Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 4:51:46 PM)
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Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 4:51:55 PM)
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Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 4:52:03 PM)
((hehehe))

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 4:52:13 PM)
[*totally wins*]

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 4:52:24 PM)
((Winning! I got tiger blood!))

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 4:52:43 PM)
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Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 4:53:47 PM)
*Lina's out in the backyard on her porch swing with a rattler curled under her seat and Luci's shepherd across the steps. Wearing a tank top and a kerchief skirt in the heat, she's got a 'rita in hand and a book open in her lap*

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 4:56:28 PM)
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Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 4:58:05 PM)
*and blinks, looking down to lift the book and find her cell phone in her lap, reading the text and answering it*

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 4:59:23 PM)
*Amos had arrived with Naomi but as was normal with him he had parked down the street. The pair walked the rest of the distance and since that is normally where Lina is Amos made his way toward the back of the house holding the gate open for Naomi. When he saw Lina his face bloomed into a big smile* hey bebe!

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 4:59:48 PM)
*whispering a moment later to someone who is only a few feet away*

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:01:54 PM)
*He muttered as well and looked terribly amused*

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:03:08 PM)
*she marks her page with a ribbon and shuts the book to leave it on the swing as she gets to her feet, smiling back at him, if a bit wryly now after the text* Hey sugah. Naomi!! *grinning wide at the other woman* Been too damn long, get yourself on up here! *heading to meet them in the yard*

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:03:56 PM)
Slipping through the gate with a quiet 'thank you' to Amos as he held it, she was dressed in a nice summer dress and heeled sandals, her hair kept at the natural, cropped length today. "Hey, Lina. Long time no see." She grinned at the woman while movign across the yard to meet her. "How have you been?"

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:05:58 PM)
*Amos stood back and closed the gate and let the two girls do the whole girly squeeling and giggling greeting thing.* Well at least you two get along well and that is good now that you are sisters of sorts.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:06:59 PM)
Right as rain, sugah, Right as rain. *hugging her tight before stepping back to take a look at the other girl* You all dressed up! Or rather, I guess I'm askin if you changed professions? *grinning, leaving her arm slung around Naomi's shoulders* We always got on. You just the icin on the cake, sugah.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:08:42 PM)
*barefoot in the skirt and tank top, Lina's got on the heavy gold coin necklace and her bone cross with an ivy choker these days. Her old snake tattoo is gone though, replaced by an even more ostentatious yellow rose and thorns*

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:10:00 PM)
The hug was most certainly returned, as she was happy to have a familiar face. Stepping back just a little, she shook her head and smiled. "I'm in the process of transitioning jobs, you could say. I'm still doin ga little of my own busienss, but I'm working on other stuff as well, now."

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:12:07 PM)
[brb]

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:12:13 PM)
Congratulations then, new jobs are always excitin. *another short squeeze before she let go to greet the big Cajun, reaching up to her tiptoes to plant him a good one, dusky arms up around his neck as she steps in close* An don' worry, I ain't forgettin about ya.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:13:53 PM)
*a teasing grin for Amos, wide chocolate eyes genuinely happy to see him, as always*

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:14:22 PM)
*He slid his arms around her waist and returned the greeting kiss from Lina in a way that made it pretty clear they were more than passingly familiar with each other* I know you are not and I was just letting you two girls get the greeting thing done. *He gave her a big squeeze in his strong arms* and you have been working way too much it seems like it has been a coons agee since I have seen you last.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:17:33 PM)
Don' I know it. *sighing out with a mock-wince* You welcome to come steal me away anytime though, you know that. *a warm smile and another, deeper kiss before she slips back down to her bare feet reluctant to let go, her arm slides around his waist instead. Same old Lina* Isabella's textin made it sound like an emergency, so I'm glad it's somethin you already knew about at least.

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:18:53 PM)
[back, sorry 'bout that!]

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:19:01 PM)
((Wb!))

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:19:25 PM)
[Danke!]

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:19:31 PM)
((Bitte!))

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:20:52 PM)
*He scooped Lina up in his arms cradling her when she lowered back to the flat of her feet and then picked her up easy enough* yeah I will let the both of you know what is going on then we can catch up to speed a little bit more. *He grinned to Naomi and winked* we will consider this your first project of sorts.

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:21:51 PM)
Stepping back a little, she allowed the two their 'space' for intimacy, as it were, listening to the conversation, though a little confused by what they were talking about. Giving Amos a curious look, she spoke again. "Project? What's that?"

