Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:08:26 AM)
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Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:09:31 AM)
(Tell me what this place is like, oh animal loving Brujah! Paint me a mental picture...)
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 7:15:48 AM)
Madelines truck sat parked along side the old railroad tracks near Lewis St. though she wasn't in it nor was the pet carrier which typically sat in the front seat for her CAWKatoo. The area itself was desolate, most of it having been damaged quite badly by Katrina, the city never bothering to repair it or at least not yet. The railroad was no longer in use but at one time it linked the warehouse district to lake Pontchartrain though there was indications it was being fixed if anyone happened to travel its length north to south, most of the repairs seeming to start in the core of the warehouse district itself. From somewhere toward the canal that ran parallel Mikhail could hear excited barking of a single dog, the sound quite far off from where the truck was parked.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:19:48 AM)
*Was it so cliche that a wandering Ravnos followed the railway tracks to get too and from his safe house? He had to make notes in his book... He'd learnt a lot about the blue bloods the other night and it was worth jotting down the information and seeing if he could link it all together and make sense of things later, when he had the spare time. Althou he saw the truck, he didn't put one and one together instantly, not making the connection bewteen the slightly familar looking carriage and the sound of barking... Oohh, animals! It had to be Madeline. He could ill afford to hate her for being, he suspected, a Gangrel. Thou they were typicaly ferals and unpopular with his clan, 'his clan' wasn't really much of anything any more. Hands in his pockets, he crested the rise, peering down with his heightened senses to where the dog played*
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 7:25:43 AM)
As he had suspected, Mikhail spotted the brujahs canine companion running back and forth along the shoreline as Maddie tossed a stick for him while trying to fish, the line in the inky water. Beside her on the ground was a cooler, most likely used to store anything she happened to catch, and on top of that a little white speck of feathers bobbed up and down while it began mimicing the dogs bark. "Sammy.. sammy sing 'Twinkle Twinkle'." Madeline requesting a song in hopes it would distract the cockatoo from its current action. Sure enough it worked, the bird started singing the childrens song, Maddie giving silent chuckle.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:27:54 AM)
Dumnezeu să ne ajute, este Doctor Doolittle. *He whispers too himself, running a hand through his hair. He fought down the overwhelming urge to create mischief and instead made his way to the water line* Vishnu save me, Maddy, if you tell me you're gonna eat those fish...
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 7:31:35 AM)
How in the world this man happened to be -everywhere- Maddie had no idea, the vampires surprise at seeing Mikhail here quite apparent upon her face. "Michael. Hey.. what in the hell ya doin out here?" Sammy finished his song, stretching out his wings and bowing his head, the brujah quickly fetching a shelled peanut from her pocket to give him. "And no, theyre not for me. I mince them and put it in the dog food." Blue came trotting back over, sniffing at Mikhail before dropping the stick between the two kindred.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:34:04 AM)
*He gave Sammy a clap of appriciation, not answering the question, but instead...* You gimmie that bird! That bird is clearly a Toreador bird!! You're in violation of the right of Domain if you don't let me Embrace that bird and present it to my Elder at once!... Do you mind if I play fetch? *Nudging the foot with his stick, seeking your permission before he starts teasing your dog at random. There were some things you played with without permission. Genitals, expensive art, lives... But NOT a persons dog!*
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 7:37:28 AM)
"You sure you're not Malkavian?" Looking at him with mock suspicion. Maddie nodded toward Blue. "Yeah go 'head. Fair warning though, dogs got more energy then you and I combined. He'll keep you at it all night." Turning, she went back to her fishing, reeling the line in so that she could re-cast it since the line had drifted closer into shore then she liked. "So I have to wonder, are you following me or.. I mean I keep running into you. Either youre following me or Karma is trying to tell me youre the man of my dreams..."
