The Bloody Teahouse

On this night two women whose lives have become forever joined by death and the resurrection of un-death are about to meet. For one an ordeal of terror, pain, and death at the hands of the other will finally meet her Sire. For the other, a possible chance of redemption in a long and horrid war on God. Each comes to the meeting in anxious trepidation—

Rhyaad came in and looked around. The stage seemed set. The lights were on. Nikki had taken a seat by the fire. He showed Esther how to hide behind the wooden divider, and then placed himself strategically on a seat.

Suddenly, Chiyo and, surprisingly Ana walk in.

Chiyo takes in the scene, Esther behind the screen, a gun. “This is certainly interesting, Ana you stay with your auntie, while I have to see about an errand.”

In the four hundred years of her existence, Elizabeth Bathory had never felt this anxious, or this close to what was once her human nature. She strode to the front doors of the building, and he looked down at her hand. Did it tremble?

Rhyaad stares at Chiyo. How did she pick this moment to arrive? Still, it was not that much of a surprise. They surmised that the SAIM people would probably come. Althoughthe had not expected it to be before Bathory. The whole idea that he was about to allow the Bloody Countess in his tearoom filled him with dread. This could turn into a bloodbath.

Elizabeth raised her first to knock, but stopped for a moment. She could just turn and go—this could all go so badly. But no, she had come this far, risked so much to be here at this moment, so, she let her knuckles rap on the glass of the door.

At the sound of the knock on the glass door, Nikki felt herself give a start. This was it! This was the long moment she had thought about for so long. Was she ready? Where any of them ready?

“Excuse me… she’s here.” He went to the door and opened it, taking a long moment to stare at the woman. “So you are Elisabeth Bathory?”

Esther, her hand slightly a tremble, checks her shotgun, then settles into absolute stillness, well practiced from years of waiting during hunts.

The tall raven-haied woman looked at him and smiled, her teeth even and very white. The bluest eyes – eyes bluer that Nikki’s but with that same unmistakable swirl that gave hint to their emotion. “Mr. de’Annar?”

Chiyo leans on Rhyaads shoulder, looks up at him to see his reaction.

‘I am Elizabeth Bathory, may I come in?”

Chiyo looks at the raven-haired beauty, “Oh by the way Eli, I am not sure that Nikki is ready – especially not with that woman hiding with the shot gun.

“Well, I am ready, long past ready.” Elizabeth said, well aware of the woman with the shot-gun.

Rhyaad seemed disturbed by Chiyo, but kept facing Bathory. “Yes. I am Rhyaad de’Annar. And this is Lady Chiyo. I trust you two have met? Do come in.” He glared at Chiyo as she spoke of the lady with the shotgun.

Chiyo looks at him, “I was not informed of the duplicity going on, I’m leaving,’ She looks at Bathory, “I suggest you do the same. I find this situation rather base – she turns to the child, “Ana? are you coming with me or are you going to observe these people?

Elizabeth offers her hand to Mr. de’Annar, “I understand that Nikki is here, is she?”

Chiyo tosses a glare to Nikki, “I’m disgusted and disappointed in you, I expected it of him,” Nodding to Rhyaad, and then she is gone.

Rhyaad doesn’t try to argue with Chiyo, but addressed Bathory. “It’s up to you, Miss Bathory. Take her advise or come in.” He did not take her hand.

Elizabeth looked at the disappearance of Chiyo, frowned, now that she was gone, she looked at Rhyaad “Is she here to see me? Or is this merely a trap—trust you to tell me the truth.”

Rhyaad nodded. “She is here. Nichole wanted to see you. She wanted to arrange this meeting. It was in fact her idea. She wants to meet you without those temple people controlling the situation, I think. Do come in. Just forgive me if I am not immediately filled with politeness. I will say, you are not what I expected.”

“Thank you, I hope I am not what you expected,” she said and smiled, “May I come in?”

“You are invited”, he said, managing a slight smile as he gestured with his arm for her to come in. “The woman hiding with the shotgun is Esther. She is worried for Nikki’s safety. Can you blame her? It is good to have friends who would risk their life to protect you, is it not?”

Ana walks up to Elizabeth and looks at her intently.

“I can think of nothing that Esther should be doing other than what she is doing, Mr. de’Annar. Protecting her friend.” Elizabeth Bathory said as she stepped into the tearoom, her every step almost a glide as if her feet barely touched the ground, “Before we proceed, I would like to take this opportunity, Mr de’Annar to thank you for looking after Nicole.”

Rhyaad looked surprised at that, but bowed slightly to her in that odd little style. “It was my pleasure to help Nicole.”

