[Date: Whenever it was. Time: 8:00 p.m.] 2d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eric (2d6+6) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 12. (Log up.) ( hurray! ) [You're in the car, parked not far from the Black Dawn. Why did you wait so long to come here, when you know there's possibly a vampire involved in this case? Well, if you did any simple research, you'd have found out that Brody doesn't actually come to the club until night. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt! Yay!] * Eric frowns and sighs, 'Nothing unusual about the sample Brody gave us, it's just ordinary marijuana as far as I can tell...' [The Black Dawn is a three-story club with a lot of flashing lights and blaring music. Elvis Prestly, to be precise. After all, it's 1962 and he's a huge name.] (Can we have swung by the land of sharpened sticks and holy water?) ( Sure, though you're going to need to tell me where you'll be putting them. ) [The club seems pretty popular, but fortunately it doesn't look like the ritzy kind where only a select few are admitted. There is a burly bouncer in shades (it's night!), but he looks like he's mainly there to keep troublemakers out.] [As for the club name itself, it's in neon cursive blue. ] [Go!] ( You know, it's pretty sad that I just realized this whole game is basically one long fetch quest. ) (That's mysteries for you1) (Anyway. Well, I've got this gun on my charsheet which is gonna be in an actual shoulder holster. A stake for boot, a stake on left arm, and holy water in a flask.) ( How about a stake in the races? ) (Also, I might want to roll stealth(concealment) for the concealing of stuff.) ( Yah, that'd be a good idea. ) 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Michel (2d6+7) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 13. ]Michel maybe hides stuff. ] * Michel adjusts his hat and replies to Eric with, "Well, you know sales. S'all word of mouth." (Bringing my Hand Cannon on a shoulder holster, a stake which will be on my belt at the small of the back, and a flask of holy water in my pocket.) If there were anything dangerous in it, everyone on that third floor'd be havin' issues anyway. ( K, you give me a concealment roll too ) 2d6+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eric (2d6+4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 11. [Eric also attempts to hide stuff.] 'I suppose...' * Michel rubs his neck, then says, "Well, Doc, there's no time like now, yeah?" * Eric nods, 'Indeed, lets go.' * Michel steps out of the car, then, hands in pockets, and heads towards the club. * Eric saunters after him, keeping his eyes and ears open. [The bouncer eyes you as you pass, but doesn't say anything. Inside, it's LOUD. There's a doorman receiving cover charges at the entrance. Beyond him is a dance floor, where a lot of people are grooving to the music. Off to the left is the bar. To the right is a staircase that leads to the upper level. It looks like it's not three floors after all, but one big room with several balconies.] ( I have no idea what a 60s club looked like. ) (Wood. Lots of wood.) [There's a stage at the far end and, on it, is Elvis! Or at least a guy who looks very much like Elvis. He may be lip synching with the music.] [Jailhouse Rock is the choice of music right now.] ( Which I hope was released prior to 1962 ) (Heh heh.) * Michel pulls out an unknown amount of money that is the cover charge, and pays it. Gotta spend money to make money. Really. [Michel is granted entrance!] * Eric pays the toll also. [Eric is granted entrance!] [Obtained key item: Black Dawn Pass x2!] ( Since it's a key item, you're never allowed to throw it out. ) ( Even though it's only good for tonight ) (Sweet.) * Michel heads to a bartender, unless there's a guy with a 'Madrax' title above his head. They're pretty connected. * Eric lets Michel do the talking. Clubs like this aren't really his scene. [There is a bartender, in a white tux. It's a fake tux, though. But that's ok, because it's stylish.] (Michel is known for his clubbing.) [On the way over, Eric's bumped by a couple of girls. One calls, "Sorry!" over her shoulder.] 2d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eric (2d6+8) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 14. * Michel gets there, leans on the bar and says, "Hey. Bourbon on the rocks, would ya?" [The bartender, a blond guy with fluffy hair like that guy from CHiPs, nods. "Sure thing, mac." He mixes one up and hands it over.] * Eric frowns worriedly, and becomes more wary of his surroundings. * Michel takes it, slipping him the money for it, and then says, "Hey, I'm lookin' for a guy, maybe you heard of him. Goes by Madrax?" [He laughs. "No kidding. Who hasn't?"] * Michel chuckles and replies, "Well, I figured you had, but I gotta ask. I don't know what he looks like, but I know he hangs out here. You know where he is?" [He nods. "Yeah. His group always occupies the third floor. But good luck getting to see him."] * Michel mms, then replies, "Yeah, well, sometimes I'm lucky... any idea what'd make him a little more likely to listen?" [He shrugs. "You got something he wants to hear, maybe he'll talk to you."] * Michel nods slightly, sips his drink, then looks towards the stairs towards the third floor. "Yeah..." and trails off, before glancing at Eric. Hopefully he's around! (And not EATEN BY SEXY VAMPIRES.) * Eric is staying near where Michel is. * Michel stays there a moment, sipping the alcohol with his head slightly tilted. "Well, here's hopin' he's in the mood for a little conversation." * Michel stops leaning on the bar and heads up the stairs. * Eric follows Michel, looking over his shoulder every now and then, worriedly. [You head up the stairs! The second floor is subdued, where people can talk or, more commonly, couples can make out. At the top of the third stair, however, is a big burly bald black guy. He's blocking