It takes a couple of hours of straight running on four paws before Kelly finally
reaches the edge of the city, and civilization. Her mottled fur is matted with
leaves and small twigs, and she smells of dirt, mud, and wet forest. Yuck! Boy
is the city a sight for sore eyes!

Forest floor soon becomes pavement; trees grow thinner and change into houses,
then larger buildings, and soon Kelly is running along empty sidewalks, racing
towards the Tower.

As she runs, her fur starts to rise, standing on end. Something is very wrong
here.

Slowing her pace, Kelly glances around and sniffs the air. Then it hits her.

Where are all the people?

Okay, the Garou may still be at the caern, working out plans with their packs,
but what about the Humans? ...and the Vampires? ...the homeless, and dealers?
The normal 'street-life' just isn't there. It's like being in the Umbra...but
without the Banes and other Spirits. She gives an involuntary shudder. This is
just plain creepy! Okay, the faster she reaches the Tower, the better.

Letting her tongue loll out, Kelly races torwards the Tower with renewed energy
and determination.

[OOC: Hmmm...with only 2 blood points, you would think he'd be pretty much in
frenzy mode by now. He must have some very strong willpower, eh? lol]


As Chi walks past the pile of rubble, he hears a faint rustling, a slight
movement of debris.

Pain.

The first thing Itzel's mind registers as it finally regains consciousness is
Pain.  Lots of Pain.  Maybe she should have stayed unconscious.

Her body is healing, and she feels every bit of it.  Still in small bat form,
she squirms and writhes as her shattered and ripped wings move and shift, trying
to heal.  She struggles hard not to make a sound, not to shriek or scream from
the pain, not wanting to draw Krueger's attention to her again.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FXSnoy71Q4

======================

Happy Thanksgiving to all.  :)

A full stomach, a bunch of friends who understand you, and a great game to
play.  We have much to be thankful for!

Dee

> Elsiu: Here is wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving with all the turkey you
can gobble up.

I had Honey Nut Cheerios, because I wanted to be authentic.
(What? They ate plenty of honey and nuts back then!)


> Blessings to those who do not have and will go hungry this holiday.

Indeed. Far too many.


> Thank you all for all the fun your bring into my life through the game or
through personally talking to you.

Likewise- thanks for running the game. I have my own site, so I know the
aggravations (and entertainment) that it can hold.
Kudos, and thanks, for keeping it going!


> Many blessing to you all.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."


> Myra: Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Elsiu! Eat some turkey for me! …  Happy
Thanksgiving! I hope you have a great day, and eat some turkey for me.

Now you're just starting to repeat yourself…


> And here's a Happy Thanksgiving to the rest of you, too!

Likewise!


> Without you guys to play in the game, there would be no game. It's you guys
who add fun and interest to the game, and keep things moving. Besides, without
your characters, who would we have to torture?

Timothy?


> *cackles* I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

Been great.
But seriously folks, do go enjoy the holiday, and keep the less fortunate in
mind as Elsiu said.
Hope you have a chance to be with, or at least be in contact with family and
friends today.

Pax!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Elsiu! Eat some turkey for me! Thank you for all
the work you do with keeping this group together so that we can all have fun
with the game.  I know that it sometimes seems like a big burden, especially
when you don't hear about how much you're appreciated often enough, but
truthfully, this game would not be here for our enjoyment if it wasn't for you. 
Thank you for being there for us, and for being a friend that's fun and easy to
talk to.....and plot evil plans with.  Muahahaha!  Everything I've learned about
ebil ST-ing, I've learned from you! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a great
day, and eat some turkey for me. Muahahaha!


And here's a Happy Thanksgiving to the rest of you, too!  Without you guys to
play in the game, there would be no game.  It's you guys who add fun and
interest to the game, and keep things moving.  Besides, without your characters,
who would we have to torture?  *cackles*  I hope you all have a wonderful
Thanksgiving Day.

~Myra





--- In vampirethemasqueradecurpg@yahoogroups.com, Elsiu <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Here is wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving with all the turkey you can
gobble up. Blessings to those who do not have and will go hungry this holiday.
Thank you all for all the fun your bring into my life through the game or
through personally talking to you. Many blessing to you all.
>

Here is wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving with all the turkey you can gobble
up. Blessings to those who do not have and will go hungry this holiday. Thank
you all for all the fun your bring into my life through the game or through
personally talking to you. Many blessing to you all.

