[Sodium_noir] Hell is other people

[Colette Coeur]

  John Black, Abby, Dr. Lazarus, Sandra Scoland
Very Old Man, Bastet, Enlightened Scientist, and Bastet
Lady Sinclaire's Mansion

"Shall we?" Hiram asked offering a hand to 'Sandra' with the intention of 
dancing as he put the small object back in his pocket, which strangely 
didn't dampen the music.

"I would be honored, Doctor," she says taking one more quick sip from her 
champagne glass before turning to John and handing it to him. "Would you 
mind holding this for me?" she asks him with a wry grin.  With her hands 
free, she turns to take Dr. Lazarus's offered hand as he escorts her to the 
nearest open area that would work as an impromptu dance floor as she stepped 
in time to the beat of the music. (Dex 3 + Performance 2)

Hiram pushed his chair around clumsily with one hand as 'Sandra' and he danced.

"So, Miss Scoland," he said as he nudged one of the large wheels at his 
side, causing the chair to jog to his right, sending him into a twirl, 
"other than my obvious talent for dance, what has brought you to me in this 
particular venue? Is there something you wished to discuss that was not 
proper for the museum?"

[Sandra]
  "Now Doctor," she says with her own twirl to the beat of the music, "this is not the time to mix business with pleasure."  She shimmys her shoulders forward in time with music and says in a sultry voice... "And certainly not in such a public forum."
   
  After a few more measures and steps, the current song comes to an end. she says "However, if you are willing to get me another drink, I might be pursuaded to talk a little historical 'shop talk' with you.  I would love to pick your brain about some pieces I've been researching recently that I think perhaps you might be familiar with."

Sandra turns to see Abby and John talking in hush hush tones over to the side, and has a difficult time tempering her curiosity about her newfound feline sister. She strained her ears to overhear their subdued conversation as she and Dr. Lazarus exited the impromptu dance floor.

(Perception 2 + Stealth 1?/Alertness 1?)

[Abby]
“Ok then. Sure she’s Shifter, a Feline Sister if you will. You know we got differing tribes?  And lots of us fight like
well you can guess.” Her laughter is soft and throaty. “So while she is a Cat, she may or may not be just like me. Or even like me for that matter. And, truth be told, Cats are all about secrets y’know.”

[Sandra]
And you seem to be a little too forthcoming with yours to someone who is not of our kin, Sandra thinks to herself. Just who the hell is this guy that she would talk so freely with him? And where the hell does she come off talking things about me that she has absolutely no purpose or right in sharing with someone I don't even know and haven't even met with before a few minutes ago!  

While she would reserve ultimate judgement till she learned more about this loose tongued Kitty Cat, she certainly wasn't succeeding in making a very good first impression at this rate. Oh, we will talk later, Dear 'Abby', she promised herself. You can be rest assured of that.

OOC: I AM new to PBEM but isn't this a bit of a Fiat Accompli? An action taken with no chance to contest it? Abby does have Perception 3 and Alertness 3 and so should not be easily taken by surprise. However this would ultimately fall into the GM's (Spikey's) area so I will defer to him.
  That aside your reaction, as well my actions are entirely within character :)
   
  Taggin' Spikey


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