[FancyCyclops]

Exasperating Challenger

10/27/340
Ah, Cellsvich, you never cease to amaze. Ah, Cellsvich, please change.
To start things off, I was scrubbing the stall as usual. Then, Claudia, being the genius she was, walked on a broken leg.
Velvet was attempting to heal said leg, in public, while Claudia was being somewhat uncooperative. Apparently, from what I could hear,
Xas was ready to step in if it went wrong. However, what Xas was also ready for was challenging the Guard.
I may have lost track of the situation, because I'd also like to mention that Claudia bit her own arm to stop Velvet treating her.
The Lieutenant (who from now on will be called Stieber, thank you Vera,) was trying to stop the situation's escalation.
Xas, on the other hand, decided to attempt to stop Stieber, though it was not needed in the first place. He tried to challenge Stieber.
Of course, once Velvet moved Claudia out of the scene, there was no need for guard intervention. Stieber takes her leave, and Xas takes his seat.
Where did she take her leave to?
Strangelove's bar. I decided to follow along, knowing I had a debt to repay. (Also because I was not in the mood to explain a misunderstanding.)

I wandered the streets, looking for the bar. It was a sight that I wasn't used to. But, I looked at most of the buildings.
Then, testing my luck, I went into an alleyway. I then stopped at the bar in question, inviting name and all, and went in.
As it turns out, Strangelove was at the desk. The subject of the moment being the situation, and Xas in general.
I gave my own view on the situation, as everyone else has. I was offered a drink, however, I already had my own.
(This was a man that bragged about cooking and eating a Corbie in an Onigan bar.)
Strangelove decided to deal with the situation herself, bringing Stieber along, leaving Tosseau to man the bar.
So, a tense wait began.
Calie did appear while we were waiting for Strangelove to return. I asked about the outside world, growing antsy during said wait.
I got no new news from her. But I did learn that she could drink ale. I also learned that Tosseau can't really catch a break, even if he wanted to.
Conversation carried on.

Eventually, Walter made his way in, as did Metis, given time. First was the inquiry about the establishment.
Then, came the question of what happened. Afterwards, there was finally an answer.
Xas was killed.

I put two and two together, and knew that this meant that the meeting between Strangelove and Xas went south.
They continued to discuss him, in light of his misting and during the discussion, there was more news.
Strangelove was arrested, though she was with the guard.

I thought about it and likely burst a blood vessel in my brain. She had the backing of the guard, yet didn't have the backing of the guard.
Of course, she wasn't going to be held for long. Yet still, though the action might not have been completely justified...
...No, he attempted to bite her in the middle of public, cementing the fact he was, well and truly, a vampire, if his death didn't make it clear.
It was a long day, to say the least.