> *Krueger smiles as the man he took out of the rubble continues to bleed. The
smell of blood is really strong in the air even Krueger can feel his fangs
sliding down.* "What? Is that not enough? Boy your two are greedy."

Chi counts to three on his fingers, skipping all the irrational numbers.
He then looks at the injured guy who has already lost a fair amount of blood,
then looks at himself, then looks at yhe injured BFF, then looks at the sky for
the bat signal, then looks at himself again, the handsome devil, then shakes his
head, before responding, "Michael Wallstreet, ungracious host. You need an Elmo
lesson."


> *Looks around for a moment and heads back to the rubble of the fallen
building. Again he smiles sticks his arm into the rubble and pulls out a young
woman in really bad shape.

Chi slaps his head. He had not realized they planted their people here. Very
efficient!
He reaches into the rubble himself. "Green grows the garden grass."


> He does it roughly as to inflict more wounds on her making he bleed more.

Yet another unfilled vessel, and Freddie is causing more and more spillage.
Chi sighs again, and admonishes, "Waste not; it is worth two in the bush."


> "If it makes you feel better the girl will not live much longer. Oh wait you
could embrace her and save her or damn her depending on how you see it. Got to
love you hero types always trying to save the world."

Chi gives him a most quizzical expression, as this last statement makes no sense
to him at all.
"Renewable resources is key. Go green as a Christmas-time sweater, Freddie. Can
you save the planet and be a hypocritical energy hog? No. Deeds, not words.
Know, not think. Man-bear-pig! Bat-hyena-vulture!"


> *Krueger gives a fangy evil smile as he just waits for what he knows will
come.*

Unless he knew Chi would turn around and start hobbling down the street, he
presumed the wrong thing.


> "One day you'll pay for this, bastard." Settling the girl to the ground,
Ashley sinks her fangs in her neck,

Hearing this, Chi stops and turns. Seeing Ashley, he slaps his forehead with his
hand, running it down his face.
How could she possibly have done that after his eloquent speech! He needs to
find a better quality BFF, `cause she's nuts.

The thought she might actually be considering Embracing some random garden
growth does not even enter his mind, so, with nothing left of interest here, he
turns away and goes back after his own moving meal, trying to catch up to
Timothy.


<OC>
Spending willpower to resist the call of the blood.
Chi thinks it is more important to not drink right now than to recover blood
points, and altruism has nothing to do with that.

"I am truly impressed, I did not believe you had the will power to survive
against her. Maybe there is hope for you young one, now get going on this web
before I regret what I have done."

"~Young~ one?" Aries scoffs, since he's well over 100 years old. But then again,
he IS still considered an infant by many of the older Kindred. Then he utters a
quiet, but very relieved "Thanks," before adjusting himself in an attempt to
relieve some of the painful pressure. He almost didn't survive against that
woman. It has been so long since he's had to deal with the physical problem that
most mortal men have to deal with, that he's forgotten how to deal with it. He
still has no idea why his body is suddenly acting this way on its own, without
him having to spend blood to do so.

Aries tries to force himself to relax, but it doesn't work. Then with a sigh of
resignation, he turns his attention back to the web, and continues walking.
Hopefully the next test won't be as hard to overcome.

*Guard straightens up and says,*
>
> "Yes mam. Marcel should be at the crosstown site where we are still looking
for survivors. Hold on I will get someone to transport you there will be much
safer."
>
> *Guard calls a transport who shows up almost instantly.*
>
> "Go ahead mam he will drive you over to the crosstown site."
>
> *The Driver waits for her in the hummer once she gets in he drives through the
city. Out the window can be seen an empty city, every once in awhile can be seen
soldiers or police or someone trying to hide from the authorities. When they
arrive at the crosstown site people can be seen rushing around. There is some
excitement as they crowd around a hole.*
>
> "Here we go mam Marcel should be out there somewhere."
>
   Being drove to were marcel was saved time for tali in her searching. She
thanked the guard for his thoughtfulness and bid him good bye.  Going to  seeing
what might be causing a stir tali kept her eyes open for marcel in the crowd and
along the outskirts of the light in the area.

