House of Masks 003a

[3/1/2013 8:06:07 PM] Josie: Karid catches up with the elf in the entryway, with the grand stairwells. [3/1/2013 8:06:51 PM] Karid: "You! Do you know what happened to that girl back there?" [3/1/2013 8:06:58 PM] Karid: "The one that was in the same room as you?" [3/1/2013 8:07:16 PM] Josie: It's worth noting he has a rapier. [3/1/2013 8:08:55 PM] Josie: Man: What, you want me to kiss and tell at this hour? Really? [3/1/2013 8:10:03 PM] Karid: "...that girl back there is in bad shape. Yes I want you to 'kiss and tell' as it were." [3/1/2013 8:10:57 PM] Josie: He rolls his eyes. "I'm not telling you anything." [3/1/2013 8:13:21 PM] Karid: Karid shakes his head and gets closer to him, nonthreateningly. "Look, there is no need for this to be difficult. I am only curious." (( 23 diplomacy )) [3/1/2013 8:13:55 PM] Josie: He narrows his eyes. "She's not your daughter. Why do you care?" Karid is talking with the drunk elf [3/1/2013 8:14:54 PM] Josie: Arwen finds Karid standing a little ways from the elf, who it's worth noting has a rapier at his belt. [3/1/2013 8:15:03 PM] Karid: "No, but she is a sister of a member of the house staff. We should all be able to get along, yes?" [3/1/2013 8:15:29 PM] Karid: Karid gets a bit closer to him, enough to lay a hand on his shoulder [3/1/2013 8:15:51 PM] Josie: He takes a step back and puts a hand on his sword! He's lefthanded. [3/1/2013 8:16:00 PM] Karid: (( ...should I roll bluff? 'cause I'm gonna try to grab his hand and stop him from pulling out his sword )) [3/1/2013 8:16:14 PM] Karid: (( Or, rather, put a hand on the sword hilt )) [3/1/2013 8:16:22 PM] Josie: Yep! [3/1/2013 8:16:38 PM] Karid: (( ...6. God fucking damnit )) [3/1/2013 8:17:01 PM] Josie: You do succeed in grabbing his hand, or the sword hilt, whichever you prefer. [3/1/2013 8:17:22 PM] Karid: (( Hilt )) [3/1/2013 8:17:30 PM] Karid: (( So I can pull it away from him >_> )) [3/1/2013 8:17:46 PM] Arwen: Arwen aims her shortbow at the elf's hand. She's a little behind Karid. [3/1/2013 8:18:09 PM] Josie: You manage to pull it away from him; he resists a little bit, but seems a bit too drunk to manage. [3/1/2013 8:18:39 PM] Karid: "Arwen, take the sword." *holds it out to her behind him, keeping an eye on the man.* [3/1/2013 8:18:53 PM] Josie: Man: What the hell is your problem? She's only a servant. [3/1/2013 8:19:10 PM] Karid: "What did you do to her? That is all I want to know." [3/1/2013 8:19:12 PM] Arwen: "That doesn't make her any less of a person." [3/1/2013 8:19:20 PM] Arwen: Arwen grabs the sword from Karid [3/1/2013 8:19:22 PM | Edited 8:19:33 PM] Karid: "Tell me and we can call this settled, yes?" [3/1/2013 8:19:39 PM] Josie: Man: Why? You're not going to believe me anyway. [3/1/2013 8:19:46 PM] Karid: "Try me." [3/1/2013 8:20:01 PM] Arwen: "Start talking or you'll lose a finger" [3/1/2013 8:20:18 PM] Karid: Karid holds up a finger to Arwen [3/1/2013 8:20:21 PM] Josie: He laughs. "Threaten a d'Amici in his own house?" [3/1/2013 8:20:55 PM] Karid: "You are a d'Amici?" [3/1/2013 8:21:09 PM] Karid: "Tell me, are you the one that did that to the girl?" [3/1/2013 8:21:14 PM] Karid: "Or was it something else?" [3/1/2013 8:21:48 PM] Josie: Man: Let's see, pointy ears, dark hair, black and red, *in the d'Amici ancestral home*... [3/1/2013 8:22:20 PM] Karid: "I do not care about your blood line. I want you to answer my question." [3/1/2013 8:23:12 PM] Josie: Man: I didn't do anything to her that she didn't want done, how is that? [3/1/2013 8:23:45 PM] Arwen: "Stop dancing around the truth and just spit it out already. I'm sick of hearing lies." [3/1/2013 