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[Tale_Weaver]

Jacob Prestor's House

Hide D20+2
[13,2] = (15)
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Ruby looked at a rather large pile of debris and quickly scurries over behind it. She hopes she can remain out of sight while the authorities do their business and leave. If she had a beating heart, it would be racing at this point.
'What was that woman doing with that picture and why did I see a wolf just now,' she thought. Maybe there truly were other just like her. Was she connected with the fire or with Prestor? Something doesn't quite add up. She waited for an opportunity to investigate further.

Ruby hides behind debri that looks like it fell from what used to be the roof. All that remains of the roof now is a gaping hole. Ruby looks up and sees the stars. Then her attention turns to the situation at hand when she hears the radios of the police officers entering the house. There are two officers and they talk amongst themselves as they search around the house with flashlights. They sweep the house overlooking Ruby's hiding spot.

Ruby peeks out and sees that one is a man and one is a woman and the smell of humanity is strong in both of them. "The fire sure did a number on this place" the woman says. "Yeah, apparently some old chemist lived here, maybe one of his little experiments got out of hand. Burned the whole place down" the man says. "I thought the fire marshall said it could have been arsen, there weren't any bodies found, maybe the guy just lit his own house on fire and left. That would explain the tire tracks outside." says the woman. "Who knows." The man says as they walk towards the lab area "All I know is that this lab gives me the creeps." "Yeah. Detective Brandt says that he has reason to believe this Prestor guy was hiding people in that trap door in his basement" the woman says. The man laughs "That old guy? I bet he also told you that Prestor was conducting experiments on them! Maybe he was turning them into werewolves oooooooh. Or..or...vampires! Bleh!" The man does his best impression of dracula as they both walk out of the house. "You see, this is why you weren't invited to Adam's wedding!" says the woman as they get back into the car and drive off leaving Ruby alone in the house once again.

 

[izillama]

Ok, I'm going to do us all a favor here. ^.^
I'm sorry for the long post, but I just want to get it over with all at once!

