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[WoD] Heart of the Mountain

Caeda looked to the woman, then back to the woman behind her... she sighed. It looked like that whatever situation that they were getting into, they weren't going to get out of here. Still, the guide...Selene, was it... had told her a few things that caught her interest She had been desperately trying to wave her off conflict with words of advice... something inside that manor was going to give her the answers she sought... and if Johnny was keeping this woman busy.


"...Very well then, thank you for your hospitality." She says, to hopefully placate the manners requirement, and walks towards the manor. "Selene, is it? Please lead the way. I'm sure I would like to take a look around... surely such an exquisite place would have a library, yes?"
 
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Johnny had hoped to talk his way out of doing this on her home ground. But it looked like the woman was determined to keep them here. At least the others had free range of the place. Maybe they could find something to get them out of here while he kept her busy. He also had a few weapons on him if things went ugly, he just hoped it would not come to that. "Well since I'm going to be paid, how can I refuse?" He said with a bit of a smile as he walked up to the clown princess of crime. Well, at least he was getting payed. He was not going to touch any of the food, the woman tried to drug him once already so she can stuff that offer up her ass. "So, where are we going for the interview?" Please don't say her quarters or something like that.
 
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"Yeppies, my name is Selene" she would answer, cheerful to receive a bit of attention. "and Welkies for enjoying the hospitality." she seemed cheerful and seemed to adopt a more youthful and innocent form of speech, she would stand and curtsey before Caeda, "I shall Escort you to the Library as your Chaperone. and after your studies, i hope you are willing to enjoy a pot of tea and cake with the Princess come teatime." she seemed cheerful and talkative, trying not to offend her keeper, but explained some of the customs piece by piece. her more youthful and innocent wording was something she adopted to please the princess, but should Caeda be ready, Selene would be willing to happily take her hand and escort her to the library.
 
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Caeda would accept the woman's hand... not like she had any reason not to/ She gave a slightly worried look to Johnny, somewhat afraid but also somewhat curious about what they would be talking about... if he didn't tell Caeda afterward she was going to be pissed. ""Lead the way, Miss Selene." She says. "i'm sure I will be perfectly ready for teatime." She promised


"Why don't you tell me about yourself?" Caeda smiles. "What is this place?" She asked. "What were those things back there... why does this place feel so different?"
 
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"I really don't know much about myself, but i do know i am a loyal domestic servant and i really don't remember much about this place due to my 3 year Vacation." Selene would answer.Nervously, as if she didn't know the proper response to the question "but, this is the Princess's Castle, and i can tell you, that that the Princess tends to enjoy Reveling in Excess as a polite way of putting it." she would continue as if she didn't wish to offend her excellency. "in fact, i really don't remember how i ended up in the mortal realm. it seems just a Fluke or an Accident of Luck."


After stopping before the Library, she would open the door and hold it for Caeda. the doors to the Library room were massive, or so it seemed, and the Library inside was quite well stocked, there were, as Far as Selene Remembered, Various Academic Papers. Faerie Tales, Coded and Encrypted Occult Works, and most of the stuff a well kept library possessed, a handful of large tables at which to sit and study, mostly for the education of the rather large amount of servants, in the back, there would probably be a map of the Territory that could be referenced to refresh one's memory. most likely not with the portals marked, but probably decent enough to develop a sense of the Local Geographical Layout.


"If there is Any Particular Document you require, I will personally grab it for you, the only rules are that the Documents aren't allowed to leave the Complex, that you don't damage them, and that you don't scribe personal forgeries of them." she would answer calmly, as if she was sure of at least that. she sighed with a hint of relief when she explained the rules from memory.
 
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"Hmmm, I see...." Caeda said, considering all of what the woman was saying. A princess's castle... 3 years of vacation meant this place was around for at least 3 years... and she had never heard of any place that was like that...ever. It would be the subject of media attention. She doubted she would get a straight answer from the maidservant as to the nature of this place, or that woman... but still, she had to try. "Tell me more about this Princess.... who is she? How are there so many servants here without anyone knowing?" She asked,her attention turning to the servants, which had indeed begged the question


Looking over at a map, she studied it carefully... "I want as much information about this place you can give me. Relative location on the earth, attractions, history, important events.. and bring me whatever information exists about this woman." She said. 'Alright Caeda, you excelled at deduction at the academy... now was the time to put those skills you honed to use' She thought
 
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@ValkyrieRose @Umbrie


Caeda, with the help of Selene, would learn a great many things over the next hour and a half. The two of them quickly lost track of time even more so than they already did. Selene herself seemed almost supernaturally helpful, assisting Caeda by interpreting and picking out important references. Her help made the Research effort into something of an epic affair, with the two of them able to learn a large amount of information on this new world in a very short time. The two girls were somehow working in sync thanks to Selene's uncanny ability and together they were able to piece together what was going on. Shuffling through old books and pulling them from the shelves, they compiled their own summary of the situation while sitting in the large library.


