[Mature]Werewolf: The Forsaken - Preludes

[Tokiwong]

"Do you work here?" Piotr asked, nodding his head towards the entrance. Perhaps the conversation could go in the direction of snake-wearing patrons.

The woman laughs, “Do I work here? I see you all the time, when you are closing up, and trust me I don’t just stand out here for the good conversation. This is the only thing keeping me sane,” she waves her cigarette.

“By the way my name is Cheri- I mean, Samantha,” she says taking another drag of her cigarette.

 

[Shalimar]

“Okay, okay, calm down,” Esther says brushing Faith’s hair back and holding her close, “just relax.”

The door swings open, her brother Cody looks in with his round freckled face, “Hey is everything okay, I thought I heard you guys screaming? Uhh…” he looks around wide eyed.

“GET OUT CODY!” Esther shrieks.

Cody rolls his eyes, “I take that as a yes…” but he does not leave.

Faith sighs and and relishes the feel of being held close to Esther, it was the proof that it had all been just a nightmare, Esther was warm and very much alive, and that was more then enough for now, the question of whether she was seeing things and going nuts could wait for later. The pink haired girl hugged back against her friends middle before letting go to sit up on the bed looking fairly bewildered by the entire process.

At Esther's brother's sudden entrance the girls pulse quickened until she saw who it was and then let out a breath. "I..I thought I saw something Cody, I was just seeing stuff...do you think you could leave so I can get dressed?" she asks moving off the bed so she could lift a sheet to cover herself from Cody's eyes.

 

[Tokiwong]

At Esther's brother's sudden entrance the girls pulse quickened until she saw who it was and then let out a breath. "I..I thought I saw something Cody, I was just seeing stuff...do you think you could leave so I can get dressed?" she asks moving off the bed so she could lift a sheet to cover herself from Cody's eyes.

“Oh… oh… OHHHHHH…” Cody replies blushing vibrantly.

The door closes and Esther relaxes and gets back to getting dressed, “Just relax Faith, everything is okay. Alright?” The girl looks over her wardrobe and sighs trying to decide what to wear.

The time passes with little incident and downstairs the boys are playing games on the widescreen HDTV, pantomiming their actions with the new Nintendo system. Playing a baseball game and having a great time by the sounds of the ruckus.

Everything sounded so clear so in focus. She could hear Cody’s heart beating, the other boy breathing. The sounds of Esther’s clothes against her body; it was almost deafening, or perhaps it was. She could smell that Cody’s friend needed a shower, which Cody was wearing some cheap Axe body spray, and that outside the dog had done his business.

Cody gulps, “Uh, you guys want to play?”

 

[Festy_Dog]

Piotr smiled and extended a hand to shake. Samantha seemed like a really nice woman.

"My name is Piotr. Samantha, would it help you to stay sane if I offered to buy you a drink?" he asked, finishing his cigarette, "If you have the time, I'd like to chat some more."

For the moment he felt willing to brush off the man wearing a snake as some kind of trick of the eye, but then again his eyes were something he trusted more than anything else, so it felt a little as though he was lying to himself.

 

[Shalimar]

Faith blushes at the sounds the Cody makes, and her cheeks go pink with white spots when he starts to blush. She gives a greatful exhalationwhen he finally leaves and closes the door. The girl slips into her pants and tank top as quickly as she can, followed by her boots, finding comfort in the feel of the leather hugging her tightly. Putting on clothes was a way of putting a barrier between you and the world after all. "Does he come in here all the time or what?" Faith asked trying to get her mind off of what she had seen by making chatter. Looking into the mirror timidly, the teen quickly put on her make-up and a few drops of perfume at wrists and neck.

"How do I look?" she asks twirling around to give Esther a lopsided grin asif nothing had happened. "Do I look ready to go out to a party?" she asks, ruffling her eyebrow quizically at how loud Esther's clothes were, how loud Cody's heart was beatng, the axe spray he was wearing and at the dog's rather fragrant business. "Ugh, did your brother drown himself in that spray? His friend needs a shower too, I can smell him from here."

