The Pride of the City
Posted: 22 Jun 2018, 06:51
Dawn Chekov
looked on as the techs that often set up her shows went about their job. The streamers in all the colors of the rainbow and pride flags hung from the front of KMR and the stage. The table where people could sign up was decorated in the same rainbow colors, everything bright and over the top. Her own outfit matched the event. Her hair in rainbow colors, her pants and top were a silver prismatic material that sparkles in rainbow colors. She bounced around like a hyper puppy, waiting for others to join her.
Narla
is dressed in worn jeans; a deep red, long-sleeve shirt; and a gray hoodie jacket when she cautiously slips through the door, unevenly rolled and bent flyer clenched in her hands. Her hood was pulled over her face to hide her messy hair and her uncertainty being here. The large array of attractive colors put a small smile on her face, however brief, but she was not the one who planned on bouncing around. After examining the room, she notices the giddy Dawn, quickly recognizing the woman as the one who owns the animal service Narla works in. She stares nervously at her authoritative figure but she would attempt to muster another, much smaller and more nervous smile.
Dawn Chekov
heard the soft tinkle of bells that always alerted people to someone entering or exiting the studio. Her bright blue eyes seemed to glow with joy as she recognized the young girl. Dawn knew every face that worked for her. "Narla! I'm so glad to see you here! Are you going to enter the talent contest?" She asked, her rainbow pigtails swaying with her movements.
Crimson
Crimson quit
Sundial
oh how pretty!!!
Dawn Chekov
I know! Right! Though I think I need more glitter.
Sundial
walks around everywhere repeatedly in a never ending family circus loop as she goggles at all the vibrant colors.
Narla
swiftly shakes her head, eyes widened in horror at the thought alone of being on stage. Eyes watching her and judging her. Eyes that many surely have no bodies to sit in. "N..No thank you.. I," she musters out meekly, "..watching sounds better.." Her fingernails scrape at the paper. There was already a tear in it. She stares for a breath or two, scraping for words with each scratch of her nail. Her earthen eyes leave Dawn's jawline for the stage past the crowd of souls and ..actual people, before sweeping back. "Are.. are you performing?"
Sundial
^^ Leave that to my glitter team crew!
Narla
takes a step out of the way of the exchanged excitement.
Crimson
Are you here to celebrate too?
Dawn Chekov
had to strain to hear Narla but smiled sweetly and gave her a comforting arm rub. "That's alright sweetie, and I may be persuaded to sing a song." She said with a wink.
Dawn Chekov
then looked two the other two women and smiled brightly "Thank you so much for coming, I'm Dawn! Are you guys planning to join the show or just watch the action?"
Sundial
Everyone get close and we can take a picture!
Does anyone not get to see themselves in pictures? because Bunny is good with an ink pen too.
Narla
smiles a warm but modest smile, then nods to Crimson.
Dawn Chekov
I look good with everything! *laughs lightly*
Sundial
throws a sparkley telepathic sheild over the combined audience and snapshots Narla's smile with an old-fashioned poloroid print.
Narla
shrinks away from Sundial and tries to slip away from the group photography.
Sundial
:-/
Narla
does not realize she was caught anyway.
Crimson
my eyes. thank you---ow.
Crimson
takes the rapidly mottling stip of phototype from the young telepath and waves the paper back and forth to help the image collegiate.
Dawn Chekov
blinks as well, she had problem with the lights sometimes but today she was prepared for most of it, but cameras always did have an evil way of keeping up with you.
Crimson
*fanning himself, the Mystic decides to go lay near on a lounge sofa until halos stopped plauging his corneas.*
Crimson
"It'd be nice if I could invite somebody over to come." he speculates more to himself outloud. "But with our Jane moved out of town I don't know who else it would be."
Dawn Chekov
watches him for a moment before glancing to Narla then the other woman, but then her attention was Dawn to the mystic again. "You can invite anyone and everyone!"
Crimson
speaks quietly into the Blood Theives mind. @ Dawn Chekov
Narla
weaves her way to the food avoiding whatever unseen obstacles stand in her way. She quickly scoops up a plate and piles on a little bit of everything. After a few minutes she makes her way to the drinks with her mountain and tries to decide what looks good. She settles on the thick, red liquor and steals it away to the sofa before someone tells her she hogged too much food.
Crimson
"can I offer our host a refeshment?" :lol:
Dawn Chekov
glanced at him for a mome before answering him "If you want to help you can help anywhere, but really, my crew is almost done."
Dawn Chekov
And thank you for the offer but I am good for now *winks*
Narla
quickly shoves a finger sandwich in her mouth.
Sundial
I spy with my little eye something....pink.
Sundial
*most of the decorations were pink*
Narla
pauses and looks around themselves.. then offers a confused look to Sundial.
Dawn Chekov
glances up as one of the techs calls to her. She bounces up onto the stage and takes the mic from him. "Let's get this sound check finished so we can be ready for any and every singer and band." Jorge, the tech nodded to her and smiled as Dawn lifted the mic and spoke. "Thank you one and all not just for the added help, but supporting all of the artists we will see tonight!"
Sundial
ooh I didn't know there was going to be music too--that's great! O.O
Sundial
are we all supposed to sing or is it in turns?
Dawn Chekov
giggles into the mic "I hope there will be or this will be a rather boring talent contest!"
Sundial
pirrottes.
Narla
:: Many of the crowd-goers cheer loudly, a few whistle approvingly.. and flirtatiously toward Dawn at the mic. 'Yeah!' One of very enthusiastically says, 'Bring the music! Woo!'
Narla
: Dawn earns herself some giggles.
Dawn Chekov
winks to the crowd and then begins to sing one of her own songs, one of inclusion and loving everyone, about loving one's self as well as others for who they are.
Crimson
*mingles up to one of the few people not enthralled in the musical renditions*
Dawn Chekov
watches the mystic for a moment as she stops "does that sound good James?" "It sounds perfect Donni!!" he said with a thumbs up. "Any singers? Dancers? Clowns? Wanna come up an show off?"
Sundial
ME!!
Sundial
raises her little hand as high above her head than she can reach.
Dawn Chekov
Dawn smiles brightly and waves her up "Come on up then my fellow glitter fiend!!!"
Narla
is in the middle of her loaf of bread when Sundial asks the question. All she offers is a shrug, leaning her face down just enough to she isn't completely exposed for having a face full of carbs. She moves to the music in her seat, recognizing the song. It seems like enough of the people present do too! The singer would be joined in song, though quieter, by some of her fans. When the song ends and Sundial eagerly volunteers, she gets a nice welcoming round of applause. Someone, potentially the same thrilled guy from before shouts, 'HELL YEAH!'
Sundial
come on, Dande! let's get up there and shake our thangs. :p
Sundial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7B5KwXHFtw
Narla
chokes on her food.
Narla
snorts a laugh. She wasn't expecting that song.
Sundial
clambors up onstage with her human BFF and ends the wigginlg with another display of pyrotechnetics as flames burst forth from her hands that she rotates infront of her like figure eights.
Dawn Chekov
laughs out at the song but claps with joy as she moves to the side giving the girl and her friend room to move.
Narla
bounces and sways to the music, eventually rising from her seat to sensually swing her hips. Really getting into it.
Sundial
((lol...Radio Edit))
Sundial
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG7DBO0k5lA
Crimson
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow3O2vIpeGU)
Dawn Chekov
dances from off the side of the stage, her rainbow colored hair dancing around her while she watches the show with joy
Narla
seems to forget there are people around, getting lower in her sway until she's at a crouch, then pops back up again.
Narla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na7lIb09898
Dawn Chekov
Dawn smiles as her eyes travel around the growing audience and spots Narla dancing watching her for a moment before heading over to her, her eyes still watch sundial and her dance as she addresses Narla, "You sure you don't want to join the contest dear?"
Sundial
ta-dah!
