Creatures of the Night discussion

Nightlock Manor is a collection of underground railway systems that have been converted into a nightclub exclusive to vampire and human kind. Vampires can purchase blood at any of the bar locations and are free to drink from paid humans. The Manor includes a collection of tunnels not open to the guests of the club as well as an assembly of bunkers for those who live within the bunker. The entire establishment is kept and owned by Aphrodite and her coven. As well as a place of drink and party it also contains a lower level reserved for more intimate encounters where a selection of hired vampires and humans are willing to name a price for just about anything their customers wish for. Aphrodite runs a form of black market in the tunnels running beneath the whole system that is incredibly exclusive and low key, hardly any are aware of it and it's near impossible to get in close enough with her ranks to gain access to it.

Aphrodite slid behind the bar, setting her hand upon the shoulder of the current bartender. He nodded and headed off to clock out from his shift. Aphrodite attended to the few early customers of the evening, knowing she would only have to hold down the bar for a few minutes until the next bartender showed up for her shift. It was early and few people scattered the club. The majority enjoying the spacious comfort while it lasted. She leaned into the counter, inspecting a deep scuff in the polished wood where a heel had dug into during one of the previous night's performances.

Aphrodite raised her gaze as she heard approaching footsteps. A faint smile crept across her lips and she corrected the lean in her posture so she seemed more lively. She set her hands on the edge of the counter. She bit the slightest bit of her lower lip and let her eyes drag over the vampire. He seemed young, even for a vampire. "What poison can I provide you with this lovely evening?" she purred invitingly.

Aphrodite opened one of the coolers beneath the back counter and scanned over the labels of the blood packs "Any preferences toward what you drink?" she asked, her finger running over the smooth labels. "And would with be private company?" she inquired, a hint of something else in her tone that would be unreadable to all but her own thoughts. This vampire at least had charm, or seemed to by what little he had said so far. She had a way of reading people though.

She slipped out a bag of B positive blood, emptying the contents into a wine glass. They seemed to contain the drink better, that or whiskey glasses. She slid the glass across the counter. She already saw the other bartender clocking in so she tossed the empty blood bag into the emptied blood bag container and slipped over the counter, landing between the young vampire and the counter, leaving little space for air between them. "Right this way" she said, placing his drink in one hand and taking the other to lead him down to the next level of tunnels.

"Indeed I am, though you may attribute the beauty to our own species. It seems beauty is only captured truly to immortals" she said, passing off the compliment. She led him into the nearest unoccupied room. She closed and latched the door behind them, allowing the soundproofing to send a still silence to fill the empty air around them. "It seems as though you have me at a disadvantage, seeing as how you know my name and I know nothing of yours" she said, seating herself on the edge of the plush bed.

Aphrodite trailed her fingertips over the palm of his empty hand "Your mentioning the name really has made it the only appealing one to call you by. Any reason for that exception" she asked, keeping the small distance between them at a constant. She had been in many situations where a customer had claimed to only want to talk and were persuaded into otherwise.

She remained upright for the moment, being calculated on how fast she wanted to pressure every moment. The flicker of something registered in her eyes but was gone in an instant. She didn't allow memory to invade her mind. She continued to trace along his palm "so what is it you desire to speak about?" she asked, tilting her head slightly as she studied his hand.

Aphrodite moved to lay on her side, her fingertips leaving his palm for a moment as she shifted on the bed. She returned to idly feeling his hand, losing her thoughts as she traced the addicting feel of the connection of their skin. "How old are you? If you don't mind my asking" she said, giving him the conversation he desired for now with minimal touching connection as was mostly requested on this level of tunnels.

Her eyes had been focused on where her fingers were touching his skin. They only looked up to the realization that he was looking at her. She smiled "you're quite young" she stated. Though she thought that of most of her kind. Generally she didn't meet many near her own age that weren't already involved in some creepy stuff. She tended to keep away from those sorts for the obvious reasons of her past. "What brought you here?"

"I don't understand much the interest with finding me in particular is. Those who seek pleasure, numbness, that I understand. It is a service. Me personally entails personal interaction and not generally the kind my customers search for. So your interest was in seeing me? Putting a face to the rumors of beauty?" she inquired. Something told her there was something more to his request other than the norm.

"Darling, this is the place people go when they're feeling lonely. This is just that kind of place. Everyone here could understand" she began. She moved to sit up, leaning so she was holding herself above him "We don't allow people so easily into the coven. Over the last two centuries five people altogether were brought in. What makes you think you have it in you to handle it?"

Aphrodite raised a single brow "Does it bother you? I could be doing far worse" she said, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. She tucked a few stray strands of white hair behind her ear and sat up straight so she was faced to the wall rather than him. "What would make you useful to this coven?" she asked, her eyes becoming unfocused as her brain focused on the thought at present rather than her sight.

She turned in an instant, her motions so swift they could not even be perceived. "Could you find people?" she asked, unaware this time of how close she was to him. This time she gave no thought to the physical aspect of the moment. Her thought was only on one thing. She didn't think of if it were too soon to be leaning in so close or if she was losing any possibility of seducing him later on.