Ashley just couldn't stand the Hunger any longer, and when Krueger got the girl
out of the rubble, she licked her lips slowly. Part of her was trying to stop
her from feeding off either of the two people, but that other part made her lose
control. Moving over the man and the girl, she lifted the girl off the man,
turning to Krueger, anger burning in her eyes. "One day you'll pay for this,
bastard." Settling the girl to the ground, Ashley sinks her fangs in her neck,
another dilemma tearing her apart, to either let the girl die, and possibly be
put to death, or embracing her, and both her and her childe being put to death.

*Guard straightens up and says,*

"Yes mam. Marcel should be at the crosstown site where we are still looking for
survivors. Hold on I will get someone to transport you there will be much
safer."

*Guard calls a transport who shows up almost instantly.*

"Go ahead mam he will drive you over to the crosstown site."

*The Driver waits for her in the hummer once she gets in he drives through the
city. Out the window can be seen an empty city, every once in awhile can be seen
soldiers or police or someone trying to hide from the authorities. When they
arrive at the crosstown site people can be seen rushing around. There is some
excitement as they crowd around a hole.*

"Here we go mam Marcel should be out there somewhere."

*Krueger smiles as the man he took out of the rubble continues to bleed. The
smell of blood is really strong in the air even Krueger can feel his fangs
sliding down.*

"What? Is that not enough? Boy your two are greedy."

*Looks around for a moment and heads back to the rubble of the fallen building.
Again he smiles sticks his arm into the rubble and pulls out a young woman in
really bad shape. He does it roughly as to inflict more wounds on her making he
bleed more. He smiles and then  tosses her on top of the man who grunts with
pain. The scent of blood is really powerful now as Kruegers fangs extend
completely. He then says,*

"If it makes you feel better the girl will not live much longer. Oh wait you
could embrace her and save her or damn her depending on how you see it. Got to
love you hero types always trying to save the world."

*Krueger gives a fangy evil smile as he just waits for what he knows will come.*

> *As she goes she hears Aaron's last words,*
>
> "We have all lost things because of this curse. What makes us who we are is
how we deal with that and what we become. If we give into the beast then we are
nothing but monsters."
>
> *As she walks through the city she finds it empty very few people out and
about. Sometimes she goes whole blocks without seeing anyone or anything for
that matter. When she reaches downtown she see her first fallen building. Crews
are working away at clearing rubble from this area. It does not look like they
are concerned for survivors here or maybe they have just given up. A guard does
see her and says,*
>
> "Can I help you mam? You do know that there is a curfew?"
>
> *He smiles not sure if she is a survivor or a lost person or even one of the
people behind the bombings.*
>

   "Im here looking for marcel"  Tali flashes her pass at the guard not waiting
for him to ask so she can continue to look.  "Have you seen him?"  The
destruction was massive in scale and made tali wonder why this was happening.
More questions to be answered by Aaron or marcel if she sees either anytime
soon.

*As she goes she hears Aaron's last words,*

"We have all lost things because of this curse. What makes us who we are is how
we deal with that and what we become. If we give into the beast then we are
nothing but monsters."

*As she walks through the city she finds it empty very few people out and about.
Sometimes she goes whole blocks without seeing anyone or anything for that
matter. When she reaches downtown she see her first fallen building. Crews are
working away at clearing rubble from this area. It does not look like they are
concerned for survivors here or maybe they have just given up. A guard does see
her and says,*

"Can I help you mam? You do know that there is a curfew?"

*He smiles not sure if she is a survivor or a lost person or even one of the
people behind the bombings.*

>
> As for Marcel he is human but he is very resourceful. It has served him well
in his role as a hunter, here in Omega and before. Knowing him he is probably
trying to help people. You may want to check down town where they are still
searching through rubble in a couple of fallen buildings for survivors.
>
> Young one I know it is difficult but do not let the hate inside you consume
you."
>
> *Aaron gets quiet letting all he has said sink into Tali's mind.*
>


  "I understand but I had to let go of everything I had when adian made me what I
am now. My parents and all my family are gone from me now so letting go isnt
easy that I understand all to well.  I will head down town and see what I can
and help marcel if thats possible.  Thank you Aaron perhaps we will see each
other again."

