[OPEN] SOUTHWARK TERRITORY CLAIM

[baisant]

[ooc note: this is an open post for jean-claude's move on the territory of southwark. there are many threads within, some closed, some open. even if your character may not have participated in the claim itself, there is still opportunity for them to participate either talking to jean-claude before or after the claim, or just celebrating their victory with them! if you have any questions pleas private message me or private plurk me on lycanthropy101!]

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[baisant]

Jean-Claude spots her across the room and raises his drink to her in a greeting. Waiting until she has crossed over to him in response before speaking up himself.

"Your first territory dispute in the city, if memory serves?" Jean-Claude asks, tilting his head at her and offering something of a smile. "What are your impressions thus far? Is it everything you thought you had signed up to be included in?" No one had died this time, of course. Hell, no one had really even fought back. A rare occurrence indeed.

[vampire_barbie_girl]

Caroline thinks about that for a moment. "I'm not sure," she says finally. "I guess I expected it to be a bit more, well, violent. Not that I'm complaining that it wasn't."

[baisant]

Jean-Claude huffs out something of a laugh at that, smiling down into his glass and swirling the wine around in it in turn.

"We were fortunate, this time," he replies. "Though I am not complaining myself." He had planned the attack specifically to keep the violence to as minimum as he could. In exact counter of what Raymond Harris' plans might have been. There is a fight coming, and he needs as many loyal to his cause as he can get before he makes his move.

[vampire_barbie_girl]

Caroline smiles, happy to have found others who think that way. Given recent events back home, she really doesn't want to get involved in anything too violent. She was too close to losing herself in the darkness.

"So, do I want to ask what happens now or should I just relax and enjoy the rest of the party?"

[baisant]

Jean-Claude flickers something of a smile at her at the question and offers her a shrug which could say anything or nothing, depending on how well you know the man. (Most likely it says nothing at all -- he's always been a pretty private person.)

"That depends on how much you want to know, mon amie," he says, and gives her an assessing glance, the question there in the air between them even if he has not quite expressly said as much. How much do you want to know? And how much can you keep a secret. "Perhaps it is better if you just enjoy yourself for this evening. I cannot say for certain but it is likely that more troublesome times are ahead."

[vampire_barbie_girl]

"Yeah, I have a feeling you're right about that." Troublesome times seemed to follow her around, no matter which side of the Atlantic she was on.

She really wasn't sure how much she did want to know. While being in the dark wasn't usually her style, but lately she was beginning to wonder if ignorance really was bliss.

Until it got it you killed, that is.

"I don't know how much I want to know. It's hard to tell, until I do know something and wish I didn't." She laughs softly.

[baisant]

Jean-Claude inclines his head towards her at her response. "A fair answer," he replies in turn. "You have already some idea of our political leanings, this little group of ours." He gestures across the room, at those there gathered. Those who support him and his cause. "And I have spoken to you of the dangers that Raymond Harris represents for vampirekind and London as a whole."

He offers a gallic shrug, which could mean anything and nothing at once before continuing, "I suppose it should come as no surprise what we are planning from here, mon amie."

[vampire_barbie_girl]

Caroline nods. She'd already pretty much known that, but it was still good to have it confirmed. "Well, Evie knows how to get in touch, whenever it happens."

In for the penny, in for the pound, right?

[baisant]

Jean-Claude nods slightly in response to her words. "I will let her inform you of the details, mon amie," he replies, with a soft smile. "I fear there may be too many ears listening in even here, at our victory celebration, to consider it safe for open discussion. But I will trust her to fill you in. For now..."

He raises his glass at her in something of a toast. "Let us enjoy ourselves while we can. We have succeeded thus far. Let us hope that such luck shall hold."

[vampire_barbie_girl]

She raised her glass as well. "To luck!"