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ttooccaa · 4 years ago

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The impeccable timing of everything - Chapter 4

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I forgot again, this has been out for like 4 months

Rating: Teen

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Hollywood

November 25, 16:15 PDT

Oracle had gone through all the data brought to her by team Beta. She obviously looked like she hadn’t slept, though that seemed to be the general theme in the room filled with tired and groggy teens.

The Outsiders were called as soon as Barbara was done, the whole team was once again in their HQ looking up at the large screen with the former Batgirl explaining her findings on it.

All of them were concentrated on her, but the exhaustion from the non stop missions was catching up with them.

Ed audibly sighed and looked at Bart who was standing next to him, at least he looked like he’d gotten some sleep. Ed was glad, he’d been preoccupied with the new additions to the center, especially the two little gingers…

Bart’s gaze drifted to Ed, who looked like he’d seen better times, Ed’s always had this feeling of sunshine around him, but know it looked like they were a few clouds in the sky, “the sky” was still beautiful just a tad dimmer than usual. He gently nudged the other teen and gave him a reassuring smile. Ed quickly returned it.

“Let’s start.” Beast boy announced, his green skin slightly paler than usual. All eyes looked up at Barbara.

She pushed her round glasses up “The good news is that the end is nigh, we know where the base of operation is.”

That quickly caught all of the Outsiders’ attention.

The ginger smiled and a map of the America showed up and started zooming in…

“Metropolis?” Virgil said out loud.

“Kinda risky doing such a thing on Supe’s turf.” Jaime added.

“Indeed it is, but the outskirts of Metropolis offer a wide range of huge storage spaces and underground tunnels left over from past events.” Barbara was quick to explain.

Ed spoke up “We don’t have any guarantee that the thing is even still operating, we know they are shutting down everything and probably repositioning, everything might be gone by now.”

Oracle nodded “That is true, but when we take into account all the things that are possibly there, repositioning will take a lot of time, especially since they want to do it without raising any suspicion.”

The others agreed with her and she continued on “Also there were more catalogues with metas in them, again we are still working on connecting them to possible missing people.”

“I am guessing it’s hard because they were probably in similar situations like Kate, Wayne and Kole?” Ed asked, though it was more of a statement.

Barbara nodded, her expression saddened, but she quickly continued “What about the new four, Ed? I’ve got some basic info on them in here, but that’s about it.”

The peer counselor shrugged “I haven’t talked a lot with them, but their names are Raelene Sharp.” A picture of a girl with bright blue eyes and a short, messy bob appeared on the screen. “Miriam Delgado.” Her picture showed up as well, she had raven black hair, her sclera was also black, while her eyes white. “And at the end, the twins. They only speak Spanish, when I asked them about anything regarding their life, I got no answer, they said they don’t remember anything. I tried looking up any info regarding them, but there was none. Like they had never existed, at least Raelene and Miriam both had social medias, Miriam was also registered in a couple foster homes in Brazil, and Raelene had a record with some minor offences. But those two, absolutely nothing.”

“Afraid to say the same, Ed. I looked up deeper, but again came back empty handed, Intergang also knew nothing, not even their names.” Barbara shot back.

Ed sighed, looking even more tired then before. Bart placed a comforting hand on his shoulder and the teleporter leaned into it.

Ed sighed “Anyways, that is all to be dealt with later. What do we do now?” He turned the question towards Garfield.

“Now.” Garfield announced “We make a plan of attack.” He looked at Ed “You’re in this time?”

The aforementioned teen nodded “We’ll most likely need all hands on deck for this one.”

Garfield smiled, but his expression turned serious “Okay, team, let’s get this show on the road!”

Taos

November 25, 20:00 MST

Ed sighed for what felt like the millionth time that day, before the meeting with the Outsiders he’d dealt with the four new arrivals and had even managed to squeeze in a quick training session with Kate, Kole and Wayne. Their destructive behaviour was still there, but definitely not as rampant as before.

Garfield had laid down the plan and they’ve discussed it until everything was smoothed out and it was supposed to go without a hitch, though he couldn’t help but think of a certain quote he’d heard somewhere “Make the plan; Execute the plan; Expect the plan to go off the rails; Throw away the plan.” Everything always seemed to end like that, one way or another.