Dawn Chekov
joins the audience in loud applause and cheers for the dancers, heading back to the stage. "Let's hear it again for that wonderful show!" She calls into the mic, the audience clapping louder and cheering more.
Narla
jolts when Dawn poses the question and plops herself right back down on the the chair, nodding brief but quick as her answer. "..I'm sure.." She promptly shoves a pig-in-a-blanket in her mouth.
Narla
claps for Sundial! Yay!
Dawn Chekov
winks at Narla then turns her attention back to Sundial "That was amazing! Love that song choice too!!"
Tiamat
enters and qiuetly finds a spot ro observe the gathering crowd
Jazir Pevinah
slips into the door, is wearing sunglasses despite being inside and sticks near the wall near the door. Hasn't been in any sort of public gathering in years. Eyes sort of land on each person there curiously as he started listening in on conversations, reaching out to touch lightly against each mind curiously.
Narla
: Sundial's amazing performance has the crowd a-roar with cheers and woof-whistles. "You go girl!" "Damn!" "Amazing!" This time it wasn't just the cheery dude in the back!
Dawn Chekov
glances around and sees that the souviner guy she hired had showed, he had all kinds of thing to sell to the growing crowd, all in pride colors and rainbows, things like flags and hats, glow sticks and plastic light sabers and swords that light up. Rave lights and jewerly that flashes in rainbow colors. "Any other performers out there wanna come up and show us what they got?"
Narla
coughs when she feels something weird poke at her. She tenses and curls up on the sofa, grabbing her 'wine' to guzzle it down. She was not going to deal with the dead right now.
Crimson
I don't know if it's a talent; but I've got a few ways to help people relax...
Jazir Pevinah
can't resist flagging the guy down to get a glow stick that was orange. Waves it about after activating it to watch it blur at the air.
Dawn Chekov
looks to the Mystic and smiles, "ooooh a hypnotist?"
Narla
grimaces.. the wine tasted weird..
Crimson
A somnabulist.
Crimson
could I have a human volunteer from the audience?
Narla
hears that and pulls her hood down a little further over her face.
Dawn Chekov
snickers a little and looks around for a moment.
Jazir Pevinah
is now practicing spinning the glowstick to make different patterns. Only knows of one human so far that wasn't a threat and didn't want to shoot on sight. But doesn't think he's here. Still glances up curiously to see if he'd be able to spot any others.
Crimson
okay then, Dawna-san. would you care be my lovely female assitant in this case? :cloudly:
Dawn Chekov
takes the bait and nods "Of course, after putting this together, I could use a moment of relaxation." She said with a wink as she moved towards him. She doubted he knew, but she knew well what that power did. She never used it on humans since she drank strictly from vampires but she knew the power thanks to her bestie.
Narla
: The crowd murmurs among themselves. They were either mostly vampires or they all liked the view off the stage tonight. When Dawn joins Crimson as a willing volunteer, there is a round of applause and the anticipation thickens.
Crimson
holding his arms out hands outstretched he begins to intone repeatingly is a sophoriphic undertone:
Crimson
"You arrrre getting veeeery, verrrry sleepy..." >O
Crimson
*though the words still flow forth in the same measured temperment his mouth now has stopped moving.*
Dawn Chekov
swayed a little to the sound of his voice though now she was aware that it was in her mind not actually spoken.
Crimson
"Now when I count backwards from 5 you can once again regain awarness of your surroundings while choosing to remain in this pleasant state without any difficulty. All that you have felt here will seem as if a passing shade of conciousness in 5...
Crimson
4..., 3..., 2,... 1.
Crimson
claps.
Crimson
*ends his performance somewhat nonplussed* Thank you very kindly all you ladies and gentlemen present.
Narla
snaps awake, "Hmuh?"
Crimson
Now, a hypnotist would have a second half of a performance to show you. :lol:
Dawn Chekov
Dawn snaps too and glances around for a moment before letting out a light laugh and lifting the mic "Let's here it for him!! And if you haven't decided yet, go see this guy!"
Dawn Chekov
wink at Crimson
Crimson
but alas, my talents end there. *stalks a bow*
Dawn Chekov
Still a hell of a talent
Crimson
well, it keeps me out of trouble. ^_^
Crimson
and that's a talent in of its own self
Narla
: Oooos and aaaas, murmurs and impressed words roll like waves from the audience. They all applause for Crimson!
Sundial
snores queitly.
Sundial
ZZZZZ..
Narla
: Nervous.. but impressed claps.
Narla
: And some concerned exchanged glances between themselves.
Dawn Chekov
laughs again as she leads a round of applause for him and his talent. "Anyone else got a talent they'd love to show off before I introduce a unicorn?"
Sundial
*demures and regains his seating, 'coincidentially' slipping into a chair adjacent to Narla's positioning.*
Crimson
<---((Does this))
Narla
A.. unicorn?
Dawn Chekov
laughs softly as her own band heads up onto the stage to man the instruments, Dylan, her drummer and sometimes thrall stepped out with a pure white horse wearing a large unicorn horn. "Let me introduce you to Avatar!"
Narla
feels the shift of weight and turns from her glass to see Crimson sitting there next to her. She stares him over nervously with a low head, blood wine on her lips. "Um.." She scrounges for words, "..h.hi.. that was.. cool.." her words never go beyond a murmur.
Crimson
*in a sleight of hand motion he snaps two fingers together while unrolling the strip of polaroid film liberated from earlier*
Crimson
here is a token to commemorate the occassion...or some evidence to destroy. ;)
Narla
: The appearance of Dylan with the unicorn at his side garnered some laughter, adoring gushes, and some love for Dylan himself. "Oh so cute!" "Ha! My god it's a unicorn!" Some people would reach up to try and pet the horse, or Dylan. Or both. A young woman pipes up, "Can I ride Avatar!?"
Narla
's eyes widen and she eagerly takes the Polaroid. "Oh! Thank you...!" She blushes heavily, both appreciative and flustered. "..how...?"
Jazir Pevinah
absorbed everything about how Crimson did what he did but doesn't think he's capable of doing anything similar yet. Which was a pity.
Dawn Chekov
laughs softly as Dylan releases the reins into Dawn's hands. She pets the horse then looks to the audience. "I will let anyone willing to donate to the any pride organization later on. For now..." she lowered the mic and mounted the horse as Dylan took his place and the music started.
Dawn Chekov
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KhgvWLs2rsM
Tiamat
facepalms as she watches
Narla
: A very thicc, grizzled man strolls up to Jazir, looking him over. "Hey.." He says calmly and smoothly, with a lift of his chin, "Not too into this scene?"
Jazir Pevinah
is pulled out of his thoughts at the approach of someone. The shades made the tint that swathed his vision almost haze the features of the other man.
Jazir Pevinah
"Uh...not used to it."
Narla
: "Yeah?" The grayed man lofts a brow,"It's pretty loud. Why'd you come?"
Jazir Pevinah
"I don't mind the noise...its louder than the noise in my head...so its perfect."
Jazir Pevinah
considers the question thoughtfully.
Dawn Chekov
watches the audience as she sings, most of the humans seem to be enthralled in her song as she moved around on the horse. But once the song stopped, the entrallment seemed to end, still the was a roar of applause and three girls who stood on the side of the stage bounced with antipication. "I see three girls that look ready to hope on stage."
Jazir Pevinah
"A life ruled by fear is too bitter to stomach anymore. So I'm stepping out of my comfort zone."
Dawn Chekov
bowed to the girls as she spoke again. "And what are you girls going to show us tonight?" She asked the one girl took the offered Mic and spoke "we have a dance to show you!"
Crimson
A somnabulist never reveals his secrets. <.<()
Narla
: The man scratches his beard and smiles, "Oh so you're going to perform on stage?" He nods with approval, "That's a step.
Dawn Chekov
stepped aside as Celtic music began to play, the girls began their dance, jumping here and there arms at their sides but jumping nearly as high as one another.
