3/15/2005

09:52 PM
Logfile from GarouMUSH.

Currently the moon is in the waxing Crescent Moon phase (36% full).
Currently in Saint Claire, it is mostly sunny today. The temperature is 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 degrees Celsius). The wind is currently coming in from the southwest at 13 mph. The barometric pressure reading is 30.06 and falling, and the relative humidity is 59 percent. The dewpoint is 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius.)

Converted Warehouse - Shadow's End(#3589RAJh)

Track lighting along the 30 foot skylighted ceiling in this spacious complex accents the smaller sconces along the walls every 10 feet or so, keeping the entire area adequately lit, even while allowing shadows to play in odd areas during the night. Over all, the entire effect is dark and post-modern in places, warm and inviting in others. On one side of the lower floor, a spiral staircase leads up to a mezzanine that stretches along one entire side of the place. Two suites with separate baths can be found there, nearly a perfect match to the two downstairs. One of the downstairs suites is larger than the rest, though all of them seem excellently appointed. The end of the apartment nearest the entrance contains a large rec room with a comfortable-looking sofa, several leather recliners and a high-end entertainment system. The other end of the apartment contains an impressive workout room, complete with free weights, and other assorted fitness equipment. The center of the lower floor contains an open kitchen area. A sprawling, dark-grey counter surrounds a set of expensive-looking burnished appliances. Charcoal grey carpeting covers the floor and huge, vertical blinds hang near the workout area, covering windows that stretch halfway to the ceiling and overlook the river.

Contents:
Alicia
Obvious exits:
Elevator

The End is normal. Supposedly, nothing has been occurring in the realm of the Shadow Lord elder's loft, but as the tribe goes, appearances are deceiving. Thus is Kenneth attempting a workout, lifting a medium set of weights with regularity. The philodox is focused on this one act of pumping iron, for now.

The buzzer at the elevator goes off a few times, and Alicia can be seen standing at the bottom of it.

Kenneth sets the weights back with a grunt, not exactly having expected visitors. Sitting up and going to the buzzer, the philodox peers at the security screen before buzzing the galliard in. A slight frown crosses his features, but otherwise he waits as the elevator comes up, wiping off his face and neck with a towel.

Soon as the doors are open, Alicia steps through, one hand inside her jacket, a guarded expression upon her face. "Jarred here?" She asks point blankly towards the Half Moon.

Kenneth pauses halfway back to the weights, recognizing that sort of familiar posture. "No, he isn't," the halfmoon answers succinctly. Part of his narrowing look though, asks why.

"Kenneth, how long have you know about Lucas eating homeless people after killing them?" Alicia's voice comes out like a whip crap, blunt and to the point as she continues to keep her hand inside her jacket. "And be straight with me."

Kenneth tightens his grip on the towel in his hand, at first not answering straight away. Just as it seems he isn't going to talk, he replies, "Awhile now." No particular pleasure in knowing this condition of his packmate's shows. "... Since last moot."

"Since last fucking moot Kenneth!? How long has /Jarred and James/ known about it?" Alicia asks with a rising growl in her throat.

Kenneth swallows down a quick snap, keeping his eyes pointedly off the galliard's face. "Jarred's known... I don't know, since we found Lucas. S'far as I know, Jamethon-rhya doesn't know anything. Least, I didn't tell him." The halfmoon's black eyes lift up again. "And I /know/ I didn't tell you. So how'd you find out?"

"Don't worry about who told me Kenneth." Alicia says with a snarl in her throat as she eyes the Shadow Lord, then turns and makes her way back to the elevator.

Kenneth starts after the Child, towel getting slung over his shoulder. "No, I do worry. Because someone like you's gonna go blabbin' it all over the sept like usual and get Lucas killed as a knee-jerk reaction," he snarls at her back. "Gonna go and sling all of us through the mud now hunh?"

"Yes, Kenneth. The Alpha already fucking knows, the /Elder's/ already fucking know." Alicia says as whirls back towards the Shadow Lord, her body already taking a silver glow as she stands her ground. "Cutter knows. If I were you, I'd stop right there, because I'm livid. Now only am I going to sling you all through the mud, but I am going to make sure you are all fucked. The VEIL shall not be lifted! YE shall not eat the flesh of humans! THE CAERN WILL NOT BE VIOLATED! You fuckers knew he was fucking tainted!"

