House of Pain / In need of a little...something ((open)) / Kat 13 years ago

In need of a little...something ((open))

Kat perched on the tall stool at the bar, her fingers tracing through the sweat on her drink as she watched the masses dance. It was not exactly what she'd expected when she'd been given the name of this place when asking about fulfillment of some darker needs.

Still, she'd not seen the entirety of the place, and she did not feel as silly in the ridiculous skirt and corset she'd chosen for the evening, as there were girls in much more...disrespectful attire. It was not easy to find what she was looking for and the outfit, and six inch black heels she'd paired it with helped set the tone. Well she hoped it did. She usually turned to Peter when such needs arose, and she wasn't about to ask him to fly to America just for that, nor was she going to ask anyone at The Domicile. The Mercs looked at her as a bit of candy anyway and she did not think it would be wise to offer them reason to.

So she was here, and so far there was nothing even approaching acceptable that had bothered to come say hello. One thing she did notice, was that she would not be able to sit here un-harassed much longer and joining the masses on the floor would be necessary. Michael and Magdalene were all but Fred Astair and Ginger Rodgers-ing it in her head.

Valentine 13 years ago
The 'gentleman' Tai had been playing with had a bit of a domino effect and sent someone crashing into the table Val was resting behind and managed to confuse her guy. The next thing she knew they were at each other's throats and ignoring her. Oh she -hated- that.

Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Kitty, who seemed to have tired of her mobsters and moved on to something else. Interesting. Val wasn't sure what she thought of the woman's style either, too much flash for her taste, not enough good solid ass kicking.

Not that Val thought about that long. No, instead, she jumped the table and stood right in between the two men, one of who had been her target first. Now she was all for Tai sharing, but this lug had to learn manner, he was hers until she was done with him. Val barley reached his chest, but that was OK. She slammed her heel, stiletto and all, into his instep. He let out a satisfying yelp and turned his attention back to her.

She ducked behind the guy Tai had shared with her, kidney punched him and sent him stumbling towards the lug. Given the way the shared target could be shoved around Val guessed him human. Poor thing was getting more than he bargained for probably. Well you pays your money and you takes your chances she reasoned and didn't bother to waste any more sympathy on him.

Sweeping the leg out from under the human, before he got re-involved with the lug, Val grabbed a tray from a passing server and slammed that into his head. He obligingly fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Just you and me now."Â?

She grinned at the goon. It was almost a shame she was having so much fun. She did love to watch Tai work and from the little bits, she could see he was doing a damned fine job. It was down right pretty.
Kat 13 years ago
They traded punches and she got a couple solid kicks in, before he stopped playing nice. And suddenly she was no longer playing and was fighting for her life. How fun!

He worked hard to pin her to the ground, and she just kept slipping from his grasp. After the fifth time, he snarled at her and she grinned. The brawl continued on around them, but she'd lost focus for anything but tall and lanky. This was almost as much fun as what she'd set out to find.

He came at her again, and she slipped from his grasp, sending him headlong into the bar. It was the third time he'd done the same thing and she giggled. He stood, shook his head and charged her again. Someone grabbed her from behind, and held her still as he finally made full contact. It was Kat's turn to go flying, with lanky attached, the two of them landing, with him on top, at Akio's feet.

She grinned up at him. "Little help?"
Ichiro Taiji 13 years ago
Things very nearly got messy with a passer-by but Val took care of him, allowing Tai to focus on his very bendy partner. As the fight grew more and more heated, Tai decided it was getting to be high time to put and end to this. Focusing, bearing down mentally, he felt the familiar boiling sensation of a full-on bloodlust as he willed it into play. With that, combined with his exceptional agility, Gumby seemed to slow down. The contortions he went through no longer threw Tai off and it became increasingly easy to knock the other vampire around.

Taking advantage of the other man's flexibility Tai maneuvered him into a series of spins and managed to lock him into a hold he finally couldn't escape. Tai finished him off with a few well-placed breaks, knowing they would mend but effectively ending the fight. And just as well, as Kat and a tallish vampire suddenly flew threw the air and landed at his feet.

