SOMBRETA - THE ESTATE - LOW FLOORS
Mar 12, 2014 20:55:00 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Mar 12, 2014 20:55:00 GMT -8
(ORIGINALLY...)
Ru-
Awkward Ru somehow managed not to be shut down by the previous remark, and reflected on the depths of "Dr. Pinkpink." Despite Dr. Pink Pink's unorthodox manner of presentation and publicity stunts, she was generally a fairly ordinary sort of pop musician, with pleasant and listenable music.
"She is an artist with a lot of visual flare, but without seeing her music videos you would never guess that she wasn't another talented pop musician. I find her very listenable, especially 'That Dance Floor is On Fire' and 'Road Rage.' I'm thankfully not that picky about music, so I find almost anything listenable.."
Eli ended up back in Cam/Courtney country, Ru with Sophie, and Demy with Florence.
Elsewhere, Vitus turned to Florence.
Was it time for more awkward standin' around now? People had disperse into
smaller groups for more effective standing-around-BSing. Apparently, it was indeed
time for that. The two main convos were kid zone and adult zone, but there was a
middle ground where Ru was a bit closer to the kids and Sophie the adults.
Cameron was all up in the seats by Courtney.
The scene was interrupted by Demetri speaking up.
A few moments before and elsewhere, Sophie had gone to Vitus...
...bringing us back to that which had interrupted Courtney,
Ru-
Awkward Ru somehow managed not to be shut down by the previous remark, and reflected on the depths of "Dr. Pinkpink." Despite Dr. Pink Pink's unorthodox manner of presentation and publicity stunts, she was generally a fairly ordinary sort of pop musician, with pleasant and listenable music.
"She is an artist with a lot of visual flare, but without seeing her music videos you would never guess that she wasn't another talented pop musician. I find her very listenable, especially 'That Dance Floor is On Fire' and 'Road Rage.' I'm thankfully not that picky about music, so I find almost anything listenable.."
Despite the moment of common interest, that conversation dithered out pretty shortly.
Demetri-
"What did you think of the music I played
in the car? The Greatest Hits of Dr. PinkPink."
Eli-
"Hahaha, wow... I guess I just imagined vampires listening to chamber
music and like, spooky organs. Who knew they like the AvantPop scene."
Demetri-
"I don't like this term, Avant Pop. Sounds... nerdy somehow."
Awkward Ru somehow managed not to be shut down by that remark, and
reflected on the depths of "Dr. Pinkpink." Despite Dr. Pink Pink's unorthodox manner
of presentation and publicity stunts, she was generally a fairly ordinary sort of pop
musician, with pleasant and listenable music.
Ru-
"She is an artist with a lot of visual flare, but without seeing her music
videos you would never guess that she wasn't another talented pop musician.
I find her very listenable, especially 'That Dance Floor is On Fire' and 'Road Rage.'
I'm thankfully not that picky about music, so I find almost anything listenable.."
Eli-
"Yeah she's a bit artsy for me but
'Hot Coals' was a pretty decent banger..."
Eli-
"But then the video had that guy from
Intenso in a hazmat suit... What a waste."
Demetri-
"I haven't followed the music videos. Do explain..."
Eli ended up back in Cam/Courtney country, Ru with Sophie, and Demy with Florence.
In the Midlands, Sophie and Ru chatted about what they'd
been up to since last night, especially vampirey things.
Ru-
"So... have you learned any new talents, Sophie?"
Ru seemed to be wondering about powers, and Sophie could see Ru was nervous
but was trying to be friendly. He crossed his arms like people tended to do when
they were cold, and reflected on the topic. Their abilities seemed to vary between
people but he couldn't be sure. He was also fairly sure that the vampires' personal
strengths were variable.
Sophie-
"I dabbled a tiny but, but nothing to brag
about. We're the same lineage, right?"
Ru-
"We are... We can learn to speak to animals, change into shadows, and climb
walls. I think there are other things... Demetri is also a martial arts master,
but that's not exactly a superpower."
Ru smiled faintly in Demetri's direction, before looking back at Sophie.
Ru-
"I think we're all unique but vampires seem to have some powers in common.
If the progenitor thing is true, then each one has unique powers they give to
their chosen...people. Well... how was your night?"
Sophie-
"It was good. Francesca showed me how to walk on the ceiling
last night but uh, I kinda sucked at it. What's the animal talking like?"
Ru-
"Er, well, they don't really talk like we do. They just kind of think simple
things, like food and things. I am not sure if I can really call it speaking to
them, more like a kind of communication they can decide to ignore or not
follow if they feel like it."
Sophie-
"That still sounds amazing."
