Singha: does he look for the blondes?
Jeremy Thomas: Indeed. He also
asks them some about Captain Blood.
Singha: roll cha+streetwise, then per+emp
Jeremy Thomas: Jeremy Thomas: 2,9,7,5,8,
Singha:
Captian Blood has been around for several years, and got
that nickname from the streetwalkers because he tortures the piss out of the
girls he'd pick up, but he always paid them very well and never injured them
permanently. He rarely even left
physical marks that lasted more than a day or two. It was pretty commonly known he was a bodyguard for Malcolm
Dewitt during that time, and he disappeared in the spring of 2003, at the same
time Trevor Dunne was being sought by the FBI for embezzeling close to a Billion
of Malc's assets
Jeremy Thomas: *NOD* And has he
been around again, recently?
Singha:
then, around june of 2004, some rumors started up that he
was back in town
Jeremy Thomas: ((Are we assuming Michelle's already told Johnny about
Michael, the treaty, etc., I assume?))
Singha:
yes
Jeremy Thomas: Okay, just makin' sure.
Jeremy Thomas: So Jer asks the hookers specifically if they've seen him,
or if more of his type have started disappearing recently.
Singha:
there was one big italian guy who showed up in july who
made hookers disappear.
Singha:
a pimp named Booker came after him, but then reports say
it wasn't an Italian, it was Captain Blood.
Singha:
Apparently the italian killed one of Booker's
prostitutes, and also made this little girl named Jackie disappear. But for some reason, Booker went after
Captain Blood.
Singha:
there are also rumors that Captain Blood had both male
and female slaves serving him, and that Malcolm De Witt was one of those
slaves, along with a young man named Josh and an ex-hooker named Helena
Jeremy Thomas: Can they make any corrolation between Josh and Joshua
Cole, or confirm it's not Joshua? Or is
it too vague?
Singha:
This Josh was a blonde farm boy from Iowa, repressed in
the closet, picked up at a gay bar back in 2002
Jeremy Thomas: Anyone know where Josh or Helena are now?
Singha:
went on to become a chef at the Concerto, then
disappeared back in 2004 after returning from a trip to LA with Malcolm De Witt
Singha:
Helena disappeared in Jan of 2002, I think
Singha:
either that or 2003
Singha:
but I think it was 2002, pretty sure
Singha:
No, sorry, my bad, Dec of 2002. Trev brought 3 slaves to some leather parties back in mid 2002.
Singha:
josh, Helena, and one male who was completely hooded and
swathed in leather.
Singha:
He loaned out Josh and the hooded male but wouldn't let
any others touch Helena besides himself.
Jeremy Thomas: Hmmm. No finding
Helena or Josh, probably. Anyone ever
see the hooded man's face? Do they know
people that Trevor loaned him out to that he can talk to?
Singha:
The parties were held at the Hell nightclub, back when
Dominic White owned it.
Jeremy Thomas: Which is no more, of course. Damn fire.
Singha:
nobody knows for sure who the hooded one was but there
was conjecture it was Malcolm Dewitt
Jeremy Thomas: He'll try to get a physical description of Helena, see if
he can match that to anyone he knows who's associated with OWW.
Jeremy Thomas: ((*Blinks* Did
Michelle ever actually get Satu's name?))
Singha:
She was a tall, good looking brunette in her mid
twenties, with brown eyes and a sultry voice.
Singha:
((yeah she'd know it was Jinchiro Satu))
Jeremy Thomas: Next question: Any of the hookers able to guess at Capt.
Blood's current wherabouts?
Singha:
Ah, well...Captain Blood was seen at the shootout of that
one gay bar in mid 2004.
Singha:
and the Italian's MO was kind of different from Capt's
inasmuch as the Italian would pick blonde girls up for rough trade and the
girls would never return (most people think he killed them), and Blood would
pick up blonde girls and ~hurt~ them severely and never harm them.
Jeremy Thomas: So no current information whatsoever. Great.
