Alister Kurth: Alister walks up the stairs drink already in hand. He hadn't gotten back in a while but time had passed, time to check in and see what's been happening. he has a slightly tired look to him, but looks to be well humoured none the less.

Maria: d10: sweet dreams: 8,2,7,2,2,

Maria: ~She's been up and about for a little while. A chair pulled over to the window, and she sits silently staring outside. Her fingers fidgeting mutely at the hem of her skirt~

Maria: ~Knees and elbows, that is this very young lady. Just to look at her she couldn't be much more than 14 or 15 years old. Youthful, hispanic features with an air of innocense about her that can't be denied encased in a small, almost frail looking frame. The body that boasts the threat of another growth spurt to come stands at 5'5", and maybe at most 110 pounds, maybe even less. Her hair is straight, falling to just past her shoulder blades in a dark, silking brown with those adorable locks of curls at the very ends. Just enough to give it a little bit of bounce when she moves, all framing the soft, but pretty features. Soft brown eyes with that sparkle of youth, full, pouting lips, and a lighter shade of skin tone that almost looks more like a sun tan than showing off her heritage. On any normal day she can be spotted wearing a cute skirt, never anything that can be considered too short and most certainly never anything distasteful, with a matching colored shirt, satin, usually in pinks or soft purples. Her shoes are typically either keds or sandals. Nothing flashy, nothing that stands out too much.~ http://www.wodnyc.net/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=63

Alister Kurth: He glances round once there and catches sight of her, a friendly smile and he walks to a chair turning it towards her but not moving it. "Evening, how's everything? feeling better I should hope." as he sits he gives a small glance around again, as if looking for someone else to be about aswell.

Maria: ((Sorry, room mate got home and was yapping))

Alister Kurth: ((no worries, is cool))

Maria: ~She blinks a few times, coming out of her little trance, and slowly turns to look at Alister, not a word he said registering in those eyes. She bites her lip, glancing around, then back to him, before saying something quietly in spanish~

Maria: *sp* I'm sorry..... what did you say?

Alister Kurth: "Sorry what, speak up can't hear, don't worry I don't bite, promise." he grins and takes a sip of his drink. tilting his head to the side a little.

Maria: ~Her eyes dart around, then come back to him, shrinking back into the chair a little bit~ *sp* I don't know what you are trying to say to me......

Alister Kurth: He tilts his head. his brow furrows a little bit, thinking. "Ok, this is interesting, see this is why I should stay in the loop more, so you don't understand a word I'm saying do you?" he says getting to his feet slowly leaving his drink resting on the side. "I suppose I shouldn't complain, it's got to be so much worse for you, sat there whilst people talk round you hu?"

Maria: ~She blinks at him, glancing around again, starting to fidget some more, then folding her fingers together and looking down to her lap~ *sp* If I'm in your way I can go.... I'm sorry.

Alister Kurth: d10: Per Emp: 8,8,7,2,3,9,

Alister Kurth: He smiles comfortingly and walks over to her patting her shoulder. "Relax, you want a drink?" he waves a hand to her and then grasps an imaginery cup and drinks from it tilting his head to the side.

Maria: ~She flinches from the hand a little bit, but quite visibly forces herself to relax, watching him intently. She blinks a few times, her head tilting~ *sp* You want me to get you a drink. ~She nods, standing quickly~

Laurel Hensley: She walks into the lounge, fussing a little with her hair, irritably. She didn't used to care. Neither of her. It's pulled back in a ponytail, her soft white blouse resting loosely on her upper body, a knee-length jean skirt completing the look with strapped sandals.

Laurel Hensley -> Maria: ((Do you need Laurel's DD?))

Alister Kurth: He watches her get up for a moment and then goes and scoops his glass up from the arm of the chair where he'd left it, looking back to Laurel as she comes in and nodding, "Heya. I thought for a minute she was the only one here." he grins.

Maria -> Laurel Hensley: ((yes please ~S~))

Maria: ~Her eyes flicker over to Laurel, then back to Alister, then to his glass and frowns with a little bit of confusion~ *sp* Why do you ask for another drink when yous till have one?

Laurel Hensley -> Maria: The girl is best described as "cute"...the all-American girl next door sort. Tall and thin, with shoulder-length, dark chestnut hair and cool blue eyes, one would imagine that if she gave a big, bright smile, she'd light up the room, and then some. However, she doesn't much seem to be the type to give those wide smiles...her expressions are a bit more muted, softer. A pair of simple, unadorned glasses rest on her nose. The rest of her is fit, and well-proportioned enough...certainly not so much to be voluptuous. More athletic, though she seems to have a more scholarly look to her then a sporty look. She gives off a general feeling of being quite approachable, even if there is a keener, more discerning look in her eyes.

