Fandom Supernatural RP - Accepting Applications

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William cocked his head, brows raised at Chase after the man's remark about hitting Hypnos. He almost regretted not being there to see that. He paused, unsure of how to answer their respective questions. "I can't be sure, one way or another. It's... hard to explain. I wasn't conscious for the experience, per se. I remember..." he grimaced, groping for words. "Flashes, impressions. All of it driven by instinct. I don't know why, but the way they treated me--" he shrugged.

"It was like they saw me as an Alpha. I don't know why, but they deferred to me. By the time the Trial ended and I came to and I was back to 'normal', they were gone." He remembered seeing his prosthesis roll down the embankment to land at his foot, still coated in a thin film of saliva. "I think one followed me part of the way back to Vitae, though. If they didn't know who or what I am before, they do now."

Will stopped, looking over at Mackenzie. Her expression was haunted, her muscles tense. Part of him instantly regretted saying anything. She had a right to know, of course... but if he was right? That was her family out there. He could only imagine the way she felt right now, knowing what was coming in the days ahead. He reached out, taking Mac's hand in one of his own in an attempt to reassure her -- pull her out of whatever headspace she was in. "I'm sorry, Mac," he said quietly.


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Chase couldn't imagine what it was like for Will to be forced into the form and mindset of a wolf, then have his willpower taken away and replaced by Pan's own, to hunt Elijah. Chase had been a Werewolf his whole life, and he'd never lost himself like that mostly due to his pureblood DNA. Though if one followed William part of the way back then when Chase went out he'd have to be careful to steer clear of that direction. Then Chase had a realization before his attention turned to Mac, skipping over the confusingly tender moment between the other two. "Did you notice any bite wounds when you looked Elijah over?" It was possibly overlooked by all of them.

"You just want to get me in trouble." He said jokingly while following the blonde through the doors and into the other room. "Chase's dad does have a ring to it but no I wouldn't do such a thing." Joe slipped into one of the seats, "It's Joe." He started to roll up his sleeve carefully to give Ashley better access. "So Ashley, if you don't mind my asking what brought you to a colony like Vitae."

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Mackenzie had been considering her options. If it were her family, which seemed to be an ever increasing possibility, she would have to confront them eventually. One way or another it would come to an end, and she didn't like either of the possibilities. She felt Will take her hand, drawing her from her thoughts, she regarded him for a moment before she shook her head. "This day was coming." She said half heartedly. "Eventually your past comes to bite you in the ass." Probably a poor choice of words on her part, but it was close enough to the truth. This pack had only one thing in mind and it was to add hunters to it's ranks.

She glanced to Chase after his question, holding Wills hand tightly. "No bites that I saw. Ash would have called it out if she saw any." She doubted greatly that Ashley would keep that to herself, though had to wonder if she would reveal it to Mac or not. She stepped closer to Will, refusing to let go of his hand, for now. He anchored her, the thought of running having been quelled the moment he touched her. "Let's get back to the house, we're drawing a crowd." After all, Will had come parading from the woods in the nude, it wouldn't be lone before someone cried wolf.

Ashley chuckled at Joe's horrible dad jokes, as heartwarming as they were to hear. She lead him into the clinic proper and found herself a wheeled stool to drag up beside Joe's chair. "I heard the call." She answered simply, taking the tourniquet from the cart and slipping it around his upper arm and pulling the strap tight. She slipped on some gloves and turned ti examine Joe's forearm for a decent vein.

"I was on the road with Mac for years, after we met. And as much fun as it was sleeping in crappy motels and in the car, I heard Vitaes offer and couldn't resist. A home, and neighbors. Maybe a family?" She gave a shrug. Having found a vein she liked she collected an alcohol swab and wiped down the area before picking up the IV kit. "What's not to like about that, right?" She looked back up to him. "What about you? What brought you and Chase here?" It was a simple distraction method as she slipped the needle beneath his skin into the vein. Within a few seconds she had the IV taped and the line connected to the collection bag already sitting on the oscillator.


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William's chest tightened at the thought of Elijah having been bitten, though he could hardly blame Chase for asking. Even if he survived his other injuries, it would all be for naught. There would be only way for that to end. Will knew Elijah would see to it himself if no one else did. He shook the thoughts from his head; that would have been one of the first things Ashley-May would check for, he knew. Still, the mere thought had been enough to remind him of his own precautions that needed to be taken once they returned to the house.

"Let's get back to the house, we're drawing a crowd."

Will nodded his agreement, starting toward the home. Mac having made him aware of their spectators, he did his best to turn his body in a way that would allow the blanket and diminutive coat to hide his hand, intertwined with Mac's, from view. He wasn't ashamed of her -- of them -- but he suspected they'd both rather put off the gossip for as long as possible. As they walked, he asked, "What else did I miss when I was gone?"


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Oh you know. Just a vampire having a panic attack, an angel being an asshat, and a deity putting his nose into it. But he wasn't about to spout all of that to Will and Mackenzie. If Ashley wanted to tell Mac about the Vampire she could go right ahead but personally he wasn't about to. Instead he lingered on the woman's mention of the past, he'd let the earlier moment go but this was strike two on the red flag meter. Chase started following them, keeping quiet momentarily until he finally just blurted it out. "Someone want to clue me in on this whole past business? Did you piss off that Borseti pack or something?"

