Paying a visit

[Yves Arcenaux]

Yves had been trying to think how he was going to come up with the funds to build then new instruments for Alice and Gabriel and he was currently out of money, having purchased the building and furnished it so he could live there as well.  He'd been also meaning to come and see if little Melody would like to come and take up residence with him, so that Raph could have some peace of mind.  But first things were first, he'd have to find a way to make money far faster than playing at restaurants or venues for simple change.  It was enough to live off of but not enough to get the things he needed to bring himself up to speed. 

So he decided he would go and brainstorm with his old student and friend about possibilities of what he could do to make some money or possibly get an advance on the payments that would be coming for the kids lessons.  He hated to ask for money so quickly but the items he desired to make the violins were costly.  He only wanted the best and second rate was not an option. He walks up to Raph's door and knocks upon it before waiting quietly for a response from within

[Raphael Delemater]

Raphael was not having a good day. Oh he had many grand days, but one couldnt deny that he was a malkavian and prone to unpredictable descents into madness. One of his little sub-ailments was paranoia so of course when Yves was at his door knocking the reply from the other side was. 'Whos there? Are you alone? Identify yourself!" Well, at least today he was being a cautious sort of crazy and not a run around nude kind of crazy. Those..those were fun times.

[Yves Arcenaux]

Yves stood there on the door, a little confused by how Raph was acting. But then, Raph had never been fully intact except for when he was playing his instrument. "Uh, it's Yves, Raphael, and I'm alone as one can be on a lonely night like this. May I come in? I wish to talk about some things with you if you aren't busy" he was trying to decide if this was a good time to talk about finances or if he should wait for another day when Raph was in a little sounder mind.

[Raphael Delemater]

Raphaels kakeru- blue eyes peered ut warily as the door cracked open ohh so slowly. "There could be people watching!" he hissed. "Hurry , its safe in here!" Raphael pleaded with his former teacher and old friend. His familiarity with the elder vampire was probably what saved him from immediately getting run through with raph's rapier.

[Yves Arcenaux]

Yves stares at the crazed man on the other side of the door but didn't decide to argue the point of him being watched. He really wasn't one that needed watching in his opinion. He was just a vampire that loved and lived in music. So he enters once the door was open and gazes at Raph with a nonthreatening look. "I hope I did not come at a bad time my friend. But I am in need of some work so I can purchase what I need to make Gabriel and Alice their violins"

[Yoya DuSang]

The little girl came out of a room she looked dizzy and tired. She rubs her head, "We are not doing that again for a while... I think we made the network mad.." Melody was very obviously twitching. She was on the verge of one of her 'tantrums' and boy did she have a mean streak when they came along.

[Raphael Delemater]

Raphael and bolted the door shut the moment Yves entered, and he immediately scurried back to Melody's side and hugged her against him like she was a stuffed animal. It was nice at least to see the two getting along this well, even if they were on the brink of severe mental breaks. It was a bonding experience nonetheless. "We visited the network." he looked down. "Bad bad bad.." he shook his head as he tried recalling his thought process on the trip, but for now 'bad; was all he could manage. They did get closer than ever though, so progress was progress.

[Yves Arcenaux]

Yves looks to Mel as she appears and knew that was where this whole thing came from now. But he simply smiles and walks over to the two as they hug "WEll I am glad that you two are making such remarkable progress. I almost hate to break up the session. But it seems you two were ready to wrap up at how I see you now." or so he hoped. He didn't like to think they would push themselves past a breaking point they likely could never come back from with this 'network'. "I fear I shall never see this place. I don't think I would handle whatever lurks in such a place."

[Yoya DuSang]

Melody tilts her head and looks at Yves, "Only Malkavian's can go there. They don't like it when other clans end up in our home... supposed to be safe." She says holding onto Raphael as if he were her lifeline, it was moments like this that showed she truly was a child. Sure a child with no conscience or sense of right or wrong, but a child none the less. She looks down at the floor, "It is scary there right now... so scary so many people WATCHING!"

[Raphael Delemater]

Raphael nodded. "Yes scary.. we wont go again until its nice and fluffy again." Granted the Network was never fluffy, it did seem nicer when viewed through a clear mind, before it all really got a chance to soak in. He looked up at Yves as his teeny sire clung to him. His fatherly instincts and her eternal childishness blended well. "Ill become strong enough to reach the center though, ill be a really good Malkavian to make up for all the time i said bad thins.. i dont want Melody to hate me. I have a father but i dont have a mother, i never really did, Melly is kinda one of those..soi want her to like me"

[Yves Arcenaux]

Yves was utterly shocked to hear Raphael talk about Melody in such a way. Normally he was all about not having her around because she bothered him. But this... this was a side to Raph he had never seen. He even wondered now if he wanted to take Melody away from him for the sake of his balance he needed to keep himself intact. He glances down to Melody at last after a moment of silence, not sure what to say really "I uh, hm... well I am most glad to see that you two are alright, though you do seem a bit jumpy. And just the little bits I gather here would tell me not to ask any questions. But do you two have some time for tea? I would like to talk to you Raph about some things if you are able"

[Yoya DuSang]

Melody looks up at Raphael, "I never hated you... I was afraid for you... that you would end up getting yourself killed... or worse." What a malkavian's mind could come up with for 'worse' was probably horrifying in and of itself. She walks over to Yves and hugs his leg, "Why do you always leave?" She says before looking up at his face and screaming hiding behind Raphael for a moment, "No no no... seeing things... still Yves... still daddy... still... daddy..."

[Raphael Delemater]

Raphael nodded. "Tea?" he had to fight his mind to piece together what tea entailed. "O..kay." he finally answered, But then Melody screamed and he nearly jumped sky high and hugged her. "What, " he looked at Yves"Yves, make it better, will you?" granted Raphael had a wonderful father Yves was a father figure to him so he expected what made his sire upset, Yves could fix.

[Yves Arcenaux]

Yves was about to explain to Mel that he was working on building up a new life for himself when she suddenly screamed in fear. It left him rather dumbfounded. It took a moment for the shock to wear off and realize that Raph was asking him to fix something he knew nothing about. But he kneels down to get eye level with the child and offers a soft smile "That's right. I'm still me. There is no need to be scared of me" he looks up at Raph for a moment then back to Mel "And maybe we can talk about you living with me. Then I wouldn't go away so much once Raphael and I are done talking""

[Yoya DuSang]

Melody slowly came out from behind Raphael and over to Yves, she moves against him as if she wanted to be picked up, tears of fear still trailed down her face, but she was trying to get past the fear. She bites her lip and looks at Yves nodding, "Yes... I want to live with you... I don't like the mommy and daddy I am living with... they hurt me." She whispers, though both vampires would be able to hear her.