Nebb 05-20-2009 11:39 AM<br/>Malachi was an incredibly tall man, and Ariel wondered why she didn't feel threatened as he stared down at her. His voice was soft for someone his size. Soft, but firm.<br/><br/>She nodded in response to allowing her to speak plainly, and uttered a simple: "Thank you." under her breath.<br/><br/>Quote:<br/>â€œTell me, Ariâ€™eil. Before this attack, was the coven of Solace strong? Did the Prince garter the respect of the cityâ€™s Children?â€<br/>"He was the Prince,... whether by force or by vote, I don't know. I myself have only been in this city for a few days now, however I can say this for certain; If he ruled by force, none would... could, stand in his way."<br/><br/>Even though Malachi paced around as she spoke, his body language never gave her any reason to feel threatened. His confidence and relaxed manner set Ariel at ease and she felt her body relax a little more in his company.<br/><br/>Quote:<br/>â€œYouâ€™re quite the sneaky little girl, arenâ€™t you? I must admit that Iâ€™m a bit impressed, Ariâ€™eil. I wonder if I could retain your services for a while.â€<br/>"Not bad at the 'song and dance' himself"; she thought to herself.<br/><br/>Quote:<br/>â€œI am new to Solace, I could use a seasoned guide.â€ Malachi had toyed with the idea of invoking several disciplines to force her cooperation, but he had decided to use those only if necessary.<br/>"My services, as your guide, are available, yes." she bowed slightly. "Might I suggest a visit to where the Council is convening this evening. They are having an emergency meeting to discuss the way forward. Word has it that an interim Prince may even be elected until the new threat has been put down."<br/><br/>Ariel hadn't intended to be at this meeting, especially since she was never one for large gatherings, and this going to be the largest gathering of kindred the city would see for some time. The meeting place was a secret and only the elders and their most trusted brethren knew of its location. All vampires were to gather at their respective Covens and await word from the elders. Everyone would convene at a last moments notice. Her Order Master had spoken to her of it, and asked her to attend as it would improve her standing in the community. Ariel had told him that she would attend, but the thought hadn't crossed her mind until now.<br/><br/>"My Order is not far from here. Maybe 20 minutes walk. Malachi, if you really want your social graces to be put to the test, then we best leave sooner rather than later. I wager the Council will have their hands full with you once you arrive..." she wore a little smug grin on her face.<br/><br/>Forgotten Wolf 05-21-2009 09:32 PM<br/>The commander wasnâ€™t lying when he said they only had a few minutes to look at their files. A knock fell upon the door and opened as a soldier let himself in... Actually a Lieutenant by the looks of it. â€œGentlemen, this wayâ€¦ Iâ€™m afraid we donâ€™t have much time to get you suited up as our evac timetables have being accelerated.â€ He explained quickly, concisely, and promptly before making as quick gesture for them to follow and left the rom.<br/><br/>The hallways were bustling with activity as equipment was broken down and moved. People weaved this way and that to get to their jobs in an orderly chaos. The armory was maybe fifty percent disassembled by the time they reached it but their equipment was all ready set aside. â€˜Charlieâ€™ was first to be set up.<br/><br/>â€œOk Charlie, youâ€™re going to be assigned to interior guard and escort along the northern region of the facility. Since you are going to be in a confined mostly, youâ€™re being assigned a MP5 submachine gun. It has a standard 30 roundâ€¦â€ The soldier went through a brief overview of the weapon and made sure the man properly secured the weapon to its sling once he received his tactical vest.<br/><br/>â€œTy, youâ€™re being assigned to perimeter patrol along the west edge of the facility. Since youâ€™ve got a greater amount of space and mobility youâ€™ve been assigned a Steyr AUG bullpup assault rifle. This weapon uses 5.56 rounds and its magazine holds 42 rounds. The magazine is made of a rugged, durable, and see-through plastic so you can see at a glance how many rounds you have left. Youâ€™re also getting the tools and conversion kits so if you have 15 minutes or so you can convert the weapon into a carbine, light machine gun, or 9mm submachine gun.â€ Again the Lieutenant went briefly over basic operation and properly securing the weapon.<br/><br/>â€œThe ammo youâ€™ll be using is special in design. It has a flammable coating around the bullet that ignites when fired. The jacket of the round is silver and the core is made of a type of unrefined ironâ€¦ how they did that I have no clue. The round is generally effective against humans and class M type ENE otherwise known as â€˜mages. Against type V (vampires), type S (shapeshifters most often werewolves), and type F (fairy) ENEs the rounds perform exceptionally well. Against NoCorp (non corporeal) ENEs you will need to switch to etheric rounds, those are the ones with the glowing blue tips, to be of any effect though. Your armor is standard protective tactical vest providing you with decent protection against both bullets and melee weapons. Consider both of your abilities we have left the AFDs out of your armor to allow you somewhat smoother operation. The scopes on both of your weapons have nightvision and thermal capabilities which it uses in conjunction with other sensors to identify and mark ENEs. They will allow you to identify an ENE even if they are in human form hiding in a crowd, so always check your scope if you are not sure about someone. If your scope comes up with a type U classification for the person you are looking at then use extreme caution as that is an unknown ENE that we have yet to encounter.