Hello again all. It's been awhile since I posted here but, with the holidays and such, we took a few weeks off from gaming. We had another session last night and it was sooooo good to get going again. The pieces are being moved about the political chessboard and things are getting murky as hell. I love it! Things are getting surreal as hell and I REALLY love that. I don't think any of the players wanted to end last night and I know we can't wait til next week to see what happens next.
Before starting this post, I have to say that I have finally figured out the one thing that was giving me fits with the game and characters. The songs for each player's character. I listen to music while I write and I like to give each character their own song- one that best fits their personality or motivations. For Brandon, the problem wasn't finding a song. It was narrowing it down to just one. Shade was a bit more difficult but I managed. Neil was damn near impossible. I found three or four that came close but were not just quite right. Today, I finally found one that fits. So, I can now more easily get into the writing mood. Yes, it's weird. Just chalk it up to my OCD tendencies and deal with it.
Here are the songs and artists. Just in case you want to check them out.
Brandon- All Star by Smash Mouth
Neil- The Pretender by The Foo Fighters
Shade- The Middle by Jimmy Eat World
Now on to the night's happenings.
Last session ended with Skavis and Frost making their grand entrance into the party. This gaming session started right after they came in. Neil quickly scanned the crowd trying to read people's reactions. The two Fey Kings looked pissed as hell. Uri looked worried, most likely due to the very real possibility of violence. Skavis looked worried, most likely due to the very real possibility of violence being done to him. Frost looked smug. Shade, also reading the crowd, saw all that and a bit more. Warden Locke looked amused (Shade doesn't buy his shtick one bit. He may not know every detail but he sure as hell knows what's going on. He's just too lazy to get involved...yet). Lexi, the Wereferret, looked eager. Shade was certain that Lexi and Frost knew each other. The rest of the Board members had no reaction. Brandon's reaction was priceless. He had been talking with Baron Drake when the two had entered. Spotting Skavis and Frost, Brandon stepped to the side a bit- the better to use the Baron as cover.
Shade looked back towards Philip. He was headed straight for the two. Moving quickly, she managed to intercept him before he got there and told him that he was going to ask her to dance. He tried to get away but, with some inspired fast talking, she convinced him that a confrontation would not be a good idea at that time. They moved to the dance floor where Philip's attention was thankfully turned to Shade (Or, not so thankfully. He IS Fey and everyone knows what that means when it comes to sexiness and looks. Shade had to keep reminding herself that he is technically one of her bosses).
After a quick look around the room to check for any other signs of trouble, Neil walked up to Skavis and Frost. He handed Skavis his card and started talking business. Wanting to defuse the situation even more, Neil managed to pull Skavis away from Frost and did so in such a way as to make Skavis look awesome. Frost looked amused by the whole thing. The two of them started talking specifics. Neil asked about properties, available cash, territory involved, and such. Skavis pulled up the information on his phone. Neil mentally noted some of the information for further investigation.
Meanwhile, Brandon went to the bar, got a drink, and kept an eye on Frost. She was soon joined by a very upset Puck and Heather. He demanded to know what the hell she was doing at the party. She retorted that she had been invited. Brandon, deciding that an intervention might be in order, walked up to the two. He got there just in time to hear Puck ranting about how insulting it was for Frost to be there. Putting his hand on Puck's shoulder, Brandon told him the bitch wasn't worth the time. Having made her point by being there, Frost said she would leave. Brandon, Puck, and Heather headed over to the bar for drinks and conversation.
Meanwhile, on the dance floor, Shade was trying to deal with Philip. His ire at Frost being there had turned towards Skavis. Since Skavis had issued the invite, Philip would just kill him. That way, the invite would be void. Shade tried to convince him that would probably cause more problems then it would solve. Philip didn't seem swayed by that argument. He left Shade on the dance floor, heading off to plan Skavis' death (After dealing with Philip for an extended time, Shade is convinced that Heather didn't start off as flighty and scatterbrained. She got that way by dealing with the Fey so much). Deciding that some sanity was needed, Shade walked up to Neil and Skavis, who were still talking. When she got there, Neil introduced himself and handed her his card, acting like he didn't know her very well. Shade played along and asked if he would come talk her for a bit about some things. Neil agreed and they wandered off together.
Brandon had finished telling Heather and Puck about our current exploits at the bar. When Skavis appeared, he excused himself and went off to find Neil and Shade. When he got to where the other two were, they all compared notes. After they split up, the evening started winding down. Brandon went off to talk with the Baron and then went to see Locke. They had a good conversation and seemed to get along very well (they are alike after all- a scary thought). Afterwards, he gathered up Lucinda and made his exit for home. Neil and Christine met up and she requested that he stop working for a bit so they could at least enjoy the rest of the party. Neil agreed. They ended up dancing, eating, drinking, and having fun. Shade talked with Helena about Philip and what he was planning. Some of what she heard reassured her; some didn't. She still had to come up with a plan to stop the whole "kill Skavis" thing. Then Shade found Drusilla. She had one question to ask- was the man who murdered David dead or still alive? Drusilla answered that the man was no longer among the living. Shade thanked her and went to find Neil.
