(NSFW) VAU IC: The Fangtastical and Arousing Tale of Anita Jacqueofff
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Mihael waved a hand flippantly.
"All right all... Wait a second..."
Mihael's hand had brushed against the bloodstained goblets.
"Now who has drunk from a goblet in this party. Kate, Antonio and... Lucien.. Lucien much much more than anyone else.
Caleb, your reasoning is sound, as of this moment I'm pretty sure you're human. Seeing as you've voted for me, do me a favour and consider if Lucien was a vampire. Taking the copious goblet drinking, the vampiric death of bastion and the voting for Kate/Markus because she seemed to be plotting, then the vote for Serethia to tie up loose ends."
Mihael hunched over, his brain evidently working furiously as his eyes darted around..
"Does.... Does that make sense to you too?"
"All right all... Wait a second..."
Mihael's hand had brushed against the bloodstained goblets.
"Now who has drunk from a goblet in this party. Kate, Antonio and... Lucien.. Lucien much much more than anyone else.
Caleb, your reasoning is sound, as of this moment I'm pretty sure you're human. Seeing as you've voted for me, do me a favour and consider if Lucien was a vampire. Taking the copious goblet drinking, the vampiric death of bastion and the voting for Kate/Markus because she seemed to be plotting, then the vote for Serethia to tie up loose ends."
Mihael hunched over, his brain evidently working furiously as his eyes darted around..
"Does.... Does that make sense to you too?"
"What's with this damn noise, can't a northerner get any sleep around here bloody southerners should've stayed north" Ulfr grumbled as he walked into the hall completely naked, his hairy and muscled body covered with scars all on his front "Oh damn did the vampire do that? Sick Fuck" he said clearly disgusted with the blood still around his mouth.
"It's obviously the sick freaks doing" pointing at Markus/ Kate "I know it was them, my gut's not wrong
"It's obviously the sick freaks doing" pointing at Markus/ Kate "I know it was them, my gut's not wrong
To Mihael
"Unbelivable" grimaced Lucian as he thought back the urge to be sick again "You are now going to pass of your previous days laughable antics as some piece of genius detective work? Your ploy to wait and see is really serving us well, indeed we will soon know who the vampire is. Shame all the humans have to perish in the mean time.
"Before you spend too much time attempting to make something out of nothing, I'm pretty sure the wine I and the others you mentioned consumed the previous days did not have bits of Gregor in it. That is the kind of thing you notice and I am sure he would have said something as well."
"Unbelivable" grimaced Lucian as he thought back the urge to be sick again "You are now going to pass of your previous days laughable antics as some piece of genius detective work? Your ploy to wait and see is really serving us well, indeed we will soon know who the vampire is. Shame all the humans have to perish in the mean time.
"Before you spend too much time attempting to make something out of nothing, I'm pretty sure the wine I and the others you mentioned consumed the previous days did not have bits of Gregor in it. That is the kind of thing you notice and I am sure he would have said something as well."
Mihael's mournful eyes now focussed on Lucien, they seemed to have a slightly insane sadistic tint to them now. He methodically looked Lucien in the eye while opening a new bar.
"Why does everyone get so aggravated when I merely state evidence that would suggest them being a vampire, I haven't voted for you yet after all."
Mihael snapped the corner of the bar off with his teeth.
Put simply, you voted for bastion, who then died by vampire, that places you under some suspicion you have to admit. Then you vote for Kate/Markus as said before, supposdly because we were up to something. Then Serethia because she's a loose end that needs tying up.
That, along with the fact you drank copiously from goblets on all three days previous, and there's a bloodied goblet at the scene of death. You can't say I'm being unreasonable to suspect you."
All the while he was speaking he stared Lucien straight in the eyes, not flinching, not blinking, it was the most extremely excruciating gaze anyone could dream of. Suddenly he blinked and glanced at Caleb, while throwing a cube of chocolate into the air and catching it in his mouth.
"Oh, Caleb, sorry for aggravating you by accusing you of vampirehood, I was testing your reaction. You let your emotions get the better of you slightly, but you countered my arguments calmly with actual logical arguments."
Mihael idly waved his bar at Lucien.
"So far all Lucien has done is insult my methods."
"Why does everyone get so aggravated when I merely state evidence that would suggest them being a vampire, I haven't voted for you yet after all."
Mihael snapped the corner of the bar off with his teeth.
