Elysium

[Archon Hamilton]

Archon smiled warmly and took her offered seat and released his hold on his ribs. Oh what a great release it was and he let out a sigh of relief for it to, then looked up to make sure that no one heard. Getting into a position f comfort to allow, both Keira and Mirella to sit down as well. His Seneschal then ordered drinks.

Sadly he had to decline the drink and hope she understood why, giving his Clan's unique disadvantage when it came to drinking blood of sources outside their tastes. "No thank you, unfamiliar blood, I would hate to make a mess of things."Archon left it at that but did take a glass so that he could at least toast with his Kindred.

"And to my Council, with whom with out my success would not have been as pretty or assured, thank you all and may you hold your offices for as long as I am your Prince, longer even!"Archon toasted as well in a genuine good mood. Prosecution was up, his companies were making money, he was reconnecting with Mirella, he had a new adoptive Childe, he was Prince, he had not had this level of ease and success since his mortal days, it was nice relief but he was wary as well. Something he was sure was out there, besides the Sabbat issue.

[Aynn Marks]

Aynn smiled and took the glass. While she wasn't too sure about the blood at a Tremere's chantry, a bar? Why not. She raised her glass, laughing, and drink long and deep, enjoying the taste as it refreshed her, if only for a moment. She was proud to be the Prince's childer, if only adopted. She stood, clearing her throat to speak. "I know I'm new here, and for those that don't know, my name is Aynn, Aynn Marks. I've been around the city in this form for a few years now, and I never had the privilege to know any of you, which is sad. Now that all changes though, as I have been adopted to your family. While I may not be fully a part of your......group, as it is, I hope that I can grow with you, and learn with your, and become fully a part of your group as we grow and learn about each other." UGH, of all the things that I lose when I turn into a vampire, you would think that my speech impediment would go away too. Aynn looked downtrodden for a moment, and continued.

"While I'm not proud of what I did back there, and I'm sure none of us really are after the punishment we were given, I know that we can continue to move on, and be the best damn group of.....us? That we can be! Lets raise a glass once more; for us!" She smiled and raised her glass; still remaining with a little of the drink she had been given, as she drank the rest of it down quickly, ordering another round for everyone.

[Keira Kelly]

Keira chuckled as she raised her glass once again. "To us?!" she joined in. Why not, she thought. She knew her life now was not easy at times, why shouldn't they all give themselves a pat on the back from time to time.

She leaned against Cy, feeling very happy as she looked at the others. She had her love with her, her childe who was also had been her best friend as well as other close friends and a Prince who for once seemed to know what he was doing and dared to associate with the 'common folk' as it were. Yes, these were good times indeed but she wondered how long it would last.

In these nights, it seemed that trouble was often cropping up.

[AedanTravius[old]]

Aedan stood at the appearance of the new Prince, and sat when he sat. He raised his glass gladly to the toast of the prince, to his toast to them, and to Aynn's toast. He smiled and laughed with them. But his heart was not there. He could only see two women that should be there at the club with him.
"Keira. I'm sorry to bring this up, in light of everyone in such a good mood. But while I was away...did either Stephanie or Alice make their way in here?" He asked, trying to keep a smile, but thinking of them made that hard.

[Keira Kelly]

Keira's smile vanished. "No, no I'm sorry to say I've seen neither of them." she said sympathetically. "The only one I'd seen from the group before was Luca." she said, with a slight shrug. "It's been a span since he's been in either though. He hadn't spoken as to what had happened when you disappeared though so I'd feared the worst for all of you."

[AedanTravius[old]]

He wore a sad smile as he looked down at his glass, then drank it dry. "Thank you Keira, for everything. But I need to ask you for one last favor. I'll be settling this the night after tomorrows night. I need a place to hold up in the daylight hours. Can I use one of the backrooms?" He remembered having to stay in there a few times when he had first gotten here. Remembered embracing Stephanie here, and she embraced her crow here. Remembered looking after the gangrel here. So many memories were held up on these walls for him.

[Keira Kelly]

"Of course! The choice of room is yours." Keira told the Kindred who had risked himself for her in the past. "Anything you need..."

She could do no less for ones who had proven themselves friends than they had for her. She was sincere that she would help however she could.

[Archon Hamilton]

Archon raised his glass and with a fatherly smile to each toast that was made but could not drink either time. Well hopefully they would appreciate the gesture with out calling him out on why he could not drink, trying to explain that your entire clan was cursed to drink a specific source of blood that was as unique and proprietary to the individual Ventrue was difficult on the best of days.

Archon listened as his Primogen of Independent Clans questioned Keira about rather or not she had seen some people. Apparently he was looking for someone and Keira had not seen them since he went missing. Perhaps, just maybe Archon would be able to assist in this matter. He would offer that up.

"Primogen Travius, I may be able to assist you in finding the missing people you are looking for. I have contacts and resources all over the globe, if I can not find them, then they have met their Final Death, assuming of course it is Kindred that your looking for and not Kine?"Archon offered the other man. "You do know though that doing so will take some time so I would need your patience yes?"Archon continued and then brought the glass to his lips and caught himself before the crimson ambrosia touched his lips and chuckled softly to himself with a subtle shake of his head.

