Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 12:44:14 PM)
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Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 12:46:01 PM)
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Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 12:49:26 PM)
*Armand's humble abode is located on Lake Ponchitran and for those with the knowledge to know what they are seeing the influnce of an infernal resident is obvious to see. The parimeter is surrounded by thick brush and briars that have grown to an inpenitrable state. Inside that the grounds were patrolled by skunks, coyotes, bobcats, crows and birds of prey. There was one well rutted gravel road down to the tin roofed cabin. Parked near said cabin was a beat up and jacked up Checy 4x4 as well as a 20 foot jon boat on a trailer. *

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 12:52:25 PM)
*Lina parks the cheap crotchrocket beside the 4x4 and treads carefully as she approaches the cabin, giving the assorted animals right of way in her path rather than tread on a tail. She's wearing flared jeans and unlaced shitkickers, with a tunic shirt on beneath the motorcycle jacket. She left her helmet on the throttle, and as she unzips her coat, the rattler winds up about her neck and shoulders over the gold coin necklace protectively*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 12:54:54 PM)
*Armand arrived at the door about the time she was getting off the bike and the massive cajun walked out on the porch with a big smile on his face* good afternoon Lina you are a sight for sore eyes. *He came down the steps and no less than two skunks came up to Lina and curled around her legs like some sort of really disturbing pet cats.*

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 12:56:38 PM)
*she leans down to pet the horrid little things, though she's careful not to breathe in or open her mouth while she's near them, standing straight and hugging Armand* As are you. *relief robbing the strength from the little woman's frame* Is it safe to talk here?

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 12:59:25 PM)
*He gave her a firm hug bakc and patted her back* Yeah I knew Shin had a hard go but heard he lived. Savannah is staying here now as well as she got attacked at her place. And yes it is *he motioned her toward the front porch and some straight backed rockers* need some coffee or sweat tea.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 1:01:37 PM)
Tea please, thankya Armand. *enough of a southern girl to adhere to proprieties first, then jumps right into her mess* He's gone -quiet-, Armand. He's not answering anymore. *she's a tough kid, she isn't crying, but he can tell it's sheer nerve keeping the tears from falling* Not at all.. *softly*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 1:05:16 PM)
*Armand stepped in and got each of them a glass of tea and then settled into one of the rockers* I can tell you a bit of what happened but I do not know details. *He sighed softly* he lost a go with Maksim as you likely know but the best info I have on what happened next is from Zeke and it did not sound good so wherever he is, he is no doubt in a world of hurt but I think he lives though I am not sure.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 1:09:17 PM)
*she shakes her head* He survived that encounter. I'd spoken with him since then..for a while he was healing..and we talked almost constantly. He said it was a comfort. *wrapping small hands around the cup and sinking to sit on the edge of the rocker* It's been in the past 6 weeks or so, he's just silent.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 1:12:51 PM)
*He drew another breath and scooted to the edge of his rocker and reached out to take her hand* then I just do not know, but a lot has gone down recently so he could have run afoul of any number of things. I can try and locate him but I have done that before and failed. You likely have a better chance than me and you have not heard.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 1:14:18 PM)
*she curls her fingers around his and bites her lip hard..nodding a little* I came looking for folks..for the first time in ..I don't know how long. Found an angel named Maya.. she told me that of everyone I knew, only you and Savannah were still in the city.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 1:17:14 PM)
Maya is one of my close associetes and Savannah and I are living here. A new court is *he paused* well a court that was always here and powerful has taken over so things are changing. If you need shelter though I will give it to you to the best of my ability. I am also sure Savannah will be more than happy to see you again.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 1:21:32 PM)
*shetakes a deep breath, closing her eyes and nodding a little* Thank you. I didn't know anything about this turnover.. will I be alright at my place in the city? It's holy ground..

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 1:24:42 PM)
*He kept rubbing her fingers and nodded yes* you should be just fine. They are giving us from the old court a chance to bend knee and many have. I am planning on doing the same but do not know if I will be active in their politics. But for whatever any of that is worth I am still pretty respected around here not like you old boss but most do not care to fuck with me or mine. *He gave her a wink* if I make it clear you are mine not one will mess with you.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 1:29:45 PM)
*she doesn't miss his choice of words..and she considers for a long moment the phrase "old boss". Looking down into her tea, she asks* .. Zaebos told me others are different..but it took him a month to bring me around. *closing her eyes gently when there is no whisper of his attention at the sound of his name* What..would happen?

