Vampire: The Masquerade - Who Wants To Live Forever?

[ladymermaid]

Alex turns from his books and looks at Meredith with concern.

"The Camarilla doesn't make a habit of burning people to death for no reason. Not only does it draw far too much attention to us, but it's not going to make the prince very popular if she starts her reign with unnecisary bloodshed."

Alex walks over to Meredith and puts a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I know fire can be pretty terrifying, especially for one as young as you. But you're safe here. I promised to look after you, and I won't let any harm come to you. Now, I need you to tell me as much as possible about what happened last night."

Meredith told Alex everything that had happened the night before, including what happened in Clover and Koln's apartment at the end of the night.

"I told Koln I'd try to find out more about this guy you've got them after. But honestly I don't see how this is going to work. Clover clearly dislikes me for some unknown reason to me although Koln was nice enough." Meredith sighs.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Father Koln sits down on the floor outside the shower with his Bible, slowly rocking himself back and forth in the steam as he reads and recites.

"Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”“Here I am,” he replied.
Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”...."

Koln stops at that last word, closing his Bible, and leaves the bathroom. Without another word, he cleans, preps, and loads his Bloodthirsty Firegun and Shotgun.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Father Koln sits down on the floor outside the shower with his Bible, slowly rocking himself back and forth in the steam as he reads and recites.

"Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”“Here I am,” he replied.
Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”...."

Koln stops at that last word, closing his Bible, and leaves the bathroom. Without another word, he cleans, preps, and loads his Bloodthirsty Firegun and Shotgun.

Lacey comes out of the shower muttering "Dark Father..." Aside from her wandering the apartment with nothing but a towel on until she finds her clothes, she gets dressed and is ready to go in a short time.

"To the batmobile!" Lacey exclaims excitedly as she leads the group out to the truck.

You get to the Prince's meeting location without incident, it is located in the industrial district of Downtown LA. A large skyscraper looms overhead, complete with gargoyles! Inside you find yourselves in a lobby area decked out in marble and stone. There is a desk with a security officer behind it. An older man with a gray mustache and glasses. Behind him is a huge board full of company names and the floors they are located on. According to the board, Victoria St. John is on the top floor which belongs to her private law firm. The man behind the desk seems taken aback by your appearance, especially Lacey and Koln. He says in an unsure tone "Umm...Can I help you?"

OOC: Everyone loses 1 bloodpoint for waking up btw. Except for Meredith because she got it back from drinking. At this time I'd like to ask what everyone has on them, Lacey left her guns in the car. You will have to pass through a metal detector at the entrance and obviously a gun would set it off.

 

[izillama]

OOC: Well, since I've had such ill luck commanding and befuddling Clover's opponents as of late, I'm not even going to risk the gun She has her whip on her (tied around her waist, as usual) however. Clover is also wearing her signature schoolgirl uniform, which she keeps in pristine, pressed condition.

Clover took the lead, hoping that her shy smile would charm him away from the freaks at her back, "Yes, please. I'm here to see Ms. Victoria St. John? I have an appointment to interview her for my senior thesis." She then feigned surprise, as though she had rudely forgotten the two people behind her, "Oh, where are my manners? This is my teacher, Father Koln. And my good friend, Lacey. She's hoping to be a lawyer one day and was excited by such a prestigious opportunity to meet Ms. St. John."

She continued to smile innocently: A hopeful young student clearly unprepared for the cut throat world of law.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Meredith told Alex everything that had happened the night before, including what happened in Clover and Koln's apartment at the end of the night.

"I told Koln I'd try to find out more about this guy you've got them after. But honestly I don't see how this is going to work. Clover clearly dislikes me for some unknown reason to me although Koln was nice enough." Meredith sighs.

Alex listens intently, he remains quiet throughout Meredith's explanation.

When she has finished he says "well... you certainly had an eventful night. Thank you for being so honest, and trusting me enough to come to me with this. I'm afraid I can't offer you much more information than I told them at the restaurant. I do know that the owner of the Cave in Santa Monica, Horace, always has his ear to the ground as far as vampire society goes. I remember Clover and Lacey talking about going there to see him when they were leaving the club. Perhaps they learned something. Understand this though, not everyone can be trusted even if they have a good reputation among other kindred. Horace I find hard to read, and that's not entirely due to the fact that he's a Malkavian. He can put on a good face and hide his true intentions much better than most of his clan mates. That makes him dangerous. That's not to say he'll leave you to die inside a burning building or something...uhh...not that I've done that or anything..."

Alex pours himself a glass of the blood-wine and takes a sip before continuing "But anyway, you can trust someone like Lacey. Yes, she is batshit crazy but like I said, I've known her for a long time and she's not one to hide her intentions. As far as vampires go, she'd be considered a good person. As for our new friends Clover and Koln, as it relates to my offer of employment. Hopefully Lacey can convince them to take the offer seriously and see it through. It's in all our best interest to see this... problem resolved. I watched Clover and Koln too well before I invited them to speak to me at the restaurant. I knew Lacey would bring them along. Believe me, they are more important to the fate of this city than they know. And don't worry about Clover, she's a Ventrue, it's her job to be a complete bi-"

Just then Alex's phone rings. He holds up a finger to Meredith indicating for her to wait. He then goes off and answers the phone in another room. Meredith can hear a little of Alex's side of the conversation. "Yes, I will be there tonight. I know how important it is....I will bring her too...yes I understand the liability." There is a moments pause before Alex says "She wants to speak with her? What could she possibly want with a neonate?" He sighs before saying "Ok...what choice do I have? I'll see you shortly." Alex hangs up the phone and emerges from the room "Sorry about that Meredith. We have to get going. It appears the Prince wants to see us both."

