Vampire: The Masquerade - Who Wants To Live Forever?

[Strider_Koln]

"Hm..." Koln stands there for a moment silently, not exactly what just happened... Then he abruptly turns to Meredith, "Do not worry, while they are taking ze Lacey mobile, we can take Our Lord's spacecraft to the Anarch vessel!"

 

[izillama]

Clover and Lacey were nearly at the door at this point when Clover remembered herself. She hurried back to Koln and lowered her voice, tugging on his wrist for emphasis, "Père. Surveillez notre nouvel ami. D'accord?" She hurried back off, hoping she wasn't making a mistake.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Succubus Club

Clover and Lacey were nearly at the door at this point when Clover remembered herself. She hurried back to Koln and lowered her voice, tugging on his wrist for emphasis, "Père. Surveillez notre nouvel ami. D'accord?" She hurried back off, hoping she wasn't making a mistake.

Lacey looks at Clover and then Koln and even Meredith and checks the ceiling too to make sure she heard things right. She looks confused but a smile comes to her face.

"You mean we get to have girl time? I always thought we would paint the town red together. Tell Alex I'll miss him, I must put a butterfly locator on that boy that will keep him in sight."

As Lacey walks out with Clover she asks "Do you think our skins will make us cast too bright a facade on the residents of this underground lair?"

 

[izillama]

Clover's mouth twisted slowly into a grin, "You mean, are we too pretty? Perhaps. But if we get questioned about our change of company, I suppose we could always claim that we were in search of honest folk. Vampires that sport such facades must be pretty devoid of vanity and conceit. It should be refreshing, no?"

Then she lowered her voice, "Besides, anyone that looks as bad as a pig in **** is probably as happy as one. It would be best if we tried not to anger them."

 

[ladymermaid]

"Hm..." Koln stands there for a moment silently, not exactly what just happened... Then he abruptly turns to Meredith, "Do not worry, while they are taking ze Lacey mobile, we can take Our Lord's spacecraft to the Anarch vessel!"

Clover and Lacey were nearly at the door at this point when Clover remembered herself. She hurried back to Koln and lowered her voice, tugging on his wrist for emphasis, "Père. Surveillez notre nouvel ami. D'accord?" She hurried back off, hoping she wasn't making a mistake.

Meredith watches Clover and Lacey scamper off thinking ...Great...secrets!
Looking to Koln "Ok?... So what is this Lord's Spacecraft of yours?"

 

[Strider_Koln]

Meredith watches Clover and Lacey scamper off thinking ...Great...secrets!
Looking to Koln "Ok?... So what is this Lord's Spacecraft of yours?"

"The entire world is a spacecraft to the beyond, for all of God's children, mon ami..." Koln brushes his chin curiously, as he watches Clover and Lacey leave his presence.

"Green Marie, kindly chart the course, and lead on. I pray that shovels will not be necessary, for the only treasures that interests me are that which is from Heaven, and not below." Koln asks her to lead the way as they exit the club on foot. While Koln walks and talks, his Heightened Senses go into overdrive, as he is bombarded with the new sights and sounds of Santa Monica, and amplified through his own Malkavian paranoia.

He keeps pace with her, looming closely behind her like a shadow and taking care to never step out in front of her. While her aura is a happy colour, he is still wary of ever showing her his back.

"So Green Marie, what is your confirmation name?"

 

[ladymermaid]

"The entire world is a spacecraft to the beyond, for all of God's children, mon ami..." Koln brushes his chin curiously, as he watches Clover and Lacey leave his presence.

"Green Marie, kindly chart the course, and lead on. I pray that shovels will not be necessary, for the only treasures that interests me are that which is from Heaven, and not below." Koln asks her to lead the way as they exit the club on foot. While Koln walks and talks, his Heightened Senses go into overdrive, as he is bombarded with the new sights and sounds of Santa Monica, and amplified through his own Malkavian paranoia.

He keeps pace with her, looming closely behind her like a shadow and taking care to never step out in front of her. While her aura is a happy colour, he is still wary of ever showing her his back.

"So Green Marie, what is your confirmation name?"

Meredith stops Koln at Alex's car, motions to the driver leaning on it to pop the trunk.
"Confirmation name? You mean if I was Catholic? I don't have one, my mother was an Episcopalian but we never really went to church, so I was never confirmed as a kid."
Alex's driver pops the trunk and Meredith pulls jeans, a t-shirt, socks and a pair of sneakers out. Leaving it open she wanders behind a large, parked SUV. Speaking loudly over the car while quickly changing she says,
"Are you overly religious, Koln? You seem the type."

 

[Strider_Koln]

Meredith stops Koln at Alex's car, motions to the driver leaning on it to pop the trunk.
"Confirmation name? You mean if I was Catholic? I don't have one, my mother was an Episcopalian but we never really went to church, so I was never confirmed as a kid."
Alex's driver pops the trunk and Meredith pulls jeans, a t-shirt, socks and a pair of sneakers out. Leaving it open she wanders behind a large, parked SUV. Speaking loudly over the car while quickly changing she says,
"Are you overly religious, Koln? You seem the type."

