Regina of the Décès Ombre Pride
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Post by Pepper LeForge on Nov 10, 2015 5:19:58 GMT
" An now ladies and gents coming to the stage our very own fiery feline our spicy southern bell, Ms pepper potts."
The crowd was hushed and the first beats of Gavin Degraws fire came on Pepper slinked out the red sky high heels making no sound with how she moved to the beat and every word accented. The bits of skin she had peeking from under the long black firemans coat with reflective strips. The helmet hid her hair for the moment. At the words jump in she did just that and launched for the pole even tho she was a good five feet from it. Swinging down at a swirl that flicked the helmet off and kicking it to her prop master with a practiced foot flick that was just part of her roll once she hit stage. At the words riot tonight hair swung up showing her startling eyes then the lions line saw her crawling across the stage like she was boneless.
The coat came off and she kept all eyes on her getting close to one man holding out a few twenties, she took his hands placed them on her thighs and let the shift ripple under her skin he groaned but was a bit scared and smelled nice soon as he started thinking he was food. She took his money and rolled away stuffing the cash and strutting across to the other side leaning into a tourist and kissing her soft letting her feel canine for a moment before backing off. As her first song ended with their infinite sense of humor they put on the beginning of the lion king. "Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba"
Pepper slid her shoes off and small red outfit to the zulu words oddly connecting with them tho shed never been there. Finally just before they would have lifted simba in the movie she shed her human self and roared on cue as the large golden lioness she was. The applause was deafening and the money rained down, she loved her job.
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Post by Jackson Anders on Nov 10, 2015 5:54:38 GMT
Jack had never fancied himself a strip club denizen. But he found himself more than half in the bag and leaning against the bar’s bullnose. When the MC spoke up it caught his attention. He was a big geek and the name caught is attention. He was expecting a redhead dressed in glasses and a business woman’s attire." And now ladies and gents coming to the stage our very own fiery feline our spicy southern bell, Ms pepper potts." He perked up and managed to stop swaying long enough to catch the show. He was surprised that the lithe small woman smelled like a lion’s den. Her feline nature showed in her overly graceful movements. She was able to keep the beat while also managing to threaten the entire audience with her predatory nature. He almost guffawed out loud at how closely lust was to fear.
He waited until her show was over then asked to speak with her. The response he got was disheartening. He had to pay for her time. So he did he made his way to the champagne room listening to the instructions. He knew they were unnecessary but he listened to the practiced spiel. He wasn’t sure what brought him in but the least he could do was introduce himself and make a new friend.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 18:40:23 GMT
Tibs walked into the club, He moved quickly as he tried to make sure he was always available for Pepper. He leaned back against the table, the table he normally sat at was filled by a party. That annoyed him to no end, the thought had crossed his mind to lower his shields and let the beast look out his eyes at the party of young guys hooting at his cub. She was currently the only other member, or pseudo member of his pride. Tib had wanted to talk to Pepper. Tibs wanted to let her know of the plan. She would have to start expecting guest. And more important he wanted to make sure she was okay as he did not get enough time in the last week to talk to her.
As her set wound down to its climax, Tibs started to make his way down to her dressing area. He pasted another lycanthrope. His flavor was bear, The memory triggered he had met the guy before when he had first touched down. As good as Pepper was at her dancing Tibs barely noticed. His mind was so stuck on his coming storm. Tibs walked past the bouncer to her room, however the bouncer thought it better to do grab his arm. Tibs stopped, his eyes rolled down to the guys hand where it lay on Tibs forearm. Rolling back up to meet the bouncer’s Tibs eyes bled to amber. Hi voice was deeper with more bass and grumble to it.
“Are you sure you want to do this Brian?” The bouncer preferred his nickname razor, however Tibs was so not in the mood. Either he was going to move his arm, or his new nick name would be stumpy. The bouncer snatched his hand back as if Tibs was on fire. Walking into the room he waited for her.
