins?" he asked bluntly.
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Chieftain Twilight Captain
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ScarletFrost Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:46 pm
"Just the usual," replied Scarlet. "Who he is, why he's here, what he's done to have someone want to kill him. That sort of thing. And after we get that out of him...well, I'll ask him what sort of woman he likes." She winked conspiratorially at Twi.
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:52 pm
he couldn't help but to smirk back, broadly as a grin, and chuckle.
"Scarlet, you are always so devious." he acknowledged. "i do so love it."
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Chieftain Twilight Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:39 am
"I just want him to have a complete vampire experience," she replied, her eyelashes sweeping down in false modesty. She walked with her hounds and Vinny's newly animated corpse to the dungeons. With a swift command, the hound dropped Vinny's leg and all three creatures retreated back into their kennels. Automatically the doors swung closed and sides of meat dropped into their feeding dishes as an instant reward for their obedience. Scarlet grabbed Vinny's shoulder and hauled him into a chair, where maniacals camped around his legs and torso, but left his arms free. Then she went to a small fridge in the corner of the dungeon and pulled out a unit of O- blood. "Here, have a juice box," she said as she handed it to him.
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:06 am
Vinny drank the blood, only somewhat aware of what he was doing. He was maybe halfway finished when he finally came to his senses. Vinny's eyes widened as he realized what he was drinking. Using his tongue, he felt his new fangs. Frightened by his new change, he smacked the packet of blood away and attempted to flee, only to be further restrained. "WHY AREN'T I DEAD?!" He was not happy about being a vampire. "WHY?! Why'd you let me live? I can't go back to the Syndicate like this! I... I...." He calmed down. He was trying to figure out what he could do.
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Jamie's still passed out in the middle of the ballroom, bleeding just a little.
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Alfons woke up a few minutes later, on a cot next to the guard Vinny knocked out. "Where am I?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:19 am
"Oooh, you're a feisty one," Scarlet crooned. She sat on his lap and wrapped her long, pale arms around his neck. "I just thought it'd be such a waste for you to die like that. And I take personal offense when someone litters on my property, besides. Now that you are like me, the option of death is staved off for a while, if you pardon the pun, and there is a rare serum that can revert you back to your human form, so please don't be melancholy. I really did you a favor, precious. Now you owe me one in return." She traced his jaw delicately with one polished black nail. "So, you're from the Syndicate...tell me more."
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In the tower, Devonte waded through the masses of guests to get to the unconscious man. With a roll of his eyes, he hefted the man's dead weight onto his shoulder and walked out of the room. Going to a private suite, he dropped the man's body unceremoniously on the bed before roughly tearing away his clothes and tending to the wound. He only did this because he knew Scarlet would have a fit if there was any unscheduled dying at her party.
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:09 pm
Twi went back to the ballroom, realizing that Scarlet's plan would require her privacy with the prisoner. he motioned to Cassandra.
"you coming, sweetling?" he asked her, smirking. "i think there may be some sweets left at the table, and nobody's in line right now." he said.
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:38 pm
Vinny realized that in his fear he'd already said too much. He mulled over his options, and chose the one that made the most sense to him. "Heh. You want info on the Syndicate? Here's some: Rock is listenin' to this conversation right now." Or at least, he hoped he was still listening. "I won't say anything that will betray his trust." He wished that Rochus was still listening, praying that even if he does come back as a vampire, this loyalty will keep him from being attacked by his fellow gang members.
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Alfons looked around the suite. He felt his head and realized it'd been bandaged. Sitting up slowly he noticed his "savior" was nowhere to be found. "Damn it. I hope Vinny gets what's coming to him. Doubly so for my brother." He thought as he turned to get out of the bed.
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"Why yes I'd like a massage... monkey took my ice cream! Waffles...." Jamie mumbled as he slept on the floor. He rolled over and felt a sharp jab of pain, jolted awake from rolling onto his wound. He stood up and pointed his gun ahead of him. Remembering where he was, Jamie sighed and manged to light up another cigarette. "Right. I was leaving." He slowly took a step towards the door. Very slowly.
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:39 pm
Cassandra glanced at Scarlet, and bowed. "I will be listening if my help is required." She spoke in a dark tone, as if it were a warning to Vinny.
Promptly, she smiled and allowed Valthier to escort her back to the ball. She had secretly wondered whether or not the wounds Alfons and Jamie had aquired had been discovered and taken care of by now. Devonte was usually on patrol, much like a good stage manager, and had always feared his sisters wrath. But perhaps he had not made his complete rounds yet. She would have to find out on her way to the others.
"Please, Valthier, do tell me more about yourself." It was not untill he had told her to feed from him that she had realized Valthier was a vampire himself. "It has been many years since I have met a dark elf, let alone a hybrid."
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:37 pm
"How exciting. How is this 'Rock' listening to the conversation? Are you wearing a wire, precious?" Scarlet coaxed. Her nails, once so delicate while they traced his skin, now cleanly sliced through the buttons on his shirt. She then opened his shirt to reveal his well-muscled torso. Trailing one hand down the contours of his chest, she said, "Not here. Maybe further down." She hooked her fingers in the top of his pants and tugged playfully. "If you don't want me to completely disrobe you, you can tell me where to look for it. But if you do want me to peal away every scrap of your clothing, well, I have no objections precious. Besides, what loyalty to you owe the Syndicate? Do you really think they'll rescue you from my clutches? Especially now that you are not even technically alive?"
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"Do not get up," Devonte warned his patient, coming from behind a curtain with two units of blood and a needle on a silver tray. "You've lost a lot of blood."
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