Laurel Hensley: She smiles softly to Alister and nods. "Hey." When Maria speaks Spanish, she looks to the girl, focusing herself to extend her abilities to understand the girl

Alister Kurth: He looks over as she speaks again and tilts his head "Uh, yeah go for it." he says in a voice that denotes that he has no idea how he should be responding, none the less he smiles and sits down in the chair, shifting it some what again to be able to see both.

Laurel Hensley: d10: Translate: 3,4,8,3,8,1,

Maria: ~The confused look deepens, and she sucks in her bottom lip, chewing on it for a moment. Eyes flicker nervously to Laurel, then to Alister again, her fingers starting to fidget~

Laurel Hensley -> Maria: So with Translate, she can understand what she's saying...it comes out like Spanish.

Laurel Hensley: "Are you okay?" She gives Maria a look of concern.

Maria -> Laurel Hensley: ((cool ~S~))

Maria: ~Her eyes shift to Laurel again, an almost paniced look to her eye, her head shaking no~ *sp* I think he wants me to get him a drink..... but he has one.... and I don't know what he's saying to me.... I don't want him upset at me if I can't understand him..... ~The words soft spoken, but rushed, that first hint of being ready to bolt starting to seep in~

Alister Kurth: He looks back to Maria a slight concern to his features at the rushed paniced speach. before glancing around, as if maybe he's missed something, well from the look on his face he's certainly missed something, just a matter of what.

Laurel Hensley: She smiles a bit and nods, looking to Alister. "She thinks you're saying you want a drink."

Maria: ~She looks back and forth between the two of them for a moment, then very slowly starts lowering back down into her seat, tugging it around so her back isn't too them and perching on the edge of the chair~

Alister Kurth: "I have a drink." he says looking to laurel as she speaks, confushion for a moment then he smiles and shakes his head "Guess the offer got kinda grabled in translation, we need subtitles I'm telling you."

Laurel Hensley: "Quite all right." She nods to Alister, and looks over to Maria, giving her a warm smile. "He wasn't asking for a drink. And you're just fine. How are you doing?"

Maria: ~She starts to relax a little bit, though still sitting very much straight up, but not quite so rigid. She looks down to her lap~ *sp* Other than the nightmares, and things the other day I have been well, thank you. Phillip has been very nice, and Jay was at first... ~Her eyes dart over to the hallway where Jay normally is, then back down to her lap~ But I think he grows tired of babysitting us.

Laurel Hensley: She gives the woman a sympathetic look as she walks to the bar. "I'm sorry to hear that. I know that nightmares can be bad...I'm glad that they've been treating you nice here, though."

Maria: ~Her eyes flicker between Laural and Alister quickly~ *sp* Should...... should I go? If you two need to talk I can go back to my room.

Alister Kurth: He looks between them as they talk, listening to it almost like a phone conversation, interested and quite content to sit back and listen.

Laurel Hensley: "No, no..." She shakes her head, finishing up her rum and coke and making her way back over to Maria. "You're fine, honey. I promise."

Maria: ~She nods a little bit, and summons up a polite smile, though still quite a bit on the jittery side. She glances between the two of them again, then towards the stairs, then back to the two of them~ *sp* The scary one isn't coming back tonight, is he?

Alister Kurth: He glances back over his shoulder at the stairs when she does before sitting back again taking another sip ofhis drink.

Laurel Hensley: She gives a sudden frown of concern. "Which one is that?"

Urian Flannery: (anyone mind another? *EG*)

Maria: ~She chews on her lip, shrugging~ *sp* I didn't catch his name..... But when he came is when Jay changed. He wasn't being nice like he was before, and Jay and Phillip started arguing. Beth said it seemed like they were fighting over protective dominance with us, and the big scary one looked like he was going to try and beat up Phillip.

Laurel Hensley: ((Sure! Life isn't stressful enough for my girl. ;) ))

Maria: ((WOOT! Party! ~Hops around~))

Urian Flannery: Urian makes his way up the stairs, followed closely by Hugo his ever looming thug of a lackey. Hugo is a large stout black man, clean cut, wearing black slacks and a pale yellow polo shirt. Eyes covered by dark shades. Urian looks a bit on the tired side, but charming as ever. Khaki slacks and a white button up, rolled to the elbows the top two buttons slipped open. Their pace is calm and quiet. Just stopping by it seems.

