Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:03:54 AM)
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Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:04:54 AM)
*Starts up the Jeep and pulls out onto the road, starting to drive*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:05:19 AM)
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:08:06 AM)
What enemies did you make a court?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:10:21 AM)
She shrugs. "I am sure you know by now the animosity between Zacarias and myself. Without Violetta here, he is able to come after me with no repercussions for threatening to spoonfeed him his balls. And he has friends to help him do it. I do not know of all of his friends, but there are enough. By mysef, I do not stand a chance of holding out against them. That is why it is so important that my location stay hidden until I am strong enough to take care of myself."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:11:24 AM)
You have Dante... or should I say Alex?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:12:26 AM)
She closes her eyes hands fisting in her purse. "Dante is dead. And I do not know any Alex..."
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:13:15 AM)
((perc + aware, diff 6))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:14:57 AM)
*Frowns and looks at her* (2 sux)
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:15:41 AM)
((when contested rolls tie, it goes to the defender, if i remember my book correctly...)) She sighs and turns to look at him, tears glittering in her eyes.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:16:19 AM)
((Did she use a Lore or what?))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:16:35 AM)
((nope, just straight up lied))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:16:41 AM)
((If not then Per + Aware was probably the wrong roll))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:16:56 AM)
((Ah, should have been Per + Empathy))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:17:02 AM)
((ooh... whoops))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:17:11 AM)
((He wouldn't have made it... but I don't even hafta roll))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:17:30 AM)
If you want me as a friend... don't lie to me.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:18:14 AM)
She shakes her head. "I am not lying. The only Alex I knew was Alexander Vicars, and he is long gone from the city."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:19:50 AM)
*Stops the Jeep* Fine. Get out.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:21:48 AM)
((how do you know she is lying to you when you said that he wouldn't have made the roll?))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:21:55 AM)
*Jacks is obviously angry and looks as if he felt betrayed*
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:22:13 AM)
((Her lying to him would have most likely worked of Dante/Alex had not already told him that he was alive and that Isabella was the only other one that knew about him.))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:23:03 AM)
((again, without you making the roll, you can't know that she is even lying to you. And as stated in the book, in the event of a tied contested roll, the win always goes to the defender.))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:23:31 AM)
((wait, hang on, re-reading that))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:23:56 AM)
((alright, sorry, caught up, dlp and back to IC))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:24:37 AM)
She sits there with her purse on her lap and looks at him, slightly confused. "What? Why?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:25:34 AM)
I told you not to lie to me. Dante already told me he is alive and that you are the only other one that knows that. So, I know you are decieving me, even though we are supposed to be friends.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:26:59 AM)
She sighs, her shoulders lifting and dropping with her breath. "I am sorry. He told me not to reveal his presence to anyone." Her voice lowers as the tears that were threatening drip down her cheeks. (whisper) "I could not stand to lose him again..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:27:51 AM)
Yeah... Well... you made your choice. *Said softly*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:29:19 AM)
"I was unaware that he had revealed himself to you." She slings her purse onto her shoulder and looks at him sadly. "I will leave, if that is what you wish. But please understand that I did not lie to you to hurt you. I was trying to keep a promise made to someone..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:31:27 AM)
*Looks a bit conflicted, still angry, but not sure he could totally blame her.*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:32:21 AM)
She opens the jeep door and slips out onto the side of the road, shutting it carefully behind her before starting back towards town.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:33:16 AM)
*Rolls down the window* Go ahead and get back in.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:35:22 AM)
Pausing, she turns to look back at him, walking back over and standing beside the jeep. "I did not do it maliciously, please believe me on that." She stands there, watching him carefully.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:36:44 AM)
*Sighs* I'm tired of people I concider friends being false to me... especially when I am trying to help them.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:40:05 AM)
"It hurt to not tell you the truth, but he told me never to reveal his presence to anyone. Just his still being alive puts all three of us in danger from the Baton Rouge court." She sighs, then opens the door as thunder rumbles in the distance, climbing back up into the jeep, but leaving the window down against the heat. "Despite your faintly brusque mannerisms, and our rocky start, I do consider you a friend. And would never play you false under normal circumstances." She pauses and her eyes slide over to peer at him. "You knew, back at the coffee shop. You knew even then. That's why you were asking all those questions...."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:43:46 AM)
*Nods some and starts to drive again*
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:45:03 AM)
brb
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:45:05 AM)
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Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:53:40 AM)
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Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:53:51 AM)
(9wb))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:55:40 AM)
((Ty))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:56:05 AM)
"How long have you known that he's been back?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:56:28 AM)
Not long.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:57:14 AM)
She sighs and nods. "So this business with the DeLaCroix residence..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:57:27 AM)
hmm?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:58:13 AM)
"What do you know about it?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 10:58:54 AM)
Nuthin'... why?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 10:59:53 AM)
"Just curious. Mateo's been hearing stuff about some Haitian mafia queen living there from his contacts on the streets. I figured, you used to hang out with Sergei, maybe you knew something about it..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:00:55 AM)
Oh, yeah, I know about her and about some o' that stuff...
