Shepards Vampires 1-15

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PART ONE:




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Marynote#1: All instances of Sidney using vampires powers are retconned as of session two! So please pretend you never saw them!
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July 26
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:32] <[GM]Mary> [Ahem!]
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:37] <[GM]Mary> Many years ago, the classic battle between good and evil raged on. The forces of doom were nigh-unconquerable, and the vestiges of good were slowly being torn asunder. However, evil had grown reckless, and good still had one ace up its sleeve. The forces of man struck a shattering blow to the devil's head, laying slaughter to his most trusted leiges and sending him into another world. Evil had not yet prevailed.
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:42] <[GM]Mary> Not yet. Now, those good men and women are long dead, and the clean hearts of mankind long since turned to stained class. The division between good and evil blurs, and monstrosities from ages and worlds begin to resurface. We witness now one more hatred reborn, and neither God nor Devil can tell who will emerge victorious.
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:47] <[GM]Mary> Leticia: You awaken within a deep forest, Shepard's tall, bony figure looming over you. He's normally quite charming, however his recent awakening has left him thirsted. He peers throughout the dark wood, paying your transdimensional mishap no heed.
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:48] <[huh]Leticia> Master...
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:48] <Shepard> Hmm.... Yes, what is it?
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:55] <[huh]Leticia> Are we back home?
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:55] * [huh]Leticia quickly rises to her feet.
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:57] <Shepard> Hmph.
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:57] * Shepard smirks, walking along the forest path at an even pace.
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[18:59] <Shepard> It appears we may not have our old home to return to, my dear raven... But yes, this is the Old World.
[18:46]	<[huh]Leticia>	Master, perchance, didst something happen?
[18:47]	<Shepard>	Hmm? What do you mean?
[18:47]	<[huh]Leticia>	About our old home.
[18:49]	* Shepard	steps closer to Leticia. Ah, yes, my darling little girl, how I've missed your bright features and dark curves...
[18:49]	* Shepard	chuckles.
[18:50]	<Shepard>	I would be much surprised if they didn't destroy every last stone of that castle. I almost did myself...
[18:51]	<Shepard>	We shall see. Come along, now. Your companion awaits.
[18:52]	* [Pyg]Judith	swarms over the pair with a cloud of bats, the unified screeches sounding like a disembodied voice.
[18:52]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Ah, mAster THat's wheRe you werE...
[18:53]	<[huh]Leticia>	Good day, Judith. I trust you are well?
[18:53]	<Shepard>	...Or perhaps we await our companion. I see you're well, Jude. Has forty years not marred you a bit?
[18:53]	<[Pyg]Judith>	As weLL as I caN be, YEs...
[18:55]	<[Pyg]Judith>	It lOOks liKe I won'T Be abLe to reVert to my usuAL sElf fOr the momENT...
[18:56]	<Shepard>	I... See...
[18:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	WhAT a pAin, whAT a Pain...
[18:59]	<Shepard>	Well, come along, now. We're off to see our old home... Or whatever may be left of it. Also, there's someone I have for you two to meet. Let's call he-... Let's call it an addition to our nice little coven.
[19:00]	<[huh]Leticia>	Twould be nice to have some fresh blood about.
[19:00]	* [huh]Leticia	chuckles.
[19:01]	* Shepard	grins, bearing a fang.
[19:01]	<Shepard>	Well, if you want it... you can have it.
[19:02]	* [Pyg]Judith	's swarm keeps flying about, its options of expression very limited.
[19:03]	<Shepard>	Well, come on. The night is wasting.
[19:03]	* Shepard	enters form of wolf, and dashes off...
[19:03]	* [huh]Leticia	splits, her body becoming a swarm of ravens which follow.
[19:05]	* [Pyg]Judith	's swarm follows.
[19:08]	<[GM]Mary>	You come upon the ancient castle near the forest's end, and as preluded, much of it has been destroyed. However, lights of torches and lanterns flicker from within, unseen presences shifting and turning.
[19:09]	<[Pyg]Judith>	HOw nosTalgiC...
[19:10]	* [Mys]Sidney	shouts from among the crowd of angry villagers! "Kill those pale faced, blood sucking monsters!"
[19:10]	<[Pyg]Judith>	GUEsts of YouRS, bOss?
[19:12]	* [Mys]Sidney	is told by the older villagers to go home. Apparently, angry mobs are no place for a child...
[19:18]	<[Mys]Sidney>	...awww~
[19:19]	* Shepard	stops, looking indifferent and indignant. Damn that child, what could she possibly have done?
[19:19]	<[huh]Leticia>	It seems some pests have arrived.
[19:19]	* Shepard	reforms, trying to make himself look as not-dead as possible.
[19:22]	* [Pyg]Judith	soars above the mob and circles the castle's spires.
[19:22]	* [Mys]Sidney	disappears from the crowd...
[19:23]	* [huh]Leticia	gathers in the nearby trees...
[19:23]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: You catch the attention of an angry mob, as well as predators unseen.
[19:23]	* [Mys]Sidney	reappears near Shepard.
[19:23]	<[Mys]Sidney>	...Hi!...
[19:24]	<Shepard>	Grrgh, what the hell is she doing? I'm too weak right now to face off a bunch of mor- Oh. Sidney. Is this your doing?
[19:24]	* [Mys]Sidney	's hand darts up and down in a the quick burst of speed.
[19:25]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Nah~ they didn't even let me join them~
[19:25]	* [Mys]Sidney	is twirling in circles on one foot.~
[19:26]	<Shepard>	Incomprehensible. What is this throng doing here?
[19:27]	<[GM]Mary>	A shot rings out, striking one or more of Judith's swarm.
[19:28]	<[Mys]Sidney>	O! O! I know this one!
[19:29]	* [Mys]Sidney	raises her hand, mouth clamped closed.
[19:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Aah! THat waS my THumb, you FILthy caTTle!
[19:30]	* Shepard	twitches, and punches Sidney's clamped hand into her mouth. Well, not literally, but you know what I mean.
[19:30]	<Shepard>	Yes, Sidney?
[19:31]	<[Mys]Sidney>	They want to have a bonfire! And they need the castle for things to burn... Also I think they want to kill us~
[19:33]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Kinda sorta maybe just a little bit...
[19:33]	* Shepard	heaves a sigh, and grabs Sidney by the jaw.
[19:35]	<Shepard>	Tell me, my sweet, do you ever speak anything but garbage from your mouth? Yes, I can see what this is. The brain strainer would be, why. We're dead, are we not?
[19:37]	<Shepard>	Hmph. What has gone on here? You've arrived for longer than I, you should know this one.
[19:37]	* [Mys]Sidney	would say something, but her closed jaw just make for some garbled mumbling...
[19:39]	<Shepard>	Hmm? What's that? It's been a long slumber, my sweet, you'll have to speak up for these old ears of mine.
[19:39]	* [Pyg]Judith	retreats into the towers' windows and has the bats regroup in the castle's main hall.

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[19:39]	* Shepard	crushes Sidney's jaw more tightly.
[19:40]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Yuther Yamyires yin ya yown!!
[19:40]	* Shepard	grins, and loosens his grip.
[19:40]	<Shepard>	One more time?
[19:42]	<[Mys]Sidney>	There were some other vampires in town... Where do you think the first place an angry mob would go to look for them?
[19:42]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Scary castle!
[19:45]	<Shepard>	Hmph. Fucking dogs.
[19:45]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Wan!
[19:45]	* [Mys]Sidney	shuts up...
[19:47]	<Shepard>	Oh well. I wasn't counting on occupying this place again. There may be some valuable things left in it, however... That must be what Judith's searching for.
[19:51]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Hmm...
[19:51]	* Shepard	looks to Leticia and Sidney, gesturing with an open hand towards the castle.
[19:51]	<Shepard>	Well, what say you?
[20:06]	<[huh]Leticia>	Shouldst I assist Judith, master?
[20:09]	* Shepard	snarls a grin, peering at Leticia suggestively.
[20:10]	<Shepard>	But of course. She's you're companion, is she not? Heh, I'd prefer if you saved the love-making for another night, however.
[20:10]	* [huh]Leticia	heaves a sigh.
[20:10]	<[huh]Leticia>	If you insist...
[20:14]	* [huh]Leticia	you can't tell if she's joking or not.
[20:16]	* [huh]Leticia	swarms up into the window Judith disappeared into.
[20:16]	* [Mys]Sidney	looks at nothing, just sort of spacing out where she stands...
[20:21]	<[GM]Mary>	The mob begins to invade the castle, searching throughout the lower levels. Half of the place is in ruins, but some spires still stand.
[20:23]	* [Mys]Sidney	feels ana-... antagem-... Angry at the villagers for not letting her play!
[20:24]	* [Mys]Sidney	mists into the lower levels of the castle to assault the townsfolk...
[20:24]	* Shepard	speaks to himself.
[20:25]	<Shepard>	Hehe, looks like things are starting to get a bit more complicated. Oh, well, perhaps it's not too soon for me to get in the middle of things.
[20:25]	* Shepard	leaps straight up, and disappears into the darkness.
[20:38]	* [Mys]Sidney	attacks a group of three villagers still standing outside but is kept at bay with a nasty club to the face...
[20:44]	<[GM]Mary>	Sidney: Mr. Club looks at your sudden attack as a bit of strange, and since anything strange is obviously a god-forsaken monster, he calls out to his cronies to assist in the beat down.
[20:55]	<[GM]Mary>	Sidney: they attempt to kill you to pieces with axe, blade and monster bane, but they just can't seem to hit you, your movements as elusive as a dream.
[20:58]	* [Mys]Sidney	panics in the heat of battle growing in size as her clothes rip and tear revealing a feral monster...
[21:03]	* [Mys]Sidney	can't move as the agony of her body transforming allows her villagers the keen opportunity to hit her with everything they have... Oddly it doesn't hurt as much as jaw still does from Shepard's anger...
[21:03]	<[GM]Mary>	Sidney: The villagers are impressed, and one's spear point makes an impression on your stomach. Fortunately, it totally misses anything you ever use, so it's almost like being a popsicle, except less tasty and more ouchy.
[21:11]	* [Mys]Sidney	recovers from the transformation much larger then most men. Her hands large, a single swipe takes off two of the villagers heads. With a pounce, she catches the other three, one in each hand and one in her mouth, and squeezes them all till the stop moving...
[21:13]	* [Mys]Sidney	howls from instinct as she tears the head off the corpse in her hand like a bottle and guzzles the fluid.
[21:16]	* [Mys]Sidney	, famished, eats the other corpses before reverting back to a blood soaked child...
[21:22]	* [Mys]Sidney	wanders around the castle. Blood trailing from her like she had been bathing in it...
[21:24]	* Shepard	stands in the shadows, and reveals himself to Sidney.
[21:24]	<Shepard>	Having fun?
[21:27]	* [Mys]Sidney	licks her arm, and nods.
[21:32]	* Shepard	looks towards the ceiling, hearing the ongoing battle.
[21:32]	<Shepard>	Seems that they are as well.
[21:35]	<Shepard>	Have you discovered any clues? I've searched the castle, but I've found little more than graverobbers and angered citizens. It's as if I've never went to sleep...
[21:37]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Clues? The villagers seem pretty spunky, but I haven't seen anything in reeeeeally out of sorts...
[21:43]	<Shepard>	I see. Well, I do not plan to stay here for long. Find your things and be ready to leave.
[21:43]	<[Mys]Sidney>	m'kay!
[21:43]	* Shepard	with a swoosh and fall of shadow, disappears into darkness.
[21:43]	* [Mys]Sidney	skips down the halls... into the darkness.
[21:57]	* [Mys]Sidney	finds her room perfectly intact and packs a suitcase of random valuables including a certain old outfit she had forgotten she owned.
[21:24]	* [huh]Leticia	sits, waiting...
[21:58]	<[huh]Leticia>	Judith is taking a while... has she run into trouble...?
[22:01]	* Shepard	appears beside Leticia, legs crossed and slouching in that way only vampire lords can manage. He looks at the wine glass reminiscently, remembering monologues of times past.
[22:01]	<Shepard>	A shame, is it not?
[22:08]	<[huh]Leticia>	A-ah, master?
[22:08]	* [Mys]Sidney	runs into Shepard and Leticia while wandering around aimlessly
[22:08]	* [huh]Leticia	looks up at Shepard.
[22:08]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Hello!
[22:09]	<[huh]Leticia>	And the new blood, too.
[22:09]	* [Mys]Sidney	raises and lowers arm in a quick motion...
[22:10]	<Shepard>	Hmph. Didn't you express interest in this one? Well, here she is. All yours.
[22:10]	* Shepard	gestures towards Sidney's blood-drenched figure.
[22:12]	<[huh]Leticia>	You're so kind, master.
[22:14]	* [huh]Leticia	walks up to the childlike figure, pressing a finger in one of her wounds, then taking the bloody finger up to her mouth and tasting it.
[22:15]	* [Mys]Sidney	sniffs, her nose runny.
[22:16]	<[huh]Leticia>	You have a good taste, childe.
[22:16]	* [Mys]Sidney	turns to mist and back, just long enough to let the blood covering her fall into a puddle where she stands...
[22:16]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Thank you!
[22:16]	<[Mys]Sidney>	I'm sure you taste good too.
[22:17]	* [huh]Leticia	chuckles.
[22:17]	<[huh]Leticia>	I'm afraid I taste rather bitter myself.
[22:20]	<Shepard>	Oh, don't tease her, my sweet. Your blood is as fine as what humans would call the morning rain. Your heat, as well, is extraordinary.
[22:20]	* Shepard	smiles bemusedly.
[22:21]	* [Mys]Sidney	stands right in front of Leticia and licks a portion of visible skin...
[22:23]	* [Mys]Sidney	...by ducking her head under her shirt.
[22:24]	* Shepard	raises an eyebrow. Hmm, perhaps I was wrong about this one... She's quite interesting.
[22:25]	<[huh]Leticia>	An eager one, aren't you?
[22:32]	* [Mys]Sidney	keeps licking in order to get an accurate gauge on the taste...
[22:34]	* [GM]Vampire	snatches a not-yet-dead human from the floor and draws blood, trying to compensate for her wounds while Judith's back is turned.
[22:35]	* [huh]Leticia	doesn't pull away, but simply holds Sidney.
[22:40]	* [Mys]Sidney	continues licking higher as the taste seems to have slight variation with location...
[22:41]	* [Mys]Sidney	's canine instincts start to kick in... Licking out of sense of needing to clean, the attempt to figure out taste forgotten.
[22:43]	* [huh]Leticia	breaks from Sidney.
[22:43]	<[huh]Leticia>	Not too much, childe. Not now.
[22:43]	* Shepard	laughs heartily.
[22:44]	<Shepard>	I admire your boldness, Sidney. Perhaps you won't be such a useless addition after all.
[22:47]	<Shepard>	But, I fear, Leticia only opens her legs to her dearest Judith. Such a shame, is it not?
[22:47]	* [huh]Leticia	casts Shepard a glance.
[22:47]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Opens her legs?
[22:48]	<[huh]Leticia>	Thou wouldst do well to keep your odd fantasies to yourself, my master.
[22:48]	* [Mys]Sidney	sniffs the air and does indeed catch a sweeter fragrance from the leg areas of Leticia...
[22:50]	<Shepard>	Hahaha ha... You can't fool me. Dear Jude has admitted many a things under duress, and I found all of it quite sweet. To think, my favored servants, like two little human lovers.
[22:51]	* Shepard	looks as though he may be teasing, but may and certainty are a long ways away.
[22:52]	* [huh]Leticia	would blush if her blood did not flow only through her own unholy force of will.
[22:52]	* [Mys]Sidney	is trying to duck under Leticia's dress...
[22:55]	* [huh]Leticia	tries to avoid Sidney, but not fast enough. She's quickly backed against a wall.
[22:56]	* [Mys]Sidney	finds the source of the sweet smell and can't resist the urge to taste what could possibly smell so infatuating...
[22:58]	* [Mys]Sidney	laps at the spot, heady with the fragrance and taste.
[22:59]	* [huh]Leticia	may be dead, but her senses aren't. She gasps at the sensation.
[23:02]	* [Mys]Sidney	begins to change. Her tongue getting longer and rougher as her senses grow sharper...
[23:05]	* [Mys]Sidney	's tongue invades Leticia as it grows...
[23:09]	* [huh]Leticia	's breath grows heavy, her hands grip the girl more tightly.
[23:09]	<[huh]Leticia>	Wha...
[23:12]	* [Mys]Sidney	sucks.
[23:13]	* [huh]Leticia	finds herself pressing into the girl rather than trying to escape.
[23:13]	* [Mys]Sidney	begins growing inches upon inches taller and having to crouch to keep her head at the same height.
[23:14]	<[huh]Leticia>	Nnn... yahn...
[23:16]	* Shepard	watches amusedly, head held from an elbowed hand. Ah, and here I said no fornications this night... Their lust must be as eternal as their bodies.
[23:17]	* [Mys]Sidney	's snout elongates as fangs grow in over supple flesh.
[23:18]	* [Mys]Sidney	hungers in a new way now...
[23:29]	* [Mys]Sidney	breaths in deep Leticia's heavy scent, tongue moving a waves, swirling inside of her.
[23:35]	<[huh]Leticia>	N... no...
[23:35]	* [huh]Leticia	attempts to escape the threatening beastly jaws.
[23:40]	* [Mys]Sidney	returns to a less threatening form as Leticia squirms, but continues nonetheless for a long time...
{a few rape minutes later!}
[23:42]	* [huh]Leticia	finally arches back as she comes, then leans against the wall.
[23:42]	<[huh]Leticia>	haa...aa...
[23:43]	* [Mys]Sidney	calms as drool and more flows from her lips and down her chin...
[23:43]	* Shepard	has long since grown bored, and left to see to other matters. I'm getting a might of thirst myself...
[23:53]	* [Mys]Sidney	swallows and leans up against Leticia leaning on the wall.
[23:53]	<[Mys]Sidney>	You taste great!~

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[19:41]	* [Pyg]Judith	's bats begin flying in circles faster, almost forming a small tornado of bats. The magic is strong within these walls, she can finally be whole again.
[19:43]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: No immediate presence is detected in the entered room, however there are obvious signs of intrusion. Recalling the castle's layout, your room is not far from
here, merely a short trip down a decadent hallway.
[19:44]	* [Pyg]Judith	's circle of bats tighten with every revolution as the figure of a young woman slowly takes shape from the black mass.
[19:50]	* [Pyg]Judith	stands in the center of the room in place of the tiny bat tornado and stretches.
[19:51]	* [Pyg]Judith	stifles a yawn with her arm stump...
[19:51]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Hmm...
[19:51]	* [Pyg]Judith	looks around the room and spots a bat stuck in a corner of the room.
[19:52]	* [Pyg]Judith	lifts a leg up to take her shoe off and tosses it at the rogue bat.
[19:55]	* [Pyg]Judith	misses the bat entirely, the shoe's flight course sending it straight out an open window.
[20:00]	* [Pyg]Judith	groans at her failure. It really has been too long.
[20:02]	* [Pyg]Judith	walks toward the corner with what looks like a limp and whistles for the bat. It finally responds and descends. She grabs it quickly before it can escape, absorbing
it into her only hand.
[20:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: You notice a shadow cast from around the corner.
[20:05]	* [Pyg]Judith	's arm stump bubbles as her hand grows out of the stump. She flexes her hand after it finally regains its shape, but...
[20:06]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Who's there?
[20:06]	* [Pyg]Judith	walks toward the corner where she thinks she saw something.
[20:16]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: No sooner do you close the distance than is a sword thrusted at you!
[20:20]	* [Pyg]Judith	slaps the rude sword aside before it got any closer to her face.
[20:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Hey! I finally took this form after such a long time. No way am I going to let you ruin it so soon.
[20:23]	* [GM]Vampire	leaps back, yellow eyes peering from beneath a black cloak suspiciously.
[20:27]	<[GM]Vampire>	Who are you? Do you demons still haunt this place?
[20:29]	* [GM]Vampire	holds a longsword straight, tip pointed towards Judith. Judging by the figure's slim body and length of dark hair, you can deduce that it may be female.
[20:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Barging into someone's home and asking them who they are. You have some nerve, child.
[20:35]	<[GM]Vampire>	Child?! I'll make this place your grave, hellspawn!
[20:36]	* [Pyg]Judith	shuts her eyes as she sighs.
[20:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I would have been willing to let you go, but it seems you're one of the stubborn kind.
[20:37]	* [GM]Vampire	closes the distance with another thrust!
[20:38]	* [Pyg]Judith	slaps the thrusting sword away again.
[20:39]	* [huh]Leticia	reforms in the room, and sees Judith in the middle of a fight.
[20:40]	<[GM]Vampire>	Ergh! What?!
[20:40]	<[GM]Vampire>	Damn!
[20:40]	<[huh]Leticia>	Judith!
[20:40]	* [GM]Vampire	catches sight of Leticia, and, figuring two on one sucks and she's hardly making any progress to begin, flees!
[20:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Hi, Letty. I'll be with you in just a-- Oh damn.
[20:41]	* [Pyg]Judith	thinks about pursuing, but decides against it.
[20:42]	<[huh]Leticia>	Who was that? Have you a guess?
[20:42]	* [Pyg]Judith	turns to Leticia, shrugging her shoulders.
[20:45]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Doesn't seem like one of the guests outside though.
[20:47]	<[Pyg]Judith>	What's going on anyway, Letty?
[20:48]	<[huh]Leticia>	Some villagers decided this castle would be a fine place for a vampire hunt. It also seems someone other than us riled them up.
[20:50]	* [Pyg]Judith	heaves another sigh, making her way to the grand staircase and sitting down on the second step.
[20:56]	* [huh]Leticia	sits beside Judith.
[20:57]	<[GM]Mary>	Leticia & Judith: There you find a shattered wine glass, mirroring the shattered walls and shattered halls. No sign of the intruder.
[20:59]	* [Pyg]Judith	peers down on the pieces of glass on the floor.
[21:00]	<[Pyg]Judith>	We just got here, and we have to act like proper maids of the household already.
[21:00]	<[huh]Leticia>	Tis a problem for you?
[21:02]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Normally, no. But we just woke up. I'd prefer to regain my bearings.
[21:03]	* [Pyg]Judith	reluctantly gets back up on her feet.
[21:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I'll go get a dust pan.
[21:17]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: in your search for cleaning tool, you happen upon the mysterious female again, now being chased by villagers with torches, picks, spears, etcetera. She's
running back your way, but catching sight of you, ends up in a pickle. There's no way out for her... her teeth bear in the panic, revealing her true nature to you.
[21:26]	* [Pyg]Judith	doesn't move, intending to let the girl run past her.
[21:31]	<[GM]Mary>	The invading vampire tries to stop the attackers by throwing an object to the floor, which bursts into a great flame, though not great enough to stop their attack.
The flame lands too close, and a peon jumps it daringly, smashing the vampire with a morningstar.
[21:31]	<[GM]Mary>	She's sent reeling, and lands before Judith's feet.
[21:35]	* [Pyg]Judith	attempts to grab the daring human by the throat.
[21:38]	* [Pyg]Judith	moves quickly in front of the girl's attacker, snatching him by the throat.
[21:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith clutches the attacking marauder by the throat. He desperately attempts to escape, as his fellow marauders are held back by the flame.
[21:39]	* [Pyg]Judith	choke slams the human right onto the flames.
[21:42]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Tsk tsk tsk, you let a puny human like this hit you in the face, child?
[21:42]	<[GM]Mary>	The human man shrieks and burns, but that only seems to piss off the remaining villagers more. The vampire behind you stands herself on her sword, not sure what to
think.
[21:42]	* [Pyg]Judith	kicks the burning corpse into the crowd behind the flames.
[21:54]	<[GM]Vampire>	Grrgh! I'll show you, devil!
[21:55]	* [Pyg]Judith	manages to kick hard enough to propel the burning corpse into the mob.
[21:57]	* [GM]Vampire	throws her sword like a javelin, speeding narrowly over Judith's head, impaling the burning corpse mid-air, and carrying him into another villager. They're sent
back, tumbling down the spiral staircase from whence they came.
[21:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Ooh! Nicely done, child.
[21:59]	* [GM]Vampire	's cheeks puff angrily. She pouts:
[21:59]	<[GM]Vampire>	Stop calling me child!
[22:00]	<[Pyg]Judith>	You know, only saying that will make me want to say that more.
[22:01]	* [Pyg]Judith	turns to look at the girl, giving a quick, soft smile.
[22:02]	* [Pyg]Judith	returns her attention to the villagers left behind the flames.
[22:03]	* [Pyg]Judith	spreads her arms out in a grandiose manner, as if in a gesture of invitation.
[22:03]	<[GM]Vampire>	Grrrrr!
[22:04]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Well, cattle, you still have some fight in you?
[22:04]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Come! Dance with me in the Hellfire!
[22:04]	* [GM]Vampire	stamps her feet, and faces the remaining humans.
[22:09]	<[GM]Mary>	The two remaining humans attack, fear and hate in their eyes.
[22:11]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Gutsy cattle until the end. I'm impressed.
[22:26]	* [Pyg]Judith	scatters into a swarm of bats descending on one of the humans.
[22:27]	* [Pyg]Judith	's numerous small mouths dig into the human and begin sucking him dry of blood.
[22:28]	* [Pyg]Judith	with one human finished off, she regains her shape once more staring down the last human left.
[22:28]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Still feel like fighting?
[22:29]	<[GM]Mary>	the human does not, and attempts to flee!
[22:31]	* [Pyg]Judith	grips the fleeing woman by the shoulders before she can escape any further.
[22:32]	* [Pyg]Judith	holds her close as if hugging her from behind.
[22:32]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Say, are you scared of dying?
[22:34]	* [GM]Vampire	snatches a not-yet-dead human from the floor and draws blood, trying to compensate for her wounds while Judith's back is turned.
[22:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	You're not answering my question, Miss.
[22:39]	* [Pyg]Judith	leans her head on her prey's shoulder.
[22:43]	* [GM]YoungWoman	squirms in Judith's grip, fear mixing with the vampire's natural sensuality.
[22:43]	<[GM]YoungWoman>	Let me go! Let me go!!
[22:46]	* [Pyg]Judith	runs one hand up the girl's body, passing a breast on the way to the neck to caress it.
[22:46]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I can't. You smell nice, you know.
[22:47]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I've been in a cold sleep for so long until tonight, you know. I forgot how pleasant a human's warmth is.
[22:52]	<[GM]YoungWoman>	Nngh! Wha-, what are you g- going to do?!
[22:53]	* [GM]YoungWoman	quivers under Judith's touch, muscle control lost to excited fear.
[22:53]	<[Pyg]Judith>	You don't want to die, riiiight?
[22:55]	* [GM]YoungWoman	shakes even more, trying to grab the little metal cross around her neck.
[22:56]	<[GM]YoungWoman>	A-anything's better than becoming one of you devils! Release me!... P-please...
[22:56]	* [Pyg]Judith	presses her lips onto the woman's neck, ignoring her pleas.
[22:57]	<[Pyg]Judith>	This excites you, doesn't it? Teetering on the edge of life and death?
[22:57]	* [GM]YoungWoman	gasps, and freezes.
[22:57]	<[GM]YoungWoman>	I-...I-...I-...
[22:58]	* [Pyg]Judith	doesn't bite just yet, opting to suckle on the woman's neck for now.
[22:59]	* [GM]YoungWoman	weakens, body still taut but no longer able to find the will to struggle. The only continuous change is her shivered breaths.
[23:18]	* [Pyg]Judith	maneuvers her own arm so that it is within reach of her mouth and bites into it, sucking some blood up and holding it in her mouth.
[23:19]	* [Pyg]Judith	turns the young woman's head toward her and kisses her on the lips, pushing the blood into her mouth.
[23:32]	* [GM]YoungWoman	snaps out of her daze and quickly turns her head, forcing her lips shut.
[23:40]	* [Pyg]Judith	pulls away, a little pout on her face. Looks like it didn't work. She grudgingly swallows her own blood. Ah, what an unpleasant taste.
[23:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	A fighter, huh?
[23:41]	* [GM]YoungWoman	forms drops of tears in her eyes, returning to her prior struggle.
[23:41]	<[GM]YoungWoman>	P-please! Please let me go, I beg of you!
[23:50]	* [Pyg]Judith	is stirred by something in the girl's face. Reluctantly, she relinquishes her grip, taking a step back.
[23:54]	* [GM]YoungWoman	falls to the floor, looking back in shock. Running away as soon as possible occurs to her, but disbelief in her release holds her still.
[00:01]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Tell me, little lamb. What is your name?
[00:05]	* [GM]YoungWoman	pushes her legs together, trying to reclaim her dignity after that terrible and exciting experience. Oh, I called it exciting! Is the mark of the devil upon me already?!
[00:06]	<[GM]YoungWoman>	W-why should I tell you that?
[00:07]	* [Pyg]Judith	frowns a little. A rare expression.
[00:07]	* [Pyg]Judith	sighs a little, disappointed.
[00:08]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Fine. Have it your way.
[00:08]	* [Pyg]Judith	turns her back on the girl.
[00:08]	<[Pyg]Judith>	You'd better go now.
[00:08]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Unless you want my master to find you.
[00:08]	<[Pyg]Judith>	He won't let you off as easily as I did.
[00:09]	* [GM]YoungWoman	looks dumbly at Judith, before her survival instinct kicks back in and she flees down the stairwell.
* [Pyg]Judith sighs, a little sad that she had been denied pleasure on this night.
* [GM]Vampire stands in watch near the entrance, a contemptuous smile plastered across her face.
<[GM]Vampire> Ha! You can't even seduce a single mortal woman! You've no place to call me a child, you faker!
* [Pyg]Judith finally remembers she had company here other than her would-be-victim.
<[Pyg]Judith> Truly a child, you are.
<[Pyg]Judith> You must be the type that will devour any meal tossed out in front of you.
<[Pyg]Judith> I don't like taking the blood of the fearful...
<[Pyg]Judith> It makes the blood sour.
<[Pyg]Judith> If you have lived as long as I have, you would have known this.
<[GM]Vampire> Hmph! I take what's mine. If they've not the power to stop me, then of course, it is right for me to take control! Fear is human respect for us creatures, you should learn to savor it!
[00:21]	* [GM]Vampire	throws a sack around her shoulder and retrieves her blade. Her body's still covered by a black cloak, but you can make out that her figure is a young one.
[00:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Oh, so getting bashed in the face is what they call respect for vampires these days? My my, I have been asleep for quite a while then.
[00:23]	* [GM]Vampire	reddens with anger and shame, gritting her teeth.
[00:24]	* [Pyg]Judith	stamps out a little ember as she walks past the young vampire girl.
[00:24]	<[GM]Vampire>	Make your jokes if you want! You should have killed me when you had the chance. I'll tell you one thing, fool, your sensitivity will be the end of you!
[00:24]	<[Pyg]Judith>	You ought to get out of here too. The boss doesn't like vampires that aren't his in his territory.
[00:25]	<[GM]Vampire>	Hmph! One day, I'll smote your pathetic coven. Just you wait!
[00:26]	* [GM]Vampire	, despite its words, hastily turns the corner.
[00:26]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I look forward to it. You'll certainly keep things interesting, child.
[00:28]	* [GM]Vampire	sidles out of view, biting her lip at Judith's final comment. Damn that woman! How dare she help me! I didn't need it in the first place, it was just a slip-up and she happened to be there!
[00:29]	* [Pyg]Judith	hums to herself, returning to the entrance hall, completely forgetting why she had gone this way in the first place.
[00:30]	* [GM]Vampire	peers back, watching Jude as she walks out of view. She sits, blood boiling and thoughts turning on each other, becoming misconstrued. After a long while, she decides it's best to get out of Dodge while she still can.
[00:34]	<[GM]Mary>	[until next time!]









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@@Session Two: Trespasser
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August 1
[20:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	is adorable playing with dolls...
[20:38]	<[GM]Mary>	last time, on Shepard's Vampires!
[20:39]	<[GM]Mary>	Sex, fighting, vampires, and sorts of other awesome stuff.
[20:40]	<[GM]Mary>	Sidney just finished tasting Letty, Letty just finished being traumatized, and Judith just finished eating people / teaching / molesting.
[20:40]	<[GM]Mary>	Scene begin!
[20:41]	* [PYG]Judith	returns to the main hall where she left Leticia, forgetting why she left in the first place.
[20:43]	* [huh]Letty	is waiting for Judith.
[20:44]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I'm back, Leticia."
[20:44]	<[huh]Letty>	Oh, Judith. You took your time. Did you find the dustbin?
[20:45]	<[PYG]Judith>	"...Damn it!"
[20:46]	* [PYG]Judith	realizing her carelessness turns back around and heads down the same hallway she was just in to fetch a dustpan for the broken glass.
[20:46]	* [huh]Letty	hurries after her, not wishing for a repeat of the previous affair.
[20:50]	* [PYG]Judith	manages to find a broom closet and goes inside, checking the shelves for a dust pan.
[20:53]	* [PYG]Judith	only now realizes that Leticia had followed her.
[20:54]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Something wrong, Letty?"
[20:55]	<[huh]Letty>	N-no, nothing.
[20:57]	* [PYG]Judith	finds the dust pan and grabs it, along with a brush.
[20:57]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Sure doesn't sound like nothing's wrong."
[20:59]	* [huh]Letty	slaps her cheeks to focus.
[20:59]	<[huh]Letty>	It is nothing. Couldst thou hand me a dustpan as well?
[21:01]	* [PYG]Judith	stares at Leticia a moment before her mouth curls downward in disappointment.
[21:01]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Suit yourself."
[21:01]	* [PYG]Judith	feels around the top shelf for another dust pan and finds one, handing it over to Leticia.
[21:03]	<[huh]Letty>	Thankee.
[21:05]	* [PYG]Judith	gets out of the broom closet and once again makes her way back to the main hall to clean up the glass.
[21:07]	* Shepard	appears in the hallway, watching the two from afar. His paleness has lessened since you've last seen.
[21:09]	<[huh]Letty>	Master, you look more well.
[21:09]	* [PYG]Judith	gives her master a little bow in greeting.
[21:10]	* Shepard	nods.
[21:12]	<Shepard>	I've taken care of a few things. I don't think this castle will be as busy, for now. Soon, hunters will seek us out, and we'll need to relocate. But the dawn draws near... we'll have to rest in the castle today.
[21:14]	<Shepard>	However, we have a few things to discuss. Mainly, what we intend to do, now that we're together once again.
[21:15]	* Shepard	looks around, then to Leticia.
[21:15]	<Shepard>	Where's Sidney?
[Mary*] <[GM]Mary>      In the distance, a sneeze can be heard.
[21:16]	<[huh]Letty>	That dog? I have not seen her around.
[21:16]	* [huh]Letty	scowls at the mention of that name.
[21:17]	<Shepard>	"That dog"? Seemed to me you were quite taken with her.
[21:17]	<Shepard>	Or rather, she took you.
[21:19]	<[huh]Letty>	Do not speak of that. Never again.
[21:19]	* [huh]Letty	darkens.
[21:22]	<Shepard>	Ha! It appears my dear little Letty has grown rebellious in my leave. You'll pay for your tone with me, you can count on that.
[21:23]	* [PYG]Judith	merely sighs at all this.
[21:23]	* [huh]Letty	kneels.
[21:24]	<[huh]Letty>	My most sincere apologies, master. I await my punishment.
[21:24]	<Shepard>	We'll deal with that some other time. For now, go find your lover.
[21:25]	* Shepard	hides a grin while scratching his cheek.
[21:25]	<[PYG]Judith>	You need anything from me, Boss? If you don't, I've got some glass to pick up.
[21:26]	* [huh]Letty	suppresses a scathing retort, and takes wing to search for the wayward childe.
[21:29]	<Shepard>	Ah, Judith...
[21:32]	* Shepard	runs his fingers through her hair, getting it out of her face and best complimenting her features.
[21:34]	<[PYG]Judith>	That kind of need, huh?
[21:38]	<Shepard>	Can't I just be happy to see you? It's been a long, tiresome journey. Did you fare well in my absence?
[21:42]	<[PYG]Judith>	It was a long sleep. I almost didn't think I'd get to wake up again.
[21:48]	<[PYG]Judith>	Damn boring living like a bat for decades, you know?
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@@Sidney~ (yeah, just pretend she turned into a dog or something)
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[20:44]	* [Mys]Sidney	licks her lips then wanders around...
[20:55]	* [Mys]Sidney	rolls in the dirt
[21:01]	* [Mys]Sidney	rolls off a cliff
[21:01]	<[Mys]Sidney>	"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
[21:10]	* [Mys]Sidney	falls into the center of a graveyard, into an open grave...
[21:10]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*Whoom*
[21:12]	* [Mys]Sidney	has busied herself making a tombstone-fort...
[21:14]	<[Mys]Sidney>	HEAVE... HEAVE...
[21:15]	* [Mys]Sidney	tosses the last tombstone on top of the rest, but the ceiling of the fort immediately collapses into the rest of it...
[21:15]	* [Mys]Sidney	*Achoo*
[21:15]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*sniff*
[21:22]	* [Mys]Sidney	praises her fort as she finishes placing the last stone. Pyramid shaped for simplicity, the graveyard is wrecked.
[21:26]	* [Mys]Sidney	fires the port side lasers. "PEW! PEW!" Take that Space Men!
[21:27]	* [Mys]Sidney	The incredible flying fort has no boundaries! No Mars People will keep her from traveling the UNIVERSE!
[21:28]	* [Mys]Sidney	imagines as she lies on top of the fort gazing at the stars.
[21:30]	* [huh]Letty	interrupts Sidney's view of the stars, obscuring the sky above her with a swarm of sable wings.
[21:33]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Awwww...
[21:34]	<[huh]Letty>	Sidney, the master calls.
[21:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	nods and vaporizes into fog.
[21:36]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Ooookay~
[21:39]	* [huh]Letty	flies back to the castle, au Sidney.
[21:39]	* [Mys]Sidney	races Letty
[21:41]	* [Mys]Sidney	leaves Letty behind in her metaphorical dust...
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@@Return~
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[21:49]	* [Mys]Sidney	rolls into the room as the fog condenses into a small dark fluffy child shaped thunder cloud. With a small rumble and some sparks, Sidney appears where the indoor cloud was.
[21:50]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Master Shepard!
[21:51]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Master Shepard! Letty says you wanted me~!
[21:51]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Master Shepard~!
[21:51]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Anyway, you seem busy. I'll get back to work."
[21:51]	* [Mys]Sidney	is moving like a condor in circles Shepard's feet.
[21:52]	* [PYG]Judith	walks past her master on her way back to her current chore.
[21:55]	* Shepard	sighs, and drops a burning weapon upon the condor, setting it aflame.
[21:57]	* [huh]Letty	reforms as well and follows after Judith with her dustpan.
[21:58]	<Shepard>	Where's... ah, there you are. Judith, Leticia. Come with me.
[21:59]	<[huh]Letty>	oh?
[21:59]	* [huh]Letty	stops, turning back to her master.
[21:59]	<[PYG]Judith>	Wha- But, the glass. Bah, to hell with it!
[22:05]	* [Mys]Sidney	STOP. DROP. ROLL.
[22:05]	<[Mys]Sidney>	eeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhh~
[22:06]	* [Mys]Sidney	extinguishes the fire quickly thanks to age old fire prevention methods.
[22:06]	<[Mys]Sidney>	ah~
[22:08]	<Shepard>	...and Sidney. Come on, we're heading to the bottom of the castle.
[22:08]	* [Mys]Sidney	continues rolling for awhile even after the fire is out... Just to be sure. Then stands up as curious as ever.
[22:08]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Okay~
[22:10]	<[PYG]Judith>	"The basement? What for?"
[22:10]	<[Mys]Sidney>	"Us four, duh~!"
[22:10]	* Shepard	begins walking towards the stairwell, maintaining a steady pace.
[22:10]	* [Mys]Sidney	whispers at Judith
[22:11]	* [Mys]Sidney	follows on Shepard's heals.
[22:11]	* [huh]Letty	follows, making sure to place Judith between her and Sidney.
[22:12]	<Shepard>	To sleep. Remaining here is dangerous, but relocating so quickly is even more so. Also, there's a matter to discuss. Our future.
[22:13]	* Shepard	continues to speak as he goes on, leading on deeper into the castle's underbelly.
[22:17]	<Shepard>	What do you to want to do, now?
[22:17]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Wait! Dangerous?
[22:18]	<[Mys]Sidney>	What could threaten us, Master Sir?
[22:20]	<[PYG]Judith>	Vampire hunters.
[22:20]	<Shepard>	I am not as strong as I once was, so I cannot protect you from sacred weapons. I'm sure vampire-hunting organizations have a big, red X on this castle, and this disturbance is certain to draw their attention. Though they're not unconquerable, the daylight hours give them a great advantage, and I'd rather avoid such a confrontation, or we'll simply repeat history.
[22:21]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Oh...
[22:21]	* [Mys]Sidney	is sobered with the news.
[22:26]	<Shepard>	But back to my earlier question. Do either of you have ambitions?
[22:27]	* Shepard	puts out candlelights as he passes them by, silencing them with a pinch of the fingers.
[22:34]	<[huh]Letty>	I have none, but for to serve you, master.
[22:36]	<[Mys]Sidney>	I would like to read every story ever!
[22:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	likes story books
[22:36]	* [huh]Letty	chuckles at the childe.
[22:36]	<Shepard>	Every story? Hmhmhm... Well, I'll think about that.
[22:39]	<Shepard>	Judith, do you have anything to say?
[22:42]	<[PYG]Judith>	Haha, I might have when I was mortal...It's been a while since then though.
[22:43]	* Shepard	stops.
[22:43]	<Shepard>	...What do you mean, "when I was mortal"? Is something wrong?
[22:43]	* [Mys]Sidney	bounces of the stopped Sheppard
[22:44]	* [Mys]Sidney	rubs her forehead and looks between Shepard and Judith...
[22:44]	<[PYG]Judith>	Nothing wrong, Boss. Take it easy.
[22:46]	<Shepard>	Are you sure? You sound troubled. If there's something the matter, that's what I'm here for.
[22:48]	<[PYG]Judith>	You're imagining things. Come on, aren't we trying to get to safety here?
[22:50]	* Shepard	gives Letty a look that says "look out for her, for me", and continues on.
[22:53]	* [huh]Letty	gives him a "I'll do more than that" look in return.
[22:58]	<[GM]Mary>	You are led into the catacombs, where many dead and undead creatures rest and tremble in their graves. An animated skeleton servant waves as you pass, and resumes searching for his lower jaw amidst a collection of bones.
[23:00]	* [Mys]Sidney	takes a bone and gnaws at it idly while walking...
[23:01]	* Shepard	stops for a moment, then grins.
[23:01]	<Shepard>	Ah, I know what will appease my Jude.
[23:02]	* [PYG]Judith	raises her eyebrows, curious.
[23:02]	<Shepard>	The three of you, go on ahead. There's someone I must find. I'll catch up to you later.
[23:02]	* [huh]Letty	bows to the master.
[23:02]	<[Mys]Sidney>	uhn'kay~
[23:02]	<[huh]Letty>	As you wish.
[23:03]	* [Mys]Sidney	scampers ahead of the others...
[23:04]	* Shepard	takes a torch, grabs an old door's handle, and exits. The foundation shakes as it slams, a mysterious quality all doors within the castle possess.
[23:07]	* [PYG]Judith	continues walking right behind Leticia.
[23:09]	* [Mys]Sidney	manages to snap the bone in her mouth and licks at the dried marrow.
[23:12]	<[GM]Mary>	As you continue ahead, you become aware of sounds of fighting.
[23:13]	* [Mys]Sidney	rushes toward the sounds.
[23:14]	* [huh]Letty	glances at Judith.
[23:14]	* [PYG]Judith	catches Leticia's glance, nodding back at her.
[23:15]	<Trespasser>	...ha! yeea-ah! Who's your daddy!? Take somma this! And a little bit 'o that! Izzat all ya got?
[23:16]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneaks around the trespasser to see what he is doing...
[23:16]	* [huh]Letty	runs after Sidney.
[23:16]	* [PYG]Judith	quickly follows after the others. So much for the element of surprise.
[23:17]	<[GM]Mary>	Around the corner, you see a blonde female fighting an entourage of animated skeletons, using a spiked club in addition to two small option-sized monsters.
[23:18]	<[GM]Mary>	Her back is to you, and as such, she doesn't notice your presence.
[23:18]	* [Mys]Sidney	drops the bone and circles to the opposite side of her. Putting her between Sidney and the others.
[23:18]	<Trespasser>	hiiii....ya!
[23:19]	* [Mys]Sidney	screams like the little girl she is.
[23:19]	<[Mys]Sidney>	"HELP! HELP!"
[23:19]	* Trespasser	splits a skeleton in half, before spinning around a few times over the scream.
[23:20]	<Trespasser>	Yikes! What the hell's this shit?
[23:21]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Stop right there, stranger!"
[23:22]	<Trespasser>	Straaannger? Stranger than what?
[23:22]	<[huh]Letty>	Thou hast some guts to trespass in the master's domain.
[23:22]	* [Mys]Sidney	sees her simplest of plans fold as the others don't wait for an opportune moment... Oh well...
[23:26]	<[GM]Mary>	The trespasser turns to you, most of the skeletons now defeated. The female could be the pinnacle of pure, maidenly, innocent women if her manner and attire weren't so rough. She's dressed in peasant's clothes, but her sleeves and pant-legs have been ripped off, and she also adorns spiked bracelets and a dog's collar.
[23:27]	* Trespasser	changes her stance and voice to a mockingly royal one, trying to act more "vampiric"
[23:28]	<Trespasser>	So, she says he's the lord of this castle...
[23:29]	<Trespasser>	Wait... how did it go...
[23:29]	* [Mys]Sidney	can smell the vampire scent off the girl...
[23:30]	* [PYG]Judith	catches a hint of a fang as the intruder speaks.
[23:30]	* Trespasser	scratches her head, the regal air about her long past.
[23:30]	<Trespasser>	Well, anyway! I'm looking for the Spike Armor. Do any of you know where it is?
[23:31]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Who the hell are you anyway?"
[23:32]	<Trespasser>	Aluca-... um. nah, that's dumb...
[23:32]	<[Mys]Sidney>	"And what's Spike Armour?"
[23:32]	* Trespasser	thinks a moment for a good name of herself.
[23:34]	<Trespasser>	Well, it's armor, with spikes. Sort of like the Spike Breaker, except it has spikes on it. Get it?
[23:34]	<[huh]Letty>	And where is this armor?
[23:34]	<[Mys]Sidney>	No. Why not just make it yourself then?
[23:35]	<Trespasser>	...
[23:35]	* [Mys]Sidney	thinks putting spikes on armor shouldn't be too hard.
[23:35]	* Trespasser	jaw drops a little, then superimposes into a smile.
[23:35]	<Trespasser>	Holy shit, that's a great idea! I already got the Spike Breaker, so all I need is spikes!
[23:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	claps.
[23:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	feels useful~
[23:36]	<Trespasser>	Thanks! I'm gonna go find some spikes, so see ya later!
[23:37]	* [Mys]Sidney	steps in her way...
[23:37]	* Trespasser	skips over her...
[23:37]	* [Mys]Sidney	grabs for an ankle
[23:38]	<[huh]Letty>	You're not leaving just like that, sorry.
[23:38]	* Trespasser	has, in fact, already left, and doesn't respond. She seems to know where she's going, and doesn't pay any of you any mind.
[23:39]	<[PYG]Judith>	"The hell was that all about?"
[23:40]	* [Mys]Sidney	follows the trespasser.
[23:41]	* [huh]Letty	gives chase.
[23:43]	* [PYG]Judith	scatters into a cloud of bats and follows the two.
[23:45]	<[GM]Mary>	The intruder keeps a good distance between you, but she's close enough that you can tell which direction she went last. She runs into the deepest part of the catacombs, just before the room where Shepard used to keep a large, terrifying monster.
[23:46]	<[GM]Mary>	She slips into a side-room, and its door slams shut behind her.
[23:46]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes
[23:47]	* [Mys]Sidney	sniffs before slowing to a stop before the door...
[23:47]	* [huh]Letty	tries the door.
[23:48]	<[GM]Mary>	it opens. Therein stands the proud intruder, her body now adorned with a variety of spikes.
[23:49]	* [Mys]Sidney	waves at her...
[23:49]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Hi again...
[23:49]	* Trespasser	spins around to face Sidney stylishly.
[23:50]	<Trespasser>	What's up!
[23:50]	<Trespasser>	So, how's it look? I had to use this old dress to keep it from stabbin' me in the arms, but it's a pretty sweet Spike Armor, isn't it?
[23:51]	<[Mys]Sidney>	I guess, but wanna see something cooler?!
[23:51]	<[huh]Letty>	Your fashion sense is abominable.
[23:51]	* [huh]Letty	flicks her hair back.
[23:51]	* [PYG]Judith	reassembles right behind the group.
[23:51]	* Trespasser	frowns.
[23:52]	<Trespasser>	Your face is abonimibidl-...sucks!
[23:52]	* [Mys]Sidney	picks up some bones and tosses them in the air.
[23:52]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Again, who the hell are you?"
[23:52]	* [Mys]Sidney	is juggling with some style...
[23:53]	* Trespasser	admires Sidney's display, then turns to Judith, frowning and pushing her fingers together.
[23:54]	<Trespasser>	I'm an orphaned vampire.
[23:54]	<[PYG]Judith>	"And what business do you have trespassing in our castle?"
[23:55]	<Trespasser>	I told you that already! I was looking for my Spike Armor. Since I can't find it, I'll just take some spikes instead. Do you need them or something?
[23:56]	* [Mys]Sidney	continues juggling while softly humming some circus chorus...
[23:56]	<[Mys]Sidney>	They do keep the hedgehogs at bay...
[23:56]	<Trespasser>	Also... you seem familiar. Are you someone's aunt?
[23:56]	* [Mys]Sidney	mumbles idly
[23:57]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I've never had any nieces or nephews, no.
[23:57]	* Trespasser	leans far forward, balancing on her toes.
[23:58]	<Trespasser>	are you sure? bah, must be deja-vu or something.
[23:59]	<Trespasser>	Well, anyway... brown girl!
[00:00]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Huh?
[00:00]	* [Mys]Sidney	continues juggling.
[00:00]	* [Mys]Sidney	.oO(Almost dropped one...)
[00:02]	<[Mys]Sidney>	What? What?
[00:02]	* [Mys]Sidney	grabs two bones from the air and catches the third in her teeth.
[00:03]	<Trespasser>	Since you helped me get my spikes back faster, that means I owe you approximately one favor! But I gotta go do somethin' else, so if you ever need someone's help, just yell out "Claudia" and I'll show up out of thin air! That sound cool to you?
[00:04]	<Trespasser>	Word of warning, though. I don't do dance parties. Got two left feet.
[00:04]	<[Mys]Sidney>	"ons' 'ool~"
[00:04]	* [Mys]Sidney	says "Sounds Cool" with a mouth full of bone.
[00:04]	<Trespasser>	Sweet. Well, see you later!
[00:06]	* Trespasser	snaps her fingers, clearing away the option-monsters, and jumps straight up. When she falls back, a hole filled full of eyes opens beneath her, and she Trespasses out of the scene.
[00:07]	* [PYG]Judith	scratches her head at what just happened.
[00:08]	* [Mys]Sidney	isn't phased by much...
[00:10]	* [huh]Letty	just shakes her head...
[00:14]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes before yawning wide.
[00:16]	* [Mys]Sidney	digs into the center of a small hill of bones and nods off to sleep...
[00:17]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Night Letty~ *sniff* Night Judith~...
[00:18]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Wait, what did the Boss what us to do again?"
[00:22]	<[huh]Letty>	But before that, Judith...
[00:22]	<[PYG]Judith>	Hmm?
[00:22]	* [huh]Letty	wraps her arms around the other vampire.
[00:23]	<[huh]Letty>	It's been lonely without you, these past decades...
[00:24]	<[PYG]Judith>	"You could have looked me up you know?"
[00:27]	<[huh]Letty>	I had some business to attend to. But you're all mine now... and I'm all yours.
[00:28]	* [huh]Letty	draws Judith into a kiss.
[00:37]	<[GM]Mary>	And with that, we reach the end of session two!











