Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:15:32 PM)
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Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:15:44 PM)
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Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:15:48 PM)
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Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:16:22 PM)
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Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:18:10 PM)
*unlocks a large restaurant surrounded by expansive gardens and landscaping with an Asian twist. The sign proclaims the name of the place, posted hours and a tenative opening date all hung up on the glass doors of the entryway. Heading inside..she holds the door for the first of those behind her..before heading for the lightboard to turn on some of the house lights*

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:18:54 PM)
*Connor would pull out his wand and start errecting low level sensory wards around the resturant before heading inside*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:19:25 PM)
::Ais seems to take her time going in, checking on the gardens and landscaping carefully, before she moves inside:: Would anyone like some tea?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:20:25 PM)
*a fountain and waterfall off to the right drains into a crystal stream that runs through the inside of the place, cutting through the room in places, covered by glass to prevent accidental tripping. The tables are small, bout could easily be combined, drop sections of the ceiling overhung with plants and herbs growing in the light of the windowall..in the day anyway*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:20:41 PM)
Coffee. *She folds her arms across her chest, looking uncomfortable*

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:20:51 PM)
*restowing his wand he walks in and says* tea would be lovely

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:21:43 PM)
*given the size of the group, Cas moves toward her office in the back, only enough house lights on to keep the rest behind her from slamming into tables..before the halogen in her office clicks on and silhouettes the imp standing there* This way folks..comfy chairs and less window. *waving them over*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:22:24 PM)
Thank you,,, *She mutters at the mention of "less window"*

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:22:47 PM)
*pulls out his wand again and enacts some higher lvl wards in the inner sanctum*

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:24:48 PM)
*the "inner sanctum" is a humble office with a single desk, a few filing cabinets and trailing vines..and a half a dozen stuffed chairs strewn around haphazardly* So.. sorry about the halfassed intro Connor.. *she profers her hand again* Cas Brimley, Li Hai, Roda d'Oro Akashayana..or Akashic, in English. *a grin given*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:25:29 PM)
::Aislinn moves for the kitchen with familiarity putting on water to boil and getting a little tray ready, before moving back to her office, noting that they were doing full introductions::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:26:54 PM)
I swear, you people and your titles...

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:27:24 PM)
Connor Alphonse Jameson, Bani Flambeau, bani Hermes

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:28:10 PM)
Aislinn Connelly, Daughter of the Verbena. ::said quietly::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:28:16 PM)
Oh. Like Xander.

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:28:35 PM)
I guess? I don't know this Xander

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:28:49 PM)
*She narrows her eyes at him* No?

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:28:55 PM)
Nope.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:29:12 PM)
And Lou....

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:29:30 PM)
Oh I know Lou...most of the time i wanna punch the dude, but I know him

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:29:42 PM)
*immediately warms to Connnor*

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:29:59 PM)
*despite that he's skipped the handshake*

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:30:07 PM)
(I FORGOT!!!)

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:30:11 PM)
(SORRY!!!!)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:30:17 PM)
::she nods:: I know him as well... ::she smiles lightly::

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:30:18 PM)
((LOL!))

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:30:19 PM)
*sticks out a hand* Forgive my rude manners!

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:30:47 PM)
*had just been putting her own hand back in her hoodie pocket..she takes his and shakes it warmly* No trouble at all.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:31:17 PM)
Detective Isabel Ross. NOPD 8th.

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:31:23 PM)
(request a smoke break?)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:31:45 PM)
((Denied! Mister no-handshake! jk.. Later then))

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:32:04 PM)
(i'm saying weve been playing for a while...eveyone take 5)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:32:14 PM)
::Ais nodded to them and then moved back to the kitchen, after delicately plucking from a few herbs in the front room::

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:33:08 PM)
((..hrm. Normally not my thing.. but I have children to strangle. So sure. back in 5))

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:34:36 PM)
((woo. taking a break))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:35:11 PM)
(I will sit here... ::grins::)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:36:03 PM)
((Well, I can break AND rp at once! watch me make coffee!)) *Iz follows Ais to the kitchen, to make coffee*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:37:09 PM)
(giggles)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:37:32 PM)
::Ais smiles to Izzy as she comes into the kitchen:: You are feeling better now? Do you need me to check on you? ::looking concerned::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:39:01 PM)
I really just got sucked in. It... happens with some of the more powerful reads.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:39:41 PM)
And I don't like any situation where I can't breathe, even if it's just in my head.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:39:59 PM)
::she nods to her:: I wouldn't either, hence my concern. ::said quietly::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:42:03 PM)
I didn't mean to insult you with the witch comment. But.... that's the first word I got. It was this old hag - crazy hair, ragged, with these... bony, grasping hands...