Nikki could hear her voice, it was the same voice, she turned slowly and saw the woman, She was beautiful. Her hair was much shorter, but those dark blue eyes were unmistakable. She interlaced her fingers and put her hands in her lap to disguise their trembling. She could see her now – she was more beautiful that she remembered – the wild predator who stalked was not this woman. That woman was an aspect of her, but it was under control.

“Nikki is waiting for you by the fire.”

Ana tuggs on her skirt

Elizabeth looked down and smiled at the child. She knew that there were Vampires in the room and that they could, if they wanted, it they tired, hear her heart, which was beating rather hard in her chest as she stood looking down into the tearoom.

Nicole sat by the fire. She was as lovely as she remembered.

“A very nice establishment you have, sir.” She said entering into the main room.

“Elizabeth—will you sit beside me?” Nikki said, her voice slightly atremble.

“Thank you again”, Rhyaad said, watching the two of them intently.

He was looking for the child.

Elizabeth closed her eyes for a moment, and turned with a smile, ‘Certainly my child.”

Rhyaad noticed that Ana was still beside Bathory, holding on to Elizabeths skirt as it waiting to be reocgized. Only Bathory’s eyes were only now for Nicole.

“You look very lovely tonight, Nicole.” Her voice was smoky, low. She took the seat next to Nikki as Nikki motioned toward it.

“Your hair, is much shorter.” Nikki said.

“Oh — yes.” She reached up with a self-conscious hand to touch her newly shorn hair.

Nikki closed her eyes, and now, suddenly she felt a connection – she felt Bathory – her presence . . . her anxious emotion at being here . . . she could see flickering images of memory, when suddenly she felt— “I feel pain—why do I feel pain about your hair?”

“I don’t think you need to know of that?”

“Yes, Yes I do.”

Rhyaad took a seat opposite them, watching and trying not to be too intrusive. He kept his jacket closed over the gun inside.

Elizabeth knew that her thoughts, owing to her own emotional state at the moment could be read by Nicole, knew she could see the flashes of her recollection, and so felt she had to explain, “They burned it repeatedly—it of course regenerates, but they did it so many times it was –damaged.”

Ana climbs into Elizabeth’s lap.

‘They burned your hair?” Nikki asked.

“Yes – but let’s not discuss that.”

Rhyaad raises an eyebrow at that. They burned her hair? “Who?” he interjects softly.

Nikki reached out suddenly and took Bathory’s hand. She gasped and suddenly shivered. Her eyes widen and her mouth opened to scream — ‘They did all that to you?”

“Revenge is a strong force my dear. It consumed me for centuries and I was paid back for it.” Elizabeth now regaining composure and locking away memories from Nikki, who was eager to race through her mind, as she had been for the life’s blood from her wrist that she had so hungrily suckled, “I am not here to talk of me, I am here to talk of you. How are you doing?”

“Well, I have friends.”

“Yes, Mr. de’Annar; Miss Friedmann with the gun pointed at the back of my head; Sam who you should not blame for wanting to protect you.”

“How do –”

“Sam?” The eyebrow seemed to reach new heights as Rhyaad looked at ths infamous Countess.

“Since I have been freed, I have watched over you — I didn’t let you know, because I was afraid it might be to upsetting to appear in your thoughts.”

Esther sighs and steps out from the frame of the screen, and mumbles to herself, “Well hiding was pointless…’

Rhyaad nodded at that. ‘Upsetting’ was an understatement.

“I first want you to know, for the events that have traumatized your life, I am forever sorry. There is no way I can take back that Night. But, I was compelled against my wishes to act.” Elizabeth Bathroy said to Nikki, her eyes shifting to a lighter shade of blue, “I am certan you wish to know why?”

“Among other things!”

Esther stares at the back of elizabeth’s head atop the double barrels, watching, waiting for a signal that may or may not come.

“You may or may not know of my cousin, here he is known as Dracula — to me Vlad. For reasons that are too lengthy for this discussion, I tired to kill him thrice, and failed.”

“What has that to do –”

Rhyaad eyes turn two shades darker and icy cold at the mention of that name, and he clenches a fist.

“With you? You were part of a message. A message they wanted to send. You see Vlad had three wives, sisters, no matter what you have ever read of me, they are by far worse. They hate me with a passion — their revenge was sweet in that by way of my regeneration powers they were able to torture me over and over for as long as they liked.”

Bathory looked at the child in her lap, touched her hair, “Then one day they found out about you.”

“Me?”

“Yes, you were fated to become a Slayer—you do know what that is?”

“Yes,”

Rhyaad interrupts, “Ahem . . . How is the operative question. How did they find out? Why would they be interested? Or did someone ‘rat’ Nikki, as the saying goes?”

Elizabeth turned to look at him, “Someone told them. I do not know whom, but it was someone working for Harker & Hawkins. I think you know what that means.”

Rhyaad: “Yes, a spy. We surmised that. So the accusation is true. ‘Someone at Harker and Hawkins’ did ‘rat’ Nikki.”