8:24:02 PM] Karid: "There are many kinds of magic that can make others willing to do things they would not normally do. I do not know if you are capable of these." [3/1/2013 8:24:11 PM] Karid: "Therefore that is not an acceptable answer." [3/1/2013 8:24:35 PM] Josie: He rolls his eyes. "And what *would* be acceptable." [3/1/2013 8:24:49 PM] Karid: "The details of what you did." [3/1/2013 8:26:58 PM] Josie: He laughs, bitterly. " That'd take a whole novel. Why don't you ask the hookers in the Lower Quarter if you want a description?" [3/1/2013 8:27:28 PM] Karid: Karid sighs [3/1/2013 8:27:47 PM] Karid: "Arwen? Did you get a better look at what happened to her?" [3/1/2013 8:28:05 PM] Arwen: "She didn't seem well. That is all I saw." [3/1/2013 8:28:24 PM] Karid: (( Hrm... )) [3/1/2013 8:28:38 PM] Arwen: Arwen aims and shoots the arrow (aimed at his hand). [3/1/2013 8:28:45 PM] Josie: Roll attack! [3/1/2013 8:28:58 PM] Arwen: ((  do I use a dex mod for shortbow? )) [3/1/2013 8:29:14 PM] Josie: Yep. [3/1/2013 8:29:31 PM] Karid: (( 23 K: Arcana to determine if she was magicked up or anything like that )) [3/1/2013 8:29:43 PM] Arwen: (( 11 )) [3/1/2013 8:30:04 PM] Josie: You try to shoot the guy, but you miss. [3/1/2013 8:30:08 PM] Karid: "Arwen!" [3/1/2013 8:30:15 PM] Karid: "We are not being violent here!" [3/1/2013 8:30:45 PM] Josie: Man: Could have fooled me. [3/1/2013 8:30:45 PM] Arwen: "You may not be, but I sure am." [3/1/2013 8:30:54 PM] Karid: Karid facepalms [3/1/2013 8:31:02 PM] Karid: "I am surrounded by psychopaths..." [3/1/2013 8:31:11 PM] Josie: Man: Give me my sword back. [3/1/2013 8:31:30 PM] Arwen: "When hell freezes over." [3/1/2013 8:31:41 PM] Karid: "No. Surrounded by psychopaths. Nobody in the -building- should have weapons." [3/1/2013 8:31:42 PM] Karid: "Gods." [3/1/2013 8:32:08 PM] Josie: He rolls his eyes. "Fine. I'll buy a new one. ... maybe a *gold* one." [3/1/2013 8:32:16 PM] Josie: He turns around and starts to head out of the house again. [3/1/2013 8:32:24 PM] Karid: "Wouldn't that break?" [3/1/2013 8:32:42 PM] Josie: Man: I'd get bored with it eventually anyway. [3/1/2013 8:33:07 PM] Karid: Karid wishes he had detect evil... [3/1/2013 8:33:07 PM] Arwen: Arwen shoots another arrow, aiming for his foot [3/1/2013 8:33:19 PM] Karid: Karid tries to juxtapose, because goddamnit [3/1/2013 8:33:30 PM] Josie: Arwen misses anyway; he doesn't even seem to notice. [3/1/2013 8:33:31 PM] Arwen: (( damn. 5.  really missed. stupid dice gods )) [3/1/2013 8:33:56 PM] Karid: Karid throws up his hands as another arrow whizzes by [3/1/2013 8:34:01 PM] Karid: "Alright! Give me the bow." [3/1/2013 8:34:46 PM] Arwen: "So what is it? She's a lower class than you so you think it's alright to do whatever you want to her?" [3/1/2013 8:35:29 PM] Josie: He turns around, now about two feet from the door. "I didn't hear anyone saying no, did you? Oh *wait*, you weren't there. My apologies, I'll be sure to send you an invitation next time." [3/1/2013 8:36:06 PM | Removed 8:37:03 PM] Karid: This message has been removed. [3/1/2013 8:36:50 PM] *** Josie added Trystan, Penelope *** [3/1/2013 8:37:04 PM] Josie: Trystan and Penelope turn up in the great hall, with the grand stairwell. [3/1/2013 8:37:19 PM] Karid: "There will not be a next time if we can help it." [3/1/2013 8:37:27 PM] Josie: There are two arrows jutting out of the floor, the man is about two feet from the door and Karid has an extra rapier in one hand. [3/1/2013 8:37:39 PM] Karid: Karid handed the rapier to Arwen [3/1/2013 8:37:40 PM] Josie: Man: News flash: You really can't. My family *owns* this house. [3/1/2013 8:37:44 