Absolution

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Ceyhan. !!

She knew who this man was, and she tried her best to not feel intimidated right away. Not in her position. “No, it’s mine. Daria has only told me the best about you. Well… so far, so good. I am feeling a little bit lonely all by myself in that huge mansion so if you know someone, looking for something for twenty people or more, I would be grateful to sell it again.” Buying the mansion was part of the deal but it was ridiculous to keep it. “But that was not what you were asking about. As for the city? I like it. It’s interesting but there are many people I have yet to meet.” Gaining their respect and the respect from Khaya was the scary part.

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“The best huh?” he repeated. He was not all sunshine and rainbows, nobody was. Yue was just aware he was not one to take any shit if it came his way. Though he did try to treat everyone fairly. Those that showed him respect, he would in turn. “Unfortunately not but if I hear someone is looking I’ll give them your details,” he had known of the property and it was certainly large in nature. Daria was extravagant in taste. “It’s still an answer to the question. Well, there are some good contacts to have that are here tonight. You know one of the Mayors. I don’t think Lazar is the type to let you struggle. Isabella Ortiz, the head of Salut is here hanging out with the other Mayor of Maladh.Though I have not had any dealings with her myself, I have with Kang. He’s very sensible,” it was always useful for him to have a rundown of those you should know. After all the districts together made Maladh. So Yue did like to cultivate good relationships with his peers where he could.  

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Viktor. !!

“I am just stating the obvious.” a little shrug. “A drink sounds great. I am not really familiar with these new modern dance… arts. Or whatever that is supposed to be.” He nodded to the dancefloor, at some people doing weird things with their limbs. “Can’t believe I have to say this but I’m too old for this shit.”

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“Hmm should I subvert those expections,” he pondered out loud. Viktor was hot he could not deny that. He would happily do things and let things be done to him by that man. However sometimes it was fun to follow the teasing. “Too old... So should we get you some slippers and a walking stick? Do you have to be back by 10? Do you get grouchy if you stay up too late?” he asked his expression showing that he was 100% just having fun. “Let’s get a drink then,” he agreed as he headed towards the bar.

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Alastair. !!

“Exactly. The one and only,” he confirmed with a nod. It was the perfect costume to just stand out and capture plenty of attention. Yes, Alastair enjoyed having all eyes on him. “What inspired you for your costume?”

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“The Staff of Caduceus is a popular symbol of medicine in the states though it’s supposed to be the staff of Asclepius. Long story short I was reading an article from the US Medical Corp when it was suggested I come so it was the first thing that came to mind for a costume,” not exactly inspired but it was easy enough to bring together. “Other than the obvious he is a legend, why Elton John? Was he your first choice?” he asked.  

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Nitara. !!

“Oh, I don’t know about that,” Nitara remarked and quirked an eyebrow at him. “You m ight be too old for parties, I’m worried about you collapsing any moment from old age,” she added in mock concern. “About what I expected actually. It should descend into chaos any moment, I imagine.” She’d only came for a networking opportunity and a shot at a rare volume. She just hadn’t found them yet.

Aries feigned shock with his eyes sparkling mischeviously. “Nitara!” he jokingly scolded. “So should I have gone as an old aged pensioner then? is that what you are trying to tell me? Should I start telling you off for not respecting your elders and saying how things were so much better in my day?” not that his day was something he reflected on. “Chaos, you thinking drunken chaos or Maladh is being dramatic again chaos?” he asked.

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“I don’t know if I’d say predictable? But it is my job to pay attention,” Poppy reminded him with a teasing smile. “No, I imagine not,” she agreed and looked at Marcus a bit longer before moving her gaze to Cass. She took his hand and walked with him to get some drinks. “Okay, so tell me Cass, what do you do for fun? Since parties aren’t your thing, what is?” It’s not like they’d spent a whole lot of time together outside of work. At least not yet. She ordered one of the signature cocktails and was curious to see what he would drink, too. She didn’t really know if he could have alcohol or what and had never thought to ask before.

“And you are good at it,” Cass was definitely grateful to have Poppy around on the team. Sure he couldn’t eat her baked. treats. but she did bring a sense of warmth to the team. It was needed in such an environment. “Meeting at a bar, having drinks, socialising. I also like going to the odd club, but I prefer going to bars over clubs,” he told her. “I’ll occassionally go to parties though, just not a fan of more formal ones. Like more intimate affairs,” being work friends with Ace meant he got the occasional invite. He just. didn’t stay too long. “Just don’t stay long, what about yourself?” he asked. As they got to the bar he ordered a bourbon. 

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Yenay. !!