Put simply, you voted for bastion, who then died by vampire, that places you under some suspicion you have to admit. Then you vote for Kate/Markus as said before, supposdly because we were up to something. Then Serethia because she's a loose end that needs tying up.
That, along with the fact you drank copiously from goblets on all three days previous, and there's a bloodied goblet at the scene of death. You can't say I'm being unreasonable to suspect you."
All the while he was speaking he stared Lucien straight in the eyes, not flinching, not blinking, it was the most extremely excruciating gaze anyone could dream of. Suddenly he blinked and glanced at Caleb, while throwing a cube of chocolate into the air and catching it in his mouth.
"Oh, Caleb, sorry for aggravating you by accusing you of vampirehood, I was testing your reaction. You let your emotions get the better of you slightly, but you countered my arguments calmly with actual logical arguments."
Mihael idly waved his bar at Lucien.
"So far all Lucien has done is insult my methods."
To Mihael
"Good grief" Lucien sighed "Yes, I have insulted your methods. That is because your methods appear to be to sew confusion, vote for no one and then say I told you so when someone dies. I would respect you more if just had the nerve to call me out."
"Also at what point did I vote for Serethia?" Lucien asked in a puzzeled tone "You are either wrong or lying. I have voted for Kate/Marcus for the past two days and I fail to see how my stated reasons can be any clearer. As for the wine? If it is such an obvious clue, which I doubt, nearly everyone here has imbibed over the last few days. Everyone except you that is. How can a normal man survive on nothing apart from that mysterious substance you keep knawing upon like a rat?"
"Good grief" Lucien sighed "Yes, I have insulted your methods. That is because your methods appear to be to sew confusion, vote for no one and then say I told you so when someone dies. I would respect you more if just had the nerve to call me out."
"Also at what point did I vote for Serethia?" Lucien asked in a puzzeled tone "You are either wrong or lying. I have voted for Kate/Marcus for the past two days and I fail to see how my stated reasons can be any clearer. As for the wine? If it is such an obvious clue, which I doubt, nearly everyone here has imbibed over the last few days. Everyone except you that is. How can a normal man survive on nothing apart from that mysterious substance you keep knawing upon like a rat?"
Sigmund half-stumbled into the room looking exhausted, as if he hadn't slept in some time, the knight was wearing the same ruffled clothing as the day before.
Sigmund give only the most cursory glance to Gregor's remains as he walked towards an empty seat and dropped into it.
Glancing around the room he frowned.
"It seems that you all refuse to let a man sleep in a bit." he muttered grumpily "Luckily for me your voices carry far enough that I could hear every word in my room."
To Everyone
Crossing his arms he cleared his voice before speaking again, this time more loudly.
"Caleb is most certainly not a vampire, he was clearly attacked by Antionio once his nature was revealed and such an unholy abomination would be more obsessed with revenge in it's last minutes than trying to throw us of the other vampire's trail...they are too selfish a creature to do such a thing."
He shifted his gaze to Mihael.
"As for the boy...he's an idiot that wants to sound smart, that has been obvious for a while." he said dismissively "But hardly a vampire...and if he is then he's a very, very bad one. His abstaining hasn't helped the vampires if he was a vampire he should have voted for a human to be killed."
To Caleb
Smiling sadly he turned back to Caleb.
"Friend I beg you to withdraw your vote for Mihael, I do not think we could afford another human to be killed by us."
Hauling himself to his feet and walked over to the mutilated corpse and looked at the remains expressionlessly.
"These vampires act like immature children." he said softly before fixing his eyes on the filled goblets and frowned thoughtfully.
Sigmund give only the most cursory glance to Gregor's remains as he walked towards an empty seat and dropped into it.
Glancing around the room he frowned.
"It seems that you all refuse to let a man sleep in a bit." he muttered grumpily "Luckily for me your voices carry far enough that I could hear every word in my room."
To Everyone
Crossing his arms he cleared his voice before speaking again, this time more loudly.
"Caleb is most certainly not a vampire, he was clearly attacked by Antionio once his nature was revealed and such an unholy abomination would be more obsessed with revenge in it's last minutes than trying to throw us of the other vampire's trail...they are too selfish a creature to do such a thing."
He shifted his gaze to Mihael.
"As for the boy...he's an idiot that wants to sound smart, that has been obvious for a while." he said dismissively "But hardly a vampire...and if he is then he's a very, very bad one. His abstaining hasn't helped the vampires if he was a vampire he should have voted for a human to be killed."
