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Eli could kind of justify part of it...He understood why diablo madre might want him..but it wasn't like their host knew what all the crew looked like. Maybe they did this sort of ... xxx
Eli stepped out into the hallway. ... noticing how much this hall would make an excellent set for a scary movie. ... Eli could kind of justify part of it.

Eli stepped out into the hallway. It was so...old? Where were they? And how had their captors even found this place? Why had they been ...

In a split second, he decided to hand it off to Jason. Eli didn't know shit about fighting. Yet. He was angry, not foolish.

Close, but not too close. His eyes held a cold fury. This was a look that could massacre an entire crowd. If there was any time that Eli could say ...


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They'd been caught, and the others were being confrontational while Wilhelm was yammering on about cleaning their bloody footprints. Time to ...

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"No, definitely not. Although I'm not sure guns would help in this situation..." He turned to Ru and Babette. "Also...If you guys have any ideas ...

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Do you remember anything?" "Do you remember what happened to us? Did la mujer-....the red woman do this to me? What of the others?" ...xxx

Eli turned to look at whatever Cameron and Courtney were seeing. She was just looking at that open ceiling. Courtney- "Just... It's way out or a ...



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It was rather obvious he was speaking of the axe. Eli was ready to fight, but he knew Jason would probably stand a better chance. It seemed the .... Did that mean they would someday make magic?



>>>>>>>>>>>>>SEYANCE

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ghost pirates? Eli wanted to know. .... I guess that's a good thing if we don't want to be scared, but it might be bad for ghosts.

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He shot a curious glance at Babette, but he wasn't sure anyone but... if Ru actually succeeded in pushing Chris under the table, Eli would guard the pile 'o Ru and ChrisB, pointing some sweet fisticuffs style fists at

Eli felt a scratching at his sides, fell backward, and then to the floor. Instinctually he caught himself, sticking his feet to the floor while his back ...




>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ROOM 1-

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He wanted to hyperventilate like when he was a kid in trouble but lacked the breath.

It didn't bother him in the slightest, but Eli knew it was there. This room was fucking freezing. Well...what could he do? Eli tried jerking his head from side to side. He wiggled his fingers. Something was keeping him in place, he couldn't do any more than that. But...could he talk? "Nn...ha...ah..." Apparently he could, although it felt odd. He had to force himself to breath in and out, to get the words out. Wasn't that supposed to be natural?

"FUCKING FACE ME, YOU BLOODY COWARDS!" After several minutes of screaming and thrashing about desperately, his cries devolved into weeping. He could barely stay angry. There was no adrenaline rush, his blood wasn't pumping. He was just...shouting, with no force behind it. It was a cold comfort that he could still cry. Tears slid down Eli's face. He felt so strange. Was he even alive? Was this hell? What had he done to deserve this? He sobbed...and sobbed...and sobbed, occasionally jerking in some pathetic fashion. "Leo...I'm so sorry...so so sorry..." After some time, Eli slowly stopped. He couldn't keep this up, could he? He had to do something, or he would be stuck here forever. His friends, he had to find them. He had to save them! The question was: how?



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Eli stood in the door frame for a few moments before calling out, softly into the darkness. He detected the stench of death in the room. ...more friends, or something else?XXX

Eli moved out of the way and back into the hallway. "Two more, I see... Only three left." XXX

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Ugh, Eli felt nervous just thinking about getting even closer to that nasty thing. Could he do it? He totally had to do it. Ugh. He was SO going to puke. ...Wait, he was dead. He couldn't even vomit. Did he still have a stomach? Maybe it was laying on that tarp.

Eli didn't even want to think about that. 'Do it fast...like ripping off a bandaid.' Eli rushed and started prying desperately at one of the panels.XXX




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As Eli drove to The Rose, the rain turned the heat light from his car ...

As Eli got closer to his destination, he thought about what else he might want to do that night. Maybe...The Reckenberg vampires? He didn't have a whole lot of numbers, but he'd managed to have some pretty cool conversations with some of them, like Berthe, and that Anselm. xxx


Eli left a message, maybe he'd get it eventually? Eli - "Hey Farley, I hope you are okay... Listen, I may have found you a Vitus replacement in soothing your savage Dragomir. But she can't find xxx



I'm just trying to track down some cool witch people, I'm hoping they will teach me their ways. Then maybe...dancing after?"xxx

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Eli - "I guess maybe I should be a little less vague. I'm trying to meet some other Aldeans, you see. Don't suppose you have any advice?".xxx

Thanks for talking with me, though, makes me feel a little bit better about breaking the ice with someone else now." He waited till his drink was ready, then turned to face the crowd. . Eli - 'You can do this, Eli! You've faced burning mansions, murder crows, and Kallan sex gods... You can say hi to a maybe-witch! You're a big brave dog!' Looking at he crowd...He decided with...the bat t-shirt rando! After all, bats were very witchy, no? It had to be a sign... . Eli -xxx

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Eli - "I'm still trying to figure out what Aldea's got against vampires, to be honest. I guess my progenitor figured out a way around it. She was an xxx

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Eli pulled off to the side of the road, once he was feeling less paranoid, and dialed a wayward Vitus:. Eli - " ".

Eli was 100% in flight mode, terrified those guys were gonna peach tree him into infinity at any moment. And now his powers... Was he ever going to get those back?! He sprinted in the general direction of his car, ducking around pedestrians or pushing them aside when ... XXX

Eli tried pushing her away, then ran in whatever direction had the least people. Shit, shit, shit...this was even scarier than last night! Eli's panic xxx

He turned that ignition, urging his car to go as he did. Eli - " ¡ Vamos¡ Vamos ¡ Voy a morir...! ". If it worked, he would peel on outta there and speed off.xxx

Eli - "Ugh, what do you jerks have against vampires?!" Eli decided it might be best to rush the door. He leaped from the wall in the direction of the door, then tried to knock babby witcher's block off.xxx

"Hm. Something that helped me with stress a long time ago was remembering that I'm dead. If you catch yourself worrying, think about all the symptoms of that you don't have to experience - a racing heartbeat, sweat, twisting stomach.xxx

He did so, not really giving a damn at this point. In his immediate thoughts were escape, however necessary, and a somewhat distant second ...

