The Search for a Sister (Veltos)

Inola would keep walking the path in the park her eyes mostly over the trees instead of the path before her. Her peaceful stroll was interrupted, now ever, by a man speaking with her. A quick smell of the air and siddenly Inola would be silently cursing her lick that the man that had been jogging towards her turned out to be a vampire. 'I suppose he's in with a good number of people if my arrival was heard of by him... Ugh, be civil, Inola.' she thinks, giving the newcomer a small smile as she draws to a stop before him. "Inola, though I'm sure you already know that. Sadly, no I haven't found my sister. If you heard of my arrival so quickly, then perhaps you've heard something of her? Her name's Sokanon, though I doubt she's still using her original  name." she says, resting her arms at her sides as her dark eyes glance over the vampire before her.[break][break]
Inola would also try to guess who exactly he was to have that kind of connection. She'd settle on the rather frustrating answer f that he really could be anyone; she even had her own connections who could probably tell her more about him if she really cared to learn, through wasn't just asking a lot easier? With an internalized eye roll, Inola breaks away from her thought and brings her full attention back to the vampire before her, realizing just going off into her own thoughts like that was rather rude. 'Since when do you care so much about whether or not you're rude to another vampire? You hate them, or did you forget?' she thinks, mentally talking to herself.

Inola would smile more, hearing she was vaguely correct on thinking he had to be rather important. 'Good to know he's not just some shady vampire with his hands in everything; an ambassador is a little less menacing.' she thinks, almost laughing at the thought when he'd continue speaking. She gives a small eye roll, one of amusement at his words, and she would think for a few moments before speaking. "Flattery will get you no where, but thank you for the compliment either way. A walk sounds nice this time of night, so shall we?" Inola says, turning a little. She'd start walking a little, expecting him to walk beside her as she goes. "Thank you for offering your help, though I have to ask; just what do you want in return for this favor?" She knew she'd pay for this somehow, and she didn't know how this ambassador was; for all she knew he might make her kill someone, or something else she might not like. 'I really need to think before I take up offers, but if he'll help me find Soka...I'll pay whatever price he asks.' Inola would think, her brow furrowing at her thoughts.[break][break]

She'd remember he wanted to know what she looked like and Inola thought back; last time she saw her beloved 'sister' she was utterly horrified, as Inola had been as well. A few depressing thoughts later and John comes burning into her mind, making her more than a little angry. She does her best to conceal this emotion, however, and crosses her arms over her chest tightly, staring straight ahead as she awaits an answer from Veltos, though she doubted that answer would calm her flaring temper.

'Think of Soka, not John; that'll calm you, Inola... Just breathe...' she thinks, taking in a breath as she does it and slowly starts to calm herself down. She'd also try to think about the man beside her, and focus on his words to keep herself under control with her emotions. "You're attire is perfectly fine; not like I'm anyone to judge as most days are my days off and I don't always dress this fancy." she says with a short laugh.[break][break]
She definitely was feeling a little better about speaking with him; he certainly was a lot friendlier than the majority of vampires she had met before, to be sure. 'He could be entirely acting... Oh, Inola, shush and stop worrying.' she'd shake her head, closing her eyes for a brief moment before she would continue listening to him speak. At his mention of  vampires not all being 'dicks', she couldn't help but laugh a little. "I'm aware of that; I'm proof of that fact myself, but...I suppose I felt like it was so rare to find a friendly vampire, I'm a little hasty in my judgement. I apologize for acting like that, and I'm grateful you're willing to help me like that." Inola says,  her voice sounding a lot happier than it had been.[break][break]
She continues on her way, surprisingly enjoying her time with him. 'Sokanon and John were the last vampires for me to enjoy being with... it's quite strange, at least... Almost makes me regret what I did all those years ago... almost.' Inola would listen to his question as she thinks on her own situation with him. "We were very close, at one point in time. We spent the better part of my early life as a vampire together, though a... a series of events led to our separation and I wasn't able to find her again. Sokanon was my only family, in a sense, that's still 'alive', so I've been searching for her for a while..." she explains, a frown gracing her features once more at the mention of  'a series of events'.[break][break]
She decided to focus just on Sokanon, and she continues speaking about her. "If it helps with the search, she's got a temper like no one's business, and almost always acts before she speaks; I doubt she's outgrown that part of  her personality." she says with a laugh.