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August 2
[21:41]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Sexual Encounters of a Third Kind!
[21:41]	<[GM]Mary>	[oh, darn. wrong game. how embarrassing!]
[21:43]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time on Shepard's Vampires, Shepard went to find a long-dead maid while his other long-dead maids played with a long-gone trespasser.
[21:46]	* Shepard	carries a torch through hallowed halls, less for need of sight and more for need of mystique. That, and there's cobwebs everywhere.
[21:52]	* Shepard	reaches a room with a single stone-cast tomb in the center. Various pieces of undead junk litter the room, though the stone tomb remains undisturbed, even from dust, for almost a yard around its perimeter.
[21:56]	* Shepard	sets the torch down by the grave, wondering how exactly he's going to get this huge slab off.
[21:56]	* Shepard	budges it...
[21:58]	* Shepard	... and after a moment, tears it off, sending the top to smash against the adjacent wall with a thunderous crash.
[22:02]	* [Owen]Phrine	rests in the coffin, unmoving. A slender girl with oddly pink hair and brown rags for clothes, she sure doesn't look very imposing like vampires should.
[22:02]	* [Owen]Phrine	seems to stir just the slightest bit as Shepard approaches, but does little else.
[22:03]	<Shepard>	Good mourning, young Phrine. Rise, as it's time for your wake.
[22:06]	* [Owen]Phrine	makes no real movement. She's still dead asleep.
[22:08]	* Shepard	grins, slices his finger almost in half with one of his cainers, and sticks it in Phrine's mouth.
[22:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	makes no immediate action...at first. Then slowly, her mouth moves, sucking on Shepard's finger like a baby's pacifier.
[22:12]	* Shepard	leans over and pets through Phrine's hair, finding the transaction to be a little... cute. It's a shame, really.
[22:13]	* [Owen]Phrine	's drinking becomes less mechanical and more realistic as Shepard's blood gives her new "life". Her eyes wiggle underneath closed lids.
[22:15]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"........."
[22:16]	* Shepard	pulls up on his finger a little bit.
[22:16]	* [Owen]Phrine	takes a slight breath of air into her nostrils. Her skin, once grey and pasty, takes a slightly better shade.
[22:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	's head cranes upwards just a little, trying to follow the retreating finger.
[22:18]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...no......want...."
[22:18]	* Shepard	relinquishes his finger, teasingly holding it over her head.
[22:20]	* [Owen]Phrine	open her eyes slowly. Like her absurd hair, her eyes are an otherworldly orange.
[22:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...nnnhh...nummy...come baaaccckk......"
[22:21]	<Shepard>	Good evening, little love. Did you enjoy your rest?
[22:22]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to focus her eyes, which are glassy and full of 40 years worth of daze.
[22:23]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...sleepy...good sleepy..."
[22:23]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Is this..'nother...dream?"
[22:24]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Good dream...tastes gooood~..."
[22:24]	<Shepard>	I'm sorry to to tell you, but no, you're back in the old world.
[22:26]	* [Owen]Phrine	flexes her thin hand, and gives her nose a painful poke. Nope; she's still here.
[22:26]	* Shepard	puts an elbow on the side of the stone coffin, holding his hand under his head while still messing with Phrine and his bloody hand.
[22:26]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ohhhh.....I like dreeeaamms..."
[22:27]	<Shepard>	Is that so? How disappointing. I suppose you'll have to stay here until the monsters come to get you.
[22:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	seems to focus her eyes with the thought of monsters.
[22:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ohh...monsters...they're silllyyy~..."
[22:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...never want to plaaaay..."
[22:30]	<Shepard>	I'm not sure, you're a pretty silly monster, and you always want to play, do you not?
[22:30]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mayyybeee~...Mayyybeee nooot~"
[22:30]	<Shepard>	Besides, Judith is back. Why don't you come and play with her?
[22:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to worm her way out of the coffin, but she's like a marionette with half her strings cut off. It's rather pathetic.
[22:32]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Unnngh...Judyyyy~..."
[22:32]	* Shepard	uses the bleeding hand as a lure.
[22:33]	* [Owen]Phrine	is thus allured. The smell and memory of blood help her focus.
[22:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	drifts out of the coffin, almost ghost-like, towards Shepard's finger.
[22:34]	* Shepard	steps back a foot or two, trying to get Phrine out without dragging her out.
[22:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	leans over the side of the coffin and follows Shepard backwards, until neither coffin no floor supports her in any way. She's forgotten that "gravity" exists in the real world, but fortunately for her, that's not a problem for vampires, really.
[22:38]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes in her sleep, her leg kicking as she drools. Dreaming of bones the size of trees...
[22:40]	* [Mys]Sidney	*sniff*
[22:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	bobs around in the air, her form slowly turning into mist to help her stay afloat. By the time she reaches Shepard's finger, she's nothing but whispy smoke.
[22:42]	* [Owen]Phrine	unsuccessfully wraps her non-existent lips around the bleeding hand.
[22:43]	* Shepard	chuckles, holding his hand high to drip over her. The blood taints the misty form somewhat.
[22:45]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"....mMm...Fe-EeEeels tINglYyyYy..."
[22:47]	* [Owen]Phrine	twirls her mist into a slow-moving vortex. Blood gives her warm fuzzies~
[22:47]	<Shepard>	Alright, enough play. There will be plenty of time for that later.
[22:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	slowly reforms herself back to human form. Seems she's forgotten "humans" don't have little horns on their head, or little wings. Oh well.
[22:48]	* Shepard	snaps his fingers, the bloody one sealing after a flick of blood.
[22:50]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Where'd you go, Sheppy? It's been so looong...My brain hurtsss..."
[22:50]	* Shepard	frowns.
[22:51]	<Shepard>	I'd recommend that you keep your nicknames to yourself, unless you wish for much more than just your brain to hurt.
[22:52]	* [Owen]Phrine	bobs her head.
[22:52]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm'kay~"
[22:53]	* Shepard	sighs. . o ( I'm surrounded by children, and of my own make. )
[22:53]	<Shepard>	Good. Come along, now. The others await our return.
[22:53]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooo, others~..."
[22:54]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes
[22:54]	* [Mys]Sidney	*sniff*
[22:54]	* [PYG]Judith	almost says "bless you" out of reflex, but manages to fight it off.
[22:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	snaps her fingers; she almost forgot something! She stumbles back over to her coffin and searches around the folds of bedding for something...
[22:55]	* Shepard	peers curiously, snuffing out the torchlight to better aid Phrine's recently awakened eyes.
[22:57]	* [Owen]Phrine	eventually finds a little leather pouch tucked safe away. It contains a polished white egg and a small length of cord. She rubs the soft surface of the egg against her cheek.
[22:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Little lucky egg~..."
[22:58]	<Shepard>	...
[22:58]	<Shepard>	I believe the years have made you stranger, dear...
[22:58]	* [Owen]Phrine	slips the egg into the pouch, then the pouch on to her belt.
[22:59]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mayyybeee~...Mayyybeee nooot~"
[22:59]	* Shepard	says, as he begins to exit, leading Phrine back from whence he departed.
[22:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	drifts behind him, content to look at the walls and ceilings around her. So interesting...
[23:03]	* Shepard	takes Phrine in the direction the others left him before, noticing a curious number of un-animated skeletons that he swore were once... animate. Perhaps Sidney had a snack or something.
[23:04]	* [Mys]Sidney	limbs flail at something happening in her dream...
[23:05]	<[Mys]Sidney>	....er...pa...uh...
[23:06]	* [PYG]Judith	tucks Leticia under a blanket she found.
[23:06]	* [Mys]Sidney	is being jabbed in the side by a particularly sharp rib bone, and rolls out of the pile of bones...
[23:07]	* Shepard	enters.
[23:07]	<Shepard>	I'm back.
[23:07]	* [Mys]Sidney	smacks her lips as she yawns and stretches her back while on all fours.
[23:07]	<[Mys]Sidney>	...!
[23:07]	<[PYG]Judith>	Huh? Oh, hey, Boss.
[23:07]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Mister Shepard Sir!
[23:07]	* [Mys]Sidney	salutes
[23:08]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...oohh? I remember thisss~..."
[23:08]	* Shepard	nods.
[23:08]	* [Owen]Phrine	gives a little wave to Judith from afar.
[23:09]	<Shepard>	Judith, I've found one of your children. If she no longer satisfies you, she'll at least make a good breakfast once the night returns.
[23:09]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmm...good breakfast~...I already had some~"
[23:09]	* [PYG]Judith	shoots Shepard a frightening glance. Joke or not, that's not funny.
[23:11]	* Shepard	wasn't joking, and raises an eyebrow at Judith's look. Shrugging it off, he sits atop a throne of bones, employing the vampire lord slouch.
[23:09]	* [Mys]Sidney	licks her lips... If she tastes half as good as Leticia...
[23:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	tilts her head at Sidney. This one's new, right?
[23:10]	* [PYG]Judith	turns her attention back to Phrine, giving her a smile as she walks up to her.
[23:11]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmm...Hi Mom~"
[23:11]	* [Owen]Phrine	leans against Judith's shoulder lovingly.
[23:12]	* [PYG]Judith	ruffles Phrine's hair before pulling her into a hug.
[23:12]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Oh, I'm sorry I've been gone so long..."
[23:14]	* [Mys]Sidney	tries to do a handstand
[23:14]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Yeah...Me too..."
[23:14]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Heeey, Mom? Who's that funny one? I...I don't remember her...do I?"
[23:15]	* [Mys]Sidney	inverts the world as she becomes Atlas! Now she supports this globe and all its weight.
[23:15]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Yes, she's a new one."
[23:15]	* Shepard	listens, and feels a little guilt, knowing that it was his own weakness that wrought this forty-year departure between his clan.
[23:16]	* [PYG]Judith	wipes some of the blood dribbling from Phrine's mouth with her finger.
[23:16]	* [Mys]Sidney	spins the world in her hands so the others are visible.
[23:17]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hi-ie~, new ooone~..."
[23:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	waves to Sidney.
[23:17]	* [Mys]Sidney	arms quake a little...
[23:18]	* [Mys]Sidney	lifts the world onto one arm in order to wave at the upside down lady
[23:18]	<[Mys]Sidney>	"...Hi..."
[23:18]	* [Mys]Sidney	says with a quick grunt...
[23:20]	* [Mys]Sidney	's dress finally gives in to gravity, flying up over her face.
[23:21]	<[PYG]Judith>	So, all that's left is to wait for dawn, Boss?
[23:21]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes and... DROPS THE WORLD.
[23:21]	<[Mys]Sidney>	ow~
[23:22]	* [Owen]Phrine	drifts over to the strange little girl.
[23:22]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*sniff*
[23:23]	* [Owen]Phrine	sits down next to Sidney, studying her with spacey eyes and a tilted head.
[23:23]	* [Mys]Sidney	sniffs the new lady
[23:23]	<Shepard>	Indeed. Once the night comes, we'll leave this place. From there, we'll find a temporary residence, and start to rebuild.
[23:23]	* [PYG]Judith	lets out a yawn and leans back on a wall, taking a seat. Hell of a night.
[23:24]	* [Owen]Phrine	is confused. She sniffs Sidney back. Is this a new custom she missed out on forty years ago?
[23:24]	* [Owen]Phrine	doesn't smell much. Her nose isn't really awake yet.
[23:26]	* [Mys]Sidney	licks the Lady's nose as is customary after sharing scents.
[23:27]	* [Owen]Phrine	wrinkles her nose at the lick. That didn't feel very good at all. Cute, though, coming from the little girl...
[23:28]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...You're funny, you know? You're like me, except...well, you're not like me..."
[23:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...yeah...no, no, I don't think you're like me..."
[23:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	wonders. The little girl doesn't feel like the others. Not a vampire? Then what...?
[23:35]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Well I'm not as old as you, lady.
[23:35]	<[Mys]Sidney>	and I don't have horns~
[23:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	puts both her index fingers next to forehead to demonstrate
[23:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	follows suit...oh! Horns!
[23:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	is now a bull!
[23:36]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Rah!
[23:36]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hmm~? When did they get here...?"
[23:36]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*snort
[23:37]	* [Owen]Phrine	is surprised! The little girl is now even more not like her!
[23:37]	* [Mys]Sidney	kicks with a foot into the dirt.
[23:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...uuuuuuummmmm...?"
[23:39]	* [Mys]Sidney	charges a tattered, red tapestry on the wall, bouncing off and landing on her tush...
[23:40]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes where she falls.
[23:41]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*sniiiff*
[23:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"That seemed...silly. Maybe you're one of those silly monsters...?"
[23:41]	* Shepard	leaves his bony throne and sits down next to Judith, watching the other two play.
[23:42]	* [Owen]Phrine	walks over to the red tapestry. What secrets could the little girl have seen in it to cause such odd actions? It's a mystery...
[23:42]	<[Mys]Sidney>	I'm not silly! I'm a vampire! Ra!
[23:43]	<[PYG]Judith>	Rare sight, isn't it? Not something that our kind gets to see often after living in the night.
[23:43]	* [Mys]Sidney	bears fangs and hisses
[23:43]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes multiple times
[23:43]	* [Owen]Phrine	is intrigued!
[23:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I'm silly! But I'm also a vampire! Ra...?"
[23:43]	<[Mys]Sidney>	No~
[23:43]	<[Mys]Sidney>	RA!
[23:43]	<Shepard>	Indeed. Do you think them insane, or perhaps bound forever as children? heh, maybe they're just pulling our legs...
[23:44]	* [Mys]Sidney	demonstrates louder.
[23:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	"bears" her fangs with a weird smirky smile. It's been a while since she's done this...
[23:44]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ra?!"
[23:45]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...No, that can't be riiiiight..."
[23:45]	<[PYG]Judith>	We're already insane to be living the way we are now.
[23:47]	<[Mys]Sidney>	How long till dusk?
[23:47]	* Shepard	spins a yorick round on the tip of his finger, stopping and tossing it up and down infrequently.
[23:47]	* [Mys]Sidney	directs toward no one in particular
[23:47]	<[Mys]Sidney>	I wanna play outside~
[23:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	counts the number of ways to say "RA!" on her fingers.
[23:48]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, wait...I remember...RAAH!!"
[23:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	's faces fills with energy, bearing her fangs for real as she lunges for the girl!
[23:49]	* [Mys]Sidney	begins running in circles.
[23:49]	<Shepard>	...fifteen, perhaps sixteen hours.
[23:51]	* [PYG]Judith	lets out another yawn, leaning her head on her master's shoulder. It's getting harder to stay awake.
[23:51]	* [Mys]Sidney	continues running in circles, in an attempt to speed up time.
[23:51]	* [Owen]Phrine	can't keep up with the running girl and collapses into a pile of bones. What a failure...
[23:51]	* [Mys]Sidney	jumps the new Lady's bones!
[23:52]	* Shepard	smiles, cradling Judith's head in an uncharacteristic show of affection. He drops the skull in her favor.
[23:54]	* [Mys]Sidney	lands squarely on the Lady's head and settles on top of it, taking a nearby bone in her mouth, and getting drowsy as she chews on it.
[23:55]	<Shepard>	What you said before... I don't think it's insane.
[23:55]	<Shepard>	What's really insane is that I once lived without it.
[23:55]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I see..."
[23:56]	* Shepard	eases his arm from her head, lying it around her shoulders.
[23:57]	* [Owen]Phrine	seems to have gotten a bone stuck in her own mouth as well. Blech, tastes horrible. No blood.
[23:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Unnff...did I lose...?"
[23:57]	* [Owen]Phrine	says, spitting out the bone.
[23:58]	* [Mys]Sidney	growls a little as she lays triumph across the lady's back and head.
[23:58]	<Shepard>	...This time, I won't fail you. I've been humbled by my defeat. This time... we'll conquer the world together.
[23:58]	* Shepard	speaks as he watches the other two go on.
[00:01]	* [Owen]Phrine	vaguely hears important conversation going on. But it's not about her, so it can't be THAT important.
[00:03]	* [Mys]Sidney	sleeps waiting for a new day... and new adventure!~
[00:03]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*sneezes*
[00:03]	* [Mys]Sidney	wipes her nose in Lady's hair.
[00:03]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Of course..."
[00:03]	* [PYG]Judith	stifles another yawn.
[00:04]	<Shepard>	Hhm. You don't really care about that, do you?
[00:04]	* Shepard	looks to Judith.
[00:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	's pink hair is far too silly to care about snot-nosed little kids!
[00:04]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I just don't want us all separated again..."
[00:04]	* [PYG]Judith	shuts her eyes.
[00:04]	* Shepard	commits that to memory.
[00:05]	<Shepard>	As you wish...
[00:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to worm her way out from under this lump sitting on her.
[00:05]	<[Mys]Sidney>	...zzzzzzzzzzzz....
[00:05]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Even as a swarm of bats, it doesn't really help ease the isolation."
[00:07]	* Shepard	feels a tad of a sting, remembering Leticia's little affair and Judith's ignorance towards it. . o ( I'll have to speak with her later on that... I don't like lying to her, even if the sin's not mine. )
[00:08]	* [Owen]Phrine	gives up halfway; she's still weak from getting woken up. She ends up with Sidney on her lap.
[00:08]	<Shepard>	Right... Well, I've brought you your friends of old. It's up to you to make new companions from here on out.
[00:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	pats the girl on her head. Weird one, but she's weird too, so it's okay. Probably. Right...?
[00:15]	* [Owen]Phrine	rummages around for her lucky magic egg. Snapping open a few of her collar buttons, she wedges the egg inside her vest and activates it, letting out a small hum as it vibrates against her skin. Soothing~...
[00:22]	<[PYG]Judith>	Phrine.
[00:22]	* [Owen]Phrine	lets the massaging of the egg whittle away her troubles, replacing the cares of the word with a scatterbrained bliss...
[00:22]	* [PYG]Judith	holds her arms open.
[00:23]	* [Owen]Phrine	is blissfully ignorant of someone calling her name.
[00:23]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Guess she can't hear me."
[00:23]	* [PYG]Judith	frowns a little, but gets over it.
[00:24]	* Shepard	looks at Judith.
[00:24]	<Shepard>	You're just going to let that be the end of it?
[00:24]	<[Mys]Sidney>	...zzzzzzzzzzzz....
[00:25]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I don't know...It just doesn't sit right with me to force around so much."
[00:27]	<Shepard>	You don't have to force her. Just go and embrace her. Really, Judith, you need to be more assertive. You can't have something for nothing, you know.
[00:28]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Too tired to get up."
[00:28]	* Shepard	smacks Judith in the back of the head.
[00:29]	<Shepard>	Stupid.
[00:29]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Ah! What the hell!"
[00:29]	* [PYG]Judith	is wide awake again. Thanks a lot, bastard.
[00:31]	* [Mys]Sidney	hands stretch in front of her and paw at nothing...
[00:32]	* [Mys]Sidney	.oO( Climbing a ladder~ )
[00:33]	* [Owen]Phrine	watches the girl paw in her sleep. Heh...funny~...She tries to grab her hand with similar pawing, but she's a little disoriented right now, and likewise only grasps air.
[00:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	's eyes wander around...Oh look, there's Mom...Oh look, there's a cobweb...
[00:37]	* [PYG]Judith	now feels like doing it even less due to her now sour mood. She sits straight back up, scooting away from her master and toward the sleeping Leticia up only to recline into the wall to shut her eyes.
[00:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	breaks out of her reverie to notice a slightly sad Mom sitting by the wall. Sad...
[00:42]	* [Owen]Phrine	uses the best of her willpower to concentrate on something besides this egg...this egg...this egg...no! Focus!
[00:43]	* Shepard	looks bored, faking a sullen face at Phrine, as if to illustrate his discontent.
[00:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	slides her way out from under Sidney and crawls towards Judith. It's a difficult process; she groans and pants the whole way.
[00:45]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Mom...nnn...egg~...aanngh..."
[00:45]	* [PYG]Judith	opens her eyes to the sound of shuffling getting closer to her and a voice calling her.
[00:46]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Oh, what are you up to now, you silly girl?"
[00:47]	* [PYG]Judith	stretches her arms out, pulling Phrine closer once she's within reach.
[00:47]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries her best to focus her words. The egg makes the world so fuzzy...but egg feels so good...
[00:47]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Annn...Sad Mom is sad~..."
[00:48]	* [PYG]Judith	lets Phrine lean back onto her has she hugs her from behind.
[00:49]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Oh, no, I'm fine. Really."
[00:49]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Playing with your lucky egg again, are you?"
[00:50]	* [Owen]Phrine	feels the dual embrace of the egg and Judith's arms...so nice...warm and fuzzy~...
[00:50]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmmm..."
[00:52]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I...I missed yoouuu...so many dreams without you..."
[00:53]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks into Judith's eyes.
[00:54]	* [PYG]Judith	holds her closer, feeling bad for leaving Phrine all by herself in this castle.
[00:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"What happened...? Why'd we fall asleep...?"
[00:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...So much sleeeep~..."
[00:56]	<[PYG]Judith>	"The Master made a mistake."
[00:57]	<[PYG]Judith>	"A silly mistake that made it hard for us to stay awake without him."
[00:58]	* [Owen]Phrine	frowns a little. Even the magic egg can't protect from ALL the bad thoughts.
[00:59]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"......Oh...Mmmnn. Was...Was it...my fault...?"
[00:59]	* Shepard	pretends not to hear, but is well aware of his own shortcomings.
[01:00]	* [PYG]Judith	runs her hand through Phrine's hair lovingly.
[01:00]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Oh, no, no, of course not."
[01:02]	* [Owen]Phrine	leans into Judith's chest more comfortably.
[01:02]	* [huh]Letty	opens her eyes, to find a sheet obscuring them.
[01:03]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmm...that's good. I'm glad it wasn't my fault..."
[01:04]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"So, mmmnn...What'll we do now? What we did before~?"
[01:05]	<[PYG]Judith>	"We'll have to leave this place."
[01:06]	* [huh]Letty	sits up, the sheet still over her.
[01:07]	* Shepard	's eyes send Leticia a glance.
[01:07]	<Shepard>	Restless?
[01:08]	<[huh]Letty>	Not really, no.
[01:09]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods lazily, her previous willpower floating away.
[01:09]	* [huh]Letty	moves to take the sheet off, then realizes she has nothing under it.
[01:09]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...mmmmm'kay~"
[01:10]	<[huh]Letty>	Who is this?
[01:10]	* [huh]Letty	manages to take the sheet off her head, at least.
[01:12]	<Shepard>	Oh, Phrine? That's Judith's from a few years since my exile. Don't you remember her?
[01:14]	<[huh]Letty>	Was there a childe like that?
[01:14]	* [huh]Letty	thinks back...
[01:14]	<[huh]Letty>	I believe I remember now, yes.
[01:17]	<[huh]Letty>	Good even, childe. Hast ye been well?
[01:19]	* [Owen]Phrine	's gaze drifts towards the new voice. A lackluster wave is all she can manage right now. She's used a bit too much energy all at once, it seems.
[01:19]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...mmm...'ey..."
[01:20]	* [Owen]Phrine	runs her dry tongue through her mouth. So thirsty...sleepy...
[01:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mo-om~...Mo-om...I'm thirsty...Do we have anything to drink?"
[01:22]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Hmm? Ah, right. Hold on.
[01:25]	* [PYG]Judith	lets go of Phrine for a moment to roll up the sleeve on her left arm. With her arm forearm exposed, she gives it a bite, piercing the skin with her canines and drawing blood. Judith wraps an arm around Phrine again while she holds the other one up to her mouth.
[01:27]	* [Owen]Phrine	laps and sucks at the blood happily, fractions of her strength returning bit by bit. Tastes so goooood~...
[01:29]	* [huh]Letty	narrows her gaze slightly.
[01:32]	* [Owen]Phrine	gets a little carried away, and starts nibbling at Judith's arm with her own fangs.
[01:33]	<[PYG]Judith>	Sorry, Letty, her mind doesn't tend to linger on things very much� Ahh!
[01:34]	<[huh]Letty>	It is... fine.
[01:35]	* [Owen]Phrine	would normally be smart enough to stop now, but it's been a long sleep, and she's really thirsty.
[01:35]	* Shepard	sighs, and stands tiredly.
[01:36]	<Shepard>	I'm... going for a walk. Leticia, would you mind accompanying me for a moment?
[01:36]	<[huh]Letty>	Of course, master.
[01:37]	* [PYG]Judith	bears with it. Seems it's the least she could do for leaving Phrine along for four decades.
[01:37]	<[PYG]Judith>	Be careful out there, you two.
[01:39]	* Shepard	nods, and awaits at the bone room's exit.
[01:40]	* [huh]Letty	joins Shepard, standing slightly behind him.
[01:41]	* [huh]Letty	makes sure the sheet isn't revealing anything she wouldn't want. Even then, it's embarrassing...
[01:41]	* Shepard	admires Leticia's form in the sheet, then goes on, walking a slow pace.
[01:45]	* Shepard	speaks up, once he's sure they're out of earshot from the others.
[01:46]	<Shepard>	What are you going to do about your little affair?
[01:47]	<[huh]Letty>	My little affair?
[01:47]	* [huh]Letty	questions.
[01:50]	<Shepard>	Don't act stupid. The sex you had with the dog I got you. I've seen that you've not mentioned this to Judith, and it does bother me.
[02:00]	<[huh]Letty>	Th-that was nothing!
[02:03]	<Shepard>	Are you sure you're okay with that? I'd hate to see such a long kinship ruined over silly lusts.
[02:04]	<[huh]Letty>	Don't be... I'd never give up Judith...
[02:07]	<Shepard>	Hmph. Loyal to the bone, aren't you? I thought that perhaps she might cheer you up, after hearing of your girlfriend's passing. It seems I was wrong...
[02:08]	<[huh]Letty>	I have said, she was not my girlfriend but merely a shadow of the past.
[02:08]	* Shepard	continues on, making not a sound other than the echoes of voice throughout the halls of the dead
[02:09]	<[huh]Letty>	And I did not mean any disrespect to your kindness, master. I have, for the most part... enjoyed your gift.
[02:10]	<Shepard>	I think the gift enjoyed you, too. But I digress.
[02:11]	<Shepard>	I'll let you handle this matter yourself, but if you handle it poorly, then I will do what's best for you. Understood?
[02:12]	<[huh]Letty>	I would not expect anything less from you, master.
[02:12]	* [huh]Letty	bows.
[02:14]	* Shepard	contemplates calling her out on mockery, but lets it go.
[02:15]	<Shepard>	Well, that's all I wanted to talk to you about. Do you have any questions?
[02:18]	* [huh]Letty	shakes her head.
[02:19]	<Shepard>	You better get back to your partner, then. Before Phrine sucks away what we left of her. I'm going to keep watch, so rest well while you can.
[02:21]	* [huh]Letty	bows, and erupts into a stream of ravens heading back the way she came.
[02:22]	* Shepard	shakes his head, a little disappointed... ah, well. they're all children after all.
[02:23]	<[GM]Mary>	[Night Zero End!]