Urian Flannery: For a man who's getting on in years, Uri is quite the looker. Distinguished and subtly handsome features, he gives a definite air of knowledge and respect. His dark hair is lightly tipped with hints of silver, though he shows no signs of balding in the near future. He stands just over six foot with an average build. His skin has a slight hint of tan, though his heritage is anyone's guess. His eyes are a dark blue, intense and immersive.

Laurel Hensley: She shakes her head and smiles. "No ones going to hurt you. I promise."

Leon Trass: And bringing up the rear of the little group is leon, stepping in he moves to the side of the door and leans back, removing his gloves slowly and pocketing them.

Urian Flannery: When they make their way into the main lounge upstairs, Hugo leans back against a wall near the bar watching quietly. Urian makes a slow pace toward the center of the room, a charming smile flashed to Laurel. "Out and about I see.. excellent.. I've been meaning to speak with you." His smile rotates over toward Maria. He gives her a respectful nod.

Alister Kurth: "Who's she think's gonna hurt her?" he looks a bit worried at the thought, sitting foward and then looking back as others file in.

Laurel Hensley: She looks over when Urian comes in, her cool blue eyes watching him for a long moment, before she smiles faintly and nods to the man. "Urian."

Maria: ~She chews on her lip, nodding to Laurel, quickly, then her eyes shift to the stairs again, seeing two people come up. Her eyes quickly shift away and back down to her lap, fingers resuming their nervous fidgeting~

Urian Flannery: Urian waves a dark hand toward the bar "Hugo.. I'd very much like a gin and tonic." The brutish looking fellow quietly moves behind the bar to mix Uri's drink.

Laurel Hensley: "Always available, Urian." She nods to the man. "All you have to do is call for me." She looks to Alister. "Not sure yet. Big guy. Threatened to assault Phillip."

Urian Flannery: Urian quirks a brow, taking a seat casually. "Oh? Threats you say?"

Alister Kurth: "Threats? here?" he scowls and takes a swig finishing his drink getting to his feet, that seems to have knocked some of the jolity out of him.

Urian Flannery: Urian holds his hand out, waiting for his drink. It's put hastily in his hand by Hugo, who then moves back to his wall.

Maria: ~She peeks up and glances around a little bit, fingers still fidgeting, then bites her lip, taking in the expressions on their faces. She winces a little bit, and quickly looks back down with a frown~

Laurel Hensley: "Or, it seemed so to her," she says with a nod to the man. "She doesn't speak English. I certainly hope no one was threatening someone in Sanctuary."

Urian Flannery: Urian crosses one leg over the other, sipping his tonic with a charming smile to Laurel. "I know I've spoken with each of mine about such things.. They wouldn't defy me."

Alister Kurth: He heads for the bar, looking to be going to get himself another drink, watching Urian and his two as he goes, just a bit weary of all the muscle for a 'drop in'.

Laurel Hensley: "I'm sure they wouldn't," she says with a nod. She looks back over to Maria and smiles, reaching out slowly to give her a comforting touch to her forearm. "So, Urian...what's up?"

Urian Flannery: Urian slowly rotates his smile back over to Maria, watching her for a moment. "This is the one who doesn't speak english.. maria.. right? Jay told me she was still a bit frightened. Poor thing.."

Maria: ~She lifts her eyes again, peeking around a bit, and then she goes completely rigid, her eyes snapping back down to her lap, fingers tightening in their fidgeting~

Urian Flannery: He looks back to Laurel. "I was curious if you'd spoken to Keiko and Johan about their investigation of the ritual site, post explosion. Just wanted to ensure that you were.." He swirls his drink a bit in an idle motion ".. in the loop, so to speak."

Leon Trass: Leon finishes taking his gloves off, stuffing them into a jacket pocket and shifting his stance to lean more comfortably, hands resting through the loops on his black jeans

Maria: ~She jumps slightly at the touch, glancing quickly to Laurel, then over to Urian when she hears her name. Her eyes snapping to Leon, and then down again just as quickly~

Urian Flannery: Urian quirks a brow, eyes rotating between Leon and Maria. "Is.. she quite alright?" He asks laurel.

Laurel Hensley: "I'm always in the loop, Urian." She nods a little bit. "I'm working on things already."

Laurel Hensley: She looks between Leon and Maria, frowning a little bit. "Maria, honey...is everything all right?"

