Sep 28, 2025 11:43 pm
Benji blinks. "Rules? Only the normal social ones, I think, but I’ve never been very good at figuring those out…"
Ice Cream (RP)
Be sure to read and follow the guidelines for our forums.
load previous
Sep 29, 2025 8:48 am
- Emma -
Mrs Kaminski drops the photo album at the mention of police, wiping her hands on her dress as if to remove the evidence. "Uh... of course." She says stepping out the front door. "You will tell them I only came in with you?" She has watched enough procedural dramas to know that people get in all sorts of trouble for having their DNA at crime scenes.
"You're going to call Mark?" She asks, referring to Bev's older brother —the only direct family she has left. "What are you going to tell him?"
What do you do?
Mrs Kaminski drops the photo album at the mention of police, wiping her hands on her dress as if to remove the evidence. "Uh... of course." She says stepping out the front door. "You will tell them I only came in with you?" She has watched enough procedural dramas to know that people get in all sorts of trouble for having their DNA at crime scenes.
"You're going to call Mark?" She asks, referring to Bev's older brother —the only direct family she has left. "What are you going to tell him?"
What do you do?
Sep 29, 2025 8:50 am
- Persephone -
Viv looks on, remarkably calm given what is happening. When you sit back down on the couch, unchanged, her analytical mind causes her to to look around the flat for special effects apparatus (smoke machines and projectors), impressed, but not seeing how an FX budget is all that impressive a 'job perk'.
When you show her your healed back, though, she is less sure. "Wait. How did you do that?" She demands. "That blood looked real." She sounds slightly hurt that you would use your rather impressive acting chops to play such a trick on her. She is pretty sure there must be another explanation.
It seems you have your Demonic Form back, at least for the purposes of impressing Viviana, you can feel it within you, ready to be used at will.
What do you do?
Viv looks on, remarkably calm given what is happening. When you sit back down on the couch, unchanged, her analytical mind causes her to to look around the flat for special effects apparatus (smoke machines and projectors), impressed, but not seeing how an FX budget is all that impressive a 'job perk'.
When you show her your healed back, though, she is less sure. "Wait. How did you do that?" She demands. "That blood looked real." She sounds slightly hurt that you would use your rather impressive acting chops to play such a trick on her. She is pretty sure there must be another explanation.
It seems you have your Demonic Form back, at least for the purposes of impressing Viviana, you can feel it within you, ready to be used at will.
What do you do?
Sep 29, 2025 8:53 am
- Max -
"You don't actually believe those stories of the hound on the tracks?" Alara says incredulously to Benji. There have been rumours for decades, but no one she knows has ever seen the thing. The hellhound's reputation also only involves the train tracks, not the park, so Alara is dubious about your grasping at any other rational that does not involve 'wolf' attacks.
What do you do?
"You don't actually believe those stories of the hound on the tracks?" Alara says incredulously to Benji. There have been rumours for decades, but no one she knows has ever seen the thing. The hellhound's reputation also only involves the train tracks, not the park, so Alara is dubious about your grasping at any other rational that does not involve 'wolf' attacks.
What do you do?
Sep 29, 2025 8:54 am
- Benji -
"They're horrible warm, too." Alara says, obviously disappointed that you are not offering her fresh blood. "I can't believe you drink these things." She says, the distaste clear in her voice, distaste both for the packaged blood and for those who drink them.
"Yes." Alara says to Circe. "'The normal social rules' like don't talk about others' secrets." She knows that you have never been good at the whole business of lying, and such. She is also filing away the 'Persephone wriggling out of her deal' tidbit for possible blackmail purposes later.
What do you do?
"They're horrible warm, too." Alara says, obviously disappointed that you are not offering her fresh blood. "I can't believe you drink these things." She says, the distaste clear in her voice, distaste both for the packaged blood and for those who drink them.
"Yes." Alara says to Circe. "'The normal social rules' like don't talk about others' secrets." She knows that you have never been good at the whole business of lying, and such. She is also filing away the 'Persephone wriggling out of her deal' tidbit for possible blackmail purposes later.
What do you do?
Sep 29, 2025 11:25 am
"Yes; I’ll call him. He has to know. And maybe there is a chance he knows where she’s at" doubtful, but she was going to try him regardless. Maybe he could shed some light on her state of mind this last week.
