[7thsea] PerrySimm says, "Log on."
StoryTeller says, "<ahem>"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "We gonna wait for Gunther?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller asks, "Is Gunther joining us?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Mmm. We should give him a chance."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "also, everyone reading this channel with no exciting plans for tonight: the more the merrier."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "hee"
Oswald tells katre about the game.
Oswald says, "katre declines."
StoryTeller says, "aw"
Ender disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Oswald asks, "Ender?"
Trevor says, "He sleeps here, I believe."
Oswald says, "I meant, maybe he'd be interested."
Trevor says, "maybe."
Oswald asks, "And now he's wondering who the heck this 'Oswald' person is, and why is he paging him?"
Oswald says, "But if so, he's not replying."
StoryTeller says, "hm"
StoryTeller asks, "No sign of Gunther?"
Oswald says, "Not so much as an F."
Trevor says, "well, he could probably join if we've already started."
Trevor says, "especially since he plays this game already."
StoryTeller says, "yeah."
StoryTeller says, "So."
Oswald | StoryTeller says, "You can hear drawers opening and closing in Vivienne's dressing room."
StoryTeller says, "yes"
Trevor walks up to the door, puts up his hand, and stops.
Trevor asks, "Wait, what am I going to say?"
Oswald says, "That's an excellent question."
Oswald asks, "Would you like me to make a few notecards for you?"
Trevor asks, "You would? Where are we going to find some?"
Oswald sighs.
Oswald tears a blank sheet from his note book, and writes on it.
Oswald writes, 'Miss Santiago, when was the last time you saw Herr Keselman? We haven't been able to locate him anywhere.'
Oswald writes, 'Did you hear about what happened to Van Helsing? Dreadful, wasn't it? Who else would ahve been able to wear his bat costume if he couldn't go on?'
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Hee. Didn't think he'd actually put up with that."
Oswald writes, 'Who do you think is behind all of this? Some think it's some sort of ghost. But that seems hard to believe.'
Oswald hands the sheet to Trevor.
Oswald asks, "You *can* read, yes?"
Trevor reads the paper. "um? yes, yes. Oh, good idea, right."
Trevor folds it in half, then stuffs it in a pocket.
Trevor knocks on the door.
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne calls, "yes, come in"
Trevor opens the door and looks in.
[7thsea] Trevor says, "drat, the GM got bored with our act."
StoryTeller says, "This dressing room is pretty homey. Several photos stuck around the mirror, a kettle plugged into an electrical outlet..."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "or busy typing"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Sans cracks?"
StoryTeller says, "Vivienne is a dark-haired woman who somehow looks shorter than she really is."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "no cracks"
StoryTeller says, "She's been rooting around in the drawers of her dressing table, apparently. She's not really paying very much attention to you right now."
Oswald looks lover Trevor's shoulder, at the photos.
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Over. Over."
Trevor asks, "Miss, uh, Santiago?"
Trevor steps a little farther in, to let Oswald enter.
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "yes?"
Trevor asks, "I don't suppose you've seen Mr. Keselmann today?"
StoryTeller says, "Photographs appear to be of cats."
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "hm? no. should i have?"
Trevor says, "Well, it's just that most conductors show up a while before a performance."
Trevor says, "I'm starting to get worried. How strange this is."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "While he's talking, I'll try the aura. Perception + Empathy?"
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "oh, it looks as though everything and everyone is disappearing today"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "sure"
[7thsea] Oswald rolls 7 dice: 6 5 5 9 10 10 9
[7thsea] Trevor says, "I'd do a level 2 as well. Or that's the same attempt, isn't it? Anyway."
[7thsea] Trevor rolls 6 dice: 4 7 2 10 10 10
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "heh"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "We good."
StoryTeller says, "Vivienne is mainly worried. You get the impression that she's not exactly the most forceful personality in the world."
Trevor says, "Yes, I've heard strange things have been happening."
Trevor says, "Heard some talk of a ghost, and some other stories, in fact."
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "Oh, the ghost ... the stagehands have been whispering about it for a while...."
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne shuts the drawers and begins poking around under the dressing table.
Trevor asks, "What do you think about that sort of story?"
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "what? oh. um. sure, why not."
Gunther arrives, looking for booty.
[7thsea] StoryTeller exclaims, "Arrgunth!"
[7thsea] Gunther says, "Greetings, Childer"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Ah, Gunther."
Trevor says, "Not sure how many ghosts look like a giant bat, though."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "They're questioning Vivienne, who's more interested in poking around her dressing table than in talking."
[7thsea] Oswald says (to Gunther), "http://www.bioc.rice.edu/~lpsmith/IF/7thSea/vampires.html, http://www.bioc.rice.edu/~lpsmith/IF/7thSea/vampires.html"
[Crows-Nest] Gunther has joined the channel.
[7thsea] Gunther asks, "the difference being?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "One is a type for ftp 199.0.65.9"
[7thsea] Oswald exclaims, "Gah!"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "One is a type for http://www.openface.ca/~odd1out/fled.htm, of course."
[7thsea] Gunther says, "how silly of me"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Typo, even."
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "Should we pause for character creation?"
[7thsea] Omar says, "No, I won't be playing as such"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "why not?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "we're short on people, you know."
[7thsea] Omar says, "it is midnight here"
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "Bat? Oh, you heard that ... that is the rumour, yes ... that's why ... oh fiddlesticks...."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "'fiddlesticks?' must mindread at that comment."
[7thsea] Omar says, "also, no character that fits (Omar is a Brujah) - takes too long etc"
[7thsea] Trevor rolls 7 dice: 7 7 7 9 7 4 3
[7thsea] Oswald says, "There are a fwe pre-generated characters."
StoryTeller says, "Vivienne's main concern right now is the disappearance of some books that Van Helsing had lent her."
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "That's all I can see in that distracted mind?"
StoryTeller says, "Oh yeah, some inconsequential details about what's going to happen next on her favourite soap opera."
Trevor asks, "that's why what?"
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "That's why I borrowed Benjamin's grandfather's old notebooks."
Ender arrives at home.
Trevor asks, "What, he was a costume maker? A bat scientist?"
[7thsea] Gunther says, "i'll join then"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "yay"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Excellent."
[7thsea] Gunther says, "I'll sleep when I am dead. Wait, I *am* dead."
StoryTeller says, "(one sec)"
[7thsea] Gunther asks, "where are you people right now?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Dressing rooms of the opera house."
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "he was a vampire hunter."
Katrina swirls into the Opera.
Trevor says, "Oh. I suppose that makes more sense that ghost stories, anyway."
Katrina says, "Guten Abend, guten Abend. And isn't it a wonderful night? Yes, dear, take that coat, will you, thank you very... NO! Clumsy oaf!"
Trevor says, "(than ghost stories)"
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Yay opera. Here you are, arriving at the VIP lounge ... no-one here but the Tremere primogen (a tiny grey-haired woman with a thick Yiddish accent) and the Malkavian primogen (Sir Willard Peel ... spineless sap....)."
Katrina puts a hand on her eyebrow dramatically. "Ach, these people will be the DEATH of me."
StoryTeller asks (of Katrina), "How boring. Where are all the interesting people this time of night?"
Katrina swirls around as fast as she entered and leaves again, slamming the doors behind herself.
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "Well, I'm sure that if someone's devoted his life to something, there must be something in it."
Katrina says, "Ugh! This woman..."
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Heh. The two primogen give you startled looks as you sweep out. You think you hear Sir Willard say something about his secretary.""
Katrina looks around for someone important. Where's this Barbara Ferris?
Trevor says, "something or other, I suppose. I'm sure it kept him occupied."
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Not here ... you could probably get her on the phone."
Katrina fiddles in her handbag for the mobile phone, speed-dials Barbara.
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "I really think there may be something in it.  And now this attack on Benjamin, it's got to be connected. But I can't find the diaries."
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "You get Barbara on the phone."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "this is nice, btw. Maxwell's Background is an Eisen woman named Katrina."
Katrina asks, "BARbara, my dear, where ARE you?"
Trevor says, "Well, things are always in the last place you look."
Trevor grins.
Trevor says, "Good luck with all that."
(From StoryTeller) Barbara says, "Staying far away from the opera, darling. How is that boring old thing?"
Trevor starts to walk out.
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "yes. thanks. i mean, i was just showing them to Helmut the other night...."
Katrina says (to Barbara), "But surely you MUST come and see this... ach, the memories..."
Trevor says, "Oh, and break a leg."
