Vampire: The Masquerade - Who Wants To Live Forever?

[Tale_Weaver]

Santa Monica 2:25a

Clover gave Kyle one last, searching look before nodding her head in assent, "Very well. Suit yourself. Never let it be said I'm not a woman of my word. Lacey?"

Carefully, she removed the blade from Lacey's grip, the Malkavian now seeming more satisfied for having inspected it. Slowly, she held the katana out to Kyle by the handle, a genuine smile managing to curve her features, "Here you are, as promised. It seems our truck didn't do you much damage, but in the future, could you please refrain from walking in traffic?"

Handing the katana over, she stepped back in line with Lacey, finally putting her own gun away. She nodded at Kyle, hoping he would get the hint that he should be the first one to walk away, "Perhaps we'll meet again. Good evening, Kyle."

Kyle puts the katana away, it seems to disappear into some kind of unseen sheath. He says "Perhaps. Farewell." before taking a few steps back and then dashing off into a nearby alleyway.

As Clover and Lacey get back into the truck Lacey says excitedly "I can't believe I got to lick a real katana!"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Brewery 2:25am

Father Koln regains his senses... It would seem that Damsel hit him SO hard, that it put out his lights... and most the lights along the East Coast for a few days as it were...

"Ah monsieur, I am Father Kolnyr Clergue, ah just 'Father Koln' would suffice. I was ordained and trained in Montaillou, a small village in Southern France, and have served across America... And do not worry. For though you are an admitted 'sociopath', I am here to hear your sins and help with penance. Before confession though, may I ask what is this "situation" that you speak of? How can there be such tumult in ze City of Angels?"

As he talks, he sits down at the Professor's table. While he is fully relaxed and listening intently, he carefully heeds his heightened senses.

Gregory says "Los Angeles is a very unique situation for us kindred. About fifty years ago the Prince of this city was overthrown. They even say that Salvador Garcia himself killed the Prince! It was after this that the 'anarchs' as they are called, came to control LA. I like to study this unique situation because it proves that the kindred can survive without being mere puppets of the elders. A long winded explanation I know, but I could go on about the history of LA and the struggles of the free states for hours."

 

[Strider_Koln]

Gregory says "Los Angeles is a very unique situation for us kindred. About fifty years ago the Prince of this city was overthrown. They even say that Salvador Garcia himself killed the Prince! It was after this that the 'anarchs' as they are called, came to control LA. I like to study this unique situation because it proves that the kindred can survive without being mere puppets of the elders. A long winded explanation I know, but I could go on about the history of LA and the struggles of the free states for hours."

"The Prince was murdered in the past? Well, good thing she came back to life in ze present. But I believe that no man should ever have a hand shoved in their backside by another man. That, mon ami, is ze Antichrist. If one is to be a puppet, may it be that God is the one pulling the strings. So... if ze 'anarchs' are in control, how are ze Camarilla bubbling again to ze surface?"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Brewery 2:25am

Meredith eyes Skelter, well he was not her sire, but she had already surveyed the room earlier and not found him so that was not a surprise. She knew she would have to start somewhere if she were to learn anything more about "herself", the Gangrels and her sire. "You probably would not have. I'm not one for mingling with...everyone. Unfortunately my sire was not very forthcoming with information...or anything for that matter when he made me. I've learned a little here and there but I thought meeting another Gangrel and learning a bit about my own clan and our special...attributes, would be helpful to me."

Skelter says "That's common enough. Gangrel sires often leave their childe to fend for themselves. Makes us tougher, more independent than any of the other bloodlines. When I was out in Nam fighting in the jungle I certainly didn't have anyone holding my hand, no sir! I can tell you a little about our clan if that's what you wanna know. We have three disciplines: Animalism, Protean, and Fortitude. You can do some pretty amazing things with those like turn into animals, grow claws and even become one with the earth itself to protect you from sunlight when resting outside. One thing you gotta watch out for though is frenzying. When you frenzy kid, you'll get some freaky-ass animal features. We Gangrel tend to frenzy easier than other clans so watch out. I can see you already have some experience with that though, got them crazy cat eyes!"

 

[izillama]

Kyle puts the katana away, it seems to disappear into some kind of unseen sheath. He says "Perhaps. Farewell." before taking a few steps back and then dashing off into a nearby alleyway.

As Clover and Lacey get back into the truck Lacey says excitedly "I can't believe I got to lick a real katana!"

Clover settled back into her seat as they got underway again and mused on their exchange with Kyle. Something told her that that wasn't the last they would see of him, whether any of them willed it or no.

