Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[Strider_Koln]

Clover snapped her computer shut, groaning internally. Then, she spoke offhandedly to Ruby, "I'm... fine. Don't worry about me."
Then, she turned to Koln and pointed, "Use the bathroom across the hall. It's the private handicapped."

"Thank you" Koln nods and, with first aid kit in hand, walks off to the bathroom. As he walks towards it some students look at him oddly.. not that he can blame them. He shuts the door and goes to work dressing his wounds... after a moment he returns to the dorm, handing Clover the first aid kit and laying his blood-stained cloak and jacket on a nearby chair, along with his satchel of books. Is now down to a black t-shirt and pants, sitting on the bed, making a mental note to find a washing machine soon.

 

[izillama]

Clover nodded. She had been sitting idly at her desk since she shut her laptop. She was worried about Ruby. 'Silly little Almish girls should not be wandering around the campus at night... alone...' But the girl had bolted out of the door before Clover had been able to say anything.
Now, she turned and looked at Koln, sitting on Mindy's bed. he only had on his black t-shirt and pants and she wondered, for a moment, if that was what all the priests at her school had been wearing under their garb all those years.
Thinking back to her Catholic upbringing, she suddenly remembered the note that she had left her parents.
A suicide letter.
It had spooked her quite a bit, and she could only imagine now how they would have felt. Someone would have opened her laptop. Seen the note. And then they would have had to call her parents in New York City. It probably would have been so early in the morning there, what with the time difference.
Again, she looked at Koln. He was a strange fellow, but he was calming to the nerves.
'Is he really insane? Or is that just... what happened to us tonight? How come I didn't go insane? Why isn't Ruby?'
Drawing up her courage, she finally made a decision. Even if he was insane... she needed to talk to someone. To clear something up.
Slowly, she rose and walked over to Mindy's bed. Fearfully, she knelt at Koln's feet and bowed her head, clutching her fleur de lis close to her chest, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been four weeks since my last Confession."
'Can I still be saved?'

 

[ladyphoenix]

Ruby waited outside Clover's door, hesitating to go outside. "Stupid Ruby and your ignorance, you will be alone again, noone will want you around" She tried to wipe her red tears again. Just then a guy from the college walked over in a towel. "Hey girl, u ok? your bleeding" Ruby's eyes shot open at the sight of a half naked man. 0.0
"Em..i'm fine, just a scratch,heh" She turned away a little. He looked at her again. "well ok then if you need anything my dorms down the hall and hey, there's beer pong in the lobby if you wanna hang sometime" he said with a cheezy smile then walked away. Ruby thought that would not be such a good idea. 'Socializing with these people is gone in this life I guess' She sighed heavily and looked out the hall bay window.

The moon is nearly full.."so beautiful.." She contemplated on how to redeem herself again and decided it was no use. I won't forgive myself, but I wish I can do more..."
10 minutes later she turned to head back to the dorm again. She hesitates to open the door.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Clover nodded. She had been sitting idly at her desk since she shut her laptop. She was worried about Ruby. 'Silly little Almish girls should not be wandering around the campus at night... alone...' But the girl had bolted out of the door before Clover had been able to say anything.
Now, she turned and looked at Koln, sitting on Mindy's bed. he only had on his black t-shirt and pants and she wondered, for a moment, if that was what all the priests at her school had been wearing under their garb all those years.
Thinking back to her Catholic upbringing, she suddenly remembered the note that she had left her parents.
A suicide letter.
It had spooked her quite a bit, and she could only imagine now how they would have felt. Someone would have opened her laptop. Seen the note. And then they would have had to call her parents in New York City. It probably would have been so early in the morning there, what with the time difference.
Again, she looked at Koln. He was a strange fellow, but he was calming to the nerves.
'Is he really insane? Or is that just... what happened to us tonight? How come I didn't go insane? Why isn't Ruby?'
Drawing up her courage, she finally made a decision. Even if he was insane... she needed to talk to someone. To clear something up.
Slowly, she rose and walked over to Mindy's bed. Fearfully, she knelt at Koln's feet and bowed her head, clutching her fleur de lis close to her chest, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been four weeks since my last Confession."
'Can I still be saved?'

