Vampire District

[yinsukin]

Scott

"Yeah vampire master's can be a dick..." he said, thinking back to his own master.  The bodies of his wife and kid on the ground, the fear causing his entire body to shake.  It always came back to him when he thought back to that day.  Still, he made sure to keep the memory locked.  Even Forest wouldn't be able to pierce his mind unless she had beaten some of the mental energy out of him.

"I won't ask.  I understand you want a professional relationship right?  The less we know about each other the better."

[Elf]

Forest

Her fingers flexed on the steering wheel, the knuckles so white they looked like snow.  Forest's jaw was tight as her eyes narrowed.

Cold and sharp.  Like someone had shoved an icicle . . . Forest cut the thought off and bit her lip.  She had enough shit going on that she didn't need to bring up trauma over 1,000 years go.

"It's not something I like talking about anyway," she said in a low voice.

[yinsukin]

Scott

Scott's eyes softened as he stared at her knuckles.  Yet every muscle in his body stayed tight.  The body doesn't forget, even while absorbed in someone else's experience.  "I understand."


"He supposedly works in that building," he said, pointing out the window.  It was a typical grand government building, except injected with as much Tim Burton as possible.  The columns lining the entrance were jet black, coated with metal spikes spiraling around the pillars.  The entrance of the building had a line that extended around the building, though it was completely vacant.  It seemed like a feature for tourists and visitors.  Bulky looking men marched around outside, their fangs out to project a feeling of hostility.  It was clear they were the bodyguards of the building or at least lookouts.

A yard extended outward, decorated by decaying plants.  It seemed as though there were no guards in the yard, likely to prevent the government from looking too paranoid.  They might need to enter through the back or roof...
 
"Find a parking lot at least a few blocks down.  I need to make a call."

[Elf]

Forest

Forest looked at the building and whistled.  "Wow, I expect bloody Johnny Depp to come out any time," she said as she looked at the very gothic architecture.  It did look rather Tim Burton before his fall, but it was almost painful on how stereotypical it was.

Forest herself lived in a building that looked like an old warehouse.  On the outside it looked like a respectable and forgettable warehouse.  On the inside it was very much the home of a lonely, eccentric vampire who had more money than she knew what to do with.

She started to drive to look for a parking lot a little bit away from the building.  "The stereotype has me a bit on edge, like he's wanting to throw people off," she said.

[yinsukin]

Scott

"It does fit in with the rest of the city, a damn gothic nightmare," he said, rolling his eyes.  "That is supposedly where he works.  We need to find out where he lives.  If you pick up any information on Valarie, make sure to keep track of it.  According to my boss, she is the real threat."

He pulled out a device from his pocket.  It was a metal box with a screen in the middle, small enough to fit into his hand.  According to their tech expert, it could send messages from the base without outer forces from tracking it.  On the screen was the name "Fang."  He turned away from her, typing in, "we have a new recruit.  Not sure if we should take care of it now..."

"You should only be needed if we get caught, but your psychic powers should be useful for gathering information.  I need to you to stay near me at all times unless I specifically instruct you to scout something for me.  Now, lets go over what each other can do so we have a full list of our team's capabilities.  I am a vampire with body manipulation.  I have complete control over my limbs, internal organs and muscles, allowing me to do things like fake my own death or make an injury look worse than it is."

[Elf]

Forest

"Neiman.  If you want to give me a code name, Neiman is a good one," Forest said with a shrug.

She listened to Scott listing his powers out and nodded.

"Well, as you saw earlier, I'm a card carrying member of the bloodsucking undead as well.  Heightened senses, enhanced strength, speed, reflexes and all of that.  Plus regeneration.  Oh, and this as well," she tapped the middle of her forehead as well.

She purposely kept things vague.  She wanted a few cards up her sleeve in case things went awry.  Scott wasn't someone she can purposely trust, but she did need money and information to get her bearings here.

[yinsukin]

Scott

Scott sighed.  He could tell she withholding information.  If she told him that she had an enhanced vampire body before he saw her fight, he would have thought she was around his speed.  He hadn't seen her strength yet.  Based on her showings, she was likely as physically strong as him, but she was far faster, probably more durable to be able to keep up that speed.

"I suppose the psychic sweep could be useful for planning and with your martial arts we might be able to break down some walls.  Might need to make a quick exit.  I hear the duke is strong."

[Elf]

Forest

"Why do you want to attack the Duke?" she asked with at tilt of her head.

She held up a hand and said, "If you don't want to get too specific that's fine, but as a spy it would probably be a tad better if you had someone get in his circle and feed you information from there."

At least that's what Poppet would have done, Forest thought.

[yinsukin]

Scott

"We don't want to attack the duke, but this mission has a high probability of failure.  As a spy failure means death, especially in a district of blood thirsty vampires."

The odd thing was that they did try to get someone on the inside.  They tried to send their tech guy to work on in their IT department, but he was turned away, despite being a vampire themselves.  The thing that truely made this mission so dangerous was that he likely was already onto them.

"I just need you to keep me alive.... please... I want to get paid and try to start a family.... In the nexus, even vampire's can have a family."

[Elf]

Forest

Forest raised an eyebrow at Scott's plea.

Is he being sincere or is he just trying to manipulate me like a bawbag? she thought with a frown.

She sighed and muttered, "I have a family back home, and I'd really like to get back to them."  She found a place to park the car and eyed him.  "Look, to keep you alive, I might tell you to do something, and when I do I don't want you putting up a fuss or what not.  I just want you to do it."

[yinsukin]

Scott

Still sitting in the car, he turned to her, staring her in the eyes.  "Forest... There is no way home.  You need to understand that.  As for the orders, i'm sorry but im not sure if I trust you like that yet.  I don't know much about you, nor what you do.  In the Nexus, an innocent soul often belies a monster.  I need to prove my worth on this mission."

He needed power.

Shaking his head, he opened the door and stepped out of the car.  "Look, your faster than most creatures here, you should be able to protect me no problem."

[Elf]

Forest

"You might not have found away home, but that means I'm not going to stop looking.  I have too many people counting on me back home," Forest said as she made a fist.

"And you don't know that I'm 'faster than most of the creatures here'.  Just because I beat the snot out of some thugs doesn't mean that someone in there isn't faster than me."

[yinsukin]

Scott

Scott's eyes softened, his lips curling into a frown as he saw her determination.  For someone so closed off, it seemed kind of sad.  He said the possibilities of the Nexus are limitless, but he has never heard of someone returning home.

"Look, i'm not saying your the fastest, not even close.  But the average monster is someone I can take down," he said, thinking back to all the fights he has gotten in.  "You are easily one of the faster things here.  Look, I know your cautious of me and I don't blame you, but we need to establish some trust if we are going to get through this in one piece."

[Elf]

Forest

Forest bit her lip as Scott brought up the whole Trust Issue.

I just met you, and you're pretty morally loose from what I can tell, the blonde thought to herself with a scowl.

She said in a slow voice, "I'm cautious of most supernaturals for good reason."

Because they want to use me and turn me into their little sex doll . . . she thought with a scowl.

[yinsukin]

Scott

The spy folded his arms and raised an eyebrow.  "And why is that?" he asked, not even bothering to hide his defensiveness.