Los Angeles: Blood Moon - ❌🌙labm-d4-the-lonely-tower

Day 4 Location: Ventrue tower, Downtown Players: Luca Rossi @Luca Rossi/Robert Meechum ST: @!Your Hyennaes

The day has come and Luca was ready to be presented to the Prince. He was meant to meet his sire at the entrance, but just a few minutes left to the appointment time - no one showed yet. Nasty feeling crawled inside, whispering "he will not come". Or was it a familiar voice already?

Luca stared ahead impassively. He was used to ignoring that fucking voice in his head. Or trying to, anyway.

Rare people and some cars passed by, but nothing similar to malkavian. "He will not come!" Repeated the voice more loud in his head. Something inside shook and Rossi saw the eyes in his refelection of passing car. Not. His. Eyes. Luca knew it's already time to go ahead.

Luca turned in place, not showing any sort of acknowledgement of the voice, no matter how it gnawed on his mind. He went inside Ventrue Tower, and approached the guard. "Luca Rossi, I have an appointment."

- Yeah, good evening sir, - the chubby guard greeted him. The man was sitting at the table and behind the huge "LaCroix" banner was shining. -Yes, you can go to elevators. I'll call it for you. He showed the direction to the left.

"Thank you." he replied with all the passion of a dead fish. He walked his way over to the elevators and made his way up.

After the nice carved wooden door the was a huge room decorated in gold and big printings on the walls. The window right ahead was showing the splendid view of the night LA from the floor to the ceiling. A young blondish man officially dressed sat at the table and obviously was not completely satisfied with what he just seen. - Good evening. Mister Rossi I assume?

@Luca Rossi/Robert Meechum

((bleh, sorry about slow posts, it's been a weird day))

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23:45

Luca approached at a slow pace, gauging the Prince. "That's correct. You must be Prince LaCroix." ((Activate Merit Cold Read, spend one willpower to gain some kind of insight into the Prince.))

- Yes, I am the Prince of this city... - he shrouded, - And I thought you should come with your Sire. Where is he? Vinnie was always there. Too close to take control, and now Luca could feel the sarcastic chuckle inside of his head. "Look, he's so self-confident Ave arrogant he barely can see anything over his Ego."

Luca shook his head. "I don't know. He was supposed to meet me on the street, but... I'd already kept you waiting, and I felt it best not to waste anymore of your valuable time by waiting for him."

00:04

Truthfully, he barely knew anything about his sire. Both Luca and his alter ego Vinni held the man in contempt. It's difficult to enjoy the company of your own murderer.

Lacroix took a short time to think and touched his nose bridge lightly with his thin aristocratic fingers. The pose itself looked somewhat dramatic. - Yes. Of course. Let's do it then. He looked at Luca. - Have your Sire taught you our Traditions?

Luca shook his head. "Nothing, except not to tell others, mortals, about what I've become."

The Prince was surprised. - What a pity. A Sire has to present our Traditions to the new fledgling. He dropped a heavy look at the newbie. - That means the following. You come when you know our Traditions and come with your Sire, - he spread his arms, - or anyone who will be fully responsible for your actions from now on. Or... You meet your final death. I'm sorry to tell, but that's how our society works, childe.

His eyes narrowed, looking the Prince up and down in a flash. "Then I am to die tonight?"

- No if you find your sire or your primogen soon. God, do you even know what primogen means? He seemed tired of being a nan.

"Not expressly, Prince LaCroix. However, my sire did mention a Primogen. From my understanding, he is a representative of sorts, a 'speaker' for my bloodline."

- Well at least. So do you know where he lives? I mean your Sire.

Luca shook his head. "No, sir. He turned me 3 weeks and 4 days ago. I only learned his name last night. He is... difficult."

- Then you need to find him. I need news within 48 hours or my Sheriff will start his search for you both. Dismissed.

(( @Slinar [Alexander Montferrier] he's yours))

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Luca nodded shortly. "Alright, I will get on it."

18:19

Luca turned and made his way out of the office, to the elevator for the long ride down to the street.

"But where will we start ? You don't have a clue, don't you ? Or just wait you will? Wait, wait, WAIT." The voice resonnated in his head.

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"Fuck off..." he said as he passed by Officer Chunk.

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Soon, Luca got out on the street, alone. Well, never quit alone, but in fresh air at least. The night was his to take. For 48 hours.

"47 hours and 55 minutes now."

- There's no need to be rude, Mister, - he dropped to Luca's back.

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"You have anything else to add, Vinni? Anything useful? Or are you just going to keep making me wonder why I haven't eaten a bullet up to now?" he asked aloud as he walked down the sidewalk, going nowhere in particular. He would ignore any strange looks his musings earned him.

"No, you seriously have no clue ? REALLY? You cryin to your mama at each difficulty ? I'll just WAIT for you to move"

A man on the same of side of the road looked up to Luca talking in the void, and changed of sidewalk.

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Luca took a seat on a bus stop bench. Find your sire. Sounded simple, but not so easy with no leads.... What do you know for sure? Male, Kindred, Malkavian. Perhaps this Primogen would know? Ah, but who is the Primogen, and where do you find him? Part way through his musings, Luca had begun to mutter aloud.

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The response was simple. He was assaulted when going on a vent in a bar, when supposedly Vinnie was in charge. He knew the bar, for it was one of the most famous in Los Angeles : The Confession, ancient church turned into a nightclub.

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Luca shivered in his seat as the vision assaulted him. He watched through Vinni's eyes until he was finally in the moment again, back in his seat on the bus bench. "Thanks, Vinni." he said sardonically, then stood and made his way to the Confession.

#❌🌙labm-d4-a-malkavian-walks-in-a-bar

Recap: Luca Rossi had to get acquainted with the Prince by his Sire. The last never showed, so Luca went there alone passing officer Chunk. During the talk LaCroix knew that the young malkavian doesn't know almost anything yet including the Traditions and gave him 48 hours to get any news from his Sire or Primogen. (edited)