Post by Talion on Jun 23, 2010 11:15:56 GMT -5
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Ezeekial Jonstone strode into the blue room and right up to the bar, pulling out his wallet and a hundred, slapping it on the bar. "Strongest shit ya got.. leave the bottle." He didn't care he had overpaid. He waited for the bartender to bring the bottle and a glass and automatically unscrewed it, filling the glass and taking a swig. One leg lifted up to his chest, his arm wrapping over it while, in between sips, he rested his chin on it, staring at nothing.
Lanier Cerise boredly moved out onto the dance floor. With no one apparently around, she needs to start moving. Lanier started to move her body to the beat of the music. She let her wolf erngy flow through the moves to give them a very graceful and seductive yet holding the promise of danger.
Talion Magic growled as he walked around and picked up the litter from the others in the common room of the biker shop. He figured he was going to have to get after Rave for leaving it a mess and ask Chel's help to watch after him when Tal wasn't around. He had already had to cuff the pup a few times in the last couple days to keep him in line. He kept wondering where the pack was that was resident here. Why hadn't they come around more. He'd run into a couple of them in Fangbangers a few times and Tristan even came in yesterday to get a chain for his bike during the van and dead body incident but other than that, they'd been strangely quiet. He didn't know what was going on but he wanted some answers and he wanted to know who really was in charge here because things weren't right with the pack and he knew that was a good way to cause it to become extinct. He threw a pillow across the room onto one of the bean bags and figured he'd go to the bar to get a drink and see if Alex was there, she seemed to be the only one he knew who might give him some answers. He nodded to Tao and high fived him on the way in to the bar seeing Rave come up he nodded to him and motioned for him to join him in a drink in the bar.
Ezeekial Jonstone sighed as he watched the blue light bars rising and falling behind the shelving barely registering that it moved with the music. He lifted the clear glass again and stared at the liquid in it, sighing again. It would take at least four bottles of the stuff to get him drunk, and even that would only last for an hour or two. Downing the rest of the contents quickly before he blinked at the pale blond hiding behind Jeanette.
Silaqui Caro hangs back away from the group just watching and listening. Her arms cross under her bust as her pale grey eyes wander over the individuals. Her eyebrows rise subtly as she keeps her silence.
Dale Fhang: A brutally beaten up Arturius slowly makes his way to the bar. Under his mesh shirt many bruises covered his body. He clutched his chest as he walked.in
Rave Firehawk smirks back at him, " sure did, although im pissed i spilled my drink"
Talion Magic walks into the bar running into Sil on the way he greats her and asks her if she'd like a drink too. They all approach the bar and he orders drinks all around for everyone. Turning he notices it's quiet tonight and Lanier is the only one on the dance floor. Fine, suits his purposes since he knows what she is although not her rank and needs answers. He waits for the drinks to be delivered and picking up his he approaches Lanier watching her body move on the floor matching the music perfectly.
Rave follows them into the bar, "well ole pops is talkative tonight....he must have a hair ball hung"
Nebecanezer would allow arms to rest idly as they trailed along either side of his body. Letting hands and figners idlely molest one another. Eye came to shirft, the irisless oval spotted the new arrivals. Hmmm...this could always be fun he thought. After all, what is being good done for you all the time. A soft chuckle echoed light from the hallows of his throat
Quyten Yalin smiles and coughes politely swallowing his drink quickly "why dont you get him some furball meds, then?" <smirks>
Lanier Cerise felt someone moving up closer to her before she heard them. She opened her eyes to see a guy standing there looking her over. The same one that had pissed her off. Lanier sighed as she slowly stopped dancing to look up to him. "Somethin I can help you with?"
Rave Firehawk grins, " yeah i reckon i could go to the vet and get some"
Arturius walked up to the bar and placed some money down. His body just looked broken as he moved. "Bline." He said simply in a weak voice.
Quyten Yalin chuckles and glances over at redheaded vampire who just walked up to the bar and raises an eyebrow "you ok, man?"
Silaqui Caro rests her hands on her leather clad hips as she hmns to herself quietly. Her gaze shifts to Arturius as he passes by her. Her eyes follow him in a most predatory fashion until she forces herself to look elsewhere. She reaches up to flick her hair over her shoulder as she continues to study those around her.
Talion Magic approaches Lanier and sees recognition in her eyes from the other night. "Yes, I need answers. And I bet you can give them." He shifted his stance to ease the aggitation in it so he did not appear to be threatening only more of a 'can you tell me how to get to' kind of attitude. He also looks around the room to see who is around them since he usually does not like discussing business in public. He lowers his voice so only those closer or with extreme hearing can hear. "I to find Jared or his second."
Ezeekial Jonstone turned his head and nodded to Aydryan, lifting his glass before turning around and refilling it "Hey Aydryan." He wasn't bothering to shield himself tonight and he brushed his energy out against the vampire for a second before it retreated back into himself and he took another swig.
Arturius looked at him with almost blank eyes. Picking up his drink he wipes the little bit of blood from his chin. "Yea.." His glass seemed to tremble with his hand as he took a sip. "I'm...good. I think..."
*Aydryan* gave a slight smile as Jeanette made Bink sit before he could have his cookies, a warmth blooming in his chest. It was odd, he thought, how much he adored the young man and it was only from watching him. That attention shifted to Jared where he sat drinking, silently wondering if the wolf was alright. Then he felt the brush of wolfish energy and he let his eye close to feel it. As he did so, he became aware of more shifters of the wolf sort within the club. He would keep tabs on that.
Quyten watches the vampire drink his bline and nods "mhmmm. if you say so." turns and looks around winking to the leather clad lady nearby"
Nebecanezer would take time, gathering and studing each of the locals. Oh yes, never do anything so blindly. A slight upturn came to the corner of thin parallel's. Day dreams of each image placed into memory would be the star of their own...we will just leave those details out. Eventualy Gaze would find the picture next to him. Letting thoughts play on
Rave Firehawk looks around studying the people in the bar then glances back to the bartender really wanting a corona, grumps as he forgot to bring any money with him....again, sighs and turns back to watch the people gathered around.
Lanier Cerise stood there and looked him over as his stance changed a bit. Then at his final words she smirked as she crossed her arms. "I'm his second."
Arturius placed his glass down making more of a mess than drink. "I was asking for this when I asked Tristan...to spar."
Lanier Cerise stood there and looked him over as his stance changed a bit. Then at his final words she smirked as she crossed her arms. "I'm his second."
Talion narrowed his eyes and regarded her as she admitted her place in the pack. "Then where have you been? Why is there no one around to run the pack?"
Silaqui Radek upnods to Q familiarly but keeps her silence still. She is, apparantly, not the most talkative sort. Hearing the woman on the dance floor her brow quirks and she turns her head to watch her and Tal. When Tal speaks of the pack her expression changes to one of acute interest.
Arturius looked down. "The furball has a mean punch....even if he can't weild a sword...he could sure as hell do martial arts."
Quyten: "rests his elbow on the bar sipping his blissey and chuckles good naturedly "well anit that a bitch... from the looks of it, either he's damn good or things got out of hand""
Lanier Cerise frowned as her face became more serious in the blink of an eye. She was obviously getting angry now. "I've been coming to this bar nearly every night. When I haven't been here I've been training in the forest or staying at Jared's cottage in the forest helping him out. Every former wolf knew thats where we always were. And as for running the pack, as far as we are aware the majority of the pack as we knew it left town. We have been holding our own, Jared and I, along with Tristan. We knew of no other wolves in town. It is the wolves job to locate the Ulfric of the pack. Not the other way around."
Arturius sighed gently. "I pushed for this...this...is what I was looking for I guess." he twitched and winced in pain. "I let things get pushed out of hand."
Quyten: "watches the couple on the dance floor carefully seeing the tension mount between them but politely turns back to the vampire contiuing the conversation "I see""
Rave: "looks out onto the dance floor again noting the tension seeming to come off the two, shrugging figuring pops has an attitude with someone he really doesnt pay much attention to it yet."
Silaqui Caro slinks closer to the dance floor as her gaze narrows on Tal and the woman. Her head tilts to the side as she eavesdrops on them. She strums her thigh with her fingertips as she guages the tension between the two.
Arturius was done talking and decided it was time to go. He tried to walk over to the other door crossing the dance floor, but trips up in his broken state and lands on a knee in the middle of the floor.
Talion Magic tilts his head and sighs knowing from her tone and words just what kind of attitude he's dealing with. He visibly relaxes and rocks his head on his neck to loosen the tention in it. "There are more coming in and they can find no one. We do not know where this cottage is you speak of and we have also been here every night. I have seen you the one night but when I tried to make contact you had to have an attitude so I left your ego for another time. However, the pack grows and there is little guidance. I can if you want, let them run rogue, we have already had an attack in the woods this last week by one."
Misty weaves through the crowd and grabs blades hand not to loose him she manuvers her way to the bar, looking up she spots Q and Rave she smiles and waves a little "Hi Q" she says trying to be heard over the crowd
Quyten slips a golden eye to misty as she walks in and raises an eyebrow at her colorful dress
Misty blushes a little looking down at her dress wondering what the look on Q's face means "you don't like it?" she asks a little embarassed looking around realizing how much she doesn't fit in right now
Silaqui Caro glances aside when the man falls to his knee. Her gaze bores in on him briefly before she pulls it away to keep an eye on Tal and the woman. At the moment, they were her main focus.
Nebecanezer would find the growing crowd troublesome. So, action spilled over him. Leg's shifted, and destiantion was set. In teh direction of the blue room.
Blade sighe d so it was back to being draged "you'r just draging me around for payback..arn't you" he accused her with a shack of his hea d "But i told you it wasn't so bad an see I'm aloive still an everything.." he trailed off seeing this other... "who..?" he b linked
Quyten: "smiles "hey, misty." <glances to the gent in tow.> "new toy? " <smirks>"
Misty wrinkles her nose at Q "he's a friend, his name is Blade" she looks at blade "Blade this is Q" she smiles at Q
Lanier Cerise looked over and saw Arturius fall to a knee on the dance floor. She sighed as she looked back to the man. "yeah well, there are far better ways to introduce yourself that to push your energy out at someone. excuse me a moment." She moved over towards Arturius with authority in her walk. "I will call Jared. I may still be at the cottage or we may be in luck and he's in town." Lanier knelt near Arturius. "Are you ok?"
Lanier Cerise looked over and saw Arturius fall to a knee on the dance floor. She sighed as she looked back to the man. "yeah well, there are far better ways to introduce yourself that to push your energy out at someone. excuse me a moment." She moved over towards Arturius with authority in her walk. "I will call Jared. I may still be at the cottage or we may be in luck and he's in town." Lanier knelt near Arturius. "Are you ok?"
Blade blushed an paled at the s ame time "n-no.. I'm her.. friend.. an she's my friend.. er.. only good.. human friend.." he offered laemly "an.. um.. Hi?" he smiled to Q confuse d "why would I be a toy?"
Quyten: "smiles warmly at blade and extnds his hand politely "nice to meet you. I was jesting at the toy bit... I pick on misty, but she knows I care about her""
Misty smiles and nods looking at Blade "yep, it's like a law, if you care about Misty you flip her shit" she laughed and looks out over the dance floor spotting Tal
Arturius nodded and spoke in bits and pieces. "Yea...spar...Tristan...I...ow...over did."
Quyten grins and winks at her "not a law.. merely a hypothesis."
Rave: "fishes into his pocket finding some bills he didnt know he had, he turned around and yelled to the bartender to hand him a corona, his thirst finally getting to him, then turned back to watch the dance floor again, eyes going from one to the other wondering what pops was stirring up"
Blade smiled "oh.. it's alright.. an I wouldn't mind the toy bit.. no one seems to play nice tho" he smirked to h im "Hay has... " he thought of how to word this exactly "I'm Looking.. for.. Hikaru.. or.. well Aydryan." he said lowly looking around
Quyten arches my eyebrow looking him over carefully assessing him quickly then smiles pleasently and hooks my thumb over my shoulder "Aydryan is in the blue room. I'm assuming you have... business with him?"