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@@Session Four: Vampire "Hunters"
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August 5
[21:52]	<[GM]Mary>	Alright!
[21:53]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time on Shepard's, no one important joined and nothing important happened.
[21:54]	<[huh]Letty>	Yay~!
[21:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	Yeah, that sounds about right...
[21:56]	<[GM]Mary>	As day turns to dusk, meidos begin to rise from their grave and slumber. It's the final night in the vampire's castle.
[21:57]	<[GM]Mary>	Shepard returns from wherever he went, clutching a sheathed saber beneath his cloak. Sidney has disappeared again.
[21:58]	<Shepard>	Hmph. It appears someone's stolen the Mormegil. Are you ready, ladies?
[21:58]	* [Pyg]Judith	lets out a yawn, realizing the feeling of the weight of another leaning on her.
[21:59]	<[huh]Letty>	Ready for what, master?
[22:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	just kind of sits there weirdly, disoriented, as she leans against Judith. Seems she forgot to turn off her lucky egg before she went to bed. It feels like she's still dreaming...
[22:00]	<Shepard>	To leave. Are all of you so forgetful?
[22:01]	<[huh]Letty>	In the mornings, yes.
[22:01]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Leaf...I...I am the leaf of the red tree~..."
[22:01]	<[huh]Letty>	Would it be tactless to call it low blood pressure?
[22:02]	* [Pyg]Judith	leans forward so her mouth is next to Phrine's ear.
[22:02]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You awake now, little one?"
[22:02]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nyyaah!"
[22:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Waahh!"
[22:03]	* [Owen]Phrine	falls over on her side. It's like the voice was a literal push! Wow, what power!
[22:03]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...I feel alive~..."
[22:03]	* [Pyg]Judith	moves to help her right up.
[22:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Sorry, did I scare you?"
[22:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	begins humming some lullaby-like tune as she is helped up.
[22:04]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmm, mhmhmm~, and the night comes again~..."
[22:05]	<Shepard>	...Tactless or not, it's idiocy. Quickly, get yourselves ready and depart north. I'll go on ahead and check for dangers. Try not to keep me waiting for too long.
[22:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	whispers into Judith's ear.
[22:06]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Did he say something about me~?"
[22:07]	* Shepard	leaves the way he came.
[22:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	shrugs and tries to stand up. Woo, dizzy~...
[22:11]	* [Owen]Phrine	gets too her feet, breathing much heavier than such a simple action should require. That lucky egg sure takes one's breath away...
[22:11]	* [Owen]Phrine	[*to]
[22:12]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hmm...Ahhmm...Hhhannn...Woo, sleepy~..."
[22:12]	* [huh]Letty	rises drowsily.
[22:13]	* [Owen]Phrine	begins to count the people in the room with a loopy finger. One...Two...umm...just two? Weren't there more...?
[22:13]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks t her two fingers. Maybe the missing people are hiding in her palm somewhere...
[22:13]	* [Owen]Phrine	[*looks at]
[22:14]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...hee-hee, I can't count~..."
[22:18]	* [Pyg]Judith	finally gets up on her feet, straightening out the wrinkles on her clothes as best she can.
[22:18]	<[huh]Letty>	I guess we should get going, huh. Are you two ready?
[22:18]	* [Owen]Phrine	gives up counting missing people. They'll turn up eventually, right? She moves to follow the direction Shepard left.
[22:18]	* [Pyg]Judith	leaves following the rests.
[22:19]	* [huh]Letty	follows Judith.
[22:21]	* [Owen]Phrine	rolls her head around, looking for both something in particular, and nothing in particular. She doesn't seem to find whatever it was she was looking for.
[22:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hmmm~...wheee-re aaare yooouu~?"
[22:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Something wrong, Phrine?
[22:22]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Emmm...I dunno, jus'...looking?"
[22:25]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Hmm.
[22:25]	* [Owen]Phrine	really has no idea where she's going. This castle is like a maze to her. Fun maze~...
[22:25]	<[GM]Mary>	You make your way through the castle. From here, you can either travel through the castle and use a northern exit or turn to the main gate, which lies eastward. There's obvious signs that people have been here, most notably a few more dead bodies lying than the night before.
[22:27]	* [Owen]Phrine	ambles over to a dead body. She feels bad about drinking Mom's blood last night. She needs to take care of herself!
[22:29]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Oh, good, a breakfast before the trip.
[22:29]	* [Owen]Phrine	latches on to some pour soul's arm and sips a taste. Bleeech! Awful awful rotten dead blood!
[22:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	No good, huh?
[22:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	spits out the putrid red liquid and "thhbtt's" her tongue.
[22:30]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Bleeehh..."
[22:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	makes a funny face.
[22:33]	* [Owen]Phrine	feels even hungrier after this awful drink. Mom-blood just isn't the same as stuff she finds herself.
[22:35]	* [Owen]Phrine	feels like she should be going somewhere that's not here. Because here is boring...
[22:35]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Can we go somewhe-ere that's not here, now...?"
[22:35]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...'cause I'm lost~..."
[22:36]	<[huh]Letty>	We were supposed to go north...
[22:36]	* [Pyg]Judith	frowns at the dry, dead bodies strewn all over. Damn, she's starting to get thirsty too.
[22:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooo, yay..................what's north, again?"
[22:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"That would be going up when you look at a map."
[22:38]	* [huh]Letty	points north.
[22:38]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks up. What a nice ceiling...
[22:38]	<[huh]Letty>	This way.
[22:38]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I said when I look at a map! Don't confuse her, Letty."
[22:38]	<[Pyg]Judith>	[*when you]
[22:39]	* [huh]Letty	sighs.
[22:39]	<[huh]Letty>	Relating it to a map won't help us here, though.
[22:40]	* [Owen]Phrine	is hopelessly confused by now. Nice egg, though...fuzzy warm in her chest...mmm~....
[22:41]	<[huh]Letty>	...Just follow me.
[22:41]	* [huh]Letty	sets off North.
[22:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm'kay."
[22:41]	<[GM]Mary>	You continue on, heading by the library and towards the castle's chapel. Though laden with impressive stone sculptures and stained glass windows, the chapel serves as a mockery of Christian faith, with depictions of demons and sinful horrors all about. The moonlight peers in well through the windows, creating a surreal spectrum of colors across the pews and stone floor.
[22:43]	* [Owen]Phrine	, for reasons that may or may not be related to egg-euphoria, has a bad feeling about this...
[22:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Uuunn...just like a dream~..."
[22:45]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	stands on a tree branch, and inhales deeply. Ah, what a fine night for slaying the ravening hideous hordes of undead! He cracks his knuckles, and takes ahold of the rope.
[22:46]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	All right. Chums up; let's do this.
[22:47]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	sucks her chest up, putting on her best soldier face, also standing atop a strangely tall tree.
[22:47]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Right!
[22:47]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	swings into the chapel, smashing through the glass windows, screaming some sort of battle cry.
[22:47]	* [Owen]Phrine	sees pretty lights in the sky. Oh wait...that's glass.
[22:48]	* [huh]Letty	looks at the Chapel. Despite being a vampire, she's still... oh goddamn.
[22:48]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	CAST YE NOT IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST IS IN HEAVEN AND-- how does the rest of that go, again...? ...Never mind, there's bigger fish to fry!
[22:49]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	sdkates to a halt on the glas, and whips out his sword, pointing it accusingly at the vampires.
[22:49]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oooh...funny people~...?"
[22:49]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Undead fish.
[22:49]	* [Owen]Phrine	waves listlessly at the newcomers.
[22:50]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"It's okay, I forget stuff too..."
[22:50]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...
[22:50]	* [Mys]Sidney	rolls in her sleep...
[22:50]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...You don't look like the guy on the poster.
[22:50]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	pauses.
[22:50]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	screams, as she also swings her way in, albeit very badly. She hooks herself on the window's roof and goes tumbling off, landing right on top of Ricardo.
[22:51]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	uuuaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAH! Oof!
[22:51]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Any of y--OOF!
[22:51]	<[huh]Letty>	Why can't we just have normal adversaries?
[22:51]	* [huh]Letty	sighs.
[22:51]	* [Owen]Phrine	thinks to herself. "But I'm not a guy...am I...? What's a guy again?"
[22:51]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	looks up at the scream, and manages to catch Maria in a sort of half- fumbled way.
[22:52]	* [Owen]Phrine	thinks maybe those two will know!
[22:52]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hey, umm...what is a guy~?"
[22:52]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...Maria, dear, we're going to need to practice proper dramatic entry after this.
[22:53]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	But we'll worry about it later. Are you all right?
[22:53]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	I'm sorry, Ricardo... yeah...
[22:53]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Excellent!
[22:53]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	sets her on her feet, and brushes glass off if the both of them.
[22:54]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	It appears we have the wrong address.
[22:54]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	rubs her head and dusts Ricardo off as well.
[22:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	wonders if she should help brush off the glass...don't maids do that sometimes?
[22:54]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	...a though occurs to him, and he whips out his sword again. Even more dramatically, this time.
[22:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...or... a trap!
[22:55]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Huh? This is the wrong place? Oh!
[22:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Who are you ...people?
[22:55]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	whips out her... wait, she doesn't have anything.
[22:55]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	utters the last word with suspicion.
[22:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Thralls?
[22:55]	* [Owen]Phrine	wanders closer to the sword. Looks pretty~...
[22:55]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	whispers:
[22:55]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Ricky, I lost my saber!
[22:55]	<[huh]Letty>	Shouldn't the guest introduce himself first?
[22:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Vampires?
[22:55]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Phrine!
[22:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Confused and misguided young women?
[22:56]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"What? It's pretty~..."
[22:56]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Because let me tell you folks, you wouldn't BELIEVE how m-- eh?
[22:56]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	looks at his partner.
[22:56]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Think of it like a rose, Phrine. What happens when you touch them?"
[22:57]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...You're sure?
[22:57]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	looks her over. ....nope, no saber. Damn.
[22:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ummmmmmmm...blood? But I like blo-ood~..."
[22:57]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Well, we can j--
[22:58]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	pauses, a little chill going down his neck.
[22:58]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Huh?
[22:58]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	follows Ricardo's chill, then his gaze.
[22:59]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Sounds like door number two, then...
[22:59]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	whispers back to Maria:
[22:59]	* [Pyg]Judith	furrows her brows.
[22:59]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Okay, what DO you have?
[22:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks endearingly at the two new people. Hey, they have blood, don't they?
[22:59]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	I got, I got, um...
[23:00]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	fumbles about in her red-vampire hunting dress. She made it herself!
[23:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	raises her hand. It's always polite to ask, right?
[23:00]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	pulls out some smalls bottles.
[23:00]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Holy water!
[23:01]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...Yes, young lady?
[23:01]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...Really? That just might come in handy.
[23:03]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Mhm! It really works! I got some in my eyes the other day and it wouldn't stop stinging!
[23:03]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Uhhh, well....I'm really thirsty, y'see~...Can I have some of yours blood, I guees~?"
[23:03]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...I don't think that's ho--
[23:05]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	...There's that damned chill again. He turns and looks at this little girl. Fairly normal, well, maybe not the hair, and the gun's a bit dangerous, but other thWHOA HOLD ON A MINUTE THERE WINGS AND HORNS, FUCK.
[23:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	twists her foot bashfully. This is always so awkward for her...
[23:05]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	...huh?
[23:06]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	[retcon the gun]
[23:06]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	has forgotten about their audience, and turns to them meekly.
[23:06]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	addresses the little girl.
[23:07]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	We don't have any. We're big ol' bloodless squares from Squaresville.
[23:08]	* [Mys]Sidney	wakes up at the smell of breakfast. She walks in a half daze down the Castle halls eating the fine treats that people have passed up.
[23:08]	* [Owen]Phrine	frowns. What a shame...she had hoped for some dinner tonight...
[23:08]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmmmmm...all right. Soo-ooryy~."
[23:08]	* [Pyg]Judith	walks up behind Phrine ready to grab her in case these strangers make any sudden moves.
[23:09]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	What are you talking about? I bled all over the place when I cut my thumb on those coathangers I used to make th-
[23:10]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	facepalms, inside.
[23:10]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Maria, I do believe we're looking at a happy little vampire family. Not the best thing to tell them, maybe?
[23:10]	* [Mys]Sidney	bumps her head on a ceiling beam after her tenth or eleventh treat... She feels full enough and being so tall isn't fun at all. Sidney reverts to her child height and wanders the halls wondering, if not for long, where everyone went too. Sidney sneezes.
[23:10]	<[huh]Letty>	Judith, these people are beginning to get a bit boring. Should we just kill them?
[23:11]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Maybe we can walk past them.
[23:11]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"
[23:11]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	, having just realized her error, develops teary eyes and bows her head to Ricardo.
[23:11]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	smirks at the vampire women.
[23:11]	* [Owen]Phrine	fails to pick up on Maria's slip of the tongue; she's sitting down in a pew and enjoying her egg~..."
[23:11]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	I'm sorry, Ricardo! And now they're going to kill us! What're we going to do!?
[23:12]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Sorry, ladies, but you're only going one place, tonight.
[23:12]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	Dramatic zoom-in!
[23:12]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	--To HELL.
[23:13]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Not so dense after all, are you?"
[23:13]	* [huh]Letty	laughs.
[23:13]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Oh, I wouldn't say that.
[23:13]	* [Pyg]Judith	shakes Phrine's shoulder, trying to get her attention.
[23:13]	<[huh]Letty>	The funny one might make a fun toy.
[23:13]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	stops her whining and does her best to match Ricardo's enthusiasm.
[23:13]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*sniffs*
[23:14]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Mornin'...
[23:14]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Maria, dear? Kindly grab a torch or two from nearby, would you?
[23:14]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	freezes.
[23:14]	* [Mys]Sidney	says to no one particular in the room...
[23:14]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	ssssssshit.
[23:15]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	nods, running off before he freezes in his tracks.
[23:16]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	By Belmont's blood! Do we have another one?
[23:17]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	Ah, fuck it.
[23:17]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	raises his voice a little, calling out to his companion.
[23:18]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Maria, dear? assume that anyone in here is a vampire, and proceed accordingly.
[23:18]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...
[23:18]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	pauses.
[23:18]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	returns with two torches, like an olympic runner twice over.
[23:18]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Except for me.
[23:18]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	thinks on this a moment more.
[23:18]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	And you, too. Nobody bit you yet, did they?
[23:19]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...Ah, thank you.
[23:19]	* [Pyg]Judith	shakes Phrine a little harder.
[23:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Phrine, get up.
[23:19]	* [Owen]Phrine	is broken from her reverie! Whuzzat, now...?
[23:19]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"....Mmmreeh?"
[23:20]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"What'd I miss~..."
[23:20]	* [Owen]Phrine	yawns.
[23:20]	* [huh]Letty	attempts to walk past the would-be hunters.
[23:20]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Get behind me, these people aren't going to be very nice to us."
[23:20]	* [Mys]Sidney	half yawns and half mumbles"Kill those pale faced, blood sucking monsters!"
[23:20]	* [Owen]Phrine	picks up on a little of the subtext.
[23:20]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes
[23:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oohhh...Are we fighting or something now?"
[23:21]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Raaah~
[23:21]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Oh? oh... Right!
[23:21]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*sniff
[23:21]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	So... they're the vampires?
[23:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"If they insist."
[23:21]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	waves her lit stick towards the group.
[23:21]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	I'm pretty sure.
[23:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmmmmm'kay~."
[23:22]	* [Owen]Phrine	reaches into her vest...and removes her lucky egg! Gasp! She puts it back into her side pocket. It's time for SERIOUS BUSINESS!
[23:22]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	notices one of them strolling forward. Oh, I don't think so, buddy.
[23:23]	* [Owen]Phrine	bows respectfully to the two hunters.
[23:23]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Maria, would you kindly lend me one of the ....holy water.... vials?
[23:24]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Huh? Oh, sure!
[23:24]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	lends not one, but two
[23:25]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hello people-who-are-probably-bad-guys. I'm Phrine. I'm also hungry. So, umm...have at you~, I guess...?"
[23:25]	* [Pyg]Judith	cracks her knuckles.
[23:26]	* [Mys]Sidney	begins hording bibles from the pews...
[23:26]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	feels awfully alone, with Ricardo gone to face Leticia, she's no one to protect her but herself! She trembles weakly.
[23:27]	* [Owen]Phrine	forgets what to do after this. It's been a while since she's fought anyone, after all...
[23:27]	<[huh]Letty>	Oh, we're fighting now?
[23:27]	<[huh]Letty>	Excellent.
[23:28]	* [Mys]Sidney	is walking up and down pews, marked as a shark with its fin, only by a large stack of bibles...
[23:28]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	Um... well, we don't have to...
[23:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	strolls over to Maria and attempts to give her a half-hearted kick in the shins.
[23:28]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	realizes that his hands are rather full at this point. err... fuck. He passes the sword off two one hand, and takes a vial, and slings it in Letty's direction, slipping the other in a pouch.
[23:28]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Have a drink!
[23:31]	* [Mys]Sidney	has her ammo prepared and lets loose the hell of large literature...
[23:32]	* [huh]Letty	deftly dodges the bottle. Whatever's in it can't be good. At the same time she pierces her palm with her fingernails, letting her abnormally dark blood seep down to her fingers.
[23:34]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Damn!
[23:34]	<[Mys]Sidney>	BIBLE FIGHT~
[23:35]	* [Mys]Sidney	throws bibles willy-nilly
[23:35]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	goes to throw the second vial, but is distracted in mid-throw by the nonsensical battlecry.
[23:35]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	wha--?
[23:35]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	sees the incoming bibles, and stumbles back, falling on her ass.
[23:35]	<MariaLenardeTheFourth>	ow-!
[23:36]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: one of those bibles were made of stone, and falls directly on your head.
[23:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	collapses to the floor. What the...?
[23:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Aah!"
[23:37]	* [Owen]Phrine	has no idea what just happened, but it hurts! It really, really, really hurts!
[23:39]	* [Owen]Phrine	curls up into a little ball, oblivious to the world around her. Too much...too much...
[23:39]	* [Pyg]Judith	rushes over to the fallen Phrine.
[23:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hey, wolf, watch your damn aim!"
[23:42]	* [Mys]Sidney	Silly Jude doesn't understand how to play Bible Fight~
[23:42]	* [Pyg]Judith	gets a face full of biblical passages and falls over.
[23:42]	* [huh]Letty	gets hit by the glass, and... shiit, it burns, the glass shards hurt... wait, wasn't holy water supposed to melt faces? This stuff... not so much
[23:43]	* [Owen]Phrine	is shivering madly, now. Too much, too much...so weak and dizzy and hungry and thirsty...thirsty...
[23:44]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	is momentarily surprised. Hey, it hit! .... Well. Of course it hit. These creatures of the night don't stand a chance against your awesome aim.
[23:44]	<[GM]Mary>	Letty: The water burns your eyes, but it's obviously not holy. It's more like... rubbing alcohol?
[23:44]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	grins, and lobs the torch at the soaked Letty.
[23:44]	* [huh]Letty	is still irritated at getting her nice dress all wet.
[23:45]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Here, lady! Let me warm you up!
[23:45]	* [huh]Letty	charges at Ricardo, fangs beared.
[23:45]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Hey~ BIBLES ONLY!
[00:14]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	lobs the torch, which twirls end over end before landing on the charging vampire maid, and igniting her.
[00:14]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	RICARDO used TORCH!
[00:14]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	It's super effective!
[00:15]	* [Mys]Sidney	's body grows massive as her anger flares, a bible in hand. She throws it with such force that the floor buckles beneath the person not using bibles and his friend...
[00:15]	* [huh]Letty	hisses in pain as fire envelops her...
[00:15]	* MariaLenardeTheFourth	runs around in a panic, throwing more vials at the burning person
[00:19]	<[GM]Mary>	A hole erupts from the floor just before Ricardo, and just as he steps out of the way, Maria smashes into him from her frantic racing, sending them both plummeting below.
[00:20]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine, still weary from her head truama, falls to the ground, still mumbling inane things to herself.
[00:21]	* [Pyg]Judith	, concerned more for Phrine's well-being, rushes to her side trying to comfort her.
[00:21]	* [huh]Letty	is trying to pat out he fire...
[00:23]	* [huh]Letty	finally gets it out and just lays there on the floor, smoldering.
[00:24]	* [Mys]Sidney	tosses a bible at Letty. Using no strength whatsoever.
[00:30]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: there's no response other than strange mumblings. The hit on her head seems to have made her a bit less comprehensible than she was before, but at least she's quiete now.
[00:30]	* [huh]Letty	feels the bible impact, but doesn't really respont.
[00:33]	* [Mys]Sidney	jumps down the hole in the floor...
[00:36]	* [huh]Letty	picks herself up once the pain numbs.
[00:37]	* [Mys]Sidney|hunting	follows the scent of the mean, rule breaking, interl-, inte-, Break In-ny people...


[00:43]	* [Mys]Sidney	lumbers through the shadows. Her massive form moving with an odd grace.
[00:46]	<[GM]Mary>	You find yourself in the catacombs once again, as familiar skulls and tombs come to light from the hole above.
[00:46]	* [Mys]Sidney	lumbers through the shadows. Her massive form moving with an odd grace.
[00:46]	<MariaLenarde>	Ow! ow ow ow ow ow ow ow....
[00:47]	* MariaLenarde	is laid out over Ricardo, once again falling directly on top of him.
[00:48]	* [Mys]Sidney	watches the strange spectacle from the cover of darkness...
[00:49]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Belmont's burning balls, my HEAD... I'll never talk loud in a library again, I promise...
[00:49]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	rubs his head. Did they just fall through the floor...?
[00:50]	<MariaLenarde>	Rick-eeey~! I think we're in a cave or something... What do we do?
[00:50]	* MariaLenarde	whines pathetically.
[00:50]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	...Yep. Yep, they did. Where's Mar-- oh, right there.
[00:51]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	I think we get the hell out of this foul and wretched place
[00:51]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	And then we set this place on fire.
[00:52]	* [Mys]Sidney	.oO(Yeah, you should get out of this place...)
[00:52]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	I hope the marshmallows are still okay.
[00:52]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	sits up.
[00:52]	<MariaLenarde>	Mmmmph... This isn't fun anymore...
[00:53]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, dear.
[00:53]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	gets to his feet and helps Maria up.
[00:54]	<MariaLenarde>	but I still have both of my eyes and this isn't fun at all... We should rob museums or something instead.
[00:54]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Then it's just games: Hunt the eye!
[00:54]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Hmm.
[00:54]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	It would pay better.
[00:54]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Or we could rob from vampires.
[00:54]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	God knows they've got tons of old famous junk lying around.
[00:55]	* MariaLenarde	has an "o" of ding
[00:55]	<MariaLenarde>	Oooh, that's a great idea!
[00:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	They must love it, or else they wouldn't hoard it.
[00:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	And if they try to stop us, then we can kill them!
[00:55]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	Two bats with one stake!
[00:55]	<MariaLenarde>	That way, we don't have to fight anymore, either! We just come during the day and talk all their stuff~
[00:55]	* MariaLenarde	puts her index fingers together
[00:56]	<MariaLenarde>	or that...
[00:57]	* [Mys]Sidney	has approached rather quickly and swats a claw twice the size of Maria's head into her side.
[01:01]	* [Mys]Sidney	flings the girl to the side with surprising ease... The rule breaker still standing there in a conversational pose.
[01:01]	* MariaLenarde	flies into a stone wall face first, peeling of it slowly and landing on her back.
[01:13]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	[so, retcon?]
[01:14]	<[GM]Mary>	[no, go on and hit Sid. Might want to grab Maria too before she bleeds to death]
[01:14]	* [Mys]Sidney	raises her other claw ready to attack once more but...
[01:15]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	flips the fuck out.
[01:16]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	...Maria...?!
[01:19]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	looks at the still form, face draining of any color, then lunges at Sidney in a psychotic rage, stabbing and slashing, before kicking in a kneecap, and springing away. he leaps over to Maria, and picks her up, and turns to Sidney, hate etched in his manly,awesome-even-in- the-face-of-per-il-and-potential-but-we-hope-not-tragedy features.
[01:20]	<[Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean>	You haven't seen the last of us, monster. Not nearly!
[01:20]	* [Atai]RicardoMcDeVonStJean	hightails it the fuck out of there.
[01:27]	* [Mys]Sidney	is left standing there stunned before giving quick chase, but soon giving up.


[01:13]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Letty, should we get out of here? They might come back.
[01:31]	<[huh]Letty>	I guess so...
[01:41]	* [huh]Letty	looks down on Phrine.
[01:41]	<[huh]Letty>	Is the childe alright?
[01:44]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I hope so. Shh, shh, it's okay, those punks are gone now..."
[01:50]	<[huh]Letty>	I think you mave have to carry her. We cannot keep the master waiting.
[01:51]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Right..."
[01:53]	<[GM]Mary>	You make your way out of the castle, and head northward along a winding dirt path. At the head of the path, Shepard sits in wait atop a horse-drawn carriage.
[01:54]	* [Pyg]Judith	walks up to the cart, a cloud of bats behind her carrying Phrine.
[01:54]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"A long trip, Boss?"
[01:56]	<Shepard>	Indeed. What took you so long? Leticia... What happened to your face?
[01:56]	<[huh]Letty>	I'm just that hot, you know?
[01:57]	* [huh]Letty	gives a wry smile.
[01:57]	* Shepard	hops down, inquiring Letty more closely.
[01:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"At least it won't be permanent. I'd hate for your pretty face taken from me by some lowlife bastard."
[01:58]	<Shepard>	...hmph. So long as you finished off whoever may have done it. Where's Sidney?
[01:59]	<[huh]Letty>	That... is a very good question.
[01:59]	* [huh]Letty	thinks...
[01:59]	<[huh]Letty>	She certainly...
[01:59]	<[huh]Letty>	Oh, oh dear...
[02:00]	* Shepard	shrugs nonchalantly.
[02:01]	* [Pyg]Judith	directs the bats to carefully lay Phrine onto the cart. They swarm around her again reforming her left arm. She flexes it when it is fully formed again.
[02:01]	<[huh]Letty>	She is my responsibility. Should I go for her?
[02:01]	<Shepard>	No matter. If she's still with us, she'll catch up. And finally, what happened to her? I don't think these occurrences are coincidental. Did you run into hunters or something?
[02:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Yeah. They got the drop on us."
[02:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"And they ran off before we could pay 'em back.
[02:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"
[02:04]	<Shepard>	Hmm... I see. Explains the burns, anyhow. Well, I'm glad you got out of there safely. You're not strong enough to face holy warriors yet. Remember what did you in last time.
[02:05]	<[huh]Letty>	They certainly did not seem like such competent foes. Please, forgive my brashness that almost cost you your servants.
[02:06]	* [huh]Letty	kneels.
[02:06]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Letty..."
[02:08]	* Shepard	scratches his chin, and refers to Judith:
[02:09]	<Shepard>	Hm. This is simply what she knows.
[02:10]	<Shepard>	Arise, Leticia. With the heal of your scar, the last memories of that castle will be behind you. Now's the time for finding a new place to call our own, and we have the world to chose from.
[*Mary] <[GM]Mary>      End.










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@@Session Five: People's Helmet
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August 8
[20:58]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Shepard's!
[20:58]	<[GM]Mary>	a bunch of shit happened.
[20:59]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"It's all pretty hazy, really..."
[21:00]	* [Pyg]Judith	is sitting at the back of the cart, idly kicking her legs as the cart travels the bumpy dirt road.
[21:01]	* [Owen]Phrine	[That last phrase from me wasn't canon, by the way]
[21:02]	<[GM]Mary>	Our anti-heroes were last seen riding toward town (I was getting to that, mister Pyg! >:|) on their horse-drawn carriage, taking a longer way through the forest rather than the direct path.
[21:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	has been drifting in and out of a coherent state for a while now. She seems to finally be coming back to reality.
[21:06]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...mmrrrghhnn...boo-ook~..."
[21:07]	* Shepard	looks back into the carriage.
[21:07]	* [Owen]Phrine	rolls over and moves to all fours, rubbing her face sleepily.
[21:07]	<Shepard>	Are you alright, Judith? You've said not a word since we have departed. Is something on your mind?
[21:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	crawls to a sitting position against the side of the cart, relatively close to Judith. She massages her head. That book...she can still feel that book's lump.
[21:11]	* [Pyg]Judith	gives Phrine a brief glance, a little disappointed in herself before returning her gaze to the outside view of trees lazily passing by.
[21:12]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Just a little tired, that's all, Boss.
[21:13]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nnngh... I never...ever wanna get into a fight again...Not if this's gonna happen..."
[21:13]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I thought humans were supposed to be fu-un~...?"
[21:13]	<Shepard>	I see. Well, we'll be heading into town soon, so you can revitalize yourself when we arrive. Listen closely, however.
[21:14]	* [Owen]Phrine	pouts.
[21:14]	* [Pyg]Judith	listens to Shepard as she rubs Phrine's shoulder. She'd pat her on the head, but, you know...
[21:15]	<Shepard>	I want you all to be very careful about revealing your identities. If you drink, do so with utmost subtlety, and make certain no one notices you. Word of what has happened has most likely reached most of the country, and the people are likely very paranoid.
[21:16]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Right...
[21:16]	* [Owen]Phrine	's mouth twitches a little when she hears about "subtlety"...she's not too good with that...
[21:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	reaches a hand out and rubs the tiny horns on her head. It'll be hard to be "subtle" with those...or her wings for that matter...
[21:18]	<Shepard>	This is a crucial moment for us. If we fail here, it will take a long time for us to obtain a foothold in human society.
[21:19]	* [Pyg]Judith	catches on to Phrine's trouble with subtlety, eying her horns.
[21:20]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You have any cloaks on something in here, Boss?"
[21:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...A hat is fine, too..."
[21:21]	* Shepard	looks back once more, and, following Judith's gaze, nods and rummages into his own cloak.
[21:21]	<Shepard>	Indeed. I know, why don't you wear this one... Leticia used to wear it all the time...
[21:23]	* Shepard	pulls out a black beret-like hat, with an unusual brim that flips up on the side. He tosses it back to Phrine.
[21:24]	* [Owen]Phrine	fiddles with the pouch containing her lucky egg. No, no...Sheppy never liked it when you played with the egg near him. She reluctantly restrains herself.
[21:27]	* [Owen]Phrine	fumbles with the funny hat. Ooo~, hat! She flops it onto her head and snuggles into it.
[21:27]	<Shepard>	Ch-heh...
[21:28]	<Shepard>	Would you like something for your back as well, little miss Phrine?
[21:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	puts a finger to her chin and looks up pensively.
[21:28]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Hey, that looks pretty cute on you!
[21:28]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...ummmmmmmmmmm....?"
[21:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooo, you think~?"
[21:29]	* Shepard	shakes his head, and returns his attention to the road.
[21:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	tips the hat a little the side and poses with a gentle closed-eye smile, trying to look cute.
[21:30]	<Shepard>	Judith, keep an eye on her. She's your responsibility until you teach her to be capable on her own.
[21:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"He-ey! I can be capable too! When, umm...when I waaant tooo~..."
[21:32]	* [Owen]Phrine	flashes a faux angry pout before fussing with her hat again.
[21:32]	* [Pyg]Judith	feels something snap in her mind. She lunges forward capturing Phrine in a tight embrace and rubbing Phrine's cheeks with her own.
[21:32]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Oooh! Of course you can~!!
[21:33]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nnnmmm~!"
[21:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	rubs back, and blushes. Aww, Mom, not in front of Sheppy...
[21:35]	* Shepard	pretends not to notice, but lets a grin sneak by on one cheek. He slows his horses, giving Phrine and Judith time to play before reaching town. Only about a quarter-mile away, now...
[21:37]	* [Pyg]Judith	begins rocking back and forth with Phrine still in her arms, still enraptured by Phrine's cuteness.
[21:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	lets her "mother's" arms rock the worries out of her; almost like her lucky egg might do. Isn't this silly, two grown women acting like this? Oh well, who really cares?
[21:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ammm...hey, Mo-om? Do you ever wonder about the before time? You know, like...before we had to drink blood and all that...?"
[21:47]	* [Pyg]Judith	slows down her rocking as she ponders the question. Then she takes a glance at her master, looking a little worried. Maybe I should be a little careful with my words...
[21:48]	<[Pyg]Judith>	That's...Wow, a really long time ago.
[21:52]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I'm surprised that I can still remember a few things.
[21:52]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I didn't think human memory could last this long.
[21:53]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well...good thing we're not humans, then, right?"
[21:53]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Right.
[21:56]	* [Owen]Phrine	still has trouble getting used to that fact. Not human...sometimes it still doesn't feel quite real...
[22:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I do wonder things from time to time, like if I would have become anyone worthwhile."
[22:04]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Yeah...I know I wouldn't have...no one ever did from that place..."
[22:04]	* Shepard	overhears, and darts Judith and angered look. He doesn't speak, however, and turns back to send his horses.
[22:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	won't let the sadness get to her; she's got someone to chase the bad thoughts away for her~
[22:06]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I guess it's luck, isn't it? That you all came to get me...I must be a real lucky girl..."
[22:07]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmhmhm, yeah, real lucky."
[22:07]	* [Pyg]Judith	gives Phrine a squeeze.
[22:09]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You know, this way, I won't have to watch the people I care about grow old and die. We get to be a family forever!"
[22:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	tousles Judith's hair affectionately.
[22:10]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"And that's just the best luck in the world~"
[22:15]	* [Owen]Phrine	sighs with contentment.
[22:16]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"You know...well, yeah, o'course you know. I never had a family before all this...not a one. It was just me, me the orphan, in that old house, for so long..."
[22:16]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"So booooring...nothing to do...no one to care abooout..."
[22:17]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But then all you...well, you know. You came. Came and rescued-ed me."
[22:17]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Mmhmm, I remember..."
[22:19]	* [Owen]Phrine	is still young, and hasn't yet forgotten those first days with Shepard and Judith. First as a "snack", then a "toy", then a vampire...
[22:21]	* [Pyg]Judith	recalls that abandoned old house and the young woman in rags whose eyes reflected that glint of a childish dreamer.
[22:23]	* [Pyg]Judith	feels her heart grow a little heavy, and tightens her embrace on Phrine for a moment.
[22:24]	* [Owen]Phrine	feels like a plush toy for comforting her dear friend and kin. Except she's all thin and bony...not squishy at all...
[22:26]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"mmm...hey, Mom? Why do they all call it a curse? The curse of the vampire..."
[22:26]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks up at Judith with innocent eyes.
[22:26]	* Shepard	almost answers by reflex, but decides he'd rather hear Judith's answer.
[22:27]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Because, well...if it gives you a family and a new life and you never have to say goodbye...isn't that like...a blessing...?"
[22:27]	* [Pyg]Judith	meets Phrine's eyes, carefully thinking about how she should word this, especially with her master within earshot.
[22:28]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm...Let me put it this way. Do you remember being afraid of the dark when you were a little girl?"
[22:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to remember way back and sticks her tongue out the side of her mouth in thought.
[22:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...I...think, so? The dark was kinda...fun, 'cause you never know what adventure is there~...But, sometimes...I guess sometimes it...wasn't so fun..."
[22:31]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Most people wouldn't think the dark is so fun. You know why?"
[22:32]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Because...there's, umm...monsters~?"
[22:34]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Yes, the monsters, but people couldn't see in the dark. They wouldn't know if there was or wasn't a monster hiding in the dark."
[22:35]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"That's why they try to stay away from it entirely."
[22:36]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"That's why they fear our so-called 'curse.' They don't know what they can get from it and they'd rather not take a chance."
[22:39]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Are you following so far?"
[22:40]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ehhhm...."
[22:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Yeah, I'm just messing around. I'm not a kid, you know~?"
[22:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	cracks a smile.
[22:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I just get swirled around in my head sometimes..."
[22:42]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Are we there yet?"
[22:43]	* Shepard	sighs.
[22:44]	<Shepard>	Listen to your "mother" and give her your kiss when she's finished. By the time you're done with that, we'll be there.
[22:49]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods, and ruminates on Judith's words. It's so nice to have someone to talk to that doesn't think you're mad...
[22:50]	* [Owen]Phrine	listens for a while, but it seems like Judith is done. Should she kiss her now, then? Umm...but where?
[22:53]	* [Owen]Phrine	shrugs, and leans over to give Judith a kiss...on the lips. That's okay...right?
[22:54]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Oh.
[22:54]	* [huh]Letty	watches, eyes narrowed. That child...
[22:55]	* [Pyg]Judith	is caught a little off guard by a kiss there, but smiles at Phrine after receiving it.
[22:56]	* [Owen]Phrine	smiles too. Yay, Mom's happy!
[22:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...sooooooooooooo...Arewetherenow~?"
[22:58]	<Shepard>	Hmm. Indeed.
[22:58]	<[GM]Mary>	Twenty seconds later, the carriage arrives in the town of Diethelm. Two guardsmen stop the group, asking a variety of questions, where you're from, where you're going, why you're here, etc. Shepard smoothes over everything in perfect German, joking about seeing werewolves about. The guardsmen take him very seriously, warning him not to be away from town at night.
[23:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	shifts around her ragged shirt a bit, stuffing her wings out of sight. "Subtle", right?
[23:01]	* [Pyg]Judith	gets the cloak on straight, leaving the hood down. No need for it when there's no sun, after all.
[23:08]	<[GM]Guardsmen>	You ought be very careful, sir! Strange things go through the night around here. Some say wolves and bandits, others speak of demons and monsters... I-I don't really believe any of that, but it'd do you well to stay in town tonight.
[23:09]	* [Owen]Phrine	thinks to herself... (Just because you don't believe it don't mean it's not true~...)
[23:10]	<[GM]Guardsmen>	May we see what's inside your carriage? I apologize for the inconvenience, but it's required of us to examine travelers.
[23:11]	<Shepard>	Certainly. 'Tis only my nieces, I carry no goods other than what we need to travel.
[23:14]	* [GM]Guardsmen	walks behind the carriage and shines a dim lantern inside of it, meeting the eyes of each of the passengers. The orange glow across his face shows you he's a young, freckled man who's perhaps only recently acquired his position.
[23:14]	* [Pyg]Judith	gives the young man a girlish wave with her hand.
[23:15]	<[GM]Guardsmen>	"ah... good evening, missus. Would you mind parting your names?"
[23:16]	* [Owen]Phrine	stares into space, like usual.
[23:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh my, it's evening, good sir. How bold of you to approach us when we've only just arrived in town."
[23:23]	* [GM]Guardsmen	flusters, breaking eye contact to favor the cart's bottom.
[23:26]	<[GM]Guardsmen>	"ah, pardon me, miss! It's just, uh, orders, yeah, to take names of visitors..."
[23:27]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Well, if you must know, I am Abigail, and these, my sisters, Hilda and Gertrude.
[23:29]	<[GM]Guardsmen>	"ah, uh, I see... well, yes, carry on!"
[23:30]	* [GM]Guardsmen	returns to the entrance, but not before sneaking another glance at Judith.
[23:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	grows bored. If this takes any longer, she's liable to put the egg back on for fun, Sheppy or no Sheppy...
[23:34]	* [Pyg]Judith	makes sure the guard is finally out of sight before she lets out shudder.
[23:35]	* Shepard	shakes the reigns and heads into town. Not far in, he brings the carriage to a halt under a stable, disembarking and speaking to its owner before returning to the group.
[23:35]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Damn, I hate talking like that..."
[23:35]	* [Mys]Sidney	[Meanwhile somewhere far back down the trail, Sidney carries her suitcase of possessions in her hands as she trots to catch up...]
[23:36]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Was I Hilda, or Gertrude?"
[23:36]	<Shepard>	Hilda, of course.
[23:36]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Aww...I wanted to be Gertrude..."
[23:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hahaha, maybe next time we get stopped by some guards."
[23:37]	* [Owen]Phrine	rolls her eyes.
[23:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooookkaaayy~"
[23:39]	<Shepard>	All right, now. Phrine, Judith, listen up. I'm charging you to check out the town, taking careful note of anything unusual. You should also take this time to replenish yourselves, as I am unsure when we'll next have stable living conditions. Leticia and I will do the same, and we'll contact you once we've found a suitable home to spend the day in. Also, if you happen upon Sidney, warn her of...
[23:39]	<Shepard>	...the things I have you. Are there any questions?
[23:41]	<[GM]Mary>	At a glance of the town's streets, there's a rather large number of people about at this time of night.
[23:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	raises her hand.
[23:42]	* Shepard	looks unimpressed.
[23:42]	<Shepard>	Yes, Phrine...?
[23:42]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Am I still Hilda?"
[23:42]	* [Pyg]Judith	can't help but chuckle at this a bit.
[23:46]	<Shepard>	Hmhm. If you wish. Take care, now. The people here are restless, perhaps a bit wary of strangers.
[23:47]	<Shepard>	It was fortunate that our inspector was so easily distracted by our lovely Judith, but I expect no less of her, do you?
[23:49]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nope, 'cause Mom's bea-you-tifulll~..."
[23:49]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Haha, well, thank you, both of you. Really, that wasn't such a big deal."
[23:53]	<Shepard>	Hmm. Right. Phrine, could you give Jude and I a moment alone?
[23:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	does not respond, but wanders off away, thinking to herself. How best to find a drink. Will the same way work now that did forty years ago...?
[23:55]	* Shepard	sees Phrine off, and beckons Judith behind the carriage in the cover of darkness.
[23:55]	* [Pyg]Judith	lets a bat out of her hair to keep an eye on Phrine, worried that girl might wander too far.
[23:55]	* [Pyg]Judith	follows the master to the back of the carriage.
[23:56]	<Shepard>	Hmm... you adore Phrine, don't you?
[23:56]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Need something, Boss?"
[23:57]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Of course, she's part of the family after all."
[23:58]	<Shepard>	Let me ask you something. Do you not find the life you lead now "worthwhile"?
[23:59]	* [Pyg]Judith	looks at him for a moment. Shit, he really heard that then.
[00:00]	* Shepard	looms over Judith impassively, taking note of every emotional display her body and her voice produces.
[00:00]	<[Pyg]Judith>	W-well, yeah. I do. I've stay with all of you all this time, haven't I?
[00:02]	<Shepard>	That's not what I want to hear, Judith. I was right before, something is wrong. And every moment you hesitate to tell me is another moment my blood is sullied in poison.
[00:06]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Nothing's wrong, Boss. Besides, I've been a sleep a while. You expect me to be right in the head again after not using it for decades?"
[00:09]	<Shepard>	Don't joke with me!
[00:10]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Trust me, I'm not expecting you to laugh."
[00:10]	* Shepard	slams Judith against the carriage, forcing it back a foot or two.
[00:12]	* [Pyg]Judith	merely lets out a grunt as her back hits the carriage. Here he goes again.
[00:13]	<Shepard>	I... do my best, for you two. All that I ask is for your allegiance and cooperation. I can do without your god damn selfishness.
[*Mary] <[GM]Mary       Meanwhile!
[00:16]	* [Mys]Sidney	sneezes
[00:16]	<[Mys]Sidney>	*sniff*
[00:16]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"And you have it, no question. No way am I taking your hospitality for granted. If you never came back I'd be asleep for a while longer. I might as well have become dead."
[00:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	wanders about the town's main street, still thinking about how best to find a meal...
[00:19]	* Shepard	steps in closer to Judith, the anger melting from his face.
[00:19]	<Shepard>	Listen to me, Judith. You're my companion. Everything I put forth, I do it so you may enjoy your eternal life most greatly. I am certain, now, that something disturbs you, and perhaps it always has. I want you to share this with me, so that I may take action or council.
[00:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mrrreh...I have to be subtle, he said...have to be careful, he said...Being sneaky can be fun too, ri-ight?"
[00:24]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Expect I used that trick so many times...it's getting boring...but I'm hu-ungry..."
[00:24]	* [Pyg]Judith	sighs, lifting a hand up and laying in on her master's cheek.
[00:24]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"It's sweet that you care, really, but this...I think I have to sort it out on my own. You, Letty, Phrine, and even that new girl, you're all my highest priority. No matter what strange thoughts get in my head, I won't forget that. If...I can't handle it on my own, trust me, I'll let you know."
[00:25]	* [Pyg]Judith	allows her words to hopefully sink in to the master's ears. Otherwise, she's bracing herself for another dose of punishment.
[00:27]	* Shepard	peers closely at Judith, eyes level with her own, then steps away.
[00:29]	<Shepard>	So, you still won't tell me... I'll trust your words, for now. However, if you do not resolve this yourself, I will find out about it, one way or another. And it won't be you that I will punish. Is that understood?
[00:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	shrugs. After all, she's got to start somewhere, right?
[00:32]	* [Pyg]Judith	is fully aware of what he is implying, nevertheless returns a nearly defying stare at him. Oh, I'll get it sorted out, don't you worry.
[00:33]	<Shepard>	Understood?
[00:34]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Understood, Boss."
[00:34]	<Shepard>	Good. Run along, now, Phrine is waiting for you.
[00:36]	* [Pyg]Judith	walks past the master, toward where Phrine went off to with help from her bat.
[00:42]	<[GM]Mary>	WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! I mean, cut!