Katrina asks (of bar), "it's unLIKE you to miss society gatherings - are you unWELL?"
(From StoryTeller) Barbara says, "Ach, the primadonnas. Dearie, they do keep me in business, but after a while it gets to be too too much. Though if you're there, do see if you could pick up a few tidbits for me, will you? I hear the conductor just had a very messy breakup with the star."
(From StoryTeller) Vivienne says, "thank you. you break a leg too."
Katrina says (to barbara), "did he now? How VERY interesting."
Trevor pauses, then grins again.
Katrina says (to barbara), "I'll make sure to get the gossip to you, dear. Now let me just pay my compliments to the conductor..."
Katrina sweeps off into the general direction of the dressing rooms.
(From StoryTeller) Barbara says, "oh yes, the things i could tell you about the cast ..."
Katrina says, "Oh DO tell"
Katrina says, "(while sweeping)"
(From StoryTeller) Barbara natters on about various gossip tidbits ... Magda Fontana is apparently 'easy
(From StoryTeller) Barbara natters on about various gossip tidbits ... Magda Fontana is apparently 'easy', and her boyfriend doesn't mind.
StoryTeller says, "Anyway, the three of you should be bumping into each other at this point."
Katrina, sensing no important information, eventually terminates the call.
Katrina says, "Ow! Watch it, you clumsy o... tsk tsk tsk. Now this is most interesting."
Katrina says, "What have we here, then."
Trevor asks (of Oswald), "What did I tell you? Wasn't that interesting?"
Oswald asks, "Hello, Ms...?"
Katrina asks, "Katrina's the name. Now who might you be?"
Oswald says, "Oswald Carmichael, critic for the Evening Times."
Oswald bows slightly.
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "these are both vampires, right?"
Trevor says, "Oh, and I'm Trevor Armstrong."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Right."
Katrina says, "Pleased to meet you, Sirs."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Or three now, I presume."
Katrina says, "I don't remember seeing you (glances around to see if mortals can overhear)"
[7thsea] Oswald rolls 7 dice: 3 8 5 8 9 8 3
[7thsea] Oswald says, "(Auspex, level two)"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "like I remember what that does :)"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Aura perception."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Checking your aura."
Trevor asks, "Seeing us? Where?"
Katrina says, "at the Prince's place"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I forget the name of the gathering place, damn me"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Elysium"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Would your typical run-of-the-mill vamps be hanging out at Elysium?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "right, there"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "on special occasions."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to Oswald), "if they know what's good for them..."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "not everyone cares for it."
Trevor says, "That's odd. I've been told I'm quite noticable. Well, or peculiar at least."
Oswald nods, "Ah, Elysium? A dreadful show of conspicuous consumption."
Katrina puts a cigarette in her silver cigarette holder and lights it, completely ignoring the NO SMOKING signs.
Katrina says (to Oswald), "Oh, the Viennese high society can be such a bore."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Vienna? Fine with me."
Katrina mutters, "bunch of inbred witless imbeciles"
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "not vienna?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "unspecified, actually."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Anything goes."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "oh duh, that was the opera description"
Oswald says, "Indeed. They strut their endless hours on the stage of their own minds."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "whatever... I just specified it :P"
Katrina laughs. "When the actual stage is so much more interesting."
Oswald says, "Their power plays, a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Trevor coughs.
Oswald asks (of Trevor), "Mmm?"
Katrina says (to Oswald), "Now now, that is a tad harsh."
Oswald says (to Katrina), "But we must be harsh if we are to be kind, my dear."
StoryTeller says, "(it's less than an hour to curtain now, by the way)"
Oswald asks, "Have you heard about the troubles they've been having here this evening?"
Katrina says, "Now, what brings you to this place? You, Trevor, certainly don't seem th... ah."
Katrina says, "I only heard the conductor seems to be having some sort of... cough... troubles with the Star..."
Katrina asks, "but pray tell me, what is going on?"
Oswald says, "He's been having greater troubles than misguided romance: he's been missing since last night."
Trevor says, "I somehow doubt he's worrying about the Star now."
Katrina raises an eyebrow... "Now that is... unfortunate. I don't suppose his breaking up with the star has anything to do with it, now does it?"
Katrina says, "Oh, there I go again, spreading silly rumor. I should know better than that."
Trevor says, "We've heard the rumor already, so it's quite alright."
Oswald chuckles, "You'd think it more than a rumor if you'd seen what she did to his car."
Katrina asks, "Sawed it in half?"
Oswald says, "No, but about as close as she could come with one key."
Katrina says, "So, the conductor is missing. If my watch is correct - and it is, since it's radio controlled - the curtain goes up in less than an hour."
Katrina asks, "What, then, is being done about this?"
Trevor says, "Well, we've found out a little bit."
Trevor says, "The conductor was surprised in the parking lot last night. Someone else was surprised in the parking lot last night, and he seems a bit pale today, if you know what I mean."
[7thsea] Katrina looks at stats, chuckles.
Katrina says, "An Embrace without the consent of the Prince? That is most unseemly."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "hm? oh, think I get it."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "hm? just a general comment"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "I know nearly nothing about vamp society, in reality."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "the Embrace is what they call it when they make new vampires."
Oswald says, "We've also seen the Brujah Primogen backstage, associating with Mr. Farrow."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "basically, any Embrace, ie creation of new Childer, must be granted by the Prince."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Robert's case wasn't quite like that."
Katrina frowns. "Wonder how he got in here."
Oswald smirks.
Oswald asks, "Possibly the way we did?"
Trevor says, "no, not an Embrace. Just a drink."
Katrina says, "Which was..."
Katrina says (to Trevor), "Ah, I see."
Oswald says (to Katrina), "Walking in, mostly."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Katrina doesn't remember how she got here?"
Katrina says, "Well certainly the Opera Manager would rather die than let in some rag-ridden smelly Brujah."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "She got so dizzy from the whirling that she can't remember those minutes so well."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "By buying a ticket, Sir."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I am a PATRON OF THE ARTS, if you know what I mean."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Kind of like us, except you pay and we get paid."
Katrina says, "Anyway. You seem to be doing something about the situation... it would be most shameful to not see Die Fledermaus performed."
Katrina disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Oswald says, "Indeed. We were just about to decide whom to speak with next."
Katrina arrives, looking for booty.
Katrina says, "Hm, I seem to have gotten disoriented for a second."
Oswald says, "Indeed. We were just about to decide whom to speak with next."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "or rather, disconnected"
StoryTeller says, "People are beginning move about between the dressing rooms. Putting last minute touches on their costumes."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "welcome back"
Katrina asks, "And what decision have you reached?"
Oswald says, "Possibly Mr. Farrow -- he was apparently with Mr. Van Helsing after his accident."
Katrina asks, "Van Helsing?"
Katrina says, "That name sounds a bell."
Katrina says, "By which I mean a gigantic alarm chime"
Oswald says, "Mmm, I imagine you wouldn't have heard. He's playing Falke this evening."
Trevor says, "Seems he was attacked just now by a giant bat. Or possibly someone wearing the bat costume that was around here."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "is anybody but the conductor missing?"
Oswald says, "He was knocked unconscious earlier, while meditating in one of the private boxes."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "so far, the conductor's the only one you know about."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Possibly tyhe manager, but I think that's just because they were supposed to be a PC."
Katrina says, "Hmmm... The Phantom of the Opera? Though this is not Paris, of course."
Katrina says, "This sounds interesting... I might accompany the Gentlemen, if I may."
Oswald says, "The odd part about it is that whoever did it was apaprently dressed in Van Helsing's bat costume."
Trevor says, "People are speaking of an Opera Ghost, yes."
Katrina hums, "In sleep he sang to me / in dreams he came / ..."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "hee"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "The PHAAAAAAAAAAN-tom of the Opera is there... inside my mind..."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "ahem."
Katrina says, "Well, let's not waste any time!"
Oswald leads the way to Farrow's dressing room.
Katrina pulls out her mobile and calls Barbara again while following the others.
Trevor asks, "You're making a call now?"
(From StoryTeller) Barbara says, "darling, again? you must really like me."
Katrina says, "Yes... one of my contacts, she might be abl... Hello Barbara dear."
Katrina says (to Barbara), "You are not going to BELIEVE what I have for you."
Katrina says (to Barbara), "Apparently the conductor has disappeared after his little row with the Star yesterday... there's talk of an Opera Ghost..."
StoryTeller says, "Creedence Farrow shares his dressing room with Benjamin Van Helsing and Devon Clark. He's in there, talking with someone as he adjusts his wig."