[AedanTravius[old]]

Aedan smiled back at her. "Thanks, old friend. I need to get going...I'll be back before daylight." Rising from his seat, He nodded towards the Prince and Mirella, "My prince, Mirella," then to Aynn and Cy "Ann, Cy, Keira, I've enjoyed this, will have to do this again sometime," he said with a wink, When Archon offered his assistance in finding Luca, he smiled, "Thank you my prince, my gratitude cannot be put into words." He said as he bowed his head. Then walked away from the table, out the door, into the night, and towards his chantry.

He went through the allyway, up the fire escape of the bank just next to the chantry, but only about 6 ft shorter.

roll:10,9,9,3
successes: 3

He flew up the ladder quickly, then went to climb the to the roof of the chantry,

roll: 9,1,9,7
successes: 2

Quickly climbing up and landing as quietly on the roof as he could. He went to the door, which was locked. He reached into his pocket, on his key chain he had a key for it, he slowly slipped it into the lock, and turned it, opening the door slowly. It creaked more then he wanted it to. He opened it just enough and slipped through. Where the stairs split, he went to the right side, the same side as the bank, knowing the first room he came to should be Stephanie's.

He opened the door, and she turned around startled. "Shhh!!!" Aedan said, his finger over his mouth, but smiling, She stood their dumbfounded, dropping the pen in her hand. Tears started running from her eyes, "is...is this real?" He closed the door behind him, locked it, and walked to her, embracing her closely, "Yes...yes its real..." he said as blood started streaming from his eyes..."I thought you were dead. We all did. Frederich took over, he's a fucking tyrant...he tried to take one of Nikolais student, the married girl, but Nikolai unleashed all the creatures under his control." He couldn't stop crying. He was so glad she was alive. He was so grateful to Nikolai. "He's kept up safe. The chantry's been divided into a stalemate. Frederich's up to something though, I just know it, he won't leave this alone...." "Shhhh shhhh shhhh...., " He said, pulling her away so he could look into her eyes, "its okay, in two nights the new prince will summon all of you, don't give him any lead up, but tell Alice and Nikolai, he's being called their so we can have a duel to finish this once and for all, and I will strike him down for what he's done." "William....he staked william, his own goddamn student just to have his women. He's in Frederichs room, he keeps him there to keep her from running away." It took every ounce of willpower not to go burn that bastard right now. "We have to be patient, but we'll save him, I fucking promise." She tried to stop crying, and started going towards her bed, lefting the mattress, pulling out a sword with an ebony handle in a black scabbard. "If your going to duel, you'll need this." Aedan smiled. "Thank you." He heard a knocking on the door, out of reflex Aedan drew his blade, "Steph, are you okay?" It was Alice. Aedan sheathed his sword, smiling, he opened the door, and smiled at Alice. Like Stephanie she was dumbstruck, tears started falling from her eyes, Aedan pulled her to him, embracing her, and closing the door behind her. "Stephanie's going to have to explain, but know that this will be over soon. I have to get out of here for now." "Aedan! wait," Stephanie opened a box, digging through it pulled out a pipe, and some pre prepped marijuana. "Here..." she said with a smile. he took it, "I love you, I love you both. So much. I'll never be able to repay Nikolai for this" He put them in his right pocket, and headed out the door, up the stairs, and back outside to the rooftop, jumping down to the bank building, and back down the stairs he had climbed up, then started walking back to the club where he had left his car. He stopped in the allyway, and pulled the bag of weed out of his pocket. Opening it he noticed there was a joint already pre rolled next to a lighter. He had to wonder how long ago she had done this. He sat against a wall, sliding down till he was sitting, put it in his mouth and lit it, smoking it there in silence as tears ran down his eyes.

[AedanTravius[old]]

Sitting there he thought about everything that had happened, from that first interview with his sire, all the way up until now. What a fucked up, insane world this was, and he knew deep down in side he just made things crazier. How had one embrace effected so many and led to such a clusterfuck of a situation in only a few short years? This thought made him laugh for the first time tonight. "Fucker would have never done it had he seen any of this shit coming." He said to himself. "So, now what are you going to do. sit in this fucking alleyway and cry, or go to your car, put your sword up and rest before daylight comes, then train all night tomorrow. Sure seems like a better, route, doesn't it. Well, fuck it." He said, as he got himself up, he packed the paraphernalia in the bag, put it in his pocket, picked up his sword and walked back to the club, staying in the alleyways, knowing the site of a man walking the streets with a sword may not go so well.
When he got near the club, where he could see his car from the allyway, he looked around to make sure no one was watching or around, the dashed to the back of his car, opening his trunk, and putting the sword and the bag in there, then closed it.

Walking back into the club he went to the bar, smiling at Ana, "Hey, hun, been along time...your looking good as always. Let me get a drink."

After downing the drink he went to the same backroom he had embraced Stephanie in. He remembered how scared he was thinking she was going to die. He remembered the Tremere that had kidnapped her to use against him. He remembered killing him. From the start this had all been violent. Maybe it was him? The only consistent variable in all of this violence was him. He thought about all these things as he lay on a couch, passing out.