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:01:16 AM)
"So who is she?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:01:17 AM)
"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:02:21 AM)
Annette?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:02:59 AM)
"Is that her name? Hm." She smiles faintly. "It is pretty. Have you met her?"
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:03:33 AM)
((gonna have to go afk for a few minutes... i'll brb))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:10:22 AM)
Yeah, she's some sorta voodoo priestess or somethin'.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:22:49 AM)
"Voodoo?" She laughs softly. "When you've got the power we have at our fingertips, unless she's another elohim, or is the property of one of us, what she dabbles in is of no concern."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:23:30 AM)
*Shrugs* I think she has rituals that could protect against us or perhaps do more. I'm not sure though.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:24:38 AM)
"Well, whatever she has, as long as she stays on her side of the pond, I will stay on mine." Her eyes flicker brightly for a moment and the air has a tinge of patchouli and sandalwood before the wind takes it away.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:25:59 AM)
*Nods a bit, still driving, now out in a wooded area*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:27:43 AM)
She looks around at the area, then back to him with curiousity on her face. "Where are we going?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:28:27 AM)
Jus' drivin'.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:29:51 AM)
She sighs and nods, fidgeting in her purse for a moment before pulling out her iPod and cassette plugin. "Do you mind?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:32:07 AM)
Don' wanna talk anymore? *Glances over at her*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:33:10 AM)
"That is not it at all. I was just thinking, if we are going to be driving, at least we can listen to something other than the wind." She shrugs and puts the stuff back into her purse. "What else did you want to know, since you already know my secret?"
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:36:13 AM)
((brb, bathroom))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:37:05 AM)
((Ok, and stop calling me bathroom!))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:37:30 AM)
That's yer big secret?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:40:08 AM)
She blushes furiously, but nods silently in response.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:44:39 AM)
I don't get it.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:45:49 AM)
"It is nothing important." She mutters something under her breath and makes a point of burying her nose back in her purse.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:47:31 AM)
*Looks at her*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:48:18 AM)
She can feel his eyes on her, though she doesn't look over, and her blush intensifies to the point her ears are glowing like tomatoes.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:49:30 AM)
What ya so embarrassed about?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:50:34 AM)
She sighs and rests her chest in her lap, pillowing her cheek on the fabric of her purse. "Promise you will tell no one about this."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:52:35 AM)
Alright.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:53:09 AM)
A muscle in her cheek jumps from worry as she gnaws on her bottom lip a moment. Finally, she blurts out. "I slept with someone last night!"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:53:50 AM)
Oh... is that all? Who? *Looks back at the road*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:55:09 AM)
She blinks at him, taking cues from his nonchalance. "I... I cannot tell you that. Not because I do not want to, but because I am bound by oath not to...." She pauses, then blinks at him as a feeling of dèja vu flitters across her face. Sighing, she mutters. "Alex..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:57:11 AM)
See... ya coulda said somethin' like that last time and woundn'ta pissed me off.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:57:19 AM)
Instead o' lyin'.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 11:58:25 AM)
"Yes, well, this whole lying thing is new to me. Halaku are not built to be liars, me least of all." She is still blushing furiously, but it seems to be dissipating as she sits back up and fluffs her hair away from her face, tendrils of it flying outside the window.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 11:59:05 AM)
*Looks at her* Bet yer pretty good in bed.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:00:02 PM)
The blush flares back to life as a faint smile tickles at the corners of her lips. "I would not know. You would have to ask him about that..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:03:41 PM)
I would but I'm not supposed ta know about it. You like it?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:05:21 PM)
Averting her gaze, she nods slowly. "After the first couple of times, it is really nice. I am surprised that this body never experieced something like that before I came along..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:05:53 PM)
*Nods some* Yeah, it's a nice body.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:06:33 PM)
She smiles, somewhat proudly, and turns to him. "/Gracias/. Yours is not that bad either."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:13:47 PM)
*Nods* Guess not... it's working out ok anyway.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:15:22 PM)
She glances around at where they are, then back at him. "When this is all said and done... and we can reveal Alex to the rest of the court... Would you mind coming over for a small get-together at the farm?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:16:21 PM)
*Pulls over and parks, they are out in the middle of the woods* I'll come over for a get together I guess. Who else will be there?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:17:19 PM)
"Just you, Alex... and London and William. You are the only ones I trust. Mateo does not even know where the new house is..." She looks out the truck window curiously. "Where are we?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:21:27 PM)
Middle o' no where. *Leans back*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:22:36 PM)
She eyes him for a moment, then sighs and shrugs, getting comfortable in the seat with one leg tucked up underneath her. "So, what now?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:24:50 PM)
*Shrugs* Dunno... just figured we'd talk some more. *Opens up a cooler behind the seat and takes out two beers, handing one to her and opening the other. He grabs a bag of doritoes from back there somewhere too and opens them*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:27:45 PM)
