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Re: Death from Above
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 14, 2024, 6:06 pm
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[center]Eve Solomon
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They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us[/center]
App 5 (Arresting) | Faerie Affinity | Animal Magnetism |
Charisma 4 (Captivating) | Legend (Red Riding Hood)
[hr]
“Giving security fits is my day-job,” I say flippantly, and my
left hand -- the one with the obviously magical ring on it --
reaches out without permission to place itself just under her
chest, where she got cut up right at the end.
She’ll find her wounds vanishing in a moment. The smell of
fresh-cut grass fills the air around us, and there’s a warm,
soft glow between my hand and her skin.
And the hand stays there for a second.
“Ooookay,” I say, reaching over with my right hand to grab my
left wrist, and gently-yet-firmly remove my left hand from her.
“Sorry. It’s, uh…”
Pause.
“So where should I meet you after the show?”
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Re: Death from Above
By: DEM Date: December 14, 2024, 6:28 pm
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That's right, one fucking letter.
What are you, my mother? Shut up.[/center]
App Less Than Eve | Charisma Less Than Eve | Physically
Impressive | Strength More Than Eve | Curiosity
[hr]
"You're gonna be down front, right?" She'd have to be, or she
wouldn't have been close enough to see the problem with the
sandbag. "Tell you what, you just stay front-center, and I'll
come get you and bring you backstage, yeah? Just... don't be too
over-excited around Ms. Kearney, she can be a little shy until
she gets comfortable."
AB, though? Yeah, I somehow doubt Eve here'll upset AB much at
all. Something something unflappable demigods thing...
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Re: Death from Above
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 14, 2024, 6:34 pm
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They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us[/center]
App 5 (Arresting) | Faerie Affinity | Animal Magnetism |
Charisma 4 (Captivating) | Legend (Red Riding Hood)
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“I’ll be waiting,” I say, and I hop down off the stage to the
front-and-center position indicated by L.
Check me out. Backstage passes without even spending a dime.
Daddy would be proud.
I mean, I could have just bought the passes. It’s not like money
is an object. But that’s not the point. The point is I’m getting
backstage because I’m awesome, not because I paid for it. It’s
the difference between a one-night stand and a sex worker, or
being fed a home-cooked meal and going out to a restaurant.
Nothing wrong with paying, I just don’t HAVE to.
You get the idea.
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Re: Death from Above
By: DEM Date: December 14, 2024, 7:21 pm
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That's right, one fucking letter.
What are you, my mother? Shut up.[/center]
App Less Than Eve | Charisma Less Than Eve | Physically
Impressive | Strength More Than Eve | Curiosity
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After the show, I'm as good as my word. I mean, of course I am,
right? What am I gonna do, not follow through? Anyway, off I go,
tromping off to gather Eve as the crowd starts to fade out. It's
a good night for it, too, there aren't too many groupies and
schmoozers trying to worm their way back their.
When we get to the dressing rooms, I knock briefly and get a
'yeah' in response before opening the door to lead Eve inside.
"Hey, AB, this is the girl I told you guys about."
No, normally roadies aren't quite this familiar with the talent,
but like I said, I've been working for them for a while now, and
let's face it.. there's some... familial... connections
involved, too.
The woman waiting in this part of the adjoining dressing rooms
is... well, she's just stupid hot. Not just because she'd look
good in a marble statue, but the way she carries herself, the
confidence and easy, open manner, it just makes the whole
package more appealing, really.
Because that's just how the fucking sidhe are.
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App 6 | Innocent | Charisma 4 | Enticing | Yes, both of those.
Deal with it. | Currently an NPC but we all know how this goes.
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The corpse of the chimerical spider was brought in before
show-time, but there really hasn't been time to examine it. L
(or 'Lp', as Aine insists on calling her) informed both of us
about the incident, from the cut sandbags to the magical
proclivities of her rescuer-slash-assistant-spider-hunter, but,
you know, when you're getting ready for a show, you're getting
ready for a show. Aine's in her half of the dressing rooms, and
I'm sure as soon as she hears conversation, she'll pop in, but
for now..
"Hello there," I come over to shake the girl's hand, "You're
Eve, right? I'm Aine. Thanks for all of your heroics out there."
My gaze flicks over to L for a moment with a smirk, "Good help's
hard to find."
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Re: Death from Above
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 14, 2024, 7:53 pm
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They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us[/center]
App 5 (Arresting) | Faerie Affinity | Animal Magnetism |
Charisma 4 (Captivating) | Legend (Red Riding Hood)
[hr]
I prepare myself to not be a screaming fangirl as we approach
the dressing room. When L knocks at the door, I clear my throat
and pat down my outfit just to make sure everything’s in order.
[Quote]Mind 2 + Spirit 2 + Prime 2: Fae Mien
Diff 8: 8, 3, 2[/quote]
And maybe I suddenly have my Mien on, as well. I know what I’m
walking into: My first Sidhe. Nobility. Someone for which there
is proper protocols for carrying yourself around.
Still, though, she’s also a rockstar and I’m also a fan. I gotta
be cool.
