Sadie Blackfoot: Waits for Michael to finish his shower.

Xu Xian: He lights up and keeps walking, taking the subway to the address Sadie gave him.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She moves on along with Xu, smoking her own cigarette as she stays by his side.

Xu Xian: He doesn't say anything during the trip, his gaze a bit pained. Or maybe that's due to the shiner and the swelling in his obviously broken nose.

Micheal Espesito: He finishes and climbs out of the tub as best he can. trying to make his way back into the room still wobblea fter the previous night.

Sadie Blackfoot: Sighs when Michael treads out dripping and goes to get some towels.

Xu Xian: ((FYI this is the second night since the boat, guys))

Micheal Espesito: (he was just climbing formt he shower )

Sadie Blackfoot: (ok dlp)

Micheal Espesito: (yep but since he took one hell of a beating i been having him be well alittle messed up still. like having cold flashes and being weak.))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She remains quiet as well, just staying by his side. Being a presence and little more, for now.

Xu Xian: ((He's a frikken Garou all he'd have to do is shift for 10 minutes and he'd be physically fine. Mentally he'd be low on WP however, and would have probably some emotional effects))

Xu Xian: He heads up to the door and knocks.

Micheal Espesito: (okay all right )He pads out wrapped in a towle moving arouund the room. looking for his clothes.

Sadie Blackfoot: Snaps to attention and rises, moving to the side of the door and drawing a .45. "Who is it?"

Sadie Blackfoot: Sadie has laid his clothes out on the bed.

Micheal Espesito: "you expecting company dear?"

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She stands next to him, head tilted lightly to the side. This should be interesting.

Sadie Blackfoot: Glances at Mike but doesn't answer him.

Xu Xian: "Xu." He answers gruffly.

Xu Xian: "And Reyna," he adds.

Micheal Espesito: he waits watching her ready to well do just about anything. as he was in th emiddle of pullhing boxers on.

Sadie Blackfoot: Slides the pistol into the back of her pants, pulling her shirt over it, then opens the door. "Mr. Xian, Ms. Reyna." Gestures them in, glancing up and down the hallway, to make sure no one else is there.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Here, here," she adds in.

Sadie Blackfoot: 3,2,8,3,8,

Sadie Blackfoot: (per)

Micheal Espesito: Relaxing as she opens the door and in turn pulls his pants on and than a shirt.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She heads in after Xu, giving Micheal a sweet smile over baneful eyes. "Hey, you. How's the back?"

Xu Xian: He nods and steps inside, glancing around the place making sure it's secure.

Xu Xian: 9,8,9,2,5,10,6,

Sadie Blackfoot: Closes and locks the door behind them.

Micheal Espesito: Half shrug "getting better. I dont think I caught your name though."

Sadie Blackfoot: The hotel room has a bed, tv, small table and two chairs. One door opens to a tiny bathroom another stands open into the adjoining room.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Then you're not a perceptive man. I'm shocked." She moves to lean against the wall, lighting another cigarette.

Xu Xian: Satisfied there's no emergent threat, he nods to Sadie, then heads to one of the chairs, not bothering to extinguish his smoke. "I talked to Ingvar."

Sadie Blackfoot: Retrieves the ash tray from the nightstand and carries it over to Reyna.

Micheal Espesito: "no just kinda forgot it last night . I mean I caught it now." my brian hurts okay

Sadie Blackfoot: 6,10,6,7,5,4,

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She takes the ashtray from Sadie with a smile, then looks over to Xu. Oh, yeah. He 'talked' to Ingvar.

Sadie Blackfoot: (manip + sub to hide her response to that name) Just hearing his name brings a surge of adrenalin. Her eyes fasten on Xu. She doesn't expect it went well, judging by the look of Xu's nose.

Micheal Espesito: "And hes using us as bait. which is highly evident by the fact he's not botherd attmepting to contact me and i've no means to contact him."

Xu Xian: 5,2,6,10,2,10,

Xu Xian: ((That was per+emp))

Xu Xian: He shoots a ~look~ to Micheal, one that seems to ask if the man wants ~another~ beating.

Sadie Blackfoot: "Would you like me to get some ice for your face, Mr. Xian?"

Micheal Espesito: Just shakes his head.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Micheal. Honey. Do yourself a favor, and shut the ever-livin' fuck up."

Xu Xian: "Ingvar is aware of Ms. Blackfoot's situation and is interested in pursuing those who are responsible for this smuggling ring."

Sadie Blackfoot: Somehow she doesn't find much comfort in hearing that.

Xu Xian: "He and I had some serious disagreements over the methods by which he obtained information from Ms. Blackfoot. I..." He tilts his his head back and forth slightly. "May have gone a little overboard with expressing my...distaste for those methods."

Micheal Espesito: He looks down at his toes. Yeah thats what the driver of the car had told him. right before leaving them alone and never contacting them for what a month?

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "You gave as good as you got, at least." She takes a drag from the cigarette.

Sadie Blackfoot: She can't help but hope Mr. Xian left Mr. Urgahaldt looking worse than him. To her credit, she manages not to smile when Mr. Xian suggests he may have gone overboard. Still, she gives him a sharp look. How did he know about that?

Micheal Espesito: "No given what i learend about that the othe rnight. I agree with you on the method of obtaining the information. being disagreeable." he hadnt known till last night really

Xu Xian: "I gave much worse than I got," he says to Reyna. "And due to this fact, there's a very real chance Ingvar may attempt to...gain revenge for what I did to him."

