Knock on Any Door

[Cameron]

"Your assistance would be welcome, Mr Lukyanenko" remarks the Haunt, his lips shifting back to his usual lazy smile. There was nothing he really felt like adding to Angel's answers - she'd covered the bases pretty well. He nodded along as Angel spoke of their continuing efforts to integrate within the wider Domain. It was not a difficult concept to grasp, and it was hard not to raise an eyebrow at Kenneth's question. It was, at the core of it, simply a matter of showing that they were more than a Curse given flesh. Sure, there were a number of ways to show this - but making friends and not murdering people in front of an audience seemed like a pretty good place to start.

[Kenneth Gilroy]

Gilroy was a little surprised by Angel’s response. Not the hateful stare, of course. It was rare he hadn’t seen that very same look on his Sire’s face at least three times a night. The monochromatic light of Angel’s eyes certainly made it more striking than any look he’d received from Tabitha though. Gilroy averted his eyes instinctively. What did surprise him was the lack of instruction on what either he or his fellow newcomer should do. Kenneth chided himself that it shouldn’t be so shocking that his Priscus expected independent action. After having spent years under tight control, it only appeared odd due to contrast. He needed to try harder to break that mind set.

“Of course,” he said, bowing to the Elders’ judgment. “I offer my help in whatever you deem advantageous to our cause,” he said. Still, he couldn’t help but think they should be taking advantage of the monstrous opinion others prescribed to them. “I can my scientific and academic research expertise to use at your disposal for any investigation you have undertaken. Or any task you see fit,” he clarified. He supposed before he criticized others about long term plans he should really come up with some of his own. God, he had a lot of work to do.

“Who are the covenant and clan leaders?” he asked as a follow on to Sergei’s question.

[Cameron]

"Nothing pertinent" he remarked pleasantly, gently shaking his head. Angel had covered all the main points, and his own assessment - particular of the Carthians - matched that which she'd expressed. As he turned to Sergei, a small bitter part of him wanted to point out that it had been an Invictus Haunt which had left them cleaning up the pieces in the first place. Brushing it aside, he felt his lips curl back into the usual lazy smile "I've been in contact with Hierophant Wooding. At this stage, it is my intent to join the Circle." It was short and concise statement - he didn't feel the need to justify his decision to anyone bar perhaps his fellow Acolytes and Angel.

His eyes flickered between his two noxious Cousins - imagining how they might fit into the Domain. He pictured them floating from group to group in Court, going through the all too familiar stage of introductions. Who would they meet first, what sort of impressions would they make? It was going to be interesting to observe...

[Kenneth Gilroy]

"I look forward to the challenge," he said as Angel dangled the test in front of him. He did look forward to it. Kenneth was nothing if not confident in his field. If he succeeded, then that just helped solidify a position of being useful. Of course, he also had to trust that Angel knew how such knowledge could be applied and was not as far behind the times as her appearance suggested.

Gilroy made note of all names and positions, though from what she was saying some of it was more hearsay than actual title. Still, for them to be mentioned meant they were figures of importance, influence, or at least popularity. Ms. Ducard covered the Cartians and then explained how the Dragons and Mekhet shared the same head. The Reeve and Crone leader were one as well, though a name wasn't supplied till Mr. Durand gave his piece. Well, that adds an interesting aspect to previous interactions. The implications of a Crone Reeve were not something that gave Gilroy a lot of faith in fair justice toward the Lancea. Then again if the Circle was anything like Julian, he probably didn't have to worry overly much about overt witch hunts against the Sanctified. Could they be said to be witch hunts if they were done by witches against the church? Kenneth brushed aside the thought for now.

Then there was his own covenant ruled by a man named Thomas... Gilroy almost let out a groan... Really? Galilee? There was subtle and then was a step below using the name Christian Christianson. The Ventrue Priscus, Josephine Sterling, at least sounded more grounded. Perhaps more disturbing than Thomas' name was that Ducard could only think of two members. Including him that brought the grand total up to only three! Barely enough to be called a covenant.

He was also a little surprised at the lack of information concerning the Invictus, considering they ruled the domain. Though there were quite a few offices scattered amongst the other covenants. Kenneth noticed the Nosferatu Priscus hadn't mentioned the Deava or Gangrel either. Were those clans simply nonexistant? He doubted that. More likely given the small time frame of six months they simply hadn't been introduced. Or perhaps, in the case of the Deava, deliberately avoided.

Sergi supplied more than enough questions. For the time being Gilroy processes all the information. If half a year was a 'long time' kindred numbers didn't really matter as much. Which was a good thing in someways, especially for the Lancea Sanctum. Kenneth would have asked about the current investigations first before digging at what both the other members considered a painful wound. The question was out there now, so he let it be answered and hope he could segue into the problem Ducard wanted him to solve.