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@@Session Six: Josephine
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August 11
[22:17]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Vampires!
[22:24]	<[GM]Mary>	<[GM]Mary> The coven arrived in the town of Diethelm, and after a short conference, parted ways. Shepard and Leticia left to find lodging, Phrine and Judith set out to examine the night's activity and refill themselves. Sidney is still trying to hitchhike from the castle.
[22:26]	* [Owen]Phrine	wanders around the main street of town, observing inns and pubs randomly, whispering to herself.
[22:27]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...eeney, meeny, mieney, moe...?"
[22:28]	* [Pyg]Judith	finally catches up to Phrine, her mood still a bit sour. She tries to relax her expression before approaching Phrine and snagging the tracker bat out of the air.
[22:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	observes the bat-snatch from the corner of her eye.
[22:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oooo...That's neat, Mom. How'd you do that~?"
[22:32]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I'll teach you later."
[22:32]	* [Pyg]Judith	smiles as the bat melts into the skin of her hand.
[22:35]	* [Owen]Phrine	watches intently. There's so much about herself she still doesn't know...or maybe she just forget after 40 years. Same difference, really.
[22:36]	<[GM]Mary>	Jude & Phrine: You make your way through town. Upon reaching the central hub, you become aware of a large crowd formed around a wooden platform. There a man speaks to the people, and at your distance you can only catch references to people you've never heard of, however the words "witch" and "devil" make their way to your ears with great frequency.
[22:37]	* [Pyg]Judith	's attention is caught by the rather large gathering and moves closer to have a listen.
[22:37]	* [Owen]Phrine	follows her, hopping up and down to try and see the shouting man.
[22:39]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Unffhh...can't see good...what's that about witches...?"
[22:39]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mom, can you see anything?"
[22:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"...Barely."
[22:40]	* [Pyg]Judith	also tries looking above the wall of people on her tiptoes.
[22:41]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith & Phrine: Listening more closely, you discover that the topic is on the recent failed invasion of the castle, and that the man suspects certain townspeople to be involved in the peasant's deaths, claiming one young woman to be a witch. From your perspective, she's obscured from view.
[22:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Uuu-uun, that doesn't sound very happy..."
[22:42]	* [Owen]Phrine	thinks to herself... (I wonder if that's our castle they're talking about...?)
[22:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks around for a ladder or a balcony somewhere nearby so she can see the scene better. This seems awful interesting, now. Beats wandering around town, at least.
[22:44]	* [Pyg]Judith	hears something about a young woman...Wait a minute...Aww, crap!
[22:47]	* [Pyg]Judith	sharpens her hearing so she can hear some more.
[22:48]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: going around the crowd, you find a small stone bridge that's raised about four feet above the crowd. There's a few people watching from there, but it's sparse enough to give a good point of view, although it shows you the speaker's back.
[22:52]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: "...ean to tell me that the sole survivor of the invading militia is a seventeen-year-old girl? Preposterous! I Say she's in league with the monsters, and her presence here is poison to our society and an abomination against God!"
[22:53]	* [Pyg]Judith	is now 100% sure of who the speaker is referring to. She can't help but feel responsible for whatever trouble had fallen on the young woman from that night.
[22:55]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: You can see a young woman tied and held behind the platform. She has short, brown hair, a dirtied white dress, and emerald green eyes. She's struggling against her two captors, but she's too weak to break free.
[22:56]	* [Owen]Phrine	mutters to herself as she twirls around a lock of hair... (Hmm...is she familiar, or not...?)
[22:58]	* [Pyg]Judith	finds her way to Phrine on the bridge.
[23:00]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, Mom. Hi. Do we know her?"
[23:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	asks innocently.
[23:00]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"...I do."
[23:00]	* [Pyg]Judith	grips the side of the bridge thinking up of what to do.
[23:02]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oohh...does that mean we gots to save her or something...? She looks in trouble, I guess..."
[23:02]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith & Phrine: The man becomes more frightening in his accusations, using examples of what might happen to people he knows in the crowd. Their xenophobia is beginning to pick up, as testimonies of strangeness and wickedness are called out from the crowd. The speaker uses this to his advantage, instilling fear into the horde. Some remain unconvinced and return to their homes.
[23:02]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"We could, but..."
[23:03]	* [Pyg]Judith	turns to Phrine with a serious expression.
[23:04]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"...You have to promise that the Boss doesn't know about this."
[23:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	leans against the stone railing, looking at the scene below, thinking...
[23:07]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...but I'm huu-ungry, Mom. Aren't you? It'd be real hard-like, hard like this bridge."
[23:07]	* [Owen]Phrine	taps the stones for emphasis.
[23:08]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Can't we just...I dunno, save her later? She'll still be there, right~?"
[23:09]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I don't think so. It looks like they're getting ready to get rid off her anytime now."
[23:11]	* [Owen]Phrine	stares blankly for a while, as she often does. She comprehends perfectly, she's just...a little slow.
[23:11]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...............oh."
[23:11]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"...Damn."
[23:12]	<[GM]Mary>	P&J: One of the men tie a cloth over her head, not minding her neck much.
[23:12]	* [Pyg]Judith	still can't think of a solution that would ensure success. Alerting this town to a paranormal presence would only make it harder for the coven to blend in and hide.
[23:13]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Awww, and Sheppy said we're supposed to be all subtle and stuff..."
[23:13]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: from your point of view, the only eyes on her are are those of her two captors. It seems whatever defense she has given the townsfolk is already over.
[23:15]	* [Pyg]Judith	sees the young woman now out of sight from the rest of the mob, and the gears in her head start turning.
[23:15]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Phrine..."
[23:16]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"......Mom."
[23:16]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You see those two men behind the platform?"
[23:16]	* [Pyg]Judith	tries to point it out for Phrine.
[23:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	bobs her head twice, trying to be all serious.
[23:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Do you think you can get back there somehow and keep them busy while I take another way?"
[23:19]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Like...talk to 'em and stuff...?"
[23:20]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"There's that, but you can also lead one of them away from there somehow and make them a meal."
[23:21]	* [Owen]Phrine	thinks about that proposition for a while.
[23:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooo, maybe I could do BOTH~..."
[23:22]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But I still gotta be sub-tell, like Sheppy said, right?"
[23:23]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Right, right."
[23:26]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Should I, ummm....say anything important? It's been a while since I've had to be all sneaky, I guess..."
[23:26]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"What did you have in mind?"
[23:28]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well, umm...maybe if I told them I was, like, a vampire or something, they'd go after me and not her?"
[23:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	has not considered the complications that may cause, but at least she's trying!
[23:29]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm, they might not believe you."
[23:29]	* [Owen]Phrine	points to her hat.
[23:30]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"What about these~?"
[23:30]	* [Pyg]Judith	quickly checks the area behind the platform to make sure the young woman and the two men are still there then returns her attention back to Phrine.
[23:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"They'll think you came back from a costume ball."
[23:32]	* [Owen]Phrine	sighs. It seems silly, but Mom is pretty smart most of the time.
[23:33]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well, I guess I'll do...somethin', then. Maybe we should hurry, right?"
[23:33]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Yeah, you're right."
[23:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	gives Judith a little hug for good luck.
[23:37]	* [Pyg]Judith	quickly returns the hug and smiles at her.
[23:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Don't forget, stay subtle, all right?"
[23:39]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Don't worry, Mo-om...I'm not gonna be that stupid. Well, I won't try to be..."
[23:41]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I know you won't, don't worry."
[23:45]	* [Owen]Phrine	breaks off from the hug, and wanders off in a roundabout way away from the bridge and towards the prisoner, trying to figure out things to say...
[23:46]	* [Pyg]Judith	heads toward the other direction, trying to find a way to get around the crowd and get behind the platform without being seen.
[23:52]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: The bank lowers at the creek the bridge crosses, so if you stay within range of the shrubbery you can lower your profile while keeping eyes off your back from the other side of the bridge. Most of the attention rests on the speaker, so it's quite simple.
[23:52]	* [Owen]Phrine	experiences no amazing epiphanies in her wispy head, and decides to just play it cool, like usual. She silently glides up to the three humans from the side, tilting her head as if watching an interesting play.
[23:56]	* [Pyg]Judith	spots the area by the creek and quickly moves to the shrubs to conceal herself.
[23:57]	* [Owen]Phrine	starts nibbling on her fingernail as she moves a few steps to the side, getting a better view of the situation. To an outside observer, she seems to be trying to understand just what's going on.
[23:59]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: One of the men shoo you away, telling you to go back to your home.
[00:00]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ummm...hi. I'm Hilda. Whatchya doin'?"
[00:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	is unperturbed.
[00:02]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "I told you to get back home, kid. Can't you see we're about to have a hanging? P-hah, such things are no good for your eyes in the first place."
[00:04]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hey, I'm pretty old, mister, you know? And I see dead people all the time; this isn't scary. But...I think you're doing it wrong. Actually, no...yeah, you're totally doing it wrong..."
[00:05]	<[GM]Mary>	The woman shakes again, saying something inaudibly through the sack over her head. The second man silences her.
[00:05]	* [Pyg]Judith	moves out of the shrubbery, toward the young woman, her body somewhat crouched.
[00:06]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to console the woman in her odd way.
[00:06]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Don't worry, Miss Witch. You're not gonna die. See, these people? They're doing it all wrong."
[00:07]	* [Pyg]Judith	stops herself before going out any further and retreats to her cover.
[00:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "What're you rambling about? You best not let Reudi here you say such things, or else you'll be in the same predicament! Now out with you!
[00:09]	* [Owen]Phrine	holds out her hands passively, trying to be polite.
[00:10]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hey, I'm jus' sayin', you can't hang a witch. It wouldn't work."
[00:10]	<[GM]Mary>	The first man takes Phrine by the shoulders and begins pushing her out of the staging area. Sort of like, walking her like a cart.
[00:10]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "Well, perhaps we'll burn her in time. Now out you go!"
[00:10]	* [Pyg]Judith	moves in now to sneak up to the second man left behind.
[00:12]	* [Owen]Phrine	worms around in the man's grasp, but to little avail.
[00:12]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Bu-ut I'm not done yet...Burning doesn't work either these days, don't you know?"
[00:14]	<[GM]Mary>	The man with Phrine discusses it playfully.
[00:15]	* [Pyg]Judith	reaches the two undetected. Once close enough, strikes the man in the back of the head.
[00:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	is oblivious to the situation behind her.
[00:17]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Witches use demons, ri-ight? And demons are from hell, ri-ight? And hell is made of fire, ri-ight? So that means witches won't burn..."
[00:18]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"It's...ohhh...isn't is called, like, logic, or something? I forget..."
[00:18]	<[GM]Mary>	The one holding the young woman didn't even see it coming, and quickly falls over.
[00:20]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"So anyways, yeah, burning is right out. Witches are pretty hard to kill these days. Do it wrong and they'll just get mad and curse you~"
[00:22]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: That's why we drop 'em in the lake tied to rocking chairs! Even if they live, they're stuck at the bottom of the water. Burning 'em's just for fun. Hangin' is just cheaper.
[00:22]	* YoungWoman	enngh...
[00:22]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, drowning? I think that only works for vampires, mister. Not that I would know~..."
[00:22]	* YoungWoman	shakes herself, after falling to the ground on her knees. She still has a bag tied around her head, and her arms are constricted behind her back.
[00:23]	* [Owen]Phrine	deftly skirts the border of subtlety and conspicuousness with such a vampiric remark! What skill!
[00:24]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "I'm telling you, girlie, keep sayin' those things and they'll call witchcraft on you as well. It's a sorry thing we're doing right now, but stranger things are on the rise..."
[00:24]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: He inspects you more closely.
[00:25]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "...Who's daughter are you, anyway? I've not seen the likes of you about here."
[00:25]	* [Owen]Phrine	shrugs.
[00:26]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Dunno. I grew up in an orphanage. So I guess I'm no one's daughter, right?"
[00:27]	* [Pyg]Judith	crouches by the young woman, laying a hand on her shoulder. She whispers...
[00:27]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Shh, don't panic. You'll be fine. Just stay still for a minute, all right?"
[00:28]	<YoungWoman>	?...
[00:29]	* YoungWoman	stops for a moment, then quickly springs back, running herself into part of the platform. She seems to recognize the voice.
[00:33]	<[GM]Mary>	No one notices the sound she made.
[00:34]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"What did I just tell you about not panicking?"
[00:34]	<[GM]Mary>	However, she keeps trying to shake herself up from the ground, though to little avail due to clumsiness and lack of coordination.
[00:35]	* [Owen]Phrine	catches sight of Judith and the woman from the corner of her eye. Oh! Must keep man occupied!
[00:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hey, mister-sir? Since I'm got nowhere to stay tonight...m-maybe, I could stay with you~?"
[00:38]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I mean, I don't got no money, but...well, I'm a good helper, and I could teach you how to kill witches and stuff..."
[00:38]	<[GM]Mary>	The man, easily twice your (apparent) age, looks at you a little sideways and blushes.
[00:38]	* [Pyg]Judith	grabs the girl's shoulders.
[00:39]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You calm down right now or I'll leave you to a witch's death."
[00:39]	* YoungWoman	struggles anyway.
[00:40]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods meekly and hushes up, looking pitiably obedient to the man.
[00:40]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "Wh-aat? You be of a crazy sort, girlie. Do ya truly haven't a place to stay?"
[00:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I was hoping I'd let you loose, but I think I can thank the cattle for making this easier for me."
[00:40]	* [Pyg]Judith	grabs the young woman and slings her over her shoulder.
[00:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	shakes her head.
[00:41]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "You certainly don't look homeless, though I can see you're... lacking in winter clothes. You'll catch a death of cold, like that!"
[00:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	blushes. She's forgotten how odd her clothes look to normal people. Tatty indecent brown things...
[00:42]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Yeah, it's...it's been a weird last few days for me. Loo~ong story..."
[00:45]	* [Pyg]Judith	looks over at the unconscious second man she knocked out. Hmm, we could make a meal out of him, she thinks.
[00:45]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "Hmm. Well, I hate to tell ya, but I gotta stay here until this... punk is done with his little charade. She's gonna get her hand branded, at least, for stealin' from the governor's office."
[00:46]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "Hopefully none more of it than that will happen. It's a sorry thing to see these young ladies wasted over superstitions."
[00:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	stumbles upon an idea! Maybe it'll work...
[00:49]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well, maybe we could play it safe and brand her with a cross or something. If she's a witch, I bet she wouldn't like thaa-aat..."
[00:52]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: The man shakes his head, and pats yours with the hat on top, narrowly missing a touch of your horns.
[00:52]	* [Owen]Phrine	squirms at first, but...hey, that feels pretty good.
[00:52]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "Don't believe such things, sweetheart."
[00:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods politely.
[00:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I, I'll try not to. It's just...you can never tell when there's monsters in the dark or not, can you?"
[00:55]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "Any-way, Art is probably wantin' my help, that little girl has a bit of fight in her. I better get back to m' job. What did you say your name was again?"
[00:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, Hilda, I guess. I never really liked it much myself. What's yours?"
[00:57]	* [Pyg]Judith	crouches down to grab the unconscious man and drags him away with the young woman still slung across her shoulder. Come on, Phrine, keep him busy a little more for Mom...
[00:58]	<[GM]Mary>	Man1: "Gunther. If you're really out on the streets, come to that grey house over there by the grocer's and I'll see what I can do for ya."
[00:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	notices the vague crowd nearby and gets an idea. Come on Mom, don't take too long...
[01:00]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"A-A-actually, could we...go there right now? It's just...I think some of those men over there are looking at me funny. I'm getting a little scared."
[01:00]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "What? Who?"
[01:01]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther doesn't look pleased at this fact, with his eyes darting to certain people in the crowd.
[01:01]	* [Owen]Phrine	points to the vague crowd of people nearby. She's taking a guess that at least a few men might find her state of dress...intriguing.
[01:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther hmmms silently.
[01:05]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "...Well, my first and foremost duty is to protect the people..."
[01:09]	* [Pyg]Judith	brings her two captives along with her back to the shrubberies taking turn to go follow along the stream.
[01:11]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "...but, unfortunately, I'm assigned to this character for now. Just stay where I can see you, sweetheart, and we should be done in an hour or so."
[01:12]	* [Owen]Phrine	inwardly snaps her fingers. Drat, didn't work! Time for plan B!
[01:13]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther turns around to return to his station, but stops for a second when he notices the two are gone. He curses something about Art under his breath, and briskly walks behind the platform, checking its surroundings.
[01:13]	* YoungWoman	struggles some more, but to no avail. She's having a hard time breathing with the sackcloth over her head.
[01:14]	* [Owen]Phrine	remains close to Gunther, helping him search for the "two" disappeared people.
[01:15]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"B-B-But...they were just here...and now...poof..."
[01:16]	* [Owen]Phrine	acts more vaguely surprised rather than afraid of "witchcraft".
[01:16]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "argh! Arthur is such a pig! I know what he's done with her, and I am going to beat some good into him when I catch him!"
[01:17]	* [Pyg]Judith	stops a moment while she's under the bridge with her load. She can't stay here long, but there's a problem that needs to be addressed.
[01:17]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hey, girl, can you breathe in that thing?"
[01:17]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But what.......oooohh..."
[01:18]	* [Owen]Phrine	takes a while to realize what Arthur would have "done" with her.
[01:18]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "Arthur! Where the hell are you, you bastard?"
[01:20]	* YoungWoman	still shakes, but shakes in a no-ish fashion.
[01:24]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Will you settle down if I take it off your head?"
[01:25]	* YoungWoman	stops struggling, but still breathes heavily.
[01:25]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther looks behind the bushes and around the bank, but still no sign of Arthur.
[01:27]	* [Pyg]Judith	sets the young woman down.
[01:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	makes an innocent suggestion to Gunther.
[01:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Umm, wouldn't Mr. Art have gone somewhere else if he wanted to 'have done' with the one lady? I'd think he wouldn't want to get found out, right?"
[01:30]	* [Pyg]Judith	lets a bat out of her hair sending it to keep an eye out on Phrine from a distance.
[01:30]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "Hmm? Why? Would you have any idea as to where?"
[01:32]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"It...it's just an idea, is all. I mean, when you're being sneaky, you'd want to hide somewhere good and secret, is all..."
[01:33]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"There's not many good and secret places around here that I can see...what do you think?"
[01:33]	* [Pyg]Judith	returns her attention to the young woman she just set down after sending the bat on its way. She undoes the rope on the sack and pulls it off the young woman's head.
[01:34]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "Hmm... What about under the bridge?"
[01:34]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther returns to the bank, peering over at it.
[01:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hmm...maybe. But...what if he is? I mean...he'd get mad at you, right?"
[01:38]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Maybe I could check first. I mean...I'm just that girl who's curious to him, aren't I~?"
[01:39]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: Gunther looks at you disdainfully.
[01:40]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther: "This wouldn't have been a problem if I weren't a listenin' to your chattering! Now leave me alone, I've got to go find him."
[01:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	feels scorned. Oh well, so much for that. She unobtrusively makes herself scarce from him.
[01:42]	* [Pyg]Judith	noticing someone's presence thanks to her bat brings a finger to the young woman's lips.
[01:43]	* YoungWoman	gasps for a breath of air after her release, then she looks up at Judith with a strange look in her eyes, one that's somewhere between fear and fascination.
[01:43]	<YoungWoman>	It's... you...
[01:44]	* [Pyg]Judith	gives the girl a quick smile and nod before returning to their current predicament.
[01:45]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I won't have time to cut your ropes, so you'll just have to trust me and stay close, unless you'd prefer a one way trip to the gallows.
[01:45]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"
[01:45]	<YoungWoman>	W-why are you helping me...?
[01:47]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Let's just say I'm feeling a little responsible. Anyway, come on, on your feet. We have to get going."
[01:49]	* YoungWoman	slowly nods, making it to her feet.
[01:51]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: Gunther's footsteps begin to become audible. Phrine has left to some unknown location, as there are none accompanying his.
[01:53]	* [Pyg]Judith	picks up knocked out man and starts moving down the stream trying to keep quiet but also picking up the pace.
[02:00]	<[GM]Mary>	Gunther manages to slip somehow and drop himself into the stream. He curses, something about his night vision.
[02:02]	* YoungWoman	follows Judith.
[02:02]	<YoungWoman>	W-...what are you going to do with that man...?
[02:02]	* YoungWoman	asks, fearing what she may tell her.
[02:03]	* [Pyg]Judith	heaves a sigh at the opportunity they had been giving. She hotfoots it down the stream toward an alley.
[02:04]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I just needed some insurance so the suspicion would fall on a mere human."
[02:05]	* YoungWoman	doesn't seem to understand.
[02:07]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Okay, how about like this? Who would be blamed for your disappearance if one of the two men assigned to keep an eye on your was also gone?"
[02:08]	* YoungWoman	slowly nods.
[02:09]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: after traveling the stream for a few dozen yards, you reach a stone base that leads up to some of the town's buildings. There's a shoddy section of steps leading up between two of them, an empty alleyway.
[02:11]	* [Pyg]Judith	lays the man by the wall, realizing she still has the sack in her hand. She's struck with an idea and puts the sack over the man's head.
[02:12]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hey, come here so I can take those ropes off."
[02:13]	* YoungWoman	looks at Judith inquisitively, but does as she's told, showing her back.
[02:16]	* [Pyg]Judith	unties the rope, releasing the young woman's hands and gets to work binding the unconscious man's hands.
[02:17]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You seem to have gotten into a lot of trouble with the townsfolk..."
[02:17]	<YoungWoman>	y-Yeah...
[02:17]	* YoungWoman	grasps at her wrists, rubbed a little raw from the rope.
[02:18]	<YoungWoman>	They think... I'm one of you. Because I'm the only one who came back.
[02:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I heard, and I apologize for bringing their anger down on you."
[02:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Would you have rather I bit you back then?"
[02:20]	* [Pyg]Judith	secures the rope on the man's hands as she speaks.
[02:20]	* YoungWoman	's gaze goes distant.
[02:21]	<YoungWoman>	...What difference does it make? You've cursed me, all the same. That's why you're here, aren't you? To take me back?
[02:21]	* YoungWoman	speaks quietly, carefully.
[02:24]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I just thought I'd help...I did put you in this situation after all."
[02:25]	<YoungWoman>	You're a strange creature... First, you seize me...
[02:26]	* YoungWoman	's hand goes to her chest, touching the breast she recalls Judith rubbing over that night.
[02:26]	<YoungWoman>	...and now, you save me... why?
[02:28]	* [Pyg]Judith	smiles bitterly at herself.
[02:28]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Strange... Yeah, strange sounds about right."
[02:29]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: You become aware of shadows making their way from the other end of the alleyway, followed by the shadowmakers. The area you're in is too dark to notice from this distance, but if they continue to close, they'll surely see you.
[02:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Damn it, where'd they come from?"
[02:30]	* [Pyg]Judith	snaps out of her introspection and gets up, picking up the still-unconscious man.
[02:31]	* YoungWoman	blinks at Judith's answer, before turning to see the people coming their way. Knowingly, she maneuvers to the corner, towards the backdoor of a small shop.
[02:31]	* YoungWoman	tries the handle, but it's locked.
[02:32]	<YoungWoman>	...damn... Hey, do you have any pins or something like that?
[02:33]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Huh? Oh...uh..."
[02:34]	* [Pyg]Judith	is caught off guard by the young woman's question. Couldn't she have run away? Bah, no use thinking that now! Judith takes one of the pins that hold her headband in place, holding it out to the young woman.
[02:35]	* YoungWoman	takes it, and with great speed, picks the door's lock and slips inside, holding it open to Judith.
[02:36]	* [Pyg]Judith	's has a brief look of confusion on her face but realizes that escape is top priority and enters the doorway.
[02:37]	* YoungWoman	shuts it behind her, locking it again and crouching down to lower her profile from window's view.
[02:38]	* [Pyg]Judith	also stays down when she sets the man down on the floor.
[02:40]	<[GM]Mary>	The building seems to be a craftsman's shop of some sorts, with a variety of wood works and tools about. You find yourself sitting behind a counter, the wall across from yours bearing the main entrance and a staircase leading up to living quarters to the east of that.
[02:47]	<YoungWoman>	whew...
[02:51]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Looks like it's my turn to be surprised. You could have fled and left me behind."
[02:52]	<YoungWoman>	Well, it's obvious that you won't kill me. I don't know about the rest, so...
[02:54]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"True."
[02:54]	* YoungWoman	's mind wanders back to that night.
[02:55]	* [Pyg]Judith	finally takes a seat, catching her breath.
[02:55]	<YoungWoman>	...what did you do to me when you had me in the castle? Was that some sort of spell? it felt so...
[02:56]	* YoungWoman	trails off again.
[02:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You know, I don't remember anymore. I've been doing it for so many years that I don't think I'm conscious of it anymore."
[02:59]	* YoungWoman	peers at Judith, inspecting her more closely.
[02:59]	<YoungWoman>	Are you really a... "vampire"?
[03:02]	* [Pyg]Judith	looks as if she is seriously pondering the question.
[03:05]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I suppose I am."
[03:05]	<YoungWoman>	You 'suppose'? Give me a break...
[03:07]	* YoungWoman	sighs sadly, pulling up her knees and lying her face across them.
[03:10]	* [Pyg]Judith	realizes she's sitting against a china cabinet and gets up on her feet, looking at the glass that doesn't reflect her image. She reaches out, touching the surface of the glass as if it might even reflect her hand for even an instant.
[03:10]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"...Yes, I am a 'vampire.'"
[03:12]	* YoungWoman	looks up.
[03:12]	<YoungWoman>	Why?
[03:14]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Why am I a vampire?"
[03:14]	* YoungWoman	nods.
[03:17]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I'm over two centuries old, little one, you think I'd still remember something like that?"
[03:17]	* YoungWoman	nods.
[03:23]	* [Pyg]Judith	shrugs.
[03:23]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Then I'm afraid you're mistaken."
[03:25]	<YoungWoman>	Just a devil's child, huh...
[03:26]	<YoungWoman>	...why didn't turn me back there? You could have killed me, but you let me live...
[03:27]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Back to that, eh?"
[03:27]	* [Pyg]Judith	sits back down, leaning her back onto the cabinet.
[03:28]	<YoungWoman>	I haven't slept in two days... That's all I've been able to think about.
[03:29]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh? My charms have affected you so much that you're lacking sleep?"
[03:30]	* [Pyg]Judith	chuckles softly to herself before her mind returns to thinking about the question she managed to temporarily avoid.
[03:33]	* YoungWoman	blushes a little, looking down.
[03:34]	<YoungWoman>	I guess you could say that... But I've been in trouble before I met you. I..sorta...got...caught... stealing stuff... and I had to accompany the group to the castle as punishment. They wanted me to open some of the doors for them, I guess...
[03:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Ah, so they're just looking for any old excuse to put you down."
[03:38]	<YoungWoman>	Well... They're justified, aren't they? A lot of people were killed that night... and now you're here.
[03:38]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"They haven't seen me yet, you know."
[03:40]	<YoungWoman>	I could go out the door and shout... but you'd probably just turn into moondust or something like that.
[03:41]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"And that would certainly look bad for you. Hmhmhm, I suppose being a vampire is not without some conveniences."
[03:43]	<YoungWoman>	What're you going to do now?
[03:44]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I'm waiting for my child."
[03:45]	<YoungWoman>	Your... child?
[03:45]	* [Pyg]Judith	nods.
[03:46]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I was worried she had wandered off, but it looks like she's on her way toward us now."
[03:47]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"...She's taking the long way 'round though. Aah, I suppose it can't be helped."
[03:52]	<YoungWoman>	How can you have a child? You hardly look that much older than me... and aren't you a centuries-old demon or something? You'd outlive all your children, unless... oh.
[03:52]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm?"
[03:53]	* [Pyg]Judith	seems a little curious of what else the young woman was going to say.
[03:53]	* YoungWoman	looks uneasy.
[03:53]	<YoungWoman>	Did... you turn your child into a vampire too?
[03:54]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh no, I met her a few decades ago."
[03:57]	<YoungWoman>	...huh... must be something, to live so long...
[03:57]	* YoungWoman	seems to numb more and more, becoming less responsive.
[03:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I'm still a woman after all. My maternal instincts had to kick in sometime."
[03:59]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"And as the one responsible for turning her, of course I'd think of her as sort of my own child."
[04:02]	<YoungWoman>	I see... I guess...
[04:04]	<[GM]Mary>	shadowy figures pass by the store's windows, sending the woman silent. Once they disappear, she resumes.
[04:06]	<YoungWoman>	Well... I could spend all night asking you questions, but I guess it won't do me any good. I don't know what I'm gonna do now, though...
[04:07]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm, that's right, I have to find a place for us to stay as well..."
[04:10]	* YoungWoman	shuffles around, putting herself under the counter.
[04:11]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Does anyone own this shop?"
[04:12]	<YoungWoman>	Yeah... They're probably sleeping upstairs.
[04:12]	<YoungWoman>	I'm going to stay here for a little while longer... then I guess I'll try to get out of town. What're you going to do?
[04:14]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"We should be gone before sun rises."
[04:16]	<YoungWoman>	Really...
[04:16]	* YoungWoman	looks ready to fall asleep, but she does perk up a bit one final time.
[04:17]	<YoungWoman>	You asked me my name before...
[04:17]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I did."
[04:18]	<YoungWoman>	It's Josephine.
[04:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Josephine..."
[04:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Well, a pleasure to meet you, Josephine."
[04:19]	* Josephine	closes her eyes, cradling her knees once more.
[04:21]	<Josephine>	Yeah...
[04:22]	<Josephine>	It's so... unreal...
[04:22]	* [Pyg]Judith	remains vigil keeping an eye out on the window, for the residents upstairs and for Phrine to finally arrive.
[04:24]	<[GM]Mary>	Fade out!









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@@Session Seven: Phrine's Deal
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August 13
[21:54]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time on Shepard's!
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith and Phrine rescued a girl Judith met in the castle. Judith is waiting in a craftman's shop for Phrine, while Phrine is... somewhere. I'll sure we'll find out in this session!
[22:02]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: You get lost. Pretty badly at that. You wander into an empty alleyway, empty to all but two thug-looking young men talking at its apex.
[22:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to remember what she was doing. Mom was there, and some funny girl, and there was a "Gun There" or something...?
[22:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	is too hungry to think straight right now. Everything should work out in the end, right?
[22:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: a bat flaps around you rapidly, circling around a few times to gain your attention and stopping, staying afloat in mid-air in a sloppy way. You recognize this as a bat familiar of Judith, and it appears to be trying to lead you.
[22:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	watches the bat flitter around. She whispers to it happily.
[22:10]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, hi, part-Mom~"
[22:11]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Where'd the rest of you go?"
[22:12]	* [Owen]Phrine	shifts her gaze between the bat and the nearby thugs. Mom could be waiting...but, huu-ungry...
[22:15]	<[GM]Mary>	The bat flutters off in the direction of the main body, stopping every ten feet or so to make certain Phrine still follows. She goes down the alleyway, pass the two ruffians.
[22:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods. Hey, this way she can do both! She walks listlessly towards the bat, intentionally not caring that she'll probably run into those guys over there.
[22:22]	* [Owen]Phrine	meanders through the alleyway, humming a little tune to herself. As she passes by the loiterers, she "accidentally" bumps into one of them. If they don't care, clearly they aren't fun people to be around!
[22:23]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: One of the men snicker as you approach, saying something to his buddy. When you bump into him, the dark-skinned one shoves you into his buddy, who catches you softly.
[22:24]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooohhff~!"
[22:24]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "Why, hello there, gorgeous! What's a night like you doin' in a babe like this?"
[22:25]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: The man who caught you gives your ass a firm squeeze.
[22:26]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "Haven't seen you around here before. I suppose you're givin' out freebies tonight, eh?"
[22:27]	* [Owen]Phrine	squirms a little at the assgrab. Even though she knows what to expect, she still doesn't know what to expect...
[22:28]	<[GM]Mary>	The dark-skinned man looms over you. The other guy continues to bother your bothers, touching your bare legs and holding one of your wrists.
[22:28]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, wha~? No, I was just, you know, walking around. I don't have any free bees, though. Sorry..."
[22:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Abigail might, though. Or Gertrude. They have more stuff that me. All I got is this..."
[22:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	pulls out her lucky egg and shows it quickly, but cradles it in her chest afterwards.
[22:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...but you don't get this. My egg..."
[22:32]	<[GM]Mary>	The men look at each other numbly.
[22:32]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "Man, what's up with all the stupid bitches lately?"
[22:33]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "It's because they've got their brains fucked out. You want your brains fucked out, sweetie-pie~~?"
[22:34]	<[GM]Mary>	The man says, in a very girly manner, at which the other laughs.
[22:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	contemplates the proposition, quite aware of his intentions.
[22:37]	<[GM]Mary>	The thug holding your wrist still noogies you roughly, messing your hair and sending your hat to the ground.
[22:38]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nnnghh...no, ha-at!"
[22:39]	* [Owen]Phrine	deftly snatches the hat out of the air and jams it on her horned head. Crisis averted!
[22:39]	* [Owen]Phrine	backs away just a step or two and points to het hat, then to the thugs.
[22:40]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"This...is a hat. A good hat. You don't touch this hat. I like this hat."
[22:40]	<[GM]Mary>	Then men look at each other dumbly once more. Then, they break into laughter.
[22:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"If you want my brains and all that, you won't-hey, what's funny?"
[22:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I want to laugh too~..."
[22:42]	* [Owen]Phrine	shrugs and laughs despite not knowing why she should.
[22:44]	<[GM]Mary>	One of them finally stops, taking a few steps behind you and grabbing you by the shoulders.
[22:45]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hee hee, okay, okay, how 'bout I make you a deal? It's a good deal, I promise~..."
[22:46]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "I think I like you, sweet-cheeks!"
[22:46]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "A deal? Ch-huh, listen to this shit..."
[22:46]	* [Owen]Phrine	is serious! Deals make everyone happy!
[22:47]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "What's the occasion, honey?" He sits his chin atop your shoulder, leaning in on you.
[22:48]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, no occasion, really...Unless you count me waking up yesterday. That's special enough for meee..."
[22:48]	<[GM]Mary>	The second thug yells at some passerby at the end of the alleyway, who quickly makes himself scarce.
[22:49]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But no, I'm ser-eee-ous~...A deal will make eeeeveryone happy, won't it? I bet you both want to be happy, ri-ight...?"
[22:50]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "Oh, I want to be a happy man, alright... And I think you'll do just fine, tonight..." He reaches up into your shirt, touching your chest.
[22:58]	* [Owen]Phrine	doesn't mind that little bit of stimulation much~...but she's got SERIOUS BUSINESS to attend to tonight! With unpredictable motions she squirms away from the thug and stands in front of both of them, waving a finger at them coyly.
[22:59]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ah-ah-ah, not ye-et~...Otherwise you won't get the deal. It's a really good deal, I mean it~"
[22:59]	<[GM]Mary>	The thug looks at his empty hands, now groping an non-existent Phrine.
[23:00]	<[GM]Mary>	He shrugs, and casts his dark partner a glance.
[23:00]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "Alright. What's the 'deal', hotstuff?"
[23:01]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Look, there's only one of me, but there's two of you. That won't be much fun, I wouldn't think...Fun is always more fun with more people..."
[23:01]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But what if there were TWO of me?"
[23:02]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I've got a great friend girlfriend. Abigail~. She's like the most beautiful ever, you know, and she's not silly like me, neither..."
[23:03]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I bet you'd like to meet her, wouldn't you? She gives out free stuff all the time, tooooo..."
[23:06]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "I dunno, I'm feelin' a little listless tonight. I think one oughta do, don't you?"
[23:06]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "Screw you, man. I'm not getting sloppy seconds again."
[23:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "You and you're fuckin' whores. Fine."
[23:08]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...is that a yes, then...?"
[23:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "Any funny business and we'll split your fuckin' lip. Got it, bitch?"
[23:09]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "Hehe, yeah, both of 'em at that. At the same time, too."
[23:09]	* [Owen]Phrine	claps her hands together. Hooray, it worked! She's a genius!
[23:09]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Good good, follow the le~eader, then..."
[23:13]	<[GM]Mary>	They follow, quite closely at that. The bat is still waiting for you, and continues on as you approach.
[23:13]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "Man, are you sure about this?"
[23:15]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "I bet this is just Helga's ole' whore or somethin'. We ain't got nothin' to worry about."
[23:16]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: A minute later, you lead the two to the back of the shop in which Judith resides. The door's locked.
[23:17]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "What're you doin', bitch? This ain't no whorehouse, it's a fuckin' shitshop!"
[23:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	knocks on the door. What else would you do with a door in front of you?
[23:18]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Abigail? Aaaabigail, it's me. Hilda's back. I brought people this time..."
[23:18]	* Josephine	snores quietly beneath the counter.
[23:19]	* [Pyg]Judith	gets up, her face trying its best to maintain a calm expression as she picks up the still-unconscious man.
[23:20]	* [Pyg]Judith	goes over to the door and begins unlocking it with her free hand.
[23:27]	* [Owen]Phrine	sure hopes this all works out with "everyone" happy...well, at least everyone who matters...
[23:28]	<[GM]Mary>	The first thug stands deftly in front of the door, moving Phrine aside.
[23:28]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1: "Hey bitches, open up!"
[23:29]	* [Pyg]Judith	waits a moment and suddenly opens the door, swinging her man-sized club at the one in front of the door.
[23:32]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug1 has a very suprised look on his face, at least until he was batted into the wall by a human being.
[23:33]	* [Owen]Phrine	jumps a little. She certainly didn't expect that! Wait...the other guy, he's still here! He could scream or something. Noooo!
[23:34]	<[GM]Mary>	Thug2: "What the he-"
[23:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	quickly sidesteps behind the other thug and lashes her hands around his mouth and face. Must be subtle, must be subtle!
[23:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	silences him...perhaps a bit too hard, maybe? Seems she twisted her arms around accidentally while holding him, in exactly the same way an assassin would snap a neck. Oops...
[23:36]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Shhh! We hafta be subtle! Sheppy said so!"
[23:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmph! Bastards."
[23:37]	* [Pyg]Judith	slings the unconscious guard over her shoulder again and turns to Phrine.
[23:39]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Well, eat up, Phrine, before it all rots."
[23:39]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks at her captive. Oh, wait, he's all sluggish and limp...
[23:39]	* Josephine	awakens with a start, crawling out from beneath the counter to examine the situation.
[23:39]	<Josephine>	...
[23:41]	* Josephine	looks at the three dead men, then stares to Judith.
[23:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	drags the random dead guy no one cares about into the building and shuts the door. Subtlety subtle!
[23:41]	<Josephine>	...I was wrong. You are a monster.
[23:41]	* [Pyg]Judith	's bat flies back into her hair, becoming part of her again.
[23:42]	* Josephine	opens the door and slams it shut behind her, running off into the night.
[23:42]	* [Pyg]Judith	looks a little hurt at that as she stares at the door Josephine ran out of.
[23:43]	* [Owen]Phrine	doesn't really know what just happened there.
[23:43]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I...guess I am..."
[23:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ummm...what...who...now?"
[23:44]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Don't mind it, Phrine, just eat up. You're hungry, right?"
[23:45]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks at the "canteen of blood", then back at Judith. She is...conflicted.
[23:46]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But...you...umm..."
[23:46]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Sad mom...is sad?"
[23:46]	* [Pyg]Judith	sets down the body of the guard in front of her, staring hesitantly at the recently deceased.
[23:47]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"...A little bit, but it's all right. Come on, eat up, we still have to find a place to stay for the day."
[23:49]	* [Owen]Phrine	feels like there's a secret in those words, but Mom knows best, right? Finding an old chair cushion she finds a comfortable position on the wall and sits down, the dead man's head in her lap.
[23:52]	* [Pyg]Judith	bares her fangs and bites the body. She's not satisfied with the taste but deals with it, it's not like she has a choice in this town filled with witchhunt-crazed townspeople.
[23:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	almost forgot something! Blood is good, and egg is good, so blood AND egg is double good! She inserts the lucky ovum once again between her vest and breast.
[23:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	latches on to the man�s neck and starts sucking blissfully. Ahhnn�heaven~�
[23:57]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine & Judith: You notice a ghostly substance travel between the cracks of the door, quickly filling into a man-sized... man that materializes into your master, Shepard. He greets you with nod.
[23:58]	<Shepard>	Good evening, ladies. I see you've found your own snacks... good.
[23:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	is blissfully unaware of pretty much anything right now.
[23:59]	* Shepard	walks over, casting the dead men a glance before sitting atop the counter, crossing his legs.
[00:00]	<Shepard>	Remember to take care of the bodies, now.
[00:00]	<Shepard>	Also, have the two of you seen anything... unusual, in this town?
[00:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	goes suck-suck-suck...
[00:05]	* Shepard	asks, to Judith.
[00:11]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"People seem to be having a witch hunt, Boss."
[00:12]	<Shepard>	Yes, I saw. They're currently having a little fiasco because the "witch" escaped. Heh, I wonder if it really were a witch...
[00:14]	<Shepard>	There was something strange in town, however. Something not human, and not one of ours. Have you seen anything like that?
[00:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Not at all. Mostly been busy trying to stay hidden and get some food."
[00:20]	<Shepard>	I see. Well, take caution. Your next meal may make a meal of you.
[00:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Have you found a place yet, Boss?"
[00:22]	<Shepard>	Indeed, Leticia and I have found a place for us to stay. I don't intend to stay here but a few nights, perhaps we'll even leave next dusk.
[00:28]	<Shepard>	When you're ready, I shall lead you there.
[00:29]	* [Pyg]Judith	finishes up draining the body of blood.
[00:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Let's get going then."
[00:40]	<[GM]Mary>	The group leaves the shop and disposes of the bodies. Shepard leads everyone back to a two-story house halfway up a hill, a rather comfortable looking stone structure. Shepard makes sure no one is paying attention when he enters.
[00:40]	<[huh]Leticia>	Welcome home, master.
[00:40]	* [huh]Leticia	kneels as Shepard enters.
[00:41]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Heya, Letty!"
[00:41]	* Shepard	nods to Letty, setting something down on the room's table and taking a seat.
[00:42]	* [huh]Leticia	rises and smiles.
[00:42]	<[huh]Leticia>	Judith... did you enjoy the town?
[00:43]	<Shepard>	Be careful how you leave and enter this place. If someone sees you come in here who knows those that once lived here, it will quickly draw suspicion. Keep the windows shut and the door locked, don't answer it for anyone.
[00:43]	* [Owen]Phrine	wanders around the room for a while, finding life to be much, much better now.
[00:44]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Kinda hard to enjoy town when I'm trying to stay hidden."
[00:46]	<Shepard>	I take it the two of you had no trouble?
[00:50]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...blood feels so good..."
[00:51]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Just a few thugs. Nothing out of our league."
[00:51]	<Shepard>	I see. Any sign of Sidney?
[00:52]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I guess she hasn't found you guys either then."
[00:53]	* Shepard	shrugs.
[00:53]	<[huh]Leticia>	Would you like me to look for him, after all?
[00:54]	<[huh]Leticia>	You did give him to me as my charge...
[00:55]	<Shepard>	It is up to you. I'm going off to examine the townsfolk more closely, something's been bothering me ever since we arrived.
[00:55]	<Shepard>	I've laid out a mattress in the basement for you to rest at the coming dawn, though there was only one. I hope it's big enough for the three of you.
[00:56]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh, that'll be no problem at all."
[00:57]	<Shepard>	There's also a human child down there, should any of you feel hungry. I take it everyone's filled themselves for the night, so she can make a fine breakfast tomorrow.
[00:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"A human child?"
[00:58]	<[huh]Leticia>	Indeed.
[00:59]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Eh, I'm actually kind of full already."
[00:59]	<Shepard>	Not much of a breakfast for the three of you, but it should curb your evening's thirst. Is there anything else you need before I part?
[01:01]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"None that come to mind."
[01:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	catches hardly any of Shepard's pointless words, but "mattress" comes to mind. Always best to sleep on a full stomach, right?
[01:05]	<Shepard>	I will return before dawn, then. Try to stay out of trouble.
[01:06]	* [Owen]Phrine	wanders down to the basement and finds the mattress easily. She's pretty much unconscious of the world around her already, but now she certainly is.
[01:06]	* Shepard	turns into a single, large bat and flies up and out the chimney.