He still gives them the money, tells them to spread the word about
Alexis Donovan and her unborn child, and to spread the word that Captain Blood
may been the one that kidnapped her.
Singha:
Well, wait, you rolled good so I'm giving you lots of
info.
Jeremy Thomas: Oh, okay. Thought
that was it. DLP. ;-)
Singha:
The Italian stopped coming around in Sept. 2004. Some street kid named Discard starting
asking around about Blood and the Italian
Singha:
then in Dec, a whole mess of Asians started asking around
about the Italian, and about the girls who disappeared when he hired them
Singha:
the Asians paid alot of good money and seemed to know
more about the Italian and the girls than they let on.. like they'd been following him around for a
while.
Singha:
They paid some girls to claim the Italian beat them up
and raped them, if anyone came asking round about the disappearance of the
other girls
Singha:
so Jer gets alot of that story...
Singha:
and about the Asians thinking the Italian and Captain
Blood were the same person.
Singha:
but not being able to prove it.
Singha:
then in mid January, word got out that the Italian was a
mafia guy who was killed by his bosses, because they didn't like him killing
all their prostitutes. it was bad for
business.
Singha:
so some girls on the street say the Asians set up the
Italian to be killed by his mafia bosses, and others say that the Italian
deserved what he got from his bosses
Singha:
but at any rate he was killed in January. But then, like...mid march, somebody started
picking up blondes in Jersey and TS and such, and beating the everliving ~crap~
out of them, leaving them tied up and helpless with a grand or two stuffed up
their cunts.
Singha:
but the victims are invariably so traumatized from the
pain that they have trouble remember what the guy ~looked~ like
Singha:
so that's why the rumor started that Cap'n Blood was
back, because that was his M.O before.
Jeremy Thomas: Any pattern to where he picks people up?
Singha:
first few were in Staten Island and Jersey
Singha:
then he moved to TS, then to some spot in Brooklyn and
the Bronx
Singha:
then back to Staten Island, then nothing
Singha:
then about a week later, TS again
Singha:
then a few days ago, Brooklyn
Singha:
so the pattern was:
a cluster of 2-3 per night in mid march for about 4 days, all SI and
Jersey. then a few days later, 1 per
night from TS for about 3 nights (and this differed also from Captian Blood
because he was specifically taking blacks, not white blondes) then 1 every
other night in Brooklyen and Bronx, then nothing
Singha:
then 1 in Staten.
1 in TS. then 1 in Brooklyn
Jeremy Thomas: Hmmm....so South to North, more or less. Gotcha.
Singha:
well, it's actually a big loop
Jeremy Thomas:
Well, yeah. A
Counter-clockwise loop, more or less.
Widdershins.
Singha:
no, it's Sunwise
Singha:
Staten to Jersey is south to west, then TS is east/north,
then north Bronx then east to Brooklyn, then back south to staten
Singha:
but notably avoiding Queens
Jeremy Thomas:
Ah, okay. You
said kept saying Brooklyn and Bronx, so I assumed Brooklyn was first. Okay, got it.
Singha:
each location was also within a half mile of the
waterfront and close to subway stations
Singha:
yeah he only did like one in the Bronx
Jeremy Thomas:
So in theory, Staten should be next, if he's down to one
each.
Singha:
*nods*
Singha:
if he's going according to the pattern
Singha:
it's notable also that only about a quarter of the girls
say he actually fucked them, or even got a blow job.
Singha:
he seemed far more interested in causing pain than in
sex.
Singha:
when he did have sex it was because the pain got him so
excited he couldn't stop.
Singha:
but he ~never~ had sex with any of the blacks he picked
up
Singha:
and seemed to go back to blondes after that long
disappearance of 10 days or so
Jeremy Thomas:
Is there anything else he gets from them?
Singha:
he gets that ~some~ of the women are petrifed of Blood,
some are strangely in love with him, and some are both
Singha:
also that those who were closest to the girls who
disappeared after going off with the Italian have a strange...respect for the
man. They don't seem to hate him like
they should.