Urian Flannery: He cracks another charming smile to Laurel. "Brilliant. So you shant be needing Mimi's help to research the existing cult, then?"

Laurel Hensley: "Well, I was hoping, if needed, that I could ask her for help, actually."

Maria: ~She hesitates, frowning deeply. Her eyes dart to Leon, then down again, and she nods, pushing to her feet~ *sp* I.... excuse me.... I.... need to..... ~Her eyes dart around a little bit~ I need to go to the ladies room...... ~Starting to shuffle away, giving Leon a wide berth~

Alister Kurth: He finishes pouring his drink and returns to his seat, catching the tail end of the conversation but the tenshion now is notable. taking a look around as he takes his seat once more.

Maria: d10: lame excuse +two dif: 3,3,9,

Laurel Hensley: "Okay." She nods to Maria, stepping aside to give the girl room to get to the bathroom. Leon gets a long look and a frown.

Urian Flannery: His smile widens on Laurel. "I've already spoken to her. She's sifting through her contacts as we speak. Have you taken any action to find out who the old woman in the suit is?"

Leon Trass: Wide berth or not, the man doesn't move, he may aswell almost be a statue built leaning there, he's almost pail enough to be stone.

Laurel Hensley: "I found out 18 hours ago. So no, not quite yet." She says it without looking away from Leon.

Maria: ~And it's bought... so the girl bolts for the bathroom, slipping in and closing the door quickly behind her~

Urian Flannery: Urian doesn't break his gaze on Laurel. "Do you have a problem.. with my associate?"

Laurel Hensley: "I don't know yet." She looks away from Leon now, looking at Urian. "I'm curious as to why he frightens Maria so much."

Alister Kurth: He looks to urian aswell, as though curious to hear if the man has an answer to that.

Urian Flannery: He remains stoic, looking to Laurel. "The girl seems frightened at the world right now. Have you bothered to explain to her where it is that she's living? And who.. she's been taken in by?"

Urian Flannery: d10: rapid fire bs: 10,4,7,3,6,4,1,3,

Laurel Hensley: d10: BS Detection: 9,3,5,8,3,

Laurel Hensley: "I've got things well under control, Urian." She looks at the man, eyebrow raised. "I'll handle it as I see fit."

Urian Flannery: He smirks at her comment. "I see.. so.. that's why she's hiding in the bathroom, then?"

Maria: ~Has turned the water on at least...... to at least pretend she's not hiding in there away from big bad and scary~

Alister Kurth: "Well, when you only get half the conversation if that, I can't say I hounestly blame her, you hardly bring the most inviting associates." he says as he takes another swig.

Laurel Hensley: She smiles sweetly. "Was there any other business you wanted to discuss? Or were you just intent on coming in and tossing out your usual sarcastic critiques like you know everything there possibly is to know?"

Urian Flannery: He gives an idle shrug. "If he were able to express himself verbally.. you would better understand him. As it is, I see nothing wrong with his demeanor. He's a respected member of my circle."

Urian Flannery: d10: bullshit: 2,6,9,6,5,7,2,6,

Laurel Hensley: d10: BS Detection(HAHAHA): 9,9,9,9,6,

Laurel Hensley: ((Of course, when I don't think there's a point to spending WP. :P))

Urian Flannery: He flashes another charming smile to Laurel. "I haven't any other business to discuss.. no. But I was hoping to see Brigitte around this evening. She didn't come by last night. I wanted to make sure she was alright." His smile turns to a grin, subtly trying to press laurel's buttons.

Alister Kurth: He mumbles something into his glass as he takes another swig, sitting back, leaving it to the two of them.

Laurel Hensley: d10: Not Look Furious(WP): 5,4,5,7,5,

Maria: ((damn, and here little Maria was hoping to escape the big scary man ~LOL~))

Urian Flannery: d10: per+emp: 2,7,1,7,3,8,

Urian Flannery: (gah! stick! damn you!)

Laurel Hensley: "Oh, she's been coming by your place? What for?" She smiles a little bit.

Urian Flannery: He smirks, finishing up his gin and tonic. Hugo scurries over to fetch the empty glass as Urian stands. "A gentleman never tells. Pity, though. I guess I'll call her." He starts to move toward the hall. "Come, Leon." He calls, sternly at the mute.

Maria: ~The bathroom door opens, and she peeks out~

Leon Trass: Leon meets Urians gaze as urian starts to move, a silent nod he pushes himself off the wall and begins to pull his gloves on, looking to each of the essemblance in turn before turning after hugo has left just behind the man and walking out at the tail end of the group, silent and stoic.