Sadie Blackfoot: Xu> "How did hear about... what Ingvar did?"

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "And it ain't gonna happen, like I said." She looks over at Micheal, about to respond with something vicious, then then actually stops herself.

Xu Xian: He stares at Sadie. "I became very much aware during our time at your house that you had been...tortured. I had my suspicions as to by whom, but couldn't verify them until I spoke with Ingvar and tehy were confirmed."

Sadie Blackfoot: Arches a brow. The man doesn't look like a Shadow lord to her, but then, he may just be poorly bred. She can't imagine Ingvar admitting that to anyone outside the tribe. "I see."

Sadie Blackfoot: Lowers her eyes from Xu's stare.

Xu Xian: "That being said, Ingvar has washed his hands of you, Sadie and given your care and welfare completely over to me."

Sadie Blackfoot: THAT freezes her blood, eyes flickering back to meet his.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: A raised eyebrow at that. Interestinger and interestinger...

Xu Xian: He meets her gaze calmly.

Micheal Espesito: He looks up at that and to her.

Sadie Blackfoot: Quickly looks away, making no comment.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Okay, seven minute silence is over. Someone's gotta say something..."

Micheal Espesito: "does she have a choice in th ematter?"

Xu Xian: He glances over to Micheal. "Do you wish to challenge me for her?"

Micheal Espesito: "Yes but only if she wants me to."

Sadie Blackfoot: Her jaw muscles spasm and she finds a stain on the carpet to focus her eyes on.

Xu Xian: "Do you wish him to challenge for the right to be your liege, Sadie?"

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "I'd pay to see that..." She offers helpfully.

Sadie Blackfoot: "It's not for me to choose on his behalf," she states emotionlessly, eyes locked on that stain.

Micheal Espesito: "Sadie I'm asking for what You want here. so this is your right to choose."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "C'mon. I'll challenge Micheal, then happily hand it over to ya, Xu."

Xu Xian: He waits to see what their decisions are before he proceeds.

Sadie Blackfoot: "I'm sure rhya will make the best choice on my behalf." Voice soft and meek.

Micheal Espesito: He forces himself up.

Micheal Espesito: "That being said I wish tochallenge you for her."

Sadie Blackfoot: She makes no response to Reyna's comment even though the woman seemingly referred to her as 'it'. ((player knows you meant 'it' to be the challenge, not Sadie *s*))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She looks between the three, rocking back and forth on her heels, no longer leaning against the wall. Sadie gets an intrigued look, Xu gets a look of 'Let me kick his ass,' and Micheal gets a vicious smile.

Xu Xian: He sighs and stands, looking rather bored. "Alright if you wish to challenge to be her liege then you need to display your ability to command. Whichever of us gets the other to kneel first, wins. Fair enough?"

Reyna Varinia Rieruno -> Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 3,4,6,1,6,1,

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She sighs, looking very honestly disappointed.

Micheal Espesito: "Fine"

Sadie Blackfoot: Moves away from the two men, but not towards Reyna either. Standing off by herself, the prize on the podium. Her face carefully devoid of any emotions.

Micheal Espesito: he breathes heavily. not exactly sure how to pull this one off.

Xu Xian: (init?)

Xu Xian: 6,

Xu Xian: (12)

Micheal Espesito: 6,2,9,8,7,6,

Micheal Espesito: whoops wrong thing)

Micheal Espesito: 8,

Micheal Espesito: (14

Xu Xian: (So, Micheal has the init, Xu will declare and Micheal can act to try and avoid whatever Xu's doing.))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She moves around to stand next to Sadie, a hand going to rest on her shoulder, as before on the boat.

Xu Xian: Xu is going to stand there, looking very regal and intimidating, and he's going to simply say to Micheal "Kneel." (Spending GN, using a gift)

Sadie Blackfoot: She just stands there, making no response at all to the gesture from Reyna. She could be carved from stone.

Sadie Blackfoot: The hairs on the back of her neck stand up at the imperious tone Xu uses, recalling several hours on her knees at his behest not so long ago.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She rubs Sadie's shoulder comfortingly when she notices the tension hit her at Xu's tone.

Micheal Espesito: Micheal Stands back and looks the guy in the eyes. or as best he can. "Please Kneel"

Xu Xian: (Rolling Resisted WP, so my diff is Mike's WP, Mike's diff is Xu's WP which is 7 +3 for Iron Will=10 )

Micheal Espesito: Wait a second Ingar gave he rto me you have to chalenge me for her"

Xu Xian: 3,7,3,7,5,2,2,

Sadie Blackfoot: Still as stone, only her eyes moving, a glance at the combatants, a flick of her eyes at Reyna, then down to the floor again.

Micheal Espesito: 10,2,6,5,10,

Xu Xian: Surprislingly, tho Mike can feel the power of Xu's words rolling over him, he somehow finds the internal strength to resist. This surprises Xu.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "This is a challenge, ya fuckin' retard."

Micheal Espesito: "its a challenge he should have made to me its null and void because i dont need to challemnge for what is mine."

Xu Xian: He grins, and nods to Mike. "Sadie, if you would rather be under my protection, and be free to pursue your life without fear of honorless shits like this one raping and kidnapping you, and then hiding your injuries and making you suffer for weeks because he's too craven to face up to his own guilt among his peers, then go to him. If you would rather be under my protection, who can effectively protect you and support you so that you can maintain your own independence from the bullshit that trueborns seem to feel necessary, then come over to me."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Ya know, when I understand your folks's own insane rules better then you do, that's a bad sign." She gives a disgusted sigh. "Can I shoot his dumb ass yet?"

