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<blockquote data-quote="TillForPie" data-source="post: 6470713" data-attributes="member: 6762758"><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Ira adapts to his new existence quickly. He spends a couple weeks shut away from the world while he gets over the initial shock of it all and learns the basics from Kevin. But before the end of November he's reintroduced himself to his flock of worried and mystified socialites: He had been ill, he says, but now he's feeling more <em>alive</em> than ever and the parties will continue. This last month of the 2nd millennium will dwarf anything that's come before. Drugs for Ira have been replaced by blood, and he feeds constantly during these early weeks. There might be some vampires that struggle just to stay fed but Ira has the resources and the opportunity to binge nightly. None of the women in his herd have died, though there were a couple close calls - in the first week in particular - when Ira nearly lost himself to his thirst. He's improving, though, and has taken to feeding on several women over the course of a night rather than relying on a lone victim in order to reduce the chances of a mistake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">He continues to fail to oblige Kevin and is consistently late to and aloof during meetings. Still, for the time being he never outright ignores his mentor nor refuses to take part in a <em>lesson</em>. Ira detects what he believes is desperation in his brother-under-Lodin: Kevin might want, no - <em>need</em> to believe that his seniority puts him firmly (and permanently) above his charge, but Ira isn't convinced. Kevin might be a part of the vampiric aristocracy now, but Ira'll never forget what he's forced to masquerade as among the kine. A pill-pusher. A user. A parasite. Ira will play the part of a subordinate (if a somewhat difficult one) for now, while he's still learning, but he doesn't anticipate that taking long. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Furio Tower was already reasonably secure before Ira's embrace - guards and cameras in the lobby, keycard-restricted use of the elevator, and so on. Ira takes steps to improve things even further after his turn. Some of the guards in the lobby are armed and the entrance to the penthouse in particular is hardened. Still, things aren't as secure as they could be, but Ira isn't too worried about an attack. He has metal shutters installed over all the windows of his penthouse, controlled by a switch in the master closet which has been converted into a safe room, complete with its own landline and a heavy steel door that can be barred from the inside. This is his new sleeping chamber. During the day the penthouse windows are shuttered and everything is sealed away from the sun but at night when Ira rises the shutters are drawn up so that he can look over the city below him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Ira decides that the first real steps to establishing himself in kindred society must be the creation of an inner circle of people he can trust - well, as much as anyone can really be trusted. His first effort in this regard is the turning of Jo Saunders, Ira's personal assistant. Ira burned his way through many such assistants in life, all selected primarily for their beauty, and it was out of this gauntlet that he found Jo: A mixed-race woman from a poor background, she's attractive, quick, and - most importantly - able to anticipate the desires of her demanding and often unreasonable and abusive employer. She's worked for Ira for just over two years, and though perhaps at first she only tolerated Ira's behavior thanks to her handsome salary, their relationship has become a complex one and the two are now quite close. Unfortunately, becoming close to a man like Ira never boded well for her, and this truth is confirmed when Ira decides to cement her to himself by making her a ghoul. The process itself is done in secret, her drinks spiked with drops of his blood over the course of a week. When he sees the newfound eagerness on her face when he calls to her, the disappointment when he dismisses her, the complete acceptance of his new schedule, he knows it's working. When he breaks the news to Jo she thinks he's joking, but it doesn't take much for him to convince and terrify her. He consoles her in a fashion: As long as she has him she will remain young - potentially forever. But he stresses (without fully elaborating) that their new existence is a dangerous one. She had already been something of a majordomo to Ira when he was alive, and in death he begins the process of grooming her to take over his daily affairs fully.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">As for other kindred, Ira formulates a strategy quickly. Lodin is an absentee sire to him, but others might not fully appreciate that yet. He keeps an ear to the ground for other young vampires - particularly other Ventrue, though he'll potentially consider anyone - who might hope to improve their own stations by orbiting the childe of the prince. He tries to steer clear of Lodin's other progeny for now, not eager to risk stepping on powerful toes while he's still learning the ins-and-outs from Kevin. He has yet to form larger ambitions outside of securing a place for himself. Once he feels he's accomplished that he'll evaluate what he thinks his next move should be.