â€<br/><br/>The man let them have second to process the sudden rush of information he was giving them but he couldnâ€™t wait long. â€œWe are issuing you Glocks for your sidearm just for simplicity sake. You are also getting a few UV flashbangs which will work like normal flashbangs but will be lethal to vampires. You also get Equalizer grenades, while these just flash annoying patterns of light to us against a shapeshifter they will find themselves forced back into their human form. Keep that in mind if you encounter a dangerous type S ENE.â€<br/><br/>The Lieutenant looked the men over on last time making sure they had all their equipment, magazines, and weapons proper secured and on them before nodding in approval. â€œI think that is all for now and you both are set now we have no more time to relax and lounge around. Agent Ty! The corporal here will escort you to your squad along the perimeter. Mr. Kovac, you are going to accompany me to the northern section to see what needs to be done. Letâ€™s move gentlemen!â€ and with that the whole equipment, orientation, and briefing was over and everyone was swiftly being made to move to their assigned areasâ€¦ Now it was time to see if the whole mind wiping procedure was really worth it.<br/><br/>Nebb 05-22-2009 01:17 PM<br/>Walking alongside the Lieutenant, 'Charlie Kovac' was having a hard time processing all the information that he had been thrown at him since awaking on a hospital bed with barely any memory. The last hour had been hell for him and he felt like shit. The knot in his stomach however, told him the drugs were still in his system and could very well be the reason for him feeling the way he did.<br/><br/>As the Lieutenant lead Charlie down a long passage, they passed a lavatory, and he asked permission to be excused. Heading into the lavatory and closing the stall door behind him, 'Charlie' braced himself against the sides of the porcelain bowl and proceeded to empty the contents of his stomach into the toilet. Half out of breath, he was about to turn around, when a second wave of nausea struck him, and he emptied the last of his stomach contents. This time he gave himself a moment to recover, then wiped the spit from his face with the last remaining pieces of toilet paper. His legs felt a little unsure as he straightened up, but his strength was now slowly returning. Splashing some water on his face, he dried his face off slowly with a hand towel, the cool water reviving him some.<br/><br/>He stared at himself for a moment in the mirror. He hadn't shaved and his grizzle was becoming apparent, giving him an almost hardened war veteran look about him. "You're a fucking soldier?!" it was a question and a statement at the same time and somehow he couldn't believe it, but knew it was true. Using his tongue, he sucked out a piece of 'something or other' stuck in the back of his mouth and spat it out into the basin. Turning on the tap he washed his hands, and dried them with a hand towel.<br/><br/>The pit in his stomach was gone, and he immediately felt stronger, more alert. Straightening his uniform, he stared back into the mirror as if he had seen himself like this many times: "Let's do this."<br/><br/>As he opened the door, he practically knocked another soldier off his feet as he exited. Without even a sideways glance at the man, he turned to his Lieutenant, confident and determined: "I'm ready when you are Sir."<br/><br/>braioch8201 05-22-2009 01:32 PM<br/>Enoch hugged the shoulders, his eyes watching closely as the two discussed, ah yes the meeting. He frowned to himself, there was no way a new leader was to be called, after all, he was still Prince, and he intended on following through on that title as well. He gazed back at the few guards that he had left with him. They stood stockstill and quiet, waiting for their own orders.<br/><br/>He knew from the bits and pieces of information that he'd collected that most of his clan within the city thought him dead. He on the other hand had kept that rumor alive by announcing nothing of the opposite, he couldn't come and take his mantle back in a weakened state as he had been. He'd fed more than he had before and was almost back to his complete state, but he knew he wasn't completely there, not yet, within time he would. He was old enough to heal quick enough, and was steadily feeding on strong enough vampires, lord knows that it was enough to sustain and heal him more rapidly than human blood ever would. Still he found it necessary to surround himself with support, only a select few actually had any knowledge that he was alive. He had those exact people making sure that the call for a new prince was delayed, and that he would know exactly when and where the meeting took place.<br/><br/>He also had another pet project he wished to take on, and he had his own team working on that one personally. He felt the men behind him shift, listening to there ear pieces.<br/><br/>"What is it?" he hissed.<br/><br/>"The team you've sent out has your information that you wanted sir," the stocky one behind him to his right replied.<br/><br/>Enoch turned, a glint in his eye, "on the meeting details?"<br/><br/>A head shake, "no sir on the other information, the private details you wanted handed to you personally."<br/><br/>A cold smile stretched across Enoch's lips as he nodded, "good, very good, tell them I'll meet them immediately at the arranged place."<br/><br/>The man nodded as Enoch cast a glance towards the other two before turning to leave, I'll see you two soon, along with the rest of those wretch's