As weird as it may sound, he was kind of excited for the mission… Of course, the idea that they might be taking down Intergang was thrilling, but another part of him was even more excited at the prospect of spending more time with Bart. Even though they had to be professional, time with Bart was always a good time. Lately it felt like they could never see each other, so even though they were going to be taking down an intergalactic human trafficking ring, he was still excited.

He got up from where he was staring at his laptop’s screen and teleported in front of the doors of the multipurpose room, Neut had texted him that he was there with the four new additions to the center. He pushed the door open and was quickly greeted by a blur of white and red almost tripping him. The blur were the teens, they were also speedsters, though only if they were touching. The looked at him with wide eyes and he in return offered them a kind smile.

They were obviously excited to see him, since they could best speak with him. From the brief conversations he’s had with the twins, he concluded that they must be from Mexico, due to the way they spoke. While their conversations weren’t perfect, again thanks to the differencces between Rioplatense spanish and Mexican spanish, they were still better than the ones with Neut, who’d only taken spanish in highschool.

“How are you guys doing?” He asked the gingers, whose hands were linked.

They both grinned at him, their smiles were almost identical, but one of them was missing a tooth. They spoke in unison “We are having fun!”

‘Kinda creepy.’ Ed thought, but quickly banished it away, he offered his hand to them ‘Why don’t we go see what the others are doing?’ One of them took it, while the other continued to hold hands with his brother.

They walked over to Neut and the two girls sitting on one of the couches, well Nathan and Miriam were sitting, Raelene was standing of to the side, he could guess why based on the two gashes left in the couch cushions. Though the sharp spikes that were on her shoulders when she got here were gone.

“Oh, Ed, I see you’ve managed to get them to stop for a bit, I swear those two have seen the whole center at least three times by now.” Neut said.

Ed looked down on them, a gentle smile on his face. He slowly let go of the kid’s hand and prompted them to sit down, then he turned towards Miriam and Raelene “How are you two doing?”

Miriam shrugged, her curls covering her face “As good as anyone who was human trafficked, I suppose.”

The other girl pointed at the couch “Sorry about that.”

Ed sighed “No worries, things like that… happen all the time.” ‘Have to add that one to the list as well.’

He pointed at her shoulders with his chin “I see the spikes are gone.”

She put her right hand on her left shoulder “Yeah, it happens from time to time… I still can’t control it.”

Ed smiled reassuringly at her “That is more than okay, it’s what we’re here for.”

She smiled, but also rolled her eyes in an endearing way.

“Anyways, I know we already met each other, but there wasn’t an official introduction, my name’s Ed, I’m a peer counselor here.” He extended his hand towards the girl with bright blue eyes and short hair.

Raelene took it “Well, my name’s Raelene, but you can call me Rae.”

“I’m Miriam, Miri also works.”

Ed nodded at her and turned towards the twins, he quickly did the same introduction, but neither of the twins could tell him their names. They were a bit distressed at that, but the Argentinian was quick at reassuring them.

He turned towards the others “Well, they can’t just stay nameless…”

Rae leaned so she was at eye level with the twins, she pointed at one “Ginger 1.” Then she pointed at the other “Ginger 2.” The twins actually looked offended at that.

Miri laughed “Something tells me they didn’t like those.”

Rae rolled her eyes in retaliation, putting her hands on her hips and leaning back.

“Maybe they could be nicknames? Based on something?” Ed mused.

“Like their powers?” Miri supplied.

“Okay then, Sonic and other Sonic!” The Brazilian concluded. Rae had the audacity to snort at that. The twins looked like it had caught their attention.

Miriam saw that and continued “What? You want to be called Sonic?” She touched the kid’s nose while talking in the most obnoxious, cutesy voice possible.

Neut interjected “We’re not calling them Sonic.”

Miriam pouted “Spolisport.”

Neut thought for a second “The idea with the powers wasn’t bad though… their powers work only when they touch, like they attract each other… like a magnet! What about Mas and Menos?” He looked so proud.

The other teens were silent, until Ed spoke up “Good thing you took spanish in high school eh? But anyways, I like it.” The others nodded “Well let’s see if they like it as well.” He turned towards the twins, explaining what they’ve decided, both of them grinned and quickly proclaimed which one was Menos and which one was Mas.

Ed grinned at them.

Afterwards Miriam started communicating with the newly nicknamed twins, by waving her arms excitedly, she was Brazilian, but they could still “talk” by using one or two words. The gingers seemed entertained enough, until she looked like she was deep in thought, then a second later instead of Miriam, there was an exact copy of one of the twins, except his eyes were black. Both of the gingers looked shocked and started talking in rapid spanish. Their copy turned towards the others “You can call me Igualidad!” He proudly announced, then laughed and transformed back into Miriam.

