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Chicago...Home of a population of over three million people.
Chicago...A city of lights.
Chicago...The City of Wind.
The city...the tall buildings...the remaining stockyards...a place where no sane person leaves home without protection...it is not only corrupt but thoroughly honest and unapologetic in its corruption.
Chicago, home of the vampires who thirst for acceptance as well as blood.
Chicago, home of the lycans who struggle against the beasts within...
Chicago, home of the magical fey whose powers know no bounds...
Chicago, home of the witches and supernatural beings who crave power.
The setting is present day Chicago, Illinois. It is a city that has recently been rocked by a purging of the supernatural community. None of the powers that be are sure exactly what transpired. Unsure of what caused the recent troubles they are sure of one thing... Chicago is once again habitable to their kind. As such the city is in the middle of a land grab the likes of which hasn't been seen since the westward expansion. The first casualties appear to be the local Streak as the other clans have their hands at the throats of those who lust for power. Everyone wants their fair share and the city is in uproar as the dust begins to settle...
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Re: Open for Buisness? « Reply #10 on Jul 29, 2009, 11:54pm »
Lily couldn't remember the man's name but he did look like one of her regulars it had just slipped her mind however she looked at Sebastion she had followed him over but kept her distance from the men at the bar. She did however frown slightly looking at the man drinking the beer.
"I told you I can't afford to hire anyone else." Her voice was soft. frequently that was about the only way she got her point across forcing people to listen so her voice was never really loud.
"He's one of my new investors so if you wouldn't mind not staring at him like he is a side show act I can finish showing him the rest of the building."
That was the easy way to put it because yeah he was investing time and money into the lanes if he stuck around. She looked back to Sebastion.
"I'll show you to the office for now. We can take care of everything else there I think and I can answer any questions that you may have."
Something bothered her just on the edge of her awareness she wasn't certain. But something literally didn't smell right over here at the bar. She didn't know what it was but it certainly wasn't a scent she knew. And it didn't match the looks of anyone in the bar.
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Re: Open for Buisness? « Reply #11 on Jul 30, 2009, 12:47am »
Scents couldn't be changed no matter how one tried. It was one of the downfalls to having hands such as illusion or dreaming. The tell-tale difference between what was witnessed and what was sensed was often enough all it took to undermine an illusion. Those hands of power unlike glamour forced the controllers vision of things onto the minds of those who witnessed the trick. Glamour however was only a portion of the users and an equal portion of the viewers. Glamour was a living breathing thing of ever changing belief. To any but those affected by divine intervention or serious training what was seen was exactly as it should be and so any minute difference between what was seen and what was scented was never enough to shatter the warm embrace of glamours caress. Be that as it may Tempus noticed the lesser leopards slight wrinkling of her nose. She was visibly scenting the air. It was a great thing that leopards were sight hunters versus scenters. Raising both hands in defeat Tempus mimed bracing for a major attack. Smiling easy and chuckling a bit Tempus stood, " Relax Lilly just fooling, ain't like ma lil' bro' is actually worth min wage anyways." Glancing at his watch "Ah hell, can't take that marker I gotta be back at the job soon anyways. Hey I'll be back laters keep it cold for me." Nodding his good-bye Tempus moved form the bar toward the door at a relaxed pace. He would have to return as the news of a new leopard was a boon that couldn't be denied. The leap within the city could certainly use the new blood. He'd have to keep his ears to the ground in regards to how he might actually be of some use to them.
"Sometimes Its a single breath that we take for granted"
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Re: Open for Buisness? « Reply #12 on Jul 30, 2009, 3:31am »
Stepping as he heard the man not needing anything. His words objectified as he seemed ready for the next round however if he sat it up. He’d nod however stalled a minute as he heard him offer the services of his brother. The way he smelled and looked something seemed to much of an act to be human. His many years in human psychology and human behavior studies would show it as something slight off. His eyes just studied the face of the male.