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 1:34:03 PM)
You would have to talk to a Fiend to see the future. I am of the same House as he so you get some idea of what is what. But you have known me a while so you know what I am and I am not going to put pressure on you. I will put out word you are under my care and you can decide if you want that to be accurate or not at your own leasure. *He pulled his hand back and sat back in his rocker* and if you have any questions or want to talk about it you can simply ask after Ludovicus.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 1:43:45 PM)
Ludovicus.. *making sure she's pronouncing it correctly, watching his face to be certain, then looking back to her tea, taking a swig* I'm sorry to have come to you without notice. I've been out of the loop, because that was how he preferred it. Now.. I feel like I've been blindsided by all this. I don't even understand how it would be possible to ..*lifting a hand from her cup to wave helplessly, looking for the words* To have a "new" boss. *finally borrowing his phrase*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 1:48:46 PM)
*He smiled a bit when she said his name and she could feel him in her head and hear his voice in her ears as well as her head* I know how he preferred it and that is one of the many problems with going at things that way it leaves little notice. I have had a bit of time to adjust and well my position offered me a better starting point but I understand. *He sipped his tea then added* as for having a new boss goes it is a rather simple matter. *He smiled* indeed one could say we are already addressing that. I will let you in on a secret we do not often share and that is that we often make things out to be a larger productions than they really are.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 1:53:23 PM)
*she blinks a few times at the strangely familiar feeling, she hadn't been willing to admit how much she missed it* No shit sugah.. *laughing a little at the last* You should see some of the summoning rituals I dug up.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 1:55:58 PM)
*He smiled a bit* there is a grain of truth in those rituals But a lot of time it is complicated not in the least. Take for example the way you feel me in your head now that is a simple function of you having used my name. Now if you want me to look after you full time then it gets a bit simpler and I can touch you without you using my name but once again it is a simple turn of a thought for one like me to accomplish this if you go into it of your own free will.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:03:06 PM)
*she nods a little, buckling down past the hopeless feling of loss in her patron's absence..and latching on to that ghosting feeling of Ludovicus' presence in her mind. Even as a corner of her wonders if that wasn't intentional on his part* I know a lot of the summonings rely on narrowing down the signs and names to one specific soul.. like mailing addresses. The less specific you are, the more likely to get someone different than you'd intended... Who is Ludovicus? I only know a little of Armand, my friend the crawdad fisher. You have..different friends than Zaebos kee.. Kept.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:11:34 PM)
*He dipped his head* the function of our name or as you likely already know our true names is much the same a sort of mailing address. Rituals get more complicated as you are covering larger distances both in the physical and spiritual sense. So the more you narrow the more you are likely to get who you are looking for....as in true names. *He folded his hands in his lap* as for Ludovicus *she could feel him more strongly in her mind each time she used his name* I am of the House Rabisu as was your previous friend. My area in creation was fresh water crustaceans thus the link to Armand. As for differing friends I was never as highly ranked as Shin and so I have spent more time with the common rable. *He smiled a bit* I am also more comfortable in the City and less reclusive than most in our House. Thus why Shin liked me as his man in the City I functioned better there than his other tools. In the war I was of the same Legion as him but I was a simple ground troop....I am reclusive like him but I realize I