OOC: I'll let you roleplay out anything else Meredith wants to ask Alex on the way there but Alex has Natalie drive them both to see the Prince and you will get there with no incident.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

OOC: Well, since I've had such ill luck commanding and befuddling Clover's opponents as of late, I'm not even going to risk the gun She has her whip on her (tied around her waist, as usual) however. Clover is also wearing her signature schoolgirl uniform, which she keeps in pristine, pressed condition.

Clover took the lead, hoping that her shy smile would charm him away from the freaks at her back, "Yes, please. I'm here to see Ms. Victoria St. John? I have an appointment to interview her for my senior thesis." She then feigned surprise, as though she had rudely forgotten the two people behind her, "Oh, where are my manners? This is my teacher, Father Koln. And my good friend, Lacey. She's hoping to be a lawyer one day and was excited by such a prestigious opportunity to meet Ms. St. John."

She continued to smile innocently: A hopeful young student clearly unprepared for the cut throat world of law.

Well, you didn't actually have to lie to see the Prince but seeing as you did, make me a Bluff Check. This ought to be interesting

Officer Geezer's Sense Motive
1d20+5 → [12,5] = (17)

 

[Strider_Koln]

OOC: Father Koln left behind his weapons in "le Batmobile."

Father Koln looks around the lobby, silent, and contemplating why this all seems so familiar. He silently mutters to himself "Thin blue line...from my football days... fantasy football... hey you kids... chimp detective..."

He snaps out of it at Clover's mention of him being her "teacher."

"Ah! Tres' bien! I will teach you many things, no?! Remember mon pupil, it doesn't matter if you win or lose. All that matters is if you bought ze game!"

".... Oh hai Lacey! Do you come here often?"

 

[ladymermaid]

Alex listens intently, he remains quiet throughout Meredith's explanation.

When she has finished he says "well... you certainly had an eventful night. Thank you for being so honest, and trusting me enough to come to me with this. I'm afraid I can't offer you much more information than I told you at the restaurant. I do know that the owner of the Cave in Santa Monica, Horace, always has his ear to the ground as far as vampire society goes. I remember Clover and Lacey talking about going there to see him when they were leaving the club. Perhaps they learned something. Understand this though, not everyone can be trusted even if they have a good reputation among other kindred. Horace I find hard to read, and that's not entirely due to the fact that he's a Malkavian. He can put on a good face and hide his true intentions much better than most of his Clancy mates. That makes him dangerous. That's not to say he'll leave you to die inside a burning building or something...uhh...not that I've done that or anything..."

Alex pours himself a glass of the blood-wine and takes a sip before continuing "But anyway, you can trust someone like Lacey. Yes, she is batshit crazy but like I said, I've known her for a long time and she's not one to hide her intentions. As far as vampires go, she'd be considered a good person. As for our new friends Clover and Koln, as it relates to my offer of employment. Hopefully Lacey can convince them to take the offer seriously and see it through. It's in all our best interest to see this... problem resolved. I watched Clover and Koln too well before I invited them to speak to me at the restaurant. I knew Lacey would bring them along. Believe me, they are more important to the fate of this city than they know. And don't worry about Clover, she's a Ventrue, it's her job to be a complete bi-"

Just then Alex's phone rings. He holds up a finger to Meredith indicating for her to wait. He then goes off and answers the phone in another room. Meredith can hear a little of Alex's side of the conversation. "Yes, I will be there tonight. I know how important it is....I will bring her too...yes I understand the liability." There is a moments pause before Alex says "She wants to speak with her? What could she possibly want with a neonate?" He sighs before saying "Ok...what choice do I have? I'll see you shortly." Alex hangs up the phone and emerges from the room "Sorry about that Meredith. We have to get going. It appears the Prince wants to see us both."

OOC: I'll let you roleplay out anything else Meredith wants to ask Alex on the way there but Alex has Natalie drive them both to see the Prince and you will get there with no incident.

Meredith looks down at herself, shrugs and follows Alex to the car and gets in. Once they're on there way Meredith asks. "What does she want with me? If she's the one who sent that lunatic and now is trying to hush me up you can stop this car right now and let me out. I'll find my own way in this world if I have to. I may not know much about politics but I've seen enough to not want to be her fall guy or whatever."

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Meredith looks down at herself, shrugs and follows Alex to the car and gets in. Once they're on there way Meredith asks. "What does she want with me? If she's the one who sent that lunatic and now is trying to hush me up you can stop this car right now and let me out. I'll find my own way in this world if I have to. I may not know much about politics but I've seen enough to not want to be her fall guy or whatever."

Alex looks over at Meredith and says "Look, when we get to see the Prince we'll straighten this all out. Let me do most of the talking here. I don't know much about the Sheriff. I know that he was here long before the Camarilla came. He is Ballard's right hand man. Ballard is a very powerful vampire in the city and he helped the Camarilla invade LA. Unfortunately he isn't one to take orders and the Prince pretty much leaves him alone to do as he pleases as long as it doesn't involve endangering the Camarilla or the Masquerade. I can't see Victoria, a new Prince in a predominantly Anarch city picking fights with the Anarchs for no reason. Let's give her a chance to explain in her words what happened."

 

[izillama]

Well, you didn't actually have to lie to see the Prince but seeing as you did, make me a Bluff Check. This ought to be interesting

Officer Geezer's Sense Motive
1d20+5 → [12,5] = (17)

OOC: FYI, in reading previous posts involving Alex (who I am liking less and less), I don't seem to remember Clover offering up her clan?

Let's Bluff!
1d20+5 → [17,5] = (22)
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