Xu Xian: (sorry taht first one was "rather be under his protection rather than be free of the fear"))

Micheal Espesito: "You dont understand thats the point the nite in the car She fell into my protection. ingvar cant hand he rover to him. I have to. Sadie It's your choice but you said youdlet me keep my promise to you."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Hey, Retard Rapist Waste of Flesh. Xu can keep your promise a lot better then you can."

Sadie Blackfoot: Her eyes flicker up to Xu then to Michael, panic welling.

Micheal Espesito: "sadie" His hand goes out for her just extended.

Xu Xian: "Ingvar is the rankign Shadowlord in the city. He decides what you have and what you don't, Michael. If you want to challenge someone for her, then go challenge INgvar, since he's the one who has the power to hand her to me. Not you."

Micheal Espesito: "it's your choice."

Sadie Blackfoot: Whomever she obeys the other is sure to look for a way to punish her. She looks at Reyna.

Xu Xian: "And I have every intention of making sure your promise is kept, Micheal, although ~you've~ already done your best to void it by letting the people who have Sadie's children know she's alive."

Micheal Espesito: "His man aske dif i was accepting responsibility for her. I took tha responsibility. But it is he rchoice."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She leans forward, whispering in Sadie's ear.

Xu Xian: "Accepting responsibility for her does not mean you are being given control of her. It does ~not` mean you are given the right to rape, maim, or otherwise mistreat what is in your charge."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno -> Sadie Blackfoot: "Do what you want to do, Sadie. Nothing's going to happen to you as a result of your choice. You wanna go with Xu, I'll keep Micheal off you. You wanna go with Micheal, I'll wonder, but I'll keep Xu off of you. Personally, I'm biased, but I think you know that. Regardless, hon...the choice is yours. Make it without the idea of strings attached."

Xu Xian: "If you want me to beat you down, I'll be happy to do so. Be advised that I beat Ingvar to unconsciousness twice, and all I got was this lousy nose." He points to his broken nose.

Micheal Espesito: "Nor was that my intent at the time. And since she has forgiven me for it and i will not do it again I still insist this is her choice."

Sadie Blackfoot: Gives Reyna a disbelieving look as she bites her own lip, tasting blood, and thinking about the gun pressing against the base of her spine. She has a sudden urge to just shoot them all and run. But she's been there before and it got her... well, here.

Xu Xian: "And if she choose me...then you kneel. Agreed. If she chooses you, then I'll kneel. And then our challenge will be satisfied."

Xu Xian: 8,10,7,9,9,2,6,

Micheal Espesito: Nods agreement

Xu Xian: (That was a per+alert for the whispering))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno -> Xu Xian: "Do what you want to do, Sadie. Nothing's going to happen to you as a result of your choice. You wanna go with Xu, I'll keep Micheal off you. You wanna go with Micheal, I'll wonder, but I'll keep Xu off of you. Personally, I'm biased, but I think you know that. Regardless, hon...the choice is yours. Make it without the idea of strings attached."

Micheal Espesito: 9,7,5,8,2,2,

Micheal Espesito: (same)

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She just smiles at Sadie, and reaches around her shoulders, squeezing them lightly as a show of support. "Go ahead, hon. Choose. It's all right."

Sadie Blackfoot: Takes half a step towards neither of them, a shudder running through her sturdy frame, neon eyes blazing as they pressure her.

Xu Xian: ((Can we PLEASE stop multitasking and get this sceee done? CAuse I gotta go out with the hunny))

Micheal Espesito: He waits and watches her.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno -> Micheal Espesito: ((Since 3 succ isn't a complete success, I've muted the lower toned stuff)) "Do what you want to do, Sadie. ...going to happen to you as a result of your choice. You wanna go with Xu, I'll...off you....with Micheal, I'll wonder, but I'll...off of you. Personally...but I think you know that. Regardless, hon...the choice is yours. Make it...the idea of strings attached."

Sadie Blackfoot: Psyche straining, something gives, and she lifts her head and takes a long stride towards Xu, turning to look Michael directly in the eyes, almost challenging him herself.

Sadie Blackfoot: "You will keep your promise," she says in a commanding tone no kin should ever use to a trueborn.

Micheal Espesito: "Sadie? is that what you want?" He's getting ready to kneel they both decided it was her choice.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She smiles as Sadie makes her choice, and nods approvingly. It was the right choice, in her opinion.

Micheal Espesito: "I intend to I made a promise"

Sadie Blackfoot: "You gave the choice to me. I've made it." Eyes still on him, almost haughty in her demeanor.

Xu Xian: "And if you don't keep your promise," he says, backing Sadie up. "I won't stop at whipping you."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Atta girl." She looks over to Micheal, grinning wickedly. She looks ready to sweep his feet out from under him if he doesn't kneel, STAT.

Micheal Espesito: he goes down to one knee. nodding

Micheal Espesito: "mr. Xian May I ask your charge out on a date?"

Sadie Blackfoot: Her eyes follow Michael down. Princess Sadie is back.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She gapes. Actually gapes. Coyote mask drops, and she's just stunned by the man's utter stupidity. "Un. Fucking. Believable."