“So, how is it that I was to become a slayer?”

“Your Father was once a vampire, your mother, she is a succubus, I am not telling you anything you do not know Nikki, you have known this for some time – and you are of course of the Collins line.”

“But I have read my father’s journals, there was never a slayer in the Collins line before.”

“Vampire blood, Nikki”, he said softly.

“Your family and the Harkers became related by marriage and thus, fate took its own hand, I do not know –the how or the why.”

Esther mubles to herself, Bah”

“The sisters, or some call them the Brides, I call them Whores . . . they found out about you — and so they made you the first part of their Message. I was to kill you.” Bathory said evenly, ‘”Your death would have cause a break in the Harker and Collins family accord. That is what they ultimately wanted.”

“So…. the Old Agreement?” Rhyaad wondered aloud.

“There is a family Accord? What is it?” Nikki asks. She watches her every move, her hands, how graceful, the languidness of her movements, aware that she moves the same way. The way she turns her head, as if seeing herself.

“I do not know, if I did I would tell you. But if it is broken, both families will be destroyed.”

Rhyaad listened closely. This was a major thing they wanted to know. But he looked very disappointed when she said she did not know.

Suddenly Nikki looks at her and reaches out suddenly and puts her hand to Elizabeth’s eye, “Who is the little girl?”

Elizabeth looked shocked, she thought she had blocked away all memories once she had regained her composure, how had Nikki seen . . .”You can see — you can see into my thoughts? You are stronger than I suspected. She was with Patricia, they gave me to her as a doll.”

“She put an Ice pick in your eye!”

“Yes –”

“Icepick in your eye?” Rhyaad made a disgusted look.

“You said something to me that night, it haunts me—my dear departed daughter—what does that mean?”

“And the girl… Dana?” Rhyaad asks.

She looks at Rhyaad, “Yes, Dana. I was her dolly. She turns to look back at Nikki, and says slowly, “It means why I did what I did—and what you no doubt hate me more for, even more so, than for slitting your throat.”

“For making me into a monster.”

Elizabeth shook her head, ‘No, you could never be a monster; it is not in your nature. You are who you are, and you are not a monster. You are undead, yes — but not a monster. I am a monster.”

“Dana won’t be making any more dollys, Rhyaad said softly. “And Elisabeth speaks wisely. You are not and never were a monster, Nikki.”

“In answer to your question—why I made you undead. I followed you that night to the ballet, then the club, as I was forced to act and could not do otherwise. But—I was . . . I was breaking inside, because Nicole you are the image of my daughter, Ursula, who died when she was seven. She was the light of my life and the darkness that ruled me after her death.”

Elizabeth reaches out a hand, slowly, tentatively, touches Nikki’s hair, “Your hair, your eyes, the way you walk, it is as if you were she and she lived to grow to your age. And so, I was forced to do what I did, and in so doing I was forced to watch myself kill my own child—and so, I did – but in that last dying moment, in that moment, when the essence was leaving, when their order was fulfilled, at the moment of death, I was able to save you—I turned you.”

Esther raises the gun closer to get a better sight as Elizabeth moves to touch Nikki.

Rhyaad watches now carefully. So this is where the insane part begins. But it is insanity that can work to their advantage.

“You are my dear departed daughter.”

‘You are not my mother, My mother is Angelique Collins!” Nikki says defiantly.

“I know that, I am not insane. You were born of her womb—but you were born a second time, and from my blood. There is none of her blood inside you now, only mine.”

“I am not Ursula — I am not her reincarnation.”

Rhyaad hopes Nikki will understand and go along. He nods. “Yes, you are her childe, in the vampire sense. Born a second time of her blood.”

Esther thinks to herself as she tightens her finger on the trigger, that’s not true! That’s impossible! Nikki is not Bahtory’s child.

Rhyaad eyes Esther and shakes his head slightly, as if to say ‘No, don’t shoot her’.

“No, that would be fanciful to think — you are Nicole Collins, blood of my blood, blood of my heart.” Elizabeth Bathory says, but in a sense, you are my daughter — now. At least that is how I feel about it. I killed you and brought you back to un-death – you are my dear departed daughter.”

Nikki looks at her.

“I am not a saint by any means. I have done horrible things.” She confesses to Nikki.

Esther does not lower her gun, but does not have her finger on the trigger anymore.

Rhyaad nods.

“But I have put all that aside, because I want to — be a mother for you, Nicole, yours left you when you 8 months old –for whatever her reasons and I am not judging her. But you have not had a mother and I have lost a daughter can we not be one for the other?

Nikki looks into the fire place and watches the flames—this woman is not the woman she expected, she is not the wild creature who attacked her that night – and if any of this was an act, then she was very, very good at it—and as much as she has hated, and should hate her, she knows she feels something– no doubt owing to the blood they share.

