The Story of ICC
Well, ICC is over... And I am exhausted. So here’s the interesting update on how things went. I’m doing it in sections so that you can read what you find interesting.
the completely OOC stuff:
Vendors room:
Well, not only was I a vendor, but I was also “number 3” as far as vendor staff. Ray was pretty cool and very helpful... as far as I am concerned, daemonnoire ran the room. I was her assistant... and in charge when they both left the room. Pretty cool. Basically just had to make sure that everyone had what they needed.
I made a little money from sales... not as much as I had hoped... but I still made money, which I am grateful for. butterflysedai had a LOT of stuff sold. I am so very happy for her. daemonnoire seemed to sell a good amount of stuff as well, which I know she needs due to unexpected expenses.
Visiting with Friends:
I got to see a bunch of people I don’t see very often. I also got to talk with some people I had seen at conventions before and never really chatted with... And talk about the weekend to put faces with names from IRC. I was sort of disappointed though... No one seemed to want to spend time together. Everyone was very clique-ish. Not to mention that there was all kinds of drama. Drama sucks! (e-mail me if you really want to know.) Before con, everybody said they were going to visit with friends... And yet no one seemed to be at the ballrooms for the parties. I don’t get it. The usual crew seemed to be dispersed. I still had fun though.
Thursday night: supercannuck DJed... So daemonnoire and I danced our butts off. Very cool! I haven’t had that much fun in a while. And important lesson: NO TEQUILA FOR ME...EVER...EVER... FUCKIN EVER! Tequila bad, m’kay!
Friday night: I went and hung out with fendawg at the Super Friend’s Party. We had lots of fun tormenting people. Thanks dad for all the fun, it was much appreciated. You need to start coming over again... better yet, let’s do lunch sometime.
Saturday night: Succubus club! More dancing! thetoken is a fabulous dancer! Thanks luv! We need to do that more often! Lots of dancing... and some great chat time with friends. I got to hang out with some of the Beaumont crew, bear_myth, antaresknight, and a few others. bear_myth was super cool and gave me a massage.
Other Super Cool Info:
I had to laugh at all the people who saw me in-character, then saw me out-of-character... And then snapped that I was the same person. It was really entertaining. I didn’t realize I looked that different.
I got super cool fangs... Big thanks to daemonnoire for that.
I met all kinds of super cool people and made some new friends. I also got to take pictures for a calendar. I’m really excited to see how they turned out. It was lots of fun to take the pictures. I think I kinda like it... as odd as that sounds coming from me. And now I can say I’m a model. Heh!
so IC stuff:
He he he! Well, now this is just all kinds of interesting and fun. I’ll try to keep it semi short.
Friday night:
It’s well known that Antoinette hung out with Ace, the Brujah clan head. They arrived together... and went to a clan meeting. Five minutes before we were supposed to be at conclave, Ace announces that he will not be going to conclave but is going home to Venice... oh, yeah... and he’s Nunzio Giovanni... Antoinette was not horribly surprised. she had suspected. she felt a bit betrayed, but that’s it. So Antoinette asked for all the Cam loyal Brujah to quickly convene and choose a clan head. Annis, the anarch leader, said she thought Antoinette needed to be clan head... and everyone agreed. So they walked into conclave as a clan. The Toreador Justicar of North America head welcomed everyone and announced that a vote was to be taken... So everyone was dismissed to speak as clans. The Brujah clan briefly and decided to vote against the issue. In reconvening, the justicar announced that he would call for each clan head to stand, to introduce themselves, he would ask if the clan supported them, and then they would announce the clan’s vote. So when the Brujah clan head was called for, Antoinette stood up to the astonishment of everyone but the Brujah clan, and introduced herself as Antoinette Grey. The justicar was met with a resounding Brujah style yes to supporting her... And the answer of no to supporting the issue. Seneca, the Brujah archon, was quite amused with Antoinette being clan head. After conclave, the Brujah justicar called for a clan meeting. At the meeting he announced that he too was Giovanni... no surprise there. Almost as soon as this was announced, Seneca met the clan to say the he was stepping up as Justicar. Then plans were made to meet the next night. Antoinette went home with Lindsay, her friend and seneshal, and Leo.
Saturday night:
Everyone woke up in a field with ruins and caves out in the distance. A field of hundreds of Kindred… where cell phones, laptops, and other electronics don’t work; where telepathic connection to the outside is impossible; where the stars were not in order. The clan began trying to find each other. Information was brought forward. Each was to make his own choice; good, bad, or Caine. Antoinette was given a false gift and damned. She sought redemption... Oz, the one Assamite she sort of trusted, offered her help. Immediately, she was sent into a trance. She spent about 30 minutes in a trance and was redeemed. She walked around with others who were saved. Stens walked up to her and gave her a kiss. She was a bit confused and yet understood perfectly at the same time. Later, Ace found her and asked for one more walk. She accompanied Ace and Yohan. They went in search of Seneca. Upon finding Seneca, Antoinette took her place behind Seneca and Ace announced that there was no place for him in this world and in the judgement at hand. Everyone was making their decisions and he didn’t belong here. They began fighting and the shroud dropped eliminating visibility. When the shroud dissipated, Ace was on the ground in torpor. Antoinette walked back around, where she was over Ace’s body and facing Seneca. Yohan finished the job. Antoinette took Ace’s hat and sword and the crowd killed Yohan. Antoinette went back to family. She said her good-byes to those she was fond of and went to sleep. The next night, she was whisked away by angels into heaven.
