Orphan's page

Ok folks, I am sorry but due to life I am going to have to bow out of all games. I really am sorry.

Sorry, been a bad week for me.

Orphan is pumping through blood faster than he has had reason to do in such a very long time. It courses and pumps through his long dead veins as he climbs up on top of the RV. He watches as the others charge in and steels himself for what he must do.

Pump three blood into stamina in case I get hit.

Dumping 2 blood in to dex and one in to strength, Orphan will make a dead run for the car. He attempts to drop out of sight as he runs.

Obfuscate: 5d10 ⇒ (6, 10, 7, 5, 8) = 36

[i]Stupid hero crap, stupid hero crap... why am I running towards the problem.[/dice]

Can not resist this Malky moment. Orphan walks out to the zombie walk, somehow he has gotten his hands on a child size white robe and sandals, hemp rope belt and a small brown wig and beard complete the completely sacrilegious attire. "So what is the plan guys? Me be with you my child."

Yep, I think I fell into the waiting to malk out cycle. Didn't seem appropriate to pull crazy when it would be detrimental, and as Orphan is just playing crazy for everyone else's benefit...

Orphan watches the four men intently. Waiting for any sign of trouble.

Orphan stands off in the corner picking dirt and soot out of his nails with a small piece of burnt timber. "No where better to go."

"Bummer, wonder where the other guy went." Orphan sits in a corner watching the others work through the rubble.

"Right then, give me a bit of a head start and I will see what can be seen." Orphan will get a little ahead and fade into the shadows while looking out for anything interesting.

"Wherever we must we will m'lord"

I am assuming we just watch as Thom wanders in and right up to Dane with no chance for me to run up to "daddy" so I am just sitting back with Unnca Ben Ben. Keeping an eye on the bar to make sure everything goes off without a hitch.

Wits+Stealth: 4d10 ⇒ (8, 5, 4, 9) = 26Three successes, the power is not opposed unless I do something that does call attention to me at which point it all comes crashing down.

Orphan pops back up on to the table and strikes a heroes pose while laughing. "Unca Ben, I think daddy will be here soon." Says the miniscule vampire in his sweetest little boy voice as if proud of his foreknowledge.

"Because it is no trap. I do believe the man is serious about his offer. Which is scarier, the hunter that can wipe out a coterie of kindred or the thing that makes him run to kindred that he hates for aid. I think we are at the point where one must do what the think is crazy just to manage to keep their sanity."

Ok going to really go back now, could not resist that parting statement as orphan fades out of view.

Bout how many do I see in the bar, gonna take the time to count. Then I will hide under the table and do my disappearing trick before carefully making my way out back to the group.

Barring any issues Orphan will make his way out to the rest of the gang and reappear right in front of Thom. "Easier to leave a bar unseen than enter one. Dane is at a corner table and he knew we where here. Quite a few kine in there and I am sure there are enough guns to make any vamps night difficult. Tread careful and when you come in ask the guys if someone dropped off a little kid, your meth addicted ex dropped your son out here that b*&%*. I will yell out daddy at the top of my lungs when you come in, do try to look relieved when you see me." With that Orphan will give general number and disposition of mortals and what munitions they seemed to have strapped. Afterwards he will fade out and wander back in to the bar and head back to Ben.

Orphan will follow along allowing the bikers to take him around the bar.

Everyone loves a toddler.

Orphan wanders up to the group of bikers just like a toddler wandering towards strangers when he has been lost for hours, a forlorn look of fear and sadness on his face. "Do you, is there my daddy? Momma said daddy is in the place with the big kid bikes and scary people in it. Is daddy here? Orphan stresses words like bikes and daddy in a slightly higher voice, and kind of hides his eyes from the men sheepishly.

Sorry guys, apparently the forum decided all my posts from the last few days needed to be gobbled up and I am having to go game by game trying to fix them.

@Ben "I remember enough time has passed that I should have a nice house, kids, a good paying job, and be b&~$+ing about the current president. Actually I guess I can still do that last part."

@Eric "Yes, as long as I am not crashing through windows or tipping over bikes."

@Thom "Want me to scout out the area before you go in?"

@Orphan This is stupid, why is there such a large crowd? Oh well, just a little boy. Are you my mommy, I want my mommy.

I hope they know what they are doing, otherwise we are all going to die.

Unseen presence doesn't allow for a perception roll.

Orphan fades back into view as Ben starts to look over, making it appear as if he had been there the whole time. He looks over at Ben and meets his gaze when it falls upon him and shrugs a little.

"You know there are only a few real hackers in the world... the rest of us just use their programs. What do you need opened up?

Thought I was committed. Or is that should be comited. Either way orphan is assuming we are all a go and has taken up residence in the in the back seat next to Ben, although as soon as no one is paying attention he will fade out again.

"Regular vampire love in, now can we please make our way to this chantry and see this "proof" with our own eyes? I don't know about you all but I don't like the idea of getting caught out close to daybreak."