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August 14
[21:34]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: You find yourself in Diethelm, known for little more than being the closest mark of civilization to the countryside's castle. Such proximity has left generations of its citizens restless, particularly so on this night. You are frequently stopped and questioned by a number of people and militiamen, looking for an escaped convict and supposed witch. If that were not enough, every time you turn your head, you swear you glance at a figure watching you, but never do you catch it in full view. It's been going on since first dark, and the feeling is not easily shook.
[21:38]	* [Tess]Joule	walks along the main road of the town, looking down at the cobblestones out of boredom.
[21:40]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (I wonder what they actually saw? These people...)
[21:42]	* [Tess]Joule	kicks a pebble down onto the street.
[21:43]	<[GM]Mary>	Thinking of people, you realize that a lot more populate the streets at this time than normally should. A church bell tolls, telling you it is 3AM.
[21:43]	* [Tess]Joule	lifts her head up, taking a look around.
[21:44]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (And shouldn't they be asleep? Something might be happening.)
[21:45]	* [Tess]Joule	stops for a second. Doing an about face. Was something just there?
[21:46]	<[Tess]Joule>	Must be my nerves. Probably nothing there, either.
[21:46]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: You catch a glance of red eyes peering at you from the darkness of an alley. For the first time, it does not disappear at the turn of your head, staying until you blink, and then it vanishes once more.
[21:48]	<[GM]Mary>	Ahead on the road, there is a rally of soldiers lined up. They appear to be mostly townsmen militia, though they are recieving orders from a well-equipped man, and, most strangely, a woman.
[21:49]	* [Tess]Joule	takes a closer look, but shrugs and turns. She starts to walk off, but then pauses to take a look at the men and woman.
[21:49]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hopefully it isn't those again...
[21:49]	* [Tess]Joule	leans against a wall, debating what to do.
[21:51]	<[GM]Mary>	Looking closer at the duo, you see that their weapons emit a faint glow, as if they were made of glass and there's a small light inside of them.
[21:53]	* [Tess]Joule	sighs, backing into the alley a little. She's had enough of these people for a while.
[21:58]	* [Tess]Joule	adjusts her bowtie, thinking.
[21:59]	<[GM]Mary>	The glare returns, futher on in the alleyway. As you enter, sounds from the street vanish, and the night's darkness really shows, in the way that nothing shows at all.
[21:59]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (But if they're still around, they might have found something. Is it the same thing the locals are running around about- huh?)
[22:04]	* [Tess]Joule	widens her stance a bit, raising her guard. Cautiously, she walks further down.
[22:07]	<[Tess]Joule>	...Hello?
[22:10]	<[GM]Mary>	The eyes never appear closer, but the feeling of tension continues to rise. Your voice echoes thoughout the dark corridor, reaching the unseen enemy, who darts deeper into the town's stone maze.
[22:11]	* [Tess]Joule	follows, moving a little faster.
[22:12]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (Something's obviously there... is this the same observer from before?)
[22:17]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: at the turn of the alley, your watcher finally confronts you, more closely than you thought you could detect. It's a pale, dark-clothed woman with deep, red eyes, though they no longer reflect with such ferocity. She smiles at you, beckoning you closer.
[22:20]	* [Tess]Joule	studies the woman closely, then walks forward slowly. She adjusts her glasses, assuming a neutral expression.
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[22:37]	<[GM]Mary>	As you step closer, the figure lunges out its arms to grab you!
[22:44]	<[GM]Mary>	She doesn't waste any time in grasping you, gripping your wrists and shoulders with extraordinary strength. At this close a proximity, you can feel its breath, chilling you down to your phantasmal bones. Its grin sports numerous needle-pointed teeth, and its eyes beaming full crimson. This is not the mark of a vampire or beast of the earth. This is what humans call "demon".
[22:45]	<[Tess]Joule>	Tch!
[22:45]	* [Tess]Joule	tries to escape, but keeps her attention fixed on the woman.
[22:51]	<[GM]Mary>	it speaks. "Your soul has escaped us for long enough, odious one. It is time for you to travel the path."
[22:56]	* [Tess]Joule	becomes far more serious, beginning to charge power for an attack.\
[23:00]	<[Tess]Joule>	Is it? It seems you forget...
[23:00]	* [Tess]Joule	smiles.
[23:01]	<[Tess]Joule>	I am a scientist. You should know my kind are propense to exert their influence on natural forces as they please.
[23:09]	* [Tess]Joule	releases bolts of electricity from her hands, striking the demon; she leaps away from the demonic presence and turns to face it after landing.
[23:11]	* Shepard	watches with curiosity from above. So, that was the feeling on the back of my neck... Interesting.
[23:14]	<[GM]Mary>	The demon jolts back, but your retreat has led you into another's grip... You feel yourself thud against something heavy, then sharpened hands grasp your neck and breast.
[23:16]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (Well, just wonderful, isn't it? Perhaps I should pay closer attention.)
[23:21]	<[GM]Mary>	Demon2: "You're not going anywhere, precious."
[23:26]	* [Tess]Joule	runs an electrical current over herself, breaking out of the demon's grip. She moves forward and glances at each side, adjusting her bowtie.
[23:31]	<[GM]Mary>	The monster is surprised by your attack, but otherwise, does not seem effected. It gargles a vicious laugh, and soon, several more shadowy figures appear, blocking your way. The female stands against the wall, looking at you impassively.
[23:32]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (First the questions and suspicions, now this? Maybe this was the wrong town to lay low in.)
[23:32]	* Shepard	is also surprised, both by the girl's ferocity and the increasing number of monsters that follow her. What crime could she commit to summon hell's legion in such strength? Hmm...
[23:33]	<[Tess]Joule>	If I may... just what is your intention?
[23:34]	<[GM]Mary>	the voices speak simultaneously. "To take you to where you belong, spectral. The living world is not for the likes of you."
[23:37]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (No openings. Might have to break through them, unless... up maybe? Hrrm.)
[23:37]	<[Tess]Joule>	'Spectral'? Can you not at least refer to me as 'Doctor'?
[23:49]	<[GM]Mary>	The monsters do not answer, but rather swarm upon you in unfathomable numbers. Though you try to defend yourself, their combined strengths bind you tightly, and their mouths open to suck away your very soul. At the last moment, everything stops, the monsters disappear, and the town turns into a strange, glistening silver. There is no sound at all but your own, and the temperature immediately fades into a frigid cold. You are alone, except for one c
[23:49]	<[GM]Mary>	reature...
[23:50]	<[GM]Mary>	[stop going over 450 lines, dad]
[23:52]	* Shepard	sits atop a sloped roof, legs crossed and dangling over the edge.
[23:52]	<[Tess]Joule>	...Eh?
[23:52]	* [Tess]Joule	takes a look around, seeing no one, but eventually looks up.
[23:53]	<Shepard>	I do believe, "Doctor", that you've earned hell's fury. Quite impressive. Are you also the witch that stalks this night?
[23:55]	<[Tess]Joule>	I would think not; I do my best to keep a low profile and haven't done anything to invite the title.
[23:57]	<Shepard>	Well, you're obviously more than qualified...
[23:58]	* Shepard	checks something from his pocket, presumably a watch.
[23:58]	<Shepard>	You have four more minutes. What are you going to do, in that time?
[23:59]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, with such parameters... relocate, I believe. Up there would be a start, perhaps.
[00:00]	* Shepard	chuckles under his breath.
[00:01]	<Shepard>	I don't think that will do you much good, but it would give me some company.
[00:02]	<[Tess]Joule>	Then it may only be a start. If it is ultimately useless, however, what would you suggest?
[00:02]	* [Tess]Joule	begins to climb the wall up towards Shepard.
[00:04]	<Shepard>	Hmm... Honestly, I believe you to be damned. You should take the next three and half minutes to reflect, before your wandering soul is dragged down, to the inferno.
[00:05]	* Shepard	speaks solidly, but casts a grin that tells he may have other motives.
[00:08]	<[Tess]Joule>	Ah, how problematic...
[00:08]	* Shepard	reaches for your hand, intending to pull you across the threshold between the wall and the roof.
[00:09]	* [Tess]Joule	grasps his hand, allowing herself to be pulled but remaining cautious.
[00:11]	* Shepard	seats Joule next to him, but does not release his hand. With a smile, he presses his thumb through your palm, awaiting the ghostly sign of bloodlessness.
[00:15]	* [Tess]Joule	's hand puts up some resistance, but releases small dancing bolts of electricity at the break.
[00:16]	* Shepard	releases the hand, and looks over the town.
[00:17]	<[Tess]Joule>	So just what motivates you to delay the demise of someone like myself?
[00:17]	<Shepard>	Ah, so it true. You're a sort of spectre, are you not? Or perhaps a demon that wields blue fire, like a spawn of Zeus...
[00:18]	* Shepard	shrugs lightly.
[00:18]	<Shepard>	Curiosity. I like strange things.
[00:20]	<Shepard>	You've three minutes. Tell me, damned one, what would you do if you were to survive this night?
[00:24]	<[Tess]Joule>	What a question... I've dedicated myself to the study of the universe and the use of that knowledge, even in this form. I would continue that, but... since certain events I've had thoughts and quandaries... perhaps I would pursue some of them.
[00:25]	<Shepard>	Oh, I see. A specialist in human magic, hmm? Quite unusual, given your inhuman state. Perhaps inhuman isn't quite the right term... "Less than" human, I suppose.
[00:27]	* Shepard	studies Joule closely, examining her features.
[00:27]	<[Tess]Joule>	Something less than human... perhaps also something more. To think that the strangest phenomenon I would ever encounter would be myself.
[00:28]	<Shepard>	Quite a shame, as well. Were you so beautiful during your life?
[00:29]	<Shepard>	Strange encounters... perhaps you are as mistaken as I.
[00:29]	* [Tess]Joule	chuckles.
[00:32]	<[Tess]Joule>	I haven't changed at all from how I looked the last day of my physical life. But what is, then, the error in our perception?
[00:33]	<Shepard>	Mine, that you're less than human, and yours... that you're the strangest thing you've encountered.
[00:33]	<Shepard>	Two more minutes.
[00:35]	<Shepard>	Strange things go through every night, unseen and unheard, to all but you, I, and those as strange as us.
[00:36]	<Shepard>	I believe unusual creatures have an uncanny ability to attract each other. It doesn't look like such a feature does you very well.
[00:37]	<[Tess]Joule>	You're not what you appear either, are you? Well... to face damnation for my actions is something that's difficult to grasp. I conducted an experiment, got my results and now I'm doomed for it. Perhaps those who warned me that I could go too far were right... in the end, however, I still don't care. Perhaps that's also strange of me.
[00:38]	<Shepard>	You should. Hell is a poor home, even for the careless.
[00:41]	<[Tess]Joule>	Oh, I have no doubt of that. But ultimately I still learned what I hoped I would; as a woman of science I could not ask more. Maybe I seek comfort in these beliefs... if it is as you say there is little else for me to do.
[00:43]	<Shepard>	Oh? Do my words turn you so hopeless? As for beliefs... haha, even devils need something they can believe in.
[00:43]	<Shepard>	I believe, in particular, that your time is running short.
[00:44]	* [Tess]Joule	laughs.
[00:49]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hopeless... not really, nothing is for certain. Of course, you do make things seem bleak; damned for Hell, which may be what it's reputed or my own personal one. Absolutism has its faults, however; perhaps it would be just as wretched to be always free of pain as to be chained to it forever.
[00:51]	<Shepard>	Hmm...
[00:53]	<Shepard>	What would you do, given the chance to live? Insofar that you "live", that is. Continue your efforts toward science, I assume?
[00:58]	<[Tess]Joule>	Yes, but that is not all. I have arising conundrums, ones of philosophy and morality, that come from my experience in metaphysical life. The benefit of people, of other sentient creatures, the human spirit... I might search for answers in all of these. And then... well, maybe achieve some truths that aren't quite as intellectual or scientific.
[00:59]	<[Tess]Joule>	It's difficult to decide what one's time is for... the limit is looming by the time one realizes it's there. I suppose that those in a situation like mine know that best.
[01:00]	<[Tess]Joule>	But now that I look back... maybe I'd make some friends again.
[01:01]	* Shepard	grins, bearing a fang.
[01:03]	<Shepard>	Hmm... You've a lot on your mind, for one experiencing their last moments. I've been in a... similar situation, and someone asked me something akin to what I've quested of you. I could only think of one word to utter... A hateful one.
[01:04]	<Shepard>	Regardless...
[01:04]	<Shepard>	Your final answer satisfies me.
[01:04]	<Shepard>	Come with me, if you want to live.
[01:06]	* [Tess]Joule	turns to look at Shepard, inquisitively.
[01:08]	<[Tess]Joule>	An analysis or a test? That's almost as encouraging as the prospect of living itself.
[01:09]	* [Tess]Joule	gives a soft, warm smile.
[01:17]	<Shepard>	'Tis not as boring as a pass of judgment. Rather, I just wanted to hear it from your lips, and the smile it shows me makes it quite worthwhile.
[01:18]	* Shepard	returns it, though it's less "warm" and more "pure fucking evil". Still quite charming, however.
[01:19]	* [Tess]Joule	nods, blinking slowly.
[01:19]	<Shepard>	Hmph. It looks like time is almost up. Care to accompany me in a walk?
[01:20]	<[Tess]Joule>	Might as well. Not much of a choice, is it?
[01:23]	* Shepard	nods, takes Joule's hand gingerly, and brings them both down into the alley below, both of them landing with a cat-like grace.
[01:26]	<Shepard>	Hmm... you were over there, before, weren't you?
[01:27]	<[Tess]Joule>	Yes, but there was no real reason for it.
[01:31]	<[GM]Mary>	A moment later, the sheen of moonsilver across the town's surface turns dull, and the world begins to come back to normal. The heat in the air returns, the sound of the night rushes to your ears, and the monsters threatening to destroy you make their hideousness apparent for all to see.
[01:34]	* Shepard	makes no regard of them, making his way to the slum's exit, a single step at a time. He keeps hold of Joule's hand, making certain that she keeps close.
[01:36]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: The devils turn to attack you, but quickly cease their advance.
[01:38]	<Shepard>	So, you're a human's magician... pity, that you put your time towards human powers. Do you not transcend them?
[01:39]	* [Tess]Joule	turns her attention from the demons, a little surprised at Shepard's calmness.
[01:42]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, yes. But to say that my abilities and a logical understanding of their nature don't complement each other is a gross miscalculation. It allows me to have an understanding of just what I am, just what I can accomplish and how to do so. With no one to draw an example from and limited inherent knowledge at best, I'd say it may have been the most important factor in learning to control my power.
[01:44]	<[Tess]Joule>	And even in this form, I have an interest in understanding what I observe. It's expanded my perspective, but wanting to know just how things occur and not just that they do has stayed the same.
[01:52]	<Shepard>	Hm. Perhaps you should research simple answers. And I mean you no offense, doctor, but I don't believe you do understand. I admire your conviction, however.
[01:55]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: As you continue on, you're confronted by the female demon once again. But she does not stop you, stepping aside and casting you a look that can only be described as utter pity. The others do not give chase either, they merely stare as you leave their vision.
[01:55]	<[Tess]Joule>	...Huh?
[01:56]	<Shepard>	Something wrong, dearest?
[01:59]	<[Tess]Joule>	You're right, there are things I don't understand. Just now I'm wondering, mostly, what made them desist so... easily, I guess.
[02:01]	* Shepard	bears a sickening smile, once again.
[02:03]	<Shepard>	Demons are intelligent creatures... they're more ancient than record, and their cunning is far beyond that of any mortal man.
[02:04]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, what's the point you're building to?
[02:04]	<Shepard>	Though, perhaps that speaks too highly of these... These aren't truly demons, but rather hellborn creatures... but I digress, yes.
[02:05]	<Shepard>	The earth I turn beneath my feet... is dared not treaded upon.
[02:06]	* Shepard	grins again, looking back at Joule.
[02:07]	* [Tess]Joule	giggles, leaning in a little.
[02:07]	<[Tess]Joule>	So what is it you are, that makes you so scary?
[02:07]	<Shepard>	I'm a shepherd.
[02:08]	* [Tess]Joule	half-closes her eyes.
[02:10]	<[Tess]Joule>	...Really? Who knew that could be so terrifying.
[02:10]	<Shepard>	Perhaps you should research it sometime.
[02:11]	<[Tess]Joule>	Wait... I think I misunderstood you.
[02:11]	* Shepard	reaches the town streets, keeping his pacing away from any sorts of commotion.
[02:11]	<[Tess]Joule>	But what do you expect of a physicist? All booksmart, no common sense.
[02:14]	<Shepard>	Common sense isn't quite as common as you think.
[02:16]	<[Tess]Joule>	Don't I know it. But what do you mean by that? I have no doubt it's not the same as me telling you I'm a physicist, for instance.
[02:18]	<Shepard>	Hm...
[02:18]	* Shepard	thinks about it.
[02:21]	<Shepard>	Nothing, really. I just value uncommon sense more highly. Which is, for you and I, increasingly less so.
[02:22]	<Shepard>	As we spoke before, strangeness has a way of attracting one another. That's why you're here rather than there.
[02:22]	* Shepard	gestures back to the alley.
[02:24]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hm. Seems that saved me, in itself. From what you've said, however, I take it you have associates?
[02:25]	<Shepard>	I have a few little lambs, yes.
[02:28]	* [Tess]Joule	giggles, with her free hand over her mouth.
[02:28]	<[Tess]Joule>	Sounds like fun.
[02:30]	<[Tess]Joule>	What's left is for a formal introduction. We've learned a bit, perhaps you more than I, but names and such are still missing. Would you prefer I go first, you, or just leave it for now?
[02:32]	<Shepard>	Doesn't matter. Names are merely a convenience. As for me... Shepard will do.
[02:33]	<Shepard>	I would rather introduce myself to that body of yours...
[02:34]	<[Tess]Joule>	Dr. Q.T. Boltzmann. Most people call me Joule, and that's probably easier anyway- eh?
[02:34]	* Shepard	sends a finger traveling down Joule's neck, shoulder, and back down to her hand.
[02:35]	<Shepard>	It's unfortunate that I could not meet you while you still had flesh. Nevertheless, it's quite rare for me to meet a woman with whom I can speak eye-to-eye.
[02:35]	* Shepard	looks into said eyes, perfectly level with his own.
[02:37]	<[Tess]Joule>	...I don't think I've met someone like that before now myself. But you underestimate me...
[02:37]	<[Tess]Joule>	I'm not as intangible as you think. I won't explain why now, there will be better times, I'm sure.
[02:38]	* Shepard	hmphs under his breath, returning to a grin.
[02:40]	<Shepard>	I'm not as perverse as you think. When I lust for your flesh, it is not in the same way a mortal man would... though not entirely different. I won't explain why now, but you will learn soon, I'm sure.
[02:46]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, curiosity may then become rather important in our case. Maybe it's part of the attraction you mention.
[02:55]	<Shepard>	More curiosities for the curious, hmm? I bid you to be careful around mine, as they may bite, regardless of what you're made of.
[02:57]	<[Tess]Joule>	They'll learn, I'm sure.
[02:59]	<Shepard>	Hah! Best hope they don't learn too much.
[03:00]	<Shepard>	But yet again, I digress with small talk.
[03:00]	* [Tess]Joule	becomes a bit more attentive. This could be important.
[03:10]	<Shepard>	You seek answers, yes? You will find them, but not nearly as quickly as mysteries will arise. The best ones, you will never answer. I will ask you to uncover some of the more mundane ones for me. What your time is for, I cannot say, as it should be something you determine yourself. As for friends... Perhaps you should put that first and foremost, as you will discover the bleakness of time without companionship.
[03:12]	<Shepard>	That is merely my opinion, though I doubt hobbies in human magic will keep you for the coming centuries.
[03:15]	<[Tess]Joule>	I've spent much time wandering alone and know firsthand what it can be. As for my studies, they are up to time itself, and perhaps up also to the factors I for now seek to understand. Long ago I came to realize that ultimately scientists were observers, and that we are all caged within the confines of our environment. We seek to understand it and are no less prisoners of it.
[03:17]	<[Tess]Joule>	I wonder if there is a different feeling for those who are contented with merely observing, powerful as they may be. Maybe I myself will come to know... the possibilities.
[03:17]	<Shepard>	Of observing? Hmph.
[03:17]	<Shepard>	Sounds boring.
[03:19]	<[Tess]Joule>	I didn't think you would empathize so easily, Shepard.
[03:20]	* [Tess]Joule	smiles, with a hint of mischeviousness.
[03:25]	<Shepard>	I'm not content with simply watching things happen. I would rather move things in a direction of my choice, then enjoy what comes after. Perhaps this is not so different to you, but it is to me.
[03:26]	<[Tess]Joule>	If you believe it is not so different, you've misunderstood. For me it makes all the difference. I've described science as an attempt to understand things, but that is truly only half the picture.
[03:28]	<[Tess]Joule>	The other is that the knowledge obtained is the potential for power. The knowledge on its own... it is but information, and an understanding of something with no application is useless in all respects. This knowledge, when applied, allows someone to move things in a direction of their choosing both through their own power and by setting things in the right direction.
[03:29]	<Shepard>	Hmm. And you intend to do this by observing?
[03:31]	<[Tess]Joule>	No. The observation on its own is even more worthless than the understanding, by itself observation is paramount to nothing at all. Logic, experience, one's own power... these are all elemental and without each there is no science at all.
[03:32]	<[Tess]Joule>	Perhaps its allowance to move things much greater than oneself is what has driven humans to it, but those lessons, in my understanding, give greater power to any being that has the ability to utilize it. I maintain that belief even in these days, with my humanity forgotten.
[03:37]	<Shepard>	I see.
[03:42]	<Shepard>	Then, these things you will do for me. In essence, you will aid in solving mysteries, and find companionship where you may seek it. In return, I will guide you to them, and give you everything you need to accomplish your goals. Do you understand?
[03:45]	<[Tess]Joule>	Yes, I understand. The terms, as you place them, are quite acceptable. I seem to be moving headlong into a new setting for myself...
[03:48]	<[Tess]Joule>	But, well, that's alright. With the close brush today it may be a good time to turn a new leaf. Not that my studies will be going anytime soon, however, but that's a different matter altogether... possibilities. I might lose interest, maybe you or your lambs may be intrigued by them instead- hm?
[03:51]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, my mind is propense to get ahead of itself. I'll take my actions and see what comes of them.
[03:54]	<Shepard>	Good.
[03:54]	<Shepard>	Do you reside here?
[03:57]	<[Tess]Joule>	In this town? No, I don't settle anywhere permanently. Closest thing to that is that I usually send the papers I write to the same place. Since I took on this form, of course, I've had to take precautions and pick up certain habits.
[04:00]	<Shepard>	Hmm. Well, things may not be entirely different for you, then. You may have to shift to a more nocturnal lifestyle, however, if you are to spend any time with my "associates".
[04:01]	<[Tess]Joule>	That'll be alright, I always had an easy time making adjustments.
[04:06]	* Shepard	leads you into another alley, although a much shorter and less gruesome one. He stops at a home's backdoor, and turns to you.
[04:08]	<Shepard>	It looks like I finished the night's mystery more quickly than I had thought I would. Unfortunately, dawn will soon be upon us, and I will not be around to see it. You may make your own way from here, but... perhaps it's not a good idea.
[04:13]	<[Tess]Joule>	Then how do you intend to go about things?
[04:15]	<Shepard>	I don't know about you, but I'm going to rest. You should not be troubled by monsters when light reaches the Earth, so if you've other business to attend to, do so during that time. Be sure to return here by next dusk, however.
[04:17]	<Shepard>	Your decision?
[04:19]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, I might spend some time kicking back here. Before the day is through I'll fetch my papers and trinkets, maybe drink a goblet of sekt, but overall my business should be finished by midday. I'll come back here when it's done.
[04:20]	<Shepard>	Hm. Well, then.
[04:21]	* Shepard	dissipates into a cloud of mist, sucking itself between the cracks of the door until it vanishes completely.
[04:22]	* Shepard	, moments later, opens the door, and beckons you in.
[04:22]	* [Tess]Joule	walks in, adjusting her glasses and clearly unsure what to expect.
[04:23]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: It's just a normal house, really. Empty and dark, as no light shines from within.
[04:23]	* Shepard	shuts the door behind her.
[04:25]	<Shepard>	Mine are downstairs, asleep. I will accompany them soon. For now, sit with me and we'll make talk...
[04:26]	<[Tess]Joule>	Very well. It should do nicely to continue our practical introduction.
[04:27]	<[GM]Mary>	Night One End!









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@@Session Nine: Vengeance
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August 15
[21:31]	<[GM]Mary>	Dusk, Night Two.
[21:36]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith, Letty & Phrine: You awaken in the basement, lying together on a single mattress. There was once an unconscious girl in the room, but she has been moved.
[21:37]	* [Owen]Phrine	dreamed of blood-flavored marshmallows. Never mind they don't exist in 1870, she's just that weird.
[21:37]	* [Pyg]Judith	's eyes flicker open and stares at the ceiling as the rest of her body begins to wake up.
[21:38]	* [Owen]Phrine	is currently latched onto Judith's leg. Warm~...
[21:39]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...no...sugar-frosted blood...cooommme baaaack~..."
[21:40]	* [huh]Letty	sits up.
[21:40]	<[huh]Letty>	Good morning.
[21:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Evening.
[21:41]	* [Pyg]Judith	tries to move her leg but feels a weight on it. She sits up to have a look and finds a Phrine.
[21:41]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Is he back yet?"
[21:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	vaguely chases after images of marshmallows with her hand. Oh, Mom's up too?
[21:41]	* [Pyg]Judith	asks as she absentmindedly strokes Phrine's hair.
[21:42]	<[huh]Letty>	I don't rightly know.
[21:42]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmmm~...Mornin'..."
[21:44]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"We'd better check then. Come on, Phrine, up you get."
[21:44]	<[huh]Letty>	Good morning, Childe.
[21:45]	* [Owen]Phrine	reluctantly drifts away from Judith's leg and stands up, taking a deep breath of cellar air.
[21:46]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Aaahhhnnmmm...And I'm not a childe...I seduced those guys and ever-thin'..."
[21:46]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"M'all grown up~..."
[21:46]	* [Pyg]Judith	finally gets up, stretching her limbs every which way.
[21:47]	<[huh]Letty>	Of course you are.
[21:47]	* [huh]Letty	gives her a smile.
[21:47]	* [Tess]Joule	takes a deep breath and looks around the place. Probably abandoned before these arrived.
[21:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	readjusts the egg in her vest. It hurts a little, so she takes out the piece of cord and ties it around her back instead. Mmm...massage~...
[21:49]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Commmme on, Fffrine...up you gee~eet..."
[21:49]	* [Owen]Phrine	wanders up...the stairs.
[21:49]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (Abandoned? No, its condition is too good for that. Just what might have happened?)
[21:49]	* [huh]Letty	follows the little one.
[21:50]	* [Tess]Joule	wanders around the room, coming to stop at the top of some stairs.
[21:50]	* [Pyg]Judith	is right behind the two.
[21:50]	* Shepard	sits in a rocking chair, stroking the hairs of a small, human girl. She seems to be asleep, or under a spell that causes such.
[21:52]	<Shepard>	Ah, good evening, my darlings. I hope the rest did you well.
[21:53]	* [Owen]Phrine	makes it to the first floor and wanders around dreamily. She finds a table and stands on top of it. Is this up enough...?
[21:53]	* [Owen]Phrine	stares at the ceiling. Ooo, cobwebs.
[21:53]	<[huh]Letty>	Good, ah, evening, master.
[21:53]	* Shepard	disapproves.
[21:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hello little Ms. Spider..."
[21:54]	<Shepard>	Phrine, get off the table.
[21:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But I'm sayin' hi~..."
[21:54]	* [Tess]Joule	observes the girl on the table. Curious...
[21:54]	<Shepard>	Phrine...
[21:55]	* [Owen]Phrine	finds the spider boring. It doesn't even say hi back! She looks around for something more interesting...
[21:55]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooh~...?"
[21:55]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Picking up more girlies, eh, Boss?"
[21:56]	* Shepard	shakes his head at Phrine, but turns to answer Judith.
[21:56]	* [Owen]Phrine	sees some new kind of person. Hello...? She drifts closer.
[21:57]	* [Tess]Joule	adjusts her glasses, wondering whether or not she should greet the girl.
[21:58]	<Shepard>	Indeed. Judith, Leticia, Phrine, meet Joule. Joule, this is my covenant.
[21:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	circles around Joule slowly. New person is new~...
[22:00]	* [Pyg]Judith	nods in greeting at the new girl.
[22:00]	* [huh]Letty	bows to Joule.
[22:00]	<[huh]Letty>	Welcome, Joule.
[22:00]	* [Tess]Joule	nods at all three, adjusting her bowtie.
[22:00]	<[Tess]Joule>	Thank you. How are you all doing?
[22:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	is intrigued by the new girl's glasses. She points to them.
[22:01]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Those are funny~...Can I see?"
[22:03]	<[Tess]Joule>	I don't know, can't say if they'll keep existing if I take them off. Want to try?
[22:03]	* Shepard	sighs, and sits back with an elbow on the chair's arm. Let's see how she responds to Phrine, first.
[22:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Still no sign of the werewolf?"
[22:03]	* [Owen]Phrine	pulls at the glasses. Do want...
[22:03]	<Shepard>	None.
[22:04]	* [Tess]Joule	's glasses come off. They're surprisingly light.
[22:04]	<[huh]Letty>	I begin to be worried about that girl...
[22:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	puts the glasses on. Now she can see SCIENCE! like a smart person~!
[22:06]	<Shepard>	Hm. Perhaps you should search for her, then?
[22:07]	* [Owen]Phrine	notices something odd about Joule from this close a distance.
[22:07]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hey, Jewel~...Your eyes're all spaaarrklyyy~..."
[22:08]	<[huh]Letty>	I should.
[22:08]	<[huh]Letty>	It would be a dishonor if she were to die, after all.
[22:08]	* [Tess]Joule	cocks her head.
[22:08]	<[Tess]Joule>	Really? What's it look like?
[22:09]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to remember that word. Uuuuuuuuuuummm...
[22:09]	* [Pyg]Judith	looks a little sad at Letty. They haven't really spent any time together since they left the castle.
[22:10]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
[22:10]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Like sparklies."
[22:11]	* [Tess]Joule	's glasses suddenly disappear off Phrine's nose, a bolt jumping from there to in front of Joule's eyes. She's wearing them again, unfazed.
[22:11]	<[huh]Letty>	Wha-
[22:11]	* [huh]Letty	reflexively assumes a ready martial stance.
[22:12]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm...Neat trick."
[22:12]	* [Owen]Phrine	is apparently too "egged" to care.
[22:12]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ooooo~...Sparky~..."
[22:13]	* [Tess]Joule	giggles.
[22:14]	* [huh]Letty	relaxes.
[22:14]	<[huh]Letty>	Indeed, an interesting feat.
[22:15]	<Shepard>	I certainly hope you're capable of more than entertaining my companions with parlor tricks.
[22:15]	* Shepard	speaks unimpressed.
[22:16]	<[Tess]Joule>	Strange of you to say, Shepard. I thought you'd seen me exercise my capability to a reasonable extent earlier.
[22:17]	<Shepard>	That, on the other hand, was quite impressive. I do hope your future audiences can contain themselves.
[22:18]	* [Tess]Joule	shrugs.
[22:18]	* [Owen]Phrine	rubs her cheek on Joule's shoulder affectionately.
[22:19]	<[Tess]Joule>	By the time I resort to such things, the situation might have moved past that point already.
[22:19]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mmmm'kay, we're friends now~..."
[22:19]	<Shepard>	Ah, right. Thank you for reminding me, Phrine.
[22:20]	* [Tess]Joule	pets Phrine's head with her other hand.
[22:21]	* Shepard	sets the girl in his seat and stands up straight.
[22:23]	* [Mys]Sidney	is probably having a whacky adventure right now
[22:24]	<Shepard>	Leticia, Phrine, Judith, Joule here is a spectre that excels in human magic. She will work as an adviser of sorts on such subjects, as well as a creator to suit your needs. In return, I want you to be her friend.
[22:25]	* Shepard	turns to Joule.
[22:25]	<[huh]Letty>	A spectre?
[22:25]	* [Owen]Phrine	doesn't need to listen to that, because she already IS Jewel's friend! She wanders over to make friends with this other girl in the chair instead.
[22:26]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Has she got a reason to be working with our kind?"
[22:26]	<[Tess]Joule>	...A strange kind of spectre, but in essence yes.
[22:27]	<Shepard>	Joule, I want you to seek mysteries and assist my coven in whatever ways you can provide. If they need help and your ability is within reach, you're obligated to do so. If you require equipments, I will see what I can do about providing.
[22:28]	* [Tess]Joule	nods.
[22:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	sits down in the chair and puts the girl in her lap. Shhh, now, sleep easy~...
[22:28]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine: The other girl appears to be asleep, though somehow melancholic.
[22:28]	* [Mys]Sidney	enters the room. She looks like she has fallen down multiple cliff sides and been in two or fewer fires.
[22:28]	<[Tess]Joule>	Understood, Shepard. I do have one question, though...
[22:29]	<Shepard>	Question?
[22:29]	<[huh]Letty>	Ah, Sidney, childe.
[22:29]	* Shepard	Looks to Leticia, nodding his head in Sidney's direction.
[22:29]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Well, well, look who it is."
[22:30]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Hi~ Letty~
[22:30]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Judy booty~
[22:30]	* [Mys]Sidney	giggles
[22:30]	* [Mys]Sidney	picks some twigs out of her hair.
[22:30]	* [Pyg]Judith	frowns.
[22:30]	<[Tess]Joule>	Is it problematic at all if I conduct experiments of my own volition?
[22:31]	* [Tess]Joule	listens for an answer, but turns to the newcomer.
[22:31]	<Shepard>	No. So long that it does not disturb myself or any of the others, you're free to do as you like. I would prefer that you work for our benefit, however.
[22:32]	* Shepard	looks at Sidney again.
[22:32]	<Shepard>	...
[22:32]	<Shepard>	Leticia, would it bother you too much as to give this one a proper bath?
[22:33]	<[Mys]Sidney>	...!
[22:33]	* [huh]Letty	puts some effort into fixing Sidney's appearance.
[22:33]	<[huh]Letty>	Ah, as you wish, master.
[22:33]	* [Mys]Sidney	smiles wide and latches to one of Letty's legs
[22:33]	<Shepard>	Hmm... wait.
[22:33]	* [Tess]Joule	approaches Sidney and extends her hand.
[22:34]	* [Mys]Sidney	sniffs the offered hand before licking it
[22:34]	<[Mys]Sidney>	You wanna be my friend?
[22:35]	* Shepard	goes to the table and finds some extra chairs.
[22:36]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Come with me and Aunty Letty! Bath time is fun time!
[22:36]	* [Mys]Sidney	releases Letty's leg and grabs the girls hand.
[22:36]	<Shepard>	That will have to wait. For now, everyone have a seat.
[22:36]	<[Mys]Sidney>	hm?
[22:38]	* [Owen]Phrine	is already seated; not a problem! She starts humming a song gently into the girl's ear.
[22:38]	* [huh]Letty	takes her own seat, bodily displacing Sidney if need be.
[22:38]	* [Pyg]Judith	takes a seat, crossing her legs.
[22:38]	<Shepard>	We've not held a good palaver since our departure from the castle. I believe it would do us well to discuss what we are to do from here on out.
[22:38]	* [Tess]Joule	shakes Sidney's hand, then turning and taking a seat.
[22:40]	* [Mys]Sidney	sits in a chair...
[22:48]	<Shepard>	I've not collected much information about the time, now... maybe Joule could speak on a better half of it. But this, I have known: The one who destroyed us still lives on.
[22:48]	<Shepard>	I was wondering what your reaction might be to such a thing.
[22:49]	<[huh]Letty>	I myself an overjoyed at the news.
[22:49]	* [Tess]Joule	is confused, it's apparent on her face.
[22:49]	<[huh]Letty>	I would not live with myself if anyone other than me ended him.
[22:50]	* [Owen]Phrine	is vaguely listening. Or at least APPEARS to be only vaguely listening.
[22:51]	* Shepard	notices Joule's confusion, and sets a hand atop of hers. Assuming she has a hand on the table. Otherwise, he does not.
[22:51]	<Shepard>	You must excuse me, as I shall be talking of things that bear you no concern, as of now.
[22:51]	* [Pyg]Judith	's expression makes a subtle change, looking a little strained as her thoughts recall a certain moment from years ago.
[22:52]	* Shepard	goes back to his crew.
[22:54]	<Shepard>	I had thought that you would bear resentment, and I, as well, have rooted hatred into what they had done to us. But... I would like to hear your answers before considering anything more hastily. I ask, do you seek vengeance?
[22:57]	* [Owen]Phrine	recalls vague memories or her past life before "the sleep". Running them through the "egg filter" provides her with...an interesting perspective.
[22:58]	<[Mys]Sidney>	Naw, but I'll help Letty, if she wants to!
[22:58]	* [Mys]Sidney	was not killed, thus has no specific grudge to bear.
[22:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	gives up on that train of thought for favor of one that uses the memory of a flying Bible hitting her on the head. That wasn't very nice, was it?
[23:00]	<[huh]Letty>	A single death would not be enough.
[23:00]	* [Pyg]Judith	glances at Leticia and Phrine, conflicted, a little afraid that the same fate may befall them all again, and probably more permanent.
[23:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	reasons that any plan which ends in her getting hurt is a bad plan. Such as Sheppy's plan here.
[23:02]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You said he's alive. Does that mean you also know where he is?"
[23:04]	<Shepard>	As of now? No. But the one who remained, he was no mortal, just man. Unless he's fled from Europe, I believe I can determine his location in a fortnight.
[23:06]	<Shepard>	Leticia, I take it you wish to kill him?
[23:06]	<[huh]Letty>	I wish to make him suffer.
[23:06]	<[huh]Letty>	And then, yes, I will kill him.
[23:06]	* Shepard	nods.
[23:06]	<Shepard>	I see. That is one, then.
[23:07]	<[huh]Letty>	Please excuse me, then. I will take Sidney to bath.
[23:08]	<Shepard>	You are excused.
[23:08]	* Shepard	returns to the others.
[23:09]	* [Pyg]Judith	thinks a little more. If getting rid of that man means she can maintain living with everyone here a little longer...
[23:09]	* [Mys]Sidney	is taken off to the bath~
[23:09]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Yes...I agree with Letty.
[23:11]	* [Tess]Joule	rests her chin on her fist, thinking.
[23:11]	* Shepard	nods to Judith, becoming more confident in his campaign.
[23:14]	<Shepard>	I've opened this to discussion because some of you may fear a repeat of history, however... our reemergence has not gone unseen. Certainly, we could evade destruction if we are discreet, but I would rather be damned than to be forced to hide like a coward from foes I must destroy. If we do not strike soon, he will come back to do us in for good, and we may not return next time.
[23:16]	<Shepard>	Phrine, I will understand if you do not wish to go to war, but you're an equal member of this coven, and so I am obliged to hear your answer.
[23:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	is pulled out of her egg's ZA WARUDO by Shepard's voice. She looks at him, then at the girl's hair, thinking...
[23:18]	* [Owen]Phrine	has this feeling...this bad feeling...
[23:19]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"The things...that you don't hurt...end up...hurting, you..."
[23:19]	* [Owen]Phrine	speaks in a very staggered voice, but it's much different that her normal dreamy speech.
[23:20]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I'm...going. I...don't know why."
[23:21]	* Shepard	grins, only enough for a fang to protrude.
[23:22]	<Shepard>	Ah, but I know, and Judith knows. You've made the right decision, Phrine. Jude, you should be proud of her.
[23:22]	* [Owen]Phrine	stares vacantly at Shepard, her mouth half open and her eyes dull.
[23:23]	* [Pyg]Judith	is silent, nodding half-heartedly.
[23:23]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"They...didn't...play by...the rules...last time..."
[23:24]	* [Owen]Phrine	doesn't really even know what she's saying now. But there's some part of her that does...
[23:24]	<Shepard>	There were no rules, last time. We will not be spared such a human convenience this time, either. But we will strike first. This will make all of the difference.
[23:26]	<Shepard>	Though we're not a fourth of our prior strength, we've experienced the price for our follies. I also have a few new tricks up my sleeve... As well as a new companion, who shall surely aid us well in the coming campaign.
[23:27]	* [Tess]Joule	nods, though she's still a little lost.
[23:27]	<Shepard>	Joule, you are not obligated to fight for us, though I expect you to provide support. Show me what you can do with your human creations.
[23:27]	* [Tess]Joule	grins.
[23:28]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, with a little time for research and some materials, the question becomes: what do you want?
[23:28]	* [Tess]Joule	chuckles, with an air of good humor but a streak of madness.
[23:31]	<Shepard>	What ever can help. Your knowledge alone may be enough to aid us. Though, perhaps I should divulge some information to you, first. Your look of madness is second only to your confusion.
[23:31]	* Shepard	smirks, continuing.
[23:33]	<Shepard>	We were once a proud covenant of vampires, and the castle outside of this town was our very home. Forty years ago, humans waged war against us, and through their numbers, extraordinary weapons, and the cunning of a creature of a different creed... they destroyed us.
[23:35]	* Shepard	maintains a contemplative expression, one that surely shows no sorrow, but also shows it is surely hidden.
[23:36]	* [Pyg]Judith	's eyebrows twitch at "destroyed," but otherwise maintains a calm look.
[23:38]	<Shepard>	Judith, Leticia, Phrine, and everyone I held dear were slaughtered before me. In my rage, I could not think properly to eradicate every foe that besieged me. Though I killed perhaps dozens of the human's greatest heroes and warriors, it was not enough. I was banished to another realm, never to return.
[23:39]	<Shepard>	My rage did me well in that respect, as it drove me to do so anyway. Now we're back, and ready for our revenge.
[23:42]	<Shepard>	Does anyone have any other questions?
[23:43]	* [Owen]Phrine	raises her hand.
[23:44]	<Shepard>	...Yes, Phrine?
[23:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	reconsiders and puts her hand down.
[23:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	reconsiders again and puts her hand back up.
[23:44]	* Shepard	sighs.
[23:44]	<Shepard>	Speak up.
[23:45]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ummm...nevermind..."
[23:46]	<Shepard>	Is this something you would rather confer privately?
[23:46]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nooh, I'll...I'll think of it later...sounds too stupid right now..."
[23:47]	* Shepard	shakes his head.
[23:47]	<Shepard>	Joule, if you were to come up with a way to give this one some intelligence, I would give you the world.
[23:49]	* [Tess]Joule	considers.
[23:49]	* [Pyg]Judith	's calm expression changes into a frowning one.
[23:50]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, I do have some studies about the brain. I'll look into it.
[23:51]	* Shepard	hmphs under his breath, smirking again.
[23:51]	<Shepard>	Alright then. It is settled.
[23:52]	<Shepard>	Tonight, we begin our quest.
[23:54]	<[Tess]Joule>	I wonder just what studies it'll bring~...
[23:55]	<Shepard>	Now, I suggest, perhaps it would do us better if we freshened up before anything else. If it's of no consequence to you, Judith and Phrine, I will fetch some water to prepare your own bath.