She eyes the beer for a moment, then opens it, taking a swallow. "I do not know what else to tell you. Most of the last few weeks I have been spending in the shadowlands, trying to track down that stygian steel for you." She blinks, then smiles. "I do remember one thing. My dagger. The one from the war..." She turns to look at him. "I remember what it looks like. Would you be able to make it, if I drew a picture for you?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:33:03 PM)
I could make one that looked exactly like it perhaps.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:35:25 PM)
"Since the original has probably been destroyed, that is as good as I can hope for." She takes a long swallow of the beer.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:38:15 PM)
*Sips his own* So, any ideas for Lakshmi's Legacy?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:40:41 PM)
"Well... given Mateo's penchant for buying me dresses, I figured I would use those for my outfits while working. But I was thinking, as far as designs of jewelry goes, something more exotic than mere rings and bracelets and necklaces. Something unique. A ring in the design of a snake wrapped around your finger, a necklace with an open cobra mouth for the pendant... things like that. I mean, if we are Lucy's rebellious friends, and he was supposed to be the snake, might as well play off that, right?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:42:05 PM)
*Shrugs* Can do some o' that.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:42:23 PM)
"Well, what else can you do? This all depends on your abilities..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:45:03 PM)
*Shrugs* I can make almost anything.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:45:39 PM)
"Even delicate ear-rings with movable parts? Like a butterfly with wings that flutter in the breeze?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:46:13 PM)
*Shrugs* Sure.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:47:27 PM)
She takes another swallow of her beer. "Well, then I have nothing to worry about. You have the talent, and all I have to do is flash a little skin and giggle at people to get them to buy it."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:48:55 PM)
Well, ya ever wanna practice flashin' a lil' skin lemme know. *Smirks as he gets a few doritoes, munching and washing them down with beer*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:50:24 PM)
She looks down at her micro shorts and shirt, then back at him, tilting her head to one side with a faint smile on her lips, her green eyes sparkling with laughter. "I promise, I will call you first..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:51:55 PM)
*Looks down at her legs and ends up staring a moment longer than he meant to. Clears his throat.* Yeah... ok.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 12:57:49 PM)
She smiles faintly and finishes off the remains of her beer, looking around for a trash can. "So, did you drag me out to the middle o' nowhere just to talk about the shop and drink beer, or was there something else you wanted to talk about?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 12:59:16 PM)
Naw, that's mostly it. Unless there's somethin' you had in mind.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:03:32 PM)
She turns to regard him carefully for a few moments, then shakes her head. "No, nothing that I can think of right now." Reaching into her bag, she withdraws a leather sheathe and turns it, hilt-first, to hand to him. "My dagger. Just so you can get the shape and feel of it familiar to you before I find that stygian steel."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:08:12 PM)
*Nods and takes it, pulling it out and looking it over*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:10:59 PM)
The blade is only as long as her forearm, obviously built for someone of smaller stature. The handles are balances, but not for throwing. The edge is honed carefully, and the whole thing smells of metal oil and linseed oil. When the blade is in the sheathe, the handle sticks out into her palm, but is easily hidden with long-sleeves. With how the edge is sharpened, it's obvious this is her left-hand blade, but the straps indicate that it is placed on her right arm, revealing that she perfers the cross-draw to the straight.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:15:17 PM)
*Nods and slides it back into his sheath before handing it back to her*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:16:07 PM)
She looks at it, but accepts it anyway. "I... well, i do not know anthing about crafting, but I assumed you would need it in order to make the copy."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:16:39 PM)
You don't need it in the meantime?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:17:18 PM)
"I... hm." She looks down at it, then laughs at herself. "I probably will need it in the next few days."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:17:41 PM)
*Nods*
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:19:48 PM)
Carefully, she slides the blade back into the purse, covering it with the other mundane things in there to make sure it stays hidden. "Will you be able to start on it immediately? I mean, once I get the materials for you, of course..."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:21:07 PM)
Yes.
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:21:50 PM)
She nods. "Once I get back to the house, I will slip over and try to find some for you, then. I really need this done as soon as possible."
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:22:10 PM)
*Nods* You want me to drive ya home now?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:23:13 PM)
She sighs, then nods. "It would be best. I do not know how long it will take me to find the materials, or how hard of a task it will be. Once I get my hands on enough of them, how do I contact you?"
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:28:20 PM)
Don't you have my cellphone number?
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:29:07 PM)
she shakes her head. "I thought I did, but it is not in my phone." She pulls the slim piece out and taps on the screen a few times, then brings up the phonebook.
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:30:05 PM)
*Tells her his number*
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:30:29 PM)
((Mercutio is my Forum name if ya ever wanna FPM me. *Chuckles*))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:31:35 PM)
((alright... i shoulda known that... but, yeah, i gotta go lay down... my back is really hurting me. call it here and say he took her back to town?))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:34:00 PM)
((See ya later))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:34:13 PM)
((He'd take her wherever she wanted))
Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:34:18 PM)
((good scene... thanks :) ))
Jack Schmidt (Aug 11, 2011 1:34:34 PM)
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Isabella Perez (Aug 11, 2011 1:34:44 PM)
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