Narla
grins shyly to Crimson and mouths a 'thank you', then turns to the stage. "She's very talented.. Everyone's talented.. "
Narla
tucks the photo into her jacket pocket.
Jazir Pevinah
"I didn't say that."
Jazir Pevinah
isn't sure that he wouldn't be recognized by someone if he did that.
Dawn Chekov
stepped up behind Narla and whispers "you're pretty talented too sweetie!"
Narla
: The fellow chuckles gently, "No... but you're at a talent show. Everyone's in a good mood or drunk.. so why not?" A sweet smile blooms on his lips.
Jazir Pevinah
"I don't think anyone would like my talents..."
Dawn Chekov
watches the stage as well as the crowd
Narla
gasps and almost jumps out of her seat when Dawn pops up like that. She coughs, "..Oh god.!" When she has a moment to register who it was that surprised her, Narla gives Dawn a bemused look, "Ms.. Chekov?" Her heart absolutely exploded from that.
Narla
: Crossing his arms, the large man tilts his head and scrunches his brows with another endearing smile. "Try me."
Dawn Chekov
Dawn laughs softly and places a gentle hand on the girl's shoulder. "Dawn, please, Narla. All my friends call me Dawn."
Jazir Pevinah
scrutinizes the man, wonders if he's mortal or not, wonders if showing off powers like Crimson did is considered breaking the law? Isn't sure on how flexible things are now or how many people knew about vampires. Purses lips a little.
Jazir Pevinah
"Fine...but I'm not introducing myself."
Narla
huffs a nervous laugh, "...Dawn... okay." She nods trying to wrap her head around being called a friend by her boss-slash-famous-singer. ".. This is nice.." A little loud but nice.
Narla
: "That's just fine. I'll do that part at least. I'm Ryan." He chuckles again, and motions to the stage. "Let's see what you got."
Jazir Pevinah
"Jazir Pevinah..."
Jazir Pevinah
waits to see if that name sparks any sort of negative reaction and then squints, eyes Ryan and then eyes the stage, is not going to approach it on his own. Can't. Given all the eyes that would snap too him and having no idea how to lead into what it was he could do.
Dawn Chekov
smiled and winked to the girl again as the three girls that had been dancing finished. She walked up to the stage and glanced around. "Who else would love to show off a talent they have?"
Jazir Pevinah
lifts a hand up, waiting to see if he'd be noticed.
Dawn Chekov
smiles and waves the gentleman up "come on up!! Let's see what you have!!"
Narla
: Ryan nods, appearing unaware of whatever stigma comes with Jazir's name, "Break a leg!" he calls after Dawn welcomes him forward.
Dawn Chekov
bounces as she awaits him.
Jazir Pevinah
snorts at Ryan's well wishing, then moves, skirting around the seating and the crowd to climb the stairs up to the stage and walk towards Dawn. Gets close enough to speak to her and then takes sunglasses off. Has burnt orange eyes, the glow similar to the anime with Alucard in it, even if no swirling black lines broke the intense color apart. The look he gave her when their eyes fully connected was one that was felt in a sudden pause before his gaze broke away.
Jazir Pevinah
"I'll need a volunteer. Someone who wants something but doesn't know for sure what it is."
Sundial
I'll do it!
Jazir Pevinah
glances towards the volunteer, blinks and then nods.
Jazir Pevinah
"Come on up on the stage with me then."
Sundial
I want...um--well there are a lot of nice things to choose from! o.O
Dawn Chekov
Dawn smiles to the man then steps aside so that he can show off what he can do.
Sundial
*still pondering the variety of choices, Sundial makes her way back up onto the stage with minds awhirl at the options*
Jazir Pevinah
appreciates the encouragement, really does, isn't focusing on anyone else or their thoughts, is focused only on Sundial, waits until she gets close and then holds out a hand for, waiting to see if she'd take it.
Sundial
takes his hand guilelessly, never suspecting any other being of inhabiting malice for others in her mindset.
Dawn Chekov
moves to a seat off stage to watch attentively
Jazir Pevinah
"When I say the word 'want', what I mean is desire. Have you ever desired anything before? Does that mean something to you, something different than just superficial want?"
Jazir Pevinah
addresses this to Sundial, aware of how her mind had been going through so many choices on the way up to the stage, is a telepath so got flickers and bits of her thoughts. Saw the turmoil.
Crimson
tries phrase a desire in her mind in the form of a Jeperody question.
Sundial
(<<<)
Jazir Pevinah
"A painting never knows what it represents, only those who look at it can appreciate the entire picture for what it is. Sometimes it takes someone looking to see what isn't obvious. I have the ability to look into your eyes and search your mind and then tell you what your deepest desire is...it will be close to the heart, it might be a secret, you might be in denial, you might not even have a clue what it is because you haven't thought about it. Are you willing to let a stranger peer into your thoughts and pull something like that out?"
Sundial
*squinches her brow real tight shut*
Sundial
"What is a trust exercise?"
Sundial
gazes eagerly at him in expectation.
Narla
: Ryan chortles.
Jazir Pevinah
smiles, can't not, the smile a crooked sort of thing.
Narla
is engrossed.
Jazir Pevinah
"If a trust excercise has you admitting your deepest desire to an entire crowd of ravers...who might be too drunk to remember what it is...?"
Sundial
Yay!
Sundial
oh..um
Dawn Chekov
bites down on her lip, her attention drawn to the two of them, she wonders if this is what it looked like when Crimson was putting the whammy on her. Her eyes turned to find him in the crowd.
Sundial
where are my keys!?
Jazir Pevinah
blinks at her.
Sundial
remembers she doesn't have a buzzer. Sorry. <//<
Jazir Pevinah
"In the bathroom down the right hallway in the left stall on the toilet paper roll dispenser."
Sundial
sorry I just got excited. :)
Jazir Pevinah
looks beyond amused.
Jazir Pevinah
"That is where your keys are though."
Jazir Pevinah
"So when we're done on stage you should go get them."
Sundial
okies. *noodles*
Jazir Pevinah
"But that's not your deepest desire. If you want me to see your deepest desire you'll have to hold my gaze for a full five minutes."
Sundial
retains this in forefront of her mind and widens her pupils to compensate for an extended exposure time.
Sundial
*tries to think of all the really cool things it might possibly be while gazing evenly into his optical nerve receptors*
Jazir Pevinah
waits until her eyes met his own and then his gaze suddenly turned dizzying, a piercing quality hazing out every sound around them, hazing out her peripheral vision until only fiery orange was left. The emotion that pulled up through her didn't even seem tied to a thought, it seemed like a longing, a gut wrenching sense of loss that hadn't happened, a need that hadn't be noticed, an emptiness that needed to be filled. It clarified, defined itself between them the longer she held his gaze if she didn't break her own away. Until finally she was left with something that she wanted, desired, needed, more than anything else. He waited to see what it was.
Sundial
glazes over.
Natsuko
"those in groups would suddenly feel more agile those with awareness would feel a power surge of goodnesss rush through them. " (Telepathic Sheild guys, on two groups)
Dawn Chekov
glances around and smiles
Jazir Pevinah
"Say what it is you desire most."
Jazir Pevinah
blinked even as said this, having glimpsed what it was, but wanting her to say it out loud now that it was forefront in her mind.
Crimson
"I just want everybody to get along and be happy honestly!"
Crimson
"Life is just really easy when we all help one another."
Sundial
(<- <- ))
Natsuko
?
Jazir Pevinah
"Which shows in how you act and who you are. It's usually our deepest desires that drive us. Hopefully you've had those willing to help you the way you are open to helping them."
Crimson
((I was supposed to say those two lines with Sundial.))
Natsuko
and of course the tiny asian gal appears into the room after the surge was complete and glanced around taking note of who is who, and most she did not know and those who knew her knew her by Kitteh.
Sundial
grins widely. "Thank you super a lot, Mr. Mysterious Guy."
Dawn Chekov
claps and smiles widely
Jazir Pevinah
"Jazir...and thank you...I appreciate your willingness to let me see into your heart."
