{V:tM - IC} New York by Night

[Shalimar]

Crown Plaza Hotel, Montague Family Suite
Wednesday 11th December, 2002

Sabrina laughed as she was swung around in circles by Cate. Her giggling did not stop until she was set down. "Good," she says still giggling in answer to Cate's question. "I am a little bored though, but not now that your here. There's so much we can do. And I want to know if you wanna come to my party on Friday. I turn 8." she says smiling proudly at the singer.

She lifts the pendant Vych had given her out of her shirt to show her friend, the ruby glimmering in the light of the receiving room. "Look at what Miss Vych gave me, its very beautiful isn't it?" she asks showing it off. "So, will you come will you? Please say yes? Please?" the child begs her words flowing over each other in her excitement.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Crown Plaza Hotel, Montague Family Suite
Wednesday 11th December, 2002

"Hmm..." Caitlyn had a twinkle in her eye that promised only fun and plenty of mischief. "I think I have the cure for that. And of course I would love to come to your party!" Her dark eyes widened in mock horror. "As if I could miss something as divine as Miss Sabrina's 8 year debut!"

Her fingers brushed the pendant admiringly. "Yes, its definitely beautiful. Ms. Farychyld has exquisite taste." Then as if belatedly remembering that Sabrina was not the only person in the room, though it was hard not to pay more attention to the child, Caitlyn straightened and offered her hand to both Jemal and Vychtorya.

"How are you doing tonight, Jemal? Ms Fayrchyld?" the young woman spoke with a warm if distracted smile, falling back on the ettiquette her mother had drilled into her if only to keep from being swept away by Sabrina, the music, the excitement. "I hope very well."

 

[Catulle]

As the pirouette began, form out of nothingness, the music swelled again in Caitlyn's heart, in her mind. Rhythm was given shape; Sabrina, the whole room, reverberated to the invisible chorus. Time itself stood still between the beats, motion transformed to sound and light transcribed itself to meter. It was all the mortal could do to retain her sense of identity in the swirl of sensation...

 

[Catulle]

Crown Plaza Hotel, Montague Family Suite
Wednesday 11th December, 2002

Jemal cocked his head (out of curiosity?), an enigmatic smile crossing his face, hardly unexpected "We're not formal here, Cate. At least, not while Uncle Nathan's safely upstairs..." A wink and a wave of the hand, familiarity underlined through action "Vychorya and I are well though... aren't we, V? As a guest here, you should feel at home. I hope I can help make you feel comfortable, though."

"If you'd care to follow me, the music room is on the upper floor; I hope you've a head for heights, the view's a little spectacular."

 

[KitanaVorr]

Crown Plaza Hotel, Montague Family Suite
Wednesday 11th December, 2002

"A guest? Ah, but I thought I was in your employ, Jemal, as your sister's voice tutor."

Caitlyn gave him a lazy smile though her mind clearly was on the music as she dreamily followed wherever he led her. One hand securely in Sabrina's, she seemed to glide rather than walk, though at one point she did give the little girl a twirl, an accoutrement to a song that only she could hear.

"But are you sure your uncle would want me to feel so very comfortable? That's a dangerous endeavor there...it could lead to an utterly wicked and unexpected outcome," the young woman answered him with a mischievious laugh and a face that hardly ever seemed serious. "One I doubt the formal and ever so proper uncle of yours would approve of."

Her brows arched. "We might actually enjoy ourselves. Perish the thought."

 

[Shalimar]

Crown Plaza Hotel, Montague Family Suite
Wednesday 11th December, 2002

"Of course I want you to be comfortable miss Cate, yor my friend. Your silly." the girl says earnestly staring up at Cait her eyes seeming larger then normal with their sparkle of pleasure, she gigles at the last part. Of course everyone wants miss Cate to be comfortable, its just silly to think anything else, we are nice to our friends. she thinks giving it a sharp nod of her head.

Sabrina laughs out loud as her feet leave the ground at Cate's spinning and she is caught gently by the singer once more. "She spins me just las good as you Jemal, can we do it again?" she asks getting caught up in the excitement of having soo many people around after the lonliness of the last few weeks.

 

[reapersaurus]

"Your not one for beating around the bush are you?" He only grinned slightly. "Alright, it looks like we are going to be spending a lot of time together, so you may as well know my story."

"I hope my story puts your mind at ease."

