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Baby Love

Situated just off of Oxford High Street on King Edward Street, Baby Love Bar is sandwiched between Brasenose, Christ Church, Corpus Christi and Oriel colleges. Easily Oxford's most eclectic music venue, Baby Love attracts gregarious ravers and shape-throwing students alike.  With two bars, an explosive cocktail list, frequent DJs and sociable 'tenders, Baby Love boasts  regulars including some of Oxford's serial party-goers. Everybody's welcome to a guaranteed night of a-little-bit-of-what-you-fancy!
Liam takes his usual table in the corner of the room. Lots of his students from the last two years are in the bar already, knowing his regular set time. He props his bass against the wall and returns the smiles and waves, they know better now, than to approach him before his performance though over the next few weeks he will have to establish that with the new wave of Freshers he also sees around the room.Aubrey would be late, he expected that, and in a way, relied on it. This room was his, half the people here were already addicted to his kiss and the rest to his music. On stage, a girl is murdering a modern classic, but he barely notices as he unlocks the bass case and checks the strings. His usual glass of red wine lands infront of him and he swirls it as he gets into the zone. Half an hour later he takes to the stage to a round of applause and takes his place next to the mic. "Tank ye, tank ye very much. Tought I'd troi summit a lidl different tonight, ease the new people into moi brand o' jazz, but I got a good surprise fer y'all along th' way." He starts playing, <a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=T2kOj-GFN8k&amp;feature=share" rel="nofollow">https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=T2kOj-GFN8k&amp;feature=share</a> &nbsp; Rolling through a set of modern takes on jazz classics, he gets three songs in and starts to wonder if Aubrey is just going to stand him up, but then he spies her at the door. Time to control this situation. " Everyone, I promised you a surprise, well here it comes. She's a little shy t'be sure, and new to performin in these parts, so sure a bit nervous, but give it up for my guest performer." He beckons to Aubrey to come straight through to the stage as he starts to lay down some very familiar music. "Hope y'can join in this one"&nbsp; He chucks her the microphone... <a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sB6HY8r983c&amp;feature=share" rel="nofollow">https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sB6HY8r983c&amp;feature=share</a>&nbsp;
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As the evening marches on towards night, Aubrey saunters across the Brasenose Quad towards the bar, arriving a little ways into Liam's set. Slipping inside, she stands near the back at first, content to take in a rare moment of anonymity before the inevitable turned heads and stares took over. And then of course there were always the ones who'd try their hardest not to look up as their friends did; whose feigned disinterest was betrayed only by their obvious peripheral glances. It wasn't long before it happened either — such was the nature of fame. All it takes is several of the bargoers around her to notice her arrival, and like a ripple the heads turn throughout the room.&nbsp; She needn't address them though. Within a few seconds the familiar-looking figure on stage was beckoning, and she's quick to throw a curt smile his way as he sets her up. Make a stir indeed. " Sooo sorry I'm late professor," &nbsp;she says through batted eyes, snaking her way through the crowd. Snatching a thin glass up off a table, she takes a swig and blows a kiss back to the man it had belonged to, then approaches the stage. &nbsp;"You won't dock me marks for that will you?"&nbsp; Aubrey catches the mic and quickly laughs into it, "Liam's right though, it has &nbsp;been a few years since I last did karaoke. You'll all be dears and help out if I forget a few words, yea?" &nbsp;Extending&nbsp;a hand up to him, wrist angled down, she waits for him to pull her up. "Really though, I'm just happy to support my fans pursue their dreams."&nbsp;
"As am I, which I was so keen to get you up here when you contacted me out of the blue and asked for a meet up." He leans in as he pulls her up onto the stage, "Don't call this karaoke again, it won't do you any favours with these fans." He pulls his bass back in close and takes the tune back up. His lazy, distracted, passable early night performance now turned up to his keen and competitive best, as Aubrey sings across, something just clicks and he loses himself to the music. He has entered the zone a few times before in his life, and now he finds himself there again, a creative genius deep into his art. He plays through a series of jazzed up classics, singing along with Aubrey until Mehdi gives the signal from the crowd that their timeslot is runing short. <a href="https://youtu.be/UngXu2zwF9E" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/UngXu2zwF9E</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/RMeN0CFNWmk" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/RMeN0CFNWmk</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/3q7ExHaKt2M" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/3q7ExHaKt2M</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/9iDncS9-2vI" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/9iDncS9-2vI</a> He leans in once more to whisper in Aubrey's ear, careful to turn his mouth away from the camera and the crowd. "Seems like we bring out the best in each other, we should do this more, for now though, you want to eat, follow my lead, we'll gather a few for a quad B after party - Blow, Booze, Boning and Blood. Now nod" Waiting for her nod he turns back to the crowd, "Aubrey here has agreed t' sign some autographs, I'll lay down one final song if y' could form an orderly queue to the side of the stage" <a href="https://youtu.be/IUlRavyDP6o?t=95" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/IUlRavyDP6o?t=95</a>
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Aubrey's smile never fades as she's pulled on stage and thrust into the first song unprepared, the panic welling up within her even if she does remain cool on the outside. However the familiarity of the songs extends a welcome branch to run along, and she dives into the first few with an increasingly animated performance. Strutting across the stage, she pulls the mic in and and away again in a sultry, jazzed up melody of music and movement. With each new song she throws an incredulous look back at Liam, having expected at most to only do one or two numbers.&nbsp; When he leans in close, she scoffs under her breath. "Keep most of that for yourself, I'm good with just the blood, thanks. And do me a favor," she pulls back as he instructs her to nod, just enough to make eye contact, "don't presume to tell me what to do, luv." &nbsp; With a cheer she beams back out at the crowd and gives a wide bow. "Thank you Oxford lovelies, you know how to make a girl feel welcomed. Now, I hope this isn't improper on a school night but who's down to join me for a fucking shot or three?" She laughs and hops down, sliding off the stage to start taking selfies with their fans, taking the occasional offered glass to knock back as she waits for Liam to get the rest of the night moving. Surrounded by a sea of sumptuous flesh and blood, she could feel the Beast stirring within her, the lack of vitae pulsing like a plucked chord through her veins. It was time to feed.