"Lacey, Kyle said that L.A. would be getting more dangerous because outsiders were coming into the city. Do you think he meant the Camarilla? I'm fairly certain I didn't sense any great love between the Camarilla and the Anarchs at that party, but I also didn't get the sense that they intended to go to open warfare between them, either. And I wonder if Kyle was working with someone else, or he's just a crazy man who wants to defend himself against our kind if he has to? You said that katana was real? What common man would walk around with a real katana on the streets, if he was acting alone?"

 

[ladymermaid]

Skelter says "That's common enough. Gangrel sires often leave their childe to fend for themselves. Makes us tougher, more independent than any of the other bloodlines. When I was out in Nam fighting in the jungle I certainly didn't have anyone holding my hand, no sir! I can tell you a little about our clan if that's what you wanna know. We have three disciplines: Animalism, Protean, and Fortitude. You can do some pretty amazing things with those like turn into animals, grow claws and even become one with the earth itself to protect you from sunlight when resting outside. One thing you gotta watch out for though is frenzying. When you frenzy kid, you'll get some freaky-ass animal features. We Gangrel tend to frenzy easier than other clans so watch out. I can see you already have some experience with that though, got them crazy cat eyes!"

Meredith touches her forehead lightly with the mention of her cat eyes. Frenzying she knew about, all to well. "Yes, I've been told I got off easy with just the eyes. I remember my sire having hairy, huge claws and black eyes. I've pulled my claws out before and I definitely have found it very useful, although I'd glad there not out all the time like his seemed to be. Do Gangrel sire's usually go looking for there childe eventually, see if they've become all they hoped for, as it were?"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Brewery 2:25am

"The Prince was murdered in the past? Well, good thing she came back to life in ze present. But I believe that no man should ever have a hand shoved in their backside by another man. That, mon ami, is ze Antichrist. If one is to be a puppet, may it be that God is the one pulling the strings. So... if ze 'anarchs' are in control, how are ze Camarilla bubbling again to ze surface?"

"That my friend, is the great conundrum. The Camarilla feel like they can walk in and take what they see is theirs. The 'anarchs' as they like to call us, have been under a great deal of pressure lately. Both from rising Sabbat activity as well as an invasion from Eastern vampires. This has given the Camarilla the opening they needed to get a foothold in LA. I feel that this is going to be the greatest test to my theory that the free states will survive."

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Brewery 2:25am

Meredith touches her forehead lightly with the mention of her cat eyes. Frenzying she knew about, all to well. "Yes, I've been told I got off easy with just the eyes. I remember my sire having hairy, huge claws and black eyes. I've pulled my claws out before and I definitely have found it very useful, although I'd glad there not out all the time like his seemed to be. Do Gangrel sire's usually go looking for there childe eventually, see if they've become all they hoped for, as it were?"

"That sounds freaky man. Can't even go out in public anymore looking like a damn werewolf! Sometimes a sire will go looking for his childe, but not often. More often than not, the childe will go out seeking the sire. If your time is right, you will know and if he still lives then you will find him."

 

[Strider_Koln]

"That my friend, is the great conundrum. The Camarilla feel like they can walk in and take what they see is theirs. The 'anarchs' as they like to call us, have been under a great deal of pressure lately. Both from rising Sabbat activity as well as an invasion from Eastern vampires. This has given the Camarilla the opening they needed to get a foothold in LA. I feel that this is going to be the greatest test to my theory that the free states will survive."

"Ah, I see clearly now. Merci Professor. But you have said too much. You see, when it comes to Sabbat, I and Socrates only need to know one thing: Where They Are..." Koln boasts as he makes the sign of the cross and then points his finger, firing at an imaginary enemy of God.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Brewery 2:30am

All of a sudden Christopher starts thumping his guitar on the floor, trying to bring the room to order. A silence falls over the brewery. He says in a melodramatic voice "Everyone quiet down! Please, take a look at the person to your left and the person to your right. If you don't know who that person is, then please remove them from this building!" There is a rumbling of voices and people looking all over, eventually some of the vampires take notice of Koln and Meredith. One man near Meredith says "Hey, who are these two?" pointing out Meredith and Koln. "They might be spies!" he says.

Jack stands up and says "They are with me, I invited them here. Anyone got a problem with that?"

Christopher shakes his head and says "They can stay." He puts the guitar down and stands on his chair "The time for uprising has come, we can wait no more. Coming from Long Beach to tell us about it is our glorious war leader, Juggler!"

Leaping from the second floor and grabbing one of the rafters, a vampire who you can assume is Juggler, swings for a moment and then leaps into the middle of the room. Juggler is a tall and lanky man, clad in torn denim and wears his tangled brown hair long.