"Oh, about the same." Joe shrugged but only with his right shoulder so the left one was kept steady while Ashley sought out a vein. "I didn't particularly want the hunters life for Chase but I'll be the first to admit that when he decided to sign on I didn't try to stop him either. And this place opened up opportunities and relationships with some like-minded people." The older man cleared his throat, watching momentarily as the blood started to filter through the tube. "It's just been the two of us for a long time." Joe knew he was starting to delve in deep, but he liked Ashley and Chase had vouched for her to some extent and so he felt comfortable enough blabbing his elder babble. Plus, she'd asked. Joe continued though his voice never really changed from the base tone of conversation. "And the fact is I won't be around forever. So this is a chance for us to not only have a place to come back to but something that, when I kick the bucket in another twenty years I know he'll be okay."

Joe sort of leaned in and hushed his voice, going to a slightly more serious tone. As if to speak away from prying ears despite the fact that there wasn't anyone else in the room. "Ashley, you seem like a sweet girl so I want to maybe ask you a favor. Surely there is a decent man somewhere in this colony that..." Joe paused with mouth partially gaping as he tried to awkwardly word the rest of what he wanted to say. "...happens to be gay. That you could, I don't know, set him up with?" There was a smile but it was only of the lightest amusement, because his current awkward overstepping was competently genuine. "I'm not good with that sort of thing. I can never tell who likes guys, girls, or both for that matter. Back when Chase was younger I couldn't tell which boys were just his friends and which ones I was supposed to show my shotgun and remind them of a few things. Not that I really needed to, but call it tradition." Joe shifted back to his original seated position and his voice went closer to normal. "I know grand-kids aren't happening but I'd like to at least see him get hitched."

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Mackenzie was glad Will didn't protest returning to the house, they had stalled enough, and she really didn't want another re-enactment of the first time one of them spent the night in the Clinic. Wolf-hating mobs spawning from people that believed she, or any of them, were wolf sympathizers were a real possibility. And she doubted greatly, since the roles were reversed, that Eli would be making a dash from the clinic to the safety of the house like she had. Will was questioning what he had missed and she honestly had nothing she could say, with Chase following in silence she answered the best she could. "I have no idea what happened here, I was asleep." She felt a pang of guilt once more, knowledge that if she had not called on Hypnos she may have been able to prevent some of the events that occurred. "Hypnos sleep." She added quickly, to make it clear.

"Someone want to clue me in on this whole past business? Did you piss off that Borseti pack or something?"

If Will hadn't been holding her hand she would have turned to face Chase with a glare, instead she regarded him coolly over her shoulder. "I am the only one left living from Borseti. Pissing them off is an understatement. They hunted me and my brothers down until there was only me." Mac was well aware of the fact that technically her brothers and she assumed her father, were still alive and well within the pack, however she considered them dead from the moment they were turn. For a hunter they were as good as. "I came south stupidly believing that I would get far enough away from them that I might die in peace, or at the very least, at the hands of anyone else."

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Ashley smiled pleasantly and Joe rattled on about his hopes and wishes for his son. It was a pleasant change from the dark and dreary hunters she knew and had met in the past. Joe was very nearly vibrant, while she had little doubt he was an excellent hunter, he clearly had a great outlook on life. She rolled her eyes at the comment of him dying in twenty years. He certainly couldn't be more than fifty years old, and yes, being a hunter shortened their expected lifespan, but the man didn't think he would live past seventy? She found it hard to believe.

She listened quietly, as she changed her gloves and took the seat beside him, starting to set up to insert her own IV she paused, a concerned look crossing her features. Oh god. He's going to ask me out for Chase? But the man continued and a flush would rise to her cheeks, smile spreading. "Oh." She said and gave him a quiet laugh. "Well I think I can keep my eye out, for him, of course." She thought it was insanely cute that he wanted to find someone for Chase to be happy with.

"You know, you're really a forward thinking kind of dad." She said, setting up her own IV and hooking the tubes to the second fill bag on the oscillator. "I mean, most dads would be mortified to find you that their son was gay." Honestly she hadn't a clue, but really people rarely wore that sort of information on their sleeves. "You know that though. There is a guy in the colony that Chase was in New York with... Thomas, did he mention him? I mean, I didn't know about Chase at the time but, Tom was asking about him in the barracks after we came back from New York." She offered a non-committal shrug. "It's definitely something I can work on." After all Ashley did like to play match-maker.

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William raised his eyebrows at Mac's remark that she'd been asleep before she clarified the cause of that sleep. He narrowly avoided a scowl coming to his face. He hated the amount of influence Hypnos held over Mackenzie's life. The fact that she'd chosen to become his Oracle didn't change that. And in any case, after the night he had just experienced -- and his best friend fighting for his life right now -- he wasn't feeling particularly forgiving or tolerant of divine meddling at the moment.

Will was shaken from his thoughts at Chase's question. He winced at the remark, knowing full well what kind of response it was likely to draw from Mac. It wasn't Chase's fault; he didn't know the tender spot he had just probed... all the more so after what Hendrix had just told them. His grip on Mackenzie's hand tightened as a precaution, but she restrained herself with a simple, if somewhat cool, explanation.

