City Cemetery: A Meeting Between the Graves (Open)

[Toren]

Spells Cast At Sanctum

  Supernal Vision, 2suxx

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-01-22 23:08:41		Toren rolls 6 to cast Supernal Vision Improvised [Gno+Prime+HS] (10 Again)		2, 3, 6, 8, 7, 9		2 successes

  Unseen Aegis, 2suxx

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-01-22 23:09:49		Toren rolls 8 to cast Unseen Aegis Improvised [Gno+Matter+HS] (10 Again)		5, 7, 1, 4, 5, 3, 10, 5, 8		2 successes

-1 Mana for Improvised Common Arcanum

A lone figure stood upon a hill within the City Cemetery east of the Sacramento River. A lone tree stood not far away, nearly empty of leaves in the winter chill of California. A lone leaf still clung upon its branches. Essentially it was a pretty lonely spot within the mass of headstones. But Toren's family had picked it out for his Grandfather because of the view. It had a nice view of the city skyline, all the buildings silhouetted against the blue sky. Toren had been making this journey here less and less as of late. The living occupied his time more than the dead, and so it was with his studies of the Arcanum. Death just didn't have the priority in his life. Creation was his passion and his trade. But still, he would honor the memory of his idol and earliest mentor in architecture.

Toren placed a wide-brimmed hat he had been holding upon his shiny domed head, reducing the gleam in the area by a significant amount. He walked idly back towards his car when he thought he saw another figure between the headstones.

[Miach]

Spells cast at Sanctum

  Speak with the Dead, 4 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-01-23 16:18:02		Miach rolls 10 to Speak wit the Dead (Wits 3 + Occ 2 + Rote Spec 1 + Death 2 + HS 2) (10 Again)		6, 3, 3, 10, 4, 5, 2, 8, 8, 2, 5		3 successes

   Supernal Vision, 2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-01-23 16:20:06		Someone rolls 8 to do something insignificant (10 Again)		8, 5, 4, 7, 5, 10, 3, 2, 6		2 successes
2013-01-23 16:19:53		Miach rolls 1 to Supernal Vision (Wits 3 + Occ 2 + Rote Spec 1 + Prime 1 + HS 2) (10 Again)		2		failure

Even though he usually went to East Lawn Memorial Cemetary when he wished to practice some of his Death Arcana abilities, Miach had started to fear he would get noticed if he went there too often, and had decided to spread his practice acroos the city. Not so far south from the Fillard Goldman Museum, the Enchanter had noticed the Old City cemetary, and thought it would be a good place to exercise.

It was a beautiful winter day, and he walked leisurely in the place, ready to stop and start a more detailed inquiry should he spot anything unknown. The only thing that had piqued his curiosity was a tree split in half, each growing into the opposite direction of the other. Fitting, for a place where Life and Death meet... The mystagogue simply stood there unmoving, standing tall looking at the tree with the face of someone deep in thought.

[Toren]

He could tell the man was Asian and that he had never seen the man before. It wasn't strange to find other mourners at the graveyard, but with his Supernal Vision Toren could tell there was something unusual about the man. The resonance about him suggested an Awakened soul, but Toren had no memory of him, not from any of the Consilium events. Should he be cautious? Was it an enemy, one of those involved in the killings of his fellow Mages? Toren normally wasn't suspicious of people though, so he thought it was best to give the man the benefit of the doubt.

"Hello, umm, good afternoon, sir," he said in greeting as he walked casually towards the stranger. "Pleasant day, isn't it? Though I guess it's a bit chilly." Small talk, a great opening. His voice carried in the open air, bouncing around the spotted trees and headstones. The Moros smiled, hoping he came across as friendly.

[Toren]

"Hmm? I look familiar?" asked Toren with an expression of surprise. Maybe he had simply not noticed the man during the Consilium events. Yet this man surely stood out from a crowd by his very appearance. There was only one way to find out, though he answered the man's question first. "My name is Toren and I live around here. Sir, am I to understand that you are a...umm, well that you are currently Awake? Are you aware of this?" He hoped his phrasing of the question was not confusing. If the man was a newly Awakened then he would misinterpret the question or answer it as 'of course I'm awake'. If he was an inducted Mage then there'd be a reaction of more realization and would reveal Toren's origins as well.

[Miach]

Even though he had been nearly mesmerized by the forked tree, or perhaps because of it, Miach thought he heard a familiar voice drifting in the voice. Puzzled, the Acanthus looked away, and spun his head around, trying to pinpoint the voice's location. As luck would have it, he could see Toren's face from over a headstone, a few dozen yards away. He seemed to be talking with someone else of asian descent. The mystagogue would have thouhgt no further of it, and discreetly taken his leave, had he not caught the word "Awake" carried by the wind, as well as the unknown party's aura. That was enough for him to pause, and think. Should he go and meet the men ?

In the end, even if curiosity and the cat... well... the tall blonde man headed in their direction, and when he was some yards away, raised his voice and hand in greeting.

"Hello Toren, sir. How are you by this chilly day ?" he started, a friendly smile on his face.

[Toren]

The man spoke strangely and reminded him of his Cabalmate, Kiko, though not just for the his looks. It wasn't at all surprising to hear he was from Japan. "Oh really? You're a long way from home then, sir. Thank you for being honest with me though. It's always nice to meet someone new, though there's always a need for caution when dealing with outsiders, you understand. Are you perhaps just passing through on business or are you searching for someone in particular?" Toren probably shouldn't have been so accommodating, but it was just in his nature. Hachiman didn't seem hostile at all, just sort of lost or inquisitive.

A voice from behind nearly made Toren jump as he was sure he hadn't seen anyone in the graveyard. He sighed in relief as he saw the familiar form of Miach walking towards them. "Oh, oh, hello, Miach!" called Toren in reply, turning his body to face both Hachiman and the Acanthus.

Speaking to Hachiman he said quickly, "Ah, this is Miach, a friend of mine and part of our Consilium. We're sort of in Mysterium territory at the moment, but that's alright if you have business with our Consilium."