Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[ladyphoenix]

Ruby
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Upon Beckoning, you hear the familiar flap of wings as the raven swoops down to you. He lands on your extended arm and perches there. "Hello again." he says. "I figured you would come back, this place feels strange. The other night I saw a man with a sword. He raised the sword over the ground right in this room and the sword started glowing! Then he left." The raven starts preening himself and then looks up at Ruby again "Are you sad? I'll have you know that because of your help I found a mate! Yes! A lady raven came to my nest! I must thank you again for helping me."
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Ruby smiled as the raven perched on her arm. "Hello, I'm glad to see you again my friend. That's great you found someone!" she said while trying not to tear up again. "Yes I am a little sad, I thought I was in love too, but it seems like it cannot be possible anymore, like it is not meant to be, but I'm glad at least one of us is happy," she said gently stroking the raven's back. She thought back about the man with the glowing sword and grew nervous.What was he doing there? Who is he?
"Well there is something I would like you to help me with if it is possible. But first, can you describe the man you saw last night?" she paused and thought about her next request. "I would like to know if you can spot certain kinds of vampires of my kind, called Gangrels; they look more animal-like, like myself, sometimes with claws for hands and can act more animal than man. If you see someone, perhaps you can leave leave a symbol for me somewhere?"

After the inquiry, she smiled at her feathered friend again. "Well then, farewell my friend, you have truly made my night." With that she waits for the raven's leave and she makes her way to Broadstreet again.

 

[izillama]

Meanwhile...

Clover stood awkwardly with Mindy... still inside the Broadstreet... 20 minutes after Koln and Ruby had left. Though Clover had asked the girl a question, her query had gone largely unnoticed, and she finally gave up. Even Lacey was gone!
Annoyed, Clover crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, huffing loudly to show how dejected she felt.
'I mean... how f****** long could those two possibly take outside! Could a conversation really take that long?'
'Unless they're not conversing...'
Clover felt a silence settle over her mind for a brief moment after she answered herself, and she almost thought she could feel her cheeks flaring red.
Angrily, she thought back to herself, 'Well, if that's what those two would rather do instead of coming in here to talk to Edward--as he requested!--then good riddance.' She felt a little ashamed to think like this--Koln being a priest and Ruby being Amish--but come on! What other conclusion could she come to after seeing two lovers storm out of a room and not return for so long? Well, there were probably more logical explanations, yes, but she was rather angry and that was the first thing that popped into her mind after being stood up for so damn long.
She finally pushed herself away from the wall, smiling rather tightly at Mindy, "You know, it's getting late. Why don't you head back and I'll see you tomorrow night?" She again flashed her ghoul one of those looks that told the girl not to cross her, then she walked away and towards the back of the room where she knew she could request to see Edward.
She seethed, 'If those two don't have the decency to come back in here then I won't have the decency to wait for them!'
Stepping up to the door, she turned on her charming smile as she approached whatever vampire waited there to guard the prince.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Koln meets a friend!

While Koln is talking to Socrates and getting weird looks from people passing by an emo looking kid sits down next to him. "Hey man, I know how you feel, no one understands me either. Sometimes, I feel like life just isn't worth living. And then, I write about it in my Livejournal and it makes me feel better. At least you have that rat to listen to you, I guess the rat is kinda like my Livejournal....except less depressing."

"Do you really know how I feel? I doubt it... but thank you for pretending to. You're human, of course you're meant to live, so live. But for those of us who aren't so... inclined to think that way, we realize all of reality is just a game. I don't really want to separate myself from everything, or rather not nearly as much as I'd just appreciate it if everything could just go away for a little bit. Or somehow, if this is a literal game, if I could just push the 'reset' button on reality, and just have a 'do-over.' You have no idea how many times I wish I could do that... reset everything around me and watch and laugh as it all goes backwards. Like I said, you're young, and have life, reality is still a static thing for you. You can establish foundations and 'build' whether it be with regards to your family, friends, education... anything. However there's nothing for me to hold onto.... when 'cause' and 'effect' are no longer joined but rather appear to be two separate entities it seems like everything is out to hurt, defeat, and humiliate me further."

Koln sighs and gets to his feet, "And I am hungry..."

Aura check?