Jeremy Thomas:
Understandable.
He taught them their place, though he doesn't vocalize that, of course.
Singha:
and for the $100 they'll spread the word about the
kidnapping
Singha:
but most of 'em want more to pin it on Blood since
they're quite sure if they cross him, he'll kill them
Jeremy Thomas: He'll give them an extra $50, and max out his credit card
for more operating cash later. And
tells them for the extra 50, he wants them to spread the word to the other
boroughs.
Singha:
if he asks the Doc, he'll get 5000 cash delivered to his
safehouse
Jeremy Thomas: Okay, cool.
Singha:
so, anything else you wanted to do on the Jer front?
Jeremy Thomas: He'll go umbral in Staten Island, around the places
Trevor usually hits, and start watching for his umbral signature.
Jeremy Thomas: He'll do the usual spots, one a night, and then check
during the day to see if any girls were nabbed in the other spots.
Singha:
roll per+occ
Jeremy Thomas: 2,6,8,4,5,
Singha:
she sees the OOW umbral reflection. From it's position, it looks like he's in a
car
Singha:
not she. Doh. Jer
Jeremy Thomas: Yeah, I guessed as much.
Michelle ain't lookin' for no psychos.
*G*
Jeremy Thomas: Besides Michael, that is. :-) Okay, so about what time would this be? A time where the streets aren't so busy that
his car will be slowed, I assume?
Singha:
this is tonight?
Singha:
probably around 11 pm
Singha:
Staten Island isn't a bit traffic town. *G*
Singha:
big
Jeremy Thomas: *NOD* And you
don't go picking up hookers in rush hour.
:-)
Singha:
*G*
Jeremy Thomas: He's just sitting there at the moment? Not moving?
Singha:
the car cruises up and he's stopped for a few miutes
while they neg
Jeremy Thomas: Crap. No time to
get out and follow. He'll try and
follow umbrally as best he can, switching to Crinos in order to do so.
Jeremy Thomas: And, he'll probably be noticed, as he's not a great
driver, much less a car tailer.
Singha:
so he's switching to Crinos or lupus?
Singha:
since lupus can run much farther for much longer times?
Jeremy Thomas: Lupus, then. I
always think Crinos is better, for some reason. :-P
Singha:
Crinos is slighty quicker but lupus has the STA for
running
Singha:
so roll per+occ to keep the guy in site, then dex+ath to
keep up with the car
Jeremy Thomas:
((Spending WP for Athletics roll, btw.))
Jeremy Thomas: 10,10,8,2,8,
Jeremy Thomas: 4,2,4,3,
Jeremy Thomas:
Crap.
Singha:
well, it's harder than he thought it would be to keep up
with the car but he barely manages to do it
Singha:
good think he's got a good enough umbral eyesight to keep
the OWW locked, and that Staten is less citified and more rural than other
places so it's easier to keep a visual lock cause there's really very few
buildings that are old enough to give an umbral reflection
Singha:
or famous enough
Jeremy Thomas: *NOD*
Runrunrunrunrun...
Singha:
the car goes about 5 miles south, then turns into a
expensive manor house that is old enough to have a reflection
Singha:
well, turns down the drive to such a manor house
Jeremy Thomas:
He stops, goes Homid, and steps out of the Umbra, going
to find a pay phone to call the Doctor and tell him where Trevor is.
Singha:
He notes the OWW glancing around before entering the
house
Singha:
does he try to hide?
Jeremy Thomas:
Hell yes! Rolling
my Deximus+Stealthimus now.
Jeremy Thomas:
And spending a WP on this as well. God, Jer's going to need to be NICE to Lex
when he gets back...
Jeremy Thomas:
5,9,1,
Jeremy Thomas: Yeah, it's all over now.
:-P
Singha:
He gets the distinct impression OWW is staring ~through~
the gauntlet at him.
Singha:
but he can't be sure if the guy sees him or not.
Jeremy Thomas: Fuck. Yeah, gotta
move quick, then. Book it hard to a pay
phone, call the Doc. And remember to
ask Lex if she can dedicate things to him.
