Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[ladyphoenix]

(...hooray for random posts )

Things quickly snowballed from the intent of smacking Koln to sparring to going to the gym at 1am to Mindy somehow bursting in the door without a key. Insane!
Clover finally raised her voice above the chattering people, bringing all noise in the room to a standstill with just a few words, "Enough already! Honestly, you three just prattle on like those little school girls from St. Theresa's Elementary on their way to visit the boys up at St. Augustine's Boy's Academy!"
The room fell deathly silent, and she realized they had no idea what she was talking about. Clover finally composed herself in a huff, "Anyway, the gym is closed at this time of night, in case you forgot what time it is. Why not go to the campus field? The stadium is right up the road. You can't miss it. Mindy! No, you don't have to give up going out late. And now, Koln. Ruby. If you'll excuse us?" She motioned for her friends to get going before she lost her temper again!

Ruby let out a small whimper at Clover's harsh tone. "Ok, if you insist," she said with her head down. She grabbed for Koln's arms to pull him lightly towards the door for them to be on their way. "Good to see you again Mindy," she said with a greeting nod of her head.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University of Denver

Ruby let out a small whimper at Clover's harsh tone. "Ok, if you insist," she said with her head down. She grabbed for Koln's arms to pull him lightly towards the door for them to be on their way. "Good to see you again Mindy," she said with a greeting nod of her head.

Mindy didn't let herself in btw, Koln and Ruby opened the door when they were going to go to the gym that they would have to break into. I figured they would find a field or some secluded place to go to.

"Pleasure's all mine." Mindy says to Ruby with the kind of southern hospitality that would get on Clover's nerves after awhile when they were roommates.

Once Koln and Ruby leave the room Mindy checks the door to make sure that it is locked (wouldn't want any crazy priests breaking in)! Mindy sits on Clover's bed and sighs. "I've been thinkin' about what happened last night and this whole vampire thing. I believe you Angie, I believe that you are a vampire even though I don't understand why or how. Do you even understand? I realize that you saved my life last night when that guy stabbed me. You healed me with yer blood! I'm indebted to you fer that. But one thing that troubles me is my attachment to you? Am I yer slave or something? Is this how things are suppos'd to be? And for all eternity?"

Tears start to well up in Mindy's eyes.

Hehe, I made a ryhme

 

[Strider_Koln]

Ruby let out a small whimper at Clover's harsh tone. "Ok, if you insist," she said with her head down. She grabbed for Koln's arms to pull him lightly towards the door for them to be on their way. "Good to see you again Mindy," she said with a greeting nod of her head.

"Well I planned on breaking into the gym, but sure, open field works too! ...Er I don't understand Clover. We're visiting the boys at the academy?" Koln shrugs at Ruby as they leave the room, tipping his hat to Mindy as they pass by her.

"Now Ruby, do not be afraid to hold back. However we need rules, namely no weapons, no hair-pulling, no biting, but I will allow you to claw. Grappling is okay, but I don't know how much good choking will do since we don't really need oxygen. "

Koln would be hesitant to spar with just anyone, but Ruby somehow seemed like a natural. He has noticed the grace and power she conducts herself while fighting. "So, Ruby... did anyone teach you how to fight or do you think your talent comes from being Gangrel?"
Koln asks as they arrive at the open field.

What's the field look like storyteller? Did anything happen on the way there? Are there students about?

 

[izillama]

Once Koln and Ruby leave the room Mindy checks the door to make sure that it is locked (wouldn't want any crazy priests breaking in)! Mindy sits on Clover's bed and sighs. "I've been thinkin' about what happened last night and this whole vampire thing. I believe you Angie, I believe that you are a vampire even though I don't understand why or how. Do you even understand? I realize that you saved my life last night when that guy stabbed me. You healed me with yer blood! I'm indebted to you fer that. But one thing that troubles me is my attachment to you? Am I yer slave or something? Is this how things are suppos'd to be? And for all eternity?"

Tears start to well up in Mindy's eyes.