Misty looks from blade to Q feeling the need to explain "Blade is a friend of Hikaru, and he wants to give him something,..." she looks at Q "He introduced me to Hikaru yesterday, it's true they're friends"
Talion Magic watched her walk away from him and his eyes grew very dark and very cold. Luckily no one would see but he stood there for a minute pulling his power in reigning his anger and frustration deep inside him. His beast fought within him as he took a deep breath and figured that she had just made herself someone who was not able to provide him what he needed regardless of her rank in the pack. He turned and finished the drink in his hand and walked to the bar setting it down very, very slowly so he didn't slam it and break the glass. He looked around the room noting the wolves around him and knew he had to do something for them, his sense of pack wouldn't let him just leave them on their own.
Blade nodded "kind.. of.. um.. ish?" he smiled "an she was scared of him" he nodded to Misty "told her he was nice but dose she listen no she's -" he blinke d "so.. you know.. them?" he titled his head at Q
Lanier Cerise growled softly under her breath. "Stupid vampire. You may be nearly immortal but you can still break and die you idiot." She rose but hooked an arm around him and started to literally carry him over to the chaize she saw nearby. Lanier did this as she pulled out her cell phone and called Jared.
Quyten glances between the two for the breifest of moments and whispers to blade quietly so that misty would not hear him "now's not the best time for that" resumes normal speaking level "I'll introduce you"
Arturius plopped down on the chair and looked around as his vision faded in and out. He covered his mouth and coughed up a little bit of blood.
Silaqui Caro 's gaze follows the female as she moves. She scans the woman's form and then subtly shakes her head with a frown. She turns away from the dance floor and saunters to the bar in silent thought.
Ezeekial Jonstone straightened on the stool , stretching his back when his phone rang, that annoyingly cheerful tune Uriel had programmed in it thinking it would cheer him up. Right. he shoved his hand in his pocket and pulled it out, checking the caller ID then answering it "Yes Lanier.. I am up and moving around. I couldn't take another minute of Uriel's singing while he dusted me..." His voice almost growled out, two octaves lower than it should be for a guy his size.
Talion Magic sent his power out to the wolves around him much like one would weave along legs to let you know that they're there, not only to calm them but to calm himself. He knew that being mad never solved anything and he knew that no matter what serious problems this place had wiith the pack he couldn't just walk away from the new ones who had come in to find a home here.
Lanier Cerise sighed as she placed Arturius on the couch. "Yes, I can hear that Jared. As well as the fact I can hear you are in the bar. The blue room I presume since im in the red." She stopped speaking as she felt the brush of wolf energy. "A, please tell me that was you. B, if it wasn't then we've got another powerful wolf in town. And C, got someone here in the red bar that needs to speak with us. Apparently, wolves are coming into town and slipping through the cracks."
Lanier Cerise sighed as she placed Arturius on the couch. "Yes, I can hear that Jared. As well as the fact I can hear you are in the bar. The blue room I presume since im in the red." She stopped speaking as she felt the brush of wolf energy. "A, please tell me that was you. B, if it wasn't then we've got another powerful wolf in town. And C, got someone here in the red bar that needs to speak with us. Apparently, wolves are coming into town and slipping through the cracks."
Rave: "frowned a bit as he felt something brush him, to new to the pack to really understand just what itwas, he glanced around the room a touch of nervousness sliding up his back bone, he took a long swallow of his corona"
Serenity Terasaur left the diner after eating her fill of pizza and yummy garlic butter sauce to dip it in, humming softly as she sashayed her hips this way and that towards the bar. She wasn’t working this evening, would probably start working every other night…but that didn’t stop her from wanting a drink, a real drink…not the chocolate martinis she was used to. Ser’s arms hugged her lithe frame, not completely at ease with the short school girl type skirt and halter turtle neck top she wore…it was the most skin she’d shown since before the pregnancy. For once she tossed on sneakers instead of heels; her feet were still aching from the night before. Quickly enough the bar’s doors came into view, the pan-were hopping up the stone steps while blowing a kiss to Tao as he opened the doors for her, crystallized blue gaze shifting around the room and it’s occupants.
Arturius began rotating in his seat then fell back and hit his head on the wall. His eyes seemed to want to roll back in his head.
Silaqui Caro picks up the woman's words with her keen hearing and glances aside at her. She then turns and slowly saunters away without a word said.
Ezeekial Jonstone reached out and topped off his drink, dual tone eyes sliding toward the red room when he felt the brush of power, narrowing when he spotted Lanier, a soft growl escaping him before he sighed. "No it wasn't, So I guess we must, and how many are slipping through?" Part of him wondered why he should care, they only left anyway. "Yeah.. blue room. Quieter."
Lanier Cerise sighed as she glanced over and spotted Jared at the bar. "Apparently, it's enough for this particular wolf to speak to me in such a manner that is like chiding a child. I don't know how many. Once he found out what I was to the pack, he was asking me where I've been and why no one was leading the pack." Her tone said she was obviously angry but really holding back on it. She looked down to Arturius as she knelt by him not knowing what to do. "Look, I know we have pack business with this guy to speak of. But...darn it all if you have a vampire near you I've got one over here that's in bad shape. You can decide what to do about it but I suggest that either way you come on over and speak to this wolf here."
Denalius stood on the stone outcropping of the over pass as he watched a good many people find their way inside. This city was apparently host to a large population of vampires, though he had caught the scent of other lycans here and there. So, in proper dog fashion, he has successfuly pissed on about 3/4 of the towns street corners, leaving his own scent for others to catch. He casualy takes a step off the over pass, his feet hitting the pavement below with a solid thud before walking forward towards the entrance to the club. The doors opened to pretty much what he had expected, his nose sniffing at the air in small gasps as he placed faces with scents. The animal within him was calm and patient as he allowed it to stretch itself forth and feel its way around the crowd. His lungs pushed his chest outward as he literally inhaled the emotional atmosphere as he caught the energies of the male wolf. Small spasms rippled through his shoulders as the brush seemed to irritate him more than calm him. He let it subside within him for now though as he took in the rest of the club.
Bink Wylder sits up, finally noticing something important. People.... everywhere....and they were all near him. He paled and suddenly did not want the drink. He crept from the barstool and scooted back into the wall. He was lucky. It was... near curtains so Bink did the next thing for camoflage, he crouched down and crawled behind blue curtains.
Serenity Terasaur ‘s gaze automatically caught on Jared at the bar, soft gasp escaping perfectly glossed lips as she stood still as a statue in the middle of the room, not realizing the smaller Deo was behind her. Glacier blue gaze fixated on Jared’s back, biting down upon her lip ring…what should she do? She couldn’t just walk up to him…what if he was sent here to kill her and her twin? She fretted and stood there in the middle of the room like an absolute idiot, fingers twitching over the short hem of her skirt as her gaze shifted from Jared to Aydryan in the corner with some man, the one who had ordered the Everclear last night….then back to Jared again, energy swirling around her, though as usual she was only projecting lion.
Arturius squirmed a little sitting there. A soft groan emitted from his lips as his pain was a bit more than he had bargained for.
Talion Magic started to pace at the bar and figured that "Miss" wasn't going to give him much more information and considered going over to sit down. He turned and looked at the liquor behind the bar and thought about how drunk he wanted to get or not. He pulled his power back, not wanting anyone to have any idea how extensive it was. He leaned against the bar and ordered another beer sipping at it but not really drinking it. He nodded his head at Rave and considered barking at him about leaving the bike shop a mess.
Ezeekial Jonstone sighed aggitated and slipped heavily off the stool "Fine.. I'll let Aydryan know and talk to this guy.. Did he say a... " He was already grabbing his bottle and glass and turned, his words cut off when he saw Ser. "... name?" He ducked his head down but not before she would see the pain in his eyes, and headed straight over to the couch, catching a lull in the conversation before speaking quickly to Ayd "Apparently there is a vampire in the red side that needs attention." And turned on his heel and headed for Lanier.
Rave Firehawk watched pops taking in the foul mood he seemed to be in and smirked enjoying it, not really understanding what was causing it, but anything that got on pops nerves was amusment to him or so he thought, he give him a nod back then looked back out over the people
Lanier Cerise looked over as Jared came to her. She closed her phone as he arrived. "No, he didn't say his name. Didn't introduce himself formally at all." She turned her head to look over at the bar. "It's that one over there. Long black hair, black leather pants, black boots, tats and mesh shirt."
Talion Magic glanced over at the man who entered, not having seen him around before, he sniffed but with all the others in the room he didn't get much. He turned and motioned for Rave to come closer about ready to start telling him how he should leave the shop, when he saw Jared come into the room recognizing him as the Ulfric who he talked to a few nights ago.. He turned to face him and nodded with controlled respect as was required.
Serenity Terasaur held her breath as Jared turned around and promptly spotted her, a look of pain lighting up eyes she knew well. She stared for so long that she had actually forgotten to breathe again, her face slightly purple as she gasped in a soft breath, attention shifting to Deo and giving the woman a weak smile that didn’t quite reach her normally sparkly blue orbs, “Thank you Deo…I wasn’t sure if it would look good or not….” In all honesty Ser had dared herself to wear it, and you know the feline couldn’t go back on a dare. Her gaze shifted to the doorway that Jared had walked through, her gaze landing on his receding back.
Rave Firehawk sees pops motion for him and he walks over closer a brow raised a smirk on his face, " what you want, im enjoying my corona here"
Deoridhe Quandry tilts her head a little, watching Serenity's expression with concern. "Are you... all right? Can I help at all? Cookies?" She skips after a little, ducking her head like a groundhog to see Ser's face. She looks in the direction Ser had, but Jared is already gone.
Arturius pushed himself up and fumbled his phone out of his pocket. He typed in a number and texted Narcissus two words. 'owie...bar.'
Nebecanezer Voskhod would return again to the club. Slowly the dark figure would make his way in past a few familiar faces. One just happened to be an old friend. A nod offered to the fellow as destination carried the figure to the blue room part. Once the light change, he would stop. Arms come to rest at either side of his body, hands left in...idle molestation of one another. To each face here, a moment or two was offered in study. Surprise, two of the folks in this room he kinda knew. After each face was processed into memory, gaze would come back to land one femme imparticular.
Narcissus Silvercloud pulled out her cell phone as she got a text. She blinked wondering what had happened. Narci quickly texted back. <coming. meet at the door.> With that she closed up her phone, grabbed her keys and ran down out of her apartment to hurry to Fang Bangers.
Jared lifted his head enough to spot the guy and recognized him, his head lowering and shaking while he muttered a few curse words under his breath. he could feel Serenity's eyes on his back and knew just by being here he had hurt her... again and for a second he couldn't breathe. He regained control and nodded to lanier, glancing sideways at the vampire on the couch, wondering what happened to him before he made his way to the bar, setting his glass and bottle down and looking up at him "What can I do for you Talion." Rough as his voice was, it still sounded tired.
Ezeekial Jonstone lifted his head enough to spot the guy and recognized him, his head lowering and shaking while he muttered a few curse words under his breath. he could feel Serenity's eyes on his back and knew just by being here he had hurt her... again and for a second he couldn't breathe. He regained control and nodded to lanier, glancing sideways at the vampire on the couch, wondering what happened to him before he made his way to the bar, setting his glass and bottle down and looking up at him "What can I do for you Talion." Rough as his voice was, it still sounded tired.
Arturius looked up to lanier his eyes looked half drunk and half asleep. He pointed towards the door and swayed. "I...door...pomme...coming." He tried to spit out.
Serenity Terasaur had been staring at Jared’s back, even after he disappeared into the other room she stared….he hadn’t even said anything, he’d only looked. Could she blame him? No, not after what she had said…what she had done. Hell she still blamed herself for losing their child. That thought sent a lightning strike of pain through her thin frame, her body jerking somewhat as her fingers twitched over the hem of her short skirt still, lifting it up a bit more with her movements while scuffing new sneaker clad feet against the carpet. Her gaze moved to Deo and her offer, shaking her head lightly, a sad air around her, “No thank you…and I’m….well…I won’t lie, it’s hard seeing Jared here…but I’ll be fine I guess...” She murmured to the other girl, though her white blue gaze picked up the familiar form of Neb…hmmm…an interesting distraction.
