puddingpunter
Donut Look Now
Vampiretwilight
X Fiendfyre X
ruler of spades
Foster
Alby47
Elite Minor
Kaithe DameCassiopeia Claire Alistair
Location: Hindu Temple – Cary, IL
Skills:
I dig through my bag until I find some matches. ”Here, I have an idea.” I take Nic’s hand and walk us off the path and into the trees so we are out of the way. I find a stump and direct Nic to put one foot up on the stump. I break a match in my hand before I speak an incantation in Latin.
”Les lames colligo. Ad me gluttuli.” I run my hands down Nic’s leg several times, repeating the incantation. The water from his pants gets pulled out and soaks into the ground under us. I do this repeatedly, breaking and lighting matches periodically as a sort of offering and to give me something to draw power from, so I’m not pulling from myself.
Eventually, I finish and pull a bottle of water from my bag; I drink most of the contents. ”Okay. It’s not perfect, but at least we won’t be tracking water everywhere.” Our pants and shoes are still damp but are no longer soaking wet.
The supernatural district of Chicago could be compared to the South Side. It was a place no one sane would go. The treaty was still in place here, but if a human wandered in, there was a good chance they wouldn’t get to wander out.
I drive down the street slowly, looking for the right corner. A few men and women linger along this street and I turn down the proper road and park. A man approached me first, and I politely turned them down, expressing my interest in another ‘flavour’ this time. A woman quickly replaced them, and I let her into the car before driving away.
I drive us around the corner and onto another street before I park. Immediately, she is telling me how much I can get and for what before she starts putting her hands on me. ”I’ll give you five hundred dollars not to touch me and another five hundred to answer my questions.” She stares at me in disbelief. I pulled out my wallet and fanned out ten one-hundred-dollar bills. She holds her hand out for the first five and lets me ask all the questions I want.
My phone buzzes in my pocket, but I can't answer it this time. Unfortunately, Nero will have to wait.
I wait ten minutes like Caden asked before walking to the district. I stand out, but not nearly as much as Caden in the Aston. I walk up and down the street, scanning faces and sizing people up. There were vampires and djinn, demons, ghouls, and several other species. It was like being at the club all over again.
I remain focused on my task though, looking for something that meets Mage’s description. I’m coming up empty, though, so I start asking others if they have seen whom I’m looking for. It takes a while, and I feel ready to give up. I'm sure an hour has passed, but I eventually get lucky when someone approaches me.
Of course, I am on my guard when they have me follow them, and they point out a building the girl might be in. I look up at it, frowning. I thank the person and give them a couple hundred dollars, courtesy of Caden, and approach the building. I pull out my phone and call Caden.