[Hellgate, Montana] Darkest before midnight

[Grey]

Vlad


The Tzimisce frowns, looking at the photos with considerable interest.


"Magic, you say?" There's a hard edge to his voice. For all that he may have renounced the Sabbat and broke off from his Clan, Vlad is suspected to have... disappeared a couple of Tremere over the years.

 

[Lord-Leafar]

Vicky looked nervously at the other vampires, sometimes in the chaos of her mind she could perceive glimpses of truth or omens, after all wasn't that the reason why she settled here, maybe she could help to discover the mistery of these recent events, that is, if she could come out of the madness of her psyche with some answers.


"Maybe I can help, sometimes I can see and hear... stuff" She twiddles her fingers around her eyes as she makes emphasis on this last word.

 

[BcAugust]

Ethan rolls his eyes at Vicky's statement, but he's also looking at the photos with a rather sick expression, that he quickly hides behind another blustering bit of anger. "So we're high and dry and all you're concerned about is what killed them?" A slight challenge to the rest of the group.

 

[Grey]

Vlad


"How you have survived this long, I often wonder." Vlad says, in response to Ethan's bluster.

 

[Esbilon]

"We must know who they are in order to protect ourselves, and in order to punish them for this," James says, his annoyance at Ethan clear.

 

[BcAugust]

Ethan sends an irritated look at Vlad. "Because I don't bother with stuff that's dead and past." Ringing hollow. "But if you think you and the crazy lady can find something, have fun chasing your tails. I've got business to take care of." Getting up, a silent look at the Chief, something of a challenge passing between them, before Ethan heads toward the staircase. Karen licks her lips slightly at that, a nervous gesture as if wondering if violence is going to break out, even as she organizes the photos a bit more for Vicky and the others to get a better look.

 

[Lord-Leafar]

Vicky looks at the distressed Ethan heading towards the exit, as he walks further away, oblivious to the insult thrown at her, Vicky speaks to herself, although her words can be clearly heard by the rest of the group "That was mean, James and Vlad are neither crazy...nor ladies...right? no, I would know, wouldn't I?" Not waiting for an answer from anyone, not even herself, she leans over the photos to take a better look, as she does this her eyes widen with curiosity and she bites her lower lip out of nervousness.

 

[Esbilon]

James smiles faintly at Vicky's words and looks at Ethan's departing back. "If I were a suspicious man," he says with a slightly furrowed brow, "I'd say he had some part in this. Anything that can kill five kindred without anyone being the wiser is something all but blatant fools should fear." Unable or unwilling to keep himself from smirking, he adds, "although, this would hardly be the first time Ethan was guilty of being a blatant fool."

 

[Lord-Leafar]

Vicky leans towards one of the photos, she places one hand over her right eye covering it entirely, leaving her left one free to observe and study the picture. As she does this, she can feel her senses sharpen, the material and texture of the paper slowly becomes much more noticeable the moment she takes the photograph, sounds and smells all around her seem to increase, yet she forces her one open eye to take in as much visual information as she can gather, looking for small details that would have gone unnoticed with mundane means of observation.

Spoiler

Using Auspex and rolling Per + Inv to look for any clues or details that might give us a useful hint regarding those responsible, or the matter that the murders were perpetrated

 

[BcAugust]

The Chief almost smiles at James comments, but he looks around the room. "I have to go check a few more places." At Karen's half wince, he shakes his head. "Nah, you stay here and help them, you wouldn't be welcome there anyway." Before heading for the door, Karen relaxing when he gets up the stairs, though rubbing the back of her neck and shifting away from the side of the room Jean's on.


"Yeah, if any of you can help...I've got to admit, this is a lot odder then I'm trained for."


(Vicky's roll: One the first set of photos, something was definitely moved off the bed after the death...but the scale is off, so it's hard to tell what it could be, but it doesn't seem shaped like a full body. It's the fourth set that leads to a rather dizzying distortion, like the picture tilts to the right and swivels, a hint of a doorway that's not in any of the other photos in the set.)

 

[Grey]

Vlad


Vlad stalks over and examines the photographs, hands clasped behind his back, a healthy distance from Vicky.


"Curious. There was a method to this madness, it seems."

Spoiler

Should I roll try and identify the charms with greater accuracy or relevance, or just accept they are familiar and pursue a more useful avenue?


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[BcAugust]

Dr. Thorton pales at her spreading them out, hands moving to rub against his eyes, the slight smell of blood tears, before he forces them down and looks away from the table.

Spoiler

Go ahead and roll, Occult will work, Sabbat Lore if you have it will lower the difficulty.

 

[BcAugust]

Karen steps back to let the others look, a slight trembling of her hands starting again before she quiets them. "I can take you there or give you addresses, of course. The Chief put me at your disposal."

Spoiler

Given that this part looks about done(even with all the issues about the forum being unavailable.) Can I ask how people would like to move? There's a few spots to investigate, or politicking to be done if someone wishes. I don't mind the group breaking up, to note, that's why there's more locations then (current) players. If people would like more information about a location before they decide, pm or Im me or post it in the thread.