“Damn, that was awesome.” Said Neut.

Ed silently nodded in agreement, while Miriam blushed.

Rae interjected “Except the lame joke.”

Miriam stuck her tongue out in retaliation.

The Argentinian started talking once again “Have you guys met any other residences of the center?”

“Yeah, a few, though we still haven’t seen the three who were also caught by Intergang.” Raelene supplied.

Ed smiled brightly “Well, that’s perfect, because I was just going to ask you if you want to join me, Kole, Kate and Wayne, those are the names of the others kidnapped by Intergang, for a quick training session.”

Miriam looked sceptical “Training? Like fighting?”

“No! We just learn how to better control and deal with our powers, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, if not then you can just watch, see what’s it like.” Ed explained.

The Brazilian still didn’t look convinced, but nodded regardless.

Ed thought for a second “Want to teleport there?”

That definitely caught the others interest. He also asked the twins which looked more than excited.

He extended his hand and the others took it, some more reluctant than others.

He grinned “Hold on.” Then a gold light engulfed them.

Hollywood

November 26, 9:24 PDT

The Outsiders were done training, today was the day they attack Intergang’s main base of operation. All of the heroes were excited, but also kind of nervous. That sort of nervousness never went away, no matter how many mission there were. It mostly turned into acceptance and confidence, that no matter what they’ll be able to pull trough.

Cassie and Tera made a finishing move and took down the last “threat”, afterwards the simulation cleared out and the young heroes were back in their regular training grounds.

Tera and Wonder girl high fived, while Gregor from where he was staring outside the protective glass, gave his little sister a look filled proudness and maybe a little fear. She grinned at him.

“Good work everybody!” Their leader, Garfield, excitedly said.

The other nodded, that was their cue that it was time to hit the showers and relax a bit. The walk to the dressing room was short and allowed the heroes to unwind a bit, so neither Bart, nor Ed were using their respective powers.

Ed nudged Bart with his elbow “I’d forgotten how awesome you were.”

Bart blushed a bit, but grinned “That’s what happens when you sit out on missions! You should come, if only to watch me!” Bart announced, then quickly struck a strongman pose.

Ed chuckled. “I’ll keep that in mind, amigo.” He winked at the end.

They continued their short walk to the dressing rooms, maybe just a tiny bit closer than necessary.

Metropolis

November 27, 2:45 EDT

The Outsiders were currently in the Bio-ship, right above where Intergang’s base was supposed to be. They had been monitoring the site since it’s discovery, so they knew that it was still active. Even though it was Metropolis, Superman wouldn’t be joining them due to some of the restrictions the League still had. If he came they would have to announce it to the police and they couldn’t risk anybody knowing they were coming.

Beast boy turned towards his team “Everybody ready?”

They all nodded, determined.

“Okay then, now let’s just hope nothing goes wrong!” Garfield announced, truly a revolutionary when it came to speeches.

Something went wrong.

Well, to be exact not more wrong then usual, there were just a lot more people, than they had anticipated. Ugly had also grabbed one of the metas, saying he’ll kill them if the Outsiders didn’t do as they were told. While dealing with that and also saving the other metas and not trying to get shot with alien technology. Bart and Ed had ended up being captured… well kinda. They were helping a few metas escape from what they thought was a broken cell. Turns out it wasn’t and both of them were suddenly stuck it in, it was especially designed so that powers didn’t work inside out if it, they were sure Barbara would figure it out later.

Ed quickly contacted the others, explaining to them the situation, they said that they’ll get to them as soon as possible. Ed sighed “Well that blows.”

“I know right! I should be out there kicking names and taking ass!... wait.” Kid looked like he was contemplating his whole existence.

Ed laughed “Are you sure about that, amigo?” Bart was glad that his dumb joke had worked.

The Argentinian walked around their decently sized cell and looked around “Nope, no way of getting out. Awesome…”

“Guess we’re playing the waiting game.”

“Yup.” Ed slid down the green, transparent walls and sat on the floor. Kid flash sat on the opposite end, facing Ed.

Bart started talking “So how’s it going at the center?”

“Pretty good actually, the Intergang seven are getting along pretty well, I’m also arranging for somebody to teach Mas and Menos English.”

