Gathering: New Guest Reception

[concierge]

The black sign positioned in front of the Dining Hall's main entrance reads:

New Guest Reception
TODAY
6 PM - 8 PM

All guests welcome

In the Dining Hall itself, the chairs have been pushed up against the walls and the long dining table turned into a buffet stocked with finger foods. At the far end of the room is a small bar serving beer, standard cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks.

Comments

[vampire_shield]

Bella thought about her human friends. She couldn't say she really missed Jess, or Mike, but she did miss Angela. Even when the other girl didn't know a thing about the supernatural part of her life, she'd still given great advice. And she'd been the only one to welcome her back after she'd gone crazy.

"I had to cut ties to all of my human friends after I changed. Well, not all of them, but I'm not sure the pack counts as strictly human. We're too different for one, and one of the few hard line rules is that humans not find out about us. If they get too suspicious, we have to move on to somewhere else."

[vikingvamp]

"Oh, right. I remember secrecy. It has been a long time since vampires in my world have had to remain hidden, though."

Eric wasn't entirely certain that being out of the coffin was any better but at least he no longer had to hide who and what he was.

[vampire_shield]

"You're...you're out in the open where you're from?" Bella considered that for a moment, then nodded. "I suppose it could work, for your kind of vampire, ones that can feed without killing or turning the human. I don't think it would be quite that simple for us. Still, it would be nice to be able to see my mom again, some of my old friends."

Bella smirked inwardly. What she wouldn't give to see Mike's reaction to her new look.