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Post by Trinity on Feb 19, 2014 14:05:29 GMT -8
Leo grimaced a little, but eventually, albeit reluctantly, she gently took Ellen's wrist and pressed her lips to the wound. 'Ugh, tastes nothing like cake..' It took quite a bit of will power to force herself to drink. She tried not to take what she thought was too much, and pulled back with a wipe of her lips. She REALLY hoped this wouldn't be a regular thing between them..
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 20, 2014 18:43:27 GMT -8
Leo felt like she was taking in nourishment, but it wasn't very satisfying. It occurred to her none of the blood she'd consumed since becoming a vampire was very warm.
There was a sound of digital noise - a crude approximation of the theme music of a forty year old TV program about astronomy - Cosmology. Ellen used her free arm to answer her cell phone. Ellen- "Huh... Excuse me. Who is this?"
Voice on other end- "Demetri. Is Babette available?"
Ellen- "What is it?"
Demetri- "Just that a friend would like to speak to her."
Ellen- "Suuuure, why not?"
She passed the phone to Babette. Ellen- "Listen, of course we can hear anything you say, but it'll feel a little more comfortable to talk in another room, right? So just head out to any spot on spot on this floor and come back when you're done."
((Even though this splits the party, we'll keep it in this thread. DeeK- add "on tha phone" to the beginning of your posts and edit in jara replies on your posts.))
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Post by DKender on Feb 20, 2014 19:27:13 GMT -8
"Okay. For me? Hmm." Babette took the phone with a puzzled, apologetic expression and scurried to the other room. Who could it be? She'd given her number to Francesca, but it wasn't a good night for chillin. Plus, this was Ellen's phone."This is Babette. Who am I speaking to?" ((On tha phone!))
Ru seemed worried but honest. "This is Ru. I am using someone else's phone. I just wanted to make sure that you are ok and everything. I am in the Dragomir mansion, but I am with Demetri, Cameron and Tristan now." -Babette Her tone became warmer. "Ru, Darling! How wonderful! Tell the boys that I adore them for this, won't you? Can you hear me, boys? Adore!" -Ru Ru seemed relieved that Babette didn't sound too upset. "...Boys? Which boys? Do you mean Demetri? They've all been very nice to me, actually. How... how is your side going?" -Babette"I mean Demetri, Cameron, and Tristan (she totally pronounced his name like Trees-tehn). Well, haha, Leo and I live in an abandoned Godchurch abbey of some sort. Ellen has showed us the ropes. I can make illusions now! Sort ... of." -Ru"That sounds good. Be... be careful, Babette. I will tell them all that they are lovely. I think we're in a mansion somewhat near normal people. Unless this is a neighborhood of vampires. That wouldn't surprise me. I don't have any powers but I fed..." -Babette"Do me a favor, will you? Will you do me a favor? Say yes first." -Ru"I'll do whatever I can if it's reasonable. If you tell me to try sleeping with a bearded guy again I might have some words for you." Babette can't see the finger waggling but it's there.-Babette"It was a goatee! And he had a band, for goodness sake. I thought you'd get along fantastically." -Ru Ru makes a dismissive sound, and then coughs. "Continue then, please." -Babette"Try very hard to become strong. We're in a precarious state. Maybe your friends Demetri and Treestehn will teach you martial arts. Is Fran there? She has those skills, too." -Ru"...Fran isn't here right now, but Demetri offered to teach me martial arts. I...I'm not the fighterly type, you know that. I couldn't even punch David (a highschool bully) when he mashed my face into the peas. Then he called me "peehead" for the rest of the year. " -Babette"Ooooh, you are aware that vampires have fabulous senses, right? Darling, now everyone on both ends knows about that nickname." She paused. "David wasn't terribly creative. Didn't Amy put a hex on that boy? Nevermind. You must become a fighterly type." -Ru She could feel Ru wince on the other side. "... She did, and ... nevermind. I'm a weakling, I don't think I have combat within me, but I can try...I... What good would it do? I don't want to get my meals that way and it wouldn't be...very helpful against attackers." -Babette"Don't be discouraged. We all have to start somewhere." -Ru"I don't...alright. I'll do what I can. Be good." -Babette"You MUST call me every day. If possible." She sounded almost desperate and perhaps a little scared. "Well, we're going on errands now. Aubrey needs some space to finish his crafts. Goodbye, Ru." -Ru"I will, don't worry. Be safe, no matter what." -Babette"Of course. And you, too. Kisses <3" She hugged the phone against her chest dramatically and then hung up.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 21, 2014 6:08:38 GMT -8
Ellen accepted the phone. Ellen- "Did that help you feel a bit better?"
She turned to face Leo again. Ellen- "Alright... We'll just go get in the car and leave. When we come back, we'll be sleeping here. Maybe we can get some better sheets and such at an all night mega-mart, but comfort isn't very important when you sleep like the dead."
They began to get up to leave.
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Post by Trinity on Feb 21, 2014 14:20:44 GMT -8
Leo shrugged and crammed her hands deep into her jacket pockets. "Maybe we'll run into the others. Or someone, at least." Her mind wondered briefly about Quinn, and how he was holding up. Hopefully better than she was. It wasn't long before she shoved those thoughts out of her head, for now. "Ooooh, we should totes go to Raffelasia tonight!"
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Post by Trinity on Feb 21, 2014 17:33:59 GMT -8
"It's a club, Babs. A badass one at that." ((Just an FYI - Leo doesn't know that Thierry owns Rafflesia yet. Only that he owns a club. Surely once she finds out, it will start to lose it's appeal. ))
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Post by DKender on Feb 21, 2014 19:00:12 GMT -8
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 21, 2014 19:55:49 GMT -8
Ellen- "One minute you want to go to a cemetery, the next to a club... We'll point ourselves in the direction of everything and see how we feel once we're in motion, maybe?"
They walked again through the eerie halls of the new abbey, this time on the way out.
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Post by Trinity on Feb 21, 2014 20:08:03 GMT -8
Leo flips up her hood whilst trailing behind Ellen, casting a faint shadow over her face. "As much good as seeing my mom's grave would do, a club sounds like a way cooler way to spend the night."
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Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Feb 21, 2014 20:11:44 GMT -8
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 21, 2014 20:57:35 GMT -8
Ellen- "Maybe. A larger concern is that vampires can't disguise their nature from other vampires at night, and others you meet out there may feel hostile toward a wayward youth in their city. Major cities like Weston also have powerful vampires lording over them like Harlan. Even smaller cities might have the same, to speak nothing of roaming vampires."
They went into the stairwell.
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Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
Posts: 9,204
Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Feb 21, 2014 21:40:00 GMT -8
"I cannot believe that we've been coexisting with this web of supernatural danger and intrigue. It's chilling." Her heels were too noisy on the stairs, so Babette removed them and descended in her stockings.
"Ellen, you seem intelligent. Did your turning shake your beliefs in things like science and logic? How can magic coexist with ... with ... magnets?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 21, 2014 22:35:50 GMT -8
Ellen- "At first I had bigger things on my mind, but I got my science back. There's a separate layer to the laws of physics than mainstream science is aware of, that's all. I don't want to sound like one of the charlatans telling old ladies they can win the lotto through positive thinking because of quantum entanglement, but quantum physics provides a useful metaphor for understanding. The way the subatomic world doesn't operate by the same principles as the visible world, supernatural things are just outside of the observable realm.
Mostly. We're rather a glaring exception."
They emerged again into the lot, the sounds of frogs and crickets lightly drumming their ears like a storm of life. Glancing into shadows they could see the heat of nocturnal beings flickering in and out of view.
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