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@@Session Ten: Small Talk
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August 24
[21:36]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Vampires!
[21:37]	<[GM]Mary>	Plot significant stuff. That means we don't need a recap.
[21:37]	* Sidney	remains ignorant.
[21:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Your arc isn't until way after all this stuff anyway.
[21:40]	<[GM]Mary>	Everyone who is present, go take a bath. Everyone who is not... is masturbating or something.
[21:41]	* Sidney	is giddy at the prospect of a bath. Following Letty to the bath~
[21:43]	* [huh]Letty	pulls Sidney along, giving her a constant flow of complaint about how she shouldn't go off by herself, what might have happened to her, the state of her clothes, and other like things.
[21:51]	* Sidney	practically dives out of her clothes when they reach the bath, her dark skin changing drastically to much lighter (by comparison) skin tones. Her body changing shades where she wears different thickness clothe like a living photographic negative of her dress.
[21:51]	* [huh]Letty	undresses slowly by comparison, taking care to fold each piece neatly as she removes it.
[21:52]	* [Pyg]Judith	, deciding to get her thoughts off their upcoming revenge plot, walks up to the little girl seated on the chair, squatting down to her eye level.
[21:54]	<[GM]Mary>	Letty, Sidney: The washroom is small and made up mostly of stone, with a porcelain tub and two large wash buckets. It seems that the tub and washbuckets have already been filled with hot water, as the room is a little steamy when you enter.
[21:59]	* [huh]Letty	slips into the tub, motioning for Sidney to come as well.
[21:59]	* LittleGirl	doesn't move. She appears to be half-asleep, or numbed in some way. She looks to be about thirteen years old, maybe younger, and she has light, almost indigo for a hair color. Her eyes are half-lidded, but they seem to show green.
[22:00]	* Sidney	's mind clears. It is time for another adventure of SIDNEY ON THE HIGH SEAS *crowd cheers* ahhh~ haaahhh~
[22:01]	* Sidney	steps proudly up to the edge of the bath. .oO(After last months trip to discover the uncharted island of Doom what could Admiral Sidney do this time to possibly top that?!)
[22:01]	* [huh]Letty	pulls Sidney in with a sigh.
[22:02]	* Sidney	steps into the bath and submerges down to her nose, her red eyes squinting over the top of the steamy water.
[22:02]	* [Pyg]Judith	waves her hand in front of the little girl's face.
[22:02]	* Sidney	.oO(The S.S.Sidney departs)
[22:03]	* Sidney	.oO(What's this? A nearby cliff is collapsing! SUBMERGE!) Sidney dives underneath the waving hand in her magical boat.
[22:05]	* Sidney	.oO(The ice floats are massive underneath the waves. They spell certain doom to any subwater magic sailors that go by. But Admiral Sidney is no ordinary sailor!) *crowd cheers* Bubbles rise to the surface of the water.
[22:06]	<LittleGirl>	...? -Ah!
[22:06]	* LittleGirl	's eyes flutter. She snaps out of her hypnosis, looks to Judith, and by reflex, kicks back in her chair and topples herself over. She narrowly misses banging her head against the edge of the table.
[22:06]	* [huh]Letty	shakes her head and begins washing out the girl's hair.
[22:07]	* [Pyg]Judith	moves to help the girl up.
[22:08]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Take it easy, little one..."
[22:08]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Are you hurt anywhere?"
[22:08]	* Sidney	.oO(Oh no! The hands of fate! COLLISION COURSE!) Sidney's head bumps into Letty's chest as she surfaces.
[22:09]	<[huh]Letty>	Ah- will you stay put?
[22:09]	* [huh]Letty	speaks with a bit of irritation.
[22:09]	* LittleGirl	shuffles back to face Judith, but seems to be comforted by her words. She takes Judith's hand and allows herself to be helped up. She's not very big.
[22:09]	* Sidney	.oO(What's this turn of events? Our hero is stranded on this strange deserted island? What could happen next?!)
[22:09]	<LittleGirl>	N-no...
[22:09]	* LittleGirl	doesn't mind her bruised elbow.
[22:10]	<LittleGirl>	Miss... Do you know where my mom and dad is?
[22:10]	* Sidney	starts to hum her own theme music~?
[22:10]	* LittleGirl	looks up to Judith with tear-lined eyes.
[22:11]	* [huh]Letty	chooses to ignore this and continues trying to clean the girl.
[22:12]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Sorry, I don't know. Were you with them?"
[22:14]	<LittleGirl>	*sniff*... ye-ah...
[22:14]	* Sidney	.oO(The S.S.Sidney has been marooooned~ Admiral Sidney herself stranded for days on this barren wasteland, she makes due by being sheer awesome! Her hunger satiated with cool one liners and her thirst quenched with victory poses!)
[22:15]	* Sidney	.o(But oh noes! Savage villagers attack our hero!) *crowd boos* Sidney growls
[22:15]	<Sidney>	grrrrrrrrr....
[22:15]	<[huh]Letty>	What now?
[22:16]	<Sidney>	Savages!
[22:16]	<Sidney>	They're meat eaters!
[22:16]	* [huh]Letty	gives Sidney a confused look.
[22:17]	* Sidney	demonstrates by putting her teeth on supple flesh yet not biting down.
[22:17]	<Sidney>	-eat-eaters
[22:18]	* [Pyg]Judith	fixes the chair so it stands right back up. This girl is so small, too young. The Boss really isn't being picky lately.
[22:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Where were you and your parents?"
[22:19]	* [Tess]Joule	strides into the living room, humming a tune. She stops when noticing the little girl, turning to look at her.
[22:19]	* Sidney	says with mouth muffled. .oO(But Admiral Sidney has no time for wasting explanation on inattentive viewers! She quickly scatters the savages with a single chops throwing half of the million savages into the waters!)
[22:19]	<LittleGirl>	We were... right here.
[22:20]	* LittleGirl	's voice breaks, but just a little.
[22:21]	<LittleGirl>	Mom an, and dad went outside last night. A man came in here an, and told me to go to sleep...
[22:23]	* [Tess]Joule	tilts her head, a little confused but with a good idea of what she's talking about.
[22:24]	* Sidney	.o(Admiral Sidney knows there are exactly one million savages because she counted them in the blink of an eye, but even that many is nothing for her! She even saves five kitties and puppies that would be trampled underfoot by the horde of savages! What a swell gal~) *Crowd d'aws* Sidney muffled d'aws~
[22:25]	<[huh]Letty>	Sidney, please stop your horseplay...
[22:25]	* LittleGirl	looks like she needs someone to hold. She never really starts crying, but she puts a lot of effort into choking down her voice and wiping her eyes.
[22:26]	* [Pyg]Judith	pats the girl on the head. If they lived here and the parents are gone now, then there's only one explanation to what happened. The poor thing.
[22:27]	<Sidney>	-ut-Ad-ir-al-id-ey!
[22:27]	* Sidney	complains. Her teeth moving gently with her jaws.
[22:28]	* LittleGirl	tries to look to Judith one more time.
[22:28]	<LittleGirl>	Who... who are you?
[22:29]	* [Tess]Joule	walks up next to Judith, first looking at the girl inquisitively and then smiling.
[22:29]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm...A friend, perhaps."
[22:30]	* [Pyg]Judith	realizes the presence of Joule.
[22:30]	* Sidney	takes her teeth from where they are. .oO(Admiral Sidney hangs from the edge of the cliff a legion of SUPER Savages pushing even our great hero to the edge! She holds on by a pinky! TO BE CONTINUED!!) *Crowd is stunned*
[22:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh, hey there."
[22:31]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hello. What's going on here?
[22:31]	<[huh]Letty>	Are you done now?
[22:32]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Just wondering who this pretty little thing is."
[22:32]	* LittleGirl	looks relieved, for just a moment. After, her posture droops, bowing her head and slumping her shoulders.
[22:32]	* Sidney	rolls her eyes.
[22:32]	<LittleGirl>	it's...
[22:32]	<LittleGirl>	is...
[22:32]	<Sidney>	yea~ And it was a cliff hanger too.
[22:32]	<LittleGirl>	...Will it hurt?
[22:33]	* [Tess]Joule	rests her chin on her fist, not knowing the answer.
[22:33]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"What will hurt?"
[22:34]	* Sidney	sees the indentations her teeth left on Letty's smooth skin and licks at the area in an apologetic fashion.
[22:35]	<[huh]Letty>	Sidney, what're you...
[22:35]	<LittleGirl>	Mom and dad didn't scream...
[22:37]	* [Pyg]Judith	, despite not having done anything to the little girl's parents, she feels a pang of guilt.
[22:37]	* Sidney	stops, satisfied with her work as the skin is mostly smooth again, if a bit pinker. She start to doggy paddle around the tub like it were a small pool.
[22:38]	* [huh]Letty	attempts to restrain Sidney.
[22:38]	* Sidney	flails like a trout.
[22:39]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I suppose...it didn't hurt. No, it didn't hurt at all."
[22:39]	<[huh]Letty>	Please, Sidney, just sit still...
[22:40]	* LittleGirl	nods slowly.
[22:41]	* [Pyg]Judith	tries to lie, her eyes finding their way to the floor in front of her. It's hard for the Boss to make anything painless really.
[22:41]	* [Tess]Joule	looks on, pondering.
[22:42]	<[Tess]Joule>	. o (I wonder just how much it is like what I do... I'll probably find out just by waiting.)
[22:42]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Do you...want to leave this place?"
[22:43]	* Sidney	does her finest trout impression to date.
[22:43]	<LittleGirl>	...I want Dad back.
[22:44]	* [huh]Letty	is unimpressed.
[22:45]	<LittleGirl>	Mom... I'm glad you took her away. She was... She was doing bad things to Dad.
[22:47]	<[huh]Letty>	If you're going to be that way...
[22:48]	<Sidney>	...
[22:48]	* Sidney	is quiet because fishies don't talk
[22:49]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I'm not sure if I can get your Dad back."
[22:50]	* [Tess]Joule	nervously adjusts her bowtie, preferring to stay out of this.
[22:50]	* [huh]Letty	takes a washcloth and scrubs any part of Sidney she can reach.
[22:52]	* LittleGirl	remains quiet.
[22:52]	* Sidney	suddenly settles down. Her face suddenly feeling flush.
[22:53]	<[huh]Letty>	Sidney?
[22:53]	* Sidney	is being scrubbed in a place that makes her feel funny.
[22:53]	* [huh]Letty	is surprised by her sudden calm.
[22:53]	<Sidney>	uh?
[22:54]	* Sidney	says breathlessly her mind just so fuzzy right now.
[22:55]	* [huh]Letty	stops washing, a look of concern on her face.
[22:55]	<[huh]Letty>	Are you alright?
[22:56]	* Sidney	nods "uh-huh" her body pushing up against Letty's washcloth demanding her to continue.
[22:58]	* [Tess]Joule	adjusts her glasses and gives a sidelong glance to Judith.
[22:58]	<[Tess]Joule>	Is this something I'll have to get used to?
[22:58]	* [huh]Letty	shrugs and continues her washing.
[22:58]	* [Pyg]Judith	feels the quiet atmosphere bearing down on her. She's at a loss for what to do.
[23:00]	* Sidney	's mouth is gaping, her tongue falling out over her lips. Sidney pants as her leg twitches.
[23:01]	<[huh]Letty>	Sidney, are you truely sure that you are...
[23:04]	* Sidney	's back arches. The back of her head against Letty's bosom as the world goes white, she collapses breathing heavily. Sidney loves baths.
[23:05]	* [Pyg]Judith	grips her knee, the only solution to help this girl rising to front of her thoughts. She's an orphan now, and for someone at this age, there's almost no way she'll be able to live to adulthood.
[23:05]	* [Tess]Joule	looks at the girl while lost in thought, her chin in her hand. What to do...
[23:06]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I...can't bring you to your father, little one..."
[23:06]	<[huh]Letty>	Sidney? Sidney, are you...
[23:06]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"But I'll send you to him. Would you like that?"
[23:07]	* [huh]Letty	is getting worried.
[23:08]	* [Tess]Joule	shrugs, understanding immediately.
[23:09]	<[Tess]Joule>	I guess there's no helping that. What's your answer, girl?
[23:09]	* LittleGirl	looks Judith in the eyes, biting her lip, and nods.
[23:12]	* [huh]Letty	removes Sidney from the water and lays her on the floor. She tries to take her temperature, but the heat of the room makes it impossible.
[23:13]	* Sidney	mules in her dazed state. Mumbling cutely her theme song
[23:13]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Then, close your eyes."
[23:14]	* LittleGirl	swallows, puts her hands together, and does as she's told. She sits back in her chair and waits.
[23:15]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Go to sleep."
[23:16]	* [Pyg]Judith	she commands as she begins to hum a lullaby.
[23:19]	<LittleGirl>	mmn...
[23:19]	* LittleGirl	starts to slump over, the pained expression lifting from her face slightly.
[23:20]	* [huh]Letty	takes the girl from the bath and quickly puts her in her own bed.
[23:21]	* [Pyg]Judith	leans forward, planting a soft kiss on the girl's forehead.
[23:22]	* [Tess]Joule	pets the girl's head, ruffling her hair.
[23:23]	* [Pyg]Judith	brings her mouth down to the girl's neck, hesitating before finally biting down, intent on draining her of her life as quickly as possible.
[23:30]	* Sidney	rolls a little in her sleep drawing the sheets around her and splaying her long blond hair. She drones in her sleep.
[23:30]	* LittleGirl	raises, for a second, then eases back into Judith's hold. Her life slips away quietly, without a single protest.
[23:31]	* [Tess]Joule	walks to the table, a little disinterested now that that's over.
[23:32]	* [huh]Letty	strokes Sidney's hair.
[23:34]	* [Pyg]Judith	softly brushes the girls cheek as she rises back up too her feet, feeling her hunger disappear but also a little sad.
[23:35]	* [Tess]Joule	walks outside, more out of boredom than anything else, but also a little curious to see what's going on out there.
[23:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: The town is quiet. The screams for street justice go unspoken this night, and you notice little else other than the sound of nocturnal insects and Shepard standing right next to the door.
[23:39]	*NickServ*	This nickname is registered and protected. If it is your
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[23:41]	<[Tess]Joule>	Evening, Shepard. How's the town tonight?
[23:41]	* Shepard	stands with his back to the door, a little at the side of the house's entrance. He crosses his arms and watches the town, giving Joule a second's glance.
[23:42]	<Shepard>	A little quiet.
[23:43]	<Shepard>	Not having any second thoughts, are you?
[23:44]	<[Tess]Joule>	No, just wondering what to do. That girl on the inside's done, so... I'm guess I'm out of things to work on unless I can come up with some experiments to run.
[23:45]	* Shepard	shrugs.
[23:49]	<[Tess]Joule>	...Hey, Shepard?
[23:50]	<Shepard>	Hmm?
[23:51]	<[Tess]Joule>	How conductive are you?
[23:53]	<Shepard>	Conductive?
[23:53]	<Shepard>	Elaborate.
[23:56]	<[Tess]Joule>	I mean electrical conductivity, how much resistance you put up to an electric current that passes through you. I don't mean to test it if it'll annoy you, but I'm curious.
[23:57]	<Shepard>	...
[23:57]	* Shepard	leers.
[23:58]	<Shepard>	I suggest you find healthier curiosities.
[23:59]	<[Tess]Joule>	It'll only hurt once...
[00:00]	<Shepard>	For you as well. Then, nothing would ever hurt again.
[00:01]	* [Tess]Joule	crosses her arms, pouting.
[00:02]	* [huh]Letty	dresses and heads to see what Judith's up to.
[00:03]	* [Pyg]Judith	is standing by a window watching the outside, humming to herself, unaware of Letty's presence.
[00:05]	<Shepard>	hehehehe... I'll make you aware, my consumption isn't limited to humans.
[00:05]	* Shepard	looks to Joule suggestively.
[00:06]	<Shepard>	I could take in that phantom blood... as easily as a mortal's life.
[00:06]	* [huh]Letty	sneaks up behind Judith and wraps her arms around her.
[00:06]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hm. Okay, okay. I'll just have to think of something else...
[00:07]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Oh! It's you, Letty...
[00:07]	* [Pyg]Judith	relaxes while in Leticia's arms, lying back into her a little.
[00:08]	<[huh]Letty>	You looked a bit lonely.
[00:08]	<Shepard>	Anyway, I'll be busy in the coming days. You should take the time to get to know the group, or help prepare for our attack.
[00:09]	* [Pyg]Judith	merely replies with a soft "Mmm" sound.
[00:09]	<Shepard>	My apologies for this lacking, temporary residence. I intend to find a better one soon.
[00:10]	<[Tess]Joule>	It's fine, I've been in worse places.
[00:13]	<[Tess]Joule>	But to be honest, I haven't heard just what your story is. I've picked up bits from here and there but... I'm still a little out of it. Just what's the strange case of Mr. Shepard?
[00:14]	<Shepard>	My story? Hmph. It's long and uninteresting.
[00:14]	<[huh]Letty>	You feeling alright, Judith?
[00:15]	<[Tess]Joule>	I get excited over charts plotting distance and time. Do I really sound that hard to impress?
[00:15]	<Shepard>	Perhaps I'll share a few details, but you must specify them.
[00:15]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Probably...not."
[00:19]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, what I'm most curious about is who you're after and why. A little of your background would help but isn't necessary... whatever it is, the strange case of Dr. Boltzmann is probably not quite as exciting from what I've seen.
[00:19]	<Shepard>	Ah, I apologize for involving you in our own matters so suddenly.
[00:21]	<[huh]Letty>	Something you want to talk about?
[00:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I feel like I haven't been right since I woke up..."
[00:21]	<Shepard>	Yes, Forty years ago, we were all killed. We now intend to put one of our killers down.
[00:23]	<[huh]Letty>	Anything I can do, Jude?
[00:23]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I don't know if there's anything you can do..."
[00:27]	* [huh]Letty	sighs and holds Judith more tightly.
[00:27]	<[Tess]Joule>	One of? Well, never mind that. What were you before then? Must've enjoyed it if you want revenge for losing it.
[00:29]	<[huh]Letty>	Just talk to me. It might make you feel better.
[00:30]	<Shepard>	Hmm... I suppose we were pretty happy. Leticia and Judith found love in each other, Phrine made herself a mother of Judith, and I enjoyed watching them grow and prosper.
[00:31]	* [Pyg]Judith	takes a deep breath.
[00:32]	<Shepard>	This mission is, most simply, to get something out of the way. Of course, we and this person cannot coexist, so we must destroy him.
[00:35]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"The night we came back..."
[00:36]	<Shepard>	There's also another reason. When I was sealed away, I lost a great deal of my strength. I believe this person may have something to do with it.
[00:39]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"After we took care of the invading cattle, I saved one of them for myself."
[00:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"And...I...let her go."
[00:41]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hrrm.
[00:44]	<[huh]Letty>	Sparing a human, and one who attacked us...
[00:46]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Don't tell the Boss..."
[00:46]	* [Pyg]Judith	pleads with an uncharacteristic tone of nervousness.
[00:47]	<[huh]Letty>	Not a word, do not worry.
[00:47]	* [Tess]Joule	looks out pensively, then shakes her head and laughs.
[00:49]	<[Tess]Joule>	Things like these are odd, in retrospect. Had you told me I would become this, let alone be caught in a situation like this when I was still of flesh and blood, I would have laughed in your face.
[00:51]	<[huh]Letty>	I, too, haven't been able to completely shed my humanity.
[00:51]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You too?"
[00:51]	<Shepard>	Indeed. A lot of things seem odd or foolish when seen as the past.
[00:52]	* [Pyg]Judith	sounds like a combination of surprise and relief.
[00:53]	* [huh]Letty	nods.
[00:54]	<[huh]Letty>	To tell the truth, as of late I've occasionally found myself thinking of the simplicity of my mortal days almost longingly.
[01:00]	* Shepard	stares off at the sky, as if there's something in particular to see.
[01:00]	<[Tess]Joule>	Out of curiosity, Shepard...
[01:01]	<Shepard>	Hm?
[01:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Are we broken?"
[01:05]	<[Tess]Joule>	Ever feel nostalgic? I don't usually since I don't really think that way, but I've met others who look back on their human days and glorify them. Since you've basically left that behind, what do you think of it now?
[01:06]	<Shepard>	I left back my human years a long time ago. I can't say I miss much of it.
[01:08]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hm, I see.
[01:08]	<Shepard>	Truly, I regret nothing. There's many things I could have done, and many more I could have done better, but I do not regret my mistakes. I've grown stronger because of them, not my successes.
[01:11]	<Shepard>	Do you?
[01:14]	<[Tess]Joule>	No, not at all. I see them as necessary to get better, but besides that you have to live with them. Lamenting them will get you nowhere, not to mention that it's just impractical.
[01:16]	<[Tess]Joule>	Besides, if you see my current condition in a positive light I owe that in part to a miscalculation.
[01:16]	<Shepard>	Hmm... Is that so...
[01:18]	<[Tess]Joule>	A colleague once told me... "The way you see things, not even hellspawn horrors would get you to stop your work. No regrets, Dr. Boltzmann."
[01:18]	<[Tess]Joule>	Guess neither of us knew how right he was.
[01:19]	<Shepard>	Hm. We were lucky, on that account.
[01:19]	<[huh]Letty>	I don't think so...
[01:19]	<[Tess]Joule>	It's almost unbelievable, the things you can owe to chance.
[01:21]	* Shepard	casts an eye upon Joule.
[01:21]	<Shepard>	You like to talk, don't you?
[01:23]	<[Tess]Joule>	I figured it was something to do. If you have other ideas they're probably just as good.
[01:24]	<[Tess]Joule>	Just what are you biding your time for anyway?
[01:25]	* [Tess]Joule	shrugs, turning back to the door.
[01:26]	<Shepard>	I have already told you what to do. Didn't you say you wanted friends?
[01:26]	* [Tess]Joule	stops a second.
[01:27]	<[Tess]Joule>	...Guess you're right. Well, then, I'll be going back in. I'll leave you to what activities please you.
[01:27]	* [Tess]Joule	walks into the lair, gently shutting the door.
[01:28]	* Shepard	sighs, slouching against the wall now.
[01:28]	<Shepard>	They're all children...









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August 25
Marynote: Holy cow, it's its own session now! I'm so proud of all my players. ;_;
[21:28]	<[GM]Mary>	Vampires Session Ten EX!
[21:29]	<[GM]Mary>	(The EX stands for "extended". But doesn't it look cooler like that?)
[21:29]	<[GM]Mary>	Anyway!
[21:31]	<[GM]Mary>	After Judith and Leticia's conversation, Joule reenters the house with Shepard trailing behind moments later. Judith goes to... somewhere else.
[21:32]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine is...
[21:32]	<[GM]Mary>	(Mister Owen, where's Phrine?)
[21:32]	<Phrine>	"Umm...wasn't I...talking a walk outside...or something...?"
[21:33]	<Phrine>	"I forget where I am sometimes..."
[21:33]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine is talking a walk outside.

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[21:37]	* [Tess]Joule	exits the house again, carrying some sort of antenna.
[21:39]	* [Tess]Joule	raises the antenna while walking around, looking at a gauge in her hand connected to it.
[21:40]	* Phrine	wanders around semi-aimlessly in a grassy field outside of town.
[21:42]	* Phrine	palms her lucky egg back and forth between her hands, occupying her body while her brain works on other things.
[21:42]	* [Tess]Joule	wanders around, progressively heading out of town and sometimes stopping to write a number down.
[21:46]	* Phrine	, in her aimlessness, thinks she spots a figure off in the distance closer to town. Is that important? She doesn't really know...
[21:48]	* Phrine	more or less wanders in the vague general direction of the figure. What will be will be, she supposes...
[21:50]	* [Tess]Joule	folds the antenna up, then puts the device in her shirt pocket. Adjusting her glasses, she takes a look around.
[21:55]	* Phrine	is now closer. Oh. It's the sparkly Jewel~
[21:58]	* Phrine	glides closer, somewhat reserved. She'd be putting her hands in her pockets right now, but miniskirts don't really have those.
[22:02]	* [Tess]Joule	finally notices Phrine, and turns to face her as she approaches.
[22:06]	* Phrine	is a little busy being lost in the maze of her own brain, so she doesn't exactly register that she didn't say "hi" to Jewel upon reaching her.
[22:07]	<[Tess]Joule>	...Hey there.
[22:10]	* Phrine	pulls her ability to have a conversation back into the real world.
[22:10]	<Phrine>	"...oh...? Oh. It's a sparkly Jewel. Hello, sparky Jewel."
[22:12]	<Phrine>	"I think I was just walking around by myself...I got a little lost, though."
[22:14]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hm, then it's a strange coincidence I ran into you. Out here for the fresh air or space to think or something?
[22:16]	<Phrine>	"Yeah...think...I like to think a lot. Except Sheppy gets annoyed because he thinks I think too much. Or, err, not about the things he'd think about...I think..."
[22:18]	<[Tess]Joule>	Thinking's some of the hardest work there is... perhaps that's why so few people do it of their own volition. What kind of things do you think about?
[22:19]	* Phrine	scratches her head. Grr, this Letty-hat is getting itchy. She takes it off and stuffs it in her waistband for now.
[22:21]	<Phrine>	"A lot of things...I don't always remember all of 'em, though..."
[22:21]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, thinking is always quite enjoyable anyway. Would you mind if I walked with you?
[22:23]	* Phrine	bobs her head from side to side. If up and down is yes, and left and right is no...then what's side to side?
[22:23]	<Phrine>	"...Meh."
[22:27]	* Phrine	starts walking again. If Jewel does too, then okay. She's not picky.
[22:28]	* [Tess]Joule	walks alongside her, wondering whether or not to strike up a conversation.
[22:31]	<Phrine>	"I was thinking about before, before..."
[22:31]	* Phrine	says suddenly.
[22:33]	<Phrine>	"...before I went into that sleep...It's all kind of fuzzy...tryin' to figure out just what happened..."
[22:33]	<[Tess]Joule>	Sleep...
[22:34]	<Phrine>	"Oh, wait no, no, yeah, no, you wouldn't know..."
[22:34]	<[Tess]Joule>	You haven't told me much about you. So I'm guessing you went into a lapse of sleep, from which before you can't remember clearly, but how long ago was that?
[22:36]	* Phrine	wracks her brain. All that time spent with her lucky egg these days makes it tough, but her mind is a lot clearer tonight than it usually is.
[22:37]	<Phrine>	"Can't...No, I think it was...Sheppy might have said, forty years?"
[22:37]	<[Tess]Joule>	I see. That's quite a while.
[22:38]	<[Tess]Joule>	He told me something similar, so I suppose it makes sense. Can you remember much?
[22:38]	* Phrine	's face slowly grows serious. For someone as carefree as Phrine, a serious face is actually kind of disconcerting to see.
[22:40]	<Phrine>	"No...no, it...it wasn't sleep, was it? A kind of sleep, but...no, that'd be lying."
[22:40]	* Phrine	talks to both herself and to Jewel, trying to sort out the pieces.
[22:41]	<Phrine>	"No, I...I really did die there, didn't I...? I was dead. Dead, except...well, I can't die."
[22:41]	<Phrine>	"...so I just slept, slept in death, for forty years..."
[22:43]	<Phrine>	"How did I die again...?"
[22:43]	* Phrine	rubs the egg in her side-pouch as a reflex, trying to remember...
[22:47]	* [Tess]Joule	listens intently, wondering what it must be like to be in stasis for that long. 40 years... that's long enough to develop entire fields of research and establish theories!
[22:48]	<Phrine>	"There were men...men and women too, I think...all bad...I think I knew one or two of 'em...maybe..."
[22:50]	<Phrine>	"I must not have been very lucky that time...normally I know what to do when bad things happen..."
[22:50]	<Phrine>	"Do you ever get that...that feeling? Like you really KNOW when bad things are going to happen?"
[22:54]	* Phrine	waits for a response, but gets tired of waiting.
[22:55]	<Phrine>	"...Hey? You know?"
[22:56]	<[Tess]Joule>	Sometimes... I've taught myself not to trust hunches and such, but I know the feeling. One knows with certainty something is wrong, something will go wrong... perhaps by the time one can only watch it come and strike.
[22:56]	* Phrine	nods.
[22:58]	<Phrine>	"Well, for me...it's stronger. 'Cause with me, it comes in time for me to do som'thin' about it. I don't know why...it just does. And...it's never wrong, neither..."
[22:58]	<Phrine>	"Nobody believes me about it. But...But I know. I may look stupid, but...I know."
[23:01]	<Phrine>	"And that night...That night I knew. I knew it was all going to go wrong. I knew I had to run away. Except...I..."
[23:01]	* Phrine	kicks the dirt apathetically.
[23:01]	* [Tess]Joule	looks over curiously.
[23:01]	<[Tess]Joule>	Except?
[23:02]	<Phrine>	"Somehow...still got caught...even though I followed the little voice in my head...still got caught."
[23:04]	<Phrine>	"And they knew how to hurt me. It hurt...I know it hurt...I tried to imagine that it didn't hurt, like I always do...but it hurt."
[23:07]	<Phrine>	"I forget what happened between the middle and the end...I'm always forgetting those little things..."
[23:08]	<Phrine>	"But, in the end...Mom was there. Judith, I mean. I just call 'er Mom because."
[23:11]	<[Tess]Joule>	Did it help?
[23:12]	* Phrine	looks at Jewel pitiably.
[23:12]	<Phrine>	"Calling her Mom? Not really; 's just a cute nickname."
[23:12]	<Phrine>	"Her being there? No...no, it didn't help..."
[23:13]	<Phrine>	"...if she wouldn't have been there...then maybe it just would have been me they killed..."
[23:14]	<Phrine>	"Maybe they wouldn't have even killed me, you know?"
[23:16]	<Phrine>	"Nah...they wouldn't have. I'm not an idiot, just......spacy's a word, right?"
[23:17]	<[Tess]Joule>	Yes, yes. Easily caught up in your own thoughts... I also exhibit that from time to time.
[23:18]	* Phrine	looks up at the sky.
[23:18]	<Phrine>	"Yeah...spacy...'cause my head's always in space. There's so much more up there than down here..."
[23:19]	<Phrine>	"That's how I got through being a kid, you know~?"
[23:20]	<Phrine>	"Just...imagined a better world..."
[23:22]	<[Tess]Joule>	What's...
[23:23]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, if I may, what do you think of this one?
[23:30]	<[Tess]Joule>	It is of course flawed, but do you find more good or evil where you look?
[23:32]	* Phrine	wonders...
[23:34]	<Phrine>	"I just...sort of...find, I guess."
[23:34]	<Phrine>	"Never really thought about that before. Or maybe I just forgot..."
[23:39]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, if it's any help, I don't think the world to be good or evil either. Objects, in my opinion, don't have standings without sentience, and moralities are far too subjective in the first place to attribute universally. My background would make it... hard for me to see anything without will as good or bad.
[23:42]	* Phrine	looks quizzical.
[23:43]	<Phrine>	"Umm...hey, Jewel~? I'm not stupid, but...I'm not smart either."
[23:43]	<Phrine>	"That made all of no sense."
[23:44]	* [Tess]Joule	pulls the instrument she was using earlier out of her shirt pocket.
[23:44]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, I'll approach it differently. Is this good or bad?
[23:46]	* Phrine	pokes the device. Doesn't do a thing.
[23:46]	<Phrine>	"How should I know~?"
[23:46]	<[Tess]Joule>	Is it either?
[23:48]	* [Tess]Joule	, to toy with Phrine, unfolds the antenna and activates the device. A needle on the gauge jumps to a position on a circular dial, and stays around there but moves erratically.
[23:50]	<Phrine>	"Ooo! It does things~..."
[23:51]	* Phrine	is intrigued. What a fun device!
[23:51]	<Phrine>	"Well...give me a hint. What's it do?"
[23:55]	<[Tess]Joule>	It is actually quite simple. What I'm using this for is to measure a kind of invisible force in the air. Right now it's diminutive, not nearly enough for you to notice it, but this shows me it's there and how strong it is.
[23:58]	<Phrine>	"Hmmm...."
[23:58]	<[Tess]Joule>	But, as you can see, it is only a thing. By itself it cannot do anything and what it does means nothing without an observer to interpret. Do things like this, with no will of their own, have standings of good or evil? I don't think so.
[00:04]	<Phrine>	"Yeah, but...Oh, I don't know..."
[00:05]	<Phrine>	"My head hurts..."
[00:06]	<[Tess]Joule>	I do hope that isn't from all the ideas and questions I put in front of you.
[00:07]	<Phrine>	"No, it's not you, it's me~"
[00:07]	<Phrine>	"I was thinking really hard before you got here, so it was already hurting. Thinking's hard compared to imagining, you know."
[00:08]	<Phrine>	"So I like to do that better~"
[00:09]	<Phrine>	"Can we go back to the house, now? I feel like lying down, I imagine..."
[00:10]	<[Tess]Joule>	Yes, why don't we. If you want, I can show you some more of my devices there~.
[00:11]	* Phrine	claps her hands excitedly.
[00:11]	<Phrine>	"Yay, funtimes~..."

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[22:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Letty: After your conversation, the night goes on. A while later, Joule makes her way out of the house, and Shepard makes his way in. Finding you alone, he sits down and asks you a question.
[22:09]	<Shepard>	...So, did you find out anything?
[22:10]	<[huh]Letty>	About Judith, you mean?
[22:10]	* Shepard	nods.
[22:12]	* [huh]Letty	thinks for a moment before answering.
[22:12]	<[huh]Letty>	No, nothing.
[22:13]	<Shepard>	Nothing?
[22:15]	<[huh]Letty>	Nothing.
[22:15]	* Shepard	stands up and slowly approaches Leticia. His face shows he's both scrutinizing and concerned, but appears totally motionless, like that of a stone statue.
[22:18]	<Shepard>	...Hmm. What did you talk about, then?
[22:22]	<[huh]Letty>	Various things. Lovers' nonsense, you know.
[22:27]	<Shepard>	Hmm. Really.
[22:28]	* Shepard	thinks about something for a long moment, staring a hole into the floor beneath Letty's feet.
[22:29]	* Shepard	slows paces up to Letty, leaning against part of the wall next to her, and bumps her lightly, though intentionally across the shoulder. He grins a little.
[22:30]	<Shepard>	Don't suppose you could share any of that with me now, could you?
[22:31]	<[huh]Letty>	Master...
[22:34]	<Shepard>	Hmm?
[22:35]	* [huh]Letty	shakes her head.
[22:35]	<[huh]Letty>	It's nothing.
[22:37]	* Shepard	sighs, and slouches against the wall a bit.
[22:38]	<Shepard>	Can't even entertain me with a lover's thoughts, hm? Oh well...
[22:40]	<Shepard>	I'm glad that you still take good care of each other. But I'm still convinced that Judith has a problem. It's probably something I could council, if I knew exactly what it was. The minds of us creatures are complex indeed, but from my experience, always seem to follow a pattern... but I digress.
[22:41]	<[huh]Letty>	A pattern?
[22:43]	<Shepard>	Yes. Though perhaps not true from person person, or vampire to vampire, but in broad sense.
[22:44]	<[huh]Letty>	What kind of pattern?
[22:44]	<Shepard>	Sort of the way you lot react to things.
[22:47]	<[huh]Letty>	I don't really understand, but I guess it's not important.
[22:51]	<[huh]Letty>	But, is there any reason you're asking?
[22:51]	<Shepard>	I call it a pattern because the lives of some vampires reflect my own time as an immortal.
[22:51]	<Shepard>	Asking? About your love life, you mean? I believe you know why I ask about Judith.
[22:52]	* [huh]Letty	nods.
[22:53]	<[huh]Letty>	I'll tell you if she tells me anything worrying.
[22:53]	* Shepard	smiles.
[22:53]	<Shepard>	Curiosity.
[22:54]	<[huh]Letty>	I see.
[22:55]	<Shepard>	I understand if you're unwilling to talk about your lovemaking. A shame, though, something so precious missing my senses.
[22:57]	* [huh]Letty	looks away from Shepard.
[22:58]	* Shepard	chuckles.
[23:00]	<Shepard>	Judith's problem, on the other hand, worries me. You seem best suited to deal with that, so I'll leave it up to you. Please do take care of it. If something were to happen to Judith now... if something were to happen to any of you, it may quickly lead to our end once again. We're in a vulnerable position right now, we must be very careful.
[23:00]	* [huh]Letty	nods.
[23:00]	<[huh]Letty>	I understand, master.
[23:02]	<Shepard>	Mm... There's something else I have to show you.
[23:02]	<[huh]Letty>	What is it?
[23:03]	* Shepard	drops his cloak to the floor and pulls back his sleeve, fully exposing his right arm. Nothing unusual, other than being a little pale.
[23:04]	<Shepard>	My body still has this... problem.
[23:05]	<[huh]Letty>	The paleness?
[23:05]	* Shepard	shakes his head.
[23:05]	<Shepard>	Watch.
[23:07]	* Shepard	bends his arm at the elbow and flexes. In a few moments, sheer muscle bulges from nowhere, easily comparable to that of a professional weight lifter. It keeps for a few seconds, but then quickly dies out to Shepard's prior build, hardly that of an average man's.
[23:08]	<Shepard>	Nngh... I can't seem to keep my strength. No matter how much blood I drink, I can only hold this for a little while, then I'm back to how I was before we returned.
[23:10]	<[huh]Letty>	Do you know what might cause it?
[23:11]	<Shepard>	I have a clue to it.
[23:12]	<Shepard>	One, the one who killed you and sealed me away... I think he may have taken some of my strength somehow.
[23:16]	* [huh]Letty	's face darkens.
[23:17]	<[huh]Letty>	Insolence upon insolence...
[23:19]	<Shepard>	Two...
[23:19]	* Shepard	looks upon Leticia.
[23:19]	<Shepard>	Perhaps you contain a portion of it.
[23:19]	<[huh]Letty>	...
[23:21]	<[huh]Letty>	Excuse me for my rudeness, master, but I?
[23:23]	<Shepard>	Heh. Indeed. When I was still in other worlds, I had a small window of time to resurrect you. There was nothing left but your bones... I tried to collect them all, but time was running short, and I was missing one of your ribs.
[23:25]	* Shepard	lifts up his shirt, and presses his skin against his bones. He runs his fingers down his left side, stopping at a strange gap in his ribcage. He looks to Letty and grins.
[23:27]	<[huh]Letty>	You...
[23:27]	* [huh]Letty	feels her own ribcage.
[23:30]	<Shepard>	Sparing a rib for a companion? Where have we heard this tale before...
[23:33]	<[huh]Letty>	The beginning of man, huh...
[23:35]	<Shepard>	Hahaha... strangely ironic. But anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. You can keep it.
[23:36]	<[huh]Letty>	I am honored by the privilege.
[23:39]	<Shepard>	'Twas less a privilege and more of a necessity. I don't believe I would have made it back without your assistance, Leticia.
[23:42]	* [huh]Letty	nods.
[23:42]	<[huh]Letty>	Even still...
[23:43]	<Shepard>	Does it bother you?
[23:44]	* [huh]Letty	shakes her head.
[23:44]	<[huh]Letty>	Not at all.
[23:49]	<Shepard>	Good. I'll be counting on you, then. More than ever.
[23:50]	<[huh]Letty>	Understood.
[23:51]	<Shepard>	Hmm... After we take care of our current problems, what say you to a period of relaxation? I believe you as well as the others need it quite badly, as it is apparent to me that we're having trouble gaining our bearings. Is there any place in particular you would like to spend some time?
[23:53]	<[huh]Letty>	A quiet countryside would be nice, maybe.
[23:53]	<Shepard>	Quiet countryside...
[23:54]	<Shepard>	Hmm... What about America?
[23:56]	<Shepard>	The new world maybe be an interesting place to spend your leisure.
[23:59]	<[huh]Letty>	There was recently a war over there...
[00:01]	<Shepard>	Oh, is that true? Sorry, I haven't been keeping in with world relations lately. I suppose I'll have a talk with Joule later about such things.
[00:02]	<[huh]Letty>	It's one of the things I've managed to pick up since we awoke... it seems the new world has changed quite a bit during our sleep.
[00:04]	<Shepard>	Hmm... Who were they fighting?
[00:05]	<[huh]Letty>	Themselves. Humans seem to delight in finding new was to shed their blood...
[00:10]	<Shepard>	Ah. Inter-state relations gone bad, I may assume?
[00:10]	<[huh]Letty>	Or something. I'm not too sure on the details myself.
[00:11]	<Shepard>	Oh well. It's a big country, isn't it?
[00:11]	<Shepard>	Honestly, it doesn't really matter to me, I just want to get away from Europe for a little while.
[00:14]	<Shepard>	It's too... rainy and dreary. I'm probably naive for expecting different elsewhere, but it'd do some good to see a little more of the world. Actually, I might know a better place to relax...
[00:14]	<[huh]Letty>	Indeed?
[00:15]	<Shepard>	...Hmm. We'll look into that some other time.
[00:17]	<Shepard>	Talk to Judith about it sometime, will you? Speaking of which, where did she run off to?
[00:17]	* [huh]Letty	shrugs.
[00:22]	<Shepard>	Mm. Well, just remember the things I've told you.

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[22:24]	* Sidney	sleeps soundly. zzzzzzzzzzzz...









