[Sodium_noir] Killing Time at Harlequins

[Bill]

> Michael Gaunt, Tess Martin, John Black, The  Urmen 
> Mage, Mortal, Mr Mystery, Vamp, Garou and Mummy 
> a Booth 
> Club  Harlequin

> 
> "Sometimes you men forget that it is the moment of
> love that counts, and that it has its own schedule.
> Frank Nitti thought he could own people, thought a
> little romance was it all it took to buy me. But I'm
> sorry you had to deal with his petty angers John
> ..... I think I have apologised once for that
> already." Her pretty face screwed up with a smile.
> "You will have to forgive us, John and I were not
> always so well behaved as we appear to be now."
> 
> Columbine's dark eyes that had been watching Michael
> and Tess so intently flickered along the line to
> John. Her expression was disturbed, both Tess and
> Michael could see it. The familiarly of the randomly
> assembled group did not sit well with the vampire
> and her hand strayed to babe's, squeezing it gently.
> Body language was rarely an accident with the really
> old vampires,a nd she was establishing her place in
> the pecking order.

John briefly glanced at Columbine, as if noticing her
for the first time.  That she was staking claim didn't
matter to him.  There was no reason to believe that
the Society would have any problem with Urmen any more
than it would have a problem with the occult shop John
owned and ran, Mike's Place.

But, she was a leech.  He wished Nekhen wasn't hanging
out with that type, but they were close enough for him
to realize it wasn't his place to judge or even
question.  It wasn't any of his business.

He addressed Babe in Latin.  <Is it a coincidence that
there are four of us in the city?  You're here.  I ran
into Emuishere, who's under the alias of Felicia
again.  She got cryptic when I asked what she was
doing in Gotham.  She does love her mind games.  
Maata-f-em-seshet is in the other room.  Looks like
shit too.  Too much gambling, I think.>

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Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. -- Stephen Wright


	
		
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