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:42:39 PM)
*grabs a comfy chair and relaxes a bit*

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:43:35 PM)
I may have..freaked out just a little when you blacked out on the phone. *sheepish grin, sinking to sit on the hard desk instead of the stuffed office loungers, pulling her legs into a messy cross*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:44:34 PM)
Sorry... *She pushes back her bangs*

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:44:54 PM)
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Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:48:02 PM)
So. Mass nightmares?

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:48:11 PM)
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Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:48:17 PM)
(owwie)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:48:23 PM)
((*pets*))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:49:11 PM)
::she smiles, shaking her head:: I'm positive I'd be called worse... if people knew... 'witch' is the least of the likely insults. It doesn't sound as though she looked like me... so that's comforting. ::a teasing smile as she pours boiling water into a pot with herbs:: Maybe you could describe her... and the nightmare. ::bringing in the tray to the others:: Do any of you take honey or lemon?

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:49:42 PM)
Lemon will be fine thank you

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:51:31 PM)
::she nods, pouring the herb tea, squeezing lemon into Connor's and handing him the mug::

Tohunga (Jan 13, 2011 8:51:32 PM)
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Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:51:34 PM)
Not something I know anything about.. *making a face with her nose crinkled, which smooths immediately at the offer* Honey!

Tohunga (Jan 13, 2011 8:51:51 PM)
(just gonna watch all, see some of the fall out, if any)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:52:05 PM)
It wasn't that complex. First, she was latched onto the guy.... I could feel how he was feeling, the weight on the chest... then... then she latched onto me, like a vise. I couldn't breathe - she was sucking the life out of me, it felt like...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:52:47 PM)
::she smiles:: I figured... ::spooning a generous amount of honey into Cas' mug, stirring lightly, and adding a bit of extra mint, handing Cas hers. Ais does not take any tea, though she inhaled the scent happily, before sitting and crossing her legs. She took a steel thermos from her bag and drank deeply, before putting it away::

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:52:49 PM)
.. *blinks* Hey.. there's a demon that does that.

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:53:07 PM)
*takes the mug and sips* mmm, delicious

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:53:09 PM)
::Ais raises a brow:: Demon? Oh..... you mean..

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:53:17 PM)
*accepts the tea belatedly* Or a vampire or something..it's a folklore thing.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:54:09 PM)
Oh frick.. what's it called. *a divot marking her brow as it's furrowed in concentration, the imp trying to remember*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:54:18 PM)
When they woke, they were all talking about nightmares. ANd it -was- a nightmare, certainly. But - how many of them speak french?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:55:16 PM)
Incubus!

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:55:48 PM)
Isn't that the male succubus?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:55:54 PM)
All of the mundanes were discussing nightmares... in French? Any correlation between incubi and French myth?

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:56:27 PM)
It's a bar in New Orleans...most of the general populace can speak a passing french

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:56:36 PM)
*looks around triumphantly..but her face falls a bit as that pronouncement doesn't actually solve anything* Oh..maybe it's the wrong one.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:56:44 PM)
Well, just the one word - they said "chauchemar" - cauchemar is french for nightmare.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:57:17 PM)
And you said that Chauchemar is a bar in the Quarter? ::raising a brow, she looks to Cas:: What do you know of incubi or succubi?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:57:23 PM)
Well, that doesn't mean it isn't an incubus, or whatever - if demons existed. I'm not sure if I buy that.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:58:09 PM)
I think it must be the wrong word. There's a vampire or a demon or something that sits all crouched up on the chest of its victim and inhales their breath of life from them..

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 8:58:39 PM)
*She shudders* Yeah, it felt a lot like that....

