massachusetts ♔ a little partial for beautiful girls | even if their blood runs blue

[moonheart]

♬ She Just Killing Me - ZZ Top

WHO || Solace, Thoster, Faith, Phineas, Sydney, Lissa
WHAT || The Knights act as bodyguards for a celebrity with a very unusual stalker...
WHERE || Massachusetts, USA
WHEN || August 16th, evening [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

[ the pendergast manor is a sprawling sight, impressive even to those who live in the world's most ridiculously sized castle. the whole place has a sort of country club air, and white gloved butlers escort the little troupe of knights through the halls, past expensive paintings and all the other old money trappings. ]

Comments

[moonheart]

I'm not a doctor but... I think she's dead. [ she rolls her over enough that they can both make out the sight of two very noticeable puncture wounds. guess where. ] Ohhhh boy.

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster's eyebrows go waaaay up.]

We should get the others.

[thesleeper]

[Somehow missed the very existence of all of the party threads. Awkward...]

[Phineas just bobs his head, and tags along with Lissa to the left.]

Wonderful to get another few moments alone with you, away from all that noise, dearest.

[lastdragomir]

Mhmm. [ she answers absently, glancing around trying to find anything out of order. (spot 13) ] Sorry, what? Oh, yes, it is nice, Phineas, I agree.

[moonheart]

[ behind phineas and lissa, they hear a silky male voice say, with some amusement: "Who said you were alone?"

but when they turn around, no one is there~

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meanwhile faith shoots a concerned look back down the hall past thoster ] Should we just leave her here? If she's going to turn...

[bluffcheck]

Perhaps you're right. [He digs in his pocket for his phone. He's... still sort of bad at using it, but desperate times. Also he's calling Lissa because... well, he just found out she's a vampire on the plane ride over, so that seems like a good call. While it rings, he nods to Faith.]

Ring up Solace, would you, lass? If we can get everyone back here, we can see what's to be done about this.

[lastdragomir]

[ lissa's hand jerks out to grab phineas' arm, jade eyes wide and worried. she picks up on the first ring and doesn't even wait for thoster to use words just sort of blurts out: ] He's invisible!

[sirsolace]

[ solace and sydney have found an opened window in the hallway, when his phone rings. he picks it up and listens grimly for a moment as faith explains the situation. ]

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster is already confused. He stares at the phone.]

Lissa? Lissa I need you to come this way. Faith and I have found something.

[lastdragomir]

[ deep breaths, lis. ] Okay. But Phineas and I. I. [ DEEP BREATHS, LISSA. ] I think whoever is stalking her is invisible. And I don't know if he's still here.

[bluffcheck]

Don't panic, lass, but I think you've got the sort of company you weren't expecting. She's been bit. By a vampire.

[lastdragomir]

[ don't panic, ha! she is mildly panicking. (will save 11) ] A vampire. [ she swallows. ] Oh. It wasn't me.

[bluffcheck]

Didn't this it was, lass. But we need to stick together now. Bring Phineas and hurry.

[thesleeper]

[Phineas is distracted by the disembodied voice... He conjures his Dove, just in case he needs it, but then he overhears - ]

Vam... pire... ?

[moonheart]

[ no sooner have those words gotten out of phineas' mouth then lissa is grabbed from behind... by a figure who is forming out of gas behind her. she has to make a str check to keep from dropping her phone. ]



"In the flesh. Shouldn't have stuck your nose into things here. This could have stayed between me and Callista." [ his fangs pop out as he draws lissa's hair aside, completely unaware of the irony of this situation, i guess ]

[lastdragomir]

[ yeah, she crit failed so the phone goes flying away. and she sure whimpers when he brushes her hair back, tears filling her eyes, BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT U R DOIN BRO and its scary as hell because all she can think of is the red eyes and pale skin of a strigoi and who the hell can fight that? ]

[bluffcheck]

Lissa? ...Lissa?? [Thoster looks at his phone, then turns to Faith.] Something's wrong. She said something about someone being invisible? Is Solace coming? [Because he is sure about to bolt to find the girl.]

[moonheart]

He said he was. What are you going to do?

[bluffcheck]

Well, I can't just leave them there, can I? [He backs up and glances down the hall.] I'll be quick. You won't even know I'm gone. And the others will be here soon, I'm sure of it.

[thesleeper]

[Phineas blinks, curses his poor choice in magics for the day, and conjures his bird - which can't actually fight, but maybe will scare this creep.]

Uh... BIRD! [And the white dove appears in his hand and dives toward the man.]

[moonheart]

[ the vampire hisses in nothing but mild annoyance, reaching up to bat at the bird (atk 24...), which at least distracts him from sticking his fangs in lissa for a moment... ]

[lastdragomir]

[ she crit failed trying to get out of his grasp while he's distracted. useless, useless vampire girl. but she manages to bite out, no pun intended: ] Phineas, go get the others!

[thesleeper]

[Clearly torn, Phineas swallows, and chokes out,] Sure, love... [And he uses his magic to go invisible... (Two can play that way Mr. Vampire!) Then sends his bird to find the others, and moves to circle around the Vampire. No way he could leave her alone, but maybe that will be enough to trick this creep.]

WOW i got zero notifs wtf

[celerystick]

[Sydney waits impatiently while Solace is on the phone, watching him with wide somewhat nervous eyes.]

[sirsolace]

[ he hangs up, eyes narrowed as he looks around, and then starts off in the direction of thoster and faith. ] Vampire.