To Caleb
Smiling sadly he turned back to Caleb.
"Friend I beg you to withdraw your vote for Mihael, I do not think we could afford another human to be killed by us."
Hauling himself to his feet and walked over to the mutilated corpse and looked at the remains expressionlessly.
"These vampires act like immature children." he said softly before fixing his eyes on the filled goblets and frowned thoughtfully.
Sigmund sighed although he didn't remove his gaze from the gruesome scene as he spoke.
To Caleb
"I don't know." he admitted "But I think Mihael had a point with these goblets." he said with a gesture at the items.
"I believe this is a clue. Someone who has drunk heavily from them the past few days...although I do not believe that he is correct with questioning Lucien."
To Ulfr
Sigmund turned and looked at Ulfr.
"You've been drinking quite a bit, have you not Kislevite?"
To Caleb
"I don't know." he admitted "But I think Mihael had a point with these goblets." he said with a gesture at the items.
"I believe this is a clue. Someone who has drunk heavily from them the past few days...although I do not believe that he is correct with questioning Lucien."
To Ulfr
Sigmund turned and looked at Ulfr.
"You've been drinking quite a bit, have you not Kislevite?"
Mihael grinned manically at Signmund.
"Yes! Yes! Well done sir! I was hoping that Caleb would point that out because I was the only person I feared to have noticed.
I don't mind being called an idiot, or mad, indeed in my experience such people often have the best insights. To be plain I act more intelligent than I am, yes. It's a self defence mechanism, evidently its working a treat as I'm alive and people at the very least consider my opinion. Sure everyone distrusts me and hates me because I don't share my thoughts with others."
He looked down at his chocolate bar, his hair falling over his face, seemingly ashamed.
"And to be honest, I'm still only seven years of age and I'm an orphan, so you shouldn't expect me to be some child genius."
Mihael suddenly seemed very small.
"The only thing I've been taught is self preservation, all this bravado and hidden thoughts is just my way of worrying you into thinking I'm inferior."
Mihael sighed genuinely and slumped.
"I guess you all think this is an act too, to earn sympathy. But I'm more vulnerable than you'd think."
Mihael smiled ruefully. "Street boys for you. We're all bark and no bite."
straightening up as he regained his composure, he recovered from his little emotional state and his stony mask returned.
"Caleb is obviously not a vampire, because he tried to be killed by one. I still think the goblet is a good enough clue as any, we have nothing concrete to work off anyway.
hmm". Mihael frowned as a flash of his perhaps-pretend or maybe double bluffed genius passed across his face.
"I am going to vote for Lucien, if I'm wrong I vote for myself tomorrow. Sound fair?"
Mihael pushed a chunk of chocolate into his mouth and chewed grimly, seemingly his whole demeanor was much more sober and brooding now. Instead of sprawling around, he knelt down, bringing his knees close to him.
"Yes! Yes! Well done sir! I was hoping that Caleb would point that out because I was the only person I feared to have noticed.
I don't mind being called an idiot, or mad, indeed in my experience such people often have the best insights. To be plain I act more intelligent than I am, yes. It's a self defence mechanism, evidently its working a treat as I'm alive and people at the very least consider my opinion. Sure everyone distrusts me and hates me because I don't share my thoughts with others."
He looked down at his chocolate bar, his hair falling over his face, seemingly ashamed.
"And to be honest, I'm still only seven years of age and I'm an orphan, so you shouldn't expect me to be some child genius."
Mihael suddenly seemed very small.
"The only thing I've been taught is self preservation, all this bravado and hidden thoughts is just my way of worrying you into thinking I'm inferior."
Mihael sighed genuinely and slumped.
"I guess you all think this is an act too, to earn sympathy. But I'm more vulnerable than you'd think."
Mihael smiled ruefully. "Street boys for you. We're all bark and no bite."
straightening up as he regained his composure, he recovered from his little emotional state and his stony mask returned.
"Caleb is obviously not a vampire, because he tried to be killed by one. I still think the goblet is a good enough clue as any, we have nothing concrete to work off anyway.
hmm". Mihael frowned as a flash of his perhaps-pretend or maybe double bluffed genius passed across his face.
"I am going to vote for Lucien, if I'm wrong I vote for myself tomorrow. Sound fair?"