Laurel Hensley: "Ahh, I see." She offers a little shrug. "Well, have a good night, Urian. Sleep well."

Urian Flannery: He raises a hand, but doesn't turn to say goodbye. He leads the way down the hall and to the stairs. Cocky and wearing the same grin.

Maria: ~She watches the three men filing down the hall, giving as polite a smile as she can muster with her nevers being what they are. But it's quickly wiped away when big and bigger come into her line of site. Her eyes go great big, and she ducks quickly back into the bathroom, the door closing~

Laurel Hensley: As Urian walks down the hall, Laurel's eyes bore into the back of his head, narrowing into a dangerous squint. She stays mostly calm and silent until he's gone.

Urian Flannery: Urian leads the group outside and into the beamer.

Alister Kurth: Alister watches them go, a slight shrug. "Good riddance to bad rubish." a slight pause "another drink?" he offers to laurel as he gets up "You look like it might do you some good."

Laurel Hensley: Once he's completely gone, she scowls and stomps to the bar. Her drink is swallowed down and the glass set slammed down onto the counter to be refilled. "I'm going to watch that man die screaming. And enjoy every minute of it." And she does seem to mean 'minute' there, not moment.

Beth: The redhead slinks out of her bedroom, rubbing her tired eyes. She gives a wideeyed look to the lounge, spicifically to Laurel at her comment.

Alister Kurth: "Hell hath no furry." he says walking up with her and gently patting her shhoulder "Relax. it'll come."

Beth: The young girl blinks innocently between Alister and Laurel. "What's.. going on.. Where's maria?"

Laurel Hensley: She looks back at Beth, her expression instantly regretful at her words. She smiles a little bit to Beth, looking embarassed. "Sorry. Just...heat of the moment. Maria's in the bathroom. Leon seemed to make her uncomfortable for some reason."

Laurel Hensley: d10: Lie, lie, lie: 1,2,6,4,10,

Beth: She frowns, looking over her shoulder to the bathroom then back to Laurel. "Who's leon?"

Beth: d10: : 5,8,6,2,

Alister Kurth: "Gone to the loo, probably needed to vomit. Hi by the way, nice to meet you again." he turns and leans back on the bar

Beth: She frowns at the group and moves back toward the bathroom to check on Maria. (brb.)

Laurel Hensley: "The big guy. Pale."

Alister Kurth: "Big guy, pale as a sheet, personality of a grind stone."

Alister Kurth: "So, that drink." he steps round behind the bar and starts to pour Laurel her drink... quite a strong one, and then one for himself.

Laurel Hensley: She sighs and leans back against the bar, head bowed. "Yeah. Thanks." She takes the drink and raises it to her lips.

Beth: Beth slinks quietly into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. Quiet voices are heard, spanish.

Beth: d10: : 9,9,9,4,4,

Alister Kurth: "Any time." he takes a sip of his own and walks back round.

Maria: ~And then an eruption of paniced spanish~ SATAN WALKS INTO THE PLACE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE AND YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN?????

Alister Kurth: Spanish, english, swaheligh, whatever, panic sounds the same, glass is down and he's headding in that direction quickly.

Alister Kurth: ((put down as opposed to downing it))

Laurel Hensley: She winces a little bit. "Well. Glad someone decided to fuck THAT up for us." It's muttered before she rises and makes her way toward the bathroom.

Beth: The door is closed, but not locked.

Laurel Hensley: She picks up her pace to beat Alister to the door and knocks before opening.

Beth -> Laurel Hensley: (gimme per alert if you want to hear their words when you get there)

Laurel Hensley: d10: Per+Alert: 8,9,5,10,1,

Beth -> Laurel Hensley: "Die.. screaming, Maria. She wanted to watch someone die.. screaming... that doesn't sound like a very good soul to me.."

Maria: ~She has her mouth open, as if about to say something to Beth, and her eyes pop wide at the knock and then the opening, and her lips clamp shut. She winces, wiping at her cheeks, eyes darting to Beth~

Alister Kurth: "We can have the touching moment when the screaming stops hmmm?" he says not arguing, as it's two girls in the loo it's a little more correct, but still keeping close behind.

Beth: If the door is opened, you'll see Maria on the floor with her head on her knees. Beth is crouched in front of her with a comforting hand on her shoulder. Beth turns to look over her shoulder with a frown. "Leave us alone." She says helplessly. Pleading, almost.

Laurel Hensley: She grits her teeth before the door opens, then forces herself to relax, heading into the bathroom, looking to Maria in concern. "Is everything okay, honey?"