Koln calmly rests his hand on her head... looking down at her... and sighs.. closing his eyes... He has heard many confessions in his career, this will probably be his last... He starts with the usual "How long as it been since your last confession?" As he speaks he winces... his thoughts and words seem to burn him from the inside...

After she tells him, he nods slowly... "Can you be saved...?" He bites his lip... almost certain that she is doomed to an eternity of torment... but there is hope... You can be saved, everyone can..." He smiles down at her, and thinks... "For your penance, use what you have been given by the Devil in the Service of God. You are a vampire now... it almost demands that you prey upon the helpless and innocent. If you really want to be saved, you will never forget your humanity... You will use your new powers for the good of humankind and the Lord's flock, though you no longer have a place in it... then salvation can be had." Koln speaks with such conviction, and makes a promise to himself to make sure both of these young girls do not fall to sin.
He retracts his hand, making the sign of the Cross over her, letting out a slight growl of pain in his hand as he does. "You have not been forgiven yet... but forgiveness will be yours upon fulfillment of your penance... By the way... self-destruction/suicide is never the answer, especially for a girl as nice as you."

He senses Ruby at the door and tells her that it is ok to enter, he is done here.

 

[ladyphoenix]

Koln calmly rests his hand on her head... looking down at her... and sighs.. closing his eyes... He has heard many confessions in his career, this will probably be his last... He starts with the usual "How long as it been since your last confession?" As he speaks he winces... his thoughts and words seem to burn him from the inside...

After she tells him, he nods slowly... "Can you be saved...?" He bites his lip... almost certain that she is doomed to an eternity of torment... but there is hope... You can be saved, everyone can..." He smiles down at her, and thinks... "For your penance, use what you have been given by the Devil in the Service of God. You are a vampire now... it almost demands that you prey upon the helpless and innocent. If you really want to be saved, you will never forget your humanity... You will use your new powers for the good of humankind and the Lord's flock, though you no longer have a place in it... then salvation can be had." Koln speaks with such conviction, and makes a promise to himself to make sure both of these young girls do not fall to sin.
He retracts his hand, making the sign of the Cross over her, letting out a slight growl of pain in his hand as he does. "You have not been forgiven yet... but forgiveness will be yours upon fulfillment of your penance... By the way... self-destruction/suicide is never the answer, especially for a girl as nice as you."

He senses Ruby at the door and tells her that it is ok to enter, he is done here.

Ruby is surprised to hear Koln's voice in response to her hesitation. She enters through the door slowly and makes no eye contact, still feeling the guilt. She looks through her eyelashes and sits by clover's bedside. "This is a really nice place.. with em, very friendly people" She stretched and tries to smooth out her poofy dress. It's going to be hard to sleep in it tonite. She tried to act cheerful despite everything racing in her head.
"Well then, I'm glad your all patched up.. maybe we should get some rest for the night"
She looked under her lashes again as she waited to a reply.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Ruby is surprised to hear Koln's voice in response to her hesitation. She enters through the door slowly and makes no eye contact, still feeling the guilt. She looks through her eyelashes and sits by clover's bedside. "This is a really nice place.. with em, very friendly people" She stretched and tries to smooth out her poofy dress. It's going to be hard to sleep in it tonite. She tried to act cheerful despite everything racing in her head.
"Well then, I'm glad your all patched up.. maybe we should get some rest for the night"
She looked under her lashes again as she waited to a reply.

Koln nods and lays down on the floor between the beds and sighs, staring up at the ceiling. "This will be fine for me... you two can have the beds. Besides, I doubt I will be doing much sleeping anyway..." Koln is familiar with the different strands of vampires and thinks he knows what he's in for... he is terrified to close his eyes... also he must keep awake. He considers himself their guardian. They are both innocent, especially Clover... no doubt the Vatican or other vampires, may be after them...
He turns to Ruby, "Tell me... do you miss Amish life...? I miss my life as a schoolboy in France... God seemed everywhere when I was youn and innocent... the world made so much more sense then."

