[Sodium_noir] Hell is Other People

[Adam Weber]

John Black, Abby, Kurt Morgan, Dr. Nekos
Very Old Man, Bastet, Sidhe, Mage
Lady Sinclair's

> There's a soft smile on John's lips as Stephen speaks.  He's enjoying
> Abby's company, and the vibrations tell him she's enjoying his.
>
> "I don't know if I'd agree with the description of Shepards.  Humanity
> is capable of taking care of itself if given the chance.  A little
> help is just needed every now and then.  As for the Wolves," he
> chuckled softly, but there was no humor in it, "perhaps you mean the
> gentleman Abby and I were speaking to just a few minutes ago, or one
> of the gentlemen, in the gathering by the stairs."  John calmly and
> subtley indicated a small cluster of vampires.  "Personally, I think
> I'd prefer a wolf's company."

Stephen grins. "I think the Shepherd you've imagined is more proactive
than the one I was describing. But you're right about the... Wolves."
He's confident now that he's amongst the 'good guys,' at least on a
Karmic scale. Perhaps in a more relevant sense, John is simply a 'guy,'
neither good nor directly bad--and his companion is most likely the
same. Kurt Morgan, on the other hand... Kurt is still a mystery. Nekos
supposes that the 'Wolf' euphemism is wise, considering the mixed
company of the affair, but it isn't as if it's a new description of
their kind. Besides, his original analogy was referring to 'Wolves' in a
much broader sense, not at all specific to the Leeches.

[A briefly contemplative taggity tag]