They learned that the woman named the Princess was called a True Fae (among other various terms for the same thing) which was a powerful noble fairy who could control land and inherit Titles. The interesting thing that they discovered was that the name Princess was one such title, one that she either gained or otherwise obtained. The Title formed part of her being, it was an extension of herself. Along with this, it seemed like the very Garden and Manor they were sitting in at this very moment was another Title. Somehow, this house was also owned by her, or was also somehow part of her...it was highly abstract and confusing.


The place around them was called The Hedge, it is a border plane between the Mortal World and the Fae Capital of Arcadia. It was essentially a Fae Realm. The area around them would not be constant, but since they were in the Princess's domain it would remain stable there. The books of the hedge spoke about dangerous monsters lurking about, everything from peaceful fae dolphins to deadly briarwolves who would tear away flesh. The hedge itself also reacted to the emotions and thoughts of the people within, and those who could manipulate Glamour (Changelings) could shape the hedge if they desired. The map they had found only described the local lake and the Garden/Manor, which was marked as the territory of another...not the Princess's, but beyond that the surrounding area was mutable and subject to change.


In terms of Weaknesses, very few direct statements were written. They only found a set of contracts and official documents that contained a list of Laws in name only, and Selene did not exactly recall the details of each offhand. It seemed like she was bound to follow a set of abstract laws, but they did not know what they were.


-The Law of Hospitality


-The Law of Patterns


-The Law of Blood


-The Law of Birthdays


-The Fae Accords


-Arcadian Law





Lastly, they stumbled across the information that Selene was not allowed to know. The forbidden information on Hedge Portals. According to this information, any Changeling could open a doorway that follows the correct specifications and use it to escape. The ritual involves finding a gateway, which could be any reflective surface or doorway, and using Glamour while also requesting permission to enter in some way. Caeda would recognize that is exactly what Terrance did to fall through the mirror.


The only way for them to escape would be for them to find a gateway somehow that was outside of the Princess's Realm, which seemed like it would be impossible without luck or clever guidance.
 
@Xistund


Meanwhile, Johnny passed the threshold into said Manor and stepped through the entrance door. They were suddenly seated as soon as they entered and Johnny would be equipped with a rather fancy pen and notepad. It was similar to how in a dream one would move from one location to another without batting an eye, and to Johnny it wouldn't seem too jarring until he was suddenly conscious of it again. They clearly had skipped something, like a scratched disk skipping forward inside a DVD player.


Johnny was now sitting in a comfy red posh chair with a fireplace to his left in a cozy looking room with a wooden floor. The doorway behind them was closed and locked, and the door to the right was marked as the entrance into the 'library', which was also locked.


"I promise that as long as we don't lie under this moon, I will show mercy...and you will get the truth in this interview. That's what you want, right? Afterwards, you will be paid $5,000."


She laid back in her comfy chair, sipping red wine a glass that was not there before. She was offering him enough money to pay his rent and probably get a new bike too! It was insane! She even directly told him that they weren't going to lie together, that would probably put his mind at ease.
 
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Oh boy... oh boy oh boy. Time out. Flag on the play. Caeda was able to figure out the things she wanted to... but she couldn't really believe anything she was reading.... where to even begin...


Let's start with the elephant in the room- her location. Oh boy... according to all the information she and Selene had uncouvered... which was a lot, thanks to the woman's amazing skills, they weren't even in Caeda's home world anymore. That was very, very hard for her to believe. But yet... they did come here through a mirror.... they did see those birds, and this place.... for now, it was better to take things at face value... after all, why would all these books decide 'Hey, a stranger! Let's all lie to confuse her!'? It reacts to emotions, thoughts... but would remain stable as long as they were here. Going outside was NOT recommended, as there were plenty of monsters that would be more than happy to kill Caeda... and she would rather not go against things she didn't know about.


