Souls Lost on Black Tides [WoD]

[NovaPheonix]

• West End Guard Gate. 3:45 PM, Day 5 (Monday)
• Yuzuki's Father

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  @Zayuz
  
  
  The house of the dead student was rather plain compared to Saede's massive mansion. He lived on the West side of the city in a housing development nearby the Shopping Center. It took Saede about forty minutes or so to ride over there, with a slight delay because of the afternoon traffic. Once she got into the West End Community, there was a guard gate that prevented Saede from directly entering the development without contacting someone from the residence. She had his home number, so she could easily ask the guards to dial it unto the phone device and see if anyone answered to let her in. Meanwhile, the guards at the gate suspiciously looked over towards the schoolgirl on a motorcycle. They didn't say anything, but it was definitely a strange sight for them and it showed on their faces. It wasn't out of the ordinary, but it was a bit unexpected. Saede would also notice they had a camera placed above the guard station, and there were even signs warning the citizens they were being monitored. Saede still had one more class in the evening, but it wouldn't be hard for her to get back to the University by six as long as she didn't spend too long investigating in the household. She only had about another hour and fifteen leftover, assuming she didn't want to be late.
  
  
  Spoiler

  
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  @Morgy @ValkyrieRose
  
  
  Yuzuki's father looked toward her daughter. He realized he might actually speaking to a demon, after Lupus' rambling, but continued to focus on her. He was religious enough to understand what a demon was, but it didn't seem to deter him.
  
  
  "Just tell me what you need me to do." he picked his gun up off the floor and pointed it at Lupus. "And you, please calm down stop calling my daughter a demon, It's really making me angry and I've had enough to deal with today." He seemed seriously on edge and desperate, which is exactly the kind of person Seren would be able to work with. He didn't care if he had to sell his soul, as long as he was with his daughter he would be happy. It said he could keep his job, so it seemed like a fairly good deal. He didn't understand what exactly the consequences were, but the benefits outweighed them in his mind. The father was also very distracted by Lupus' growling, and the police chief now figured he was some sort of disabled maniac. The way he spoke and growled made him seem insane.
  
  
  

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Seren would consider the situation, though it didn't take more than a few seconds to plan out her next move. So the cripple figured out what was going on? She debated shooting him right then and there, but then he saw her father's reactions, and smiled. Good, he wasn't heeding the words the boy was saying. That made life so much easier... and he needed life easy right now. He thought about what was needed. Blood... something to sign the contract on... and the life force necessary to do it. He mentally grimaced... he didn't have the needed energy to do that he had spent WAY too much mental force fighting with Yuzuki, let it never be said that the girl was a pushover. He could tap Yuzuki's own mental power. Well... oh boy this was going to be awkward.


"Yuzuki..." He said mentally, and was immediately rewarded with the emotional equivalent of a death glare. "Hey, can you honestly blame me for jumping at this chance?"


More emotional glaring...


"Well you said you were willing to do it. I don't have the life energy needed to forge the soul pact. Now, I can either wait until I recover, or you can give it to me right now." He says. "I'll make it worth your while, you know i'm good for it. You've been studying one of the tricks the Lucifuge knows right? If you agree to supplement my energy with your own i'll give you the gift for a week... no better way of learning than by doing."


There was silence over the comms for a moment. "Fine, I'll do it." She says. "Oh and... Seren? If you possess me without my permission again i'll rip out my eye and shoot my father." She said... and Yuzuki wasn't the type to give idle threats.


There was a rush of energy, and Seren smiled from it. Yuzuki was a smart woman, he could always count on that. She finally turned to address the whimpering boy in the wheelchair. "Poor boy, you don't seem to understand your place, do you?" She asked. "He wants to take deal, he's armed, and I'm armed... you already know how efficient with a gun I am." He says. "Back off now, or you'll pay for it with your life, your mutt too." She warns. That ought to send the message... if he continued to interfere now, he did so at the cost of his own life.