Her eyes fell. She didn't have a single thing that would fit the clue he required. She didn't have an item of his or an image. "I'm just curious if you could find people for me, that's all" she said, turning back to face how she was. "I'll have to ask the others what they think and if they are willing to allow another in. We are a bit particular considering the serious lack of abundance of free spaces for others."

Aphrodite ignored his comment "I will ask my coven when we next meet and I will return to you with the result. Please don't get raised hopes on this. I cannot promise anything" she said, standing up. "Was there something else you wanted to talk about?" she asked, turning to look at him. "I would not think anything less of you if you wanted more than that" she added, in case is desires for this time had changed.

"Well as unfortunate as it is, my priorities lie elsewhere tonight. If you would wish I could request another to come and continue to talk with you for a continued price but I have other things to attend to besides talking and cannot stay without better cause" she said, waiting for an answer before leaving. She did have far too much each night and far too many people to attend to, to keep up her own company for a conversation.

She was placed in the space between him and the exit and didn't seem in any hurry to move from the way "might I ask why you thought we needed such privacy if you were here for nothing more than to request to join the coven?" she asked, a clear tone keeping the underlying meaning to her words hidden.

Aphrodite studied his eyes rather than trying to see what it was he wished to give to her. She wasn't sure what could have brought him to her place with only the reasons he had. What drove most people here were the same few things which caused her to question the few that came here with other intentions.

"What is it?" she asked, making no move to take it or even look. There were many she had been involved but the one person her mind was led to was her first fear and she knew that if there was even the slightest chance of him being dead she wanted no knowledge of the box or anything to do with it.

Aphrodite nodded but didn't stir to pick up the placed box. She sat on the edge of the bed again, returning to her same mood as when he first arrived. She lay back "I think I can have the cleaners skip over this room, considering nothing ended up...tainting it" she said, her eyes focused on the ceiling as she stretched her arms over her head.

"Not really, I'm just a bit curious why you have no desire to sleep with me to be honest" she said, giving up subtlety considering how well it was working for her so far and considering the only loss was him leaving like he said he would and like she had indicated he should unless he could make better worth of her time.

"It has little to do with caring and more to do with desire. You can't tell me you don't have desires" she said, moving back to him. She leaned in close and played with the collar of his shirt "you can't tell me you're that depraved of an immortal" she purred in his ear, hoping he wouldn't be too adamant about moving away from her right now. She tossed away her other obligations for further investigating into this one.

Aphrodite climbed over his lap, very nearly straddling him. She leaned in close. Though her entire body was over his, not a single fragment of her body touched his. "You don't indulge is what you do. You let your cravings eat away at your insides and torment you when it's oh so simple to just...give...in" she said, her low purr slowly progressing to a sultry whisper. "Which makes me curious to know exactly what you would do if I saw fit to indulge my own desires with you" she ended, her voice returning to her attractive normal tone.

"I haven't been whole for centuries, but you'd be a fool to believe passion played any role in that" she murmured back. She tilted her head slightly and let her eyelids flutter closed as his hand grazed her face. "Were I so simple I might be insulted by your comment, and here I thought I was to feel nothing but flattery from you. I suppose that was only to further your prospects within the coven."

Aphrodite watched him move up, backing slightly "It's been a long time since a younger immortal has thought to tell me what I need to learn. Do not mistake my persistence for stupidity" she said as she remained over him. "Losing yourself would only prove to me you're capable of chaos. Something you'll find my coven thrives on."

"Darling, I knew the man. He was a big sweetheart when you got him drunk" she said, not heeding any of his warnings. Rather they drew in her. She knew the taste of danger and frequently gravitated toward it. "Now you've made me awfully curious about seeing you...lose yourself" she said, leaving a long pause as she let her eyes graze over him in unison with his viewing of her.

Aprodite smiled faintly, leaning forward so he would either have to move back down or be pressed up against her. "And maybe it wasn't the sweetheart I craved, but the monster" she said, her voice once again reverting into a light purr. She could feel his resolve slipping. Her smile settled when she heard his unmistakable growl.

Aphrodite moved what very little he had left unpinned. She arched her spine, bridging her torso closer to him. She bit her lip. Allowing his words to drive a sensual shiver through her body "Wouldn't you just love to take a bite out of me?" she teased, waiting to see his net action. She made no attempt to fight the restraint though she knew he might find amusement in that.

A soft breath escaped her lips. Arching her head back "How could I deny such a convincing request?" she breathed. She was clearly staggering on the edge of every breath with heavy anticipation. With minimal effort she managed to free her legs to wrap around his waist. Though she still seemed to have no intention of escaping otherwise.

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Aphrodite tugged the ties of her clothing closed once again. He had not quite reverted to normal. Not that she was one to tell with her back to where he was on the bed. She perched her hair over one shoulder and turned back to him wordlessly. She had the faintest worry for if she might have harmed him in returning the favor of drinking his blood as he had with her.

She climbed over to where he was still laying on the bed and straddled his waist while he still remained. "I'm quite sure you did" she said, toying with his torn shirt she discovered beside him. "We have replacement clothing here you can browse through or we can have a replacement of this shirt delivered to you" she said, holding up the heavily torn cloth.