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:25:55 PM)
Isabella and a gentleman named Alex are being threatened, and according to Isabella..attacked, by a group that seems tied to Baron Samedi's followers. Voudon..in the same family mine is.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:27:22 PM)
Isabella is another of my kind a different house but one of my kind all the same. Apparently a thrall like you and Lina named Veronica who was a bit disgruntled has been feeding a Hatian voodoo cult information on her and Alex who you have already met. It sounds like said cult also has paid off another of my kind a real jack ass you should avoid named Jack for mor information on Alex and Isabella. THere is now a price on the pair and word is there is a hit put out on them. Also word is the one behind it all is a Haitian witch sort of like Lina named Annette DeLaCroix. Isa wants to know what Lina knows about her and since Li and I talk *he smiled* I do know they know each other. But putting out fires like this is the sort of thing I had in mind when I said I would like you to do some things for me.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:27:55 PM)
*And he simply carried Lina back toward her porch swing as the two of them went into explain mode and like as not gave Naomi a headache*

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:30:31 PM)
She frowned a little as she glanced briefly to Amos. "Oh ... Alex. The one that seems to know everything about me." She didn't seem overly thrilled, though she listened to what Amos was saying before responding. "Alright, so ... how do I, er ... what do you need me to do?" Obviously, she was a little lost on the entire matter.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:32:36 PM)
Veronica.. not, Veronique? *lifting a brow at that, yelping as she's carried to the porch swing and then chuckling* She was with.. oh good grief. What was that sanctimonious..ah yes. She was with Sergei, last I saw her. Now she's tangled up with Jack too? *blinking owlishly at Amos* Then..she's tangled with a fair number of Fallen. Trouble for sure.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:34:10 PM)
Annette's of the Faith. She ain't doin nothin without a reason. Same as me. Somethin's goin on beyond her if she's meddlin.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:36:25 PM)
I talked with Alex about the incident with you and he told me it will not happen again. *He gave Naomi a smile then settled onto the porch swing with the little witch in his lap* as for do Lina can like as not help you more along those lines than me. She is a master at worrying out information about things like a blood hound. *He looked to Lina then and added as the players poor name recollection goes to all his characters* yeah Veronique sorry and I thought she was one of Sergi's who well used to be Michael you know and she has gone someplace as I sure as hell cannot find her. And we all know you want to avoid Jack because any associationg with him involves blackmail for sex

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:40:21 PM)
And yeah Li I figure someone is pulling strings behind Annette if this is all going down. Not sure why they are concentrating on Alex and Isabelle though but Baton Rouge starts seeming like as not to me.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:40:45 PM)
*she rolls her eyes at the comment about Jack, the big shepherd padding over to sniff at Amos and Naomi before flopping down in the shade again* I'm just a bookish sort, Sabaraz. Ain't no trick to that. *she grins at Naomi, before asking again* Anyone seen Sergei around lately, or do you want me callin for him to find who this Veronique belongs to?

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:41:24 PM)
I mean, I figure you could just as easily ask him.. *looking to Amos curiously* Or is that considered rude?

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:44:32 PM)
Not seen hide nor hair of Sergi *he shook his head and then looked at Naomi.* You still got some connections on the street right? I mean Lina and half the Elohim in town have that law side covered but maybe you could work out what the more seedy side says? See if there is any word out there about the Hatians?

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:46:30 PM)
She was following the conversation as best she could, but there were still some things she wasn't sure on, or simply didn't have actual context for. Looking to Amos, she tilted her head curiously. "I'm not sure if I would call it 'connections', really. I'm aware of the people there, and I give them their respected space, just as they give me mine. It's a win-win situation all around, really."

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:48:43 PM)
Alright *he accepted Naomi's words with a nod* well Lina poke at the community and see what you can figure out, but maybe now while I got the two of you here I should go into a bit about what I got in mind for our little dysfunctional family.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:52:04 PM)
((Ten minute warning! I'm pumpkining)) *she nods* I know Annette is a follower of the Baron, an she's connected "Family" wise as well. Hatian crime syndicate goons with her at the club when I met her. She shouldn't be hard to find. *settling against him contentedly to listen* Oh I don't know..we function pretty good. *grins to Naomi*

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:52:49 PM)
[NP baby cake]

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 5:56:16 PM)
"At least Lina and I function well enough. I guess we can't speak for you." She grinned faintly, seeming to be a little more at ease for the moment.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:56:23 PM)
*He stuck out his tongue* yes, but I have been wanting a group of followers like you know Lina. I am at work at assembling it and Naomi here is a good example *he gave a teasing wink to both* told her she needs to get a tat just like yours for starters. *He cleared his throat and then got serious* but anyway, I have been working on my old shack the one that got flooded and have it turned into a plant cave sort of like my trailer. I figure that will make a nice meeting spot. I also know a married couple who work at a nursery I used their names are Damon and Sandy Rabineau. I have enlightened them a bit, but they are not like you two but they have moved into the old shack and are going to be care takers for us as things pan out.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:56:57 PM)
And watch the function comments between you two around someone living in what was once a healthy man you might make the mind wander.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 5:58:39 PM)
*she snorts and elbows the big guy* It ain't called wanderin if it's the same damn place that mind's been livin for years.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 5:59:19 PM)
*He let out a little grunt* hey it keeps me on my toes

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:00:37 PM)
She chuckled quietly as she watched the two banter back and forth--entirely too amused by it.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:02:36 PM)
But anyway back on subject how does the work on the cabin sound to the two of you?