PM] Trystan: "What is going on?!" [3/1/2013 8:37:47 PM] Penelope: Acquaintance Karid! Are you well?? Have you any of the bites? [3/1/2013 8:37:53 PM] Trystan: "And... your family? What?!" [3/1/2013 8:37:56 PM] Karid: "...bites?" [3/1/2013 8:37:58 PM] Josie: Oh, right. Arwen has an extra rapier, and her bow is drawn. [3/1/2013 8:38:06 PM] Karid: "You are a vampire, then?" [3/1/2013 8:38:14 PM] Arwen: "Your family may own the house, but it doesn't own me." [3/1/2013 8:38:21 PM] Karid: "And your family owns the house. But you are one part of the family." [3/1/2013 8:38:25 PM] Karid: "And not the one that hired us." [3/1/2013 8:38:31 PM] Karid: "So yes. Yes we really can." [3/1/2013 8:38:36 PM] Josie: Man: We own *everything.* Sooner or later you'll learn that. [3/1/2013 8:38:40 PM] Trystan: "Your.. ANOTHER COUSIN AND HE'S A -VAMPIRE-?!" [3/1/2013 8:38:53 PM] Karid: "Your family does. You do not." [3/1/2013 8:38:59 PM] Karid: "Learn to seperate the two." [3/1/2013 8:39:15 PM] Josie: Man: They'd certainly like that. [3/1/2013 8:39:26 PM] Josie: He peers at Trystan. "... don't remember you." [3/1/2013 8:39:55 PM] Trystan: "Trystan. Trystan LeMort. Got sent to help here." [3/1/2013 8:40:48 PM] Trystan: "Don't know you, either, cousin..." [3/1/2013 8:41:07 PM] Arwen: "Really? Of all times, you choose NOW for a family reunion?" [3/1/2013 8:41:11 PM] Karid: (( 16 SM... >_> )) [3/1/2013 8:41:24 PM] Josie: Man: Really? Most people do. [3/1/2013 8:41:27 PM] Karid: "Your family would like it if you seperated?" [3/1/2013 8:41:31 PM] Karid: "Thank you for the information." [3/1/2013 8:41:44 PM] Trystan: "Not my choice of time either." [3/1/2013 8:41:54 PM] Trystan: "And sorry, it's been 12 years." [3/1/2013 8:42:09 PM | Edited 8:44:02 PM] Josie: Man: My family would like to drop me down a hole, frankly. Of course if anyone *did* they'd learn exactly how strongly they object to anybody else doing it. [3/1/2013 8:42:43 PM] Karid: "I never said we would drop you down a hole." [3/1/2013 8:42:58 PM] Arwen: "Although the idea did cross my mind." [3/1/2013 8:43:09 PM] Penelope: "Would Trystan be a viable candidate for dropping this individual?" [3/1/2013 8:43:42 PM] Josie: The man *eyes* Trystan. "Doubt it. I think I could take him." [3/1/2013 8:44:27 PM] Trystan: "I wouldn't want to, I think. He'd just come back, in this place." [3/1/2013 8:45:12 PM] Penelope: This one takes your word as trusted, Acquaintance Trystan. [3/1/2013 8:45:37 PM] Trystan: "I appreciate it. So, cos, who are you?" [3/1/2013 8:46:28 PM] Josie: Man: Ulisse. Cesare's son? [3/1/2013 8:47:12 PM] Karid: "...I know neither name." [3/1/2013 8:47:31 PM] Trystan: "Oh, right... You were sick when I last came, 12 years ago, right?" [3/1/2013 8:47:44 PM] Josie: He makes little air quotes. "Sick." [3/1/2013 8:48:53 PM] Trystan: "Either way, we haven't met. I'm Trystan." He extends a hand, polite even in this situation. "Er... you're not actually a vampire, right?" [3/1/2013 8:49:17 PM] Josie: Man: Only metaphorically. [3/1/2013 8:49:22 PM] Josie: He shakes Trystan's hand. [3/1/2013 8:49:44 PM] Josie: If you folks have K: Local feel free to roll it. [3/1/2013 8:50:08 PM] Trystan: ((I have NO CLUE what my knowledges are...)) [3/1/2013 8:52:04 PM] Josie: Man: So, we done here? [3/1/2013 8:52:37 PM] Trystan: "Seen anything suspicious?" [3/1/2013 8:52:53 PM] Arwen: "Sorry to steal your time. Go return to your next orgy of choice." [3/1/2013 8:53:43 PM] Josie: Man: Every time I look in the mirror, cuz. [3/1/2013 8:54:21 PM] Josie: He withdraws a silver pocketwatch from a pocket and peers at it. "Now that you mention it, I *do* have a few women who