Lanier Cerise looked down to him and sighed, "I'll hand you off to Tao all right? Don't get used to this Arturius." She moved over and simply picked the man up. Lanier had to adjust the larger man in her arms but that seemed to be the only issue. She turned with the vampire in her arms and simply began to carry him towards the doors.
Aydryan Underwood sends some of his own power and energy to Arturius, having sensed that he was not feeling up to snuff. He couldn't come to the vampires aid directly, but he could do that much.
Arturius nodded and gave her thanks. "Thank you , mea lup."
Denalius Vhargon moved to th bar and ordered a beer, watching the barkeep and casually leaning in against the counter as he took the frosted mug. Turning, he could see all the tale tell signs of pretunatural movements, the instinctive way an animal moves made it clear to him he was among his own. That could be agood thing, or it could be a bad thing - time would tell, but for now he could also taste the tension in the air. Looks like he might have front row seats to an interesting evening, so he leaned back and took a sip from his mug, allowing the penetrating force of his presence to flow out in waves across the floor. Not soothingly, but not yet aggressively either. He offered a curt nod to the darkened figure as he passed and took anothe sip of his mug.
Talion Magic rested his hand open palm down on the bar and regarded Jared quietly a few moments and then pushed the hair from his face absently as he tried to explain. "We have been looking for you or for quideance. There is no one here to turn to it seems and even your second does not have the time or patience to lend aid to the pack, preferring to aid others instead. There are many here that need to pledge to the Ulfric and currently they look to me to help them figure out their place. Yet I too am new and do not know what is the procedure here. Wwithout guidance the pack will fail. I have seen it before."
Nebecanezer Voskhod set into motion again. Boots lifted and fell in calculated cadence. Eventually he would make his way over to Ser and Deo. Where they were both offered a light bow. That usual soft whisper of a voice utter for just the both of them "Evening ladies. How are you" Back to stand in full from the bow. Attention of single eye would bounce back and forth between them.
Lanier Cerise sighed as she looked down to Arturius. "I'm not your wolf. I'm not yours in any way." She moved out the doors and looked to Tao. "Yo, Tao. Keep an eye on this one. His pomme is coming to get him." She set Arturius back on the steps. "You better take care of yourself. I aint going to always be able to help you nor want to help you. Get it right." She headed back into the bar without another word.
Narcissus Silvercloud hurried out of her apartment and saw Arturius outside with the bouncer on the front steps. She ran across the street and up to his side. "Arturius! What happened?" She didn't ask the obvious question.
Arturius swayed as he held on to Tao. "You are...A ... very nice lady." He said refering to Tao not knowing who he was talking to or what he was saying. The blow to the head took a lot of sense out of him.
Talion Magic could feel the other man behind him now and now he could pick out the scents of those around him, he knew Raves well, and he was facing the Ulfric the one behind him though was not one he recognized, he shifted his position so that the bar was more at his back and while he kept an eye on Jared he wrapped his power around his body like a cloak rather than his usual method of keeping himself shielded completely. His fingers toyed with the scarred top of the bar while they talked.
Arturius forced a smile. "I uh,...got beat up by a werewolf..." he looked at Tao then back to Narci. "It's good to see you, babe...I really really need to lie down."
Jared glanced over and watched as Lanier carried out... a vampire. His eyes narrowing under the brim of his hat before traveling over the other two with Talion, or nearest to him. "I have been dealing with shit and traveling. You were already accepted as soon as I offered for you to stay in my home with the.. others." The last word was more growled out, there wasn't any others really, just him and Lanier, which meant that if they were looking to him... Jared needed to know things very quickly, and sober up, or get drunk, he wasn't sure. "How many have wandered in?"
Ezeekial Jonstone glanced over and watched as Lanier carried out... a vampire. His eyes narrowing under the brim of his hat before traveling over the other two with Talion, or nearest to him. "I have been dealing with shit and traveling. You were already accepted as soon as I offered for you to stay in my home with the.. others." The last word was more growled out, there wasn't any others really, just him and Lanier, which meant that if they were looking to him... Jared needed to know things very quickly, and sober up, or get drunk, he wasn't sure. "How many have wandered in?"
Serenity Terasaur still held thoughts of Jared, staring off towards the wall as if she could have x-ray vision suddenly and see through it to his form, she could feel him here, scent him, it was slowly driving her insane. She plastered on a small smile, for Deo’s sake even though the girl told her not to fake it, “I can’t act depressed all the time…I don’t want to bring anyone else down with me.” She shook her head with a soft laugh at the offer, “You are welcome at the house any time with Ben & Jerry’s Deo, especially if it’s the Willie Nelson Peach Cobbler kind…” She rubbed her belly just thinking about it. Her crystallized gaze shot back to Neb like a ping pong ball as he strode up, her gaze shifting over his form quickly so as not to be obvious, though a soft smile would slip onto her pretty face as she bowed…wow…a gentleman…who knew? “I’m okay, and yourself?” she asked politely, though she didn’t take her gaze off of his face.
Narcissus Silvercloud sighed. "I'll take you to my place." She moved to gently pick him up. Narci looked to Tao. "Thanks for holdin onto him for me." She turned and carried Arturius back to her place.
Lanier Cerise sighed as she moved back through the bar. She looked over and saw Jared still talking with the guy. Lanier slowly made her way over, waiting to see if Jared wished to speak with him alone or not.
Talion looked down at his hand and then back up meeting Jared's, his own cold, clear, unreadable... "I could not come that night as I told you. But I did not know where to find you after that and no one else seemd to be able to offer the information. Perhaps I was not asking the right people. Five so far have come here . One was attacked a few days ago by a rogue which some of us have been patrolling for. We have a pup that will need help at the full moon which is coming up. I have done my best to keep them together."
Rave: "growls softly hearing pops refer to him as a pup or he assumes he is who he means, eyes go between the 2 men, he starts to say something smart to pops but something tells him now is not the time so he keeps his mouth shut."
Talion looked down at his hand and then back up meeting Jared's, his own cold, clear, unreadable... "I could not come that night as I told you. But I did not know where to find you after that and no one else seemd to be able to offer the information. Perhaps I was not asking the right people. Five so far have come here . One was attacked a few days ago by a rogue which some of us have been patrolling for. We have a pup that will need help at the full moon which is coming up. I have done my best to keep them together."
Rave growls softly hearing pops refer to him as a pup or he assumes he is who he means, eyes go between the 2 men, he starts to say something smart to pops but something tells him now is not the time so he keeps his mouth shut."
Denalius rolled his shoulders and finished his beer, his neck relaxing as it was twisted this way then that. The conversation at the end of the bar was politics. Pack business, something he had no part of but the female wolf moving before him caught his attentions well enough. She was attractive, and her own movements concealed an inner grace that hinted at the beast within her. He took a step forward, his eyes focused on her for moment, nostrils flaring to remember her scent before turning to move his way across the floor.
Jared frowns but nods slowly, reaching over and picking up his bottle, filling up his glass before trading one for another and taking a swig. "You have been guiding them...?" He sighed setting his glass down. "Thank you." Now this was confusing, was he supposed to be thanking someone else for taking care of his job?
Lanier Cerise watched as a male crossed in front of her. She was aware of him looking at her. However, she had more pressing matters. Lanier headed over to stand behind Jared in silence as he spoke to the man. She heard what they had been speaking of but made no comment just yet.
Rave watched the man pops was talking to, eyes catching movement he glanced to the woman walking up behind the one he thought he caught his name Jared, moving quietly and not fully understanding why he placed himself closer to pops right side."
Talion looked calm, almost too calm, it was an illusion though, one practiced for many years his way of saving himself in cities where his kind were hunted for sport. He could tell that Jared was having some kind of problems, he could smell it on him, but the pack needed leaders and if the Ulfric didn't know what was going on his Freki and Geri or at least his Lupa should be helping him. But they had seen little to no one in the days they'd come here. He nodded. "Would you rather I let them all run wild? Let the rogue in the woods have free reign in our territory?"
Nebecanezer Voskhod has been called many things...but a Gentlemen is not one of them. Wanderer, Scholar, Freak...all the usualy things. "Well, here I am...night 4. What idle fun is there to had in this town?" A moment's gaze would pass onto Deo, but the main focus of his eye was on Ser.
Jonas Claremont shoke his head as if in a fog. By the time he came out of it, the fae's tall, dark form had vanished behind the door of the club. He had stalked the fringes of the city, lingered in the shadows, watched from the outskirts for days now. He had not been seen publicly since his visit to the local vampire bar nearly a week hence. Crouching atop the eaves of the club, he watched the comings and goings below for a time. Resolving himself to the necessity of seeing and hearing more details of what went on in the city's preternatural underbelly, he slowly unveiled his face and removed his blade. Setting them both aside and laying a powerful glamour upon them to prevent their discovery, he then stood and began pulling on his gloves. Once the thick leather was in place, he slipped a simple pair of metal knuckles over his hands. He never went about completely unarmed. With that, he stepped off the side of the building, dropping noiselessly to the pavement below and landing as gracefully as a bird touching down from flight. The man at the door opened his mouth as if to speak to him, and then rather suddenly went glassy-eyed and shut his mouth.
Jared growled, a deep rumbling bass that traveled under the beat of the music. "I said thank you." His anger was rising at not knowing any of this and he spared a glance over his shoulder at Lanier wondering why she hadn't told him any of this, or even known. "Lanier...? Did you know any of this?"
Rhage Terasaur: ays. She hadn’t seen her twin in days. And she couldn’t stand it. She sent a quick text to Ser, hoping… praying… that she would answer her. Maybe she would. At any rate, Rhage slipped her phone into the little hidden pocket in her gym pants and went downstairs.
Rhage Terasaur slid her key home, sighing softly when the lock turned and the door opened. Home. But it didn’t feel very much like it. One wasn’t supposed to feel uneasy or uncomfortable in their own home were they? With another resigned breath, she slipped her bag across her shoulders again and walked into the empty house, pausing to turn the lock again before taking her things upstairs. Her comfy travel clothes were a far cry from her usual attire. Black sport pants, a sporty tank, and tennis shoes. She’d been leaning toward comfy and loose clothing over fashion lately. Opening the door to her room, she was stupidly surprised to see the Japanese style bedroom suite. She had half expected to see the stark black and white that had previously been in her room. Shaking her head, her platinum locks rustled softly as she tossed her things carelessly on the bed. Reaching for her phone, she glanced at its face. “Nothing,” she murmured, her eyes closing with a sharp wave of pain. She hadn’t talked to her twin in d
Lanier Cerise looked to Jared and shook her head, "I knew none of this. I don't know anything about any new wolves nor was it spoken of to me he this one saw me in this very bar a few days ago. He could have spoken to me then but instead of introducing himself properly once he knew what I was he simply left." She frowned as she looked back to the man in question.
Talion pinches the bridge of his nose, running his hand down his jaw to pull along the braid at his chin. He had never seen a pack like this and really did not know what to make of it. He was used to packs run by far more attentive officers and ones that made it their job to know who was coming and going and not just dancing in bars all the time. But this was Jared's way he guessed, he wondered how Jared would be able to handle Rave and swallowed before he laughed. He let the woman blame him for her growling him off the other night and not confronting him, that was a long night and he was there for a meeting with the Master of the City and not to play games with a woman who made it clear at the time she wanted nothing to do with him, not even to know if he'd gone through proper channels. He said nothing, just waited, it usually made folks mad or they asked for more clarification. He did not expect Jared to believe much of anything he said anyway, so why bother.
Jared sighed and turned to the bar taking a swig from his glass. "This is my fault. Lanier.. Meet Talion. He's the one I have forgotten to mention to you because of the.. stuff." He knew he wasn't good at the leading stuff, all by himself. But how things had happened had left him no choice but to take the position, or let it fall apart completely. Than again, everyone but Lanier had left, abandoned him as soon as he had taken it. "I'm sorry I forgot to inform my Freki of your arrival, Talion. How exactly can I help you and ... yours?" If they looked to him to lead them, then this could be ugly, or simply just fast. But until he was challenged formally, There wasn't much he could do about it.
Lanier Cerise took a slow breath to relax herself as she finally got the name of this guy. Talion. She moved up and placed a hand on Jared's shoulders to let him know she was right there for him. She didn't blame him. However, her eyes were for Talion. "On a name basis at last Talion." Lanier smirked as she lowered her hand from Jared's shoulder back to her side.
