Vampire: The Masquerade - Arabian Nights [IC][DEAD]

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Nope, I went and slept with Kallm." Leone said, stretching out in the chair in his usual manner. "His lap was a lot more comfortable than your's, by the way."

He chuckled and closed his eyes.

Messing with these kids is fun... he thought to himself, the smile staying on his face but shrinking a little.

"Well I never knew you liked guys," she said with a sly grin, "I guess I don;t have to worry about you again then?"

"There's such things as bisexuals dear. But it wasn't like that, Estella. He's just my friend, like you." Leone said, after sticking his tongue out at her. His hand came up to his head and slowly twirling some hair around a finger.

He was obviously trying to act seductive now.

[Krytonus]

"Nope, I went and slept with Kallm." Leone said, stretching out in the chair in his usual manner. "His lap was a lot more comfortable than your's, by the way."

He chuckled and closed his eyes.

Messing with these kids is fun... he thought to himself, the smile staying on his face but shrinking a little.

"Well I never knew you liked guys," she said with a sly grin, "I guess I don;t have to worry about you again then?"

Kallm snorted with stifled laughter about the girl's room comment.

Not quite.

He started to blush a little when she mentioned Leone liking guys, but shrugged it off and masked his face with a sly grin. He leaned in to join the conversation from behind them.

"He's just my friend, like you."

Kallm closed his mouth, which had just been forming the beginning of some braggy bullshit. Instead Kallm silently returned to leaning on the wall.

Don't be an idiot. Of course you're only friends with him.

Kallm blushed and pulled out his phone, pretending to be utterly invested in it.

[The Flame Dawn]

"Well I never knew you liked guys," she said with a sly grin, "I guess I don;t have to worry about you again then?"

"There's such things as bisexuals dear. But it wasn't like that, Estella. He's just my friend, like you." Leone said, after sticking his tongue out at her. His hand came up to his head and slowly twirling some hair around a finger.

He was obviously trying to act seductive now.

"But I still think you're a perv," she replied, a grin on her face at his attempts seduce her, "and you'll get used to teasing if you've had a mistress like mine for so long. Anyways, it's still cute coming from the cat-perv."

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

Henry shrugged. "I don't really know," he responded, the smile still on his face. "I never got a chance to fight a human. I fought dummies before, and I was good at that. So if they stay still and not fight at all I should be golden."

"That won't happen, probably," Dietrich suggested, with a sigh. When Estella and Leone walked in, he waved shyly to them. "Hi everyone..." he muttered.

Henry shrugged. "One can only hope, right?" He asked before paying more attention to his body language. Mostly, the sign that Dietrich let out had caught his attention. "Is something wrong? You don't seem all that well."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"There's such things as bisexuals dear. But it wasn't like that, Estella. He's just my friend, like you." Leone said, after sticking his tongue out at her. His hand came up to his head and slowly twirling some hair around a finger.

He was obviously trying to act seductive now.

"But I still think you're a perv," she replied, a grin on her face at his attempts seduce her, "and you'll get used to teasing if you've had a mistress like mine for so long. Anyways, it's still cute coming from the cat-perv."

"And that's cute coming from a maid assassin." Leone said with a half smile and a wink.

It was at this point that the doors to the conference room opened and Abrir and Nadia walked in, Nadia first with Abrir following. "Alright, all of you teenagers! Get in the seats. Let's go. Sit down." Nadia said, her eyes going over each of them as they sit down. Abrir chuckled to himself and moved up to the front of the table, typing into a touch screen that was built into the table they were sitting at.

Nadia moved up next to him. "Alright, we all here? I got Alice, Die-Die, Leone, Henry, Estella, Kallm... Where's Alexis?" she asked, looking at each of them.

[Luminesa]

"That won't happen, probably," Dietrich suggested, with a sigh. When Estella and Leone walked in, he waved shyly to them. "Hi everyone..." he muttered.

Henry shrugged. "One can only hope, right?" He asked before paying more attention to his body language. Mostly, the sign that Dietrich let out had caught his attention. "Is something wrong? You don't seem all that well."

"No, no, I'm fine. I'm just...a little...nervous," he explained, staring down at his feet. He then mumbled, after a moment, "I'm not good at talking to people..."

[Luminesa]

"But I still think you're a perv," she replied, a grin on her face at his attempts seduce her, "and you'll get used to teasing if you've had a mistress like mine for so long. Anyways, it's still cute coming from the cat-perv."