Tai raised an eyebrow at Kat's plea for help and considered for a moment. Finally he gave her a short nod. Spinning backwards he hooked his heel and knee around he taller vampire's jaw and wrenched him off of Kat. The man recovered well but Tai was back on him in a flash, driving him away from Kat and keeping him busy with a series of impossibly quick kicks.
Valentine 13 years ago
OK this was just funny. Val's guy had apparently just notice how small she was. Undoubtedly, it would have been amusing to someone looking at them. He was well over six feet and she was just barley over five and he must have out weighed her by a hundred pounds. He hesitated for a second, trying to work out his next move. In something of a sporting move Val didn't exploit that. Once he committed to a punch she side stepped him, let him get close and smashed the heel of her hand into his noes, breaking it, smashed the tips of the fingers of her other hand into his throat and then drove her knee into his groin.

He fell to his knees clutching the injured area and apparently wasn't looking to get up. Val didn't go after him further. That wasn't how you did things in a bar fight. Val, however, knew better than to turn her back on him. That never went well.

Apparently, Kitty had gotten in over her head. With a smile she watched Tai help her out. It was very neighborly of him. Smart too, you didn't want to set the whole place off. Lord, you'd never get that under control.
Kat 13 years ago
"Thanks." Kat rolled neatly to her feet only to land lopsided. That flight through the air had broken her heel. Annoyed and frustrated and at a point where she was no longer enjoying herself, Kat pulled the heels from her feet and stared at the offending shoe. The damned thing was broken clean off. If she could find it it would be repaired, but that wasn't the point.

The point was that she had to get them repaired at all, or shop for new ones. Neither of which were really in her budget at the moment. Barefoot, she wove her way past two men who were fighting each other, and made it to where Akio was kicking the crap out of Tall and Lanky.

She watched for a moment, pissed and really wanting to help the vampire on his way to being ashes come morning. Of course killing a guy might rank up there on things not to do if she wanted to not get noticed by the powers that be. Still.

She was a street fighter, bar brawls and martial arts were, while not unheard of, not part of her normal dealings. What with thieves tending to stick to the shadows, and all that. So she had no idea to get back in on the damned shoe breaker.
Ichiro Taiji 13 years ago
The brawl was brief; Val seemed to have finished with her funtime and Tai's previous partner had disappeared. Having rescued Kat, Tai played with the taller vampire for a little bit but the fight was over quickly enough. His opponent was fast, but clearly didn't have Tai's particular skills. Tai avoided sending this one into a table and simply finished him with a jab to the throat, something he had discovered would upset almost anyone, human or vampire. Apparently some people never lost their addiction to oxygen.

Tai bowed to his opponent and then turned to Kat, who was watching the end of the show. No one else was interested in their tiny brawl by this point; it wasn't entirely uncommon here so it hadn't really warranted that much attention.

"Not bad," he said with a slight smile. He still wasn't the chatty sort but he approved of Kat's readiness to jump into the fray at the start of the fight.

As his bloodlust wound down he looked around for a likely donor, knowing he'd want to snack before they left. As he did he spotted Val across the room stepping over someone on the ground. He reached for Kat's arm and headed over toward Val.
Valentine 13 years ago
Val watched Tai settle down a bit and bring Kitty over her way. She slid into a booth and considered the two of them. Interesting. There was no jealousy, no spite, or much of anything. She was just interested. She hadn't made up her mind about Kitty Kat, she wondered if he had.

Crossing and uncrossing her legs she held held out one leg, foot neatly pointed showing off her calf.

"Look. I finally managed to do this with out breaking a heel."Â?

She said with a bright fangy grin. She was quite pleased with keeping her shoes intact. This was a new pair after all.
Kat 13 years ago
Kat watched Akio finish off the guy that broke her shoes, she was disappointed it wasn't her doing, but incredibly glad the whole thing was over. She could hold her own, but it wasn't her favorite way to pass the time.

"Thanks. Same goes." Tucking her shoes over two fingers of one hand, she let him take her over to Moira. They slid into a booth and she sigh softly.

"I don't seem to possess your luck." She held up the broken shoe briefly before tucking it back away. "I don't suppose either of you saw the heel?"

