12615/Who's Who: Ghosts and Vampires

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Who's Who: Ghosts and Vampires
Date of Scene: 06 January 2021
Location: The Blue Lady, Fort Joseph
Synopsis: A Red Order member shows up at the Blue Lady and stirs up trouble.
Cast of Characters: Buffy Summers, Thomas Raith, Deadwatch, Phantasm (Drago)
Tinyplot: Who's Who


Buffy Summers has posed:
It's early evening which about Buffy's cue to wake up these days and lurk around the Blue Lady, quite a familiar face around these parts lately. She wasn't working obviously, with the whole body-switchy thing, and she wasn't studying either, just wandering around, feeling quite anxious really because she'd much rather prefer to be out hunting or skating or heck, even studying.

But as the days drag on, she's drinking a lot. And dancing too. Of course a busty blonde in a cute pink mini dress is bound to attract attention, and as she hits the dance floor, somewhat drunk, she's already getting hit on by a few men.

Not that she even seems to notice them.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith in his role as 'The man in white", is making the rounds about the club as well, though he is always keeping Buffy in sight. Of course there are others keeping an eye on her as well, not the least of which are Axe the door man, Smash the chef, Crush the bouncer, Didi the Cigar girl... everyone of them fully clued into the spooky side of things as well. Anyone coming looking for trouble is likely to find quite a bit of it.

Deadwatch has posed:
Okay, lets get this sorted right now. Nolan is not the biggest fan of Jazz. He doesn't hate it per se, but when one lives in what used to be an early 20th century speakeasy in Gotham, and that one person is 'sensitive' to ghosts, you tend to get your fill of the music the ghosts play non-stop in a loop. And don't get him started on what heppens when he asks them to play something else...

AT least the ghosts here are different. It's like a mini vacation for him. New faces and all that. At his table, The redheaded medium in the rumpled suit and old school leather jacket leans back in his chair, his forearm crutch leaned against the wall and his braced leg kicked out in fromt of him. He tolerates the music since he has something other to occupy him. Food and drink. In this case a plate of, believe it or not, Poutine. He had only ever heard of it before. Some Canadian dish. He isn't sure the Cheesy Avocado Bacon Poutine is authentic but it's pretty damned good. And when paired with a glass of Malbec, it is damned fine.

Of course he ignores the staff whom eye him every once in a while, trying to figure out what he is, but he just chuckles under his breath.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers continues to dance and twirl on the dance floor, totally in her own little world. She's discovered that her vampiric body has certain..Abilities that her human body does not. Like near immortality, nigh endurance, not being able to breathe etc. Which means she could probably dance all night if only to exhaust herself so she doesn't feel so bored being cooped up in here all day and night over the past week.

She's still ignoring lecherous eyes as she takes a break from dancing, wanting more alcohol - as if she hasn't had enough already tonight - and for a moment, her gaze passes over Nolan.

Buffy smiles and waves to him before striding over towards where Thomas is. "Come on! I want to introduce you to my awesome psychic friend!" She'll practically tug him over to Nolan's table if he'll let her.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith was fortunately not in mid-schmooze when his slightly inebriated lover grabs his arm to drag her over to meet the Pychic. "Alright, if you insist.." He says amused, sliding the arm she was trying to tug rather low on her waist and following her lead. "So is this guy the real deal, or someone like Lindquist?" he asks softly in her ear. Eyes taking in the other man with calm curiosity.

Deadwatch has posed:
As the pair closes the gap between them and him, Nolan looks /away/ from the pair as he turns to the side and talks to someone. or appears to talk to someone. No one is sitting there. But he's talking as if there was.

"..before my time, I'm afraid." he is saying as the vampires come up to their table. "Well thank you for the compliment, babe, but I don't think it would work out..." He sighs and shake his head. "Because you're dead, toots. Though I hafta admit I really would love to.. " He leans over appears to be whispering something into the air.. And then his head suddenly JERKS as if he had been slapped and he reaches up to rub his jaw. and grumbles. "SOme people can't take flattery." he grumbles and turns to see..

Buffy still in the vampire bosy (still) and a rather handsome.. NO.. wait. He isn't handsome. He is BEAUTIFUL. Lets not lie. The dude is so good looking he probably has militant homophobic proud boys uncomfortably questioning their sexuality. Of course, Nolan sees beyond the physical visage.. his mismatched eyes almost aglow for a moment, then Nolan nods his head.