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Eli - "...Hey....uh, listen..." Eli - "I'm sorry about earlier, I really am... And I was just calling because, is there anything you need? I can pick you up ...xxx

As he waited for Vitus to pick up, he realized he could see the heat light from his engine limning the pedals at his feet. His powers were returning? Olawd, this was embarrassing... He took a few moments to chill before speaking, the return of his powers speeding the process along. Eli - ".xxx

I'm gonna bring back some blood, but my offer from yesterday still stands, if you've changed your mind." This was all off the cuff, but it felt necessary. Maybe it hadn't been the reason he called, but that didn't matter. xxx


As he approached, he realized they were totally taking advantage of that guy's near passed out state to jack his stuff! Eli – 'Okay, not that I'm one to talk but…time for some vigilante justice!' And those fools got cornered in that alley, felt a fist strike them hard in the face. They got kneed in the groin left to feel their own pain. Well, after Eli successfully excised some of dat good, good blood from their veins, and into his cheapo plastic cup. When he was done, he returned groaning dude's wallet, and took some drunk bloods in the other cup as 'payment.' His mission complete, Eli ...xxx

Eli - "I'm sorry about earlier, I really am... And I was just calling because, .... Shit was 2 rill for one Eli Redfern, witch hunter not-so extraordinaire. And so he drove and drove 'till he felt safe enough to exit his car, and the he pulled into the nearest ShopMart. After acquiring some reusable water bottles and a bargain-bin kung fu film, he was back on the prowl. It was time to get rekt. Somewhat by habit, and somewhat by luck, he rolled on into a semi-seedy gay club whose name he half-remembered from somewhere, maybe ... xxx

"Thanks V, I'll give it a shot. Take care." And now for a stiff drink, after that witch attack. And maybe some goofy retro action flick he could fall asleep to... Seemed a good way to close the night. Eli started thinking up the possibilities. xxx


>>>>>>>>>>>>>NEVERMIND FAMILY

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Flippin' magic." He passed a book to Jason. "Read all about it." Eli grabbed some of the books, specifically An Aldean Primer and some more ...

try to narrow it down to other vampires or humans. Plus, I can be somewhat of an ass time to time. Anyone who would want to be with me must be pretty damn crazy." "No merpeople it is. Suppose you'll never experience a magical fishy adventure." Evidently, Jason did not know it was better, down where it's wetter, under the sea.

While Jason was internetting, Eli posed an odd question... "Hey, so. ... I guess you don't know about the party, right? Well ...

.. At this point, I don't know what to believe. Well ...
... That includes Jack. And Chloe.

When Eli got his phone back, he looked more carefully at the review of Shadow Kingdom. Perhaps it could inform him of what he should be ... xxx

Eli quickly got out his phone, momentarily opening up his phone browser to his bookmarks, and tapped the website he had previously saved.xxx

Eli suddenly started speaking in a quieter tone; easy to hear for vampires, not so easy to hear for hoomans. "My mum was actually a pretty devout Goddite. We went to the Godchurch every week. Until the divorce anyways. I...well, I believed in God, at least, until this whole thing. Now...I dunno, I'm interested to see what else there is. Plus, apparently we can learn real magic eventually." ...xxx

Or burst through the walls of their enemies' homes, like so: Eli - "Jussst kidding. Maybe we could go to a magic shop? We have to watch out, though. They might turn our arms into peach trees." "Peach trees? xxx

We should probably make sure we're not going somewhere too far away, anyways, or else we'll be late." "Sure thing." Jason searched through ...xxx

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They had hit Eli's asshole threshold, at least. "Hey, not to change the subject, but what does this guy look like? Shouldn't we be on the lookout ... ... "A white guy with a hairy face...sorry that doesn't narrow it down much. I'll recognize him if I see him."xxx

I need more excuses to get out of the estate.". xxx

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Eli's ringtone was some KF variation of thees. "*Vidya game noises*". "Oh, um...that's my phone..." He turned his head to the source of the noise, which was somewhere in the guest bathroom area. "...ah, I should get that."xxx

Before getting into the shower, he texted Darren back.xxx

... Eli saw monstas or not, he caught of glimpse of Angela's pissed face, and knew he was in deep shit. He was momentarily terrified. "..." "S-sorry. We'll, er, catch up later...?" Eli got outta that pool like a bat outta hell, scrambling for the bathroom. "Yes. Shower. We should do that." Before getting into the shower, he texted Darren back. Robbin' banks without you lmao. Just kidding. Jason and I will be there soon. Dunno where Sophie is. He put the phone down somewhere safe, then turned to Jason. "Wanna, um....d0 a two-for-one? Shower together?" This time, there was no flirtation. xxx

Eli relinquished his swimming trunks and a shower was had. xxx



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BOYS NIGHT OUT

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Eli moved back from Jason and glanced over at Vitus. With a goofy, lopsided grin on his face, he addressed the man. "I'm just being silly. Hey, it's better than being miserable, ri-". From out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed...something. Was that...fire? Once he saw them in his peripherals, he had to turn and see what was going on. xxx

He could feel his thirst for blood exceeding as it slowly increases rapidly. His thirst was beginning to become intolerable-and Ryder wasn't helping. He attempted to hold it in..but the hunger couldn't be contained for xxx

Ryder was fortunate to be closer to the less hungry vampire - Eli . Because Jason was coming to realize this warmth stirred his hunger just a bit.

"Huh? I hope it hasn't become all...bro-y." "It was more mixed when I went, anyways. Bears, twinks, queens, what have you. Tolerable music. Good drinks." "Like I said, though. Not exactly into the club scene. I just went with this Aegenian guy I was seeing a bit ago. Man, the voice on that guy... But anyways, I figured it was as good a place as any.xxx

Well, I try not to judge people on looks, anyways. Maybe we'll meet some cool people." Eli put his arm around Jason. The act seemed friendly, but it was done more to restrain him, in case he couldn't control his urges. "Jason's juuuust fine. He's got me looking after him, so it's all good.xxx

Man, I thought you were playing mind games with me." Shiiiiiiit. How were they supposed to seduce a walking ball of flames? Creepy. "Uh. Hey. Ryder, was it?" Maybe he could practice with this dude? Eli tried to look straight at him.xxx

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Eli (typin') - Huesos: Yes, of course. What would you like to discuss? Eli had been on the Wayspace forums for some time, posting about this and that. Mostly he tried to keep what he said vague, not something that ...xxx

With Marcus, he would have spoken about the situation vaguely. xxx

Even if your progenitor dies, there will always be someone stronger than you, and they will try to subjugate you. Not everyone, of course. But enough to make it a problem. The weakness sunlight brings is a close second. I used to be a morning person before I died. Not anymore ...xxx

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Well, only one dude here, and only one way to find out... Eli - "Ahh..

that, an art student. Born in Castan and raised, mostly, in Glenland." Eli -

Eli - "Good to meet you, Alain... I'm Eli." Eli - "So...I suppose I'd like to get to know you some, before we discuss business. Would you tell me a xxx

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Eli - "Well, I see I can't sway you... You know what to expect? The heat vision, the... The former Sombreta estate would be a good cautionary tale, but...was it fully unwatched yet? "I'll have to think about it. Might not be fully private." Eli followed, enduring the increased light.

Eli got into the sedan. Eli - "Indeed. If you get a vague invitation, you might be able to get in with no powers. If you're not invited at all, you'll start to bleed. It's extremely uncomfortable. You can heal your wounds, some of them pretty nasty. Even regrow a limb. But it takes blood to do that, the worse it is, the more you need. Other powers...you'll be able to push your strengths past human limits and increase your speed. You can jump from great distances, float, and and even fly when you get strong enough, and you can climb most anything. And, in addition to seeing at night, you can see heat - every mortal will look like they're basked in flames. It's really creepy, honestly, but you get but you get used to it eventually." "Oh, and there's a lot you can do with shadows. Make yourself almost invisible, or turn into a shadowy dust cloud. Apparently you can also make yourself intangible, but that can take a while.