“Mas and Menos?” Bart questioned.

“The speedster twins.” Ed clarified.

Bart raised an eyebrow “We, speedsters, are quickly growing in number, eh?.”

Ed grinned “Sorry to break it to you, but you’re just not that special.”

The other teen smirked “I was thinking in more of taking over the world kind of way, but sure continue being ignorant, it’ll be your downfall.” He declared, unnecessarily dramatic.

Ed snorted “What? I thought we were amigos, but you’re just gonna toss me away when you take over the world?” Faking hurt, he clutched his chest.

Bart pit his finger on his chin thinking deeply about it, then looked Ed in the eyes “Maybe I’ll keep you, you can be my personal zeta tube.”

“Oh being turned into a transportation device, what joy that’ll be.” Ed said, his tone sarcastic and flat.

“Be grateful, peasant.” Bart used his best high and mighty voice. Soon after both of them burst into laughter.

Ed was the first to recover “I missed just being able to talk with you.”

Bart smiled “Yeah, me too, who knew the only place where we would be able to talk would a cell.”

Ed ran a hand trough his curls, playing with one “Yeah, but hey, if everything goes okey today, we will hang out… I mean we talked about it.” He had a slight blush.

Suddenly a huge explosion was heard from close by, catching both their attentions, they waited a beat, two, but nothing, so they just relaxed back against their respective walls.

“Yeah, of course, let’s just hope this isn’t the last time we talk like this.” Bart said.

“If it is, then better make it count.” The sentence slipped before Ed could do anything about it.

That quickly caught Bart’s interest “Is there something you want to say?”

Ed blushed even harder than before and looked away from Bart “Uhmm, maybe… do you?”

Now it was Bart’s then to blush “Maybe.” He looked up at the top of the cage.

Ed looked him straight in the eyes and opened his mouth as if to say something, but Bart cut him off, without knowing. “You’re like one of the coolest people I know and uh… Geez, and I really, really like you!” Bart had shut his eyes after his confession, but after hearing nothing for a few moments opened them and looked at Ed.

Ed looked as if he was trying to decipher what Bart had said “I’m gonna be straight with you, even without your powers you still talk super fast.”

Bart chuckled at that, then took a deep breath “Take two.” This time he relaxed more and said it slowly, only praying that it all goes smoothly, instead of awkward “I like you.” He looked Ed in the eyes, they were wide and surprised.

Ed sighed “Please tell me you mean as a boyfriend and not as a friend?” His eyes were pleading.

Bart laughed “Yeah, as a boyfriend.” He grinned.

“Oh thank God! I like you too like a lot… a lot.” Ed looked at the ground, his blush brighter than ever.

Bart also blushed, but grinned. Ed got up and moved next to Bart. After a few moments of silence the Argentinian spoke up “Damn, are we really going to tell people we got together in a prison cell in the base of human traffickers?”

Bart wholeheartedly laughed at that one, then grinned “Well I guess that’s just the life of a superhero.” Then he pretended to put on sunglasses.

Ed rolled his eyes at him, god, he loved this dork, then a thought quickly struck him “So… umm, want to make that hang out… a date?”

Bart looked surprised at that, but quickly answered a second later “Hell yeah!” Both of them looked in each other’s eyes, blushing hard, but grinning like morons and bursting at the seems with giddiness.

An explosion broke their moment, they turned towards it’s source, it was Cyborg who had lovingly blown a hole in one of the walls close by. Both of the trapped heroes quickly got up and enthusiastically waved at him. Victor walked over to the control panel of the cell and in a few seconds, they were free.

“Freedom!” Kid Flash yelled.

“You were in there for like 15 minutes.” Vic pointed out.

“More than enough.” The brunette deadpanned.

“How’s it going out there?” Ed inquired.

“Don’t worry guys, you’re just in time, things are getting real Ugly out there, if you know what I mean?” Victor grinned at his own joke.

Ed smirked “Yeah I think we got it.”

“Then what are we doing standing here chatting?” Kid Flash quickly ran off.

Victor and Ed shared a look, then Ed shrugged and teleported.

“Geez, couldn’t you wait for a second.” Cyborg muttered under his breath.

Hollywood

November 27, 1:57 PDT

The Outsiders had just returned back to HQ, the whole mission had been exhausting, but totally worth it. Though none of them had yet to take a proper look at all the info they’ve gathered they knew a few things for sure, Ugly was once again in police custody and all of the metas that had been kept in Metropolis were also safe. Both the center and the authorities were working on contacting their families, if they had any.