“Even if its management style, a boss should never ask his employees to do something his self would not do it’s just wrong. I know a lot of managers say that or those in authority, but words are cheap action proves everything there is to be known about a man. The way they move and interact with their surroundings can say or show a lot.”
His lips thinned to a smile as he seen Lilly was behind him. His head turned just a bit to listen to her soft spoken words as if she held no authority of self confidence. His chest puffed to only accept a breath and then deflate upon his exhale. The next words from the male seemed to be of regret as if he needed to go. A nod upon his head would entail as he turned on his heal.
“We could use a stock boy or bouncers or the likes so the girls don’t strain themselves lifting balls all day.”
His financial backing would indeed entail enough money to hire a full staff, of course this is where the infection would first be spread from this was to be their tied home to the pard but this was all a hidden fact. He’d hand the man his business card and contact numbers. He’d wait for him to accept the small card embroidered perfectly. Lilly spoke again and it caused his hand to gently slide back and take her hand to comfort her uneasiness. He’d sense it off her like if rain had been poured from her body.
“Sorry to depart I’d guess you know the way out since you’re a regular then, if you need anything yell and one of us will be out, until then I believe Lilly and I have a lot to speak about.”
His words were sincere and held some dominate presence within his tone. His body turned perfectly on pivot as his hand that was in Lilly’s’ moved to her lower back. The constant touch was to keep her nerves stead and to help her in emotional distress. Most other pards’ preferred to rub against each other as if they were in beast mode however he used touch as it seemed much more normal and human like allowing them to blend in much easier.
“Don’t worry about finances, the people who sent me is backing my business decisions with monetary force that is after all why they had sent me here… to help this establishment and those who inhabit the place as its home and income source.”
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Re: Open for Buisness? « Reply #13 on Jul 30, 2009, 6:09pm »
Lily watched the make beat what seemed to be a hasty retreat. She frowned. Something about him now seemed a little bit off. She couldn’t put her finger on it though. She felt Sebastion’s hand against her and instead of moving into it for the comfort she shied away more like someone who expected injury from it. Touch unless it was someone she knew wasn’t much comfort especially when she wasn’t expecting it.
“Yeah this way to the office.”
She moved off headed back towards the lanes and turning into them walking down a slender path that was raised and to a door that was disguised with the paint and trappings of everything. Lily Moved closing the door behind Sebastion. She moved on into the back of the building past the pin machines and passed through another door into what appeared to be a door to a storage because it stated storage on the door.
It instead lead into the back area it was more like walking into a house. It was kept clean and neat. The humans didn’t know about this part of the building this area had been out fitted here a long while ago. 4 bedrooms 2 bath a full sized kitchen with current appliances. And a living and dining room. It was an open floor layout. Until you reach the bed rooms they were off to either side doors hold makes and various autographs from over the years.
The bands often entered and exited through here there was another door that appeared more like the front door to a house. Which in a sense it was. But often security never let anyone near it because it was butted to the fireside it was nothing to worry about.
Lily moved to one of the doors it was covered in the graffitic handwriting of what appeared to be hundreds of people different bands their names there with them as well. She opened the door.
“This is the office where everything is. Obviously this is the living quarters that we do have here. They aren’t the greatest but it affords some normalcy. Not much with the lanes right there but enough. There is sound proofing done. In this whole second so its not as bad as it could be.”
She stopped and stood leaning against the door frame letting him look where he would. She unzipped her hoody and drew up the sleeves.”
“You asked about the scar.”
Matching scars circled both wrists and low on her neck. The neck was a little more ragged.
“I was a lab rat.”
She looked at Sebastion. But she wasn’t whole by any means there was something dead within the depths which would be a good reason not to look at anyone directly.
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Re: Open for Buisness? « Reply #14 on Aug 2, 2009, 11:12pm »
He’d turn his head and looked at her as his body language settled and calmed from her pulling away from him. He’d watch the male leave and on his own turned on his heels and stopping letting her lead the way forwards. His body stilled some as he heard her speak as if to tell him to follow her.
