Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:06:58 AM)
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Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:07:21 AM)
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Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:07:32 AM)
(Jack lives in a warehouse?)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:07:47 AM)
((You didn't know that?))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:08:40 AM)
(I did not :) Throw me down a setting post with what jack would be doing on a typical morning!)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:08:54 AM)
The Warehouse Jack owns an old warehouse just a ways from the docks. It was a brick building, two stories high and somewhat long, but not huge. The doors were new, replaced after the flood. They were heavy wooden planks reinforced with strong wrought Iron and sealed with heavy locks. Jack had made them himself. The windows of the Warehouse are all boarded up and inside have sturdy bars over them. Inside was a large open work area. Several work tables were in the center of the shop and tools hung on the walls or were standing near the tables. There was a large electric forge to one side of the room with blacksmith tools and an anvil right in front of it. Along one of the walls are many of his guns and other weapons are neatly displayed. These are pretty much all legal to have. There are hidden compartments under the floor where several large waterproof hard plastic containers of less legal guns are stored. Above the work area is an open loft with a bed, tv, dresser, etc. It's usually a bit of a mess up there

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:09:06 AM)
Above the work area is an open loft with a bed, tv, dresser, etc. It's usually a bit of a mess up there, more so than the neat and orderly workshop below.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:11:56 AM)
*Jack began the day by microwaving a few pizza pockets and making a pot of coffee, then started planning out what he would build this morning as he ate. He listed what materials he would need and what order to do things on a scrap paper. He was often up very early, even working in the middle of the night a lot and then sleeping in the afternoon. He didn't really have a consistant time of sleepfulness and wakefulness and was able to nap now and then throughout the day to get his rest.*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:11:56 AM)
*Early that morning a knock sounds upon the main warehouse door, a heavy rhthmic striking of a fist in a sound that bespoke both authority and impatience.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:13:45 AM)
*Gets up and cricks his neck. Not many people bothered him here. He slipped on his underarmor and pulled on his pants and a t-shirt again before going and sliding open the little slot so he could see who was out there.*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:15:20 AM)
*A man and woman stand at the door wearing dark suits, the woman in navy and the man in black. Both have their hair slicked back with dark glasses over their eyes and expressionless faces a limo parked behind them with the engine still running.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:15:51 AM)
Yeah? Who er you?

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:16:52 AM)
Our names aren't important Mr Schmidt. *The woman speaks in a clipped English accent, her voice utterly monotone.* Who we represent is. The Grand Inquisitor extends an invitiation to see you immediately.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:24:33 AM)
Yeah? Alright. *Closes the little door, not really knowing or caring much about how to be polite. He gets dressed in ernest and gathers some equipment and weapons putting them on before heading back to the door and opening it up, looking back and forth the people* Am I supposed to ride with you lot then?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:24:51 AM)
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Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:25:08 AM)
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Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:25:17 AM)
(wb)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:25:23 AM)
(ty)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:25:29 AM)
(You get my last post?))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:26:23 AM)
*The woman and man step to either side of the door and nod, their demeanor unchanging, their poise perfect. He however remains utterly silent apparently content to let his partner do all the talking.* Yes, this way please. *With a wave of her hand she indicates the waiting car and motions for him to move towards the back door.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:26:54 AM)
Before we go... got any proof ya are who you say you are?

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:28:15 AM)
*That gets a smirk from her lips, her hand remaning out and pointing towards the car.* The simple fact that if anyone dared to use the Grand Inquisitors name without speaking on her behalf they would be dead within twenty four hours.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:31:31 AM)
Oh, that's probably true.... but you didn't use her name and you still haven't given any proof.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:31:42 AM)
((They did only refer to her by her title right?))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:31:58 AM)
(Yep)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:36:24 AM)
((Can I tell if they are demons themselves?))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:36:58 AM)
(roll awareness at diff 6 :) )

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:39:12 AM)
((1 sux))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:39:25 AM)
(The woman at least seems to be an elohim)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:42:22 AM)
*Focuses his attention on her* Did you come prepared for someone who wouldn't just take your word for it that you represented someone big and bad or do most people normally jus' quiver in their boots when you mention her title and not bother making sure you are who ya say you are?

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:44:23 AM)
*She raises her brows and takes a slim phone out of her pocket. Hitting a number on speed dial she places the phone to her ear and waits before speaking, her tone changing to one of respect as she does so.* Yes I am with him now he seems to have some doubts that we do in fact represent you....... yes of course. *She hands the phone over to Jack waiting for him to take it.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:45:15 AM)
*Takes it* Hello?