Eli - "Yes, I suppose I should give you vampire 101. You have some place in mind? ... xxx

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Eli - "No ethics, huh? In that case, you might be in competition with old Dragomir, or that weirdo Greyburn. I don't recommend it, though." Eli - xxx

li - "So I am curious. You've met vampires, have you met a progenitor before? Online, you seemed to know a bit about the progenitor/turned vampire divide." xxx

Eli - "I do indeed. I don't know if I have the talent for it, but apparently my progenitor did. Maybe some of her skills will have rubbed off on me." xxx

It felt strange to return...he hadn't seen it since the fire. Was there anything left? Eli - "I have a strange question... Do you know anything of the dead? Communing with spirits, or anything like that?" xxx

Eli - "They do rise, but there's a bit more to it. They were mostly killed in horrible ways, and they often have...idiosyncrasies. You will want to avoid them, mostly, if you can." Elli - "So will you return to Bribeaux, then, after you're turned? Do you know the general power structure where you are from?" xxx

I don't recommend it, it would be difficult for the both of us. You, especially. If the Circle was unaccommodating to outsiders before, it's even worse with the war. xxx


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I never understood it, is it normal when a progenitor dies? I don't know... xxx



Eli - "This is the Sombreta estate...Or, rather, this is the Sombreta estate after Theodore, our young terrorist, got his hands on it. Two people died in the fire, almost three... A young man, newly turned, and Sombreta herself. As old as she was, she wasn't safe from his attack ... Eli looked around, trying to figure out some way they could slip in. Eli - .... Eli - "It did help us save another, though... My mentor, Vitus..." ... xxx

Eli - "I have a favor to ask...Do you think we could speak with the memories of these lost souls?" He still felt bad about Jack. If only he'd known that he was in the estate,...

Eli couldn't even make sense of them in the day- light. It looked risky to follow him. xxx


Eli felt odd, the birds were quite loud. In the daytime, without super-hearing, it was even weirder. He tried to put it out of his mind as he focused xxx

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Eli tipped his hat slightly, then started walking into the street. He started to consider the best possible way to distract cardude, maybe some Sombreta-noise chaos? xxx

Looking for the arsonist, then? Man, either those guys were really intent on cutting down crime or something else was going on. After all, wasn't ... xxx

Eli - "What do you think we will find? The deaths were quite traumatic. I'm not sure what that means for the spirits here." xxx

It's possible I might be able to piece together some understanding, if you happened to get a hold of some fragment of Jack or Sombreta." xxx

Beyond that, to be honest, some closure on the matter would be nice." Eli followed, although he seemed like he wanted to linger at the estate a little longer. Eli - "I do appreciate you doing this for me. I know it's a ... xxx

Eli - "...?" Eli had no idea what was going on, so he waited for Alain to speak to him. He certainly didn't want to interrupt the ritual. xxx

Eli - "So, I am curious about something. Do you talk to ghosts often? Or...what kind of ... xxx

get anything out of the spirits here to work from. Perhaps with more elaborate ritual, but do you think it is worth the trouble just for a chance?". He seemed to be implying something more elaborate than they could do at the moment, hence his stroll. xxx

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It's... *muffled* Anselm...? Eli - "It's Eli? We've been texting for a while, you said I should call you about hanging out?" Anselm- "It's-- oh oh-- Elly. xxx

Eli - "Do you have an address? I can just use Lookit Maps if you know where you're at, or the name of the building you're on top of. If you have a Social Link page, you can also message me with your location." Anselm- "Ohhh, I don't know a computer thing, hold on--" xxx

Eli - "Darren? What's up, where are you guys?" Darren- "Hm, okay. xxx

Eli - "It's a deal - but with one caveat. If anyone ever finds out you're a Sombreta, you should tell them you don't know who turned you. xxx

Failing them... Betrayal. Heartbreak. But...I dunno, feels like I've already suffered that harder than I ever have? How do I turn that into a crucible?

Eli called out to the guys, while he tried to figure out what exactly he was seeing. Eli - "Ummm...Anselm? Darren...? Who's dying...?" ... xx

Eli - "Ah, I'm doing okay, better than before. Are you alright? It sounds like you're at a...windy dance club? Should we text instead?" Anselm- "Huh? xxx

Eli took the drink and sipped a little. Eli - "Well I see Darren is God-centric as ever. Is that what he's been up to these past few weeks? Killing ghosts for the almighty? Er, I suppose, against the almighty now. That's new.". xxx

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Eli - "Oh yes, I've seen a ghost before... It looked like a skeleton, and it spoke of dead movie stars. It's a lie, though - heaven's a lie. Ghosts are..... xxx

Eli - "Awww, maybe you should get a cool patch to put over it? Poor jacket..." Eli - "Sadly, I'm no witch. I'm a simple man of simple means. No magical awakenings for me." He took off his hat, and placed it on the ground, as if it deny his witchery. Eli - "Anselm, are you a Goddite now? Has Darren converted you? ..And can I un-convert you?" xxx

in yer face like a grenade!" Anselm- "No no no, you can't grab it. It's made of smoke, can't touch. Falls apart to pieces... Gotta make it solid, take off a lights." Anselm was unaware of Eli's approach. It was easy to grab him, as he was neither strong nor fast in his current state. He weighed about the same as a stretched out bag of flour. He flailed weakly and dropped the gun. Anselm- "Whoa, a ghost got! Darren, ugh, xxx

Eli got that dude in proper hauling position, then started planning his exit route. There had to be some way away from these pigs, that he could superjump or use his shadows to sneak to... As he did this, he would reach for the rifle if he reasonably could, slinging it over his shoulder. Eli - "Shhh, it's alright, querido Anselmito. We're just going on a little trip to Sobertown, take a break from being high off God." Eli - "C'mon Darren, let's go. xxx

Eli took a few quick steps towards Anselm, hoping to get behind the dude. His plan? To grab him, hopefully in a non-spiked area, and remove him at least from the ledge. The problems with this plan? Many. Hopefully this dude wasn't too strong. Eli - "Those pigs are still children of God. Their souls may be greasy pork fritters, but they've still got 'em!". xxx

Go swimming? See good art? Never ever?" At Darren's accusation, he couldn't stop himself from snickering a little bit. Eli - "Hey man, I'm not heretic, just a profligate. There's xxx

Eli was totally unfazed by Anselm leanings. Eli - "You like my hat? You can borrow it if you like...but you have to pay the price...with your bloodz. " Eli - "...Or let me borrow your cool spiky jacket. xxx

Eli moved to turn the music off, not wanting the pigs to track them by sound. Eli - "It's okay, niño. No ghost is going to hurt you, I promise. We're just going to go on a little trip, away from the ghosts and ghouls, alright? Doesn't that sound nice?" He started the journey down the cop-less side, mentally mapping the best route back to his car. Seemed like, with some shadow action, it shouldn't be too terrible. Those cops would hopefully be too preoccupied with getting up to the roof. xxx

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((Hahah the translation for that omg. XDDD)) Eli was shadowingly shadowed as he shepherded the high boiz through the graveyard and into the woods, away from the cops. Eli - "Pssst. Darren....Come to the ceiling!" Eli spoke quietly to Darren, just a whisper. If he was a human, that would have been impossible to hear, but Eli was pretty sure that guy had picked up on even bugs crawling. Last Edit: ... xxx

Aw, poor baby..." Eli held the little deer gently. As the cops came closer, Eli started to get nervous. Eli - "..." He pulled mad shadows to himself, ... xxx