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:58:39 PM)
I've seen a picture somewhere.. *guilty look* Frick if I know where though. Sorry. *coloring pink as she feels she's let them down*

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:58:59 PM)
(alright guys i need to bounce, I've almost hacked up my lungs during this interlude...and i need to grab as much sleep and a shower as possible...Connors just going to sit and kibitz...any good ideas automatically come from connor :D)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 8:59:22 PM)
((*snorts* Typical Hermetic. Bai Connor))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 8:59:30 PM)
(nini Connor)

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 8:59:59 PM)
(hey...Don't hate that the Hermetics have brought about almost all the rotes and effects used by everyone)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:00:04 PM)
::she smiles encouragingly to Cas:: We can do some research... I think I've vaguely heard of what you're describing.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:00:20 PM)
It only attacks sleeping victims.. if I remember that much right.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:00:22 PM)
Can you describe the hag creature you saw, Isabel?

Connor Jameson (Jan 13, 2011 9:00:33 PM)
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Tohunga (Jan 13, 2011 9:00:39 PM)
(if you want to think about the creature named, an occult+int roll will help)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:00:57 PM)
Jeez it's going to bug the hell outta me.. ((Oh yay! Cas has no occult..I think.. *looks it up* lol))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:01:32 PM)
(Ais... has lots)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:01:36 PM)
(one moment, rolling!)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:01:58 PM)
((Occult 1, 1 sux!!))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:02:14 PM)
(ah ah ah)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:02:37 PM)
Wild hair... old, very, very old. Naked, with... ropy muscles and tendons and wrinkles everywhere. It had such a strong grip, though.... *she touches her throat* It grabbed on, and wrapped its legs around my waist....

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:02:46 PM)
(4, 4 sux... ah ah ah)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:03:10 PM)
She was the size of a regular person... or smaller?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:04:55 PM)
::she looks to Izzy's neck for any signs of bruising or contusions::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:05:09 PM)
Smaller than me, but... not like a midget or anything. 4'8" to 4'10". Very thin - maybe 70 pounds. Strong all out of proportion to that....

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:08:24 PM)
(Toh says he's ghosting again) ::Ais frowns:: If I remember correctly, this Chauchemar is a native version, from local legends. From what I've read, it visits young girls... who are just becoming... young women. But... that makes no sense... considering its targets tonight.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:09:16 PM)
No. Middle aged men and women?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:09:36 PM)
Exactly... which doesn't fit what I've heard.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:09:55 PM)
Frick. Thought I was helping. *sighs*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:10:52 PM)
No.... you were. You got us on the right path, Cas. I hadn't given it much thought.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:11:28 PM)
I suspect that means we need to do some good old fashioned research.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:11:57 PM)
I still got a library card.. but I figure the net's faster.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:12:29 PM)
The net is also full of, well... internet people.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:12:45 PM)
::she grins:: The internet will be faster, but isn't exactly my strong point.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:12:47 PM)
*wiggles her fingers by her face* Skerry!

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:13:27 PM)
Well, I'm sure there's Chaucemar porn. *nods* Unless you guys have some kind of secret websites?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:14:05 PM)
::she blushes, shaking her head:: Uh... no.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:17:15 PM)
Umm..wikipedia?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:17:29 PM)
*pulls a face at the idea of looking up porn for this*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:18:34 PM)
Do you think the hermetics would have a library? They seem fussy enough...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:18:46 PM)
::she doesn't look enthused on old crone porn:: They might.... we can ask...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:19:03 PM)
Who else?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:20:18 PM)
Do you think a mage could send those? The drinks weren't spiked, as far as I could tell..

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:21:15 PM)
I keep thinking it's some sort of vampire.. at least the legend is about that.

Tohunga (Jan 13, 2011 9:21:46 PM)
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Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:22:43 PM)
::she nods:: Some kind of psychic vampire? ::she tilts her head:: Drinks weren't spiked... maybe some kind of mind... mental attack?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:22:58 PM)
Might have been...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:23:43 PM)
Was everyone in the club targeted?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:25:14 PM)
Not everyone went to sleep... none of the awakened, I don't think.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:25:29 PM)
::she nods:: So... it was mortals who were targeted?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:25:51 PM)
*She nods*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:26:19 PM)
Hmm... I wonder if... we weren't targets because we're awakened...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:27:06 PM)
Maybe? It wasn't all the mundanes, though.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:28:21 PM)
::she frowns:: Any pattern that you notice?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:29:17 PM)
No, I was looking for one...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:29:33 PM)
*listens*