Beth: Beth frowns watching the two bust in. She slinks close to Maria. Fear evident.

Alister Kurth: He stands outside just round out of sight, letting her handle it if it doesn't need him, Laurel can be understood, he can't. slumps against the wall a little.

Maria: ~She lifts her head again and looks to Beth, then to Laurel, nodding a bit~ *sp* yes... I'm..... I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to make a scene..... please don't be angry.

Maria: ~She slips one hand over into Beth's, chewing on her lower lip again~

Beth: Beth gives her hand a squeeze, leaning in close to the other girl. Eyes locked on Laurel, wide.

Laurel Hensley: She winces, and very nearly backs off when Beth looks upon her with fear. Almost. Instead she shakes it off and offers a brief smile, intending to be comforting. "If you want your privacy, that's fine. You're here as guests. I only want to help."

Maria: ~Maria nods softly, giving her a tense smile~ *sp* It's not you..... it was him..... the scary man.

Laurel Hensley: "Leon." She nods a little bit to Maria. "Was that the man who you were talking about?"

Beth: Beth frowns, clinging to Maria. ~sp~ "Speak for yourself.. He never said anything about people dying. I think that's way creepier than being big and pale."

Laurel Hensley: She sighs a little bit, and tries to focus on Beth, to understand what she's saying.

Maria: ~She nods to Laurel, then looks over to Beth and frowns~ *sp* I don't believe she'd say such a thing, unless it was about that big scary one. He never said anything at all, but he was ready to beat up Phillip to prove his dominance, wasn't he?

Laurel Hensley: d10: Translate: 4,1,1,4,4,

Laurel Hensley: ((Oh, I give up.))

Alister Kurth: "Going to need stiffer drinks." he mumbles to himself

Maria: ((~Wince~ OUCH........ Did you service the roller today?))

Beth: ~sp~ "I told you, I'm not sure why they were arguing. They're boys. Boys do that, sometimes. Nothing happened, Maria. Phillip wasn't even upset about it. I don't see why you are. And she DID say that. I don't know who she was talking about.. does it make a difference? Why is it that you're high and mighty about the purity of your thoughts.. but still defend something as terrible as that?" She rattles off a rapid fire rant in spanish. Irritated and ancy. Looking like she could jump up and bolt at any minute.

Laurel Hensley: She about falls over at the evocation goes bad, a good portion of her Faith draining right out of her. She stumbles back into Alister with a whimper.

Maria: ~She turns her face away from Beth, laying it back down on her knees~ *sp* She's been good to me, like Phillip has been with us. And even I've admitted to impure thoughts. So what? Maybe I was imagining it all, so be it. Then I imagined it. That doesn't change the fact that he's Satan. As far as she goes, she's the one that sits up and watches over us in the room at night. Not Jay that just pretends to be nice, and always seems to be more than happy to let everyone know he's not happy with his job. Laurel does it because she -wants- to.

Beth: When she stumbles, Beth clings more tightly to Maria. She whispers ~sp~ "What happened?"

Maria: ~Firing back in rapid fire spanish, and then her head lifts, eyes going to Laurel for a moment worriedly~

Beth: She frowns. ~sp~ "She watches us sleep? And.. you don't see anything wrong with that? Ew.."

Maria: *sp* I.... I don't know..... ~She wiggles a little, trying to stand up, but with the clinging Beth she doesn't get very far~

Beth: She gives a panicked look when Maria tries to get up, clinging her arm tightly ~sp~ "Please.. I.. don't.."

Maria: ~Her eyes go back to Beth~ *sp* She's the one who's there when I wake up and you're sound asleep. I've sat and talked with her.

Laurel Hensley: ((Waiting on Alister to respond before I post further.))

Alister Kurth: With the stumbling it takes him a moment to gather himself but he moves to support her quickly, grumblings gone in the moment it took, concern evident where a little annoyance had taken root before.

Alister Kurth: ((sorry took a sec, miss-read post, bah))

Maria: d10: awareness dumbass: 1,9,3,3,10,

Maria: ((~meeps~ Sorry.))

Alister Kurth: d10: all dumb together: 2,6,2,2,2,

Beth: Beth frowns, huddled in the corner. She lets go of Maria's arm. ~sp~ "You can wake me anytime you want.. you know that.. you act like it's MY fault you never get any sleep.."