Sundial
*Squees and takes a selfie with her thrall while not really sure of any/all the intellectualisms which completely flew over her golden heads.*
Sundial
"That was fun!"
Dawn Chekov
Everyone! Let's give it up for Jazir and his willing volunteer, Sundial!!
Dawn Chekov
leads the audience in a long round of applause that also includes cheering, whooping and hollering
Jazir Pevinah
seems thrilled at having gotten the opportunity to go up on stage and not be shot for who he was. Doesn't think they knew though. Even those that were vampiric like he was probably didn't recognize him. So he slipped his sunglasses back on, brushing burnt bronze hair back out of his forehead.
Jazir Pevinah
"Does anyone else want help finding lost items or what their deepest desire is?"
Dawn Chekov
jumps from her seat, "I'm game!"
Sundial
O.O *goes down the hall to retrieve the keys Dande had left there.*
Natsuko
she finds her way in and notice the small crowd and some stranger getting on stage, she makes a bee line to a dark wall and plants herself against it and reached into her pocket for her phone to give ripper a message to let him know where she was at if he decided to have a little uhm fun.
Jazir Pevinah
grins in that endearing crooked way he has and eyes Dawn over the top edge of his sunglasses.
Jazir Pevinah
"Come on up then."
Dawn Chekov
walks over to him, all smiles. The crowd applauded as her group watched from the wings, Dylan especially. She offered her hand to him as she stepped closer.
Jazir Pevinah
reaches out to take her hand magnanimously, no hesitation whatsoever this time in the supportive touch. He lifted her hand a little, drew her a step closer with it and then reached up to drop the dark shield of his glasses away from his potent eyes again.
Dawn Chekov
looked into his eyes, her own seemed to glow with the power of the blood she drank only a few days prior. She let her guard down let him in. There was little she feared from her own kind.
Jazir Pevinah
"Five minutes...don't look away."
Dawn Chekov
nodded her head without breaking eye contact.
Jazir Pevinah
focuses, drowning out the noise around him to stare into her eyes which for him were truly the window to someone's soul. That strange ache in the general vicinity of her heart, the visceral and altogether poignant longing that rose up in her emotions was strong enough to spark a physical change to her expression even as what she desired most clarified slowly between them. Like some malformed bit of clay rising up in the skilled hands of a potter into a beauteous shape that would remain even after his hands left it.
Jazir Pevinah
"What is it you desire most...?"
Dawn Chekov
smiled ever so softly as she spoke, her accent, usually muted from practice, bubbled up. "I desire to save this city so that mortal and immortal alike can live in peace. I desire a community of acceptance."
Jazir Pevinah
"Your innermost desires just like Sundial's are so benign and selfless compared to my own..."
Natsuko
only when hell freezes over. " she murmered more to herself while glancing down at her phone texting away.
Jazir Pevinah
"But no less meaningful. I appreciate you sharing with me."
Dawn Chekov
smiled and leaned in to whisper softly to him "I also was tempted to say sex with my bestie... so not totally selfless." She pulled back and winked to him before lifting the mic and speaking so the crowd could hear "let's hear it one more time for Jazir! We appreciate you coming to share your talents with us all!"
Jazir Pevinah
grins at the conspirational tone of the admission and nods.
Jazir Pevinah
"I felt that as well."
Jazir Pevinah
words are low for her benefit and then stares out at the crowd.
Dawn Chekov
smirks and then steps up to the center of the stage. "Any other takers for the talent show?"
Jazir Pevinah
takes the opportunity to move towards the stairs and escape the stage, moving back towards the wall, even if doesn't feel as afraid now as he did before. Still slips sunglasses back on though, just from force of habit.
Natsuko
she wasn't much for show and tell which could be closes to breaching the Masquerade as one would so put it, but she smiled a little and headed up to the stage. "I'll give it a shot. " She said with an asian accent.
Natsuko
(So not use to the / thing yet)
Dawn Chekov
smiles and waves the young girl up to the stage.
Natsuko
" I'm not much of a show and tell sorta of gal, but, I have something which could be easily explained. Though I would need a willing subject. "
Crimson
lazily raises a hand.
Natsuko
She grins over at Crimson and smiles. " Approach the stage Sir. "
Dawn Chekov
smiled as she stayed in her spot and gave a playful shrug. "I've played willing victim to two others tonight, one more doesn't scare me." She teased as she looked to the girl. But then she looked to Crimson and his raised hand. "On second thought... he would be far more entertaining"
Dawn Chekov
steps off the stage and smirks at Crimson
Crimson
You've been playing Host AND MoCs tonight, imouto-kun; let us other glamors take our turn back in the spotlights. :-}
Natsuko
"Oh, and before you do, please tell this young lady. " nodding to Dawn. " What you did today quietly into her ear so that none could hear it.
Crimson
but first a round of applause for our leading lady who brought us all here tonight.
Crimson
exutes exhuberently to lead the crowd in acclaim as the vocalist steps back down stage.
Crimson
@Natsuko. What is my task?
Dawn Chekov
smiles, waves and blows kisses then winks and blows a kiss to Crimson. "Take the spotlight my friends!"
Natsuko
I told you what it was Sir, please speak to the lady in question. She motioned with her hand to Dawn.
Natsuko
Tell me when you are done sir. "She smiled at them".
Sundial
*peers in confidence and while keeping his lips firmly sealed, the Mystic communicates silently with his compatriot in acquiences.*
Crimson
(<-)
Crimson
* <<<
Natsuko
(Did he tell her?)
Crimson
((using Mind Speak))
Dawn Chekov
smiles almost wickedly, her fangs visible for a moment. She didn't actually need him to tell her, but she was amused by the young lady's request. She winked to Crimson once more.
Crimson
flashes pointers back at her conspiraltorialy.
Natsuko
waits a moment " are you two ready?"
Dawn Chekov
nods
Crimson
I am too.
Natsuko
" I see one of two things he did or witnessed, one was a man passing through his security camera being detected at 10,10 location, " she smiled and then glanced down at her phone a moment and walks out to where the couple are at and showed Dawn the picture "
Dawn Chekov
smiled as she looked at the girl's phone. She was halfway temped to try a little hacking but restrained herself. She nodded to the girl again. "I have to say, I like the design of that place." She said to Crimson with a smirk.
Crimson
links into his business security feed using Technokinesis and is able to confirm this information.
Crimson
we had the luck in hiring one of our childer to manage it before she left. :-/
Natsuko
Also, one other thing he came across a young girl recently and took her under his wing I'm unsure of the girls name I do know it starts with a letter M
Crimson
looks expectantly over at Dawna.
Dawn Chekov
nodded again and smiled. "Let's hope she does you proud."
Natsuko
and thus ends my short term of show and tell.. I hope you guys were amused. " She gave a wink and then splits off to the door, and then paused a moment... and returns and hands the money back to crimson. " Might want to put that in the bank. " She laughed and headed out.
Crimson
it is lineage which run more deeply than pride.
Natsuko
(I think it was something like 60 dollars that she stole earlier ROFL )
Crimson
speaking of which, we're in the building folks creditors are ever taking you to the cleaners. *fobs over any mild discomfort of his own with a free plug for his establishment down the hall.*
Crimson
Dawn Chekov
arches a brow then nods, noticing that it seemed to be getting late. And that most of the humans had either dropped like flies or had headed home. "Well, still, we could use more like you." She said and then laughed at his plug.
Natsuko
(Well I need to jet guys it was fun thanks! Crim hon be a doll and post this on forum plz? lol im too tired)
Dawn Chekov
walks center stage and speaks into the mic "Everyone, I shall be deciding on the winner soon and will reach out to them soon!" She said and then started for the end of the stage.