Katrina says (to Barbara), "He's still missing... you simply MUST come here."
(From StoryTeller) Barbara says, "oo, tell me more! There's never been anything about any opera ghost haunting that place before."
Trevor stops near the door, and watches Katrina in some disbelief.
(From StoryTeller) Barbara says, "but darling, i have nothing to wear. Just this old Christian Dior original that I wore only last month."
Katrina asks (of Barbara), "I don't know too much yet... I'm sure you'd be SO MUCH BETTER at finding things out. It appears a bat-like ghost has attacked people... isn't it amazing..?"
Oswald knocks on the door, trying to ignore Katrina.
Katrina motions at Trevor, making "bla bla" signs with her fingers.
(From StoryTeller) Barbara says, "Well, I suppose I could manage...."
Katrina says (to Barbara), "Do try to... I'm off to find out more... bye! *click*"
Katrina says (to Others), "sorry about that. You know how reporters are... especially YOU, Oswald."
StoryTeller says, "Creedence looks up from his dressing table. The other guy turns around. It's the Brujah primogen (tall, blond, looks like he should be wearing plate mail but isn't)."
Katrina mutters, "Why, if it isn't He-Man himself."
Oswald says, "Ah, Mr. Farrow. I see you have company. We won't keep you long."
(From StoryTeller) Creedence says, "Sure, what is it?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "tell me if I blabber too much, btw :)"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "s/if/when"
Trevor steps in.
StoryTeller says, "The Brujah primogen folds his arms and steps back, giving you centrestage as far as Creedence's attention is concerned."
Katrina too.
Oswald asks, "We were just wondering about Val Helsing. Strange, what happened to him. Were you the one who found him?"
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "wait, who was attacked by the bat-ghost?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Van Helsing."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "attacked by his own costume?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Who would who would normally wear the bat costume."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Right."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Although he thinks he might have just been seeing things."
(From StoryTeller) Creedence says, "Hm? Well I was nearby. Discussing matters with Georg here."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Auspex 4 on the Primogen. Trying to look like I'm watching Farrow though."
[7thsea] Katrina tries to remember which of the Clans can shift. Also, Nosferatu.
[7thsea] Trevor rolls 7 dice: 10 8 10 10 4 5 7
Oswald nods, "Mmm. Do you have any idea what actually had happened?"
StoryTeller says, "Creedence glances at the primogen, then looks back at you. 'I dunno, you tell me.'"
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "also, is this the Creedence Clearwater revival?"
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "he's thinking about how mismanaged the whole matter is. There's a common rumour going around that he's the one who really gets things done in the city, and now you're noticing that the rumour might very well be true."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "heh"
Oswald shrugs, helplessly. "All I know is what I've heard, disjointed accounts... some kind of flying 'opera ghost'... I didn't know if you might have noticed anything when you brought him back. They say that you know a thing or two about first aid."
(From StoryTeller) Creedence says, "Heh. No, that's Clarence. He's the medical student, not me."
Katrina glares at the Primogen. "An Opera Ghost... how interesting."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to StoryTeller), "Yay!"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Drat. Must have misread the stupid logs."
(From StoryTeller) Georg glares right back at Katrina.
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Clarence, Creedence. Oh well. Easy mistake."
[7thsea] Katrina snickers.
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I believe he was referring to Clarence Clearwater Revival, but no matter"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "No, Clarence really was mentioned as a medic."
(From StoryTeller) Creedence says, "Is this all? in case you haven't noticed, I'm supposed to be onstage in an hour."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "damn"
Oswald says, "Ah, well, thank you."
Oswald says, "Oh -- one more thing..."
Oswald asks, "Have you seen Keselman at all today or last night?"
Katrina coughs.
(From StoryTeller) Creedence says, "No, I didn't see him at all today. Or last night."
Oswald nods, and waves.
Oswald says, "Well thank you. I'm sure he'll turn up."
(From StoryTeller) Creedence says, "he'd better."
Katrina says, "He's probably BUSY PREPARING cough cough"
Katrina says, "We shall disturb you no longer"
(From StoryTeller) Creedence says, "yeah whatever"
Oswald, as they walk away, says (to katrina), "Are you alright? In need of a lozenge?"
Katrina says, "I don't think the cast is supposed to know, my dear."
Katrina asks, "Now, have you been to his room at all?"
Oswald says, "At this point, I think the whole theatre knows. They haven't kept the secret well."
Katrina says, "Tarnation"
Katrina says, "This is Not Good."
Oswald says, "His dressing room was the first place we went. They only thing that was there was the bat costume. Gone now, of course: taken by whoever it was that surprised Van helsing, I presume."
Katrina blinks. "You didn't secure it?"
Trevor asks (of Oswald), "I presume you would know if the silent crude man in back wears it a lot?"
Oswald says, "What, to carry around with me? " He looks down at his suit. "I daren't imagine it should fit particularly well, with or without safety pins.""
Katrina asks, "Safety... pins?"
Oswald asks (of Trevor), "Which do you mean?"
Oswald says (to Katrina), "Yes. Whoever it is that keeps taking the costume -- and presumably, surprised Van Helsing with it -- is a size smaller than the costume. He keeps putting safety pins in to make it fit."
Trevor says, "Georg. I suppose it wouldn't be him, but I just didn't like the looks of him."
Oswald holds the one he took up to show Katrina.
Katrina shudders. "Ugh, Georg-- a prime proof that mankind IS descended from the ape."
Oswald says (to Trevor), "Ah. No, I don't think the primogen was wearing the costume. For one thing, he certainly didn't look any *smaller* than Van Helsing."
Katrina inspects the needle.
Trevor says (to Oswald), "Oh, you took a pin? Excellent."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Safety pin, I think."
Trevor says, "I'd like to see that, too. Be nice to be able to recognize the guys we're looking for."
Oswald says, "Yes, of course."
[7thsea] Trevor rolls 6 dice: 6 10 7 7 9 7
[7thsea] Oswald had forgotten that no one else was familiar with the pin-inserter.
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "yeah, you could probably recognise Van Helsing, the Opera Ghost and Oswald if you saw them."
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "Oh, and Keselmann of course"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Well, we *assume* it's Keselman."
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "No wait, Keselmann never handled the pins, just the costume."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "It's 'The guy who was driving Keselman's car' :)"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Yeah, that."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "it's clear it was the gardener"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "wait, what's an Oswald?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "let's go shred him"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "I'd like a Trevor, buy classier."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to Trevor), "the unit of bullets/president"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "s/buy/but/"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "s/I'd/It's/, for that matter."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "oh, that Oswald. Well, um."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "The guy who most recently handled the pin?"
Oswald puts the pin back in his pocket when everyone's done with it.
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Oswald would be you, technically. but Opera Ghost, yeah."
[7thsea] Oswald says (to ST), "I meant me. Since Trevor was asking 'What's an Oswald?'"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "ah"
StoryTeller says, "(people are milling around)"
Oswald asks, "Well, should we see Clarence Martindale next, or do you have a different idea?"
Katrina says, "We should check the chandelier..."
Trevor asks, "I was just -- chandelier?"
Katrina asks, "Have you not read Gaston Leroux, Trevor?"
Trevor says, "Oh, that still. But as you said, this is not Paris."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "This is Phantom s/he's talking about?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "she is :)"
Trevor asks, "Oh, so what do we do if we can't find a conductor soon enough to save the show? Try to beat the exit traffic?"
Katrina says, "I was about to ask that, yes."
Oswald says, "Write two columns of filler, I suppose."
Katrina says, "Isn't that what critics normally do, anyway? No offense meant."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "no offence? yeah right"
Trevor says, "Hm, the demands of a regular column."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "she IS a bitch."
Oswald says, "A critic is the lens by which the essense of a work is filtered into stark reality."
Trevor says, "My reviews just wouldn't run. Actually, I wouldn't need to bother writing anything."
Katrina says, "Forgive me, I was simply kidding. Let's go to this other person."
Katrina says (to Trevor), "Of course, you could just snag reviews off of the Internet and babelfish th... no, I really must stop doing that. I apologize."
Oswald nods, and walks to Martindale's et al. dressing room.
[7thsea] Oswald lags slightly.
[7thsea] Katrina says, "something should happen soon... it's 1:22 AM"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Nah, we'd have noticed if it was already New Year's."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "damn these timezones!"