"Uh...no thanks Cody, we're gonna be going out soon. Just play with your wii and we'll watch til we have to go." Faith told the boys wiping absently at her nose to block out some of the strong scents, she wondered if more perfume would cover all the scents.

 

[Graf]

Camera

Camera returns home and momma smiles broadly, her large frame filling the hallway as she puts a plate of food on the table. She shakes her head, “Boy, you best not be off gallivanting all over this neighborhood. These white folks around here don’t know how to act, and I be damned if I have to raise a mess up in here. Now go on and wash your hands and get some food in you.”

His brother shakes his head, “The neighbors are fine, you don’t have to worry mom; this place is perfectly fine.” His wife just smiles and helps to set the table.

Camera nods mutely to his mother and goes to wash his hands.
"It's not the people." he tells his reflection in the bathroom before heading back down to eat.

 

[Shayuri]

Ari grimaces and fastens her seatbelt.

"Wifebeater, huh? Yeah, lets go." She scowls at the radio, realizing she'd missed the call, didn't know what the code was. Oh well, she could ask later. Or check the night's log.

"So what do we do with domestics? Does one of them have to press charges, or can we take him back with us?"

 

[DrZombie]

Drake

The bartender pours another beer; and then heads off to work another customer.

It is only then that Drake hears it, “Drake… Drake… we hear you… and we will not fear you…” the voice is haunting, seductive, and nary above a whisper. Like the sound of a waterfall… but mixed with the sounds of the forest.

He smells the scent of pine needles.

Drake stiffens as he hears the sounds, then looks around to see if he can find the source. He sniffs the air tentively, trying to find it's source.

Chill, it's just one of the uni students playing pranks with an air-refreshener, probably jealous over that girl I snogged two weeks ago, Ari or Erri or what was her name again?

"Yeah, yeah" he mutters. "I can hear you too and I don't fear you either. Now piss off, I've got a show in a few hours. Go back to your alpha-gamma-pi-tau whatever frathouse and play some playstation"

 

[Tokiwong]

"It's not the people." he tells his reflection in the bathroom before heading back down to eat.

Momma continues getting the meal ready, while Jamil and Samantha set the table. There is a knock at the door. Jamil pauses and then walks to the door, “Must be one of the neighbors?”

When he opens the door there is a long pause. Jamil speaks, “Can I help you sir?”

Camera hears the stranger a deep male voice, “I am looking for your momma boy.”

Jamil pauses, “Excuse me?”

In the kitchen, Camera can hear dishes hitting the floor.

Drake

A college student, a tall male with already too much to drink in him looks at Drake, “Hey you talking to me dick head? You got a problem with me… because I could have sworn you just said something about my frat brothers…”

The two men with him turn on Drake.

Ariella

“It all depends half the time, we spend calming them down and trying to get a straight story out of them, probably one if not both were drinking. On top of that we got the neighbors, if they have been particularly theatrical,” her partner replies.

The two officers pull into the low-rent complex. Ariella can already hear a women shrieking already.

Faith

Esther shrugs, “Yeah you definitely need a shower,” she directs to Cody’s friend. It sounds like Esther is shouting though right into Faith’s ears.

Cody shrugs, “Sure.” The young man goes back to playing the game.

 

[Tokiwong]

Piotr smiled and extended a hand to shake. Samantha seemed like a really nice woman.

"My name is Piotr. Samantha, would it help you to stay sane if I offered to buy you a drink?" he asked, finishing his cigarette, "If you have the time, I'd like to chat some more."

For the moment he felt willing to brush off the man wearing a snake as some kind of trick of the eye, but then again his eyes were something he trusted more than anything else, so it felt a little as though he was lying to himself.

“Oh you are sweet,” she pulls out her phone, “but I have to get ready to get on stage. Maybe another time, or you can always come in for a dance, twenty dollars a pop,” she jokes.

She finishes and turns walking into the entrance reserved for the dancers/entertainers. She waves with a smile.