Expanse: The City Reboot (Dark Fantasy Epic) Main Thread (Open, Started)

[Evrant-Knight]

Vergil Crawford - The Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

After discussing with Scarlett, he turned back to the Vessel.

"Shall you/we follow your parents to meet the Dean? Or would you want to stay with the group for a while to catch up? Then again, is there somewhere you'd like to go?" Vergil asked her, sounding okay with whatever response she gave.

 

[Korten12]

Dean Jastis Vo?ana ? Dean?s Mansion ? Tinsdal

?Sir, the Velkan family has arrived.? One of the guards stated.

?Late isn?t it?? The Dean stated. ?I believe they have been here for over an hour yet never bothered to come and see me? I know they?re Mage Scientist?s but that doesn?t excuse them. It?s my home and they better respect that. Call them in now so we can talk.?

?Yes, also some others have arrived; do you wish to call them in??

?More of Lorel?s party?? He inquired.
?Yes.?


?No need then, they will probably hear from themselves. Just bring in the Velkan family.?

?I shall.?

Lorel Ion ? Dean?s Mansion - Tinsdal

As they left, Lorel went to Telnor who had just arrived. ?Had it tough with the guards?? He asked.

Malina Ana?sha ? Dean?s Mansion ? Tinsdal

She awoke later then she had expected, she had been tired out from the night before reading a book, an interesting one written by Albon Von, as if hoping to find some lost secrets but in the end she was reading them to enlighten herself. Albon Von was of course the world?s top scientist in history, just above Jasin Broxas, who was a rival of Albon Von for a long time.

When she got ready, she left her room to go and find Lorel so they could further discuss the events that had transpired over the past days.

 

[CrazyBlaze]

Telnor- Dean's Mansion- Tinsdal

"Yeah. I guess.," Telnor replied as walked past Lorel. "So where is everyone else? Meeting with the dean? Eating? Getting messages from pretty ladies," Telnor stopped. "Wait. A minute. Didn't you disappear on us you little sneak? Hmm? Trying to get away from the group were you. Well whatever. Lead on to the rest of them oh great and powerful mage boy."

 

[Korten12]

Lorel Ion ? Dean?s Mansion - Tinsdal

?Vessel?s folks are about to meet with the Dean, I believe Vergil is going with them. Velen and Itsuka were with me but then vanished. Scarlett is doing something. And that new guy that arrived, whose name eludes me.? Lorel stated bluntly.

?So I can?t say I can lead anywhere.?

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Vergil Crawford - The Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

Vergil decided to follow the Vessel and Mari along to their meeting with the Dean. After a little persuasion, he managed to get past the guards after watching the ladies go in without a hitch.

He sat down next to the Vessel, who wasn't really paying much attention to her mother's report. Vergil smirked quietly when Mari talked about how conjured water in her body system, was decreasing the signs of ageing.

"So that is how she did it. There was something about her that seemed different, I guess that was the magical water then."

Vergil then turned his head back to the Vessel, still not interested in the subject.

"I take it your not interested in this. Me neither. Don't take it the wrong way, the effects of this are interesting." He remarked to her in a quiet voice, so not to disturb the meeting.

 

[Korten12]

Dean Jastis ? Dean?s Mansion ? Tinsdal

?Interesting, you will have to send me a report on all the research later. But for now we can just leave that out of the conversation. It is good to see you again. The masquerade is going to be proceeding as planned and will happen tomorrow night. Will your whole be attending? Or just who is with you at the moment?? The Dean asked pleased that they finally decided to come and talk with him.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Vergil Crawford - The Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

"Hmm, sounds interesting." Vergil remarked as he got up out of his seat, and dusted down his coat.

"I take it that a Fiora will be attending this little soiree of yours, no? Let's just say, she and I have some business to attend to, plus she made mention that I would meet my parents, in the place where the masks dance. I presume that this event is what she meant." He then added, sounding more confident about what that message meant now.

 

[Korten12]

Dean Jastis ? Dean?s Mansion ? Tinsdal

Jastis clapped his hands together. ?Alright, well I have rooms ready for all of you. You?re free for the rest of the day. You?re dismissed.?

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Vergil Crawford - The Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

Vergil watched as he saw Mari leave the room. He then turned to face the Dean.

"Thank you for your generosity, Dean Jastis." Vergil said, bowing afterwards in respect. He then turned to answer the Vessel's question.

"It was.. interesting to say the least. The potential for this kind of enhancement would be greatly beneficial, however, one must consider the possibilities of failure. Judging from what I heard in your mother's report, there is the possibility of there being an imbalance between her body and the water, which could lead to its rejection, this in turn could have a vastly negative impact on her other body systems."

"Perhaps, with small doses, the possible side effects could be negligible. Anyway, we must get some rest, it has been a long day has it not Vessel." Vergil remarked, changing the subject.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Vergil Crawford - The Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

"Quite possibly Vessel. I'm sure if you asked the Dean nicely enough, he could have one delivered to our room." Vergil remarked rather cheekily.