The young heroes were already having a meeting, apparently Barbara had something she wanted to share with them.

“Good job out there!” Oracle congratulated them from the screen.

They thanked her.

“So, what’s the news?” Garfield asked her.

Barbara pushed up her glasses “I haven’t had the time to go through everything, but here is what I found out, first off.” A list appeared next to her “This right here contains all of Intergang’s bases and when last they were active.”

Garfield nodded “We’ll need to check all of those out, even the non-active ones, I’ll have to inform the League, that’s a lot of ground to cover.”

Barbara nodded “I also found another list, but this one contained all the locations from which they abducted metas and also their contacts!”

Ed perked up at that “That means, that we’ll be able to prove that both the foster home and juvie were responsible.”

“Most likely.” Barbara nodded.

Ed breathed a sigh of relief at that and Bart gently took his hand into his, that did not go unnoticed by Jaime and Cassie. The blonde wiggled her eyebrows up and down, while Jaime winked at the couple. Bart rolled his eyes at his nosy friends, then returned his attention once again to the meeting “Have there been any news regarding the metas in space, I know that all of our allies in space and the green lantern corp have been looking for them.”

Barbara pushes up her glasses and they caught the light for a second “There are a couple leads that are being investigated right now, but that’s about it, still nothing solid.”

Virgil crossed his arms “Man, I wish we could have gone to space.”

Garfield spoke up “Virgil…”

“Yeah, yeah I know, the others can handle it and so on…”

And just like that the meeting continued. Everything that could be discussed at the moment was and while the Outsiders knew that what they were doing was important, they were pretty relieved when it ended.

Hollywood

November 27, 6:00 PDT

Everyone had taken a shower and Beast boy had set a meeting with the League to form a new plan, all in all, a pretty successful day.

Bart and Ed were currently sitting on the stools on the balcony, enjoying the slightly cold morning breeze. The others had either gone away or were currently sleeping.

They hadn’t really talked about what had happened in the cell, but maybe they didn’t have to. They both felt good and happy and filled with excitement.

“You think the center will survive you not being there for once?”

Ed snorted at that “I’m sure it’ll all go smoothly, I mean both my dad and Neut will be there to deal with the new metas.”

“You don’t sound too sure.” Bart smiled

The other shrugged “Honestly, I should stop being such a control freak… at least for a bit… I’m too tired right now.” He smiled at the end, looking at the sun still being engulfed in mist.

Bart smiled and brought his hand across the small table, Ed quickly took it. “So, now I can call you my boyfriend right?” He asked a slight pink hue to his cheeks.

Bart’s face split into a wobbly smile “Only if I can also call you my boyfriend.”

Ed beamed at that.

Suddenly Bart was filled with a rush of energy “I can’t wait for our date!” He got up, still holding Ed’s hand and pulling him slightly.

“Yeah, me too, we’ll just have to wait for a bit… sadly patience is a virtue none of us posses.”

Bat thought for a second “Well, we can still hang out when we can, even if it’s not an official date!”

Ed smiled gently “I’d like that.”

The other teen looked Ed straight in the eyes, in that moment with the breeze gently blowing his curls and the dull shine of the sun making his skin almost glow, he truly looked absolutely breathtaking. Bart thought for a second, then lowered himself so he was leaning on his forarms across the table. He let got of Ed’s hand and instead gently cupped his cheek. The Argentinian smiled at that and leaned into the touch. Bart swallowed and slowly started moving closer to Ed. The other teen smiled and met him halfway. They both melted into the kiss.

When they parted they looked into each other’s eyes and a second later grinned like idiots. It had truly been a good mission.

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hxtties · 5 years ago

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AU: The Masquerade

An AU that takes place in the Vampire The Masquerade setting. Each of the muses listed below has been sorted as a member of a clan associated with the Camarlilla: the holders of the status quo, with the intention of maintaining the masquerade and masking the existence of Kindred (vampires) and hiding it from the world. Each clan is a family of sorts with their own quirks, weaknesses and distinctions. Threads in this verse probably won’t have much of a smut focus (despite the general nature of this blog I know I do other things too y’know ;) ) but it wouldn’t be out of the discussion.