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:40:55 AM)
You listen to Karma, girl. Karma's smart... Cosmic justice, you don't get that job without knowing a thing or two, eh? *Picking up the stick, he makes like he's going to throw it and stops, letting the dog tense up to run once before Blue bounces back to him, ULTRA ready now!* The other option is you did something awful in a past life, so you're being lumped with me. *He threw the stick, considering the teachings he'd learnt in India as he did so... Was Karma bringging them together? Was there some great lesson he and Maddy were meant to learn? Ppfftt, what nonsense! If they knew so much about it, how come they were dead, HUH?* Are you sure the fish out of this thing are good to eat? There's gotta be a lot of rubbish and such in there since the place was half under water, right?
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 7:45:22 AM)
"Most of the waterways have been dragged since Katrina, this one fer sure since they use it for transport." She shrugged her shoulders, looking between her fishing line, Mikhail and Blue and Sammy who suddenly flew up into the air, circled the group and clumsily landed on Maddies shoulder. "Ow, jesus christ, Sammy.. them claws hurt ya know." Whincing from the pain of them digging into bare flesh. "You believe in karma, Michael? That things happen fer a reason and all that?"
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:49:13 AM)
I do not... I... I do not. *He says, nodding his head* I strongly do not! If there were a religion I could sign up for that worshiped the Anit-Karma, I would do so right now without reading any of their leaflet material. I think Karma is a very nice idea, but that it becomes the crutch of the weak, either as an excuse to do nothing and hope that "It all just balances out in the end", or as an excuse to do whatever you want and call it Karma... One is to be feared much more then the other, if you know what you're looking for. Take my word on that. Or don't, I'm not selling anything! What about you?
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 7:54:40 AM)
Carefully the brujah stepped toward Mikhail, being mindful of the fishing rod and of the bird upon her shoulder. She stopped a mere inch or two beside him, leaning close so that her lips brushed against his cheek when she whispered. "Well when you put it that way, I guess not." Leaning back and giving Mikhail a brief smile before she meandored back to her spot. Maddies mind swirled with thoughts, keeping her silent for a time, reaching up to remove Sammy from her shoulder and put him back on top of the cooler. "So what trouble you been gettin inta?"
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 7:57:45 AM)
Well, I just got my first errection in 52 years, that's pretty scary... Otherwise, you know, the usual. Walking the tracks, looking for hobos to murder so I can try on their clothes, selling their organs to fund my coke habbit. *Pulling back his suit jacket, he puts a hand on his knife, flicking the sheath open* It's been a while since I've been fishing, but the hobo murder has kept my gutting and cleaning skills alive. You want me to clean your catch?... Bow chicka bow wow?
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:02:39 AM)
That got a laugh out of her, Maddie thumbing to the cooler. "If ya really mean it, go fer it." Watching him curiously. "So you mean to tell me, you don't believe in fate? You don't find it odd or peculiar that we keep meetin in the weirdest places? Surely you dont think, throughout this big ole city, its mere luck or coincidence?" Feeling a tug on the line just then, the brujah raised her brows as if to say "See!?" before she began reeling in the line.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:05:45 AM)
Maddy, just because I'm stalking you doesn't mean Shiva is laying down while Kali walks on him, talking about how we should hook up. *He grabs a fish and starts the task of taking out the useless organ meat. He points at you with the knife as he tosses the chum into the water.* Now, me hooking up with you because you're a beautiful Cainite who loves animals and the great outdoors? Kali can shove THAT in her tail pipe and like it or lump it... Do you think some greater power is working to ensure the universe is in balance? Do you look around and say: "Yup, seems pretty balanced"?