"...Overly... religious...?" Koln blinks, absolutely speechless. He removes his hat, and puts his palm against his face, letting out a silent groan. He's not sure where to begin.. She's not Catholic, doesn't go to Church, is now putting on a peep-show for that SUV, and is questioning HIS faith.

He places his hat back on his head and starts his sermon.

"OVERLY religious, my dear? Please, turn to Revelation 3:14-16." Koln demands, taking it for granted that she has a Bible.

"Our Lord says: 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth!'"

"You see, for us to be pleasing to our Lord's palate, we must be FERVENT in our faith, not how you say, 'wishy-washy.' You are LUCKY you are What you Are, damned and irredeemable, or I would bring you to Mass SO FAST it would make the Devil's head spin!"

"I am not angry. Just take it to Heart all that you have seen so far. Before your embrace, you were ze wishy-washy probably because you didn't take this 'spiritual mumbo-jumbo' seriously. Well, now you know. Now you know that the apocalyptic warnings of priests and clergy for Centuries is absolute Truth. I am religious, oui, and it would be wise if you were too. Without faith, the Devil will trick you into thinking that fall from humanity is nothing but a fun fun flight among ze clouds... "

 

[ladymermaid]

"...Overly... religious...?" Koln blinks, absolutely speechless. He removes his hat, and puts his palm against his face, letting out a silent groan. He's not sure where to begin.. She's not Catholic, doesn't go to Church, is now putting on a peep-show for that SUV, and is questioning HIS faith.

He places his hat back on his head and starts his sermon.

"OVERLY religious, my dear? Please, turn to Revelation 3:14-16." Koln demands, taking it for granted that she has a Bible.

"Our Lord says: 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth!'"

"You see, for us to be pleasing to our Lord's palate, we must be FERVENT in our faith, not how you say, 'wishy-washy.' You are LUCKY you are What you Are, damned and irredeemable, or I would bring you to Mass SO FAST it would make the Devil's head spin!"

"I am not angry. Just take it to Heart all that you have seen so far. Before your embrace, you were ze wishy-washy probably because you didn't take this 'spiritual mumbo-jumbo' seriously. Well, now you know. Now you know that the apocalyptic warnings of priests and clergy for Centuries is absolute Truth. I am religious, oui, and it would be wise if you were too. Without faith, the Devil will trick you into thinking that fall from humanity is nothing but a fun fun flight among ze clouds... "

Meredith tries extremely hard not to giggle and is very glad that Koln can't see her face right now.

"If your saying that someone who does not believe and follow God wholeheartedly should not follow him at all, then I agree with you completely. I simply said that I myself was not confirmed, once my mother stopped going to church all together, I stopped going as well. I don't believe in the Catholic God, although I do believe in a higher power. And I'm not about to go to a stone church and pretend I believe in him for posterity's sake."

Meredith comes out from behind the SUV, dressed, with the pretty black dress draped across her arm and the strappy shoes hanging off one finger. Meredith continues while walking back to the trunk.

"As for being a damned thing, I am well aware of that truth, but I was a damned thing to the Catholic God well before I was ever...changed." She says with a bit of anger in her voice.

Meredith drops the dress and shoes into the trunk and pulls a black trench coat out, pulling it on.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Meredith tries extremely hard not to giggle and is very glad that Koln can't see her face right now.

"If your saying that someone who does not believe and follow God wholeheartedly should not follow him at all, then I agree with you completely. I simply said that I myself was not confirmed, once my mother stopped going to church all together, I stopped going as well. I don't believe in the Catholic God, although I do believe in a higher power. And I'm not about to go to a stone church and pretend I believe in him for posterity's sake."

Meredith comes out from behind the SUV, dressed, with the pretty black dress draped across her arm and the strappy shoes hanging off one finger. Meredith continues while walking back to the trunk.

"As for being a damned thing, I am well aware of that truth, but I was a damned thing to the Catholic God well before I was ever...changed." She says with a bit of anger in her voice.

Meredith drops the dress and shoes into the trunk and pulls a black trench coat out, pulling it on.

Koln covertly moves his hands into his coat pocket, instinctively feeling for his pistol, but he remembers he left all of his priestly tools of the trade at the apartment, as he feels and pets Socrates.

Letting out a groan of frustration, he motions to the road beside them. "Please, lead on. As we journey, pray we are not as Stephen on ze road to Damascus, but rather Joan d'Arc...er, if that does not make sense to you, I hope we arrive to our destination safely."

He follows behind her. Indeed, it would seem this priest has his work cut out for him. He needs to hunt an abomination, inquire more into this Alex fellow, help Clover get back on the Righteous path, help Meredith embrace God's light (even if the light burns a little), covertly observe both Anarch and Camarilla operations, and continue to hunt Satan throughout God's green Earth. Indeed, when the Devil checks under his bed, Father Koln will be there, ready, with a voice full of prayer, and a fist full of boomstick.

After a few moments, not being able to leave the matter alone, he asks "So... you have felt ze baptismal waters upon your young skin at least, no?"