Sierra,
Fleece exhales lightly, obviously caught in what she was trying to hide, "You know me too well, Ooma," she admits. "I was able to test The Fat Man, and I also procured another sample of his blood later because I wanted to recheck his counts…
June,
For some reason Cinch seems to enjoy Roth's reaction. "She's with me, it's all good," Cinch says as she elbows Mimi in the arm and slows a bit, "you know where I can find June Weaver?"
June,
While you're working with Bee Bee and Missed, Rothschild is working her way under the stands, watching for hunters and stalkers. She spots Cinch and Mimi coming from the outside, moving casually like they're s'posed to be there. Cinch spots h…
Mimi follows you past the guard at the staff entrance, and the two of you head under the stands of the eastern section. It's dim here, only dingy bulbs strung from a line down the narrow hallway. Lots of folks moving between storage rooms to food pr…
Sierra,
Once you're clear of Horse and in the dressing room alone with Fleece, she moves up behind you as you sit at a small vanity. You see her in the mirror's reflection, "Ooma, you are going to look divine today. I'm so excited to watch you!" Th…
After a leisurely trip, you arrive at L'Infer's in the evening. The lot is practically full, and the lounge is busy when you enter. There are lots of girls here, drinking with potential customers. There's even a live band playing some soft music. Wh…
Father Sabah makes some peanut butter rice and butternut squash stew and the two of you eat and scheme for a bit. He tries very hard to get you to eat more, telling you that you're too skinny.
A couple hours later, you're leaving Father Sabah's sho…
Father Sabah waggles his head, his gesture for "not so sure". "Well.. if he's seen significant physical effects, then it's likely that he is lost to us, Bianca." He starts pouring rice into the cooker. "If you want to bring him to me, I can try an e…
Mimi blinks, looking at you with a hint of worry that fades as she accepts you at your word. "Then... those Skorps will envy the shite outta you, Cinch. Because I don't want to ride with the second best." She nods once, letting out a breath, then sh…
The worms are white, and wriggle like ribbons moving in the wind. You're able to scoop them into a little Glad sandwich bag.
"I've seen them before, in Zimbabwe. When a vampire treats their own blood, they can feed it to certain creatures and contr…
Father Sabah takes the pill, holds it up to the light and peers at it. You hear the water coming to a boil. "There is a... a glamour on it." He reaches under the neck of his shirt and pulls out a golden crucifix, then rubs it over the pill. "Show us…
Mimi narrows her eyes when you call bullshite, but let's you keep going, listening warily. When you admit that you've been following her, she seems skeptical, like she doesn't know how to process that. You suggest the Skorpions and she chews on the …
Nobody comes in to bother you while you're here, the guards figure you're hooking up and they respect that.
When you start talking to Mimi, she lowers the blanket and looks over at you. For a moment, she's contemplative, then she does a half shrug,…
Father Sabah nods along, letting the gender flip pass without comment. He spends a few minutes working on the stew before he gets it to a boil, then looks to you, "Let's take a look at that pill."
Father Sabah gets some water in a pot and puts it on the hot plate, heating it up and starting a make-shift stew. In a playful tone, he asks, "How was this fairy on your fabulousness? Did he approve? I can't imagine he wouldn't, unless he got on you…
Father Sabah was looking at the butternut squash when you mention your "fabulousness", and looks over to you, then chuckles, "He could be gay, Bianca." Laughs again, looks back at the squash, then puts it on a cutting board, "Well, we shall take a l…
After Father Adetokunbo Sabah was kicked out of his parish, he ended up moving every few weeks, living with different thankful parishioners and others he'd helped, always doing his best not to wear out a welcome. Once he committed to setting up a bu…
"Some butternut squash would be nice. And a jar of Jif." Father Sabah says with interest, he's thinking of food from his childhood. "I have water and tea here, but thank you. See you soon, Bianca."
"Bianca, my dear," Father Sabah says in his deep, brassy tone. "Anara is a sneaky little cuss, always trying to misdirect and hide things in plain sight. She plays like she's keeping the family fed, that she's helping to maintain peaceful relations,…
You end up grabbing some java and a seat at The Bottom Line Coffee House on 3rd Avenue. The music is some light bossa nova music. The place looks like this:
Who are you calling?
Nathan offers no objections and walks back up the stairs, leading you out of the house. There's a subtle menace to how he looks at you, but you've evidently given enough signals that attacking you would be unwise that he's hesitant to do anything. O…
He considers it for only a moment, "Yeah, sure. I mean... I already showed you like the whole story. When do you think you'd be back? I can get, like, a haircut." He glances around his hovel of a home gym. "This place... wouldn't look so good in you…
He watches the pill disappear with a sense of longing. When you ask about side effects, he looks down at the bottle in his hand, "Well, it works your metabolism like crazy. So you'll get hungry more. Keep up on your... protein intake. Or you'll be s…
During your impromptu interview, you get a look at his supplements. There are a number of vitamins and "herbal supplements" that you've seen before, they're made by a local company - Anara. Anara's operated by a member of the Night faction, they use…
Gigg, Esco gives you a nod, and as you leave with Sasha to find a place to "sleep", you see him pulling in a few of the unoccupied girls and chatting with them.
Motley, Marigold nods, she doesn't want to hurt Sierra if she can avoid it.
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reminder of Truk Stop layout
You're waved through, some chuckles and jealous smiles as Mimi continues nuzzling against your neck, then actually moves down to kiss your tummy and make like maybe her head's in your lap, but she's not doing anything. …
Nathan shrugs, "Sure, alright." He trots down the steps on sure feet, then waits for you at the bottom. The basement is about a thousand square feet, one open space with columns for support and some areas blocked off by curtains on rods. "Lots of ju…
Gigg,
Sasha grins and pats your arm, "Will, I'm not juss onea Esco's first girls... I'm his best girl. I'm here for life. The Diamond's my home." She nods, as much for herself as you, "Esco'd make sure the kid gets what... a kid needs. Me, too." S…