the way.] ( You need to find a key card to get past him! ) * Michel looks up at the big guy and says, simply, "We're here to talk to Madrax." ( You can get one from the bartender for 3 mandrake roots and a red orb] ) [He looks down at Michel, folds his (huge) arms), and says in a deep voice. "And who's 'we'?"] * Michel thumbs back at Eric. "Me n'him." * Eric smiles and waves timidly at the big guy. ^_^; ["Maybe Madrax don't want to talk to you."] Maybe, but we should go up and check, yeah? ["Maybe you tell me what you want to say, and then we see if Madrax wants to give you his time."] * Michel pauses a moment, then says, "Tell 'im Brody sent us." [He frowns. "Wait here." Then he walks off towards a table in the back, where there's five guys. Two look like bikers: Leather vests, jeans, dogtags, big all around... biggest difference between them is one's bald with a short gaotee, and the other's got long hair and a thick beard.] ( Should be five people, not guys. ) [But the black guy talks to the third guy, who you can't see behind him. He returns shortly. "Madrax will see you." Then he steps aside.] * Michel waits for that moment, nods, and then steps up the stairs, "C'mon," he says back at Eric, without turning his head. [You can see that Madrax is a tall, lanky man in his late twenties, with oily black hair. He also seems to favor leather: a sleevelss leather vest and leather pants. He's actually got little skulls for earrings. He's got each arm around a different girl, a blond and a brunette. Neither is wearing much clothing.] * Eric follows Eric up the stairs. (Gah...Michel I meant) (Eric's stuck in a loop.) * Michel walks up, then, and says, "Hey. Havin' a good time?" [He smiles, showing his pointy teeth. "In this place? I always have a good time." His accent bares a trace of Scandanavia.] 'Oh, I'm sure...' [He gestures. "Have a seat."] * Eric wipes down one of the offered seats with a handkercheif before sitting. * Michel catches the pointy teeth, nods slightly, and sits down. "So, we stopped by Brody's pad. He told us to come over here." [He nods. "Yes. He did warn me you were coming, though I didn't think you'd be so stupid as to confront me so openly at my own den." At this, the bikers suddenly produce guns, pointed your way. The black guy also has one.] * Michel looks around at the guns, frowns, then replies, "Funny, I didn't think we were gonna have a problem." (Where's the guy in relationship to us?) ( Across the table. ) [Madrax snaps his fingers, and someone walks over from a different table. The girl who bumped into Eric earlier. She drops something on the table in front of him, and he picks it up: A bottle of holy water. He just looks at you, saying nothing.] * Michel chuckles and replies, "Well, I didn't think I wouldn't come prepared. You wouldn't either, am I right?" [He tosses the bottle to the girl, who catches it. "I'm more curious as to how you knew. I'm certain Brody would have said something if he'd betrayed my, shall we call it, true nature? After all, the man could not survive without me."] * Michel nods slightly. "Well, he tell you who we were lookin' for?" ["You seek Richard LeBlanc. In theory. Or perhaps you just needed an excuse to get close enough to me?"] 'I assure you, we have no quarrel with you.' ["I'm sure you don't, now that you're in this position." He grins, showing his fangs. The two guys next to him also grin; they've got fangs of their own.] * Michel shakes his head. "No, really, we're just lookin' for the kid." ["And the Japanese woman?"] * Michel frowns a bit. "A Japanese woman?" ["What do you know about her?"] * Michel thinks a moment, glancing to Eric. "Uh... do you know a Japanese woman?" * Eric scratches his head, puzzledly, 'No...I don't believe so...' [He frowns. "So either you don't know her, or you're lying."] * Michel looks back at him. "Guess that's true, but really, we..." he trails off, then, "Wait, there was this oriental girl comin' out of Brody's building." * Eric frowns, dismissing the thought that just occured to him. [No, a coincidence, surely?] [He laughs. "I see. Well, word has it she trashed Brody's place. And Brody's face. If you were hunters, I'm sure you'd know more about her."] Ah, that'd explain why he looked messed up. * Michel then shakes his head. "No, we're really just trackin' down the kid for his sister." ["Hmmm... Perhaps we can make a deal, then."] Yeah? ["It turns out, I also have a sister. Still human, unfortunately. But recently she's been complaining about strange noises in her house. Likely a poltergeist." He leans forward. "You get rid of it for her, I'll point you towards LeBlanc."] * Michel is silent a moment, then asks, "Is he still alive, last you knew?" ["If you're asking if I turned him into a vampire, no. If he's still alive, however, I couldn't tell you."] 'We have your word? We deal with this poltergeist and you'll help us find Mr LeBlanc?' ["As I said."] Alright. Ghosts we can do. * Michel thumbs at Eric. "Kinda his specialty, actually." [He nods. "All the better."] * Eric nods and smiles modestly. ["Well, then." He nods to the black guy, who holds out a piece of paper with an address on it. (sure are a lot of those in this game). "I'll bid you adieu."] * Eric gets up and accepts the piece of paper, nodding respectfully. ( End? ) (yeah, good a place as any, I guess) * Michel stands up too, walking nearer the stairs (and nearer to safety) before turning back. "One last question. Reason we came prepared is 'cause onea you decided it'd be fun to have a snack on campus, on one of LeBlanc's friends. Any idea who that was?" [End] (Dammit!) ( akadfhldfhgladhglh' ) (Um...guess not then...) (Sorry. Old investigative habits!) [He glances at his men, then says. "Not one of mine. Maybe one of Carmilla's or Harrington's."] * Michel nods slightly. "Alright. See ya later, then." * Michel then turns to leave for reals! * Eric heads out after Michel. [End!]