Rhyaad raised an eyebrow sharply at that. Perhaps the woman is insane, to think Nikki could accept her as a ‘mother’ now.

“I don’t — know.”

Ana sits straight up, its almost as if someone has hit her, her head slamming against Elizabeth’s chest.

Rhyaad stares at the child. “Is she having a spasm?”

Something in the air smells odd, no one is quite sure what it is, though some elements are like mildew.

Ana seizes again, falling to the floor, her dress slowly turning red.

Rhyaad peers about. “Oh, great. Another pop-in coming. I can sense it.” He stared at the child. “What in the Nine Hells?”

“I know that when you look at me you see that night. You see that gutter. I see the same thing. I am not expecting you to be able to forgive and forget — I am asking for an opportunity to try and get past that night.” Elizabeth, now looks to the child which has suddenly slammed into her and then toppled to the floor.

There is a silent scream in everyone’s head and there is a bulge coming out of Ana’s blood soaked dress*

“What is happening?” Elizabeth asks.

A snap fills the air – and before anyone can pay attention to both a bird woman looking thing and the seizing child – a creature does indeed slither its way out of Ana. Only to be impaled by the arrow of the bird woman thing.

Rhyaad closes his eyes for a brief moment, forming the image, and when he opens them they glow slighty.”

Elizabeth Bathory is disconcerted. “Mr. de’Annar does this happen regularly here?”

Aagain, another creature climbs out the childs back, but the bird woman / Tengue is ready.

[The remainder in order to maintain the pure essence of total chaos and complete confusion is revealed as a direct feed]

Rhyaad: [ bird woman thing? ]
Salmonilla: [yes, do explain this bird woman thing]
AnaesthesiaEiko: *She draws her sword, vivisecting it*
AnaesthesiaEiko: (she is a tengu)
ebathory21: [Sword is this Chiyo?}
AnaesthesiaEiko: (give me a second and I will put the tengu together.
Salmonilla: [no. how did we miss this thing coming in to the building?]
Rhyaad: “This is usually fare for Arkham and Doctor Artemis’s domain, Bathory. Here? It’s a first, shall we say…”
Rhyaad: “Apparently it’s not to drive us insane with blood.”
Salmonilla: {lowers the gun and watches in horror as some kind of horrific monster appears to be attacking things on the little girl over and over again}
ebathory21: Elizabeth Bathory, moves so as to place herself between what is slithering and Nikki, as if she is prepared to place herself before it.
Rhyaad: “She seems to be going through some macabre transformation.” He notices how Bathory places herself between Nikki and what she might think is danger.
Ncollins: “Chiyo, what is happening?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((no, Ana fell down, started bleeding and things started crawling out of her – then this tengu came and killed the things))
Rhyaad: “You think this is Chiyo?”
Salmonilla: {comes to an apparent decision, and ducks behind the screen for a moment}

ebathory21: “Miss Friedmann, please take care — I would take cover.”
Rhyaad: [ then what happened to Ana? She’s dead? ]
Salmonilla: {replaces one of the bronze slugs with a shell of birdshot}
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((where was I? oh yeah)) The tengu kills the creature thing just as it crawls out, then disappears, Ana stops convulsing
Rhyaad: He backs up and draws his pistol, touching the fingerprint plate on the handle, and a *click* is heard.
AnaesthesiaEiko: *An instant later the Tengu is back, with Frankie in tow – he does not look happy, and drops down beside the girl*
Ncollins: {Is the tengu protecting Ana, or was Ana killed?]
Salmonilla: {returns from the screen} Everyone, GET DOWN! {Hold her shot gun up in the air, aimed at the creature}
AnaesthesiaEiko: *the tengu is behind Rhyaad, and takes the gun and swats him with it*
AnaesthesiaEiko: *Frankie makes an intonation – the room vibrates*
AnaesthesiaEiko: *its almost like an explosion, and a blast of hot air*
Salmonilla: {fires the birdshot pellets at the tengu}
Ncollins: {There are too many weapons in this room — something is going to get shot}
Salmonilla: [thats the point]
Salmonilla: {aims high}
AnaesthesiaEiko: *The tengu takes the gun and tosses it and punches her, then is again beside Frankie*
Salmonilla: {As the gun is taken from her hands, draws her knife and moves into a defensive stance}
Rhyaad: “Esther!” He shouts first with alarm at her action, then growing alarm as he sees the creature punch her.
AnaesthesiaEiko: *for a moment everything is still, and Frankie starts swearing at the top of his voice*
ebathory21: Elizabeth leaps in a blur and grabs Nikki up from the chair . . . and in a swift movement places her, back up against the wall, and stands before her protectively.
Salmonilla: draws
Rhyaad: [ who’s Frankie? ]
Ncollins:[When Did Frankie arrive? When did he get here?]
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((she moves instantaneously – so seeing her go anywhere would be odd))
Salmonilla: Oh, that’s how you want to play it b****…
Salmonilla: Ya f***in crow!
AnaesthesiaEiko: *Frankie hands the girl to the Tengu – the tengu is gone*
Salmonilla: [and my gun is….?]
Rhyaad: Rhyaad spins and also blurs, seeming to flash across the room and appear in front oh Nikki. She now has two vampires ‘guarding’ her.
AnaesthesiaEiko: what the fuck is wrong with you people ? — Frankie
Rhyaad: [ So how did a Frankie get here? ]
Ncollins: [Yes, when did Frankie show up?]
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((the tengu disappeared and reappeared with Frankie))
Rhyaad: [ just poof – like that? ]
Salmonilla: {side steps towards the group}
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((tengu teleport instantaneously))
Salmonilla: [so is the birdbitch still here?]
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((sorry frankies hair fire isnt behaving, so we can just assume his hair is on fire))
Ncollins: Nikki finds herself alone with Elizabeth who has made certain to protect her.
Rhyaad: Rhyaad’s eyes now glow fiercely with an inner light, and he stares at the man who seems to have flaming hair. “Just what in the nine hells are you, and what do you want?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((the bird bitch that saved Ana’s life, no – Frankie handed Ana to the Tengu and the Tengu left))
AnaesthesiaEiko: are you … mentally challenged?
Rhyaad: [ don’t understand that whole sequence ]