Ru-
"I thought so too. It's an interesting ability, I bet it will come in handy
but at the same time, I wish that I could...show people who really cared
about that kind of thing, you know? Well, we can show each other... that
has to count for something."
Ru probably was talking about his parents, but it was
so vague that it could be construed as anything really.
"Walking on the ceiling is better than walking up a wall. What was it like?"
Sophie-
"Real weird. I had to crawl really, and Francesca had to help me.
I guess I could try to show you today, but I'd probably need help
again.. I'm sure I looked less badass than it sounds. How can we
practice the animal talk? I'm hella interested."
Ru-
"We'd have to go somewhere with lots of animals who are awake at night,
and then I could show you... I wasn't very good at shadow-shifting, and I
sort of...walked a little up the wall, but it could have just been that I was
running. I don't know, it wasn't that impressive..."
Ru looked a little embarrassed to say it, but it sounded
like they were at least kind of learning at the same rate...
Demetri piped in.
Demetri-
"I'm sure Vitus will manage to teach
all of you everything else in one night..."
Demetri-
"...or not, but you can help each other as well.
It should be quite productive, whatever the case."
Ru-
Ru's lip trembled a little, the
encouragement backfiring in his brains.
"I don't know if I have it in me..."
His odd moment of self doubt reminded him fellow introverts
existed, and he drifted closer to the Courtney-flavored area.
Elsewhere, Vitus turned to Florence.
Vitus-
"So how do you guys always manage
to make these plans during the day?"
Florence-
"We'll never tell."
Was it time for more awkward standin' around now? People had disperse into
smaller groups for more effective standing-around-BSing. Apparently, it was indeed
time for that. The two main convos were kid zone and adult zone, but there was a
middle ground where Ru was a bit closer to the kids and Sophie the adults.
Cameron was all up in the seats by Courtney.
Cameron-
"Court."
Courtney-
"... Hey."
Wow. That was so deep. Some
long mellow silence later,
Ru-
"Courtney, Eli, how are you two doing? You seem well."
Ru smiled faintly and seems genuinely happy to see everyone...
well, as well as they all could be. "Have you seen any of the others?"
Eli edged his way.
Eli-
"I'm well enough, I saw Chloë earlier and she seemed to be
doing fine. Jason's off somewhere but he's... okay. I think."
Courtney-
"Ru. Yeah, it is good to see you all."
Cameron-
"Think I could get there. Kind of a sad
vibe tonight though, or is it just me?"
Ru- He sounded tired.
"I'm not really feeling like doing... a lot right now... with this"
He gestured weakly towards himself, "... I don't see a point."
Eli-
"Yeah, I understand not feeling this right now. None of us are exactly on our
top fashion game. But it's nice to see everyone is okay. At least, everyone
we've seen so far. Hey-- I'm pretty much the chipper one in this bunch, aren't I?"
Courtney-
"Seems like it."
Ru's slightly chipper demeanor from talking
about powers and such earlier had well faded.
Ru-
"We should try shadowmelting..."
Ru dabbled his fingers at the floor and almost
imperceptibly, Eli and the rest could see shadows
begin to inch up his legs.
Eli-
"Dafuq is that...?!"
Courtney- Cameron-
"You a prodigy at this, Ru?" "Demy showed us some
stuff last night. No big."
Ru let the power dissipate.
Ru-
"Shadow-melting? I'm not sure if that is what it is
called. Dragomirs aren't good at it, but it seems like the
stronger of us can disappear into shadows and go unseen..."
Eli-
"Yikes. I guess that could come in handy...
But it looks super spooky, my dude."
Eli-
"Guess that's your bag tho, innit?"
Ru-
"Pardon?"
Courtney-
"The method acting. Is this vampire stuff too re--"
The scene was interrupted by Demetri speaking up.
A few moments before and elsewhere, Sophie had gone to Vitus...
Sophie-
"Hey, where's Jason? I heard he was here too."
He handed her the note.
Vitus-
"I'm pretty sure he'll be OK. Might get a little injured, but
that doesn't mean as much to us as it does to mortals."
I'll be back in a few hopefully.I'll out training with the dark
and mysterious Gaston-Louis so, I should be busy for while.
Eli, if you read this, try not to worry about me while I'm out-
but if I die, I'd like a closed casket. I'm joking! I hope you have
fun with the others and if you happen to read this before they
leave, tell them that I miss them and that I hope that they
are all enjoying themselves. Try not to have too much fun
without me.
Sincerly, Jason.
Sophie-
"Oh. So are we waiting on anyone else?"
...bringing us back to that which had interrupted Courtney,
Demetri-
"No need to wait, Sophie. The night is
very young and they're already here."