Rhage Terasaur toyed with her earrings, pretty… but lethal… silver stars that dangled from an easily detachable links attached to the post of the earring. The glittering silver was hidden in the mass of her platinum hair. She never went anywhere without the conveniently hidden weapons now. Letting her hair fall back across the deadly sparkle, she went to the kitchen and began pulling random things out of cabinets and the fridge. Strawberries, pulled pork, salsa and chips, and pickles. She was munching randomly from each separate bowl when her phone began to buzz. Rhage had been almost certain that Ser wouldn’t text her back, and she held her breath when she saw “Twinnie” flash across the sleek screen. Lean fingers quickly pulled the text up, and her pot-luck-ish dinner was forgotten when she read the last few words. “Great,” she growled, slipping the phone back into the hidden pocket without returning Ser’s text and jogging upstairs for the keys, ID, and some cash. And then she was off to the bar. The only question in her mind was would she talk to her twin first, or go after Jared first. Attacking someone in the middle of the bar. Hmm. That would definitely ruin any hopes of an alliance, and throw the Pride on the Masters’ shit list for a very… verrrrry long time. Hmm, she thought again and shrugged as she left the house. Maybe she’d run into Ser first.
Jonas Claremont could sense the turning of the tide that was about to roll in, and he cared little one way or the other what went on with the local wolf pack, as he determined by the terms and titles being bandied about. Taking his glass in hand, he turned and walked away from the bar, skirting the edge of the small group with graceful disdain. His long stride carried him in short order to the smaller, blue-lit lounge area, where he paused in the entrance, glancing about for a moment before stepping towards the bar there.
Rave sighed and looked around, he was ready for some action, his eyes look over the two again, then back to the bar, he was ready for more drinks some weed and maybe a loose woman."
Talion regarded the man with a measured eye, he'd been in a lot of places and seen a lot of things in his time, he had no idea how things were run here but he didn't really like it. He'd been guiding the new wolves in the area and those who came to the city for refuge and he had been in Lanier's position before. He nodded to her. "Amazing what a smile will bring at times, isn't it?" His gaze raked over her, her movements not lost on him. He looked again at Jared. "You can either lead us like an Ulfric should, or you should let someone..." he paused a moment being very careful about how he phrased his words knowing that this would be the pivot point. "someone who is better able to do so handle the pack." He looked again at Lanier and back at Jared letting his power start to slowly seep out from him, curling over his skin almost visiibly restrained yet finally tangible, the beast he kept a tight leash on, tasting the air around him, electricity building sparking over his skin yet it touched no one else short of awareness for those who were sensitive of power being expended nearby.
Rhage Terasaur ignored doctors orders and ran. She utilized everything about what she was, her pace quickly taking her towards the older, darker part of town. Despite the rather obvious ‘baby-bump’ she had now, there was nothing soft or sweet in her expression or demeanor. She didn’t greet passers-by as she usually would. She barely glanced before darting across the intersections. Her power swam around her, hot with her warring emotions. She blamed herself for only a small fraction of the chasm that separated her from her twin right now. She gave Jared the lion’s share of blame… no pun intended. A sardonic laugh escaped her lips as the club came into view and she slowed to a leisurely walk. Demure hands swept through her hair, brushing the errant strands back into place to hang down her shoulders as she walked up to Tao, greeting him with nothing more than a wave.
Jared lifted his chin at that, his eyes narrowing slightly then he stiffened when that power touched his own causing it to flare up in response, pushing back at it. "You had someone in mind for that then?" his left eye bled to match the right, icy husky blue under the brim of his hat. His tone was urging Talion to say it. Daring him to challenge him. Part of him was eager for it.
Lanier Cerise narrowed her eyes at Talion. She said nothing to him however. Damn her and the promise to herself to try and not be so bitchy all the time. She sighed as she stood her ground and kept her eyes on him even as he looked away from her. Lanier felt his energy seep out to touch them. She slowly unfurled her's as well to meet his. The wolf in her being cautiously happy yet accepting of this new energy. However, his words didn't make her happy in the least but she witheld her anger and kept the energy as welcoming as she could manage it.
Jonas Claremont lingered yet again at the end of the bar. Eyes with three rings of darkening color, from gold to honey to amber, slid around the room in a measuring gaze. He did nothing to hide his heritage, wore no glamour save that which would keep a mortal from becoming fae-struck by a mere glance. Beyond that, whatever power there was about him was kept cloaked beyond the capacity for even the most sensitive to discern. A few centuries as one of the Queen's Ravens taught one how to go unnoticed in more ways than one. He wasn't precisely surprised by the mundane tomfoolery that held sway over this room's chatter, but he found himself suddenly debating which was less unpleasant to tolerate - this, or the metaphysical pissing contest that seemed destined to break loose amongst the group near the other bar.
Serenity had left the “blue room” and made her way into the “red room”, obviously searching for Jared. Her wolf energy was pushing quite rudely around the room, searching for her ex-mate. Crystallized blue gaze slid around the room as she felt the wolf energy swirling around, orbs narrowing in slight concentration, letting it lure her to the group it belonged to. Seeing Jared caused a swift pain to slide through her, though she didn’t speak, she merely stood there and watched, her own wolf energy swirling around rather innocently. She had no idea that her twin was in the bar already.
Serenity Terasaur had left the “blue room” and made her way into the “red room”, obviously searching for Jared. Her wolf energy was pushing quite rudely around the room, searching for her ex-mate. Crystallized blue gaze slid around the room as she felt the wolf energy swirling around, orbs narrowing in slight concentration, letting it lure her to the group it belonged to. Seeing Jared caused a swift pain to slide through her, though she didn’t speak, she merely stood there and watched, her own wolf energy swirling around rather innocently. She had no idea that her twin was in the bar already.
Talion nodded and the engery around him flared like a dog itching to get out adn the door was there open, ready. "I've been doing a decent job so far." His voice lowered and his full attention focused on Jared. "Unless you have a problem with that." The challenge hung in the air between them, he forced his power to remain around him still very controlled. He looked at the other woman come up for just a moment and then back at Jared, he wondered how many other wolves were in hiding in the city when Jared kept claiming there were only a couple. They sure seemed to suddenly come out of the wood work when the situation was beyond critical.
Serenity Terasaur had left the “blue room” and made her way into the “red room”, obviously searching for Jared. Her wolf energy was pushing quite rudely around the room, searching for her ex-mate. Crystallized blue gaze slid around the room as she felt the wolf energy swirling around, orbs narrowing in slight concentration, letting it lure her to the group it belonged to. Seeing Jared caused a swift pain to slide through her, though she didn’t speak, she merely stood there and watched, her own wolf energy swirling around rather innocently. She had no idea that her twin was in the bar already.
Jared 's power flickered for an instant when Serenity's touched his, recognized and wounded by it. An old wound torn anew. Jared looked up and met Talion's eyes for a solid minute, letting the energy between them snap and crackle before he suddenly pulled his back, shielding himself to appear, for all senses, human. Only his eyes gave it away. One single nod, "Fine.. follow me then." He and started for the door. He wouldn't start the fight in the bar, it wasn't for everyday consumption. Nor would he tear up Aydryan's bar. Possibly the only consolidation he could give him right now. The only way to pay back what he owed to the vampire for saving him. He walked easily through the crowd, weaving his way and not once looking back at Serenity.
Rhage Terasaur leapt up the steps, her adrenaline riding high. God it felt good to just be what she was. She did have one quick reminding thought that exerting herself was slightly dangerous to the babies, but her focus was one of the wolves inside. Without waiting for Tao to see the door shut, Rhage sent it flying back with enough force to rattle the hinges. Its resounding slam was music to her ears and her eyes glimmered brightly in the colorful lights of the club. Their icy blue depths roved the bar even as her energy probed each corner, each individual… searching until either found its mark. Oh goodie, he’s coming my way.
Lanier Cerise withdrew her energy back into herself as well. She looked to Jared as he started off. Lanier simply followed him in silence not even paying any attention to the energy coming from Serenity. She wasn't part of the pack.
Talion felt the push and held his ground not yet pushing back, his eyes darkened as he sucked his power into himself. It swirled and lept behind his eyes like a caged animal. He turned to Rave, "Go back to the shop and stay there till I come." He didn't want him in the way not trusting him to barg in or to be in the way of the flow of energy so he figured he'd send him back to a safe place. He looked around for the others and was pleased that they'd all left. It was just him now. Him and Jared with is girls. He turned and walked out behind them keeping his thoughts to himself and fighting to control his beast since it had smelled the challenge and wanted loose.
Rave Firehawk narrowed eyes and looked at Pops not realizing the danger surrounding him, " i aint some young kid to send off pops i will go back when im ready" give him an arrogant look and crossed his arms over his chest
Talion Magic glared at him as he passed. "You'll go now or I'll make you wish that wolf had killed you in the forest."
Serenity ‘s gaze slid over Talion, he looked somewhat familiar but she didn’t know him. Crystallized gaze slid to Jared, frowning slightly as he walked off…without a look or even a word to her. He might very well be dying on this night and the stubborn bastard would not even say anything. She was pissed, her lioness energy was gone, as if it didn’t exist at the moment, only her wolf surfaced and danced around them. Lanier’s walking off, not even acknowledging her pissed the pan-were off even more. They had been friends, and she hadn’t contacted Ser at all…nothing…didn’t try to find out what happened, to say anything about the loss of the child. Ser’s palm itched to slap the woman, her beast wanting to rip into her….all in good time…Ser would train and work her way up to it, this new personality of her’s was beginning to make her heart cold. There was no way she’d miss out on what was going on, so she followed after, blue gaze intent on Jared’s back the entire time…she knew he would feel it…she wanted him to."
Rave Firehawk eyes widen at Pops a touch of fear curling around him, he decides that maybe going to the shop and smoking some weed is a good idea now after all
Rave Firehawk takes another look at pops and heads for the shop, grumbling about grumpy fur balls
Jared led the way to the doors, pausing when he spotted Rhage near him and nodding to her. "Lanier... go back to the cottage. Let's keep this as .. fair.. as possible." He was well aware that Ser was following them, but also knew that he couldn't stop her.
Lanier Cerise looked to Jared as he spoke. She was not happy with his decision but it wasn't her place to argue. Lanier merely nodded. "All right. I'll be waiting." She glanced over her shoulder to Talion and then Serenity before turning to place her hand on Jared's shoulder lightly again. Lanier moved around Jared and gave one last glance to Rhage but said nothing as she left the bar to head back to the cottage. ((nini all have fun for me))
Rhage Terasaur leaned against the wall by the door, watching silently as the group approached. Her anger seethed like a living, tangible being, no longer hidden behind an empty gaze. She had her energy doing tight laps around her body, and if some of it strayed here or there she gave it little thought or care. Her twin had painted Jared as a cold killer in her diary… sent to wipe the Terasaurs’ from existence. What angered her more was Rhage had already had similar thoughts… Thoughts of using the wolf to remove one particular Terasaur from the planes of this world if he dared to show up because she had known, once she heard his full name, that if anyone would be able to help them in that quest… it would have been him. She just hadn’t thought that he would have been sent to take care of them all… Something dark passed through her glacier blue orbs when Jared nodded to her. She heard him speak, heard Lanier’s name, but her world was centered on him, giving little regard to any with him or near him. “I didn’t think you played fair games, Ulfric,” she said, her voice low and carrying a grating and gravely growl in its undertones, “therefore why should any of us?” Her anger vibrated faintly as her posture slowly changed. Rhage’s glittering eyes never left Jared as she moved to stand in the festive little group’s way.
Talion listened to the woman as she bared their path, he growled low in his throat, to have made the challenge he was now committed and if she wanted a piece of Jared she needed to get in line. A frown shaddowed his face as he realized she was not only were with the seathing fury of power gnashing around her but she was pregnant as well. He looked between them back and forth quickly gauging and assessing before he stepped forward almost between her and Jared. "You should use care with your power in this stage of your pregnancy." He of course had no clue what had transpired before among them but the only thing he knew was that a pregnant were was issuing challenge and this is not something that should be. She wanted challenge she could wait till after her time had passed and her unborn was safe.
