Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

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Clover's mouth pressed together impatiently as she regarded Koln, then she turned back to her discarded electronics. She quirked an eyebrow. On second thought, it might be better to hang on to her laptop for the moment. But the cell phone...

While Koln proceeded to try and engage Lacey in a talk of church life (Ha!), Clover strode over to her desk and plucked her cell phone from atop the computer. With barely a fare-thee-well, she yanked open her microwave door, threw in the phone and, with a slam of the door, hit START (1 minute should do it).

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University of Denver

"Well Clover, I don't know. Phew.. I'm tired... Besides, your phone and laptop have been nothing but nice to me. Now he" Koln points to the television "has had it coming for a long long long time..."

"So Lacey, how is your Church life?" Koln asks, getting his things together before leaving with everyone.

Clover's mouth pressed together impatiently as she regarded Koln, then she turned back to her discarded electronics. She quirked an eyebrow. On second thought, it might be better to hang on to her laptop for the moment. But the cell phone...

While Koln proceeded to try and engage Lacey in a talk of church life (Ha!), Clover strode over to her desk and plucked her cell phone from atop the computer. With barely a fare-thee-well, she yanked open her microwave door, threw in the phone and, with a slam of the door, hit START (1 minute should do it).

Lacey peeks out at Koln from behind Clover's dresser "Are the ducks....gone?" She looks around suspiciously and then steps out. Wiping her brow "Phew that was close! I'm afraid I have not been to church lately, do you think that might be why God sent the ducks after me?"

The microwave starts to do its work on Clover's phone, first melting the plastic away and then electrifying it with bolts of blue lightning! More and more bolts start to appear as the metal in the phone becomes more exposed. Soon the microwave itself starts to smoke and it shorts out breaking both devices.

 

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Clover flinched with every pop and sizzle of her phone, and she stood a safe distance away until both shorted out and began to smoke. Forcing a sigh of air through her dead lungs for effect, she placed her hands on her hips, nodding at her handiwork.

When she once again remembered her necklace.

This time she didn't ask anyone for help (since they obviously were good for nothing but breaking down her doors), and instead just dropped to the floor and began to try and spot it. She remembered, vaguely, the insanity that had briefly overtaken her. Lying on her cold, dirty floor, and tearing at her own skin. And then, yes, she remembered clutching her necklace, yanking it off and...!

She glanced helplessly around the room, hoping to see its resting place. Under the bed? Her desk? Her baseboard? She knew that time was of the essence, that they had to leave, but her necklace was so precious to her!

Finally, she resigned herself and stood, lightly dusting herself off. It was gone. Her grandmother--now deceased--had given her that necklace years ago as a symbol of purity and goodness. It had been a family heirloom, and it was irreplaceable. And now... now it probably rested in the most unlikely of places for this room's future occupants to come across, pawn, and buy drugs or something. It was such a shame.

With difficultly, she dragged her eyes away from the search, reaching to stuff her laptop into her duffel bag. Then, with a final glance around, she looked at everyone, "Well, are we going? This is already bad enough. California sucks. So let's just get this over with. To Dr. Liverman's with us?" Clover wanted to leave this room, the last of her human memories, as quickly as possible.

 

[Strider_Koln]

"Ah, one moment Clover... I have some unfinished business..." With that Koln brisky turns and delivers a powerful side-kick right through the television's screen with a loud SHATTER.

"That is what you get for what you said about the Father!"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University of Denver

"Ah, one moment Clover... I have some unfinished business..." With that Koln brisky turns and delivers a powerful side-kick right through the television's screen with a loud SHATTER.

"That is what you get for what you said about the Father!"

Soon after Koln destroys the TV, the smoke alarm goes off from the fried microwave and cell phone. The hallway starts to bustle with movement as grumbling students make their way outside to greet the cold winter air.

Assuming that everyone is leaving, you all manage to slip out with the crowd of students. Once you are outside Ruby whispers to Clover "You have those serums in your bag right? I have something here I think you should have." Ruby pulls out the chemistry book she had gotten from Prestor's deposit box. "I think you should have this, you'll probably have a better time understanding it than me."

Lacey pretends to be cold and sucks in a breath as she rubs her arms. At least you all think she's pretending because she can't possibly be cold! "Hey Clover, I hope you brought your makeup, a girl should never leave the office without it!"

 

[izillama]

Soon after Koln destroys the TV, the smoke alarm goes off from the fried microwave and cell phone. The hallway starts to bustle with movement as grumbling students make their way outside to greet the cold winter air.

Assuming that everyone is leaving, you all manage to slip out with the crowd of students. Once you are outside Ruby whispers to Clover "You have those serums in your bag right? I have something here I think you should have." Ruby pulls out the chemistry book she had gotten from Prestor's deposit box. "I think you should have this, you'll probably have a better time understanding it than me."