Mihael pushed a chunk of chocolate into his mouth and chewed grimly, seemingly his whole demeanor was much more sober and brooding now. Instead of sprawling around, he knelt down, bringing his knees close to him.
To Mihael
"I do not blame you for being as you are." he said with a shrug
"But you are wrong." Sigmund said sadly "And shall only lead to more waste of life."
Sigmund clasped his hands behind his back and turned his gaze back to Ulfr.
"I do not blame you for being as you are." he said with a shrug
"But you are wrong." Sigmund said sadly "And shall only lead to more waste of life."
Sigmund clasped his hands behind his back and turned his gaze back to Ulfr.
Mihael paused and looked emotionlessly at Sigmund.
"I like you Sigmund. And yes I didn't think of Ulfr. I thought of Lucien because he voted for bastion, who was killed by a vampire subsequently, and then voted for Kate because she seemed to be up to something. Now what do Ulfr's votes tell us about him?"
Mihael's mind, wherever it had been, was now in a very analytical mood. He snapped and chewed contemplatively and stared at Sigmund blankly, as if he was searching for the truth.
"I like you Sigmund. And yes I didn't think of Ulfr. I thought of Lucien because he voted for bastion, who was killed by a vampire subsequently, and then voted for Kate because she seemed to be up to something. Now what do Ulfr's votes tell us about him?"
Mihael's mind, wherever it had been, was now in a very analytical mood. He snapped and chewed contemplatively and stared at Sigmund blankly, as if he was searching for the truth.
Sigmund turned back to Mihael.
"I believe that fact stands for Lucien in a way, to kill his victim after vocally clambering for his demise would be extreme folly. We can surmise from their success so far that they are definitely not unintelligent."
"As for Ulfr...I believe he has been relatively quiet in voting against others...except for against Markus and Kate, he clearly wants them dead. He doesn't seem to fond of you either." Sigmund added the last with a smile
"I believe that fact stands for Lucien in a way, to kill his victim after vocally clambering for his demise would be extreme folly. We can surmise from their success so far that they are definitely not unintelligent."
"As for Ulfr...I believe he has been relatively quiet in voting against others...except for against Markus and Kate, he clearly wants them dead. He doesn't seem to fond of you either." Sigmund added the last with a smile
Mihael snorted out some chocolate in a laugh.
"Ha!!!! Trust me, I rue the day someone actually likes me!
You're right there I think. While it may seem to obvious, looking at how.. Childish these murders are maybe the vampire wanted straight out revenge that badly.
I will vote for Ulfr on one condition then. That you provide me with objective evidence as to why you aren't a vampire. If Lucien and you were a vampire, you could be drawing me away from him to protect him. I hope you understand"
Mihael glanced at the three of them before biting a large chunk off with his teeth and sucking on jt slowly as he thought.
"Ha!!!! Trust me, I rue the day someone actually likes me!
You're right there I think. While it may seem to obvious, looking at how.. Childish these murders are maybe the vampire wanted straight out revenge that badly.
I will vote for Ulfr on one condition then. That you provide me with objective evidence as to why you aren't a vampire. If Lucien and you were a vampire, you could be drawing me away from him to protect him. I hope you understand"
Mihael glanced at the three of them before biting a large chunk off with his teeth and sucking on jt slowly as he thought.
To Mihael
Sigmund nodded and thought about Mihael's words.
"Well I can not prove I am not a vampire."
Pulling his amulet of Myrmidia out from under his shirt he smiled "The icon of my lady means little as it could be a clever ruse that I had somehow figured out a way of bypassing the vampiric weakness of blessed symbols."
"One thing I can say about Lucien and I is that we have yet to vote with each other. I have no made any move against Kate and Markus nor did I condemn Bastion during our first day."
Sigmund suddenly give an amused smile "Perhaps I can lead us all in a prayer to the Goddess as a Templar of Myrmidia."
His smile faded away "But no, that would mean little. Instead I simply ask this...as I have said I do not believe you, Caleb or Lucien are vampires, so if I am the one to die I would ask that all of you work together to find the true monster. That is fair, no?"
"And as for Ulfr, I would not vote so swiftly...I wish to hear what he has to say first, his heavy drinking is odd, what type of human would be intoxicating themselves when they need all of their senses to deal with the current situation? And I believe that the goblets are a clue, a first mistake by our unwelcome guests."
Sigmund nodded and thought about Mihael's words.
"Well I can not prove I am not a vampire."