Ezeekial Jonstone strode into the blue room and right up to the bar, pulling out his wallet and a hundred, slapping it on the bar. "Strongest shit ya got.. leave the bottle." He didn't care he had overpaid. He waited for the bartender to bring the bottle and a glass and automatically unscrewed it, filling the glass and taking a swig. One leg lifted up to his chest, his arm wrapping over it while, in between sips, he rested his chin on it, staring at nothing.
Lanier Cerise boredly moved out onto the dance floor. With no one apparently around, she needs to start moving. Lanier started to move her body to the beat of the music. She let her wolf erngy flow through the moves to give them a very graceful and seductive yet holding the promise of danger.
Talion Magic growled as he walked around and picked up the litter from the others in the common room of the biker shop. He figured he was going to have to get after Rave for leaving it a mess and ask Chel's help to watch after him when Tal wasn't around. He had already had to cuff the pup a few times in the last couple days to keep him in line. He kept wondering where the pack was that was resident here. Why hadn't they come around more. He'd run into a couple of them in Fangbangers a few times and Tristan even came in yesterday to get a chain for his bike during the van and dead body incident but other than that, they'd been strangely quiet. He didn't know what was going on but he wanted some answers and he wanted to know who really was in charge here because things weren't right with the pack and he knew that was a good way to cause it to become extinct. He threw a pillow across the room onto one of the bean bags and figured he'd go to the bar to get a drink and see if Alex was there, she seemed to be the only one he knew who might give him some answers. He nodded to Tao and high fived him on the way in to the bar seeing Rave come up he nodded to him and motioned for him to join him in a drink in the bar.
Ezeekial Jonstone sighed as he watched the blue light bars rising and falling behind the shelving barely registering that it moved with the music. He lifted the clear glass again and stared at the liquid in it, sighing again. It would take at least four bottles of the stuff to get him drunk, and even that would only last for an hour or two. Downing the rest of the contents quickly before he blinked at the pale blond hiding behind Jeanette.
Silaqui Caro hangs back away from the group just watching and listening. Her arms cross under her bust as her pale grey eyes wander over the individuals. Her eyebrows rise subtly as she keeps her silence.
Dale Fhang: A brutally beaten up Arturius slowly makes his way to the bar. Under his mesh shirt many bruises covered his body. He clutched his chest as he walked.in
Rave Firehawk smirks back at him, " sure did, although im pissed i spilled my drink"
Talion Magic walks into the bar running into Sil on the way he greats her and asks her if she'd like a drink too. They all approach the bar and he orders drinks all around for everyone. Turning he notices it's quiet tonight and Lanier is the only one on the dance floor. Fine, suits his purposes since he knows what she is although not her rank and needs answers. He waits for the drinks to be delivered and picking up his he approaches Lanier watching her body move on the floor matching the music perfectly.
Rave follows them into the bar, "well ole pops is talkative tonight....he must have a hair ball hung"
Nebecanezer would allow arms to rest idly as they trailed along either side of his body. Letting hands and figners idlely molest one another. Eye came to shirft, the irisless oval spotted the new arrivals. Hmmm...this could always be fun he thought. After all, what is being good done for you all the time. A soft chuckle echoed light from the hallows of his throat
Quyten Yalin smiles and coughes politely swallowing his drink quickly "why dont you get him some furball meds, then?" <smirks>
Lanier Cerise felt someone moving up closer to her before she heard them. She opened her eyes to see a guy standing there looking her over. The same one that had pissed her off. Lanier sighed as she slowly stopped dancing to look up to him. "Somethin I can help you with?"
Rave Firehawk grins, " yeah i reckon i could go to the vet and get some"
Arturius walked up to the bar and placed some money down. His body just looked broken as he moved. "Bline." He said simply in a weak voice.
Quyten Yalin chuckles and glances over at redheaded vampire who just walked up to the bar and raises an eyebrow "you ok, man?"
Silaqui Caro rests her hands on her leather clad hips as she hmns to herself quietly. Her gaze shifts to Arturius as he passes by her. Her eyes follow him in a most predatory fashion until she forces herself to look elsewhere. She reaches up to flick her hair over her shoulder as she continues to study those around her.
Talion Magic approaches Lanier and sees recognition in her eyes from the other night. "Yes, I need answers. And I bet you can give them." He shifted his stance to ease the aggitation in it so he did not appear to be threatening only more of a 'can you tell me how to get to' kind of attitude. He also looks around the room to see who is around them since he usually does not like discussing business in public. He lowers his voice so only those closer or with extreme hearing can hear. "I to find Jared or his second."
Ezeekial Jonstone turned his head and nodded to Aydryan, lifting his glass before turning around and refilling it "Hey Aydryan." He wasn't bothering to shield himself tonight and he brushed his energy out against the vampire for a second before it retreated back into himself and he took another swig.
Arturius looked at him with almost blank eyes. Picking up his drink he wipes the little bit of blood from his chin. "Yea.." His glass seemed to tremble with his hand as he took a sip. "I'm...good. I think..."
*Aydryan* gave a slight smile as Jeanette made Bink sit before he could have his cookies, a warmth blooming in his chest. It was odd, he thought, how much he adored the young man and it was only from watching him. That attention shifted to Jared where he sat drinking, silently wondering if the wolf was alright. Then he felt the brush of wolfish energy and he let his eye close to feel it. As he did so, he became aware of more shifters of the wolf sort within the club. He would keep tabs on that.
Quyten watches the vampire drink his bline and nods "mhmmm. if you say so." turns and looks around winking to the leather clad lady nearby"
Nebecanezer would take time, gathering and studing each of the locals. Oh yes, never do anything so blindly. A slight upturn came to the corner of thin parallel's. Day dreams of each image placed into memory would be the star of their own...we will just leave those details out. Eventualy Gaze would find the picture next to him. Letting thoughts play on
Rave Firehawk looks around studying the people in the bar then glances back to the bartender really wanting a corona, grumps as he forgot to bring any money with him....again, sighs and turns back to watch the people gathered around.
Lanier Cerise stood there and looked him over as his stance changed a bit. Then at his final words she smirked as she crossed her arms. "I'm his second."
Arturius placed his glass down making more of a mess than drink. "I was asking for this when I asked Tristan...to spar."
Lanier Cerise stood there and looked him over as his stance changed a bit. Then at his final words she smirked as she crossed her arms. "I'm his second."
Talion narrowed his eyes and regarded her as she admitted her place in the pack. "Then where have you been? Why is there no one around to run the pack?"
Silaqui Radek upnods to Q familiarly but keeps her silence still. She is, apparantly, not the most talkative sort. Hearing the woman on the dance floor her brow quirks and she turns her head to watch her and Tal. When Tal speaks of the pack her expression changes to one of acute interest.
Arturius looked down. "The furball has a mean punch....even if he can't weild a sword...he could sure as hell do martial arts."
Quyten: "rests his elbow on the bar sipping his blissey and chuckles good naturedly "well anit that a bitch... from the looks of it, either he's damn good or things got out of hand""
Lanier Cerise frowned as her face became more serious in the blink of an eye. She was obviously getting angry now. "I've been coming to this bar nearly every night. When I haven't been here I've been training in the forest or staying at Jared's cottage in the forest helping him out. Every former wolf knew thats where we always were. And as for running the pack, as far as we are aware the majority of the pack as we knew it left town. We have been holding our own, Jared and I, along with Tristan. We knew of no other wolves in town. It is the wolves job to locate the Ulfric of the pack. Not the other way around."
Arturius sighed gently. "I pushed for this...this...is what I was looking for I guess." he twitched and winced in pain. "I let things get pushed out of hand."
Quyten: "watches the couple on the dance floor carefully seeing the tension mount between them but politely turns back to the vampire contiuing the conversation "I see""
Rave: "looks out onto the dance floor again noting the tension seeming to come off the two, shrugging figuring pops has an attitude with someone he really doesnt pay much attention to it yet."
Silaqui Caro slinks closer to the dance floor as her gaze narrows on Tal and the woman. Her head tilts to the side as she eavesdrops on them. She strums her thigh with her fingertips as she guages the tension between the two.
Arturius was done talking and decided it was time to go. He tried to walk over to the other door crossing the dance floor, but trips up in his broken state and lands on a knee in the middle of the floor.
Talion Magic tilts his head and sighs knowing from her tone and words just what kind of attitude he's dealing with. He visibly relaxes and rocks his head on his neck to loosen the tention in it. "There are more coming in and they can find no one. We do not know where this cottage is you speak of and we have also been here every night. I have seen you the one night but when I tried to make contact you had to have an attitude so I left your ego for another time. However, the pack grows and there is little guidance. I can if you want, let them run rogue, we have already had an attack in the woods this last week by one."
Misty weaves through the crowd and grabs blades hand not to loose him she manuvers her way to the bar, looking up she spots Q and Rave she smiles and waves a little "Hi Q" she says trying to be heard over the crowd
Quyten slips a golden eye to misty as she walks in and raises an eyebrow at her colorful dress
Misty blushes a little looking down at her dress wondering what the look on Q's face means "you don't like it?" she asks a little embarassed looking around realizing how much she doesn't fit in right now
Silaqui Caro glances aside when the man falls to his knee. Her gaze bores in on him briefly before she pulls it away to keep an eye on Tal and the woman. At the moment, they were her main focus.
Nebecanezer would find the growing crowd troublesome. So, action spilled over him. Leg's shifted, and destiantion was set. In teh direction of the blue room.
Blade sighe d so it was back to being draged "you'r just draging me around for payback..arn't you" he accused her with a shack of his hea d "But i told you it wasn't so bad an see I'm aloive still an everything.." he trailed off seeing this other... "who..?" he b linked
Quyten: "smiles "hey, misty." <glances to the gent in tow.> "new toy? " <smirks>"
Misty wrinkles her nose at Q "he's a friend, his name is Blade" she looks at blade "Blade this is Q" she smiles at Q
Lanier Cerise looked over and saw Arturius fall to a knee on the dance floor. She sighed as she looked back to the man. "yeah well, there are far better ways to introduce yourself that to push your energy out at someone. excuse me a moment." She moved over towards Arturius with authority in her walk. "I will call Jared. I may still be at the cottage or we may be in luck and he's in town." Lanier knelt near Arturius. "Are you ok?"
Lanier Cerise looked over and saw Arturius fall to a knee on the dance floor. She sighed as she looked back to the man. "yeah well, there are far better ways to introduce yourself that to push your energy out at someone. excuse me a moment." She moved over towards Arturius with authority in her walk. "I will call Jared. I may still be at the cottage or we may be in luck and he's in town." Lanier knelt near Arturius. "Are you ok?"
Blade blushed an paled at the s ame time "n-no.. I'm her.. friend.. an she's my friend.. er.. only good.. human friend.." he offered laemly "an.. um.. Hi?" he smiled to Q confuse d "why would I be a toy?"
Quyten: "smiles warmly at blade and extnds his hand politely "nice to meet you. I was jesting at the toy bit... I pick on misty, but she knows I care about her""
Misty smiles and nods looking at Blade "yep, it's like a law, if you care about Misty you flip her shit" she laughed and looks out over the dance floor spotting Tal
Arturius nodded and spoke in bits and pieces. "Yea...spar...Tristan...I...ow...over did."
Quyten grins and winks at her "not a law.. merely a hypothesis."
Rave: "fishes into his pocket finding some bills he didnt know he had, he turned around and yelled to the bartender to hand him a corona, his thirst finally getting to him, then turned back to watch the dance floor again, eyes going from one to the other wondering what pops was stirring up"
Blade smiled "oh.. it's alright.. an I wouldn't mind the toy bit.. no one seems to play nice tho" he smirked to h im "Hay has... " he thought of how to word this exactly "I'm Looking.. for.. Hikaru.. or.. well Aydryan." he said lowly looking around
Quyten arches my eyebrow looking him over carefully assessing him quickly then smiles pleasently and hooks my thumb over my shoulder "Aydryan is in the blue room. I'm assuming you have... business with him?"
