Shepards Vampires 3

@@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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Chapter One: Revival
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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...
[18:39]	<Shepard>	...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.
[18:39]	<Shepard>	[19:02] <[GM]Mary> [paused, due to player absence! please watch warmly until they return]
[18:45]	<Shepard>	[right]
[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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@@Scene One: Shepard, Sidney, Leticia
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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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@@Scene Two: Judith, Leticia, Enemy Vampire, Young Woman
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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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@@Chapter 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!]