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Regina of the Décès Ombre Pride
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Post by Pepper LeForge on Nov 10, 2015 21:59:27 GMT
Pep had only in the last year started working here because she needed to be legal and shed only just then learned to rapid shift without black out.
It was a necessity working here as customers wanted to have their bit of you while you were still active. She only shifted one time a night and the rest of her sets she was human shape for.
Razor had told her she had a request so shed put her cash away donned a small bikini and skirt shoes back on and went out to find..a bear? That was intresting she also rolled her eyes because what had to be the worlds most annoying white knight was here.
He was nice for a rex but her and male lions were often not a smart mix with how she came to be. She let him close enough that they weren't hostile but he wanted her allegance and she wanted left alone to shake her money maker and forget.
He was some sorta head shrink she heard and that was even more reasons not to get to chatty. Still she couldn't afford to be rude so after this dance shed go talk.
Smiling at the obviously inebriated bear wondering how he managed that because they tended to metabolize every thing quicker. She sat next to him first to find out what he liked and wanted. " well hey there suga lookin finer than frog hair tonight how you be?"
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Post by Jackson Anders on Nov 11, 2015 13:57:55 GMT
As the young lioness came into the ‘suite’ Jack went to stand though failing miserably he ended sprawled across the settee. It was a great way to start ones first introduction. He would have to let the Ursa know that the recipe for hooch they had was a real winner. Normally at this point of the evening he would be well through his third or fourth bottle to keep even the slightest buzz going. This absinthe laced super shine was well worth the ten grand of investment they’d made to brew something strong enough for a lycanthrope. Or was it a ten tries totaling a grand well that didn’t really matter it was steal at twice the price. Not that he would ever condone theft that was just wrong he thought as he tried to sit up and only ended relaxing further.
As she spoke he raised his hand to ask a question. Not waiting to be acknowledged he said, “The Frogs can keep there share as they are too small to have much of a stake in anything bear might need to do. Or even just a regu’lar fullshized man.”
It was a quite witty comment in his estimation so he laughed as the lionesses silence obviously meant she hadn’t gotten the joke. Trying to stand he decided against it mistake that was. As he lay he was able to smell that the person who’d been here before him didn’t have much money or understand subtlety as the seat was doused in disinfectant and a gallon of Old Spice body spray. Original scent.
“Kitty, on behalf of the lions of New Orleans I would like to welcome you to the bears your name is Jackson and I am Pepper. No Wait that’s not it Your Pepper and I am pleased to be met by you. Wait that doesn’t seem right.” Forcing himself to sit up even as the room tried to spin him out of his seat. Jack reeled and rocked as he tried to meet her eye. It would have been easier if she hadn’t kept moving between images of herself.
“Hello there. I’m drackson and it is my most enviable pleasure to meet you. How do you do the voodoo you do do do. Ish the other one your brother?” The last bit stumbling over itself to get out as Jackson just realized he’d passed a mountain of a lion on his way back to the room but could do nothing about it now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 19:52:52 GMT
Tibs sat in the dressing room, he knew that he didn’t belong yet he this had to happen. It was understandable in its own way. As of right now He would ask the question as now she and all of the lions in New Orleans will have to make their decision by the time the crew that Hiero was going to loan him The lions would need to decide if they wanted a Rex or would they rather be ran out of town. For little over a year he spoke to them as if they were as least as humane as he was. Now he is going to make the choice very simple in the only way he knew how. As of today every lion in new Orleans will need to Choose a Rex or a Regina. They have one week to comply, IF they do not have a Regina or Rex in place by the time the Crew comes down they will be ran out of town.
Looking at the person in the mirror of the changing table Tibs thought to himself was this him or was this Chidera. While the directness he could understand the violence was a lot higher than what he wanted to do. Tibs would give Pepper this one warning and tell her to spread it as far and as wide as possible. That all those who are not going to follow him needed to leave New Orleans but the end of the week. Those who did not would be looked at and treated as a rogue who is encroaching on his Territory. And will be punished to the fullest extent of his law.