[quote]Int 3 + Etiquette 2
10, 9, 9, 6, 5[/quote]
Nameright shakes the offered hand. “Glad to be of service,” I
say with a smile and a tiny bow of my head. “Wasn’t expecting an
adventure when I bought the tickets, but I’m glad I could help
out.”
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Re: Death from Above
By: thesadiecat Date: December 14, 2024, 8:25 pm
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Aurora’s Grace
People see me, I'm a challenge to your balance
I'm over your heads, how I confound you and astound you[/center]
| Fey Creature | Metis: Palsy | Fostern Fianna Theurge |
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Was I surprised that something happened before our show? Not at
all. It’s kind of… just life for us. LP assured us that she
took care of it, and that nothing would impact the show.
Nothing did… Which is good. This might have been the biggest
crowd I’ve played for to date. Not Aine, though. Hateorade was
bigger before Tuatha Underground. We’re just starting to break
into bigger venues. I still think I like smaller ones better.
There’s something to be said about the intimacy of them, of
being able to look everyone in the eyes.
I almost always change and rinse off after a show. It helps me
keep an even temperament… There is such a high, and a rush that
comes from performing. While I’m not the most Rageful Garou
around, I can still easily get caught up in all those emotions,
so getting back to comfort is key after an intense show like
that one was. Getting cheered back out for three encores has to
be a new record!
LP promised to bring the spider-slayer magi by after the show.
The muted knock I hear as I scrunch the wet ends of my hair with
a towel has to be them. The adjoining door was left ajar, just
so I could hear their arrival. And of course Aine is giving LP
a hard time.
“Dinnae listen ta her.” I muse as I toe the door further open.
I’m barefoot, in a pair of Lulu lemon jogging pants that are far
too long for my stature. They hide my feet. The shirt is also
obviously not my own, as it’s a button-up that’s far too large,
the sleeves cuffed up to my elbows, damp about the shoulders
from my long hair. Hair that’s even more noticeably metallic,
coppers and golds all blended together, when seen up close than
it appears on stage. “Yuir good ‘elp, LP. She’s just bummed
she didnae get t’play with th’ spider.”
Aine’s got the fridge in her room. That’s my first stop,
bottles of water for me and my name-twin. We have two more
shows, taking care of ourselves is important. The slight
tremors in my hands get a touch more pronounced as I finally
give more than passing attention to the unknown magi in our
midst. The smile that happens when the cascade of realizations
hits me is a mega-watt smile, showing off deep dimples and
making my eyes sparkle.
She’s my size! She has that crackling air about her that I’ve
always come to associate with the power of magi, but at the same
time she’s.. There’s an element of double-vision when I’m
looking at her.
“We like t’throw in free adventures ‘ere an’ there.” It’s
better it was taken care of then, than risking the potential of
me forgetting to wear my human face in front of thousands…
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Re: Death from Above
By: DEM Date: December 14, 2024, 8:46 pm
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App 6 | Innocent | Charisma 4 | Enticing | Yes, both of those.
Deal with it. | NPC For Now
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Ah, there, she's being... proper. Hah.
A smug little grin shapes my lips then as L backs off to lean
against the wall near the door. She knows how valuable she is,
even before Aine comes in to confirm it.
"Every concert should be an adventure. Otherwise, where's the
fun?" Eve gets a wink then, "And now, just to get all of the
formalities out of the way..." I draw myself up in a way Aine
will recognize. "Hi, I'm Aine." Then I shrug, chuckling, "No
House, no Title. Walked away from all that shit when they wanted
to use me. So, you know... don't worry about the formality.
We're all commoners here."
Then I shoot Aine a grin as well, "Ohhh, no. I'm much happier
hearing about the fight and maybe telling stories about it
later, Red." Then, back to Eve.
"Speaking of... what can you tell us about what happened?"
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Re: Death from Above
By: Evil Squeegee Date: December 14, 2024, 9:58 pm
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They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us[/center]
App 5 (Arresting) | Faerie Affinity | Animal Magnetism |
Charisma 4 (Captivating) | Legend (Red Riding Hood)
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[quote]Perception + Esoterica (Werewolf), diff 8: 9, 7, 7, 6, 6,
4, 3[/quote]
I knew what I was walking into before they knew what was walking
into them -- mostly because I got to watch them from up-close,
and I imagine they couldn’t see tiny little me very well
during the show.
Aine introduces herself: My first Sidhe and she’s not some
stuck-up prick. Damn I’m good.
It takes me a second to process that she isn’t talking to
me when she calls someone Red. I could dye my hair jet black and
people would still call me Red, and it’s been like that
ever since Nameright started teaching me magic.
I pay attention to my posture and positioning while I go into
the details: I was raised to be respectful of Garou. Even though
I’m a witch -- and a powerful one at that -- in my own
right, I’m still Kin. And I pegged Aine as Trueborn before
they’d even sung a note. It’s subtle things that the
others might not notice, but anyone with a drop of true blood
should pick up on: Stay where you can be seen. No sudden
movements. Maintain a bubble. Don’t bare your teeth when
you smile. Don’t stare. Don’t lean over or bare your
throat. They approach you, not the other way around.
Individually, any one of these things is just being polite.