That could have gone worse.

As they neared the house, Will stepped up onto the porch, pausing at the door after opening it. "There's something I need to take care of in here. It can't wait," he said, his tone quiet.


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"Oh." Was all Chase had said in return to Mac's explanation. Chase hadn't realized how caught up in all of this Mackenzie was. As the sole survivor of Borseti she'd been hunted her whole life, and yet she found herself within the packs next target. The man followed silently before deciding to answer Will's earlier question a little, "The colony hunkered down at the mess hall. Alaric made some deal with the god Thor to transport everyone out in the event Elijah failed." To be fair he wasn't sure if either of them heard that or if they'd both been indisposed before it got around.

Will mentioned needing to take care something inside and Chase caught that as, wait here. "Yeah, clothes." Chase offered whilst taking a seat on the porch, though he knew good and well that wasn't what the other man meant. He got himself lost in thought between current events and getting his next meal.

Joe gave a quick snort as his brow furrowed, "Forward thinker? Bah. There's just too many parents worrying about the wrong thing out there, priorities. With the kind of lives we hunters live there's too much to worry about already. No room to fit in the kind of people my son fancies." He watched as Ashley set herself up, and considered offering to help but clearly she had it covered. "He told me when he was sixteen. So I asked him if anything was going to change now, he told me no, and that was the end of it." As Joe reminisced momentarily his smile grew faintly wider, "It was the first and almost only secret he was ever able to keep from me, I can tell when he's lying the other 95% of the time."

Ashley was mentioning Thomas, and if Joe was better with names and faces he could swear he'd met the man already. Joe was just glad she'd accepted and already coming up with a plan of sorts. "Well if you think they'd work then by all means. You have my fatherly blessing to enact any and all attempts to get them together." The older man was starting to feel the smallest of effects from the donation, glancing down at the tube he cocked his head to the side. "Guess it's a good thing I had just finished eating before Chase called."

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Mackenzie had appreciated William's silence and reassurance in the matter with Chase and his questioning her connection to the Borseti wolves. She had done her best to hold her temper, she knew it wasn't his fault he knew nothing of it. Brendan had only provided some information of what had occurred and the remainder was still locked away deep within her. Hell, even what Ashley had pried from her when she had been drugged was only a glimpse into the details in full.

She only gave Will the slightest of nods when he stated there was something he needed to do, and it was clear what ever it was, he did not want company. She was reluctant to leave him alone after what had occurred the night before. She knew part of her reluctance was selfish; she could see her world crumbling around her and she didn't want to be alone. With resignation she released his hand, "I'll wait." There was a whole host of things she needed to do, but the top of her list was William and Elijah's well being.

Dark eyes turned to regard Chase after his clothing comment, but she chose to ignore it, knowing well enough she didn't want to start an argument with yet another hunter. He just can't keep his comments to himself, can he? She moved to take up the plastic lawn chair next to him, intent on going back on what he had said earlier. "Tell me what happened with Hypnos." She said, fishing a ballpoint pen from her pocket, she immediately started drawing the enochian runes she had learned from New York on her right arm. "You punched a god and lived. You said he bled gold. Tell me everything in detail." As she completed the four runes she needed, Chase would find his connection to her, his connection to the Orcale would wink out of existence. She knew this would prevent the gods and other supernatural from finding her, and if she calculated correctly, it would stop Hypnos from reading her thoughts.

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Ashley loved hearing about the endearing love and connection between father and son, it made her miss her own family that much more. She wished she had that sort of connection, like she had had with her mom before she passed away years ago. She hadn't thought hunting could be as lonely as it had been; even with her partner, she felt alone most of the time.

"You have my fatherly blessing to enact any and all attempts to get them together."

She laughed whole-heartedly. "Perfect!" but she saw Joe's paling expression. Being the medic that she was, she could tell he was already starting to feel light headed. "Take it easy, Joe." She said as she kinked the tubing attached to her own IV and unlatched it quickly. Kneeling next to his chair she, took a hold of the lever and slowly pulled it upwards to set the chair to lean back, the foot rest elevating. "Tell me more about Chase when he was younger." She said, wanting to keep the man conscious and talking, while she set to work. It was likely his blood-sugar was low, nothing uncommon among hunters, but she knew she could get his sugars stabilized without much effort.

With the chair now reclined she crossed the room to the small fridge and dug through it to find a can of pop and a pre-packaged cookie from the shelf above. "I could imagine he was a wild thing growing up, given how much crap he's given me over the last couple of days." She said jokingly, returning to Joe's set she set the food items on the table beside him, waiting to monitor him further.


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Will ignored Chase's remark. It was the last thing on his mind at this point. He gave Mac a wan smile before turning to enter the house. Shutting the door behind him, he walked directly to he and Elijah's room. He tossed Mac's jacket onto the nearby bed before pulling his duffel bag out from under the bed. Rummaging through it, he found what he was looking for: a silver-plated dagger. Setting it aside, he also retrieved a small snubnose revolver from inside, swinging the cylinder out to confirm that it was loaded with silver bullets. Grabbing both of the weapons, he walked to the bathroom.

