Elysium After Party The Third (post June)

[Lord Ashwin Major]

"Miss Audley darling you must let me know as soon as you are free to create me something wonderful, your reputation proceeds you, so many finely adorned kindred are wearing you these days"

[Madam Zaragoza]

Hermina picks up and examines the array of decanters laid out before her. She puts them all back into place, none appear to contain what she was looking for.

“A herbal remedy instead would be a delight.” She winks at Francis.

She turns to Valentina, “Darling still looking beautiful in your exquisite dress. So pleased to see you again. I am so sorry if my little turn caused you any distress. It appears the Malkavians were attempting a small vision without my guidance or knowledge. What to do? Hopefully they will learn in future.”

She smiles and greets both Lord Major and Matthias went they enter.
“I am so glad that you both came. It be wonderful to get to know you both better.”

On Elder Verity’s inquiry, she looks a little disappointed.

“So formal. Please surely here we can be more familiar? This is time to relax and enjoy ourselves.”

She walks over to Reggie, holds up her hand to kiss.

“Hermina, please call me Hermina. Francis has indeed been very informative.”

She leans into whisper. This seems to be done for an appearance of decorum, after all she realises even the lightest of whispers would be heard by all.

“I am hoping to find some Dream laced blood, preferably still within a mortal? Is that something this wonderful place can accommodate?”

She steps back and looks around at everyone.

“Everyone call me Hermina. I intend to lose my cares tonight, will you not join me?

[Lord Ashwin Major]

Major raises his glass to the saying of Madam Zaragoza, saying neither yes or no.

"Likewise, while we are being informal please feel at your leisure to call me Ashwin, just be careful to remember the correct form of address in our formal gatherings," he says with a smile, which perhaps belies his seriousness.

[Matthias]

Matthias cheerfully accepts the drink and half of it almost instantly disappears behind a smile that a cat who got the cream would be jealous of.

"It's wonderful to have you here Ashwin dear boy, it's delightful to have someone around who so enjoys the little things the food are able to produce. Those nibbles are divine, I am aghast that my own culinary expert turned out to be such a disappointment, especially given the despicable state things have ended up in.

Mind you, given how things have turned out I'm quite glad I got rid of him when I did. It's quite delightful to not be somehow involved in some horrific and scandalous mess for a change."

He grins from ear to ear and raises his glass in toast.

"Welcome to Aquae Sulis, dear friends both new and old, to a place where the excitement and social carnage never seems to slow nor grow old."

[Francis Beauclair]

Francis looks around noting the very venerable company that has chosen to attend the quintessence this evening.

He raises a glass to Matthias. I must congratulate you sir on registering such a fine crop of boons recently. I wonder if you would consider doing me a trivial favour by satisfying my curiosity as to how such a major debt was earned

[Valentina Audley]

Valentina dimples a smile at Ashwin. "Having checked my order books darling, I believe it is just possible I could squeeze you in before October. The outfit we spoke of earlier is still to your taste?"

She watches Hermina's approach to Reggie with a small smile. The woman clearly had excellent taste in men. And of course clothing. It was nice to be appreciated after all. To the comment about the malkavians and the faint she murmurs "not at all darling!"

[Matthias]

“I assume you mean the boon from our most gracious and generous Prince Mr. Beaucliar?”

Matthias swirls the drink in his glass, smiling contentedly as he shifts in his seat to lazily drape one leg over the arm of his chair as he reclines in decadent comfort and continues without waiting for an acknowledgement.

“That was for conducting a very thorough and comprehensive scrutiny of the mental state and memories of the creature that we knew as Mrs. Katherine Jackdaw. The original price for my services was a Minor, it only took but a month of my time after all and I got to see inside the fabled House on the Hill but she was so enthralled and pleased with the report that I furnished her with that she kindly increased the payment to a Major. I did tell her that such was not necessary but she insisted and I felt it would be churlish to refuse such a gift from Her Grace.

If you would like a copy of the report feel free to make me an offer and I’ll reproduce it for you. There are some delightful titbits and snippets of information from the creatures interactions with various members of this Domain, the Tremere especially as well as those outside it. I mean, I had no idea that you had used her as a diplomat to the Southampton Court during your tenure as Prince. Of course, if any of the rest of you want a copy as well then I gladly open the offer up to yourselves as well.”

He looks thoughtful for a moment as he sips at his drink.

“Unless you mean the one that Claudia owes me? But that is registered in Oxford, so unless there is some sort of issue with that, and I very much doubt that there is as she would have made me aware of such herself then it must be that one. Or did you mean the one that Constance owes me? Fat lot of good and worth that is now though. Such a waste. Not only content to despoil that wonderful fellows culinary skill but then she goes and carries out a farce of an assassination. I would have thought someone of her clinical mindset would have at least been able to cover her tracks a little better.”

[Francis Beauclair]

Francis smiles, I actually meant the one owed to my lesser harpy, a higher level than is often seen. The information was of course offered in good faith and i acknowlege the debt owed to you.

[Matthias]

"You are too kind sir but which Lesser Harpy are you talking about? Christine or Helen? Or have you let Helen go given the Bloodhunt on her in Southampton?"

[Lord Ashwin Major]

“Valentina, I would love you to do so, my dear. Thank you for fitting me in it is a real honour”

“That reminds me I’ll have to get on to that Scottish fellow about a fine sword.”

“Matthias, your chef has let you down somehow? Well, never fear I shall be having a few salons in no time I’m sure.”