Misty looks from blade to Q feeling the need to explain "Blade is a friend of Hikaru, and he wants to give him something,..." she looks at Q "He introduced me to Hikaru yesterday, it's true they're friends"
Talion Magic watched her walk away from him and his eyes grew very dark and very cold. Luckily no one would see but he stood there for a minute pulling his power in reigning his anger and frustration deep inside him. His beast fought within him as he took a deep breath and figured that she had just made herself someone who was not able to provide him what he needed regardless of her rank in the pack. He turned and finished the drink in his hand and walked to the bar setting it down very, very slowly so he didn't slam it and break the glass. He looked around the room noting the wolves around him and knew he had to do something for them, his sense of pack wouldn't let him just leave them on their own.
Blade nodded "kind.. of.. um.. ish?" he smiled "an she was scared of him" he nodded to Misty "told her he was nice but dose she listen no she's -" he blinke d "so.. you know.. them?" he titled his head at Q
Lanier Cerise growled softly under her breath. "Stupid vampire. You may be nearly immortal but you can still break and die you idiot." She rose but hooked an arm around him and started to literally carry him over to the chaize she saw nearby. Lanier did this as she pulled out her cell phone and called Jared.
Quyten glances between the two for the breifest of moments and whispers to blade quietly so that misty would not hear him "now's not the best time for that" resumes normal speaking level "I'll introduce you"
Arturius plopped down on the chair and looked around as his vision faded in and out. He covered his mouth and coughed up a little bit of blood.
Silaqui Caro 's gaze follows the female as she moves. She scans the woman's form and then subtly shakes her head with a frown. She turns away from the dance floor and saunters to the bar in silent thought.
Ezeekial Jonstone straightened on the stool , stretching his back when his phone rang, that annoyingly cheerful tune Uriel had programmed in it thinking it would cheer him up. Right. he shoved his hand in his pocket and pulled it out, checking the caller ID then answering it "Yes Lanier.. I am up and moving around. I couldn't take another minute of Uriel's singing while he dusted me..." His voice almost growled out, two octaves lower than it should be for a guy his size.
Talion Magic sent his power out to the wolves around him much like one would weave along legs to let you know that they're there, not only to calm them but to calm himself. He knew that being mad never solved anything and he knew that no matter what serious problems this place had wiith the pack he couldn't just walk away from the new ones who had come in to find a home here.
Lanier Cerise sighed as she placed Arturius on the couch. "Yes, I can hear that Jared. As well as the fact I can hear you are in the bar. The blue room I presume since im in the red." She stopped speaking as she felt the brush of wolf energy. "A, please tell me that was you. B, if it wasn't then we've got another powerful wolf in town. And C, got someone here in the red bar that needs to speak with us. Apparently, wolves are coming into town and slipping through the cracks."
Lanier Cerise sighed as she placed Arturius on the couch. "Yes, I can hear that Jared. As well as the fact I can hear you are in the bar. The blue room I presume since im in the red." She stopped speaking as she felt the brush of wolf energy. "A, please tell me that was you. B, if it wasn't then we've got another powerful wolf in town. And C, got someone here in the red bar that needs to speak with us. Apparently, wolves are coming into town and slipping through the cracks."
Rave: "frowned a bit as he felt something brush him, to new to the pack to really understand just what itwas, he glanced around the room a touch of nervousness sliding up his back bone, he took a long swallow of his corona"
Serenity Terasaur left the diner after eating her fill of pizza and yummy garlic butter sauce to dip it in, humming softly as she sashayed her hips this way and that towards the bar. She wasn’t working this evening, would probably start working every other night…but that didn’t stop her from wanting a drink, a real drink…not the chocolate martinis she was used to. Ser’s arms hugged her lithe frame, not completely at ease with the short school girl type skirt and halter turtle neck top she wore…it was the most skin she’d shown since before the pregnancy. For once she tossed on sneakers instead of heels; her feet were still aching from the night before. Quickly enough the bar’s doors came into view, the pan-were hopping up the stone steps while blowing a kiss to Tao as he opened the doors for her, crystallized blue gaze shifting around the room and it’s occupants.
Arturius began rotating in his seat then fell back and hit his head on the wall. His eyes seemed to want to roll back in his head.
Silaqui Caro picks up the woman's words with her keen hearing and glances aside at her. She then turns and slowly saunters away without a word said.
Ezeekial Jonstone reached out and topped off his drink, dual tone eyes sliding toward the red room when he felt the brush of power, narrowing when he spotted Lanier, a soft growl escaping him before he sighed. "No it wasn't, So I guess we must, and how many are slipping through?" Part of him wondered why he should care, they only left anyway. "Yeah.. blue room. Quieter."
Lanier Cerise sighed as she glanced over and spotted Jared at the bar. "Apparently, it's enough for this particular wolf to speak to me in such a manner that is like chiding a child. I don't know how many. Once he found out what I was to the pack, he was asking me where I've been and why no one was leading the pack." Her tone said she was obviously angry but really holding back on it. She looked down to Arturius as she knelt by him not knowing what to do. "Look, I know we have pack business with this guy to speak of. But...darn it all if you have a vampire near you I've got one over here that's in bad shape. You can decide what to do about it but I suggest that either way you come on over and speak to this wolf here."
Denalius stood on the stone outcropping of the over pass as he watched a good many people find their way inside. This city was apparently host to a large population of vampires, though he had caught the scent of other lycans here and there. So, in proper dog fashion, he has successfuly pissed on about 3/4 of the towns street corners, leaving his own scent for others to catch. He casualy takes a step off the over pass, his feet hitting the pavement below with a solid thud before walking forward towards the entrance to the club. The doors opened to pretty much what he had expected, his nose sniffing at the air in small gasps as he placed faces with scents. The animal within him was calm and patient as he allowed it to stretch itself forth and feel its way around the crowd. His lungs pushed his chest outward as he literally inhaled the emotional atmosphere as he caught the energies of the male wolf. Small spasms rippled through his shoulders as the brush seemed to irritate him more than calm him. He let it subside within him for now though as he took in the rest of the club.
Bink Wylder sits up, finally noticing something important. People.... everywhere....and they were all near him. He paled and suddenly did not want the drink. He crept from the barstool and scooted back into the wall. He was lucky. It was... near curtains so Bink did the next thing for camoflage, he crouched down and crawled behind blue curtains.
Serenity Terasaur ‘s gaze automatically caught on Jared at the bar, soft gasp escaping perfectly glossed lips as she stood still as a statue in the middle of the room, not realizing the smaller Deo was behind her. Glacier blue gaze fixated on Jared’s back, biting down upon her lip ring…what should she do? She couldn’t just walk up to him…what if he was sent here to kill her and her twin? She fretted and stood there in the middle of the room like an absolute idiot, fingers twitching over the short hem of her skirt as her gaze shifted from Jared to Aydryan in the corner with some man, the one who had ordered the Everclear last night….then back to Jared again, energy swirling around her, though as usual she was only projecting lion.
Arturius squirmed a little sitting there. A soft groan emitted from his lips as his pain was a bit more than he had bargained for.
Talion Magic started to pace at the bar and figured that "Miss" wasn't going to give him much more information and considered going over to sit down. He turned and looked at the liquor behind the bar and thought about how drunk he wanted to get or not. He pulled his power back, not wanting anyone to have any idea how extensive it was. He leaned against the bar and ordered another beer sipping at it but not really drinking it. He nodded his head at Rave and considered barking at him about leaving the bike shop a mess.
Ezeekial Jonstone sighed aggitated and slipped heavily off the stool "Fine.. I'll let Aydryan know and talk to this guy.. Did he say a... " He was already grabbing his bottle and glass and turned, his words cut off when he saw Ser. "... name?" He ducked his head down but not before she would see the pain in his eyes, and headed straight over to the couch, catching a lull in the conversation before speaking quickly to Ayd "Apparently there is a vampire in the red side that needs attention." And turned on his heel and headed for Lanier.
Rave Firehawk watched pops taking in the foul mood he seemed to be in and smirked enjoying it, not really understanding what was causing it, but anything that got on pops nerves was amusment to him or so he thought, he give him a nod back then looked back out over the people
Lanier Cerise looked over as Jared came to her. She closed her phone as he arrived. "No, he didn't say his name. Didn't introduce himself formally at all." She turned her head to look over at the bar. "It's that one over there. Long black hair, black leather pants, black boots, tats and mesh shirt."
Talion Magic glanced over at the man who entered, not having seen him around before, he sniffed but with all the others in the room he didn't get much. He turned and motioned for Rave to come closer about ready to start telling him how he should leave the shop, when he saw Jared come into the room recognizing him as the Ulfric who he talked to a few nights ago.. He turned to face him and nodded with controlled respect as was required.
Serenity Terasaur held her breath as Jared turned around and promptly spotted her, a look of pain lighting up eyes she knew well. She stared for so long that she had actually forgotten to breathe again, her face slightly purple as she gasped in a soft breath, attention shifting to Deo and giving the woman a weak smile that didn’t quite reach her normally sparkly blue orbs, “Thank you Deo…I wasn’t sure if it would look good or not….” In all honesty Ser had dared herself to wear it, and you know the feline couldn’t go back on a dare. Her gaze shifted to the doorway that Jared had walked through, her gaze landing on his receding back.
Rave Firehawk sees pops motion for him and he walks over closer a brow raised a smirk on his face, " what you want, im enjoying my corona here"
Deoridhe Quandry tilts her head a little, watching Serenity's expression with concern. "Are you... all right? Can I help at all? Cookies?" She skips after a little, ducking her head like a groundhog to see Ser's face. She looks in the direction Ser had, but Jared is already gone.
Arturius pushed himself up and fumbled his phone out of his pocket. He typed in a number and texted Narcissus two words. 'owie...bar.'
Nebecanezer Voskhod would return again to the club. Slowly the dark figure would make his way in past a few familiar faces. One just happened to be an old friend. A nod offered to the fellow as destination carried the figure to the blue room part. Once the light change, he would stop. Arms come to rest at either side of his body, hands left in...idle molestation of one another. To each face here, a moment or two was offered in study. Surprise, two of the folks in this room he kinda knew. After each face was processed into memory, gaze would come back to land one femme imparticular.
Narcissus Silvercloud pulled out her cell phone as she got a text. She blinked wondering what had happened. Narci quickly texted back. <coming. meet at the door.> With that she closed up her phone, grabbed her keys and ran down out of her apartment to hurry to Fang Bangers.
Jared lifted his head enough to spot the guy and recognized him, his head lowering and shaking while he muttered a few curse words under his breath. he could feel Serenity's eyes on his back and knew just by being here he had hurt her... again and for a second he couldn't breathe. He regained control and nodded to lanier, glancing sideways at the vampire on the couch, wondering what happened to him before he made his way to the bar, setting his glass and bottle down and looking up at him "What can I do for you Talion." Rough as his voice was, it still sounded tired.
Ezeekial Jonstone lifted his head enough to spot the guy and recognized him, his head lowering and shaking while he muttered a few curse words under his breath. he could feel Serenity's eyes on his back and knew just by being here he had hurt her... again and for a second he couldn't breathe. He regained control and nodded to lanier, glancing sideways at the vampire on the couch, wondering what happened to him before he made his way to the bar, setting his glass and bottle down and looking up at him "What can I do for you Talion." Rough as his voice was, it still sounded tired.
Arturius looked up to lanier his eyes looked half drunk and half asleep. He pointed towards the door and swayed. "I...door...pomme...coming." He tried to spit out.
Serenity Terasaur had been staring at Jared’s back, even after he disappeared into the other room she stared….he hadn’t even said anything, he’d only looked. Could she blame him? No, not after what she had said…what she had done. Hell she still blamed herself for losing their child. That thought sent a lightning strike of pain through her thin frame, her body jerking somewhat as her fingers twitched over the hem of her short skirt still, lifting it up a bit more with her movements while scuffing new sneaker clad feet against the carpet. Her gaze moved to Deo and her offer, shaking her head lightly, a sad air around her, “No thank you…and I’m….well…I won’t lie, it’s hard seeing Jared here…but I’ll be fine I guess...” She murmured to the other girl, though her white blue gaze picked up the familiar form of Neb…hmmm…an interesting distraction.