Turning the shower on, Will let the blanket Bart had provided him with drop to the floor, turning to stare at his reflection in the mirror. The knife and handgun lay on the sink in front of him. William hadn't wanted to give out any specifics to Mackenzie and Chase about his plans, but he knew it was necessary for everyone's safety. He wasn't sure what Pan had done, only that he had Turned him. He had transformed back, true. But there was no guarantee that he wouldn't become a monster again as soon as the next full moon rose. And if that was the case... it was better to solve it here and now.

He searched his own eyes in the mirror for anything: a sign, a warning. He found nothing. Steam gradually began filling the room behind him. He sighed deeply, taking the revolver in his left hand and cocking the hammer before raising it to his head. Will grabbed the dagger, bringing it up to the flesh along his ribs and -- holding his breath -- he pressed it down against the skin. For several seconds, he stood there, waiting for his body to react. For the pain. Nothing... nothing other than the sound of the shower. Still, he had to be sure. Will slowly applied pressure, drawing the blade backward to open the skin and spill a small stream of blood. He felt nothing beyond the predictable sting of an open wound.

Hendrix sighed again, the tension in his muscles draining from him as he set the knife down, dropping the hammer on the revolver and setting it aside. If nothing else, this meant that he could focus on the other problems that had sprung up, not least of all Elijah's situation. He had hardly been surprised to hear that yet another god had involved themselves with Vitae when Chase had mentioned it. But, that had to wait... at least for a few minutes as Will turned and climbed into the shower.

 

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Chase hadn't though much on Mac's questions until he turned his head and saw the way she was looking at him. And abruptly there was a lack of a pull towards the woman, which was a feeling that put Chase at a loss. He took the moment to peer around as if to seek out what gave the change before returning to look at Mac, "Nothing to tell. He put his nose where it didn't belong and it got hit by the newspaper. Except the newspaper just happened to be me." Chase shrugged, he didn't particularly want to go into details really. "Hypnos probably didn't kill me because he knew he deserved it after what he did in New York. And I...well I just lost my head."

Joe looked up at the blonde curiously as she knelt by his chair and prepped it backwards, and he'd even opened his mouth to protest until she'd interrupted with questions about Chase. The man didn't particularly like being fussed over and he knew what was likely going to happen when he started giving blood. Though he sort of admitted defeat with a sigh as the woman went to the cabinets, he glanced at the food and drink she set nearby. "Thankyou." He'd said, and once she'd settled in and mentioned Chase being a possible wild child, Joe chuckled. "Nothing of the sort. I know it's hard to believe but he was plenty different back then. A-B student, drama club, and even played the drums." Though Chase was limited in choices considering any sport was out of the question with his enhanced abilities, not only was it unfair but it could have been noticeable so Joe had forbade it.

"Eventually he started skipping school to follow me on hunts though." Joe shrugged, what could he do? "I tried to tell him to get his diploma at the very least before he started doing all of this but he wasn't one to listen, he just worried about his old man. Did graduate with honors though, couldn't convince him to go to college." Joe finally gave in and grabbed the soda and popped the cap, "There was a time he wanted to be a marine biologist." Sometimes Joe wondered what would have happened to the two of them had he stopped hunting, if Chase would have indeed become what he sought. Joe took a long gulp of the soda before flashing Ashley a smile, "Enough of listening this mans paddling on about his son. What about you Ashley?" Asking someone in the business about family typically ended in someone getting down in the dumps, and the other feeling like a jerk so he didn't specify anything but gave her an opening to talk about whatever she wanted about herself.

"I hear your a travel partner with a uh...Mackenzie?" The corner of Joe's mouth curled into a smile, "Yes, Chase tells me everything, and no he doesn't have a choice in the matter."
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"That's it?" Mackenzie said with disbelief. "You hit him and you walked away and that's all you have to say for it?" She could already feel the tension and anger rising and she had to take a minute to calm herself before she spoke again. "Listen, maybe you haven't noticed the plague of gods infesting the colony recently, but I have. And I'm kinda sick of being screwed with, and watching my friends bleed because of them. Oh, and not to mention when they make the people I care about homicidal robots." She chewed the inside of her cheek to keep her voice from rising, she did not want to alert William to her plans, not yet.

"I have every intention of ridding this god-forsaken planet of them, so I'd really appreciate every detail you could give me to make my mission just that much easier." She smiled, but it was far from pleasant and it didn't reach her eyes. "They've taken enough from me, from us, and I have no intention of letting them walk without paying for every inch of it." She may not be able to confront her own demons, those lurking in the woods outside of Vitae, but she was certainly going to take a crack at the ones torturing the rest of the colony.

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Ashley was satisfied with the return of color to Joe's cheeks after he settled and started drinking the soda, at least she knew he wouldn't be passing out on her any time soon. She was surprised to hear that Chase hadn't been into sports as a kid, the man was clearly very athletic, and, if he hadn't been attracted to men, just her type. She came to sit back beside Joe, starting up her own IV once more, letting it continue to fill the bag. She was once again surprised by the knowledge Joe had of her, and Mac; though she really shouldn't be, clearly he and Chase had a close enough relationship.