Nikolai thoughtfully considers the Betrayer's words, and weighs the likelihood of their authenticity.

He digests the message* to glean the truth, but decides he does not possess the Authority to Certify* their contents.

Making a mental note to follow up with Aisling about what Gabriel has revealed to him, Nikolai responds gently yet hesitantly, his curtain of mistrust lowered from the story,
"If what you say is true.... (and I don't doubt our esteemed mistress' powers in that regard)... than you should be more forthcoming with your story - you have been branded with a very dangerous (for you) Mark...

I'd suggest you make an effort to reveal your background, before someone takes it upon themselves to 'secure' Tremere interests in New York by cleaning House and eradicating the danger your brand represents.
It's not like our clan is known for their tolerance in dealing with House Goratrix issues, I'm sure you know all too well..."

Nikolai finishes his hushed commentary with Gabriel before looking up to see Qadir enter the room. Nikolai greets him with a thoughtful up-raising of the eyes and brows, while making room for the powerful Sheriff.

*forgive the computer encryption humor...

 

[reapersaurus]

Re: Gabriel's Story

Nikolai replys obediantly to Qadir, "OK - I just gotta take a 'leak'
I'll be right back."

Having earlier spied a likely volunteer in the form of the unfortunate vagrant, Nikolai gets up from the table and follows him into the bathroom of the diner.

Nikolai nonchalantly reverts back to his previous skills in bodyguard duty, casing the back of the diner, noting how many and what types of people are nearby. He senses a brief note of irony that he now uses the skills in reverse - for attack, not defense. Also that with his vampiric powers on ('turning on' Auspex), he sees how much more effective his senses are now, and feels a brief-before-being-repressed sense of sadness, replaced with the surge of strength and utility it makes him feel.

He enters the small room quietly and inconspicuously (making sure to keep his face hidden). He tries to locate the bum, with the intention of striking from behind while the man is not paying attention (he doesn't feel that should be too hard, considering his level of inebriation ).
He'll pause before the attack and sense his target's Aura for anything of note that might persuade him not to follow thru.

But Nikolai needs food... Badly... his studies of Blood Magic of late have left him neglecting his hunger.

If successful, Nik will feed from the bum until he gets 'woozy', after which Nikolai will maneuver the body into a stall and have him 'sleep it off' sitting on the throne.

He covers the bum's mouth to insure his cries of pleasure are not mistaken for some other activity going on in the men's bathroom of Claire's Diner.

 

[Jemal]

OOC: finally got my comp fixed! yeah!!
I'm catching up to the rest of the world, too.. Upgraded to Win 98 while I was getting problems fixed. (WOW, now I'm only 5 years out-of-date. *L*)

Crown Plaza Hotel, Montague Family Suite
Wednesday 11th December, 2002

IC:
Jemal leads the group upstairs to the Music room, laughing cheerily at Sabrina's comments and antics, happy to be able to relax.. somewhat. Things should be fine so long as Sabrina didn't blurt something out that would require some hefty.. explaining..
"Uncle Nathan can be a bit of a stiff at times, but we do so love him, don't we pet?" He says to Sabrina "I doubt he would have a problem with comfort or fun.. especialy since he's busy right now." He chuckled as they walked up the stairs.
"While we're on the subject, would you prefer to be called Miss Cate while you're here, or something a tad less.. formal?"

 

[KitanaVorr]

Crown Plaza Hotel, Montague Family Suite
Wednesday 11th December, 2002

"Well, Sabrina, you don't have to call me 'Miss Cate'...just 'Cate' is fine," the young woman laughed as they stepped into the music room. "And if you keep it a secret from your uncle, Jemal, maybe I can loosen the strictures just a tiny bit after all."

The words petered off as her dark eyes widened into large luminescent orbs once she took in the spectacular view of the city through the windows. "Oh its beautiful!" she exclaimed rushing foward toward the twinkling lights of New York City.

The song swelled with in her head and she felt dizzy from the strength of it returning. Her hands pressed lightly against the cold glass as she stared at the view. Notes played within her mind, dying to be spread out on paper, dying to be played into the air where others could hear.

So many songs to be written...

Wretching her gaze from the window,she turned around to pinion Jemal with her vibrant eyes. "Tell me that this room doesn't go unused...tell me that you wouldn't let anything this beautiful be alone."