A quiet voice breaks the shrouding surrounding Orphan once again."Let's face it, you're going to need someone who can scout it out and not be seen. That would be me I guess. If we are working together I guess I should introduce myself. I know not what my name in life was, but in these dark nights you may all call me Orphan as my sire named me." All the playful madness seems to have left the tiny vampire with the new threats

Orphan doesn't even bat an eye when Vince yells at him. The bleeting of little lambs is not a thing that worries him. There is no way these gathered childer would listen to a kindred trapped forever in a body of a scrawny five year old. As he passes Maria he speaks so softly as to be barely heard. "And so it begins already, I suggest your move should be made soon before it all falls apart."

Orphan makes his way to a dark portion of the theater before fully fading from view completely, the darkness is his only weapon and ally. He listened closely to their plans, noting each major player in the discussion. He could never trust these others to be anything more than they are. His search for the light, a long hard journey as it was, would have to continue to be one of solitary observation. Mother had placed such high hopes for him, and this city was to be his first major lesson. How was he to learn anything about salvation from this lot though. Just then music cut through his musings, a new player stepped out on the stage

Orphan continues to wander out of the building.

If I remember correctly no. He is 8th and modius is 7th.

Orphan peeks out one eye to see if anyone is watching him then stands up and fades from view.

5d10 ⇒ (2, 6, 6, 9, 6) = 29 Dang it, if only you all had average will power.

I was jumping in. posts like that take time to complete, especially when you have to make sure you have it all right and are not stepping to far into the territory of the inconnu.

Slow clapping can be heard from the back as Orphan walks towards the mess, little noticed till now though he has been watching the whole outburst.

"Bravo, Bravo. Such a beautiful show. This must be why I am here. The Sabbat close their grip on this and every other city in the area while the Anarch and the Camarilla would rather fight each other with their last dieing drop than work together to face the coming of the dawn. Ahh what a wonderful dance we lead."

Orphan begins to move and spin so slightly with every step, a turn here, a dip there, his movements all in jerking rhythm with his ever quickening claps clap.......clap....clap...clap.

"You who are here, yes all of you. Come dance their dance, you all have your parts to play. Do you slay the Anarch at the call of your Prince, the Camarillan on the word of your Baron, both at the call of your Archbishop? What do you do I wonder, You who are beyond death and life. What does one do with an infinite amount of time but squabble and bicker and break oneself against another, this is our way because we let it be our way."

Orphan wends his way to the front, his clapping now at a merry pace. Coming to a rest before Vinccenso.

"Now that I have your attention, we have a problem here my friends. Your city is dieing. Instead of strengthening the herd so we can feed and find entertaining unlives we seem to perpetuate the long standing stupidity that has plagued us since Carthage fell and Rome was crushed. You want to survive and enjoy your death? Then you have to work together."

Orphan points an accusatory finger at the prince and the anarch in turn before moving it to point at the rest of the gathered dead.

"I am crazy, that is what you all think right. A Malkavian sees though. I and my brethren see all that is and was and will be. Listen to the prophet as he speaks his words, for to deny him his moment is to turn your back to the sun and wait for its rays to bring your final death. You will all be tested in the night, and you will all fail if you do not band together as one. Not as Anarch. Not as Camarilla. Not as Independent. No, as Vampire. As the blood of Cain, the blood that binds all. Now get your acts together children and clean up your rooms, because this city is a mess and you are the only ones who can fix it"

With that the boy sits down on the floor, somehow having come to rest in the exact center of the meeting. In a quiet voice that can be heard by all. "I have done as you asked mother, though I know not if they will understand. Forgive them, for they know not what is to come. The hell that will be." And with that the child slumps over to the floor.

"Did we decide that Thom and I are back in the room? Not sure how this is going.

Not solo. I'm his hound now. I go where he goes. Invisibly, but I am there.

"Of course it won't. Can't stand me up at a 7-11 at crap 30 with a stranger who wanted to know if I wanted candy out of his van. By the way, that is a good way to get a full meal. Nope that meeting won't happen again. So can I be your hound? I will bark at things and point out squirrels all night every night."

"I am here, and I will do what needs be done. So what is the plan?"

Not sure if you can galvanize a group of vampires if you don't have a clear and present threat, but we do have an idea of a mission and that is make sure the zombie walk goes well and maybe find this hunter and end him.

Wow that is not including sabat, inconnu, or tal'mahe'ra right? I mean we pretty much have run of the place don't we.

Orphan drops his veiling undetectability.
"Well this seems interesting enough to peak my... interest. Bobby McBoberson of BobBob Boys at your service. What would you have of us your grace? Want us to go forth and ravage the Sabat in their holes, cause I don't see that working out well. I mean let's face facts, most of us are lovers not fighters am I right here boys? And your city is kinda big and there aren't many of us anyway." Orphan makes a little curtsy. "Begging your lordships pardon but what is the plan man, you can't just lay this heavy slice of pew pew on our heads without at least a generous helping of the gravy of hope now can ya.... wait, we where talking about the systemic elimination of the enemy in the trenches out there right? Or was it... no don't tell me... I always forget, we are gonna turn all the people into zombies and walk them in as an army of the unliving..." Orphan looks around at the gathered undead." err more unlivinger.... most unlivingest... how does that conjugate anyway? Well an army of the damned against the unbelievers... wait no I think we are the army of the damned... or are we the unbelievers?"