He moved over to where Yuzuki had set up a canvas after taking away "Dance of the Fallen" a masterpiece if one ever existed, and took some paint. With a nail, she dug into her finger, drawing a bit of blood and mixing it into the paint, then doing the same with her father's. "We will do what i've always done Daddy... a masterpiece unlike any other." Seren grins, beginning to weave the contact out of the paint.


((Seren and Yuzuki both spend Willpower. Seren at 0, and Yuzuki at 2/5. Yuzuki gains Hellfire Castigation for one week. She also currently has the Possessed condition.))

 

[Zayuz]

Saede casually drove up to the guard gate, checking out the house as she did. It was nothing impressive, but it wasn't bad by any means. Hers was just better. Looking up to one of the cameras, the girl smiled to them, slowly moving up to the window and taking off her helmet. With a shake of her shoulder-length blonde hair, she turned to the guard in the building and peered inside his office. It had a computer on a desk with a phone and some papers.. Nothing extraordinary. He seemed pretty normal. Despite her friendly approach, the man greeted her with a clearly bored tone. She understood though, if she was in that situation she would feel the same way. "Hey." She says. "What does it take to get through this gate?" She asks, pointing to it and raising an eyebrow at him. "I'm friends with the son of the people who live inside, and I need to talk with them. In person, of course." Saede hoped that was enough for him, but decided to place her phone on the lip of the window - On the screen was the contact details for their house in case he needed to call in to let her enter.

 

[NovaPheonix]

@Zayuz


The guard looked towards her, paying more attention to the number as he picked up the phone to dial it. "Yes, hello? There's a girl here saying she knows your son." Saede could actually hear a loud female voice on the other end of the call even though she wasn't near the speaker. She clearly sounded invigorated by the guard's statement, and she was so loud that the phone seemed to also crackle with excitement along with her. "Y-yes ma'am. I'll let her in right away." He put down the phone and pressed on a few keys on the computer. The gate outside cranked up with a slick mechanically automated motion to allow her to pass towards the house. "It's down the street, to the left." The guard directed her, and then carried on with the daily grind of his routine.


Saede would pull her motorbike up to a small one-story orange house that seemed rather ordinary. She could confirm that the address was correct and assume that the boy's mother was waiting inside. As soon as she knocked on the door a middle aged woman smiled and welcomed her inside. She had brown hair that was slightly greying and soft purple eyes. "So, you say that you're friends with my son? Have you seen him? He's been missing for the past few days and the police haven't told me anything!" She sounded a bit frantic, but also happy to see someone who might be able to shed some light on the situation. She prepared some snacks for her, a bowl of corn chips, and invited her to sit down on the couch.

 

[Zayuz]

The girl watched in amusement as the guard was surprised by the eagerness on the other end of the phone. Honestly, she had been so worried that the person on the other end would have declined her, and forced her to take more.. 'Extreme' measures. Or go back to school. She was glad she never had to make the decision on her own.


Saede casually pulled up to the front on her motorbike, dismounting and moving in to meet the lady - Who was apparently Narcosis' mother. She knocked on the door, only to have it instantly answered for her, and she came face to face with the woman. Excitement radiated from her, and her news excited Saede in turn. The girl moved into the house, remarking to herself how cozy it was. She sat on the couch as she was invited, politely thanking her for the snacks and picking one up in her hand as she started to speak. "I admit that I knew Narcosis a bit, though I was never really close enough to be good friends with him.. My name is Saede, I come from across town. Him and I went.. Err... Go; to the same school." She offered the woman a smile, knowing that might not have been the positive reinforcement that she was looking for. "The thing is though - Is that I noticed he disappeared too, and I've been trying to figure out for the last week what had happened.. And I've come across a fair bit of unsettling information in my investigation. If I tell you, can you promise to help me try to get to the bottom of what's going on?" The schoolgirl smiled hopefully to the mother.. She hoped her news wouldn't break her heart. "The fact is," Saede continued. "Is that both the school and the police have turned a blind eye to it completely, and I've been very alone on my search for him.. All his social medias are down, his phone is dead.. Nobody has seen him, but I might know what happened. The thing is, I don't know how it happened, and I was hoping you would help me figure out that part. Are you with me?" She took her first bite of the snack. Not bad. If all went well she might even ask where she bought them.