Like a cell phone and a tranq gun.
Singha:
ok so how far away does he go before crossing over and
where does he call from?
Jeremy Thomas: Maybe a block, and he calls from the nearest phone he can
find.
Singha:
well, he's out in the upscale boonies, not so many blocks
as estates
Singha:
and pay phones not so close around
Jeremy Thomas: A football field's worth away, then. And he'll look around...anybody driving by?
Singha:
not really
Singha:
its 11 pm people are in bed usually. *G*
Jeremy Thomas: Then he'll try to break into a house that looks like
everyone's asleep, to steal a cell phone or laptop, using Open Seal to do so.
Singha:
are his clothes dedicated?
Singha:
there are lots of security gates, he could use one of the
intercoms to contact the doc if you want.
Jeremy Thomas: Nope. Which is
why he's trying to be sneaky and steal something. Does he know if the Doctor can communicate with Lupus Garou or
not?
Singha:
why couldn't he?
Jeremy Thomas: I dunno. Just
making sure. :-)
Jeremy Thomas:
He'll go back Lupus, then, and approach a security gate
intercom, quietly informing the Doctor about where Trevor is. If anyone sees him, maybe they'll just think
he's a big dog. It's late, light isn't
always good. :-)
Singha:
so he goes to the gate, presses the button, and waits for
a response?
Jeremy Thomas:
Yeah. Not
Trevor's house, obviously, one of the other ones.
Singha:
"Yes, Dream?"
Jeremy Thomas:
~WS~ I've found the One Who Watches, Doctor. He's in a manor house in Staten Island...he
brought a whore there. I don't know how
much longer he'll remain." A
pause. ~WS~ "He may have seen me,
through the Gauntlet. I didn't realize
he was capable of that."
Singha:
there's a pause, then "Do you know the exact
location?"
Jeremy Thomas: ~WS~ "One minute, Doctor." He looks around for a street sign.
Singha:
he's on a two lane road no street sign around but he does
see the addy for the house he's at
Jeremy Thomas:
~WS~ "It is the house X streets down from XXX."
Jeremy Thomas: ~WS~ "Do you require a more specific address,
Doctor? I can try, but it will be difficult to do if he is looking for
me."
Singha:
(sorry hunny being a jerk inflicting hungry parrots on
me))
Jeremy Thomas: ((No prob. :-) ))
Singha:
((plus I'm actually having trouble figuring out what the
doc would do in this instance))
Jeremy Thomas: ((Gotcha. Hey,
Doc wanted Trevor, Jer found him. *G*))
Singha:
((jer did a great job. *G*))
Singha:
((just sort of expected Jer to try and take Trev down.))
Jeremy Thomas: ((Ah, c'mon.
Jer's a lot of things right now...sick, twisted, and evil foremost on
the list....but dumb, he ain't. This IS
Master Trevor. And if he couldn't take
Karlos, he's not going after Trev solo, unarmed.))
Singha:
((*nods* O btw,
Johnny calls Michelle and tells her he knows where Sonja is and they can go
after her
Jeremy Thomas: ((Damn, she was hoping that would take him a while. *G*))
Singha:
((hunny just got home, I need to eat and we might go to
the flicks, so can we pause this. My
big problem is figuring out how it will work story wise if they capture Trev
tonight))
Singha:
((like how and if it will screw up all the other peeps who
are trying to resolve the story))
Jeremy Thomas: ((*NOD* Gotcha.))
Jeremy Thomas: http://www.geocities.com/ravynfeather/apr9-karlos-ang-reyna-laidan-andrew.htm
Singha:
((but Michelle, Sam, Arlett and whoever else can go
harrass Sonja (or even kidnap her, if you like and if that player agrees. *G*))
Jeremy Thomas: Okie. :-)
Singha:
thanks
Jeremy Thomas: NP
Jeremy Thomas: Phoen did most of it, anyway. I just put it all together and uploaded.