"And that's cute coming from a maid assassin." Leone said with a half smile and a wink.

It was at this point that the doors to the conference room opened and Abrir and Nadia walked in, Nadia first with Abrir following. "Alright, all of you teenagers! Get in the seats. Let's go. Sit down." Nadia said, her eyes going over each of them as they sit down. Abrir chuckled to himself and moved up to the front of the table, typing into a touch screen that was built into the table they were sitting at.

Nadia moved up next to him. "Alright, we all here? I got Alice, Die-Die, Leone, Henry, Estella, Kallm... Where's Alexis?" she asked, looking at each of them.

Dietrich shivered, when he heard Nadia call him that. Only one person called him that, his Mistress.

She would be furious, if she saw her calling me that... he thought, worriedly.

He then quietly suggested for Alexis, "He's coming, I think...just give him a little time..." he muttered.

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

Henry shrugged. "One can only hope, right?" He asked before paying more attention to his body language. Mostly, the sign that Dietrich let out had caught his attention. "Is something wrong? You don't seem all that well."

"No, no, I'm fine. I'm just...a little...nervous," he explained, staring down at his feet. He then mumbled, after a moment, "I'm not good at talking to people..."

Hearing that last mumble from Dietrich, Henry chuckled. "Oh, come on, you don't have to worry about talking to me. I don't bite." He gave Dietrich another friendly smile and hoped he was helping his mood. "Besides, talking to me might be good for you. It'd improve your social skills so you can be better at talking to people."

[Luminesa]

"No, no, I'm fine. I'm just...a little...nervous," he explained, staring down at his feet. He then mumbled, after a moment, "I'm not good at talking to people..."

Hearing that last mumble from Dietrich, Henry chuckled. "Oh, come on, you don't have to worry about talking to me. I don't bite." He gave Dietrich another friendly smile and hoped he was helping his mood. "Besides, talking to me might be good for you. It'd improve your social skills so you can be better at talking to people."

He smiled at him shyly, as he sat next to him. "No, no, I know you don't. It's just...I'm not...used to being around so many people...and...interacting with them..." he replied, "I'm...kind of...sheltered, I guess..."

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

Hearing that last mumble from Dietrich, Henry chuckled. "Oh, come on, you don't have to worry about talking to me. I don't bite." He gave Dietrich another friendly smile and hoped he was helping his mood. "Besides, talking to me might be good for you. It'd improve your social skills so you can be better at talking to people."

He smiled at him shyly, as he sat next to him. "No, no, I know you don't. It's just...I'm not...used to being around so many people...and...interacting with them..." he replied, "I'm...kind of...sheltered, I guess..."

Henry nods before quickly taking a seat next to Dietrich. "Yeah, I can understand that. One of my friends was like that, but I was able to crack open his shell." Yeah,his friend back home was awesome. Yeah, the guy never smiled, but he was a good friend. "Anyways, I'd offer help to get you over your nervousness, but I'm not sure how much I would be able to help you."

[Luminesa]

He smiled at him shyly, as he sat next to him. "No, no, I know you don't. It's just...I'm not...used to being around so many people...and...interacting with them..." he replied, "I'm...kind of...sheltered, I guess..."

Henry nods before quickly taking a seat next to Dietrich. "Yeah, I can understand that. One of my friends was like that, but I was able to crack open his shell." Yeah,his friend back home was awesome. Yeah, the guy never smiled, but he was a good friend. "Anyways, I'd offer help to get you over your nervousness, but I'm not sure how much I would be able to help you."

He stared at him, a bit surprised. Nobody had ever offered to help him, to be his friend, to care about him. He blinked, and he smiled meekly. "Th-Thank you...nobody has ever..." He didn't finish. His face got red, and he stared at the table again.

I have a friend. A real friend. I wonder...if maybe...

They can really help me...

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

Henry nods before quickly taking a seat next to Dietrich. "Yeah, I can understand that. One of my friends was like that, but I was able to crack open his shell." Yeah,his friend back home was awesome. Yeah, the guy never smiled, but he was a good friend. "Anyways, I'd offer help to get you over your nervousness, but I'm not sure how much I would be able to help you."

He stared at him, a bit surprised. Nobody had ever offered to help him, to be his friend, to care about him. He blinked, and he smiled meekly. "Th-Thank you...nobody has ever..." He didn't finish. His face got red, and he stared at the table again.