 

[Morgy]

Lupus looked at Yuzuki and her father as they began this twisted "Masterpiece" that she had mentioned... The man's anger slowly began to fade away along with the feeling that his blood was on fire. 'I don't like this and more over I don't want to leave her like this... but if i stay here they wouldn't hesitate to kill me...' Lupus gave Yuzuki one last look before silently wheeling himself out, Oliver sensing that Lupus wanted to leave quietly stopped growling and followed him. "I...I'm sorry Yuzuki..." Lupus said under his breath as he passed the other officer on his way out.


As Lupus wheeled himself along out of the apartment, his phone vibrated as a signal that he just received a new message. He looked them over and cracked a wide grin, it seems the Thules were finally giving him the information he needed to do his job. 'Well it looks like I'm going to be visiting my forsaken brethren soon...' Lupus quickly switches to speed dial to call up Bill again. "Alright Bill I'm gonna need you to pick me up, there was some demon stuff going on and seeing as that's not my expertise I had to bail out on my hunter partner... We're going to visit the Forsaken, doesn't that sound like fun?!?" Lupus said with a laugh as he entered his apartment. Oliver happily following behind, excited to see what was going to happen next. For Oliver, today was a huge adventure! Oh Boy!

 

[NovaPheonix]

3:55 PM, Day 5

• Narcosis' House
• Bill

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  @Zayuz
  
  
  The woman looked somewhat worried, her body trembling as she took a seat nearby Saede in the living room. She thought back a bit and tried to tell her something helpful. "The last time I got a text from him, he was out at the Casino with his friends the night before. Then he went off to school that day and I didn't see him that night. He doesn't get home until nighttime since he had classes all day, and he didn't send me a text or anything saying he would be late! I was so worried! I'll help you, but I don't know much."
  
  
  She got up for a second, lifting herself out of the chair. "Oh, I forgot to mention, I have a repairman in the kitchen. I'll go tell him not to be too loud." She wandered into the kitchen to the left, and there was a young man repairing a set of pipes underneath the sink. "Sorry to bother you, but there's this wonderful girl...she said her name was Saede...and we're trying to have a conversation. Do you mind keeping all the wrenching down while she's here, maybe just stick to cleaning the toilets?"
  
  
  "Saede, huh? All right, I'll keep it down." The man wearing a blue cap and trimmed blue uniform with a white outline around it stood up from out of the sink and walked out of view towards the bathroom.
  
  
  
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  "I'm still on my way, don't worry. Try to hold together while I figure all this out. I'm only an hour and a half away by now. You still never told me who's involved, which one of the fire touched did all this...who started this fight?" Bill held the phone to his ear while he drove from the north side of the city to the east side in his large truck. "If they're gone, I guess I won't need my shotgun, but I need to know who I'm supposed to talk to about this before it gets worse."
  
  
  @Morgy
  
  
  

 

[Morgy]

"Alright alright, the two that were involved were Ashe and Rugaru. The forsaken named Aatto came to the apartment and was attacked by Rugaru, after scuffling for a while Ashe came in and shredded him..." Lupus explained, putting his phone on speaker, putting down his phone on his nightstand as he prepared to get dressed. 'Heh at least i have a few good suits left..'


"After that Aatto was executed, ironically by the same backup he had called in... Bill the police are packing silver." Lupus said in a warning tone. "Then the Pure fled the scene after Aatto was dead that's about it... Though i'm a bit concerned about my safety, when i left my partner seemed to be having some demonic episode and it looks like a demon may want me and Oliver dead..." Lupus went on. "Ugh anyway here's the plan, after you pick me up i want you to take me to the forsaken, i just got tipped off to where they're located. While I talk things out with them i think you should try and speak with the pure... That sound good? I'm not going to lie i'm going to try and join them, though i don't know if they're going to be accepting of me or not after i tell them of their loss, but it's worth a shot." Lupus sounded a bit excited. "Today i finally felt it bill, my blood boiled.... and i didn't reject it... It felt good to embrace it..." Lupus couldn't help but smile, after the events of today he began to feel more in tune with the way of the Uratha, especially after that burst of anger.