Sundial
[For_Peace][/For_Peace]
Crimson
--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--
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This thread was submitted via a live roleplay chat in the Kindred Moon Records area. Participants and rewards were: Dawn Chekov earned 2789 RPP. Narla earned 1668 RPP. Crimson earned 926 RPP. Sundial earned 644 RPP. Tiamat earned 22 RPP. Jazir Pevinah earned 2176 RPP. Natsuko earned 778 RPP.
looked on as the techs that often set up her shows went about their job. The streamers in all the colors of the rainbow and pride flags hung from the front of KMR and the stage. The table where people could sign up was decorated in the same rainbow colors, everything bright and over the top. Her own outfit matched the event. Her hair in rainbow colors, her pants and top were a silver prismatic material that sparkles in rainbow colors. She bounced around like a hyper puppy, waiting for others to join her.
Narla
is dressed in worn jeans; a deep red, long-sleeve shirt; and a gray hoodie jacket when she cautiously slips through the door, unevenly rolled and bent flyer clenched in her hands. Her hood was pulled over her face to hide her messy hair and her uncertainty being here. The large array of attractive colors put a small smile on her face, however brief, but she was not the one who planned on bouncing around. After examining the room, she notices the giddy Dawn, quickly recognizing the woman as the one who owns the animal service Narla works in. She stares nervously at her authoritative figure but she would attempt to muster another, much smaller and more nervous smile.
Dawn Chekov
heard the soft tinkle of bells that always alerted people to someone entering or exiting the studio. Her bright blue eyes seemed to glow with joy as she recognized the young girl. Dawn knew every face that worked for her. "Narla! I'm so glad to see you here! Are you going to enter the talent contest?" She asked, her rainbow pigtails swaying with her movements.
Crimson
Crimson quit
Sundial
oh how pretty!!!
Dawn Chekov
I know! Right! Though I think I need more glitter.
Sundial
walks around everywhere repeatedly in a never ending family circus loop as she goggles at all the vibrant colors.
Narla
swiftly shakes her head, eyes widened in horror at the thought alone of being on stage. Eyes watching her and judging her. Eyes that many surely have no bodies to sit in. "N..No thank you.. I," she musters out meekly, "..watching sounds better.." Her fingernails scrape at the paper. There was already a tear in it. She stares for a breath or two, scraping for words with each scratch of her nail. Her earthen eyes leave Dawn's jawline for the stage past the crowd of souls and ..actual people, before sweeping back. "Are.. are you performing?"
Sundial
^^ Leave that to my glitter team crew!
Narla
takes a step out of the way of the exchanged excitement.
Crimson
Are you here to celebrate too?
Dawn Chekov
had to strain to hear Narla but smiled sweetly and gave her a comforting arm rub. "That's alright sweetie, and I may be persuaded to sing a song." She said with a wink.
Dawn Chekov
then looked two the other two women and smiled brightly "Thank you so much for coming, I'm Dawn! Are you guys planning to join the show or just watch the action?"
Sundial
Everyone get close and we can take a picture!
Does anyone not get to see themselves in pictures? because Bunny is good with an ink pen too.Narla
smiles a warm but modest smile, then nods to Crimson.
Dawn Chekov
I look good with everything! *laughs lightly*
Sundial
throws a sparkley telepathic sheild over the combined audience and snapshots Narla's smile with an old-fashioned poloroid print.
Narla
shrinks away from Sundial and tries to slip away from the group photography.
Sundial
:-/
Narla
does not realize she was caught anyway.
Crimson
my eyes. thank you---ow.
Crimson
takes the rapidly mottling stip of phototype from the young telepath and waves the paper back and forth to help the image collegiate.
Dawn Chekov
blinks as well, she had problem with the lights sometimes but today she was prepared for most of it, but cameras always did have an evil way of keeping up with you.
Crimson
*fanning himself, the Mystic decides to go lay near on a lounge sofa until halos stopped plauging his corneas.*
Crimson
"It'd be nice if I could invite somebody over to come." he speculates more to himself outloud. "But with our Jane moved out of town I don't know who else it would be."
Dawn Chekov
watches him for a moment before glancing to Narla then the other woman, but then her attention was Dawn to the mystic again. "You can invite anyone and everyone!"
Crimson
speaks quietly into the Blood Theives mind. @ Dawn Chekov
Narla
weaves her way to the food avoiding whatever unseen obstacles stand in her way. She quickly scoops up a plate and piles on a little bit of everything. After a few minutes she makes her way to the drinks with her mountain and tries to decide what looks good. She settles on the thick, red liquor and steals it away to the sofa before someone tells her she hogged too much food.
Crimson
"can I offer our host a refeshment?" :lol:
Dawn Chekov
glanced at him for a mome before answering him "If you want to help you can help anywhere, but really, my crew is almost done."
Dawn Chekov
And thank you for the offer but I am good for now *winks*
Narla
quickly shoves a finger sandwich in her mouth.
Sundial
I spy with my little eye something....pink.
Sundial
*most of the decorations were pink*
Narla
pauses and looks around themselves.. then offers a confused look to Sundial.
Dawn Chekov
glances up as one of the techs calls to her. She bounces up onto the stage and takes the mic from him. "Let's get this sound check finished so we can be ready for any and every singer and band." Jorge, the tech nodded to her and smiled as Dawn lifted the mic and spoke. "Thank you one and all not just for the added help, but supporting all of the artists we will see tonight!"
Sundial
ooh I didn't know there was going to be music too--that's great! O.O
Sundial
are we all supposed to sing or is it in turns?
Dawn Chekov
giggles into the mic "I hope there will be or this will be a rather boring talent contest!"
Sundial
pirrottes.
Narla
:: Many of the crowd-goers cheer loudly, a few whistle approvingly.. and flirtatiously toward Dawn at the mic. 'Yeah!' One of very enthusiastically says, 'Bring the music! Woo!'
Narla
: Dawn earns herself some giggles.
Dawn Chekov
winks to the crowd and then begins to sing one of her own songs, one of inclusion and loving everyone, about loving one's self as well as others for who they are.
Crimson
*mingles up to one of the few people not enthralled in the musical renditions*
Dawn Chekov
watches the mystic for a moment as she stops "does that sound good James?" "It sounds perfect Donni!!" he said with a thumbs up. "Any singers? Dancers? Clowns? Wanna come up an show off?"
Sundial
ME!!
Sundial
raises her little hand as high above her head than she can reach.
Dawn Chekov
Dawn smiles brightly and waves her up "Come on up then my fellow glitter fiend!!!"
Narla
is in the middle of her loaf of bread when Sundial asks the question. All she offers is a shrug, leaning her face down just enough to she isn't completely exposed for having a face full of carbs. She moves to the music in her seat, recognizing the song. It seems like enough of the people present do too! The singer would be joined in song, though quieter, by some of her fans. When the song ends and Sundial eagerly volunteers, she gets a nice welcoming round of applause. Someone, potentially the same thrilled guy from before shouts, 'HELL YEAH!'
Sundial
come on, Dande! let's get up there and shake our thangs. :p
Sundial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7B5KwXHFtw
Narla
chokes on her food.
Narla
snorts a laugh. She wasn't expecting that song.
Sundial
clambors up onstage with her human BFF and ends the wigginlg with another display of pyrotechnetics as flames burst forth from her hands that she rotates infront of her like figure eights.
Dawn Chekov
laughs out at the song but claps with joy as she moves to the side giving the girl and her friend room to move.
Narla
bounces and sways to the music, eventually rising from her seat to sensually swing her hips. Really getting into it.
Sundial
((lol...Radio Edit))
Sundial
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG7DBO0k5lA
Crimson
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow3O2vIpeGU)
Dawn Chekov
dances from off the side of the stage, her rainbow colored hair dancing around her while she watches the show with joy
Narla
seems to forget there are people around, getting lower in her sway until she's at a crouch, then pops back up again.
Narla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na7lIb09898
Dawn Chekov
Dawn smiles as her eyes travel around the growing audience and spots Narla dancing watching her for a moment before heading over to her, her eyes still watch sundial and her dance as she addresses Narla, "You sure you don't want to join the contest dear?"