Xu Xian: He nods, and looks to Sadie. "You are now my vassal. And i am your liege. I will protect you and your freedom from those who would threaten you and those you love, but in exchange for that protection, you agree to give me your total and complete loyalty, and work toward the good of the kingdom as well as your own interests. Agreed?"

Sadie Blackfoot: Her gaze shifts to the poorly bred lord who's setting the terms. She looks him in the eyes. "Agreed," she says simply. Until the first betrayal, anyways. And they always betray.

Xu Xian: "I will expect obiedence to orders that are clearly in the best interest of myself and the kingdom. I will expect questioning of orders that need to be clarified and I will expect defiance of orders that are clearly those of a Tyrant. Do you agree?"

Sadie Blackfoot: Elegantly arches a superior brow as he foolishly tells her she can defy him. "Agreed."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "Can I at least kick him in the head once or twice?" She looks to Sadie and Xu. "Boy needs it..."

Sadie Blackfoot: If she finds him lacking, he won't have room to complain. How convenient.

Sadie Blackfoot: Gives Reyna an indifferent shrug.

Xu Xian: "Good. I accept you as my vassal, Sadie Blackfoot. My first request of you is to organaze all the information you have or have access to..." he looks to mike then back to sadie. "And give it to Reyna. I have another appointment and need to leave now. He looks to Mike. Sadie is her own person. She makes her own decision. I personally would advise her against any relations with a craven individual such as yourself but it is her decision."

Xu Xian: ((information on the kin smugglign, sorry trying to rush and et out of here))

Micheal Espesito: He looks right back to Sadie"than are we still on for our date?"

Sadie Blackfoot: ((No worries, your hunny is waiting. Later, Singha!))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: Sadie gave him permission by not saying no. She grins and goes to kick him. In the head. ((Init?))

Xu Xian: "Michael if you wish to protect Sadie then I advise you to take precautions against Ingvar's retaliation."

Sadie Blackfoot: "Oh, I suppose since I'd already agreed to it." No harm in keeping the Lord on a leash. He might prove useful yet.

Xu Xian: "I also advise contacting Mercury, as he is quite willing to provide protection for you, Sadie." And with that, he turns and heads for the door.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((In interests of Singha gettign away, DLP. She'll wait 'till he's gone.))

Xu Xian: (by guys thanks for the RP)

Sadie Blackfoot: Mention of Ingvar drops the haughtiness several notches. She frowns and lowers her eyes.

Xu Xian: He heads out and is ~gone~

Sadie Blackfoot: "Thank you, Mr. Xian."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: And now that he's gone, she moves to kick him. In the head. ((Init))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 8,

Micheal Espesito: (bye)"...Allready working on it since i dont trust him."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((14))

Micheal Espesito: 5,

Micheal Espesito: (11 he's gonna try to dodge.

Sadie Blackfoot: And seeing that violence is about to ensue, she moves out of the way, towards the door to the other room. ((resumes multitasking))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((Spending WP to hit, diff is +2 for head, kick is vs. 7, so rolling at diff 9))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 2,5,7,9,5,2,

Micheal Espesito: 4,8,2,7,

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: He just moves out of the way. She's not stopping, a vicious grin on her face. "Oh, you shouldn't have dodged..." ((New Round, same init as per site rules)) As her foot comes down, the other one spins up, trying to catch him in the head again. ((Spending WP again.))

Sadie Blackfoot: Leans against the doorway and watches.

Micheal Espesito: (hes dodging again)

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 2,9,9,4,5,7,

Micheal Espesito: 5,8,7,9,

Micheal Espesito: "can we stop this now?"

Sadie Blackfoot: Arches a brow. Michael seems to be holding his own.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She sighs. Head shots aren't working, so she goes for a knee to the face. ((Uncalled head shot, location just for flavor. Diff now 6))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 7,5,8,1,9,3,

Micheal Espesito: 3,6,9,6,

Micheal Espesito: And he jerks his knee out of the way. "Apprently you don't want the information your friend asked for."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She raises an eyebrow. "Wow. Bitch boy can dodge. Dodge this." And she goes low. ((Kick to the groin, diff 8 for kick and location. WP spent.))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 8,7,7,1,9,2,

: Twenty points for Matrix reference!

Micheal Espesito: 1,8,5,3,

Micheal Espesito: (whats a cup protect with)

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((+1 soak))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 2,1,1,3,2,2,

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((WOW))

: And all twenty points are lost with that bocth. Ooo, sorry.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She blinks as she feels something in the way. "Oh, you pussy. You're wearing a cup?"

Micheal Espesito: "your not the first person to go there. satisfied you kicked me."

Sadie Blackfoot: Apparently someone has given him cause to think he needs a jock strap.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She makes a 'hmm' sound, considering idly a moment. "No." She swings for his nose.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((WP dammit!))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 2,6,1,4,8,9,

Micheal Espesito: 8,8,7,5,

Micheal Espesito: (that was another dodge by the way)

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: And she follows with an elbow to the nose.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 4,8,6,9,5,9,

Micheal Espesito: 2,4,3,8,

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 2,2,8,2,4,2,

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 7,

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((Sorry, misrolled))

Micheal Espesito: 8,9,1,

Micheal Espesito: (and she hits him in the nose with he relbow)

Micheal Espesito: (and does damage)

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: There's a satisfying smack as elbow hits face, leaving a nasty bruise. ((1 bashing))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: And with that done, she steps back, still grinning that strange, lopsided grin. "A'ight. That's a start." She turns, purposely leaving her back to Micheal in a sign of how little she respects him, and looks to Sadie, nodding her head. "Thanks, hon. That made me feel a little better."