Clover watched her friends leave then became unnervingly stoic. She didn't mean to yell at Ruby necessarily. She would have to remember to apologize later.
Quietly, she listened to Mindy's concern. She stood with her back to the Texan, her hands clasped businesslike behind her back as she listened. Then, when she smelled salt in the air and heard the beginnings of a sob, Clover felt her ashen heart wrench in pain.
Monster!
How could she have done this to Mindy? To her roommate? The only one at this damned school who had ever shown her any genuine kindness? Who had innately picked up the signals. The warnings that something wasn't right. That Clover might do something rash. And who tried to save her?
Her lip curled in a hardened half-grin. Well, if this was the payment for kindness, she would have to remember to warn people not to do her any favors in the future!
She turned slowly and faced the girl, unsure of how to answer, "Mindy... I... don't really know where to begin. Do I understand any of what? Being a vampire? Hardly. Sometimes I don't believe it myself. Something I think... why don't I just walk out into the sun? Prove it to myself once and for all? Heh. But then, you know all about my tendencies. However... as for this attachment... I know it has to do with my blood. For example..." she hesitated, "...when I was... turned into this on Halloween, Ruby gave me some of her blood to keep me from... going nuts. Since then, I've felt indebted to her. Probably the way you feel towards me."
Clover shrugged, waited a moment, then began to pace. She was using the pacing as a way to think but--worrying that she might frighten Mindy like a cat taunting a mouse--finally stood still and faced the girl again, "But I never meant for things to go so far! I know I already apologized for the stabbing thing. I never would have put you in any real danger had I known! I only needed your help in talking to the banker. That was... all I wanted..."
She bit her lip, hesitated, "But there's still a couple more favors to ask. Things that we can't do. Daytime things. Mindy, I need your help. And you're the only one we... I can trust. To be fair, though, you can go whenever you wish. I won't make you take my blood. I think you can go back to being normal if you stop drinking it. But until you opt out of my service, I think this is best. After all, if you had just agreed to help with the bank and weren't bound to me... and you had gotten stabbed like you did..."
Her face spoke desperately to Mindy, urging her to finish the sentence that she could no longer stomach.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

"Well I planned on breaking into the gym, but sure, open field works too! ...Er I don't understand Clover. We're visiting the boys at the academy?" Koln shrugs at Ruby as they leave the room, tipping his hat to Mindy as they pass by her.

"Now Ruby, do not be afraid to hold back. However we need rules, namely no weapons, no hair-pulling, no biting, but I will allow you to claw. Grappling is okay, but I don't know how much good choking will do since we don't really need oxygen. "

Koln would be hesitant to spar with just anyone, but Ruby somehow seemed like a natural. He has noticed the grace and power she conducts herself while fighting. "So, Ruby... did anyone teach you how to fight or do you think your talent comes from being Gangrel?"
Koln asks as they arrive at the open field.

What's the field look like storyteller? Did anything happen on the way there? Are there students about?

Koln and Ruby make their way to the field. The campus is really quiet tonight and there are hardly any students milling around at all. You can tell that it is a cold Denver night without even feeling it because the few breathes that you let out while talking create that all too familiar smoke that you used to see when you were living.

You come to a deserted field that one can assume is the Quad. Small benches scatter the outside of the field along the walkways that encircle it. There are lamposts here and there that shed a small amount of light on the field itself but leave plenty of shadows. You can see a few flurries in the air as they pass by the lamposts.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Koln and Ruby make their way to the field. The campus is really quiet tonight and there are hardly any students milling around at all. You can tell that it is a cold Denver night without even feeling it because the few breathes that you let out while talking create that all too familiar smoke that you used to see when you were living.

You come to a deserted field that one can assume is the Quad. Small benches scatter the outside of the field along the walkways that encircle it. There are lamposts here and there that shed a small amount of light on the field itself but leave plenty of shadows. You can see a few flurries in the air as they pass by the lamposts.

"It's a nice night... I cannot think of a better way to spend it than I am right now with you. Now Socrates, you make sure Ruby plays clean." Koln scoops Socrates out of his coat pocket and places him on the ground,and removes his hat, placing it next to Socrates. Next is his cloak which he carefully folds next to his hat. He stretches a bit, bringing each leg up parallel to his body and holding it for a few seconds. A few practice wheel-kicks in the air and he's ready. Koln assumes his usual fighting stance with his arms up but relaxed.

Should we roll for our hits , or just RP them out since it's not a real fight?

