October 13, 2018 Saturday
Lilli’s one request in exchange for
the information was that Iggy, a vampire friend of hers who hunts at
the Devil’s Hideaway, not be harmed. Iggy does not kill but he does
not object to taking a small drink from the girls that take him home
with them. Lilli describes him as being harmless.
October 14, 2018 Sunday
6 PM (Sunset was at 5:21) Inspector Noir has been hanging out at
the Devil’s Hideaway trying to incorporate himself in the Goth
culture that congregates here. He has been watching the corpse of
David Blair (and four other zombies) work as stage hands for the
Hell’s Belles. Among the things he notices about the zombies is
that David seems to have more (human-level) intelligence and a higher
degree of self will than the other ‘roadies’.
Volt (Bodie Smith) has also been
patronizing the Hideaway. He is a stereotypical guy enjoying the
skimpy outfits the Belles wear and the quality of the music they
play, if not style they perform.
The Brooklyn Brigade arrives and pays
their $25 door fee and two drink minimum (they get tickets to
exchange for drinks). The four Belles are rocking out, on occasion a
projection of a woman flits around the stage. This is the Hauntress
who can become visible if she chooses to. Paladin recognizes the
quality of the performance even though the music itself is not to his
liking. Rather than sitting there until closing time he takes
opportunity of one of their breaks (5 minutes every hour) to speak
with Sanguine.
At the edge of the stage he asks
Sanguine her opinion of several famous Austrian composures until she
invites him back to the green room for a chat. He comes but he brings
the entire Brigade with him.
Inspector Noir notes the non-band
members heading backstage. He finds a table near the green room and
conjures a ‘stethoscope’ so he can eavesdrop on what is being
said.
The Brigade enter the room where
Sanguine and the Belles are waiting. There are also 5 zombies there,
David Blair and four others. Paladin senses danger stalking behind
him, Kismet senses the presence of a spirit, the Hauntress, standing
behind Paladin within arms reach.
Paladin tells Sanguine that he wants
her to deliver a message to her boyfriend. That he is upsetting lots
of people and needs to knock his behavior off. She denies having a
boyfriend but says she will deliver the message to her proverbial
boyfriend. If the Brigade can get something for her she will tell
them everything she knows, or can find out, about the Austrian.
Eventually she tires of going around
in circles and tells Paladin she wants a bowl made of an unidentified
blackish-red wood with intricate carved runes covering it. She claims
it is a ancient vampiric artifact that has only social value. Being
outside of acceptable vampire society there is no way she will ever
have a chance to be the Princess of New York City and having the bowl
is the first step to making that possible.
The bowl is located at the Met
Cloisters (99 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York, NY 10040).
With the message delivered Paladin
heads back to the Citadel (that most people call the Bunker) with
Kismet. Lady Paper opts to stay at the Hideaway. Paladin give her his
drink tickets.
At the Bunker Paladin tries to find
information on the bowl but comes up with nothing. His research is
interrupted when there is a buzzer at the front door. Answering it he
finds Inspector Noir there.
The Inspector in his cryptic fashion
manages to tell Paladin that he is working a case that involves
Hell’s Belles and the Devil’s Hideaway. He tells Paladin that he
was hired to find, and hopefully rescue, David Blair from the Belles.
Further he says that he was known to be dating Carrionette (Charlotte
Duquesnes) before dying from an (accidental) drug overdose.
Paladin guesses that his client is
David’s sister. Noir confirms that it is true.
Inspector Noir picks up the research
that Paladin started. He discovers the bowl is an artifact that was
donated to the Met Cloister by an English family, the Helsings. The
bowl is not on display because it’s ownership is being contested by
the government of Romania. They claim the Jorum of Kinsmenship (the
bowl’s proper name) is of significant historical and cultural
importance to the people of Romania.
Kismet is also researching the bowl
and finds some different information based on buried social media
sites, tabloids, and other outside main stream sources. She discovers
that Brother Blood and his Cult of Blood are also trying to get the
Jorum.
Paladin decides right then and there
that they will not be helping Sanguine obtain the vampire artifact,
not that he was inclined to do so in the first place.
After the rest of the Brigade leaves
the Devil’s Hideaway Lady Paper consumes her two drink tickets, and
then Paladin’s. A group of barflies start buying her more drinks
which she also imbibes. After she starts to feel the booze a group of
four guys surround her. They pour alcohol on her (paper) business
suit and peel it off of her.
The goons get very handsy with her.
Before things get out of hand another bar patron, Volt, comes to her
aid. Lady Paper puts up a paper dome which protects her as Volt
releases a blinding flash of light. The goons who were groping her
are blinded. Volt grabs Lady Paper and flies her out of there, taking
her back to the Citadel (Bunker(?)).
When Volt and Lady Paper reach the
super secret (publicly widely known) base Paladin gives him the
application for membership, despite his misgivings as Volt seems to
be having a conversation with himself. Inspector Noir has already
completed his.
Kismet is continuing to mine her
non-conventional sources for more information on the Jorum of
Kinsmenship Paladin gets a message from HAL.
‘The Worlds Wide Welfare Association
has placed an alert. The pirate crew known as The Galactic Marauders
acquired access to a Star Portal and was reported in this section of
the galaxy. Be on High Alert.’ There is also a personal post script.
‘When our search goes through your sector we intend to visit you
Shifter. We would like to share dinner, drinks, and whatever with you
during a night of shore love…leave.
Signed Kei and Yuri, The Lovely Angels
- 3WA Troubleshooter Team’