"My herd my rules." Liam hisses back rolling her eyes as she clearly doesn't understand the rest is for them. The stuff that they remember about why they had a good time. She is so much like them, that as he plays out the end of the night, Liam starts to look around to see if she has a useless brother trying to muscle in on her fame too. A few minutes later, Aubrey feels Liam approaching again,, this fleeting challenging of her beast, that quickly fades as they realise there is no immediate threat. He leaps from the stage and his fans fawn around him. It isn't long before he is walking towards the bar again with three young students draped off of his arm.
With her own crowd following her, she heads over to where Liam had sat down, gesturing for a fan of his to move as she slides into their seat. "So you make those arrangements yourself? Absolutely love that postmodern vibe," she smiles, leaning in to speak just loud enough for his kindred ears to pick up, "now shall we head over to that Quad 'B' you mentioned? I'm absolutely starving."
Liam grins, "So who's up for the after-party? I've got my guitars an' more vodka than a gulag&nbsp;toilet." He winks, leading the small crowd to the door. *We'll head to Kim here's dorm. I have an unwelcome guest, kinda saps the life from the room with his judgemental stare. No energy." The young ladies giggle as though they understand the joke, they are so infatuated.
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On a stool across from the bar, a sandy-haired man in his mid-twenties with muddy green eyes and a rumpled cardigan nurses a lager. Can't afford this scene too often unless I find a heap of dosh... He sends a polite smile to the bartender and shakes his head when they give him the 'Ready for another?' look, then turns his gaze to the crowd. Dorothea's article about the dead freshman was light on details, he thought while taking a long swallow, but she'd called him at the hospital between sessions and told him her suspicions that the death was one of their 'weird' ones. She wouldn't say more - not on a cellular phone - but it was enough to pique his curiosity, so here he is lurking in an undergrad bar during fresher week. He took another sip, and thought, The kid had belonged to the college across the street, so this is probably a decent place to start. Finishing his beer, he turned back to the bartender and said, "I guess I'll have one more after all. Looks like the sad business with that fresher in the news hasn't put a damper on things..."
Mehdi stands by, manning the camera dutifully as Liam opens the show. Though the professor is a talented musician, Mehdi has seem him play a dozen times now and his thoughts are currently more occupied by concern for this newcomer. Hadn’t Liam just talked about keeping a low profile? Will two kindred showboats competing for the blood and adoration of this pack of naive freshers really be low profile? When Aubrey finally enters the bar and every head in the room turns, Mehdi knows the answer to his question. He actually recognizes the little starlet, though he never would have guessed she was Kindred when he had seen her on screen. He sighs and adjusts the camera as she begins, grateful that her voice and Liam’s guitar mesh wonderfully despite the initial tension apparent between them. He takes the last sip of his beer and turns back to the bar behind him, one ear cocked to make sure no drunken reveler knocks into his tripod. It is hard for him to pay even peripheral attention though as he turns to see another Changeling sat at the bar. The faceless man is saying something to the bartender, who has not yet responded because he is waiting for Mehdi’s order. “Oh, yeah, another round, please.” He turns again to the stranger and tries his best impression of a friendly smile. “Enjoying the show?” Is this another Autumn courtier keeping tabs on Oxford’s Kindred? Or just a Lost fresher of New College? Or both?
Mehdi feels a cool, invigorating October breeze flow over him as Daxon turns his head to face him. An aroma of bonfires and friendship emanates from him, giving the impression of a returned smile even though there's no facial features there. "Oh, hello. Yes, I - I think I am. Long days and pleasant nights to you," he replies. Gesturing towards the camera, he asks, "A-are they famous? I don't get out as much as I did in my student days."
