[RP] The Inn of Peace - IoP (Open to all)

[Gren_Eckener]

Quietly, Gren led MacPere to his room. He knew that other people didn't need to know this, and could forgive the general curiousity, but they just weren't a part of this.

Holding the door for macPere to enter first, he closed the door behind him and turned on Beethoven's 3rd, enough to cover his voice against any eavesdroppers, heightened senses or not. Sitting on the chair near the fireplace (as is common in older buildings), he began.

"I haven’t…told anyone about this. Not for a long while, anyway. It began about two years ago, when there was a war happening in my part of the galaxy, on the moon Titan. I was conscripted into it, but tried making the best of it when I could. One day, I was relaxing in the trench between blitzes, and I saw a guy with a music box. The tune was beautiful, he was handsome, so I decided to talk to him. He said the tune was called Julia, and gave me the music box. We fought together after that, side by side. I trusted him, MacPere. I believed in him…he was my comrade. "  

[Zulma san]

Jeff nodded as he was not allowed to bow at Zefi. "Miss Zefi. I have been awake for a while. I went for my morning exercises. How are you today?" he asked with a smile.  

[MacPere]

MacPere sidled in after and sat beside Gren, placing down his drink and listening intently. His gaze never left Gren's face as he nodded along, narrowing his eyes upon the slow mention of the musician having 'trusted' this man. He quickly sipped the drink, gaze never faltering, and cleared his throat slightly.

"... What did he do?"  

[The White Lily]

"I just swung from the branch of a tree" Zefi replied with a smile happy to have someone to talk to.  

[Gren_Eckener]

Gren looked back at MacPere, then looked away, closing his eyes."After the war ended, I was scooped up by the feds. They accused me of being a spy, and I was convicted of treason. I’d been framed, and I couldn’t for the life of me imagine why. Then I heard that that guy, Vicious, the one I’d looked up to, had tried against me. I didn’t know what to do, what to think…I went crazy! I couldn’t sleep, barely ate…so they used me. There was this experimental drug they gave us in that study, supposed to help insomnia…but it was highly addictive, and had some side affects…"

Laughing bitterly, he continued, "Funny thing is, I still couldn’t sleep. I didn’t want to believe that it was true, that he’d sent me up the river. So I escaped. Don’t ask me how I managed it, I can barely remember myself. But then I met her. Julia. She knew Vicious. When I told her about the music box, she told me to open it up and look inside. There was a transmitter. The b*****d framed me…"  

[Angeles Valentine]

Angeles was glad that she was forgiven. She felt sorry for making Zulma feel the way she had but it was necessary. Angeles may be immortal, but time was still a precious commodity. Angeles accepted the bottle of blood and smiled. She walked back to her table and waited for Zulma to join her. When she did Angeles said in a quite tone of voice, "I have visited the Baku, the demon that eats dreams, to see if he may interpret what yours was about."

Angeles sat down and poured herself a glass, tilting her head slightly as Beethoven came on upstairs. Apparantly Gren did not want her to listen. it was no matter, she would find out what ailed him soon enough, as soon as she was finished putting Zulma's mind at ease.  

[MacPere]

MacPere snarls deeply, balling his hand into a fist. He speaks calmly, shaking his head in the disbelief of it all. "He... Why would he have reason to frame you if you held nothing but high regard for him? What kind of person would..."

He sighs. Better to be quiet and hear the rest than rant.  

[KelticStar]

Star layed on her bed after locking her door shut.Lately she felt anything but happy.The memories she has been haveing has brought back the bitter feelings she had had.She gets out her violin and lightly plays it; hopeing no one would come up and hear her, especaily considering how there was noting but sorrow in the music she was playing .  

[Zulma san]

Jeff laughed. "That must have been so much fun! You must be quite nimble."  

[The White Lily]

"It is very much fun as long as you don't fall off. thats no fun and it kind of hurts..." Zefi said to him also smiling... She went over to a table and began a sketch of her room.  

[Zulma san]

Zulma sat by the vampire with her tea in hand. "The baku...?" she echoed. She was not sure she wanted someone else involved in that story. She already somehow felt bad that Angeles and MacPere knew and probably Gren too...she was happy to have spared Karasu with that dark dream. She did not want to think about it anymore.

She was surprised that after the pain she had gone through, Angeles had had to go see someone else. She could have gone by herself to the baku...She sighed. No resentment young lady...you forgave her...

Zulma looked at Angeles. "What did he say?" she asked.  

[Gren_Eckener]

"I don't know...he was just...some kind of maniac. Still is. He's something else, that's for sure..." Gren shook his head. "Still, I hope that explains a little of why I act the way that I do. I'm...sorry about how I've been treating you. It's not fair to dump my hang-ups on you."  

[Angeles Valentine]

Angeles took a drink of the blood before continuing in a very low voice. Beethoven did more than keep her from hearing Gren and the other musician's conversation, it also hid what Angeles was about to tell Zulma, "your dream stems from a fear and a desire. You are attracted to the three men, you fear that they will all try to make you theirs. The rest, the baku says, you must figure out for yourself," Angeles took another drink of blood to let Zulma think about what she heard.  

[Zulma san]

Zulma's eyebrows raised. "Attrac..." she started in a loud voice but toned it down quickly "...cted to the three of them?" she seemed somewhat offended but she laughed. "They all have their charm indeed." she admitted. She wasn't sure about the second part of the explanation though. She sighed. She had her own idea but after what Angeles had done she was not as keen to share everything with her.
So Zulma went back on the first part. "Desire..." she sighed. "I am that bad..." she took a sip of tea. "It makes me feel like I am unfaithful to Karasu and like I would jump on any good looking man..." she stared at her tea.  

[Zulma san]

Jeff was surprised that Zefi did not answer anything to his comment and took her notepad as if he were not there. He sat next to her in silence, not wanting to break her concentration as she drew.