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

She turned slowly and faced the girl, unsure of how to answer, "Mindy... I... don't really know where to begin. Do I understand any of what? Being a vampire? Hardly. Sometimes I don't believe it myself. Something I think... why don't I just walk out into the sun? Prove it to myself once and for all? Heh. But then, you know all about my tendencies. However... as for this attachment... I know it has to do with my blood. For example..." she hesitated, "...when I was... turned into this on Halloween, Ruby gave me some of her blood to keep me from... going nuts. Since then, I've felt indebted to her. Probably the way you feel towards me."
Clover shrugged, waited a moment, then began to pace. She was using the pacing as a way to think but--worrying that she might frighten Mindy like a cat taunting a mouse--finally stood still and faced the girl again, "But I never meant for things to go so far! I know I already apologized for the stabbing thing. I never would have put you in any real danger had I known! I only needed your help in talking to the banker. That was... all I wanted..."
She bit her lip, hesitated, "But there's still a couple more favors to ask. Things that we can't do. Daytime things. Mindy, I need your help. And you're the only one we... I can trust. To be fair, though, you can go whenever you wish. I won't make you take my blood. I think you can go back to being normal if you stop drinking it. But until you opt out of my service, I think this is best. After all, if you had just agreed to help with the bank and weren't bound to me... and you had gotten stabbed like you did..."
Her face spoke desperately to Mindy, urging her to finish the sentence that she could no longer stomach.

Mindy looks at the floor "I know...I would have been dead..." There is a moment of awkward silence in the room between the two girls. It's so quiet that Clover can hear Mindy breathing and even hear her heart beat inside her chest.

After a time Mindy speaks again "I want to help ya Angie. Ya know how I am, I'm always helpin' people! Mom would say it's my weak spot and I s'pose she's right! I can go out in the sun and you can't. Of course, I won't do anythin' crazy like capture boys for ya, but I sure can bring ya to parties if ya like! I must say, bein' turned into a vampire sure has made you more of a party animal!" Mindy laughs teasingly. "So what is it you need me to do for ya hun?"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

"It's a nice night... I cannot think of a better way to spend it than I am right now with you. Now Socrates, you make sure Ruby plays clean." Koln scoops Socrates out of his coat pocket and places him on the ground,and removes his hat, placing it next to Socrates. Next is his cloak which he carefully folds next to his hat. He stretches a bit, bringing each leg up parallel to his body and holding it for a few seconds. A few practice wheel-kicks in the air and he's ready. Koln assumes his usual fighting stance with his arms up but relaxed.

Should we roll for our hits , or just RP them out since it's not a real fight?

Just RP it out, it'll go faster that way.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Koln, keeping one arm extended farther out than normal as a 'feeler' for distance, closes in. He doesn't want to hurt Ruby, but he wants to see what she can do, so he figures a predictable front kick would be a good gauge of her skill. He telegraphs his move by bringing his back leg close before bringing up his front leg to snap out in front of him. More than likely she should move, and he's interested to see if she will counter/move to the side, or merely back up like an amateur.

 

[ladyphoenix]

"It's a nice night... I cannot think of a better way to spend it than I am right now with you. Now Socrates, you make sure Ruby plays clean." Koln scoops Socrates out of his coat pocket and places him on the ground,and removes his hat, placing it next to Socrates. Next is his cloak which he carefully folds next to his hat. He stretches a bit, bringing each leg up parallel to his body and holding it for a few seconds. A few practice wheel-kicks in the air and he's ready. Koln assumes his usual fighting stance with his arms up but relaxed.

Should we roll for our hits , or just RP them out since it's not a real fight?

Ruby turns as she observes the whole field. She would love to explore its vastness by running through it as she did with the meadows back at the village. "This place is great!" she says full of vitality.
"So, Ruby... did anyone teach you how to fight or do you think your talent comes from being Gangrel?"
She scratches her head in response, she hasn't really thought of that before. "I'm not quite sure actually. I never was a violent person back home in my entire life. Sure I had to restrain wild pigs and sheep that had to be sheared, but nothing out of the ordinary... It must be part of my new being I suppose.. It's weird, I feel like I enjoy a fight, but I feel I mixture of dread when I do. Maybe it's because I'm afraid that I will lose those precious to me," she says giving Koln a passing glance as she bends over for warm up stretches.
"It's a nice night... I cannot think of a better way to spend it than I am right now with you.

She smiles as she arches back upward from stretching. "I wouldn't have it any other way as well." She cracks her knuckles and brings her two clenched fists down at her sides by her hips in a ready position.
"Ready when you are.."