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@@Session Twelve: Treasure Hunt
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September 2
[23:12]	<[GM]Mary>	A week passes. Shepard visits your taken home increasingly infrequently, stopping only to tell you the news (usually, "no luck") and simply to check up on you. Sometimes, he'll stop to talk to Joule about the world events in the past forty years, asking about recent war, human relations and the like.
[23:13]	<[GM]Mary>	He returns once again, this time with a mission. He calls Judith and Leticia to the table to discuss.
[23:14]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Finally back again, eh, Boss?"
[23:15]	<Shepard>	Hmhm. No rest for the wicked, right?
[23:16]	<Shepard>	Anyway. I have a simple thing for you to do.
[23:20]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"And what simple thing would that be?"
[23:20]	* Shepard	smiles.
[23:20]	<Shepard>	Treasure hunting.
[23:20]	* [Tess]Joule	walks by, humming a tune and carrying an electrostatic generator.
[23:23]	<[huh]Letty>	Treasure, master? What kind?
[23:24]	* [Tess]Joule	walks back off but then returns with an electric engine, seeming to be in a generally good mood.
[23:27]	<Shepard>	One thing I've neglected thus far is the power of money, and that we'll soon need. Throughout the years I've made investments in valuable stones, gold, and other such things, and I've stored these in hidden locations all over Europe. I'll only need you to collect from one, it's only about two hour's ride on horseback from here.
[23:29]	<Shepard>	Bring them back to me, and I'll begin making arrangements to turn them to usable funds. Once we've done that, we'll be moving again, so prepare for that as well.
[23:29]	<[huh]Letty>	Already?
[23:30]	* [Tess]Joule	walks by again, with a small gatling weapon over her shoulder and an evil smile on her face.
[23:32]	<Shepard>	Of course. Frankly, I believe we've stayed far too long, and a larger residence would be more comfortable for all of us.
[23:32]	<Shepard>	Why? Do you fancy this town?
[23:32]	* [huh]Letty	shakes her head.
[23:33]	<[huh]Letty>	No, not particularly. I simply thought it was rather sudden.
[23:35]	<Shepard>	Hm. Well, anyway...
[23:36]	* Shepard	retrieves a small, hand-made map.
[23:39]	<Shepard>	The location is a cave of sorts. It's very well hidden, and the entrance only opens on the opposite side. You'll have to disintegrate yourselves to pass through, though you should be able to open it on your way out. Can't haul diamonds when you're made of thin air, can you?
[23:41]	<Shepard>	Joule, you may accompany them if you wish, but it is not necessary.
[23:43]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I don't know, maybe she has some way to move the loot without any of us expending our own energy. She looks the type to come up with that kind of thing anyway."
[23:43]	* [Tess]Joule	walks back over.
[23:44]	<[Tess]Joule>	If there isn't a problem, I'll be going. What's the entrance like?
[23:44]	<Shepard>	All that matters to me is that it gets done tonight. I have my own arrangements to make, so I won't be here when you get back.
[23:46]	* [huh]Letty	bows, holding out a hand for the map.
[23:46]	<[huh]Letty>	Very well then, master.
[23:46]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Eh, I already figured you'd be out.
[23:46]	<Shepard>	To say the truth, I'm not completely certain. This location was created as an assignment for one of my past servants, quite a long dead one. I'd imagine something simple like a camouflage and a physical barrier to stop mortal thieves.
[23:47]	* Shepard	gives up the map to Leticia.
[23:49]	<Shepard>	Anymore questions?
[23:49]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hm... I'll take a few tools and see what I can do when I get there. You said it was diamonds?
[23:51]	<Shepard>	A variety of crafted materials that keep their value over time. I recall investing a lot in jewelry and gold and such things, you'll have to see for yourself.
[23:54]	<[Tess]Joule>	Easy enough; for most people those things never get old. I wonder if there are materials there worth using for plating...?
[23:55]	<[huh]Letty>	Plating?
[23:56]	* [Tess]Joule	turns to Letty.
[23:56]	<[Tess]Joule>	Covering a metal piece in another metal for conductivity or something like that. Gold and silver tend to be good for these things.
[23:57]	<Shepard>	Regardless, the contents should leave us with a very healthy sum. Once I establish an economic presence, you can simply purchase such things.
[23:58]	<Shepard>	I'm off. Try to find somewhere safe and close to store it all.
[23:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Well, we'd better take off too, the night won't last forever.
[23:58]	<[Tess]Joule>	Alright, well, if you say so.
[23:59]	* Shepard	leaves, crouching near the fireplace for a moment, then turning into a large bat and zooming straight up the chimney.
[00:01]	* [huh]Letty	opens the map to figure their headings.
[00:02]	* [Tess]Joule	looks quizzically at the map, adjusting her glasses.
[00:03]	<[huh]Letty>	So that should be...
[00:03]	* [huh]Letty	points in a direction.
[00:03]	<[huh]Letty>	This way, then, correct?
[00:05]	<[Tess]Joule>	Yeah, that seems about right. Can you tell how far away it is?
[00:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Readers: It's actually a little further than Shepard implied, but it could be halved by flight. The path is a little winding, with a lot of forest surrounding.
[00:08]	<[huh]Letty>	I'm not even sure if it's drawn to scale...
[00:10]	<[Pyg]Judith>	I can scout ahead, if you want.
[00:11]	<[huh]Letty>	No need. It's easier if we just all stay together.
[00:11]	<[Tess]Joule>	Just checking... are you two planning on flying or something like that?
[00:12]	<[huh]Letty>	Probably, yes. It's quicker as the crow flies, if you'll excuse the expression.
[00:14]	<[Tess]Joule>	I, uh... can't. Heh. And I don't think someone running across the town's roofs is an image we're after.
[00:15]	* [huh]Letty	looks at Judith.
[00:15]	<[huh]Letty>	Should we walk?
[00:16]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"A two hour walk? Are you kidding me, Letty?"
[00:18]	<[huh]Letty>	Eh...
[00:21]	<[huh]Letty>	So what's your idea, then?
[00:23]	* [Tess]Joule	looks a little confused.
[00:23]	<[Tess]Joule>	Me?
[00:25]	<[huh]Letty>	Either of you.
[00:26]	* [Tess]Joule	falls into a chair, avoiding eye contact with the other two.
[00:26]	<[Tess]Joule>	...How much weight can you carry...?
[00:30]	<[huh]Letty>	I'd say... maybe 200lbs?
[00:31]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm, how much do you weigh, Joule?"
[00:35]	<[Tess]Joule>	I haven't really given that a close study, 30... 40 kilograms maybe?
[00:35]	<[huh]Letty>	Only that?
[00:35]	<[Tess]Joule>	Maybe even less.
[00:36]	<[huh]Letty>	Judith or I could easily carry you.
[00:37]	<[Tess]Joule>	I guess that solves things. Which of you would be kind enough?
[00:39]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I will, Letty can handle the map."
[00:39]	<[huh]Letty>	As you wish.
[00:42]	<[GM]Mary>	The team makes their flight, landing in a clearing before what should be marked on the map.
[00:44]	* [Tess]Joule	adjusts her bowtie upon landing, taking a look around.
[00:44]	<[GM]Mary>	The surrounding area is mostly dense forest, though there's a tall hill before you and there are likely some treaded paths around. Listening closely, you can hear running water, perhaps from a small stream nearby.
[00:46]	<[huh]Letty>	It should be around here...
[00:48]	* [Pyg]Judith	's bats circle around before finally bunching up to reform her regular body.
[00:48]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Where is it marked?
[00:49]	* [huh]Letty	consults the map...
[00:50]	<[GM]Mary>	The only obvious hint towards the treasure's location would be the cresting hill, but it is quite large, covering probably a good one-hundred square meters.
[00:59]	* [huh]Letty	is looking in the completely wrong direction.
[01:00]	<[GM]Mary>	Joule: you find the "hidden entrance". It's a cave under the hill surrounded by a lot of foliage. You wouldn't have noticed it were it not for the cool draft coming from it.
[01:01]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: You notice tracks around the area, those of human's feet. Guessing from local weather and pattern, they appear to be recent.
[01:02]	* [Pyg]Judith	becomes more alert of her surroundings after finding the foot prints.
[01:04]	* [Tess]Joule	moves off towards the entrance, and finds it after a while. She inspects the bars first, but then calls out.
[01:04]	<[Tess]Joule>	Hey! Found it!
[01:04]	<[GM]Mary>	Everybody: You hear a gunshot crack from the other side of the hill.
[01:05]	* [huh]Letty	turns.
[01:05]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Damn, looks like we're not alone out here."
[01:06]	* [Pyg]Judith	breaks into a swarm of bats. The cloud rises up to survey the area.
[01:07]	* [Tess]Joule	immediately whirls to look and listen for anomalies, her eyes beginning to glow very slightly.
[01:08]	<[huh]Letty>	It never is that easy, is it?
[01:09]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: following the sound over the hill, you find two people fighting with blade and bullet, though you can't tell much else in your current form.
[01:13]	* [Pyg]Judith	's cloud returns back down to her companions, the bats begin squeaking and sounding like human words.
[01:13]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Looks like two people are fighting it out for their right to the plunder."
[01:17]	<[huh]Letty>	If they're so eager, perhaps we should show them a real fight.
[01:18]	<[Tess]Joule>	Ah, boy...
[01:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"FollOW mE..."
[01:22]	* [Pyg]Judith	circles the pair before fluttering over to where she last saw the combatants.
[01:23]	* [huh]Letty	shatters into ravens once more, carrying Joule with her.
[01:23]	* [Tess]Joule	chuckles, with a clear streak of madness.
[01:24]	<[Tess]Joule>	Perhaps their conductivity may make an interesting study...
[01:27]	<[GM]Mary>	Everyone: You're brought near the scene, about a hundred feet away.
[01:28]	<[GM]Mary>	Some foliage gives you concealment.
[01:28]	<[Tess]Joule>	So... how to deal with this little problem?
[01:29]	* [Tess]Joule	adjusts her cufflinks, eying the fight from behind cover.
[01:33]	<[huh]Letty>	The same way one deals with any problem. We eliminate it.
[01:34]	<[Tess]Joule>	How delightfully practical.
[01:37]	<[huh]Letty>	I aim for efficiency.
[01:38]	<[GM]Mary>	You notice a few things in particular about the fighters. One, they're both women, two, one of them is a vampire(black cloak, dark hair, yellow eyes, black sword, has been gunshot, carrying a sack, three, the other's a vampire hunter(white hair, blue eyes, wears what appears to be a maid dress reinforced with leather and chained steel, and brandishing a strange claw weapon and revolver).
[01:39]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith: you also notice that the black one is the same vampire you met at the castle.
[01:40]	* [Pyg]Judith	's bats return to human form as her eyes grow wide at the familiar girl.
[01:41]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Oh damn...
[01:42]	<[Tess]Joule>	What?
[01:43]	* [Mry]Vampire	attacks with a lightning-fast hard swing, and at first, the blow seems to strike her pursuer perfectly across the neck. However, something akin to deja-vu strikes the three of you, and you witness that the hunter does in fact parry and retaliate with her revolver.
[01:44]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Looks like we have a hunter in our midst."
[01:44]	<[huh]Letty>	A hunter, huh...
[01:44]	* [Mry]Vampire	fires point-blank into her torso, sending gore out from behind the vampire.
[01:45]	<[Tess]Joule>	Judging from your reaction, I would presume that bad.
[01:45]	<[Mry]Vampire>	[derp, forget i said that]
[01:45]	* Susanna	fires point-blank into her torso, sending gore out from behind the vampire.
[01:46]	* [Mry]Vampire	yells, retreating backwards, assuming a defensive position. The fight does not seem to be going in her favor.
[01:49]	<Susanna>	Hmph... Your time's running out, vampire. How many more hits can you take? I still got four shots left. The next one's going into your head.
[01:49]	<[huh]Letty>	We should simply let one kill the other, then finish the remaining one off.
[01:50]	<[huh]Letty>	...we should, but...
[01:50]	* [Pyg]Judith	ignores what Leticia is saying and moves behind the bushes quietly to get into a position behind the hunter.
[01:53]	* [Mry]Vampire	notices Judith's advance, and tries to capture the hunter's attention while she moves.
[01:55]	* [Pyg]Judith	resumes her movement through the bushes after freezing upon stepping on a twig.
[01:56]	<[Mry]Vampire>	ch-heh... Try it, bitch. Petty blows of mortal steel won't bring me down.
[01:56]	<Susanna>	Is that so...
[01:57]	* Susanna	fetches into one of her pockets, brandishing an obviously holy-anointed bullet. It stings your eyes a little just to look at it.
[01:57]	* [Mry]Vampire	ffffffffffffffreezes.
[01:58]	<[Tess]Joule>	Damn... what is that...
[01:59]	* [Pyg]Judith	can feel the presence of a holy artifact in the air.
[01:59]	* [Pyg]Judith	makes her move, parting the bushes and ready to lunge at the hunter from behind.
[02:03]	<Susanna>	heh... That's what I thought...
[02:05]	<[Mry]Vampire>	[Joule: Your attack is successful, she didn't notice you until your hand was in her throat. Or at least that's what happened the first time. You find yourself mid-attack once more, only this time, she dodges and retaliates with a kick.]
[02:05]	<[Mry]Vampire>	[er. Judith. darn it]
[02:07]	* [Pyg]Judith	tumbles backwards after getting punted aside.
[02:08]	<Susanna>	Another?
[02:08]	* [Mry]Vampire	takes this chance to amscray!
[02:08]	<Susanna>	...shit!
[02:10]	* Susanna	tries to make aim at the fleeing vampire, but she can't make a good shot in the failing moonlight. She quickly returns her attention back to Judith.
[02:12]	* [Pyg]Judith	sits back up after recovering from the attack, grinning at the hunter who now looks at her.
[02:19]	<Susanna>	Damn... He had friends?
[02:20]	* [huh]Letty	strikes while the hunter's back is turned, her claws piercing clothing and body. Her poisonous blood mixes with that of her prey.
[02:22]	* Susanna	expression goes from contemplative to shock, feeling a barb pierce through her side where her armor fails her. She quickly rolls back, getting some distance between herself and her attackers while clutching her wound.
[02:23]	* [huh]Letty	licks the blood off her fingers.
[02:24]	<Susanna>	Eengh... I can't believe I let myself... damn...
[02:24]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Thanks, Letty."
[02:25]	<[huh]Letty>	Anything for you, Judith.
[02:25]	* Susanna	stands up, a little surprised that the pain hasn't subsided.
[02:25]	<Susanna>	Two of you...
[02:26]	* [Pyg]Judith	gets up.
[02:29]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Think you can handle this one? I think the other one might have taken off with our loot."
[02:30]	<[huh]Letty>	I can manage.
[02:41]	* [Tess]Joule	walks up to join the other two, but takes to following Judith. Should be fine, Letty said she could handle it.
[02:43]	<Susanna>	Nngh... Are you after him too? What's your purpose here? You're definitely no "Fidei Defensor"...
[02:45]	<[huh]Letty>	Him?
[02:47]	<Susanna>	ch... damn, what did you do to me...
[02:48]	* [Pyg]Judith	breakes into a run, hoping that the little vampire hasn't gotten very far yet.
[02:49]	<Susanna>	argh... Alright... Just you and me now, is it?
[02:49]	<[huh]Letty>	Indeed.
[02:50]	<Susanna>	Heh... That was a bad idea. You should have killed me while you had me surrounded.
[02:50]	<[huh]Letty>	Oh, and you should get your wound checked. My blood should be running its course, and it wouldn't be good to leave it untreated for too long.
[02:51]	<Susanna>	Poison...? So, I gotta beat you before the poison runs its course... No problem. I have a little extra time on my hands.
[02:53]	* Susanna	smiles, brandishing a rather large stopwatch. She twirls the revolver around her finger and assumes a very open stance, not giving to any particular direction, aims at Letty, and pulls back the hammer...
[03:02]	* Susanna	fires a shot, and it just barely misses, going through Leticia's clothes but missing the skin by a millimeter. Leticia's head-on rush meets Suzie quite quickly, but as soon as the first blow is struck, she finds herself standing right where she was before she made her move. This time, Suzie corrects her aim, and shoots Letty dead-center.
[03:08]	* [huh]Letty	stops for a second, confused.
[03:09]	<Susanna>	Heh... So, you can't move like that again, huh? Or else, you already would have. One-trick pony... Though I suppose it's a good combination with the poison. What's the antidote? Your blood? Ch-heh, I wouldn't chance it.
[03:10]	<[huh]Letty>	If you wanted, I could suck the poison out for you...
[03:10]	<[huh]Letty>	Though I'm afraid I'd take quite a bit of your blood with it...
[03:11]	<Susanna>	I bet you would. You know what? I'm feeling generous. C'mere, flunky, I'll give you something to suck on.
[03:12]	* Susanna	, in spite her bold words, looks like shit.
[03:13]	<[huh]Letty>	We'll see.
[03:16]	* [huh]Letty	attacks a second time, only to glance off her opponent's armor.
[03:17]	<[huh]Letty>	thc.
[03:18]	* Susanna	does the same trick, shooting Letty right in the head this time.
[03:18]	* [huh]Letty	clutches the bleeding hole.
[03:19]	<[huh]Letty>	Insolence...
[03:19]	* Susanna	, despite her success, scrunches her face into displeased look.
[03:21]	<Susanna>	Damn...
[03:21]	<[huh]Letty>	Something the matter?
[03:26]	<Susanna>	I think... Time's running out.
[03:26]	<[huh]Letty>	Poor dear. I'll give you a proper funeral.
[03:28]	<Susanna>	engh... Perhaps some other time. I'm afraid I can't attend.
[03:29]	<Susanna>	I'll die some other day, if that's fine with you.

@@[03:29]	<[GM]Mary>	[The meido! Stop time! Tune in tomorrow, kids.]
[TheMary]               [And time resumes!]

[00:16]	* Susanna	's breathing becomes more and more irregular, sweat accumulating on her skin and dripping down her body.
[00:17]	<[huh]Letty>	My, I'm surprised you can even stand.
[00:17]	<[huh]Letty>	You shouldn't move too much, it just makes the poison spread quicker.
[00:17]	<Susanna>	There's a lot of things I can do...hah...
[00:18]	<[huh]Letty>	I'm sure.
[00:18]	* Susanna	fumbles at her pockets, producing that light-emitting round she showed off before, and holds it by the rim between her fingers.
[00:20]	<[huh]Letty>	Oh?
[00:20]	<[huh]Letty>	Are you going to shoot me with that?
[00:21]	* Susanna	barely smiles, and shakes her head.
[00:23]	<[huh]Letty>	No?
[00:27]	<[huh]Letty>	I wonder what you're going to do with it, then...
[00:27]	* Susanna	presses on the bullet's tip with her thumb, her fist shaking slightly from the exertion, until the bullet pops from the cartridge. She holds the bullet alone in her fingers now, holstering her gun and using her now free hand to make a whistle.
[00:28]	<[huh]Letty>	Oh?
[00:52]	* Susanna	, with expert precision, takes the shining bullet between her fingers and flicks it to the ground, which bursts into a bright display of light. Immediately after, she runs back into the forest, trying to cross over into the trail.
[00:56]	* [huh]Letty	manages to shield her eyes from the light. However, the hunter still has a distance advantage.
[01:01]	* [huh]Letty	doesn't bother to follow. She'll be dead before she even leaves the forest.
[01:09]	* Susanna	's whistle was apparently for the horse, but she never makes it. Before crossing the threshold of trees, Leticia sees her drop before it.
[01:11]	* [huh]Letty	walks casually over to the body.
[01:14]	<Susanna>	...egh...
[01:17]	* Susanna	isn't quite dead yet, but is on the ropes.
[01:18]	<[huh]Letty>	I'm sorry, I'd offer you a second chance as one of my kindred, but I'm afraid my blood isn't suitable for such things.
[01:20]	<Susanna>	hah... I'd rather be left for the wolves... damn...
[01:21]	<[huh]Letty>	I at least admire your courage. In vain, maybe, but admirable nonetheless.
[01:24]	<[huh]Letty>	It's too bad, but I'm afraid this is your end.
[01:24]	<Susanna>	Wait...
[01:25]	* [huh]Letty	stops.
[01:25]	<[huh]Letty>	Yes?
[01:30]	* Susanna	, with great effort, crawls to her horse, pulling herself half-way up from the ground by the saddle, and putting something around the horn from her neck. She falls over on the back, apparently finished with her task.
[01:30]	<Susanna>	Ugh!... hah... hah...
[01:31]	* [huh]Letty	examines the item.
[01:33]	<[GM]Mary>	It's a silver cross on a small chain, typically worn like a necklace. About two inches long and inch wide, there's nothing particularly outstanding about it.
[01:33]	* [huh]Letty	takes it.
[01:34]	<Susanna>	Engh... You said... admirable? Would you honor that with a last request?
[01:34]	<[huh]Letty>	I would.
[01:34]	<[huh]Letty>	Though... it depends on the request.
[01:35]	<Susanna>	Put that cross back and send the horse down the trail... she'll find her way...
[01:39]	<[huh]Letty>	If it's something like that, I'll do it. Rest in peace, I'm a person of my word.
[01:40]	<Susanna>	...
[01:43]	<Susanna>	I only hope... she understands.
[01:44]	* [huh]Letty	places the chain back on the saddlehorn, and gives the horse a slap to send it off.
[01:48]	<Susanna>	aaah... Well? What're you waiting for?
[01:49]	* Susanna	looks to Leticia with tired eyes, still lying on the ground.
[02:08]	* [huh]Letty	kneels and lifts her foe up almost tenderly, brushing her hair away from her neck.
[02:09]	<[huh]Letty>	I'll try to make this as painless as possible.
[02:09]	<Susanna>	ah... I guess this is the last time...
[02:09]	* [huh]Letty	leans down and feeds.
[02:09]	* Susanna	closes her eyes, not giving any resistance.
[02:16]	* [huh]Letty	finishes, laying the girl's body up against a tree.
[02:37]	* [huh]Letty	thinks for a moment, than slips her hand into one of the girl's pockets and draws out a watch.]
[02:37]	<[huh]Letty>	I'm sorry, but I don't think you'll be needing this anymore.

@@Meanwhile...

[00:09]	<[GM]Mary>	Judith and Joule: You follow the dark figure through the forest. Though she's quick, her wounds are slowing her down.
[00:11]	* [PYG]Judith	picks up the pace, her eyes locked on the quarry as she makes her way through the brush.
[00:13]	* [Tess]Joule	runs through the forest at high speed, jumping through, over and around obstacles to try and catch the figure.
[00:19]	* [PYG]Judith	waits until she thinks she can make the jump and then leaps for the other Vampire.
[00:24]	* [GM]Vampire	hears the sound, looks ahead, and tries to stop, but instead fumbles over and crashes into Judith.
[00:25]	* [PYG]Judith	tumbles backwards, catching the Vampire in her grasp.
[00:25]	* [Tess]Joule	runs up to the two, trying to find an opening in case she needs to attack.
[00:26]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Well, good evening, child."
[00:28]	<[GM]Vampire>	G-gah! Dammit! won't you just leave me alone?
[00:30]	* [GM]Vampire	tries to wrestle away from Judith's grip.
[00:31]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I'd like to ask what you're doing out here though."
[00:35]	* [Tess]Joule	looks from the vampire at Judith, silently asking if she needs anything.
[00:37]	<[GM]Vampire>	I could ask you the same question! Are you stalking me or something? Did I earn a spot in that big, fat, soft heart of yours? Dammit, let go of me!
[00:42]	* [GM]Vampire	struggles weakly.
[00:43]	* [PYG]Judith	maintains her hold while giving the vampire a smirk.
[00:43]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Ohh? What if I had?"
[00:44]	<[GM]Vampire>	Judith: in the vampire's struggle, you notice something you had not before: an Adam's apple.
[00:46]	* [PYG]Judith	's grin only grows wider upon her new discovery.
[00:50]	* [GM]Vampire	doesn't look too happy about that.
[00:50]	<[GM]Vampire>	W-what're you smiling about?
[00:51]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Hmhm, wouldn't you like to know?"
[00:52]	<[Tess]Joule>	What curiosity did you find, Judith?
[00:53]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I'll tell you later, Joule."
[00:53]	* [PYG]Judith	says, giving her colleague a wink.
[00:54]	<[PYG]Judith>	"So, child, what do you have in that sack of yours?"
[00:55]	* [Tess]Joule	smiles, bemused.
[00:58]	* [GM]Vampire	frowns, not amused.
[01:00]	<[GM]Vampire>	What's it to you?
[01:03]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, it helps us decide what to do with you. Considering the psychology of our reactions and the antagonism you sow through hostility, it is far more likely your assailants will be lenient if you are cooperative.
[01:08]	<[GM]Vampire>	...What?
[01:11]	<[Tess]Joule>	You know, psychological theory. If you react adversely your assailants, which are me and my associate, will have less of a reason to be lenient with you or refrain from attacking to obtain the information you withhold.
[01:11]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Uh, yeah, whatever she said."
[01:12]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Answer the question, and I might give you something nice..."
[01:13]	<[GM]Vampire>	Shit...
[01:14]	* [GM]Vampire	drops the bag, various pieces of fine jewelry and gold spilling to the ground.
[01:16]	<[PYG]Judith>	"I see. So you did get to it before us."
[01:16]	<[Tess]Joule>	Oh, it figures... Judith, what should we do about this?
[01:16]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Hate to break it to you, child, but this isn't exactly yours to take.
[01:16]	<[PYG]Judith>	"
[01:16]	<[GM]Vampire>	If ya want it, go ahead and take it! There's a hundred times that still left in that cave. All I want is enough to pay off some loans, and maybe get myself a fine place or two in America...
[01:18]	* [Tess]Joule	smiles, her irises beginning to glow ever so slightly.
[01:21]	<[PYG]Judith>	"That's not what I mean, child."
[01:21]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Everything, even in that cave belongs to our boss."
[01:23]	* [PYG]Judith	thinks for a moment.
[01:24]	<[GM]Vampire>	Your "boss"? I knew it! You're a fucking lackey vampire. How does the scum between his toes taste, huh? If you tell me they're human, I think I'll throw up.
[01:29]	* [GM]Vampire	looks to Joule.
[01:29]	<[GM]Vampire>	What about you, tall, scary, and ugly? I never knew the undead got along so well. I bet you got suckered into her coven, didn't you?
[01:29]	* [PYG]Judith	sighs.
[01:29]	<[PYG]Judith>	"You really don't understand a thing, child."
[01:29]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Guess I won't give you your nice thing anymore."
[01:30]	* [Tess]Joule	cocks an eyebrow at the vampire.
[01:36]	<[Tess]Joule>	I have reason to believe my actions were rational, but that is too subjective to contemplate in a discussion like this one. For now, I think it would be in your... interests to avoid provoking us to act.
[01:37]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Joule, could you get all those things back in the sack? We should get back to Letty now that we've caught our little friend here."
[01:38]	<[GM]Vampire>	Argh, I'm getting sick of that!
[01:39]	* [Tess]Joule	proceeds to collect everything, but continues to talk.
[01:39]	<[Tess]Joule>	Sick of what?
[01:39]	* [GM]Vampire	disappears into a cloud of mist, leaving Judith with only a dark cloak to clutch.
[01:40]	* [PYG]Judith	frowns as her "friend" takes his leave.
[01:40]	* [PYG]Judith	looks at the cloak left in her hands.
[01:40]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Well, he'll have to come back for this some time, right?"
[01:41]	* [GM]Vampire	reforms moments later, sans cloak about ten meters away.
[01:44]	* [PYG]Judith	notices the vampire in the distance. She puts the cloak on across her shoulders and gives the little vampire a wave.
[01:44]	<[Tess]Joule>	I suppose that's true then.
[01:45]	* [Tess]Joule	's eyes glow more strongly, at the same time the temperature drops a little.
[01:47]	* [GM]Vampire	gives Judith the middle finger.
[01:54]	* [Tess]Joule	grins maniacally, and runs to close some of the distance before firing a bolt of lightning at the vampire from her hand.
[01:54]	* [PYG]Judith	simply laughs at the juvenile gesture.
[01:56]	* [GM]Vampire	reflexively dodges, but can't outdo the speed of light just yet. Her middle finger suffers a horrible electric burn.
[01:56]	<[GM]Vampire>	G-Gaaaaaagh!
[01:56]	* [PYG]Judith	calls out to Joule.
[01:56]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Don't be too rough!"
[01:57]	* [GM]Vampire	clutches his electrified arm.
[01:57]	<[GM]Vampire>	Youuuu....
[01:58]	<[GM]Vampire>	Bitch...
[01:58]	<[GM]Vampire>	I'm gonna... I'm gonna...
[01:58]	* [GM]Vampire	has something catch in his throat.
[01:59]	<[Tess]Joule>	Ahahahaha!
[01:59]	<[GM]Vampire>	*sniff* I'm gonna... k-kill you...
[02:00]	* [GM]Vampire	's voice breaks, as he keeps trying to wipe something from his eyes.
[02:01]	* [PYG]Judith	catches sight of the vampire reaching for his face.
[02:01]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Hey, I just said not too rough."
[02:01]	* [PYG]Judith	quickly makes her way over to the two.
[02:02]	* [GM]Vampire	turns away from the two, trying to hide his sobs.
[02:02]	<[Tess]Joule>	All I did was give him a shock, didn't think he'd take it that hard to be honest.
[02:02]	* [Tess]Joule	's composure gradually changes to one of curiosity.
[02:04]	* [GM]Vampire	mumbles a variety of things under his quivering breath, none of which are very nice.
[02:05]	<[PYG]Judith>	"My, oh my, what a crybaby. I thought you were such a proud and mighty vampire."
[02:07]	<[GM]Vampire>	sh-shut up! ssn- you don't know what it's like...
[02:11]	* [PYG]Judith	keeps her distance.
[02:12]	<[PYG]Judith>	"You're right, maybe I haven't."
[02:13]	<[PYG]Judith>	"But I have to wonder why you'd let me...us, see that side of you."
[02:15]	* [Tess]Joule	crosses her arms, waiting to see how the vampire reacts.
[02:16]	* [GM]Vampire	shouts,
[02:16]	<[GM]Vampire>	What difference does it make!?
[02:16]	<[GM]Vampire>	You got what you came for, just leave me alone...
[02:17]	* [PYG]Judith	sighs.
[02:17]	<[PYG]Judith>	"You really are a child."
[02:18]	<[PYG]Judith>	"You could have ran off much farther away, and yet here you are, materializing while still within my line of sight."
[02:19]	<[GM]Vampire>	N-no... I can't...
[02:19]	* [Tess]Joule	lets her arms down by her sides, but doesn't do anything and continues to observe.
[02:19]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Can't what?"
[02:21]	<[GM]Vampire>	I can't... go that far yet...
[02:21]	* [GM]Vampire	is trying really hard to stop those tears.
[02:24]	* [PYG]Judith	steps up a little closer, but still maintains a bit of distance. She reaches out to place a hand on his head.
[02:25]	<[GM]Vampire>	stop...
[02:26]	* [PYG]Judith	pulls her hand back at the word. Guess not. She takes a small step backwards.
[02:27]	* [Tess]Joule	walks up next to Judith, watching the figure closely.
[02:32]	<[Tess]Joule>	What's holding you back?
[02:39]	* [GM]Vampire	breathes deeply a few times, calming his sniveling down a bit. He sits quiet for a moment, then stands up and looks at the pair. His face is still flushed from crying, but his wounds from battle have now almost completely healed.
[02:41]	<[GM]Vampire>	Nothing.
[02:42]	* [Tess]Joule	sighs.
[02:44]	<[PYG]Judith>	"In that case, you don't get your fancy little cloak back."
[02:44]	<[Tess]Joule>	I don't intend to serve as an alienist, but I will mention that suppressing these emotional responses won't rid you of them; if anything they will just be more difficult to bear. Give it some thought.
[02:44]	* [Tess]Joule	turns, going to the bag that the vampire was carrying.
[02:45]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Until I think you're worthy of our kin, I'll be holding onto this for you."
[02:46]	<[GM]Vampire>	Go on and take it. I have no intention of befriending the likes of vampires or ghosts anyway.
[02:46]	* [GM]Vampire	picks the black sword from the ground near his feet and points the blade to Joule.
[02:47]	* [Tess]Joule	turns to face him, an unaltered expression on her face.
[02:48]	<[GM]Vampire>	Next time we meet... I'll fuel this blade with your soul.
[02:48]	<[GM]Vampire>	Don't try to follow me. You'll never catch me.
[02:49]	<[Tess]Joule>	Such an attempt would be a very unwise idea, sir. And I do not intend to follow you or attack unless I find reason for such action.
[02:49]	* [GM]Vampire	leaves, with a leaping step much unlike his previous pace.
[02:49]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Sure, I can. If you can only go as far as you can like you did now, I can certainly lap you twice around the world."
[02:49]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Be seeing you!"
[02:49]	* [PYG]Judith	calls out, as the vampire departs.
[02:51]	* [Tess]Joule	turns back to Judith.
[02:51]	<[Tess]Joule>	Well, should we finish our business here? There seems to be little left to take care of and opportunities only last so long.
[02:53]	<[PYG]Judith>	"Yeah, let's get back to Letty and get that loot moving."
[03:00]	<[GM]Mary>	Session End!









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@@Session Thirteen: New House
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Sepember 27
[21:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...ummm...I probably missed a lot of things...where are we...?"
[21:32]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, wait...we're not started yet. That explains all this white void n' stuff...Sheppy's not here yet."
[21:33]	<[GM]Mary>	Scoot, Scoot! You gotta have the [GM] sticker to kick off a game, ya know!
[21:33]	<[GM]Mary>	*Ahem*
[21:36]	<[GM]Mary>	The crew returns from their treasure hunting, and within a week, Shepard has turned the materials into modern-day money.
[21:37]	<[GM]Mary>	First thing's first: move out of this noisy little town and into a nice, creepy mansion along the countryside. He even bought a cute servant girl for all to enjoy!
[21:38]	* Shepard	slowly opens the manor's doors, smiling at the satisfying dull creak emitted. Ah, yes. This is a home with history.
[21:40]	* [Pyg]Judith	gives off an impressed whistle as she follows the master inside.
[21:40]	* [Owen]Phrine	drifts after Judith for about three steps, then goes off on her own, exploring the foyer.
[21:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Mmm~...This old house is old...oldy-moldy like mold, except I can't find none..."
[21:43]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Lots of dust though..."
[21:44]	* [Pyg]Judith	runs her finger across the railing of a stair and inspects it, blowing the dust after.
[21:45]	<[huh]Leticia>	This is going to mean a lot of dusting...
[21:46]	<[GM]Mary>	It's classic. Wide open staircase with a balcony on both sides, red carpet rolled down the stairs. Huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling. A tall, ominous candle stack on both sides of the stair case. Arched windows. Though it's dusty, it appears someone's been trying to clean it; the wooden rails shine in the moonlight.
[21:49]	* [Owen]Phrine	busies herself with cleaning that dust off the furniture with her hands, then wiping it on her skirt and vest. She's relatively filthy within minutes.
[21:49]	<Shepard>	Hmph... It's a little further from town, but it'll do for the time being.
[21:52]	<Shepard>	Well, what do you think?
[21:52]	* Shepard	turns to his vampire cohorts.
[21:53]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You're asking girls who have no problem turning into mist or bats, Boss."
[21:53]	<[huh]Leticia>	I think it'll be lovely, once touched up a bit.
[21:53]	* Shepard	shrugs.
[21:54]	<Shepard>	I suppose I should consider myself fortunate for not having finicky vampires.
[21:55]	<Shepard>	Oh, that reminds me. Have either of you met Cherish?
[21:56]	<[Pyg]Judith>	Is that the girl you brought back a few days ago?
[21:58]	<[huh]Leticia>	Who?
[22:00]	* [Owen]Phrine	's ears perk up at the sound of a new person. New people can be fun! She walks over to the others.
[22:01]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Where~?"
[22:05]	<Shepard>	Yes, yes, this lovely... I'm not sure, she seems Indonesian or something of the eastern sort.
[22:08]	* Shepard	clears his throat.
[22:08]	<Shepard>	Cherish! Come meet your masters.
[22:12]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to brush the dust off her hands and skirt to look a little nicer.
[22:12]	<[GM]Mary>	You hear something rustle in another room, then immediately after a dark skinned girl caught up in a full-blown maid uniform(neither frill nor lace were spared) blazes out, skidding to a stop before the master and the others.
[22:14]	* [Owen]Phrine	tilts her head. She hasn't seen hardly any people with dark skin in her lifetime.
[22:14]	* [GM]Cherish	stands straight, as if in formation. She holds a silver plate behind her in both hands.
[22:14]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"She certainly is from somewhere far away."
[22:15]	* [huh]Leticia	stares. She's adorable...
[22:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	creeps up to this new maidly girl. Licking her finger, she rubs at the girls cheek with her thumb.
[22:17]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Nnmmmpth, guess it doesn't come off..."
[22:18]	* [GM]Cherish	tries her best not to give the master's daughters a bizarre look, and decides to answer the former's question first.
[22:18]	<[GM]Cherish>	Ah-ah, yes, ma'am! My father immigrated from the United States when I was a very young.
[22:21]	<[GM]Cherish>	Master Shepard has granted me the opportunity to earn my way home. I promise to work my hardest for all of you!
[22:21]	* [GM]Cherish	bows.
[22:22]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Well we look forward to your service, ehm, Cherish."
[22:25]	* [Owen]Phrine	backs up and gives Cherish some space. She seems nice enough.
[22:25]	* [GM]Cherish	bows once more.
[22:25]	<[GM]Cherish>	Thank you, very much.
[22:26]	* [huh]Leticia	smiles at the small girl.
[22:26]	<Shepard>	Ah, yes. There is one more thing, isn't there?
[22:27]	<[GM]Cherish>	Huh? Oh...
[22:27]	* Shepard	turns to his companions.
[22:29]	<Shepard>	Cherish here is also under "Bridal Training". Leticia, Judith, I expect that you'll assist our servant in becoming a lady. A fair trade for salvation from menial tasks, no?
[22:29]	* [GM]Cherish	blushes a little at that, turning her eyes to the floor and fidgeting with that plate.
[22:30]	* [huh]Leticia	nods.
[22:30]	<[huh]Leticia>	I'll do my best.
[22:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	dulls her eyes. Nope, no romantic experience here!
[22:31]	* Shepard	directs a smile towards Leticia. The "I'm going to fuck with you" kind of grin.
[22:31]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh? Hmhm, interesting."
[22:33]	* [huh]Leticia	doesn't really notice.
[22:34]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...You'd better not listen to me then, Missus Cherish-girl. I'll only confuse ya'."
[22:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	closes her eyes and smiles, trying to be cute.
[22:37]	* [GM]Cherish	looks to Shepard, unsure if responding would be out of line.
[22:39]	<Shepard>	Don't worry about her. Just make sure to tease her every now and then to keep her entertained.
[22:42]	<Shepard>	Now, I believe I've made you aware of our hours and specific needs beforehand. If you have any questions outside that realm, feel free to ask any of us, though take caution before heeding Phrine's advice.
[22:43]	* [GM]Cherish	nods, and looks to the one that must be Phrine sympathetically.
[22:44]	* [huh]Leticia	can't help but smirk a bit at this.
[22:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	is lost now.
[22:44]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmm'kay."
[22:45]	<Shepard>	I'm heading out. I'll be back in a few hours. Everyone, take good care of our servant.
[22:45]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Sure thing, Boss."
[22:46]	* Shepard	leaves, shutting one of those huge doors behind him.
[22:47]	* [Owen]Phrine	turns back to Cherish. She pulls out her egg and shows it to the girl.
[22:47]	* Shepard	except he doesn't. He cracks open the door and calls Phrine over.
[22:48]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"This is egg. My egg. My lucky egg. K? K."
[22:48]	* [GM]Cherish	nods. The master is right, these people are very strange...
[22:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	puts the egg away and goes over by Shepard.
[22:48]	* Shepard	pulls her aside.
[22:51]	<Shepard>	Ah, I forgot to mention. You need not worry about your horns or your little wings. I've already told her of this, she thinks it as only a strangeness of these lands. Which is true enough, is it not? And remember to drink lightly if you grow thirsty. She's not a very big girl at all.
[22:52]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods, adjusting her black LettyHat a little.
[22:53]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Does she...umm...know that we're...uhh, us...?"
[22:53]	<Shepard>	She does not. If you want to tell her, be my guest, though I expect you to deal with the consequences.
[22:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	nibbles at a fingernail pensively.
[22:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Uhhm...I'm not too liking consequences...those aren't fun..."
[22:55]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I'll be good, I prombise."
[22:56]	* Shepard	ruffles her hair(or hat).
[22:56]	<Shepard>	Good. Take care, now.
[22:57]	* Shepard	fully departs.
[22:59]	* Cherish	just sort of stands there nervously.
[22:59]	* [Pyg]Judith	sniffs as she stands there awkwardly wondering what to do.
[22:59]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Err..."
[23:00]	<Cherish>	Umm...
[23:00]	<Cherish>	A-are you hungry?
[23:01]	<[huh]Leticia>	Not particularly, no.
[23:01]	* [Owen]Phrine	is conflicted. She IS, but...what about "consequences"?
[23:03]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...drrrmmm...I...may...be...not...?"
[23:04]	* Cherish	turns to Phrine, listening more closely.
[23:04]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh, err, what do you have in mind, Cherish?"
[23:06]	<Cherish>	Oh... Well, Mister Shepard told me that you three don't eat normally, but if you're hungry I could... make a pot roast or something.
[23:07]	<Cherish>	Please, if there's anything, don't hesitate to ask.
[23:08]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"That doesn't sound like a bad idea at all!"
[23:09]	* Cherish	nods.
[23:09]	<Cherish>	Right away, ma'am!
[23:09]	* Cherish	dashes off into the kitchen.
[23:14]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"All right, now what?
[23:14]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"
[23:15]	<[huh]Leticia>	We wait, I guess.
[23:15]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I...dunno. She doesn't know we're...us, so that's gonna be hard..."
[23:15]	<[huh]Leticia>	Yeah. I wonder about the master, sometimes...
[23:16]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But we can't kill her. Sheppy said so."
[23:16]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Wonder why...?"
[23:17]	<[huh]Leticia>	There's no reason to kill her anyway, though.
[23:17]	* [Owen]Phrine	shrugs.
[23:18]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Can't we just get another one, though~?"
[23:19]	* Cherish	cooks diligently.
[23:19]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"We don't know what the Boss has in mind for her. I doubt one of them is having her dead, Phrine."
[23:19]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"No, wait...maybe that was a joke, then...? I'm so confused..."
[23:20]	* [Owen]Phrine	stares up at the chandelier.
[23:29]	* [Pyg]Judith	pats Phrine on the head.
[23:29]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Don't think about it too hard, sweetie."
[23:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks back at Judith.
[23:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...feels like something I need to think about, though. Killin' people and all that..."
[23:32]	<[huh]Leticia>	You eed to think about it?
[23:32]	* [Owen]Phrine	trails away. Her mind wanders to other things from times long past.
[23:33]	* [Owen]Phrine	seems to shuffle forwards a half-step, as if nervously approaching someone who isn't there.
[23:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	suddenly stops, and glares at the air before her.
[23:34]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"......mmm, yeah...think about it..."
[23:35]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks down to her own hands and flexes them.
[23:36]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...I need a weapon..."
[23:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	says out of the blue.
[23:39]	<[huh]Leticia>	A weapon?
[23:40]	* [Owen]Phrine	walks, not wanders, over to the front door and pushes it open, looking very particularly in a certain direction off in the distance.
[23:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Yeah. Something you hurt people with...one'a those..."
[23:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	's voice sounds rather detached right about now.
[23:41]	* [huh]Leticia	looks at Judith questioningly.
[23:42]	* [Owen]Phrine	points a spindly finger out to the horizon.
[23:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...He's that way..."
[23:43]	* [Owen]Phrine	whispers to herself.
[23:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	slowly makes her pointed finger into the shape of a gun, and shoots it off in that direction.
[23:44]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Bang."
[23:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	stares at her gun-hand pensively.
[23:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods most assuredly.
[23:48]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mhm. That'd work."
[23:50]	* [Owen]Phrine	turns back around and looks at her "sisters".
[23:50]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hey, did Sheppy leave us any of all that money~?"
[23:52]	<[huh]Leticia>	I think I have some of it, why?
[23:52]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...'Cause, I want to buy a gun today. That's-a why."
[23:54]	<[huh]Leticia>	Oh, I see...
[23:54]	<[huh]Leticia>	A gun, though...
[23:54]	* [huh]Leticia	sizes up Phrine.
[23:55]	* [Owen]Phrine	sizes up Leticia, for no real reason.
[23:56]	<[huh]Leticia>	I guess it's up to Judith.
[23:56]	* [huh]Leticia	looks back at her partner.
[23:57]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hmm..."
[23:57]	* [Owen]Phrine	frowns. No, not tonight; she's not being a kid tonight. This is serious to her, now.
[23:57]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"But where are you going to find one?"
[23:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"In town, prolly."
[23:59]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But it's not up to her. S'up to me. Not you, not Shepard...not Judith. I'm...a woman. Not a child. I just...forget that, sometimes."
[23:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to say "Judith" with some emphasis.
[23:59]	* [huh]Leticia	nods.
[00:00]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I...suppose."
[00:01]	* [Pyg]Judith	knows she's right but can't help but feel a little down at this. She tries to keep that feeling from showing on her face.
[00:01]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks into Judith's eyes affectionately, but still seriously.
[00:02]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Mom, I...I feel something. Something like, I need to do this. I need to go somewhere. And I need a gun for it. Maybe...Maybe I've always needed one."
[00:02]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"If I'd-a had a gun back then...maybe, we...wouldn't have died..."
[00:03]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I've just...got a bad feeling about all of this. And I don't like that, not one bit."
[00:05]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I don't see why not, a simple gun shouldn't kill you."
[00:05]	* [Owen]Phrine	sighs funnily.
[00:06]	<[huh]Leticia>	She ended up asking Judith anyway...
[00:06]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Actually hope it could. 'Cause that means it could...kill him, too..."
[00:06]	<[huh]Leticia>	"him"?
[00:07]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks back in that same direction, even with the closed doors.
[00:08]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Just some creepy man who killed us all back then. HIM him."
[00:09]	* [huh]Leticia	nods.
[00:10]	<[huh]Leticia>	But if you want to kill him, you'll have to get to him before I do.
[00:10]	* [Owen]Phrine	smirks as she turns back around.
[00:11]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But see, that's the thing. Bullets move faster than you do, don't they~?"
[00:12]	<[huh]Leticia>	I suppose they do.
[00:15]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Well, we'll have to see which of us gets to him first, eh, girls?"
[00:16]	* [Pyg]Judith	adds, flashing a confident grin.
[00:16]	<[huh]Leticia>	Is that a challenge?
[00:26]	<[GM]Mary>	WARNING! Challenger approaching!
[00:26]	<[GM]Mary>	To be continued...
















