"You speak of tradition. Were those the conditions of your challenge to become Priscus then?"
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"You speak of tradition. Were those the conditions of your challenge to become Priscus then?"
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Fenix watches the childish upstart talking shit to Roxie, talking of leadership and how fighting was not needed. While he thought Roxie a fool for challenging the Priscus, he also respected the rite of challenge and so made no move to stop her. He was getting annoyed with the bantering of Vedderman though, either he shut his mouth, or Fenix would challenge him. He unzipped his bag, pulling out a massive waraxe, and walked forward, standing near to Peter. He looks at Sean, Lori, and Aesop, then with a seemingly innocent smile, he spoke to Peter.
"You need to shut your mouth, it is a formal challenge and a tradition of our family. Respect your elders, all of them here. If your have issue with the situation, take it up with whoever wins, or see yourself out of the meeting, to me, your no more Gangrel than a damned Lord. They fight, let God decide who wins."
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"No," Konstantin replies to Roxie, shaking his head. "I was made acting Priscus after old Priscus died in the Lost Nights. I did not seek the position. The Prince appointed me. But we will decide how we go forward. It is good you made challenge."
He looks past Roxie and says to the others. "Enough talking. There has been a challenge. You will respect that, and pay attention as it is decided."
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Sean grins to see the Inquisitor come and stand beside Lori and he. He just snickers, hanging his hands at his side. After Konstantin's last declaration for them to pay attention he says genially "Let's all just let the Priscus and his challenger do their thing, yeah?"
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"Then there is no tradition. The Clan has no current real Priscus, only someone appointed by the Prince." There is a blur as Roxie moves and a flurry of shadows and she holds a now visible revolver in her right hand.
Roxie has Initiative 17
Roxie rolls 1 die for initiative (3)
Aesop stands with Peter, and steps behind him so he knows that he is not about to let him be bullied. He looks to Sean then casually looks to Peter, "Let's all just let the Priscus and his challenger do their thing, yeah?", he says in Sean's voice, but their is sincerity in his face as if nothing can stop this regardless if he was making sense or not. "Wait until the challenge is over", Aesop says to anyone looking to fight Peter.
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Lori stays silent, honoring Konstantin's wishes, though she readies herself for the possibility that other will not respect them.
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Konstantin gets an 8.
Konstantin doesn't appear surprised by Roxie's actions. Nonetheless, his speed isn't a match for hers.
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Roxie moves her gun to the side, opening herself up to Konstantin. "Free shot, respect for the aged." Roxie's defense is 0 and she holds her action
Konstantin walks dirctly up to Roxie, looking her in the eye. "You should have more respect for tradition, and the judgment of the Prince," Konstantin says. "And you will learn why tricks are not the way to decide on leader. Most nomads learn, is dangerous to rely on tricks. There are always better tricks."
His body then shifts... and breaks apart, continuing to shift as it does so ... and for a moment Roxie finds herself faced with a mass of scorpions in the shape of a man. Then the mass shifts and collapses, surrounding her, filling the area around her. The ground where Konstantin stood and immediately around the two of them is covered in scorpions, crawling atop each other, several deep.
Roxie, despite herself, is impressed. Creeped out, but impressed. She didn't know that that was possible. "Okay, that's messed up."
Roxie steps back from the area of the writhing scorpions and thinks about her options. She didn't have many. She couldn't shoot them, and honestly that was her answer to most combat problems. She might be able to pull off some tricks, but she'd have everyone crawling all over her to figure out how she did it, and her secret would slip sooner rather than later. The only thing that she thinks she could pull off at the last minute like this was to burn the park down, but that wasn't a real option. Damn she wished she had a can of hairspray. It wouldn't be good for her pride, but she'd rather be embarrassed than humiliated. She was sure that Twinkles over there would rag on her about it, but she could always shoot his ass dead.
It's not like anyone would give a shit if he was as much of a dumbass everywhere else.
"I concede."
Damn, damn, damn it. Why the fuck had she wanted to show off?
The swarm of scorpions closes in around Roxie on all sides, then pulls away, climbing onto each other and taking on a man-like shape, then blending in to each other. Finally, Konstantin stands there. His free hand is held pincer-like, and he has an unusually wild expression in his eyes.
that crazy look
After a moment, he shakes his head, and looks Roxie in the eye again. "You made good choice. I have other tricks as well. But if you challenge me again, the rules will be followed."
Konstantin looks a the assembled Gangrel. "On your honor, I ask you do not reveal the details of this fight. Clan business is clan business, and secret weapons are best to stay secret until unleashed on enemy. I do not ask you to lie if asked. But do not mention this unless asked, and reveal only to those you must obey. The Prince, the Reeve, heads of your Covenants."
Then, sweeping his gaze over them again, he asks "Are there other challenges?"
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Sean watches Konstantin, realizing that this was the true potential of his clan. The claws were nothing on this. Beardy wasn't nothing to fuck with, evidently.
Now that the fight's over Sean places a hand on Lori's shoulder and guides her away from the confrontation with Vedderman. Taking a few steps backward away from him, grinning at him before turning his back and taking his original place in the circle.
Looking at Konstantin after the fight he nods to him, acknowledging that he wouldn't share the secrets of the clan with others.
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