Sundial
ta-dah!
Dawn Chekov
joins the audience in loud applause and cheers for the dancers, heading back to the stage. "Let's hear it again for that wonderful show!" She calls into the mic, the audience clapping louder and cheering more.
Narla
jolts when Dawn poses the question and plops herself right back down on the the chair, nodding brief but quick as her answer. "..I'm sure.." She promptly shoves a pig-in-a-blanket in her mouth.
Narla
claps for Sundial! Yay!
Dawn Chekov
winks at Narla then turns her attention back to Sundial "That was amazing! Love that song choice too!!"
Tiamat
enters and qiuetly finds a spot ro observe the gathering crowd
Jazir Pevinah
slips into the door, is wearing sunglasses despite being inside and sticks near the wall near the door. Hasn't been in any sort of public gathering in years. Eyes sort of land on each person there curiously as he started listening in on conversations, reaching out to touch lightly against each mind curiously.
Narla
: Sundial's amazing performance has the crowd a-roar with cheers and woof-whistles. "You go girl!" "Damn!" "Amazing!" This time it wasn't just the cheery dude in the back!
Dawn Chekov
glances around and sees that the souviner guy she hired had showed, he had all kinds of thing to sell to the growing crowd, all in pride colors and rainbows, things like flags and hats, glow sticks and plastic light sabers and swords that light up. Rave lights and jewerly that flashes in rainbow colors. "Any other performers out there wanna come up and show us what they got?"
Narla
coughs when she feels something weird poke at her. She tenses and curls up on the sofa, grabbing her 'wine' to guzzle it down. She was not going to deal with the dead right now.
Crimson
I don't know if it's a talent; but I've got a few ways to help people relax...
Jazir Pevinah
can't resist flagging the guy down to get a glow stick that was orange. Waves it about after activating it to watch it blur at the air.
Dawn Chekov
looks to the Mystic and smiles, "ooooh a hypnotist?"
Narla
grimaces.. the wine tasted weird..
Crimson
A somnabulist.
Crimson
could I have a human volunteer from the audience?
Narla
hears that and pulls her hood down a little further over her face.
Dawn Chekov
snickers a little and looks around for a moment.
Jazir Pevinah
is now practicing spinning the glowstick to make different patterns. Only knows of one human so far that wasn't a threat and didn't want to shoot on sight. But doesn't think he's here. Still glances up curiously to see if he'd be able to spot any others.
Crimson
okay then, Dawna-san. would you care be my lovely female assitant in this case? :cloudly:
Dawn Chekov
takes the bait and nods "Of course, after putting this together, I could use a moment of relaxation." She said with a wink as she moved towards him. She doubted he knew, but she knew well what that power did. She never used it on humans since she drank strictly from vampires but she knew the power thanks to her bestie.
Narla
: The crowd murmurs among themselves. They were either mostly vampires or they all liked the view off the stage tonight. When Dawn joins Crimson as a willing volunteer, there is a round of applause and the anticipation thickens.
Crimson
holding his arms out hands outstretched he begins to intone repeatingly is a sophoriphic undertone:
Crimson
"You arrrre getting veeeery, verrrry sleepy..." >O
Crimson
*though the words still flow forth in the same measured temperment his mouth now has stopped moving.*
Dawn Chekov
swayed a little to the sound of his voice though now she was aware that it was in her mind not actually spoken.
Crimson
"Now when I count backwards from 5 you can once again regain awarness of your surroundings while choosing to remain in this pleasant state without any difficulty. All that you have felt here will seem as if a passing shade of conciousness in 5...
Crimson
4..., 3..., 2,... 1.
Crimson
claps.
Crimson
*ends his performance somewhat nonplussed* Thank you very kindly all you ladies and gentlemen present.
Narla
snaps awake, "Hmuh?"
Crimson
Now, a hypnotist would have a second half of a performance to show you. :lol:
Dawn Chekov
Dawn snaps too and glances around for a moment before letting out a light laugh and lifting the mic "Let's here it for him!! And if you haven't decided yet, go see this guy!"
Dawn Chekov
wink at Crimson
Crimson
but alas, my talents end there. *stalks a bow*
Dawn Chekov
Still a hell of a talent
Crimson
well, it keeps me out of trouble. ^_^
Crimson
and that's a talent in of its own self
Narla
: Oooos and aaaas, murmurs and impressed words roll like waves from the audience. They all applause for Crimson!
Sundial
snores queitly.
Sundial
ZZZZZ..
Narla
: Nervous.. but impressed claps.
Narla
: And some concerned exchanged glances between themselves.
Dawn Chekov
laughs again as she leads a round of applause for him and his talent. "Anyone else got a talent they'd love to show off before I introduce a unicorn?"
Sundial
*demures and regains his seating, 'coincidentially' slipping into a chair adjacent to Narla's positioning.*
Crimson
<---((Does this))
Narla
A.. unicorn?
Dawn Chekov
laughs softly as her own band heads up onto the stage to man the instruments, Dylan, her drummer and sometimes thrall stepped out with a pure white horse wearing a large unicorn horn. "Let me introduce you to Avatar!"
Narla
feels the shift of weight and turns from her glass to see Crimson sitting there next to her. She stares him over nervously with a low head, blood wine on her lips. "Um.." She scrounges for words, "..h.hi.. that was.. cool.." her words never go beyond a murmur.
Crimson
*in a sleight of hand motion he snaps two fingers together while unrolling the strip of polaroid film liberated from earlier*
Crimson
here is a token to commemorate the occassion...or some evidence to destroy. ;)
Narla
: The appearance of Dylan with the unicorn at his side garnered some laughter, adoring gushes, and some love for Dylan himself. "Oh so cute!" "Ha! My god it's a unicorn!" Some people would reach up to try and pet the horse, or Dylan. Or both. A young woman pipes up, "Can I ride Avatar!?"
Narla
's eyes widen and she eagerly takes the Polaroid. "Oh! Thank you...!" She blushes heavily, both appreciative and flustered. "..how...?"
Jazir Pevinah
absorbed everything about how Crimson did what he did but doesn't think he's capable of doing anything similar yet. Which was a pity.
Dawn Chekov
laughs softly as Dylan releases the reins into Dawn's hands. She pets the horse then looks to the audience. "I will let anyone willing to donate to the any pride organization later on. For now..." she lowered the mic and mounted the horse as Dylan took his place and the music started.
Dawn Chekov
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KhgvWLs2rsM
Tiamat
facepalms as she watches
Narla
: A very thicc, grizzled man strolls up to Jazir, looking him over. "Hey.." He says calmly and smoothly, with a lift of his chin, "Not too into this scene?"
Jazir Pevinah
is pulled out of his thoughts at the approach of someone. The shades made the tint that swathed his vision almost haze the features of the other man.
Jazir Pevinah
"Uh...not used to it."
Narla
: "Yeah?" The grayed man lofts a brow,"It's pretty loud. Why'd you come?"
Jazir Pevinah
"I don't mind the noise...its louder than the noise in my head...so its perfect."
Jazir Pevinah
considers the question thoughtfully.
Dawn Chekov
watches the audience as she sings, most of the humans seem to be enthralled in her song as she moved around on the horse. But once the song stopped, the entrallment seemed to end, still the was a roar of applause and three girls who stood on the side of the stage bounced with antipication. "I see three girls that look ready to hope on stage."
Jazir Pevinah
"A life ruled by fear is too bitter to stomach anymore. So I'm stepping out of my comfort zone."
Dawn Chekov
bowed to the girls as she spoke again. "And what are you girls going to show us tonight?" She asked the one girl took the offered Mic and spoke "we have a dance to show you!"
Crimson
A somnabulist never reveals his secrets. <.<()
Narla
: The man scratches his beard and smiles, "Oh so you're going to perform on stage?" He nods with approval, "That's a step.
Dawn Chekov
stepped aside as Celtic music began to play, the girls began their dance, jumping here and there arms at their sides but jumping nearly as high as one another.