They really were a contrast in elaborateness, she could tell the taste of the other. The fancy dress, expensive restaurant, she had an ex with a similar lifestyle, Xia. But she had been too prideful to accept help and had left her, she just hoped history wouldn’t repeat itself. “I don’t think that’s strange, but I understand when others want a day to celebrate their love and let everyone else know how committed they are.” she wasn’t sure where she stood on it but she understood both sides of the topic. “I guess so, there are worse things to be weak for.” a little giggle escaped her lips but before she joined arms with the other her hand reached into her clutch “I brought you something, as a thank you for bringing me.” she pulled out a Zhezhi rose 

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Seo-Yeon came from riches to rags to riches again. She is now living life on her terms. Her money her own and not tied to anyone else. To have her own independence. She could tell Yenay was a person that was not too dissimilar. Seo_yeon would be patient and help her but also understood it should be on her Yenay’s terms. “I think my experience has left a bitter taste in my mouth,” but she married for her family’s power. Which did not really work out in the end.”But everyone is different,” she agreed. Her giggle was adorable and it made Seo-Yeon’s smile widen. “Oh you shouldn’t have! Oh it’s gorgeous. Very well made,” she admired the Zhezhi rose. “You have great talent, thank you very much.”

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Youra. !!

“That’s okay, I’m sure the line im apart of will comment since they all went with each other. whos here from your family? Who do i have to look out for if they come and jump us?” she honestly didn’t mind if they did, if anything she might be a little nervous about the questions they might ask. “Most of the vampires. There’s a few from Si’s line i’m not familiar with but the main one’s not here” which was a relief.  

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Sai was going to have to learn vampire dynamics a bit more. He understood enough to know that there was a sort of family-like dynamic. Sai started to scan the room and his opttic implants picked out who was about. “My twin and his boyfriend Ace. Izzy and I think she is with my older brother Kang tonight,” at least that was what he had heard. “Marco, so prettty much any of my family that are here,” it was a unique family situation, but he liked it that way. “I have heard about him, Si,” though never met him and from what he had heard probably for the best. “So who do I have to prepare for?” He asked, wondering if her line was just as curious.

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Samantha. !!

She was happy to move along to the music. To let it fill her body and mind fill with the rhythm, dragging him into it with her. “Both maybe? I don’t have to focus on being sexy when I dance here, I can just have fun. Hell, I could dance the chicken dance.. Not that I am going to. But, you can’t do that at work.”

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Feliks moved his body to the rhythm, letting the beat pulse through him. Joining her and mirroring her moves. “That’s a fair point. Though if you do the chicken dance, I am just going to have to do an equally embarrassing dance,” he winked. Oh, and he had some ideas too. “Though you look sexy doing any dance if I am being honest,” he complimented.

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Selin. !!

It was fun. It was fun to be with a man who was open to exploring, who didn’t consider toys and kinks to be a sign he wasn’t enough, but instead a way to enrich their lives. And who wasn’t afraid of bringing her into his dreams. “You have no idea how lucky you are.” Selin said with a smile, happy with him. “Oh my… Maybe we should go on a vacation soon then? I’m sure we could manage to find a way for it.” Maybe after he was done with that whole, double-siring project.

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Young viewed romance and sex differently. If he cannot fulfil Selin in the way she wants and she finds someone who does who is he to deny that pleasure. He was not a jealous man by any means. He was also one that liked to explore finding new and interesting ways to enjoy life. His life was too long to be stick to one thing. Young chuckled, “I would like to think I do but you’re probably right”. He did not want to find out that was for sure. “I think a vacation is on the cards for sure. Some time away from the city just us two and wilderness. How does New Zealand sound? Doubt we would bump into anyone we know there,” he suggested.

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Kamile. !!

“Thank you! I’d just find it hilarious if someone did the human idea of a werewolf. Maybe I should get the family in on it. What do you say, would Selin join me?” Cousins and family and all. “Never been the type to take it personal. Doesn’t work out for long to take people too seriously.” Besides if she did, she’d never manage to be a sugar baby. Pointing ot Travis where he stood as Dracula, she nodded her head. “I’m with Dracula over there. So his little victim.” 

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“I think Selin would definitely be down. I mean it’s amusing what they get right and what they get so wrong,” garlic was hardly a problem. Garlic breath was annoying but not the worst thing to deal with. “Life is annoying enough to get caught up with things like that,” he shrugged. Though he knew Yue and Kisuke may not be such big fans. He could see the humourous side to it though. Young chuckled as he gazed over at Travis. “A paired costume even better,” he shook his head in amusement. 

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“I should’ve expected to see you here,” Nitara remarked to Aries before wandering by. “Are you enjoying yourself?” She was not known for her people skills or sparkling personality, but she was trying.