I have a friend. A real friend. I wonder...if maybe...

They can really help me...

"Nobody has ever what?" He asked, leaning in just a bit to hear the answer if Dietrich happened to mutter it. "Sorry if I'm being nosy, but I am filled with curiosity. Well, that and sleepiness. I have a ton of sleepiness inside of me." That last part was more or less meant as a joke. He'd often make jokes about himself anyways. It was mostly just about how lazy he was. It was how he got his master's attention, at least.

[Luminesa]

He stared at him, a bit surprised. Nobody had ever offered to help him, to be his friend, to care about him. He blinked, and he smiled meekly. "Th-Thank you...nobody has ever..." He didn't finish. His face got red, and he stared at the table again.

I have a friend. A real friend. I wonder...if maybe...

They can really help me...

"Nobody has ever what?" He asked, leaning in just a bit to hear the answer if Dietrich happened to mutter it. "Sorry if I'm being nosy, but I am filled with curiosity. Well, that and sleepiness. I have a ton of sleepiness inside of me." That last part was more or less meant as a joke. He'd often make jokes about himself anyways. It was mostly just about how lazy he was. It was how he got his master's attention, at least.

"I-I...I've never had...any real friends before..." he muttered sadly. It was a sad truth. He hadn't had one before his parents died-he was already a little shy then, but not cripplingly so. Now, since he had been taken in by his Mistress, he had slowly become painfully meek and timid. He always did what he was told, including being seen and not heard by others. Talking to people without her permission, or if he had not completed a duty she had wanted him to complete, usually ended with him getting a scolding...or worse.

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

"Nobody has ever what?" He asked, leaning in just a bit to hear the answer if Dietrich happened to mutter it. "Sorry if I'm being nosy, but I am filled with curiosity. Well, that and sleepiness. I have a ton of sleepiness inside of me." That last part was more or less meant as a joke. He'd often make jokes about himself anyways. It was mostly just about how lazy he was. It was how he got his master's attention, at least.

"I-I...I've never had...any real friends before..." he muttered sadly. It was a sad truth. He hadn't had one before his parents died-he was already a little shy then, but not cripplingly so. Now, since he had been taken in by his Mistress, he had slowly become painfully meek and timid. He always did what he was told, including being seen and not heard by others. Talking to people without her permission, or if he had not completed a duty she had wanted him to complete, usually ended with him getting a scolding...or worse.

Henry frowned just a small bit at this. "Aw, that's a shame." He said before moving back to his original sitting position, deciding to not invade the boy's personal space. "Well, I can be your friend if you want." He said before putting his hands behind his head. He threw the term friend around a bit uncaringly, but this kid seemed nice enough. He could call him his friend, certainly.

[Luminesa]

"I-I...I've never had...any real friends before..." he muttered sadly. It was a sad truth. He hadn't had one before his parents died-he was already a little shy then, but not cripplingly so. Now, since he had been taken in by his Mistress, he had slowly become painfully meek and timid. He always did what he was told, including being seen and not heard by others. Talking to people without her permission, or if he had not completed a duty she had wanted him to complete, usually ended with him getting a scolding...or worse.

Henry frowned just a small bit at this. "Aw, that's a shame." He said before moving back to his original sitting position, deciding to not invade the boy's personal space. "Well, I can be your friend if you want." He said before putting his hands behind his head. He threw the term friend around a bit uncaringly, but this kid seemed nice enough. He could call him his friend, certainly.

Dietrich smiled at him, now brightly. Henry was a good kid, and he was a teammate, at least for now. He wasn't sure what the future would bring, but he wanted to be friends with this kid.

He wanted friends, period.

I want the truth...and I want people...who will care about me...for once in my life...

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

Henry frowned just a small bit at this. "Aw, that's a shame." He said before moving back to his original sitting position, deciding to not invade the boy's personal space. "Well, I can be your friend if you want." He said before putting his hands behind his head. He threw the term friend around a bit uncaringly, but this kid seemed nice enough. He could call him his friend, certainly.

Dietrich smiled at him, now brightly. Henry was a good kid, and he was a teammate, at least for now. He wasn't sure what the future would bring, but he wanted to be friends with this kid.

He wanted friends, period.

I want the truth...and I want people...who will care about me...for once in my life...