As the Anselm-deer struggled, he tried to hold the deer tightly and Sombreta-whispered in his ear. Eli - "!!!!" Sombreta-speak - "Shhhh, shhhhhh ... xxx

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Eli fell backwards from the frantic deer jumping out of his arms, and he immediately panicked. The new tense circumstances inspired...red text!! xxx

Where had Anselm and Darren gotten off to? Elibirb - 'Oof, I never thought I'd have to do this tonight but.... VITUSVITUSVITUSVITUSVITUSVITUS . Wait, could Sombreta-speak work in this form? Only one way to find out... xxx

.. Cop 2 deployed his taser, and Eli instinctually did a shadow streak. It didn't help he could barely control his flight as is, his smoke cloud careened through the stones wildly several feet, then crashed head first into ... xxx

'Ugh! Why's a bird's life gotta be so rough? '. xxx



Or he could confront the guy...but that seemed like a pretty foolish idea. Then again, he could use his Sombreta-speak to remain hidden while ... xxx


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Eli's jeep was the first to arrive, followed very shortly by Jason's car ..... with his heavily-made up but fairly deadpan face, while working with the xxx

Eli wished he lived there, he'd swim twice as much as he usually did. 'On second thought,' he mused 'maybe that's not such a good idea. I'd never get anything done!' 'What kind of person owns such a place? You'd have to be loaded!' "So...who exactly is Marchese, Wilhelm? I'd like to know more about our ... xxx

>>>>>>>>>>>>>HARLAN ARMS CH 7

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Demetri had acted so differently about what happened to Jack in comparison to the others who had passed. He was curious, but he wasn't going to push Vitus to talk. xxx

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Eli made a mental note: punk tunes - great for when hiding the smell of corpses. Hopefully that information would not become relevant until they'd taken down Theodore. He would lemon zest the shit out of Theodore. xxx

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Eli opened the door and offered salutations like a gentleman. He shouted after them with refined departing words. "Erm, pardon my companion. xxx


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No ancient vampires eavesdropping, just you and me..." He got up, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "So... You ready to go ferret-napping?" ... xxx


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Eli was kind of thrown by the sudden goodbye. But memorizing names and faces, at least that was something he was pretty skilled at. He stuffed his phone away and started walking towards ... xxx

It felt like a bad dream, like he'd wake up soon and Angela and Jack would just walk through the door at any moment. His voice was shaky when he started talking again. "... I can't believe it..." He closed his eyes and shook his head. "...We have to stop him." ... xxx

Worst comes to worst, I guess the leftover scent can be a cautionary tale..." "Ah, you staying makes sense. I hope things aren't as brutal as last night. Oh! Do you know...um, did your contacts give you any information?" ..." xxx

... Then he lemon zest'd the shit out of the cage, and the carpet. Now Eli went back to Vitus' room, his weapons of choice in hand... ((What was ... xxx



It could be like a tour of Harlan + blood acquisition night! While Eli pondered the possibilities, he started leaning up areas of the room, wiping down areas near the bed and such. Anywhere that was smelly especially got cleaned thoroughly. And, of course, everything was smelling lemon zesty. As he was acting as the undead embodiement of Mr.Clean, Eli posed a question to Vitus. "I...have a strange question to ask you. We don't have to talk about it if you don't want to but...um, Demetri...he was close with Jack?" Now that his sense was returning, something was triking him as odd. Demetri had acted so differently about what happened to Jack in comparison to the others who had passed. He was curious, but he wasn't xxx

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Eli's expression changed drastically, all of a sudden. It was the same passionate look he'd gotten when he went on the Vitus Rescue Mission the night prior. "You're a good person! You helped me when no one else would. I know you did everything you could to stop that jerk, even though he's really ... xxx

Vitus being so down on himself broke Eli's heart. He wasn't a failure! "We'll help, for sure. Every little bit matters." . xxx

.... Ugh. Probably should have waited to do that until *after* he'd finished cleaning. Such was life. He plopped down on the couch again and let his mind wander to Toby's punk tunes. xxx

The punk tunes were great for work, setting an up tempo. Probably not what the artists had in mind. Well, it couldn't be much longer now. xxx

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"Will ferret time help?" Eli moved the slightly wriggling ferret towards Jason, brushing the tiny ball of fire against him. He moved him back and xxx

... I guess, I'm gonna try to get a head start on getting blood, if it's not too late. xxx


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Eli - "I guess it depends on if they want to do art anymore, too. mean, I've done some art since I died but, I've been kind of in a funk. It might be they never want anything to do with art after their deaths." xxx

Oh, and these." He tossed a pair of black gloves to Darren, putting on a pair himself. Eli - "Not really sure if fingerprints matter for dead guys, but, hey, better safe ... xxx

Eli - "Well, they won't be totally free, but they'll be about as free as us...probably. That old guy Dragomir doesn't want any kids around, ... xxx

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Eli - "Used to. Kind of fell off the wagon after all of this mess. Why, are you secretly devout?... xxx

Eli - "Dude, a lot of people do 'damnationin things.' That's what confession is for. If you want to be a Goddite and a vampire, you can. At the end of ... xxx

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Eli - "Oh jeez..." Maybe it would have been better to wait around back for that armored car.... Well, might as well scope out the joint. He started walking around, . xxx

Eli - "Yes, actually. I'm looking for..." He launched into some swimming jargon, mentioning some random piece of equipment he might actually have needed had he been going to xxx

"Yeah, let's stagger in so it's not so suspicious, less attention that way. Want me to go in first?" Eli - who was in all black, also put his jacket hood up. xxx

Eli started looking at random things, examining them like he was going to buy them. He tried to move towards sports stuff, since he kinda looked schlubby enough to be some kind of gym goer.... xxx

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Eli kept crawling, getting to where he needed . While he was up there, with the superior vantage point, he looked around. What kinds of things ... xxx

Do people really pay as little attention to the supernatural as Vitus says? Would they assume it was a flaw in the video, if they saw it at all? And if he did use shadows, where would he put himself? The cameras and mirrors assumed people monkeying around in the aisles, what about going above them? xxx

Eli looked up... Going on the ceiling, now that was an idea. After all, most people rarely looked up, not without good reason. Especially not with hose fluorescent lights, that would be pretty annoying. He could use his shadow powers to conceal himself, then climb up to the ceiling, maybe even tamper with those videos. Though, would that matter anyways? At least at BADA, he knew they usually deleted the security footage after a day or so, just from helping some people with campus disputes. xxx


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Eli - "Too bad I left my 'Down with corpo-scum' shirt at home. Gotta cultivate that image." Eli - "Ah, look, there's our man. Think we should start ... xxx


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Eli went for another swift kick in the sensitive areas, and then started .... It felt right to him, and he wanted to explore the feeling of being ethereal and the logical part of his mind seemed down with it, for now. After all ... xxx

Eli took the bag and did what he needed to control the goods. Then he got the cart and started dashing towards the getaway car as much as ... xxx

'That was sooo cool!' Eli had his eye on that dude. Could he do it again? Just float right behind him and catch him off guard? Only one way to find out..." He called out to the man. Eli - "Hello, we're looking for The Ion ... xxx

He was still shooting, but Eli felt a bit more safe - so much shadow stuff to work with out here. He felt smoove, ethereal, cold as the night. He could slip out of the line of fire, get on top of the armored car, just slip on up like... the guy wouldn't even see him. He knew it. xxx