Redemption:
Immediately upon entering the trance, she saw every Kindred there in the field fall into a pile of ash. Then she was in a Cathedral in Europe... Huge and beautiful. She was kneeling at the steps of the alter. The priest walks up and offers her the Body of Christ, which she accepted. It burned her tongue. She reveled in the pain. The priest offered the Blood of Christ... as she drank, she could not stop. The Blood flowed through her, it became her, it made her more Brujah, it was everything, it was the only thing. Then it was taken away. When she looked up the priest was slain on the alter, blood and entrails laying everywhere. As she looked around, she saw bodies and faces of people she knew. Some she knew well, others she barely remembered. Then a voice from a shadowy figure at the back of the church “This is the House of God... this is yours. Join me here.”
She looked around, silent at first, then “But I have to go back. I have people I have to protect.”
“You cannot protect them. They do not need you.”
“But I have to teach, them; guide them; protect them.”
“Why?”
“Because they need me.”
The semi-familiar faces vanish and all those that Antoinette held dear are in focus. Each one dying in a horrible unimaginable way... Fire, rape, slaying... Each gruesome and terrible. Antoinette knew she should be crying... But she couldn’t. It was gross and she didn’t like it, but she was still unfeeling. She looked back to the shadow. “Of all these people, pick 2. 2 that will know you as you are now; 2 that will remember you; 2 that will live.” She looked over them all... Lindsay, Stens, Grey, Ace, White, McKinney, Klaus... As she opened her mouth he stopped her. “Remember, these 2 will live, but their souls will be mine.”
“I cannot give you what is not mine. It is their choice.”
“It’s just their souls. It‘s part of the deal.”
“It is not mine to give. It doesn’t matter whether I live or die. I teach them, I guide them, I protect them... and even if I am gone, they have learned, they have changed and they are able to make a decision for themselves.”
“But why?”
“Because. That’s how it is. Who cares if I live or die? They matter. That’s how it is. They must go on. They must make their own choice. They must continue. Because I love them. Because I care. Because that’s how it is. Because someone has to continue and make things better.”
“You believe in faith. You believe in Hope. Your belief has saved you. Go and share the message of hope.”
And so Antoinette was saved.
the completely OOC stuff:
Vendors room:
Well, not only was I a vendor, but I was also “number 3” as far as vendor staff. Ray was pretty cool and very helpful... as far as I am concerned, daemonnoire ran the room. I was her assistant... and in charge when they both left the room. Pretty cool. Basically just had to make sure that everyone had what they needed.
I made a little money from sales... not as much as I had hoped... but I still made money, which I am grateful for. butterflysedai had a LOT of stuff sold. I am so very happy for her. daemonnoire seemed to sell a good amount of stuff as well, which I know she needs due to unexpected expenses.
Visiting with Friends:
I got to see a bunch of people I don’t see very often. I also got to talk with some people I had seen at conventions before and never really chatted with... And talk about the weekend to put faces with names from IRC. I was sort of disappointed though... No one seemed to want to spend time together. Everyone was very clique-ish. Not to mention that there was all kinds of drama. Drama sucks! (e-mail me if you really want to know.) Before con, everybody said they were going to visit with friends... And yet no one seemed to be at the ballrooms for the parties. I don’t get it. The usual crew seemed to be dispersed. I still had fun though.
Thursday night: supercannuck DJed... So daemonnoire and I danced our butts off. Very cool! I haven’t had that much fun in a while. And important lesson: NO TEQUILA FOR ME...EVER...EVER... FUCKIN EVER! Tequila bad, m’kay!
Friday night: I went and hung out with fendawg at the Super Friend’s Party. We had lots of fun tormenting people. Thanks dad for all the fun, it was much appreciated. You need to start coming over again... better yet, let’s do lunch sometime.
Saturday night: Succubus club! More dancing! thetoken is a fabulous dancer! Thanks luv! We need to do that more often! Lots of dancing... and some great chat time with friends. I got to hang out with some of the Beaumont crew, bear_myth, antaresknight, and a few others. bear_myth was super cool and gave me a massage.
Other Super Cool Info:
I had to laugh at all the people who saw me in-character, then saw me out-of-character... And then snapped that I was the same person. It was really entertaining. I didn’t realize I looked that different.
I got super cool fangs... Big thanks to daemonnoire for that.
I met all kinds of super cool people and made some new friends. I also got to take pictures for a calendar. I’m really excited to see how they turned out. It was lots of fun to take the pictures. I think I kinda like it... as odd as that sounds coming from me. And now I can say I’m a model. Heh!
so IC stuff:
He he he! Well, now this is just all kinds of interesting and fun. I’ll try to keep it semi short.