Clover's evening...
[sblock] After leaving Koln, Clover flew back upstairs to get dressed for her class. She was a little bit nervous. She and her professor had gotten along perfectly well, and her professor had been impressed that Clover had been able to stay awake during her morning lectures. So now she worried that the subject might come up as to why she had switched to her night time section. Well, it wasn't exactly like she could tell her professor what would happen to her if she went outside during the day...
Dressing was quick. Clover didn't even think about it as she threw on her school girl outfit. It was just such second nature to her. But then about halfway across campus, lugging her books along at a furious pace, she suddenly began to see the stares.
'Hm... a lot of people are looking at me. I wonder if they notice how pale I am? No they're not looking at my face. What? Is my outfit stained or someth...?' She looked down and grew embarrassed. School girl outfit. And, she hadn't even bothered to put on a coat for this particularly cool night. Clover suddenly realized how rediculous she must look. But there was no turning back now. 'I'm going to have to learn to act more... human in the future. Maybe pretend that I need a coat? Wear my normal clothes? Well, my clothes were never normal. But still, more normal than this.'
Sighing, she bolted into the biology building, up the stairs, and flew into the lecture hall... just in time to see that I was empty, save for about three students who were just sitting down to study. Clover cocked her head and looked at her wristwatch, "Oh..." She could have sworn that she was going to be late to her test! But now she found herself with about 45 minutes to spare. Had she run across campus that quickly? Was that another reason people had been staring?
As Clover sunk down into her seat, even more embarrassed than before, one of her classmates looked up at her from a seat a few rows down in the lecture hall. Clover didn't know her name, and she was sure this girl didn't know hers either. But all the same, the girl's face dropped in concern, "Are you alright? You're awefully pale."
Clover wrung her hands in embarrassment, "Um... yeah. I'm a little under the weather tonight. I'm glad we can leave when the test is over, right?" She laughed a little, but the girl still looked concerned. She turned to look back at her notes.
Clover pulled out her own notes as well. She had them memorized by heart. But just to pass the time, she sat there and stared at the page. She felt out of sorts. It was a bit surreal. All weekend, she had been trying to get used to being a newborn vampire. And now, she sat in her biology class like nothing had happened. Like everything was perfectly normal. Clover wondered idly if anything about her gave it away. If anyone could tell what had happened to her.
She suddenly felt self concious, as though her fangs were clearly visible, and she ducked her head to lay her forehead on her arm, hiding her face.
The lecture hall filled in quickly. Clover kept her head down, but she could clearly hear everyone expressing curiosity over her presence in the room.
"Is that that girl from Section A?"
"Yeah, they say she's some sort of super genius that never leaves her room."
"What a dork. Is that her Catholic School uniform? Why is she still wearing it?"
"Aww, I think it's cute."
"You perv! You think anyone dressed up as a school girl is cute."
"Wow, is that her real hair color?"
"She's so pale! She needs some sun."
"Wow, her complexion's awesome."
"You're such a goth."
And the class continued to babble as such. It's wasn't so uncomfortable after a while, though. Some of the students in the night class were older than the morning class, and so it seemed a lot more subdued. No one seemed to harbor any animosity towards her. Just curiosity.
Clover lifted her head and gave a shy smile to those around her. She sat in between two girls. As she accidentally caught one of their gazes, the girl gasped and blurted out before she could catch herself, "Wow, is that your real eye color?"
Clover blinked, taken aback. A compliment? She smiled warmly, "Yes, it is."
The girl grinned, "That's so pretty!" She extended her hand, "I'm sorry. I'm Sophia."
Clover smiled and took the girl's hand, "Angelica. It's a pleasure."
But Sophia jumped, and Clover suddenly realized why. "Oh! Your hand is cold!" They both laughed awkwardly, but Clover's laugh was more morbid. but before Sophia could ask about it, luckily, the professor entered the room.
"Okay! Book and notes away. Take out your pencils!"
Clover and Sophia shared one last smile, and then the tests were handed out.
Easy.
She tried very hard not to, but she was done in less than fifteen minutes. Time just seemed to pass very differently for a vampire than for a human. The girls next to her were still only a tenth of the way through the test by the time she was done. But she would be damned if she was the first one to hand in. Instead, she sat awkwardly and pretended to look over her answers.
And she waited.
And waited.
And waited.
***
2 Hours Later

One of the boys close to the front of the room finally stood up. He seemed afraid to be the first one done, but all the same he approached the front of the room.
Clover breathed a sigh of relief and stood quickly to be the second one in. She glanced at Sophia and suddenly realized that the girl seemed very strained and nervous. Clover held her breath. For a breath moment, Sophia looked up and their eyes met. Then, the girl quickly (almost too quick to be normal) looked back to her test.
'What's wrong?'
She shrugged and walked down to the front of the room, handing in her test. Then, she walked out of the room right on the heels of the first boy who was done. Out in the hallway, she watched him heave a deep sigh. Then he walked off.
What was strange about that?
'Hm...'
Then, she felt the blood stop cold in her veins. Metaphorically speaking.
'Did I... did I remember to breathe during all of that?'
She thought back during the test. She had been sitting there bored. She hadn't really been thinking about anything. Certainly not about pretending to breathe.
'Oh .'
So, for two hours she must have sat there completely still and statuesque. That must have really freaked Sophia out! But what was done was done. No turning back. All she could do was pretend that everything was normal.
But nothing would ever be normal again. [/sblock]
Bored, she began to make her way out of the biology building. However, before descending the stairs to the first floor, she was suddenly struck with inspiration.
She wasn't afraid anymore. If anyone caught her, she could always command or mesmerize her way out of it, right? Stealthily, she looked around herself. No one was coming. The biology building was quiet for this time of night.
'Ok, let's do this.'
Quickly, she stormed down the wing to the anatomy labs. This hallway was familiar.
She swiped her card.
She was in.
The packets of blood shone red and beautiful in front of her. She began to size up how many she could sneak out in her messenger bag to store in her refridgerator.
Certainly this would make up for leaving Koln all by himself in her bedroom, right?