 

[izillama]

As Koln and Ruby chat, Clover stands up, shaken. How had Koln known that she was going to kill herself? She hadn't mentioned it. Was it that obvious? Or was he that keen?
She feels a tear begin to make its way past her eyelashes, but she sniffs and bids it to return to her eye.
'I can't be weak. I can't let them see me be weak.'
'Well, I suppose Koln's already seen that. He's very... soothing.'
She blushes a little and crosses the room. Koln was asking Ruby questions about Almish life. She was listening somewhat, but she was more concerned with an immediate problem: the window.
It seemed like just a few hours ago she had stood here and watched the sun go down. It was a beautiful view, but deadly to vampires, she supposed. Clover shut the blinds, then the curtains. Then, she wondered if it was enough?
She turned to ask Koln and Ruby their opinion, but stopped as she saw Ruby struggling to sit on her bed in her puffy dress.
Smiling, almost motherly--the girl seemed older, yet younger at the same time. how old was Ruby, anyway?--she opened a drawer and pulled out a long nightgown which she never used. Mindy had made fun of her for it the day she had pulled it out, and it hadn't surfaced since. But Ruby, Almish, might appreciate it.
Clover pulled out a pair of cotton pjs for herself.
She handed the nightgown to Ruby, "Here. You might be more comfortable. Koln? I'm sorry, but I don't have anything that would fit you. And are you sure about the floor? I don't mind sharing with Ruby. We're both small." She laughed good-naturedly.

 

[Strider_Koln]

As Koln and Ruby chat, Clover stands up, shaken. How had Koln known that she was going to kill herself? She hadn't mentioned it. Was it that obvious? Or was he that keen?
She feels a tear begin to make its way past her eyelashes, but she sniffs and bids it to return to her eye.
'I can't be weak. I can't let them see me be weak.'
'Well, I suppose Koln's already seen that. He's very... soothing.'
She blushes a little and crosses the room. Koln was asking Ruby questions about Almish life. She was listening somewhat, but she was more concerned with an immediate problem: the window.
It seemed like just a few hours ago she had stood here and watched the sun go down. It was a beautiful view, but deadly to vampires, she supposed. Clover shut the blinds, then the curtains. Then, she wondered if it was enough?
She turned to ask Koln and Ruby their opinion, but stopped as she saw Ruby struggling to sit on her bed in her puffy dress.
Smiling, almost motherly--the girl seemed older, yet younger at the same time. how old was Ruby, anyway?--she opened a drawer and pulled out a long nightgown which she never used. Mindy had made fun of her for it the day she had pulled it out, and it hadn't surfaced since. But Ruby, Almish, might appreciate it.
Clover pulled out a pair of cotton pjs for herself.
She handed the nightgown to Ruby, "Here. You might be more comfortable. Koln? I'm sorry, but I don't have anything that would fit you. And are you sure about the floor? I don't mind sharing with Ruby. We're both small." She laughed good-naturedly.

"Thank you anyway though for your consideration, but I am more than comfortable sleeping in these clothes. By the way, closing the blinds should be sufficient, good thinking. Also I am happy to sleep on the floor, it will be good for my back alignment, and being a priest I am used, even comfortable, with such conditions. Now if you will kindly excuse me, I will leave you two be for a few moments to get changed... Socrates, be a gentlerat and avert your eyes." He instructs his pet in the cage before getting up and leaving the room.

After a minute or two he knocks on the door for them to let him back in."

((This is it for me tonight, and sadly I won't be at the library tomorrow.))

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

"Thank you anyway though for your consideration, but I am more than comfortable sleeping in these clothes. By the way, closing the blinds should be sufficient, good thinking. Also I am happy to sleep on the floor, it will be good for my back alignment, and being a priest I am used, even comfortable, with such conditions. Now if you will kindly excuse me, I will leave you two be for a few moments to get changed... Socrates, be a gentlerat and avert your eyes." He instructs his pet in the cage before getting up and leaving the room.

After a minute or two he knocks on the door for them to let him back in."

When Koln leaves the room you can't help but notice that the rat "Socrates" seems to pace about the cage frantically. He tries chewing on the bars and scratching at the floor.

Ruby, I forgot to give you blood points before. Add 4 blood points to your pool from feeding before.

 

[izillama]

Inexcusable, Mike! *sob, I look forward to that all week*