Vampire with a Soul

For the general public, tonight the Caritas is closed.

For those who have a special invitation however -- there is a party to attend. And the bar is decked out with every single decoration in the world. There are helium balloons floating up by the roof, in all sorts of colors. And we mean all the colors. There are plaid balloons up there!

There are dozens of candles decorating each table. And these candles fire off little tiny explosions of fireworks every half hour.

There is a bubble machine and a fog machine by the dance floor, so people can mix it up and have fun. There is every kind of beverage (even the 'rich red' for vampires) at the bar.

And right now Lorne is on the stage, belting out a song to "Memory".

((here is the deal -- this is a mixed interaction thread. NPCs will interact with everyone who posts, but I encourage others to interact as well. There will be a point when a major plot point will occur, and hopefully I can bring everyone into a posting order))

It has started a few weeks ago, with the disturbing nightmares that forced April to wake up in the middle of the night. Nightmares that while connected to her voices, were so real and visual, that it was like she had been there in the moment.

In the moment of a death. It was not like most deaths that she saw through her voices... instead, it was like the person has disappeared. And April knew each time it happened it was like a little piece of the universe had been stolen.

Clark had advised her to go to the research library hidden in Lorne's bar. And that was where she was, when a commotion was raised from the meeting area of the Scoobies. Coming out of the library, she saw her father, Spike, placing Dawn onto a couch. The young girl was flickering... disappearing and reappearing... it was so shocking, she thought she was dreaming again.

"Someone help her! I am nothing without her!" Spike called out.

April frowned. Something was seriously wrong. And her intuition was telling her that whatever was going wrong, had to do with some serious magic. Returning into the library, April used her PINpoint to call up Harry Dresden. Hopefully he could provide some insight...

All across Mexico people are celebrating. And while there are smaller celebrations in Mexico itself, the largest celebration is in Los Angeles.

This year's Festival de Fiesta Broadway is expected to draw 300,000 people. But not just people... vampires are also attracted to the event. There are so many people... and every year a few going missing. Never to be reported missing. Gone forever.

There is a deeper threat to the day this year, which is why April has been having vision-dreams about the Dead walking among the Cinco de Mayo parades. She also gets the feeling that this is attached to the Order of Aurelius and their current plot.

She also senses that they will need help. A lot of it. So she starts making phone calls, everyone she can think of. Harry Dresden. Jack Harkness. Edward Elric, Cipher Nine. And of course contacts her husband. They all receive a PINpoint address in Los Angeles. To Lorne's bar.

To a strategy room.

((tagging order: April/NPCs; Clark/Harry Dresden/Jack Harkness; Ed/CipherNine))

Things are quiet in Los Angeles today. When April arrives with a new friend from the Nexus, Wes jumps slightly from his chair, where he was seating.

"April?"

"Hey Wes. We need to use the library."

Wes bites his lip, thinking for a moment. "If you are certain..." He stands, leading them back to an iron door.