StoryTeller says, "this one is kinda crowded ... Chorus members, etc. You recognise Dermot Bailey ... there's a young lady in a ballerina costume speaking with him. Clarence Martindale is sitting far away from those two."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "also, have you spoken with car-wrecking girl yet?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Nope."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "no, but there she is, apparently."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Does anyone *here* look like the bat?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "no"
[7thsea] Oswald says (to Trevor), "I'd think that's probably Magda."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "but you're beginning to feel that you may have seen him somewhere before ... possibly not here, tonight."
[7thsea] (from Katrina) Oswald gasps. "Of course! The little sneak I met back in 1774!"
Oswald mutters, "None of these people here is the ghost, either. I'm starting to wonder if it's anyone involved with the production at all..."
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "How old are we?"
StoryTeller says, "Judith, that manager-type lady who was looking for Keselmann earlier, is going from dressing room to dressing room to make sure everyone is getting prepared."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "13th generation is <= 25 years ago"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "so if this says 12th generation, I'm not much older than I look to a human?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "you stop aging when Embraced"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "12th is earlier than 13th, so you're older than 13th generation vampires"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I dunno - Embraced 75 years ago? Plus your age at that time."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "hm, okay."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "Myself, I've diablerized up to the point of Antediluvian."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "IYKWIM, and I'm sure you don't."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Anyway, back to our story already in progress..."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "ok, back to t... timing"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "I'm going to see anything I can about auras."
[7thsea] Oswald rolls 7 dice: 6 6 5 9 7 1 6
Trevor . o O ( plastic chairs. static. )
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "have you spoken to this Judith before?"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "nothing out of the ordinary"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "not really. She kicked off the plot briefly."
Oswald moves toward Clarence.
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "she was the one who let slip that the conductor was missing. Then she ran away."
Katrina asks (of Oswald), "what was this you muttered about the Ghost not being an opera person?"
Katrina says, "(whispered)"
StoryTeller says, "Clarence is more relaxed than most ... he doesn't make an appearance until Act II, so he's taking his time."
Oswald whispers (to Katrina), "So far, it's been no one that I've seen here tonight, and we've seen most of the people in the show."
Katrina whispers to Oswald, "How can you be so sure?"
[7thsea] Katrina says (to Trevor), "I think you should talk to that Judith person"
Oswald whispers (to Katrina), "I would have recognized them from the costume. And the pins."
Katrina whispers to Oswald, "Ah. Quite the handy Discipline."
Oswald whispers (to Katrina), "Mmm, so it is today. It'd more more useful if I could actually *find* this ghost..."
Katrina whispers to Oswald, "So do you think it was one of the Kindred? The attacks on the guard and the other person, whoever it was, seem to point to that."
StoryTeller says, "(Judith seems to have stopped for a particularly long time outside one dressing room. <knock> <knock> "Kelly? Ms Sullivan? Are you in there?")"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "guard?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "didn't quite catch that bit"
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "the parking place guard?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "oop, sorry, the attack was on Robert Vane, one of the singers."
Oswald whispers (to Katrina), "It's a strong possibility. It was Keselman and Vane who were attacked -- Vane is one of the actors. We found his camera out there."
Oswald whispers (to Katrina), "Doesn't remember a thing about it, though."
Trevor turns his head to watch Judith and the other door.
StoryTeller says, "Judith frowns and tries the handle......"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "I presume it wasn't the Tremere Primogen in the costume, right? :)"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "she'd need more than just a few safety pins."
Katrina whispers to Oswald, "Anything useful on the film? Wait, dumb question. Also, how do you know about Kesselmann being attacked?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "I'd like to see her attack Vane in the parking lot..."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "I bet she'd win, too."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I sincerely hope not, or there will be major hurt"
StoryTeller says, "...the door creaks open...."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to Oswald), "she isn't the Primogen for nothing"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "Recognizing through Auspex doesn't give any ideas about physical traits, right?"
Oswald whispers (to Katrina), "We look at his car. He had gone out, last night, to buy a bottle of brandy. A prop for the show. After he came back, he forgot both his keys and the bottle in his car."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "er, no ... it's more a psychic imprint."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "that's what I figured."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "wait, whose door opened?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "one of the other dressing room doors."
Oswald whispers (to Katrina), "When he came back to get intot he car with a coat hanger, he was surprised by someone. Whom, we don't know."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Kelly's."
(From StoryTeller) Judith exclaims, "OH MY G...."
Katrina whispers to Oswald, "Hmm. And that was where he disappeared?"
Oswald turns to see what Judith is looking at.
Trevor walks to the other room.
Katrina spins around
Katrina quickly follows Trevor.
StoryTeller says, "Judith is standing in the hallway outside Kelly Sullivan's dressing room. She looks faint."
Trevor asks, "What is it?"
Trevor looks in the dressing room.
Katrina leads Judith away, offering smelling salts.
Oswald follows Trevor.
StoryTeller says, "The dressing room is a mess. Things tossed around all over the place, drawers pulled out and their contents flung all over."
Katrina then quickly follows the others.
StoryTeller says, "No sign of Kelly Sullivan."
(From Katrina) <jarring chord>
Trevor asks, "Hm. Vivienne's been here looking for those diaries?"
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "You see someone in a bat costume standing in the shadows beside the wardrobe. Judith doesn't appear to have seen him, though."
Oswald rests his hand on the doorknob.
[7thsea] Oswald rolls 7 dice: 5 10 6 2 6 7 4
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "how damn high IS your Auspex?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "We're mad psychics."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "That's all Trevor's character has. I gave each pre-gen character four dots in Disciplines...."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "freeow"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "3. Jeff said to roll Perception + Empathy."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "And I get Presence. No damn use :)"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "Well, Judith ... someone who presumably should be here ... another increasingly familiar presence that you associate with the bat costume."
Katrina says, "Well, let's GET HIM/HER/IT"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "d'oh. it's batman."
Trevor asks (of Figure), "Well. What is it you're doing? And where's Keselmann?"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Does anyone besides Trevor see the bat?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Now you do, presumably."
Oswald looks to see whom Trevor's talking to.
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Right."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "mind read"
[7thsea] Trevor rolls 7 dice: 7 1 10 9 6 5 1
[7thsea] Trevor says, "ow."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Just Trevor ... though now that he's brought the figure to your attention...."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "2 successes?"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "was it 6 or 7?"
Katrina tries to see who Trevor's talking to
[7thsea] Katrina says, "6 is standard, I thought."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Oh. That's not too bad, I guess."
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "Boy does your mind feel loopy right about now. You get an impression of boring filing clerk duties and rituals involving shared blood and pink elephants."
Trevor looks dizzy.
Trevor asks, "get in and shut the door?"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Right, but what about the business at hand?"
StoryTeller says, "The figure starts when he realises that he's been seen, and smashes through the dressing room window."
Oswald enters, letting Katrina come in before closing the door.
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "can I burn 1 blood point for celerity & follow?"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "We're on a second story, aren't we?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "You have no idea how loopy this particular mind is."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Well, jumping out of a second floor window does provide a clue."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Yes, your on the second storey. As for the celerity ... sure. If you're sure you won't be seen."
[7thsea] Trevor forgets what Celerity does.
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "can I be?"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Back alley, right?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller asks, "Well, the only person here right now who isn't a vampire is Judith ... you're just going to go in and shut the door in her face?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "Ok, I shift into Crynos and... wait, wrong game."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to StoryTeller), "We just did."
[7thsea] Oswald says (to ST), "We already did that."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "okay then."
[7thsea] Katrina does that then
StoryTeller says, "The back alley is outside, two floors down."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "RP it...."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "justasec"
Katrina suddenly appears blurry as she jumps through the window, landing gracefully in the alley below.
StoryTeller says, "Batboy is racing down the alley ... just ahead, it appears as though another figure has jumped out of hiding and is running after batboy."
Trevor says, "Hm."
Katrina quickly looks around to see where the figure ...
Katrina says, "folllows quickly."
Trevor looks out the window to see what's directly below.
Katrina says, "except emitted"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "BTW, I assume I recognized this batboy?"
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "the back alley. You remember poking around there earlier."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "yes ... you also vaguely recall one night in Elysium...."
StoryTeller asks (of Katrina), "which figure are you going after?"
Trevor says, "[yes. concrete?]"
Katrina says (to story), "batman"
StoryTeller asks (of Katrina), "overtaking the guy behind him?"
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "concrete, yes."
Katrina says, "while trying to get a good look"
[7thsea] Quinton has joined the channel.
Oswald looks at the window as well.
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "the guy behind batboy looks a little rumpled, and has a day's worth of stubble. But he's wearing an evening suit (rumpled, of course)."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Which way are they running?"