Not sure what to roll for stealing blood packs. So I'll just end it here for now. ^.^

 

[ladyphoenix]

Ruby couldn't believe her own heightened senses. Burned his own house? If he did why would he do such a thing. There might also be a chance he still is alive
She pondered this situation for a few moments and then snarled in determination.
She ran outside and found the tire tracks in the mud. Ruby uses discipline Eyes of the beast With her new set of eyes alit, she sprints in the direction of the tire tracks in the shadows of the night to conceal herself. Who knows where these tracks would bring her in the end.

 

[Strider_Koln]

With a grunt, Koln succeeds in standing! Yes success will be his! Hold on Ruby, Koln is coming to protect you! He charges at the door, full speed and with a strangely silent but hard impact he hits an invisible barrier and falls onto his back. He gets up, dusting himself off and charges again, only to smack against an invisible wall and fall. This continues for about an hour or two...

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

Bored, she began to make her way out of the biology building. However, before descending the stairs to the first floor, she was suddenly struck with inspiration. She wasn't afraid anymore. If anyone caught her, she could always command or mesmerize her way out of it, right? Stealthily, she looked around herself. No one was coming. The biology building was quiet for this time of night.
'Ok, let's do this.'
Quickly, she stormed down the wing to the anatomy labs. This hallway was familiar.
She swiped her card.
She was in.
The packets of blood shone red and beautiful in front of her. She began to size up how many she could sneak out in her messenger bag to store in her refridgerator. Certainly this would make up for leaving Koln all by himself in her bedroom, right?

Not sure what to roll for stealing blood packs. So I'll just end it here for now. ^.^

Clover starts snatching blood packs from the refrigerator like a greedily little theif. She manages to shove three of them into her bag when she hears someone coming down the hall. Worried that it might be campus security Clover creeps over to an unlit part of the room so that the passerby thinks that the room is empty.

Move Silently
1d20+6 → [7,6] = (13)


Hide
1d20+6 → [10,6] = (16)

Clover moves queitly along between the lab tables when she trips over one of the stools and falls flat on her face. A blood pack falls out of her bag and onto the floor but Clover doesn't have the time to pick it up. She quickly scrambles behind a large desk at the front of the room and lays low.

A man's voice says from outside the room "Who's there!" and a young but fairly chubby security guard comes bounding into the room and turns on the lights. He searches around but seems rather creeped out by the life-like models of cut in half people showing muscle tissue and skeletons. He notices the blood pack lying on the floor and mutters "Damn kids" as he picks it up and takes it with him. "I'm going to make sure this doesn't happen again!" he says as he leaves the room, turning off the lights and locking the door from the outside. Clover knows that she can still open the door and leave from the inside. Clover listens as the security guard walks off.

Listen Check
1d20+5 → [15,5] = (20)

She hears his footsteps walking and then stop. Clover realizes that the security guard did not walk down the stairs and must still be on this floor possibly waiting in ambush.

There aren't any more blood packs left in the fridge by the way you little thief!

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Jacob Prestor's House

Ruby couldn't believe her own heightened senses. Burned his own house? If he did why would he do such a thing. There might also be a chance he still is alive
She pondered this situation for a few moments and then snarled in determination.
She ran outside and found the tire tracks in the mud. Ruby uses discipline Eyes of the beast With her new set of eyes alit, she sprints in the direction of the tire tracks in the shadows of the night to conceal herself. Who knows where these tracks would bring her in the end.

The tire tracks are actually on the road, like the car peeled off before speeding away.

The tire tracks in the road do not give too much of a hint as to where the car went after speeding off and Ruby soon finds herself wandering around lost. She wanders for what seems like an hour before finally ending up at the bus stop again. She still finds it strange how she can just continually run without getting tired at all.