A soft chuckle accompanied her words, before she fell silent again.
Ichiro Taiji 13 years ago
Tai slid in across from Kat, next to Val, and gave her an approving nod along with an "it's about time" smile. He turned to Kat and shook his head, face slightly amused that she thought he might have had time to track the trajectory of her heel from across the room.

Across the room, it was as if nothing had ever happened. Tai spotted one of the waitresses, a young woman in her thirties, pretty, with an appetite for kinky and a sex drive that was out of this world. He'd fed from her before, and by the looks she was giving him she wouldn't mind another round.

His bloodlust was cooling off leaving him hungry and slightly grumpy, so as smoothly as he'd sat down Tai was back up. He nodded to Val, indicating where he was headed, and gave Kat a brief little bow. He wasn't going to be gone long... the act of sex wasn't required to experience the euphoria of a bite.
Valentine 13 years ago
She'd gotten used to Tai's non-verbal queues over the months and half snorted half laughed at him. With a casual rub on his thigh, under the table so Kitty wouldn't be able to see she silently said she understood. Val didn't even bother to look as he excused himself. Mmmmmmm now that he mentioned it she wouldn't mind a bite herself, but it would wait.

As it was she laughed at Kitty and her predicament, but with a bit of sympathy.

"Honey that heel is -gone-. Trust me I had something similar happen here a while back and I had to have the thing out and out replaced."Â?

It had been a damned nice pair of Prada's too. Val was still a bit sulky about that, even if they had been last seasons.

"I can recommend a good repair place if you want though. You'd never know anything had happened to that pair, he does good work."Â?
Kat 13 years ago
Curiosity had her watching Akio for a few moments. He needed to eat, that was plain when his trajectory led him to a waitress. Interesting.So many things about this couple were interesting. So much so that her original intentions were beginning to take a back burner.

She figured, it wasn't as if she had any real hope anyone had seen the thing. It made her wonder how many high heel parts they found when they cleaned this place every morning. "That'd be great. I like this pair, they're actually comfortable."

Proping her elbow on the table she took a few moments to study the woman in front of her. "I suppose I should ask what clan your from, but I'm not sure it matters all that much. I can assume where you are not from based on the last little bit, but I never make assumptions. Too much trouble comes from them."
Valentine 13 years ago
Carrying a purse when they were working often proved to be difficult, so Val simply didn't. Her skirt, even though sleek and cut close to the body, did have pockets. It let her carry a few things, one of which was a business card for her dealership and slid it across the table to Kitty. The girl would be able to contact her easily.

"I -hate- to waste a good pair of shoes but combat boots just aren't my style."Â?

That wasn't 100% true. Her foot ware had varied greatly when working with the IRA or if she was sniping but it certainly wasn't anything she'd ever chose for every day. Not that it mattered.

Val did hate to give information without getting some to start with. Not even information that just didn't really matter, it wasn't like the clans were top secret. She shrugged off her initial hesitation though.

"Let me guess we come of as Evenhet."Â?

Val said with a grin. She hopped Tai would bring the waitress back with him, she wouldn't mind another drink. Something, anything to do with her hands she was feeling fidgety again.
Kat 13 years ago
Kat took the card, read it quickly, and noticed the name was not what she'd been given. Not a surprise in the least. She pushed the hem of her skirt up and slipped the card behind the sheath of the knife strapped to her thigh, then replaced the skirt.

"Thank you. I prefer a pair of boots, over these things, but biker boots don't say sexy when paired with the skirt and corset."

A soft chuckle escaped her, which turned into a laugh at the woman's next comment. "Not unless the Evenhet have chosen to drop the whole humans are our friends thing."

She leaned forward, resting her chin on her hand. "No I figured you owe some form of allegiance to the same people I do. Of course, if I'm wrong and you don't call the Domocile home, I should probably hightail it and hope you forget I exist."
Valentine 13 years ago
The name had been a game, Val wasn't worried about Kitty getting her real name. If she hadn't liked Kitty, or at least not disliked her, Val wouldn't have tipped her hand like that. Besides, Moira was her middle name.

Sizing up Kitty in a different light Val shook her head.

