7333/A Contessa and a Ninja walk into a bar

A Contessa and a Ninja walk into a bar
Date of Scene:	26 April 2019
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Ekaterina Vespucci, Red Robin

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Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
It's getting close to midnight in Aeterna (Latin for Eternal) Ekaterina Vespucci the Contessa's bar. Her staff have been sent home early and as it is a week day the staff have mostly been sent home. Kat herself has taken to tending bar at the lower resteraunt end of the establishment. The whole bar is with its dance club, diner and more relaxed VIP area acts as a secondary gallery for Kat to sell art. Often to inebriated customers. Notable and as distinct from other estrablishments in Queens Kat has art all along the wall with price tags and artists underneath. It's a nice place besides and a place that Kat treats as a sanctuary. Normally Kat dresses down wearing Kmart level student style clothing despite effectively being a billionaire. But in her club she sports an expensive (non designer) pencil black number that shows the curves of her short frame. She is in a good mood plainly behind the well lit bar cleaning up. Above the bar a version of Sandro Botticelli the famous painter naked hangs. A garish unlovely sight. Frightening in its detail. Kat painted it herself. There is a story there.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake comes walking into the bar. The young man is wearing a red silk shirt, and black dress slacks. The young man looks around this not being one of his normal haunts, but he walks through the area. He does take a moment to look at the paintings as he walks along. He will pay attention to them, also seeing if any of Ekaterina's paintings are for sell. He will continue walking to the bar, and offers her a smile "Well hello there."

Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
Kat starts noticably. She's an old girl. 1200 years old in actuality - had 3 children but still gets nervous over the potential of a date. Some might find that pathetic - others adorable. "Tiiiiim. Hi. Get you anything? It's on the house?" One billionaire to another the promise of a free drink was not much of a concession. But a mere polite indulgence didn't hurt the exchange. Kat's large cornflower blue eyes regard him evenly.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake did a bit of research on the place, but this is his first time here. He will offer her a charming smile, and says "A cola will be nice, I like it here, I might actually pick up one or two of the paintings I was looking at on the way in." He will lean in to kiss her cheek in greeting if she is close enough.

Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
"My students would certainly appreciate it. There are some masterworks here." Kat indicates a number of pieces on the wall. Kat favored a Renaissance realism or even partial romanticism. Nothing abstract. "Only a coke? I do a mean cocktail. Even mocktail." When Tim goes to kiss her on the cheek Kat twists her neck remarking, "Coward." She kisses him on the lips. It's chaste. Kat's always been a sweetheart though her affection is heartmelting to the most frozen of hearts.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake chuckles softly after the kiss and grins at her. "I did not want to embarass you at your work hon. He will have a seat, and says "Ok, surprise me with an interesting mocktail hon." He will tell her 2 painting numbers, and says "Those from your students or something else you have found?"

Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
"Embarassed? Hon? No lets work this out. In so far as there is an us people know about it already. I'm just interested in if it is still there. It has been long. In modern terms." Kat has a diferent idea of time of course. "I sponsor artists from my students mostly - talented but fighting from behind. I don't do adventurous thing. Apart from a few artifacts that are just traps I've set over the centuries." It was more or less implied that Tim knew that Kat was a mutant but she puts it out in the open. In a deserted bar.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake smiles a bit and says "I am up for seeing how we do, will be honest only kissed one person since we were together, and it was more, to confuse some goons who were trying to find us." He will take her hand in his and says "How have you been feeling about things?" He will ask her watching her reaction.

Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
Kat admits, "I am lonely. Hard to form relstionships beyond those I employ and the latter are not feasible. Noone since you." She cants her head. "I do not know - I am realistic. You know what I am?"

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake says, "Well not exactly fully, but I believe you are rather long lived, and have seen some of the things here in person that we others have. As you have figured out, I do a bit more adventurous things to help people than most."

Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
"I can confide in you?" Kat has to ask. "I have some idea of who you are. We need to be honest here." Kat has Tim in her bar and with her people under her survellaince. And she knows certain things or she thinks she does about him.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake hmms and nods his head a bit to this "I can be as up front with you as I can, I can't tell you everything, there is a lot of stuff that is not just me, so I will tell you what I can. " He gives her hand a soft squeeze.

Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
"What do you know?" Kat has to ask. "About me? What am I supposed to know about you?" She doesn't retract her hand. She tries to pour the coke. She gets a glass with ice.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake says, "Well, from my guess you orignaly spoke Latin, and ruled over parts of Rome." He does not say an exact year. You don't guess a lady's age. I am not sure what has lengthened your life span to be honest." Hr grins at her, and says "And as for me, I am one of the costumed heroes of Gotham." He tells her."

