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1899 - The Hidden Hands of the Aether
Nightfalcon:
Malachi considered the you man. Completely out of his element and so self assured of his purpose. Typical scholar. Not a bad thing but traits that could get him into serious trouble some place less forgiving than the university. Even so, he freely admitted his ignorance and that was the first step to wisdom.
The Professor had been typically vague about the boys purpose but it seemed he had more in line a a couple of nights of cards and cut. Malachi wished he knew more bout this project in advance. It annoyed him but on the other hand, something interesting would be a good distraction.
He stared wordlessly at the boy as he rambled on. Silently he caught the waitress's eye and motioned for two ales.
At "...I apologize if I'm being very blunt about this, but I tend to be more than a bit encourage-able when a task I am a bit uncomfortable with is in front of me." Malachi raised an eyebrow and softly growled, "Then I suggest you learn to breath." He paused a moment letting that sink in. "Babbling will not only diminish you in others eyes but will lead to your saying more than you intend.".
Moderating his voice a little he continued. "How bout we have a casual conversation til after we have drinks in front of us and the waitress is on her way. She don't need to know our business nor does anyone else. You're curiosity enough as is."
He gave the boy a chance to show his agreement and then smiled. "Did you see Alan Torbin's review in the Time's of Osmond Tearle in Richard 3 over in Ireland? He say's it's worth the trip to Dublin just to see it. No surprise of course, Tearle's Brilliant. I saw him at the St. James doing Lear back in the late seventies. He is without a doubt one of the best actors on the stage, even if he sings like a drunken goat." His voice was suddenly pleasant, soft, casual and the slightest bit louder.
Cole10000:
Thaddeus simply nods when the idea to perform in casual conservation and adjusts his glasses as he says, "Unfortunately, I haven't read the review, but I have however been so lucky to see Tearle perform once before, it was a bit of a trip but it was certainly worth it. He is certainly experienced at his art if anything, he's been at it for so long now, and I would certainly like to see him perform again if he ever makes his way to London."
Thaddeus' voice is what one might call amicable, if perhaps a bit stiff for the setting they're currently in. He does however try to keep his speaking direct and to the point, which admittedly is not extremely difficult considering plays and actors have never been his favorite endeavor, truthfully he would much prefer reading the play's script than going to actually see the play.
LuckyDee:
While the two of you get acquainted, the man that bumped into Thaddeus at the door is drawing more and more attention; Thaddeus himself might not realize it, but Malachi definitely will. The man, dressed in worker's clothes that have obviously seen better days, with a long leather cap on his head, covering his dirty and unkempt black and grey hair at least partly. He carries a large leather bag over his right shoulder and walks with stick which is taller than he is.
He's clearly on his way to the bar, which is already being evacuated by the more sensitive customers. The waitress, meanwhile, sped ahead to fetch the bartender, who really doesn't look very pleased with the man's arrival, but then he doesn't rush in to chase him out, either. There's definitely some tension to the situation, though, a kind of tension Malachi has seen before...
Nightfalcon:
Malachi watches the drama at the bar unfold and then looks around the room. He doesn't see a bouncer. That's weird for a place like that. It's well enough cared for that it seems unlikely they'd scrimp on something like that. Actually the why matters less than the fact of the absence.
Turning to Thaddius he softly growls. "I'll be back in a second. Stay here and keep your head down." With that he picks up his walking stick and wanders up to the bar, finding himself a step behind the man. As he does, he examines the man and his possessions.
OOC) Malachi is ready to intercede as needed. Can I identify the sticks the man's carrying and does that information or the smell give me a clue to the man's profession?
LuckyDee:
Since this means we'll start rolling dice for you - both of you actually - it's time to post your character info. Just make a separate post for this, put the stats in plain view but please add spoiler tags to the bio to reduce the length of the post. @Cole, come to think of it, can you please un-spoiler your stats?
As for the finishing touches to Malachi: I hereby grant you the Tough Guy merit. You are someone who is not to be fooled around with, and this is readily apparent to others even before you've said a single word. This gives others a -1 penalty to their dice pool on any actions involving lies, tricks, deceit and such.
Once the character is up, please roll Intelligence+Academics. Cole, please make the same roll for Thaddeus. See this post if you happen to be unfamiliar with online dice rolls.
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