"Yea, Mac..." She said, a grin coming across her features. "She's something else. I met her five ish years ago, in New York. When I was at Colombia. She helped me out, and introduced me to the world of hunting. I tried to go back, to finish my schooling but I just couldn't do it any more, not knowing." She shrugged. "I was in Emergency Medicine, third year. Almost got to pick out my major, I was considering surgical, but then after our hunt. Well ever patient that came through the doors I suspected of something otherworldly had hurt them. " She paused, staring off for a few moments before coming back with a laugh.

"Mac didn't want me." She said, leaning back in her own chair. "I called her, and I told her I wanted to hunt and she told me to ... well flip off." Ashley said this last part in a hushed tone, the woman did not swear, ever, and clearly by the way Ashley repeated what she had been told, Mac hadn't said flip. "Then I tracked her down, because Mac sucks at everything technology and it was easy. I followed her around Texas for three weeks until she finally gave in and let me join her. She still makes me pay in spades for my decision. She gave me such a scolding when I found her, like I had ruined my life. But it's not like she would understand, I mean she had been hunting her whole life, right? I don't know." She became aware she was rambling on.


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After finishing his brief shower, Will quickly dressed in spare clothing from his bag. The new cut on his torso didn't require much attention. It felt good to be covered again, but he still felt naked... at least until he holstered the revolver on his belt, concealing it under the shirt. He knew drawing comfort from the pistol was asinine. Pan had just demonstrated what he could do to someone who had earned his ire. Then again, what Chase had said still stuck with him: gods could bleed. Gold or otherwise, he wouldn't mind seeing some of that blood spilled at this point. Not after what had happened with Elijah, something Pan had forced Will to take part in. He felt the anger and resentment rising in his chest again, but forced it down.

Gathering his things, Hendrix made his way back to the living room and stepped out onto the porch. It was clear he'd interrupted a conversation between Mackenzie and Chase, though he could only guess at the subject. "Ready?" he asked.


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"Yes, I hit him and walked away." Chase had reiterated to Mackenzie in mock sarcasm. The woman moved on speaking of the gods and their ways, and Chase agreed with her about most of it up until a point. The man turned his head to stare at her in disbelief, "You do hear yourself right? Rid the planet of the gods? Not only does that sound nearly impossible but stupid." Chase snorted as he shook his head, looking out at the street before back to Mac. "You'd be screwing with the balance of the world and powers that be. Who knows what could happen, and do you really think they'll just sit around to be picked off one by one? You will literally bring down godly wrath on yourself, and anyone who happen to be around. That's one sure way to get the colony blown off the map."

He couldn't really believe the audacity of this girl, and she'd even lowered her voice as if trying to keep it from others and maybe Will. Just like her last plan, but Chase wasn't doing any such thing. "And you could try and leave and do it solo, sure. But I'm guessing that wouldn't stop them from taking out Vitae because frankly you are an oracle so I'm sure they all know of your existence and where you align yourself." Chase was likely reaching at this point but it wasn't like he knew how godly rumors and chats went, who was watching where or spying on what. So far the gods seem basically drawn to the place so for all he knows they are all watching Vitae. Then Will opened the door and it was suddenly quiet and Chase looked from the man to Mackenzie to see what her move was.

"Persistent." Joe spoke with an amused chuckle. "I scolded Chase whenever he showed up on a hunt too. I'm guessing for the same reasons, thought I don't know this Mac. She wanted you to be safe, not get dragged into this business, and live a life." Joe continued to sip at the drink, feeling much less lightheaded than before. "Let me ask you something though. If you could go back to the day you met Mac and learned of this other world would you stop yourself? Continue life as planned and become a doctor or surgeon without a care? Not that you still couldn't." It was a viable question, one that Joe himself had never come to a conclusion for himself. On one hand he met his wife while hunting, and she bore a beautiful boy. And on the other hand it could have prevented so much hardship and heartbreak, but he always felt selfish when going along that line of thought.

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Mackenzie was well aware Will had stepped out onto the porch mid-conversation with Chase. There was a fleeting moment where she thought to abandon it and pretend like nothing had been said, but her dark eyes watched Chase carefully, calculating. She doubted greatly, given what he had just finished saying, that the man would leave it alone now. "My plans are far from stupid." She said coldly, in response to his answer. "Hypnos dumps a plethora of information into me almost constantly. Not just visions. Thoughts, knowledge, things I should never know, things no human would likely ever learn." She tossed her pen onto the table before turning her arm over and showing Chase the runes, he wouldn't know them, but William would; they were some of the same that he had defaced while in New York. "You fear that I will get Vitae wiped off the map? Not an issue if I can hide it from the gods, like I've hidden myself. They can't see me, and I can't feel them any more." She hadn't lost the connection to Hypnos, it didn't seem like her divine link wasn't severed in any way, but it was diminished greatly.

She stood from her seat, moving across the porch to Will's side, thankful he seemed the slightest bit better. "Thanatos called me Hypnos's pet." She said with a growl. "He's going to find out this wolf has teeth." She slid her hands into Will's, as they had been when they walked to the house for him to dress. "Let's go see how Elijah's doing." She suggested, her tone softer, the edge of anger ebbing away.