Friday night:
It’s well known that Antoinette hung out with Ace, the Brujah clan head. They arrived together... and went to a clan meeting. Five minutes before we were supposed to be at conclave, Ace announces that he will not be going to conclave but is going home to Venice... oh, yeah... and he’s Nunzio Giovanni... Antoinette was not horribly surprised. she had suspected. she felt a bit betrayed, but that’s it. So Antoinette asked for all the Cam loyal Brujah to quickly convene and choose a clan head. Annis, the anarch leader, said she thought Antoinette needed to be clan head... and everyone agreed. So they walked into conclave as a clan. The Toreador Justicar of North America head welcomed everyone and announced that a vote was to be taken... So everyone was dismissed to speak as clans. The Brujah clan briefly and decided to vote against the issue. In reconvening, the justicar announced that he would call for each clan head to stand, to introduce themselves, he would ask if the clan supported them, and then they would announce the clan’s vote. So when the Brujah clan head was called for, Antoinette stood up to the astonishment of everyone but the Brujah clan, and introduced herself as Antoinette Grey. The justicar was met with a resounding Brujah style yes to supporting her... And the answer of no to supporting the issue. Seneca, the Brujah archon, was quite amused with Antoinette being clan head. After conclave, the Brujah justicar called for a clan meeting. At the meeting he announced that he too was Giovanni... no surprise there. Almost as soon as this was announced, Seneca met the clan to say the he was stepping up as Justicar. Then plans were made to meet the next night. Antoinette went home with Lindsay, her friend and seneshal, and Leo.
Saturday night:
Everyone woke up in a field with ruins and caves out in the distance. A field of hundreds of Kindred… where cell phones, laptops, and other electronics don’t work; where telepathic connection to the outside is impossible; where the stars were not in order. The clan began trying to find each other. Information was brought forward. Each was to make his own choice; good, bad, or Caine. Antoinette was given a false gift and damned. She sought redemption... Oz, the one Assamite she sort of trusted, offered her help. Immediately, she was sent into a trance. She spent about 30 minutes in a trance and was redeemed. She walked around with others who were saved. Stens walked up to her and gave her a kiss. She was a bit confused and yet understood perfectly at the same time. Later, Ace found her and asked for one more walk. She accompanied Ace and Yohan. They went in search of Seneca. Upon finding Seneca, Antoinette took her place behind Seneca and Ace announced that there was no place for him in this world and in the judgement at hand. Everyone was making their decisions and he didn’t belong here. They began fighting and the shroud dropped eliminating visibility. When the shroud dissipated, Ace was on the ground in torpor. Antoinette walked back around, where she was over Ace’s body and facing Seneca. Yohan finished the job. Antoinette took Ace’s hat and sword and the crowd killed Yohan. Antoinette went back to family. She said her good-byes to those she was fond of and went to sleep. The next night, she was whisked away by angels into heaven.
Redemption:
Immediately upon entering the trance, she saw every Kindred there in the field fall into a pile of ash. Then she was in a Cathedral in Europe... Huge and beautiful. She was kneeling at the steps of the alter. The priest walks up and offers her the Body of Christ, which she accepted. It burned her tongue. She reveled in the pain. The priest offered the Blood of Christ... as she drank, she could not stop. The Blood flowed through her, it became her, it made her more Brujah, it was everything, it was the only thing. Then it was taken away. When she looked up the priest was slain on the alter, blood and entrails laying everywhere. As she looked around, she saw bodies and faces of people she knew. Some she knew well, others she barely remembered. Then a voice from a shadowy figure at the back of the church “This is the House of God... this is yours. Join me here.”
She looked around, silent at first, then “But I have to go back. I have people I have to protect.”
“You cannot protect them. They do not need you.”
“But I have to teach, them; guide them; protect them.”
“Why?”
“Because they need me.”
The semi-familiar faces vanish and all those that Antoinette held dear are in focus. Each one dying in a horrible unimaginable way... Fire, rape, slaying... Each gruesome and terrible. Antoinette knew she should be crying... But she couldn’t. It was gross and she didn’t like it, but she was still unfeeling. She looked back to the shadow. “Of all these people, pick 2. 2 that will know you as you are now; 2 that will remember you; 2 that will live.” She looked over them all... Lindsay, Stens, Grey, Ace, White, McKinney, Klaus... As she opened her mouth he stopped her. “Remember, these 2 will live, but their souls will be mine.”
“I cannot give you what is not mine. It is their choice.”
“It’s just their souls. It‘s part of the deal.”
“It is not mine to give. It doesn’t matter whether I live or die. I teach them, I guide them, I protect them... and even if I am gone, they have learned, they have changed and they are able to make a decision for themselves.”
“But why?”
“Because. That’s how it is. Who cares if I live or die? They matter. That’s how it is. They must go on. They must make their own choice. They must continue. Because I love them. Because I care. Because that’s how it is. Because someone has to continue and make things better.”
“You believe in faith. You believe in Hope. Your belief has saved you. Go and share the message of hope.”
And so Antoinette was saved.