Pulling his amulet of Myrmidia out from under his shirt he smiled "The icon of my lady means little as it could be a clever ruse that I had somehow figured out a way of bypassing the vampiric weakness of blessed symbols."
"One thing I can say about Lucien and I is that we have yet to vote with each other. I have no made any move against Kate and Markus nor did I condemn Bastion during our first day."
Sigmund suddenly give an amused smile "Perhaps I can lead us all in a prayer to the Goddess as a Templar of Myrmidia."
His smile faded away "But no, that would mean little. Instead I simply ask this...as I have said I do not believe you, Caleb or Lucien are vampires, so if I am the one to die I would ask that all of you work together to find the true monster. That is fair, no?"
"And as for Ulfr, I would not vote so swiftly...I wish to hear what he has to say first, his heavy drinking is odd, what type of human would be intoxicating themselves when they need all of their senses to deal with the current situation? And I believe that the goblets are a clue, a first mistake by our unwelcome guests."
Mihael paused, the swallowed softly, feline like.
"The fact you have not voted together yet is evidence enough for me. Everything else isn't evidence sadly."
He pouted slightly as he stared at the wall for a moment.
"I vote for Ulfr." he stated plainly, seemingly unperturbed he had effectively condemned a man.
"I have killed many people more innocent than him so my conscience is not a factor here. Merely Sigmund," he turned to Sigmund and stared into his eyes with his own dead, feline eyes.
"If Ulfr is human I am voting for Lucien, and then you. I'm sure you appreciate why."
VOTE: ULFR/COUNT MICHAEL
"The fact you have not voted together yet is evidence enough for me. Everything else isn't evidence sadly."
He pouted slightly as he stared at the wall for a moment.
"I vote for Ulfr." he stated plainly, seemingly unperturbed he had effectively condemned a man.
"I have killed many people more innocent than him so my conscience is not a factor here. Merely Sigmund," he turned to Sigmund and stared into his eyes with his own dead, feline eyes.
"If Ulfr is human I am voting for Lucien, and then you. I'm sure you appreciate why."
VOTE: ULFR/COUNT MICHAEL
"What you say makes sense the killer seems to have a thing for wine." Markus said considering the events over the past few days.
"I didn't have any wine!" Kate chimed in.
"Very true my dear, but Ulfr has been drinking consistently, it makes sense that he would be drawn to creating such a display." Markus said gesturing to Gregor s bloody corpse.
With a deep breath they grabbed Gregors body and slowly pulled it off the fountain and laid him down on the floor. He was not as heavy due to the massive blood loss and mutilation.
"By Sigmar you shall pay for this Ulfr!" Kate declared angrily.
Vote: Ulfr/ Count Michael
"I didn't have any wine!" Kate chimed in.
"Very true my dear, but Ulfr has been drinking consistently, it makes sense that he would be drawn to creating such a display." Markus said gesturing to Gregor s bloody corpse.
With a deep breath they grabbed Gregors body and slowly pulled it off the fountain and laid him down on the floor. He was not as heavy due to the massive blood loss and mutilation.
"By Sigmar you shall pay for this Ulfr!" Kate declared angrily.
Vote: Ulfr/ Count Michael
To Mihael
"I knew you had it in you to finally cast a vote." Lucien said coldly "It is such a shame you could not bring yourself to try and stop the vampire before Bastion, Obadiah and Gregor perished."
"Hhmmm... Ulfr" he pondered as he cast his gaze over the Norse man "I must admit I have taken a dislike to the fellows reasoning. Too often it feels that he has conveniently latched onto my pursuit of exposing Kate/Marcus. But could this be paranoia creeping in? Or have I let this obsession cloud my judgement?"
"I knew you had it in you to finally cast a vote." Lucien said coldly "It is such a shame you could not bring yourself to try and stop the vampire before Bastion, Obadiah and Gregor perished."
"Hhmmm... Ulfr" he pondered as he cast his gaze over the Norse man "I must admit I have taken a dislike to the fellows reasoning. Too often it feels that he has conveniently latched onto my pursuit of exposing Kate/Marcus. But could this be paranoia creeping in? Or have I let this obsession cloud my judgement?"