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Ashley considered Joe's question sadly for a moment before shaking her head. "Yes and no." She smiled, knowing it wasn't much of an answer. "I would not change my decision to start hunting, I've helped too many people out of too bad of situations to want this to have never have happened, but I would absolutely change the way I was introduced to the this world." She said, and gave a quiet sigh. Eyes quickly scanned the Clinic's main room, no one but them, so he continued, only slightly quieter.

"I was in school, working full time, classes the rest of the time and barely keeping up with my studies. I had a scholarship and a full ride, but something fell through at the financial aide office and I ended up owing the University thousands of dollars. They told me I had to discontinue my classes until I paid them in full." She gave a sad smile, recalling how devastated she had been. "I thought I had to give it all up, go home and work myself out of debt, when someone made me an offer. I though they were nuts, really I did. He told me he could save my education, get me out of financial ruin and back on course and all I needed to do was give up one years of my life."

She knew Joe, being a hunter, would know what she was talking about without needing to explain further. "I agreed, stupidly." She bit her lip, pained. "I watched myself buy the souls of my friends, classmates and peers. Mac dragged that thing out of me, and I've been paying it back ever since. I can't stop hunting, not if it will save other people, but I would change my answer to that demon." She knew the names and faces of every person that lost their soul to Murehuanon, and their reasons why they had done it.


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William took Mackenzie's hands in his own, but remained still. His glance passed between her and Chase. After first exiting the house, he could tell he'd interrupted a rather heated conversation. He hadn't been sure whether either of them would continue it in his presence or not. Mac, of course, didn't hesitate. It was good to know that she wasn't keeping secrets from him, but any sense of relief he felt disappeared once he picked up on what exactly the two of them had been discussing.

Mackenzie wanted to hunt gods. All of them.

Will would be lying if he said he hadn't had the same urge more than once over the last several days. Hell, he'd even told Hypnos as much to his face. Mac had no love lost for them, clearly and understandably. All the same, the last thing Will wanted was for her to throw her life away in the face of divine wrath. She meant too much -- to himself and others -- for him to let that happen. Still, one look at the determination in her dark eyes convinced him to let the conversation drop... for now, at least.

Giving Chase a quick but meaningful glance, he gripped Mac's hand in his own and led the way from the porch. As they began walking, Will spoke just above a whisper to Mac, "Anything you want to tell me?" His tone wasn't insistent -- just genuine curiosity, eager to see what she was willing to share.


NanLia
Crono

 

[Queen_Liyah]

After leaving the hotel that night following their father after he says to Daniella and her twin brother Jackson "I've heard the calling from Vate". Daniella never thought that her father would ever think about us joining the colony, she thought it was just a lie about having settle and staying only one place and not having to move from place to place. Daniella and her family been using fake credit cards, ID's for a whole year, she doesn't understand why her father wants to do this again.

Daniella and her family found a car and by Jackson knowing how to high jack a car they found a normal Honda just laying around by the hotel's parking lot. Jackson was in the front seat while Dani was in the back seat laying down and trying to get some rest. But questions kept her up and not sleeping "Why now after a year he wants to go here", "What is he getting out of this", "Do they know that we are not only wolves but hunters"

"Dad are we almost there I'm getting to believe that this place is nosense if they don't want to be found", Jackson says has he rose down his window looking outside. "Oh suck it up Jack, it's if dad heard the calling than he heard it, don't be a douche about it", Daniella said with announce. "Both of you stop this arguing, when we get to the gates and we are inside I will answer all your questions on why we are going here, now please, eat your food or take a nap and that's that", their father said.

Jackson didn't like the idea of going to Vatae. He knew about the colony but his sister, his father told him not to tell her about it because she wasn't ready to know what it was or what was it for. His father lied about now hearing the calling, however it's been happening for a while. Their father didn't want to let them to go because he wasn't ready to give us up into the colony just yet. After their mother died all they do was run to keep us safe and their father thought it was the best way to keep the safe until today was the day they were going to Vatae.

"We're here", was the only thing Jackson heard and he sat up in the car looking at the gates. The first thing he did was smell the area making sure it was safe for them to come out. He slowly got out the car and sees that his sister and father was right behind him. Jackson looked at the place Vatae and says to himself "This is going to be one hello of a ride"

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[Crono]

Chase couldn't believe half of what he'd been hearing. "Did you not agree to be an oracle?" It wasn't really a question but more of an accusation. Then she got up and intertwined her hand with Will's and Chase would have made some stupid comment in that moment if not for the discussion at hand. And just like that the conversation was over, Will hadn't said a thing, and the pair started leaving. They were a united front and Chase had clearly just been outvoted, somehow.

The werewolf waited on the porch a moment, shaking his head before quietly stalking off after them. It wasn't even that he was following them but that they were going to the same place, the fact was he was curious about Elijah's condition himself, and he needed to use the vehicle which was likely at the clinic to leave for his hunt.

Joe listened quietly to Ashley's story, picking up on the crossroads demon quick, and at the end he smiled at her final answer and cocked his head slightly to the side, "But you'd probably save just as many people in medicine, if not more. It would just be less dangerous." It was a mere comment on the matter, he was in no way trying to change her made up mind. "We're only human, we make mistakes. There is always more than one way to atone for those mistakes." Momentarily Joe wondered if that was why she was so deadset on this life, to atone. The older man pulled the cookie partially from the package and broke it careful to only touch one half, the other half broke off and fell back inside. With that he gave a fake toss to Ashley so she'd know it was coming, "You need to eat something too you know." He wasn't about to take no for an answer. Then he gave the bagged cookie gentle toss towards her.