    Tali lean down to were he was still knelt and finishing her leg.  She kissed
him on the forehead and turn and walked towards the downtown area from the
tower.   Fading into shadow Tali pocketed the pass thinking of how marcel still
got out of the room. Wary she paid close attention to her surroundings and whom
was about.

> He says nothing while Chi speaks but starts to clap when he finishes. It is a
sick slow lonely clap

My public. How they love me.
Chi will take a bow.


> A battered man with many injuries and blood pouring from his wounds is now in
Kruegers hand. He smiles more evilly as he just tosses the man between Chi and
Ashley.

"Rose?"


> As the man lands he is cut open even more as the wounds open up. The smell of
blood is powerful and it lingers in the air. The bloody man looks at Chi who is
standing before him and says,* "Please help me."

Chi shakes his head and addresses the man. "Any of the four. Not so good.
Notafinga. Sleep, perchance to dream."

Does he want to feed? Absolutely, need would be a better word than want. It is
unlikely that this man will be getting through the night, whether it be from
Chi, Ashley, Krueger, or something else.


> *Krueger lets out a sinister laugh and then just leans against the wall and
watches.*

Chi sighs. While mildly wondering why he would skip the buried man to consider
feeding on us if he said he did not like the taste of our blood, it's rather
irrelevant. Right now, he's got to try to break through the wall. For some
reason, despite his clear explanation, Freddie does not seem to understand at
ALL! Still, not everyone is blessed with Malkavian perceptions, so he'll try
again to shed some light. `Tis the burden we bear as the keepers of Truth.

"You hear but you do not listen. Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffery. What did I say? I
say? You get a creamy delight in every bite of Hostess Fruit Pies, and Twinkies.
A piece of eight. You cannot see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer
and saw. I can feel him! All bled out.  The circle of eight. Not prepping for a
quarter of a quarter.  What kind of spindly, ricket-ridden type would that be
know? I can see him! Ah, there's the rub! While he appreciates the snack
offered, just you wait webhead, I have a feeling that is a threat, not a
promise. Innate nature is not changing. It's a magic number. Yes it is.
Something that bled out would hardly contain enough blood to completely heal one
of us, let alone three. Three of us. You just don't get it. VeggieTales."

He shakes his head again.

"Vulture. Hyena."

"We all have our reasons to hate young one and Liandro has good reason to hate
Kindred. You see his family was slaughtered during a battle or Kindred and
Garou. He was the only survivor and he carries what he say with him. Until he
met Diego he believed all Kindred and Garou to be the same. When he ended up
here Diego hoped to show him that all Kindred and Garou where not like the ones
that Slaughtered his family. But sometimes it is hard to let go of the hate
especially if it is the reason you live.

As for Marcel he is human but he is very resourceful. It has served him well in
his role as a hunter, here in Omega and before. Knowing him he is probably
trying to help people. You may want to check down town where they are still
searching through rubble in a couple of fallen buildings for survivors.

Young one I know it is difficult but do not let the hate inside you consume
you."

*Aaron gets quiet letting all he has said sink into Tali's mind.*

*The woman seems to get angry at Aries and reach for him but she fades before
him.*

"I am truly impressed, I did not believe you had the will power to survive
against her. Maybe there is hope for you young one, now get going on this web
before I regret what I have done."

*The Voice of Anansi goes quiet as Aries is left with nothing but the web and
himself.*

> *Aaron noticed the uneasiness of his patience and the way his touch made her
cringe.*
>
> "Da bullet works on some kind of concept of sunlight. It makes kindred sick
somewhat like being poisoned. It is always good to have weapons in Omega but as
a Kindred you are usually your own weapon.
>
> Lasombra eh? Explains your distrust. Tzimize are bad folks and Lasombra are
there with em. Not that all of em are bad cause there is some good in everything
but they be some bad folk. I have a good friend here in Omega that is Lasombra
but he is in Torpor at the moment.
>
> I am from a long forgotten New York many many years ago. Been here in Omega
for a long time now. It is a strange place but you have to love the concept a
place where we can all live in peace. Hope we can really pull it off it is
really worth it.
>
> By the way I am what they call Brujah not that clans matter too much here in
Omega. People just be who the want to be here no strings attached. For good or
bad."
>