Taken as a whole, though, it’s pretty telling if
you’ve got a Rage burning in your soul.
“So I was early to the show because I wanted to reserve a
front-and-center position,” I start to explain now that
I’ve been prompted. “I was taking photos for my
InstaFace when I saw a sandbag dropping onto L -- and I managed
to get her out of the way. We were just checking on each other
when the second sandbag hit the stage.”
I shake a little sand out of my hair. Ugh. I’m going to be
showering this stuff off for weeks, aren’t I?
“That’s when I noticed the sandbags were being cut
down, instead of just falling down. The ropes were severed, not
frayed. And so L climbed us up to the top of the scaffolding to
figure out what was going on. Turns out there was a chimerical
spider there, manifested into the Autumn,” I say, eyes
darting to the Garou just to make sure she followed. She
doesn’t seem confused, so I continue.
“L did all the heavy lifting, really,” I say.
“I played backup. Combo-tactics with a sword, made sure
nobody below us could see what was going on, rewound time when
she fell to her death off the scaffolding, that sort of thing.
We tried to scare it off but it was insistent on staying, so L
swore an oath that someone would snort it’s glamour off my
ass and we killed it.”
I don’t seem perturbed about that.
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Re: Death from Above
By: thesadiecat Date: December 14, 2024, 10:34 pm
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Aurora’s Grace
People see me, I'm a challenge to your balance
I'm over your heads, how I confound you and astound you[/center]
| Fey Creature | Metis: Palsy | Fostern Fianna Theurge |
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I love it when Aine starts to puff up like she’s going to launch
into some kind of epic lineage, or title, and then just drops
people on their head like that. It numbers high among my
favorite things about her. That was also a subtle way of
letting me know that my eyes aren’t playing tricks on me.
There’s a mein involved here, that odd sort of double-vision
that lingers over Eve’s appearance. I watch her keenly even as
I sit on the arm of the couch. I don’t introduce myself; it’s
weird hearing your name in echo, which is why Aine calls me Red,
and LP uses our initials to differentiate us. It’s easier for
me to forget little things like that, especially when something
has my interest completely.
Prompted, Eve begins her story. It goes from a typical fan,
documenting the venue, to heroic action very quickly.
[quote] Perception 4 (minor details) + Intuition 3: 10, 8, 7,
7, 7, 5, 3[/quote]
Eve’s being careful. She’s being extremely careful, about how
she moves her hands, how she stands. I tilt my head to one
side, like a curious bird. Why does she feel the need to be so
careful? So I want to hear the story just as much as Aine
does, but it’s just as important what else is going on in the
room. Like LP’s facial expressions, from where she’s leaning
in the back.
She doesn’t react to the concept of the spider being a chimera,
wyrded into the world. But LP does roll her eyes at the mention
of the falling to the death bit. Eve’s fully convinced that
happened, LP isn’t. I carefully sip the bottle of water, hoping
that my elf-shot condition says this quiet for a little longer.
It’s my turn to roll my eyes at LP’s promise. “Really? Ye went
there?” That won’t be something I partake in. But I never stop
my other half from doing what she wants. Grace might have
something to say about being left out though. I’m glad we
didn’t lose LP to the sandbagging spider. Cutting sandbags to
drop down on one of our best roadies… “But why…?”
“D’we ‘ave enemies in Vegas?” Of course I have to check on
that, especially the type of enemies that could coerce a spider
chimera of that size. I think I’d remember having an enemy like
that. My gaze shifts again, from Aine to Eve. “D’you?”
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Re: Death from Above
By: DEM Date: December 14, 2024, 11:23 pm
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That's right, one fucking letter.
What are you, my mother? Shut up.[/center]
App Less Than Eve | Charisma Less Than Eve | Physically
Impressive | Strength More Than Eve | Curiosity
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"I mean, I wouldn't call it an Oath..." I roll my eyes at that
description, shaking my head. "Besides, I was trying to be all
threatening and stuff, and there's only so many credible things
you can threaten a chimera with at a concert, you know? 'Give up
or we starve you, please ignore all the Glamour this act throws
off...'"
"Anyway, didn't really see why it might be doing it. I know I
don't have any enemies in Vegas. If you guys do... news to me."
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App 6 | Innocent | Charisma 4 | Enticing | Yes, both of those.
Deal with it. | NPC For Now
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"Personally? No... but that doesn't mean there aren't always
going to be locals who don't like... outsiders. Still, traveling
troubadour shows should be pretty much de rigeur, I'd think."
Aine says she'll pass on the 'snorting Glamour off someone's
ass' portion of the evening, and I can't help but laugh a
little. "But you've got the better sniffer, Red!" Still, no way
I was expecting her to want to be part of that kind of thing...
and really, L's explanation makes sense: if it'd scared the bug
off, nobody'd be snorting anything off anyone.
"She raises a good point, though," I nod to Eve, "You got anyone
you have problems with in Vegas? Or who'd be able to send
something to Vegas? This could just be some rando chimera
looking to cause mischief... but it could be something else,
too. Either way.." I glance over toward the bundled corpse, "It
looks more like a good than powder, and goo doesn't snort well."
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