(Skeleton Keys) Skin and Bones

[Martha Villiers]

Martha recognizes some of the voices and, nodding, she pulls her cell phone from concealment and begins to firstly a) explain to those others present in a hushed whisper...

"Gentlemen...I feel we have company...there's a gent upstairs, Mr Francesco...he has allies with him of unknown number and intentions. But I understand Francesco's considered a renegade."

"In addition, he's mentioned some possibly violent hazard to the Reeve the Elysian Fields too."

Pouting, Martha looked to the sarcophagus. Trying to piece the puzzle together in her mind...she hadn't considered Francesco's misbehaviors as possibly linked to this Torpored Vampire.

But she knew enough not to jump to a hasty conclusion, so she added...again in a hushed whisper;

"Something is amiss. Can you gentlemen perhaps turn invisible and go and investigate the intruders and report back, please? If you need to act in self-defense, do so without hesitation, but gathering intel is vital where possible but is of secondary importance to your Requiem."

"Meanwhile, I shall guard this area and alert the Reeve to this development..."

...then; b) wasting no time, she begins to tap a text to Dillon...

[Emma French]

"Shut up." Emma growled at Francesco. Emma continues to push him forward. "Kacey, stick close. We need to make sure he gets in here and is secured." Emma is now having an issue keeping her anger under control. The worry about Dillon was making her crazy. But he had his job to do and she had her's. She continued moving forward with the intent to get into the morgue to secure him. If she remembered correctly it should be empty at this moment. "We can shower after securing him."

[Martha Villiers]

Thinking fast, Martha nods to David. She too now recognized Emma's voice.

Whispering swift adjustments to her instructions;

"In that case...you stay here. Raise the alarm if anyone tries to attack the Guest Notify the Reeve two things: a) that there is some hazard and conspiracy against him and that it has something to do with the Elysian Fields and b) that the renegade Francisco is here with an unknown number of persons, but amongst them being Dr French. Consider this a priority message. Do not delay...in the meantime, I'll conduct recon personally. Be a sentry. Call-out loud and clear if there is any attack up you."

She nods meaningfully, hoping to convey firm confidence in David's ability to handle the emerging situation and then, clutching her cane tightly, she fades from view...

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-04-10 22:00:46		Martha Villiers rolls 9 to Go invisible? (Int+Stealth=Obf) = 9 (10 Again)		5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 9, 2, 3, 2		1 success

...and begins to try spy on the situation and investigate just what is going on...

[Wolven Pryde]

Kacey moves at whatever pace Emma sets, assisting in the opening of doors, or closing them behind, manhandling the man... whatever need be. As haggard as she might feel, she's not about to fall apart now. Though she has proven to be one eager to run her mouth and fill empty space with words over the last several hours, this time she only nods. Their prisoner as well, has miraculously seen the wisdom in silence, for the moment.

Martha is presented with quite a sight, once she slips closer to investigate the three arrivals.

She indeed recognizes the forms of Emma French and Francesco Giovanni, and the familiar Beast of the Gangrel PhD confirms her identity as true. There is no Beast emanating from the Taifa, but a very weak one from the third person. A young-looking, petite girl whom Martha has never seen nor felt the press of her Beast. She is a stranger, to every sense.

Once you get passed all that, however, their state might be somewhat alarming. Emma's pants and boots are splattered and darkly stained with blood. There are a few flecks on her arms, and smudges on her hands, but she doesn't appear injured. Francesco is mostly clean of blood, save where he has been handled, dressing in dark coveralls and work boots. There is a viciously deep stab wound in his chest, where a keen eye can see Vitae pooling in the center. The way flesh is retreating from the punctured clothing seems to suggest it has been healing.

Though she is as free of obvious injury as Doctor French, the other girl looks quite a mess. She probably looked very pretty and enticing, earlier in the night. Small, petite frame, clad in tall black boots with a three inch heel that nearly pushes her to 5'6". Her only clothing appears to be a thin, Dark blue tank top over a black bra, and a maddeningly short black pleated skirt. Plus whatever underthings that skirt is barely covering. What can be seen of her nails, eyeshadow, contact lenses, and a streak through her hair are all the same vibrant shade of loud tangerine.

Adorable, if not for all the blood.

She is smeared with gore all the way up to her hips. Her hands, all the way up to her elbows. As though she were squatting in some horrible massacre... because she was. There is a big, dark stain on her stomach, and places all across her shoulders and a few spots on her face where is was wiped or splashed. It's even matted in her hair, and clotting the tip of her highly fastened ponytail.

They are, all three, ignorant of Martha's presence amidst them. And of anyone else's presence in the building.

[Emma French]

Emma pushes Francesco past her office and into the morgue. "First up is hosing all of us down." She says to Kacey.