Ventrue (7): The politicians and executives. The leaders and influencers. The Warlords. The top dogs. They are considered the mind of the Camarilla. They are the authority. The blue bloods, so to speak. They take charge when needed, tend to see themselves as a necessity to maintaining both order and the masquerade, regardless of whether or not that’s true.. They tend to be adapt at management and leadership and as such, their lives tend to revolve around such things. A kindred won’t even be welcomed into Ventrue society until they prove themselves in said area of expertise, establishing their own domain of influence without aid. Their biggest weakness is their palate. Each Ventrue is only able to feed off specific targets and can only ingest blood from said targets alone (can only feed off of young men, can only feed off of rich women, etc.). They can’t have any other kind of blood, even when starving and in desperate need to feed.

Sophia Andrews (an agent, focusing on management. can only feed off of women)

Evelyn Vasco (Businesswoman, owns a club. Can only feed off of virile men)

Rhys Chapman (Businessman, owns a luxury hotel. can only feed off of women)

Dwayne Phillips (businessman, deals with electronics and energy, can only feed off of women)

Persephone Sweet (an agent, focusing on public relations, can only feed off of executives)

Electra Syren (businesswoman, owns a tech company, can only feed off of young adults (see Amber A) )

Isabel Delgado (a universal agent, focused on business, can only feed off of men)

Toreador (7): The artists. The social elite. The beautiful people. If the Ventrue are the mind of the Camarilla, the Toreador is said to be the soul. One of the most influential clans in the Camarilla as they have the greatest ties to the mortal world through social and cultural interaction. They can host anything from a high society dinner to children’s theater. As implied by the description thus far, they can most embody the idea of the vamp, one who can get by on sheer sex appeal. They tend to be up on the latest trends, when they aren’t the ones setting them themselves. By nature, art is the cornerstone of this clan. Of course, as per usual, the definition of what could be considered art varies from kindred to kindred. It could be a martial art, if could be painting, writing, graphic design. They could consider their body to be art in of itself. They can also be expert marksmen, incredible musicians, etc.. However, they can also be cult leaders, preachers, evangelists and the like. Their weakness is their fixation with beauty. They can find themselves distracted by something they find exceptional beauty to the point where it could be hazardous to their unlife. Their vision and sensitivity can hurt them as much as it can help them. As such, they can also find themselves prone to falling for mortals and other vampires. It can also keep them from reaching perfection in their art, which could cause them to lose interest in it. Despite this, they aren’t as brainless as one might assume and they aren’t to be underestimated.

Regan Kensington (her art is her body and beauty)

Rachel Hallsy (her art is her beauty but she also takes part in a number of things from painting to dancing)

Caitlyn Bridges (her art is botany)

Soraya Mousavi (Toreador are known to be talented investigators, which she was even prior to being embraced)

Karen Sofer (her art is her body, by way of dancing, camshows and “mingling” with others)

Raul Gallo (his art is cooking)

Calvin Moss (he doesn’t really dedicate himself to art, appreciation for it aside. instead, he’s put his newfound “gifts” toward a goal he had before his embrace: becoming a cult leader. he’s organized his own flock of followers, all too eager to allow him to use them as a blood source)

Claire Simcova (her art is her body. a former model turned personal trainer. so you could argue that her art is fitness)

Malkavian (3): The madmen. The pranksters and lunatics. The seers and the oracles. They are bound by strange compulsions and perceive and articulate things in a manner different than most. Their jokes can range from silly to sadistic. Somehow, they’ve managed to remain as one of the oldest surviving clans, even being among the founders of the Camarilla. Barely a clan on the surface, a large number of them probably aren’t even aware they belong to one. Hell some aren’t even aware they’ve sired anyone! They tend to be tolerated at best, and even so, probably when they have enough self-control to refrain from violating the masquerade. While being embraced by a Malkavian guarantees insanity, they tend to embrace those who were halfway there to begin with. IF you see them muttering to themselves, they might be talking to theirself, or they can be in a conversation with another Malkavian, as they are all connected by a psychic link. Their madness of course, tends to be their biggest weakness. They are always guaranteed to suffer at least one derangement. That said, they can inflict horrible, debilitating insanity just as well. Be wary of the Malkavians. Dementation can destroy your very soul.

