AGWW Online - Log 2003/05/08

WoD: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Session 2

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 Lawrence Michael McCarthy (Toreador) - played by Caelian
 Sir Matthew Deckard - Runs with Steel (Glasswalker) - played by Asmodai
 Mycroft Holmes - played by Dingo
 Lady Victoria Annabelle Montgomery (Electrodyne Engineers) - played by Stayka
 Wardrovegirl - played by Dingo
 Willow O'Day (Dreamspeaker) - played by Fuzzy

 Storyteller - Dingo

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<Storyteller> Last time the two from the League were sent to investigate a ghastly murder.

Asm0dai is now known as Matthew_Deckard

<Victoria> Murder most foul indeed!

<Storyteller> Lawrence was send to invistigate several people missing in White-Chapel. And the same goes for Willow, who also found out that some of her poorer clients had quite a lot of money to spare all of a sudden. Gold.

<Matthew_Deckard> Well it was not the grislies one i ever saw... there can be even more horid happennings, that trully are not for thy fragile eyes...

<Storyteller> When Lady Victory and Sir Deckard entered Whitechapel there was a sudden a big wave of vile energy.

<Victoria> Well, I think the carnage in the museum was very displeasing to behold.

<_Willow_> Aye -- and that "gold" appeared to be not of natural makeup

<Victoria> My scan determined the Gold to be fake indeed

<_Willow_> As I'd said... or started to anyway...

<Matthew_Deckard> I smelled a deadite... :)

<Matthew_Deckard> ANd i ran after a chariot decoy...

<Matthew_Deckard> yet it seems that there is something in the house...

<_Willow_> oh the spirits tell me the Thing is gone

<Victoria> I think I was still standing in front of the house, correct?

<Storyteller> After a really quick introduction someone ran away from the house. Mr. McCarthy chased him, but found out it was just a kid wearing the purps clothes. Sir Deckard chased after a carriage, but that one was empty too.

<_Willow_> it must of snuck out while we were otherwise distracted

<Victoria> I think I had my meter out to check the energetical makeup of the surroundings

<Matthew_Deckard> (i saw nothing on the rooftops?)

Matthew_Deckard puts on some Pogues

<Storyteller> Lady Victoria and Widow O'Day are still standing outside the house, with Mr. McCarthy who returned. And a few Ladies of the night walked by. Pretty Ladies of the Night.

<_Willow_> the plauge spirit said that the Thing in the House hurt to be near

<Matthew_Deckard> (too pretty if i remember right :))

<Storyteller> Very attractive young ladies ..

<Victoria> (Yup. And vibrant with Life - but I don't knowthat)

<Matthew_Deckard> (did they look Enticer pretty or just really pretty?)

<_Willow_> quite -- spiritually drained/ life enhanced

<Storyteller> Both

<_Willow_> and yes I think its supernaturally manipluated

<Victoria> I think my scans gave that there was Primal Energy galore outside...

<Victoria> And it had some nasty resonance, right?

<Matthew_Deckard> Interesting... and what about the denizens?

<Storyteller> Some nasty entropic resonance.

<_Willow_> Matt: I have some data that might be usefull

<Matthew_Deckard> Maybe we should enter and see what is inside...

Victoria looks at Matt

<Victoria> Well, I did scan the area

<Matthew_Deckard> but i inist that mr Lawrence goes in first...

<Victoria> We have some very unbecoming energies flying around here that need to be investigated

<_Willow_> Matt?

Victoria looks to Lawrence

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes.. .that is why we need to enter...

<Matthew_Deckard> Where did that gentleman in black dissapear?

Lawrence nods at Deckard ... as You wish

<_Willow_> *sigh*

<Victoria> Mr.Lawrence? Would you please be so kind? I have the impression you might be able to cope with whatever we might encounter best

<Storyteller> (he remembered he had to do something, excused himself politely and left)

<Victoria> (ok)

Lawrence heads over to the entrance to the Merry Maid

Matthew_Deckard is still in glabro, coverd up in a long red scarf anda huge black overcoat... from his sleeves his colt barrels are slightly showing...

Victoria has her meter directed at the entrance

<Victoria> >r 4

<Victoria> (Want to scan ^_^)

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 5 3 2 2

<Matthew_Deckard> (the only one that notices anything differnt is probably Victoria...)

Wardrobegirl has joined #agww

<Victoria> (Mind/Forces/Prime)

Matthew_Deckard listens intently around him...

<Storyteller> The house has some quickly fading primal energy, and there are about 30 persons in there.

<Victoria> Well, it seems we have to deal with abot 430 persons, Sir Matthew

<Victoria> 30

<Victoria> (me and typing)

<Lawrence> I'll assume most of those will probably be "innocent" bystanders ...

<Victoria> Very likely so.

<Victoria> I'm afraid I cannot determine if anybody of these are dangerous or not

_Willow_ feels baddly that she is unable to communicate what she is trying to

Victoria adjusts her meter by pushing some levers and turning some buttons

<_Willow_> *sigh*

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 6 9 7 9

<Victoria> (Mind scan if there are bad emotions or so)

Matthew_Deckard is sniffing the air..

<Storyteller> No bad emotions inside.

_Willow_ guesses she's not worth the trouble...

_Willow_ fades in to background

<Storyteller> Lawrence, you went inside didn't you ?

<Lawrence> yes

<Victoria> Well, Sir Matthew, my meer does not show any dangerous minds inside

<Lawrence> as requested by Mr Deckard

Victoria frowns a little as everybody seems to refer only to Sir Matthew

_Willow_ obviously does not fit here

<Matthew_Deckard> Hmmm...

<Matthew_Deckard> This seems strange...

_Willow_ has tried her best

_Willow_ leaves to go home

<Victoria> Well, do you have some ...impressions?

<Matthew_Deckard> maybe someone should watch the doors...

Matthew_Deckard wouldn't like to leave any of the women alone with the deadite here...

<Victoria> Well, I can do that. It might be wiser than me trying to enter this ...etablissement

<Wardrobegirl> Lawrence: Hello Sir, can I take your coat ?

_Willow_ doesn't fint in this group of nobles

<Lawrence> i'll keep it if you don't mind ...

Matthew_Deckard grumbles... no thank you, milady... i am loking for the owner of this fine establishment...

<Wardrobegirl> Master John... he just left..

Victoria stands next to the entrance of the house and keeps the surroundings in view on her meter

<Lawrence> It has come to my understanding that this establishment has recently acquired new patronage ... and i would like to speak a few words with Mr John (forgot his last name)

<Matthew_Deckard> Where did he go, milady?

<Matthew_Deckard> could we meet him?

Matthew_Deckard flips a 2 pound coin

<Victoria> (ST, I keep on looking at the meter with a Mind/Forces/Prime scan. If I have to roll again, please tell me)

<Matthew_Deckard> Or could you tell us where did he go?

Lawrence beams a quick questioning glance at Mr Deckard

<Wardrobegirl> He left for a few weeks, I don't know where he went ...

Matthew_Deckard still flips the 2 pound coin... are you sure you don't know anything else ?

Wardrobegirl looks at the coin

<Wardrobegirl> I wish I knew anything, Sir...

<_Willow_> Lady V: I'm troubled that I cannot communicate

Victoria looks up from her meter

<Victoria> You cannot communicate? In what way?

<_Willow_> I feel like I'm being ignored ....

Wardrobegirl looks at the coin again...

<_Willow_> I tried repreatedly to tell Mr. Deckard about the bizarre

<Lawrence> (wonders why Deckard insisted on him going in first ... and the second they're inside ... Deckard starts taking up conversation even though it was I whom got addressed)

<Matthew_Deckard> (just to check... dingo you know how much is a 2 pounder in that age ?)

<Victoria> Well, probably you don't make yourself known forcibly enough.

<_Willow_> expereices

Storyteller is lagging

<_Willow_> I've had re: this issue and he ignored me

<Wardrobegirl> wait a minute ... I remember him talking to some strange fellow from the colonies earlier this week...

<Victoria> Well, Miss...Willow, why did you try to tell this to Sir Matthew?

<Storyteller> (yes I know)

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes?

Victoria looks somewhat annoyed

<Wardrobegirl> It was a dark skinned fellow... probably some India man or something.. Wore a funny hat too...

<_Willow_> because the effects I observed lead to a troubling conclusion re the Thing the spirits talkjed about

<Victoria> I may be a woman, Miss Willow, but I am sort of responsible for this affair, too

<Matthew_Deckard> Hmm what sort of a hat?

<Wardrobegirl> It looked a bit like a towel.

<_Willow_> I hoped you might hear me, as clearly isn;t interested in what I have/had to say

<Matthew_Deckard> ahh...

<Victoria> So what conclusion did you draw?