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TillForPie, post: 6470713, member: 6762758"] [FONT=Courier New]Ira adapts to his new existence quickly. He spends a couple weeks shut away from the world while he gets over the initial shock of it all and learns the basics from Kevin. But before the end of November he's reintroduced himself to his flock of worried and mystified socialites: He had been ill, he says, but now he's feeling more [i]alive[/i] than ever and the parties will continue. This last month of the 2nd millennium will dwarf anything that's come before. Drugs for Ira have been replaced by blood, and he feeds constantly during these early weeks. There might be some vampires that struggle just to stay fed but Ira has the resources and the opportunity to binge nightly. None of the women in his herd have died, though there were a couple close calls - in the first week in particular - when Ira nearly lost himself to his thirst. He's improving, though, and has taken to feeding on several women over the course of a night rather than relying on a lone victim in order to reduce the chances of a mistake. He continues to fail to oblige Kevin and is consistently late to and aloof during meetings. Still, for the time being he never outright ignores his mentor nor refuses to take part in a [i]lesson[/i]. Ira detects what he believes is desperation in his brother-under-Lodin: Kevin might want, no - [i]need[/i] to believe that his seniority puts him firmly (and permanently) above his charge, but Ira isn't convinced. Kevin might be a part of the vampiric aristocracy now, but Ira'll never forget what he's forced to masquerade as among the kine. A pill-pusher. A user. A parasite. Ira will play the part of a subordinate (if a somewhat difficult one) for now, while he's still learning, but he doesn't anticipate that taking long. Furio Tower was already reasonably secure before Ira's embrace - guards and cameras in the lobby, keycard-restricted use of the elevator, and so on. Ira takes steps to improve things even further after his turn. Some of the guards in the lobby are armed and the entrance to the penthouse in particular is hardened. Still, things aren't as secure as they could be, but Ira isn't too worried about an attack. He has metal shutters installed over all the windows of his penthouse, controlled by a switch in the master closet which has been converted into a safe room, complete with its own landline and a heavy steel door that can be barred from the inside. This is his new sleeping chamber. During the day the penthouse windows are shuttered and everything is sealed away from the sun but at night when Ira rises the shutters are drawn up so that he can look over the city below him. Ira decides that the first real steps to establishing himself in kindred society must be the creation of an inner circle of people he can trust - well, as much as anyone can really be trusted. His first effort in this regard is the turning of Jo Saunders, Ira's personal assistant. Ira burned his way through many such assistants in life, all selected primarily for their beauty, and it was out of this gauntlet that he found Jo: A mixed-race woman from a poor background, she's attractive, quick, and - most importantly - able to anticipate the desires of her demanding and often unreasonable and abusive employer. She's worked for Ira for just over two years, and though perhaps at first she only tolerated Ira's behavior thanks to her handsome salary, their relationship has become a complex one and the two are now quite close. Unfortunately, becoming close to a man like Ira never boded well for her, and this truth is confirmed when Ira decides to cement her to himself by making her a ghoul. The process itself is done in secret, her drinks spiked with drops of his blood over the course of a week. When he sees the newfound eagerness on her face when he calls to her, the disappointment when he dismisses her, the complete acceptance of his new schedule, he knows it's working. When he breaks the news to Jo she thinks he's joking, but it doesn't take much for him to convince and terrify her. He consoles her in a fashion: As long as she has him she will remain young - potentially forever. But he stresses (without fully elaborating) that their new existence is a dangerous one. She had already been something of a majordomo to Ira when he was alive, and in death he begins the process of grooming her to take over his daily affairs fully. As for other kindred, Ira formulates a strategy quickly. Lodin is an absentee sire to him, but others might not fully appreciate that yet. He keeps an ear to the ground for other young vampires - particularly other Ventrue, though he'll potentially consider anyone - who might hope to improve their own stations by orbiting the childe of the prince. He tries to steer clear of Lodin's other progeny for now, not eager to risk stepping on powerful toes while he's still learning the ins-and-outs from Kevin. He has yet to form larger ambitions outside of securing a place for himself. Once he feels he's accomplished that he'll evaluate what he thinks his next move should be.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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