"Hey, Biffany." he says with a grin, "Still stuck in Bimbozilla, huh?" he asks, then looks to her.. paramour? He can see the connection through The Dark, and he raises his brow. "Well Damn... I'm surprised i'm not drowning at the moment. All the women, and about half the dudes, are probably wetter than an otters pocket right about now and raising the watertable as we speak." he quips as he takes a sip of his wine, then sets it down. "Gonna introduce me to Sparkles, here, Buff?"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smirks a bit at Thomas, leaning in to him as she guides him towards Nolan. "Oh yes, Harry once mentionned Mortimer. Although I thought he was just suppressing his abilities? But seriously, I've never seen a ghost myself but I think this guy is the real deal..At least he helped out big time to find where those fish guys were hiding out, and he helped me regain my memories from those..Strider demon thingies so.."

Yes, he has her respect, clearly. Although, as they near the table, Buffy does arch a slight brow at him, faintly amused smile creeping up on her lips as he starts talking to ghosts again. "Oh yeah, he does that alot. You should see where he lives!" She giggles a bit. Oh yeah, she's waaay too drunk.

Looking back towards Nolan, she snerks at the 'Biffany' title. "Okaay, seriously, first it's Tuffy, then Biffany? Geez you guys, how about just call me Buffy? I mean..I know I'm stuck in a blonde busty barbievamp's body but..It's the inside that counts, right?"

Still, she does seem tired, restless, even after all that dancing as she slides into the seat opposite Nolan at the booth. "Nolan, this is my boyfriend, Thomas. And yes, he knows all about the bodyswappy thingamaginy. Thomas, this is my friend Nolan. I've mentionned him before."

Thomas Raith has posed:
"Charming fellow." Thomas says sliding in next to Buffy and kissing her shoulder once before signaling for the nearby waitress to bring them a round of drinks. "Nice to finally put a face to the name," He says amiably. "Are you working on helping us with our little problem and perhaps helping me get rid of the pest problem I have upstairs?" he asks casually as Didi brings Buffy another bright orange cocktail, Thomas a crystal decanter with a highball glass, and Nolan another of whatever he was drinking.

Deadwatch has posed:
The cripple just grins again at Buffy and then shakes his head. "It's hard calling you Buffy, even though you ARE Buffy. Because that body makes me think things I should /NOT/ think about someone I just became friends with and whom I respect." he points out, but then frowns slightly. "ALso, in my.. field.. possesion, which is in a way what is happening here, is a touchy subject. I know it wasn't your fault, or choice, but I have the feeling it wasn't Tiffany's choice either. So that you may be having intimate relations while in her body is.. sorta disturbing and I need to joke about things or else it bothers me a little." he admits.

He looks to Thomas and nods. "Anyways, pleasure to meet ya, Tommy." he says by way of greeting, as more wine is brought to himn. "And thank /you/." he says as he sets down the empty glass and grabs the second one. "ANd you have a pest problem? Thats not why I was here. I'm staring at an AirBnB down the street while I do a spiritual survey of town. being literally next doorto Gotham, I thought seeing what the state of this areas ghosts and spirits would be helpful.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers hmms. "I haven't seen Willow or Harry in a while. I really hope they're not busy with something else or..You know. Although having a backup magic specialist might come in handy, you know? With payment of course." she sighs, knowing she's not the only 'problem' the magical members of the Scooby's have to deal with. But they've been pretty stretched lately, especially with both Giles and Constantine away and Harry and Willow busier than ever these days.

Looking to Nolan, Buffy shakes her head. "Actually, what she did to me was deliberate and intentional. She used something called a..Draconian Katra, to swap my body with her's. Oh, and she's some kinda witch working for an evil cult, so this was all part of her plan to sacrifice me to the Red Order I guess..Just need to figure out how to repair it and use it to swap us back, and fast."

She shivers, hugging her arms. "Gotta say, there are advantages to being a vampire, I guess..But I really really miss my old body. This one is just screaming jailbat, among other things." Although what he says next causes her smile to fade, sinking down in her seat a little. "Um...Well...Uh...Ooh look, drinks are here!" She is only too happy to reach for that orange cocktail, hungrily chugging it down as she tries not to think of the awkwardness of THAT statement.

As she speaks, a woman strides in, young, maybe early twenties and petite, around Karrin's height. She's quite pretty with freckles scattered over her pale face, a cherry bob framing her cherub like face.

Dressed in a simple black mini dress with a red hoodie overtop, and a backpack slung over one shoulder, she looks like she just came out of college. And she peers intently at the table where the three of them are seated, eyes narrowed on Buffy in particular.

"Tiffany? Oh my gosh, where have you been?! We've missed you at school!" she practically squeaks as she comes over to the table, looking quite surprised.

Thomas Raith has posed:
"Empty Night," Thomas says softly, Giving Buffy's hand a squeeze under the table and then watching the young girl head over to them with such enthusiasm. He can only assume it's a friend of Tiffany's from before her vamp days. He tilts his head offering the oncoming the tiny woman that million watt smile. "Can we help you miss?" he asks in seeming bewilderment... "There is no Tiffany here... This is my step-daughter Barbara..."