<_Willow_> given:

Lawrence takes a good look around the hall while Mr Deckard is having his conversation

<Matthew_Deckard> Then do you know who might know whee your master went?

<Storyteller> (for those that didn't know...any foreigner was an Indiaman, or a Chinaman in this time)

<Victoria> Well, Ido not like to be alked to en passant, Miss Willow

<_Willow_> the first place I visited (one of my clients) had the same strange prime residue that is on the coins

<Victoria> talked

<Victoria> Well, now this is peculiar...

<Storyteller> Lawrence: Well, this place if full of tasty morsels and their clients....but there is nothing out of the ordinary to be seen here. Well..except that the place is reasonably clean.

<_Willow_> and there I observed what apperaed to be "bending of reality"

<Victoria> I did notice some strange energetic resonance both in the coins and ere in this house

<_Willow_> my knife glowed and bent and then was as it should be

Victoria frowns

<Victoria> You knife glowed and bent?

<Wardrobegirl> Matt: I think he may have gone with the Indiaman...

<Victoria> Did it heat?

<_Willow_> one of my regulars came in with these same coins and said he was now a representive for the new owner of ther this place

<_Willow_> he was being sent to buy an athame for his patron

<Matthew_Deckard> So, young lady... he may have goen towards the colonies... is there anyone i could talk to that might know more ?

<Victoria> And "Athame"?

Matthew_Deckard inches slowly flipping the coin slower and slower

<_Willow_> a ritual knife usually only used in spirit workings

Victoria looks somewhat puzzled at Willow

<Victoria> I see...

Victoria doesn't exactly know what "spirit workings" entail

<_Willow_> I found the address of this place and came to investigate when I was talked to be a spirit who told me the

<Wardrobegirl> You could try to look in his office ...

<_Willow_> Thing was here (in the house) and that it hurt to be near the Thing

Victoria looks at Willow somewhere between disbelieving and acknowledgement

Victoria thinks "Spirits, yeah"

<Victoria> I see, Miss Willow

<Matthew_Deckard> and you surely wouldn't mind...

<_Willow_> pointedly ... all the people that have had contact with this Thing seem to have a drain on their spirit energy

Matthew_Deckard palces the coin on the surface and still keeps his palm on it

Wardrobegirl looks at the coin again..

<Victoria> Well, I would lie if I had to say I understand what you mean with "spirit energy", Miss Willow

<_Willow_> I'm a medium I talk with spirits (when they have something they want said)

<Wardrobegirl> I haven't seen anyone go up those stairs (she points to some stairs behind her)

<Victoria> I see...

Victoria doesn't look really convinced

<_Willow_> muy thinking is that we are dealing with a marauder

<_Willow_> altho on of the Fallen is also possible

<Matthew_Deckard> And you won't see anyone for the next half an hour... will you?

Wardrobegirl looks at the coin again...

<Victoria> Well, the entropic resonance my scans reveal almost hint at a connection with the Fallen, I have to admit

<Wardrobegirl> ... perhaps ...

<_Willow_> aye

Matthew_Deckard takes his palm up and nods to the warderobe girl

Matthew_Deckard heads towards the office first stopping next to lawrance...

<Matthew_Deckard> this way...

Lawrence makes a hand gesture ... "After you ...."

Matthew_Deckard points himtowars the doors in a way that almost says: GO FIRST!

<Victoria> Well, Miss Willow, we should wait for Sir Matthew and Mr.Lawrence to retuen

<Victoria> return

<Victoria> Hopefully they will have found out some more

<_Willow_> I think it might help the investigation if all avaiblke material were availble to the investigators

Lawrence shrugs ...

<Matthew_Deckard> (you girls went out on the streets of White chapel, ALONE !?

Lawrence proceeds to head up the stairs towards the office

<Victoria> Well, we can compare our findings once they return

Matthew_Deckard carefully heads behind the deady, and looks around where is lady victoria...

<Storyteller> (they are actually standing there yes...)

<Matthew_Deckard> Where is Lady Victoria?

<Victoria> (Matt we are standing next to the entrance of the house)

Matthew_Deckard suddenly heads back and runs next towars the street...

<Matthew_Deckard> (that doesn't mean he won't be woried :))

Victoria has her meter in the hand and scans the surroundings with Forces/Mind/Prime

Matthew_Deckard comes out and appears next to the ladies

<Victoria> (If anyone nears us, it should show on my meter)

Lawrence carefully opens the door to the office and heads inside

_Willow_ scans for life/spirit/prime

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 6 6 2 2 4

<Victoria> Sir Matthew? What are your findings?

<Matthew_Deckard> Ladies would you please join us inside... it is not quite safe on the streets at this time...

<Victoria> (Willow: You have Arete 5?)

Victoria looks ather meter

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 2 10 2 10

<Matthew_Deckard> well we are going to visit the office of the owner of this place.. but Whitechapel is not safe for any lady... especialyl those of noble upbringing...

<Victoria> Well, Sir Matthew, your worry is noted, thanks

<Storyteller> Lawrence: The first thing you notice when you enter the office is the smell of fresh blood

<Victoria> But I think we find find out some more inside indeed

Victoria follows Sir Matthew inside

<Matthew_Deckard> Miss WIllow... it is not saffe here...

_Willow_ follows a bit behind Lady V

Lawrence looks for the orignal of the distinct odor

<Storyteller> The office is dark for the rest. It seems to have no outside windows.

Victoria takes ot a lorgnette

Matthew_Deckard waits for Willow to enter still looking suspicosly on the streets around them...

<Victoria> (Forces 2 effect)

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 6 3 9 6

<Lawrence> (origin ... my typing sucks today)

Victoria looks around the office through the lorgnette

<_Willow_> (me uses life to agjust for lighting)

Matthew_Deckard heads after Lawrance still looking at the deadie carefully...

_Willow_ chants queitly a momonet

Matthew_Deckard snifs the air...

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 1 4 1 4 1

<Victoria> (Uh-oh)

<Storyteller> (I don't think you can do that with Life Willow..it's really dark in here..)

<_Willow_> maybe thats why it failed ;)

<Storyteller> Matt: It smells like fresh blood here

<Matthew_Deckard> (any other strange smells ?)

<_Willow_> hmmm

<Victoria> (ST, what do I see with that F2 Effect?)

<_Willow_> (life to determine what kind of blood, (animal human other)

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 3 7 3 2 5

<_Willow_> 2 sux

Victoria looks worried at Lawrence: Fresh blood?

Matthew_Deckard makes a quick rumble across the room trying to find any clues on the one that left...

<Storyteller> You see the office...it has shelves on 3 of the walls. (including the one you came through), there is a desk against one of the other walls. You are standing in a nicely drawn circle of blood.

<Storyteller> Willow: Other.

<Matthew_Deckard> Wonderfull

Victoria looks alarmed at the ground

<Matthew_Deckard> (is the bllod human ?)

<Storyteller> Vic: THere's also a lamp on the desk, and 2 on the wall above the desk.

<Storyteller> (no)

<_Willow_> no...

<Victoria> and uses her meter to scan the ground

<Victoria> (It has a dimly lit display)

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 4 3 4 5

<_Willow_> is not animal either

<_Willow_> which is rather odd

<Victoria> (Scan Prime/Forces/Matter)

<Storyteller> The blood has entropic prime and matter readings.

Matthew_Deckard crouches and looks around the circle...

<Victoria> Hm... The Primal energy resding from this blood match the coins and the house in general

<_Willow_> (can I determine if its from a manifest spirit?)

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 8 5 2 8 8

<Matthew_Deckard> This seems like some Occult ritual... i am not well mannered in these... is this work of one of yours Lawrance?

<Victoria> (ST:Can I light any of the lamps? )

Matthew_Deckard looks suspiciosly

<Storyteller> (ehrm..no Victoria..this is different blood)

<Storyteller> Vic: Sure

<_Willow_> the blood appears to be from a manifest spirit

Victoria goes to one lamp and lights it

<_Willow_> (life/spirit)

<Lawrence> I have to say i am not exactly familiar with the Occult myself ... even if it was ... i would not be able to tell you

<Matthew_Deckard> (wait a sec it is really blood from a manifest spirit? it would have dissapeard just as the spirit did)

<Storyteller> Willow: Nothing shows up. It's not the blood of a manifested spirit.

<Matthew_Deckard> Hmmm i disagree...

<Storyteller> (Lawrence, you there ?)

<Matthew_Deckard> And if i made you talk?

<_Willow_> thats doesn't make sense

<Lawrence> (yes i am .... trying to get my head around it all)

<Victoria> (ST: But the resonance was the same? You said Entropic, too)

<_Willow_> if its not animal and not human it has to be supernatural

<Storyteller> Vic: Entropic resonance, and matter energies.

