An Evening at Church

[Storyteller]

Doc
Evening Ari.. I trust you are well. How are you enjoying Tomkin?

Ariadne
sat, quietly, on a ledge with her back tucked safely against two stone walls and her legs carefully folded under her as she cleaned her sword. "Doc. Tomkin is quiet, which is nice. How are you?"

Doc
'It is.. " He looks about briefly, "If the rumors are correct, and Harper Rock is going to be bombed.. " His voice was soft, "This is a nice staging area." He watched her clean the sword, and decided he would top off his magazines. "Have you heard anything more from Micah about the traitor?"

Ariadne
blinked and paused. Bombed? She had heard the whispers herself, but she had hoped that such chatter would die down given time. The rumors now seemed as common as Zombies spawning outside of the QZ. "No. I think many are in the process of considering the information presented. Every's exit from Ty was very... telling. Being removed at her own request and informing people they had to seek her out for "her side" of things. She clearly wants to feel needed right now. I think many of her supports have failed her now that her reckless actions are known."

Doc
Doc looked at Ariadne. The look on his face was cynical and disbelieving. "Oh yes.. I heard she 'removed' herself.. Not because of some higher noble reason.. " He snorted, "She was getting the **** out of town, because attacked a Tytonidae member.. for her ***** Freyja." The look of disgust that crossed Doc's face was extreme. "Every was never the sharpest blade in the block.. but to side with that ******* dimwit Freyja.. well that just proves Every is a ****-for-brains for damn sure. And she may 'want' to feel needed.. but she sold her family out.. she sold her faction out.. for what? Because she wants to feel needed and she thought Freyja would do that for her. Again. She has **** for brains."

Ariadne
"I think, perhaps, that Every had forgotten the work that I had previous done for Ty." She ran a thumb over her blade, making sure that the blade was still well sharpened before placing it across her legs and look up at Doc. "I was not some unknown person, some untested individual with questionable intentions. I was second in command. Others remembered. Every chose to forget because it was convenient for her to do so, and more fitting for her narrative for her to be the poor, set upon, victim. Shame that it cost her the Faction and her reputation therein because she couldn't admit her failures."

Doc
Doc grinned at Ariadne, "Every forgot.. because.. apparently.." He raised his eyebrows in a fake shocked expression, "She cannot think through things logically." He rolled his eyes, "Her excuse was ..she was defending her friend? Really? OVER you.. her faction mate,.. for a friend.. YOU had just killed." He sighed and shook his head, "

Doc
"What did she hope to accomplish? Unkill her" He made quotey fingers, "friend?" Doc snorted. "What the **** good would that do? Her friend is dead.. and she attacks.. YOU. Why? Any rational person would have said, 'wait.. fall back. Let's watch and see what happens..' But no. Not Every. Every was all.. 'I will save you Freyja!'" Another eye roll. "It doesnt matter that Freyja is already dead. And that Every cant do ******* ****... she attacked you. What the actual **** man? I actually gave Every more credit until that happened.. " He finished loading the empty mags and pocketed them. "Now...? I feel unclean having fought beside her."

Mortll
The werewolf just howled and dispersed at her feet Mortll wiped the blade and sheathed it in one fluid motion it had become a unthinking habbit just as blinking or breathing Yes she had to put a second of thought into reminding herself to breath but it came nautural after 6 years. She looked around and noticed she wasnt quite alone She waved at Doc and Ari before she approached it seemed they were in a heavy conversation .

Ariadne
"Every seems to be desperately trying to cover her tracks. I know that most people have come down hard on Amalea for what happened, but it seems like Every and Freyja... especially Freyja, are slipping through the cracks. Amalea may be understood to an extent, but Every and Freyja and vampires. They are traitors, and they endangered our entire race. This talk of a bombing? It falls on them as much as anyone else. Every is an idiot for defending her friend who wanted the rift opened. She's an idiot for summoning her thrall to the crypt, no matter how she tried to sugar coat it. Freyja is even more of an idiot for believing that the rift should have been opened in the first place. All of them are responsible for this disaster."

Ariadne
nodded briefly to Mortll as the other woman approached.

Doc
Doc grinned at Ariadne, "You really think they are slipping through the cracks?" He laughed as he saw Mortll wave and make her way over. "Humans have finite lives. Retribution on them, has to be quick. But Vampires..? Please Ari.. we have eternity." He gave her his best charming smile. "There is no reason to rush their execution.. none what so ever. The way I see it. We torture them a little bit. We maybe 'half kill' them some.. But we never finish it. We let them get comfortable in their sorry disgusting lives.. then we half kill them again. They will never be free of this. And why should they? They .. Freyja, Every, Amalea.. Fucked the entire world .. for what? What do they have to show for it? Anything? Except being ******* stooges? I said they all three earned those badges and titles..and they should be reminded all the ******* time."

Doc
"Mortll.. Good to see you. Hope you're doing well..." He grinned again, "Better than some I know..."

