(Thorned Ten) Ornaments for murder

[Matamune]

Forn Clakes , FrereSebastian , ErlangShen

This is a thread linked to the previous one. WP, Health and Vitae are preserved. Blush of Life and all other scene-long effects fade (including Juan's sickness). Please note your equipment again so that I don't need to look at the original thread every time

It takes the three Kindred ten minutes of walking around and waving thumbs to finally find a cab in the freaking downpour and by the time they are done, everyone is soaked to their underwear. On the plus side, the stuff they got on them while handling the body? Gone. Washed away down the drain.

Luckily, late summer showers don't last very long and by the time they get to the shop, it's stopped. As the Kindred leave the car and splosh through the water still running on the street they feel the semblance of life they've called upon before fade: now the three of them look like fresh bodies that somebody decided to throw in the water.

The street they find themselves on looks dead after the shower: it's full of shops and at 1 a.m. all of them are closed except one. That is the one they need: Dead in the Water. Or at least that's what it is called right now: the place changes names almost every month which is clearly visible because the owner simply paints the new one over the old one. By now the sign looks heavy enough to kill people with.

Even from distance, steel can be seen gleaming through the shopping windows, offering permanent solutions to all the problems of a random passer-by. The only sound is the water stream going downhill and rapidly diminishing.

[Edwin Bridges]

Edwin liked the rain. It had so many uses and after dumpster body diving, the rain had cleaned him of the worst of the blood and gore. However, as they had traveled over in the cab, the Lord could feel his heart stop, his lungs cease breathing, and the colour fade from his skin. Once they had arrived at their destination and exited the cab, Edwin once again forced fake life through his body but the act had started to make him hungry.

The Lord nodded at Cordoba's words. "Looks like it," he commented before glancing around the streets to see how deserted they were. His eyes were also looking for something else too.

  Perception

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-09-14 02:23:18		Edwin Bridges rolls 4 to Perception (10 Again)		4, 10, 8, 5, 3		2 successes

[Matamune]

While we are waiting for Frere to find the time to get on the internetz in Moscow, feel free to have a round of strategizing between you two.

For Edwin

There's a -2 penalty to Perception for poor conditions but Edwin still sees stuff.

The bad thing about a shower like this one is that people pretty much instantly vanish off the street. Even the homeless usually have somewhere dry to tuck themselves into, otherwise they'd be dead homeless. Even as his eyes don't see anything, his ears pick up a quiet whimper. It take a bit of head-turning and listening carefully but he can finally find a source. A wet mutt, hiding under a discarded box from a TV, shivering from the cold.

[Edwin Bridges]

Edwin was disappointed but not surprised. Showers at 1am seemed to clear the streets in a flash. It was tough enough trying to feed these days without the spot of bad weather.

Maybe later, he thought, ignoring the dog for now. Looking towards Matt and Cordoba, Edwin smiled. "I got no issue with taking the lead. We need to find out who ordered the dagger, for certain. Anything else you guys want to know?"

Best to make sure they were all on the same page.

Stuff

Sorry, forgot to post. Switchblade, ceremonial dagger, some cash (Resources 2), phone and a leather jacket

[Matamune]

The man. Pre3 (all business), SL2 (scarred)

As the three Kindred get close to the door, faint screeching can be heard. From up close it's clear that the walls of the shop are adorned with a mixture of weaponry: Edwin's discerning eye immediately tells him that about half of the pieces are ornamental crap like the dagger they have with them. The other half? Purely functional. Comfortable grips, no excessive ornamentation. Blades forged for killing.

As the trio enters the shop, the source of the sound becomes clear. A muscular wiry man, about 50 years old, with grey, almost transparent eyes and scarred hands is at the counter to the side of the door. Before him, blades are laid. Bowie knives, throwing knives, normal combat knives... Right in front of the man lie several water stones with different grains. Currently he is sharpening a particularly nasty-looking battle-axe in practiced, fluid motions.

He glances up at them for a second and then goes back to his work and growls:

"Don't get near the blades. They'll rust", - a predatory grin reveals a set of yellowed teeth as he switches to a friendly tone, - "Couldn't resist. How can I help you?"

[Edwin Bridges]

As they entered, Edwin paused as he took in the weapons on display, nodding with a smile as he appreciated the craftsmanship. Sure, only half of them would be any good in a fight but Edwin was a sucker for a blade. When the man growls towards them, Edwin moves over towards where he was working, offering a friendly grin at his joke.

"Who would have thought it? Rain in Cali, am I right?" Edwin chuckled before his eyes settled on the axe that was being sharpened. Last thing he wanted was that thing swinging towards him. "We were looking for some info on a dagger we found. Mind taking a look, see what you think?"

Edwin didn't move to take the blade out quite yet, not this early.