"Thank you, Mrs. Kaminski. I’m glad you were home. Let’s just hope the police finds her quickly, and that nothing bad has happened to her" …..also doubtful, on both accounts.
She exchanged numbers with the old woman, and told her to call her if she heard anything from Bev, before going back into the street and hurrying toward her meeting with Benji.
"Thank you, Mrs. Kaminski. I’m glad you were home. Let’s just hope the police finds her quickly, and that nothing bad has happened to her" …..also doubtful, on both accounts.
She exchanged numbers with the old woman, and told her to call her if she heard anything from Bev, before going back into the street and hurrying toward her meeting with Benji.
Sep 29, 2025 1:39 pm
—Circe—
Circe grimaces at Amara’s words, mumbling, "Oh duh… right right…" After her faux-pas, she opts to stay quiet and listen for a while.
—Persephone—
Persephone smirks and speaks, her voice sounding like an infernal chorus singing from the depths of a void. She says, "You think it’s a trick? Hmm… Ok here…Hold onto me…"
She takes Viv’s hand and they both stand. She scoops Viv up easily in both arms, and Viv instinctively grabs onto Pers’ shoulders. Her marble skin feels cold, hard, and smooth to the touch, like a coroner’s slab.
Persephone smirks mischievously. As their eyes meet, her great dragonfly wings beginning buzzing, flapping faster that Viv’s eyes can follow, though she can certainly feel a breeze off them. She looks down and realizes that Persephone is a few feet off the ground now.
"Watch the window. And hold on tight."
Suddenly, they explode into motion, shooting toward the plate glass window. Somehow, just as Persephone did a moment ago with the sofa, they pass through the solid glass as if it weren’t there.
They’re flying now, upwards, up past the top of the condo building. They fly another fifty feet or so and the neighborhood around Persephone’s condo comes into view below them. The rain strikes them and runs down Persephone’s body, water hitting stone.
Persephone laughs and says, "Id take you for a longer flight, but…I don’t wanna piss off the boss."
Then, with a flourish, she flies in a loop and shoots downward, soaring through the air and back through the plate glass window, back into the living room. She lands and sets the rain-damp Viviana back on the sofa. The water on Persephone runs down her stone body onto the floor. She sits next to Viv and takes her hand. She places it on her stony demonic cheek and, under Viv’s touch, she transforms back, right before Viv’s eyes, with Viv feeling the transformation with her own hand.
Persephone sits, looking human, holding Viv’s hand against her cheek. Somehow, her human clothes look unwrinkled and dry. She smiles warmly at Viv and says, "Hey. It’s still me. You ok?"
Circe grimaces at Amara’s words, mumbling, "Oh duh… right right…" After her faux-pas, she opts to stay quiet and listen for a while.
—Persephone—
Persephone smirks and speaks, her voice sounding like an infernal chorus singing from the depths of a void. She says, "You think it’s a trick? Hmm… Ok here…Hold onto me…"
She takes Viv’s hand and they both stand. She scoops Viv up easily in both arms, and Viv instinctively grabs onto Pers’ shoulders. Her marble skin feels cold, hard, and smooth to the touch, like a coroner’s slab.
Persephone smirks mischievously. As their eyes meet, her great dragonfly wings beginning buzzing, flapping faster that Viv’s eyes can follow, though she can certainly feel a breeze off them. She looks down and realizes that Persephone is a few feet off the ground now.
"Watch the window. And hold on tight."
Suddenly, they explode into motion, shooting toward the plate glass window. Somehow, just as Persephone did a moment ago with the sofa, they pass through the solid glass as if it weren’t there.
They’re flying now, upwards, up past the top of the condo building. They fly another fifty feet or so and the neighborhood around Persephone’s condo comes into view below them. The rain strikes them and runs down Persephone’s body, water hitting stone.
Persephone laughs and says, "Id take you for a longer flight, but…I don’t wanna piss off the boss."
Then, with a flourish, she flies in a loop and shoots downward, soaring through the air and back through the plate glass window, back into the living room. She lands and sets the rain-damp Viviana back on the sofa. The water on Persephone runs down her stone body onto the floor. She sits next to Viv and takes her hand. She places it on her stony demonic cheek and, under Viv’s touch, she transforms back, right before Viv’s eyes, with Viv feeling the transformation with her own hand.