Deadwatch has posed:
Nolan listens to Buffy's explanation, since he didn't get anything that intrensive the last time,. Then again, she didn't have her memory really so that is understandable. Still... "I see.. Well that clears up /some/ misgivings I had then. Still.. You do nead to be careful. I am a medium born. I make rules with those I /allow/ to possess me. You don't have those rules, mystically enforced, so you are suceptable to influcnes by the body's echo of it's originl guiding spirit. You need to watch out for those."

But then he smiurks. "And no offence but with those zeppelins you're piloting around I doubt anyone is thinking jailbait. She had to be of a certain age BEFORE she got vamped. Thats the only way THOSE implants didn't get popped out. Can't do cosmentic surgery AFTER you're a vampire and I think there is a minimum age for that /type/ of surgery" he says with a smirk.

He turns as the younger redhead sudden;y appears and frowns. What is it with all the young chicks here. Not that he MINDS their exuberence but he's starting to feel like a dirty old man and he only 33. Of course his mood shifts the moment he notes, hoving in the other world, the shade of something demonic holding over the young woman. He quickly looks around, trying to see if there is anything else remotely similar around... then back at the young woman. He is about to sleep when Thomas speaks up and the metaphorical light brightens by ten thousand percent. Nolan facepalms though, muttering under his breath. "If you're her stepfather you must be goldigging her mom..." he mutters, because there is no way Wraithe looks old enough to be her stepdad.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers shrugs, "Assuming she did things *legally* and from what little I know of Tiffany and her friends, they were kinda rebels.." Still, Buffy knows better than to doubt Nolan's experience and wisdom and she nods slowly. "I guess that makes sense..I mean, I was already feeling some of that primal...." she coughs and drinks some more of her drink. ahh yes, drinks are soo good when you're trying to avoid awkward moments.

Then the cute redhead makes an appearance, and Buffy blinks slowly. "Uh..Chrissy? Right, you went to Gotham u too..Um..." And then Thomas goes and says *that* and she blinks, sinking lower in her seat, laughing nervously, "Heeey, he's totally joking, right, Thomas? Um, this is Chrissy, my..Uh..Friend from college. We took psych 242 with Buffy last semester.."

Chrissy peers back and forth between the three, smiling faintly. "Oh yes, I see! Well, I'm glad to see you're doing okay! I hope we'll see you in school next week!" She pauses briefly, peering back at Thomas, biting her lip. "Woow, you're her stepdad? I mean, you look young enough to be her boyfriend..Although I thought you were dating that other guy, y'know, Greg Malfoy?"

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith was trying to think fast when the step-dad thing slipped out. I mean she had just called herself jail bait, right? Thomas grins, "Oh? A boyfriend named Malfoy?" He says partially amused sounding and smirks at buffy, "Do you need /another/ spanking?" he asks playfully, though his eyes when they lock on Buffy's are serious. Asking her the thousand and one questions that only comes with knowing someone completely intimately... like "Is this a Bolshivik Muppet Situation?"

Deadwatch has posed:
Oooookay. This is getrting a lil bit weird. It's like the beginning scene to a certain type of adult online video. Really, if a pizza delivery guy (or girl) showed up the entire plot could move foreward.

Not that he would know about things like that.

*cough*

He lets Vamp, Vampess/Slayer, and Univsersity psych student (the most dangerous type of the three) 'chat' where he sips his wine,. keeping silence, and focusses his darksenses to the limit, the living world fading away as his cioncu=ious sinks into that place betweem Ever and After. Mentally submerged, he looks to the demonic shade and.. studies it.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
As Thomas makes do with his new-found step daughter and Nolan makes do with being a young 'dirty old man'. A wild Nick appears at the door to the club. Well, maybe not quite wild. Nick is obviously not in stage attire. His hair is nowhere near as wild as it was the day of the performance. He's not wearing the stage make-up and the high end clothing either. Instead it's back to the tried and true Goodwill jeans and shirt plus knitcap. Perhaps not as fancy as the regular patrons of the bar but he's not here as a customer. Nor is he here for work.

Instead, he is here to check up on Buffy's situation. Perhaps a bit late but- Well, with the live New Years eve show. Nick has allowed a few days for any possible photos or discussions about the show or any behind the scenes pictures to make their way out to the public. That way he'd know what he was working with in terms of maintaining that- *ahem* low profile of his.

The musician walks in and starts to lift up a hand to wave but upon seeing the redhead that's most definitely not a Willow, the hand lowers. The initial steps towards the group shifts and he redirects towards the bar. Nope.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers blinks sloooowly at Thomas, and reddens slightly as he looks at her. Oh yes, Nolan was right about one thing. The whole vampire-blonde bimbo body was affecting her mind, to some extent. But right now, she has to play the part of Tiffany if she's gonna do this right.