Laurel Hensley: She regains her footing with Alister's help, and sighs, slumping a little. "Fuck," she mutters. "I just...can I do anything right anymore?" She pulls away from Alister and, with a last, apologetic look to Beth and Maria, turns to head for the door.

Maria: ~She pushes to her feet quickly, frowning over at Beth~ *sp* Now who's overreacting. She protects us because she -wants- to, like Phillip does. Not because she was 'told' to by someone that has Satan for his body guard. ~She turns and tries to give Alister a polite smile as she slips by, moving after Laurel~

Alister Kurth: "You're exagerating, just take it easy for a bit, you're always pushing to much." he says letting her pull away glancing between her and the two as she does so, trying to work out what he should do. before turning to follow her, walking at a pace that she can move away easily if she wants but that she'd have to make the effort to do so.

Beth: Beth stays where she is, huddled in the corner. Shaking and obviously scared.

Alister Kurth: With Maria going after Laurel he takes another moment, stopping, returned the smile he pauses and takes a deep breath holding his head.

Beth: Beth shakily pushes herself up once she sees that everyone has cleared the door. She scurries across the hall to her room, to put her shoes on. Crying.

Laurel Hensley: She makes a fast walk back to the bar and grabs the glass, swallowing down what's left of the liquid. She hasn't noticed Maria following...she takes a lean forward against the bar, resting her forehead in her hand.

Maria: ~She stops a few steps behind Laurel, watching her for a moment. When she hears Beth crying, she looks back towards the hall, then back to Laurel, then towards the hall again and chews on her lip, quickly getting torn at which way to go~

Alister Kurth: "Trade" he mumbles to himself, and goes and knocks on beths door. "Heya, doesn't look like a good time, but that said it's probably best time to get some free advice n the like, don't do anything rash kid." he sighs

Laurel Hensley: She pours another glass and takes a drink, before looking over her shoulder finally, seeing Maria there. She follows the Hispanic girl's eyes to the hall, and smiles faintly. "Go. Comfort her...she needs it. I'll...be fine. Really."

Beth: Beth gives a wide eyed look over to Alister, tying her sneakers. "Leave me alone." She pleads. "I don't want to be here anymore."

Maria: ~She brings her eyes back to Laurel seeing Alister move to the door, and takes a step closer~ *sp* Did you really say something about dying?

Alister Kurth: "I wont stop you, but the doors open if you ever want back, people here care about you, whatever you think, and if laurel's looking out for you, well she's one of the people I'd like to have watching my back, been lucky enough to have it that way a few times. Be careful. We'll still be here." he turns and heads over towards the bar, picking up his glass and stitting down, "Tag again."

Laurel Hensley: "Yeah." She nods a little bit. "I don't trust Urian, Maria. Or Leon, or many of his people. I don't trust his intentions. And when I heard Leon was being threatening toward Phillip and making you nervous...I got angry."

Alister Kurth: d10: Charisma Empathy: 7,5,3,2,3,9,1,

Laurel Hensley: d10: Not QUITE a lie(WP): 7,4,2,4,8,

Beth: Beth looks away from Alister, concentrating on getting her shoes on. She pulls a sweater over her curly head.

Maria: ~She nods, looking down~ *sp* Urian.... he was the one you were talking to? He.... He wasn't so scary. The big one.... with the gloves. I don't like him. The other big one.... he's scary too. People say things when they're angry, and upset. Beth..... She's good. She's just as scared as I am....

Alister Kurth: He mumbles something into his glass as he takes another swig, sounds to probably be a retorical question from the tone.

Laurel Hensley: She nods a little bit. "I know she is, Maria. I understand, and I'm sorry I made things worse. And Urian..." She sighs. "He gives Leon his orders, Maria. Think about that."

Maria: ~She nods, frowning a little bit, glancing to Alister, then back to Laurel~ *sp* Will..... Will you walk with me tomorrow?

Beth: Beth slinks out of her room and starts making her way down the stairs. As quietly as the unsneaky girl can.

Laurel Hensley: "Of course." She nods to Maria, then looks to the hall. "Go talk to her, Maria. She needs a friend right now."

Beth: d10: stealthness: 4,7,3,

Maria: ~She nods, smiling a little, then turns and hurries back towards the bedroom~

Maria: d10: peek a boo: 5,3,7,7,7,

Alister Kurth: d10: Rain (LoS) eight: 4,2,9,8,7,7,2,

Alister Kurth: He stares into his glass and swirls it for a moment, clouds roll in outside and heavy rain can be heard drumming.((awareness if you wanna))

Maria: d10: hehehe: 3,6,10,5,4,

Beth: By the time she hit the stairs, Beth starts running down. Out from behind the red door and through the club. She doesn't notice the rain until she hits the exit, eyes going wide at the massive downpour. She freezes, getting strange looks by the other club goers as she's quite obviously not 21.