 

[Umbrie]

the small officer would quietly approach the father and daughter pair of Artists painting a masterpiece in blood. she had noticed the idea that the daughter was possessed and she heard Lupus say something about demons. she was feeling a bit curious herself. she would pick up one of the spare paint brushes and a small container some of the unused paint before setting them down upon the ground near the two. the mute legal lolita sat with her legs straddled for support. and on the ground, she painted some very fancy letters, rather exotic ones painted in purple paint. to the other two at first glance, it would appear that the sudden urge to practice her calligraphy was motivated by watching the two of them paint. the runes looked rather grim and gothic in font, representing the style that mortals within the western hemisphere associated with the concept of various incarnations of death and evil. the gothic letters were written not in a clear sentence, appearing to be a desperate wish written in text.


"if only i had a voice"


"if only i could speak"


" if only i could voice my love"


"i feel towards you"


"my special someone"


"i have yet to meet"


" if only i could voice my hatred"


"of being stripped of speech"


"if only"


"i could speak"


"i wish"


"i could speak"


"i wish"


"i could"


"confide in you"


"my companion"


"with my words"


"i would never need"


"to slap you"


"or beat you"


"evermore"


the written words of a lonely and desperate mute would possess power. the power possessed by desperation. these written runes. would enhance her death sight she was working on preparing, she needed time to write, borrowed paint upon the ground. runes drawing on the three greatest batteries for death magic, loneliness, desperation and loss. Her paradigm involved triggering past memories, forcing emotions to the surface. Death, to her, was powered by these types of emotions and through them she invoked her magic.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

It didn't take long for the painting to finish... Seren knew exactly what to do, and he had been eager to do it. As Yuzuki's father watched, he waved the painting... it was beautiful, weaving out everything that needed to be done... it was a simple masterpiece but one nevertheless. Thanks to the energy he received from Yuzuki he was going to be able to do this quickly before anyone could stop him. He doubted anyone could but things always seeme to go wrong last second whenever Yuzuki was involved. It looked like the mutt and his owner decided to back off for now, which was a wise move. It was also a convenient one... Seren didn't have Yuzuki's skill with a gun after all. He would have to give Yuzuki back her control to shoot him, and he very much doubted she would do something like shoot her new partner. Well, she WOULD, but not without a damn good reason, and "because i don't like him" never worked with her.


Nodding, satisfied, he looks to Yuzuki's father. "It is done." He says tapping him on his shoulder, completing the contract. There was a short moment as he got transferred into the chief's body, leaving Yuzuki to return to her senses. Her eyes returned with the spark of life, as she regained control of her own body. She looked to her father... no, it was Seren now. She had mixed feelings about that. She was the daughter of Lucifer, one of 666 that hunt monsters and consorted with demons. On that stage she was glad to help mother dearest. She knew that one day, her father would leave her and she had been prepared to sacrifice his life when it was about to run out... might as well gain something and help him choose his moment of passing. But... she had wanted to give him more time as a way of saying thank you... as thanks for believing and fighting for her.


But now... that wasn't going to happen. She had only agreed to give Seren her energy because she knew a bit about possession... he was just going to ride her until he recovered anything. Her father was going to be possessed, that outcome had been set in stone the moment Seren gained control... she might as well seek to gain what she can from it. She made the contract with Seren, she knew the risk of being possessed... but never again. She fully intended to keep her promise to Seren if he tried to possess her again.... and besides, she got WAY more out of this.


