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VermainmattbabyNicolae<strong>banana</strong>mattbaby<strong>banana</strong>Vermain<strong>banana</strong>NicolaeAnatoli finally sighs, putting down h<strong>is</strong> own phone. "Notpicking up. Hm."Anton summons literally everything within him he can<strong>and</strong> makes a leap for that service ladder.What does <strong>the</strong> no<strong>is</strong>e from <strong>the</strong> Burger King alley soundlike? I don't suppose it sounds like a ringing phone,does it?Shuffling to <strong>the</strong> side to get more room, Anton Chernovicmakes <strong>the</strong> jump. <strong>It's</strong> a long time since he's had toexert himself physically like th<strong>is</strong>.. whatever sports heused to play as a younger man, he's forgotten how <strong>the</strong>muscles go, but.. he Needs to make it. And he has <strong>the</strong>power of <strong>the</strong> Blood.There's a moment as it looks like - he's not going tomake it, he's going to plummet dozens of feet before hehits it - but h<strong>is</strong> outstretched h<strong>and</strong> just barely catchesit. A cufflink goes flying off into <strong>the</strong> darkness as h<strong>is</strong>h<strong>and</strong> tightens around <strong>the</strong> steel rung.You open your eyes wide <strong>and</strong> *Jump*, clutching at <strong>the</strong>ladder... just out of reach. Falling, you come closer,momentum propelling you - your h<strong>and</strong>s scrape againstthat steel rung.Unfortunately, you didn't grab with nearly enoughconviction, bounce off it, <strong>and</strong> go hurtling down into<strong>the</strong> darkness.Anton feels a sharp shock, <strong>and</strong> stops being aware.At least.. for a while.Indeterminable time later, in a mortuary, you awaken..but that's later.To<strong>night</strong>, <strong>the</strong>re's only a couple of people still moving,running out <strong>the</strong> clock til dawn.Specifically, Anatoli <strong>and</strong> Dietrich, having failed tomake <strong>the</strong>ir phone calls.Of course, it's quite common that <strong>the</strong> Prince doesn'tanswer, especially late in <strong>the</strong> <strong>night</strong> like th<strong>is</strong>, butit's bad timing.Soon to be devoured by The Burger King Horror, nodoubt.Interestingly, <strong>the</strong> moment Dietrich hangs up, <strong>the</strong> no<strong>is</strong>efrom near <strong>the</strong> Burger King stops. <strong>It's</strong> a shockingsilence, almost.And, in all likelihood, <strong>the</strong> subject of <strong>the</strong>ir ownpersonal Blood Hunt, with Firius Rosenberg as <strong>the</strong>exclusive participant.Dietrich looks over at Anatoli, <strong>and</strong> looking around, hemakes h<strong>is</strong> way closer to <strong>the</strong> Burger King. "That's... notgood." On a whim, he redials Anton's number as heapproaches <strong>the</strong> restaurant.
Vermain<strong>banana</strong>Nicolae<strong>banana</strong>Nicolae<strong>banana</strong>NicolaeVermainNicolae<strong>banana</strong>NicolaeVermainFerrinus<strong>banana</strong>NicolaeFerrinusVermain<strong>banana</strong>NicolaeVermainFerrinus"What? Burger King? We never had it back in Russia."Anatoli follows close behind.Ring ring. Ring ring."The food's not good ei<strong>the</strong>r but I'm talking about thatsound." Now that he's re-calling Anton's cell, does <strong>the</strong>no<strong>is</strong>e start up again?(Ringtone plays)Dietrich runs for <strong>the</strong> sound of <strong>the</strong> ringtone.What's Anton's song? <strong>It's</strong> coming from that garbage can,whatever it <strong>is</strong>.Dietrich's clawing through <strong>the</strong> garbage can instantly,<strong>and</strong> h<strong>is</strong> eyes widen as he pulls out Anton's cell.Anatoli points towards <strong>the</strong> thoroughly musty cell. "Didyou...?"He hangs up h<strong>is</strong> own phone, staring slackjawed at <strong>the</strong>one he just found, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ringtone stops.The final piece of research, on Valkyrie.."Ohhhh, fffffffuck.""Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>, eh... bad, I am assuming."Khas's pupils trace left <strong>and</strong> right, left <strong>and</strong> right, as<strong>the</strong> lights above him buzz unpleasantly.The german phrase involved could be translated asProject, or Task Force, or many o<strong>the</strong>r things; <strong>the</strong> termValkyrie, however, definitely referred to a group ofhunters in sou<strong>the</strong>rn Germany, in <strong>the</strong> late 1930s.They were sponsored by <strong>the</strong> provincial government ofBohemia, <strong>and</strong> on <strong>the</strong> verge of going official (ra<strong>the</strong>rthan working batman-style through key individuals).Fortunately, <strong>the</strong>y were wiped out.There, <strong>the</strong> story ends.. though it had plenty of detailsalong <strong>the</strong> way."<strong>It's</strong> Anton's. And it's in a trashcan."Are those details in <strong>the</strong> vault?"Maybe he, eh... didn't like <strong>the</strong> model?"Ferrinus: Yep. Anything in particular you want to know?"Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> Anton. He'd probably have tried to sell it orpawn it or something.""Just putting in <strong>the</strong> trash where anybody could pick upan expensive cell for free? Not h<strong>is</strong> style.""I don't think we need to call Anton to let him know<strong>the</strong>re's something up with Firius."Anatoli makes a little clicking sound with h<strong>is</strong> tongue."It <strong>is</strong> not good, comrade, but, eh... <strong>the</strong>re <strong>is</strong> not muchwe can do, yes? Unless you are knowing much about wherehe was moving to<strong>night</strong>."Well, what <strong>the</strong> heck: how'd <strong>the</strong>y find out aboutvampires, how were <strong>the</strong>y found out, who wiped <strong>the</strong>m out,how can we be certain <strong>the</strong>y were all wiped out.
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