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 9:29:40 PM)
((afkish, family phone call))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:30:04 PM)
::she nods to her:: Okay.... ::she sighs:: What do we know of those others that were talking? Are they.... related to us?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:32:23 PM)
I wish I knew. I -suspect-, but don't know.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:32:38 PM)
Did any of them say anything... to lead you to believe it?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:32:54 PM)
More behavior - how they reacted to the mass narcolepsy.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:33:12 PM)
How did they.... I admit I wasn't paying attention...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:33:31 PM)
Taking samples, looking into smoke. And, frankly, they are both eccentric-looking, even for NOLA.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:34:50 PM)
::she raises a brow:: I didn't pay too much attention.... ::she trails off:: Samples... ? Of?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:35:08 PM)
The beer. In tiny, antique-y vials.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:38:52 PM)
::she raises a brow:: Wait... so.... they were inspecting beer? Beer the patrons drank... or their own?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:39:22 PM)
Beer the patrons drank, after the mass narcolepsy.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:39:41 PM)
::she frowns:: Okay... could they be Suits?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:40:03 PM)
*She blanches, and shakes her head* I d-don't think so.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:40:36 PM)
::she nods, sighing out softly:: It could be my paranoia... I've just never seen them. And... usually, Suits are more subtle.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:41:06 PM)
I didn't think they were suits, but... frankly, I am less inclined to trust anybody new right now.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:41:25 PM)
::she nods to her:: Agreed. I've learned the hard way before...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:41:41 PM)
Like that Hermetic medic....

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:42:38 PM)
::she nods:: I've never met Connor before... he seemed... very eager to take care of you. ::she smiles softly::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:43:11 PM)
He's a medic. They're pig-headed.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:44:58 PM)
::she laughs:: I'm one as well, of a sort...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:45:14 PM)
Well, not quite the same as an EMT...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:45:37 PM)
::she smiles:: I keep my skills a little more hidden, than he does.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:47:14 PM)
well, I think that was mundane healing?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:47:27 PM)
::she nods to her:: I believe so...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:47:30 PM)
Do hermetics heal? I thought they were all about big arcane stuff...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:48:29 PM)
It's not common, but not surprising.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:48:43 PM)
::she shrugs:: I have taught others to heal... Euthanatos, for example.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:50:05 PM)
*Abruptly* My mother healed. I remember that, from when I was little....

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:50:37 PM)
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Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:50:56 PM)
(Situation taken care of.)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:51:08 PM)
(yay, Cas is afk)

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:51:16 PM)
(What did I miss?)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:51:34 PM)
::she blinked and tilted her head:: Your.. mother... ::failing to make the correlation::

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:51:45 PM)
(no one hurt, just figurin things out and figuring if the new mages are in fact mages)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:52:03 PM)
Sorry. Just.... remembered something. *She blushes*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:52:20 PM)
Maybe it will help... what happened? ::said gently::

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:52:55 PM)
(You guys do anything with Jar?)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:53:45 PM)
God, I haven't thought about that in ages. I guess you forget things? I just... my mother was a healer, too. I'm not, obviously, but she was. I remember people coming to visit.... she'd hold their hands, and talk to them, and make them tea....

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:53:57 PM)
(no, Jar... did what Jar wanted to?)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:54:04 PM)
After she sent them on the way, though, she'd be so tired for days...

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:54:16 PM)
*Knockity on the door*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:55:15 PM)
::she nods, listening to Izzy:: Maybe she had some talent with healing... similar to your talent... or mine. ::hearing the knock, she spoke softly to Izzy:: I'll be right back... ::she got up quietly, peeking through the open windows, and seeing Jareth, she relaxed, moving to let him in:: Hey hun...

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:55:48 PM)
"Sorry about that.. got... Lost.. for awhile." He said as he came in, shifting his jacket.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:55:55 PM)
Might be. Long time ago, though. Hi Jar.

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:57:18 PM)
"Hi Isabel.. you're alright, yes?" Doublechecking immediately, still looking.. perhaps a little tense.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 9:58:03 PM)
Doing fine. Drinking som tasty hot beverage, and breathing normally.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:58:04 PM)
::she smiled softly, and locked the door, heading back:: Would you like some tea, Jareth?

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 9:59:01 PM)
"Yes.. please.. Hot." He had to specify, he gave a shiver and took the jacket off as it was definately warmer inside. "Hi ladies." He found their table or wherever and sat down.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 9:59:44 PM)
::she nods and moved to the tray, pouring out some herbal tea, a sprinkle of mint leaves:: Honey, lemon, or both?

