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[7/2/2014 10:11:56 PM] Canto: So! you guys had just gone out onto the very temperate roof of the chapterhouse.

[7/2/2014 10:12:11 PM] Canto: It's a very clear night. It *should* be freezing. But, magic.

[7/2/2014 10:12:41 PM] Josie: Josie beams.

[7/2/2014 10:13:21 PM] Canto: There are a bunch of people up here, all dressed to the nines. There's a four-piece ensemble providing music, and a really good spread of food.

[7/2/2014 10:13:49 PM] Canto: Theo:  Okay. Don't drink the wine out of the glasses with the red stems. That is not wine.

[7/2/2014 10:14:03 PM] Hank: ...noted.

[7/2/2014 10:14:03 PM] Josie: ... vampires. Right.

[7/2/2014 10:14:06 PM] Josie: Josie makes a face.

[7/2/2014 10:14:32 PM] Ella: Thanks for the warning.

[7/2/2014 10:15:03 PM] Canto: Theo:  Everything else is pretty fair game.

[7/2/2014 10:16:25 PM] Ella: Ella eyes the bananas suspiciously.

((If there are any))

[7/2/2014 10:16:45 PM] Canto: There is all manner of fruit! Nothing with teeth, though.

[7/2/2014 10:17:50 PM] Josie: ... snacks first, or dancing first?

[7/2/2014 10:17:59 PM | Edited 10:18:04 PM] Hank: Aren't we here for a reason?

[7/2/2014 10:18:41 PM] Canto: Theo:  You're here to meet people. I assume Fortunada will be along shortly with the gladhanding.

[7/2/2014 10:19:44 PM] Josie: Well in the meantime we can get snacks, can't we?

[7/2/2014 10:21:56 PM] Hank: Drinks, at least, I hope.

[7/2/2014 10:23:07 PM] Canto: Theo:  Of course. Bar's over there.

[7/2/2014 10:23:46 PM] Josie: Josie eyes Hank.

[7/2/2014 10:23:57 PM] Hank: Problem, Doc?

[7/2/2014 10:24:28 PM] Josie: No, no. Go ahead.

[7/2/2014 10:24:55 PM] Hank: Would you like a drink?

[7/2/2014 10:25:07 PM] Hank: Or you, Miss Burke?

[7/2/2014 10:25:22 PM] Josie: Yes.

[7/2/2014 10:25:45 PM] Ella: I'm good. Thanks for asking, though.

[7/2/2014 10:26:47 PM] Josie: Whatever you're having.

[7/2/2014 10:26:47 PM] Hank: Hank nods at Ella. "What's your preference, Doc?"

[7/2/2014 10:26:55 PM] Josie: ... as long as you don't drink blood.

[7/2/2014 10:27:53 PM] Hank: Hank raises an eyebrow, but shrugs and heads to the bar.

[7/2/2014 10:29:48 PM] Canto: You are intercepted halfway there by a very, very handsome man! He has hair so blonde it might as well be white, and he's *huge*. Really, he looks like a viking poured into an exceptionally well tailored three-piece suit.

[7/2/2014 10:31:07 PM] Hank: ....evening.

[7/2/2014 10:32:08 PM] Canto: He smiles amiably at Hank. "Well met! ... navy, right?"

[7/2/2014 10:32:26 PM] Hank: ...Yes.

[7/2/2014 10:33:54 PM] Canto: His grin broadens a bit. "Knew it!  Can always tell a sailor." He claps Hank on the shoulder amiably. Then he looks at Josie. "And you would be the beautiful Doctor Black, then?"

[7/2/2014 10:34:06 PM] Josie: Josie nods.

[7/2/2014 10:34:36 PM] Canto: He holds out a hand to Josie!

[7/2/2014 10:34:56 PM] Josie: Josie shakes his hand!

[7/2/2014 10:37:48 PM] Canto: He shakes her hand lightly, and kisses it lightly, bowing slightly. "I have read all of your work, Doctor Black.  You should have been inducted well before now.  Your treatise on the evolution of lunar ritualism in particular -- spot on."

[7/2/2014 10:40:55 PM] Josie: ... thank you, I think.

[7/2/2014 10:41:18 PM] Josie: It's a little strange to think any of it might actually *work.*

[7/2/2014 10:41:54 PM] Canto: He smiles! "It is required reading at several leaning institutions."

[7/2/2014 10:43:01 PM] Josie: But it's barely *sold.*

[7/2/2014 10:44:02 PM] Canto: "But most of those sales are to us!" He turns to Ella. "And you would be the winsome Miss Burke, then.  Our new shadowcaster."

