Chapter 2: Works of Love

[Beth Bathory]

***I have permission from Cillian via pm that if he doesnt get on while we post if we leave its ok to leave him behind. He said its cool with him.***

"How lovely, I hate when it is dull. Why nothing really exciting happens where I live as you know. Please enlighten me as to what has been occuring."

She wondered just how much he knew of her position. The fact she runs the prostitution rings for the Russian mafia is something of a mindbender for some.

[Alexei Nacharade]

He motions for Beth to follow him and speaks in a somewhat hushed voice,

"So, Kaschei told me to keep my eyes open for plant people...it'd help produce a little more, you know? Well, the other day some sort of demon manipulated these vines to stop all these manalist police. Someone like that could be pretty useful, but I...lost track of it."

[Beth Bathory]

"Plant people. I love the idea of using...plant people to produce more to sustain our own crutches. We should explore all that we can to try to obtain this plant person so we can obtain them for our production purposes. Do you have any idea what kind of plant this person is or anything we can use like a name or friends. Maybe this Demon perhaps like what kind of demon??"

Of course she had been talking about the fact that she uses her own people to feed her vice for blood but he didn't have to know that...quite yet.

[Calithin Crest]

I'm reading the business section of a newspaper while walking down the busy streets of Helsinki and become so engrossed in an article about my company that I stray off of the sidewalk into some flower beds accidentally. Upon finishing the article I notice this error and get back on my path, taking a shortcut through an alley to get to our Helsinki office. I don't usually like to get up early for anything, but since I haven't been to this particular office in a while I figure it's good to get a head start on things and set an example for our workers.

I toss the newspaper aside and open the double doors dramatically, walking into the lobby of the building and unintentionally treading the dirt I picked up on my shoes while taking that little detour all over the ground.

"Hello all!"

I strut about for a little while observing things and stop for a moment, looking down and hoping to catch a glimpse of myself on the marble (as I sometimes do), but to my dismay there are little flecks of rubbish on the ground marring my view.

"Look at this floor... I can't even see myself in it. Whose responsible for this?"

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei shrugs.

"I don't know much about it. I just know it looked like it could control plants...I do have a name. This...fairy...thing..told me about someone who knows about it. She said his name was Charon? Apparently he's pretty well known here. He shouldn't be to hard to find. Maybe we ought to pay him a visit?"

[Beth Bathory]

"Charon. Sounds like a girls name."

She looks at her fingers and admires her manicured nails for a moment then looks back at Alexei smiling.

"Yes I think it would benefit us to pay a little visit to this Charon person. We should make sure we are well prepared though. We wouldnt want anything to go wrong would we? Power over plants. We should have someone with knowledge over plants as well or some kind of null effect. What do you think?"

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei shrugs and asks,

"Know any gardeners?" He chuckles.

[Beth Bathory]

She can't help but smile at his joke. She quickly composes herself and begins to think.

"Well perhaps we should just charge right in and throw caution to the wind. Maybe bring a few extra hands maybe not. I think we can handle ourselves. I use to cultivate just fine on my own so I say lets just go for it and see what we can dig up...shall we head off?"

She knew she would be alright and he seemed capable enough. Besides what could a plant person do to her anyway?

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei reached behind him and pull out the Manala pistol he'd taken earlier. Inspecting it briefly he tucks it back into the backs of his pants, then nods at Beth.

"How tough could this Charon be? We'll head over to his place, see what he knows. It doesn't work out, we'll just come back with more. You have anything to defend yourself, little lady, or does kitty like to use her claws?" He grins a little at her.

[Beth Bathory]

She decided that it couldn't hurt to show him. She smiled wide showing kitty didn't just have claws but fangs as well. She also had her mirror but that she kept sheathed in her belt at her side.

"I have ways to defend myself. Not to worry. I also have a few tricks up my sleeve as well if the going gets to rough. I think we will have a good chance if we go at night. If this plant person is anything like a regular plant then it will be less active at night right? I mean with the sun down it wouldn't be as active would it?"

If things got out of hand she might have to transform and that might be interesting for him to witness.

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei raises a brow, but he's seem stranger things.

"That works." He says, and then shrugs once more.

"How should I know?" He asks, "Sometimes it feels like I'm the only guy around that -doesn't- care about all this stuff!"

[Beth Bathory]

"Eh I was just asking an opinion. I was just thinking is all. If you think about plants thats how they act. Enough talk then. Lets move. Lets find this Charon and see what we can do about getting this precious commodity for you. I wonder what it would do for your business if we were to get him..."

She Opens her hand gesturing for him to take it. She wondered what if anything did he know about her. She didnt know anything about him really but he didnt seem dangerous. She on the otherhand was.

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei puts on his most charming smile and takes her hand politely, leading her off. He begins asking around, and looking at phonebooks and registries. Eventually they arrive at an older stone house with gardens, almost like an old church.

"Well, supposedly this is it." Alexei says thoughtfully, then asks, "Should we break in, or see who comes and goes?"

He thinks a bit.

"Lets wait a bit." He decides.

[ronny]

It only took her 5 minutes to be standing next to Master Scrag. Ronny still find him icky because of his looks, but didn't dare to bring it up. She was going to tell him about she found someone who is doing drugs, but Ronny didn't.

"Master, someone in Finland had committed theft. Do you want me to find this person or not yet?" Ronny ask Scrag as she bow towards him. Scrag told her to wait because he told her that this person will come to that city. Ronny simply nod in agreement and excuse herself so she can go to her bedroom. As soon as she enter her bedroom and lock the door behind her.

"Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh ha‑olam, bo're p'ri ha‑etz," Ronny pray very quietly as she manage grab a apple from the fruit bowl and began eating once she finish eating.



TRANSLATION: Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree

[Jack Kruschev]

Anthony crawls out of his seat and grabs a nearby bag of chips. Last night had been ground-breaking. Anthony had just created a disease that could kill in one's sleep without pain, suffering, or symptoms other than death. "Kinda ironic," he muttered. He'd fallen asleep when creating the damn plague...