may be missing me right around now." [3/1/2013 8:54:32 PM] Penelope: Penelope turns toward Karid, with a low, quiet voice, "Is this Ulisse responsible for Acquaintaince Illa's bites?" [3/1/2013 8:54:37 PM] Arwen: "Yeah? Your right hand or your left?" [3/1/2013 8:55:33 PM] Josie: Man: Really, with enough money you never reallllly need to worry about *that*. [3/1/2013 8:56:31 PM] Trystan: "... I was referring more to the kind of suspicious that bites women and sucks out their blood." [3/1/2013 8:56:56 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Well, I *have* been known to bite. [3/1/2013 8:57:09 PM] Josie: He smiles. It's not a nice smile. [3/1/2013 8:57:20 PM] Karid: "I do think he is." [3/1/2013 8:58:00 PM] Trystan: "... Look, you may be drunk as a lord right now, but we're serious." [3/1/2013 8:58:45 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Considering I *am* a lord, yes, definitionally. However, one thing I have never been, oddly enough, is a vampire. [3/1/2013 8:59:00 PM] Josie: Ulisse: All that blood, you know. Sooooooo unsanitary. [3/1/2013 8:59:03 PM] Josie: He wobbles a little bit. [3/1/2013 8:59:58 PM] Trystan: "Well then, cuz, maybe you should go to the east wing. Sera's not about right now." [3/1/2013 9:00:31 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Pretty girl, shame we're related, don't you find? [3/1/2013 9:01:15 PM] Trystan: "I find that there are plenty of perfectly attractive people out there without leering at relatives, actually." He wrinkles his nose. [3/1/2013 9:01:45 PM] Karid: Karid shakes his head and plucks the arrows out of the ground [3/1/2013 9:02:06 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Lack of imagination. I'll be back. [3/1/2013 9:02:20 PM] Josie: He turns around again and fumbles a bit with the door. [3/1/2013 9:02:33 PM] Trystan: ((Which door?)) [3/1/2013 9:02:46 PM] Josie: The door to the exit of the house. [3/1/2013 9:03:56 PM] Trystan: "Be careful, alright?" [3/1/2013 9:04:12 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Careful. Yeah. [3/1/2013 9:04:17 PM] Arwen: Arwen rolls eyes [3/1/2013 9:04:28 PM] Josie: He laughs, finally unhooks the door and departs. [3/1/2013 9:04:58 PM | Edited 9:05:05 PM] Trystan: Trystan waits until he's gone. "For the most part, I -hate- my family." [3/1/2013 9:05:00 PM] Karid: "...we must keep an eye on that one." [3/1/2013 9:05:23 PM] Karid: "We should go ask Illia what happened." (( I think that's her name? )) [3/1/2013 9:05:45 PM] Trystan: "Yeah, Caspar is still with her." [3/1/2013 9:06:03 PM] Arwen: "Karid, my arrows please?" [3/1/2013 9:07:14 PM] Karid: "...you think I am going to give them -back- to you?" [3/1/2013 9:07:22 PM] Karid: "You really are a madwoman" [3/1/2013 9:07:39 PM] Arwen: "...I have 18 more...you think 2 is something to weap over?" [3/1/2013 9:07:53 PM] Karid: "Two less in someone's forehead, yes?" [3/1/2013 9:08:01 PM] Trystan: "... What did we miss?" [3/1/2013 9:09:48 PM] Karid: "She shot at Ulisse while I was trying to get him to talk." [3/1/2013 9:10:16 PM] Arwen: "We should return to Illa." [3/1/2013 9:10:37 PM] Karid: "...agreed, for once." [3/1/2013 9:10:41 PM] Penelope: "Perhaps Caspar has ascertained the truth of the matter.." [3/1/2013 9:11:00 PM] Trystan: "We shall see." [3/1/2013 9:11:29 PM] Penelope: Penelope begins to return to the common room. [3/1/2013 9:11:52 PM] Arwen: Arwen follows Penelope. [3/1/2013 9:12:13 PM] Trystan: Trystan follows. [3/1/2013 9:13:08 PM] Penelope: Penelope calls back towards Karid, "Acquaintance Karid, will you be joining us?" [12:08:05 AM] *** Josie removed Karid from this conversation. *** [12:08:12 