Mehdi can’t help but smile back at the strangely comforting non-expression. “Actually she is, she’s an actress. Liam on the other hand is only a local celebrity, but Oxford is his turf so here they might actually be on even ground. I’m Mehdi by the way, I work for the professor as his assistant.” He stops for a moment, large bat ears twitching as he studies the featureless stone face before him. Does this guy even know that these performers are Kindred? He leans in so that hopefully only the faceless man can hear him.&nbsp; “Are you with the Court?” &nbsp;
Daxon leans in as well and replies, "If I was, would I tell anyone?" in a tone that clearly conveys an arched eyebrow and a smile. "I'm Daxon Caudill. I work at the City Hospital."
“Fair enough I suppose.” he says cooly. “Guess I wouldn’t know, to be honest I haven’t spent much time with our kind here at Oxford.” He takes another sip of his beer before pressing more. “Are you a doctor? Nurse? And either way, what the hell are you doing at a fresher bar like this?” Mehdi keeps an easy smile but his eyebrows bend with curiosity, and a scattering of petals fall out of his tousled hair as he rests his head against his palm.
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Daxon grabs one of the petals as it falls and rubs it gently between his fingers. "Counselor - drugs rehab, that kind of thing." &nbsp;He&nbsp; grabs his beer, his Mask giving the bartender an appreciative smile before turning back towards the room. "As for this place... yeah. I guess I'm a little old. Haven't been around here since... " &nbsp;Daxon shrugs, then says, "Well, it's been a while. I thought a friend of mine might be prowling about."
“Gotcha.” Mehdi’s eyes linger on Daxon for a moment, fascinated by how charismatic this expressionless man is proving to be. “Seems like they’re wrapping up,” he says after a beat, turning his eyes back to Liam and Aubrey. “I need to go take down the camera but I’m sure there’s an after party happening somewhere if you want to come,” he hesitates, wondering if it’s really such a good idea to invite this stranger to a Kindred feeding frenzy. Of course the parties are typically perfect for harvesting Glamour as well, but still, Mehdi doesn’t want to accidentally put his new friend off. “Or we could stay here. Or go somewhere else entirely. If you’re not sick of my questions that is.” He gives a carefree shrug, leaving the decision up to Daxon.
"Lead on, Macduff," &nbsp;Daxon replies in a ponderous old man voice. Then in his regular tone, he continues, "I don't mind questions - I have enough of my own, and two are better than one for work anyway. Can I help?"
[...Continued from Somerville] Leaving Claire to sleep off the hangover of inheriting the power of becoming a ghoul, Liam heads out to feed. He hits up some of the major clubs, at this time of night it was as busy as they would get, but fresher's week was over and it was a Monday, leaving the city quieter than he would have liked after such a draining day. Walking past Baby Love however, an unmistakable 'woo' goes up as a cheesy pop song comes on. He was in luck. She's into new sensations Liam silently crosses the threshold, nodding to the bouncer who knows him from his regular performances there. Black cats and voodoo dolls He unzips his leather jacket and glides onto the dance floor where he casts his eyes over the unmistakable sashes, bunny ear headbands and short skirts I feel a premonition He takes in the scent of too much perfume, sweat and raging hormones That girls gonna make me fall He throws up his arms right as the bridge kicks in and throws himself into the midst of the group. Truth be told, he didn't much care for Ricky or the overmanufactured song, but acting like it was the perfect throwback to his teens was what was required here, he sang into a blow up phallus that was offered to him and strummed an imaginary guitar - a practice he loathed - right through the song. An instant hit with the group, he soon found himself being grinded on by some 30 somethings desperate to show they were having a good time and finding easy targets to feed on was almost too easy. 10 minutes later he has his fangs deep in the bride-to-be outside of the toilets - a point of personal pride for him to make sure he would feature heavily in her head on her wedding night - before her maid of honour emerges a moment later, clearly wiping mascara from her eyes. The scent of salt wasps over the air, informing him of another easy target. He winks at her, turning on the Irish charm. "Can I get ye sum't t'drink?" Cut forward 3 minutes and they are sat on some stools by the bar, whilst she explains over a blue drink how ok she is that her friend is getting married first even though she had always imagined it would be her, because she really needs to focus on her right now anyway. She slurrs her speech as Liam runs a hand up her thigh under the table. They are interrupted a moment later as two other members of the party come and drag Liam back onto the dancefloor as B*witched start playing, because sureley he must love them, being Irish and all . 3 songs later though and he is in the alley behind the club, Samantha, that was her name, was moaning with pleasure as he drank from her, hand up her skirt until she falls away breathing heavily. "Wow, I feel like a teenager again." &nbsp; Liam licks the wound closed, but he knows it's too late, she was too smart and aware and she knew exactly what had happened. In for a penny.&nbsp; "I play here Thursdays, little more modern stuff than this, but you should come see me play." "Uhuh, I'm not done with you, come back with me. Just let me say goodbye first." "You want them to see you leave with me don't you?" She nods, he grins and they head back into the bar. Four hours later, he's heading back from her flat towards his own, texting Mehdi as he goes. Shit is getting real, Come over as soon as you get this.