Ncollins: “The pain, I feel you have been in a lot of pain.”

Ncollins:[Yes, I don’t know when Frankie got into this]
Rhyaad: “Answer the questions”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((1. Ana started convulsing
AnaesthesiaEiko: (( 2. she broke open and bled
Salmonilla: [ok]{makes her way over to where her gun was thrown, still keeping her knife trained on the newcomer}
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((3. weird ass creature climbed out
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((4. Tengu shows up and kills creatures
ebathory21: “I deserved it.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((5. Tengu disappears
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((6. Tengu reappears with Frankie
Ncollins: “No one deserved what they did to you.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((7. Frankie makes the air vibrate and stuffy thing and Ana stops bleeding
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((8. Frankie hands Ana to the Tengu
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((9. The tengu leaves
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((10. Frankie asks what the hell is wrong with everyone

ebathory21: Elizabeth’s hand reaches out and touches Nikki’s cheek. “For all of it, I accepted it a punishment for what I did to you.”

Salmonilla: [somewere in there, the tengu dissarms both Rhyaad and me.]
Salmonilla: [but not before I get a shot off at the tengu]
Rhyaad: [ no, just you ]
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((well yeah, beter than her spiriting you guys a way))
Salmonilla: AnaesthesiaEiko: *the tengu is behind Rhyaad, and takes the gun and swats him with it*
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((she disarmed you Rhyaad and gave you a swat ))

Ncollins: “You really think I am your daughter, don’t you? Honestly.”

AnaesthesiaEiko: ((she was in a nice mood today))
Rhyaad: [impossible, I am in front of Nikki, and I did not see that typed]
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((Tengu teleport – its not impossible))
Rhyaad: [and you would have to play that. no auto-take-gun ]
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((its why I don’t use them for important story changing things))
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((ok how you would like to play the Tengu instantaneously teleports thing?))
Salmonilla: {has been creeping over to her shotgun, picks it up and trains it on the newcomer, regardless of it’s current ammo}[and yes, I would have to call bullshit on that too, except it was to fast for me to hold up]

ebathory21: “No, child I don’t believe in God and only God could grant such miracles — I know you are not my Ursula.”

Rhyaad: [ let’s just drop that part ]

Ncollins: “Then what do you want?”

AnaesthesiaEiko: ((the result will be the same – the tengu instantaneously does what it wants – this is why I don’t use them for important story things – people don’t like it when you play gods))
Salmonilla: [Nooooo…ya think?]
Rhyaad: [ I still have the gun, the tengu didn’t take it ]
Salmonilla: [the teleportation is instantaneous. I will accept that. We should have an opportunity to defend ourselves from disarmourment.]
ebathory21: “I want you to be my Nicole. I want to be the mentor, the sire I should have been. And until your mother comes back, I want you to know I will be here always for you.”

Ncollins: “A daughter, you can’t shit me Elizabeth — I can read you now.”