Even better, they found the escape method.... not that any of it made sense. She DID understand a bit of the occult, but not much... it had been a small interest, never enough to actually pursue or research. A changeling needed to cast a Glamour, and permission needed to be had. This was the tricky bit. "A changeling... is that what you are?" She asked, turning towards Selene. If everyone here was a creature of some sort, then logic only followed. She thought about it... did it matter if the one giving permission to enter was.. in that world or not? If a gateway could be opened to somewhere that Caeda or the others owned and they gave permission... but that was a long shot and she didn't know how if it actually worked that way or not.


Now for the other rather annoying bit- the 'princess' A True Fae... something not human, in other-words. something she probably couldn't kill with a gun. There went that plan... if that was actually a plan to begin with. The things bout titles and whatnot was REALLY confusing, so she didn't even bother factoring that bit in... except the fact that where they were wasn't marked as the Princess' territory. That may or may not be important.


Now for the good bits that made no sense whatsoever- the laws they were bound to. "Hospitality... the whole thing with cakes and what not? Or does it mean she has to be kind... I don't get it." She says. "I get the feeling if we figured these laws out i would have so much more ammo." She said with a sigh. "Good work Selene." She added
 
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Johnny tried to keep on his professional face as he smiled. $5,000 was more than he had ever had and it made him want to squee like a schoolgirl. "That's more than fine. So as long as there's no lies of any kind tonight that's fine." He said and liked the wording, he could twist that to mean that the two had to tell the truth and not sleep together. For he had no wish to lie with her in any case.


"Now then why don't we get started, I guess I'd like you to tell me more about yourself. Can I get your real name and what you are." He said as he started to take notes jotting down everything.
 
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in response to Caeda asking if Selene was a Changeling, an innocent smile and giggle would leave her face, "Yeppies, i am one." she would respond with a bit of confidence. "Fae are very hospitable, kind and generous, and well, i assume they have to do what they can to please the needs of their guests." she seemed confident in her grasp of the law of hospitality. She seemed to have an idea in how she can guarantee a second escape. she had hoped Caeda would request her as an escort on the way out of this realm. planning to use the specific request as a contract loophole. Even if it meant becoming Caeda's Servant on Paper. It was a vague pipe dream, but she hoped it would work. It was a scheme she had in mind, that she thought might potentially work when she contemplated upon the law of hospitality. She had planned to use Caeda as her ticket out.
 
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As the interview began, Johnny would feel a strange fluttering around his heart, as if he were panicked without being afraid. It carried with it this strange feeling that the two of them were now connected somehow. "Alice, my full name is Madrix Alice Demesne, but call me Alice if you must." She sipped her wine, a clear nervousness over her pale face as she told him her True Name. It had no effect or hinderance to her, but it certainly wasn't an advantage. To be fair, they were on an even playing field now...she knew his name as well. She placed her glass back on the table and covered her lips with her fingers as if to make a 'shh!' sound, implying that he needed to keep her name secret. For the first time, she wore a weak flustered look, seeming a bit embarrassed or sheepish as she curled her legs and scrunched her body into the chair almost like a sort of half-fetus. The entire expression begged him to look away, as if she was afraid for him to see her truly. Johnny realized upon watching her that she was not wearing make-up, and that in reality, it was her skin-tone that was pale. "I am a Fae Noble..." She whispered loudly, noticeably quiet and uncomfortable now, but he could still hear her clearly as the sound carried through the room rather well. "Do you enjoy your work? I don't understand the concept of working, it seems foolish." She tilted her head toward him while still curled in the chair, asking him a question now. She spoke with a high-pitched feminine curiosity that mimicked a child.
 
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Johnny nodded as the memories of his grandfather's last words came to him and he felt the cold iron necklace feeling a bit more like The One Ring as it felt heavy. He at least glad he had one weapon with him and by the look of her after he got her name. He wondered if the rules of names having power over someone applied like they did in the stories. He made sure to write down everything, underlining the name so he'd remember it. "Well 'Alice' I do enjoy my work. It allows me to at least travel around and meet interesting people. Though, I think you're the first actual supernatural person I've gotten to talk to." He said and paused "So now, why try to drug and kidnap me and my companions, was it random or did you want us for a reason."
 
