Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
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Post by Korlian on Nov 24, 2009 4:25:52 GMT -5
Korlian tilted his head to the side thoughtfully, biting the inside of his lip. "I don't enjoy killing, Paula. Not if I don't know for sure that they've hurt someone or something I care about. If you think you have a good idea of what to do, then I will follow your lead. I don't know much about humans kidnapping other humans... or mages in this case."
He nodded shortly, raking his soaking wet hair out of his face as it fell forward. "We should probably get out of the rain before you catch a cold or something. Hard to be a good detective when you're sneezing your head off."
Heading back toward the hotel, he turned and looked at her with a raised brow. Knowing perfectly well this wasn't what she was expecting, he headed back into the hotel and got as much water off as he could before going in. He held the door open for Paula, waiting patiently.
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Post by paulaharris on Nov 24, 2009 18:58:24 GMT -5
Paula slid through the door without so much as a "thank you" to Korlian. The entire evening had been a waste of time, time that could have been spent doing other, more productive things.
"I'll explain the entire plan in the morning." She said. "You should go upstairs and get some sleep. You are going to need it." Then, with that, she swept into the stairwell and began her ascension to her room.
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 24, 2009 19:45:16 GMT -5
Korlian watched her, wondering why she didn't take the elevator like she had getting down, then shrugged and headed back to his room... Ian's room, whatever. Everyone was still asleep, and he settled on the window again. By the time anyone woke, he'd be dry and Paula would probably not want to talk about how he could have gotten away from her if he had really wanted to.
He leaned his head against the glass and sighed softly, watching his breath fog the glass. After a while, he managed to drift off, though it took him a while. It was going to take someone deliberately trying to wake him to manage it.
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Nov 24, 2009 20:09:15 GMT -5
Istvan woke slowly, blinking and wincing as the sunlight shone directly into his eyes. He sat up and stretched, seeing that he was the first one to awaken. Ian was still asleep in the bed beside his, and Korlian was slumped on the windowsill, his head resting on his chest, moving softly up and down as he breathed.
Istvan got up from his bed and moved over to Ian's, reaching down and shaking the younger boy awake. "Rise and shine, Ian."
He watched him for a few seconds, making sure he was fully awake before going to wake Korlian, standing very nearby to make sure he didn't fall off the windowsill and hurt himself if he woke suddenly. He shook the boy's shoulder and called his name, wincing a little at the sunlight from the window.
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 24, 2009 20:21:47 GMT -5
Korlian blinked and looked over at Istvan, waking slowly. He shook his head and yawned, stretching with perfect balance on the sill. Rubbing at his neck, he rolled his head to ease the strain from sleeping in such an awkward position. It was later than he had expected to be woken, which meant he'd gotten as much sleep as he probably needed.
One of these days... I am going to figure this out and then... woe betide my dear parents...
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Post by ianharris on Nov 24, 2009 20:48:24 GMT -5
Ian turned over and pulled the covers over his head. He mumbled something even he couldn't understand - it sounded something like "The peanut butter is ready." After a minute, he sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"What time is it?" He muttered, his head feeling a bit fuzzy.
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Post by paulaharris on Nov 25, 2009 0:08:05 GMT -5
Paula's alarm had gone off an hour before. She had gotten up at once, showered, and dressed. There was no time to waste, as her plan required an early start. She checked to make sure she had her phone and key, and then stepped out into the hall. Paula slipped across the hallway and pounded on Ian's door.
"Children!" She barked. "Rise and shine. We have work to do."
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Nov 25, 2009 0:20:38 GMT -5
Istvan jumped a little as Paula pounded on the door and called into the room. He sighed and pulled the blankets off of Ian, calling out "Coming!" to Paula as he did so, then opening his baclpack and pulling out some clean clothes.
He ducked into the bathroom, dressed and re-emerged quickly, picking up his backpack and putting on his coat and shoes before stepping out into the hallway.
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 25, 2009 1:03:54 GMT -5
Korlian shook himself and jumped off the window, hurrying outside of the room. He wanted to see what Paula had for him to do, enough to not come up with a smart comment.
Alright, enough to not say the smart comment he had come up with. Since Paula was anything but shining at the moment. He bit the inside of his lip, in a way that Paula would probably notice and decide she didn't want to hear what he was thinking.
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Post by ianharris on Nov 25, 2009 1:31:39 GMT -5
Ian pulled himself out of bed at the sound of Paula's voice. His cousin was not someone that he wanted to ignore. Ian quickly threw on some clothes and was out the door as soon as he could.
"What's going on?" He mumbled. "Is something happening?"
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Post by paulaharris on Nov 25, 2009 1:40:12 GMT -5
Paula watched as the three boys assembled in the hallway. She looked both ways to make sure that no one else was there before beginning to speak.
"Jacques is nothing more than the middleman. We want the people who've been suppling the blood, the people who are probably responsible for the kidnapping of the mages. My plan is to make Jacques contact and lead us to these people by scaring him. Ian, Istvan, and I will start a stakeout and a tail of Jacques. We'll trade off, so that he won't be able to pinpoint that he's being followed."
She turned to Korlian. "And as for you... Jacques needs to believe that there's a threat. This is where you come in. I know your teeth are as sharp as a vampires but a mere dealer won't know the difference. I need you to find the dealers, as many as you can, and beat them up. Make sure you flash your grin at them. We need them to believe that a vampire is after them."
Paula looked around at all three. "Does that sound good to everyone?"