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:11:49 PM)
have to keep a hand in it or something will blind side me.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:19:40 PM)
*she listens closely, sorting through the titles and references Shin had made in the past, to pick out the ones Armand referred to. She clarifies at the last* Oh..I meant..those friends. *she nods to the lawn patrol* He tended to have bears and alligators. The skunks are cute though. *a shaky smile, she'd missed hanging around the wild things that weren't so ..wild..around the Devourers*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:25:04 PM)
Ah *he nodded* we are what would be called the same Vissage. The beasts are our specialty I am not sure you were given the term but both Shin and I are of the Zaltu vissage though our real shapes do not look at all alike aside from size. *He smiled* I can have you around all the critters you like *he then reached out and petted her rattler* and like you can see your friend is very accustomed to me. But the skunks *he reached down and scratched one's head* are a conscious choice on m part as they are guards and people are even more affraid of them than they are snakes.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:28:55 PM)
Which is silly really.. *stroking the rattler-shawl* They're usually not lethal. *and of course, the CSI was in a position to know* It'd take a whole mess of them to do real damage to anything but your nose. I never knew they acted like cats though.. Makes that whole thing with Pepe LePeu and Penelope make sooo much more sense. *trying to make light of things..though the warm chocolate gaze hasn't left Armand as he gave her a crash course in terminology that Shin had never used*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:33:05 PM)
It is more just how they are around me, but then there are the yotes and the bobcat and the like. You should have seen Savannah when she first met the skunks. She just sat in her car and laid on the horn till I came and got her. To be honest though most of the critters and what I have done with the plants is simply to offer a warning. I am the main defense here at the end of the day. Oh as I work to get some memories back I can make changes to make critters more dangerous but I am aiming for things that offer security but more or less blend in so as I do not get a lot of attention I do not want.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:37:18 PM)
*a try for her usual smile, a little tilted and faded, but there at the least* Savannah's afraid of skunks? Oh there's a picture.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:40:05 PM)
Not anymore she lives here now after all so she is going all rural *he smiled* but it was a hard transition for her at the start. After the Earthbound attacked her house she settled in here permanent and has become quite fond of the security me and mine can offer her.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:42:11 PM)
*she sems to remember her tea, picking up the cup to drink and looking around the porch curiously* She never told me she'd been attacked. *quietly* I guess Shin may have told her not to .. And..I know she's not really my little spoiled cousin anymore. *softly* For the record.. *looking back over* I don't want to host an angel. I've got no abitions to do so. I know what it really is, and I've got a good life. I'd like to live it, if I can..myself.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:42:29 PM)
((ambitions))

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:43:03 PM)
(Heh no have my spell check here so am typing pig latin)

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:44:57 PM)
((Bah, who needs spell check?))

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:47:24 PM)
It happened a month or so back maybe a bit more while you were out of the loop. Of course you were not in the loop as much even when Shin was around since I was one of the few who were not affraid of him. *He sipped his tea and smiled at her* and I think the sentiment that you want to remain you shows some plain old good sense. *He answered candidly* I do not know why otherwise intelligent people have choosen that route even when given proper information but *he shrugged* not my problem. I like to judge people case by case that includes mortals and Elohim.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:47:30 PM)
((I'm just running a fever. lol Don't mind me.)

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:48:04 PM)
(Me! And this is fun....I just post huge and slow. Though I hope you are not too ill)

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:48:24 PM)
((Feels like a sinus infection. Been fighting the sore throat for days.))

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:49:43 PM)
*she nods lightly* Can't do it any other way. In my line of work..or yours. *a crooked smile* I go around assumin everybody's evil or something, and sooner or later I stop caring about what I do. I stop caring, I make mistakes. It's bad all around. *drinking her sweet tea*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:49:51 PM)
(Ewe those suck. I had sinus surgery a few years back as I had terrible issues with infections)

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:50:16 PM)
((There is soooo much pollen here..that it's -visible- on objects within an hour or so of being outside.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:50:18 PM)
))

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:51:05 PM)
((Hay fever and sinus infections are par for the course.))

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:51:07 PM)
*That made him laugh* I actually assume people are dumb until they proove me wrong. Of course some who proove me wrong then demonstrate exceptions.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:51:30 PM)
(Yeah used to be my life till I had the surgery my Dr. calls "roto rooting")

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:53:18 PM)
*she laughs* Well damned if I didn't show up on your doorstep and prove I'm an idiot, just now. *grinning* Don't know a thing about what's gone down, can't get a hold of damn-near anyone to ask, and I'm walkin around like a flashin neon "Eat at Joes".