Looking at Sigmund disgusted "Kislevite! You think I'm a bloody Kislevite, I'm Norse from the far north damn you and people call me the dumb barbarian" shaking his head "I'm from the North, true men get drunk and die honourably, as I told the one you condemned to die last night,If I'm to die I might as well try going out the way I want"
Looking down at himself for a while
"Oh I'm naked......strange? I'll get my clothes" walking off to return a few minutes later fully clothed before turning to Sigmund
"So you think I'm a vampire because I've been drinking" suddenly laughing heartily "if that was the case then everyone in the north would be a vampire"
"I have only voted for them" pointing at Kate/ Markus "because my gut says so, I believe my gut so I am sticking with it unlike most of you condemning others to die on a whim"[/b[
Vote: Markus/ Kate / Bounce
"Oh well if you are condemning me to die I might as well die drunk though you shall be very disappointed when you see I'm human. I wonder Mihael, do you have any honour and will you kill yourself if you are wrong like you said or are you a spineless coward you loves watching others die, creepy bastard"
Grabbing the nearest bottle of mead draining it dry
Looking down at himself for a while
"Oh I'm naked......strange? I'll get my clothes" walking off to return a few minutes later fully clothed before turning to Sigmund
"So you think I'm a vampire because I've been drinking" suddenly laughing heartily "if that was the case then everyone in the north would be a vampire"
"I have only voted for them" pointing at Kate/ Markus "because my gut says so, I believe my gut so I am sticking with it unlike most of you condemning others to die on a whim"[/b[
Vote: Markus/ Kate / Bounce
"Oh well if you are condemning me to die I might as well die drunk though you shall be very disappointed when you see I'm human. I wonder Mihael, do you have any honour and will you kill yourself if you are wrong like you said or are you a spineless coward you loves watching others die, creepy bastard"
Grabbing the nearest bottle of mead draining it dry
Rosa had gone straight to the privy to try and wash out the blood that had been smeared over her mouth. Even when any last trace had long since disappeared she kept the tap running, trying to obliterate even the memory of it through the cold water. After what felt like hours, she finally emerged.
Her eyes were bloodshot, her hair unkempt. Rosa had become a terrible shadow of what she once was; bright, energetic, happy. That was buried deep now.
She sat at one of the tables and managed a little bit of fruit to sustain her.
"I'm sorry, but after I voted wrong, I just... I can't do it again. I can't condemn another innocent."
VOTE: ABSTAIN
Her eyes were bloodshot, her hair unkempt. Rosa had become a terrible shadow of what she once was; bright, energetic, happy. That was buried deep now.
She sat at one of the tables and managed a little bit of fruit to sustain her.
"I'm sorry, but after I voted wrong, I just... I can't do it again. I can't condemn another innocent."
VOTE: ABSTAIN
Mihael glanced up darkly at Rosa, before pursing his lips. He smoothly stood up from his crouching position and padded over to Rosa. He stared down at his arm, half confused at what he was doing, before his arm gently wrapped around her shoulder, embracing in a tentative hug.
"Don't worry about it. It's... Difficult for all of us. The humans would have died knowing that their death would narrow the choice of who the vampires are, they weren't totally in vain."
Mihael fished in his pocket and took out a bar of chocolate, in pristine condition, and placed it gently in front of her.
"Have some of this. It'll help."
Rosa couldn't see Mihael's face for her tears, but everyone else in the room sae the sheer... Terror on his face. Mihael was finding this extremely difficult.
"Don't worry about it. It's... Difficult for all of us. The humans would have died knowing that their death would narrow the choice of who the vampires are, they weren't totally in vain."
Mihael fished in his pocket and took out a bar of chocolate, in pristine condition, and placed it gently in front of her.
"Have some of this. It'll help."
Rosa couldn't see Mihael's face for her tears, but everyone else in the room sae the sheer... Terror on his face. Mihael was finding this extremely difficult.
To Rosa
"You need to grow up girl" Lucien snapped "Voting is our only option if we wish to stop the vampire. Of course a human may wrongly be chosen but better that than to sit around blubbing and wait for the vampire to kill in you in the fashion of the others. Are you really so stupid you do not realise this or is it that you are so weak you can contribute nothing of value? Of course, there is always the third option of why you do not wish to rock the boat..."
"You need to grow up girl" Lucien snapped "Voting is our only option if we wish to stop the vampire. Of course a human may wrongly be chosen but better that than to sit around blubbing and wait for the vampire to kill in you in the fashion of the others. Are you really so stupid you do not realise this or is it that you are so weak you can contribute nothing of value? Of course, there is always the third option of why you do not wish to rock the boat..."