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 25, 2009 2:20:06 GMT -5
Korlian couldn't help the grin that grew across his face. It wasn't the one she was talking about, though. This one was just gleeful. "I won't kill anyone on purpose, Paula. I promise. Do you want me to bite them too? A bit of blood in my mouth won't bother me, and a real vampire bites when attacking."
He already knew several dealers. "Lower level suppliers too? People like Jacques who don't know the full circuit but do have the next level up?"
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Post by paulaharris on Nov 25, 2009 7:48:37 GMT -5
Paula nodded, ignoring the repulsed feeling welling up inside her. "Yes, yes. Go ahead and bite away. The more traumatized, the better." She thought for a moment. "And just go after the dealers... as far as we know, Jacques is the only low-level supplier, so it's better to focus on him than go chasing down nonexistent leads."
With any luck, Jacques will lead us right to the bastards who've been doing this. Paula thought to herself. We'll catch them yet!
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 25, 2009 17:18:56 GMT -5
Korlian laughed at the second of revoltion that crossed Paula's face, but nodded. The dealers would be easier to find... "Alright... so as long as I don't kill anyone, anything goes. Do you want me to report to you? ...Scratch that. I'll check in every day or so. You have any other instruction or can I go?"
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Nov 25, 2009 18:21:32 GMT -5
Istvan looked from Korlian to Paula and back again, quite unsure of how to react to this. He understood the necessity of scaring the dealers to get to the suppliers, but... biting? Really? He shifted uneasily, trying to block out the thought of all the blood that would spill. He really hated blood. The sight, the smell...
And we're going after people who give it out in bottles, he sighed to himself. What have I gone and gotten myself into?
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Post by paulaharris on Nov 25, 2009 18:28:52 GMT -5
Paula waved a hand at Kor. "Just keep a cell phone on you - I assume you have one - and give the number to one of the three of us if we don't have it already. We'll let you know when Jacques is on the move."
She turned to face the other two. "Alright. We need to work out how this is going to go down... any thoughts?"
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 26, 2009 1:58:51 GMT -5
Korlian laughed at her. "What on earth would make you think I have a cell? My 'parents' live in the middle of a wood, and can barely afford to feed themselves, let alone my brother and I. The only way I could get a cell is to steal one, and it's pretty useless stolen."
He thought for a moment, "Well... Actually... we don't care about these dealers too much, right? I'll get either a cell or more likely, the money to get one of those prepaid cells and get it set up pretty quickly. Meet you the first day, then you'll have the number and we'll be good. I know you hate stealing about as much as killing, but I'm not exactly well-looked after."
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Post by ianharris on Nov 28, 2009 22:11:57 GMT -5
"You can borrow mine." Ian said, digging it out of his pocket. Kor was a mischievous kid, but Ian trusted that he would be able to get his phone back. "I just need it once a day to call Natalie... actually, I can do that on Paula's phone. As long as you promise to return it to me when you're done harassing dealers..."
Of course, Ian figured he was probably going to be getting a new phone when all this was over anyway... so it didn't hurt to offer.
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 29, 2009 1:53:40 GMT -5
Korlian took it with a smile, "Thank you, Ian. I give you my word you will get your phone back as soon as I've finished what I'm going to be doing. In about the same condition it is in now."
He opened it and examined it quickly. "Do you need a call or can I send you a text, Paula?"
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Post by paulaharris on Nov 30, 2009 1:03:56 GMT -5
Paula waved a hand at Korlian. "Texts work. The number is in the phone already. You're free to dash off now, Korlian, if that's what you're asking."
It would be good for the boy to blow off some steam. He really had wanted to take down the dealer from the other night, but Paula knew that that would have done more harm than good. Allowing Kor to frighten dealers was a good way to appease the boy, and to keep him out of too much trouble. What a funny world we live in...
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 30, 2009 1:58:58 GMT -5
Korlian grinned and did just that, slipping the phone into his pocket. Then he paused and came back, almost sheepish. "I think I need the charger first. Because I am willing to bet the phone will need more power before I'm done," he said, with an slightly embarrassed grin. "I mean, before you call me back because what you want has been accomplished..."
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Post by ianharris on Nov 30, 2009 23:43:29 GMT -5
Ian shoved his hands into his pockets and stared down at his feet. "It's still at the hotel room, sorry. You'll last for a day... can I give it to you when I've had a chance to go back to the room? I'm sure I will between now and tomorrow."
It's not my fault... Ian reasoned with himself. I mean, I didn't expect this to be necessary...
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Nov 30, 2009 23:48:52 GMT -5
Korlian leaned his head to the side. "The door to the hotel room is behind you. I'm just going to behave and not go digging through your stuff."
He rocked back on his heels. "Unless you really want to see me again tomorrow."
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Post by ianharris on Dec 1, 2009 0:48:47 GMT -5
Ian felt all the blood rushing to his ears. Of course he was outside the hotel room. How had he forgotten that already? He turned and rushed back in, emerging with the charger.
"Um... yeah..." Ian handed the cord to Korlian, staring down at the floor. "Sorry about that..."
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Korlian
Kitty Kat
Academy Freshman: Bound Fae
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
Posts: 942
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Post by Korlian on Dec 1, 2009 1:21:25 GMT -5
Korlian took it with a grin, "You're not awake yet, it makes sense. Now... I'm going to go cause mayhem and set things in motion, I'll leave it to Paula to wake you up enough to understand what is going on."
He waved and left again, this time not coming back. It took him only a moment to remember where his own dealer target had been, and head that way. His first victim was already chosen... And this was going to be so much fun!
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