Lacey pretends to be cold and sucks in a breath as she rubs her arms. At least you all think she's pretending because she can't possibly be cold! "Hey Clover, I hope you brought your makeup, a girl should never leave the office without it!"

Clover graciously took the chemistry book from Ruby, throwing it in her duffel bag next to the serums. She looked at Lacey and, feeling playful, pretended to absently primp her hair, batting her eyelashes dramatically, "I don't wear makeup. I'm beautiful enough." She gave the girl a wry smile.

Looking down at her own outfit, she sighed and realized how ridiculous she probably looked in her short skirt and short sleeved shirt. She shrugged, then followed suit with Lacey, wrapping her arms around herself, as though for warmth. She worried for Mindy, who stood next to her actually shivering. But it wasn't like they could huddle together to help her. This group was absolutely useless at the moment.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University of Denver

Clover graciously took the chemistry book from Ruby, throwing it in her duffel bag next to the serums. She looked at Lacey and, feeling playful, pretended to absently primp her hair, batting her eyelashes dramatically, "I don't wear makeup. I'm beautiful enough." She gave the girl a wry smile.

Looking down at her own outfit, she sighed and realized how ridiculous she probably looked in her short skirt and short sleeved shirt. She shrugged, then followed suit with Lacey, wrapping her arms around herself, as though for warmth. She worried for Mindy, who stood next to her actually shivering. But it wasn't like they could huddle together to help her. This group was absolutely useless at the moment.

Mindy shivers while still clutching the rabbit cage "W-why did I go to school in D-Denver! Y-you should get goin' while no one will n-n-notice ya. If ya w-want, I can take your k-key card to g-get anythin' you l-left in your room."

 

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Clover nodded and handed over her key card, "Here you are. Though I doubt there will be anything we need. I'll contact you when we get settled. Send your cell phone number to my personal email, nycfleurdelis. Okay?" She crouched down to look at Icarus and his little twitching bunny nose. He stared back in could amount to wide-eyed terror, though Clover wasn't sure if that was the fire alarms or his close proximity to a moving corpse he was afraid of. She smiled at him, "You behave yourself. Keep Mindy out of trouble."

Straightening, she motioned to the others, "Hurry, we need to see if we can catch Dr. Liverman before he leaves for the night." She began to lead the way across campus.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Liverman's House

Clover nodded and handed over her key card, "Here you are. Though I doubt there will be anything we need. I'll contact you when we get settled. Send your cell phone number to my personal email, nycfleurdelis. Okay?" She crouched down to look at Icarus and his little twitching bunny nose. He stared back in could amount to wide-eyed terror, though Clover wasn't sure if that was the fire alarms or his close proximity to a moving corpse he was afraid of. She smiled at him, "You behave yourself. Keep Mindy out of trouble."

Straightening, she motioned to the others, "Hurry, we need to see if we can catch Dr. Liverman before he leaves for the night." She began to lead the way across campus.

Mindy shivered goodbye as the group leaves. You all manage to blend in enough with the crowd to leave campus unnoticed, if there was anyone trying to track your movements it would be impossible for them to have seen you leave.

Lacey unlocks the heavy lid that is covering the bed of her truck, a new addition. Under the lid is a large trunk tied into place at the far back wall behind the passenger cabin. In front of it are some rather dirty blankets. Lacey gives a nervous laugh saying "Junk in the trunk!" and rolls them up quickly, shoving them next to the trunk. We'll assume that Clover puts her belongings into the back of the truck, save for the serums which she would be carrying to bring to Liverman.

And then you are off on an adventure! Clover can't help but feel a deep sadness as she watches her school disappear in the rear view mirror. Not just her school, but her whole life as she knows it, gone just like that. Heading into the unknown.

You ride to Liverman's house and find that you are just in time as a car pulls into the driveway and Liverman himself gets out and goes inside. It's about 2am at this point and you figure he'll probably be in bed soon if you sit outside for too long.

 

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After standing outside for what felt like an INORDINATE NUMBER OF DAYS, Clover looked at her companions in disgust, "Oh, for heaven's sake!"

She began to walk towards the house, arms crossed, grumbling to herself about how she was always the one that had to take charge and was always the first one to have to put her unlife on the line because SOME people couldn't bother to post and why was it that no one else had the guts to charge into a situation when she was clearly the squishy of the group and should at least be escorted along by her hapless group of brainless morons and...

Clover was still grumbling, yet stopped abruptly to compose herself like the dignified lady she was. She stepped up to Liverman's door and gave a polite, yet insistent knock.