"I take it that smile is a yes?" He asked before returning the smile. His eyes were more or less completely open now, so he avoided that rather dopey look he usually had on him. "Because if so, I'm glad to have you as a friend. I'm sure we'll get along just fine."

[Luminesa]

Dietrich smiled at him, now brightly. Henry was a good kid, and he was a teammate, at least for now. He wasn't sure what the future would bring, but he wanted to be friends with this kid.

He wanted friends, period.

I want the truth...and I want people...who will care about me...for once in my life...

"I take it that smile is a yes?" He asked before returning the smile. His eyes were more or less completely open now, so he avoided that rather dopey look he usually had on him. "Because if so, I'm glad to have you as a friend. I'm sure we'll get along just fine."

"...Do you have a lot of friends?" he asked. Seeing Leone, who seemed to attract everyone in the room to him like he was the sun, he wondered if Henry had any friends of his own.

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

"I take it that smile is a yes?" He asked before returning the smile. His eyes were more or less completely open now, so he avoided that rather dopey look he usually had on him. "Because if so, I'm glad to have you as a friend. I'm sure we'll get along just fine."

"...Do you have a lot of friends?" he asked. Seeing Leone, who seemed to attract everyone in the room to him like he was the sun, he wondered if Henry had any friends of his own.

"I have about two friends if you don't count my master." Henry responded. Yeah, he didn't have many friends, but those guys were awesome. "One of them is really energetic and ambitious while the other one is always grumpy and never smiles. Trust me, I tried it before. It never works." He chuckled and shook his head. Yeah that was an interesting friend.

[Luminesa]

"...Do you have a lot of friends?" he asked. Seeing Leone, who seemed to attract everyone in the room to him like he was the sun, he wondered if Henry had any friends of his own.

"I have about two friends if you don't count my master." Henry responded. Yeah, he didn't have many friends, but those guys were awesome. "One of them is really energetic and ambitious while the other one is always grumpy and never smiles. Trust me, I tried it before. It never works." He chuckled and shook his head. Yeah that was an interesting friend.

"...Does my dog count?" Dietrich asked. He had a huge, fluffy St. Bernard back at his Mistress's mansion, and while he wasn't human, he definitely was a great and lovable companion. He also worked as a big pillow or as a snuggle-mate.

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

"I have about two friends if you don't count my master." Henry responded. Yeah, he didn't have many friends, but those guys were awesome. "One of them is really energetic and ambitious while the other one is always grumpy and never smiles. Trust me, I tried it before. It never works." He chuckled and shook his head. Yeah that was an interesting friend.

"...Does my dog count?" Dietrich asked. He had a huge, fluffy St. Bernard back at his Mistress's mansion, and while he wasn't human, he definitely was a great and lovable companion. He also worked as a big pillow or as a snuggle-mate.

Henry held back a chuckle at this. "They don't say that dogs are a man's best friend for no reason." He said with a smile. "I never had an animal companion when I was little. I was only around humans when I wasn't sleeping, which was most of the time. I like to sleep. It's a hobby of mine. I sometimes record my dreams as well. That's fun."

[Luminesa]

"...Does my dog count?" Dietrich asked. He had a huge, fluffy St. Bernard back at his Mistress's mansion, and while he wasn't human, he definitely was a great and lovable companion. He also worked as a big pillow or as a snuggle-mate.

Henry held back a chuckle at this. "They don't say that dogs are a man's best friend for no reason." He said with a smile. "I never had an animal companion when I was little. I was only around humans when I wasn't sleeping, which was most of the time. I like to sleep. It's a hobby of mine. I sometimes record my dreams as well. That's fun."

"...Are you nocturnal? Because, you know...y-you sleep all the time?" he inquired, curiously. He would have to be something, since he slept all the time.

[Videssos]

"And that's cute coming from a maid assassin." Leone said with a half smile and a wink.

It was at this point that the doors to the conference room opened and Abrir and Nadia walked in, Nadia first with Abrir following. "Alright, all of you teenagers! Get in the seats. Let's go. Sit down." Nadia said, her eyes going over each of them as they sit down. Abrir chuckled to himself and moved up to the front of the table, typing into a touch screen that was built into the table they were sitting at.

Nadia moved up next to him. "Alright, we all here? I got Alice, Die-Die, Leone, Henry, Estella, Kallm... Where's Alexis?" she asked, looking at each of them.

