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    Beej

    The Sacramento Consilium is a political body of Awakened that have occupied the River City for decades if not centuries. Much of this history fades with the passing of seasons but each mage who has come to the city has left some imprint, seen or unseen. Tonight the Awakened inhabitants, mage and proximi, are invited to have drinks, good food and maybe roll up their sleeves and figure out what to do with everything facing them. Or in Reverb's estimation, maybe they'll just be the herd of cats mages typically are.

    The Byzantine is one of the newest night spots in Sacramento. It is located in the rear of the Citizen Hotel, accessible through the alley behind the hotel. As you approach the doors to the club, two mages greet you. The first is Free Council Syndic Impulse, greeter for the Free Council hosts. The other is the Arrow Leo Lockheart, standing by to make sure you're the right sort of person to be allowed in.

    Walking through the double doors, there is a small antechamber where one can wipe one's feet and check one's coat. Tonight coat-check is closed as the sleeper staff is not present. Proceeding through another set of double doors you come to a stop on a balcony with the Byzantine stretches out below you, to the left and right. To one's right, stairs against the exterior wall lead down a floor. Proceeding down them you come into the main bar area. Bar tables and seats are lined against the wall and the large central bar is manned by the owner of the establishment, Reverb. The eye-patch sporting mage is dressed in black slacks, black suspenders and a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up and an odd fezz. On the bar are several glass jars one would ordinarily would associate with tipping with signs next to them that read Sacramento Red Cross.

    Walking behind the main bar and a partition you are confronted with a buffet of Hawaiian extraction. Kalua Pork, slow roasted with green onions and Hawaiian sea salt. Sweet and Sour Meatballs with pineapple chunks and red bell peppers. Rice noodles with chicken, green onions and fresh vegtitables. Polynesian steamed White Rice and Greens. In-season tropical fruit platters and Hawaiian Rolls. On the desert table: carrot cake, dark chocolate cremeux and locally made chocolate, vanilla and strawberry sorbets.

    Walking past the bar and buffet of delicious calories there is a long stretch of seating area. Against the interior wall (opposite of the entrance of the club) is booth seats with small tables to hold drinks and food that run the length of the wall. Opposite this open seating is a series of small 'rooms' with rugs and tables and chairs that have curtains that can be pulled to form walls for privacy.

    Past the seating area is a open dance with small smaller bar (which is closed) and a stage. On the three walls that frame the dance floor Casablanca is silently being projected. The sound track playing the dance area includes but is not limited to: Trombone Shorty, Avicii, Ruckus Robot and Not Big


    This location will span three hours, and a total of three scene demarkations. Please remember to split off into side threads in order to keep the clutter down in this particular thread but remember you are still a part of this location in the Bismarck. Announcements and "all affecting" things will happen here, and should therefore be noticed to make the appropriate reactions.

    This thread will happen on Wednesday, February 19th 2014 and will span the hours of 8pm - 11 pm. At the "9pm" demarkation (March 1st) the scene will be closed to new arrivals, the "10pm" demarkation will be announced on March 10th and the scene will close on the "11pm demarkation (March 19th).

    Please take this all into consideration.

    Please edit all spells you have active into your signature, and include how you got to the Byzantine in your first post.


    ALL ROLLS AND PC OOC COMMENTS WILL GO IN This ooc thread

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    Miach

    3
    PRE

    Badly shaken by what had been a nightmarish period of his life, Miach had never felt so out of touch from his fellow Awakened. Sure, he had been freed by some of them -and at what cost! - but something had broken in the Acanthus. He was no longer the lively doctor who enjoyed the best of what life had to offer. He was a wounded man whose mouth always felt sour, and whose sagging eyes reflected the nightmares and tiredness.

    He would never have come to this meeting had it not been for Esmeralda pushing him forward. She had badly insisted, hoping it would help him pick himself up. Despite all his reservations, she had driven him to the Byzantine, and walked him to the entrance of the Byzantine before leaving. "I'm just a phone call away." she had said before kissing him, and pushing him toward the two other mages.

    Miach longingly watched her go back, sure she would wait in the car with a lump in her throat. He felt the same. He knew her behaviour to be a facade for his sake, and even if he knew it for the lie it was, he was thankful for the intent. The Acanthus didn't want to turn around, and watch the other two mages, though. Two mages...