AM | Edited 12:09:13 AM] Josie: And we'll make this Illa's room here. [12:08:36 AM] Josie: Do you knock first? [12:08:40 AM] Trystan: ((Illa?)) [12:09:08 AM] Josie: Illa. Yes. Lord. I can't think today. [12:09:38 AM] Trystan: Trystan knocks loudly. He's taking his frustration out on the door! [12:09:54 AM] Josie: Illa: Come in! [12:10:05 AM] Penelope: Penelope obliges. [12:10:10 AM] Trystan: Trystan does, and holds the door for Arwen [12:10:36 AM] Arwen: Arwen enters [12:11:47 AM] Josie: Illa's actually dressed now--she's wearing a pale blue-grey set of robes that suits her pale complexion. "... are you... who's bleeding?" [12:12:16 AM | Edited 12:12:21 AM] Trystan: "Illa... I'm looking for my cousin, Ulisse. He left the house earlier, and I know you're friends. Do you know where he might be? And... no one's bleeding, but I stepped in some earlier." [12:12:54 AM] Penelope: "Apologies are in order, this one's frame is still leaking fluids from the frog fiend's vicious bite..." [12:13:27 AM] Penelope: ((still not full health :) )) [12:14:09 AM] Arwen: "Speeking of frog fiend, we brought this back for you from the forest."  Arwen gives Illa the pretty flower she picked up. [12:14:23 AM] Josie: Illa: Ulisse? [12:14:26 AM] Josie: She reddens. [12:14:42 AM] Josie: And then takes the flower, smiling. "It's beautiful." [12:15:21 AM] Penelope: Penelope cocks its head in question,"Ulisse? Ulisse had nothing to do with this..." [12:15:26 AM] Trystan: "Yeah. I need to talk to him. He's left a lot of questions." [12:16:14 AM] Penelope: ((whoops took that out of context)) [12:16:20 AM] Penelope: ((sorry)) [12:16:28 AM] Penelope: ((ignore me)) [12:16:39 AM] Josie: Illa: I... think he has rooms in the Lower Quarter. [12:17:07 AM] Trystan: "The lower quarter? Where is that?" [12:17:34 AM] Trystan: ((... and should the 18 cha bishi be going alone? :|)) [12:18:12 AM] Penelope: ((... you've got two other with Trystan, doesn't he?)) [12:18:26 AM] Josie: ((No one should go alone, it's the bad part of town.)) [12:18:33 AM] Josie: Illa: By the docks, I think. [12:18:50 AM | Edited 12:18:57 AM] Arwen: (( although Arwen might not be the best person to take visiting Ulisse...she did try to shoot him....twice...)) [12:19:18 AM] Josie: ((That's the fun part.)) [12:19:33 AM] Josie: Illa: I think he has rooms at Hard Times. [12:19:36 AM] Arwen: ((  DEFINITELY TAKING MY BOW AND ARROW IF I GO )) [12:20:07 AM] Trystan: "Sounds good. We'll find it. Thanks for your help." [12:21:10 AM] Josie: Illa nods. "... just don't hurt him, he's my ... my friend." [12:21:18 AM] Penelope: "Shall we take this information to our Acquaintances?" [12:21:49 AM] Trystan: "I won't instigate anything, at least. I can promise that much." [12:21:57 AM] Josie: Illa: All right. [12:23:30 AM] Trystan: "Can you two promise that as well?" He turns to look at his companions, one eyebrow raised. [12:23:55 AM] Josie: Illa turns to look out the window. [12:24:01 AM] Penelope: "I shall take this promise into my being." [12:24:04 AM] Arwen: "I shall try, but I'm afraid that's about as much as I can promise." [12:24:41 AM] Trystan: "... It'll have to be enough." [12:25:36 AM] Trystan: Trystan hides his crossbow under his cloak before leaving. [12:26:22 AM] Penelope: Penelope trails behind, after giving a gentle pat to Illa's head. [12:26:39 AM] Josie: Illa smiles at Penelope. [12:26:57 AM] Arwen: Arwen follows behind [12:27:13 AM] Josie: Where to next, the kitchen to fetch the others? [12:27:33 AM] Penelope: ((yus)) [12:27:39 AM] Trystan: ((Sure!)) [12:27:48 AM] Josie: Back to the main room then! Art, except when she's not Jordan Kendall