"One for one, pal. You explain the painting, I'll explain the mind rape. You explain why you want the girl, and I'll tell you what I know about her."
Nazareth Awakened - Chapter 02: Wives of Solomon
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"One for one, pal. You explain the painting, I'll explain the mind rape. You explain why you want the girl, and I'll tell you what I know about her."
GlassEye
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Harper, Thyrsus mage
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Harper can hardly keep the surprise from his face.
"What?" Realizing his tone was a little less than respectful or dignified Harper starts again. "So, in exchange for the wards over Nazareth we are to dig up this vampire friend of yours, give him a dinner of blood, and then put him up in Nazareth for a few days?" He blinks rapidly as he processes this information. "And Penrose agreed to this?" He shakes his head. "Nevermind. If that's the deal then we'll do it. But...
"I'd like to know what these wards will be doing for us. If I have to rely on them I need to know specifics. Yes, I know we won't understand the mechanics of it, the effect and duration is all I'm worried about at the moment."
Harper smiles his best church-boy smile. "And we'd be pretty darn grateful if you could answer a few of those other questions, too."
[/section]"What?" Realizing his tone was a little less than respectful or dignified Harper starts again. "So, in exchange for the wards over Nazareth we are to dig up this vampire friend of yours, give him a dinner of blood, and then put him up in Nazareth for a few days?" He blinks rapidly as he processes this information. "And Penrose agreed to this?" He shakes his head. "Nevermind. If that's the deal then we'll do it. But...
"I'd like to know what these wards will be doing for us. If I have to rely on them I need to know specifics. Yes, I know we won't understand the mechanics of it, the effect and duration is all I'm worried about at the moment."
Harper smiles his best church-boy smile. "And we'd be pretty darn grateful if you could answer a few of those other questions, too."
"How...much blood is he gonna need?" Chance asks. "And we'll need to know how to keep him safe. No sunlight? Garlic? Avoid churches? We've got a few hundred years of disinformation to wade through."
She seemed to accept the idea of vampires pretty easily. Maybe doing regular shows about secret cabals ruling the government, and alien involvement in crop circles had pried her mind a little farther open than most.
She seemed to accept the idea of vampires pretty easily. Maybe doing regular shows about secret cabals ruling the government, and alien involvement in crop circles had pried her mind a little farther open than most.
TillForPie
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Chance, Harper, and Law
"Watch your mouth," Magellan begins to Law, though he doesn't seem particularly upset. "There's a lot worse out there than vampires."
He responds to Harper next. "I'll be visiting Nazareth and taking notes. He wants unknown awakened and members of a certain list of... undesirables, banned from an area around his sanctum. It'll be impossible for anyone to teleport in without breaking through the ward. The spell will last a few months, at which time I'll refresh it."
To Chance: "Probably..." Magellan thinks, and it's pretty clear he doesn't know for certain, "Five or six pints." You give a pint when you donate blood. "It'll be fine." When Chance asks about the various vampire weaknesses, Magellan rubs his chin. "Better avoid all of it, just to be safe."
Agnasci
[sblock=Dealing with Mad Dog]Roll: Manipulation 4 + Persuasion 4 - Base Reluctance 2 = Success with 3 successes
Agnasci convinces Mad Dog to open up to him[/sblock]Mad Dog leans forward. "I've seen my future." It's a ridiculous statement, or at least, it would have been at one time, before Agnasci awoke into a wholly different world. "You're in it. You all are. I'm not letting it happen."
"Watch your mouth," Magellan begins to Law, though he doesn't seem particularly upset. "There's a lot worse out there than vampires."
He responds to Harper next. "I'll be visiting Nazareth and taking notes. He wants unknown awakened and members of a certain list of... undesirables, banned from an area around his sanctum. It'll be impossible for anyone to teleport in without breaking through the ward. The spell will last a few months, at which time I'll refresh it."
To Chance: "Probably..." Magellan thinks, and it's pretty clear he doesn't know for certain, "Five or six pints." You give a pint when you donate blood. "It'll be fine." When Chance asks about the various vampire weaknesses, Magellan rubs his chin. "Better avoid all of it, just to be safe."
Agnasci
[sblock=Dealing with Mad Dog]Roll: Manipulation 4 + Persuasion 4 - Base Reluctance 2 = Success with 3 successes
Agnasci convinces Mad Dog to open up to him[/sblock]Mad Dog leans forward. "I've seen my future." It's a ridiculous statement, or at least, it would have been at one time, before Agnasci awoke into a wholly different world. "You're in it. You all are. I'm not letting it happen."
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"I believe you," Agnasci says. He glances at the painting of himself, chained. "Of course I do."