Sadie Blackfoot: Arches a brow at the thanks.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "You know how to contact me, right, Sadie?" A look over her shoulder to Micheal, then back to her. "'less you want I should hang with you for a while, which I don't mind at all. Gettin' to know you kind of stuff...ya know."

Micheal Espesito: He moves to his bag stuff "sadie wheres my paper work?"

Sadie Blackfoot: She looks past Reyna to Michael. "May I keep the clothes you purchased for me, rhya?"

Sadie Blackfoot: M> "The nightstand. Bottom shelf."

Micheal Espesito: "If you want them there yours."

Sadie Blackfoot: Looks from Michael to Reyna. She's leaving her here, with him? After she just threw her lot in with Xu? Lowers her eyes, Princess Sadie waning quickly. "I have your number, but neither funds nor phone."

Micheal Espesito: turns for the night stand, hand digging around pulling out a small packet fo papers.

Micheal Espesito: "you can keep the room if you want its payd for a month your parents are paying for it anyways.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She frowns a little, looking to Sadie at the waning. ((Per+Empathy))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: 3,2,5,1,7,7,4,

Sadie Blackfoot -> Reyna Varinia Rieruno: Mood swings, go figure. Maybe she's on the rag.

Sadie Blackfoot: M> "Yes, rhya. Thank you."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "A'ight. Then we'll get you both." She looks at Micheal as he's packing up. Good, fuckwit's leaving.

Micheal Espesito: "Sadie you dont need to call me that you never did in the past. dont start now."

Sadie Blackfoot: She has called them that many times. She just lowers her eyes, not about to argue.

Micheal Espesito: He hands the packet to reyna. no he's not leaving he sgivng her what Xu asked for ."here you go."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She takes the packet from him, and looks between the two. If he's not leaving... She frowns and looks to Sadie. "Do you want me to stay with you, Sadie? Again, the choice is yours."

Sadie Blackfoot: "If rhya wishes." Eyes politely averted.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "He doesn't control you anymore, Sadie. Don't let him."

Micheal Espesito: "personally I wanna go take that walk we talked about."

Sadie Blackfoot: Reyna's comment doesn't seem to require a reply, so she offers none. Her new leige has left her in this woman's hands, and if she sees fit to leave her alone with the Lord, then so be it.

Sadie Blackfoot: "Yes, rhya," she mumbles at Michael.

Micheal Espesito: "all right go get your coat than. and as long s your friend no longer attacks me shes welcome to come along. though I was looking forward to your company."

Sadie Blackfoot: Moves to fetch her coat like a trained dog.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She shakes her head. "Dammit..." She looks at Micheal. "Fine. I'm your fuckin' chaperone, then. You twitch the wrong way, I'll show you where my combat skills really lie. And Harry would love to say hello."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "You don't have the choice whether I come along, shit-for-brains."

Sadie Blackfoot: Pulls on her coat, keeping her head down as the two trueborns snipe at one another.

Micheal Espesito: "sadie do ou want your friend to come along."

Sadie Blackfoot: Why do they do this to her? Why? Dragging them into their arguements, forcing her to forever piss off one to please the other. "Yes, rhya."

Micheal Espesito: "fine with me."

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "You don't hear well. Not your choice. It's hers and hers alone." She smiles to Sadie, nodding. "All right. Let's boogaloo, like Breakin' 2."

Sadie Blackfoot: Hurries out the door.

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: She's right behind Sadie, moving along.

Sadie Blackfoot: ((shall we move to Battery Park?))

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: ((Sure.))

Micheal Espesito: "why do you think i asked her?"

Reyna Varinia Rieruno: "So you could retain the illusion of controlling her. You ask, as if you're the person giving her permission. Stop it."

Sadie Blackfoot: ((hops to batt))

DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN

Sadie Blackfoot: Heading for the park with a long stride.

Micheal Espesito: "I don't hold any illusions I dont control he ri never did."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She moves along, at Sadie's right. She's there to support the woman and look out for her, nothing more. Oh, and an occasional running commentary.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "You're funny. What you did was all about control. That's all it ever is. But I'm leaving it at that. Reyna shut up now." She does, in fact, shut up.

Sadie Blackfoot: Mutely walking at a good clip, while they argue.

Micheal Espesito: Offers his right hand to sadie. No when a rapist rapes someone because they are consciously doing it is about control. when they rape someone because they lose control it ceases to be about control

Sadie Blackfoot: Obediently takes his hand, eyes on the foot path as they step into the park.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Points out that, psychologically, "losing control" is giving over you your Id, which is your base desires. It's still you, just without moral concerns, and it's still about control.))

Micheal Espesito: "Wanna go get some more clothes?"

Sadie Blackfoot: "If rhya wishes."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She frowns, watching the duo, but says nothing. She's just keeping her eyes on them for now.

Micheal Espesito: ((yes I know and yes i fialed the willpower check but mikes area of specialization is not psychology as far as he s concenrd it wasnt about control about rather he ranimal magnetism better than average looks and pb5)

Micheal Espesito: "All right any stores you wanna go to off hand?

Sadie Blackfoot: "Marcus' if it pleases, rhya." An expensive store, to say the least.

Micheal Espesito: "lead the way you know the area better than me."