“I see you’re a shy one… usually a touch settles ones nerves, and you seemed on edge, what were you picking up? Or what did you see that I did not, and is that guy always in here? He seemed stalker like… is he stalking you or our kind period.. I was trying to find that much from him.”
He’d follow her through the door watching her close it behind him. The clank of his shoes against the pavement barely heard as he walked past the pin machines and seen everything seemed to be in perfect working order as each set was taken back and a new set was placed in. Fascination seemed to capture his eyes as he almost wondered how it all worked. However hearing Lillys’ footsteps grow further away caused him to kind of jog to catch up to her and then look at the door that stated Storage on it and raised a brow then stepped through it as well.
His eyes seemed to widen as he seen the disguise and rouse of the door to it truly being a miniature apartment in the back of the bowling alley. His lips drew to a thin line and almost amazed from the resourcefulness of the other pard using this as a station of operations so to speak. He’d nod his head in approval.
“This place is nice and decent for temporary living quarters but I may expand to a actual building not too far from here.”
He’d continue to follow her through the graffiti covered doors and then into the small office like space as he eyed the room as he stepped within the threshold he looked at her directly as she began to speak.
“I see so this I am guessing is where you stay to stay very safe. Well… that’s a good thing however it’s not my perfect cup o tea but it will get there. ”
His eyes went directly to her and watched her take off her hoody. His eyes fell directly to each marking on her once flawless flesh. He’d walk to her and assess each marking.
“Yea I did, I don’t like knowing our kind was hurt once.”
His mouth would almost drop as she explained she was a lab rat to humans that did testing on her. T would almost draw anger from him but instead he was calm.
“I am sorry you had to go through that I can’t believe someone would do that to you or anyone that even had any humanity. Its sickening…But I will make sure none of that ever happens again.”
He’d say to her as he leaned against the desk. He’d shake his head some in a solemn movement as if he felt for her.
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Re: Open for Buisness? « Reply #15 on Aug 3, 2009, 10:28am »
Lily considered his questions carefully he bombarded her with several at once. She knew the answer to the first yeah she was shy. But it was more being naturally afraid of everything around her. The lanes were her place her safety. Nothing normally messed with her here.
“You could say that.” She responded in his comment about being shy. She considered what was odd about the man he looked like he could have been one of her regulars but he didn’t mesh right. Smell something about the smell she’d never encountered it before but it wasn’t one that had been in the lanes before.
“He looked like one of my regulars but he wasn’t I caught a strange scent I must have reacted to it because almost as soon as I started tryin to focus on it the guy lit out the door like his tail was on fire. But it didn’t match the smell it didn’t match how he looked. Most of my regulars this early are alcoholics and they know I wont say anything as long as they don’t drive out of here. But he didn’t match the smell of any of my regs even though he looked like one. If he’s stalking us then this is a first. No one has been interested in the pard.”
She watched him study the remains of her past that marked her. Then he started apologizing for them.
“Look you can’t apologize for something that happened long before you ever showed up here. Humans are capable just like we are of unbridled consciences. They treated me as a thing. Not as a human being. Just like some treat humans like they are meat. There is a fine line to humanity most never even realize they cross the line that sets them apart from being a monster and being humane. Because they can rationalize it to themselves and to their partners. And I’ll tell you this it will keep happening. Likely not here but else where.”
She just shook her head as she pushed off the door frame. Her voice was soft through all of this. More like she had no will and was here because she didn’t want to die but didn’t know what to do with herself.
“Its not something that matters now. You can have the spare room here. Some of Ramone’s things might still be there I don’t know I haven’t bothered going in there. Anything you don’t want feel free to toss the dumpsters are in the back. Just outside the door. We don’t have many problems here. That much you’ll see though if you manage to hang around. It gets pretty boring.”
She pulled the cuffs back down over the scars and pulled the collar back up. The customers had become accustomed to her quirky sense of dressing. She always wore pants though. Nothing else would do. But she was always seen fully dressed.
“Now that you’re here though it means you get to do all the shopping I don’t like leaving the lanes unless I absolutely have to.”
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