She had had some minor influence with the police before hand but... now she directly controlled the police. Well, technically Seren did, but they were partners, and while Seren didn't actually have to listen to her... Seren would know that Yuzuki would still probably trust and work with him. With these ... werewolf scum attacking her, that was a declaration of war... and if her father had silver bullets.... the police were armed. Maybe they weren't ready... but now she had an army under Performance control.... and that was way more than she had earlier, not to mention swat forces... the national guard could be called if it escalated.. She looks to Seren. "If it's a fight they want, it's a fight they're gunna get. You heard that werewoman... she has plans... Ashe was her name. Well Seren? I'm going to talk to the Lucefuge about getting some help... you ready to raise one hell of a stage?"


((+1 beat [2/5] for overcoming Possessed condition))

 

[NovaPheonix]

4:00 PM, Day 5

• Yuzuki's Apartment
• Lupus' Apartment

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  @ValkyrieRose
  
  
  Yuzuki's father felt a final sense of foreboding, but before he could even realize what was happening...he was gone. The demon had replaced him and also erased any evidence of a battle occurring besides Aatto's body. It was too difficult to simply erase him from existence, but erasing the crime was more possible if not a bit challenging.
  
  
  "For sure. Here, you can have this." He handed the revolver to her that still had some silver bullets loaded into it, enough to fill half the chambers. There was a slight orange glint to his eyes, but it was subtle enough not to be noticed by mortals.
  
  
  "Now that the crime's been erased from reality, there's no need to do an investigation anymore." Her father chuckled uncharacteristically and covered his mouth in a girlish manner. "Now, I'm going to return this body to the station for now...but I'll still be in touch." he poked at her eyepatch with his finger and turned around. "Make sure you keep that painting safe, because it represents the link between us. I call it 'Ties by Blood'. Oh, and if you could burn this pathetic man's body, then that'd be a great help." He pointed towards Aatto and made his way down to the police car. The new chief drove back towards the station with a triumphant grin on his face. The dog lover and his freaky dog were still a problem for him, but this victory was so satisfying that he allowed that to be pushed to the back of his mind. He was getting stronger and stronger by the hour, and it felt absolutely wonderful. At the same time, he would have to be careful not to stretch himself too high or else he would end up flying too close to the sun. Seren was a deceiver, originally designed to lie, scheme, and tempt on God's behalf. Now, he simply did it to serve himself. He texted Yuzuki once he arrived back to his office, -Oh, I forgot to ask, do you have any family I should know about?- Another text came in shortly afterwards, Oh and I forgot to ask you what your father's name is. Now, it seemed clear that he was woefully unprepared and made the choice on the spur of the moment without thinking it through.
  
  
  ((Seren gains a new Cover, Value = 2 ))
  
  
  
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  @Morgy
  
  
  "Oh, them." It sounded like Bill was aware of who they were dealing with, "Alright, are you following them to make sure they aren't going to start tearing apart random people? It seems like they've lost all interest in keeping the peace around here if they straight-up murdered a Forsaken." He grumbled, sounding a bit frustrated. "Make sure you figure out what you're going to offer these Forsaken when you join their tribe, they're not going to just give you free protection...and hell, they can hardly protect themselves! I didn't even know they existed, so they must be pretty low profile. I managed to stop most of the Pure from hunting them down, but it seems like Ignizko decided to ignore me...looks like I'm gonna have to put out a notice on these two and teach them a lesson too. Hate to do it, but they crossed the line when they murdered someone. Sit tight, I've gotta make a few calls."
  
  
  Spoiler

  
  

  

 

[Umbrie]

Madison; after painting her "incantation" as one would put it, with one hand on the brush, occupying her hands to feel less conspicuous, was scanning the instance of possession and paying close attention to both the pair and the masterpiece. She knew more than she gave off, but she couldn't speak, her phone needed to be charged. While Scanning over an extended period during the process, she was also devoting that time to analysis. it would take her roughly half a minute to Analyze and some of her remaining mana. but she barely managed to see past its cover and pick up a bit more on the entity that started the ancient soul altering ritual. she knew there were entities that exchanged souls for favors, but there were so many it was hard to pinpoint a specific one.