Katrina asks (of ST), "vampire?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "towards the loading dock area."
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "No."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "My guess is away from the dead end."
Oswald leaves the room, hurrying towards the stairs.
Katrina, in passing, shoves him hard into the wall, hoping the others will get him.
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Er right."
jwalrus pages: hi
jwalrus pages: wait, you're not a bot, are you?
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Oof! You shove him into the wall. Something clatters onto the ground."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "dammit... to stop or not to stop, that is the question"
Trevor steps out of the room and looks to see who's watching confusedly.
[7thsea] Katrina asks (of Oswald), "you trying to get batboy?"
StoryTeller says, "Oswald brushes by a confused-looking Judith. Curious-looking people are emerging from the various dressing rooms."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Gonna take him a minute to get there."
Quinton arrives, looking for booty.
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Trying to get outside, at least."
Katrina continues running after batboy, hopes someone else will get this guy
[7thsea] Oswald says, "You and batboy can probably get to the parking lot before I can, though."
[7thsea] StoryTeller asks, "Hm. Quinton?"
Trevor says, "Sheesh. Madmen (well, madman and madwoman) leaping out of windows."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "dammit, no mindspeak in Vampire"
Trevor says, "Surprise they both survived."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Although I guess we don't even know whether he's going to the loading dock or the parking lot."
Trevor pauses for a brief moment, then races for the stairs himself.
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "You catch up to batboy, seeing as how you're going twice as fast as he is."
Katrina tackles him.
Katrina says, "(how unseemly)"
StoryTeller says, "umf."
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "you appear at the other end of the alley at about the same time."
Katrina says, "The same way I did the other, by shoving him into the next wall"
Katrina says, "Assuming there are any walls."
Katrina shouts at Oswald, "Get guy in alley!"
Oswald tries to hurry past Katrina, to see who this other person even is.
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "You realize Oswald has the build of a librarian, right?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "but your opponent isn't a vampire"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "The other guy (slightly dazed) is coming up the alley."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "just bite him :)"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Er. Is that the usual means of subduing someone?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "not really"
[7thsea] StoryTeller asks, "by the way, was Katrina running in high heels?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I'd like to have a stake right now myself"
[7thsea] Katrina says (to Story), "Those are SO 90s"
Quinton disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Oswald runs up to the slightly daze fellow and takes him by the arm.
[7thsea] Katrina says, "also, the opera is surrounded by cobblestones."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "not the best place to wear high heels to :)"
[7thsea] Quinton has left the channel.
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "hm. Here's the guy who was driving Keselmann's car...."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "And who had the hanger, and who left the costume in his office?"
StoryTeller says, "(where's Trevor, by the way?)"
Oswald asks (of Man), "Herr Keselman?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Waiting for his cue to appear out the back door."
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "yes?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Having shot a few lines to the confused onlookers and then raced off."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "Ah. Okay, you arrive."
Katrina blinks OOC.
Oswald says (to Keselman), "Are you alright? Everyone's been worried about you."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "You already appeared at the end of the alley, I think."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Shortly behind me."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to Trevor), "so come to me already :)"
Trevor looks over the situation and tries to figure out what's going on.
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "I'm fine ... ah, if you'll excuse me, though, there's something I must do."
StoryTeller says, "(you notice, by the way, that Keselmann is holding what appears to be a broken bannister dowel and a carpenter's hammer."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "If he pulls out a piece of wood and goes for the batman..."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "dangit"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "Holy"
Oswald reaches over to take the dowel from Keselman's hand. "Please, sir. Let's just go inside..."
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Batman, by the way, is laughing at you. 'you think you've won, don't you? Hahaha.'"
Katrina says (to Story), "TIME FOR DIABLERIE!!!!"
Katrina says, "I unmask Batman."
Trevor goes to the spot under the window.
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Should anyone here but Gunther know what DIABLERIE!!!! means?"
Trevor asks, "Hey Oswald, who's that you've got?"
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "you don't understand ... no, you probably won't believe me either ... but just go take a closer look at that, that thing."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "sucking another vampire to death, thereby gaining some of his powers"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "the worst crime in Kindred society"
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "It's Chesterleigh, the Malkavian primogen's secretary."
Katrina says, "Interesting."
Katrina asks, "Can I get him over to the others somehow?"
Oswald says (to Keselman), "Alright, Katrina will take care of him. She can handle it."
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "Vivienne was right, there ARE vampires. I'm sorry I ever laughed at her, but Van Helsing's diaries ... and then last night, when I SAW Robert get attacked...."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "uh oh"
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "But ..."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "heads will roll"
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann looks suspicious.
Trevor goes over to see why nothing's happening.
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Um, sure, he's just helpless with laughter right now."
Katrina blinks.
Oswald's grip on Keseman's arm gets stronger, and he firmly attempts to take the stake away.
Katrina marches him over to the others. "Time to call the police!"
Katrina asks, "He is obviously quite mad. Anybody have an idea who this person is?"
(From StoryTeller) Chesterleigh laughs, "Oh, you Camarilla patsies ..."
(From StoryTeller) Chesterleigh laughs, "...and your precious masquerade...."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "oh my. antitribu"
Oswald says (to Katrina), "A lunatic. He apaprently thinks he's a 'vampire'."
Katrina asks, "A what?"
Katrina says, "Excuse me, I thought I just heard Vampire."
Oswald asks, "A vampire. Like Count Dracula? Turns into a bat, sucks blood, lives in a castle in Transylvania?"
Oswald shakes his head. "A sad delusion."
Katrina asks, "So that is why he's wearing the bat costume?"
Katrina snickers.
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "I saw him attacking Robert Vane -- one of the singers -- last night. I think he's what he says he is."
Trevor asks, "Hm. Attacking how?"
Oswald pats Herr Keselmann on the shoulder. "Now, now. It was dark. And you *had* had a bit muchto drink then, if what I've heard is true..."
Katrina holds up her pocket mirror to him, hoping he'll reflect (shielded from Keselmann until she's sure he does)
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "Bite to the neck, and all that. He's not the only one, too, there's a nest of them in that abandoned building next door.
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "yes."
Katrina says (to Keselmann), "But look, he reflects in the mirror!"
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "Uh. Well."
Trevor asks (of Keselmann), "Is that where the madman kept you?"
Katrina says, "anyone have any garlic? I suppose not."
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann looks a little confused. "No, I've been conducting my investigations all day. Uh, hold on while I consult something."
Oswald says (to Katrina), "I don't usually carry the stuff, but there is an Italian restaurant a block over."
StoryTeller says, "Keselmann pulls out what appears to be an old, battered leather-bound diary."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "can anyone do that neat mind-erasing trick?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Batman can. Might not help us."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Tremere Primogen?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "dangit"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "ok, someone needs to be off and tell the Malakvian Primogen about this."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "Malkavian"
StoryTeller says, "Keselmann flips pages, looking for something."
Oswald asks (of Keselmann), "That belongs to Miss Santiago, doesn't it?"
Katrina says, "But SURELY, Mr. Keselmann -- the Fledermaus is ABOUT to begin!"
Oswald reaches over to take the book, "Shouldn't we return it to her?"
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "But what about the vampires?"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "Do we bleed?"
Katrina says, "The police will surely handle those madmen"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "You take the book while he's distracted talking to Katrina."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "oh yes"
Oswald pockets the book discretely.
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I'll try to use my Presence to get him to return to the Opera"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "and you thought it was useless."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "sneaky bastard :)"
Katrina keeps talking at Keselmann, leading him into the opera house.
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Now, this Malakvian Primogen is... where? How would we tell him?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Ah ... let's forget about the rolling from here on ..."
Katrina hopes the others will be intelligent enough to stake the other vampire
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Should we just turn him over to the nearest Primogen and stop worrying about it?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "the Malakvian Primogen is in the VIP lounge IIRC"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Ah, good. He wasn't there when we left the lounge."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "You saw him ... but he arrived after the other two had already left the lounge"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Also, Malkavian"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Sorry,"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "yeah, I keep getting distracted by greek 'malaka'"
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Keselmann seems a little more subdued as you sweet-talk him back into sensibility. He's beginning to realise that he needs a shave."
Trevor says, "That leaves us with this fellow to take care of, and a story to construct."
Oswald says (to Trevor), "It'd be best to let his primogen deal with him."
Katrina says (to Keselmann), "Oh, it's HIGH time... I absolutely ADORE your performances..."
Oswald says, "If you can keep this fellow subdued, I'll tell him."
Trevor checks to see if Batman has any glass cuts as he tries to remove the costume.