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:46:29 AM)
*The unmistakable cool, ice like tones of Victoria Frost sound on the end of the phone.* Mr Schmidt you will get into the car with my people, you will follow their directions as they bring you to me and you will do your utmost to waste no more of my time than you absolutely have to... are we clear?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:48:26 AM)
*Frowns* Yeah, sure.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:48:40 AM)
*Hangs up and hands the phone to one of the flunkies then moves to get in the car.*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:49:35 AM)
*The woman takes the phone and follows him silently to the car getting in on the left hand side while her partner gets in on the right and Jack finds himself in the middle of the two of them as the car pulls off and away from the warehouse, the tinted windows too dark to allow him to see where he was being driven.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:50:45 AM)
kk

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:50:52 AM)
((Geh))

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:51:16 AM)
*Sits back, frowning as he rides along with the others now*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:52:59 AM)
*Finally the car pulls up, the dissorientation of not seeing the route and sitting in the middle of the back seat causing a queesiness that the constant turning of the car had not helped. The back door opening the woman steps outside and into what appears to be a garrage, her arm extended again in silent invitation for him to follow as she moves over to a plain wooden table against the wall.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:53:30 AM)
*Gets out and follows her lead*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:55:34 AM)
*She points with her arm to the table, Jack having a sense of the second figure standing just behind him.* Your armour and weapons please.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 9:57:12 AM)
*Cracks his neck* Really?

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 9:58:21 AM)
I assure you Mr Schmidt this is not a choice, this is a case of being civilised about things rather than resorting to brutality. *She continues to look steadily at him with her unflinching gaze.* Lets not have things go downhill from here.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:02:58 AM)
Yer the ones who asked me to come here... or at least yer boss is... I don't like being bullied. *Walks over and around the table, taking out his guns and laying them out on it.* It's why I don't generally bother getting involved with others of our kind. They get full of themselves when they get a little power here... forget that no matter how much power they attain now it's still only a shadow of what we were. *Undresses as he talks so he can take off his armor, then walks around the table again just wearing his boxers* There... is that civilized enough for you?

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:04:29 AM)
*She clicks a finger, a figure stepping forwards from the shadows with a bathrobe which he hands to her. She holds it out to Jack, her gaze remaining upon her face.* Yes, but I'm not the one you have to worry about Mr Schmidt. This way. *With that she turns and leads the way towards a small door at the far end of the garage.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:05:11 AM)
Wasn't talking about you toots. *Puts on the bathrobe and walks with her, already making plans to leave the city*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:07:38 AM)
*The door opened for him Jack finds himself led down a long corridor lined with doors on either side. The walls seemed completely white so that it was impossible to tell exactly where he was, the doors completely unidentifiable without names, letters or numbers. At what appears to be a random door she opens it and steps to the side, her eyes straight ahead as she waits for Jack to enter.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:09:07 AM)
*Sighs and heads in, his patience wearing quite thin*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:11:05 AM)
*Victoria Frost sits behind a table; her beauty pure and perfect, cold and implaccable as she looks to him with an ice like gaze.* So Mr Schmidt. Care to take a guess as to why you are here?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:11:32 AM)
Nope.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:11:53 AM)
*Crosses his arms and waits*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:13:53 AM)
*No chair is provided for him and he has no option other than to simply stand there. Victoria turns a book around so that it faces him and points to a line within it.* I would like you to explain this to begin with. *Upon inspection the book is obviously the Haitian Mafia Ledger that had been stolen. On a line within it is the rather large sum of money given to Veronique when she was awarded half the strip club, her name is written there clearly with his in brackets beside hers.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:17:04 AM)
I've had dealings with Annette in the past. She wanted an alliance with me. I was happy to provide that and she gave Veronique half the strip club in return. I warned her however about crossing the court or any of the other "Loa" that she knew about.

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:18:40 AM)
*She nods at that, speaking in that same cool unruffled tone.* So she gave you and Veronique this large amount of money purely in the hopes that you would create an alliance with her? Nothing more? You must admit that is difficult to believe.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:19:11 AM)
*Shrugs* I'm a good friend or a bad enemy.

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:19:27 AM)
(brb)

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:23:32 AM)
So you have never accepted an assisination contract on a member of the court of New Orleans?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:24:30 AM)
Nope.

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:26:59 AM)
(Is he lying or telling the truth?)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:28:07 AM)
((Pretty sure he's telling the truth.))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:28:37 AM)
(Want me to double check the logs?)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:28:43 AM)
((He was supposed to keep Veronique safe from Sergei... but that wasn't a hit on Sergei.))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:29:13 AM)
Would you care to elaborate Mr Schmidt, or do I need to keep you here for an extended stay?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:29:20 AM)
((If he'd taken a hit on Sergei I think Sergei would be dead.))