Mortll
"Hello Doc ...Ari You know me im always good ... " She gave him a wink "Better than most are these days anyway " She shrugged her shoulders "How are you guys tonight ?"

Ariadne
"I suppose this is true, Doc. Maybe a quick lesson for them would be too easy. Their actions have a lingering consequence for everyone, and so their punishment should also be lingering... and harsh.

Ariadne
slid her sword into the scabbard on her back and placed her hands on her knees. "I am fine, Mortll. It is... good, to see you?" Good sounded appropriate. Social interaction. Check.

Doc
Doc winked at Ariadne, "Exactly.. why let them so easy? When it is so much more fun to **** them over.. repeatedly?" H Doc turned to Mortll, "What do you think? Kill Every, Freyfuck, and Amalea quick.. and let it be over..? Or should we extend it over the centuries? I mean.. really .. why get it over with quick? Only helps them.. I say let them were their ******* stupidity as a 'stupid badge' for all time.." Doc smirked his usual cynical smirk.

Ariadne
tilted her head and watched Doc, a grin spreading across her face. He had changed since moving to Tomkin, or perhaps he was simply fired up due the topic of conversation. Either way, she was glad of the change. "It is good to see you back again, Doc. You have been missed."

Doc
Doc looked at her, then frowned slightly. "Ari.. I am surprised at you. I thought you of all people would have realized what I was up to." He shook his head, "You believed that I was running for office for what reason?" He gave her a narrowed eye look, "You didn't buy the **** my publicist was pushing did you?" He shrugged, "Well if you did.." He gave her a disappointed look, "it is understandable because he was good." he paused, "Did you really not get what I was doing?" He looked hurt. "I am .. disappointed."

Ariadne
shook her head and made a tutting noise. "Public Doc running for office is very different from actual Doc. Limited interaction time restricted to public venues means that, for the most part, I haven't had time to see actual Doc much since you began running for office. What I'm saying is that it's nice to have actual Doc back all of the time, instead of overly polite and highly publicized Doc."

Doc
Doc grinned and shrugged, "Good to know I was missed." He looked at Ariadne and then Mortll, "We're .. fair? We can't say great.. because Freyja and Every fucked that up. We can't even say good.. because .. ******* freyja and **** for brains Every .. So.. yea.. we are fair." Doc grinned at Mortll, "Do you know what would be ideal? IF Freyja, Every and Amalea.. all three.. die in the bomb blast that is being planned for Harper Rock." He chuckled and shook his head, "Do you know.. some vampires are so ******* clueless.. they do not even realize the end is coming. Can you imagine the look on their faces as they turn to ash? I can only hope it includes Schmelliot."

Ariadne
"That would be a fitting end, though it would be a shame to see the winery go. I've become very attached to that place. The inventory would be easy enough to move, but rebuilding the whole thing from the ground up would be an arduous task..."

Doc
"Ari honestly.. its a thing. An inanimate object. You have eternity.. you can rebuild." Doc nodded, and half shrugged, "I get it. It was a lot of work. But now you are just resting on your accomplishments. Don't you want to ..maybe... do better than before?"

Ariadne
raised an eyebrow at his words. The winery was a thing, yes, but it had become a part of her. Things she frequently understood where her skills with people faltered. Things were important, but principles were even more so. "I would sacrifice it if if meant ending the traitors for good."

Doc
"No Ari.. not if.. or even when.. " He grunted at her in frustration. "It is.. a fricking thing. We.." He motioned to Mortll and himself, "..are worth more than a thing. I get it. I have things I don't want to give up either. But if it is .. a thing versus someone I care about.. I will take the person. Every time. We" He took a solemn breath. "..have time to rebuild things. We cannot rebuild those we care about."

Mortll
Mortll let what they were talking about roll over her "******* hell not again ..." she mumbled shaking her head This had happend 5 years ago but Mortll had the fortune of intecepting the bomber ...it had been a forigen government then Now it would probably be Canadians bombing their own how on earth could anyone stop it this time .

Ariadne
"Yes, Doc, and if someone harms the people that I actually do care about, I daresay that things will go very poorly." Ari shifted her attention to Mortll for a moment and stared at the woman from her perch as she mumbled. Again? Now that was an interesting bit of information.

Doc
Doc nodded."Things can burn and turn to ash. But when the people I care about turn to ash.." He looked from Mortll to Ariadne, "Because to ******* **** for brains.. i.e. Every. That I will not forget."

Mortll
Mortll realized she was being impolite "Ummm yeah Russians tried to bomb Harper Rock sent a lone bomber with a nuculear weapon i accidently intercepted him and figured out what he was up to and put a stop to it .... It wouldnt have gotten rid of us anyway just the humans ... They dont know that but they will once its done and be more frightend if there is a way to stop it this time we need to do it Not just for the humans but us too "

Ariadne
I think i'm out. Travel tomorrow! ))

Mortll
Night ))

Ariadne
Night! ))




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