She seemed enticed by her analysis. almost smiling. the creature appeared to her as an angelic eyeball with wings. but it was too far outside of her area of expertise. a creature of the aether, something she might need to do some research on at the council library at a later date. She needed to be wary of how she distributed this knowledge. Well, mental notes are sufficient for now. being the thing was currently three times stronger than her and still growing, she didn't wish to upset it. if she were going to capture it alive for research, a new extra goal she thought up, she would require either an entourage, or gamble a wager loaded against herself on her attempts to deceive it. Her generous and hospitable side encouraged her to provide Yuzuki a temporary place to stay. a plutonic rest on a shared bed while the ruined apartment goes through repairs. well, she signed and gestured when she got what she needed.

Spoiler

"i'm ready to escort your daughter to her temporary home"


((Replacing 3rd Obsession with this new one))

 

[Zayuz]

Hmm.. So he was at a casino.. Saede thought as she munched on her snack, watching the woman go to tell the repairman to be quiet. She studied him as she thought, looking to him and thinking. What if he overheard? She took out her phone, texting one of Narcosis' friends.


SAEDE:


Hey - Still investigating.


Apparently Narcosis went to the casino, do you know what happened to him?


I need to know if he got into any trouble there. He could have been killed by one of the people when he couldn't pay gambling debt or something.


..She decided that it wouldn't matter if he overheard. He was just doing his job, after all. "..Miss.. Narcosis was seen on the roof of the building across from the school several nights ago.. People say they saw him.. And there were signs of struggle.. But at the bottom nobody could find anything. Not a trace, and there were quite a few witnesses.. I-I'm sorry, but.. People say they saw him get pushed off. It was five stories, there's no way he could land and just be fine. I.. I think he might be dead, but that doesn't explain why his social media is gone, or why he just disappeared.. Or why the police and the school won't even acknowledge that it happened." She buries her face in her hands for a moment, then looking up to her mother sympathetically, at least she wasn't all bad news. "But if he was dead, we would have found his body. Someone would have found his body. There would be blood, and there isn't. Nobody has any idea what happened, and I've been at a loss for days.. I just don't know where to go from here.. I might check with his friends with details about the casino. That would be a good place to go from." Saede nods to herself, as if confirming her own statement. She had to seem confident, for the mother of course.

 

[Morgy]

"No i couldn't follow them, they jumped out the bloody window and I'm in a wheelchair, ah i didn't tell you about that. Yes i was shot and now I'm in a wheelchair for a week, no need to congratulate me, the nurses already did." Lupus said sarcastically as he finished putting on another grey suit topping it off with a homburg. "But you have a point Bill, i might offer my support, the support of the thules and to have an open negotiator if they don't already have one it seems... Alright I'll see you then, bye.."


Lupus sighed as her hung up. 'Now time for a more... stressful call..' Lupus slowly made his way through his contacts until her finally found the name he was searching for, Yuzuki. 'Well... this is going to be awkward...' She had threatened to shoot him just now so perhaps a call would be a better approach, then again there was some demon stuff going before, perhaps it had passed? Lupus clicked the call button and put the phone to his ear, the ringing seemed to go on for hours until it clicked. "Yuzuki are you there? Are you ok?" His voice was filled with concern but otherwise calm and relaxed, suggestion that he had gotten away and was out of harm's way for now. He was currently using his thumb to crack his knuckles out of nervousness waiting to hear a response from his partner.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Yuzuki's phone was suddenly busy... Seren soon left, allowing her to think for a moment. "Ah, thank you again." She says with a slight smile. "I'll just grab a few things." She says, thinking about the situation for a moment, looking to Aatto's body. "...Right, we need to get rid of the corpse." She says thinking about it for a moment. "Burial by fire seems appropriate." She says, thinking about it.... she eventually decided on setting fire to the outer flesh, and threw him into the dumpster, making sure to wear gloves. Not the most elegant way to dispose of a body, but it sufficed. Besides this man caused hell in her house. No mercy for the damne.