   " I was in new york not so long ago it is were I met adian and went to school.
That meeting chanced everything and its climax brought me here.   I agree about
the tizmize but the only lasombra I have met is my sire but I was meant to be a
his sire next meal. So that i think is a bad Lasombra a very nasty one. Adian
fell in love with me and saw chance to redeem himself in refusing his orders and
escaped with me."
   Tali found the question of human and peace strange coming from an vampire. 
"Funny they care nothing for us and the hunters hate us worst then posion. You
saw how Marcel partner treated me He wants nothing more then to slay me and all
of vampire kind.  Im sure if there are others unlike us he would murder them
too."

   "So where do i start i have no idea where to look for marcel but if you say he
left on his own perhaps he rather not be found." Tali gave a sad smile to Aaron
and looked up to where her supposed apartment was.   "So far to fall or would
that be flying?  What is marcel Aaron?"

Ashley whimpered as she slammed into what felt like a brick wall, and heard the
sound of breaking bones. Having several broken ribs would every movement
extremely painful, and obviously, she'd have to use a lot of blood to fix the
damage she took. She swallowed hard when Krueger slides his hand into the
rubble, and her eyes widened as she saw him pull out a man, how was apparently
bleeding heavily. In what seemed like forever, her ribs were almost as good as
new, and she was back on her feet. She growled menacingly at Krueger, when he
threw the man between her and Chi. Suddenly, the strong smell of blood invaded
her nostrils, and she could feel her Hunger nearly overwhelming her, as her
fangs were growing longer, and hurting her jaw. She fixed her eyes on the man,
finding it extremely hard to restrain herself.

The memory of what she did back in New York city, and what it got her into, made
her shiver, but the Hunger was too strong for her to think straight.

*She says in an innocent voice while batting her eyelashes and standing in a way
to give him an even better view. Her lips pouting in that way that women do when
they are trying to make you feel bad for them.*

"What? Don't you like what you see? All you have to do is come down here and
receive your reward."

Aries' throat tightens, with a knot the size of his heart in it. He tries to
force his eyes away from the woman's perfect body, but they just don't want to
budge. Which does nothing to ease the suddenly extremely painful bulge down
below.

If possible, Aries' hands tighten even more on the web until his knuckles ache.
He has never been much of one for praying, but he prays now.

"Anansi, help me!" he prays through gritted teeth as he struggles to keep
control over his own mind and body, while doing so seems to keep getting harder
by the moment.

Okay. He can't believe he's actually PRAYING to a damn SPIDER! And a TRICKSTER
spider, at that! Yet in this particular situation, he can think of no others to
pray to. It was Anansi who got him into this mess to begin with. And Anansi
seems to know a lot more about what's going on that he does, so why not pray to
Anansi?

He shakes his head.

"And just what IS my 'reward,' exactly? Final Death?"

It has been a very long time since Aries has ever had to think about taking a
cold shower, but boy could he use one now!

*When the dust settles Krueger stands there with a sick smile on his face. He
looks at where each one of his victims have landed and smirks when Chi gets up.
He says nothing while Chi speaks but starts to clap when he finishes. It is a
sick slow lonely clap that he abruptly stops and then his head scans the area
his eyes settle on where Itzel has landed. He walks over to where Itzel has
landed and thrusts his hand through the rubble of the fallen building. With a
sick smile on his face he pulls something out from the rubble.

A battered man with many injuries and blood pouring from his wounds is now in
Kruegers hand. He smiles more evilly as he just tosses the man between Chi and
Ashley. As the man lands he is cut open even more as the wounds open up. The
smell of blood is powerful and it lingers in the air. The bloody man looks at
Chi who is standing before him and says,*

"Please help me."

*Krueger lets out a sinister laugh and then just leans against the wall and
watches.*

As Chi and Ashley further grab Krueger's attention, Itzel completes her shift
into her small bat form, and slips out of Krueger's hand.

Still a little light-headed and dizzy from lack of oxygen, the small bat
awkwardly tries to make her escape by flying past his legs and behind him.