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To Julia's comment about Johnny not being checked in to any hospital, he nodded. "That's right. There was a doctor close and he took a look at Johnny." he recalled, allowing Julia once again to continue. He breathed a sigh of relief--he was still a use to Julia. He'd meet with them all tomorrow night, and during the day he would research. That was good enough for him!


He paused for a moment, as he was preparing to depart, when Julia asked which alias he used. "Oh, it was Michael. They know me as Michael." Something about the way he said it seemed to leave a pleasing taste in his mouth, like an alias he preferred over others. He got the strange feeling like what she said wasn't...well, wasn't 'it' for the evening. Was there something else she wanted?


"It is understood." He did answer out of order, sometimes it was a habit for him when he was thinking. "So I am to research Johnny's companions during the day and to meet with you and Burns tomorrow night. Is there anything else you require of me, sire?" The ball was in her court now--though he only hoped his tasks would be so simple.


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@Xistund @Umbrie @ValkyrieRose


"Not true. The Terrance you met, who you stole from...is not human. I made him." She whispered out, sounding a bit ghostly as she continued. "I wanted new toys, you see...Selene, the bitch, she left me...left me ALONE!" She suddenly threw the wine glass towards johnny's head, having a rather sudden mood swing. The glass flew past his ear and smashed into the wall, spilling red liquid across the floor along with bits of broken glass. "I needed to find someone smart who could locate Selene, and then bring her back to me." She huffed with anger. "I heard you were one of the best players at the casino, so I picked you." She pointed her finger, with dark red paint across it, towards him. It was a shock! One would have expected Alice to be scouting for only beautiful people, but she was actually more interested in finding someone with brains. "What do you think of that girl, the brown haired one?"she continued to ask him very loaded questions.


Meanwhile the others would discover that the Law of Hospitality meant that while she could control the landscape, she was limited in who she could harm within it. Slaves, like Selene, were ignored by the law however. The law of Patterns also limited her from doing things that would be impossible unless she could explain them somehow. She could manipulate things, but never in a way that would be unfair or illogical.
 
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Johnny was starting to see shades of his mother in the creature as she had a mood swing and threw the glass. Well there goes the idea of trying the truth goop on her. But by the looks of it he did not need it. So he was picked for his brains, and his track record at the casino made him a target...


"The policewoman? She's so far great to be around, she can more than look after herself and she's pretty good at cards. I've only just met her." He said not giving her name just in case she could use that to her advantage. "Well then, what is Selene to you and since you have her back what are your plans for us?" He asked as he wondered if he'd be turned into a monster like his grandfather's story.
 
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"Well, at least we know she has limits. I won't randomly have a piano drop on my head." She says, considering if she could use this with any luck. She closed her eyes, thinking back on some things Selene said. "So from what you said Fae are to be hospitable... or at least they are in nature, and have to please their guests... Can you give me your best guess as to the way out? Perhaps a portal location. or something only Fae can do?" She asked. "Anything relevant would be greatly appreciated."
 
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"The notes stated that the portal has to be a reflective surface, and that the portal requires the permission of both an authority figure from the world you are exiting in addition to the owner of the home in the world you are entering." Selene would respond, "While the water in the lake is reflective, i doubt it qualifies as a legitimate surface." she would add nervously. "We would have to make one from a valid surface, probably something made of glass or some kind of polished metal."


"Thing is, iron isn't very common here so glass is a better bet." Selene would hint, hoping to guarantee her own escape as well as the escape of the others.
 
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"Right... I guess I just can't say 'escort me out, huh?" She laughed."That would be to easy. Well, I'm a police officer... that's as authority as it gets, but i guess the issue is that they have on the other side... the fact that i need permission to exit." She frowns... did she even HAVE anyone that could work for that? She doubted the Princess would just allow her to leave


"Right, well, let's get some glass prepared then." She says, trying to solve this problem. "Do you think this princess will be kind to Johnny? I don't need to bust down the doors and rescue him, do I?"
 
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Eventually Ahnoah arrived to a hunters compact. "Hey! I actually found one!" He walked inside into the hunters compact. It had a banner above the door that said 'Adventae' He arrived in there seeking some sort of refuge or maybe even making this his home base. He looked around. It was night so it was not that lively but there were a few people. Couple with blades, others guns. Though everyone seemed to be their own brand of different, but in a good way.
 