Sigmund glanced at Mihael and the Markus/Kate
To Everyone
"I did not mean you should most certainly vote against him, only that we should listen to his words but in the end make our own decisions." Sigmund said "I simply wish to preserve the lives of those I am sure are mortal." he added referencing the people he'd mentioned earlier.
The knight continued to stare at Ulfr for a few more moments before shifting his gaze to Rosa.
To Rosa
"Lucien is correct. You can not afford to abstain any longer...not voting this far in, after so many deaths, will only help the monstrous undead."
Sigmund stepped closer to the girl and frowned "I'm sure you don't want that." he said softly
To Everyone
"I did not mean you should most certainly vote against him, only that we should listen to his words but in the end make our own decisions." Sigmund said "I simply wish to preserve the lives of those I am sure are mortal." he added referencing the people he'd mentioned earlier.
The knight continued to stare at Ulfr for a few more moments before shifting his gaze to Rosa.
To Rosa
"Lucien is correct. You can not afford to abstain any longer...not voting this far in, after so many deaths, will only help the monstrous undead."
Sigmund stepped closer to the girl and frowned "I'm sure you don't want that." he said softly
Rosa felt somewhat repulsed by Mihael's awkward embrace. She tried not to show it visibly, but involuntarily recoiled ever so slightly, trying as best she could to politely wave away the offer of chocolate.
"Th-thank you, Mihael, I couldn't eat after what was put in my mouth this morning," she said. When Lucien shouted at her, Rosa's anguish turned to anger. She stood up and shouted back:
"I'm sorry I can't handle this! I'm sorry people have died and I'm sorry I'm no vampire hunter! I'm a barmaid, not a fighter! I CAN'T HANDLE THIS!"
Rosa sat down again, sobbing, "I can't handle this," she repeated, softer, "After I voted wrongly, I can't trust myself. Would you rather I just voted out of anger? That I chose you, Lucien, just so that I can say I voted for somebody? Unlike some of us here, I won't vote again unless I'm certain. I won't just jump at shadows and end up killing innocents!"
To Sigmund, more calmly
"I know you only mean to help, sir knight, but you must forgive me. Surely it's better for me to choose nobody rather than choose an innocent? There can't be more of... of them than there are of us, so if I choose without certainty there's a greater chance it'll be one of us..."
Back at Lucien
"Some of us at least wouldn't gamble human life on those odds," she spat.
"Th-thank you, Mihael, I couldn't eat after what was put in my mouth this morning," she said. When Lucien shouted at her, Rosa's anguish turned to anger. She stood up and shouted back:
"I'm sorry I can't handle this! I'm sorry people have died and I'm sorry I'm no vampire hunter! I'm a barmaid, not a fighter! I CAN'T HANDLE THIS!"
Rosa sat down again, sobbing, "I can't handle this," she repeated, softer, "After I voted wrongly, I can't trust myself. Would you rather I just voted out of anger? That I chose you, Lucien, just so that I can say I voted for somebody? Unlike some of us here, I won't vote again unless I'm certain. I won't just jump at shadows and end up killing innocents!"
To Sigmund, more calmly
"I know you only mean to help, sir knight, but you must forgive me. Surely it's better for me to choose nobody rather than choose an innocent? There can't be more of... of them than there are of us, so if I choose without certainty there's a greater chance it'll be one of us..."
Back at Lucien
"Some of us at least wouldn't gamble human life on those odds," she spat.
Mihael shrugged and stood up brusquely.
"Always worth a try."
Resuming his brooding position he hung his head, his face becoming hidden by his hair, and started nibbling away at the rejected chocolate bar.
"Now the goblet evidence has been used against Ulfr, who else do we think is a vampire. I may be able to reason, but my memory is terrible, so state your suspicions and the evidence and I'll give you my opinion.". Mihael's voice was slightly muffled by the chocolate and his hair bobbed slightly, still not revealing his face as he talked.
"Always worth a try."
Resuming his brooding position he hung his head, his face becoming hidden by his hair, and started nibbling away at the rejected chocolate bar.
"Now the goblet evidence has been used against Ulfr, who else do we think is a vampire. I may be able to reason, but my memory is terrible, so state your suspicions and the evidence and I'll give you my opinion.". Mihael's voice was slightly muffled by the chocolate and his hair bobbed slightly, still not revealing his face as he talked.