3807/Rooftop Rendezvous

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Rooftop Rendezvous
Date of Scene: 05 February 2018
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Summary needed
Cast of Characters: Redstar, Ares




Redstar has posed:
Winter snow gently falls through the air. Frigid wind blows slowly through the skyscrapers of New York city. The clouds and moon are hidden behind the thick gray clouds that reach out to the horizon.

This rooftop has some small significance to at least one individual in the city. And the view is spectacular to boot. So it is probably no surprise to find a winged figured, legs over the side of the building, staring out across the world. Beside her is a large thermos and in her hands a travel mug. Steam rises slowly from the mug as she sips it, burning hot, and smiles. There is something to be said for being almost completely immune to temperature extremes. You can drink blazing hot cocoa without worry.

~What do you hope to accomplish?~ Starr asks, her voice lazy and bored. ~Meeting a god is usually a once or twice in a lifetime thing. You're two down. Besides, you hate conflict.~ Starr hides her curiosity from Vicky. But it is a good question, why is the innocent so keen on the God of War?

"I can't keep living in fear. Hiding. The SuperBowl thing really..." Vicky trails off and smirks a little, shaking her head. "I liked it."

Ares has posed:
Ares had been well energized lately....he could almost laugh like a normal person. Regardless, after getting Alexander (phobos) some ice cream like a normal father with his normal son, his head turns when he realizes that Vicky was at her usual spot....waiting for him. He could hear her thoughts.

Taking Phobos home..and with a small breath, Ares appears in his usual garb: black trench coat, black longsleeve european styled shirt, black suit slacks, and combat boots, his hands had fingerless black gloves on them and he gave Vicky a loook...still at his perch from last time.

"Your thoughts are as loud as a bull through a fine china shop. Speak your thoughts, woman." he says in his usual tone. Though he can sense what she's going to ask him.

Redstar has posed:
Vicky doesn't fall off the edge of the building this time. That's a point in her favor. Still the sudden appearance when lost in discussion with Starr makes her jump slightly. She picks up the thermos and turns around to face Ares. A blush is in her cheeks and she bows her head, "I'm sorry. I...honestly have no idea how to be...ah, more delicate?" She says, suddenly nervous.

~Well? He heard you. I'm not stopping you. Hells bells, this is probably your best idea yet.~ Starr says, much more softly. Her skills have vastly improved, though Ares -is- still a god and could hear if he really wanted. Vicky blinks and then lifts her head to look at him.

"I don't want to be afraid anymore. I know in my soul that another battle with the demons is coming. I don't know when, neither does Starr, but I want to be ready when it comes. I want to win the battle and seems to me, you would be the person to go too to learn. So here I am and, uh, I brought you cocoa?" It isn't the usual kind of offering, that's for sure. But wait till he tastes it. A home blend of dark cocoa, cream and milk, sugar, and essence of orange and a hint of cinnamon. Not overly sweet, but not bitter either.

Ares has posed:
Ares just looks at Vicky. she still jumped....scaredy cat.

Then she apologizes that she can't manage to control her thoughts. Dangerous, but expected. Then Starr speaks and he looks directly at Vicky, though it's pretty clear who he's speaking. "Hm...I can see your demon friend isn't one to mince words." a look then to Vicky, clearly speaking to her. "Speak."

and then she does, offering to learn from him? Not many mortals are so bold...but then again, almost everyone he's perfectly trained has...well, died or given up. the former is either self-inflicted or a consequence of the environment...or pissed off the God. He descends from his perch as if from a floating stance as he looks at Vicky, a single hand accepting the cocoa. "Hm. my thanks." and he sips it. hard to tell if he likes it.

"It's not the brew of Mount Olympus but it will suffice. Very well, I will teach you. If only to teach you how to stop groveling inside of yourself."

Redstar has posed:
Vicky smiles, though it is nervous, as he approaches. The thermos passed over and her eyes watching for some indication. It wasn't like there weren't a dozen conflicting options of god offerings when she tried to look things up. So she went with what she was good at.

Relief floods her face even as the blush creeps a little deeper. She is pretty bad at the whole self-esteem issue. It's why she is here, or part of it. It needs to end. "Thank you. I will try not to fuck up," She says. What -do- you say to that?

