Thread: A Necessary Trip (ATTN: Sonya and ST only 06.18.10)

Sonya's phone starts to buzz. Taking it out of her pocket as she packs her bag, she reads it and puts it back in her pocket.

Crap, I wonder how long we'll be gone... This will be weird to go back home. Maybe there is something I missed about the man who embraced me... A friend of my real father who kept a promise to him to embrace me is all I know *shakes head*... packing, maybe we'll figure this out.

She picks her bag up and hurries downstairs to the driveway. She puts her bag in the back seat and gets in the front seat and buckles up. She looks at Eamon and smiles, "Ready."

Éamon looks over at Sonya as she gets in, "I hope you are ready. This could prove to be very taxing for you emotionally however it is the only way we have any hope of learning the truth."

He picks up his phone from the center console and sends a quick text message to a few different contacts and then puts it back into the console.

He puts the car in drive and begins driving out of the city, "Now as we are driving I do have a few questions for you. What happened to you adoptive father? Did the handwriting on the note that you arrived with look familiar? What specifically happened the night you were embraced? The last question I have for you is how much do you know about kindred and the Camarilla?"

Sonya looked at Eamon very seriously, "By all means ask away. Anything to help us figure out what's going on."

She sat there listening to the questions and thinking very hard back to that night. She cringed thinking about seeing the only person she cared about die right before her eyes that night. "Well, I remember being in the kitchen making a drink and getting pizza out of the oven when I heard my dad yell into the phone all the way upstairs in his office. I put the pizza on the counter and snuck upstairs to eavesdrop. The door was cracked so I listened and watched. Richard was sitting at his desk. I knew soething was wrong because everything on his desk was organized, usually he'd have papers from cases everywhere on his desk. When he said he had his assets in order, I knew that whoever he was talking to knew that he knew too much about something. I didn't know at the time, but I think he had just found out too much about Kindred and he knew he'd be killed for it. I thought I had met all of my dad's co-workers by shadowing him at his meetings at the law firm, but now I see that I probably didn't know if they were Kindred or not... Anyways, after my dad asked the unknown caller if he would like him to explain things to me, but I heard dad say the man would explain when he got there and he hung the phone up.

I had to know what was going on, my dad looked so sad. I hadn't seen him like that since what I now know to be my adopive mom died a year ago. So I stormed into the office and demanded he tell me what he was hiding. That's when he told me I was adopted and that my last name was Northaine, not Sidore. I asked who my dad was talking to, asked if it was my real father on the phone. He only said it was an old friend of his. That's when we heard car doors out front. I looked out the office window as three men got out of the car. All three had suits on and were young. Before I knew it, that man was in the office door way. He hadn't aged at all. I remember him because the memory of him bringing me to my adoptive parents house when I was three hit me like I'd been punched. Just as fast as I was about to fall that man was at my side holding me up and the other two men were next to my father. I tried to get free of his grasp, but stopped."

The whole time she explained she was staring out the window and she was crying now. She looked at Eamon, "They drained him dry right in front of me and I didn't care. All the lies and sercrets kept from me. I was too naive and angry to even try to stop them. I didn't care." she wiped her eyes and continued, "While they killed him, the man I recognized from my childhood wrapped his arms around me and told me that my real father was Ventrue and that I was going to be too. He said my real father wanted me embraced at the age of 20 on my birthday. He also told me my real father was a friend of his and that he was keeping a promise to him by embracing me. Then he bit me and I fainted.

I thought it was a dream. I was sitting in my father's chair when I awoke and there was the note on the desk. I was alone. I don't know what happened to Richard's body. That's when I knew I wasn't dreaming. I assumed the note was from the man who turned me. It was more curiousity and fear that got me to come to Lamar and wanting answers. I took what was left of my College fund money and left."

Sonya takes a deep breathe trying to focus herself to answer the rest of the questions, "I only know what i've been told by you or some others about Kindred. I know there are different clans, but don't know all the names except Brujah, Toreador and Ventrue. I've been trying to learn what I can on my own. I did however learn about the Thirst the hard way that night. After I got my bags ready to leave I ran into our maid. She doesn't speak english very well and well I don't know what came over me. I had followed her to the kitchen and attacked her from behind so she didn't see who I was. I stopped myself some how and quickly got her to her room and put her in bed. That is how I found out that I can close wounds. I left her with $400 in cash and left."

She finally finished and tried to relax waiting for a response from Eamon.

Crap... I hadn't even thought about the maid until now. I hope she isn't there anymore. What if that man is waiting for me to come back... that could be bad.

Éamon glances over at Sonya for a moment, "Well it would appear that the maid could pose a problem however she is a problem that can be dealt with easily, as for this mysterious man well if and when we find him I will hear what he has to say if his answers are false than he will meet the full extent of my wrath very quickly."

Éamon pauses for a moment and then continues, "as for kindred and the Camarilla there are a few things you should know but we will cover those when we get back, now are there any specific questions you have for me before we get there?"

Sonya looks at Eamon, "Well, I thought i'd look through Richards files and see if I can find my adoption papers... Is there anything specific I should look for?"

Éamon glances over at Sonya then back to the road, "You said you thought he had learned too much. That being said I think the better option would be to box all of his files and take them all with us. There is probably more there of importance than just your adaption papers. Did he by any chance happen to have a safe somewhere in the house? Did he have a will? Keep computer files?"

Sonya puts her finger to her chin, "You know what, now that you mention it. He had 2 safes: one in his desk where he kept a gun plus ammo and another in his closet bolted to the floor with money and important papers. If there is a will, it would be in the safe in his closet and I usually kept track of his computer files for him. He was very unorganized. When I left I didn't even think to bring those USB files with me or the extra money."

Éamon is silent until he sees the sign indicating the upcoming exit for Fayetteville, "Ms. Northaine if you would be so kind please type your address into the navigation system."

Éamon glances over at Sonya, "As for your house, we need to take all of your fathers files both physical and electronic. I believe I can make short work of both safes unless you have the combination of course. Does the maid happen to live there?"

Sonya types in the adress for her house into the GPS then turns to look at Eamon, "She has a room, but she does not have to stay on the grounds. I know she has 2 kids so she only stays when she has to. Unfortunatley, I only know the combination to the safe that has my dad's gun."