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Saxelby
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Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:14 pm
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“Check” Liberty say out loud as if informing his co pilot. Air pressure, “Check”. Oil level, “Good”. He gave the car a going as any proud owner of a vintage automobile would before a two day road trip.
“Ummm, Mr. Lane if you would initial here that the minivan as no damage we can get you on the road.” the Dollar Rent Car clerk politely prodded. Liberty initialed, took the keys, gave the van one more walk around, and reluctantly climbed in. “It’s been years since I drove” he thought.
He headed back over to his flat in downtown Seattle. The few things left, a suitcase and his easel, were waiting on him, like children ready to head to grandmas. Liberty took his time loading the van. He had said goodbye to Sal last night at the gallery. All that was left was to go.
The flyer sat next him in the van. Sacramento Art Walk Saturday 6pm-9pm. He was not at the top of the list, but being in the middle of the crowd always seemed to work out best for Liberty.
“Left in two miles” droned the navigation system. He had a place for a month at an extended stay hotel. Liberty hoped to have a nice flat with a view much sooner than that. It felt wrong having most of his belongings in storage. The city was just like he dreamt it would be; well except thankful there were no holes in it.
He called the art gallery, from the hotel to check in and let them know he had made it in town.
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Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:37 pm
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On the other line, a secretary picked up and said, "Ah, yes Mr. Liberty. Things are looking good here on this end. By the way, it looks like you already have a potential buyer. A woman was in earlier looking at the paintings and wanted you to call her at your earliest convenience. Would you like the number?"
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Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:52 pm
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pause..."umm ...well oh yes yes... hold on I need something to write with." Lib grabs the hotel pad and jots the number down.
"Are we talking about an original, a commission or just a print? I can't... I can.. I mean I don't have a studio set up yet." he finishes awkwardly.
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Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:54 pm
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"She didn't specify Mr. Liberty, but I am sure she will be willing to tell you herself. Well, if there is anything else I can do for you Mr. Liberty, I will wish you a good afternoon."
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Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:23 am
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"..of course... ummm and thank you." Lib hangs the phone up. Reaching into the air he pulls at the mana around him and weaves a MacBook (Create Complex Phantasm). He searches the net for a bit for the number and the potential buyer's name. Always good to be able act if you knew of the buyer when you meet them ...makes them feel special.
Armed with what knowledge he gleamed from the net, Lib prepares himself for the call. At least its over the phone, its always harder to meet them face to face. He pictures Ward Cleaver who doesn't like him and focused the imago while carefully reciting his high speech.
12-19 23:20:32
Liberty rolls 12 dice to 1st impressions 10+2 HS
4 successes
7,5,9,4,8, 10,7,1,9,3, 3,4,5
"Hello may I speak to Ms. .....
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Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:56 am
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"Vex. You may call me Ms. Vex. Yes Mr. Liberty. I was in the art gallery earlier, and I saw some of your paintings. They know me at the gallery, so they tend to give me sneak peeks at things they think I might like. And Mr. Liberty, you I like."
Her velvet voice practically purrs across the line.
"I was wondering, would an artist like you care to have dinner with a buyer like me say sometime around 7:30? I can have reservations at Biba's prepared for us so we can talk."
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Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:00 am
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Lib was taken back. "Well if you can stomach a full meal with a boorish, old man, how can I refuse?" Something was not right, Lib was panicking. ..forgive me, but err being new... well I mean here for less than an hour... not the hotel.. I mean Sacramento”... pauses... takes a breath. “Now you know why I am not a poet. I will take a cab and I look forward to meeting you Ms. Vex. I will be the old bald man in a suede jacket.”
That’s not the city or a new venue. How have I garnered unwanted attention with in minutes of my arrival? I mean fuck sake is she serious Ms. Vex?
Lib drops the First Impressions spell. I guess this is not Seattle where in five minutes you can meet someone in a brew house with your flip flops on.
While Lib researches the restaurant online, he scrutinizes his hotel and all he can see from his room window. (multi-tasking mind)
Once he has the location he google maps it to see it. Lib begins to chant, opening up two windows.
Multi-Spacial Perception
Mechanics: I have an intimate connection to my art work at the art gallery (location 1). I have a known connection for Bida’s picture via the internet and google satellite pictures (location 2).
I will use high speech and willpower +5 to base pool 8. So 13 dice -4 for known (my worst connection). 9 dice – any ST penalties I have no idea about. Spell is covert no mana costs 1 mana (non ruling).
12-27 01:59:59 Liberty rolls 9 dice to Multi Scry (used WP) 5 successes
3,4,10,4,10, 1,10,3,8,7, 5,8
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Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:07 am
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As he opens the windows, Liberty can see with perfect clarity both of the locations.
In the gallery, he can see many people scrurrying about, getting things ready for the gallery showing that is only a week from now. The curator is having a fit trying to get thing set the way he likes, but that is just the way curators are in Liberty's experience.
As for Biba's Italian Fine Dining, the place is just getting ready to open at the moment. The head waiter looks almost as flustered as the curator. For a moment Liberty doesn't know why, but then it becomes clear that some big shot has called in a table for 7:30, and the entire reservation schedule is being moved around because of it.
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Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:25 am
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Liberty sits and watches the windows for hours. "How could Mrs. Vex know of my presence." he mulled it over and over again in his head. "Was she merely a buyer, not likely with a name like that."
"How was I spotted. What misstep did I make?" None of the really matter now. What was left is how was Liberty going to extricate himself from this unwanted supernal attention.
No plan seemed to work, if he could not figure out what blew is cover there was no way to proceed.
I will watch her from here and learn her true nature. Let's she how she reacts to that.
Last edited by Saxelby on Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:39 am; edited 1 time in total
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Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:34 am
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At around 7:25, the Head Waiter escorts a beautiful woman to the table that was reserved for Liberty and her. It is no wonder he name is Vex. She is slender and lovely with a kind of coffee cream colored skin. She is dressed in an elegant white dress that shows off her curves well.
She sits and she waits. At around 7:35 she orders a glass of some red wine and sips at it. She watches the doors with a somewhat bored and resigned look. By the time 8 strikes, she is now checking her watch and looking somewhat disgruntled. Finally, at around 8:15 she gets up and heads to the pay phones. She is smiling while she speaks into the phone, and whoever is on the other end is obviously still getting a tongue lashing. She hangs up the phone and says something to the Head Waiter.
A moment later, Liberties hotel room phone starts ringing.
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