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He wanted to be as inconspicuous as possible - after all, it wouldn't do to get caught from speeding. Eli - "Yeeeeah, I mean, we're probably banned from Shopmart for life. But, hey, at least we're both rich now?" xxx

-1000 approval points from Eli. Poor babby monkey <//3. Eli helped transfer the goods, trying not to think of the ghosts of monkeys past. xxx

Eli slinked to the ground vapor-stlye and pistol-whipped the dude. The guy wasn't unconscious - why don't movie things ever work? - but he xxx

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Eli - "Who are you and why are you in our car??" Well, no one was attacking them yet. That was...good...at least? xxx

Eli got changed, stuff got moved, and soon they were hot rod rollin'. Darren rested an arm on the window, driving one handed. Darren- "So I'm ...xxx


Eli raised an eyebrow. He knew she wasn't a Reckenberger, nor some random Circle-er, the Demy texts being especially useful. But who *was* she? Eli - "Alright, uh Amaranthia. I'm Eli, he's Darren." Eli - "So...er, who are you, if you don't mind me asking? You're not Circle, so...are you a Weston vampire? Or from somewhere else?" Eli - "Bribois, Mlle. Dupuis? xxx

Eli - "Dude, chill." He slowly grabbed for the wheel, trying to make up for Darren's inattention. "Pretty sure if she wanted us dead, she wouldn't have bothered to come into the car." ... xxx

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Eli - "A fellow crimelord, huh? You'll have to tell me more." xxx

Eli - "Alright, give us your pitch. What've you got for us, Godcrusher?" ..... the truth about jack-shit? How did you guys end up in the state you're in? A written invitation to undeath?" Doesn't matter much to me, as long xxx

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Since the peace treaty didn't extend to Theodore, Eli was okay with it. Eli - "I think the guy who was mostly responsible for my death is dead now actually." Eli - "Whatever the case, I'll accept your terms. Peace with ...... xxx

Then drive it out into the harbor, and just call me if any ships or boats of any kind leave the piers before dawn.". xxx

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Assassinations?" Eli - "She told me there was a death in the day, I guess I just assumed it'd been during the fight...Ah, perhaps there's no ... xxx

One last thing, about the Vicier kids... Do you know what's happening with them? I'm sure Vitus could still receive them, if it's possible.". xxx

Eli was actually quite touched. He felt bad always dragging him into the Demy-foolery. . Eli - "Darren, you are the best partner in crime. What would I do without you?" Eli - "Hey, do you think we could buy a boat with all of that cash? xxx

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"Guess we should be on the lookout at sea, too... might be that our guy has an aquatic form."... xxx

yet again, it was affirmed that Eli believed it was better, where it's wetter. xxx



Eli looked down, how far was the drop to the water? His plan was to dive in, follow the big yacht around, and then get onto the smaller boat. From there, he'd be looking for any storage, which held ...xxx

"I can swim around and get the boat, I suppose. But you'd need to guard the cash." Eli - "After all, we wouldn't want any 'mob butt boys' to steal ... xxx

And Eli was navigating the seven seas, puttin that mind at ease. Eli - "Well, this is more pleasant than out last job. All we have to do is wait and xxx

Eli tried to find a towel or something to dry off with, then went back to grab his clothing. After throwing his clothes back on, he would help haul xxx

"And, hey, you guys are all loaded. Maybe some of your fortune will rub off on me." Eli tried to be optimistic. It would be difficult, but at least there ... xxx

Eli - "Sure, why not?" He reached to grab one of the bags. "Looks like we gotta break open the stowage on this thing, but it sounds like they xxx

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"Theodore. His name is Theodore." You (almost) killed Vitus. Prepare to die. Eli kicked back. Eli - "Well, at least it's a nice night out." xxx

Like, if the progenitors are the board of trustees, he's the Circle CEO. Umm other things. xxx

"Vitus told me he wanted to turn the other Sombreta kid - Jack? I guess he liked him. Beyond that, I don't really know a whole lot. V seems to have mixed feelings on him. I guess being in a kind of 'General' position, he's got to deal with a lot of unpleasant shit, though." Eli - xxx

Eli - "So, with that in mind...doubt we'll get much of a signal out here. Do you know any games? I guess I Spy isn't a good choice." ... xxx

Eli - "It's possible. Seems like the animal forms are all over the place. I've seen a dolphin/octopus transformation and, uh... Well, that's all, but ... xxx

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Eli - "You seriously had no idea? I think I've reached, like, peak gayness since I died..." Eli couldn't help but snicker. This guy had no gaydar. Eli - "Waitwaitwait....Let me blow your mind for a second..." Eli - "There is a vampire, thousands of years old, who came with those Reckenberg vampires. He's probably the strongest and oldest vampire in Glenland and you know what? Likes the D." xxx

Darren- "Whaaaaaaaaaa?" He slowly turned and slumped into the well of the boat, his money chain trailing. xxx

Eli - "Hey, you got something against gay people? That is so not cool." It did seem quite dramatic. Eli knew Darren was punky, but he didn't expect the guy to be so shocked by gayness. xxx



Eli - "You know, like every vampire you've met so far...? What is....'gay stuff'...?" Eli - "Well, now you know not everyone in the Circle is straight. Or every one of those Reckenbergers for that matter. In fact, there might even be a ... xxx

Eli - "Nah, I don't think so. I mean, I didn't really know Jack but he seemed kind of reserved, not really the type to be beating on dudes and ... xxx

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Eli - "Hmm...You know, that's not a tall order. I could totally wingman for you, you know. ... Eli - "Um, personality-wise, I guess I like a guy that's strong. Doesn't mind a fight, but isn't weird about it, if that makes sense? But he should also have something going on...Like, he should know something about...uh, some subject? Art, music, technology, whatever..." xxx

Like, with Jack and Demetri...was there something about his personality or was it just physical attraction? Is it possible for two people with ... xxx

"How...why?" Eli tried to keep his distance, as much as he could. Was this how he would die? He should have listened, to Anselm, to Berthe. xxx

..... Marcus- "It's nearly your bedtime, boys." Darren- "Woddabou- wha?! xxx

Eli - "Hmmm...To be honest, I never really thought I had a 'type' but I mean...I guess those Kallan guys, something about them just really drives ... xxx

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Everything in Eli wanted to flee, but there was nowhere to go. In the sea, he was as good as dead. And on the boat, it was the same thing. xxx

"OK, calm down calm down," he told himself. Darren- "We don't gotta breathe, right? Right?" The boat wasn't going to make it, but at least he could run out the last of its life getting closer than this... xxx

Eli took the other money bag, obeying Darren's order. Eli - "Let's just hope he doesn't follow us down there..." xxx

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Eli went ahead and did the same thing to Darren's phone, since that dude was out cold. He didn't want to wake Vitus, but he knew he had to. With all of the Reckenberg vampires having invitations to this hotel, it just wasn't safe anymore. He needed to address the living situation immediately. xxx

How had he even found them? And why had he targeted them? I It didn't make sense... Whatever the case, lesson learned for Eli. No more dolphin men, ever. xxx

Eli - "Well, I doubt Jack hooked up with that guy before he did that..." He snorted. "Ugh, I sure know how to pick 'em... Well, I won't be making that mistake ever again. xxx

