Chapter 13: Pray For Me

[Tristan Tuzanic]

"I'm a professional ghost hunter." Tristan replies with a laugh. "No, I'll tell you about me sometime. But...I'm afraid I have to go. Sorry about that..." Tristan says. He gets up from the old couch and suddenly, what appears to be an apparition of a old lady appears near the stairs. The apparition travels up the stairs, turns towards them, then vanishes. "Holy fuck.." Tristan says. "Too bad we didn't have a camera or somethin."

[Annika 25]

Annika 25 hears Alexei call someone a bitch when she arrives with the new orders that the Manalists want him moved to a prison in Rome. These orders came from the office of Annette Rosenthal, but not from Annette herself. Since she has no reason to question the orders, she enters the cell and stares blankly at Alexei.

"Please come with me." She says politely in a mechanical tone. Since she is a creditor android, she sees no reason why he would resist.

[Kaschei Bessmertny]

When Kaschei returns to Moscow, he enters his kitchen and notices the unopened invite to the Banquet of the Blessed. At first, he doesn't feel like going. He isn't all that chummy with the Manalists, business leaders, or economic council. However, he was invited and it might be a good way to scope out the competing powers in the world.

Without bothering to change his clothes, he calls Machiavelli on his cell phone. When he picks up, he immediately orders...

"We're going to the Banquet of the Blessed."

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei looks at the creditor but offers no resistance. He gives Bambi a wink as he is escorted away by the creditor.

[Cillian Machiavelli]

Mac answers his cell phone and smiles. It had been too long since he had heard his masters voice. The nuetral tone always sent shivers down his spine. His master was ruthless...

"Yes master. Should I come over? Do you need anything else from me?"

Mac is immediately thinking about what he might wear so as not to embarrass himself.

[Annika 25]

Annika walks behind Alexei, very closely ..pushing him along to the teleportation booth. She assumes that he must be some sort of religious rebel as well as economic rebel, although she does not know the details of his crime.

They arrive to the teleportation booth, which is shiny and the color of a sea shell. The edges are scalloped and at the top there is cherub engraved into the fancy booth. Annika quickly punches in the code for the booth at the prison in Rome, then teleports them both to their destination. She says nothing while doing this.

When they arrive in Rome, she walks him to his new prison cell. There are many cells and guards wearing red robes in the halls.

"You are in the hands of the temple now." She states flatly.

[Kaschei Bessmertny]

"Tell me where you are and I will meet you. I've some things to discuss with you and we can go to the event together." Kaschei decides. He doesn't even consider that Machiavelli may not be dressed for the event, since he normally doesn't think of such things. His mind is full of important matters concerning Alfonso's bonsai project, Alexei's capture, the London Bank, and the Banquet of the Blessed itself.

[Alonso "Alfy" Leno]

(to Alexei)
Alonso arrives at the prison, dressed in his traditional robes of red and black. As he steps out of the booth he has a frustrated expression on, and his talking quickly into a cell phone. The cell phone was actually just a prop, and Alfy tried to look very busy as he walked the corridors to Alexei's cell. He walked passed a security checkpoint and when the guard started to speak at him Alfy held up a single finger and kept walking, speaking furious words into his phone.

As he steps in front of the doors of his cell he takes the cell phone away from his ear briefly and shouts at a nearby guard.

"You! I have orders to be let in here!" Alonso quickly tapped the door with his finger twice before settling his phone back to his ear and becoming unresponsive to the guard.

The door was opened and Alonso stepped in, still shouting into his phone.

"--And I'm sick and tired of cleaning up after you!" Then the door slammed shut.

Alonso was then unnaturally calmed, facing Alexei across from the cell.

"My apologies about the room, this was the largest cell I could find for you. I hope your stay hasn't been too bad."

[Anya Louteius]

Anya looked at it and jumped and wanted to go after it, but decided against it and she smiled at Tristan. She took out a pen and wrote her number on his hand. "Call if you ever want to meet up somewhere. Talk to you later, ghost hunter." She smiled and walked out of the house and down the street toward a teleportation booth.

[Jack Kruschev]

I walk into the large hall with a glass of water in hand and take a glance around.

Various scientists and other VIPs are talking amongst themselves and smiling. In one corner, I spot a famous Phycologist, Lonnrot Kuckanen, in another, Tyler Bargrin, Leader and founder of the Black Wings.

I take a few steps into the hall and am stopped by security. I show them my proof of identification and they scan me to ensure that I am who I have come to believe I am. Fortunately, I'm still Anthony West.

I continue on after this delima and spot Kaschei Bessmertny.

"How are you, my friend?" I ask him as I take a sip of my water.

[Dr. Lonnrot Kukkanen]

I hear the doors open and close and, out of pure nosiness, am forced to turn my head to observe the newcomer.

Whaddya know? It's Anthony West, an extremely successful Geneticist from Genetech. He is also a friend, but I don't go over to greet him. Instead, I wave, but he fails to see me. What a shame...

I turn back to my conversation and begin to talk again. At any moment, my sister will arrive and I will be sure to greet her, unlike how I greeted my dear friend, Anthony

[wyvernlord]

Checking identifications and scanning to ensure the true identification of various people is my job tonight.

As people go in, I ask for an indentation and identification, then I scan them with a device from Genetech that tells their true identity. True, a few people have had to be "taken care of", but overall, everything's been easy going tonight.

"I'm going to go talk with VIPs and shit," I say to my top-raking friend in the Black Wings and I hand him my larger Manala gun, but keep the smaller one as my sidearm.

I then leave and go into the building to be greeted.

[Cillian Machiavelli]

((Went to my sissys this weekend and thought I would have access to the internet. But I didnt so sorry I was gone for so long...))

Mac gives Kaschei the address where he is standing and looks down at his red monks robe and black leather pants hoping that he would not be too frightening.

"I'll be waiting master..."

Mac leans against the wal of the building at the street corner impatiently waiting to see his friend and master once again.

[ronny]

"A Banquet of the Blessed?" Ronja mutter to herself.

She just revieve the letter(on braile) and learn that she is invite to the party. She have to get ready since the party would come within a week(I think). So, Ronja exit her bedroom and walk down the hall. She believe and hope that Master Scrag has also recieve the letter.

"I hope Master Scrag doesn't mind that I will be gone for a few hours..." Ronja thought to herself.

Soon, Ronja uses the teleportation booth and head to London. Once she's there, Ronja went to different stores and ask the clerks if they have any dark red dresses.

[Kaschei Bessmertny]

Kaschei takes a teleportation booth to visit his friend Machiavelli immediately. (Sorry Anthony,not at the party yet.)

Machiavelli is waiting patiently, but since the party is started, there is no time to spare for chit chat.

"I'm sorry that I took longer than I anticipated. We should leave now....I am afraid the pre-party gatherings have already started."