Matthew_Deckard checks the office for notes and similar stuff

<Victoria> Well, I will scan it in more detail now

<_Willow_> hmnmm

Matthew_Deckard also check if the trash has any clues

<Victoria> Please let me go there...

<Storyteller> The stolen book is on the table..

<_Willow_> (occult+int to figure out what critter it comes from?)

Victoria set the buttons and lever of her meter to some new settings

<Victoria> (Matter scan for the substance)

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 8 2 8 4

<_Willow_> !dice 7

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 3 10 8 9 8 8 8

<Matthew_Deckard> (i think it is an animals blood... OOC :)) it is the easiest foci to get )

<_Willow_> good roll

<Storyteller> Victoria: It's blood already .. dead blood ..

<Storyteller> Willow: It's probably vampire blood...

Matthew_Deckard compares the book to the one he has... any difference?

<_Willow_> that was my next thought

<Storyteller> Apendices

<Victoria> Welll... I did get some reading on hem, one globin, on residues of organic compounds...

<Victoria> All in all it is indeed ordinary dried blood

<_Willow_> nope -- my feeling is its Vitae

Victoria frowns and looks at the display of her meter

Victoria looks back to Willow

<Victoria> Vitae?

<_Willow_> (dead blood with prime and entropyic resonence)

Lawrence takes a sample ... perhaps some Tremere might want to have a look at this

<_Willow_> aye

<Matthew_Deckard> Vitae?

<Victoria> (Me doesn't have the stats for vampire blood, sorry ^_^)

<Matthew_Deckard> isn't that how you call blood?

<Matthew_Deckard> is this some conspiracy of your folks?

<Victoria> Miss Willow, what *is* Vitae?

<Lawrence> Blood of ... "My Kind" ... i believe your wording was Mr Deckard?

<_Willow_> that what my teaching tells me

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes... and i am loosing patience... i don't like the fact that you were right here...

Victoria thinks she really dislikes this situation that there are quite some things around she knows almost nothing about

<Lawrence> Are You implying that i actually have anything to do with this situation ??

<Storyteller> Matt: It's probably not his...it smells like fresh blood, but it must have been here for at least 10-20 minutes already.

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes... your kind does this sort of things...

Victoria looks at Lawrence, studing him

<_Willow_> perhaps it might be wise not to be in the middle of the circle drwan in blood?

<Lawrence> My being at this location has been just as coincidental as Yours ...

<_Willow_> such things are used for containment of nasties and summonoing of same

<Victoria> Miss Willow, what problem should arise from that? Are you pointing to some superstitionist beliefs?

<_Willow_> such things are used for containment of nasties and summonoing of same

<Matthew_Deckard> I still think that it is too coincidental to find one liek you outside and then we see you...

<Victoria> Willow: I'm an engineer, I do not cater to mystical nonsense...

_Willow_ shrugs

<Lawrence> and I would really appreciate it if You would either call us by our proper name or at least stop using the derogitory term "your kind" ... i find it highly impolite

_Willow_ and Moira stand just outside the circle

<Matthew_Deckard> what should i call you?

<Matthew_Deckard> a vampyr?

<Matthew_Deckard> a bloodsucke?

<Matthew_Deckard> or what?

Victoria frowns deeply

<Matthew_Deckard> how do you call yourselves these days

Matthew_Deckard seems to be quite angry...

Victoria did get an unusual reading from Lawrence before, but she never encountered a vampyr so far

<Storyteller> I did mention that this orginal of the book has apendices...written by the same person who wrote the book about Caesar

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<Lawrence> if You Must feel the urge to address my species ... call us Kindred

Victoria still isn't 100% sure if she should believe such a wild tale, but the lots of blood spilt the last time where a bit disconcerting

<Matthew_Deckard> I'd prefer to gut you... you prey on innocents...

<_Willow_> (life/spirit scan)

<_Willow_> (on Matt)

_Willow_ chants queitly of a moment

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 2 8 8 1 1

<Lawrence> I have already told you i have been send to investigate missing persons in the White Chappel area ...

<Storyteller> Matt: Gnosis please..

<Lawrence> My search simply led me here

<Matthew_Deckard> (not that anything cnaged from last time :))

<Matthew_Deckard> (why ?)

<Storyteller> (just roll it)

<Matthew_Deckard> What are yo usearching for?

<Matthew_Deckard> !dice 5

<agww-dice> Matthew_Deckard rolls the dice and gets the following results: 8 7 2 9 4

<Storyteller> You feel your hair tingle...someone tried to use magic on you.

Matthew_Deckard looks around him

<Lawrence> !dice 5

<agww-dice> Lawrence rolls the dice and gets the following results: 6 5 8 10 1

<Lawrence> (self control roll)

Victoria looks around at the shelves if there is anything of interest

<Matthew_Deckard> (did i notice the chanting ?)

<Storyteller> Yes

Lawrence raises his voice ....

<Storyteller> There's lots of books on the life of Ceasar here... all about the same time period...

<_Willow_> umm Gents... lets try not to fight amungst ourselves, pelase

<Lawrence> As I have said before twice already now ... I have been send out by my peers to investigate people going missing ....

Victoria notes this and it somewhat puzzeled

<Victoria> (Which languages? All in Latin?)

<Victoria> (ST is there anynbook that might be particularly interesting?

<Matthew_Deckard> I will trust you... for now... but you try to harm anyone innocent or anyone here and you will have a reckning with me...

<Storyteller> Some in latin, some in Greek, some in Hebrew, some in English, and a few in Arabic.

Matthew_Deckard still looks at Lawrance...

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<Victoria> (ST: Ok, I can read that all - so any title that piques my interest especially?)

<Lawrence> I am sorry Mr Deckard ... but the display of arrogance and accusation you just send my way .... i find it hard to believe to call this ... trust

<Storyteller> Nothing here is really special.. all that matters is that this is perhaps the most comprehensive library on Gaius Julius Ceasar you have every seen.

Victoria turns to Matt

<_Willow_> *sigh*

<Victoria> Sir Matthew, these books are the largest library on Julius Cesar I've ever seen!

Victoria would very much take allthe books with her

<Matthew_Deckard> That may be correct, leech... but i don't trust you... all i can do is grit my teeth and work with you...

Matthew_Deckard turns towards Lady victoria...

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes?

<Victoria> Well, we has some hints pointing a Cesar so far

<Victoria> Remember that other book you procured from the library?

<_Willow_> nods, maybe the maruader thinks he's Ceaser?

<Matthew_Deckard> i don't think so...

<Victoria> It seems it would fit nicely in here,too

<Victoria> (ST: Is there one of the other copies of that book here?)

<Matthew_Deckard> Is there also a reference on Ceaser's Egyptian years?

<Victoria> I don't think so, Miss Willow

<Storyteller> Victoria: Yes, there is one other copy of the stolen book here.

<Lawrence> I am sorry to say so Mr Deckard ... but i feel with such an attitude ... there is no way i see for us to cooperate ...

<Storyteller> It lacks the Appendices.

Matthew_Deckard takes the found book and checks it with his own copy

<Lawrence> (turns around ... and head out of the office ...

Victoria takes out that copy and looks it is is different from the re-writtencopy she read

<Lawrence> into the streats ...

<Victoria> (ST: Anything on Cesar in Egypt, too?)

<Lawrence> (Cloak of Shadows ... i am gone)

<Storyteller> Exactly the same book.. -> *Lawrence* ehrm...

<Victoria> (ST: Does *this here* lack the appendices or our copy?)

_Willow_ nitres that the oither guy vansihes

<_Willow_> err notes that

<Storyteller> The one stolen from the Museum is the one iwth the appendices.

<Victoria> Ok.

Victoria looks to Willow.

_Willow_ tries to look for him

Matthew_Deckard checks the appendices

<Victoria> Well, I'm not Mr.Lawrences Keeper... I have some duty to perform

<Victoria> Sir Matthew, this version lacks the appendices

<Victoria> There might be something we could use in there

<Victoria> (ST: What was in the appendices? Remember, I memorized the book vias Mind 1)

<Storyteller> You didn't have the appendices

<Matthew_Deckard> YOu are far better in the vaaries of the Latin language, miss Victoria, would you be so kind to translate these?

<Storyteller> Written in Greek :)

Victoria takes the book and nods, with a slight smile

Victoria can read Greek, too ^_^

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 7 7 2 2 7

<Storyteller> (and please willow, next time just do that on the main screen)

<Storyteller> It is about 40 pages of extra stuff. Mostly notes of the writer about what he suspected. Ungrounded rumors mostly.