Lanier Cerise looked down to him and sighed, "I'll hand you off to Tao all right? Don't get used to this Arturius." She moved over and simply picked the man up. Lanier had to adjust the larger man in her arms but that seemed to be the only issue. She turned with the vampire in her arms and simply began to carry him towards the doors.
Aydryan Underwood sends some of his own power and energy to Arturius, having sensed that he was not feeling up to snuff. He couldn't come to the vampires aid directly, but he could do that much.
Arturius nodded and gave her thanks. "Thank you , mea lup."
Denalius Vhargon moved to th bar and ordered a beer, watching the barkeep and casually leaning in against the counter as he took the frosted mug. Turning, he could see all the tale tell signs of pretunatural movements, the instinctive way an animal moves made it clear to him he was among his own. That could be agood thing, or it could be a bad thing - time would tell, but for now he could also taste the tension in the air. Looks like he might have front row seats to an interesting evening, so he leaned back and took a sip from his mug, allowing the penetrating force of his presence to flow out in waves across the floor. Not soothingly, but not yet aggressively either. He offered a curt nod to the darkened figure as he passed and took anothe sip of his mug.
Talion Magic rested his hand open palm down on the bar and regarded Jared quietly a few moments and then pushed the hair from his face absently as he tried to explain. "We have been looking for you or for quideance. There is no one here to turn to it seems and even your second does not have the time or patience to lend aid to the pack, preferring to aid others instead. There are many here that need to pledge to the Ulfric and currently they look to me to help them figure out their place. Yet I too am new and do not know what is the procedure here. Wwithout guidance the pack will fail. I have seen it before."
Nebecanezer Voskhod set into motion again. Boots lifted and fell in calculated cadence. Eventually he would make his way over to Ser and Deo. Where they were both offered a light bow. That usual soft whisper of a voice utter for just the both of them "Evening ladies. How are you" Back to stand in full from the bow. Attention of single eye would bounce back and forth between them.
Lanier Cerise sighed as she looked down to Arturius. "I'm not your wolf. I'm not yours in any way." She moved out the doors and looked to Tao. "Yo, Tao. Keep an eye on this one. His pomme is coming to get him." She set Arturius back on the steps. "You better take care of yourself. I aint going to always be able to help you nor want to help you. Get it right." She headed back into the bar without another word.
Narcissus Silvercloud hurried out of her apartment and saw Arturius outside with the bouncer on the front steps. She ran across the street and up to his side. "Arturius! What happened?" She didn't ask the obvious question.
Arturius swayed as he held on to Tao. "You are...A ... very nice lady." He said refering to Tao not knowing who he was talking to or what he was saying. The blow to the head took a lot of sense out of him.
Talion Magic could feel the other man behind him now and now he could pick out the scents of those around him, he knew Raves well, and he was facing the Ulfric the one behind him though was not one he recognized, he shifted his position so that the bar was more at his back and while he kept an eye on Jared he wrapped his power around his body like a cloak rather than his usual method of keeping himself shielded completely. His fingers toyed with the scarred top of the bar while they talked.
Arturius forced a smile. "I uh,...got beat up by a werewolf..." he looked at Tao then back to Narci. "It's good to see you, babe...I really really need to lie down."
Jared glanced over and watched as Lanier carried out... a vampire. His eyes narrowing under the brim of his hat before traveling over the other two with Talion, or nearest to him. "I have been dealing with shit and traveling. You were already accepted as soon as I offered for you to stay in my home with the.. others." The last word was more growled out, there wasn't any others really, just him and Lanier, which meant that if they were looking to him... Jared needed to know things very quickly, and sober up, or get drunk, he wasn't sure. "How many have wandered in?"
Ezeekial Jonstone glanced over and watched as Lanier carried out... a vampire. His eyes narrowing under the brim of his hat before traveling over the other two with Talion, or nearest to him. "I have been dealing with shit and traveling. You were already accepted as soon as I offered for you to stay in my home with the.. others." The last word was more growled out, there wasn't any others really, just him and Lanier, which meant that if they were looking to him... Jared needed to know things very quickly, and sober up, or get drunk, he wasn't sure. "How many have wandered in?"
Serenity Terasaur still held thoughts of Jared, staring off towards the wall as if she could have x-ray vision suddenly and see through it to his form, she could feel him here, scent him, it was slowly driving her insane. She plastered on a small smile, for Deo’s sake even though the girl told her not to fake it, “I can’t act depressed all the time…I don’t want to bring anyone else down with me.” She shook her head with a soft laugh at the offer, “You are welcome at the house any time with Ben & Jerry’s Deo, especially if it’s the Willie Nelson Peach Cobbler kind…” She rubbed her belly just thinking about it. Her crystallized gaze shot back to Neb like a ping pong ball as he strode up, her gaze shifting over his form quickly so as not to be obvious, though a soft smile would slip onto her pretty face as she bowed…wow…a gentleman…who knew? “I’m okay, and yourself?” she asked politely, though she didn’t take her gaze off of his face.
Narcissus Silvercloud sighed. "I'll take you to my place." She moved to gently pick him up. Narci looked to Tao. "Thanks for holdin onto him for me." She turned and carried Arturius back to her place.
Lanier Cerise sighed as she moved back through the bar. She looked over and saw Jared still talking with the guy. Lanier slowly made her way over, waiting to see if Jared wished to speak with him alone or not.
Talion looked down at his hand and then back up meeting Jared's, his own cold, clear, unreadable... "I could not come that night as I told you. But I did not know where to find you after that and no one else seemd to be able to offer the information. Perhaps I was not asking the right people. Five so far have come here . One was attacked a few days ago by a rogue which some of us have been patrolling for. We have a pup that will need help at the full moon which is coming up. I have done my best to keep them together."
Rave: "growls softly hearing pops refer to him as a pup or he assumes he is who he means, eyes go between the 2 men, he starts to say something smart to pops but something tells him now is not the time so he keeps his mouth shut."
Talion looked down at his hand and then back up meeting Jared's, his own cold, clear, unreadable... "I could not come that night as I told you. But I did not know where to find you after that and no one else seemd to be able to offer the information. Perhaps I was not asking the right people. Five so far have come here . One was attacked a few days ago by a rogue which some of us have been patrolling for. We have a pup that will need help at the full moon which is coming up. I have done my best to keep them together."
Rave growls softly hearing pops refer to him as a pup or he assumes he is who he means, eyes go between the 2 men, he starts to say something smart to pops but something tells him now is not the time so he keeps his mouth shut."
Denalius rolled his shoulders and finished his beer, his neck relaxing as it was twisted this way then that. The conversation at the end of the bar was politics. Pack business, something he had no part of but the female wolf moving before him caught his attentions well enough. She was attractive, and her own movements concealed an inner grace that hinted at the beast within her. He took a step forward, his eyes focused on her for moment, nostrils flaring to remember her scent before turning to move his way across the floor.
Jared frowns but nods slowly, reaching over and picking up his bottle, filling up his glass before trading one for another and taking a swig. "You have been guiding them...?" He sighed setting his glass down. "Thank you." Now this was confusing, was he supposed to be thanking someone else for taking care of his job?
Lanier Cerise watched as a male crossed in front of her. She was aware of him looking at her. However, she had more pressing matters. Lanier headed over to stand behind Jared in silence as he spoke to the man. She heard what they had been speaking of but made no comment just yet.
Rave watched the man pops was talking to, eyes catching movement he glanced to the woman walking up behind the one he thought he caught his name Jared, moving quietly and not fully understanding why he placed himself closer to pops right side."
Talion looked calm, almost too calm, it was an illusion though, one practiced for many years his way of saving himself in cities where his kind were hunted for sport. He could tell that Jared was having some kind of problems, he could smell it on him, but the pack needed leaders and if the Ulfric didn't know what was going on his Freki and Geri or at least his Lupa should be helping him. But they had seen little to no one in the days they'd come here. He nodded. "Would you rather I let them all run wild? Let the rogue in the woods have free reign in our territory?"
Nebecanezer Voskhod has been called many things...but a Gentlemen is not one of them. Wanderer, Scholar, Freak...all the usualy things. "Well, here I am...night 4. What idle fun is there to had in this town?" A moment's gaze would pass onto Deo, but the main focus of his eye was on Ser.
Jonas Claremont shoke his head as if in a fog. By the time he came out of it, the fae's tall, dark form had vanished behind the door of the club. He had stalked the fringes of the city, lingered in the shadows, watched from the outskirts for days now. He had not been seen publicly since his visit to the local vampire bar nearly a week hence. Crouching atop the eaves of the club, he watched the comings and goings below for a time. Resolving himself to the necessity of seeing and hearing more details of what went on in the city's preternatural underbelly, he slowly unveiled his face and removed his blade. Setting them both aside and laying a powerful glamour upon them to prevent their discovery, he then stood and began pulling on his gloves. Once the thick leather was in place, he slipped a simple pair of metal knuckles over his hands. He never went about completely unarmed. With that, he stepped off the side of the building, dropping noiselessly to the pavement below and landing as gracefully as a bird touching down from flight. The man at the door opened his mouth as if to speak to him, and then rather suddenly went glassy-eyed and shut his mouth.
Jared growled, a deep rumbling bass that traveled under the beat of the music. "I said thank you." His anger was rising at not knowing any of this and he spared a glance over his shoulder at Lanier wondering why she hadn't told him any of this, or even known. "Lanier...? Did you know any of this?"
Rhage Terasaur: ays. She hadn’t seen her twin in days. And she couldn’t stand it. She sent a quick text to Ser, hoping… praying… that she would answer her. Maybe she would. At any rate, Rhage slipped her phone into the little hidden pocket in her gym pants and went downstairs.
Rhage Terasaur slid her key home, sighing softly when the lock turned and the door opened. Home. But it didn’t feel very much like it. One wasn’t supposed to feel uneasy or uncomfortable in their own home were they? With another resigned breath, she slipped her bag across her shoulders again and walked into the empty house, pausing to turn the lock again before taking her things upstairs. Her comfy travel clothes were a far cry from her usual attire. Black sport pants, a sporty tank, and tennis shoes. She’d been leaning toward comfy and loose clothing over fashion lately. Opening the door to her room, she was stupidly surprised to see the Japanese style bedroom suite. She had half expected to see the stark black and white that had previously been in her room. Shaking her head, her platinum locks rustled softly as she tossed her things carelessly on the bed. Reaching for her phone, she glanced at its face. “Nothing,” she murmured, her eyes closing with a sharp wave of pain. She hadn’t talked to her twin in d
Lanier Cerise looked to Jared and shook her head, "I knew none of this. I don't know anything about any new wolves nor was it spoken of to me he this one saw me in this very bar a few days ago. He could have spoken to me then but instead of introducing himself properly once he knew what I was he simply left." She frowned as she looked back to the man in question.
Talion pinches the bridge of his nose, running his hand down his jaw to pull along the braid at his chin. He had never seen a pack like this and really did not know what to make of it. He was used to packs run by far more attentive officers and ones that made it their job to know who was coming and going and not just dancing in bars all the time. But this was Jared's way he guessed, he wondered how Jared would be able to handle Rave and swallowed before he laughed. He let the woman blame him for her growling him off the other night and not confronting him, that was a long night and he was there for a meeting with the Master of the City and not to play games with a woman who made it clear at the time she wanted nothing to do with him, not even to know if he'd gone through proper channels. He said nothing, just waited, it usually made folks mad or they asked for more clarification. He did not expect Jared to believe much of anything he said anyway, so why bother.
Jared sighed and turned to the bar taking a swig from his glass. "This is my fault. Lanier.. Meet Talion. He's the one I have forgotten to mention to you because of the.. stuff." He knew he wasn't good at the leading stuff, all by himself. But how things had happened had left him no choice but to take the position, or let it fall apart completely. Than again, everyone but Lanier had left, abandoned him as soon as he had taken it. "I'm sorry I forgot to inform my Freki of your arrival, Talion. How exactly can I help you and ... yours?" If they looked to him to lead them, then this could be ugly, or simply just fast. But until he was challenged formally, There wasn't much he could do about it.
Lanier Cerise took a slow breath to relax herself as she finally got the name of this guy. Talion. She moved up and placed a hand on Jared's shoulders to let him know she was right there for him. She didn't blame him. However, her eyes were for Talion. "On a name basis at last Talion." Lanier smirked as she lowered her hand from Jared's shoulder back to her side.