Persephone sits, looking human, holding Viv’s hand against her cheek. Somehow, her human clothes look unwrinkled and dry. She smiles warmly at Viv and says, "Hey. It’s still me. You ok?"
Sep 29, 2025 1:47 pm
Max frowns at Alara. "Alright, ya got your cheap nasty lager. And better meals are on the horizon. So why don't you tell Benji and me all about what you saw and heard tonight? Don't leave out any details."
Sep 29, 2025 1:51 pm
"Yes, well, better than starving I suppose!" Benji responds to Alara’s disgust with a bit of forced optimism. She’s right – the packaged blood is awful, warm or cold—and he knows that other vampires regard drinking it as a bit undignified, unbefitting of their proper status as ruthless nocturnal predators, but it soothes the Hunger all the same.
When Alara brings up the hound, he replies, "Oh, I do! I’ve seen it myself – twice, in fact. I’m not at all sure it’s an ordinary hellhound, mind you. It’s definitely demonic but it’s big and very, very frightening."
When Alara brings up the hound, he replies, "Oh, I do! I’ve seen it myself – twice, in fact. I’m not at all sure it’s an ordinary hellhound, mind you. It’s definitely demonic but it’s big and very, very frightening."
Sep 29, 2025 2:33 pm
- Emma -
Mrs Kaminski promises to call you if anything new comes up, if you do the same, and to let the police in, if she's awake. She returns home, and you leave.
Your phone rings. It is Dr Moss' promised call.
"Good morning. I hope this is not too early for you?" He greets, though he seems to know that you will feel energised by yesterday's experience. He does not ask after your wellbeing, apparently assuming you are feeling healthy.
"So, I have been researching the topic." He ploughs right on after giving you the minimum time to return formalities. "And I have been reading about a ritual. I discounted it before... but, if you are interested, I think we can pull it off?"
He does not really give you much time to stop him if you are not interested, aside from fact that you asked him to call you about this, he is like one of those nerds at a party who just does not know how to shut up about whatever it is that is exciting them right now.
"You've heard of 'the power of three'? Three is an inherently magical number, we all know that. Well, we need a 'maiden', that's you... don't worry, it is not literal... except in the old, agricultural sense where a 'virgin' is a heifer (a cow) what has not given birth... been pregnant... you haven't been pregnant, have you? Nevermind, I don't think that actually matters, it is more about the ... quality." It is lost on him that he sort of just compared you to a cow.
"We need a 'mother'... that is Blossom. I am sure you saw how mothering... uh... motherly she is... though, also, by the above definition, also a virgin. Mother enough for our purposes, anyway.
"And we need a 'crone', which is me. No don't deny it." He seems to think his joke is amusing.
"We dance, n... ah, under the sky, in a sacred place. Around a circle of rocks and water? I think the swimming-pool in my back yard might count? Else St James' Park is an option.
"Then we ... commune? And talk to the faeries?"
He has been getting less certain about this as he reached end.
What do you do?
Mrs Kaminski promises to call you if anything new comes up, if you do the same, and to let the police in, if she's awake. She returns home, and you leave.
Your phone rings. It is Dr Moss' promised call.
"Good morning. I hope this is not too early for you?" He greets, though he seems to know that you will feel energised by yesterday's experience. He does not ask after your wellbeing, apparently assuming you are feeling healthy.
"So, I have been researching the topic." He ploughs right on after giving you the minimum time to return formalities. "And I have been reading about a ritual. I discounted it before... but, if you are interested, I think we can pull it off?"
He does not really give you much time to stop him if you are not interested, aside from fact that you asked him to call you about this, he is like one of those nerds at a party who just does not know how to shut up about whatever it is that is exciting them right now.
"You've heard of 'the power of three'? Three is an inherently magical number, we all know that. Well, we need a 'maiden', that's you... don't worry, it is not literal... except in the old, agricultural sense where a 'virgin' is a heifer (a cow) what has not given birth... been pregnant... you haven't been pregnant, have you? Nevermind, I don't think that actually matters, it is more about the ... quality." It is lost on him that he sort of just compared you to a cow.