Brandon made it home safely. As he walked up to his front door, he saw that he had a visitor. No, not the coyote again; it was Wyatt. Wyatt was in desperate straits. Brandon invited him and asked what was wrong. Wyatt told him that he couldn't handle what he was seeing anymore. All he had to do was think about a person or place and he would 'see' it in his mind. Nothing he did would stop it. Even drinking didn't help, since he couldn't drink enough to get drunk. He wanted Brandon to take whatever was causing it out of his head. Brandon suggested that they go and see Patience. Maybe she could help them with some answers. They did so and got a very cold reception. She told them to come back in the morning. Back at Brandon's place, Wyatt tried to drink himself unconscious while Brandon looked through some books. By the early morning, he had come up with an answer. Wyatt seemed to be the walking avatar of Las Vegas. As far as Brandon could tell, some being of power had invested Wyatt with it. Remembering the contract they had found with Wyatt, Brandon called Neil. Afterwards he went to bed.
After the party, Neil, Christine, and Shade left together. Shade had asked Neil if he could take her to where Ana had been killed. He agreed to do so. Christine dropped them off at the car rental place. She gave Neil a kiss and told him to give her a call the next day. Neil and Shade drove to the vacant lot where the murder took place. Shade asked Neil to keep a lookout while she talked with Ana's ghost. Neil looked sceptical but agreed. Walking to where the blood stain was. Shade turned on the ghost sight. Ana was there, circling about and looking confused. Holding out the apple to get and keep her attention, Shade talked with her about what happened. Ana wasn't able to tell her much. She didn't know who had sent the Winter Court after her. After getting back to the car, Shade asked if Neil would take her to the warehouse where they had found the killer. He did. As they drove there, Shade told Neil what Ana had said (Neil was pretty nonchalant about it. All he saw was Shade talking to empty air. Shade thinks he doesn't believe everything he is being told about the Supernatural). They finally got to the warehouse but the killer's ghost wasn't there. Shade wasn't too thrilled by the only option left to talk with him but she will do it. Neil took her home after that. Before exiting the car, Shade told him to call Christine when he got home. He thought she would be asleep but Shade knew better (Even though Shade has no interest in Neil and Christine knows that, Shade knew she would still wonder about them being together. Neil may be able to read people but he, like most men, has no idea how to fully understand the female mind).
Finally at home, Neil grabbed a few hours of sleep until Brandon called him. Being told that Brandon needed the contract they found with Wyatt, Neil said he would email a copy to him. Brandon cheerfully told him that would be swell and to send it to electronicsdon'tworkaroundme.com. Remembering that wizards and electronics don't mix, Neil cheerfully clarified that the address was BrandonW at electronicsdon'tworkforme.com.
Shade's day started out pretty normal at the tattoo shop. During a lull, she heard the door open and looked up to see a woman walk in. She seemed to be in her mid 30's and dressed in a nondescript business jacket and skirt. She introduced herself as Rita Martin, the Accountant. She had some paperwork for Shade to verify and sign. It had to do with the hiring of the pastry chef. According to Ms. Martin, there were running accounts of who had what and the effect it had on prestige in the Board ranks. Apparently, hiring the pastry chef had raised Autumn's prestige and lowered Locke's. Secretly amused by the whole thing, Shade signed everything. Satisfied, Ms. Martin left.
After his morning routine, Neil drove over to Brandon's place. Wyatt let him. When told that Brandon was still asleep, Neil got his revenge by waking him up. After looking over the contract, they talked. Wyatt had no memory of signing it or who had offered it to him. The last thing he remembered was the Billy Gang beating the shit out of him. Finally, Brandon decided what the hell and opened the Sight on Wyatt. What he saw was the outline of a man with Las Vegas inside. On Wyatt's shoulders rested two paws. Looking up, Brandon saw a coyote head hovering over Wyatt's. It was not the messenger coyote; it was the Trickster himself. The image was too much. Brandon passed out. Not knowing what to do, Neil and Wyatt moved him to the couch and went out to grab some lunch. About half an hour later, they got back just as Brandon woke up. Deciding to concentrate on the visions, they went to Brandon's shop to see if the room where he had been sealed would protect him. It was one of the areas that appeared blank to Wyatt. They got there and went to the basement. Unfortunately, Wyatt could not go in. Brainstorming some more, Brandon and Neil came up with the idea of spelling Wyatt's hat. It would act as an item of warding. It would have to be recharged every so often but would give Wyatt some relief from his visions.
Shade's day ended with a phone call. She made a call to Skavis and asked if he would come to her shop for a talk. He seemed reluctant at first but finally agreed. When he showed up, Shade poured him a drink and asked him to sit down. Pleasantries over, Skavis turned on the attitude and asked what the hell she wanted. Shade answered that she wanted answers. She wanted to know who was behind the invites. Skavis denied knowing who it was. All he was concerned about was that he got paid for the invites. More social combat occurred. Finally, Shade was able to take him out. He totally lost control. After a rather epic rant from him, Shade poured Skavis another drink and repeated her questions. He told her again, he didn't know who was behind it. He made the calls and got the three million for the three invites. That was news to Shade. They knew about Rhyme and Frost but had no idea there was a third Winter Court Fey in town. Also, since Shade had learned that Summer was harassing Spring, that meant there was somebody else issuing invites. Skavis got a hold of himself and, after throwing a few threats her way, left the shop.
The evening ended there. What a wonderful murky, messed up situation! I cannot wait until next Sunday. I have a feeling things are going to get very bad, very fast. Should be one hell of a time!
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