Salmonilla: [however, the point is moot. I now have my gun back, Rhyaad has his. lets get on with it.]
Rhyaad: He glared at the flaming man. “You ask me that question? You pop in here after a circus of bizarre events and you ask questions? Who are you and what do you want?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((*sigh* no one read the articles about Tengu – they are kami or they are oni but you really cant do anything about them being instantaneous and unless you are kami or a god you cant do much about it))
Salmonilla: [hahahahaha fuck that.]
ebathory21: “In blood only.” Elizabeth said.
Salmonilla: [now, can we PLEASE get on with this!]
Rhyaad: [ yes… I typed my line ]

Ncollins: “In blood only, you understand my mother is Angelique.”

ebathory21: “Yes.”

Salmonilla: {after recovering her weapon, retrains it on the flaming haired intruder}
AnaesthesiaEiko: why don’t you tell me what you were doing to cause her to bleed like that
Rhyaad: “I don’t even understand what just happened. Now answer questions or get the fuck out.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: you know, if you shoot that gun its not going to do shit right?
AnaesthesiaEiko: the bullet would explode three feet from me
Salmonilla: I beg to differ. Now WHO THE F*** ARE YOU!!!

Ncollins: Nikki looks at the woman, the woman she has feared and hated and longed to know. She gives suddenly turns and gives her a hug and whispers, “Blood only.”

Rhyaad: “Are you a vampire? Or a human? It would mess you up either way. And you still are not answering questions.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: *he sits down*
AnaesthesiaEiko: if you shoot a bullet into my field of fire – it will explode once it enters its one of those universal laws on explosives

ebathory21: “Blood only.” And she whispers to Nikki, ‘You must be very careful you have enemies.”
ebathory21: ‘But your enemies are mine.”

