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undergrounds2015-07-01 07:21 am
acrookedchild) wrote in undergrounds2015-07-01 07:21 am
Stroke of Midnight [OPEN]
Miss Abigail Widdowson cordially invites you to Geap Manor on Wednesday, July 1st at 19:00.
Food, drinks, and music will be provided.
All are welcome, but individuals are to be aware that any hostilities during the evening's festivities will not be tolerated.
It is the first time in at least a generation that the doors of Geap Manor have been opened to the general population. Or, at least, as general as the supernatural community could be considered. Some invitiations were made personally, but most were formally sent to the higher ranking members of the various factions.
Dinner is announced precisely at 19:30. The small, intimate eating area for the family has been turned into a buffet room. The caterers Abigail hired have obviously been paid well to make sure there is something for everyone. Rich meat dishes, hearty vegetarian dishes, light fish dishes, plenty of accompaniments and finger food. There is also plenty of fairly fresh blood for vampires. For the others, there are wines, water, and tea available.
The grand dining room has had its large table removed, replaced, instead, by small tables that can comfortably hold four. They can, of course, be pushed together to allow for more room.
The ballroom is open to the guests, and the DJ has also been highly paid to make sure the music played is precisely to the hostess's tastes. There is plenty of modern music, good for dancing, as well as older classics. However, interspersed are classical pieces meant for waltzes and foxtrots and other such ballroom dances.
In the sitting room is a drink cart with wine, tea, water, and blood. Chairs and divans are available, as the room is a quiet place, a little away from the ballroom, so conversation can be had with ease. There is an unlit fireplace, and a portrait of Abigail a few years younger than she is now hangs above it.
Most of the rest of the house is locked. One can wander the hallways, but it may prove ultimately fruitless. One who simply walks up the stairways will find the walls of each lined with the Widdowson family portraits of every generation, starting with one of a ten-year-old Abby, her parents, and her six-year-old brother. As one takes in all the paintings, a pattern presents itself. Every Widdowson woman featured is pale, thin, and blonde.
The grounds are beautifully maintained and fenced in by wrought iron on top of stone. A very traditional look for such an imposing manor. On the path from the street to the house, there's little remarkable, save the knocker on the door. Behind the house, however, if one ventures away, one might get the keen sense of something from inside the house watching, waiting, and hungering. On the ground floor, the locked rooms are mostly unremarkable, save for the study at the back of the house. Linger too long near there, and one might hear a sound coming in a pattering set. It isn't a knock against the door, no. Instead, it is the sound of something hitting the wall. If someone were to force their way into the nursery on the second floor or the attic several stories up... Well. They likely won't be coming back to the party. Or to anything.
Wandering, of course, isn't a suggested enterprise. The old house doesn't like people poking around and trying to find its secrets.
(Everyone who has at least a familiarity with the supernatural is welcome, as the invitations were distributed widely. Mingle, make your own top comments, enjoy the food, etc!)
Food, drinks, and music will be provided.
All are welcome, but individuals are to be aware that any hostilities during the evening's festivities will not be tolerated.
It is the first time in at least a generation that the doors of Geap Manor have been opened to the general population. Or, at least, as general as the supernatural community could be considered. Some invitiations were made personally, but most were formally sent to the higher ranking members of the various factions.
Dinner is announced precisely at 19:30. The small, intimate eating area for the family has been turned into a buffet room. The caterers Abigail hired have obviously been paid well to make sure there is something for everyone. Rich meat dishes, hearty vegetarian dishes, light fish dishes, plenty of accompaniments and finger food. There is also plenty of fairly fresh blood for vampires. For the others, there are wines, water, and tea available.
The grand dining room has had its large table removed, replaced, instead, by small tables that can comfortably hold four. They can, of course, be pushed together to allow for more room.
The ballroom is open to the guests, and the DJ has also been highly paid to make sure the music played is precisely to the hostess's tastes. There is plenty of modern music, good for dancing, as well as older classics. However, interspersed are classical pieces meant for waltzes and foxtrots and other such ballroom dances.