Dietrich shivered, when he heard Nadia call him that. Only one person called him that, his Mistress.

She would be furious, if she saw her calling me that... he thought, worriedly.

He then quietly suggested for Alexis, "He's coming, I think...just give him a little time..." he muttered.

"I am here," uttered Alexis shortly after Nadia had inquired, whilst Dietriech made his remark. Though he had only arrived within a few seconds of Nadia's roll-call, he had still made a rather inconspicuous entry to the conference room, and as such, despite his pale dress being fairly distinctive, it was easy to not immediately notice the slight form of the German mage.

His gaze moved towards Dietrich as he veered towards a nearby seat, his mind briefly going over the previous events, including the other boy's rapid slumber whilst they had been talking that night. Alexis himself may have slept a bit at some point, though he was more apt to engage in research or other activities during such times, and sleep wasn't as much of a necessity as it was to normal mortals, though a degree of sleep was still necessary, even as a ghoul, and subject to various changes undertaken by his Mistress, as well as via alchemical alteration and magical parasitic infestation.

Indeed, in regards to the last, he'd probably spent more time in the early hours of the morning trying to curb the parasites' interest in the other boy as a source of "food". That had also probably accounted for him being late, as he sought to keep them from turning that interest to anything more concrete than that. Should they be particularly motivated, he could essentially become a prisoner in his own body, with their control over his nervous system, senses and the chemicals that influenced his emotions.

[Luminesa]

Dietrich shivered, when he heard Nadia call him that. Only one person called him that, his Mistress.

She would be furious, if she saw her calling me that... he thought, worriedly.

He then quietly suggested for Alexis, "He's coming, I think...just give him a little time..." he muttered.

"I am here," uttered Alexis shortly after Nadia had inquired, whilst Dietriech made his remark. Though he had only arrived within a few seconds of Nadia's roll-call, he had still made a rather inconspicuous entry to the conference room, and as such, despite his pale dress being fairly distinctive, it was easy to not immediately notice the slight form of the German mage.

His gaze moved towards Dietrich as he veered towards a nearby seat, his mind briefly going over the previous events, including the other boy's rapid slumber whilst they had been talking that night. Alexis himself may have slept a bit at some point, though he was more apt to engage in research or other activities during such times, and sleep wasn't as much of a necessity as it was to normal mortals, though a degree of sleep was still necessary, even as a ghoul, and subject to various changes undertaken by his Mistress, as well as via alchemical alteration and magical parasitic infestation.

Indeed, in regards to the last, he'd probably spent more time in the early hours of the morning trying to curb the parasites' interest in the other boy as a source of "food". That had also probably accounted for him being late, as he sought to keep them from turning that interest to anything more concrete than that. Should they be particularly motivated, he could essentially become a prisoner in his own body, with their control over his nervous system, senses and the chemicals that influenced his emotions.

Dietrich waved to him, as he went to sit on the other side of Alexis. "Hey...Did you sleep alright?...I-I'm sorry I kinda...passed-out on your bed..." he whispered, suddenly embarrassed all over again. "...So do you fight too?"

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

Henry held back a chuckle at this. "They don't say that dogs are a man's best friend for no reason." He said with a smile. "I never had an animal companion when I was little. I was only around humans when I wasn't sleeping, which was most of the time. I like to sleep. It's a hobby of mine. I sometimes record my dreams as well. That's fun."

"...Are you nocturnal? Because, you know...y-you sleep all the time?" he inquired, curiously. He would have to be something, since he slept all the time.

Henry laughed and shook his head. "No, I'm not nocturnal," he said, a smile on his face. Oh, that was funny. "I just like to sleep, that's all. Sometimes my energy just runs out when it shouldn't, or I feel like having a few dreams, so I sleep and hope for the best."

[Luminesa]

"...Are you nocturnal? Because, you know...y-you sleep all the time?" he inquired, curiously. He would have to be something, since he slept all the time.

Henry laughed and shook his head. "No, I'm not nocturnal," he said, a smile on his face. Oh, that was funny. "I just like to sleep, that's all. Sometimes my energy just runs out when it shouldn't, or I feel like having a few dreams, so I sleep and hope for the best."

"Oh, okay..." Dietrich replied. He then looked out the window, again, not paying attention to Abrir and Nadia.

I wish I could do that...escape to some sort of dream world...

Dreams make a lot more sense than this world I'm stuck in...