_Willow_ chants quietly

Victoria uses Mind 1, to dig faster through the stuff than she would be able to wthout

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 9 2 4 5

<_Willow_> (spirit/prime/life scan on the building to see if there is chnage ((basically if the Thing has returned)))

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 2 1 7 2 2

<Victoria> Well, Sir Matthew, this is mainly author's notes, it seem

<_Willow_> no sux:(

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes?

<Matthew_Deckard> on what?

<Victoria> Strange insubstantiated rumours and the like

<Victoria> (ST: Rumours detailing what, please?)

<Matthew_Deckard> may i guess that he hipotisyses on the location of the ALexandrian library?

<Storyteller> That is described in the book already...

<Victoria> (Err, what was in the book? Vic may have eiteic memory, the player hasn't)

<Storyteller> Caesar rebuild the library..

<Matthew_Deckard> Does it cover why Ceaser wanted to svae those scrolls?

<Victoria> (Ah. Ok...)

<Storyteller> Well, the writer has some suspicions about that..

Victoria related to Matt her findings... (What ST said)

Matthew_Deckard turns around to see where is Lawrance... upon noticign he isn't here he seems to grumbel

<Storyteller> He thinks that it may have been an item of great importance..

<_Willow_> oh - he left

<Storyteller> Or at least something of great importance to him. So important that he risked his life, his name and his career..

<Matthew_Deckard> Any refrences on what it was?

<Victoria> Yes. He went away. But as I mentioned - I am not his keeper. We have to do investigations on our own, too

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes... but shouldn't we be carefull?

<Matthew_Deckard> He may be creating a trap for us with his... kin

<Victoria> (ST: Can I try to figure out what it was by the stuff I read? Int+Investigation or so?)

Victoria frowns.

<Victoria> Well, I have to admit I am not familiar with his...kind at all

<Storyteller> The writer didn't know...but it was worth quite a lot to Ceasar..

<Victoria> (Ok)

<Victoria> (ST: Could there be another book with related stuff?)

<_Willow_> (me thinks maybe something to do with imortality)

<Victoria> (Hm....)

<Matthew_Deckard> (where did he run away?)

<Storyteller> (He's not feeling too well..)

<Victoria> (Oh.)

<Matthew_Deckard> (ouch... i am sorry that i brought up the dislike now, then...)

<Victoria> (Well, we can just say he went away sulking for now ^_^)

<_Willow_> nods

<Storyteller> (that's also he can't take too well (all attacks on his character he takes like attacks on himself.. I thought he was over it by now...it seems he is getting used to it from a certain group)

<Victoria> (Uh,that is unfortunate)

<_Willow_> so, there was some reason that cesar wanted to preserve the scrolls

<Storyteller> Vic: Perhaps, but going through all these books...it would be quicker to ask Caesar himself.

<Matthew_Deckard> (oouch if i knew i wouldn0t have brought his up at all...)

<Storyteller> (it's alright..he will sit here and I'll talk to him)

<Victoria> Well, it might be he wanted to rebuilt the Alexandrian library... Or he felt guilty towards Cleoptra

<Victoria> (ST: He should try to understand we don't hack on him, but on *Lawrence*)

<Storyteller> (Vic: I know)

<Matthew_Deckard> (well Matt would probably also get into crap if they learned hw could shift into a huge monster at will)

<Victoria> (Yeah, Victoria wouldn't be amused at all...)

<_Willow_> but -- all garoua do that

<Victoria> (Willow, your char seems to be very well familiar with all kinds of supers - very intimately so)

<Victoria> (For Vicky tere are werewolved (very dangerous) Vampires (moderately dangerous) and that's about it)

<Storyteller> Make an Occult + Intelligence roll for those who have that.

<_Willow_> (actually, Willow was worried about Matt losing control can going crinos, and was tring to keep a watch on his "vital signs" with spirit/life magick

<Victoria> (She never met a Werewolf, only read about them, and the same goes for Vampires. She is a Scientist, after all ^_^)

<Victoria> !dice 5

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 4 3 7 4 10

<_Willow_> !dice 7

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 9 6 1 8 6 10 9

<Matthew_Deckard> (Matt knows that Vamps are mostly bad critters with strange powers that hurt innocents... he doesn't even think of Vic and Will as anythign else then human... ok Will is doing somethign odd to him but he will gloss ovr it.. for now :))

<Victoria> (Matt, well, Vicky is just a Scientist, nothing more ^_^)

<_Willow_> (Wiloow as taught there are some leeches that are no wyrmy but only of the weaver)

<Matthew_Deckard> (i don't know there are evern differnt clans of vamps :) i only know corpses from living humans... and corpses are usaully vampires... and vamps are bad and evil!)

<Storyteller> Okay Victoria..think about why there would be an extensive library on one person here and a circle drawn of vampire blood.

<Victoria> (Vicky doesn't even know there are differences between Vampires or different sorts of Werewolves...)

<Matthew_Deckard> (there are Weaver Vamps? that is the first thing i ever heard on that subject Fuzz)

<Storyteller> Willow.. this circle looks like something you could use to summon...something...

Victoria frowns

<Victoria> Hm...

<Storyteller> (point, people)

<Victoria> I have some very off thought...

<Victoria> I think those superstitionist beliefs rub off

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes?

<_Willow_> yes -- such circles are used to sommon nasties and try to contain them

<Matthew_Deckard> well it may be usefull

<Victoria> Maybe someone tries to get contact to Julius Cesar?

<Matthew_Deckard> the world has many differnt aspects to it... and i have seen strange things myself... stranger then any of my books portray, anyway...

<Matthew_Deckard> hmm that could be possible...

<Matthew_Deckard> he was powerfull maybe he lingers in the Netherworld...

<Victoria> You mean, someone was crazy enough to try and summon Julius Cesar?

<_Willow_> (me thinks a moment... are there any identifying marks sigils etc somehting to use to identify what it is this is meant to summon or contain?

Victoria shakes her head in disbelief

<Storyteller> Look at the walls willow..

<_Willow_> hmms that is a possiblity

_Willow_ looks around trying to understand what the circle was/is used for

<Victoria> (Are there any occult books on the shelves between the Cesar stuff?)

<_Willow_> (int+occult or int+spirit lore)?

<Storyteller> nope

<Matthew_Deckard> Hmm i think that Ceaser himself could not be put here...

<Matthew_Deckard> he ius dead...

<Storyteller> Actually Willow, what I meant was... the sigils are not needed.. this place is a pretty decent correspondence link to him.

<Victoria> Hm...

Victoria puts on a very deep frown

<_Willow_> (she has to work with knowlkedges and psirit/life)

<Victoria> Sir Matt, I *have* heard about superstitionist practitioners who summon the dead...

<Matthew_Deckard> Maybe someone as using this mumb jumbo to present himself as Caesar...

<Victoria> Well, this would sound more believable to me, I have to admit

<_Willow_> one could attempt to activate the processm, but that might be a bad idea just now

Victoria looks somewhat horrified at Willow

<Victoria> "Activate the process"?

<Victoria> You mean, you dabble in that wild stuff, too?

<Matthew_Deckard> YOu'd call it here? with Wampyr blood?

<Matthew_Deckard> isn't that dangerous?

<_Willow_> yes -- which is why its porobably a bad idea

<Matthew_Deckard> and it seems to me that you are not just a shopkeeper if you deal with this stuff...

<Victoria> I would strongly suggest not to try anything without a proper containment field

<_Willow_> I'd agree

Victoria exchasnges a glace with Matt

<Victoria> Miss Willow, may I?

Victoria points her meter at Willow

<_Willow_> umms, scan me, sure

Victoria adjusts the buttons and levers

<Victoria> (Prime scan)

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 9 3 8 10

_Willow_ turns around

<_Willow_> (very high prime)

<Victoria> (I thought so)

<Matthew_Deckard> I will let you ladies just do this and move a bit away... and preapre some things for any interlopers...

Matthew_Deckard steps away and takes out his handguns...

<Victoria> You *do* dabble in things like that!!

<Matthew_Deckard> Okay... i am getting a bit uncomfortable

<_Willow_> the spirits talk to me, yes, and I am a healer

<Matthew_Deckard> why do we need to do this?

Victoria looks somewhat uncomfortable, too

<_Willow_> not sure we do

<Matthew_Deckard> I wouldn't use anythign with evil signs like thse...

<Matthew_Deckard> and there is also bad blood here..

<Victoria> I'm afraid, I'm not really into superstitionist beliefs. I'm a Scientist!

<_Willow_> (actually we don;t have any idea yet what it is that would resopond)

<Matthew_Deckard> if you want to call Ceaser do it somewhere where i don't deel like a mosnter can jump out at any moment behind me...)