Inola would grin as he complimented her again; seemed she was making quite the impression on him. She, again, wasn't minding his advances, and simply had the urge to flirt right back with him for once. She'd continue with listening; it was what she was best at, after all. His explanation of understanding where she was coming from was just... a huge relief on her part; she'd had a number of their kind misunderstand her wariness for not trusting them at all. It wasn't that she didn't trust her people, just that since the loss of John, she was wary of anything that walked on two legs (well, at least two legs most of the time). "I'm glad you understand, and you're right; I do quite like you," she'd give a short laugh at that and continue. "Oddly enough, Soka and... and my progeny were the only ones of our kind I enjoyed the company of for the longest time, but it seems I can add you to that short list."[break][break]
Inola would keep on walking,  mentioning John not causing her as much grief as it usually did. When she heard Veltos chuckle at hearing of Soka's temper, she'd smile even more as well, and wait until he finished speaking before commenting on his words."Thank you for the sympathy... It was actually, uh..." Inola pauses for a second, taking in an unnecessary breath before continuing. "It was an older vampire than us at the time that caused issues for us. Sokanon and my progeny were both headstrong, and decided to confront this vampire alone without my go ahead and, well, it went about as well as one would expect at that time." she says quietly, not going into any too specific details lest she start to think even more unpleasant thoughts.[break][break]
With a little sigh, Inola would move just a smidgen closer to him and rub her left arm with her hand, a smile no longer on her face. She still felt quite happy, though, most likely Veltos' company keeping her mood positive for once. 'Ha! I could use having him around all the time.' she jokes mentally, her smile returning a bit at that."Hopefully by now she's learned not to antagonize vampires she doesn't know, but then again, I never knew what that girl was going to do back then, and I definitely don't now." she says with a light laugh.

Inola would watch him, pausing in her walking as he bring her hand to his lips for a kiss. At that, she'd give a soft smile that doesn't leave her face as they'd then continue when he let go of her hand. 'And... we have a very polite gentleman here. Oh, please don't be a secret murderer from 5,000 years ago or something. I just really like you..' she thinks in her head,  hoping he was just as pleasant as he seemed. She liked him, she'd even admitted, but that part of her deep down was nagging her about being with him and how he could end up just as dead as John. Inola would mentally wince at that thought and try to get it out of her head as she keeps her attention on him as best as she could.[break][break]
At the mention of his not having a lost progeny, she'd nod; perhaps he wasn't as old as she thought he was, though she was going to be 680 soon and she's only had one so that statement could easily be modified for someone as old as, or older than her. The thoughts of John and the vampire that killed him leave her mind, as well as any other thoughts that may have been popping up when his arm went around her. She'd give a glance to Veltos' face, and laugh. [break][break]
"Trying to make a pass at me... I see what you're doing." she jokes, her laughter growing a little more.[break][break]
Inola would just smile even more as he rubs her shoulder a bit, though the removal of said arm would make her almost disappointed the contact was over. She would clear her throat a little and continue speaking, having not given him her thanks yet. "Thank you for saying you'll help me however you can; it certainly means a lot to me. And I guess I'll be sure to search the other areas I've been led to by my esteemed sources," she says, laughing at just how esteemed Victor wasn't. "I know this is rather strange for me to ask Veltos,but considering I don't have to be back in New Orleans for at least another month, would you perhaps like to uh, get tea or coffee... or whatever it is our kind gets on dates? I uhm, haven't spent too much time in the dating scene... or any, in fact."[break][break]
At that, Inola would scratch the back of her neck and look away, feeling almost nervous as to what his answer would be. 'Ancestors save me, it's like that boy from the Wolf Clan I rather fancied all over again.' she thinks, laughing mentally as she remembered that boy.

Her smile would return, hearing him joke back with her. "Oh of course; I'm head over heels for you." she jokes, giving a short laugh at that before falling silent as her new, intriguing friend, or love interest, or whatever you could call it would give her eye contact. She'd obviously return it, doing her best to not be ruffled by it as he finally replies to her question. Inola wouldn't stop smiling as he speaks to her about this cafe nearby. "Yeah, that works perfectly, Veltos, and I hope it wasn't too odd, what with a woman asking a man out. I'm used to taking charge with a lot of things, so it just happens automatically." Inola says, glancing to him as his arm wraps around her shoulders again.[break][break]
She would walk like that with him, happy to have his company. Inola wouldn't quite know where to put her own arm, so she'd settle for just crossing her arms over her abdomen, keeping close to him, but not so close her hip movements would bump into him. Luckily, their body temperatures were the same so he wouldn't feel scalding hot like some of the humans she had actually had physical contact with; that was quite an experience. Again, she'd wonder his age, and finally, she decided to just ask, her curiosity too strong. "So how old are you, if I can ask? Er, I *think* I'm about 7 centuries? I really don't know because I spent Ancestors know how long living on my own in the forest. I kind of lost track of time there."[break][break]
Her time in the forests of what would later be known as Tennessee was intriguing, but above all, lonely. She lived her live in the depths of a cave, coming out only at night to find some stray, non-Cherokee human to feed on, then get back to her cave or something that hid her from the sun before dawn came and she died from the exposure. Her life was constantly on edge, and a lot of times she went without blood, not actually knowing at the time she could've fed on animal blood. For the longest time, Inola though she only had to feed on humans until Sokanon came along and... showed her she could feed on animals so she didn't starve. Inola would move her gaze from Veltos and look where she was going once her thoughts finally returned to reality.