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:10:26 AM)
"Oh I aint sayin nuthin and I know the world is chaotic and unbalanced but ya never know. I think there are some unseen powers that be. Maybe them spirits at work or sommin." She shrugged and then cursed as the fish snapped the line which would now force her to rehook it. She reeled in what was left and stepped toward the cooler, picking up a small box that had been hidden on the other side, her tack box. "Them are some nice sized catfish huh?" Nodding toward the one he was gutting, one other slightly larger in the cooler alive in the small puddle worth of water she'd put inside.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:15:03 AM)
*Ooohhh he hadn't done this kind of thing in such a long time. Gutting a fish, cleaning a rabbit, skinning a deer... It was womans work, sure, but he had spent the first half of his life doing it. Maybe Maddy should do this and he should cut wood for the fire?... Who was he kidding, he'd bearly be able to go near a fire, let alone get close enough to the flames to see if the fish was done!* I gotta say, you pulled a good catch from a lake by a city rail way line. I really would have thought you'd get nothing but boots and other cliches. *Running the knife blade over the fish, he drags the scales off cleanly. Survival at it's best!* Maddy, I hate to break it to you, but we might just be those unseen powers that be. Those spirits that are at work?... Might be you and I that have to work them. I mean, if you said too a mortal... Hang on... *Grabbing Blue's stick and tossing it for him* If you said to them: "Name something supernatural and powerful that might be running our lives without us knowing it", I reckon
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:16:45 AM)
we might just be on the top of that list...
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:20:23 AM)
"Youre a sceptic, Michael." Chuckling as she spoke through closed teeth which held the thin fishing line between them to pull a knot tight before removing it. "Well, whatever the reason, I'm beginnin' to wonder if I should be callin my daddy to invite ya home for supper." She jested, turning her back on the other vampire to walk back over to the water and toss the line. Sammy waddled around on the ground near Mikhails feet, pulling up bits and pieces of sparse grass while Blue lay on his side, sleeping in the dirt.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:24:24 AM)
I'll tell you what... Seeing as you wanna know what Karma has in store for you, how would you like an Augury?... No wait, that requires birds. What about a Haruspex? *Smiles at Sammy* Don't worry, kid, you're safe. I'll use the fish... Fish are just as good, infact better! Fish know the ebb and flow of life. The wind is fickle, and that's what a bird follows, but waters flow is constant and strong, determined and quick. The tide is like clock work and the fish know not to swim against it's will.
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:28:11 AM)
"Oh dont you be doin none of that voodoo stuff, Michael." Putting the rod beneath an arm to free the hand so that she could wave off his idea. "I seen that shit at work before and ya'll can keep it fars Im concerned but I want no part of it." The idea of whatever he had in mind obviously made the brujah nervous, Maddie deciding it time to pack up, she reeled in the line, pulled it taut on itself and clasped the hook against the rod.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:29:27 AM)
You sure now? *He says, holding up the half skinned fish teasingly* You know, us Toreador are known for our second sight... Offers ffaadddiiinnngg!
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:32:56 AM)
"Yes sir, I'm sure." Nodding adamantly as she bent over to fetch Sammy from the ground, the worn wife beater hanging low to reveal a bit to much flesh though Madeline was unaware. Giving a sharp whistle, Blue head popped up, the young canine looking around momentarily til he spotted them. "Come on lazy bones.." The brujah padding her thigh to call him over. "You can toss that fish back in that water there. I dont want no hookus pookus stuff on it ta feed to my dogs."
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:35:17 AM)
You're being a touch paranoid... I love Blue, I'm not going to curse him. You'd think I was Tremere or something. All I did was gut it and clean it. *Holding the fish aloft so you can see it* Realx, it's me!
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:38:32 AM)
"Well my folks were real religious now, Michael. That aint somethin you just decide not to consider anymore one day on whim." Opening the cooler so that he could toss the fish inside. "Besides, Ive seen some strange things 'round New Orleans. Them tales of witches livin out in the bayou are true ya know."
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:39:32 AM)
Witches in the Bayou? *His eyes come alive, tossing the fish into the cooler with the indifferent air of a crack addict who just heard someone say that they'd pay ANYTHING for a quick handjob on a train*
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:42:37 AM)
"Yep, thats what I said." Reaching for the handle, Maddie picked up the cooler and headed back toward the truck, a small journey from where they happened to be. Blue jogged on ahead, sniffing the ground, pissing on whatever he felt necessary while Sammy bouncing up and down on its masters shoulder with each step she took. "Them makin those Zombi people or whatever it is they call 'em. Saw oen of 'em not to long ago out walkin the Mississippi. Poor wretches."