Eli - "I'm going to call Demetri. I hope he can help us, or at least give me some answers..." xxx

must leave." Eli started looking for Vitus' cellphone. Maybe Demetri would be a better option, that guy always seemed to be up in the daytime. xxx




Eli felt like total shit, all the way down. With the slow sinking and journey, he was left with his thoughts, making it twice as arduous. How had he ... xxx

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Eli turned his face away from Vitus, trying not to show a slight loss of composure. Eli - "Why would he do that..." He quickly rubbed his eyes, then urned back to Vitus. Eli - "That's...probably right. You're so smart, Vitus... We can search for a new place tomorrow, I have money now so we can look at more long-term options." Eli - "Is it...is it okay if I stay in here with xxx

Eli was nothing if not stubborn. He kept trying. At the subject on hand, Eli bit his lip and looked away, embarrassed, but he then he started talking.. Eli - "Yeah, I...I may have hooked up with that guy, a few nights ago. So it makes it extra confusing, honestly..." Eli - "Darren thinks maybe he ... xxx


Eli - "That's horrible..." Eli crawled onto the bed. Tired as he was, those cruel thoughts kept him awake for longer, and he occasionally let out weak sobs. Eventually the intensity of the day was ... xxx


Not everyone is a libertine, you're gonna make people really uncomfortable that way." He tucked his phone away. "Anyways, just talk with them. Learn their ways and shit. It's magic, it's gonna be cool." xxx

XXXXXXXXXEstate - Low floors

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Eli wasn't quite sure what that meant, but he knew Ru was upset. Smiling softly at the man, he tried to speak in a reassuring voice. "...We can do whatever you want. Anything else you'd like to do?" xxx

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Eli wasn't following. It was all trespassing anyways, right? When Darren spoke, he couldn't help but agree with the guy. Still, training gave him an excuse not to be at the estate and learning powers was pretty cool on its own. Plus, maybe he could hit up Demetri for xxx

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When Vitus brought up the cars, he instantly reacted. ... Eli was almost positive Vitus trusted him not to try anything. xxx

They were totally not classics, but Eli didn't care. It wasn't like his car had been top of the line. Simply the act of driving was enough for him. xxx

He had thought that much was obvious, and he was certainly on Vitus' side with this one, it seemed. The man looked like an ok fellow. He had to admit, as much of a creep Darren had been with Babette, he did still appreciate his music somewhere inside of himself. xxx

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<LOWER FLOORS

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Eli turned around and began walking backwards. "Do you have any cash? How much would a cab cost, anyways?" "It would probably also help if we had a destination in mind. I don't think ...xxx



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MARGOT - ELI SESH

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"The same woman who turned Vitus...she turned me, as well. He says she was much worse back then..." "That's...all there is to it, I suppose. Every human that went to that party, twelve of us, is now dead. Eleven are vampires, including myself. One was...not so lucky. It's been a few days and I guess I'm still unpacking all of this... Losing everything. xxx


Silence filled the air for a long time before Eli spoke again. "I'll never become a professor. My family thinks I'm dead. My two best friends do, too. I worry about my dad. He doesn't have anyone left. And my best friend, he'll have to find another roommate." xxx

And my best friend, he'll have to find another roommate." "And it's silly, but I wonder if they'll let him keep the hamster..the one that's not even allowed in the dorms." He grew a sad smile "We used to give the damn hamster a birthday party, every year...ever since Toby first smuggled him in freshman year." xxx

Eli took a seat somewhat hesitantly. This sort of thing made him more than a little uncomfortable, and he found himself sitting more rigidly than normal. He gazed at the woman pleasantly, but his eyes were guarded. "Mm, yes, that's correct. It's nice to meet you, too." He looked at her quizzically at her last question. "What can you do? I...don't really know. I've been taking things day by day. That's all I can do, at this point.xxx

"Certainly didn't expect 'death by vampire attack' to be my way of dying. That's a new level of absurdity." Eli attempted to lighten the mood after unloading all that baggage. xxx

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Eli closed his eyes, then sighed deeply. When he opened them, he found himself staring at the ground. "I think I understand, but it's not so easy. Twenty one years of living can't be undone in a few days." His eyes flitted upwards."But you are correct, and my continued existence hinges upon my ability to do so." "Of course, that raises the question...what do we keep? What do we abandon? If we can't rely on the foundations of modern science, then does xxx

.... keeping the streets of Harlan safe while getting my blood fix from the city's worst thugs." He snorted. "Oh, and my friend Leo is my sidekick. Or I'm hers." "Kidding. I don't really know. I've been taking things day by day. That's all I can do, at this point." xxx

"Which is perhaps why you shouldn't trust science so heavily?" "You know for an artist you have little imagination, my boy. Nevermind." xxx


"Well, this isn't math...you can't just build a new system, change the axioms...the laws... of nature. There's only one set. It's universal, it's ... xxx



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Not that. Not yet, anyways." xxx

"I don't know how long of a list it'll be, but, sure, I'll give it a shot. I hope you have a nice evening.". xxx

"I almost have this image in my head of her cackling wildly and throwing newt eyes into a cauldron, like some freaky evil witch. Coming up with some awful vampire magic." Was there even vampire magic that worked that way? "Or...or...writing my eulogy 'cause she's already sick of me or something." "Guess it's better than Jason, though. That Gaston-Louis won't leave xxx

What she did to me, how she killed Vitus, what she let Gaston-Louis do to Jason...those are some of the reasons I'm scared of her. But not the .. xxx

Even if it's just an illusion. When things settle down around here, then I'll be able to do so." He got up. "Anyways, that's everything from me.xxx


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NIGHTCLUBBIN

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As they rolled up in that joint, Eli greeted Sophie and Fran with a smile. "Hey, you ready for round two?" xxx

I could totally use a badass martial artist life coach. xxx

Eli took the time to check out the crowd a little, seeing what was up in laser-land. "So what's on the agenda for tonight? Fighting? Dancing? xxx


>>>>>>>>>>>>>WHATEVER NIGHT

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I had assumed that turning Darren and Jack and the rest was just a repeat of that, you know? A new vampire each to keep them from getting bored." "But us? They had no idea what we looked like or what talents we had. We might as well have been randos off the street. I can't help but think they just needed...well, bodies. Anyone. That some of us happened to be attractive was just a bonus, but it seems like...whatever they want...it's a lot more disposable than keeping a ... xxx

Eli was confused. Hadn't he met all the vampires in Harlan? Or were they travelling to another city? "Pffft. Me, silly? I dunno what you're talking about. I'm as serious as....as Gaston-Louis's impenetrable gaze. Or what I imagine it to be, anyways. xxx

Eli instinctively rolled his eyes, before remembering that Jason obviously couldn't see that. In response ((Skully)), No, but everyone's heard of it. xxx

Eli had seen other forums using this software platform, and you pretty much had to hope Lookit was indexing them because the native search ... xxx

hinking of his phone made Eli remember the near-abandoned Lookit search ("Aldea Harlan forum") and he went back to scanning results. xxx