"Oh..Oh yes. I've been a really really *bad* girl." She grimaces, baring her teeth, "Don't you know I'm a two-timer? I totally should be punished!"

Chrissie notices the fangs. And barely even flinches. In fact, she chuckles. "Same old Tiffany, playing hookie, huh? Well, let me buy you guys another round of drinks. Good seeing you again!"

And she skips away towards the bar, pulling up next to Nick as she orders three of the same for their table. As she turns her back to the three at the table, they may just notice an interesting design on her red hoodie, which looks like a gold pentagram inside three intersecting circles.

Buffy blinks slowly. "Huh...That looks familiar.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith honestly was just trying to make the co-ed uncomfortable enough she would walk away, but something about how she did it put's Thomas' skin crawling... He pours a Healthy measure from the crystal decanter to the highball glass, drinking the amber liquid down quickly without the faintest hint of a wince. "Do we have a Bolshivik Muppet situation?" he asks Buffy in a calm voice, nodding towards Nick, then making eye contact with Axe, Crush, and Didi... They might not be fighters as a rule... well except Crush. A Were-bear is a fighter no matter what the situation.

Deadwatch has posed:
Existing in two worlds at once can be somewhat confusing to most but Nolan's ALWAYS seen both worlds at once. Since he was a child. HE actually ha LESS of a problem focusiog on THe Dark, the world between life and afterlife, than on focusing on the living world. And his examinations bring him to a single conclusion.

He sinks fully back into his bdy, taking a deep breath and exhaling. Luckily the redhead in the hoody has her back to them because his breath FOGS, like he was in the cold.

And being back in the real world he notes the design on her jacket, which just cements his belief.

HE leans sideways, tyowards Thomas, clearing his throat. "Yeah.. Women." he says, picking up his wine. "Just so you know.. ONE of those women a pacted warlock." he says, lowering his voice now. "Dunno to WHOM.. only that it is demonic. I will need to look up that sigil on the back of her coat.."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers sighs as she watches Chrissie skip off to the bar, nodding slowly to Thomas. "Could be. That sigil was familiar but.." she groans, rubbing her temples. Too much alcohol. Ugh!

Looking to Nolan, Buffy nods. "Yeah, I think I saw that sigil somewhere, but..Brain's not working tonight. Think I drank too much.." bad, bad Buffy. Although she does frown a bit at his reaction. "You gonna be okay? Sooo, a warlock huh? That's like..Evil witch or something right?"

It would fit..

Meanwhile at the bar, as Chrissie grabs the drinks, she raises a brow at Nick, making some quick motion that was probably easily missed by all but Nick.

She waves to the barmaid, slipping her an extra few dollar bills then leans over, whispering something to her and then gets up and disappears into the growing crowd of dancers as the barmaid brings the drinks over instead.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick nods to the bartender without word, watching as they already start making up his drink. As he waits, he gives a cursory glance over to Chrissie as she settles up next to him to give her order once his drink is brought out. He idly sips the beer, giving a slight nod to Thomas in acknowledgement before watching the drinks being made and brought over to Chrissie. The beer's soon forgotten as the drinks are gathered for the return trip as he turns, looking right over to Thomas, eyes narrowing before slight nod to the drinks in her hands, giving a shake of the head. Nick's generally neutral expression is a bit different.

He seems, rather pissed off at Chrissie for some reason.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith nods slightly to Nick in understanding. "Whatever is in those drinks." He says softly, "Do not touch it." He says and signal's Didi overtowards him. "Tell Yosa to be ready to flip the red switch if I give him the signal..." He really hopes it doesn't come to that though... it's a new suit."

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Warning given and seemingly understood by Thomas, Nick turns his head. It looks like that poor beer is going to be completely abandoned as the musician steps away from the bar area, looking around for the red head.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers nods to Nolan as he gets up with his drink. "Alright, keep in touch. You know where to find me." she smiles faintly, although with all that's going on right now, she's a little shaken. "Thanks."

To Thomas she sighs and nods. "Soo, we're dealing with a warlock, probably connected to the Red Order, hopefully Nolan can find more info on those guys." still, Buffy eyes the drink warily, "Wonder what she put in it, holy water or something? Either way, if that doesn't succeed, she now knows where to find me.." And that has her worried. Really worried. her days are numbered.

Nick is given a nod and smile, "Thanks Nick.."

Once the guards search the premises, they will likely come up empty handed however. Chrissie made a quick getaway, disappearing into the crowd of dancing people. A witness or two may have seen her disappear down the back alley, but she must have left pretty quickly as no trace was found of her after that.