As she was the one person he spoke with more than the other lions he would deliver this message to her and let her hopefully spread it as tibs would not allow ignorance of his decree will not be a defense of his decree.
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Regina of the Décès Ombre Pride
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Post by Pepper LeForge on Nov 11, 2015 21:06:58 GMT
She didnt mean to laugh but he was cute and hilarious so she tried to fallow what was being said. Getting the just of it."well den jackson da bear nice to meet you too."
Settling cause he could barely sit up no need to dance, she bit her lower lip then asked"so what ever you been drinking yall finna sell some?"
If so shed be very interested,hearing his question bout the rex"nah hes the leader but sometime try to pretend he somebody daddy tho"
She liked this jackson and touched his face. She would have stayed another few songs but needed to go talk to the lion in her room. So she found a coaster from the club and put her real cell number on it with a kiss print.
Rubbing her scent on it she slid it into his pants then kissing his hand."ttyl mister bear"
Sauntering out she open up her door and went in staring at tibs through her mirror "to what do i owe the pleasure suga?"
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Post by Jackson Anders on Nov 11, 2015 21:38:29 GMT
Jack wasn’t sure how long he’d slept could have been minutes could have been hours. He didn’t feel as if he’d been out longer than that. Of course the problem with losing time was it was almost impossible to gauge where one left it. Standing to his fee he was a little unnerved by the scent of lioness coming from his pants. He hoped he hadn’t done what it smelled like he’d done. Especially as he didn’t remember doing it. That would mean he hadn’t done a bad thing greatly. Which if it was the case he at least hadn’t finished that much he could tell. Hopefully that meant there would be a repeat performance s that he could make up for his poor showing.
Sauntering out of the Champagne room he realized that it hadn’t been as long as he thought as he caught the still warm scent of lioness in the hallway. As the bouncer was looking at him he decided against tracking it back to where it lead away from him. Especially as he also caught the scent of the local Rex as well. Better not get involved in any sort of domestic dispute especially as he once heard that all the lionesses of a Pride were the Rex’s sister wives. It was like a very violent preternatural Mormonism. He wanted nothing to do with that thank you very much. Try though he might he couldn’t shake the image of her kissing him which well was nice he thought shame he couldn’t actually remember what happened. Maybe that would have him back another night the Rex was away.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2015 6:37:57 GMT
Tibs started to smile, however for some reason it shown more predator in that one look that he was normally known for. It was as if he had come to stalk kill and claim prey tonight. Tib watched as she walked into the room. Normally his beast was more under control, but tonight he was letting the monster prowl and stretch its metaphysical legs. While he was still completely in control he held no illusions that he was going to let the cat out of the bag sometime tonight. It would be perhaps once he finished his rounds. But he was going to shift and kill before the morning.
“Pepper I have come to warn you and to give you notice. Soon many unaligned pride will come to you and ask if what they have heard is real. I am letting you hear it from my mouth. Yes. New Orleans belongs to Deces Ombre Pride. For those who are not part of my pride they have one week to leave. At the end of that week they will be considered as rogues and trespassers and dealt with in accordance with pride law.”
While he would not go into detail as to the Abstract taking notice nor the vampires expecting him to forge A pride from this loose grouping of lions. He knew that most people thought he was unassailable as well as so far removed that he was not someone who could be spoken with so as with all things in Nola you ask someone who knew someone. So Tibs was putting the message out. This was finally going to happen. Tibs leaned against the table he kept his shields in place as he did not want to be over dramatic. Tibs figured she was the perfect person to give the information too as she stayed closer to the street than him and she knew more of the lions in NOLA than he did.
“Besides the unfun business part, I caught your show little lioness. I’m impressed that can you shift and not be wiped?”