Sadie Blackfoot: "We need to take a cab, rhya. It's a ways from here."

Micheal Espesito: "all right a cab" just one big happy outing

Micheal Espesito: (brb gotta call the police its 2 am and some assholes shooting fireworks off

Reyna Varinia Reiruno -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: 5,8,

Micheal Espesito: (or not)

Micheal Espesito: "we can flag one down." squeezing he rhand slightly.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Sounds like a plan." She moves to the curb, her eyes remaining on the two, and puts fingers in mouth, whistling for the nearest cab.

Sadie Blackfoot: Stands at the curb, Michael holding her hand, Reyna nearby. Eyes lowered, waiting for the cab.

Micheal Espesito: "hungry?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: When the cab comes up, she opens the door, looking to them. "You first, loverboy."

Sadie Blackfoot: "No, sir. Not really."

Micheal Espesito: H egets and holds the back door open than nods before sliding in the back.

Sadie Blackfoot: Slips in after Mike.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: No, Sadie doesn't. As soon as Michael is in, Reyna's trying to follow behind. ((Init rolls if Sadie wants to try to beat Reyna in.))

Sadie Blackfoot: ((Does Mike let go of her hand?))

Micheal Espesito: (no)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((She'll try to interpose herself, then. Rolling Dex+Athletics to do so))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: 1,4,6,7,6,

Micheal Espesito: (so what dex dodge)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Dex+Athletics to pull her into the cab before Reyna can interpose))

Micheal Espesito: 9,5,2,1,

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She gets in the way. They can keep their hands held if they want. It'll be on her lap, as she slides in.

Sadie Blackfoot: Pulled along, Reyna pushing between them. Is he going to yank her arm off?

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((She essentially ducked under the arm, sliding in so that the linked hands are in front of her as she slid in.))

Micheal Espesito: it's up to sadie if she retains his hand hold. he simpley sets there."where were we heading Sadie?"

Sadie Blackfoot: Releases Mike's hand as they awkwardly pile into the cab. "Marcus'," she tells the cabbie.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She sits there in the center, arms folded. She's a good little chaperone.

Sadie Blackfoot: ((Anyone mind if we summarize the shopping trip?))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Not at all))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Not at all))

Sadie Blackfoot: She'll purchase some clothing and much needed lingerie, then they return, I assume, to the hotel?

Micheal Espesito: ((all right as far as shopping goes....woe big fun sadie gets whatever she wants as long as mike can afford it )

Micheal Espesito: (no qualms with that)

Sadie Blackfoot: ((She'll spend about $500 if Mike lets her. Does he?))

Micheal Espesito: (yeah thats easily affordabl)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Reyna remains otherwise not too bad from this point on, watching like a hawk, protective over Sadie, but she doesn't get in any more arguments unless provoked.))

Sadie Blackfoot: (back to res?)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Sure))

Sadie Blackfoot: ((hops))

HOTEL ROOM

Micheal Espesito: And back they come.

Sadie Blackfoot: Heads back to the hotel, carrying her bags.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She's following behind, a slight smirk on her face as she does so.

Micheal Espesito: getting the door for them."ladies."

Sadie Blackfoot: Steps inside and carries the bags to 'her' room, leaving them on the bed.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Oh, such a gentlemen, aren't you?" She slides into the room after Sadie.

Micheal Espesito: "I try to be." He sets down on his bed. "So the papers I gave you. they pretty much begin and end with the few other leads i have. A shadow lord named Marcus who made my sister look like a suicide. and a woman named Issabella. as for how any one in the Derabka Ver knew I had found sadie I dont know i've only communiacated with he rfamily via storm crow."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Try harder." She lights a cigarette, then folds her arms over her chest, leaning against the wall. "Well, then someone was listening in at some point, either at your end or her family's end, right?"

Micheal Espesito -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: (mostly all they establish is marcus was a shadow lord in kansas and issabella disappeared to peru and her brother...who mike says has a fairly decently bred wife is very guarded about her current location he simply sent her down to marry a guy....mike belives thats how they work cause that was the same excuse he got from his brther about there sister.

Micheal Espesito: "....or they intercepted the courier. Marcus went missing when i folowed Derrick here. and If i followed Derrick Marcus may have as well the men i fought were after Sadie."

Sadie Blackfoot: Walks back into the room and watches the two of them.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "All right. Start at the beginning. I've heard bits and pieces here."

Micheal Espesito: "all right the Derabka ver at least goes back a over a decade. My money would be on much longer. Issabella a young well bred kin in the same caeren Sadie and I grew up in was abducted about when she was fourteen. I stummbled upon them that same day I tried to warn everyone but no one listened to me. So When I went after the missing girl myself I over heard the men talking and one of the mentioned the term Derabka Ver. thats right before all hell broke loose and Issabellas and i escaped. "

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Okay..."

Sadie Blackfoot: Listening, although she's heard it all before.

Micheal Espesito: "Now the next set of events I'm uncertain about mostly because I wasn't there. But the caeren was attacked by spirals and it appeared sadie was killed. I came home the day following...for a number of reasons. It's also the last time i saw my brother and sister. James said he was moving up to Kansas and Margaritta was comming with him. At this point I didnt know about his involvement witht he group...that happens6 months ago, when iw as in Kansas for his funereal. i caught wind he had a woman in his apartment. So I was curious and I broke in. while i was inside I found some photgraphs of sadie. thats how i knew she was alive.. and thats when a retrieval team came to get her... they thought I was James at first and were shocked ot see me still alive. Apprently members have to pay a monthly stipend. cause they informed me my i was late for three months and once it registred I was micheal they began attacking.