Ekaterina Vespucci has posed:
"I ruled the Holy Roman Empire most of which is modern day Germany. Though who knows how long that will last. Europe is not europe anymore. I am a mutant. A special kind. An External we call ourselves. There are very few of us only about ten or twelve. We had a habit of killing eachother a while ago which is not an easy feat. I'm pretty much unkillable. Decapitation, burned to ash completely - had all these things happen and I just don't die. I'm about 1200 years old. Originally I was called Engelbertha of Parma. I'm in wikipedia which is awesome - but I don't have anywhere near no doubt the size of the page devoted to you. I wont ask which costumed hero you are. Best not mention such things..." she leans in conspiratorially, "It can be overheard even here in my parlour."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake hmms and nods his head a bit to this and says "I appreciate you not asking, it is something that is one of the things I must think upon greatly before I share it, even with someone I have shared what we have shared. He will hmms and says "So, the long life and undieing your mutant power, or is that something all the Externals have and you also have a more normal power?"

Red Robin has posed:
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"External's are defined by our immortality. True immortality. Like I said no real way to kill us save one special way that I have only half a clue about and is very unlikely. And each other. We can kill each other permanently. But don't expect me to do it anytime soon. I hate the notion of killing anyone. Some of us are about ten thousand years old. We are humanity's memory. I have been planning to step out and live openly despite warning. I expect a lot of History channel interviews." She pauses, "Oh and we can do all sorts of cool Homo superior stuff. I got all the tells - telepathy telekinesis and teleportation. Plus I can see microscopically, at great distances and in perfect dark. Helps with art that last one. And I am extra super duper immortal - I come back to life faster than other mutants. But... do you want to know my super secret ability?" she whispers the last part.
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Tim Drake looks to her and hmms a bit seeming impressed at this and starting going through his mental Rolodex to see if there are any female heroes or villains he has heard of in the past with this list of powers. It is a bit of a side effect of being trained by the bat. He will take her hands in his and says "If your OK with telling me, but if your worried about the safety and security of secrets here, I would not wish you to risk it." He will tell her with honesty and concern.
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Ekaterina says, "You know how I have my little army of veterans who are like family to me?" She leans in and whispers, "My immortality is transmittable via blood transfusion - temporarily. Provided I am there early enough I can give a blood transfusion that literally resurrects the dead. For many of these people I have done this." Leaning back and ceasing the whisper, "So many of them would die to protect me even if I can't truly die... for the part. No doubt you have questions. As for me I need a drink." She pours herself a bourbon.
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Tim Drake hmms and will think upon this and says "Well there are a few things I want to make sure you think about my dear. You say the others can kill you, going public maybe an issue with them. I know you said you have thought about the warnings, but with the sentinels about it maybe something extra you wish to think about with the whole them hating mutants and all. Also, dating me may cause another immortal or two to bring attention down on you. I or those I work with have faced two immortals that are not mutants. Well one Immortal, and one who comes back through use of external energies.
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"So shame and silence and secrets forever?" Kat says pouring her Bourbon - she offers Tim some - social lubricant. Maybe one who has learnt his potential girlfriend can bring back the dead with her blood might need a drink. Maybe not. "Well the sentinels can't exactly kill me. And I have a private army. What if I had a public one? Mutant's need a good face amongst the really truly powerful ones. Not that I count myself amongst that. I'm just amongst the most enduring - about middling in age for our clan - oldest is ten thousand. Don't you think people should have access to eye witnesses to history?"
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Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake will take the drink and take a sip, working over seas, there were times when he had to drink socialy not to piss some folks off, but he does wince a bit at the drink not a regular drinker. ?I am not so much thinking about people having an eye witness point of view, more of orginazations not wanting people to know people who have been around for so long exist. And there will be people who say what your saying happened is just the viewpoint your wishing to press forward. I don't see the shame in it but silence and secrets are something I have had to learn to work with though no where near the length you have. As for the private army, well I will be honest with you it is something that concerns me. I am not saying you are or will, but most I know of with armys loyal to the death to them are not good people. " He will hold his hand up and says "Again I aint saying your like this but have you heard of The League of Assassins? The hand? Those are the type of private armys with loyalty like you have spoken of that I have delt with in the past, so please understand, that maybe the thing you have told me that puts me off balance the most tonight.