    He was educated enough to know of the Stockholm syndrom, of course, but it made it no less true in his heart. What if they had been right, and they were abominations, despoiling the face of Earth ? And he would have to enter a den full of those people ? Madness !

    The Acanthus steeled himself, and slowly turned, bending instinctively to hide, or run more quickly. He walked toward Impulse and Leo, two mages he knew. Not well, of course, but he had talked at least once with each of them. Would they let him enter ? They did.

    As soon as they allowed him through, he strode into the Byzantine, down the stairs on his right while hardly sparing a glance for the decorations, and quickly walked toward one of the "rooms" where he would hopefully be mostly hidden. Halfway throuhg, he realized that he had strode past someone. The tall man froze, turned around on the spot while half-crouching, and noticed it was @Reverb . One of his savior. He relaxed for the shortest while, just enough to salute him with the tip of an imaginary hat, and quickly resumed his walk lest someone would catch him in the open.

    Already Miach was starting to feel the need for something to help him think straight, and feel more at ease. So soon...

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    Idun

    1
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    Idun takes a few minutes to center herself, she's nervous about seeing Miach. She feels like she betrayed his trust by not being part of the rescue or investigating his kidnapping. Finally, Idun opens the door and steps out of her car. Locking it, she heads for Reverb's club, dressed in causal dress while her hair is dyed half in pink and the other half in purple with her hair done up in a braid in the back.

    As she enters into the club, her eyes adjust to the light and it's not long before she comes to the room where they'll be meeting. Idun nods to @Reverb as she strolls into the room. She slowly heads to the bar, although as she spots Maich, she can't help but suddenly pull her lower lip between her teeth. After a few seconds, she forces herself to stop and let her lip go back to how it was.

    With a grim but stubborn expression, she walking towards Miach, hoping to speak with him about... well, anything at this point. It didn't help that a small part of her just wanted to wait or avoid him due to the fact that he's likely angry at her and likely doesn't want anything to do with her. And do I really have a solid excuse for not helping the effort to find him?

    "..." She tries to say something to Maich as she comes within a few feet of him.
    @Bigpaw

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    Leo Lockheart

    1
    PRE

    Leo stood at his post with a smile on his face. He chose for his attire a black button down with the sleeves rolled up, a pair of dark blue jeans, and black running shoes. He wasn't sure if it was appropriate for a nightclub, but he was more worried about combat appropriate anyway. Plus it was comfy, and if Reverb didn't like it Leo would have to leave his post for no small amount of time. Walking to the Byzantine from the Circle was good exercise, but very time consuming after all.

    The Arrow did his best to seem welcoming, but couldn't help but raise an eyebrow after Miach passed him by. Something was wrong with the guy, but a simple 'hello' really wouldn't have killed him. He gave Idun a warm nod as she passed by. She was cool, even if he only knew about her shifting hair and Vae's opinions on the Medstars.

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    Bean

    Umbrey climbed out of the taxi that pulled on the side of the road for him. His cane was the first thing to hit the ground, then his feet and one definitely more gently than the other. He had already given the driver his fare plus a tip so he simply closed the door and began limping to the door where the two mages stood guard.

    Umbrey was wearing a white buttoned shirt with black slacks and blazer in his attempt to look like he belonged with the nightclub scene (he didn't). As he took a bit of time climbing the steps to the door, he nodded politely to both of the mages with a "Hello." in greeting.

    He looked inside and was visually impressed at the interior. He limps around on his cane for a bit before making his way to the bar where he sees... Now that's interesting... He smiles. I would ask the odds but I doubt I'd like the answer. He makes his way over to the bar and is about to say something but it seemed that Idun ( RockBane ) was about to engage someone else in conversation. That's okay. She'll see me eventually.

    So instead he looks over the bar. "Excuse me sir, y'all have anything for us back there?" That's a very well dressed bartender if nothing else. He was hoping for something to drink while he waited for everyone else to arrive, so far it seemed much more empty than he anticipated.