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Jacob Prestor's House

Ruby smiled as the raven perched on her arm. "Hello, I'm glad to see you again my friend. That's great you found someone!" she said while trying not to tear up again. "Yes I am a little sad, I thought I was in love too, but it seems like it cannot be possible anymore, like it is not meant to be, but I'm glad at least one of us is happy," she said gently stroking the raven's back. She thought back about the man with the glowing sword and grew nervous.What was he doing there? Who is he?
"Well there is something I would like you to help me with if it is possible. But first, can you describe the man you saw last night?" she paused and thought about her next request. "I would like to know if you can spot certain kinds of vampires of my kind, called Gangrels; they look more animal-like, like myself, sometimes with claws for hands and can act more animal than man. If you see someone, perhaps you can leave leave a symbol for me somewhere?"

After the inquiry, she smiled at her feathered friend again. "Well then, farewell my friend, you have truly made my night." With that she waits for the raven's leave and she makes her way to Broadstreet again.

Ruby
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The raven says "I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you can find a way to make it work. Maybe he needs to build a better nest, build it with confidence and a strong mate in mind! The man...well, he was wearing dark clothes, long clothes with a sort of tail that almost made him look like a bird. He had long hair, dark colored too, but not as long as yours. And he had that sword. Nobody else really comes around here, I haven't seen anyone since him. If I hear anyone call for me the way you do, I will surely mention you. You can understand me, that's pretty unique. Farewell, and may your nest be filled with eggs!"
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The raven flies off and Ruby makes her way back to the Broadstreet.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Broadstreet

Meanwhile...
Clover finally pushed herself away from the wall, smiling rather tightly at Mindy, "You know, it's getting late. Why don't you head back and I'll see you tomorrow night?" She again flashed her ghoul one of those looks that told the girl not to cross her, then she walked away and towards the back of the room where she knew she could request to see Edward.
She seethed, 'If those two don't have the decency to come back in here then I won't have the decency to wait for them!'
Stepping up to the door, she turned on her charming smile as she approached whatever vampire waited there to guard the prince.

As soon as Clover talks Mindy says "You know, maybe those two are having a lover's quarrel. Which might lead to some heated....passion." Mindy laughs "You never know, I mean when that feeling comes over ya you could end up doing it anywhere! I mean, I remember this one time...." Mindy stops seeing a rather bemused look come across Clover's face. "Okay, yer right. I should be gettin' back to the school. I have classes tomorrow mornin'. I'll see ya tomorrow Angie." Mindy walks out of the club waving to Clover as she leaves.

Clover goes over to where Edward's office is. Duke is standing vigilantly by the doorway. He gives Clover an acknowledging nod as she approaches. "How are we this evening Ms. Edwards?" he says in his deep monotone voice. "Here to see the Prince I take it? He has wanted to see you. Weren't there three of you before? Not too long ago I let that black-haired girl in. Are you with her?"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Broadstreet

"Do you really know how I feel? I doubt it... but thank you for pretending to. You're human, of course you're meant to live, so live. But for those of us who aren't so... inclined to think that way, we realize all of reality is just a game. I don't really want to separate myself from everything, or rather not nearly as much as I'd just appreciate it if everything could just go away for a little bit. Or somehow, if this is a literal game, if I could just push the 'reset' button on reality, and just have a 'do-over.' You have no idea how many times I wish I could do that... reset everything around me and watch and laugh as it all goes backwards. Like I said, you're young, and have life, reality is still a static thing for you. You can establish foundations and 'build' whether it be with regards to your family, friends, education... anything. However there's nothing for me to hold onto.... when 'cause' and 'effect' are no longer joined but rather appear to be two separate entities it seems like everything is out to hurt, defeat, and humiliate me further."

Koln sighs and gets to his feet, "And I am hungry..."

Aura check?

The emo kid says "Dude, that's so deep. It's like I can feel the negative vibes coming off of you." He gets up as well and leans against the wall outside the club. "You know, there's this diner near the mall where these cool goth kids hang out. I think I'm too deep inside myself even for them. But they're really cool. They got some good food there too." He notices Koln studying him "Dude, are you looking like...inside my soul? I think I can do that too, I like see the energy coming off of people. Isn't that like, so cool?"