"We need a 'mother'... that is Blossom. I am sure you saw how mothering... uh... motherly she is... though, also, by the above definition, also a virgin. Mother enough for our purposes, anyway.
"And we need a 'crone', which is me. No don't deny it." He seems to think his joke is amusing.
"We dance, n... ah, under the sky, in a sacred place. Around a circle of rocks and water? I think the swimming-pool in my back yard might count? Else St James' Park is an option.
"Then we ... commune? And talk to the faeries?"
He has been getting less certain about this as he reached end.
What do you do?
Sep 29, 2025 2:42 pm
- Persephone -
"Ho! Ly! Shit!" Viv says breathlessly her mind whirling, trying to make sense of what just happened and not coming to any concision other than 'that just happened'.
"That was real? How? Magic?" She does not sound like that explanation is outside the realm of possibility, how else can she explain it?
"That was amazing! What else can you do? Can we do it again? I always wanted to fly, but couldn't, because of the contacts." She probably means contact lenses, preventing her from being a pilot.
What do you do?
"Ho! Ly! Shit!" Viv says breathlessly her mind whirling, trying to make sense of what just happened and not coming to any concision other than 'that just happened'.
"That was real? How? Magic?" She does not sound like that explanation is outside the realm of possibility, how else can she explain it?
"That was amazing! What else can you do? Can we do it again? I always wanted to fly, but couldn't, because of the contacts." She probably means contact lenses, preventing her from being a pilot.
What do you do?
Sep 29, 2025 2:42 pm
- Circe -
"One probably shouldn't say so much, but I was mainly talking to that one." Alara says motioning to Benji. "Be careful whose bad habits you pick up, now that you are one of us. You are a sweet one." She says, stroking Circe's cheek. "We don't want the wrong sort getting their hooks into you."
"One probably shouldn't say so much, but I was mainly talking to that one." Alara says motioning to Benji. "Be careful whose bad habits you pick up, now that you are one of us. You are a sweet one." She says, stroking Circe's cheek. "We don't want the wrong sort getting their hooks into you."
Sep 29, 2025 2:44 pm
- Max and Benji -
"Are you sure you want to be talking about his in front of ... you know." Alara whispers to Max, still thinking she is protecting her, but Benji's claim loosen her lips a little.
"You for real?" She asks Benji when the topic of the hellhound comes up. "Of course you are." She adds, not thinking him capable of lying, nor seeing why he would boast about this, if he ever boasted at all.
Alara shrugs. "Late last night —just before dawn, really— joggers found a body in Hyde Park. It was torn apart, as though by a large dog... or a tiger." She adds hastily, in case Max still wants to try going with that excuse.
"I already told you this." She says to Max. "I don't know what sort of 'details' you think I am leaving out? What do you want to know for? Do you know them? I don't."
What do you both do?
"Are you sure you want to be talking about his in front of ... you know." Alara whispers to Max, still thinking she is protecting her, but Benji's claim loosen her lips a little.
"You for real?" She asks Benji when the topic of the hellhound comes up. "Of course you are." She adds, not thinking him capable of lying, nor seeing why he would boast about this, if he ever boasted at all.
Alara shrugs. "Late last night —just before dawn, really— joggers found a body in Hyde Park. It was torn apart, as though by a large dog... or a tiger." She adds hastily, in case Max still wants to try going with that excuse.
"I already told you this." She says to Max. "I don't know what sort of 'details' you think I am leaving out? What do you want to know for? Do you know them? I don't."
What do you both do?
Sep 29, 2025 3:12 pm
Emma was relieved to hear Dr. Moss’s voice. It was a welcome distraction from the heaviness of her morning. She allowed him to speak, listening carefully as he rattled off, but the longer he went on, the more uncertain she felt. It just didn't feel right. Not the ritual itself, which sounded like genuine witchcraft to her. It was more the fact that none of them truly fit the role he prescribed to them. She herself might be young, but not exactly 'innocent' like a maiden. Blossom wasn't a mother, and Dr. Moss...was a 'he'.
It just felt...off
Still, she didn’t want to dampen his excitement, and it did sound like the ritual had some merit. She chose her next words with care:
"That does sound promising. Could you send me the details of what you've read, so I can look them over first, before we try anything?"