Castañol. Estas criaturas no están en mi vocabulario." Eli briefly wondered if El Cucuy was for real. Perhaps he was a nice modern gentleman instead of an evil creature who spirited naughty children away. With that, he remembered the picture he sent, and to check his texts. To Jason ((Skully)), Guess you'll just have to figure something out. You might have more competition, too. Apparently, we're going to meet...everyone. Might have to fend off El Cucuy and my werewolf love interest. . After that, Eli decided to open up a web browser. Maybe he couldn't meet witches in person, but he could at least meet them in cyberspace. xxx

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Eli had to control his giggling at the image of Vitus as some rough and tumble biker. "You used to be a biker? I didn't realize you were so tough. He raised an eyebrow at the 'too many vampires' comment. "Er...What do you mean by too many vampires, ... xxx

Dragomir is pretty choosy about new blood. It'd never happen. Especially since the first thing this progenitor did was start turning lots of ... xxx

I guess I assumed they'd smoke out more permanent residents. Um, as far as Crowboys...Just that they're 'pathetic creatures' and they ... xxx

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"Actually, what about the rest of Glenland? Are there other entities like the Circle out there, in other big cities? Do we have contact with them?" xxx

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"Well, you wanted to get to know me better, right? So I figured I xxx

That is...good? I think?? Actually, I have a favor to ask. A super secret spy favor! Are you still with Ru? I need you to ask him about his progenitor ... xxx

Eli walked over to the desk, picking up one of the tiny frames and inspecting it. He tried to reconcile the fact that, in all likelihood, his visit with Vitus would be the last time he ever stepped foot in this place. "I actually got recommended to this place back when I was a freshman. I was really interested in scale, so one of my professors told me to go see Lou. I did and he turned out to be this amazing guy. So...I kept coming. He has a group that meets up here every so often, and I kind of fell in in with them. They're a real passionate bunch, it's a lot different from art school, where you have a lot of people who can't be bothered..." "Lou's more interesting, I think. He used to run a small accounting firm, but he sold it when he was in his 40's and started to do these miniature paintings. They were pretty ... xxx

Eli took the helm of yon sedan, briefly utilizing the power of his phone's GPS to return to more familiar streets. He drove the duo some distance south of the University district, taking a number of offbeat sidestreets until they arrived at a relatively quiet area ... xxx

That bee thing must have been a joke. Surely... After they arrived in the alley, Eli looked at Vitus quizzically. "Er...Is something the matter?" ... xxx

"Seems like it might be better than hanging around here, anyways.xxx

I need you to ask him about his progenitor, Dragomir, but you have to be super .... So I figured I could take you somewhere important to me. xxx

Though, Eli was glad to know it wasn't Vitus' hard earned money they had ..... He saw Vitus work his sleepy stylez and wondered how long that would take to learn. It seemed simple enough, but in practice, it hadn't been ...xxx

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Also, Eli would check to see if he got any other interesting messages from dudes in the dating app. Did he get anything noteworthy? After he was done, if he knew where the pool was, then he'd set an alarm on his phone for an hour before sunset in the hopes that he'd get a ...xxx

What was probably meant to coerce Eli into going did quite the opposite. He wasn't sure he was ready to deal with all those people yet. He got dressed again. "Yeah...Jason met this guy and he was going to see a movie with him. He wanted me to come along. I want to encourage that sort of thing, so..." xxx

Well, I am Eli and I'm a swimmer and kinda-sorta model. I like painting, playing games, and talking to interesting fellows like yourself. Maybe we could hang out sometime, get to know each other? Annnnd, then xxx

Then, he pulled Vitus into a quick hug. "Thanks for coming with me. I hope it wasn't too awful." Afterwards, Eli had some business to attend to. xxx

"Well, it goes until question marks, so maybe you can drop by later?" .... You sound great, you should tell me all about yourself. I mean, if it's not too much trouble." ((No longer remember my BS for the date, bear with ... xxx

>>>>>>>>>>>HANGOVER

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It's whatever the progenitors felt like doing, especially Dragomir.." xxx

"I guess so... I dunno, I'd want to have as many friends as possible, personally..." xxx

Eli turned his head a bit when Berthe entered the hotel room. "Yeah, sure thing." To Vitus, "Well, I'll let you rest now. No use trying to play strategist at this point..."... xxx

Why did the Circle have to reach out all the way to Grauland for help? How come the Circle doesn't have any allies in Glenland?" xxx

He paused for a moment, then thought to ask the big question he couldn't ask during the Skall call. "Hey Vitus, can I ask you something?xxx


"Ehhhh, you don't have to tell me twice, that's for sure. I have to admit, though, I'm still curious about the older ones... I mean, how was life like eons ago? From the little bit I heard, it sounds like things were more controlled by progenitors, like the Circle."... xxx

"I'm sorry, I've gotta take this." Eli phone'd a friend. "Darren? What's up?" xxx

"Squids said he'd hit 'em on a day when some high dollar item is moving fast. Does Autumnal candy count?"xxx


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MARCHESE SANTI

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Leo and Eli approached arm-in-arm, but they separated once they arrived. Leo took a seat across from Santi and flashed a nervous smile. "Ah xxx

How have you found our little troupe?" Eli took a sip of his drink. He would need to relax if he intended to get anything useful out of these two. xxx


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WILHELM CHLOE

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Eli strode over to the table, trying to hide his apprehension. He was feeling better about what had happened over dinner, but the thought of speaking to Chloe alone was still a little nerve-racking. xxx

The people are so relaxed compared to Glenland." "Speaking of which, how do you find Glenland?" He's not half bad. Guess my intuition was wrong,' Eli noted. xxx

Nonetheless, Eli would keep pace. He wasn't sure how to turn the tables, but he would think about that later. "Well, yes and no. Don't get me wrong, Harlan is a great place, but it has its problems. As far as the art scene here, I feel like it's kinda stale. I mean, reading about the old days...Harlan was booming. I feel like we need to do something to revitalize Harlan, breathe in new life, so to to speak. It's not that Harlan is bad, per se, just that we can do better." " You bring up a good point about the rest of Glenland, though. I've lived in Harlan all my life and I've seen people from all over Glenland. That ignorance seeps into Harlan. And it won't change unless the rest of Glenland changes." "As far as what I'd do? In truth, I already do take advantage of living in Harlan, all the time. I've had a chance to meet people from all walks of life, collaborate with different artists, and attend all kinds of events that others can't.......