Moving into her room, she grabs a duffel bag an stashes some clothing, taking another bag for her art supplies... and of course her precious painting... the contract too. She had planned on going to the Lucefuge anyway, so she might as well report when she gets there. She looks at Seren's text. "I have a sister... my mother is satan." She says with a straight, blank look on her face... well it was true after all. "Your name is Soren and you dote on me." She says... well, it wasn't exactly a lie and Yuzuki was going to make sure she got all of the enjoyment out of watching Seren squirm from that. "I burned and threw away the boy so he should be unrecognizable... if it comes up just dismiss it."


Another call, this time from Lupus. She picks up. "Good to see you remembered I was your partner. You certainly were quick on leaving me, thanks for that." She says, clearly annoyed. "I'm fine. Going to stay at the mute's while my place gets repaired." She responds. "Are you okay? Not shot or anything?"

 

[Morgy]

"Ah, Yuzuki i'm happy to hear that you're doing well." Lupus said with a smile, relief washing over him as he spoke. "Well I didn't want to leave you, but you went demonic on me and threatened to execute me where i sat... you don't remember that at all? You people and your demons... well you're an interesting partner Yuzuki, i'll give you that." Lupus said with a laugh. "I'm fine, I finally got some clothes on and such but there's something that concerning me. Whatever it was before, the demon, seemed to want me and Oliver um dead... could you maybe explain that? I do enjoy being your partner but i'm not really looking to die here..." Lupus said remembering how he was threatened before. "You know i'm willing to work with you but there may be a problem if someone on your side is trying to kill me, catch my drift?"

 

[NovaPheonix]

@Zayuz


"Yes well, there must be some sort of mistake...you're right, if he was dead then I would know. What kind of person...what kind of inhuman thing would throw him off a roof! It's unbelievable...if you're going to come in here and blather nonsense to me you might as well..." the woman muttered loudly in the background as one of Narcosis' friends replied back:


-He went to the Casino with us a few days ago, but as far as we knew he didn't owe anyone there anything major...nothin' worth killing him over-

 

[RockstarRaccoon]

"So... You have uh... You have wings now?"


Jean blinked, looking up at his back in surprise, "Oh? Well ZAT is interesting!". He reached up and touched one of the batlike wings protruding from his back, watching it twitch in response. They had grown from the nubs when he'd reformed himself earlier, but he hadn't noticed them with everything else that was going on, "I lost zese many years before we met... I suppose something has happened to recreate zem..." He nodded, sitting up and giving them an experimental spread. They didn't look anywhere near the size he needed to support his weight... He narrowed his eyes, "Zey were larger before... But perhaps zey will grow back with some time..."


Marcus nodded slowly, looking at them: before he'd looked a lot like their organization's logo. Now he was almost the spitting image of it: he might even pass for one of the more realistic paintings, surreal looks and all... He rose back to his feet, still watching as Jean twisted himself a bit to examine his new wings thoughtfully... He reached out and touched them, without really thinking of it. They were tough and leathery, like a bat's... He took the red-scaled end of one and gave it an experimental pull, he and Jean watching as it stretched like no natural creature's wing would... It was absolutely fascinating. He broke out of it though, glancing up and about, "Oh, uh... I should probably go grab that radio, they might be looking for us..."


Jean nodded, "Ah, yes... Perhaps I should go back to my room after we check in... a bath and a nap would do me good..." He watched Marcus leave before turning back to his wings, looking them over with a mild fascination...


He took another swig of the wine...

 

[ValkyrieRose]

"I have no idea why Seren wants you dead." Yuzu replies. "Um.... sorry about that by the way that hasn't happened before. I'm usually a lot better at reining him in like that but he caught me by surprise." She says, "Anyway, while my house can get repaire I'm going to be staying with this mute woman... i really need to learn her name." she says with a shrug, fingering a keyring she had taken off of Aatto... his cop car. Well, it was hers now more or less.


"I'll try and get him to not kill you, I promise... thanks for sticking with me." She says making sure her bags were placed.

 

[Morgy]

"Think nothing of it, were partners after all, right? But yes it would be nice if i didn't have a demon hunting me down since I already have enough on my plate with this werewolf business." Lupus said with a laugh. "So your going somewhere, mind if i join you? I believe you said my apartment is unsafe and i was already packing to leave anyway." He was already packing to go with bill but if he had the chance to go with Yuzuki he would take it.