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:00:44 PM)
"Honey... please." Rubbing at the back of his neck and falling kind of quiet then. He didn't offer any info as he hadn't found any out.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:01:54 PM)
Jareth, you knwo anybody with a good library?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:02:46 PM)
((sorry, I'm back now. I need to strangle my in-laws to save a good woman.))

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:02:53 PM)
"I can think of one, why?"

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:02:56 PM)
(-more- drama? ::wince::)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:03:12 PM)
::Ais began to drizzle honey into his cup, stirring it and then handing it to him::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:04:08 PM)
We have an idea about a demon-spirit-vampire thing. Cas? You think it's related to an incubus, right?

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:05:19 PM)
(*muttermuttermuttergets dragged afk again*)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:06:16 PM)
I don't know that that's the right word..really. I wanna say it's some sort of vampire or demon.. but mostly I just remember the picture.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:07:02 PM)
Either way, it might be in some dusty old occult tome.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:08:47 PM)
Can you draw out the picture?

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:09:47 PM)
"Succubus, you mean?" He blinked a bit.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:09:51 PM)
*she nods a bit, still sitting in a sloppy cross-legged pose on the desk* I think I could.. Um.. *turning around to dig through a drawer for a pen*

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:10:15 PM)
(*pets roller, good roller*)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:11:02 PM)
Cas said Incubus - so maybe you are both onto something.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:11:31 PM)
I thought they were both seducers...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:14:15 PM)
That's how I've heard of them. Medeival catholics are crazy, right?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:18:07 PM)
.

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:18:19 PM)
".

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:18:41 PM)
::Ais shook her head:: I don't know too much about Christian faith...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:19:18 PM)
Well, I was raised catholic. So I have some background there...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:19:23 PM)
*scribbles on the page for a while.. coming up with a rough sketch of this pic in loopy scribbles* ((2 sux to draw it! http://www.donaldtyson.com/incubus2.jpg ))

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:19:45 PM)
*turns the picture to show the others* I mean.. it sort of looked like a guy.. but this is what I remember..

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:19:55 PM)
That's,,, yes, that's close.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:20:41 PM)
I always thought succubi and incubi were devastatingly attractive... to lure their prey... ::sounding confused::

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:21:46 PM)
*smiles as Isabel says she's close* I don't know. Like I said, I don't remember if Incubus is the right word.. Just this crazy picture..

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:21:48 PM)
Jar just kind of looked a bit confused.. somehow they'd lost him.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:22:54 PM)
*pats the desk by her* J..you look like you're freezing. Comere.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:23:13 PM)
It's a start, though.

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:23:53 PM)
"What..?" A blink at that.. and after a moment he slipped out of his chair, but took his tea and sipped it as he meandered over to Cas.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:25:03 PM)
You were shivering when you came in. You okay?

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:26:06 PM)
"I hate cold." Sips his tea, leaning on the desk. "That's all... Aside from that.. I'm just.. a bit lost."

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:27:12 PM)
Well, tea will help. *She tucks one knee up against her chest, and rests her chin on it*

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:27:42 PM)
*is sitting on her desk instead of one of the half a dozen comfy chairs strewn around the room* Oh..well that's easy too. *smiles* Isabel saw a hag sitting on her chest, leaning down over her with its legs wrapped around her waist, sucking the breath out of her. Err.. in some sort of vision from the guy it was -actually- happening to.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:28:12 PM)
Well, it seemed like part-way it stopped being him, and actually -was- me...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:28:59 PM)
*looks to Isabel and nods a little* Originally though..only the mundys were targeted.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:29:41 PM)
Exactly. It wasn't until I tried to read the sleeper - and that's the risk of the touch.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:31:06 PM)
So there. Now you're all caught up. Isabel's description sounded like this old illustration I remembered. Some sort of folklore thingy.. I think it's a psychic vampire..or a demon or something.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:31:45 PM)
Maybe a spirit?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:31:55 PM)
I mean, -demons- seem a bit much.

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:35:14 PM)
(sorry kind of.. out of it..)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:35:58 PM)
Well I just meant that is what the story was about.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:36:31 PM)
True. Could it be some kind of magical, like, puppet?