Oswald also returns inside, to find the VIP lounge.
[7thsea] Katrina says, "stake him, guys"
Trevor says, "As long as he's in this state, sure. But I don't know."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "won't kill him, will paralyse"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "I did not know that."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "this is what happens to you when you are gotten rid of"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "staked through the heart and left out until sunrise comes"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "there's some kind of neat Path that allows you to bury your heart outside of your body"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Cut off your head and put a clove of garlic in your mouth?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "which is pretty damn heavy."
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "yes ... yes, I suppose I should get ready ... oh dear ... i was quite sure about the vampires..."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to Oswald), "garlic doesn't work... beheading is indeed the only other way to really kill a vampire"
Katrina says, "A madman, surely... I mean, look at his ridiculous bat costume..."
Katrina says, "...and the raving about a masquerade? He must think Die Fledermaus is reality..."
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "it looked rather like the one Van Helsing is supposed to wear in Act III."
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "You get back to the VIP lounge. The Tremere primogen is still there, but her student seems to have gone AWOL. Also there is the Malkavian primogen and the Toreador primogen."
Oswald says (to Malkavian), "Sir, there is a situation which you should be made aware of."
(From StoryTeller) Sir Willard Peel says, "oh yes?"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "Is he bleeding? Does the costume come off?"
Oswald says (to Peel), "Your secretary has become seriously unstable. He's outside right now, in the back alley."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "Oh, sorry. Yes, you get the costume off. I'll assume you don't get any blood on it."
(From StoryTeller) Sir Willard Peel says, "oh dear. And coming to the opera tonight was his idea. We'll have to convene a summit to handle this situation."
Trevor leads Batman to the part of the alley beneath the window.
Katrina disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Katrina arrives, looking for booty.
Oswald asks, "Trevor Armstrong is with him right now, but perhaps you should come with me, to make sure he doesn't cause any more trouble?"
Katrina says, "goddammit, the mac completely crashed"
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "ow."
(From StoryTeller) Keselmann says, "it looked rather like the one Van Helsing is supposed to wear in Act III."
Trevor makes sure the guy is still delirious and helpless.
Katrina says (to Keselmann), "So perhaps he stole it? yada yada"
Trevor picks up a shard of glass from the broken window. "What a mess you made."
(From StoryTeller) Sir Willard Peel says, "um. I suppose I could, but shouldn't we get everyone's agreement on this?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Also, http://www.sluggy.com/d/981012.html"
Oswald nods, "As you wish. I'm just concerned that he might try to flee."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "also, restart 700MB download for the THIRD TIME GRRRRRRRRR"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I hate a non-resuming client"
StoryTeller says, "The Tremere Primogen stands. 'feh, you expect him to do anything? here, show him to me.'"
Katrina says, "yay clan wars"
Katrina says, "er,ILAC"
Oswald leads whoever chooses to follow to where he left Trever and the bat.
Trevor says, "But you're supposed to scrape yourself a bit, you know."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "SOrry, Trevor."
Trevor slices the man across the arm once for good measure, and throws him to the ground.
Katrina leads Keselmann up to Judith
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "Judith is Enormously relieved."
Katrina says, "apparently some kind of MADMAN abducted him -- thought he was a VAMPIRE..."
(From StoryTeller) Judith says, "Now if only we could find Kelly Sullivan....."
Trevor regards the shard and sees it's actually relatively clean -- the stroke was fast. He discards it.
Katrina mutters, "Oh, for fuck's sake."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "Faking the fall, eh? Heh."
Katrina says (to Judith), "Excuse me, but I really MUST go find my seat now."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "Most obvious hole in the Masquerade I could see."
(From StoryTeller) Judith says, "It's terrible, just terrible ... especially since she has the first aria in the opera...."
Katrina hastens to join the others.
StoryTeller says, "Oswald and Katrina and the Tremere Primogen (Chava Rubinskya) arrive in the back alley."
Katrina says (to Others), "Kelly Sullivan is gone."
Trevor says, "Well, yes, there is that."
Oswald asks (of Katrina), "Do these theatre people need babysitters?"
Katrina says, "I suppose this ass*cough*, er, person, is responsible for that too"
Oswald says (to Ribinskya), "Here he is."
Oswald asks (of Bat), "What have you done with Miss SUllivan?"
(From StoryTeller) Chava says, "oy."
Katrina asks, "Keselmann claimed there was a vampire nest in the building over there, no?"
Trevor says, "Someone should be in there explaining things, I think. Or later. It does make sense to be caught up in abducting a madman, and rather busy."
(From StoryTeller) Chesterleigh says, "Haha, don't worry about it. She'll be there, and boy will she bring the house down. HAHAHAHA"
Oswald frowns.
Katrina says, "Oh my."
Oswald asks (of Trevor), "Do you have any idea what he means?"
Trevor says, "Well, I don't want to try to find out."
Katrina says, "It appears they plan a deliberate breach of the Masquerade, I think."
Oswald nods. "I don't blame you."
Trevor says, "Not after last time."
Katrina says, "The Sabbath doesn't give a damn about last time."
[7thsea] Oswald says (to Katrina), "He means he doesn't want to read Trevor again, after last time,."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Er. Read Chesterleigh."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "Oh, i thought the Inquisition"
Trevor says, "well, alright, but I may not be able to understand anything."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "how much longer? it's 3 am"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "ah, not much longer."
StoryTeller says, "Chava will handle Chesterleigh ... there's very little you can get from his mad mad mad mad mind."
Katrina says, "Inside then, to the Brujah Primogen"
Oswald asks, "Why the Brujah?"
Trevor picks up the costume again, and tries to dust it off.
StoryTeller says, "At this moment, a young woman appears in the alley. She's a statuesque blonde in a maid's outfit."
Katrina says, "Because the Malkavian is a spineless snivelling little rat (whispered, some distance away from the other Primogen)"
Katrina says, "ah, there she is"
Oswald asks, "Miss Sullivan?"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Is this the short-hemmed French maid variety?"
(From StoryTeller) Woman says, "yes, 'tis I. I'm sorry to have kept everyone waiting."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "has she been Embraced?"
[7thsea] Oswald rolls 7 dice: 5 1 4 6 3 10 7
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Well, she certainly does look excessively pale...."
Trevor asks, "Where have you been?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "This woman is a vampire, yes."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "oooh fuck"
(From StoryTeller) Woman says, "oh, just taking a walk. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a performance to get to."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I'm out of ideas now"
Trevor says, "Hang on there."
Oswald asks (of Sullivan), "Could you speak with us a moment?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "we must stop her, so much is clear"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "(er, her psychic imprint is NOT the same as the ones you've been getting from the doorknob, by the way."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Oooh."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "hm, not the REAL Miss Sullivan?"
Oswald whispers (to the others), "That's not Kelly Sullivan."
Trevor asks, "Going to be a good performance, I hope?"
[7thsea] Trevor says, "mindread"
[7thsea] Trevor rolls 7 dice: 9 3 7 1 4 3 2
StoryTeller says, "She strolls in the door, humming absently to herself."
Oswald follows her, with the intent to stop her.
Trevor steps forward quickly to the door.
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "You hear music. Music on your mind .... er ... you're kind of entranced by this.""
Katrina hands something stake-like to Oswald, if it can be found.
[7thsea] Trevor says, "I would be."
[7thsea] Oswald says (to Katrina), "Easy enough, as we just took one from Keselmann."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "ah yes"
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "could the fucking Primogen please do something?"
Oswald puts a hand on the woman's shoulder, turning her around.
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I want to get over to the suspected lair"
Trevor asks, "umm. uh, stop?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "The primogen is 'interrogating' Chesterleigh. Also, she doesn't know that it's not the real Kelly Sullivan."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "mmf"
Oswald tries to lead her back outside.
(From StoryTeller) "Kelly" says, "hm...?"
Oswald says (to Woman), "We just need to speak with you for a moment."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Is she resisting?"
(From StoryTeller) "Kelly" says, "why whatever could be the matter?"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Or is she just kinda dazed?"
Katrina hisses to Oswald, "stake"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "there's some token resistance ... not struggling or anything, just unwillingness."
Oswald says, "There's someone you should meet. Her name is Ms Rubinskya..."
Oswald leads her firmly back to the primogen.
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "Does Embrace change the psychic thingy?"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "Or is this an outright impostor?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "not so much that you wouldn't recognise it. this is clearly an impostor."
Oswald says (to Rubinskya), "We have another one. She's about to go onstage as Kelly Sullivan."