Molly Frye (disorder: dependent, derangement: overcompensation/dependent personality disorder)

Aline Seidel (disorder: paranoid, derangement: memory lapses, paranoia)

Jacqueline Logan (disorder: borderline, derangement: antisocial personality disorder, berserk)

Brujah (6): The rebels, the anarchists, the poets and freedom fighters. A founding clan of the Camarilla, you can be forgiven for writing them off as just a bunch of thugs and street punks. You’d be wrong...for the most part. They’ve a lot more going on then given credit for, and they’re always willing to rally under and fight for what they consider to be a worthy cause. Some prefer to follow charismatic leaders, others prefer individualism. They’ll be glad for a chance to speak their mind, just as they will be a chance to wreck something otherwise. Their weakness is a hair trigger temper and propensity for being wrathful, which means it’s easier for them to fall into a frenzy. There tends to be little organization among them, and they tend to sire whoever they want, for whatever reason they want.

Kyle Bridges

Deacon Wells

Juliana Rouco

Christina Fonseca

Mikaela Banes

Shannon Lawton

Katherine Logan

Chelsea Moore

Tessa Slater

Diora Frye

Gangrel (3): The beasts. The nomads. They prefer to be closer to nature. They prefer the thrill of the hunt. They were a founding clan among the Camarilla, but eventually, they got fed up with them and struck out on their own and now serve as an independent clan. Upon being embraced, they are subsequently left to fend for themselves in the while for a short period of time. The reasoning being that if they can’t survive on their own, they can’t hack it. Those who can survive are welcomed into the clan formally. They are the least social, and most predatory of the kindrid, prone to being territorial. They are shifters, among other things. Their biggest weakness, is the effects of their frenzies. Any time they hit frenzy, they can grow more monstrous and beastall in appearance.

Ken Logan

Lucio Vasco

Clair Morgan

Rosemary Morgan

Kimber Horne

Gisela Krieger

Miri Irvine

Nosferatu (3): The outcasts. The ugly. The spymasters and information brokers. They know your secrets. Perhaps among the most underappreciated, underestimated clan of the group. Perhaps best known for their appearances, which tend to be horrifying, grotesque or plain ugly. Often to the point where they have to reside in and travel through the sewers just to maintain the masquerade. Just approaching a moral can be considered a violation in of itself. But they are also adept at crafting and stealth. They can tame the animals that reside in the sewers. They managed to form their own society among themselves. That said, their mastery of obfuscate can still allow them a number of advantages, as well as a means of attempting to remain among society. They tend to embrace one of two groups. The first, is those looked down upon by society. Those who are down enough on their luck where being embraced by a Nosferatu would be considered a step up: the mentally ill, the homeless, vagrants, etc., out of a sense of kinship. They also will embrace as a means of punishment. Don’t be surprised if you run into a Cleopatra: a Nosferatu who was embraced as a means to punish them for their ego and vanity. They value clan loyalty immensely, often dependent on being supportive of each other. The embrace is very painful, harmful to their body, as their deformities would attest to. It’s lucky if they even manage to survive the process. The weakness should go without saying at this point.

Vita Sommer (an information broker before her embrace and a more effective, illusive one after it)

Celine Beauchamp (was embraced when she was homeless during a harsh winter. physical pain from the shift to unlife aside, she’s managed to adjust well enough. she’d devoted a fair amount of time to tending to “plants” and animal life in their territories. in this case meaning mushrooms and other fungi, rats, dogs, cats and the occasional sewer gator. very helpful with security for one’s haven)

Rhosyn Ravenwood (was embraced in part her sire wanted to prevent the Tremere from getting to her first.)

Lilith Cameron (was embraced as her sire had taken a liking to her. she’s since continued working as a blogger (though a different, more low key kind, and has taken steps towards being an information broker in her own right)

Elizabeth Sage (resentful of her current predicament, has developed a bit of a disproportionate dislike for the Toreador, wishing she had been embraced by them instead)

#hxt verses #wanted plots #AU: The Masquerade #hxt muse notes

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hellishtrickster · 7 years ago

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Orianna leaned down and gave Miri a gentle hug.

“Thank you...princess.”

She winked playfully at the little girl. When Delgado whispered that in Orianna’s ear, she smiled and nodded.

“And I won’t take that lightly, sir.”

Orianna’s gentle, regal expression turned stormy at Ainley’s words. This son of a bitch was really going to do this to his own daughter. Then her heart broke at Missy’s words. She stood as Missy stormed off.