<Victoria> Well, I would suggest we delete this circle

<Matthew_Deckard> (Lawrence deobsfucates behind me ;))

_Willow_ grins

<Matthew_Deckard> I suggest we burn it and smash this part of the floor

<_Willow_> actually I'm a little leary of using it at all

<Victoria> I could put together an acid that destroys it

<_Willow_> i guess we agree on that then

Victoria looks for some can or jug with water here

<Storyteller> the circle is now just a circle of blood..

<_Willow_> (is the blood too dead to use life on?)

<Storyteller> could be swept away with a foot..or a piece of cloth.

Victoria wouldn't touch that!!

Matthew_Deckard is not planning to touch that... he heard bad stories about cubs that touched dead blood...

<Victoria> And nothing can't be dealt with some nice sulphuric/salt acid

<Matthew_Deckard> THat is a nice solution Miss Victoria... but do you have any acid handy?

<_Willow_> true -- perhaps the beats plan is mundane removsal of the blood followed by purification of the space?

Victoria has some chemical vials in her bag (her specialty in Sciences *is* chemistry ^_^)

<Victoria> I just need some water

<Victoria> I have the necessary salts with me

<_Willow_> (I do a spirit scan of the immeadiate space, looking for blight/corruption etc)

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 10 1 2 1 1

<Matthew_Deckard> fascinating... you are carrying quite some usfell things with you!

<Victoria> (Uh-oh)

<Victoria> Well, I'm a Scientist

<_Willow_> (oh great)

Matthew_Deckard is genuinley impressed by the resourcefulness of this lady

<Matthew_Deckard> (oh shit)

Victoria smiles and looks for some jug of water

<Victoria> (with some Matter 2 and some chemicals I can turn this into some nasty acid indeed ^_^)

_Moira_ has joined #agww

Victoria thinks she saw a jug of water on oone sill

Victoria takes the jug and pours the content of one vial into it

<Victoria> (1 WP)

<Victoria> !dice 4

<agww-dice> Victoria rolls the dice and gets the following results: 1 3 7 6

<Victoria> (2 sux)

<_Moira_> when Vicky is done, I will try to clean up the "evil"

<Storyteller> There is no evil here.

Victoria pours the steaming acid on the cirlle

<Victoria> It sizzles, and the boolds dissolves

<Victoria> (Some of the floor, too)

<Victoria> blood

Victoria looks satisfied at the ground

<_Willow_> ok the floor is cleansed of the blood, (so the Thing will need to recreate its circle)

<Victoria> Okay, there won't be anything "summoned" via this anymore

<_Willow_> (spirit1 scan of the immeadiate area)

<_Willow_> !dice 5

<agww-dice> _Willow_ rolls the dice and gets the following results: 7 3 10 1 2

<_Willow_> 1 sux

<Matthew_Deckard> Great...

<Matthew_Deckard> then i think we should do a check for any more clues and then head to find out where the owner of this... establishment... has gone...

<Victoria> Indeed

<Storyteller> This place is normal

<Storyteller> There was no "blight" here

<_Willow_> no spiritual residue?

<Storyteller> Nope

<_Willow_> hmms

Victoria looks around the place once more

<Victoria> (Anything else that migh be useful as cluues?)

<_Willow_> that point me back at a maruader vs a Fallen

<_Willow_> oh well

<Storyteller> Well..the vampire blood was a clue..

<_Willow_> so umm I kind of got caught up in the goings on

<Storyteller> Perhaps Lawrence could have helped you out with that one... vampires are pretty good when it comes to blood and identifying it.. comes with practice it seems

<Victoria> (The only drawback is that Victoria can't make much of stuff like "vampire blood"...)

<_Willow_> I came trying to make sense of what I found

Matthew_Deckard noices that Lawrence is gone...

<_Willow_> and found you guys already on the case "officially"

<Matthew_Deckard> Where is that Leech?

<Storyteller> He left the building.

<_Willow_> he walked out when you and he had "words"

<Victoria> Well, indeed, Miss Willow

<Matthew_Deckard> HE probably went to rat us out to his friends... we should move...

<Victoria> It might be advantageous if you would accompany us in this

<Victoria> You are right, Sir Matthew

<Matthew_Deckard> Mybe we can track this man with the help of Mr. Holmes and his... intelligence operation...

<_Willow_> oh ? I know something about spirits and am a healer

Victoria nods

<Victoria> We might get my zeppelin, too

<_Willow_> but know nothing of police work

<Victoria> Then we could do some air surveillance

<Victoria> Well, this seems to be related to ..."Spirits"

<Victoria> As much as it pains me

<_Willow_> perhaps

<_Willow_> what agency did you say you were with?

<Victoria> As I am really not very knowledgeable there, you might be of help

<Matthew_Deckard> we didn't mention any agency miss Willow

<_Willow_> hmm

<Matthew_Deckard> You are simply outside help... and will be compensated for your efforts...

<Victoria> Well, we are investigators

<Victoria> And you might help us.

<_Willow_> that I gathered, for whom?

<Victoria> We can offer you a certain payment and recompensation for the time you use

<_Willow_> you want me to be a consultant for your nameless agency?

<Matthew_Deckard> that is not important Miss WOllow...

<Victoria> Well, let us say you seem to be after the same persons we are

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes... you seem to have a certain knack for this stuff...

<Victoria> Our continued cooperation might prove beneficial

<Matthew_Deckard> and your skills may be usefull...

<Victoria> We have some advantages that might help you, too

<_Willow_> (feels like she is not communicating her issue)

<Victoria> So it will be a venture we can mutually benefit from

<Matthew_Deckard> (yes but you won't learn anythign from us

:))

<Victoria> (Secret Societies are *secret* after all..)

<Storyteller> (The League isn't a Secret Society as such....whom they are working for are)

<_Willow_> its not that I'm not interested, a legit government agency does not hide it name (or a use name anyway) from its participants

<_Willow_> secrecy is the tool of Evil

<Victoria> (Hm...)

<Victoria> It depends,Miss Willow

<Victoria> Do you tell every stranger whom you know for about half an hour all of your secrets?

<_Willow_> (perhaps Big Helmet is right, :good is dumb:?)

<Victoria> (*g*)

<_Willow_> no, but my usename is not a secret

<Victoria> Your *what*?

<_Willow_> the name I give to people

<Matthew_Deckard> Though i have a proposition...

<Matthew_Deckard> Mybe we can discuss this in a more suitable locale...

<Victoria> Well, didn'T I introduce myself? That would be rude indeed

<_Willow_> I'm listening

<Matthew_Deckard> We should go to the Oxford Gntlemen's club... there will be provisions for bot hof you ladies to join us...

<Victoria> Forgive me, Miss Willow.I'm Victoria Annabelle Montgomery, Countess of Whitfieldshire.

<GeNeRaL`> 5on5 - have server - msg - cb.no helst - msg me

<_Willow_> and of course I'm the widow O'Day, and this is my ward Moira

Matthew_Deckard heads towards the doors and opens them showing the others...

Victoria nods

<Victoria> Well, please follow us, Widow O'Day

Victoria follows Sir Matt

<_Willow_> we follow

<Victoria> When we leave the house, I take the lead and stear towards my steam car

<_Willow_> (wonders if Lady V is driving us, rdinging in a steamcar seems like a bit of adventure)

<Victoria> I deactivate the forcefield surrounding it and saving it from thieves and the like

<_Willow_> understandable

Victoria opens the door and beckong Willow to enter

<Victoria> Sir Matthew?

_Moira_ enters

_Willow_ enters

Matthew_Deckard joins them in the car lookign a bit shorter... it must be a trick of light... he uncovers his face from the sacarf and his face with the small beard appears...

Matthew_Deckard smiles and tells the lady the direction to Oxford gentlemen's club...

Victoria goes to the rear, starting the engines

<Victoria> (Moment!)

Victoria adjusts some buttons and levers and checked some dials and displays...

<_Willow_> (me notes Matt size change...)

<Victoria> Finally she sits down behind the wheel, and the vehicle speeds at unbelievable 15 mph towards the club

_Willow_ grins

_Moira_ giggles Weee

Victoria smiles proudly

<Victoria> She really loves her spiffy steamcar

Wardrobegirl is now known as Coachman

<Victoria> Finally we arrives in front of the building

<Coachman> Hey, move faster with that hellish machine, you are blocking the road.

Victoria looks up to the coach

Coachman sits on a coach just behind you..

GeNeRaL` is now known as GeNeRaL|jobb

<Victoria> Dear sir, I'm, speeding already!

Victoria looks at the displays the show the steam pressure and temperature of the kettles

<Victoria> She could try to add some more pressure, but she refrains from doing so - this would be just for dire emergencies

Matthew_Deckard waves to the bellboy at the entrance and lets the ladies inside no matter his protestations...

<Storyteller> Well after a while driving, with a very irritated coachman behind you....you arrive at the Oxford Gentlemens Club (Women allowed too)

<Victoria> (:-))

Matthew_Deckard takes them to a private room with a large round table where they can confer...

