aliantha wrote:The veil between the worlds is thin this night...

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Uh-oh...

Screaming in agony, Khalida deftly slashes at the spiders with her knife, dexterously twisting and turning her body in an attempt to break the grasp of the one holding on to her. She bares her fangs at whatever is nearest her head, attempting to bite and maul as best she can. In between attempted bi...

Continuing to back towards the door, Khalida fumbles for the knob while her eyes grow wide. Taking deep breaths to calm her nerves, she remembers her childhood teachings: "Spiders are a benefit to have around," her science tutor once said. "Not all are poisonous or will harm a human. ...

Gas? Khalida wonders. I agreed to the payment; Montefiore would be more direct in acquiring my blood than to attempt to knock me out unknowingly first ... Unsure of what was happening, Khalida rises from the couch and draws out her boot knife. Attaining a defensive posture while moving rapidly back...

As the two hour time limit approaches, Khalida works fervently to note and quote what she could from the four books in front of her. Then closing them gently, she reverently reshelves them where she had found them, packs her notes into her clutch and straightens the area where she had worked on the ...

It seems there is naught to do but scan the titles and see what may strike me as relevant, Khalida thinks while expelling her breath in a quiet whistle of frustration. Although he was not listed as an owner, perhaps the doctor has a copy of "Of Unseen Worlds and their Denizens and the Art of T...

Khalida's eyes open wide at the doctor's remark. He was right, she was extremely naive. The thought of having also placed him in danger had never entered her mind. Yet she suspected the older vampire had means of dealing with the denizens of The Other World that she could not even imagine... Walking...

Casting her eyes down in embarrassment at the slight reprimand, Khalida also stands as the doctor makes his way to the door. "Thank you, Doctor," she says as she watches him head to the door. Holding her hand out, she asks before he actually leaves, "If I could just have the note and ...

Khalida smiles seductively at the doctor's first comment. "I have only scratched the surface of the depth of my questions, Doctor. There is much I have encountered and am in the midst of discovering more as this night wears on. But I do understand you are busy and that I am unexpectedly taking ...

Khalida listens to the doctor's reply intently. "Doctor, I only came upon this key and letter a few hours ago. In that time I have received two phone calls which I believe was from the MRE referred to as "the man covered in teeth." Miss Saint obviously felt she was stalked by both of ...

"Thank you doctor. I am unsure of what journals, manuals, or texts would be of us to me, but the offer to use your library is a generous one and I am sure something will be found that would be of help." Khalida reaches in to her clutch to withdraw the letter, then again leans forward, offe...

Khalida casts her eyes down in embarrassment. "My apologies, Doctor. Thank you for indulging my curiosity. The idea of cobwebs somehow being able to strengthen the weave is simply fascinating. Perhaps one day you will be willing to explain how a physical cobweb is able to strengthen a metaphysi...

[ooc] yes!!! [/ooc] "... ah!!! " Khalida expels with the breath she had no idea she was holding. "I admit I haven't the slightest idea how such would work, but it is fascinating in concept and design indeed... "And it always keeps the Other World from intruding here? Would...&qu...

"Then does the asylum have a really bad mosquito problem? ... the little bloodsuckers ... And the addition of natural predators such as spiders is believed to be of help in solving the problem?" Khalida leans forward with a gleam in her eyes. "Or is there another reason for all of the...

Something more? To add something more to something as unsubstantial as the Veil between Worlds??? Khalida regards the doctor in puzzlement. "It must be something you believe I have a chance of figuring out," she responds with mild frustration. "But the mere concept of an Other World ...

Khalida's mouth drops open slightly as she listens.

"How?"

Attempting to put a facade of polite interest back on her face, she tries again. "The weave of the veil between this world and the Other World has been strengthened here? How is that done?"

Raising a brow slightly in bemusement, Khalida settles herself gently on the edge of the couch, too wound up inside to relax in to its cushioned embrace. "Before I begin, you have raised my curiosity regarding your cure for the criminally insane during our walk here, Doctor. Will you describe w...

Awaiting to follow Montefiore in to his office, Khalida's mind was racing with the choices before her of where to begin . Unconsciously, she took a little comfort from twirling the key between her fingers, still refusing to trust releasing it from her grasp for fear of losing track of it. First step...

Khalida's hunger surged as she watched the doctor feed. She had yet to feed herself this morning and as she was unsure of Kindred societal expectations in a situation like this, she struggled to remain a silent observer.

"I am humbled that you invited me within, and to your private office to consult with you," Khalida replied, as she followed the doctor up the stairs, doing her best to avoid any cobwebs as they ascended.