Koln
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His aura color is Dark Green: Jealousy, resentment, feeling like a victim of the world; blaming self or others; insecurity and low self-esteem; lack of understanding personal responsibility; sensitive to perceived criticism.
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[izillama]

Clover goes over to where Edward's office is. Duke is standing vigilantly by the doorway. He gives Clover an acknowledging nod as she approaches. "How are we this evening Ms. Edwards?" he says in his deep monotone voice. "Here to see the Prince I take it? He has wanted to see you. Weren't there three of you before? Not too long ago I let that black-haired girl in. Are you with her?"

Clover flashed Duke an appreciative smile and nod at being referred to as "Ms. Edwards", "Yes, there were three of us. But two of us seem to have wandered off... somewhere." She shrugged, tipping her head charmingly to one side with a serene smile on her face, "So, since I figured the Prince's time is in short supply, I thought I might do him the courtesy of stopping in at his request... since my companions seem to have abandoned me for now. On, and a black-haired girl? You mean Lacey? No, I'm not with her, per se. However she did help us immensely by bringing Koln back. So I suppose we owe her that."
After a moment, she suddenly remembered herself and doubled back, looking a bit sheepish, "Oh! And where are my manners? I'm well tonight, thank you. And how are you this evening, Duke?"
^.^

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Broadstreet

Clover flashed Duke an appreciative smile and nod at being referred to as "Ms. Edwards", "Yes, there were three of us. But two of us seem to have wandered off... somewhere." She shrugged, tipping her head charmingly to one side with a serene smile on her face, "So, since I figured the Prince's time is in short supply, I thought I might do him the courtesy of stopping in at his request... since my companions seem to have abandoned me for now. On, and a black-haired girl? You mean Lacey? No, I'm not with her, per se. However she did help us immensely by bringing Koln back. So I suppose we owe her that."
After a moment, she suddenly remembered herself and doubled back, looking a bit sheepish, "Oh! And where are my manners? I'm well tonight, thank you. And how are you this evening, Duke?"
^.^

Duke replies "I am fine thank you. I'll go check on Edward and see if he is ready to meet with you. In the meantime why don't you come into the waiting area." Duke lets Clover through the door and into the waiting room. It is empty at the moment. Duke goes into Edward's office and returns after a short time. "He still wants to talk to Lacey alone. He says he will call you in soon as he doesn't want to waste your time. If you need me I'll be right outside the door here." With that Duke excuses himself and goes back to his post outside the waiting room closing the door behind him. The room is surprisingly quiet considering the loud music outside. Clover can hear the two vampires talking on the other side of the door but she can't really make out what they are saying.

 

[Strider_Koln]

The emo kid says "Dude, that's so deep. It's like I can feel the negative vibes coming off of you." He gets up as well and leans against the wall outside the club. "You know, there's this diner near the mall where these cool goth kids hang out. I think I'm too deep inside myself even for them. But they're really cool. They got some good food there too." He notices Koln studying him "Dude, are you looking like...inside my soul? I think I can do that too, I like see the energy coming off of people. Isn't that like, so cool?"

Koln
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His aura color is Dark Green: Jealousy, resentment, feeling like a victim of the world; blaming self or others; insecurity and low self-esteem; lack of understanding personal responsibility; sensitive to perceived criticism.
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He sounds way too goth to be emo, but ok. I can't really put my finger on the difference. I can have a conversation with a goth while not feeling nauseated, like I would if I was talking to an overdramatic emo.

Not only is Koln peering into his soul, but also sizing him up. If only they were someplace less public. Koln is insane, but even he realizes the folly in feeding in public. However he does fantasize for a moment about showing this boy what real pain feels like. However, one look at his aura tells him that he doesn't need any help in being depressed. They are both the victims of dreadful phantasms, however while his are made-up, they must feel pretty realistic.


"Well, yes, I can get a sense of people by their emotions. The brain, and heart, are so powerful in that they leave a constant 'thumb-print' in the fabric of reality, or so I'm seeing. I can actually see this imprint around the person, and you can see these things too. You must be very observant... have you seen anything weird or odd lately in the people around you?"

Gather information
Roll Lookup
1d20+2 → [5,2] = (7)

Ugh, I really wish I put more into this skill, I use it a lot.
How old does he appear to be anyway?

 

[izillama]

Can I get a detailed description of the waiting room? Now that Clover isn't surrounded by vampires who want to give her ouchies, she actually has time to look around! ^.^*