[Sodium_noir] 0The Songs of Someone's Temptation

[Substitute Storyteller]

Princess, Giger, Greenville
Nosferatu, Tremere 
Raindogs 
 
> "In truth Herr Giger, money is not something that we
> are overly troubled with. Many of our warrens might
> be considered to be rich already given the proximity
> to Bank Vaults and rich seams of natural resource
> coupled with the lucrative trade in information and
> blackmail."

Giger nods, and does his best to hide his
disappointment, even though it was the answer he had
been expecting.   

 It is for our own comfort and safety that
> we clamour and thus the deal with your own Clan. If
> you were to suggest an alternative payment, I would
> keep those desires in mind!" She smiled, he was sure
> of it even though he didn't see it.

Giger smiles back.  Comfort, safety and information. 
Well, he'd been a librarian and archivist in his
previous life.  Perhaps he could help them obtain some
rare and obscure books?  There were some favors he
could still collect on, sources that hadn't dried up
with time.  And there was always the new invention
called the Internet that he was still learning to
navigate.  "How shall I reach you then?"  He says,
realizing that she had not answered that question. 
"Shall I just simply return here to Raindogs?"  

Having Apprentice Greenville in debt to him would not
be a very bad thing, and could even help stabilize his
own precarious position in the pecking order of the
Gotham Chantry.   

> "It would please me, Madam Greenville, if you should
> visit me at some time. I will speak to your Regent
> when time allows and arrange for it to be so. Should
> he ask why, we shall remind him of our longing for
> home and the correct use of the language!" Frail
> hands adjusted the shawl and rose. "I shall look
> forward to your answer Herr Giger. Until then!"

Elizabeth raises her eyes to Princess at mention of
her name.  The more proper term, she recalled, was
"madamoiselle", for she had never married, at least
not that she did ever recall.  After her embrace, none
ever stopped her, claiming to be either a forgotten
husband or lover.  There was one mortal, however,
whose face she would ne'er forget.   The one she had
herself cruelly slain in the grips of her first...and
last Frenzy.  

"That would greatly please me as well."  Rare it was
that any outside her Clan sought her company, and
usually it was not without some other motive.  "But I
very much doubt my Lord wouldst allow me to visit
without a chaperone."  She looks then to Giger, her
current escort, as if mayhap to suggest that he was
her choice.   

Giger realizes that they had been dismissed, and then
gets up, turning to assist the lovely Elizabeth.  He
had hoped the singer would have finished her break
before they had to leave, but it would be unwise to
linger here.  "Thank you for your time, Madame."  He
says, bowing to Princess.  She had confirmed his
suspicions though; she did know how to contact the
Regent, and it was quite clear that he would soon
learn of her request to speak with Elizabeth.  Well,
Elizabeth herself had asked to speak to the Primogen. 
Perhaps, he hoped, Montenegro might think that Prince
Montoya had relayed this desire to her.  
 
Elizabeth, following his lead, curtesies, lowering her
head, holding her skirt and maintaining the pose far
longer than most.  "Yes, thank you kindly for your
time." 

With that matter of business done, Giger takes
Elizabeth back to his car.  It seemed that she would
not be able to hunt tonight, so they would have to
obtain the vitae in another manner.  Perhaps there was
an occult shop around?  They often sold animal vitae,
and the Voodoun shops often had live animals like
chickens.   

There was also the paper.  People sometimes gave away
animals because they no longer wished to care for
them.  Yes, there had to be some place available to
find what the lady required.  

Giger helps Elizabeth into the car, observing the
pallor of her skin.  He simply was not going to let
her starve any longer...

>  [But those TAGS have remained and they've turned
around...and are to be continued if there are none] 

 

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