Byzantine Politics (Free Coiuncil Assembly)

[DaveJ]

Kite had arrived at the Citizens Hotel with over an hour to spare, and he found himself waiting in the Byzantine shortly thereafter. It wasn’t that he had a lot of equipment to set up, he only brought his laptop. Nor did he need to go over many notes, as there weren’t that many to review. Nor did he need time to call contacts or to set up details with management, as these were already taken care of.


Kite want the additional time to calm and steel himself, to mentally prepare for what would most likely be a violent, battering storm of a meeting.


With his cane leaning against what appeared to be an old boiler, the Syndic had taken to leaning against one of the small tables, his eyes closed as though to meditate. Occasionally he would take a sip of a diet soda to settle his stomach. In a way, Kite felt guilty. Reverb had spared no expense to catering for this Assembly. Dishes of Beer Steamed Pacific Clams and Mussels, Soil Born Kale Salad, and what looked like an ornately prepared Gnocchi, even handmade ice cream and sorbet, were all set out for the coming participants. But Kite’s nerves were so rattled that it was all his stomach could do to tolerate an occasional sip of his cola.


“I’m sorry Reverb… it smells delicious.” He took another small sip of his drink to settle his stomach, before casting a quick glance over to the new libertine who was fussing with his iPod. Kite quickly turned his attention back to the relatively small number of notes he took, not so much to review as to take his mind off of what he suspected to be an approaching firestorm. “Maybe my appetite will return after this meeting is over…”

  Spells cast at Sanctum:

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-12-06 23:41:32		Kite rolls 7 to Casting 'Augment the Mind - Presence'(AM) (Gnosis + Mind +2(HS) - 2(Dur)) (10 Again)		2, 9, 6, 10, 9, 3, 3, 8		4 successes
2013-12-06 23:40:05		Kite rolls 9 to Casting 'Third Eye' (Wits + Empathy+ Mind + 2(HS) -2(Dur)) (10 Again)		6, 9, 6, 10, 3, 7, 1, 4, 4, 4		2 successes
2013-12-06 23:39:37		Kite rolls 7 to Casting 'Organic Resilience' (Gnosis + Life + 2(HS) - 2(Duration)) (10 Again)		2, 3, 1, 2, 10, 6, 1, 1		1 success

[DaveJ]

“Um… hello….” The libertine had cast a curious, unsure look towards the first new arrival ( Moe Ronalds ) when he walked in, though he did accept the handshake (albeit tentatively). “Uh,… are you supposed to be here?” Kite seemed to carefully evaluate the new arrival, and seemed unsure what to make of him. “This area is currently reserved for a private meeting. Perhaps you are associated with one of our associate groups…?”


When Hypnos and Impulse arrived, his mood sharply improved, though he still occasionally eyed the stranger somewhat warily. “Hey you two!” He offered a hearty wave to both libertines, before answering Hypnos’ question. “Nah. Both of you are early… nothing has started yet.”


At Impulse’s comment about his soda, Kite rolled his eyes. “I’m not looking forward to this meeting; it has my nerves on edge. I needed something to help settle my stomach.” It looked like he was going to say something else, but abruptly stopped himself, turning his attention once more to the stranger who just walked in.


“You said your name was Buzz, right?” Kite’s attitude was formal and superficially pleasant, but his eyes clearly reflected a certain amount of concern. “I'm apologize, but I don't recall us meeting before. Did you try to contact either myself or my friend here," Kite motioned toward Impulse, "before coming...?"

[Mage ST]

“Eventually your own goddamn code is going to confuse us all and we’re gonna think yer a guardian.” a voice from the hallway said before a man who was obviously taller than Samdei walked into the room. No one (Except Impulse WakingDream ) had ever seen him before and his eyes seemed to take in the mages with simple and cold calculation. There was the simple air of ‘don’t fuck with me’ hanging around him. He simply took a seat casually near the door, not even rumpling his Best Buy Uniform Rip off (Blue Polo, Khaki pants).

Behind him Samdei walked, once again in his suit looking exactly what he was. In one hand he carried a brief case. He sat down directly opposite to Kite and nodded at Reverb ( Beej ) “Nice place ya got here, who do you have for Insurance?”

[Mage ST]

Weird, we had da same insurance policy at da Hostel before we had a body dropped.” He said to Reverb with a disinterested look. “But since yer playing Host tonight, it’s yer show. So what’re we talkin’ about. Or is this going to be more inquiries into how the Hostel is not accessible anymore. ‘cause honestly,” he looks around at the conference room, “don’t look like it matters.”