Orphan follows along with maria and laurence without them knowing.

Waiting to see how Laurence and Maria talking goes for a bit so I can burst in or use it to my advantage, whichever seems more interesting at the time.

Well as soon as Orphan is sure Thom is not showing up for the night he will wander off looking for the RV lady from the night before, the whole time he wanders in a shrouding haze of obfuscation.

Just making sure I understand turn of events. I showed at 7-11 and have been waiting for Thom and he didn't show when he said he would yes no?

6 is your hard cap. As you can see I am at 8 of ten but anytime I manage to fulfill my demeanor or nature I can regain 1.

Everyone do what the Malkavian is doing.

Hunting rolls can be any combination if you can explain it well enough. Just has to fit how you describe what you at trying.

dex+stealth: 4d10 ⇒ (7, 4, 3, 3) = 17 Well at least that is one that should be a success. Gonna sneak up on unsuspecting person and sink teeth in while no one is looking.

Second hour spent finding the 7-11 and convincing a person I need help with the pay phone outside, those things never have a camera pointed at them. I need to call daddy to come get me cause mom is drunk again. Dad is fighting for custody and I :wuvs him so much.
manipulation+subterfuge: 8d10 ⇒ (2, 7, 4, 1, 6, 10, 3, 10) = 43 that looks better.
Simple command to sleep in both cases to make them easy feeds.
8d10 ⇒ (10, 7, 7, 6, 4, 9, 6, 7) = 56 8d10 ⇒ (10, 4, 8, 7, 10, 9, 4, 1) = 53

Should pull 3 from each easily and leave the first in a nap were they think they had a hallucination when they wake and the second wake them asking if they are OK cause they just fell over. That must have hurt. Convince them I made the call and dad is driving from the outskirts of town to get me. Then wait on Thom.

Removing one blood for awaking.

Orphan awakens and begins looking through the pictures he took the night before. "Crap... crap... girl passed out while friends take pictures of her in front of liqour store... crap... crap... scene does not contain lap dance... and yet more crap. Nope all sucks, I am a failure as a photographer... I knew I should have taken that course at the annex." Orphan looks up at Thom. "You know we are going to have to redo these photos right?"

3d10 ⇒ (3, 9, 8) = 20 Oh now I can find a place, must not have been serious last time.

Wits for Survival: 3d10 ⇒ (3, 1, 8) = 12

Wits for Camera: 3d10 ⇒ (1, 8, 5) = 14

I give up. Final death take me oh cruel mistress, I am ready for your cold embrace

"Well what about over there, we could... oh wait no, that's a bar isn't it? How bout that... no that is a church isn't it? Ooh ooh how bout over there?" Orphan points over at a sewer grate."We can put that Samedi there, I am sure he could find an easy place to hide." All the while taking pictures without thinking to put the flash on.

I think we can assume the last few hours are spent taking pictures. Unless of course our storyteller has other plans.

"Ahh, but if your the sheriff and you deputize me that means I get some of that walk into Elysium and detain Elders power... I always wanted to detain an Elder. Maybe even two before I die. Oh well. Hey what are we doing this for again? Ooh look at that building," Points to obvious campus hall. "I could haven there, I am sure single father just looking for a place to take his son... or no I have progeria.... no wait that was the one that ages horribly and you give to a sewer as reason for his looks... wait is it midget? No dwarf? Um no wait I am proportionate so midget... I think we should go look at the more abandoned areas for havens."

If it is just point and click camera I will just walk around and help Thom. I have plenty of computer knowledge and cameras today are just mini computers, same with cell phones and well computers.

"Ooh I get to be like your Jimmy Olsen... wait a sec, can I be kid flash maybe?"

"I play call of duty and can work out most software problems. I can use a camera phone well enough. Why?"

"Many things, I have seen a decrepit bus station, bars on all the windows, abandoned houses about to fall in on themselves, me walking around in the middle of the night when most can not... this is a pretty untoward place. So where is the prince? I really must pay my respects, wouldn't want to be in a mans backyard without letting him know who I am."

INTERACTION WITH THOM

"Oh this is perfect. You must know where the Prince is so I can go formally introduce myself. Oh my, but where are my manners. I am Lad Lad, last of the planet of the boy people and defender of all that is good, right, and American. My mother sent me away when I was just Baby Lad, you see our planet was imploding. I was raised on a small farm in Kansas by this charming gay couple who could never have a son of there own.... but enough about my tale of heroism. Take me to your leader alien scum." Throughout his introduction Orphan makes all the superman sound effects for his backstory, as well as hand gestures for spaceships crashing to earth and his hand over his chest for America.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me. What gave me away? Aura, scent, speech patterns off. I swear this is getting embarrassing." Orphan looks visibly annoyed at Thom. "Well speak up, speak up sir. Who are you? What are you? Why are you walking around with a gun? Hope you have a concealed carry for that thing."

Orphan gives Thom the look of a child in distress. "This way, over here." Orphan rushes towards the closest alley and starts pointing towards the dumpster.