But Krueger just smiles and says, "Ooooo Games I just so love games."

Itzel never has a chance. She never sees it coming. She just feels the whoosh of
air right before the open hand hits her, sending her flying, then bouncing along
the rubble-filled street like a ping-pong ball.

The bat shrieks in pain as the hard-as-rock hand hits her, instantly snapping
the bones in one wing, along with a couple of ribs. Then as luck would have it,
the first bounce on the hard rubble-strewn pavement snaps the other wing and
knocks her senseless. Bats, after all, like birds, don't have very strong bones.
Their bones are designed for flying, not so much for weight-bearing. By the time
she stops bouncing, Itzel lies broken and unconscious, a tiny broken bat amid a
pile of rubble, the dust and rubble now acting as an unexpected camouflage for
her broken body. If it weren't for the wings and lack of a tail, she might
easily be mistaken for a gray mouse tossed out with the trash, or caught in the
building's collapse. Although her wings hardly look like wings at the moment.
They look more like a kite that's been through a tornado. Maybe, with luck, the
rubble and dust that has settled over her will keep her hidden from Krueger long
enough for her to heal and escape....

Doyle smiled at her. It wasn't a condescending smile, nor a sarcastic one. It
was a genuine smile. "Oi was trying teh help yeh. And besides," he looked down
at the girl who looked back up at him with a smile. "The girl is in far less
danger out here than yeh or Oi beh. The forest is protecting her. She just told
meh so."

Rika blinks and stares at Doyle as if he's just grown a unicorn's horn.

"What do you mean, the girl 'told' you? The girl is a mute. She cannot speak."

He looked back up at Rika, still smiling. "Oi believe fer the first time since
Oi got here, Oi'm gunnae get the answers Oi've been seeking. Now please Rika,
let's follow her. Oi believe she has much teh show us."

Rika has no doubt that the child has much to show them....but she does have her
doubts about the FOREST "protecting" the girl. Especially since it was the girl,
who pointed out the dangers of the clearing. If the FOREST was 'protecting' the
girl, then why would the child be so afraid of crossing the clearing? That part
just doesn't make sense. Besides, what WAS that thing, anyway?

*The Little Gypsy picks a dead tree stump and sits down. She pulls out some
string and starts to work on something. She gives off the feeling that she heard
Rika and her needs and understands. She does not seem scared by this or
surprised just interested in her strings. She does look up at Rika and Doyle to
smile at them but is back to her strings quickly.*

Rika stops and stares at the girl. "NOW what is she doing? I do not believe
this! Is she tired? Or does she just want to stop and play?"

"Some of us may be able to, I'm not sure," Lin said with a laugh. "No offense,
but CT probably knows less than you do about being a Bastet.  But since nobody
else has stepped up, I'll do my best to fill you in."

Kitty snorts at that. "He knew enough to keep me alive, and away from the cops.
He knew enough to teach me how to accept the changes and how to use my new
abilities to defend myself. I'd say that's a WHOLE lot more than ~I~ knew about
it."

"Don't worry, by tomorrow night hopefully they'll have found another of our
kind.  If not, it's no matter.  As a species we're very independent to begin
with." She sounded more like she was
trying to reassure herself than Kitty.

Kitty simply shrugs. "Of course. We're CATS. How many CATS have you ever known
that were ~not~ independent?"

*They arrive at Lin Yu's apartment and James says,* "I hope it is good for you."
*It is a nice lavish apartment with a canopy bed a seating area with a couch,
chairs and a small dining table. A door leads to a very nice bathroom with a
huge tub shower combo, toilet, and sink. Another door leads to a closet which
James adds,* "These rooms have a stock pile of clothing of many sizes in the
closets. If you do not find anything to your liking you can always call
downstairs and ask for what you would like. If there are no other questions I
will leave you to freshen up." *James waits to see if she has any questions if
she does not he smiles and walks away.*

Kitty looks around appreciatively. "I've gotta say one thing about the Prince of
this city. He sure knows how to treat newcomers." Kitty stifles a yawn then.
"Hey, listen. It's been a long night, and I need to go check on CT and get some
sleep. I'm sure you must be tired, too. You've got a lot to think about, so I'll
let you get cleaned up and get some sleep so you'll be ready to meet the Prince
tonight. I'll stop by a little after sunset to go with you. That is, unless CT
has other plans for me." She flashes Lin Yu a rather suggestive grin, then turns
and heads out the door, not waiting to see whether or not Lin has anything else
to say. Kitty does seem to be rather anxious to get back to her Kindred mate.