[7/2/2014 10:45:36 PM] Ella: That is indeed my name. What, if you don't mind me asking, is yours, dear soul?

[7/2/2014 10:45:49 PM] Ella: Ella grins toothily at him.

[7/2/2014 10:46:40 PM] Canto: "Ah, of course.  I am Frederich Fortunada.  I'm the administrator of this chapterhouse." He takes Ella's hand and kisses it!

[7/2/2014 10:47:16 PM] Hank: Hank straightens a bit.

[7/2/2014 10:48:43 PM] Canto: Frederich:  I'm very sorry I wasn't able to introduce myself earlier. Just had some previous engagements. And I just don't move as fast when the sun's up. I'm a bit sluggish during the day, truth be told.

[7/2/2014 10:48:46 PM] Josie: Your reputation precedes you, sir.

[7/2/2014 10:50:06 PM] Canto: Frederich:  Oh, does it?

[7/2/2014 10:50:13 PM] Canto: He eyes Theo.

[7/2/2014 10:50:19 PM] Josie: Of being perfectly charming. And enjoying a good dance.

[7/2/2014 10:50:47 PM] Canto: Frederich:  Ahhh. Yes. Care to join me on the dance floor, doctor?

[7/2/2014 10:51:03 PM] Josie: Josie smiles politely. "Of course."

[7/2/2014 10:51:27 PM] Canto: Josie goes to dance with the vampire!

[7/2/2014 10:51:39 PM] Hank: Hank continues to the bar!

[7/2/2014 10:52:18 PM] Josie: Josie looks nothing like his longlost wife, so she should be okay, right?

[7/2/2014 10:52:29 PM] Canto: Probably nothing!

[7/2/2014 10:53:35 PM] Hank: Hank returns to Theo and Ella with two bourbons... and starts sipping from one.

[7/2/2014 10:54:34 PM] Canto: Theo:  you should probably have asked for a larger glass.

[7/2/2014 10:55:16 PM] Hank: Possibly. Just trying not to look out of place.

[7/2/2014 10:55:42 PM] Canto: Theo:  Standing there with two drinks doesn't help that.

[7/2/2014 10:55:58 PM] Hank: One's for the Doc.

[7/2/2014 11:00:44 PM] Hank: I wasn't expecting Fortunada to be so... big.

[7/2/2014 11:02:10 PM] Canto: Theo:  Oh, yeah. He's pretty tall. What were you expecting?

[7/2/2014 11:03:16 PM] Hank: Hank shrugs. "I've seen Nosferatu."

[7/2/2014 11:04:03 PM] Canto: Theo:  Oh. Well. Vampires wouldn't be able to blend in so well if they all looked like that.

[7/2/2014 11:05:00 PM] Hank: Didn't know they'd need to blend. Secret world and all that.

[7/2/2014 11:05:36 PM] Canto: Theo:  Oh, sure. Someone like Count Orlock goes walking down the street, the mundane folk will definitely notice.

[7/2/2014 11:06:41 PM] Canto: Theo: Vampires had to hide themselves pretty damn well. The church did a number on them during their purges.

[7/2/2014 11:07:47 PM] Hank: Makes sense, I suppose.

[7/2/2014 11:10:17 PM] Canto: Theo:  Those that couldn't blend into society retreated to the darker places of the world, or got wiped out.

[7/2/2014 11:15:24 PM] Hank: Hank sips.

[7/2/2014 11:17:28 PM] Canto: Another man comes over and asks Ella to dance! He's also pretty good looking, with chestnut hair and green eyes.

[7/2/2014 11:20:16 PM] Ella: Ella grins and accepts.

"I think it's only fair that I warn you, though, that I haven't a blessed clue what I'm doing."

[7/2/2014 11:22:17 PM] Canto: Man:  Just follow my lead, you'll be fine. We're a building full of bookworms.

[7/2/2014 11:27:29 PM] Canto: He sweeps Ella out onto the dancefloor! Theo and Hank stand there alone.

[7/2/2014 11:27:38 PM] Canto: Theo:  ...I'm not going to ask you to dance.

[7/2/2014 11:27:52 PM] Hank: Wouldn't accept anyway. Sorry.

[7/2/2014 11:30:22 PM] Canto: Theo:  No worries.

[7/2/2014 11:30:36 PM] Hank: You just playin' babysitter tonight?

[7/2/2014 11:31:31 PM] Canto: Theo:  No. You don't need one. I'm hoping to see someone who might have a better grasp on biotech than I do.

[7/2/2014 11:31:38 PM] Canto: Theo:  Get them to look at the engine.

