//. wherever i will roam

Ugh. This bar was so far beneath her typical haunt, she felt like she would have to burn the dress she was wearing when she got back to the haven. Which was a shame because it was super cute. While she hated getting her hands dirty, Dirk disliked it more, when it came to dealing with humans and so she'd been selected for tasks involving the community more. It made sense- she was memorable enough, but, it was different than a renown surgeon and businessman being seen striking up conversations with people of all walks of life. It /did/ mean she was having to dress down for the establishment and that may be the thing that hurt her pride the most.



The act of collecting "pets", as Dirk had dubbed them, had been going fairly well. Most vampires were very specific about who they made into a ghoul, as taking the blood of a vampire did imbue the human with a few physical improvements to speed and strength, depending on the donating vampire, but, the more important thing it did was soften their minds to suggestion and make them innately want to please that particular individual. From something as mundane as "make sure my glass never gets empty" to "protect me at all costs", the human that was turned into a ghoul, would be compelled to obey. And while that could be tons of fun to pick out snacks that she could then make into servants, which she had definitely done and highly recommends, there were bigger fish to fry- the hunters.



There weren't a lot but there were a handful and they were very annoying. But instead of just killing them all which was typically Dirk's approach to humans that were a nuisance but offered no benefit to keeping around, Heidi had seen and suggested a benefit to him. Ghoul the hunters. If they could get them unawares, unresisting to the charms and powers that were affecting them, they could be used to keep their furry neighbors busy and out of their affairs.



So...she was here. In this dive. Wearing a plain enough dress and slingback heels, looking very much like the middle class woman who was trying to find adventure in her life by going to "slightly disreputable places" which was definitely NOT a look she wanted to go for but, this had been her idea and Dirk had held her to it. Made it her responsibility. Ugh. At least this was the only time she'd have to meet them here. This was the last dose, and once the human had made eye contact with her, she'd be able to gauge how strong the effect was and start laying the groundwork for later.



Setting two replacement beers on the table (both enhanced by her's truly) she kept a bottle of Stella Artois in her hand and slid into the seat beside Tyler and across from Lena, smiling broadly at the woman's comment.



Ja, I couldn't agree more! Heidi, my pleasure to meet you miss..?



Faith. Charmed.



Loffly name, Faith. Has Tyler told you about my boss's ah, concerns?



Ostensibly the story had been the same for all of them: a wealthy real estate developer was wanting to invest more heavily in parts of the town to breath a bit of life into it but with all the....riff raff in the area, both normal and not so, they'd wanted some help keeping an eye out and cleaning the area up.



Sounds like you could use a few more eyes in the area. Eyes that know what they're looking for...depends on what your expectations are but, I might be able to help.



As the woman guardedly spoke and nibbled on the metallic tasting beer, she didn't react to the taste (probably used to it, poor thing). But the more they spoke and the relaxed nature of her hunter acquaintance (who was well and truly in Heidi's 'employ' now) helped her slowly relax into the conversation and somehow not dwell on any of the strangeness of their meeting.