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[Nidelia]

Alaric had stayed behind in the clearing, contemplating something, to do with Ashley, of course. He'd known he'd made a mistake, and how he was going to fix it, he wasn't entirely sure. But he also knew he couldn't keep this information from Ashley, it would only make her angry if he did. He let out an exasperated sigh and before he knew it, so much time had gone by. His eyes widened and in a panic he tracked Ashley and teleported to where she was.

It took him a moment to look over the scene, and the strange man sitting in the other chair. "No! Ashley, you need to stop, now!" he said, knowing it would probably alarm her, but he wasn't exactly thinking straight either. She couldn't afford to give blood right now. He bit his lip. "And then we need to speak. Privately," he said looking at the other gentleman. "I apologize... for intruding," he adds to him with a courteous nod.

Aurora had decided to take a seat outside, she was sitting on the ground, with her knees pulled to her chest. It had been so long since she'd participated in any sort of magic, especially after giving up on it with her past. She was also silently crying, her cheeks had tear streaks through the different dirts and soil that marked her face. If Sibeal were to notice on her way out, she would here Aurora sniffle quietly, and would see her wipe her eye with her back to her.

She couldn't decide if she was happy about what happened, or upset, the turmoil she felt like was tearing her apart. She squeezed her legs tighter as she resisted letting her body shake with a sob. She felt like if she did, she would lose herself.

During the trial there had been a woman trying to get past the borders set up by Pan, though didn't really succeed. She set up camp and decided to think about it overnight, but before that could happen, everything was gone, like magic. Gave her the willies and she sighed. She continued on her way to Vitae.

Upon walking up the path leading to Vitae, she had a small napsack slung over her shoulder as she walked, which she let drop to next to her leg as she approached the gates. "Hello? Is anyone there?" she called out loudly, trying to make sure she could be heard through or over the gate.

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[NanLia]

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Chase's comments fell on deaf ears as she walked with Will away from the house and towards the Clinic, really the walk wasn't far, and she was thankful to see Will was taking this at a somewhat leisurely pace. They both knew Elijah was in the best of hands, no matter if they rushed there or not.

"Anything you want to tell me?"

This gave her slight pause, dark eyes rose to meet his own before just a hint of a smile crossed her lips. "Let's see. Hypnos bound us into the same dream." She held up her index finger of her free hand, starting a list. "I ran. You sent Eli to fetch. New York. Kissing. Oh, and Hypnos may have inadvertently shown me that it's possible to bind gods to our will." She purposely skilled the homicidal horn, her signing and his wolf time in the woods; no need to bring down the mood any lower than it was. "Care to choose one?" She and Will had been postponing their talk for days now, it seemed that something always came up that was so much more important than them sorting out what ever it was they were to each other.

What she had witness while she slept she kept to herself for the time being. It hadn't been a vision, but her glimpsing into Hypnos's world and his thoughts and feelings. This was something she would need to discuss with him in depth, though she knew now that William would be involved fully.

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Ashley's considered Joe's dad-worthy advise with a smile, he was far too smart for his own good, she decided then. "I guess so." Really she couldn't deny his logic behind it; saving lives was saving lives, was it not? Somehow she felt like hunting and saving lives had more value than emergency medicine, but maybe one day her opinion would change. She laughed and held out her hands to catch the packaged half cookie that Joe tossed her, taking a bite. She was about to thank him, when Alaric popped into the room, standing before the two of them.

Startled would be an understatement, she sat up suddenly within the chair, effectively inhaling part of her cookie. She coughed, and leaned forward until her air way was clear, and then coughed more. After a few minutes, she finally settled, catching her breath and giving the angel a glare. "What is wrong with you?" She demanded, nearly slamming the remainder of the cookie on the table next to her. "I'm not stopping anything, and I'm not going anywhere. You have something to say, say it." She crossed and arm over her chest, far less effective given the other still remained hooked up to the IV drawing blood. "I called you, last night. I needed your help and you didn't show, so if you think I'm going to wander off with you again, you're wrong. My mistake." She was hurt, she had trusted the angel and thus far he acted the same away frat boys did in university.


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[Nidelia]

Alaric frowned. His phone had not rung where he was. "I'm really sorry Ashley, my phone didn't go off, but please..." he gulped, stepped forward and leaned to her ear to whisper so only she could hear. "You're going to have my baby... I... needed time to think about how I was going to tell you, I... panicked..." he pulled away, his face would show how insecure he was felling right in this moment. He really didn't want to discuss this in front of a stranger. "Please... can we go talk about this somewhere?" he asks calmly, and praying she took the IV tube out soon.

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[NanLia]

With the council's permission, minus one Councilmen Hendrix, they unanimously agreed to keep the Mess Hall open all day for hunters and their families a like to come and go as they needed. Sandwiches, snacks, fruit and easy, take-home meals were left for the masses to pick up, allowing the Mess Hall to keep only a minimal staff.