[7/2/2014 11:31:48 PM] Hank: Hank nods.

[7/2/2014 11:35:52 PM] Canto: Theo:  ... there's less people here than I expected, though, to be honest.

[7/2/2014 11:37:17 PM] Hank: I'm surprised there's so many people who are a part of all this.

[7/2/2014 11:38:07 PM] Canto: Theo:  Boston is one of the cities that has a large Council presence. One of the few American cities, anyway.

[7/2/2014 11:41:07 PM] Hank: Where's the Council really based?

[7/2/2014 11:44:04 PM] Canto: Theo:  It's called the Council of Sicily, but the main headquarters is a tiny island off the coast of Great Britain. Sicily is just where the first treaties were signed.

[7/2/2014 11:44:37 PM] Hank: Ever been?

[7/2/2014 11:46:54 PM] Canto: Theo:  Oh, sure. It's really not much to look at. There's a castle, but most of it is underground.

[7/2/2014 11:49:34 PM] Hank: Spent about a year in Ireland... couple months in Liverpool.

[7/2/2014 11:53:01 PM] Canto: Theo is looking off toward the corner of the dance floor, eyes slightly narrowed.

[7/2/2014 11:53:51 PM] Hank: Hank finishes his drink and looks where he's looking.

[7/2/2014 11:55:41 PM] Canto: A woman comes up to Hank! She's very pretty, with long brown hair and wearing a fetch blue gown. "Care to dance?"

[7/2/2014 11:57:13 PM] Hank: I better not, miss. I'm not the best dancer and I'll.... probably step on your toes or something.

[7/2/2014 11:57:59 PM] Canto: She frowns. "I don't care about that."

[7/2/2014 11:59:10 PM] Hank: I'm sorry, miss. I don't mean to insult you or anything.

[12:00:45 AM] Canto: Girl: You haven't, yet. C'mon.

[12:00:50 AM] Canto: She goes to grab Hank's hand!

[12:02:04 AM] Hank: Hank doesn't stop her but isn't very enthusiastic about it.

[12:05:03 AM] Canto: She drags him out to the dance floor!

[12:06:04 AM] Hank: Hank tries hard not to step on her or make a complete fool of himself.

[12:06:29 AM] Canto: It's a slow dance. It's hard to mess it up terribly much.

[12:07:05 AM] Hank: ....Name's Stevenson, by the way. Hank Stevenson. You?

[12:08:01 AM] Canto: Girl:  Tabitha. Tabitha Henry. I'm pretty new here myself.

[12:11:01 AM] Hank: So what's your connection to the council, Miss Henry?

[12:11:34 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  What's yours? I didn't find out I was special until about a week ago.

[12:12:37 AM] Hank: New recruit.

[12:12:58 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  I guess that's what I am, too.

[12:14:25 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  They've been training me to use my powers.

[12:15:10 AM] Hank: Yeah. They sent a Yeti to train us.

[12:15:49 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  Oh! Haven't met one yet, myself.

[12:16:16 AM] Hank: What do you do?

[12:16:52 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  Oh, I start fires.

[12:17:01 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  With my mind.

[12:17:18 AM] Hank: .....

[12:17:29 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  What do you do?

[12:17:45 AM] Hank: I uh... bend metal.

[12:17:50 AM] Josie: ((A wicked firestarter!))

[12:19:20 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  Ohhhh. And you only just found out recently?

[12:20:16 AM] Hank: Yeah. It's a... big adjustment.

[12:21:06 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  That it is.

[12:21:17 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  ... I almost burned down my house.

[12:22:35 AM] Hank: Not sure what the proper response to that is.

[12:23:25 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  ... you could say 'I'm sorry to hear that.'

[12:24:11 AM] Hank: Hank blushes and nods. "Sorry to hear that. Nobody got hurt?"

[12:25:46 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  Thankfully, no. It started in my room, and my family was able to get out. They thought I was dead, but I'm apparently immune to the flames that I start.

[12:26:00 AM] Hank: That's good.

[12:28:03 AM] Canto: The song ends!

[12:28:24 AM] Canto: Tabitha:  well. Thank you for indulging me. I won't impose on you any further.

[12:28:50 AM] Hank: Hank smiles. "My pleasure, Miss Henry."

[12:29:11 AM] Canto: She leaves Hank alone.!

[12:29:31 AM] Hank: Hank looks around to see where the others are.

[12:30:12 AM] Canto: Theo is nowhere to be seen. Josie is still dancing with Frederich, and Ella is just finishing up a dance with her guy.