Lady Fiora De La Croix - Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

Fiora had spent over an hour reading her book, and thought she should have a bath to freshen herself up a bit. After getting off her bed and returning the book to its place on the shelf, she proceeded to the bathroom.

Whilst she let the bath run for a moment, so it could heat up, she cast off the gown, revealing a scar on her chest, a reminder of the past.

It was years ago, the weather that day was rain. Fiora, had just seen her husband, Angello, be killed by the Champions of The Tempest, specifically their leader, known as the Oncoming Storm. The reason for his death, was that information concerning a recent defeat by an unknown enemy, had become public knowledge. They knew that only the Network could possibly gain this sensitive piece of information. Why kill the top agent of the Network? Simple, it would deal the most damage to its leader, Fiora.

She tried to kill their leader in revenge, but, despite her mastery over Dark Magic, there were too many of them to deal with. A soldier wielding a longsword, had managed to strike her on the chest. She played dead, and strangely, they left her be. Fiora had managed to get the lifeless body of Angello to some place safe, so she too could rest and heal her wounds.

Within a day or two, she had his body buried.

After Fiora remembered her husbands death, she turned to notice that the bath was ready. She climbed in, letting the hot water cover herself up to her shoulders.

"I can just feel the pain melt away." Fiora thought as she sat back, and relaxed.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Vergil Crawford - The Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

After hearing the Vessel dismiss the offer, Vergil followed her out of the Dean's chambers, and towards the kitchen. They'd spent a little while in their having a few drinks, after which they proceeded to their room, which one of the maids pointed too on the way out.

Being the gentlemen that he was, Vergil let Vessel enter the room first. It was a fairly large room, but not large enough to be called excessive, at least for the amount of people that would be staying here the night. A fire had been lit not a moment ago. Vergil proceeded to take off his coat, and hang it over one of the tall armchairs, then proceeded to sit in it, his shadow being cast along the back wall.

Out of the corner of his eye, pretending that his gaze was elsewhere, Vergil could see that the Vessel was naked, her clothes cast aside to a corner of the room; and performing, what he'd presume to be tests, on herself as she stood next to a mirror.

She then looked over to him.

"You don't need to look away; I won't begrduge your enjoyment, after all, I'm enjoying it." She said to him. He gave a relaxed smile in return, and then responded.

"Oh, I'm not looking away Vessel, in fact, I'm enjoying everything I see from this perspective." Vergil remarked, giggling afterwards.

"Anyway, what are you doing to yourself?" He then asked, slightly confused at what she was doing.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Vergil Crawford - The Dean's Mansion - Tinsdal

"Fair enough, after all, the results are for your benefit, so it makes sense." Vergil remarked as he watched the Vessel climb into the bed. His mind was racing at the opportunity that was presented to him.

Meanwhile, in Vergil's mind...

"Should I or shouldn't eye?" He thought to himself.
"Go on Vergil, how many times are you going to get the chance." A malevolent voice responded to his question.
"No Vergil, don't. Remember, you said you were going to remain friends with her. This is going too far." A reserved and older voice called out.
"Screw off old timer. Both you and the boss know that this could be that the only time that the he can do this. Go on boss, do it."
"No, don't listen to him sir, there are other ways that you can do this, all they take is time. Please, listen to me." The older voice begged.
"Ignore him boss, he's only tryi..."
"Quiet!" Vergil shouted, bringing order to the conversation. "Both of you are making this difficult, leave me at peace, I did not ask for advice from either of you, so back off." He then shouted to the two aspects of his morality, which scared them somewhat; as his he drawed his fist closer in the real world.
"Sorry sir, just trying to keep you on the noble path." The old voice replied to the outburst, sounding apologetic.
"Yeah, sorry boss, didn't mean to make you so jumpy." The malevolent voice responded, sounding scared.
"Glad we could reach a consesus, return to whatever corners of my mind from which you came from, and leave me be." Vergil ordered, banishing them from his mind, without a reply from either.

Back in the real world

After dealing with the good and bad of his mind, Vergil got up out of the chair, standing still, and noticing that the Vessel was still partially awake.

"Care for some company in there?" Vergil asked with a smile.

 

[CrazyBlaze]

Telnor- Dean's Mansion- Tinsdal

Telnor wandered around the mansion, just bored, looking for the rest of the group. It had been a long and eventfully past two weeks. After a long time searching, and a few not really memorable run in with over zealous guards, who left him alone after he explained that he was a guest of Dean's. Despite this he could always see at least one guard following all the time. Eventually Telnor got tired and asked a servant to show him to the guest rooms. As he was rounding the corner he spotted two people standing in the hall talking. Regonizing them he called,

"Hello, Mr and Mrs. Vessel's Parents."