Z lounge - 09/30/07

[Keaira Drake]

"No, absolutely not." Scarlet said shaking her head, her red ponytail swishing back and forth like a switch.

"You'll have a full month to get ready for it, and the bar will even pay for your outfit." Zarek continued on as if she'd said nothing.

"No, *you* have one full month to find someone else. I'm not available, I'll be sick, I'll call in dead. I don't care what reason you need to hear, I'm not working the Naughtier Nights Halloween Party. No."

"Theresa and I have already picked out three outfits for you to choose from." Zarek said putting his arm across her shoulder trying to mauneuver her to the catalouge at the bar.

Scarlet clenched her teeth exasperated with him already. Moving out of his reach she turned and caught his gaze levelly and bit out at barely over a whisper. "I will not be working that night."

He took a step back towards the full lounge room. "Ah well then, we'll, uh, we'll talk about this later then." and he made a b-line back to his office. Giving Theresa a more subdued glare she head out onto the floor to take drink orders.

[Phalanx of the Child]

As Zerek passes John, John puts a hand on Zerek's chest to stop him. At Zerek looks at John's hand with annoyance. John whispers something into Zerek's ear and all of the color drains from his face. Zerek then without looking up walks straight-backed into his office and closes the door.

[Keaira Drake]

The night progressed slowly with little out of the ordinary happening. A few fights, some cat calling, and one attempt from Theresa to talk Scarlet into working halloween night. After the bar closed and was cleaned Scarlet went to get her bag heading out the front enterance and starting to walk home.

[Cerberus]

*A huge man wearing rags like a homeless is waiting outside in the alley. As Scarlet walks out of the bar, Cerberus waits for her to be alone and approaches her and casually walks beside her as if he was not even talking to her.*

-Don't look at me just walk and keep your voice down. I must hurry, my pack would certainly not want me to be sharing information but... alas you are a friend of mine and perhaps you will choose to be more soon. Anyway just listen to what I have to say and do not interupt me. We may have uncovered something that will endanger both the Pure and the Forsaken. Not that I give a rat's ass about them, more that I want ''my work and effort on you'' to remain intact. We are not sure as of what it is but something seems to be spying on you guys and we randomly acquired this information while it did. I cannot tell you why but you must trust me. Speak not of it to your pack for if they know they might blow up what we have uncovered. You must all continu to do things like you usually do.

Aslo, I believe you should work on the night of the Halloween. I don't care how you feel about wearing the uniform but I suspect something might happen and I will be there to pinpoint it and put an end to it. If you care about my pack or your pack you will take safe precautions and work on the night of halloween and give me the opportunity to perhaps stop this once and for all.

I must leave... they might be watching as we speak.

*Cerberus turns in a dark alley and disapears into the night*

[blakenpc]

An man who looks like he has seen far too many years stand under a lone light of a street light. He simply nods his head at scarlet as she listens to cerberus. He drops a wallet and begins walking down the street. Humming to himself.

[Keaira Drake]

Scarlet nods as Cerberus heads off down the alley and lifts her skirts slightly to jog over to where to old man had been standing.

"Sir," she calls after the man and picks up the folded leather. "You've dropped your wallet."

[blakenpc]

He keeps walking as if he didn't hear her. His stride seems a bit off, as if one of his legs is a bit weaker then the other, But it does not seem to slow him down any.

[Keaira Drake]

Scarlet lifts her skirts, and jogs lightly up to the old man, purposefully making noise on the fallen leaves as to not startle him. She comes up beside him on the side of the weaker leg and walks a step in front of him to make sure he sees her before she speaks.

"Sir, you dropped your wallet back there." she extends her arm out with the wallet in hand. She breaths in deep as if she was a little out of breath, taking his scent in.

[blakenpc]

"Really I dropped my wallet?"

He pats down his trench coat, you can hear the sound of stones rubbing against each other and something you don't recognize the rest of the sounds. He pulls out a wallet.

"No it seems I have my wallet with me. Let me see that one" He reach out to take the wallet.

[Phalanx of the Child]

John watches from the door. His eyes half closed and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. By looking at him he seems just to be taking a break.
His eyes though, never leave Scarlet except to flicker at Cerberus and the man.

[blakenpc]

Taking the wallet he flips it open and start to look through it.

"No this wallet seems to be empty, well that is odd." He slowly bends over and puts the wallet down and nudges it back to scarlet.

"Really are you sure that you saw me drop this?" He look directly at scarlets eyes as he says this.

[Keaira Drake]

(((sorry responce has taken so long. I dislike when life gets in the way of my play. Home sick from school so I have a bit extra time.)))

Scarlet holds his direct gaze and the corner of her lip quirks in a smile. "No, I suppose it could have been there already and just noticed it when I saw you. Sorry for bothering you Sir, I'll turn it in to Z's lost and found." With that she picked up the wallet again, and took in a long breath as she straightened. "Good eve Sir." her Irish lilt came out strongly. She turns to go, heading deeper into the surrounding treeline rather than take the easiest walking route home.

[Keaira Drake]

Once into the treed area and sure that no one's around she opens up the wallet to find out what was 'odd'. Pulling out a piece of paper she looks at it carefully and then slips it into her little black back pack.