With this settled and progress underway, Brendan turned his focus on the missing Councilmen and his aide. It didn't look good on any of them that Will and Mac's presence, or lack there of, was noticed. He made his way from the REC center towards the house that had been temporarily assigned for their use.

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Somehow Bart knew today was going to be just one of those days. The Trial had ended and though he had spent most of his night tending to Anna's self-inflicted illness, then the remained within the REC center when Vitae had been called, he would not give up his duty to the colony and found himself at his daily post, monitoring the main gates.

Sure enough within the first few hours of Pan's influence waning and the roads cleared more hunters were finding their way towards Vitae. Where the hell we going to stash these folks? He wondered as the first car pulled up. He was already mid way down the ladder when he caught sight of just who it was. "Well I'll be damned." He muttered, a smile coming to his face. "Is that you Wells?" He said to the older hunter as the three exited the vehicle. He eyed the two kids, and slowly shook his head. "Wells, I gotta tell you, I never thought you'd come to the call." He reached out and patted his old friend on the shoulder, leaning inward to speak softly. "I've got you and yours covered, just be careful when you're in there. Lots of hate towards wolves these days."

Bart was well aware of his hunting friends affliction, but it didn't change that the man and his wife were decent folk, he trusted them, and by that means his kids were trusted to. Before he could administer the tests, the third being substituted silver for iron, another wandered towards the gates.

"I'm here, girl, no need to shout." He regarded her slowly. "What brings you to Vitae today?"


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[Safton]

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William chuckled, shaking his head as Mackenzie rattled off her list. The last one definitely caught his attention, however, causing him to suddenly look over at her, brows raised. Her Oracle connection to Hypnos, he could only assume. That explained her newfound confidence, especially where the subject of god-hunting was involved. He cast a quick glance over his shoulder to see Chase following behind them at a distance. Will knew he'd have to speak to the man at some point, to reassure him... and himself. He didn't care for the idea of Mac launching a crusade against the gods in and around Vitae anymore than Chase did, but unlike Chase he understood Mac's motive... and he might even go along with the idea. Either way, it would have to be addressed before her and Chase two ended up at each other's throats again.

Will quickly turned back to Mac, the smile slowly returning as he allowed himself to enjoy the moment he had with her, putting aside thoughts of conflict, gods... Elijah. He feigned deep thought at her question, "Binding gods? We definitely need to discuss that when we get the chance, with all that's going on. For now, though... the one that came after 'New York' doesn't ring any bells. I think," he said, leaning in, "...I'll need you to refresh my memory." He planted a kiss on the side of her lips, any concern over onlookers having faded.


NanLia
Crono

 

[Crono]

Joe watched Ashley's facial expression change at his words, like a small realization had dawned with his words. The man felt a small sense of accomplishment deep down at that fact, that maybe he said something right and his words would help her in some way. Then out of nowhere they weren't alone in the room, this caused a momentary internal red flag that would have instinctively going for the knife sheathed and strapped to his calf. Except he quickly came to the conclusion of just who and what this man was, Alaric the angel. He knew this both because of what Chase had told him and he had been there at the mess hall when they were thanking both the angel and Thor.

Ashley, bless her heart, had nearly met an early end to that cookie. And promptly got very frustrated with the angel, something that both amazed, intrigued, and confused Joe at the same time. But Joe wasn't one for getting into others business, so he stayed quiet as she gave the Angel an earful. He would have left to give them some privacy but Joe was quite literally attached to the machine that was essentially a ball and chain.

Joe simply cleared his throat and started on his own half of the cookie, looking elsewhere in the room as if trying to give them privacy despite the fact that he was right there.

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[Queen_Liyah]

Danielson got out the car following the kids up to the gates of Vatae. This was the last place he thought he would ever turn to but Daniel knew he wasn't going to love forever he wanted his kids to be safe and stop running and able to have friends. While Daniel was still in his thoughts thinking everything through he heard a voice and very familiar voice "Well I'll be dammed". Daniel quickly turns around to see his own pal Brat one of his closest friend back when they were hunter together, "Is that you Wells?".

He laughed and went over to Brat and he says "Long time no see Brat". Before Danielson could talk more, he saw that Brat was eyeing the kids while they were talking to each other "Wells, I gotta tell you, I never thought you'd come to the call". Daniel sighs and looks back at his kids and says "I never thought I'll be here, however this isn't about me it's about my kids, I won't be living forever I mean look at me I'm freaking 40 years old".

Brat leaned into his ear and says "I've got you and yours covered, just be careful when you're in there. lots of hate towards wolves these days". Daniel nodded and says "What's going on? What did the wolv-". He turned his head when he heard a young girl yell threw the gates. Daniella and Jackson quickly turned around from their conversation just to looking at the girl.

When we got out the car walking towards the gate he noticed the guy and when he said their last name Jackson turned as well and sees his father great him as they never saw each other in years "Who's that guy?". Daniella asked. "I don't know, just some guy dad knows let's just wait and see what happens, the last thing we need is any troubles". Jackson head turned sharply around when he heard a girl yelling to see if anyone was here. Daniella and him walked up to the gate and sees the girl with dark hair with bags along with her and he says "Hello Darling welcome to I like to call Vatae", he says with a smirk on his face and adds "I'm Jackson and this is my twin sister Daniella nice to meet you"
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