Oswald says, "And, if this mad fool has his way..."
Katrina says (to Trevor), "Come... let's see what truth is behind this suspected 'nest'"
Trevor says, "Right, okay."
(From Katrina) hasten hasten hasten
(From StoryTeller) Chava says, "oy gevalt. of all times they have to pick this...."
StoryTeller says, "'Kelly' opens her mouth and you almost hear the beginnings of a note, when Chava tells her to SHUT UP and she does."
[7thsea] Trevor checks, and the plot does involve someone kissing Kelly's role.
StoryTeller says, "You leave Chava to deal with the two nuts, and make your way into the building."
[7thsea] Trevor says, "or I misread."
StoryTeller says, "Nothing on the first storey, or the second ... on the third storey, you hear voices coming from one of the empty offices."
StoryTeller says, "The floors are kinda rotten ... it's probably not a good idea to get too close."
Oswald leaves 'Kelly' with the primogen, who is apaprently more than capable of handling them both alone, and follows Trevor and Katrina.
Trevor says, "at least it doesn't sound like dozens of madmen."
Katrina asks, "how many voices?"
(From StoryTeller) Voice: "make sure the earplugs are in properly, understand? When Carla begins her aria, give her a couple of lines to fix the audience, then we move."
StoryTeller says, "You hear just the one voice ... but there are several murmurs, presumably the people he's speaking to."
Trevor says, "worse: sane evil men."
(From StoryTeller) Voice: "Take out Ritter and Rubinskya first ... MacFarlaine will probably be too absorbed in Carla's special sound to do anything, and then there's Peel...."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Was MacF Malk?"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Sorry ... MacFarlaine is the Toreador primogen."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "we need to hurry up, I am almost asleep"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Oh. He's here?"
(From StoryTeller) Voice: "I'll handle the Prince personally."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "yeah."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "can't think anymore"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "we can be done in about five minutes."
Oswald whispers, "SOmeone should warn the Primogens."
Oswald stage-whispers, "SOmeone should warn the Primogens."
[7thsea] (from Katrina) StoryTeller says, "All of you head in, and I'll have you killed."
Trevor stage-whispers, "We'd better retreat. Sounds like they might have guns. At least I hope they do."
Katrina stage-whispers, "Or even the Prince."
Oswald nods.
Oswald backs out quietly.
Katrina stage-whispers, "But where is the real Kelly?"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "wait, that doesn't make sense. You can't "take out" vamps with a gun in any useful way, right?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "you can, but it needs to be a big fucking gun"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "doesn't matte"
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "doesn't matter"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "swords and stuff are better"
Oswald stage-whispers, "Chesterleigh said she'd be 'bringing down the house'..."
Katrina stage-whispers, "Yeah, but that was the vampire double"
Oswald stage-whispers, "Was it?"
Trevor stage-whispers "I thought he meant the fake, yeah."
StoryTeller says, "Doors open at the other end of the hallway. Several people head down the stairs at the far end."
Katrina asks, "will they see us?"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Are we still on the third floor?"
StoryTeller says (to Katrina), "not if you stay put for a bit."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "yeah, hidden at one end of the hallway"
Katrina stays put, unmoving, not breathing (HA HA)
[7thsea] Trevor says, "cool."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "as soon as they're gone, into the room with us"
StoryTeller says, "They all seem to have moved off now."
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "exactly. So you do have Auspex?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "me? no"
[7thsea] Alex says (to Katrina), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Katrina is Gunther in drag."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "excellent"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Man, he learns fast."
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "also, why isn't he ignoring me?"
Trevor looks at the floor.
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Because he's ignoring Gunther?"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "because he remembers that by name?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "ME IS ME"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "aha"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Why is Trevor staring at the floor?"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "Did that mean collapsible floor, or probably squeaky floor?"
StoryTeller says, "The floor is a little creaky."
Trevor moves forward, but slowly, to the door from which the men came.
Oswald, once the villains are away, goes into the room they came from.
StoryTeller says, "In the room is an unconscious woman, a statuesque blonde in a maid's outfit."
Katrina says, "aha!"
[7thsea] StoryTeller cuts out the battle scene with the Tzimisce.
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "The real door-handler?"
Trevor says, "So here she is."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "yes."
Oswald goes over to the young lady, taking her hand.
StoryTeller says, "She's totally unconscious."
Oswald pats it. "Miss Sullivan?" Tap-tap-tap.
Oswald asks (of Katrina), "Do you have your smelling salts?"
(From StoryTeller) Kelly says, "oooogghh...."
[7thsea] Katrina says (to story), "yay"
Katrina says (to Oswald), "Of course"
Katrina hands them to him.
Oswald waves the under Kelly's nose.
(From StoryTeller) Kelly coughs herself to consciousness. "ewwww."
Oswald says, "Miss Sullivan, wake up. It's nearly showtime."
(From StoryTeller) Kelly says, "where ... where am i?"
Oswald gives the salts back and begins to untie her.
Quinton arrives, looking for booty.
Oswald says, "It'd be difficult to explain. You were kidnapped by a group of... deperate men, who wished to ruin the show."
Katrina didn't know she was tied. Nevermind.
StoryTeller says, "Kelly stands and thanks you all. She still looks a little confused over what has just happened."
Trevor says, "Hope the kidnappers didn't treat you too roughly."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Er. I guess I didn't either, but it seemed logical."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "uh oh, tuftybaby is awake"
[Crows-Nest] Quinton has joined the channel.
[7thsea] Trevor does a mind-check to make sure she hasn't seen anything too unusual. (roll?)
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "Nah. No, she hasn't seen too much."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "let's get her the hell over to the opera"
Oswald helps steady her, leading her towards the door.
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Handy that she's already in costume."
Quinton goes home.
Oswald says (to Katrina and Trevor), "You bring her inside. I'll explain things to the primogen."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I guess we hand her over to the able hands of Judith"
[7thsea] Trevor asks, "does anyone know who Quinton is, btw?"
[7thsea] Oswald says, "Not I."
StoryTeller says, "Okay. You can get her back to the opera house with no problem. There's no sign of either Chesterleigh or the fake Kelly, but there's a vague smell of something burnt and acrid in the air."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Newbie?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "Dave B."
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "friend of josh_g, i think"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "whoever that is"
[7thsea] Oswald asks (of Story), "Is the primogen around, or did she vanish too?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "heh - camarilla-anticamarilla reaction!"
StoryTeller says, "The primogen are all gathered in the VIP lounge."
Katrina hands Kelly over to Judith, then heads to the VIP lounge.
Oswald goes to the lounge.
Trevor informs Kelly of the time and asks if she needs anything before taking his leave.
StoryTeller says, "Also here are the prince's bodyguards, who are checking over security."
Oswald moves to the Toreador Primogen.
Oswald says, "Sir, we have a problem."
StoryTeller says (to Trevor), "Kelly is a little too bewildered to be her usual petty, demanding self. But she'll be alright."
Katrina says, "Soon, she will be petty again!"
Oswald explains what they overheard in the other building.
(From StoryTeller) MacFarlaine says, "Hm? Do I look like Houston to you?"
(From StoryTeller) MacFarlaine says, "Oh. well, that does sound like a problem."
Katrina groans.
Trevor says, "I'm not sure I understand."
Katrina says, "How exceedingly un-witty."
Trevor asks, "They intended to lull the sense out of everyone with that singer's voice, and then what?"
Katrina says, "(muttered to herself)"
Katrina says (to Trevor), "kill them all"
Trevor asks, "well, okay. How, exactly?"
(From StoryTeller) MacFarlaine beckons the bodyguards over and whispers something to them. They nod, and several of them disappear into the shadows.
Oswald says, "Good question."
Katrina says (to Trevor), "Diablerie. Cutting off heads."
Katrina says (to Trevor), "Exposing to sunlight."
Katrina says, "Not much else they can do."
Trevor says, "In the middle of-- madmen."
Katrina says, "They ARE the Sabbath"
(From StoryTeller) MacFarlaine says, "well, forewarned is fore-armed, as they say. Thank you ever so much ... Security will take care of the ruffians."
Katrina says, "Mad by definition..."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "boy do they owe us now"
Trevor asks, "So where are the two we already caught?"
Thrax arrives, looking for booty.
Thrax says, "Just observing."
StoryTeller says, "The Tremere primogen looks innocently at you."
StoryTeller says (to Thrax), "we're pretty much done."
Oswald smiles.
Oswald says (to Trevor), "I think that's been taken care of."
Katrina nods, impressed.