Narla
grins shyly to Crimson and mouths a 'thank you', then turns to the stage. "She's very talented.. Everyone's talented.. "
Narla
tucks the photo into her jacket pocket.
Jazir Pevinah
"I didn't say that."
Jazir Pevinah
isn't sure that he wouldn't be recognized by someone if he did that.
Dawn Chekov
stepped up behind Narla and whispers "you're pretty talented too sweetie!"
Narla
: The fellow chuckles gently, "No... but you're at a talent show. Everyone's in a good mood or drunk.. so why not?" A sweet smile blooms on his lips.
Jazir Pevinah
"I don't think anyone would like my talents..."
Dawn Chekov
watches the stage as well as the crowd
Narla
gasps and almost jumps out of her seat when Dawn pops up like that. She coughs, "..Oh god.!" When she has a moment to register who it was that surprised her, Narla gives Dawn a bemused look, "Ms.. Chekov?" Her heart absolutely exploded from that.
Narla
: Crossing his arms, the large man tilts his head and scrunches his brows with another endearing smile. "Try me."
Dawn Chekov
Dawn laughs softly and places a gentle hand on the girl's shoulder. "Dawn, please, Narla. All my friends call me Dawn."
Jazir Pevinah
scrutinizes the man, wonders if he's mortal or not, wonders if showing off powers like Crimson did is considered breaking the law? Isn't sure on how flexible things are now or how many people knew about vampires. Purses lips a little.
Jazir Pevinah
"Fine...but I'm not introducing myself."
Narla
huffs a nervous laugh, "...Dawn... okay." She nods trying to wrap her head around being called a friend by her boss-slash-famous-singer. ".. This is nice.." A little loud but nice.
Narla
: "That's just fine. I'll do that part at least. I'm Ryan." He chuckles again, and motions to the stage. "Let's see what you got."
Jazir Pevinah
"Jazir Pevinah..."
Jazir Pevinah
waits to see if that name sparks any sort of negative reaction and then squints, eyes Ryan and then eyes the stage, is not going to approach it on his own. Can't. Given all the eyes that would snap too him and having no idea how to lead into what it was he could do.
Dawn Chekov
smiled and winked to the girl again as the three girls that had been dancing finished. She walked up to the stage and glanced around. "Who else would love to show off a talent they have?"
Jazir Pevinah
lifts a hand up, waiting to see if he'd be noticed.
Dawn Chekov
smiles and waves the gentleman up "come on up!! Let's see what you have!!"
Narla
: Ryan nods, appearing unaware of whatever stigma comes with Jazir's name, "Break a leg!" he calls after Dawn welcomes him forward.
Dawn Chekov
bounces as she awaits him.
Jazir Pevinah
snorts at Ryan's well wishing, then moves, skirting around the seating and the crowd to climb the stairs up to the stage and walk towards Dawn. Gets close enough to speak to her and then takes sunglasses off. Has burnt orange eyes, the glow similar to the anime with Alucard in it, even if no swirling black lines broke the intense color apart. The look he gave her when their eyes fully connected was one that was felt in a sudden pause before his gaze broke away.
Jazir Pevinah
"I'll need a volunteer. Someone who wants something but doesn't know for sure what it is."
Sundial
I'll do it!
Jazir Pevinah
glances towards the volunteer, blinks and then nods.
Jazir Pevinah
"Come on up on the stage with me then."
Sundial
I want...um--well there are a lot of nice things to choose from! o.O
Dawn Chekov
Dawn smiles to the man then steps aside so that he can show off what he can do.
Sundial
*still pondering the variety of choices, Sundial makes her way back up onto the stage with minds awhirl at the options*
Jazir Pevinah
appreciates the encouragement, really does, isn't focusing on anyone else or their thoughts, is focused only on Sundial, waits until she gets close and then holds out a hand for, waiting to see if she'd take it.
Sundial
takes his hand guilelessly, never suspecting any other being of inhabiting malice for others in her mindset.
Dawn Chekov
moves to a seat off stage to watch attentively
Jazir Pevinah
"When I say the word 'want', what I mean is desire. Have you ever desired anything before? Does that mean something to you, something different than just superficial want?"
Jazir Pevinah
addresses this to Sundial, aware of how her mind had been going through so many choices on the way up to the stage, is a telepath so got flickers and bits of her thoughts. Saw the turmoil.
Crimson
tries phrase a desire in her mind in the form of a Jeperody question.
Sundial
(<<<)
Jazir Pevinah
"A painting never knows what it represents, only those who look at it can appreciate the entire picture for what it is. Sometimes it takes someone looking to see what isn't obvious. I have the ability to look into your eyes and search your mind and then tell you what your deepest desire is...it will be close to the heart, it might be a secret, you might be in denial, you might not even have a clue what it is because you haven't thought about it. Are you willing to let a stranger peer into your thoughts and pull something like that out?"
Sundial
*squinches her brow real tight shut*
Sundial
"What is a trust exercise?"
Sundial
gazes eagerly at him in expectation.
Narla
: Ryan chortles.
Jazir Pevinah
smiles, can't not, the smile a crooked sort of thing.
Narla
is engrossed.
Jazir Pevinah
"If a trust excercise has you admitting your deepest desire to an entire crowd of ravers...who might be too drunk to remember what it is...?"
Sundial
Yay!
Sundial
oh..um
Dawn Chekov
bites down on her lip, her attention drawn to the two of them, she wonders if this is what it looked like when Crimson was putting the whammy on her. Her eyes turned to find him in the crowd.
Sundial
where are my keys!?
Jazir Pevinah
blinks at her.
Sundial
remembers she doesn't have a buzzer. Sorry. <//<
Jazir Pevinah
"In the bathroom down the right hallway in the left stall on the toilet paper roll dispenser."
Sundial
sorry I just got excited. :)
Jazir Pevinah
looks beyond amused.
Jazir Pevinah
"That is where your keys are though."
Jazir Pevinah
"So when we're done on stage you should go get them."
Sundial
okies. *noodles*
Jazir Pevinah
"But that's not your deepest desire. If you want me to see your deepest desire you'll have to hold my gaze for a full five minutes."
Sundial
retains this in forefront of her mind and widens her pupils to compensate for an extended exposure time.
Sundial
*tries to think of all the really cool things it might possibly be while gazing evenly into his optical nerve receptors*
Jazir Pevinah
waits until her eyes met his own and then his gaze suddenly turned dizzying, a piercing quality hazing out every sound around them, hazing out her peripheral vision until only fiery orange was left. The emotion that pulled up through her didn't even seem tied to a thought, it seemed like a longing, a gut wrenching sense of loss that hadn't happened, a need that hadn't be noticed, an emptiness that needed to be filled. It clarified, defined itself between them the longer she held his gaze if she didn't break her own away. Until finally she was left with something that she wanted, desired, needed, more than anything else. He waited to see what it was.
Sundial
glazes over.
Natsuko
"those in groups would suddenly feel more agile those with awareness would feel a power surge of goodnesss rush through them. " (Telepathic Sheild guys, on two groups)
Dawn Chekov
glances around and smiles
Jazir Pevinah
"Say what it is you desire most."
Jazir Pevinah
blinked even as said this, having glimpsed what it was, but wanting her to say it out loud now that it was forefront in her mind.
Crimson
"I just want everybody to get along and be happy honestly!"
Crimson
"Life is just really easy when we all help one another."
Sundial
(<- <- ))
Natsuko
?
Jazir Pevinah
"Which shows in how you act and who you are. It's usually our deepest desires that drive us. Hopefully you've had those willing to help you the way you are open to helping them."
Crimson
((I was supposed to say those two lines with Sundial.))
Natsuko
and of course the tiny asian gal appears into the room after the surge was complete and glanced around taking note of who is who, and most she did not know and those who knew her knew her by Kitteh.
Sundial
grins widely. "Thank you super a lot, Mr. Mysterious Guy."