_Willow_ nods

<Matthew_Deckard> (actually they are not :))

Victoria follows Sir Matthew

<Storyteller> (in private rooms they are allowed...as long as you keep things...really decent)

Victoria has her head held high and looks as if she belongs here anyway

Victoria doesn't take any nonsense from men whom she outranks anyway

_Willow_ takes a seat at the table

_Moira_ takes a seat also

<Storyteller> Victoria..several of the people here you don't outrank.

<Victoria> (Yeah, but I have a healthy natural inbred arrogance ^-^)

<_Willow_> ok - so?

<Victoria> (Does "DEmeanor Director" and Merit "Natural Leader" mean anything ^_^)

<Matthew_Deckard> Miss Willow i would just ask you to be polite and to behave... i beleive that miss VIctoria will know how to act here... we are here becasue we have scertain providences for being here

Matthew_Deckard takes off his coat and hat...

Victoria tapes off her fur-lines cape, too

Matthew_Deckard is laft standing i na imamcualte suit with twi nguns in shoulderholsters on each part of his suit...

Victoria wears and impeccable deep blue velvet dress

<_Willow_> (beleives seating at a meeting table with others withwhom one is meeting is proper ?

<Matthew_Deckard> So... ladies... i would like you to agree on the details of the agremment... while i contact M...

<Matthew_Deckard> (only us)

<Victoria> It has a high collar, and the dress reaches to the ankles

<Coachman> (Deckard..it's H)

Victoria sits down and nod to Matt

<Victoria> Please, do so, Sir Matthew

Matthew_Deckard heads and asks for a telegram to be sent to Mycroft detailing our expolration and asking for any clues on locating where the man in the brothel had gone...

<_Willow_> Lady Vicky .... we were talking about this situation (the Thing) and our participation in said effort

Victoria puts her bag in front of her on the table and checks the contents

Victoria notes that she has to replace two vials with chemicals

<Victoria> Yes, indeed, Mss Willow

<_Willow_> We werw asked to join with you in locating and dealing with this appearent "supernatural" menace

Matthew_Deckard will be away while he sets the telegram and its fast response from Mr. Holmes

<Victoria> I hope you don' mind me calling you Miss willow?

<Victoria> Indeed. Here seem to be some unnatural forces at work

<_Willow_> umms "just don't call me 'late for dinner' ;)"

<Victoria> As I am a Scientist, my knowledge in the Paranormal is limited

<_Willow_> really, given my personal history, i have a problem with entities

<Victoria> You have a "problem with entities?"

<Victoria> Forgive me if I fail to understand

<_Willow_> that don't have at least a usename.... "Secrecy" is the tool of Evil

<_Willow_> in this case your organisation

<Victoria> Secrecy is also the tool of certain governmental agencies

<_Willow_> ((two weeks ago, Vicky was about to tell us all about it))

<_Willow_> even such have "usenames" for common communcation

<Victoria> (Two weeks ago I haven't read the comics yet...)

<_Willow_> huh?

<Victoria> (It's somehow doesn't feel rright to tell every unknown person rght away)

<_Willow_> ((we were set to start and Dingo couldn;t do the session)

<Coachman> It's reasonable to tell you that you are members of the League of Extraordinary Gentleman.

<Victoria> (I know)

<Coachman> -a +e

Matthew_Deckard rejoins thr group carrying two gin-tonics and offering one to lady Victoria... he sson sit himself comfortably into a armchait and crosses his legs...

<Victoria> (Ok, if you say so, M.Le ST :-)

<Victoria> Well, I take it you have heard about the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Miss Willow?

<Matthew_Deckard> (though LXG is a cover for MI5.. .and noteveryone needs to knwo about the LXG...)

Victoria nods towards Matt

Matthew_Deckard frown a bit on hearing the name, but he hsets himself more comfortably nad drinks his gin tonic...

<Victoria> Thank you, Sir Matthew.

Matthew_Deckard smiles...

<_Willow_> no, not

<Victoria> Well, we would be grateful if you could lend us some of your expertise in paranormal activities, Miss Willow

<Coachman> In game it's past midnight.

<Victoria> (Ok)

<Coachman> (ack)

<Matthew_Deckard> (the club is open all night)

<Storyteller> just a friendly notice *g*

<Matthew_Deckard> (actually most of the night... it usually clese around 0300)

<Victoria> Well, we might just try to recapitulate what we found out, and then we should probably retire for the night

Coachman is now known as Waiter

<_Willow_> (I believe that in this case, Unicorn would want me to help. The victims seem to me to fall withing Her sphere of interest)

Waiter knocks on your door

Matthew_Deckard shifts his shoulderholstrs to feel a bit more comfortable...

Matthew_Deckard calls Enter...

Waiter enters the room with a silver platter on which a letter resides.

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes?

Waiter presents the letter to Sir Matthew

<Matthew_Deckard> thank you...

<Waiter> A message has arrived for you.

Waiter leaves again.

Matthew_Deckard leaves him a 50 pance on the platter...

Victoria looks at Matt

Matthew_Deckard opens the letter and opens it personnaly...

<_Willow_> Ok... we know know a bit more, which does change the view.

<Storyteller> Sirs, Ladies.

_Willow_ listens

<Matthew_Deckard> (actually only i read it... )

Victoria nods somewhat impatiently

<Storyteller> After our quick quarrel in the office of the one who calls himself John, I visited some of my contacts.

<Matthew_Deckard> (the other will hear a synopsys.... it is possible that the infor is not for everyone's prying eyes)

<Storyteller> The blood on the floor is the blood of an ancient vampire.

Matthew_Deckard winces upon reading that part...

<Storyteller> There is only a few sources that can provide vitae of this potency and those sources operate from Egypt.

<Victoria> (I expect to be given the letter that I can read it myself ^_^)

<Storyteller> I have also tracked this "John" to a ship leaving for Egypt.

<Victoria> (Even though I will probably only understand half of it ^_^)

<Storyteller> Signed Lawrence Michael McCarthy

<_Willow_> hmms

<Matthew_Deckard> (that would be who ?)

<Storyteller> P.S. See you in Alexendria at the harbor three months from now.

<Victoria> (MAtt our leech ^_^)

<Matthew_Deckard> (ah)

<_Willow_> our leech "friend" presumably)

<Matthew_Deckard> It seems that that leech has been having some interesting work done... it is not a letter fro mthe leeague...

<Victoria> Sir Matt, may I?

Victoria holds out her hand

Matthew_Deckard hands the letter...

<Victoria> Thank you.

<_Willow_> hmms couldn't we umm shortcut thru the umbra?

<Matthew_Deckard> Maybe we have an alternative to using a ship to get to ALexandria...

Victoria reads it and frowns. "Vitae" is still somewhat of a mystery to her. And what's with that "potency"??

Matthew_Deckard cosntrains himself from strangling Willow... it is obvious that she is one of thos magi that abuse the Gaia's spirit

Victoria looks at Willow

<Victoria> Shortcut?

<Victoria> I suggest we fetch my zeppelin and fly there

<Matthew_Deckard> Miss Victoria... i believe you were talkign about a Zeppelin...

<Matthew_Deckard> we could be there in less then a month...

<Matthew_Deckard> mybe a few days total...

<Victoria> Indeed.

<_Willow_> well yes, croiss to the spirit world and follow a moonpath

Victoria looks at Willow as if she were somewhat crazy

<Matthew_Deckard> (oh and moonbridges are SO easy to find and use...)

<_Willow_> not a bridge a path

Matthew_Deckard seems to be agitated by Willow's remarks... strangely...

<Victoria> I suggest we take my zeppelin

<Victoria> That's safe and I am sure how it works.

<Matthew_Deckard> YEs i do belive that may be the fastest route...

_Willow_ is only trying to be helpful and cooperative

<Matthew_Deckard> I beleive we will need to pack...

<Victoria> I have not the slightest clue what you mean with moonways and spirit world and the like, and it sounds somewhat disturbing.

<Matthew_Deckard> i will need some items since we are going to Africa...

<Matthew_Deckard> ANd i need to report that i am leaving to the... club i am a member of...

<_Willow_> anything we sell we can make available

<Victoria> Yes. I think I should pack some apparati and Devices, too

Matthew_Deckard needs to warn the sept that he will be heading to Africa... he is a nominary member only anyway...

<Victoria> For that we need to travel to my estate - it'll take about 5 days, I think

<Matthew_Deckard> Miss Victoria when can you be ready?

<Victoria> Well, In about 5 days I can reach my Estate. Preparing the zeppelin will take another day - I think one week

<Victoria> Maybe we should go to my Estate together, then we can depart right from tere

<Matthew_Deckard> Okay in a week on Thames point?