By looking at the schedule at the bus stop Ruby sees that she still has awhile before the bus comes to think things over. Nobody is around and Ruby can only remember seeing one or two cars as she wandered the streets.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

With a grunt, Koln succeeds in standing! Yes success will be his! Hold on Ruby, Koln is coming to protect you! He charges at the door, full speed and with a strangely silent but hard impact he hits an invisible barrier and falls onto his back. He gets up, dusting himself off and charges again, only to smack against an invisible wall and fall. This continues for about an hour or two...

Somewhere in the midst of bashing himself against the "invisible wall" Koln gets a text message from an unknown number. He hears the noise of the phone while lying on the ground in a daze and takes it out of his pocket flipping it open.

The message reads "Kolnyr, if you are still alive please report back. The monster known as Thaddeus is a much larger threat than we first thought, do not attempt to confront him by yourself. We will be sending help shortly, in fact he may be on his way currently. This hunter is not part of our organization and his true name and identity is unknown to us. He will contact you upon arrival as to where to meet with him. - God Bless"

 

[izillama]

Clover sat still in the darkness, not daring to move. While she still hadn't gotten over her unnerving fear of the dark, she realized that there was a much more immediate danger at hand.
The guard, she heard, still hadn't left the floor.
Her eyes scanned the darkness. She didn't dare breathe. As though his pathetic human ears could pick up the difference.
She counted in her head.
1
...
100
...
1000
At count 1000, she still hadn't heard him leave his post, but rather an uncomfortable shuffling from the outside hall.
'Well great. But it's not like I can stay here.'
Biting her lip in nervousness, she finally decided to stand. She uncoiled her body like a cat, slowly backing up and careful not to make a sound. Then, she turned and reached out to a body shelf that wasn't in use.
She was afraid, but this was a good solution for now.
Careful with the latch, she opened it and looked inside.
Empty, save for a starch white sheet.
Lifting her eyes heaven-ward for a moment, 'Oh God? Where did I go wrong?' she jumped in and hid.
Play a corpse!

Check for hide-ability
1d20+6 → [6,6] = (12)

 

[Strider_Koln]

With a grunt, Koln sits up, readying himself to ram down the door, or perhaps the window this time. That dream of Ruby is haunting him, he has to see that she's safe, he has to protect her at all costs...

His phone vibrates again and with due dread he flips it open. "Oh... and they're sending a hunter outside of my bloodline. I do not know why... they sent my "brother" Arthur to help me in France, at least with my family there is the incredibly unlikely chance they show me and my friends mercy, I need to think fast, oh I know!" Koln flips the phone back up and starts texting the Vatican back: "In the name of St. Peter! Everything's under control. Situation normal. Everything's perfectly alright now, I'm fine, we're all fine here. How are you?' He then hits send and smiles, perfectly content with his latest cunning plan.

 

[ladyphoenix]

The tire tracks are actually on the road, like the car peeled off before speeding away.

The tire tracks in the road do not give too much of a hint as to where the car went after speeding off and Ruby soon finds herself wandering around lost. She wanders for what seems like an hour before finally ending up at the bus stop again. She still finds it strange how she can just continually run without getting tired at all.

By looking at the schedule at the bus stop Ruby sees that she still has awhile before the bus comes to think things over. Nobody is around and Ruby can only remember seeing one or two cars as she wandered the streets.

In frustration, Ruby sits on a nearby bench to think things thru for a moment. Its going to be a while before the bus arrives. Well, she at least knows there is a possibility that Prestor is alive, he might even be among those in her bloodline somewhere. He might have been able to escape those who were following him to protect himself and his knowledge.
She chewed on this for a moment. Maybe that woman will come back again to the house to retrieve more thing. Ruby immediately called out towards the sky since noone was around. Beckoning "Caw, caw.."
She attempted to call forth ravens for her aid.