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:29:37 AM)
How do you want me to elaborate on Nope?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:29:59 AM)
((Is Sergei a member of the court?))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:30:04 AM)
(yes)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:30:16 AM)
((Are all demons members of the court?))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:30:27 AM)
*She simply looks to him, unblinking and silent.*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:30:31 AM)
(no)

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:30:44 AM)
(most are though)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:31:20 AM)
*Looks back and sighs* No, I have never accepted an assassination contract on a member of the court of New Orleans.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:31:43 AM)
((Heh... that's how you elaborate on Nope.))

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:32:07 AM)
Who's death do ya wanna blame on me?

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:33:16 AM)
*She nods.* You simply took money from a woman who was a witch, aware of the elohim and working with a group of people in order to trap an elohim and force them to do their bidding. You attempted to form an alliance with this woman and notified no one that a creature in such a position of power had that information on us. *She closes the book in front of her.* High crimes Mr Schmidt. There's a dirty name for one who turns on their own kind to ally with another group.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:35:46 AM)
I accepted an alliance with a voodoo woman who somehow knew I was a Lao and might have had some rituals of power. I warned her against crossing the court and when she did I had no choice but to kill her. For that I got drug here, stripped down and questioned.

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:36:45 AM)
That may prove to be the least of your problems. *She leans back in her seat and looks to him.* What I am trying to divine Mr Schmidt is whether you killed her because you believe she had become a danger or if you killed her because you knew your secret was out.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:38:17 AM)
((Also, OOC you know Ogre told me it was normal for human priests and priestesses to be able to recognize, summon and even bind demons and it was not that unusual. So I didn't think I needed to bother worrying about it much then.))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:39:27 AM)
(Jack I promise you, I never put players in unwinnable situations. Bad stuff happens to chars, if bad stuff never happened the game would be boring. I am not targeting your char or screwing him over or anything like that. I am just responding to other pc's actions)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:39:30 AM)
I killed her because she had become a liability and drawn the ire of members of the court. Then when I found she had the power to try to bind me, I had no choice other than to destroy her.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:40:13 AM)
((I'm just letting you know that Jack didn't do anything he knew was a "crime" against the court.))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:40:56 AM)
(Explain that to her then :) This is an incredibly powerful elohim, she has standing in the demonic community because of her power. Jack feels his life is in her hands, explain it to her :) )

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:43:13 AM)
((He just did))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:43:43 AM)
*She continues to watch him.* So ... I find myself with someone who is either a traitor to his own people, who even now plans to assasinate severeal members of court, or a man who has become involved in things he did not understand and when he saw the potential consequences single handedly killed a very potent enemy.

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:43:51 AM)
What would you do in my position Mr Schmidt?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:45:05 AM)
*Shrugs* Dunno... that's one of the reasons I don't have any desire for a position like yours.

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:46:46 AM)
*She continues to stare at him, the silence stretching through the room with a tension all of it's own as her eyes seem to bore into his skull and she considers whether or not to torture him to make sure the information he has given is correct.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:49:24 AM)
I did tell Alex that I had ties with Annette when he said he had stumbled onto information about her. Ya might concider the fact that I didn't warn her about him or move against him. If I had something to hide he'd probably have ended up dead... again.

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:51:22 AM)
*She nodded watching him as she knew his legs would be aching by now, his fate uncertain and hanging in the balance of her words.* I will be watching you closely Mr Schmidt. Keep that in mind. Oh and in the old turn of phrase? Don't leave town in a hurry, or I will find you, clap you in chains and drag you back here for a much more thorough interview. Are we clear?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:53:13 AM)
*Frowns* Yeah, suppose we are.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:53:45 AM)
((Do...er... demon courts actually have any jurisdiction in other cities or countries?))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:54:04 AM)
*She nods towards the door indicating that he was free to leave.* Oh and Mr Schmidt?

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:54:46 AM)
Hmm? *As he moves to head out*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:55:29 AM)
The police have your name. *She glances down at the ledger.* You may want to consider concocting a plausible story for them soon, you will shortly be called in by them for questioning.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:55:50 AM)
Uh huh.

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:56:03 AM)
*Heads out*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:57:07 AM)
*Led back down the corridor Jack is given back his weapons and armour in silence, the car that had brought him here awaiting his return. None of the people he passed seemed inclined to speak to him, none seemed suprised, relieved or worried that he was being released, their demeanor entirely impassive.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:57:15 AM)
*Heads out then*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 10:58:41 AM)
*Jack is driven back home, the car stopping outside his front door and back door opened for him by the same man that had escorted him to it earlier in the morning.*

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 10:59:21 AM)
*Heads out, not saying a word to them, pretty much seething over his treatment this night.*

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 11:00:00 AM)
(If it's any consolation Victoria is like that with everyone :) Hence she is so feared, the woman is ice!)

Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 11:01:25 AM)
((Eh.))

Dusk (Sep 2, 2011 11:01:34 AM)
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Jack Schmidt (Sep 2, 2011 11:01:43 AM)
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