It just felt...off
Still, she didn’t want to dampen his excitement, and it did sound like the ritual had some merit. She chose her next words with care:
"That does sound promising. Could you send me the details of what you've read, so I can look them over first, before we try anything?"
Sep 29, 2025 4:12 pm
-- Circe --
Circe steps back from Alara, and looks at Benji with concern. "What does she mean, one of us? Benji?"
Circe steps back from Alara, and looks at Benji with concern. "What does she mean, one of us? Benji?"
Sep 29, 2025 4:20 pm
—Persephone—
Persephone laughs, and otherworldly but not unpleasant sound, that echoes all around them. She says, "Haha! You are adorable. Um, a lot of the things I know I can do keep me safe from harm, heal me, and stuff like that. Like, I can make claws and armor on my body. And my form can look different—scarier—if needed, too. And when I change back, I feel like I’m totally healthy, and just had a good night’s sleep! It’s really lovely, to be honest."
She takes Viv’s hand and says, tentatively, "So… this doesn’t freak you out too much? I was really scared to show you… I don’t want to lose you, Viv."
Persephone laughs, and otherworldly but not unpleasant sound, that echoes all around them. She says, "Haha! You are adorable. Um, a lot of the things I know I can do keep me safe from harm, heal me, and stuff like that. Like, I can make claws and armor on my body. And my form can look different—scarier—if needed, too. And when I change back, I feel like I’m totally healthy, and just had a good night’s sleep! It’s really lovely, to be honest."
She takes Viv’s hand and says, tentatively, "So… this doesn’t freak you out too much? I was really scared to show you… I don’t want to lose you, Viv."
Sep 29, 2025 4:50 pm
Max folds her arms and tries to remember every police procedural she's ever watched. "How did you notice this? What were you doing there? Was anyone with you?" she begins. "How long had the victim been dead? Was it a man or a woman? Did you know the deceased? What about the joggers? Do you know where they are now? Where was the body originally found? Was anyone else around? Did you notice anything else I should know about?"
Sep 30, 2025 12:42 am
"I think she just meant Aware… part of the supernatural world, you know?" Benji reassures Circe, frowning to himself. He hadn’t picked up on the fact that Alara’s comment was directed at him and now he’s wondering what he said wrong. Is it something he said about Persephone? But everyone here is a friend, so surely there’s no need to hide anything?
"That does sound like the hound to me," he says, upon hearing Alara’s account of the body in the park. "It attacked someone on the tracks near here just the other week, so I tried to track it down. I followed it through Hyde Park and into some kind of portal, but I’m afraid I bit off a bit more than I could chew, as it were. There were a lot more demons down there and a wizard, and I ended up having to run away."
"That does sound like the hound to me," he says, upon hearing Alara’s account of the body in the park. "It attacked someone on the tracks near here just the other week, so I tried to track it down. I followed it through Hyde Park and into some kind of portal, but I’m afraid I bit off a bit more than I could chew, as it were. There were a lot more demons down there and a wizard, and I ended up having to run away."
Last edited September 30, 2025 12:45 am
Oct 1, 2025 2:21 am
-- Circe --
Circe looks them all over--Alara the apparent Vampire, Benji the vampire, She looks ant Max and whispers a question, "Um, hi? Max, right? Are you a, um, vampire too? And what does he mean by calling me an Aware?"
Circe looks them all over--Alara the apparent Vampire, Benji the vampire, She looks ant Max and whispers a question, "Um, hi? Max, right? Are you a, um, vampire too? And what does he mean by calling me an Aware?"
Oct 1, 2025 2:45 am
Max glances aside at Circe and smiles indulgently. "A vampire? Oh no honey, I'm much much worse." She lowers her voice in a mocking whisper as though she were spilling a terrible secret. "I'm a drug dealer." She snickers and gives Circe a little nudge. "By Aware well... I ain't really the best person to ask, but as far as I know, that's just someone like you. And uhh... me. Humans that don't cover their eyes and shout la la la, I can't hear anything when the undeniable proof of the supernatural starts slapping them in the tits. For me it's just part of the job. When you lurk in the shadows, you start to notice the other motherfuckers that go bump in the night."
load next