Cornelius "Corey" Drake (sandcastlegod) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-07-10 13:24:00

Entry tags:

antaeus, marlow, nicholas salem, plot-"lost generation"

Antiquing
The little voodoo shop off Rampart was packed full of aesthetically fascinating stuff. Corey couldn't resist. Besides, from what he knew of it, the religion itself -- if not necessarily some of the associated magical practices -- made a lot of sense to him. Pouring out the first sip of milk or wine, offering up shot glasses of rum... he could connect.

He picked up a book of voodoun iconography and dusted it off. Under it was another, dustier book, the leather cover all scarred. Corey picked that up, too, and opened it. Oooh, nice pictures! All sketchy and... bizarre. Not quite Escher or Geigeresque, but interesting. There were family trees the back sections, with hand notes. ...And then Corey spotted the name 'Nicholas Scratch of New Salem.'

Wasn't that Nick's father's name? His really disgusting babykiller-wannabe father?

"Celeste, how much for the freaky antique history-sketchbook?"
"What? Oh, that. I don't even know where that came from; it was Mom's. Let's just price it the same as the art books."
"Okay...I think I'll take it."

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	sandcastlegod 2011-07-23 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"Well, the thing is, I think I might know your cousin, and I don't think she knows she's your cousin. That name in the lower left-hand corner? Marlow? Argo's brother's girlfriend is named Marlow. I talked to her just today about... stuff. And she's a witch. So... um... if she's your cousin, is somebody going to try to carve things into her hands and....you know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2011-07-23 12:44 am UTC (link)

Nick considers that a few moments. "She presumably has her soul and all, and can make decisions regarding it, depending on the kind of witch she is. But as a Harkness, if my parents were freed from hell, Nicholas Scratch would be trying to sacrifice her, yes. Her blood could give him a lot of power. Salem's Seven might be interested in her. And then there's Mephisto... so.. yeah, she has some potential trouble for the relation."

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	sandcastlegod 2011-07-23 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Corey listens and nods. "So she... probably needs to know about this, huh? Even though it....kinda sucks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-07-23 12:49 am UTC (link)
	"If you want to keep her safe, yes. She'd need to know. Nicholas Scratch is still in hell, as are the Seven, far as I know. Mephisto - well, you never know. But she has enemies she's not aware of, and her blood is especially potent to family. And if you found out, sooner or later, they will too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-07-23 12:55 am UTC (link)
	Corey listens intently some more. "Yeah. Thanks for the explanation." "Dude," he sighs with Corey earnestness. "The world is way too messed up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-07-23 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"Most of the time." the typically cynical Nick replies. "What were you looking for out there, anyway?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-07-23 01:13 am UTC (link)
	"Just art, this time, but I like it in there. Closest thing to a Traditionalist religion you can get a lot of practical idea discussion about these days," says the boy who worships idiots and has a doomed magic sword under his bed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-07-23 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"This is New Orleans. There's tons of support for Voudan around here. Active churches, discussion groups, authors, whatever you like if you look in the right places." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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