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:03:25 PM)
Looking over to Amos with a clearly speculative expression, she spoke with some suspicion of what he meant. "That depends on what you mean by 'work on the cabin'."

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 6:03:53 PM)
Sounds like I won't be seein much of it. *pulling a face* If you're puttin together a group out there, I'm not sure how much interactin you'll want the Legal sorts tangled up with.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:05:56 PM)
Not that kind of work Naomi *he groaned and then looked to Lina* and yeah I figured that. *He looked betweent he two* I suspect you can still visit on occasion Lina and think you can catch Naomi up on how to serve an angel especially when it comes to organizing a group of people who are like minded?

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:09:04 PM)
"Good, because I'm more likely to break my thumb with a hammer than actually hit a nail with it." Handyman, she was not. Looking to Lina, she waited to see if the other woman would be able to help her at all with figuring all this stuff out a little better.

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 6:10:18 PM)
I can give it a shot Sabaraz..but truth? I ain't done what we discussed, we only theorized. This is new ground for me too, sugah. *the last to Naomi, with an element of comraderie* We figure it out together though, between the three of us.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:12:23 PM)
*He sighed* well I been thinking on it a bit. I figure the best way to go at it is like we did back in the day with some formal rules and rituals and such but nothing too heavy. Hell, from what I hear that sort of thing has worked great for fraternities for years.

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:12:43 PM)
[And yes I was a frat rat LoL]

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:13:07 PM)
[Dirty frat boy! >.>]

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 6:15:15 PM)
You're gonna have the best luck with folks lookin for protection, or guidance. "Fraternity", itself in a way. Cuz even the generally altruistic sorts will be more cooperative with a bit of personal gain. Just a matter of gettin em to see they're all family. ((And I need to crash RL. I'm up a bit later than I meant to be, and I'm gonna fall over. lol Thank you both for the play!!))

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:15:33 PM)
[Sleep well! <3]

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:16:16 PM)
[Night!}

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 6:16:20 PM)
((Assume Lina goes inside to cook for them or something. lol))

Lina Devereaux (Aug 20, 2011 6:16:22 PM)
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Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:16:57 PM)
*As Lina went inside to cook he looked over at Naomi* well think you are up to the task if we all stumble around working it out?

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:21:47 PM)
"I am up to pretty much any task. As long as I don't have to use power tools or hand-held tools, I should be okay. Might take a bit of learning, but ... I'll learn."

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:22:33 PM)
That works and you and I so missed each other when I said not that kind of work. I thought you were worried I was wanting to do some of the work of your old profession.

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:25:38 PM)
"Oh, no ... that wouldn't have bothered me, really. It's what I have done for years. I Know how to do it and I am actually particularly good at what I do."

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:27:15 PM)
*That made him blink* uh yeah but I thought you were wanting to leave that behind. It would not be very fair for me to expect you to do it for me now wouldit?

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:32:41 PM)
"I am trying to, but it is difficult at times to get fully away from it all. It ... pays well, and most of my clients treat me very well, too. It's hard to find that kind of thing sometimes."

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:35:09 PM)
Well true and I suppose if you like it which it sounds like you do if you are good at it. *He shook his head* but we seem to have gotten more than a little side tracked here.

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:40:05 PM)
She chuckled quietly and shook her head. "Yes ... it would seem that we have become a little sidetracked. What is it you will need me to do with the work out at the cabin? Just play it by ear right now?"

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:43:17 PM)
By ear for now but I think I need to take you out there and show you around and have you meet the care takers and such. As we go over things there it will probably help to point us in the right direction I would think.

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:46:13 PM)
"I take it that if you are going to do something like that, my current attire won't work? I don't think sandals and a sundress are good for walking around your place--no offense."

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:49:17 PM)
No *he shook his head* I am affraid if you and I are going to work on these things out in the sticks then you are going to have to get a set of woods clothes as well as another car. I can help you out with that though and if you want to go change I can run you by your place after we eat if that works. *He grinned* though we need to eat first because I would deprive no one of Lina's wonderful cooking.

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:51:35 PM)
[Fooood.]

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:52:33 PM)
"Yeah, I'm already looking at a beater truck for going out to your place, since you know I won't take my car there." Pausing, she shook her head faintly. "I don't think I've actually ever had Lina's cooking before. This will be a new experience."

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:53:46 PM)
It is down home and southern and you are going t love it *he stood up* COme on lets go grab a plate full before we head to the swamps. [Yeah I am going to have to go cook up some on the grill here]

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:56:24 PM)
[**omnomnom**]

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:56:48 PM)
[Port steaks...fresh ones since we just butchered the hog]

Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 6:56:58 PM)
[Niiiiice]

Amos Hunlun (Aug 20, 2011 6:58:26 PM)
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Naomi Hidaka (Aug 20, 2011 7:01:18 PM)
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