[WoD] Heart of the Mountain

[ExtraWhiteRice]

@Karalexia @NovaPheonix @Sigyn


Something caught the corner of "Michael's" eye--a familiar figure. "Yes, that's all I needed. Thanks for checking in with him, Harry. I've got an appointment I've got to get to, now. I'll let you get back to work." Giving a small, formal bow, he chased off in the direction he had seen the girl that was yelling at the barkeeper in Wonderland the night just prior to this. This was a lucky break--he didn't even have a name to go off of, and she just passes him by on the street? Gold mine. Now all he had to do was follow her through the city, as stealthily and un-noticed as he possibly could. Well, he could have done a better job, but his mission wasn't really to go unnoticed. He would have tried harder were that the case.


He followed Meila through the streets to a bakery. Chrysanthemum Confections. He thought he might have passed the bakery at one point, but he had never actually been inside. Why would the girl who was obviously not used to this...modern society go into a bakery? Considering she didn't seem to know even the basics of the casino, she could be Kindred...except she was walking in the sunlight. Maybe she was like him? The magic symbol she had brandished in the Wonderland the night before would seem to indicate otherwise. Well, it was a bakery...he didn't have to pay for the drink the night before (courtesy of infighting) so he still had $15 on him. Maybe he could pose as if he needed a loaf of bread, scoping the area out better? Perfect.


Confidently, he strode to the front of the bakery, glancing around at the different baked goods. He wasn't particularly hungry, so he was looking more-so at the pastries. He wouldn't mind something sweet after his day. He needed to decide on what to buy first, but he, as sneakily as he could, glanced around the store for anything else more...unusual. It seemed this town suddenly was coming to life with crazy supernatural people--and he loved being part of it.

 

[Karalexia]

Meila's nerves calmed as Chrys emerged to greet her and didn't hesitate to cling on to the woman as she pulled her into a hug. It was something that Meila hadn't experienced since... since before her mind became hazy. She couldn't recall the last she felt a comforting embrace such as this, it was almost foreign to her except for a small niggling in the back of her mind that called to her from a lifetime ago.


"I am sorry... I had no-" Meila cried before cutting herself off, "I made a stupid choice. Because I was scared and now... I don't know what I should do. I came back here because here is safe and you are a nice person. I only had one other choice and I don't think I can go back there." There was a slight tremor in her voice as she made mention of her other choice and she decided not to continue on... She was just glad to be back in a place she regarded as safe. "But, I am cold... and a little hungry and these damp, smelly clothes are beginning to itch. I found them in a big box behind a building."





Meila continued to hug Chrys, blissfully unaware that she had been tailed by Michael the entire time and of the other strangers that were hanging around the bakery; All that mattered to her now, was that she was safe, or at least she believed so.





@NovaPheonix @Unknown1 @ExtraWhiteRice @Sigyn

 

[NovaPheonix]

Chrys let her apprentice take a rest in the back room, letting meila follow her around until she saw the other man enter from the back. She was surprised to see him and harry, while the delivery boy just greeted her with a wave. She recommended that they take a seat in the front of the bakery. She turned the sign from 'Open' to 'Closed', not noticing that Michael had made his way inside as she did so, as she was busy looking out the front window and observed time slowing at the place down the street as a bird slowly passed overhead, wings flapping in slow motion.


Meanwhile, outside Crypt, the bar's owner would get the confirmation she was waiting for as anthony stood in the street, still in slowed time.

 

[Xistund]

Anthony realized just a bit before muttering "bloody vail." He then paused thinking of her words, and notice he never mentioned the arrows. "If you'd kindly get the fuck out of my head." He hated mind mages who think that just because they can brake into people's head that it was an open invitation to do so. He started to walk away from the woman, ending the time spell.


(Sorry for the delay computer broke down and I had no idea of the posts I missed.)

 

[ExtraWhiteRice]

The store had closed? While he was inside? He must be better at blending in than he thought. It was hard to believe, with his purple hair. Style preference--and it kept people sufficiently distracted from too many things while he presented himself. He was hoping to have gotten Meila's name, but all he knew about her was that she came here as a safe-house for some reason (after finding clothes in a box next to a dumpster). She definitely didn't seem to be from here, but he couldn't put his finger on where. She had also pulled out and brandished her totem the night before. This bakery--he made note of the name before beating a swift retreat. They wouldn't look kindly on someone who wandered in while they were closed...Even though they technically closed shop with him inside. Plus, if he didn't buy a pastry he would probably be able to afford some cheap lunch.


Fast food joint it was. When Chrys turned her back and began to go into the other room, he made a swift exit. Luckily, she hadn't locked the door. Yes, if only he could have gotten her name...Though, there seemed to be more to this bakery than met the eye.