After leaving the room, she quickly walks down the hall to the elevator and
presses the "Up" button. Leaning casually against the wall, Kitty taps her foot
impatiently while she waits. She's still not quite sure what to make out of Lin
Yu. Of course the thought ~has~ crossed her mind a time or two that there must
be others out there like herself, but it never occurred to her that they might
be TIGERS. Or that someone was supposed to have come to her to teach her the
ways of her people....but didn't.

Why not? Was it because of CT? Was it because he's a vampire? She silently
scoffs at that idea. He may be a vampire, but he has been the best thing that's
ever happened to her, and she can't imagine life without him. So what, if they
can't have kids! They can always adopt. That is, if they ever decide they want
children. So far, though, their lives have proven too dangerous to risk bringing
a child into their lives, anyway. It would just give their enemies a new weapon
to use against them.

The elevator dings and the door opens. Kitty steps into the empty elevator and
presses the number for her own floor, several floors higher than Lin's. As soon
as the elevator stops on her floor and the door opens, she's out. Her footsteps
are silent as she walks down the hall to her room and pulls out her key for the
door. She unlocks the door and slips inside silently. As she lets the door click
shut and carefully secures it, she then turns around and lets out a deep,
exhausted sigh. This apartment isn't exactly 'home,' but then again, over the
years, she has learned to accept that wherever CT is, is 'home.'

Kitty tiredly slips out of her clothes and lets them drop to the floor. She'll
pick them up later. For now, even though he most likely won't even know she's
there, all she wants to do is curl up next to her cold mate, so that her
hotter-than-human skin will help warm his cold-as-death body, while the chill
from his skin helps cool her down some. Lin may not agree with their mating, but
in so many ways that the Tigress can't possibly understand, Kitty and Caitiff do
complement each other. As she slips into bed next to her cold, 'dead' mate, she
wraps her arms around him and closes her eyes, letting a soft purr of
contentment lull her off to sleep for the day.

*Aaron noticed the uneasiness of his patience and the way his touch made her
cringe.*

"Da bullet works on some kind of concept of sunlight. It makes kindred sick
somewhat like being poisoned. It is always good to have weapons in Omega but as
a Kindred you are usually your own weapon.

Lasombra eh? Explains your distrust. Tzimize are bad folks and Lasombra are
there with em. Not that all of em are bad cause there is some good in everything
but they be some bad folk. I have a good friend here in Omega that is Lasombra
but he is in Torpor at the moment.

I am from a long forgotten New York many many years ago. Been here in Omega for
a long time now. It is a strange place but you have to love the concept a place
where we can all live in peace. Hope we can really pull it off it is really
worth it.

By the way I am what they call Brujah not that clans matter too much here in
Omega. People just be who the want to be here no strings attached. For good or
bad."

*The Little Gypsy picks a dead tree stump and sits down. She pulls out some
string and starts to work on something. She gives off the feeling that she heard
Rika and her needs and understands. She does not seem scared by this or
surprised just interested in her strings. She does look up at Rika and Doyle to
smile at them but is back to her strings quickly.*

(OOC:  A part of this post is as per Elsiu's instructions.)

Doyle looks down at the girl with a curious look on his face. He kneels down so
he can look at her closer. "Lass, Oi'm gunnae bring yeh home. Oi'm curious why
yeh were so far from yer home, but that can wait. But lass, should Oi exect the
forest teh protect yeh on the way there? Nod if Oi should lass. Oi just need teh
know what teh expect."

The little gypsy girl nodded yes with a smile.  So, It seemed that they weren't
just along the ride as protection for the girl, the girl seemed to be the key to
protecting them from this strange forest.  It really struck him as odd, a
possible coincidence.  The problem was, though, that Doyle did not believe in
coincidence.  All these things were tying together.  The Horsemen wanting him to
go to the Outskirts.  The attack by those things leading to the little girl. 
The Sewer Rat Smede wanting Doyle to take the girl to her camp in the Outskirts.
And now this.  No, it was no coincidence.  And now Doyle was far more interested
in what lay in wait for them at the camp.

