(0906) Pony Farm Court

[Heathcliff Staley]

"That's excellent news," Heathcliff nods. He mentally scolds himself for not taking the time to see the good doctor, knowing that this type of man wouldn't be sharing his research with the likes of him for free. Then he sees Mariel's entrance. Damn, that girl's good, he thinks, and doesn't even notice the grin on his face until it's already there. She sees him, but doesn't come to speak with him. Did she see the news? Has she put it together? He feels like he's had the wind knocked out of him, but from the inside. He takes a deep breath and turns to the Doctor.

"I won't keep you, Doctor, I'm sure you have others you need to speak with. You'll hear from me soon," he says and nods. [i]If I survive that long.[/] Heathcliff then makes his way to O-Yama and tries very hard to avoid looking over to see what Mariel was doing. Was she telling everyone what she had noticed about him when they met at Avalon? Were his lessons worth keeping that secret?

"Hello, Priscus O-Yama," he says and bows his head slightly in a show of respect. "It is good to see you again."

[Yawgmoth]

"I look forward to it." Lazarus replies, but says nothing else. Once Heathcliff walks away the doctor goes back to patiently waiting.

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Taylor laughs at Sean's unicorn-prince joke, briefly entertaining a mental image of some uppity Invictus fucker with a glistening white horn standing erect from his forehead. The whole notion was damn funny and put Taylor in an overall awesome mood. He/she smiled to Lori and extended a perfectly manicured hand outward to shake. "It's a pleasure to meet you. How do you know Sean?"

[Jane Scotts]

Regiina nods at Sean, and watches as vampire after vampire keep coming through the door. For a city decimated, the place sure picked up new ones fast. It would up to Clarke to keep things ship shape, and up to her, to keep him and the rest of the lawgivers that way.

[Sabri Nidra]

Sabri scans the assembled court just as Regina did so in an effort to remember faces and get the feel for their Beasts.

[Jmiland1]

Gideon arrived and stood by the door, his suit fitted to accentuate his size. He waits for his coterie-mates to arrive from the garage, where they were parking the vehicles. He scans the room, face impassive, trying to gauge what the evening will be like, and looking for anything he may need to pass on to his mates before they settle in.

[Erika Brady]

Erika watches the large number of Kindred make their way into and start to mingle. She made certain that the scarf she wore tonight allowed her to see through without giving any sign of the scarring on her face.

After letting them talk for a short while, Erika pulls a gavel out of her purse, and begins banging it on the table in a dignified, but loud manner.

When she has the attention of everyone, she begins to speak, "Good evening, everyone. The last of our family will be with us shortly; in the interim, I must ask you to deactivate all powers and abilities. There will be no questioning of this order; it comes directly from the Prince."

When she's made certain that everyone has heard her, she frowns a little, "Now then, please, find a seat at the table."