Kenneth stops his approach, but not stepping back at the sight of the silver glow radiating from the galliard. "Tainted?" he echoes quietly, tongue swiping over his lips. The philodox turns away from her, a long breath out audible through the tense air. It is followed by a low, "fuck," before the halfmoon lifts his gaze up towards the loft ceiling. "So. This is it hunh?"

"Yes, he was tainted. Of course he was fucking tainted. Do any of you got a whole brain amongst you? He's eating people! He's running around in public in Crinos and Hispo. You guys didn't think once to drag him to me or any of us to check him and cleansing him?" Alicia growls and turns, heading into the Elevator, slamming the button for the bottom as the doors shut.

Before the doors shut though, Kenneth turns quickly and shoots out a hand to hold the doors. They slide back open. "Look," he says quickly, eyes seeking out the galliard's. "All I know is that we caught him /once/, eating people. We kept him under lock an' chain up here for as long as we could, trying to think of what the hell could be done. I was /told/ that this was a tribal matter, k? Dillen and I were tryin' to figure out a way how to unfuck up Lucas because it's /not/ just a matter of taint. Fuckin' hell, runnin' around in Crinos and Hispo?" The halfmoon's eyes dart off to the side of the elevator quickly, before he too gets in the elevator. "Tell me. Just tell me what happened." A pause, as the doors close again. "Please."

"Its now a Sept matter, Kenneth. I caught him in the act last night and he attacked me and Stacey." Alicia says with a slow nod of her head. "I found a cubby hole where he has been stuffing /lots/ of bodies. Weeks old. Kenneth.. " Alicia shakes her head. "Believe me.. its not your ass we want. You're ganna get it, but Jarred is going to be walking funny in the morning. What I need you to do, is think.. good and hard about what you're going to tell Megan and Layne, and you better make sure to pin this on one who fucked up. OK?" She says.

"Sonnuva bitch," Kenneth utters lowly, breath coming harder than any workout could offer. "What's there to tell? Fuck, I knew he was fucked up. We were pissed off ever since last moot, but the bad reception must've drove him off the deep end." The halfmoon rakes his hand through his hair. "We were in the woods too... thinkin' that as long as he was out where there weren't any people, he wouldn't lose it, and if he did, he'd eat a deer or a rock or something. Thought he was doin' alright so we came back not too long ago. But... shit. Fuckin' shit!" The halfmoon slams a fist against the side of the elevator, causing the moving transport to shudder. "Where is he now?"

"I don't know, but Megan wants him back at the Bawn under watch." Alicia says. "Cutter took him away and I already left a message on his machine. This isn't good, Kenneth. Some Elder's want him dead. Megan doesn't though.. then again, she has no clue he was at the Caern tainted. Look.." She says. "This is serious shit, so fucking serious its going to create a ripple effect. You shoulda contacted one of us. Jarred fucked this one up and I don't know how much love you have for him, this isn't worth your ass also, you know? You, Dillen, anyone else who knew." She pauses. "/Was/ there anyone else that knew?"

Kenneth slowly peels his fist off from the elevator side. "I didn't know he was," the halfmoon sighs out. "When Jarred said he was gonna talk to Jamethon-rhya, I believed him. When Jamethon-rhya said he maybe knew something that could help, I believed him. Fuck, when Lucas looked alright, I fucking believed him." The fist draws back again, about to strike the side of the elevator again. Then, he visibly forces down the welling of embarrassment and guilt bubbling once more. To the galliard's question, he simply replies, "When shit goes down, you'll find out soon enough."

"So, James did know." Alicia says softly with a sigh, pulling the doors shut. "Sorry I had to come here Kenneth." She murmurs, pressing the button and letting the elevator shudder to life, carrying her down to the street.

"I don't know if he knows," Kenneth asserts, and by his tone it is sincere. "Just... don't..." The halfmoon's voice cracks, as he looks away to the buttons on the elevator panel. "It's not his fault."