AnaesthesiaEiko: so what did you do to Ana and why were you being stupid enough to shoot at a tengu when it was trying to save her
Rhyaad: “Stop bragging and say something meaningful. Do you mean any harm to anyone here?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((sorry I cant get his hair to work, just assume that its lit))
Salmonilla: Cocky a** son of a B***.
AnaesthesiaEiko: who’s bragging?
Rhyaad: “You are.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: (heeheehe sorry I’m not sure what all the buttons do)
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((or how to turn it off..hmm I will just remove it))
Rhyaad: “And now you’re threatening to start fires. Stop it. Stop it now.”
Ncollins: “Okay — what the hell is going on?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: why were you people trying to prevent Ana from being helped
Rhyaad: “Oh, if we were in Arkham, I’d say the usual, Nikki. This is rather new though.”
Ncollins: {Ana what is going on?”}
Rhyaad: “I ask the questions here. Answer them.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((they apparently don’t like Frankie lol))
Salmonilla: Well?!
Rhyaad: He looks aside to Esther, to see what she’s up to. Apparently she has the gun again.
Salmonilla: [chaos. congratulations. You created it.]
Salmonilla: We’re Waiting!?
Ncollins: Okay, is everyone Okay now . . .
Salmonilla: Not this f***er if he does not answer our godd*** questions!
Ncollins: Ana, can we put Frankie away for a bit? Thanks! We don’t know who he is.
Rhyaad: “Well, he’s not starting fires or attacking anyone. I suppose if he meant to attack someone, he would have by now.” He touched the safety plate again and put the gun away.
Ncollins: So, Ana is fine now, right?
AnaesthesiaEiko: *Frankie looks at her sternly* No idea
Rhyaad: He stepped slightly away from Nikki and Bathory. “Ana? The girl? That bird-thing took her. Who knows? I’d think she must be dead, with all that alien shit popping out of her.”
Rhyaad: He reached into his jacket and drew out an odd object, a staff with a crystal on the end. “If you don’t give us a name, I’m going to start calling you “it”, he said at Frankie.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: it was a manifestation meant to track her
Rhyaad: “It? It what? The bird-thing or the alien thing?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: you seem to assume that everyone but you is a bad person
Salmonilla: In this town?!
Rhyaad: “You appear out of nowhere and spew nonsense. Who the hell are you?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: *Frankie puts his feet up and closes his eyes*
Salmonilla: your one of the Cultists ain’t you.
Rhyaad: He looks at Esther. “I would not be surprised.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: I haven’t said anything nonsensical, you however… seem to be close to hysteria with paranoid delusions – I’m an m.d. and I know some good therapists
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((oh cool his eye thing is working it looks so cool))
Salmonilla: Stand back Nik!
Rhyaad: “Regardless of what game you are playing, you should at least recognize my concern for my guests, and have at least a scrap of common decency. Are you going to tell me your name or not? And tell us what you want here?”
Ncollins: [Is everyone one okay? I was off to the side and I just to be sure everyone is Okay]
AnaesthesiaEiko: you really aught to get seen about all that hostility
AnaesthesiaEiko: you mentally challenged? you didn’t see me take care of Ana’s wounds
Salmonilla: No!
AnaesthesiaEiko: oh yeah you were too busy trying to shoot the tengu who was protecting her from the demons
AnaesthesiaEiko: like I said, you people need to chill out
Salmonilla: I saw Little girls exploding out bits of blood. Giant f***ing bird people. and you trying to set FIRE TO THE BUILDING!!! I ain’t settin my weapon down.
AnaesthesiaEiko: people get spirited away by those things, and usually found in pieces
Rhyaad: “You really ought to be seen about invading people’s spaces, causing disruption, and making an ass of yourself. I will ‘chill out’ as soon as you answer a few basic questions.”
Ncollins: [Ana I don’t think everyone knew the Tengu was trying to protect . . . okay. I don’t see that written]
AnaesthesiaEiko: nothing caught on fire, but if you see some fire I can probably write you a prescription for a sedative and anti psychotic
AnaesthesiaEiko: Im a doctor, if there is someone bleeding all over the place I kinda *have* to walk in and take care of it
Salmonilla: {eyes narrow} we tried that once already…I ain’t being fooled twice.
AnaesthesiaEiko: blame the Hippocratic oath or malpractice
Rhyaad: “Ah… so you’re a trickster? You think you’re funny? This is all a joke to you?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: Hey Nikki, I know its none of my business who you hang out with, but I’m gonna have to talk to your Uncle about this guy, and a judge – no shit… you keep acting crazy I can have you committed
Ncollins: [Am I taking to Frankie?]
Rhyaad: “And nobody is bleeding here. Go to wherever that girl went, if you’re a doctor. She needs one. Or would you rather stay here and spout crazy words?”
AnaesthesiaEiko: hey man, you’re the one with the crazy talk –
AnaesthesiaEiko: anyone notice when she started exploding, like what time it was?
AnaesthesiaEiko: I somehow doubt she can tell me
Rhyaad: Argument is pointless. I see questions are pointless. You seem hell bent on making it impossible to communicate.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: you are not communicating, you have been threatening to shoot me after I saved a little girl, don’t you think that behavior is suspicious?
Rhyaad: “We’ll try statements then. You should go. If you are a doctor, this girl needs you.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: obviously you have no interest in actually helping Ana or you would answer my questions
Salmonilla: Lets try shorter words, perhaps you can receive them better through your thick skull. F*** Off.
AnaesthesiaEiko: that’s fucking sad man… she is just a little girl *Frankie shrugs*
Rhyaad: “I have repeated myself several times. I have no idea what happened here. And You will answer our questions first.”
Rhyaad: He tried looking at Bathory. “Do you, Miss Bathory, know anything about all this? Who is this person?”
Ncollins; [Ana no one knows who Frankie is, no one here except me has ever seen Frankie]
AnaesthesiaEiko: *the tengu appears behind Frankie – grabs him by the shoulders – they are gone*
Salmonilla: F*** it{at the sight of this provocation, opens fire with the special bronze slug given to her by Rhyaad} /hf
Rhyaad: He blinks. “Well… is that better or worse?” Then glares at Esther. “You shot at nothing, and probably broke something.”
Salmonilla: {the shot was after the tengu appeared, but before it grabbed him. reflex shot. we are waiting to seethe results}
ebathory21: “No, Mr. De’annar, I do not have any idea.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: *the heat field Frankie emits makes it explode*
Rhyaad: “Do you think he really thinks we have any idea what he’s talking about, or is this a game of some kind? And… is he from that temple?”
Salmonilla: [Rhyaad. please explain the properties of this bullet, for our clarification.]
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((oh cool what can sustain the heat field??))
Salmonilla: [perhaps magic. let us see.]
Rhyaad: [ it’s a long story. Basically from a RP with Dr Artemis and crew. Bronze copy of magic bronze enchanted by an ancient sun god. The copy emits radiation that burns and blinds vampires and the bullets go through them like a hot knife through better ]
Rhyaad: [so actually, I would say, given the sun-god properties, it would penetrate the heat field. ]
Rhyaad: [results? who knows… ]
AnaesthesiaEiko: never heard of that, which sun god?
AnaesthesiaEiko: ( )
Rhyaad: [don’t remember]
Salmonilla: [as they are teleported away, the tengu is hit, and we do not know the reults untill much later, if at all. there. crisis resolved]
Salmonilla: [results]
Rhyaad: Rhyaad goes and plops into the chair nearest Nikki and Bathory, holding the staff and rubbing his eyes. “That was bizarre and frightening.”
Salmonilla: {lowers her shotgun}
Salmonilla: an on shabbat too….
Salmonilla: oy.
Salmonilla: {leans against the wall}
Rhyaad: “I’m sorry – to both of you – I now see this whole thing was a mistake.”
AnaesthesiaEiko: *since tengu are capable of instantaneous travel the bullet did not make contact*
AnaesthesiaEiko: *but it did damage a chair*
Rhyaad: “Obviously, those temple people will not allow you two to have a private meeting. And there is no way we can stop them from interfering. You should have met on their grounds, under their auspices.”
Salmonilla: no. we need to get thef***out of here.
Salmonilla: obviously their influence is far too great
Rhyaad: “And go where? Esther? Where would we go?”
ebathory21: “Yes, Mr. de’Annar, it is a bit bizarre, as I said does this happen often
Salmonilla: rehoh
Salmonilla: Where. I don’t know…but it is obvious that not even your own restaurant is safe.
Salmonilla: f***, Iamwilling to bet my cabin is not safe.
AnaesthesiaEiko: ((O00000000000000000 ben I was looking at that hair yesterday !!!))
Rhyaad: “Nowhere is safe, unless it’s warded or secret. I do have a secret place. But then, if I showed you all, it would not be secret, would it? And wards… they didn’t help the Harkers much.”
Salmonilla: Well then. Flight of Fight. if no place is safe, then we have no choice but to find out how to destroy them.