Aphrodite nodded and tossed the remains across the room. "I'll inform the others of our new recruit" she said as she trailed a finger down his bare chest. She had time to carefully think out her choice on that, regardless of what she said of consulting the others. In the end her choice dictated her own coven. She leaned down and nuzzled his neck "As part of our own you will have some requirements but we'll divulge into those later. Do you mind?" she asked, baring her fangs and grazing the skin of his neck lightly. He did have a distinct taste she found she enjoyed.

Her fingers faintly trailed over the opposite side of his neck as her fangs sank through his skin. Blood, as with wine, gained taste with age. Though, there was a distinctive younger taste she enjoyed that he held in his blood. It didn't take much to satiate her thirst but she took a bit more than needed, simply for the taste. She pulled free, drawing her tongue over the wound to capture any blood that may have escaped before he healed. She sat back, a faint fire in her eyes from the feed. "Can I grant you anything else while you still have me reserved to yourself?" she inquired. He would soon find her company was not so easily obtained as he had gathered today.

"I take it you have some ideas?" she asked. She allowed him his time to think ass she toyed with her hair. He either was struggling to think of something he could occupy her time with or he was struggling to decide between multiple decisions. "Shall I offer things?" she asked, trying to ease his decision.

"You have me reserved for as long as you see fit to remain in this room. Ask any and all your desires" she assured him. She leaned in close "Whatever you hunger for, know that I am willing to face whomever desires them" she said, addressing any and all personalities to him.

"For your first offer I cannot bring much solace, I am rather busy and most times I can be caught before night hours but no one tends to be awake in such hours" she said, trying not to make it explicitly blunt that even those of her coven had trouble seeing her often, though they did much more that simple patrons. "As for the second, for tonight you can have as much of my blood as you might wish."

Aphrodite leaned her headback to make it easier for him to draw blood. She held onto his shoulders to brace herself. She got a heavy rush from being fed from. "I can't imagine the others will welcome you so easily as I have" she warned him. The others of her coven were close and more wary of others who might be seen as a threat.

"Well enough. Is there anything more you would ask of me tonight?" she asked, leaning her head back down. She gently pushed him back down to a laying position and leaned over him. "you'll find it's not often any one person gets such undivided attention from me" she said, kissing him sweetly. She brushed her fingers lightly through his hair "do you have any questions to ask of the coven or about what your place will be in it?" she inquired.

"In the most simple means of explanation, I can tell you it is about the preservation of the drives of life and immortality through the embrace of both the light and dark balance of life. We thrive on what others may consider sin because we also preserve what is good. Though most don't see it that way. It is true I hold a collection of both vampires and humans prepared to give their bodies upon request to pleasure, yet I also have a sanctuary for those who have been wronged by both mortal and immortal. We are monsters by nature, but we do not allow that to be all we are" she explained as best she could in simple terms. They did much for such a small coven but she made sure to keep all they did quiet. She allowed word of her to go around with only what information she gave by her own validation.

"It all depends, I suppose. You will go through a series of questions and testing to see what place you could take. We only have two open places for our coven, which is why we are so selective. I see potential in you though. So I will do what I can and ask that you come back in a few days after I have had time to organize the others" she explained.

"As I said before, I may have a person for you to find. For now I would appreciate a bit of discretion about this request I have for you" she said. She moved off him, moving to lay beside him. "I hope you realize that what we have done here does not mean anything outside of here. This does not gain you a special place to me or the coven."

"I cannot say how often you will gain my company. I can only say that someone of the coven will always be available" she said, pulling him over her "now you did say something to the extent of satiating your desires" she said, silencing their conversation with a kiss. She drew him in close.

Aphrodite tugged at the straps of her shoes, lacing them slowly. She had nothing remaining she could do though even in her messed hair state still made her inhuman beauty glow. She tied it back quickly, pulling on her jacket. "Give the doorman this card and they will cancel the charges on your bill for tonight" she said, handing over a white card with foreign script.

"What use could I have for money coming from our own? This was business, all I did here made clear to me aspects of you. I have gained more than I would from your money. Unless you wish to give blood in which case i can refer you to someone" she said, pressing the call for the cleaning services once they cleared the room.

"Suppose I'll have to see you again soon to get more" she said, leaning in close to his neck and growling softly. She drew her fang across his skin before kissing it lightly. Just as she was tempted to sink her teeth in there was a knock on the door. She recognized the heavy fist bearing down on the door. She smiled faintly "my people await, I will see you in a few days" she whispered to his ear before turning on her heels and slinking out the door gracefully.

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Aphrodite perched herself near the back stage as she watched the crowds of people heading into the club. It didn't take long for her to be dragged aside by one of her coven. She was pulled into one of the more vacant hallways that led to the restock rooms which were kept locked at all times.

Aprodite remained back in the hall away from company. One of the bartenders leaned over the counter, sliding the blood to him "she said you'd be back" she said, scanning the young immortal. "Kato stole her away for a bit, you can find them over there" she said, pointing a slender finger toward the side of the stage. Pointing out the darkened corridor. Her eyes grazed over him again "I'm only telling you because I don't think you're here for simply...business."