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@@Session Fourteen: Roast
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October 1
[22:06]	* [GM]Mary	puts on her reading glasses
[22:16]	<[GM]Mary>	A few hours later, the new maid finishes her roast, and rings a little bell to bring everyone to the dining room. She seems happy with how it turned out.
[22:18]	<[GM]Mary>	Phrine also soon returns from some... shopping. Or something.
[22:19]	* Cherish	searches for the others in the main hall.
[22:19]	* [Pyg]Judith	comes down the stairs.
[22:19]	* [huh]Leticia	is waiting for her.
[22:19]	<Cherish>	Miss Juuudith? Missus Phrine? Supper's ready.
[22:20]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Yes, Cherish?"
[22:21]	* [Owen]Phrine	, who's been busying herself with finding out how to work this fiddly little contraption, hears the summons of the maid.
[22:22]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...oh, hmm? Already~?"
[22:22]	* Cherish	nods.
[22:23]	* [Owen]Phrine	pouts a little. This new toy or hers is so exciting, too!
[22:24]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh, then...uh...let's eat, then."
[22:24]	<Cherish>	It's at the dinner table. Come and get it quickly, before it gets too cold!
[22:25]	* Cherish	quickly walks off to the dining room
[22:25]	* [huh]Leticia	follows.
[22:26]	* [Owen]Phrine	snaps up her new purchase in the classy-looking box it came with and shuffles off towards everyone else, still carrying the box with her.
[22:29]	<[GM]Mary>	It's all neat and pretty looking, with a flame going in the fireplace and a long, white-clothed table lined by three plates of food, silverware, and a few fancy little candle holders. Cherish stands at the end of the table with her hands behind her back.
[22:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Ooh, this looks quite lovely."
[22:31]	* Cherish	beams and bows.
[22:31]	<Cherish>	Thank you, ma'am.
[22:31]	<[huh]Leticia>	You're quite meticulous for one so young.
[22:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	manages to tear her mind away from the case long enough to try and be nice to the new girl.
[22:32]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Yes...yes, quite. Meticulous...that's a good word, I think..."
[22:34]	* Cherish	doesn't really know what 'meticulous' means, but the fancy white people are saying it and smiling, so it must be something good!
[22:34]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I was never very good with making food...I could only eat it. And sometimes I wasn't even very good at that..."
[22:34]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...I think I'm still not very good, really..."
[22:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	perks up.
[22:34]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"But...I'll try my best!"
[22:35]	* Cherish	tilts her head.
[22:35]	<Cherish>	How... can you be bad at eating? It must be really bad food if it's hard to eat. I'm pretty sure mine isn't that bad, so it should be okay.
[22:36]	<[huh]Leticia>	It looks wonderful, at least.
[22:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	shrugs and fusses with her hat.
[22:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"No...it's not you...It's probably just me...I'm weird like that."
[22:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Don't worry, I just talk to much..."
[22:37]	* [Owen]Phrine	[*too, even]
[22:37]	<Cherish>	Um... I'm not sure if I understand, but if there's anything wrong with the food, I can make something else.
[22:38]	* [Owen]Phrine	goes "pshaw!" with her hand, or something like that.
[22:39]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Pssh! How can I tell if the food is bad before I even eat it? That doesn't make much sense. At least, it wouldn't to normal people...I don't think..."
[22:40]	<[huh]Leticia>	And on that note, we should get to eating.
[22:43]	* Cherish	nods, and runs about the table, pouring everyone a little bit of wine before returning to her spot.
[22:43]	* [Pyg]Judith	takes a seat at the table.
[22:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	finds another empty seat and sits down, her case in her lap.
[22:46]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"So...umm, what kind of...roast was roasted?"
[22:47]	* [huh]Leticia	sits beside Judith.
[22:47]	<Cherish>	It's a pot roast. Beef, of course.
[22:48]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks at the food before her.
[22:49]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"It is most roasted."
[22:51]	* [huh]Leticia	cuts a piece.
[22:55]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"We don't need to say grace, right...? I forget if we're supposed to or not anymore..."
[22:55]	* [Owen]Phrine	is SO out of her element sitting at a nice table like this.
[22:56]	* [huh]Leticia	looks at Judith and Cherish.
[22:56]	<[huh]Leticia>	Either of you want to?
[22:56]	<Cherish>	Oh, you want me to?
[22:56]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Hah, don't know 'bout that. Let's be on the safe side and not. The big man upstairs probably won't even let us eat if we try talking to him."
[22:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...yeah..."
[22:57]	<[huh]Leticia>	That may well be true.
[22:58]	* Cherish	is a bit concerned by the Godless heathens at the table, but the master did warn her of strangeness amongst the residences, so she tries to pay it no mind. She makes sure to remember to pray for their souls later, however.
[22:58]	* [Owen]Phrine	finds it funny that the safe side is NOT saying grace. What's the harm in that, anyways? It's not bad, right?
[22:59]	<Cherish>	Um... I don't think the master left any orders like that... i-it's at your descretion, I suppose.
[22:59]	* Cherish	fidgets, a little uncomfortable. Eat already!
[22:59]	* [Owen]Phrine	decides that, maybe if she just eats with "grace", it'll count somehow.
[23:00]	* [huh]Leticia	whispers a short grace to herself before eating.
[23:00]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well, I guess...Thank you for the food, Miss Chair-ish."
[23:01]	* [Pyg]Judith	grabs her untensils and gets down to eating.
[23:02]	* [Owen]Phrine	picks up a fork and pulls off a little piece of the roast, trying to be all proper and that kind of stuff.
[23:02]	<[huh]Leticia>	It's very good. I haven't eaten this quality of food in a long while.
[23:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	chews the food. Gah! It's...gleh, too...solid, too normal...dead...She attempts to maintain her outward composure as best she can.
[23:04]	<Cherish>	Thank you, ma'am.
[23:06]	* [Owen]Phrine	closes her eyes and breathes slowly. She can get through this...maybe...hopefully. She picks up her knife and tries a smaller bite. Blegh, still horrible, dry bloodless stringy cooked...
[23:10]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I think...I am still inept at eating food. Perhaps I need practice..."
[23:10]	* [huh]Leticia	looks at Phrine, worried.
[23:11]	* Cherish	is as well, walking over to her seat and placing a hand on her shoulder.
[23:11]	<Cherish>	Is something wrong, ma'am? You don't look very well...
[23:11]	* [Pyg]Judith	eats in a rather calm and quiet manner, despite her usual demeanor.
[23:12]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...I...mmmnnn..."
[23:12]	* Cherish	has a fear streak run through her. oh no, what if I just poisoned the master's daughter?
[23:12]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Phrine?"
[23:12]	* [Owen]Phrine	finds it so hard to focus. Too dry...too bland...need...something more...
[23:13]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"No, I'm...fine, just...It's me, it's not you, heh~..."
[23:13]	* Cherish	feels Phrine's forehead. my gosh, she's freezing to death!
[23:14]	* [Pyg]Judith	has managed to do all right so far, but her thirst is starting to grow.
[23:15]	* [Owen]Phrine	can sense the warm hand on her forehead. Warm...living...blood...But Shepard, he said...what did he say again?
[23:16]	<Cherish>	I-I think m-miss Phine has caught a chill, um, miss Phrine, if-if you'll allow me to assist you to b-bed...
[23:16]	* Cherish	turns into a nervous wreck over the prospect of being canned her first day on the job. It was pure luck that got her such a nice place to work, and now she may never find a decent job again!
[23:17]	* [Pyg]Judith	stands up.
[23:17]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Y-yes, bed...assist. I do need some assistance. Thanks, Chair-isshh~"
[23:18]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Calm down, Cherish. I'll go with you."
[23:18]	* [Owen]Phrine	shakes her head, trying to clear it, trying to focus. So hard...this is just about as hard as with her lucky egg.
[23:18]	* Cherish	helps Phrine up, trying to keep her heartbeat down.
[23:18]	<Cherish>	Oh- u-um, yes, thank you.
[23:18]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Sorry, Letty. Do you mind?"
[23:19]	<[huh]Leticia>	Not at all.
[23:20]	* [Owen]Phrine	grabs for her newly-purchased case. No, can't leave it behind...it's important...need it...focus on what matters...
[23:21]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"This way, Cherish."
[23:21]	<Cherish>	Y-yes.
[23:21]	* [Pyg]Judith	walks ahead of the two, opening the door.
[23:22]	* Cherish	begins walking Phrine to her room upstairs, noticing the "wings" Shepard spoke of for the first time. . o ( He ordered me to never talk to anyone about it, but I'm still curious... oh, I shouldn't be worrying about that now! )
[23:24]	* [Pyg]Judith	opens the door to Phrine's room, holding it for Cherish.
[23:26]	* [Owen]Phrine	regains a little composure, recovering somewhat from the initial shock. She's still parched dry, unfortunately.
[23:26]	* Cherish	takes her in, pulling the heavy bed covers back and sets Phrine under them, pulling off her shoes as she turns her feet up.
[23:26]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nnggh, what luck...that roast was all boasted to be the most, too..."
[23:26]	* Cherish	. o ( So dark in here... I wonder why none of the master's daughters have a room with a window? )
[23:28]	<Cherish>	I'm so sorry, ma'am! I swear, I cooked it well and done. I don't know how this could've happened...
[23:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Ah, don't worry about it. This isn't your fault."
[23:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	shakes her head, clenching her teeth shut to avoid "accidentally" biting Cherish's arm. Her soft, darkened, living-no! Not like that!
[23:31]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...told you...s'not you, s'mee~..."
[23:32]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Get a bin with warm water and a towel, Cherish."
[23:32]	* Cherish	gasps, and has a sudden realization. . o ( Is Phrine normally sick like this? Without it being my fault? )
[23:33]	<Cherish>	oh... Oh! Of course! I'll be right back!
[23:33]	* Cherish	runs off.
[23:33]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...what was that...for?"
[23:33]	* [Owen]Phrine	ask Judith once Cherish is out of earshot.
[23:37]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Just for some time to talk. What's wrong, Phrine?"
[23:37]	* Cherish	runs by Leticia, going pass the kitchen and into a little utility closet.
[23:37]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Thirsty...too thirsty...not hungry at all..."
[23:38]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I thought I could eat this time..."
[23:38]	<[huh]Leticia>	Ah, is Phrine alright?
[23:38]	* [huh]Leticia	calls after the girl.
[23:40]	* [Owen]Phrine	pouts, with small tears at the sides of her eyes.
[23:40]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Mom is too, actually. Heh...I thought I didn't have problem with control."
[23:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I just...don't want to drink...her. Not sure if...Sheppy said consequences 'r summin'..."
[23:42]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Bad timing...all bad timing...nnnn..."
[23:42]	* Cherish	runs back across the dining room with some warm water and a towel, stopping in front of Leticia to report.
[23:43]	<Cherish>	No! I mean, yes! I mean... I'm sorry, ma'am!
[23:43]	* Cherish	runs off again, back to Phrine's room.
[23:43]	* [huh]Leticia	goes after the girl to make sure everything's alright.
[23:44]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Just...I wanna be alone tonight, Mom. Tell Chair that I fell asleep...can't give in to temtation..."
[23:45]	* [Owen]Phrine	rolls over in her bed and pulls the covers up to her chin, trying to bury her head in her pillow.
[23:45]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Are you sure? Maybe...I can convince or something."
[23:45]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"I don't know..."
[23:46]	* Cherish	returns with the water and towel, huffing up a storm.
[23:46]	* [huh]Leticia	peers in from the door.
[23:46]	<Cherish>	hah, hah... Here it is, ma'am!
[23:46]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Ah, there you are..."
[23:47]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Um. You know, I don't think that's really necessary anymore. She's gone to sleep.
[23:47]	<Cherish>	O- oh... Sorry.
[23:48]	* Cherish	lowers her voice, trying to keep her huffing down with it.
[23:51]	* [Pyg]Judith	gestures Cherish to follow her out of the room.
[23:51]	* Cherish	does so.
[23:52]	* [huh]Leticia	removes herself from the doorway.
[23:52]	<Cherish>	Y-yes, ma'am?
[23:53]	* Cherish	still appears a little wracked, though not as much as she was in the dining room.
[23:53]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"She'll be all right, she should be fine by the time she wakes up."
[23:53]	* Cherish	has a little relief come over her.
[23:53]	<Cherish>	Are... Are you sure?
[23:53]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Relax, you didn't do anything wrong. Just a case of bad luck, is all. Phrine actually likes you a lot, you know."
[23:58]	<Cherish>	R-really?
[23:59]	<[huh]Leticia>	We all do.
[23:59]	* [huh]Leticia	gives Cherish a reassuring smile.
[23:59]	* Cherish	goes red. What's this all of a sudden?
[23:59]	<Cherish>	Oh, my... W-well, thank you. I'm honored to serve such pleasant masters.
[23:59]	* Cherish	bows.
[00:02]	<[huh]Leticia>	So, if Phrine's alright, then do you feel like finishing dinner?
[00:03]	* Cherish	forgot about that.
[00:03]	<Cherish>	Oh! Um. Certainly.
[00:06]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Yeah...sure..."
[00:15]	<[GM]Mary>	The group returns to the dining room and finishes up dinner. Cherish Busies herself with the dishes while Shepard returns from... wherever he went.
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[00:18]	<Shepard>	I'm home...
[00:18]	<[huh]Leticia>	Ah, master!
[00:19]	* Shepard	wiggles his nose.
[00:19]	<Shepard>	...'ve you been cooking something?
[00:20]	<[huh]Leticia>	Oh, Cherish cooked something.
[00:21]	<Shepard>	Ah, I see. Everything fine?
[00:21]	* Shepard	hangs up his coat, which he wears over his cloak. /go figure
[00:22]	<[huh]Leticia>	Phrine... does not seem used to eating the food of the living. She's sleeping now.
[00:22]	* [huh]Leticia	lowers her voice a bit, as to make sure she isn't overheard.
[00:23]	<Shepard>	...Why is she eating food? She knows it'll make her sick.
[00:29]	* Shepard	sighs.
[00:29]	<Shepard>	What about you? Are you feeling well?
[00:29]	<[huh]Leticia>	I am fine.
[00:30]	<Shepard>	Hmm...
[00:30]	<Shepard>	I think I'm going to talk to the servant.
[00:30]	* Shepard	heads to the kitchen.
[00:31]	* [huh]Leticia	follows.
[00:33]	* [Pyg]Judith	waves to Shepard as she remains at the dining table, reclining in her seat.
[00:35]	<Shepard>	Ah, Leticia. Could you wait here a moment? This would be best done privately.
[00:36]	<[huh]Leticia>	Understood.
[00:36]	* [huh]Leticia	takes her seat next to Judith.
[00:36]	* Shepard	continues on.
[00:40]	<[GM]Mary>	An uneventful half-hour later...
[00:41]	<[GM]Mary>	nvm. session's over, stay tuned for Iron.
[00:41]	<[huh]Leticia>	:v









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[21:03]	* [GM]Mary	is preparing...

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[21:19]	* [Owen]Phrine	grinds her head into her pillow, fighting desperately against this mad lust for blood.
[21:20]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...mmmggghh...thirsty, but she's...nice..."
[21:20]	* [GM]Cherish	returns from her conversation with Shepard and takes to the stairs, carrying a glass of cool water. She delicately cracks open her room door and barely whispers:
[21:21]	<[GM]Cherish>	Miss Phrine? Are you awake?
[21:21]	* [Owen]Phrine	's moans can easily be heard by Cherish, though her words are muddled by the bed.
[21:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Nnnhhh...uuhh...?"
[21:22]	* [Owen]Phrine	's mind and heart races. No, not again! So close...so full of life...
[21:23]	<[GM]Cherish>	I brought you some water.
[21:24]	* [Owen]Phrine	pulls herself erratically out of her covers somewhat, her head resting against the bed's headboard as her bare shoulders lie on the pillow.
[21:24]	* [GM]Cherish	quietly steps in, leaving the door cracked enough to give a smidge of light to the room. She sets the glass on the table beside Phrine.
[21:24]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Th-thanks...so thirsty...maybe it'll help...?"
[21:26]	* [Owen]Phrine	reaches for the water glass. Some of it sloshes onto the carpet as she pulls the liquid to her mouth.
[21:27]	* [GM]Cherish	helps her, holding her head up and steadying the glass.
[21:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	breathes deeply as she drinks the water down. However cool and refreshing it should have been, it tastes stale to Phrine. Empty, like liquid without wetness. This alone won't be nearly enough...
[21:29]	* [GM]Cherish	frowns.
[21:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...heh, nnmm, didn't...work...'M sorry..."
[21:30]	<[GM]Cherish>	Oooh, miss Phrine... You looked just fine when you came in. What's wrong?
[21:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks at the maid through the dim light. Blood, right there, but...she's so nice, innocent...nice people like this aren't the kinds of people who should be food...
[21:32]	* [Owen]Phrine	grits her teeth. Shepard said that she didn't know...that she'd have to deal with the consequences of telling her if she did...
[21:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	's stare becomes lamenting and confused to an outside observer. She can't stand this any longer...need blood now...but Cherish...nice people should know why...
[21:34]	* [GM]Cherish	runs her fingers through Phrine's hair, her motherly tendencies trying to relax the young woman before her. She touches a horn...
[21:36]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I...guess people call it a curse...'cept I call it a blessing..."
[21:36]	* [Owen]Phrine	touches the hand that touches her horn softly.
[21:36]	<[GM]Cherish>	Call what a curse? These little horns?
[21:37]	* [GM]Cherish	squeezes one.
[21:38]	* [Owen]Phrine	doesn't feel the squeeze. Obviously, since they're just horns, and all.
[21:39]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"They're...not fake, y'know. But it's more than just that..."
[21:40]	<[GM]Cherish>	...Like your wings too?
[21:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Yeah, like my wings too. It's part of who I am...what I am. Letty and Judith-I call her Mom sometimes-they don't have 'em, but we're still all the same. Not..."
[21:41]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...not really, very much...human, anymore...I guess..."
[21:42]	* [Owen]Phrine	sighs, trying not to make Cherish scared. Most of the people she tries to explain this to scream at her and yell MONSTER or something soon afterward. It's gotten very sad over the years.
[21:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...please don't run away...I hate it when nice people run away..."
[21:43]	* [GM]Cherish	sits on the floor from her knees, petting Phrine while trying to be sympathetic.
[21:44]	<[GM]Cherish>	I'm not running away, Miss Phrine. If you're not human, then, what are you?
[21:45]	* [Owen]Phrine	tries to look as sympathetic as possible to Cherish as she responds, with shining eyes and a slightly pouty mouth.
[21:48]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Have ya'...ever heard of...vampires, before?"
[21:49]	* [GM]Cherish	shakes her head.
[21:49]	<[GM]Cherish>	What is it?
[21:50]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well they're...umm, I guess, thingys...people, kinda. Except we can do a lot of cool things...we're all way strong and can turn into cool animals or smoke, things like that..."
[21:52]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Except we don't eat people food. We have to eat, well...blood. People blood. And we're not supposed to like shiny things like silver n' crosses; I don't really know everything myself..."
[21:52]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Some people call us...devils, I guess. Or monsters; those too. Which kinda makes me sad..."
[21:54]	* [GM]Cherish	pushes on Phrine's cheek.
[21:55]	<[GM]Cherish>	You're not a monster, silly. You even know what a monster is?
[21:55]	* [Owen]Phrine	frowns half-sarcastically.
[21:56]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I'm not stupid, Miss Chair. I'm just...weird. I know what a monster is."
[21:56]	* [GM]Cherish	sets an elbow on the bed.
[21:56]	<[GM]Cherish>	What, then?
[21:57]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Something evil. Something full of rage and anger and bad things. Something that hates people, and that people hate."
[21:57]	* [GM]Cherish	shakes her head.
[21:57]	<[GM]Cherish>	Wrong.
[22:00]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well, what makes your answer better, then?"
[22:00]	<[GM]Cherish>	A lot of people hate things. It's not a good thing but it happens to everyone.
[22:02]	<[GM]Cherish>	A monster is first, a beast. A beast is a feral, self-centered creature that strives only for its survival.
[22:05]	<[GM]Cherish>	Though even animals can care for their young and their mates. A monster is a creature that cannot love.
[22:06]	<[GM]Cherish>	You can still love, can't you?
[22:09]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods, though her brain has moved on from thinking about talking to thinking about blood again. She doesn't know how long she can hold back...
[22:11]	<[GM]Cherish>	Good. Now, just tell me what you need.
[22:12]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...need...blood. You most roast...geh, make me...too thirsty. Eating normal food is hard for vampires."
[22:13]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Could I please...I mean, you're the only human around..."
[22:13]	<[GM]Cherish>	You need... blood?
[22:14]	* [Owen]Phrine	blushes slightly. So awkward to ASK a nice human for something like this...
[22:14]	* [GM]Cherish	nods slowly. What the master was talking about is starting to make sense.
[22:14]	<[GM]Cherish>	I... see...
[22:15]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I...don't think it hurts, that much. Not that I'd really know, I guess..."
[22:20]	<[GM]Cherish>	I don't mind if it does, but... Will I die?
[22:20]	* [GM]Cherish	looks to Phrine seriously after that last statement.
[22:22]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh, n-no! No no no, not if I don't want you to, and I don't! I just need some of it, not all. I mean...everyone makes mistakes, but...I'll be careful, I promise!"
[22:22]	* [GM]Cherish	stops for a moment, then nods.
[22:23]	<[GM]Cherish>	That's fine, then. I don't care about what my body loses, just as long as I can go home sometime. I want to live to see home.
[22:24]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks to the ceiling pensively.
[22:25]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Sometimes...I wish I liked my home enough to want to go back. Expect I don't, and I don't...oh well..."
[22:26]	* [GM]Cherish	crawls over Phrine, laying next to her but leaving her shoes on the floor.
[22:28]	<[GM]Cherish>	Well, if you can home any place you go... It's like you're always home, right?
[22:29]	<[GM]Cherish>	Make it a place in your heart, so you can take it with you everywhere.
[22:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Home is...where the heart is...hmmm~..."
[22:30]	* [GM]Cherish	's delicate hand pats Phrine's chest, showing her a smile.
[22:30]	<[GM]Cherish>	So... uh...
[22:30]	<[GM]Cherish>	What do I do?
[22:31]	* [Owen]Phrine	rubs her chin, looking at parts of Cherish's torso.
[22:32]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Well, the neck has lots of blood, but...it's easy for me to screw up there..."
[22:32]	* [Owen]Phrine	tugs at Cherish's sleeve.
[22:33]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I guess the arm, then..."
[22:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	rolls up the girl's sleeve and positions her face close to the skin. She looks back up at Cherish before biting.
[22:34]	* [GM]Cherish	nods, and wraps an arm around Phrine, leaving it in front of her comfortably.
[22:35]	<[GM]Cherish>	Go ahead, ma'am.
[22:35]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...I'm really sorry I'm making you do this...I don't like to bite nice people..."
[22:37]	* [Owen]Phrine	rubs her fangs across Cherish's arm, then pokes them through the skin as cleanly as she can manage, wrapping her lips around the skin.
[22:39]	* [Owen]Phrine	goes thuck thuck thuck~
[22:39]	* [GM]Cherish	keeps the initial "ow" to herself, but soon becomes aware of a feeling of euphoria...
[22:41]	<[GM]Cherish>	Mmmnh...
[22:44]	* [Owen]Phrine	lets go for a quick breath, and manages to get a few words in before continuing to feed.
[22:44]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...hahn, mmm...phanks."
[22:46]	* [GM]Cherish	nods dreamily, her eyes fluttering and half-lidded.
[22:50]	* [Owen]Phrine	's conscience-type-thing tells her she should probably stop soon-Cherish isn't very big after all-but blood feel so good~...
[22:52]	* [GM]Cherish	feels pretty good as well, from what little of herself she still can.
[22:53]	* [Owen]Phrine	finally manages to drag herself away from the tasty brown arm, licking up the blood around the wound eagerly.
[22:54]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Heee~...You taste different~"
[22:55]	* [Owen]Phrine	flops her head onto the pillow, basking in the afterglow of her dinner.
[22:55]	<[GM]Cherish>	Ahh...
[22:55]	* [GM]Cherish	slowly begins to come back from her dream state.
[22:57]	* Shepard	Comes in, shutting the door behind him.
[22:57]	<Shepard>	Phrine? Ah, I see you've acquainted yourself with our servant.
[22:58]	* [Owen]Phrine	is vaguely aware of a question being asked, though she doesn't comprehend it as Shepard just yet.
[22:59]	* [GM]Cherish	snaps out of it. She feels a little "caught", being seen in the bed of the master's daughter.
[22:59]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Hmmmnnn~...Define acquainted~..."
[23:00]	* [GM]Cherish	scurries out of bed, trying to look like a real servant.
[23:02]	<[GM]Cherish>	Oh, m-master, th-this isn't what-
[23:03]	<Shepard>	Nevermind that, Cherish. You've done well. Take the glass back downstairs, ask the others if they need anything, then retire for the night. Morning will soon be with us.
[23:03]	<[GM]Cherish>	u-um, yes!
[23:04]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"And get 'er a bandage aid, too~"
[23:05]	* [GM]Cherish	bows, takes the glass and quickly leaves the room.
[23:05]	<Shepard>	Hmph... She forgot her shoes.
[23:05]	* Shepard	takes a seat next to the bed.
[23:05]	<Shepard>	How do you feel?
[23:06]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...Better~..."
[23:07]	* [Owen]Phrine	grins like the idiot she only is on the outside.
[23:08]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Thanks for Miss Chair, anyways...I like her. Nice~..."
[23:09]	<Shepard>	That's good. She likes you, as well.
[23:11]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Yay~"
[23:12]	* Shepard	spots a place of blood on Phrine's lower lip. This won't do. He licks his thumb and rubs it on the spot, pushing it into her mouth.
[23:15]	<Shepard>	You really are a bit of a child, you know.
[23:16]	* [Owen]Phrine	grins, sucking on Shepard's thumb.
[23:17]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Ahhm ahn ackdult when icchht mautterzch~"
[23:21]	* [Owen]Phrine	lets go of the thumb and sits up in her bed, much more focused now, though still silly.
[23:21]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"So, what's being happening?"
[23:22]	<Shepard>	Still searching. I've no clues thus far. Joule tells me she's getting things ready, she may be here by tomorrow.
[23:23]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I forget...what are we searching for again...?"
[23:25]	* Shepard	sighs.
[23:25]	<Shepard>	Focus, Phrine. We're waging war against those that have taken our lives once.
[23:28]	* [Owen]Phrine	nods, starting to remember the basic idea of things like that.
[23:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Yeah...war..."
[23:29]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Oh yeah, I bought a gun today. Always wanted one~..."
[23:30]	* Shepard	frowns at that.
[23:30]	* [Owen]Phrine	slips out of bed and goes to her new gun case, snapping it open. The revolver inside is an absurdly large thing with FAR more than the normal six chambers.
[23:31]	<Shepard>	You're going to hurt yourself with that thing. Can't you trust your own strength? You don't need human tools to fight in the first place.
[23:32]	* [Owen]Phrine	hefts the gun up and starts aiming it around the place. It's unloaded, so "technically" it's safe, right?
[23:33]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Yeah, that's what y'all keep telling me. It's just..."
[23:34]	* [Owen]Phrine	points the gun at Shepard, just to make a point.
[23:34]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Bullets are faster than even we are, aren't they...? Vampires...they can't dodge them..."
[23:35]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Maybe with this...I'll have a chance this time..."
[23:35]	* Shepard	snatches the weapon by its barrel, turning it away.
[23:37]	<Shepard>	Foolishness. Every bullet within your weapon won't kill even the weakest of vampires. You lack the killer intent to use such a thing properly, anyway.
[23:39]	* [Owen]Phrine	thinks about snatching the gun back, but...no, Sheppy would like that. She crosses her arms and pouts.
[23:40]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"...maybe, but...ehhhmmmm..."
[23:40]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks at her gun again, and...suddenly, realization. It all comes back. That...vision. Of something. The past? The future?
[23:41]	<Shepard>	Focus, Phrine. Focus.
[23:41]	* [Owen]Phrine	looks directly into her master's eyes. There's no silliness now. She takes these things seriously.
[23:42]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Master. Master Shepard, this evening, I...saw something. In my mind, I guess you'd say."
[23:42]	<Shepard>	Hmm?
[23:43]	* Shepard	's eyes widen for a moment, then peers more closely at Phrine.
[23:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Our castle. I saw our castle, like it was...before. Before we were sent to the long sleep."
[23:43]	<Shepard>	A dream of the castle? What of it?
[23:43]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"And I saw...him. HIM him. He was in our castle. Smiling."
[23:44]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"He reached out to me...I'm not even sure if I was there or not..."
[23:45]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I backed away from him, and...I forget the rest. But..."
[23:45]	<Shepard>	Mmm. Are you certain of this?
[23:46]	* [Owen]Phrine	can feel "something" in the back of her mind. "Something" about Him. She turns around in the room and points in a seemingly arbitrary direction with assurance.
[23:46]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Of this, yes...That way. I can feel his danger...that way."
[23:47]	<Shepard>	...He's calling out to us.
[23:47]	* Shepard	stands up.
[23:47]	* [Owen]Phrine	furrows her brow.
[23:49]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Master, I should have told you sooner, but...I can, "feel" danger before it happens. Call it magic, or a sixth sense, perhaps. Call it insanity if you wish, but...I know it works."
[23:49]	<Shepard>	Hmm... I see. You know the way?
[23:50]	* [Owen]Phrine	starts to nod, but after some thought can't pull all the way through.
[23:50]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I...can sense the direction. Were we to walk in a straight line, from here, we would find him...But I cannot show you the roads to take on a map."
[23:51]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"And even from this far away, this far ahead...I can feel him. Master...from him I will face great danger. Perhaps greater even than the last time."
[23:51]	<Shepard>	That means nothing to us. Get up, Phrine. Show me the way.
[23:53]	* Shepard	opens the door, motioning for her to exit first.
[23:54]	<Shepard>	Quickly, now. The night is young no longer.
[23:54]	* [Owen]Phrine	drops her pointed hand down, but turns it into an open palm, motioning for her gun.
[23:54]	* Shepard	places it in her hand, handle first.
[23:55]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"I don't want to ask for much...but this, Master, I will ask for. I can't say why, but...I know one day it will prove itself to you."
[23:56]	<Shepard>	That's fine, Phrine. But I need you to prove yourself to me right now.
[23:58]	* [Owen]Phrine	picks up her gun case (gotta have bullets for a gun!) and bows to her master, leading the way out the bedroom door.
[23:58]	* Shepard	follows behind.
[23:59]	<Shepard>	Wait for me at the door. I'm going to warn the others before we leave.
[00:04]	* [Owen]Phrine	goes to the front door, attaching the large gun holster she bought to her belt. She busies herself with loading the gun. There's 20 cylinders, and she's no expert, so this might take a while...

xXxX
@@The Dining Room
xXxX

[21:15]	* Shepard	looks around for Leticia. She was in the dining room, right?
[21:21]	* [Pyg]Judith	is laying her head down on the dining table. The thirst is starting to get to her.
[21:22]	* Shepard	can't find that woman... He shrugs, taking a seat next to Judith, giving her a soft rub on her shoulder.
[21:23]	* [Pyg]Judith	turns her head on her side to find Shepard there sitting next to her.
[21:23]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Oh, hey, Boss."
[21:24]	<Shepard>	You look tired, Judith. Thirsty?
[21:27]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Yeah...I guess I sort of forgot to feed and, well, here I am. I think Phrine forgot too."
[21:28]	<Shepard>	Mmm... Well, I know I've warned you about trying to eat. Is there something wrong with Cherish?
[21:33]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"No, not at all. She'd be a great servant for, well, someone who isn't us."
[21:35]	<Shepard>	Indeed. Perhaps it was my error in not sharing that detail... Well, in any case, it shouldn't be a problem anymore.
[21:35]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Huh? Why not?"
[21:37]	<Shepard>	I sent her up there with Phrine. She'll take care of things.
[21:37]	<Shepard>	As for you...
[21:38]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"You sure that's all right?"
[21:39]	* Shepard	loosens his collar.
[21:39]	<Shepard>	Certain. Cherish is to take care of all of our needs, though perhaps that one is too taxing just for herself. I'll hire some more sometime, though I doubt I'll find another one like her...
[21:42]	<Shepard>	Anyway. I took two while I was out. I can spare some blood, if you're willing.
[21:43]	* [Pyg]Judith	finds herself softly gnawing on her own arm, a habit she's adopted to comfort herself from the thirst she's feeling. It makes her look a little childish, but she finds it helps even if only a little bit.
[21:44]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"That would help...Even if it's just a little bit and enough so I can get up and get some on my own."
[21:45]	<Shepard>	Hmm. Well then, at your leisure.
[21:46]	* Shepard	smiles, and pushes his seat back.
[22:00]	* [Pyg]Judith	gets up and makes her way to Shepard, taking a seat on his lap and straddling him.
[22:01]	* Shepard	can't hide a grin.
[22:01]	<Shepard>	Oh, what a pleasure for an old man.
[22:02]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"An old hag for an old man. It's only proper."
[22:05]	<Shepard>	Nonsense. You look as good today as you were two hundred years ago. Better, even.
[22:05]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Nice try, but this is as far as I go tonight."
[22:06]	<Shepard>	Ah, better luck next time, then.
[22:06]	* Shepard	leans back, in "defeat".
[22:06]	* [Pyg]Judith	leans in giving Shepard a peck on the neck.
[22:07]	* Shepard	plays with that mess of luscious hair while rubbing her back and shoulders.
[22:09]	* [Pyg]Judith	leans in again, this time baring her fangs and digging them into Shepard's neck.
[22:13]	* Shepard	decides he doesn't play with his girls enough. He gives Judith a nice pinch to her bum while she drinks.
[22:16]	* [Pyg]Judith	lets out a muffled yelp while she still bites down. She starts grinding his crotch in retaliation.
[22:19]	* Shepard	tries to stifle his laughter, but mostly fails. He sends a finger up Judith's shirt and starts playing with her belly button.
[22:23]	* [Pyg]Judith	finally finishes getting what she needs and pulls away from Shepard.
[22:24]	* Shepard	chuckles, and pinches the place she bit together.
[22:25]	* [Pyg]Judith	lets out a refreshed gasp as she steps off of him. She's feeling a lot better.
[22:25]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Well, much thanks for that one, Boss."
[22:26]	<Shepard>	Want another?
[22:28]	* Shepard	pinches Judith's butt again before she can stop him.
[22:30]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Ah! Hey, damn it!"
[22:31]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"That one hurt!"
[22:32]	* Shepard	laughs again.
[22:32]	<Shepard>	hahaha, first thanks and now "damn it"? It seems I'm a hard man to love for too long.
[22:34]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Your damn fault."
[22:35]	<[huh]Leticia>	Judith, isn't that no way to speak to our master?
[22:35]	* [huh]Leticia	walks back into the kitchen.
[22:37]	<Shepard>	Judith gives me a hicky. I give her my love and she turns me away at second offering... Woe is me, dear Leticia, for I am a broken-hearted husk of man.
[22:38]	* [huh]Leticia	looks at Judith.
[22:38]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Psshh, He brought it on himself."
[22:39]	<[huh]Leticia>	So she says, master.
[22:40]	* [Pyg]Judith	walks over to Leticia, hugging her from behind.
[22:40]	<Shepard>	Oh, I understand now. Left for better company. But in all honesty, you've made the best choice.
[22:42]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Quit being such a sore loser, you just made some bad calls this time, that's all. Play your cards right another time and you might win big."
[22:42]	* [huh]Leticia	reaches behind her to put her arms around Judith's neck.
[22:42]	<[huh]Leticia>	Should you really be saying that in front of me, Judith?
[22:43]	<Shepard>	Ah, but I've already won, my sweet. I'm just playing the game for sake of older times.
[22:43]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Of course I can. You play better than he does."
[22:46]	<Shepard>	Is that so? Then perhaps, Leticia, you may show me how it's done.
[22:47]	* Shepard	crosses his legs and slouches a little in his seat, smiling all the while.
[22:47]	<[huh]Leticia>	Perhaps, just maybe.
[22:50]	<Shepard>	Haha. I look forward to it.
[22:53]	* Shepard	yawns.
[22:53]	<Shepard>	Mm... Well, if you'll excuse me, ladies. I'm going to go talk to Phrine.
[22:54]	* Shepard	pushes his seat in and heads upstairs.
[22:54]	<[huh]Leticia>	Oh, is she alright?
[22:58]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"He said Cherish would take care of it."
[22:58]	<[huh]Leticia>	I just hope Phrine doesn't take care of Cherish...
[23:08]	<[huh]Leticia>	But for now... do you want me to take care of you?
[23:10]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Maybe in a little bit. Can't be 'playing' just after a meal, remember?"
[23:12]	<[huh]Leticia>	True.
[23:12]	* [huh]Leticia	gives Judith a kiss.
[23:13]	<[huh]Leticia>	Just this for now, then.
[23:14]	* [Pyg]Judith	gives Leticia a little smile.
[23:21]	* [GM]Cherish	comes into the dining room, missing her shoes and with a storm of strange thoughts in her head, followed by a slight feeling of anemia.
[23:22]	<[huh]Leticia>	Oh, Cherish.
[23:23]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Are you...all right?"
[23:23]	* [GM]Cherish	reacts a little suddenly, even though she saw them as she was coming in.
[23:23]	<[GM]Cherish>	Oh! um. Yes. D-do you two need anything?
[23:26]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Nothing, really."
[23:28]	<[GM]Cherish>	O-okay.
[23:29]	* [GM]Cherish	puts up the glass and starts to leave.
[23:31]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Are you sure you're feeling all right, Cherish?"
[23:31]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"Maybe you should rest for the night."
[23:32]	* [huh]Leticia	nods.
[23:32]	<[GM]Cherish>	I suppose so, yes. What of you two?
[23:33]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"We're fine."
[23:36]	<[huh]Leticia>	Don't worry about us.
[23:39]	* [GM]Cherish	slowly nods.
[23:39]	<[GM]Cherish>	Alright then. I suppose I'll go lie down.
[23:39]	<[GM]Cherish>	Thank you, and good night.
[23:39]	* [GM]Cherish	bows and leaves.
[00:00]	* Shepard	enters the dining room, finding Judith still present.
[00:01]	<Shepard>	Judith! We've found him. Or rather, he has found us. We're going to check on his location. Stay here until we get back.
[00:03]	<[Pyg]Judith>	"What?!"
[00:06]	<Shepard>	Be careful. While I doubt an attack if one has yet to come, there may be trickery in this. Keep Leticia close. Keep an eye on Cherish, as well.
[00:06]	* [Pyg]Judith	's face takes on an expression that appears to be a conversation and confusion and growing anger. That bastard found us?!
[00:09]	<Shepard>	If everything comes clear, we will go tomorrow night at first dusk. Prepare yourself, in the mean time.
[00:10]	* Shepard	turns back into the main hall, stopping before Phrine.
[00:10]	<Shepard>	Lead the way.
[00:11]	* [Owen]Phrine	fumbles with the bullets in her hand for a moment, just shoving the extras into the case for now.
[00:11]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"Off we go, then..."
[00:11]	* [Owen]Phrine	opens the main door and steps outside. It's still as easy as ever to pinpoint the direction of danger.
[00:13]	* [Owen]Phrine	points out the direction to Shepard once more, just so he knows.
[00:13]	<[Owen]Phrine>	"So, I guess...by air...?"
[00:13]	* [Pyg]Judith	feels her eye throb as her anger rises, but tries to calm herself down.
[00:15]	<Shepard>	Yes.
[00:16]	* Shepard	splits apart, and flies off into the night.
[00:18]	* [Owen]Phrine	follows suit, though it seems her new purchases won't morph with her and must be carried rather awkwardly by the bat-cloud. Oh well...
[00:21]	<[GM]Mary>	Part One: REVIVAL end!