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    Beej

    Vincent watched Miach walk down the stairs from the balcony. It didn't take rocket science to tell why the man was stressed. And who can blame him? The best Vincent could do was to be ready if the guy needed him. Idun got a wave to her nod. Probably wanting to talk with Miach.

    Someone who he had never seen before made his slowly down the stairs with a cane. Handicap, I can sympathize. When the man walked up, Reverb smiled. "Yep." he nodded. "I got beer, spirits and liqour. What's your poison? I'm Reverb by the way." He looked expectantly at the man for an order.

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    Ermon's Avatar

    Ermon
    Alfred Coldwell

    Pre 2 (cheerful), Sl 2 (honest)
    Mastigos, Apostate

    1
    PRE

    Ermon isn't one of those cool mages who've got cars, ladies and fancy ways to arrive at the Concillium. He pretty much hops on a bus from the Unbound Smoke primary Concillium, walks a bit in his worn athletic shoes changes and then uses some more public transportation. If anything, being not very noticeable and travelling with a lot of people helps remain undetected.

    He expects Ariadne ( Kelreth ) to be there before him, but she must have been held up somewhere. Coming inside he looks around for someone familiar but the only one he really recognises is Idun so he naturally heads toward the gathering crowd shaking his hand in greeting with a friendly smile on his face:

    "Hi, everyone, I'm Ermon. How's it going?"


    ST NOTE: If you can't read the St note in the first post, that's fine. Please remove your Spells from your signature, you have not cast them yet today.
    Alfred 'Ermon' Coldwell, Pre 2 (Cheerful), SL 2 (Honest)
    Mana: 8 WP: -2
    Oblations: 1, 2

  9. #8
    Vae's Avatar
    Presence ●●●● (Fiery)
    Striking Looks ●● (Fierce)
    Status
    Arrow ●●
    Consillium ●●
    Culture ●
    Police ●
    Mana: Full
    WP: -2
    Vae
    Adamantine Arrow, ObrimosSentinel

    Status (Culture) •
    Status (Emergency Services) • [Officer Gideon]
    ST INFO

    1
    PRE

    Vae arrieved, not by motorcycle as per her usual method of transportation, instead she steps out of a red car, her hair actually loose and not in it’s spartan tie back and dressed in a dark blue dress, and a red beaded rosary around her wrist like bracelets. It wasn’t necessarily ‘club attire’, but she was pretty sure that more people would be stunned with the First Talon wearing a dress than anything else.

    If they even recognized her in the first place. Personally she was happy that it hid her back, though the lightning scar across her left shoulder wasn’t going to be hidden at all one way or another. Yet still she radiated the confidence of a Champion, but then, that was what she was, in addition to armed, though where the weapon was, you probably wouldn’t find out.
    Speaking {0FAF0B} || Thinking {8340A8}

    nimbus

  10. #9
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    Miach

    3
    PRE

    The twitchy Miach noticed Idun enter, and walk to him, with apprehension. His heart was a bag full of mixed feelings, and he didn't have the faintest idea on how to sort them out. He didn't exactly greet her as she came, nor did he explicitly reject her. In fact, if he were honest with himself, he would admit she seemed distressed too. His hand in his pocket was gripping a familiar, comforting container, and he relaxed the slightest bit.

    It still was not enough for him to actually start talking, and the embarassing silence was threatening to linger on when an unknown man joined them. Miach shrinked in his seat, and looked him from head to toe, twice, while mumbling a barely audible "Evening..." and averting his gaze from the other Medstar.

    Ermon, Idun and Miach continue >here<

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    lifelesslife07

    Gamble pulled up in his pick up, it was old but hey it worked. He felt a bit out of place, ok, more than a bit. This whole show up and make nice thing was new to him. Though he was on call so at least he could get out of that stupid dress code thing. Never understand why these people need to dress up all nice just to impress each other, little too much like masturbation... He stepped out of the vehicle, parked a few blocks from the front entrance and started walking towards the building. He saw a pretty young woman getting out of her car near the entrance as he walked up, damned if he'd met her before. He nodded to Leo as he approached, at least the fellow arrow had more sense of function over form than most. As he walked in Gamble looked down at his own wardrobe Yeah, he was out of place, but it was nothing new. At least he could still get his job done if needed, he had never hoped for a major crime to break out before but he was really starting to now...

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