As the mist leaves the open area and draws near Doyle and the girl, it thickens
and forms into Rika, who seems to look a bit paler than usual. She frowns as the
girl points deeper into the forest.

Rika frowns at Doyle. "You still have much to learn before you can learn ~that~
trick, pup. Just WHAT did you think you were doing back there, anyway?" she
says, her irritation and anger showing, making her Germanic accent thicker. "I
told you to stay with the girl! You endangered yourself --and the child-- for
nothing!" She starts to follow the child, then adds, "I must feed before we run
into anything else."

Doyle smiled at her.  It wasn't a condescending smile, nor a sarcastic one.  It
was a genuine smile.  "Oi was trying teh help yeh.  And besides," he looked down
at the girl who looked back up at him with a smile.  "The girl is in far less
danger out here than yeh or Oi beh.  The forest is protecting her.  She just
told meh so."

He looked back up at Rika, still smiling.  "Oi believe fer the first time since
Oi got here, Oi'm gunnae get the answers Oi've been seeking.  Now please Rika,
let's follow her.  Oi believe she has much teh show us."

With that, he motioned to the girl to lead the way.  The girl, still smiling,
began to lead them deeper into the forest.

As the mist leaves the open area and draws near Doyle and the girl, it thickens
and forms into Rika, who seems to look a bit paler than usual. She frowns as the
girl points deeper into the forest.

When Rika finally rejoins them, Doyle looks at her quizingly.  But he held onto
his thoughts for now, because there would be time later for the topic to come
up.  But he looked at the little girl and said, "Very well lass.  Lead us teh
yer home."  He looked over at Rika and said, "Yeh need teh teach meh that trick,
and soon Oi'd hope, but let's walk our way teh the camp.  It seems teh be the
only right way there."

Rika frowns at Doyle. "You still have much to learn before you can learn ~that~
trick, pup. Just WHAT did you think you were doing back there, anyway?" she
says, her irritation and anger showing, making her Germanic accent thicker. "I
told you to stay with the girl! You endangered yourself --and the child-- for
nothing!" She starts to follow the child, then adds, "I must feed before we run
into anything else."

> *Aaron looks rough and gruff as he has seen one too many battles over his many
many years. Yet he takes care of Tali's injury with the tenderness and caring of
a parent.*
>
> "This might actually sting a little this stuff is really really bad for us
Kindred. Da guy who created these really knows his stuff and how to hurt and
slow down kindred."
>
> *Aaron sticks his fingers into the hole and pulls out the strange bullet. As
if it were a snake bite he starts sucking on the wound spitting out a strange
yellowish liquid. After a bit he licks the wound sealing it and adds,*
>
> "Be careful you are going to feel a bit weak for a while before what got into
your body runs it's course. I think I got a good majority of it out but this
stuff is really toxic."
>
   Watching and trying to hold still tali wasnt use to being touched by any of
her kind besides her lover and sire adian.  If she was still breathing tali
would be holding it and inhaled sharply when the pain hit her as Aaron dug his
fingers into her leg.  His touching her in a compassionate manner did linger in
tali's mind. The applying of mouth to wound nearly broke her to pull away from
him as it was to close for comfort.

   Needing to focus tali thought of questions to ask as she was in need of
information.  "What kind of bullet was it that hit me and will i need weapons
while im out here?"   Tali was relieved when he was done and pulled back slighty
testing the leg seeing it was better but still sore. she did feel the affects
whatever poison was coursing thru her body.   to think there was something could
make a kindred ill.
     "Where are you from Aaron here or some where else.  I am finding it to
accustom myself with the strange place and its ways.  It goes agaisnt everything
i was taught and trusting other vampires is something im not sure about.  I have
met only two types one is a crazy breed called tzimize which when i was human
tried killing me. The other was Adian a lasombra whom made me and im not even
sure what you are."  There were many emotions whriling in tali's eyes and many
more in her mind over what to think this nights events so far.