Katrina says, "(curtly)"
Trevor says, "Oh, of course."
Oswald flips open his pocket watch. "And by my guess, it's nearly time for the curtain."
[7thsea] Trevor asks (of Katrina), "Wanna clue in schep?"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "I dunno, but she vanquished them"
StoryTeller says, "The opera goes off without a hitch ... your sensitive ears detect a little unsteadiness from Kelly Sullivan and Benjamin Van Helsing, but nothing that the common rabble would notice."
[7thsea] Katrina says, "there's lots of neat Magick tricks"
[7thsea] Katrina says, "again, these people aren't Primogens for nothing"
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "What about the bottle?"
StoryTeller says, "After the performance, you get a private audience with the Prince. He lets you kiss his ring. You dine(?) out on the story for months afterwards."
[7thsea] Oswald asks, "Full, empty? Water, brandy?"
Katrina says, "aaah, fortune and fame."
Katrina says, "or just fame."
[7thsea] Trevor doesn't know whether he goes to dinner parties with impressed vampires, or is given special permission to drink people.
[7thsea] Katrina asks, "__END__?"
Oswald writes a review which praises Van Helsing, Sullivan, and Vane, while being tepipd about Clark and Bailey.
[7thsea] StoryTeller says, "The bottle of slivovitz is replaced with the one from Keselmann's car ... he does manage to find time to retrieve it."
StoryTeller says, "<END>"
Gunther applauds.
StoryTeller says, "Heh. I love it ... everytime I run, it goes differently ..."
Gunther says, "that was fun"
Gunther says, "unless there's more to say, i go to sleep NOW"
StoryTeller says, "The last time, I think they sicced the Brujah primogen on the fake Kelly ... one of the PCs ended up grappling with a Tzimisce."
pehcs says, "glad someone came to know what's to be done with bad vampires."
StoryTeller says (to Gunther), "not much unless you want to hear production notes."
StoryTeller says (to Gunther), "And thanks."
StoryTeller says (to Gunther), "there were a few things which I realise would have required some extra knowledge"
Gunther says, "just log them and I'll be happy"
Gunther says, "good night"
StoryTeller says, "good night"
Gunther says, "bloodsuckers :)"
Gunther disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Oswald says (to ST), "The performance of Van Helsing was convincing, but your portayal of Devon Clark was over the top. And what was Bailey, some form of comic relief. He needs to decide whether to take his career serious or not. In all, not a bad performance, if the player concentrates on the amusing interplay of the player characters, rather than the bumbling antics of the theatre players."
Oswald puts down his pen and sends that off to the editor.
pehcs says, "hee"
StoryTeller says, "heh"
StoryTeller says, "A few things that were missed...."
Oswald says, "Anytihng Jane-related."
StoryTeller says, "It was possible to run into Van Helsing before his attack ... he was meditating in one of the boxes, of course."
[7thsea] Oswald says, "I presume Keselmann was the one in the alley the whole time."
Oswald says, "I presume Keselmann was the one in the alley the whole time."
StoryTeller says, "Jane herself wouldn't have had much to tell you that you didn't already know ... she could have told you that Robert and Dermot were in the theatre last night (she was hanging around hoping to speak to Keselmann) but you'd already found that out."
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "yes."
pehcs asks, "Anyone ever tried to talk to him? He just hide/run?"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "This was actually the first time that anyone thought to check out the alley <before> having seen Chesterleigh escape into it."
pehcs says, "huh."
Oswald says, "Interesting."
Oswald asks, "If we'd found him, would he have attacked?"
Oswald says, "I presume he'd have no way to know we were vampires."
StoryTeller says, "No.  He'd have tried to get you to keep your head down because he's observing the next door building for vampires."
Oswald says, "Hee."
Oswald says, "If we'd have held our ground, the game probably would have finished last night."
StoryTeller says, "heh."
pehcs asks, "anything else interesting that we were the first to do?"
StoryTeller says, "Hm ... you were the first to rely so heavily on Auspex."
pehcs says, "well, it's fun, and we both had mad psychic powers. So why not."
Oswald asks, "Is it normally limited mechanically?"
StoryTeller says, "One time, the players split up, and the Dreamer character spotted Chesterleigh among the catwalks above."
pehcs asks, "and drew a sketch of the catwalk?"
pehcs asks, "then forgot about it for a while?"
StoryTeller says, "Oh yeah, you were also the first to have never gone to check out the box where Van Helsing was attacked."
StoryTeller says (to schep), "heh"
StoryTeller says, "The broken bannister dowel was stolen from Devon Clark's collection. That's why he was arguing with the stagehands earlier."
Oswald says, "Mmm."
Oswald says, "Odd man, collecting dowels."
StoryTeller says, "Devon has an interest in carpentry. Most people before also made searches of the various dressing rooms. Devon had a few woodworking magazines on his dressing table."
Oswald asks, "Weren't there people in most of the dressing rooms?"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "He was making them, using the theatre workshop equipment."
Oswald says, "Making dowels is an even odder hobby."
StoryTeller says, "Yes, there were people, but they moved around a lot."
Oswald asks, "Should I turn off the log?"
pehcs asks, "Does he also make stuff using the dowels?"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "I think Gunther wanted the production notes ... leave it on for a bit."
Oswald nods.
StoryTeller says (to schep), "chairs, tables, whatever. In this case, it was bannisters."
Oswald says, "I'd like to see him make a bookcase out of dowels."
StoryTeller says, "The very first time I ran this, it was a straight kidnapping scenario. Both Keselmann and Kelly were kidnapped by the Sabbat vampires."
pehcs asks, "and replace both?"
StoryTeller says, "I developed it later when I expanded on the NPCs ... I was particularly fond of Benjamin Van Helsing, and threw in the hunter bit."
StoryTeller says (to schep), "yes. Although it really wouldn't have made much sense to replace the conductor."
StoryTeller says, "Kelly's replacement comes from a bloodline (not a full-fledged clan) called 'the Daughters of Cacophony'. One of their special Disciplines involves using their singing voice to do Bad Things."
pehcs asks, "in this case, mesmerize and entrance?"
StoryTeller says (to schep), "yes."
Oswald asks, "Was she at all crazy?"
StoryTeller says (to Oswald), "Ah, that's a moot point ..."
Oswald asks, "Because she's dead?"
StoryTeller says, "heh"
pehcs says, "Trevor certainly could never have found out by special means."
Oswald asks, "Is it possible to get the film developed? And, if so, does it she Keselman and a bat?"
StoryTeller says, "The film would have been mostly arty shots of stuff."
Oswald says, "Or, I guess, just the bat."
pehcs says, "I mistakenly thought there was less than an hour. Hm."
StoryTeller says, "Oh yeah, you were also the first to check out the alleyway entrance, so this was the first time the camera ever appeared."
Oswald says, "Neat."
Oswald asks, "Did anyone else check the car?"
StoryTeller says, "Oh yeah, you wouldn't have had time to develop it. Never mind what was on it, then."
StoryTeller says, "Oh yes. Checking out the car was almost always among the first things to be done."
Oswald says, "Did anyone rush out there, then realize they didn't know which car it was? :)"
StoryTeller says, "heh. No, I don't think so."
StoryTeller says, "The various primogen were actually a rather recent development ... I think this is only the second time that I've run with the primogen actually named and introduced."
pehcs asks, "was I unusual in being half-forced into starting an investigation?"
StoryTeller says, "Of course the Brujah primogen has been around since the first time I ran ... he had a connection with Creedence."
StoryTeller says (to schep), "Heh. A little ... I thought your character had one of the stronger reasons to make sure the opera went through."
StoryTeller reminisces.
pehcs says, "well, a dreamer isn't usually a doer."
Oswald asks, "How many times have you done this story?"
StoryTeller asks (of Oswald), "about six times?"
Oswald asks, "Are you asking me?"
StoryTeller says, "no, just counting over in my head."
StoryTeller says, "Anyway ... I think that's it."
StoryTeller is tired.
pehcs asks, "so the Daughters of Cacophony only Embrace women who already have a talent in music, or something?"
StoryTeller says (to schep), "yes."
StoryTeller says (to schep), "well, sometimes they Embrace men."
pehcs says, "that's a neat sort of group."
StoryTeller says (to schep), "Kind of funny for a big burly basso profundo to be calling himself a 'Daughter', but still."
DiegoValdez says, "anyway ... shutting down now."
DiegoValdez says, "'night."
pehcs says, "bye"
DiegoValdez has disconnected.
pehcs has disconnected.
pehcs goes home.