~Vicky, babe, you're pledging yourself to a God. Capitol G. Taking a knee is appropriate,~ Starr purrs in her ear again. Vicky blinks and does just that, glancing up at Ares uncertain, hopeful, and a bit scared.

Ares has posed:
Ares watches as she thanks him quite a few times....and then kneels. Of course he heard the demon advising the young woman..something that surprises him slightly. Nodding once to Vicky, with a simple gesture of his hand sends a powerful command. "You may Rise."

"Now you rise as my disciple and apprentice. You may take the rest of the day to mentally prepare yourself....next we meet, we will be going to my realm." he states to her then...and it doesn't look like he's kidding.

Redstar has posed:
Vicky rises slowly and is wide-eyed, maybe trembling a bit from nerves, and yet she is still smiling slightly. "Is...that Olympus?" She asks after a seconds pause. The idea of travelling to other worlds isn't so frightening after dealing with Satannish. But it isn't exactly something she was expeting out of it all.

Starr turns her attention from Vicky's nervousness, always delightful to bask in, to regard Ares in turn. The two of them are still in conflict and always will be for that is the way of darkness and light. The demoness, though disembodied in the mind, can still give the sense of bowing head to their better. ~I will not interfere. This will only benefit me as well.~ She says finally to the God. It makes Vicky blink in surprise, as she is not used to Starr speaking to someone other than her.

Ares has posed:
Ares shakes his head at Vicky. "Close, but no. -MY- realm. The Areopagus." it's pretty much Mt. Olympus with a GIANT display of 'Ares was here'. All of his world-killer weapons...beasts...anything you could imagine that could kill or harm? that's where it is. It's Ares's personal realm and location of his throne. there? Ares is at his absolute strongest. Either way, it'll be a good experience...tough love-wise.

Then he looks to the demoness as she speaks, nodding softly to her. "Good. She doesn't need a hand to hold or she'll just be weakened." art of war type shit right there. He was the one who whispered such things to Sun Tzu when it was his time...the other voice in that head was Athena. they had a fun time with that. good contest! Then, he simply turns around with his cup of joe and begins to walk. "The training will be hard. prepare yourself...we'll be a few days. I will give you the means to travel to and from teh Areopagus...should you prove worthy."

Redstar has posed:
Vicky tilts her head thoughtfully at the name. It didn't come up in her mythos searches over the past weeks. "Areopagus..." She tries the word out and smiles a bit. As he begins to speak to Starr, feeling a little weird being between the subject of discussion. "I would expect nothing less than hard. Aahhh...what title should I address you by, by the way?" It seems a fairly important question. She can't very well go around on a first name basis with the god. That would just be, well, taking liberties and then some.

Starr's self smiles slowly, curled like a cat around Vicky's mind. ~Hand holding isn't my strong suit anyway,~ Starr says, much more liable to be lippy than Vicky. But that's part of a demons schtick isn't it? Lip and snark?

"Should I bring anything besides myself?" Vicky asks as another question comes from her. As she watches him sip his drink she recalls she has her own, and sips the blazing hot cocoa. Maybe she should bring some cocoa mix?

Ares has posed:
Ares turns his head to Vicky as she asks him as to what title he should be addressed by. "War or Master will suit fine." he tells her then, not quite on a first name basis. Though maybe with time....Then he looks to Starr with a tilt of his head, nodding a moment. "Good."

Then he looks back to Vicky. "If you really want, bring the cocoa. as far as it goes, it's not that bad." he admits. "But otherwise? you will bring yourself." he states then, his a hand behind his waist as he sips the cocoa. Hmmmmmmmm....

Redstar has posed:
Vicky may as well have permanently red cheeks. There she goes thinking loudly again. But it does make her smile a bit. "What time should I be here? Or will I simply be there?" She asks and then adds, "Master." She's been exposed to all sorts of teleportation lately. And a god's going to have something pretty awesome. Too bad she doesn't remember the last time he teleported her.

Ares has posed:
Ares turns to look at Vicky and offers the young lady a small smile "Never fear. I will send you when it's convenient. Simply go about life as normal." a small nod then before he gives her a small nod....then he vanishes. a voosh of wind is all that remains.