In the sitting room is a drink cart with wine, tea, water, and blood. Chairs and divans are available, as the room is a quiet place, a little away from the ballroom, so conversation can be had with ease. There is an unlit fireplace, and a portrait of Abigail a few years younger than she is now hangs above it.
Most of the rest of the house is locked. One can wander the hallways, but it may prove ultimately fruitless. One who simply walks up the stairways will find the walls of each lined with the Widdowson family portraits of every generation, starting with one of a ten-year-old Abby, her parents, and her six-year-old brother. As one takes in all the paintings, a pattern presents itself. Every Widdowson woman featured is pale, thin, and blonde.
The grounds are beautifully maintained and fenced in by wrought iron on top of stone. A very traditional look for such an imposing manor. On the path from the street to the house, there's little remarkable, save the knocker on the door. Behind the house, however, if one ventures away, one might get the keen sense of something from inside the house watching, waiting, and hungering. On the ground floor, the locked rooms are mostly unremarkable, save for the study at the back of the house. Linger too long near there, and one might hear a sound coming in a pattering set. It isn't a knock against the door, no. Instead, it is the sound of something hitting the wall. If someone were to force their way into the nursery on the second floor or the attic several stories up... Well. They likely won't be coming back to the party. Or to anything.
Wandering, of course, isn't a suggested enterprise. The old house doesn't like people poking around and trying to find its secrets.
(Everyone who has at least a familiarity with the supernatural is welcome, as the invitations were distributed widely. Mingle, make your own top comments, enjoy the food, etc!)
4 - Sitting Room
He wove his way through the other attendees with his usual feline grace until he found the hostess. She was sitting in a chair, obviously waiting for those such as himself to approach her. How very fitting. He walked up and gave her a bow. At a party like this, he hadn't bothered with a human glamour, so when he straightened from his bow, the smile he offered Abigail showed the hint of sharp teeth.
"My appreciation for your hospitality. And I suppose congratulations are in order as well, regarding the formation of your coven."
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Try as she might to look like an empress, sitting placidly on her throne, she knew her nerves betrayed her, at least in small ways.
To be approached wasn't surprising. It was, actually, expected, but the show of teeth particularly caught her attention. Not human. Which was almost a relief. It meant he was less likely to be a potential enemy.
"Thank you very much. I'm glad you decided to attend."
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"Perhaps I should introduce myself. I am Tybalt, a knight of the Unseelie Court. And King of Cats." The last was seemingly added as an afterthought, but really, that was the title he was more proud of. Even if he had been born to it.
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"You are welcome here, sir."
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"I was wondering if I might ask you a question, regarding your new coven and your... plans for the area."
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"Of course. Please, have a seat, and we'll talk."
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"My sisters and I bear the fae no ill will. We do not seek to close the doors to the Other Realm. In fact, eventually, I will be personally contracting with a fae. As a kind of show of good faith."
Not entirely true, but... close enough.
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"A contract?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. He was feigning disinterest, but he was in fact quite interested in that little tidbit.
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It was a dangerous game the Widdowsons had played for centuries. Yet, it was a necessary one. There was a curse on her family, laid long ago, and she would fight it with everything she had in her.
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"A contract to father children? Or to protect ones you already have?"
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It was involved, yes. Complicated, definitely. And difficult, certainly. But, unfortunately, she's been taught all her life that it's very necessary.
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"I hope you are able to make an acceptable deal then. It seems you have more experience than most, which should help."
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So a minor had protection within these walls, and they were somewhat of a sanctuary anyway, with how Unthank had tied himself to the house. But an adult was in danger. Not as much here, no, but enough. There was a curse out in the world working against them. So, further deals were always necessary.
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A family curse. Deals generation after generation to keep it at bay. To try and keep it all from crashing down. Because she won't let herself be punished for something an ancestor did.
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"Well, best of luck to you," he says, standing. "I hope you are able to make the deal you need."