He pauses a moment, thinking of the right way to explain himself. It's a crucial moment for him, where Mad Dog will decide whether it's best to trust him, or to keep him chained. For all he knows, Mad Dog might even be willing to kill, to prevent this "future" from happening.
"You know there's...more. More than this, I mean. A person can only see a small, tiny speck of existence. Some of us, people like me; well, we see a bit more. Just enough to realize that we're lost, all of us, in an infinite, terrifying ocean of insignificance."
He realizes he's been rambling. Mad Dog can't hope to grasp what Agnasci is trying to describe. Only someone who has gone through an Awakening can hope to understand the utter magnitude of it.
"Long story short...I don't know how it works. I force my will to become reality. It's inconsistent. It follows rules. It takes practice and study, and there's only a handful of people who can do it. I'm probably the weakest Mage you'll ever meet."
Agnasci lets the explanation sink in for a bit, before finally bringing up the elephant in the room.
"You don't really think you can change the future, do you?"
Rubberneck
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Law is still unhappy with the situation but it dawns on him he doesn't have much of a choice.
"Does Penrose know about this?"
Law doesn't really care what the answer is. He motions for the others and heads for the door.
"Let's go meet a vampire... Total bull... What's next you gunna tell me werewolves are real too?"
"Does Penrose know about this?"
Law doesn't really care what the answer is. He motions for the others and heads for the door.
"Let's go meet a vampire... Total bull... What's next you gunna tell me werewolves are real too?"
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TillForPie
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Chance, Harper, and Law
Magellan offers a hearty goodbye to the group as they leave. Nothing unusual happens as they step over the threshold into the front yard. Crow is perched on the roof of Law's Tahoe.
It's about 9:45 PM on Wednesday, the 8th of January. Magellan didn't stress rushing to the cemetery right away, so what the mages do now is up to them. They can head to the address provided tonight or return to Nazareth and visit the cemetery some other time this week.
Agnasci
"Mage?" Mad Dog sounds astounded, but not too skeptical. "Is that what I am?"
To Agnasci's last question: "I've already changed my future. A dozen times."
Magellan offers a hearty goodbye to the group as they leave. Nothing unusual happens as they step over the threshold into the front yard. Crow is perched on the roof of Law's Tahoe.
It's about 9:45 PM on Wednesday, the 8th of January. Magellan didn't stress rushing to the cemetery right away, so what the mages do now is up to them. They can head to the address provided tonight or return to Nazareth and visit the cemetery some other time this week.
Agnasci
"Mage?" Mad Dog sounds astounded, but not too skeptical. "Is that what I am?"
To Agnasci's last question: "I've already changed my future. A dozen times."
"I don't think so. A mage would sense the spells I've been casting. I think you're something different, but I don't know what. I know who could find out, though."
"Maybe so. Fate isn't my specialty." Agnasci gestures toward the carving of Chance. "But it's hers." He lets the comment sink in before continuing.
"I can't help you, until I know you won't hurt us," Agnasci says. "There has to be more than just one way to change the future, right?"
Rubberneck
First Post
Law drives away from Magellan's house and once down the street he stops in a dimly lit parking lot of a 7/11 store.
"You guys can go buy stuff for the trip back if you want, I'm going to call Faye and see if Penrose knows exactly what he has signed up for. Also, Harper, if you don't feel like bunking up at the bookstore with a f**king vampire..."
Law shakes his head as he says that last part, not quite believing the conversation that took place at Magellans
"... Feel free to stay at my place, My mom is rarely awake and I almost wouldn't mind someone looking in on her while I'm working. I'm sure she'd like the company. The choice is yours though."
With that said he takes out his phone and calls up Faye.
(OOC :: He'd prefer to speak with Penrose directly but if Faye has to be the messenger so be it. Law will ask if they were aware that the group was about to free a vampire and let it feed on them and make sure that the thing could stay at the bookstore.)
"You guys can go buy stuff for the trip back if you want, I'm going to call Faye and see if Penrose knows exactly what he has signed up for. Also, Harper, if you don't feel like bunking up at the bookstore with a f**king vampire..."
Law shakes his head as he says that last part, not quite believing the conversation that took place at Magellans
"... Feel free to stay at my place, My mom is rarely awake and I almost wouldn't mind someone looking in on her while I'm working. I'm sure she'd like the company. The choice is yours though."
With that said he takes out his phone and calls up Faye.
(OOC :: He'd prefer to speak with Penrose directly but if Faye has to be the messenger so be it. Law will ask if they were aware that the group was about to free a vampire and let it feed on them and make sure that the thing could stay at the bookstore.)
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