Indeed, Eli had been talking about Harlan's art scene for a long time. It was a big reason why he wanted to become a professor - he wanted to do what he could to give people a love for the arts. He spoke in an animated fashion, his zeal for the topic was obvious. "I don't necessarily think we have to return to traditional media. We shouldn't abandon it, of course, but the real thing we need to return to is the way they thought about art back then." " The media people use doesn't matter, art is art. But giving people a sense of appreciation and interest in the arts? That's how you foster creativity. The more people who care, the more new artists and new people willing to support these artists there are." xxx

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Eli pulled out the seat next to Leo and slipped in. His distance was perhaps closer than normal, but not enough to suspect...intimate relations. xxx



>>>>>>>>>>>>BABETTE BOLDLY GOES

Eli pondered the ghost question, with Brent off the table. Hmm...Well..maybe my second cousin Carlos....Wait, no, probably not. He was weird. He used to think cats were working with the government to spy xxx

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What kind of things would the spirit of Brent want, he wondered? Revenge for his death, a message from beyond, or maybe something from the ladeez? "...Anyways, I just wanted to check up on you. xxx


>>>>>>>>>>>>SOMBRETA ESTATE - LOW FLOORS

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Although...could we plan for a few detours tomorrow? It seems like a bunch of us still need to pick up some stuff." Eli looked at Ru for a moment. xxx

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Did you have some place in mind?" He hoped it was somewhere far away from the estate. In his mind, the more it might inconvenience Angela, ... xxx

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Eli shrugged off the 'baby' comment. It wasn't like he was all that wrong, anyways - these guys were a gazillion years old. In comparison, what did a little over two decades mean, eally? When Vitus brought up the cars, he instantly reacted. "You know I can. I fucking love driving." He was totally a shoe-in. Eli's thoughts briefly went back to his fate... Eli was almost positive Angela would be his....owner...now, even though no one seemed interested ... xxx

As Eli thought of the estate, he wondered what exactly Angela was up to. Writing - would that keep her occupied for the whole night? He sure hoped so. And what was she writing, exactly? He had a hunch it involved clams and bananas and possibly him. Ew. '....Think of puppies, Eli. All the floofy, floofy puppies in the world.' xxx


>>>>>>>>>>>>>HALLOWEEN _ ACT ONE - EXAM ROOM HOLLY

One roommate. Are you sexually active? [x] Please list any current medications: __None________ Are you currently involved in any other work ... xxx

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPLIT GROUP 2 DOOR ROOM

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Eli remembered he felt stronger than normal back there on the stretcher, ... "Oh, I better run back to the hall before they send someone after me! Later, guys!" She oriented herself and ran off. Two doors left in the room. xxx

Not magical mole people. If we're underground, it's not going to do anything." Although Eli said it playfully, he certainly meant what he said. xxx

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SOMB ESTATE UPPER (FAMILY)

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I'm not the best at apologizing but whatever I did, I'm sorry? I just care about you a lot and..hell, I just hate having you be so angry with me.". xxx

He entered and Jason was struck with a face full of Eli. "Decision time....You can choose me..." "...Or you can choose drugs." "There is no in between." Too bad Jason didn't have a horrible fast food meal to help him on his way. xxx

"Yes, I am. We can't continue...whatever this is... if you're not committed to change." Eli got closer to Jason, and rubbed his arm. "Honestly, there is so much out there beyond drugs. I can show you things much better than some ten second psuedo-high. And this time, he was not talking about the booty. Well, maybe 10% booty. But there was cool shit in this world! And he would endeavor to show ... xxx


"Like...hearing the Harlan symphony for the first time. Or watching the sun descend into the world. Or...spending time with someone you actually care about, doing anything. xxx

We live in a world filled with magic - real magic, even - if you just look for it." "Ok...ok...I need to stop before I start launching into some carpe diem speech. But I'm not kidding you...just give it a shot. There's amazing things in this world. Hell, I just met a psychic and almost saw a magical talking cat last night. Tell me that isn't cooler than ... xxx


<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<MARCUS' FANTASTIC VOYAGE
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Eli was a little hesitant coming down to the lobby, but he shrugged it off as he got closer. Such was the nature of his glorious quest for the booty. xxx

I was maybe thinking a different kind of magic trick...heh. <.< >.>" Eli led Marcus to the car, and started it up. "So...the waterfront... What would ... xxx


That would be really sad." "Hmm...Well, usually it's pretty much taunting people, or trying to get tough guys to come to us. Now that I think about last night was kind of funny in a ... xxx

Jason had to distract a whole bunch of cops and firefighters so I could rescue Vitus from the estate's fire... So he was just going wild beating on these beefy guys, jumping on a firetruck and everything. I only saw a bit, but it must have been pretty surreal, one blue haired punk fighting off all those cops." "I guess we do a lot of strange things now. But it makes for an interesting time, anyways. I hope hunting won't get too tedious one day." xxx ...





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Eli looked up from the gore, trying to dissociate from it. It helped that he'd only envisioned them as giant glowing fireballs, and, perhaps ...xxx





>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RETURN OF BRUJO



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"I am curious about the crucible, though. I feel like I've heard that word so much, but I don't quite understand it? If it's just about suffering, it seems like a lot of vampires should have awakened their magic just by living their lives. Does the suffering need to ... xxx

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Yeah, I kinda feel like Courtney had issues with spirits... It's really sad. I'll try not to go too far, though it might be tempting." Eli hauled himself up ... xxx

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***Did these humans know about Circle activities? What was he supposed ... that much damage.

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Sombreta-Voice in Agent Harring's Ear - "Wow, that was smart. What do you think your friends are going to say when you tell them the thing in your ear won't leave you alone? Somehow, I don't think they'll ... xxx

Eli did indeed go quiet, instead taking the time to reposition his birdself in a location that could spy all the goings on with the agents. Preferably somewhere that he could escape from quickly, on the odd chance those sector three buffoons could spot vampire birds. xxx


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- Do you know how to use magic ? I have tried to learn, but witches , vampires may be hard to get . I think they got a bad impression of someone . of someone . Nevertheless , this is very cool! She had a balloon ? This is funny. I saw today a balloon, also . Does it offer you a girl in a melon ? The balloon popped sad . I have not seen Theodore , but I will call all when I do ... I wish I could kill him , but I do not think I 'm strong enough . I have some guns now though , maybe I can at least cause some damage ! What kind of weapons do you have? I only guns , but I want to try something bigger. Maybe we can get a rocket launcher !! . Be sure, Eli xxx

Eli - "Of course, someone's gotta keep the Sombreta name going .... They have a lot to suffer magic to learn, so I think I have not suffered enough? I think it's cool, but some bewitched witch me and it took all my vampire powers for little! It's super scary at the time, but now I think that I would ike to learn to do. No, I have no boyfriend. I do not know where you would find someone, but I think there are some hetero people who are single in the county. I do not know of anyone who gay and single. Or maybe some of the people of Reckenberg? Most are likely to be busy with the war, but you but you could always try to meet someone you like? Or you could try human? Some people like to be with human, but I do not really like to do that. I feel like I can not be completely myself, because because I can not say I'm a vampire. But you could go to a club and talk to human if you are to be with them in order. But maybe if you like a human who could transform into a vampire? I think this might be complicated, and maybe they would not be interested, though. Good luck with love, Eli. xxx




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Eli - Nice gat, but it pales in comparison to FLIPPING VAMPIRE POWERssss. ;P Jason - Aw Shit. Lookin' cool as fuck. I gotta get my hands on one of those. xxx










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Eli will turn all the terminally ill cute gay boys! I don't think Vitus will be down for it tho, but maybe, somewhere, Gaston-Louis will pick ...

terrible and I am a sadistic bastard, but I totes wouldn't mind some embarrassing polyvores in the future for Eli. <.< >.> Flippin' hilarious.

Yeah, I think I need to reassess how I'm writing him. I feel like I really screwed up tonight.

Since we're waiting, any chance you could slip in a Sly face for Eli to your

Speaking of new clothes, any chance is Eli's witcher outfit ready or should I use placeholder gfx? ...

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Holly grabbed a cup of coffee and put some creamer in it. She looked over at Marshall. Holly - "Hey, are you doing okay? Sorry you couldn't get ... xxx