A man must build. (Necropolis)

[Parable]

Kenneth scurried down the street from where he had parked his car. Jack was already there, standing front of the worn down building that hid the Necropolis.

"Hello," he said in brief greeting "Follow me please, Mr. Carrigan." Gilroy wanted to get them out of sight before anyone took too much notice.

The worm went up the stairs hurriedly and held the door for jack to enter.

[Kenneth Gilroy]

Kenneth could feel the eyes eating at the back of his head as he turned to close the door. It made the worm uncomfortable but he tried to ingnore it as best he could. After finishing Gilroy moved quickly toward and then down the concrete stairs to the houses basement. In the middle was a stack of animal corpses, rats and cats. If Jack bothered to breath the smell of decay permeated the area. Some were so old they were hardly more than bones and fur. Kenneth would have to see about replacing them soon.

Moving past the rotting flesh, Gilroy moved to the darker recesses of the basement toward a metal door with a pad lock that only became visable when your eyes adjusted some. The worm started fiddling with the lock.

"This is the main Necropolis entrance," Kenneth explained, hopefully it was unnecessary

"You mentioned wishing to add to a house's construction?" Gilroy could only assume the Haunt's underground kingdom was what he meant.

[Kenneth Gilroy]

"Mr. Garlon I believe has been working on creating an area where detritus collects." Not that Garrick had told Gilroy, but the worm had heard about it through his 'friends' in the public works sector. At least it showed the white eyed man was still willing to contribute to the Haunt's domain. "So, your efforts would probably be better focused on another project or your sepulcher. What exactly were you planning design-wise?" Kenneth was more than willing to grant permission for additional construction but first he wanted to know what he was allowing. Sepulchers were much more of a personal endeavor but could still benefit the Clan as a whole. "Keep in mind that though different from traditional Havens that given their more residential nature, sepulchers fall under the rules of tenancy that the Necropolis at large does not."

"Unfortunately, no," he answered in regards to security as pad lock clinked and Gilroy opened the door. It wasn't the first time it had been brought up.

"But this is the more public area," he said holding out the key he had just used "which you are free to use and guests are allowed, though I would ask that you not take them into the Dark Temple without informing me first. There is another sewer entrance, past which guests are not allowed. In fact they should not be informed about the exit." If an emergency occurred it might be their only way out.

"Other than that, what you see is what we have." Gilroy led the way past the door and down another flight of metal stairs to the Caldarium. The dark peace and familiarity soothed him and made him less prone to twitch.

OOC: Until granted tenancy, sepulchers cannot have a dot value higher than 2. Sepulchers are also essentially a separate merit from Necropolis; dots in one do not effect the cost of buying dots in the other.

[Kenneth Gilroy]

"Hmm," Gilroy responded with a small grunt. He wasn't sure they needed a torture chamber. He wasn't sure he was comfortable with having a placing meant to cause pain in such a deliberate manner. It would almost certainly get confessions like in the times of the inquisition, such information would always be suspect and thus a less than useful method of gaining data. Pain elicited only the answer that was assumed would make it stop, rarely the truth. Still, fear had its place in establishing power and having a chamber of weapons had a secondary use. "Alright, but do make sure to sound proof it. We don't want to risk attracting Kine attention. I have a map that details potential sites for Necropolis expansion."

"I've considered getting a better door and lock. Unfortunately, transport such a thing is difficult even with the Touch of Shadow and even more so to install it without gaining attention." Like half heard screams, hammering and drilling metal was likely to bring notice to their activities. "If you think you could do it unseen and quietly, you are more than welcome to do it. Present a plan to me and I'll make sure you have help. For now, I'd say developing a catacombs would help more with security. Ensuring the sewer entrance can't be found and hinder pursuers if we need to flee the public area."

"And I have to say no to any trap doors. Multiple missing persons in one area is likely to get the police involved and I don't have the contacts to prevent their investigations if it comes to that." Plus it would mean having take care of whatever Kine fell into a trap. Either keep them alive, in which case they'd soon have too many to feed them all or prevent escape. Or they'd have to periodically kill and dispose of a body.

[Kenneth Gilroy]

"I can provide copies. If you'd like I could draw up some designs as well, if you need them," Gilroy wasn't sure how he felt about using help from outside the city but then again it would save effort on his part and the worm already had too many things on his to do list.

Kenneth was silent for a few seconds with the only sound being the cracking of his knuckles.

"It's been some time since I last called a Clan meeting and I was planning on making an announcement soon. Do you think you would be able to have an outline for either project ready by [x weeks in the future]?" Again, he knew security was a concern for multiple members. This could allow the to express that desire productively. With the Caldarium coming along (and none of the Haunts having much interest in collecting documents for the Annals), it would be a good next project. It would also allow the Clan to meet each other face to face. The number of Nosferatu had spiked recently and while some might leave, working to develop a sense of community might encourage them to stay.