North American Vampire Council & Past Calling (Hypernaturals 12 & 13)

Letting Larry Down Hard

Larry was leaning against the bar, trying to get a look down Kitty's vest. "Larry!" I called.

He turned and saw us walking in together. "Adrian! We ain't got no meetin' set up. What's up?"

I figured we can do this at the bar, in Kitty's earshot. No harm. Word will get out much faster this way.

Before I answered Larry, I asked Kitty: "Any good IPA's in right now?"

One of the new things in the reign of Vera is that the Siren bar carries beer I like. "Tons. Humans love it. How about Rogue's new one?"

"Done. I have not tried that yet. Vera?"

"God. Angel only drinks wine and tequila, and you only drink beer and Scotch. Fine. Same for me, Kitty."

"It's your moment, my sweet Siren love. Get what you want." I said. "Larry needs his usual swill as well, please Kitty?"

Vera shook 'no' as Kitty waited to hear what she might like. "Beer is fine. Thanks, Kitty."

"Why is it her moment?" Larry asked as he took the beer Kitty offered.

This is my last roleplay here for a while, and my reputation in this Hall is as a seducer of women. Siren and Vampire. I went for it.

"Larry. Kitty. The North American Vampire Council took a vote and they demoted me from Siren Liaison. Victoria's doing but the entire Council was in on it. You may correctly assume Victoria vindictively hates me. This is what happens when you have sex above your pay grade. Fair warning kids. I have sex with Victoria so she fucks me in the ass. Be careful who you do the horizontal bop with."

Vera was amused as I played my character once again. Technically, I only fanged Victoria, during a 'Conclave Rules' moment. Vera is always saying 'Eatin' ain't Cheatin'. That goes double for 'Conclave Rules'.

I put on a sad face. "I am now on the North American Vampire Council. One of the damn twelve. A new thing because of my shameful demotion is that my stupid new job puts me in charge of the global Siren relationship."

I gave Larry an offhand gesture as if he is that relationship. He knows he is not, but he loves thinking he is. The Assembly are voices on the other end of the phone to him. He likes to think he feeds them everything. Vera has been bypassing him for years, and ever since I meet Ginger and Wyatt, I have been too.

Kitty was excited. She is not picking up on my phrasing at all. "Oh, that's wonderful! I am joining you in this round!" Kitty grabbed a beer too.

She handed Vera and me ours, and as she handed me mine Kitty asked "Wait: You are higher up now. One of the Twelve. Does this mean you need to see my tits more, or less? More... Right? Or do I have to get all the way naked for you now? Council... that means I have to have sex with you, right? Wow. I have no idea what you do with Council. What are the new rules?"

The 'Tease Larry' game that never dies. Till now.

"No: Hardly ever, I am afraid. No more lovely Kitty in my face. I am booting Vera to my old role. She is now the Siren Liaison. She already has breasts, so I am sure seeing yours would do nothing for her in particular. Here's to Vera." I raised my bottle, and Kitty was right in there. Larry was slower to raise his bottle and was very confused.

We clinked and sipped. Larry asked "Hows that gonna work? I mean... She's a woman. A Female."

"You picked up on that when I mentioned her breasts, didn't you?" I fired a verbal shot at him that was utterly uncomprehended by Larry.

"How it works is this way." I indicated me. "I am Council now. I own the Siren relationship, end to end and tip to tail. I'll talk to the Assembly. The people you talk to on the phone. I will tell them that I made this change, and they are going to accept it. I promise you that they will not fight me on it. They do not even want that fight."

"No Shit!" Vera agreed with a bottle salute and sip.

Larry, in his utter consternation, missed the implication the Vera knows more about global Siren stuff than he does.

"I am done with the Siren 'No Girls in Power' BS." I finished up.

As Ginger is actually in charge as chair of the Assembly, and there has always been an equal number of men and women on the Assembly, it was already BS. Larry just never knew it.

"Are you sure they will go for it?" Larry asked, very much at sea.

"You can bet your sweet Siren Voice that they will accept it, Larry. I know some of them personally, a few are close friends, and they will understand why I am doing this. No worries. I am not cutting you out. Vera is not only the manager of this place but the one that deals directly with you on all Liaison related matters."

As if. It means we are keeping up the show for the young Sirens. Baby steps. Eventually, I will get this bullshit shut down. There are enough Siren women to keep Sirens a going concern. They do not need to be seducing human women any more.

"Make no mistake: this is favoritism and nepotism of the worst kind." I pointed at Vera with the beer bottle. "Vera is mine. Claimed and all. She pleases me in the sack. You missed out, dude. Too bad. I am thinking about getting her pregnant. A Siren/Vampire baby."

Vera and Angel are thinking about that, but this gives Vera cover should she show up at work pregnant.

No one at the Hall knows Vera turned. If a Siren woman ever licks her, they would know, but no one does anymore. That is a one and done identification protocol. Once they use it to verify long lost Sirens, it's over. Siren ladies do not as a matter of course run around licking each other and Vera says getting a Siren male to lick her was an act of sexual blackmail.

"You have been a good boy lately, Larry. Keep it that way. No trying to get in Vera's pants. Also, her and my baby? Not going in the Creche either. Mine. Meanwhile, you have plenty of women you have seduced with your voice. Even a Siren woman. Vera is off your target list. Vera: If Larry gets out of line, you have the backing of the Council to kick him in the balls until he stops. One more thing about that Larry: Vera trains with me and has been for a while. When I claim a woman, I want to be sure she stays mine. Vera can kick your ass from here to next week. Vera can toss your limp body up into the roof and break a fan. Are we clear here?"

More covering fire in case Vera accidentally exhibits extra-ordinary abilities of some kind. Vera is pretty good at the self-control thing and is still pretty new as a Vampire so not at full power, whatever that might end up being in her case. Better safe than sorry.

Vera looked at Larry with a predatory grin. "I'm clear. You clear, there Lar?" She sipped her beer and kept eye contact with Larry. She dared him to say a word about her shortening his name like that.

"I'm clear." Larry did not look happy.

"Won't be room in my pants once I'm pregnant anyway." Vera said

"Oh? There will be room for me, or I will make room." I insisted.

"Oh. Yeah. Forgot how you are with pregnant ladies." Vera said. "Stretch pants..."

"Please claim me and get me pregnant." Kitty said. "I would love a man that wants me when I'm blowing up like a balloon. Not like a Siren guy would."

"I will take that into consideration." I lied.

"Personally: I can't wait." Vera told Kitty. "When one of his ladies gets preggers, he turns into a sex daemon."

"Oh! You are so lucky!" Kitty said, unhappily.

Vera sipped. "I am."

Her wedding ring glittered as she tipped back the bottle. As it looks like mine, this is all an easy sell. When Angel is here, and she has on that ring set, it works because I claimed her too. Given the way, Astral's fascinate the Siren men, a possibly unneeded safety.

So far, despite the fascination, not one has ever put a move on Angel. I just want to use their proper fear of me as a shield.

One thing Siren-world is not ready for is the idea of two women being married to each other.