Tibs really believed in a live and let live policy. She already outed herself as a lycanthrope so if she can not hurt the normals and don’t mind being part of a show then Tibs won’t judge. He only wanted, no cared to know if she was going to come to the pride house. So that he could make sure there was enough food.
“If you plan to come to the manor house let me know so I can get stocked up.”
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Regina of the Décès Ombre Pride
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Post by Pepper LeForge on Nov 12, 2015 22:50:05 GMT
She blinked at him his news stung but she supposed she should have expected it sooner nola had been to good to be true for those disenfranchised with life in a pride for to long. Now the other shoe was dropping and she was again caught in the middle of some messy gator poop. Sighing she swaggered past flounced on a chair and looked at him." ok fine so you tough now chere? I understand and will make it clear to dem you not playin no more games but lemme make some clear to you..we came here most of us born here or migrated cause prides treated us low and horrible. So now you wanna be da law and have a propa pride but need to consider dat dere in all dis foolishness."
She shifted and swallowed hard never one for pitty she hadnt open up to him but he was being honest so she would too. "You wanna know why I ain jus join your merry ban when you showed up? Its cause of how I came to be dis thing in fronna you. You ever have some one bigger snd stronger that you newly made shift on top you? I spose not. Now imagine you smaller den me with no where to go and no choices offered money for doin films but didnt know it was supposed to be wereanimal human snuff films."
She let that sink in the fact he knew shed been a lioness for at least 2 years and hed sent her an 18th birthday card after hed met her. No tears no emotion just matter of fact."so you tell me rex how I'm sposed to truss you when every male o dis here type I done met has done all they could to destroy me."
She held up a hand nails painted incase he was going to protest "but dis here my home born and ran wile through its streets if I die is gon be here so if dat mean you da leader den ok I'll fallow but know trust is not easy won from me if its won at all."
She wasnt stupid it would be a blood bath should she refused and she wouldn't leave so he was the only choice.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 6:34:02 GMT
Tibs began reaching into his pocket. He was fishing for one of his business cards. While he allowed himself to be as available as he could not one lion had asked to communicate with him. He had offered himself for over a year and was ignored. Everyone assumed he was just too clean cut to be a Rex. They may have been right the image he projected was very clean cut and truth be told he was not a bad person he was a bit of a boy scout. That did not change the fact he was the right person for the job.
“No not tough, just finally going to put the work in. I really did not feel I should have to work at being the Rex, but my eyes were opened. If I am not the Rex of this pride, then any other lion who is strong can come and take over. I was made aware of two other lions who are as Strong as I am in the city right now. If there is no true pride who will protect the lions when these lions come to take over? What about Eric on the docks he running guns and drugs through the port and using the weaker lions to load and unload the ships. who protects them? What about Estelle who are using the young cubs who are infected as prostitutes who protects them?”
Tibs pushed himself up from the table. He had told himself he was not going to pace. He had told himself he was not going to brain dump on this girl. She would not, could not understand what he was trying to do. So to tell her would be a waste of time, yet he found himself talking and couldn’t stop.
“I don’t want to win your trust, you will freely give it to me. As you see when you need me whether to talk or protect and I am right there. I don’t want to take over your life, hell I have my own crazy life that I am busy living. But just think of me as family. It is my job to make sure that all of those in my family are takin care of and protected from the predators. I left my door open for the past year, I figured when the lions got tired of being used and abused they would come to me. Since they didn’t and greater powers than me were waiting for a pride to be formed, then it falls to me to make a pride.”
Tibs gave her his business card. As he walked towards the door. If she wanted to say something to him he was walk slow enough that she could stop him with just a word. If not she had his card. It would be up to her to use it. He has offered the pride house and the warmth and safety of the pride, it would be up to her to decide if that is the life for her, if not the she would have to swallow the bitter blue pill.