Micheal Espesito: (puts break between the caeren atack and six months ago.)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Sounds like a whole bunch of winners to me." Fucking Shadow Lords.

Micheal Espesito: "I got the information they were th derabka ver and sadie already having 5 children and her breeding she was exceptionaly valuable to them. than i sat about to find Sadie apprently she fell into the hands of a child of Gaia named Derrick and he headed for new york ...so I figured her fammily needed to know but before I left i visited my sister she ha dno clue I was returning to mexico but when i told he rwhy I was wounded ...she got rather...twitchy. when i was in mexico i heard she was found in a drainage ditch. Marcus had skipped town...Sadies mother offerd to pay me to come out here. after I volunteered . about a month and a half ago i met Derrick right before he went missing he was hit by a bus...real winner he informed me he raped quiet a few women.

Micheal Espesito: I lost contact with the blackfoots the night i took he rin and treated her gunshot wound."

Sadie Blackfoot: Still wonders if one of the Urgahaldts weren't driving that bus. Not that she cares. She's glad Derrick is dead.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Derrick." She thinks a minute, then frowns. "Joyride. Un-fucking-believable." She sighs.

Micheal Espesito: "he wasdrunk. and frankly after he admitted to me his reason for being little mroe than a drunkard. and mind you for no reason whatsoever he almost broke the viel with me, Had I not been garou he would have."

Micheal Espesito: (like half that posts missing)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "All right. So Marcus is a bad guy, Issabella's a victim. We need to find us a Derabka Ver, then, and get them talkin'."

Micheal Espesito: "he was drunk. and frankly after he admitted to me his reason for being little more than a drunkard. Aprrently he's had female trouble all his life, the suposedly led him on and than set him up. And he revealed he was a garou to me and mind you for no reason whatsoever he almost broke the viel with me, Had I not been garou he would have."

Micheal Espesito: Marcus is the man who was married to my sister. Issabella is probably in Peru as he rbrother said I suspect hes in the club though... the only part mkes no sense to me is my sisters involvement my fammily isnt the most well bred unless they have to trade ther eown kin over too."

Micheal Espesito: "I also honestly I suspect Sadies children wont have been killed. There all pretty much remarkebly bred. If they made sadie look dead they could feasibley make her children look dead."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Fucking wolves and their treatment of family." She shakes her head, disgustedly. "All right. So do you have a plan? Or are you waiting for one to fal into your lap?"

Micheal Espesito: "The only plan that immeaditly leaps to mind is a trip back to mexico and confronting isabellas brother. Most of my energy the alst month was spent in tending sadie's wounds."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Maybe you should have grown some balls, 'fessed up, and gotten someone from the Sept to heal her a long time ago, and you wouldn't have had to expend all that energy." She shrugs. "All right, well, it just so happens that we have Lords here in New York. Go figure. Let's see what we can finagle before we start busting the passports out, a'ight?"

Micheal Espesito: 'marcus could be anywhere and I dont know enough about him to do a rite of the question stone."

Micheal Espesito: " I dont even know where the sept is here. the only time i talked to ingvar was actualy talking to his driver. he took my number and I've been hanging out here feeling exposed looking for any way to rectify it. So i didnt exactly have a damn person to go to for help."

Sadie Blackfoot: A month of agony. He could have so easily gotten her healed, yet he didn't. For all that he professed, he deliberately let her suffer. Then he asked for her trust. She keeps her eyes steadfastly turned down.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Gee, Micheal, why don't you just think about it a moment." She shakes her head. "You're in a giant urban metropolis. In dead center, there's an enormous park with trees and green and foliage. Hell, I'm not even a fucking Garou, and ~I~ was able to find it."

Sadie Blackfoot: Blinks at Reyna when she says she's not garou.

Micheal Espesito: "I wanderd around the park the only person I met there was A woman named Desiree she hd just changed."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Did you ask her about a Sept? Did you go deep enough into the place to find the Elders? Howl? Go Umbral at all?" She glares at him. "No. Either A, you're a fucking retard, and can't use the gifts Gaia gave you in order to find your fellows, or B, you didn't really WANT to find them. Personally, I'm going with C, all of the above."

Micheal Espesito: he glances to Sadie. "i really didnt know where there was any one and Ingvar's man said He'd be in touch it wasn't tillr ecently I started eeeling like we were getting screwed.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "You didn't know that in a city of 8 million people that there might MAYBE be a Garou or two? You're full of shit."

Micheal Espesito: "think what you want I also wasnt planning on being way laid in town. I was hoping to arrange a point to deliver sadie to he rfammily than I could go back to california. So i waited."

Sadie Blackfoot: Keeps her eyes steadfastly down, not looking at Michael.

Micheal Espesito: "Oh no far from it i know there here. I didnt know where the caeren was. and we werent intialy staying long like i said this was sposed to be simple and clean come get he rhand he rto he rmom and dad and children.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "In other words, you didn't know where the Sept was, and you didn't WANT to know where the Sept was. You're a waste of flesh, and believe me, when you see the people I've seen, that says a lot." She looks at the packet. "Anything else that's relevant to this whole thing?"