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    "Selene belongs to me, and as for you and her...I'm planning some different tests to determine usefulness. I saw Dove outside too, I don't know why she's here." She relaxed her body, moving back into a more normal sitting position as she made her next move. "Anyway, let me ask you, do you miss your sister?" She was able to worm her way into his head just enough to pluck out a bit of his past, and she was gleefully awaiting his reaction. She folded her legs together still and now had her hands clasped together as well. Her clothing was slim and form fitting in a sort of colorful play on victorian dress, with a multicolored bowtie around her neck because bowties are cool.


 
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"When I take a closer look, somewhat. Though I can't put a finger on it..." He looked at the video more closely but other than that he could not find anything. He cressessed his small bearded face. He looked around at the small compact. Normally he is used to seeing animals there but he understood if they were asleep. He loved animals a bit so he chose to ask about them. "Hey, do we happen to have any animals, I tend to do well with them. Do we?"








Strength 1


Dexterity 4


Stamina 3


Intelligence 2


Wits 2


Resolve 2


Presence 2


Manipulation 2


Composure 3


 
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"And you are the only one that needs to know my true name. Thank you, Sire." 'Michael' stated before making his exit, closing the door quietly behind him before allowing his shoulders to slump, his formal posture to waiver. Never would he allow Julia to see him in such a way. He took a look at the note paper, a hotel. He tended to move around a lot. Despite having failed Julia, she still was kind enough to let him see her face for a moment. She must have been furious with him, yet she still showed a touch of softness at the time he left. Was it the detail of his report? Was it something else? Soon he found himself outside of the Highwayman building. It seemed like no time had passed, like a mere few moments that he had been watching the paper. Well, he had better get going--perhaps sleep would help him get over the feeling of failure. She had requested he rest before his escapades.


He got to the hotel, stopping briefly at the front desk to let them know he was checking in, and the room number. He was directed to the elevator, which he rode to the top floor and found his room number.


Of course, as always, the room was clearly meant for two. Occasionally he had guests, but it had been a long time since he'd had a woman in his life. He knew it was a dream, but after Julia had claimed him, he didn't find much interest in other women--unless they were interesting, like Meila who was clearly not from this time period. He threw the keys onto the nightstand, looking out the windows from the room which gave a decent view of the city. It was now that a touch of sadness hit him, and he had to back away from the view.


He undressed, leaving his clothing on the floor next to the hotel's hamper. He knew his room would have been stocked with clean clothing, which he would worry about in the morning--though he didn't go to bed yet. He sat down now, closing his eyes, breathing deeply as he cleared his mind. Slowly, one by one, he played through the day's events in his mind in their entirety, being careful to miss no details of what he had seen and heard.





Willpower +1 [Rest]: 2/5


 
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"Usefulness?" He asked more to himself the her, it was clear on how the woman had no intention of letting the two of them go. He had to find a way for at least him and Caeda to get out of this. He'd would have said he'd want to get everyone out since he was the one to lead them in. But he had little love for the drug addict doctor who seemed to mentally checked out after taking his shots of whatever the hell that was, and even if Selene was the victim here it was her escaping that made the two of them targets to being with. His thoughts were cut off by the mention of his sister and his face made a cold look to the woman. "Yes." He said keeping as tight lipped as he could, it's been an age since he saw his sister, he tried to keep in touch after there few years at school together but after a bit she seemed to have vanished. Even his bitch of a mother did not know where she was. Every now and then he checked with his contacts about arson reports, but they have yet to turn up anything useful.


"So. Since I never mentioned my sister and from the sounds of it you do not have a competent spy network. I take it you have the ability to read minds, or at least bits of my weaknesses, since all your questions and actions are meant to push my buttons. So, I'd need to ask, what other abilities do you have and since you clearly know my weaknesses I'd also like to ask for yours, just for fairness sake, Miss 'Madrix Alice Demesne'." He said using her full name to get a response from her, if she was going to poke his sensitive spots he was going to show that he can poke back.
 
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    "Good Question." She seemed to give him some kind of compliment. Upon hearing her name she responded with a rather solemn voice, "I told you not to do that...very rude." She glared toward him, sticking out a forked tongue towards him with malice. She continued by standing up, crossing about half the distance between them. While towering over him, she spoke once more, in a serious tone. "Leave, unless you want to challenge me."


 
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