Session 14: Downtime Split

## Brief Synopsis

Torsten wants to grow plants for a specialized magic garden, and meets Lorena Fraticelli.

Gatlin is happily sleeping as a human when he gets a text from Piper, asking him to hang out, because she needs to escape her house. He obliges, and they hang out at an amusement park, but her "uncle" notices her and questions if "the grandmothers" know. She asks him not to tell. He later texts Torsten about this. Piper and Gatlin ride a rollercoaster, which makes Gatlin throw up afterwards, which includes his drugs, turning him back into a vampire. He panics and becomes very depressed for the rest of the evening, but tries to keep on *some* semblance of joy, for Piper's sake. He doesn't do a great job.

Roxana is doing a movie shoot when Genevieve falls into a shot, but they make it work. Shortly after, the director cuts himself, but Roxana holds back on drinking his blood and Genevieve finds what they later learn is a werewolf for her to drink from instead, who happens to be a mega-fan.

## Session

Torsten finds Lorena Fraticelli to teach him more about plants for an enchanted garden, specialized for his magic.

Gatlin is asleep as a human, when Piper calls, asking if they want to hang out, because she needs to get out. They meet a few blocks from Piper's safehouse, Gatlin driving his car.

**Gatlin**: *"What happened to your eye?"*
**Piper [phone text to speech]**: *Oh, I had another visit from the spirit things that took my arms.*
**Gatlin**: *That sounds horrifying! ...Why?*
**Piper [TTS]**: *I just got really lonely.*
**Gatlin**: *"Well, I won't ask you for anything—except... your happiness."*

They go to an amusement park on the outskirts of Berlin, but are soon approached by Lukas Klassen, a blood brother of Torsten. He asks Piper if Torsten knows she's here and she asks him not to tell anyone. He tries to follow them, but Gatlin refuses, but does allow for them to take a photograph, which Piper stays out of.
They head to a roller coaster called the Devil's Spiral, both very excited.

Genevieve is on a stroll when she falls into a beer commercial shot Roxana is a part of, but they make it work for the ad. Afterwards, the director cuts his finger on a piece of paper, and Roxana frenzies, but rides the wave. Genevieve finds some blood for Roxana, which ends up being from a huge fan but also a vampire (Yana).

Torsten gets a text from Lukas with the photo of Gatlin, as well as a stealth photo of Piper drinking soda with Gatlin deepthroating cotton candy.

**Lukas [Text]**: *I didn't know you had a friend in the Carthians who you trust enough to send him with her.*

Torsten tells him not to tell the grandmothers. Lukas says they should tell *everyone*.

After the rollercoaster, Gatlin immediately pukes into the trashcan, but with it, the solace comes out, and he can feel his vampirism return. Piper drags him into a portapotty and he panics for a bit, mentioning how he already made plans in the sun tomorrow. Once he calms down a bit, they play some carnival games, and win each other prizes: a big gorilla for Piper, and an inflatable baseball bat and a bear with a Hawai'ian shirt for Gatlin. He still feels dead inside, but he's trying to act cheery. It's not a good act.

**Gatlin**: *"Piper, am I okay...?"*
**Piper**: *"You will be okay." \*Piper hugs him. He hugs back.\* "Thank you for being here today. It means a lot to me."*

**[They talk more in a Text Roleplay, and ride the Ferris wheel together.]**
During a moment alone, Gatlin opens his fortune cookie that Piper made for him in Session 6.

**"Fortune" with a phone number on the back**: *[Sometimes the little things can provide us the greatest solace.]*

## Notes

* Lorena Fraticelli is introduced (only to Torsten).
* Yana is introduced (to Genevieve and Roxana).