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:44:10 AM)
Oohhhhh show me show me show me show me show me! *He said with a huge grin, jogging up to walk around and around you*
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:48:03 AM)
She looked at Mikhail like the vampire had gone insane. "Are you nuts? No way. You dont need ta be gettin involved in that shit and neither do I. Theres some unseen lines you just don't cross in this world ya know?" Finally reaching the truck, she hoisted the cooler into the truck bed with a loud thud from its weight. "Jesus, Michael, what in the hell would you wanna go and do somethin like that for?"
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:50:16 AM)
*He gave you almost the same look* How can you live here all this time and not have gone to find out more?? Imagine... Imagine if they aren't Cainites, just actual witches! Maybe they have knowladge of things we don't! Maybe, given they like Zombu so much, they'd be interested in trading secrets... Think about what might happen if you gholed one, or embraced it! You might have your own bloodline!! Madelinians! *He sweeps his hands before your eyes.* Picture it... You'd be an Antedelluvian!... Technically.
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:54:15 AM)
The keys to her truck jingled in her grasp as she plucked them from a pocket. "No thank you. I'm happy keepin my life simple. You don't stir no pots that way and people stay the hell outta yer business when you keep a low profile. I can *poof* and no one would even notice and I like that. -Blue Up!" Smacking her hand against the side of her truck bed. "Besides, when youre a trained assassin like me, its best to keep shit on the down lo." Giving the other vampire a wink of an eye as she moved to step around the truck to the drivers side.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:55:02 AM)
If you poofed, I'd notice. *He says with a sweet pout*
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 8:57:05 AM)
"But you wouldnt care. You dont believe in fate so it wouldnt effect your life." Giving Mikhail a smile, she swung the door open and slipped into the seat, shoving the key to the ignition into its hole and turning. The loud roar of the diesel engine would drown out anything outside the truck so as Maddie closed the door, she pushed the buttons to roll down the windows.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 8:58:37 AM)
Wait, that doesn't make any sense... Just because I don't think fate controls everything doesn't mean I don't care when things happen. In fact, wouldn't the opposite be more realistic? It would matter more because there was no rhym or reason too it, it was just something that could have been avoided but wasn't? *Runs a hand through his hair, confused* Either way, I think the point to take away from this is: "Tell me where the witches are, please".
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 9:02:48 AM)
"I dont know where they are, Michael. I stumbled upon the place once ages ago." Her fingers drummed against the steering wheel. "Why dont you ask one of them gangrel? Its their domain anyways you'd be goin into to find it." Sammy walked down the length of Maddies arm, climbing onto the wheel and then onto the dashboard where he shuffled closer to Mikhail from.
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 9:05:23 AM)
Oh... With all the animals I k... You know what, never mind. Gangrel can't even have domain, they aren't recognised any more. *Pauses* They don't have any powerful Elders out there that could kill me on sight, right? Cos rules or no, a smug look as the Prince demands compensation doesn't help when your heads in a swamp, but your body has floated down stream... Look, c'mon, at least gimmie a general starting location. *He smiled at Sammy, leaning closer too him* You got a kiss for me? No tongue, feathers.
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 9:09:48 AM)
Sammy skittered over and nibbled lightly on Mikhails lower lip while Madeline watched them briefly. "I just did, Michael. Its in the gangrel domain. Far as I know thats Laffite National Park." Putting the truck into drive. "And even if I had more to give ya, I wouldnt tell ya because I don't wanna be goin ta bed at night thinkin I helped you seal your doom or somethin'." Reaching over, she took Sammy and put him on the seat beside her, glanced back to Blue to make sure he was ok and then looked to Mikhail. "I'll be seein you around Im sure.. literally sure of it."
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 9:10:53 AM)
Oh, you can count on it! *Gives her a quick salute and a smile* Much love, beautiful. *Thinks aloud*... I'm gonna need gumboots...
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 9:11:05 AM)
[Im going to bed! *hugs*]
Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 9:11:12 AM)
(Nighty night! :D <3 )
Madeline -Maddie- Kelly (Mar 24, 2011 9:11:16 AM)
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Mikhail Poleski (Mar 24, 2011 9:11:20 AM)
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