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:36:35 PM)
Jareth just kind of stays silent, thinking...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:38:25 PM)
*a lopsided smile* I wasn't there when it was happeneing.. what do -you- think it felt like?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:39:08 PM)
It felt very real...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:39:41 PM)
How did you sense it? I mean..did you watch the weaving or just read the victim's mind to see it?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:40:24 PM)
No? I just.... I touched him, and read him.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:41:38 PM)
I don't read minds, and I'm not clairvoyant.... what I can do is... ah... sense energy? Strong emotions or incidents can leave a kind of... impression... that I can pick up. Like hearing an echo. Sometimes, though, it is so clear I can get stuck.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:43:56 PM)
What did you sense... when you read him?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:44:39 PM)
*focuses on Isabel, clearly..this isn't a method she's familiar with*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:44:40 PM)
The fear, and I saw the hag. Beoing unable to breathe.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:47:54 PM)
In your mind.... or was it actually happening to you?

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:47:55 PM)
He just listens, drifting a little. (Because his player is doing the same.)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:48:41 PM)
I.... I don't know? Was it only in his mind? I certainly felt like I couldn't breathe.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:49:32 PM)
::she moves to Izzy and checks her throat for marks::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:50:29 PM)
((I don't -think- there are any...))

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:55:03 PM)
(Ladies... love you to death, but i can't focus worth a damn.)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 10:55:20 PM)
((Go sleep hon. We will see you soon!))

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:55:30 PM)
((night!))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:55:36 PM)
(nods, go nini hun. hugs)

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:55:44 PM)
::she nods to Izzy:: Mental...

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Jan 13, 2011 10:55:53 PM)
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Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 10:57:12 PM)
Okay... *She frowns, and touches her neck* It felt weird.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:59:22 PM)
::she looks over her throat and neck carefully:: You're okay... I see no marks, Isabel.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 10:59:37 PM)
Maybe next time, we can look on different planes for it.. ::nodding to Cas::

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:00:10 PM)
We should have been there faster.. regardless of what an ass certain people made of themselves.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:00:26 PM)
Craig?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:00:42 PM)
::she frowns:: I can't help what was said. He made it plainly obvious we aren't welcome there.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:01:00 PM)
Craid sure isn't Mercy.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:01:31 PM)
No, but he indicated that he owns half of the club, in no uncertain terms. And that he can do as he likes and make what rules as he likes. ::said in clipped tones::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:02:03 PM)
I told him he was being a dick...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:03:10 PM)
::she shrugs:: Kaydence made it obvious where she stood as well. I don't think he cares that you indicated such... but his attitude has caused some problems.... ::she doesn't sound malicious, frustrated, yes::

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:03:33 PM)
*pulls a face* Regardless.. we should have been there faster. *oddly serious for her usual fare*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:04:27 PM)
::she nods to Cas:: Agreed... I got us there as fast as we could... then again.. we don't need to create a scene to draw Suits, either. ::she sighs:: It's a fine line.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:05:21 PM)
*A resigned shrug* They are flawed, but they're my friends. So are you guys.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:05:58 PM)
I don't cast dispertions on your friendship. I am frustrated by the situation. ::said quietly::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:07:07 PM)
So am I.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:07:37 PM)
*nods her agreement*

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:08:32 PM)
I mean really.. not that we ever hung out.. but I wanted to like Craig. I mean..he's a brother. *quietly*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:08:52 PM)
::she nods:: I just believe firmly that we need to work together. Not have rifts between us.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:09:04 PM)
He was a dick. I don't know what was going on in his head.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:11:02 PM)
*nods a bit* Soo.. *pulling herself out of it with an attempt at a smile* What's our plan now?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:12:35 PM)
::she nods to them and smiles softly:: Well... we need to figure out if this is an isolated incident... or if we're in for more attacks...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:12:41 PM)
*nods*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:15:06 PM)
Maybe some research into the news... see if this has happened before...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:15:13 PM)
I mean, in some ways it was fairly... harmless. Nobody was actually injured, right?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:15:45 PM)
I don't know.. with everyone staring.. I didn't dare scan the victims.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:16:37 PM)
Same here... ::she frowns::

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:17:10 PM)
They seemed okay enough once they were roused...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:20:02 PM)
Check with the bartender to see which ones were regulars..maybe we can get a look at one later?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:20:16 PM)
::she nods:: Mercy should know who they were