“Your daughter is a fine woman, Lord Oakdown. And I am sorry that she has a man like you for a father. Men like you beat me, abused me and left me to die on the streets. Just for what I am. I thought I had it the worst. It turns out your children are just as unfortunate. You’re so blinded by your prejudice and stupidity that you can’t see the treasures that your children are.”

Orianna took a deep breath and lowered her voice dangerously.

“You don’t get a say in Missy’s choices. I know she wants to come with me and join our cause. I will make sure she gets her way. And I will make sure your children are treated well. There will be hell to pay if I hear otherwise. Missy told me what you were like and asked not to bring her here. She was right and I should have listened. Now will one of you lead me to her room. I believe I owe Missy an apology. Benkai’l prepare the men and horses. We’ll be leaving soon.”

Ben nodded solemnly and left. They knew that Orianna only used their full name on particularly serious occasions.

Miri reached out a curious hand towards the wing, lightly brushing her fingers over the feathers. She didn’t want to hurt the nice bird-person. She gazed up at Ben with wide eyes.

“They ARE soft!” she stage-whispered. “Tha’s amamezin’!”

To Orianna, she frowned slightly, tilting her head to one side.

“But yur not scary. Yur nice! Like a princess! You jus’ have cool horns ‘stead’ve a crown. Birds are s’posed to like princesses.”

It was clear she was offended on Orianna’s behalf. She reached out to give the tiefling a hug.

“I’ll tell Robin not ta be scared a you, nex’ time I see him,” she whispered, nodding determinedly. “Then you’ll have TWO bird friends,” she added, beaming at Ben.

Missy had to smile. At least one of her family members was getting on splendidly with her friends.

Granddad Oakdown chuckled in pleased surprise.

“Has she now? Well, isn’t that something!” he leaned over, whispering the next bit in her ear. “You know, that right there tells me volumes about you. My granddaughter is a very private person; she doesn’t open up to just anyone. She must really like you.”

He pulled back, winking at her, and sat back down. Missy didn’t know what he’d said, but she’d seen the wink, and blushed. Meanwhile, Miri had climbed onto her grandfather’s lap and was happily drinking her juice, pinkie finger held up in the air to be ‘fancy’. Missy finished serving the tea and put the teapot somewhere out of the way. She leaned against the wall, sipping from a cup of her own.

Missy’s father muttered something under his breath at the ‘War is not child’s play’ line, but Mrs. Oakdown smacked his arm, pointing out that he was being rude. He scowled.

“No, Rani, I want to know! When is she going to stop acting like some..some…ragamuffin, and start acting like the young lady we raised her to be? This has gone on long enough, and now she expects us to let her go off to war? I let Harry go off to bard college, I tolerated Missy’s nonsense up to this point, but enough is enough! I won’t see her waste her youth and end up a spinster! It’s time for her to grow up and start setting a good example for her younger siblings!”

“Ainley, you’re making. a SCENE!” Missy’s mother hissed. All of the kids were staring at their parents with varying degrees of secondhand embarrassment on their faces. Except Miri, who was telling her grandfather an animated story about an adventure she’d gone on with her imaginary friend.

Missy set her cup down, drawing herself up to her full height.

“You never listen, do you Da?”

Her voice was quiet, but her hands shook with anger. She made them into fists in an effort to stay calm. You could have heard a pin drop in the silence that had fallen over the group. (Miri babbled on, in a world of her own)

“I’m setting a fantastic example for my younger siblings. For one thing, I can think for myself. Secondly, I have worked my whole life for something I want, and I am this. close. to getting it. You’re all for people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, unless that person is your daughter. Why can’t you for once in your life be proud of me?”

Her father looked like he was going to say something but his wife clapped her hand over his mouth. “For gods’ sake, Ainley, know when to shut up!”

“You know, it’s ironic. I get this stubbornness from you. Despite your best efforts, I am a warrior, and I will not be told what to do. Orianna did not ask if you would let me. I am going. We came so that everyone could say goodbye. I warned her that that would be a mistake, and it turns out I was right.”

Nodding to Orianna, she added, “I’ll be in my room, packing. Let me know when you’re ready to leave,” and stormed out of the room. Granddad shook his head, picking up Miri and suggesting the two of them go look for frog princes in the yard. Ander joined them, and Jhessail went after Missy. Betha got up and started clearing the empty teacups. The rest of the Oakdowns remained at the table, sitting in awkward silence.

#ineedmyfriendback #{v;royals}#Orianna: You did and I’m sorry.#tw abuse

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