Sheriff's manor - Culture Tour After-Party

[Madam Zaragoza]

“Safe? Is this not safe? I do not understand!”

She looks put out.

“Why do we have to go?”

[Andross Blint]

"Perhaps he wants to miss this and ravage you Elder"

He shrugs and continues to watch between Dukes and Aurelia.

[Posh-Tim]

Keane uncurls from the little ball he wad sat in. Heightened sense twitching like a steel cable, he pulls himself back up to his seat, prepped to dash in what feels the likely event that Dukes explodes.

[Manacledairman]

Aldrich rises slightly in his seat and surveys the room, the alcohol wearing off at an alarming rate.

"Sheriff this is your home if you'd like us to leave, you need only ask."

[L .]

"Oooooh bad boys well -"

But Aurelia came up short, blindsided - her words stumble - at the anxiety and ire exploding in the aura in front of her. The elder blinks rapidly at Dukes, to his first statement, and Aurelia looks deeply startled but still too out of it to really process anything.

"Only because you will need friends in this upcoming..." but Aurelia has to shut her mouth, because Dukes really begins to rant. Aurelia looks like she really can't catch up fast enough, is trying to, her liquid dark eyes turning round and astonished.

But she also looks spooked, and deeply on edge - more ready this month than any other to fly into an attack. The lack of energy helped, really from the opium remaining heavy on her muscles, but for anyone with an aptitude for spotting physical cues, Aurelia's Beast looks rattled, and the elder’s face is lined with livid tension.

"Impress me!?" Her body near spams around the instinct to move, her knuckles turn white on her thigh; her off hand flew to her hip, instinctive. She suddenly feels very exposed, and weaponless. "You shy from me as if I am leper; you shrink back, you are repulsed, you are better liar than Myca. You have a woman here who covets you, that you do not deny and all the while you bumble about with this stupid act-"

Her lips curl furiously, and she sinks briefly into Spanish.

"She flashes her fangs at you, defending you from ME as if I - narrghhh*." ((*Growls in Spanish woman.))

"And this live-in mistress turns up, this whore of Babylon herself - ack, Elder Hermina," Aurelia adds quickly as an aside, "I do not mean offence, I like you very much now, alas you must forgive the first impression - NIKETAS! And now you blame me for hosting a party that you have SPINE ENOUGH TO REFUSE - Eso es suficiente - estoy molest - non, para, párale! I hate this stage you think you have to use! It is - estoy hasta los huevos - pathetic! Pointless! It makes a fool of you, and me!"

And YOU -" she rounds on Jean Jaques. "Cuidado con lo que dices you stupid childe, I will sing the forty to you, we will speak in public, rich, wide PUBLIC about your limit in brain power. No me busques que me encuentras...! Do you need someone to put the dots over the i's for you? ¿Tú eres tonto o...?"

She makes a furious noise, gnashed between lengthining fangs, and turns to Dukes, now standing. "You know I am not an unjealous creature and this charade is stupid. There is nothing gained from it except a long way of making me exhausted - and you out of a bed."

"So FINE you wish a question, what the fuck are you playing at?"

She sits back, surprised.

"I think this our first argument?" Aurelia looks suddenly, comically, very pleased, as if she's just marked a celebratory date.

[Valentina Audley]

Valentina presses herself as far back in the alcove as she can, her eyes wide as she watches the unfolding fight.

[Madam Zaragoza]

“Que te den por culo, cabrona!! I am nothing of the sort!! I could not care less for whom Dukes wants.”

She tries to stand up to leave, but flops into Jean-Jacques arms.

“This dream has turned into nightmare.... take me away sweet prince.”

[Manacledairman]

Aldrich sits back in his chair and watches this all play out in front of him.

[Andross Blint]

Both somewhat amused at what is going on and on edge, Andross prepares himself, subtly positioning himself ready to dive between the pair and prevent any physical blows that could cause problems beyond this night.

[Jean-Jacques]

Jean-jacques decides chivalry is the correct course of action, lifts `Hermina carefully into his arms,and strides for the exit, casting a nod towards ~Elder ~Dukes, they leave the room.