<Matthew_Deckard> I need to take care of some business before we head towards Egypt...

<Victoria> I see.

<_Willow_> how long do i need to pack for?

<Victoria> Well, okay. I will be at Thames point in 8 days from now, to be on the safe side

<_Willow_> (that is a suitcase or a trunk)

<Matthew_Deckard> ( you are a woman in 19th century... 10 trunks should do...)

<Victoria> Well, we only know that Mr.Lawrence wants to meet us in Alexandria

<Victoria> No times given as for duration

_Willow_ giggles

<Matthew_Deckard> HE says he will be there i nthree months... we can be there with the Zeppeli nbefore both Mr. Lawrence and "john"

<_Willow_> ok do I have an address for your Estate?

<Storyteller> (per ship you can easily travel to Egypt in about a 2 moths on the high side..)

<Storyteller> weather not taken in account...you can go to Egypt in about a month.

<Victoria> Well, it is up in Scotland

<Matthew_Deckard> (meethign point is thames Point... that is a small park outside London... easy to get to from London)

Victoria gives Willow some directions to a place near Glasgow

<_Willow_> ok go it

<_Willow_> I'll have my daughter watch the store... do we need any supplies from the store?

<Victoria> Supplies?

<Matthew_Deckard> Miss VIctoria... i believe we shouldstart with the preparation now... i will keep in touch with the telegrams...

<Storyteller> (if you could see my grin now)

<Victoria> Well, I suggest you take what you need to deal with paranormal activities, too

<_Willow_> nods

<Victoria> Yes, Sir Matthew.

<Victoria> I need to get on the way to my Estate, after all

<_Willow_> right

<Storyteller> (and apparently you trust the Leech)

<Matthew_Deckard> (well i don't trust him... iam stil lwaiting for the telegram from Mycroft)

<Victoria> (Well, if the Vampiric blood was the clue, then it makes sense... and Alexandria is were the library was)

<_Willow_> ok - we return to the store to setup and pack for the trip

<Matthew_Deckard> (besides i can get rid of the hanger on and discuss the situatio nwithout riskign any security breaches)

<Matthew_Deckard> Ok i bleive that we should meet back here tomorow evening... after that we pack...

<Matthew_Deckard> I wil lcal la carriege for you, miss Willow...

<Victoria> (It is not as if I need to ask anyone for approval to go on an adventure. I *love* flying my zeppelin!

<Victoria> Well, it takes me a while to get to my estate, shouldn'T I leave right away and just return with my airship?

<Matthew_Deckard> (no... since we have only Lawrences word on this... and he knew where we were no matter he left a long time ago)

Matthew_Deckard escorts WIllow and gets back to Victoria...

<Matthew_Deckard> Miss Victoria... there seems to be a problem here...

<Victoria> Yes?

<Matthew_Deckard> that person we met on the street seems to have been tracking us... he knew where we were no matter that we left...

<Victoria> Hm. This sounds troublesome indeed

<Victoria> Do you have any suggestions as to get rid of him?

<Matthew_Deckard> And there also seems to be the problem of us trusting a Wampyr...

<Matthew_Deckard> we could kill him... but he may be usefull... maybe our causes are the same.. .but we need to watch it... very carefully...

<Victoria> Well, I wouldn't say I trust him

<Victoria> But the Julius Cesar connection point to Alexandria, too

<Victoria> So we should investigate there in any case

<Matthew_Deckard> And i want verification from Mycroft with the appropriate code words if this is the location where "john" has been tracked to...

<Victoria> And if we arrive there about 6 weeak early, they won't be able to set up a trap already

<Matthew_Deckard> His information should be here within an hour or so...

<Matthew_Deckard> of course... he doesn't know we have alternative means of transport...

Waiter knocks on the door

<Matthew_Deckard> (too bad Matthew doesn't know about Obsfucate ;))

<Matthew_Deckard> Come in...

<_Willow_> umms can transportation of a trunk be arranged to whereever the Zepplin is? carryoing it overland is a bit much

Waiter enters

<Matthew_Deckard> (willow you are currently on your way hoem in a carriege Matt payed for... are yu readign anything)

<Victoria> (Willow, you are not with us anymore)

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes?

<Waiter> Sir...miss... Mr. Holmes is waiting for you in another room. He asks wether you want to join him.

<_Willow_> *sigh*

<Matthew_Deckard> Thank you...

Victoria smiles at him, too

Matthew_Deckard rises up and offers his hand to Victoria to help her raise up...

Victoria smiles

Waiter leaves again

<Victoria> Thank you, SDir Matthew

Victoria rises elegantly

Matthew_Deckard escorts lady Victoria to the room Mycroft specified, taking his and her coats in the other hadn and covering his guns...

Victoria walks gracefully by his side

Matthew_Deckard opens the doors in front of VIctoria and after her entering joins Mycroft

Victoria nods towards Matt again.

<Victoria> Good evening Mr.Mycroft

Waiter is now known as Mycroft_Holmes

<Mycroft_Holmes> Good Evening, Lady Victoria, Sir Matthew.

Matthew_Deckard hangs his and Victoria's coats and joins Mr. Holmes

<Matthew_Deckard> Good evening, sir...

<Victoria> Thank you *smile*

<Mycroft_Holmes> Our information indicates that the person you were looking for has left with a ship earlier this evening. The ship is headed for Alexandria.

<Matthew_Deckard> Have we verifef who he is?

<Matthew_Deckard> or his companion?

<Mycroft_Holmes> About an hour later another privately owned steamboat left in that direction.

Victoria listens

<Matthew_Deckard> Who is the owner?

<Mycroft_Holmes> The boat is owned by a gentleman who has provided us with valuable services earlier and he can be trusted.

<Victoria> Hm...

<Victoria> With a steamboat they will reach Alexandria probably faster than we will

<Matthew_Deckard> They won't...

<Matthew_Deckard> the steamboats are slow.. their travels take at least a month or so...

<Mycroft_Holmes> This "John" fellow seems unknown, though there was a missing persons report filed by a german family whose son was missing, who fits the description.

<Victoria> Well, I need to make my airship ready first - and hed get to it, too

<Matthew_Deckard> ...we have about a month and a half of time to get there...

<Victoria> Well, then I'm somewhat relieved

<Matthew_Deckard> Is there anythign more known on the Family and "john's" dissapearance?

<Victoria> I think we should get there as fast as possible

<Mycroft_Holmes> It's a well to do german family..of royal blood who were here to visit their son's fiancee.

<Matthew_Deckard> Mr Holmes... what is the priority and objective of this task... we usaally don't work on the global scale...

<Mycroft_Holmes> They suspected he ran away.

<Matthew_Deckard> interesting... how did he end u pa owner of a Brothel in Whitechapel?

<Matthew_Deckard> Did we learn anything on the Brothel?

<Mycroft_Holmes> The brothel is one with quite a violent history..it has shifted owners quite often in the past 5 years.

<Mycroft_Holmes> So we didn't pay much attention to a new owner of the brothel.

<Matthew_Deckard> when has it last changed owners?

<Mycroft_Holmes> He took over a few days after he disappeared.

Victoria feels somewhat uncomfortable to discuss things like a brothel

<Mycroft_Holmes> Thats 2 months ago.

<Victoria> Thus she prefers not to engage to obviously inthe discussion, especially as Matt poses the right questions anyway

<Matthew_Deckard> interesting... what did his family onclude?

<Mycroft_Holmes> The person that visited him there most often is an Egyptian who works for French Intelligence.

<Victoria> Hm...

<Matthew_Deckard> isa it possible that he is a Germanspy?

<Mycroft_Holmes> The kid..I doubt it..

<Matthew_Deckard> how did he contact an agent in the French intelligence?

<Victoria> Well, I could try to approach him posing as German secret service member

<Mycroft_Holmes> Though from his parents descriptions he was a bright and talented kid... so he might have been recruited as a French agent.

<Victoria> My German is fluent enough

_Willow_ is now known as _is_not_here_

<Matthew_Deckard> hmm interesting...

<Matthew_Deckard> any possibility of posthuman powers?

<Matthew_Deckard> eithr on part of him or his companion?

<Victoria> Well, as soon as we get in touch with them we might test them ourselves

<Mycroft_Holmes> Well...this fellow seemed to be paying people with gold coins that after testing seem to be just ordinary stones.

<Mycroft_Holmes> That is the Egyptian

Victoria frowns

<Victoria> Well, I see a pattern emerging

<Victoria> I wonder if that person might be the same Miss Willow mentioned

<Mycroft_Holmes> Mr. Lawrence Michael McCarthy is also known to some people we work closely with. They send him to investigate the possibility that some of their ... agents have gone rogue ...

<Victoria> Some people?