Sadie Blackfoot: He had time to date women, leaving her chained to the bed, wounded, and aching just to relieve her bladder for hours on end, but didn't have time to phone his girl friend and ask her where the caern was? She can't believe for a minute he's a Shadow Lord AND that stupid. No. He wanted her to suffer, and he got what he wanted. At least he was punished for it.

Micheal Espesito: "We were going for low profile this is the third time we've changed hotels. persoanly I didnt like the idea ingvar knowing where we were...' hsi mind goes back to something"His man told me I should not let him see her. any idea what that was about?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "No, but I'll find out. Anything else that's relevant to this whole thing?"

Micheal Espesito: "if you need my cells numbers on the top page. And no i odnt know anything else untill I dig deeper."

Sadie Blackfoot: How often had she told him that time was their enemy? That they needed to act. What if her children are alive? She shunts the thought away. Hope was for fools.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "All right." She looks to Sadie. "Get whatever you want from this place. We're going elsewhere."

Micheal Espesito: "Sadie call me and I'll meet you for dinner if you still want to." I was to concerned with gettign us out of town I didnt even think to go to the freaking caeren

Sadie Blackfoot: "Yes, rhya." She goes into the other room and tosses what few possessions she has into the bags with the new clothes, making sure she has the flak jacket, her holster and harness, and gun. It doesn't take her long.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She looks at Sadie, smiling a little bit. "Head on down, hon. I'll be right there. Just need one last word with our pal here."

Sadie Blackfoot: Nods and steps quietly out the door, heading downstairs to wait for Reyna.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She shuts the door and looks back to Micheal, all the niceness, even the malicious joy she's had dropping out of her face. She's fairly blank of emotion as she looks at him. "You are one sick fucking piece of work, you know that?"

Micheal Espesito: "why is that?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "You tortured her. You raped her. You held her like a slave. You established an incredibly twisted position of dominance, and pretty well broke her, too. And now you want to DATE her?" She glares at him with cold eyes. Not even the heat of anger in them.

Micheal Espesito: "I never tortured her torturing her would have implied I did anything to break her on purpose. Everythign I did was to keep he ralive. And its her decision if she wants to date me she choose yes for m invitation."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "No, it's not. You've established a position of dominance from which she feels that she can't refuse you. So you know, and I know, that she will do whatever you ask. Therefore, here's how it works, fuckhead. You will stay the fuck away from her for non-business purposes. You will not go anywhere near her without someone Xu has approved being present. And if you do, I will kill you. In a very slow, agonizing way. Do you understand me?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "And no one will ever find your body, either."

Micheal Espesito: "She makes her own choices."

Micheal Espesito: "and if you dont they will kill me im living on borrowed time as is."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "We're not negotiating." She says it all with an even, clear voice, lacking much emotion of any kind. "You've broken her. She will do whatever you say. So you lost that option. Your options are now stay away, or die slowly, suffocating and in great panic and agony. End. Of. Story."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Yeah, but they'll kill you quickly. I'll kill you slowly."

Micheal Espesito: "Xu gave her he rown choice. Once again She knows how to rewach me for our date have a good evening

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I'm not Garou, and I don't care about liege and vassal and owning fucking people. That date will be the last thing you ever do, if it happens. Keep that in mind." She turns around and opens the door, grabbing the bottle of tequila she first brought up with her and shutting the door behind her as she leaves.

Micheal Espesito: "looking forward to it good night"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: On the way downstairs, she slips the coyote mask on, to the point that she's smiling warmly when she gets to Sadie. "Hey, you. Let's find ya a new place to stay, a'ight?"

Sadie Blackfoot: "Yes, ma'am." Picking up her bags again.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Sadie...please. Call me Reyna, okay?" She puts her arm around the other's shoulder, squeezing gently. She starts to head off, to find a hotel near the K-R. And she plans to stay there with the woman.

Sadie Blackfoot: "Yes, m... Reyna." Voice a little strained as she uses the informal.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "That's a start." She smiles to the kinfolk. And off they head.

Sadie Blackfoot -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: (ftb?)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno -> Sadie Blackfoot: ((FTB. Reyna's getting scary. I like it. *G*))

Sadie Blackfoot -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Heh, she is. She's very insightful though. Everyone telling the fucked in the head kin to choose. When she's surrounded by people who have tortured her. Hell even Xu had her on her knees for six hours once and threatened to torture her.))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno -> Sadie Blackfoot: ((Yeah. Reyna's in the Nuwisha mindset that kinfolk are as equal to, or more then, 'trueborn.' And to her, Sadie is her kinfolk, because all humans are kin to the Nuwisha.))

Sadie Blackfoot -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Loved the dominance lecture she gave Mike. It was SO on the money.))

Sadie Blackfoot -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: But the best moment was when Mike asked her for a date and Reyna just dropped the mask completely and gaped at him. *G*

Reyna Varinia Reiruno -> Sadie Blackfoot: ((*G* She'll do it, too. Fuck Xu and his "It's your choice" bullshit. She'll dart Micheal if he makes further unauthorized contact, let him die in the Bitchmobile, then toss his body in the river with several hundred pounds of weight on him.))

Sadie Blackfoot -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: Heh. Reyna's evil. God I love her. *G*

Reyna Varinia Reiruno -> Sadie Blackfoot: ((Bwa ha ha ha ha! *G*))

Sadie Blackfoot -> Reyna Varinia Reiruno: Thanks for two great scenes tonight. *s* I need to crash in a few.