Rhage Terasaur toyed with her earrings, pretty… but lethal… silver stars that dangled from an easily detachable links attached to the post of the earring. The glittering silver was hidden in the mass of her platinum hair. She never went anywhere without the conveniently hidden weapons now. Letting her hair fall back across the deadly sparkle, she went to the kitchen and began pulling random things out of cabinets and the fridge. Strawberries, pulled pork, salsa and chips, and pickles. She was munching randomly from each separate bowl when her phone began to buzz. Rhage had been almost certain that Ser wouldn’t text her back, and she held her breath when she saw “Twinnie” flash across the sleek screen. Lean fingers quickly pulled the text up, and her pot-luck-ish dinner was forgotten when she read the last few words. “Great,” she growled, slipping the phone back into the hidden pocket without returning Ser’s text and jogging upstairs for the keys, ID, and some cash. And then she was off to the bar. The only question in her mind was would she talk to her twin first, or go after Jared first. Attacking someone in the middle of the bar. Hmm. That would definitely ruin any hopes of an alliance, and throw the Pride on the Masters’ shit list for a very… verrrrry long time. Hmm, she thought again and shrugged as she left the house. Maybe she’d run into Ser first.
Jonas Claremont could sense the turning of the tide that was about to roll in, and he cared little one way or the other what went on with the local wolf pack, as he determined by the terms and titles being bandied about. Taking his glass in hand, he turned and walked away from the bar, skirting the edge of the small group with graceful disdain. His long stride carried him in short order to the smaller, blue-lit lounge area, where he paused in the entrance, glancing about for a moment before stepping towards the bar there.
Rave sighed and looked around, he was ready for some action, his eyes look over the two again, then back to the bar, he was ready for more drinks some weed and maybe a loose woman."
Talion regarded the man with a measured eye, he'd been in a lot of places and seen a lot of things in his time, he had no idea how things were run here but he didn't really like it. He'd been guiding the new wolves in the area and those who came to the city for refuge and he had been in Lanier's position before. He nodded to her. "Amazing what a smile will bring at times, isn't it?" His gaze raked over her, her movements not lost on him. He looked again at Jared. "You can either lead us like an Ulfric should, or you should let someone..." he paused a moment being very careful about how he phrased his words knowing that this would be the pivot point. "someone who is better able to do so handle the pack." He looked again at Lanier and back at Jared letting his power start to slowly seep out from him, curling over his skin almost visiibly restrained yet finally tangible, the beast he kept a tight leash on, tasting the air around him, electricity building sparking over his skin yet it touched no one else short of awareness for those who were sensitive of power being expended nearby.
Rhage Terasaur ignored doctors orders and ran. She utilized everything about what she was, her pace quickly taking her towards the older, darker part of town. Despite the rather obvious ‘baby-bump’ she had now, there was nothing soft or sweet in her expression or demeanor. She didn’t greet passers-by as she usually would. She barely glanced before darting across the intersections. Her power swam around her, hot with her warring emotions. She blamed herself for only a small fraction of the chasm that separated her from her twin right now. She gave Jared the lion’s share of blame… no pun intended. A sardonic laugh escaped her lips as the club came into view and she slowed to a leisurely walk. Demure hands swept through her hair, brushing the errant strands back into place to hang down her shoulders as she walked up to Tao, greeting him with nothing more than a wave.
Jared lifted his chin at that, his eyes narrowing slightly then he stiffened when that power touched his own causing it to flare up in response, pushing back at it. "You had someone in mind for that then?" his left eye bled to match the right, icy husky blue under the brim of his hat. His tone was urging Talion to say it. Daring him to challenge him. Part of him was eager for it.
Lanier Cerise narrowed her eyes at Talion. She said nothing to him however. Damn her and the promise to herself to try and not be so bitchy all the time. She sighed as she stood her ground and kept her eyes on him even as he looked away from her. Lanier felt his energy seep out to touch them. She slowly unfurled her's as well to meet his. The wolf in her being cautiously happy yet accepting of this new energy. However, his words didn't make her happy in the least but she witheld her anger and kept the energy as welcoming as she could manage it.
Jonas Claremont lingered yet again at the end of the bar. Eyes with three rings of darkening color, from gold to honey to amber, slid around the room in a measuring gaze. He did nothing to hide his heritage, wore no glamour save that which would keep a mortal from becoming fae-struck by a mere glance. Beyond that, whatever power there was about him was kept cloaked beyond the capacity for even the most sensitive to discern. A few centuries as one of the Queen's Ravens taught one how to go unnoticed in more ways than one. He wasn't precisely surprised by the mundane tomfoolery that held sway over this room's chatter, but he found himself suddenly debating which was less unpleasant to tolerate - this, or the metaphysical pissing contest that seemed destined to break loose amongst the group near the other bar.
Serenity had left the “blue room” and made her way into the “red room”, obviously searching for Jared. Her wolf energy was pushing quite rudely around the room, searching for her ex-mate. Crystallized blue gaze slid around the room as she felt the wolf energy swirling around, orbs narrowing in slight concentration, letting it lure her to the group it belonged to. Seeing Jared caused a swift pain to slide through her, though she didn’t speak, she merely stood there and watched, her own wolf energy swirling around rather innocently. She had no idea that her twin was in the bar already.
Serenity Terasaur had left the “blue room” and made her way into the “red room”, obviously searching for Jared. Her wolf energy was pushing quite rudely around the room, searching for her ex-mate. Crystallized blue gaze slid around the room as she felt the wolf energy swirling around, orbs narrowing in slight concentration, letting it lure her to the group it belonged to. Seeing Jared caused a swift pain to slide through her, though she didn’t speak, she merely stood there and watched, her own wolf energy swirling around rather innocently. She had no idea that her twin was in the bar already.
Talion nodded and the engery around him flared like a dog itching to get out adn the door was there open, ready. "I've been doing a decent job so far." His voice lowered and his full attention focused on Jared. "Unless you have a problem with that." The challenge hung in the air between them, he forced his power to remain around him still very controlled. He looked at the other woman come up for just a moment and then back at Jared, he wondered how many other wolves were in hiding in the city when Jared kept claiming there were only a couple. They sure seemed to suddenly come out of the wood work when the situation was beyond critical.
Serenity Terasaur had left the “blue room” and made her way into the “red room”, obviously searching for Jared. Her wolf energy was pushing quite rudely around the room, searching for her ex-mate. Crystallized blue gaze slid around the room as she felt the wolf energy swirling around, orbs narrowing in slight concentration, letting it lure her to the group it belonged to. Seeing Jared caused a swift pain to slide through her, though she didn’t speak, she merely stood there and watched, her own wolf energy swirling around rather innocently. She had no idea that her twin was in the bar already.
Jared 's power flickered for an instant when Serenity's touched his, recognized and wounded by it. An old wound torn anew. Jared looked up and met Talion's eyes for a solid minute, letting the energy between them snap and crackle before he suddenly pulled his back, shielding himself to appear, for all senses, human. Only his eyes gave it away. One single nod, "Fine.. follow me then." He and started for the door. He wouldn't start the fight in the bar, it wasn't for everyday consumption. Nor would he tear up Aydryan's bar. Possibly the only consolidation he could give him right now. The only way to pay back what he owed to the vampire for saving him. He walked easily through the crowd, weaving his way and not once looking back at Serenity.
Rhage Terasaur leapt up the steps, her adrenaline riding high. God it felt good to just be what she was. She did have one quick reminding thought that exerting herself was slightly dangerous to the babies, but her focus was one of the wolves inside. Without waiting for Tao to see the door shut, Rhage sent it flying back with enough force to rattle the hinges. Its resounding slam was music to her ears and her eyes glimmered brightly in the colorful lights of the club. Their icy blue depths roved the bar even as her energy probed each corner, each individual… searching until either found its mark. Oh goodie, he’s coming my way.
Lanier Cerise withdrew her energy back into herself as well. She looked to Jared as he started off. Lanier simply followed him in silence not even paying any attention to the energy coming from Serenity. She wasn't part of the pack.
Talion felt the push and held his ground not yet pushing back, his eyes darkened as he sucked his power into himself. It swirled and lept behind his eyes like a caged animal. He turned to Rave, "Go back to the shop and stay there till I come." He didn't want him in the way not trusting him to barg in or to be in the way of the flow of energy so he figured he'd send him back to a safe place. He looked around for the others and was pleased that they'd all left. It was just him now. Him and Jared with is girls. He turned and walked out behind them keeping his thoughts to himself and fighting to control his beast since it had smelled the challenge and wanted loose.
Rave Firehawk narrowed eyes and looked at Pops not realizing the danger surrounding him, " i aint some young kid to send off pops i will go back when im ready" give him an arrogant look and crossed his arms over his chest
Talion Magic glared at him as he passed. "You'll go now or I'll make you wish that wolf had killed you in the forest."
Serenity ‘s gaze slid over Talion, he looked somewhat familiar but she didn’t know him. Crystallized gaze slid to Jared, frowning slightly as he walked off…without a look or even a word to her. He might very well be dying on this night and the stubborn bastard would not even say anything. She was pissed, her lioness energy was gone, as if it didn’t exist at the moment, only her wolf surfaced and danced around them. Lanier’s walking off, not even acknowledging her pissed the pan-were off even more. They had been friends, and she hadn’t contacted Ser at all…nothing…didn’t try to find out what happened, to say anything about the loss of the child. Ser’s palm itched to slap the woman, her beast wanting to rip into her….all in good time…Ser would train and work her way up to it, this new personality of her’s was beginning to make her heart cold. There was no way she’d miss out on what was going on, so she followed after, blue gaze intent on Jared’s back the entire time…she knew he would feel it…she wanted him to."
Rave Firehawk eyes widen at Pops a touch of fear curling around him, he decides that maybe going to the shop and smoking some weed is a good idea now after all
Rave Firehawk takes another look at pops and heads for the shop, grumbling about grumpy fur balls
Jared led the way to the doors, pausing when he spotted Rhage near him and nodding to her. "Lanier... go back to the cottage. Let's keep this as .. fair.. as possible." He was well aware that Ser was following them, but also knew that he couldn't stop her.
Lanier Cerise looked to Jared as he spoke. She was not happy with his decision but it wasn't her place to argue. Lanier merely nodded. "All right. I'll be waiting." She glanced over her shoulder to Talion and then Serenity before turning to place her hand on Jared's shoulder lightly again. Lanier moved around Jared and gave one last glance to Rhage but said nothing as she left the bar to head back to the cottage. ((nini all have fun for me))
Rhage Terasaur leaned against the wall by the door, watching silently as the group approached. Her anger seethed like a living, tangible being, no longer hidden behind an empty gaze. She had her energy doing tight laps around her body, and if some of it strayed here or there she gave it little thought or care. Her twin had painted Jared as a cold killer in her diary… sent to wipe the Terasaurs’ from existence. What angered her more was Rhage had already had similar thoughts… Thoughts of using the wolf to remove one particular Terasaur from the planes of this world if he dared to show up because she had known, once she heard his full name, that if anyone would be able to help them in that quest… it would have been him. She just hadn’t thought that he would have been sent to take care of them all… Something dark passed through her glacier blue orbs when Jared nodded to her. She heard him speak, heard Lanier’s name, but her world was centered on him, giving little regard to any with him or near him. “I didn’t think you played fair games, Ulfric,” she said, her voice low and carrying a grating and gravely growl in its undertones, “therefore why should any of us?” Her anger vibrated faintly as her posture slowly changed. Rhage’s glittering eyes never left Jared as she moved to stand in the festive little group’s way.
Talion listened to the woman as she bared their path, he growled low in his throat, to have made the challenge he was now committed and if she wanted a piece of Jared she needed to get in line. A frown shaddowed his face as he realized she was not only were with the seathing fury of power gnashing around her but she was pregnant as well. He looked between them back and forth quickly gauging and assessing before he stepped forward almost between her and Jared. "You should use care with your power in this stage of your pregnancy." He of course had no clue what had transpired before among them but the only thing he knew was that a pregnant were was issuing challenge and this is not something that should be. She wanted challenge she could wait till after her time had passed and her unborn was safe.