"It is all about attitude and if you want to ear biker boots with a corset you make it look good. Besides it isn't like there is a dress code here."Â?

There were some people here who looked liked they just walked out of an office, some in nothing but leather and chains, corsets, kimonos, anything went really. Most people knew that, at least if they'd been her before. So maybe Kitty hadn't, and if she was new to the House of Pain maybe she was new to the city.

Val just shrugged. The Domicile was as much home as any place. She had rooms there, she had her condo in town and she was pretty sure she owned some property other places. But she didn't attach too much sentiment to any place she lived.

"More or less. But I'm guessing you're new here."Â?
Kat 13 years ago
Kat ran her hand through her hair, righting a bit of the damage from the fight. The short locks were in need of a trim, but she hadn't had good luck finding a place that looked like it could do it right.

"Well, now Miss. Valentine, you'd be correct in your guessing. I've been in America a little less than two months now. I'm still trying to find everything I need, and this place was suggested to me as a means to my end."

She lifted her head, caught the eye of the bar tender and shortly a waitress was placing a fresh vodka martini in front of her and whatever it was Valentine was drinking set before the red head.
Valentine 13 years ago
Ah give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to drink blood. Hey, America was the land of opportunity for vampires too. But it was also an immediate question.

"Oh really? And what brings you out west."Â?

Something about Kitty suggested she was from Europe, so anywhere in North America would be out west.

As to the House of Pain being a means to an end Val just gave her smoky laugh. It was that, and it didn't even always matter what 'the ends' were one could accomplish a hell of a lot here. As she and Tai had proved on more than one occasion.
Kat 13 years ago
Kat never told a lie when part of the truth worked just as well and was easier to remember. "I'm looking for something, and my search lead me here."

She shrugged with one shoulder. "So far no luck, but I'm bound to find it eventually. In the mean time I'm rather enjoying the night life here."

She played with the stem of her glass for a moment. "And you, how do you find yourself in Nachton?"
Ichiro Taiji 13 years ago
It took a few minutes to isolate the young woman in question; it wasn't always completely simple to single out someone at the House of Pain. Once she saw him, though, the woman was willing and compliant and Tai took what he needed with efficiency and a tingle of pleasure. The remaining edginess from his previous bloodlust vanished and calm once more settled over him, leaving him sated and relaxed.

Only five or ten minutes had passed at most, and he returned to their table to discover Val and Kat engaged in polite conversation. He wasn't about to interrupt them so he rejoined them quietly, sliding back in next to Val with a slight smile, looking a bit like that cat that had just eaten the canary.
Valentine 13 years ago
"Oh really? What are you looking for?"Â?

You couldn't just say something like that to Val and not expect her to comment on it. She was always interested in what someone else found valuable. And it -had- to be good to have drug Kitty across the pond.

Kitty seemed terribly casual about this search too. What could matter so much that she'd have come all the way here looking for it but so little that she could be this relaxed. It was an interesting little puzzle.

She half turned when Tai slid in beside her and gave a half laugh.

"Delicious was she lover?"Â?

What brought her here? Huh? Val had never really thought about it. It had just sort of happened.

"Work I guess. The dealership is near by,"Â? She pointed to the card. "and it was for sale and I was between gigs."Â?

Val just shrugged. It didn't really matter and it had worked out.
Kai 13 years ago
Kat lifted one finger and waved it back and forth. "Ah-ah, a girl's got to have a secret or two. Not to mention my employer would not be happy if I spilled and someone else found it first."

She chuckled a bit. "Actually that might benefit me in someways, save me some leg work, but I rather like the traipsing about."


She watched Akio slip back into the booth with what she'd heard called a shit-eating grin. Though she didn't understand what that meant. Mostly he looked like a cat that had snuck into the cream and drank it all.

Huh, well, that was partly how her work worked as well. Things just sort of happened the way they wanted to, and she happily followed along. It wasn't bad work if you could get it and she, so far, had plenty. She inclined her head at Val, in understanding.

"So, I'm guessing since her name wasn't really Moira, and is in fact Valentine, yours isn't Akio either."

A grin curled her lips, as she lifted an eyebrow at the man.