Dawn Chekov
claps and smiles widely
Jazir Pevinah
"Jazir...and thank you...I appreciate your willingness to let me see into your heart."
Sundial
*Squees and takes a selfie with her thrall while not really sure of any/all the intellectualisms which completely flew over her golden heads.*
Sundial
"That was fun!"
Dawn Chekov
Everyone! Let's give it up for Jazir and his willing volunteer, Sundial!!
Dawn Chekov
leads the audience in a long round of applause that also includes cheering, whooping and hollering
Jazir Pevinah
seems thrilled at having gotten the opportunity to go up on stage and not be shot for who he was. Doesn't think they knew though. Even those that were vampiric like he was probably didn't recognize him. So he slipped his sunglasses back on, brushing burnt bronze hair back out of his forehead.
Jazir Pevinah
"Does anyone else want help finding lost items or what their deepest desire is?"
Dawn Chekov
jumps from her seat, "I'm game!"
Sundial
O.O *goes down the hall to retrieve the keys Dande had left there.*
Natsuko
she finds her way in and notice the small crowd and some stranger getting on stage, she makes a bee line to a dark wall and plants herself against it and reached into her pocket for her phone to give ripper a message to let him know where she was at if he decided to have a little uhm fun.
Jazir Pevinah
grins in that endearing crooked way he has and eyes Dawn over the top edge of his sunglasses.
Jazir Pevinah
"Come on up then."
Dawn Chekov
walks over to him, all smiles. The crowd applauded as her group watched from the wings, Dylan especially. She offered her hand to him as she stepped closer.
Jazir Pevinah
reaches out to take her hand magnanimously, no hesitation whatsoever this time in the supportive touch. He lifted her hand a little, drew her a step closer with it and then reached up to drop the dark shield of his glasses away from his potent eyes again.
Dawn Chekov
looked into his eyes, her own seemed to glow with the power of the blood she drank only a few days prior. She let her guard down let him in. There was little she feared from her own kind.
Jazir Pevinah
"Five minutes...don't look away."
Dawn Chekov
nodded her head without breaking eye contact.
Jazir Pevinah
focuses, drowning out the noise around him to stare into her eyes which for him were truly the window to someone's soul. That strange ache in the general vicinity of her heart, the visceral and altogether poignant longing that rose up in her emotions was strong enough to spark a physical change to her expression even as what she desired most clarified slowly between them. Like some malformed bit of clay rising up in the skilled hands of a potter into a beauteous shape that would remain even after his hands left it.
Jazir Pevinah
"What is it you desire most...?"
Dawn Chekov
smiled ever so softly as she spoke, her accent, usually muted from practice, bubbled up. "I desire to save this city so that mortal and immortal alike can live in peace. I desire a community of acceptance."
Jazir Pevinah
"Your innermost desires just like Sundial's are so benign and selfless compared to my own..."
Natsuko
only when hell freezes over. " she murmered more to herself while glancing down at her phone texting away.
Jazir Pevinah
"But no less meaningful. I appreciate you sharing with me."
Dawn Chekov
smiled and leaned in to whisper softly to him "I also was tempted to say sex with my bestie... so not totally selfless." She pulled back and winked to him before lifting the mic and speaking so the crowd could hear "let's hear it one more time for Jazir! We appreciate you coming to share your talents with us all!"
Jazir Pevinah
grins at the conspirational tone of the admission and nods.
Jazir Pevinah
"I felt that as well."
Jazir Pevinah
words are low for her benefit and then stares out at the crowd.
Dawn Chekov
smirks and then steps up to the center of the stage. "Any other takers for the talent show?"
Jazir Pevinah
takes the opportunity to move towards the stairs and escape the stage, moving back towards the wall, even if doesn't feel as afraid now as he did before. Still slips sunglasses back on though, just from force of habit.
Natsuko
she wasn't much for show and tell which could be closes to breaching the Masquerade as one would so put it, but she smiled a little and headed up to the stage. "I'll give it a shot. " She said with an asian accent.
Natsuko
(So not use to the / thing yet)
Dawn Chekov
smiles and waves the young girl up to the stage.
Natsuko
" I'm not much of a show and tell sorta of gal, but, I have something which could be easily explained. Though I would need a willing subject. "
Crimson
lazily raises a hand.
Natsuko
She grins over at Crimson and smiles. " Approach the stage Sir. "
Dawn Chekov
smiled as she stayed in her spot and gave a playful shrug. "I've played willing victim to two others tonight, one more doesn't scare me." She teased as she looked to the girl. But then she looked to Crimson and his raised hand. "On second thought... he would be far more entertaining"
Dawn Chekov
steps off the stage and smirks at Crimson
Crimson
You've been playing Host AND MoCs tonight, imouto-kun; let us other glamors take our turn back in the spotlights. :-}
Natsuko
"Oh, and before you do, please tell this young lady. " nodding to Dawn. " What you did today quietly into her ear so that none could hear it.
Crimson
but first a round of applause for our leading lady who brought us all here tonight.
Crimson
exutes exhuberently to lead the crowd in acclaim as the vocalist steps back down stage.
Crimson
@Natsuko. What is my task?
Dawn Chekov
smiles, waves and blows kisses then winks and blows a kiss to Crimson. "Take the spotlight my friends!"
Natsuko
I told you what it was Sir, please speak to the lady in question. She motioned with her hand to Dawn.
Natsuko
Tell me when you are done sir. "She smiled at them".
Sundial
*peers in confidence and while keeping his lips firmly sealed, the Mystic communicates silently with his compatriot in acquiences.*
Crimson
(<-)
Crimson
* <<<
Natsuko
(Did he tell her?)
Crimson
((using Mind Speak))
Dawn Chekov
smiles almost wickedly, her fangs visible for a moment. She didn't actually need him to tell her, but she was amused by the young lady's request. She winked to Crimson once more.
Crimson
flashes pointers back at her conspiraltorialy.
Natsuko
waits a moment " are you two ready?"
Dawn Chekov
nods
Crimson
I am too.
Natsuko
" I see one of two things he did or witnessed, one was a man passing through his security camera being detected at 10,10 location, " she smiled and then glanced down at her phone a moment and walks out to where the couple are at and showed Dawn the picture "
Dawn Chekov
smiled as she looked at the girl's phone. She was halfway temped to try a little hacking but restrained herself. She nodded to the girl again. "I have to say, I like the design of that place." She said to Crimson with a smirk.
Crimson
links into his business security feed using Technokinesis and is able to confirm this information.
Crimson
we had the luck in hiring one of our childer to manage it before she left. :-/
Natsuko
Also, one other thing he came across a young girl recently and took her under his wing I'm unsure of the girls name I do know it starts with a letter M
Crimson
looks expectantly over at Dawna.
Dawn Chekov
nodded again and smiled. "Let's hope she does you proud."
Natsuko
and thus ends my short term of show and tell.. I hope you guys were amused. " She gave a wink and then splits off to the door, and then paused a moment... and returns and hands the money back to crimson. " Might want to put that in the bank. " She laughed and headed out.
Crimson
it is lineage which run more deeply than pride.
Natsuko
(I think it was something like 60 dollars that she stole earlier ROFL )
Crimson
speaking of which, we're in the building folks creditors are ever taking you to the cleaners. *fobs over any mild discomfort of his own with a free plug for his establishment down the hall.*
Crimson
Dawn Chekov
arches a brow then nods, noticing that it seemed to be getting late. And that most of the humans had either dropped like flies or had headed home. "Well, still, we could use more like you." She said and then laughed at his plug.
Natsuko
(Well I need to jet guys it was fun thanks! Crim hon be a doll and post this on forum plz? lol im too tired)
Dawn Chekov
walks center stage and speaks into the mic "Everyone, I shall be deciding on the winner soon and will reach out to them soon!" She said and then started for the end of the stage.
Sundial
[For_Peace][/For_Peace]
Crimson
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