<Victoria> Is it classified to inquire which people you hint at?

<Matthew_Deckard> The Wampyr society?

<Mycroft_Holmes> The person known as Willow O'Day is a the widow of Connor O'Day and seems to own a shop on occult matters in the downtown area.

<Mycroft_Holmes> They prefer to keep to their own and as they pose no danger to the security of the Empire, we accept that. These vampires are pretty good at keeping their own in check.

<Victoria> Well, this is what she told us, too

<Victoria> I see (re: vampyrs)

<Matthew_Deckard> Sir... how far can we trust him?

<Matthew_Deckard> You know of my... experiences.. with his sort?

Victoria looks somewhat embarrassed

<Victoria> Mr.Holmes, I'm truly embarrassed that I have to admit my experiences with those "vampires" is limited to bare folkore...

<Mycroft_Holmes> We've worked with some of their people for a while, one of them is even a member of the League... they can be trusted to be on their own side. Their side is usually on our side. There are others of his kind who cause many more problems.

<Victoria> Do you have some ...primer on them that I could learn some more about them?

<Matthew_Deckard> There should be some files in the League library...

<Mycroft_Holmes> These are also the kind that caused your experiences with the Mr. Deckard.

<Victoria> Ah, thank you.

<Mycroft_Holmes> The material in the leagues library is false and incomplete.

<Matthew_Deckard> What can we use?

<Matthew_Deckard> I know that fire and riping apart work...

<Matthew_Deckard> i have some custom incenidary rounds for my guns...

<Victoria> Well... I would like to get some adequate data on them

<Matthew_Deckard> anything else?

<Victoria> Fire?

<Victoria> Well, I can provide fire if need be.

<Matthew_Deckard> like the danger of the condition spreading to us.. or them using posthuman owers on us...

<Mycroft_Holmes> They drink blood and need blood to sustain themselves. Streneous activity seems to require a greater quantity of blood. To get their blood they do not have to physically harm their victims much and they leave no trace of it.

<Victoria> Natriumpalmitate is a neat chemical compound in that respect

<Victoria> (Monosodium palmitate)

<Matthew_Deckard> except the blood loss?

<Mycroft_Holmes> The mental trauma is sometimes there, but it is usually from what I've heard from the victims, quite pleasurable.

<Victoria> Interesting...

<Mycroft_Holmes> Sunlight and Fire seem to hurt them quite a bit ....

<Matthew_Deckard> Sir... i still believe they are not the best of creatures prowling in the night,,

<Matthew_Deckard> their.. antics... are quite bloddy and tend to go into prolongued torture...

<Victoria> Well, they definitely sound like creatures to be wary of

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes... i heard nasty stories about them... a friend of mind told me that in Egypt there are soem vampires that have completely differnt perceptions from these local ones...

<Mycroft_Holmes> Thats generalizing... from what little information I have gathered... they make war against their own kind. One of them tries to be as inconspiciously as possible, the other one wages almost open war on them and humans... your experiences must be related to those "others".

<Victoria> They sound like the creatures the Precepts of Damien tell us to save humanity from

<Matthew_Deckard> Precepts of Damian?

<Victoria> Matt: There are different kinds of vampires?

<Matthew_Deckard> what is that?

<Matthew_Deckard> i don't know... i bleive it is a social diference...

<Matthew_Deckard> proably because those come from Muslim stock...

<Victoria> Oh, well, there are guidelines how to safeguard humanity

<Matthew_Deckard> who saves humanity?

<Victoria> Well, and one point is to keep paranormal creatures away fromMankind as Mankind is ill equipped to deal with tem

Matthew_Deckard seems genuinly interested

Mycroft_Holmes smiles

<Mycroft_Holmes> A little bit naive that Damien fellow

<Matthew_Deckard> (hmm did we say that everythign works the same in this WOD ?)

<Victoria> Well, these are guidelines followed by some scientists

<Mycroft_Holmes> (yes...but there is no Technocracy yet as such)

<Mycroft_Holmes> (and Camarilla / Sabbat "attitudes" are a little bit farther apart)

<Mycroft_Holmes> (The grey area is larger)

<Matthew_Deckard> So it is a scientist club that works for humanity...

<Victoria> (Well, but still there should be some "club" of scientists whowant to safeguard humanty, too, ne?

<Matthew_Deckard> fascinating...

<Mycroft_Holmes> (Yes)

<Matthew_Deckard> (but no pogrom and killing of nice Garou helping humanity and Mother England :))

<Victoria> Well, scientists are people who have knowledges that are a bit vaster than that of common people

<Matthew_Deckard> As in the devices i saw you use?

<Victoria> And they should apply them to help the rest

<Victoria> Well, yes. Those are scientific apparati.

<Victoria> And I think I mentioned my zeppelin, too?

<Matthew_Deckard> i knwo some peopel that are using quite advenced tehniques and combien them with gestalts.. but what i saw in your possesion sees mquite interesting...

<Victoria> Without Science it wouldn't have been possible to built such a miracle of technolog

<Victoria> y

<Matthew_Deckard> I am sort of a scientist myself... i specilise in gunsmithing and mehanics...

<Victoria> Indeed?

<Matthew_Deckard> Oh sorry, Sir... we see mto have veered of the subject...

<Victoria> Mechanics is another passion of mine

<Matthew_Deckard> What are your orders?

<Victoria> I work a lot with chemistry, too, though

Victoria look embarrased

Victoria gets carried away when she talks of science pretty often

<Mycroft_Holmes> I don't want to force you, but it might be quite interesting to find out what this John fellow and the Egyptian are up too.. and stop them if it's something that might hurt the Empire or humanity as a whole.

<Matthew_Deckard> Miss Victoria we can continue this delightful conversation after we hear from sir HOlmes...

<Victoria> Of course, Sir Matthew!

Victoria beams at him

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes, sir... on the other hand...

<Matthew_Deckard> do we have anythign definitive on the Alexandria Library in our databases?

<Mycroft_Holmes> It is lost...

<Matthew_Deckard> and are we expected to liason with the Wampyr society?

<Mycroft_Holmes> but that is were Mr. Lawrence Michael McCarthy comes into...

<Victoria> Well, we could try to do a survey flight with my airship

<Victoria> Maybe there are some traces or ruins after all

<Mycroft_Holmes> He has some advantages to the living people..

<Victoria> Which are?

<Matthew_Deckard> immortality...

<Mycroft_Holmes> Especially if the Library is the target of this John.

Victoria looks wide eyed at Matt

<Victoria> So this is *indeed* true?

<Matthew_Deckard> Yes... if it stil lexists it may be quite dangerous...

<Matthew_Deckard> ...or wondrous... hwo know what we could find in the annals of the great writers and scientist of the age...

<Mycroft_Holmes> And there are more of his kind.... some of them keep their distance from mortals quite well...

<Victoria> Well, I could try to disguise myself and try to get near tothis mysteriousJohn

<Mycroft_Holmes> and without him... you cannot ask those that have actually seen the library from the inside....

<Matthew_Deckard> What about the Wampyr in Egypt?

<Mycroft_Holmes> There is little known about them..

<Victoria> I speak some foreign languages pretty well and might be able to foool him

<Mycroft_Holmes> So I wouldn't know much..

<Victoria> Hm...

<Matthew_Deckard> SIr i don't like going into the unknown...

<Victoria> I hope we don't run into too many of those "Wampyrs"

<Matthew_Deckard> can we get any additional operatives?

<Victoria> THey don't fit into a proper Scientific worldview

<Matthew_Deckard> i hear Miss Murray is an expert o nthesubject...

<Mycroft_Holmes> We have a few operatives in Alexandria

<Victoria> Hm...

<Victoria> I did travel Egypt a while ago, too

<Matthew_Deckard> I have passed half of Africa...

<Matthew_Deckard> i will get around...

<Victoria> WEll, I saw some parts of the world, too, as you might not know

<Matthew_Deckard> So we should head that way...

<Mycroft_Holmes> okay..some support can be arranged..

Victoria nods

<Mycroft_Holmes> but it will be lacking..

<Matthew_Deckard> ...and work in them as soon as possible...

<Mycroft_Holmes> in human resources that is.

<Victoria> I found the pyramids of Gizeh and the temples of Karnak utterly intriguing

<Matthew_Deckard> how long wil lthey need wit htheir simple steam boats?

<Victoria> (And how long willhe Zeppelin take?)

<Mycroft_Holmes> Lawrence will probably arrive at about 6 weeks.. John and the Egyptian will arive after at least 2-3 months.

<Mycroft_Holmes> (Zeppelin can make it in a month (depending on the weather))

<Matthew_Deckard> perfect... we will also need to make a few stop in Europe i guess...

<Storyteller> okay here I want to end it for today..

-- To Be Continued --

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