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:21:01 PM)
She would, yeah. Wonder how she's taking this...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:21:49 PM)
*winces* I don't know. I've only met her a couple times..always at the club. She seemed nice.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:22:58 PM)
She seems it, yeah. i don't know her that well...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:26:53 PM)
*she shrugs*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:27:14 PM)
We should let them know.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:28:27 PM)
Alright.... we should probably get word out amongst ours... that this is goig on.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:28:43 PM)
We need a decent method of communication, frankly.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:29:08 PM)
I understand being paranoid about any kind of centrality, but... well... does being scattered and ignorant help?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:33:04 PM)
::she nods:: I agree... but we need a method that everyone can use... or most everyone.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:33:33 PM)
*nods* Computers seem extra vulnerable to them...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:33:50 PM)
I was helping a group that was trying to be organized months ago.. *shaking her head* It never went anywhere.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:35:56 PM)
Computers... cell phones... seem like they'd be monitored...

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:36:14 PM)
Some central location?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:37:03 PM)
We had Avalon... but I haven't seen Josh or Tarra for... a long time.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:37:23 PM)
Me neither.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:37:30 PM)
But Avalon is still there...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:38:57 PM)
I know... ::she frowns:: For how much longer though.... You can see my concern. I know Xander is working on a chantry... but he's talking about it only being for certain people...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:40:10 PM)
And clearly Mercy's club has been made off-limits to some.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:40:11 PM)
*She scowls* Don't I know -that-.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:40:48 PM)
I think we need to do some serious getting over ourselves. I mean, I've -seen- the Suits. They're here, they outnumber us, and they can -find- us.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:42:08 PM)
*the divot reappears in her brow* Well.. I'd open my place.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:42:30 PM)
::she nods to Cas' offer:: Do you want to risk such?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:42:55 PM)
I have the second floor as a reserved dining room.. It could easily be warded off when needed. *she shrugs and gives a crooked smile* Look at me. It's not like they don't know where I am already.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:43:15 PM)
Like they couldn't get in Avalon, or Primeval, either.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:44:15 PM)
::she frowns:: I know...

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:44:20 PM)
And it's a central location...

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:45:07 PM)
No one lives here. It's safer than most..

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:45:55 PM)
*she nods a bit* Support and educate. *determinedly to Ais*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:45:56 PM)
There's that.

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:46:35 PM)
(laughs, our forum is made

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:46:52 PM)
((woot!))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:47:03 PM)
(pass is... what it's supposed to be, grins)

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:48:13 PM)
((grats))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:48:38 PM)
(Toh just told me)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:48:46 PM)
((Awesome!))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:48:49 PM)
(suhweeeeeeet! I like our cabal)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:49:19 PM)
((Speaking of which.. we should bring this into the open.. lol))

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:49:51 PM)
(yup)

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:51:49 PM)
So.. I'll see what I can do. Just as soon as I get the place opened. *looks out the one-way mirror at her dark restaurant*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:52:19 PM)
How long until you open?

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:52:29 PM)
::she nods:: I can help with wards as well... I can... also set up guardians... outside.. and in.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:52:54 PM)
Mundane security I can do, but, well - I'm no magi.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:53:09 PM)
A week, more or less. Um..Isabel.. clearly you've some skill with fire. *wry smile* And some sort of access to the minds of others.. That's something.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:53:21 PM)
*to Ais* Definately*

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:53:55 PM)
::she nods:: I can't... do mini-Audreys... but... an alert system maybe..

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:55:19 PM)
*she laughs a bit* Okay.. no Audreys. *looking back to Isabel* Anything else you're skilled in that we should know about?

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:55:35 PM)
I mean..not necessarily magic. I cook. *grinning*

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:56:51 PM)
No minds. *She shakes her head* I'm not a telepath at all. I'm a cop. With fire, yes. And the reading....

Aislinn Connelly (Jan 13, 2011 11:57:05 PM)
You get imprints though, yes?

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:57:38 PM)
Impressions, yeah. Which can be surprisingly helpful, at times. Trust me, it works wonders with murder weapons.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:58:12 PM)
* a tight smile* I think I'm glad I don't know how to do that.

Isabel Ross (Jan 13, 2011 11:58:57 PM)
Probably. *She nods* But as a detective? It helps me out with my job, and lets me find the bad guys.

Cas Brimley (Jan 13, 2011 11:59:41 PM)
*she nods* Nothing I've had..magic wise.. has ever helped me at work. *quirky smile*