ebathory21: As I understand, Miss Chiyo accompanied me tonight owing to the fact I still various enemies about. I do thank you for allowing us to meet, Nikki and I.”
ebathory21: ‘I also thank you Miss Friendmann, you were at least trying to protect a friend. I hope I have allayed your fears in regards to my intentions.
Salmonilla: You seem to have convinced Nik of your worth. Don’t tell me how you did it. I still don’t Fully trust you Miss Bathory, but right now, there are bigger fish to fry…or run away from.

Rhyaad: “Miss Chiyo appeared briefly, then disappeared. I can’t claim to understand her. Though she may have been easier to communicate with than that flaming man. Very odd, he. I hope there are some normal people in that temple.”
Salmonilla: I highly doubt it.{pulls out a cigarette}
Salmonilla: /smoke
Rhyaad: “And Esther… really, violence is the last resort of the incompetent. You don’t want to provoke violence with those people. Didn’t you hear what I said in the cabin? They are way to dangerous.”
Salmonilla: Well somebody has to stand up to them.

Rhyaad: “As for you, Miss Bathory… you didn’t try to hurt Nikki. You seem to believe what you say. But be wary. We will be watching you.”

Salmonilla: /smoke
Ncollins: “Rhyaad, I am sorry about your tearoom, if there are damages, please send the bill to me.”
Rhyaad: “Esther, you don’t stand up to a knight in armor when you’re a naked little boy”
Rhyaad: He nodded to Nikki. “Thank you.”
Salmonilla: A naked little boy makes a great martyr that can motivate the entire countryside to take up arms.
Salmonilla: besides. I don’t knowhow many times you see a birdb***, but for me…
ebathory21: “I would expect nothing less from you Sir. And as I said, I do thank you for watching out for her.”
Rhyaad: “Please, Esther. Must I argue with everyone? Can’t you just take my advice for once? Don’t provoke them.”
Salmonilla: {grumbles and smokes away}
Salmonilla: /smoke

Ncollins: “Well, while all the other activity was going on, Elizabeth and I have had time to talk.”
Rhyaad: “It was my pleasure to watch out for Nichole Colllins. And I shall continue to do so. Though that assignment grows more complex and difficult by the night.”
Rhyaad: “You managed to talk with miss Alien-girl popping creatures out and bird-women popping in? That’s quite an accomplishment. I hope you… came to an understanding?”
Ncollins: “And so, I wanted to let you know what we have decided.”
Rhyaad: He nodded. “Yes?”
Ncollins: “Elizabeth has enemies and some of those may be mine, I don’t know, but she is going to stay in Collinsport and we are going to try and see what kind of a relationship between us can be established.”
Rhyaad: “I find that…” His face twists all kinds of ways. “Should I be honest? Even though it would be uncomplimentary to Miss Bathory?”
ebathory21: “Oh please do be honest.”
Ncollins: [God I could use one of those cigarettes, Esther]
Salmonilla: [the irony, I actually do not smoke]
ebathory21: “Smoking is not good for you dear. Vampires don’t smoke.”
Salmonilla: [what is this? Is this a boot before me? with it’s heel pointed at my hand? oh. to late]
Rhyaad: “Given your history, which is well documented, you realize we should not trust you at all. We have every reason to suspect you have some ulterior motive. I can’t fathom how you and Nikki could have a ‘relationship’ after what you did to her. But that’s me. You two will work out your own affairs. But know we’ll watch you. That being said… I don’t sense deception in you tonight. And you have made no threats. So I will consider you, if not a friend, not an enemy either. Oh, and… I knew a vampire who smoked.”
ebathory21: “Oh, did he smoke before or after he was turned?”
Rhyaad: “Both, Miss.”
ebathory21: [Okay this is a Youtube video right?]
Rhyaad: [ eh? ]
ebathory21: [Sorry, you had to see the video]

Cue Music End of Episode.