Quote: On the other hand Vinnie doesn't like upsetting people, especially people he likes, and very especially people he'd like to know a whole lot better, so he'd want to avoid making Liu Xi mad at him because (a) he doesn't want her to be unhappy and (b) he bought a new matress a while back.
Liu Xi won't hurt him unless she's forced to - and he'd have to turn *really* evil for that to happen - but she'll be upset and stop talking to him if he sells out the Lair Legion. That's what I referred to, of why he's probably more afraid of her than the LL. All the LL can do is hunt him down and arrest him - Liu Xi can curse him with loneliness...and then hurt his conscience by not asking the Psychic Samurai to remove his living quarters.
Quote: The other issue is that Grace couldn't really take Vrykoulakos anyway. She got a major power boost from drinking Nosferos' blood a couple of years ago but to really access those powers she'd have to give in to her vampiric nature. It's like an alcoholic artist who can only paint masterpieces when he's drunk. Grace is having to be very careful. She could be one of the most potent undead on the planet, but she wouldn't still be Grace.
Actually I was thinking she might be able to talk to the old vampire as a peer instead, or get his blood back for him so it's not in evil's hands.
Quote: The Shoggoth isn't too bothered about most things but he does tend to be proactive on issues of slavery, demonic pacts, worshippers of Fairly Great Old Ones, and occult dabblers. When he's with the LL he also tries to play by their rules as he understands them.
Except for eating the buffet table.
Quote: Then she'd have walked into the trap by breaking the truce. She might have got away with the blood for a while but her problems would only just have started. She'd be hunted by the clans of the night until venegance was theirs, and Vrykolakus himself could track the blood and find her whenever he wanted.
Lara can avoid the clans of the night. And she'd only have to long enough for the contest to finish.
She would *want* to meet Vrykolakus though, either to make it clear just what everyone has been doing with his blood (in case he'd disapprove), or maybe to make a better deal with him to take it back. Either way she knows the blood is way too dangerous to be passed from hand to hand, so she'd find a way to get rid of it.
Quote: The Shoggoth wasn't really being patient because that would indicate that he was in any way bothered. However, he did leave his wet sticky calling card to remind people of just what a bad idea it is to cross him before he left.
Lara can be very patient when it's the object of the "game", but if people are just wasting her time she won't wait too long before losing her patience.
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- #332: And Even More Untold Tales of the Ghost Taxis: Stop The Meter - Complete · The Hooded Hood continues to chronicle the Legion's occult scavenger hunt · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 07:32:08 pm EDT
- Ah, so it all works out in the end. · Al B. Harper · Sat May 02, 2009 at 11:45:31 pm EDT
- Hey, the end of the story was put up! · Visionary is always the last to know. · Thu Apr 23, 2009 at 10:45:31 pm EDT
- So it was. · HH · Sat Apr 25, 2009 at 06:13:02 am EDT
- At least we avoided the Carry On Cabbie jokes... (no text) · Manga Shoggoth (Briefly passin' through...) · Thu Apr 23, 2009 at 03:32:45 pm EDT
- That can't be good. It also can't be good. · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 09:27:22 pm EDT
- That was an extremely manipulative, bastardly plan on [spoiler]'s part. I approve. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! appreciates liars · Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 08:47:11 pm EDT
- A rousing conclusion · killer shrike · Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 08:23:20 pm EDT
- Thank you. · HH · Sat Apr 25, 2009 at 06:16:48 am EDT
- Wow. · Rhiannon · Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 05:05:59 pm EDT
- Re: Wow. · HH · Sat Apr 25, 2009 at 06:15:04 am EDT
- Makes for good airline lounge reading! (no text) · Al B. Harper has another plane to catch and tries to catch up on things in between flights · Fri Apr 17, 2009 at 03:32:04 am EDT
- Nice. Very nice. · L! · Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 10:31:41 pm EDT
- I enjoyed the feint-within-a-feint, as well as my own role. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 07:45:22 pm EDT
- I'd worry that a larger allowance would just lead to better bomb components. · Visionary · Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 10:48:40 pm EDT
- Last Cab Home sounds like a bar in a bad neighborhood. · Anime Jason · Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 12:29:09 pm EDT
- Icy is beginning to sound like Apu from the Simpsons: would like a slusshee? (no text) · Jack · Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 10:45:13 am EDT
- Too many double crosses and triple crosses to keep track (no text) · killer shrike · Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 09:03:49 am EDT
- Clever. Both you and the people in the story that is. (no text) · Rhiannon · Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 07:17:20 am EDT
- I sense that you're working out some personal cultural issues within the story. ;) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 10:36:57 pm EDT
- I have to say... · Visionary · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 08:00:26 pm EDT
- Interesting. · L! · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 01:38:31 pm EDT
- A great chapter, with some laugh out loud lines in it · killer shrike · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 01:37:51 pm EDT
- Nats seems to attract vomiting. · Anime Jason · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 12:58:23 pm EDT
- I feel bad for Grace O'Mercy, that sounds like a real ER she's working. (no text) · Jack · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 11:36:45 am EDT
- This was unusual, I don't think even Untold Tales gets this weird very often. (no text) · Rhiannon · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 11:16:15 am EDT
- And with added return of the side bar role call. · Al B. Harper · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 06:41:20 am EDT
- It's never really a party until it's been crashed by Chad & Ronnie. · L! · Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 01:01:24 am EDT
- Quite a lot of names dropped in this story · killer shrike · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 11:45:28 pm EDT
- I especially enjoyed the Cocktail Party of the Damned chatter. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 09:09:46 pm EDT
- Those are big words in the taxi business. · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 08:49:05 pm EDT
- This is brilliant, well worth the trouble I know you've had with it. (no text) · Rhiannon · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 08:02:34 pm EDT
- I prefer my parties with cake and ice cream. · Visionary · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 07:57:46 pm EDT
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