"That still doesn't - wait, what do you mean about Auspex? Is that how you know about the voices? What are they? Can you hear them? Can I hear them? Should I be able to hear them? Ash's mind rages as each question unearths more, she's not even waiting to hear answers at this point.
Ash grimaces as if in pain and grabs the sides of her head. She shuts her eyes... And relaxes. When her eyes open again, they are colorless, the iris mostly black with flecks of white. "Hello. My name is Ash Alpine. May I please have your names?"
Ash gets everyone talking and not possibly trying to kill her.
Mirella can see the sudden, drastic change in Ash’s aura. ‘It is good to meet your Ash. To answer other Ash’s questions, Auspex can help me see your aura, it can catch your emotions and at times fleeting thoughts. I cannot hear the others living in your head, and yes, you should be able to hear them. Embrace your uniqueness as a childe of the clan of Malkav. He lives in our minds, the madness speaks truths to you as it does to me.’ Mirella smiles. ‘You will comfort her won’t you? I think I panicked her.’
Morgan sits quietly and listens.
Mirella watches but can see Morgan is distressed. ‘You must know I’m not here to harm you but to help you grow. It is not my law but theirs, and not me who will kill you if you disobey but them. You are my fledglings and I will help you in any way I can.’
Nikolai takes a moment to digest this information. He mutters to himself in Russian for a few moments, then seems to accept it.
"I have no questions, other than what we should call you now. "Mistress"? "Lady Mirella"?"
‘Should you choose to accept me as your teacher, Matron would be appropriate, as I am to take the role of a parent to you. I hope to help you grow strong, Nikolai.’
"Fair Goddess of the All Seeing Eye, hear thou my inquiries:
First, What land is this? Who rules here? Who are the prominent persons in his counsel? Where does the Prince hold court and Elysium?
Second, are there factions and threats that we should be aware of? Are there places where we must thread lightly? Are there beings that share the night or that might move to threaten our rule?
Thirdly, how may we serve Our Prince and Kindred in ascending towards greater power and glory?"
‘You live now as fledglings of Cardiff in South Wales. Prince Malachor rules this domain, it covers most of South Wales. You shall meet him and his primogen in good time, and should you survive to become neonates, that is to say you can be trusted not to kill everything you see and behave yourself in the presence of the prince and his court, you may serve him.’
Mirella is happy to know someone has knowledge of this world that was so recently thrust upon her.
‘This is the old Coal Exchange building. A historical monument it has now been abandoned by the humans, but it sits in the bay area and is of great convenience to us as the night life of Cardiff is so close. There is tension brewing with Prince Anatida who holds Northern Wales as his domain, he has been pressing into the south, and out prince is not happy about this. As it is until you can control yourselves in public you reside here at the hatchery. Outside that door is a domain filled with powerful vampires, well controlled by our prince. For now you may serve him by learning, growing, and getting to know the other fledglings here, as you will be working with them.’
"Did you hear that, Spoonicus? We're worthy of undeath. We really are powerful, we've ascended mortality itself!" Cesar giggles madly for a few seconds before reverting to a stone-faced look in an unsettling amount of time. Powerful we may be, but that is even more reason for some to oppose us. Humans don't like it when their pariahs become the important ones Sir Cesar, keep that in mind. At this voice that nobody else hears, Cesar nods slowly.
"I have a question, Milwaukee. Do you like Spoonicus?"
Mirella’s eyes soften once more at Cesar. Seeing a Malkavian tapping into their clan’s madness for the first time is a beautiful sight. So strange, she never seemed to have such mad thoughts, she came out of it unscathed by the clan curse. It must be her inherent power. ‘You must understand, Sir Cesar, that Count Spoonicus has chosen you to guide. He hasn’t chosen me, therefore I cannot hear his speech. I know that he will be there for you and guide you well, I encourage you to heed what he has to say.’
Smith's mouth quirks up into a smile when she mentions his exceptional speed. Though internally he's still a little worried about what the hell happened when he woke up.
Now, uh pardon me mam but, how exactly would we gain our own little homestead?
‘Once the prince deems you worthy he may allot you a domain within his land. Only the prince can decide this. I am so proud that you have found your power already, it’s a strong advantage and shows you to be a promising fledgling.’
Trump initially listens boredly, but as Mirella goes on his brows furrow deeper into anger. After she finishes, he does manage to stay quiet for several seconds as his peers inundate Mirella with questions, but eventually his control breaks and he abruptly stands up. "Excuse me miss, but I don't like your tone. Why do you, and this 'prince' think you can boss around the President of the United States?! This country doesn't have kings, we elect our leaders fairly, and the people chose me! I won everywhere, but I've never even heard of this prince he's such a loser, and you! What did you do, you didn't do anything, you left and got lost while I was being betrayed by those out-of-control morons, who I stopped from killing a priest, by the way, but you, you did nothing! You don't even have leadership experience, you don't know how things work, look at how you're doing here, it's clear you can't lead, you don't have the smarts, but me? I'm very smart, very very smart, I have leadership--I'm rich, because I'm a leader, a tough leader, who is fair to his people and strong enough not to be fought against, I have so much experience I'm leading AMERICA because America's people voted for me, even the vampires! Vampires have rights, they can vote, and I won in every category, I won with the vampires even before being a vampire, that's how much of a leader I am. I can't believe this, some wacko woman thinks she's a better leader than me, because some 'prince' thinks she's hot, it's unbelievable."
Uhh, contrary to the content of that speech, Trump's spending a blood point to use Presence level 3 on Mirella. Unconsciously, but still.
Trump rolls three successes to use Presence. Mirella does not succeed in resisting.
Mirella feels the power of presence, but this does little to change her stance here. She already wishes the world for her fledglings. ‘I appologise profusely Mr. President. I want only what is best for you here. You are a vampire now. Vampires have ruled over humans since the dawn of the earth. You are greater than you have ever been and you were chosen because my prince can see you are a winner, like myself. He has for us a place in his court in time, of course, but by virtue of being a vampire you are inherently better than any human president could ever be. You must see that this is a gift.’ Mirella is somewhat visibly shaken by his rage. She slowly realizes the power he has used over her, but it doesn’t help to shake it. ‘Nonetheless, Mr. President, you have power unimaginable now. People will worship the ground you walk on, as your already spellbinding presence is now amplified by your vampire power. Now, all desire to serve you when you use your power of presence.’
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