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“Nitara,” he replied with a smile as she approached him. “Well I have been known to be quite the partygoer. No age is too old to party,” he told her. “Well more so now my favourite librarian is here,” he teased. “How are you finding the festivities?” he asked. 

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Ceyhan. !!

Oh, of course she had contemplated sending out some proper introduction invites for the past weeks since she was officially taking over and the previous leaders left. But Ceyhan was overthinking every single step of her way so much that she didn’t and just held back from everything. Being approached here caught her up off guard a little, though. “Hello, sorry,” she excused the fact that she was just sipping on her drink while being talked to. “I’m Ceyhan, It’s nice to meet you.” That was good right? Was there a way to be more formal? “Mhmm, I am. Both her and Daria are my cousins.” she confirmed. 

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There was not much going on in the city. Not that his sources were telling him. Which either meant things were going well or this was the calm before the storm. Yue was cautiously hoping for the former over the latter. “Pleasure is mine, Ceyhan,” he replied back. He could understand why Daria went with family. Yue would probably only leave Furao in the hands of either his direct progeny or their progeny that they trusted. “How are yoou finding things?” he asked. 

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Viktor. !!

“I predict… that by the end of this evening I will see you naked.”

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“Definitely don’t need a crystal ball for that one,” he winked and smirked. “Shall we get a drink, mingle or have some fun on the dancefloor?” 

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Kamile. !!

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“It’s a little funny though.” Oh it would have been so easy to fuck with her own species. Getting herself and Travis to dress up as werewolves, but nah. They had to get the attention of vampires. “Hmm… Two who were personally insulted, and another 3 who offered to make the wound on my neck real. A lot of laughter too though.” Mostly from werewolves so far. 

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“I agree with you that it is funny,” was he the type to poke fun at his own kind? 100%. “Some of us don’t know how to have fun wouldn’t take it personally,” he chuckled. “So generic vampire bride or is this to do with Dracula somehow?” He asked, genuinely curious. 

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Selin. !!

“Only three so far? Well that’s a shame. We have to hit at least five by the end of the night.” She was far too amused by this. She’d been tempted to dress up as a werewolf by the humans view of them, but when Young suggested this? Well how could she possibly say no? “Do we need to get hold of a plane for the rest of them?” 

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Young chuckled and his smile widened. “How lucky I am to have someone like you,” he did not know what would have happened if it did end. He did not like to think about that. He was just grateful to be with Selin and he made sure that he listened to her. “Some of them,” he confessed. A little roleplay while joining the mile high club was definitely one of them.

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Samantha. !!

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New in town and already building connections. That was how it had to be. “Excellent choice.” She said, offering him her hand, before taking him to the dance floor so they could dance. “It’s more fun to dance like this, than at work.” 

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Feliks took her hand and chuckled. “Of course it is,” he was here to have fun. He followed her to the dance floorhis head subtley bopping to the music as they got closer to the dancefloor. “And why’s that out of curiosity?” he asked. No choreography or thirsty stares maybe? 

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Poppy. !!

“I have a hard time picturing you at a formal event,” Poppy said and chuckled imagining it. “I feel like you’d keep pulling at your collar in annoyance. Am I right?” she asked, a teasing smirk on her face. “You can’t blame me for being worried. I imagine I am delicious,” she jested, though there was some innuendo in there. She scanned the crowd and nodded as she saw the ones he named off but almost choked at pink Elvis. “What? Who is Elvis? And why is he pink?” she wondered in amusement. “So, that one there? Good god, he’s huge!” she remarked with a laugh. “Yes! Please. A drink would be great and probably take the edge off.” Not that she’d drink a lot, but a little wouldn’t hurt. 

“I don’t enjoy them much if I am being honest,” clubbing yes, bar hopping yes. Doing a waltz and having a formal dinner... pass. “I... yeah I do,” he confessed with a chuckle, shaking his head. “Am I that predictable?” he asked. Not that he minded being predictable meant he was stable and people knew what they were getting with him. “No can’t blame you at all,” he agreed. It was an event from the partner of the Mayor he imagined that most would try and be on good behaviour. Though some of the guys here incase there was someone who was thinking of being an idiot. “Marcus, and he’s just like that,” he just liked to have fun and there is nothing wrong with that. “Yeah him and you can see why I would point him out to you. Don’t think anyone here would mess or would want to mess with him,” he had been squashed underneath him enough times during his first weeks as a vampire to know. Cass chuckled warmly and nodded. “Let’s get a drink then,” and held out his hand for her to take so they wouldn’t get split up.