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Post by Pepper LeForge on Nov 13, 2015 13:13:26 GMT
She sighed softly but when he said two strong lions in town pepper did something strange she tucked up in a ball and went very still. Like a cub hiding from hyenas in tall grass, all the sass was drained away and every hard bit of her exsistance showed.
When he mentioned the others she shrunk further Estelle had tried her but pepper had been tired of being meat by then and had handed that ole lioness her rear. They had an uneasy you stay out my way I won't interfere in your affairs situation but shed felt horrible because she'd had to leave the others to fate she'd had already.
The card was given but her hands trembled taking it" mister my family jus as messed up as the rest of my life but I spose family is what ya make it. You really mean to save the others? If so den you better get you a cape and boots cause its gone take superman ta fix dis lot. ....can I pick my own room den?"
She was scared and didn't want to say just how much and the thought of him leaving her now when tbe others he mentioned were out there had her shook.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 20:20:22 GMT
Tibs stopped with his hand reaching out for the door. Her words stopped him cold, he while he was not involved in the politics of the lycanthropy until he was a fully grown adult big and strong an alpha in his own right. He know the scene, this was not the first time that it happened. He saw it happen over and over in different cities, the faces and names changed but the game was the same.
She turned slow enough that it felt an eternity before he was able to face her. She did get it, she saw the evils that he knew happened behind closed doors in lycanthropy circle if ran unchecked. She knew the idea of not having a Rex sounds good until someone needs protecting. “Well let’s say I’m like the older brother from the movies. The guy who is helpful and loving almost to a fault.” Tibs leaned back against the door. Her fear told stories of horrors that she had lived through. TIbs was resigned that many of his female pride and male pride would be damaged and desperate to be healed.
“There are two rooms that I have the rest are for you guys. You can pick your room anyone that you like.” The mansion was repaired all the rooms are clean and sadly empty. Tibs had no desire to change the girls life style, he just wanted to keep her safe. He was going to start collecting them first he would deal with that ole lioness Estelle. She had to go, once he shut her down the cubs whose age ranged from eighteen to twenty five only because Gates would have taken her head if she was running an underage child sex ring.
Then When the backup got here he could deal with Eric and his crew. He just need a free shot at Eric and he will deal with him.
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Regina of the Décès Ombre Pride
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Post by Pepper LeForge on Nov 13, 2015 22:56:53 GMT
She gave him an honest to goodness smile and that beaten down creature was now back to beautiful and sassy. She managed to stand and walk to him and in a show of something primal and instinctual took his hand rubbed his knuckles along her chin scent marking. Then stood on tip toe and rubbed her head under his chin getting his scent on her.
When it was done there wasn't a physical change but somewhere out there in metaphysics land the same place the ribbon between him and his vampire lived a new yellow green ribbon was tied. He could feel her more acutely now link to her in time of trouble. She was pride.
"I get out at 2am can I still move in that late? I rather not be by my self while this is going on and besides you could use my help once you free them they'll trust me and then you"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2015 6:23:47 GMT
Tibs was only too happy to nod his agreement. Her smile was what he was looking for. He had resigned himself that she would smile more days than she would frown. That was his secret promise to Pepper. He could her bonding to him, her strength adding to his own. She was pride and as long as blood was in his body she would flourish.
“the door will be open and the alarm code for you as well as your key to the front door will be on the coffee table. Ill be in my room if you need anything. Of course I can use your help once you get once you get settled Ill settle up with Estelle.”
While he did not go into detail, he knew that Estelle was not going to throw hers hands up and just walk away. She was making a lot of money taking run away girls off the street turning them into sex slaves. While he cant save them all, he could definitely save the young girls she infected with lion lycanthropy. Those girls he would have to adopt. But the normal girls he would not be able to help at least not directly. That might have require Tibs to lean on Gates for assistance. To figure out what to do with them as he does not have the financial means to assist in any meaningful manner.
Tibs thought to move on with the next part of his plan. It was going to require him to travel to do recon on Estelle’s estate, however perhaps that could wait for an hour.
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