 

[Umbrie]

Madison would Follow Yuzu to the Cop Car that was once Assigned to the now Deceased Aatto. she would take the front passenger's seat as she did with Aatto. she would pick up the legal pad with her left hand and position it against the dashboard on a blank sheet of paper. she began to, with the pencil placed between the pad's rings, release the pencil and write down her name and Address. "Madison Tailor" "#5462 Automata Lane Building #4 Suite #16". onto the Legal Pad for the Driver, Yuzuki to read. she would use her fingers as improvised turn signals, a form of sign that anybody could feasibly understand. something was Peculiar about the Address. Automata Lane was a street in the northern portion of the city. Same Street as "The Doll House". but this Address seemed to be 15 minutes southwest of the Doll House by Foot based upon numbering. but based on what she heard, she would have a second guest in her apartment. space arrangements would need to be made.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Yuzuki hopped into the car, glad to have a free vehicle now , courtesy of Aatto.... was this enjoying the spoils of a defeated enemy? She decided to see it as such because he was a filthy trespasser and not an ally of hers. "Ya you can come with, we're getting in the car now." She says, turning on the radio, looking at the address that... Madison was it, gave her. Hmmm the red light district? That would be an exciting place to temporarily live. It would be new, that's for certain. "Hurry and get down here." She says over the phone still. "I'm in the car.... sorry but you have to ride in the back though... nice little game of cops an robbers." She teases.

 

[Morgy]

"haha very funny." Lupus says sounding a bit amused as he finished packing up his bag. "Alright thank you i will be making my way down directly, I'll see you in a few minutes Yuzuki ah and there's something i wanted to ask you... anyway ta ta." Lupus hung up and sent bill a quick text message. 'I have a ride to the park and probably a place to stay, can't stay at my apartment for a few reasons, I'll explain later.' Lupus began to make his way out with Oliver making one last call on his way out. "Come on boy.." As Lupus made his way down he called Audric, the man who had recruited Lupus into the Thules and had later became his boss in a sense. "Hello,this is Wolfsbane." Lupus said in an even voice as someone on the other end picked up.

 

[Trickster Queen]

A shifting of his form warped in the minds of the guards into one of the librarians from before - to them it would appear as though Xanthus himself was an entirely different person in both voice and physical stature but to Robbert this was no such case. He had only changed his appearance to the guards - an ample use of sorcery that would no doubt keep his identity hidden for a while... at least until it could wear off. Onto more pressing matters though - Robbert had seemed to address him and asked if he wanted to get out of the mansion alongside him. There was three choices now at this point - to either accept the offer and escape with Robbert in which Xanthus could hopefully get to the safe-ground of the chapel or he could remain within the cell and await for whomever locked him up to come and address him in due time.


The final unmentioned choice was what he ultimately decided upon though, resting himself against the cell door while looking to Robbert; "Tell you what, I'll help you out again after you get out of here since no doubt whoever it is that owns this place is going to be after you. Mind breaking these cuffs off me and getting my stuff to me? I can tell you where it is if you need, I'd like to come with you but I've unfinished business here but being behind bars is no fun either. So, will you help me out?"

 

[NovaPheonix]

@Morgy


A voice responded over the phone, the voice that had given Lupus several bits of information and orders over the past few days. He sounded quite tense and busy, as several events had been building up. "How are you? You never reported in..." The sound of the phone clattering was head and then Audric could be heard running over to grab it again. "Damn little buggers ate one of the interns again...listen...I'm busy here. What happened with the Lucifuge, and did you get the information on the Forsaken that we sent? One of our spies saw zem moving around in the park." A loud screech could be heard, followed by a few pistol shots "Zats right! Run! Scamper, you freaks!" A pause "We had an outbreak of rapidly morphing super-ants that broke out from the lab...that's why I'm happy I'm in the office and you're stuck in Black Bay."