Laurel Hensley: d10: Per+Aware: 8,9,6,5,4,

Laurel Hensley: She blinks at the sudden feeling, glass almost to her lips, and looks over to Alister with a questioning look.

Maria: ~She gives a pause, glancing around, and a shudder, followed by a look back over her shoulder curiously. A shake of her head, and then she turns, running off after Beth~

Alister Kurth: He doesn't seem to notice, knocking the drink back and getting to his feet going round and pouring himself another before looking to her, "Yes?" he asks moving back to his seat "You alright?"

Laurel Hensley: "Oh, yeah, Attarib. I'm just lovely." She shakes her head and sighs, leaning weakly against the bar. "Just fucking peachy."

Beth: Beth stands frozen at the door for some time, trying to gather the courage to go out in the rain, knowing damn well she has no where to go. Once she notices people looking at her, she gives another look of fear and bolts out of the club down the sidewalk.

Alister Kurth: "Least you still have a sense of humour." he says stepping round and sitting down. "You know you're not nearly as much the fuck up you make out, you just put too much on your shoulders, take a breather now and again. We have assholes breathing down our necks, doesn't mean nows the time to take it all on yourself, give yourself a break now and then." he takes a more relaxed sip of his drink and settles into the seat, "Burning yourself out helps no one."

Maria: ~She weaves her way after Beth to the door of the club, ignoring the odd looks from the patrons. She hesitates, peering out at the rain, but only for a moment, and takes off out into the rain after her friend~

Beth: d10: run away!: 2,3,8,7,5,

Maria: d10: try to chase (wp): 5,10,6,

Maria: ((HAHA!))

Maria: ((~Bites das flower~))

Beth: (retreating, since the young'uns fled. thanks for the scene, guys.)

Laurel Hensley: "We're beset on all sides," she says with a frown, taking her glasses off--Alister may notice tape around one ear rest--and rubs the bridge of her nose. "Nothing's going right. Even our successes come with tragedies. And every time things start to look like they might be going well, here comes fucking Urian to tell me how I'm doing it all wrong, and his damned army of a circle who could probably seize power and fuck this city up worse then it already is has the right idea. So tell me when I have a chance to relax."

Maria: ((~LIX all around~ Thanks for the scenage :) Must run away now though. I'll see you guys tomorrow))

Laurel Hensley: "Shit, I can't even do a fucking simple evocation right."

Laurel Hensley: ((*hugs the Scarlet and the China*))

Alister Kurth: (("The young ones.... shouldn't be afraid...." ok yeah that was bad, lol. ok, if you're retreating *waves* catch you both laters))

"When you stop putting yourself as the only line, Fine we've a three way split in this city... at the very least for now. But if you try to be top dog and not take support for the rest we're on a losing side, they can work with one top dog, coz all he's got are muscle heads and followers, we're not all followers, such is the pattern. He tells you how he'd do it, not how you're wrong, you're only wrong when you let him beat you down like this. United we stand, divided we fall, don't be afraid to ask for help." he takes another sip and puts his glass down pushing it away.

Laurel Hensley: "I do ask for help." She frowns a little bit, looking down. There's something vaguely defensive in her town. "I do. Some things can't be helped with, though."

Alister Kurth: "Well good, just try to find a few more places to ask for help, then we'll kick these lot out of New York, consolidate and work on it. It's never as bad as it looks, We're out after all aren't we." He slowly pushes to his feet "You know how to reach me if you need me, it's time we stopped being always pushed though, and pushed back. if there's one thing we learned, conflict isn't pretty, sometimes though, it's still sadly neccissary, watch out for yourself Melioth, and keep in mind we're watching out for you too ok. get some rest."

Laurel Hensley: She looks over to Alister and gives him a faint smile. "Thanks, honey. You too." She leans over and kisses his cheek. "See you later."

Alister Kurth: "Any time, it's good to know I can still do a pep talk to some level." he smiles a little again, not the same smile as he arrived with, it's a little heavier, but a smile none the less, "Later" he says turning and heading out slowly

Laurel Hensley: She watches Alister leave, and then sighs, looking back to her glass. More alcohol. SHe takes the bottle and walks to the couch, settling in for the night to wait.

Alister Kurth: ((thanks for the scene, catch you later rav.))