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 2:56:54 PM)
*she winces faintly, because while it's kinda funny, it's too true for comfort* ..Thank you. truly. For giving me a little time to get my head together with an umbrella over me.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:57:03 PM)
*He shrugged his thick shoulders* shows good sense really. My place is very safe, there are holes I am working on but it is safe as can be. I am also respected so once I put out the word you are under my care you should be safer even though I carry little if any weight with this new bunch. *He then rocked slightly in his rocker before adding* so lets just say I consider you smart and in all honesty you are one of the best adjusted creatures I have ever encountered. *He then added a wink and dare one say a flirt* not to mention your figure is pretty nice as well.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 2:57:24 PM)
Its what friends are for

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:01:20 PM)
Adaptability..one of the greatest gifts y'all ever gave. Be a dis-credit and an embarrasin lack of gratitude not to use it. *she smiles warmly, a fair bit of humility there. The girl's well-aware of her role in the world as it is, whether that was Shin's education of her or her own initiative, Armand will have to find out. *she gives a mock-saucy jiggle at the last* Yeah an that too. *agreeing with an impish wink*

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:01:42 PM)
*laughing a little to ruin the false-intimacy even further*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:04:07 PM)
All happens *he kept rocking and smiled. Odd for the fact he struggled with living in the body of a dedicated womanizer but he had never shown any real interest in Lina that way.* And to be honest adaptability was not one of our gifts it was something y'all always had that made you special.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:08:10 PM)
Oh pssht. Don't go ruining the image. *chuckling and drinking the last of her tea* It's bad press, y'hear? Lat thing humanity needs is more ego. *grinning*

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:10:02 PM)
I try to be honest with those who earn it. *He winked* but don't turn your back on Savannah bebe. She is not inclined to cut your kind any slack after all that has gone down over time. *He had probably been giving her a dose of shocking candor, but well that was how he generally rolled until someone gave him a reason to do otherwise.*

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:12:23 PM)
*she tilts her head at that* Really?.. Guess she and Savannah fit then.. Vannah always struck me as a little ruthless..socially mostly. Never thought she was the rage homicide sort or anything..

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:13:38 PM)
Oh yeah she will cut your throat. I adore her of course but she will cut your throat I am just lucky because as her consort she gives me a lot of slack.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:15:41 PM)
Consort? Really.. Huh. I tended to think of the two of ya as more of an item than an arrangement.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:17:03 PM)
*That made him laugh* matters of the heart get really complicated when one is really an ageless spirit in the stollen body of what was once a human being.

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:20:06 PM)
*considering that and nodding a bit* I guess they would. *a little laugh* Shin was all tangled up for the one I called into Riko. I would have sworn I was party to the whisperings of Romeo and Juliet around them from time to time.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:21:52 PM)
I have met Riko but she was a quandry to me in most ways. *He then moved to stand* but for now I need to get off my ass and start making my rounds. You know the drill we will get you under my ubrella for now.

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:22:26 PM)
(I need to go. How do you want to play this on the OOC front? Have me submit a request or wait a bit and see?)

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:22:44 PM)
*curious at that* With Shin gone..you are unassociated, you said? So the rounds are just for your own territory?

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:23:33 PM)
*He nodded* yes, though like I told you I am joining the new bunch just not sure in what capacity

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:23:37 PM)
((Wait a bit and let the two work things out? Lina's not the sort to jump ship suddenly.. high faith would make that weird.))

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:24:11 PM)
(Works for me. I figured you would say that but wanted to make sure we were on the same page)

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:24:25 PM)
((If it comes to it though, we can play things out on Skype or what have you, we'll figure it out as it comes. *noddle*))

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:24:51 PM)
((And thanks for the RP. *hugs* I hope I haven't made too big a headache for ya with Alessa))

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:25:36 PM)
(Yeap time zones are going to be an issue but we will see. *hugs back* your welcome and she will get over it or she will not but I am not going to be one of those attached to her alone types)

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:26:03 PM)
(All goes to show no good deed goes unpunished as I tried to help when Hux left)

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:26:42 PM)
((Kay hon, take care!))

Lina Devereaux (Apr 27, 2011 3:26:53 PM)
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Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:26:56 PM)
(bye babe!)

Armand Duplessis (Apr 27, 2011 3:27:00 PM)
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