(On the Hunt) Elk Grove Nights

[Yumyumcrow]

"Why yes we can!" That was from the Aged Woman.

The Broad Shouldered Man is smiling gently as he moves behind the group to gently usher Elissa and Rachel to the table. For an honest to goodness meal. A meal that is freely given and comes with no strings attached. They are joined by the man with the Scraggly Beard; apparently he has discovered drinks from inside the trailer.

Game set and match. Now all the Kindred have to do is turn the conversation from themselves and their tale of woe, to the church and its congregation. That leaves @Mabel Wood out in the shadows and completely out of view; and Krieg cloaked by his Art hovering in the background.

At least they get names. Broad Shoulder Man is Ken; Aged Lady is Nora from Mississippi (a long, long, time ago); Scraggly Beard is Lincoln (named after the only decent American president...); and Tattooed Woman is Juanita. Nora keeps the place tidy for the "young" pastor, Derrick. Ken, from the conversation, appears to be a kind of church warden. Juanita and Lincoln appear to have spent the better part of the day working the land with Nora. Derrick has plans to get the church established as soon as possible.

@Rebecca Simmons Matrixchild Clara E. Verne Riks Manipulation or Presence + Subterfuge to maintain their story under the loving pressure of the little gathering. For anything else Manipulation or Presence + Socialise to turn the conversation the way you want. @Mabel Wood Psychangel won't see the group because the trailers and the bulk of the barn / future church are in the way. Krieg is Cloaked - and its wide open what he does

[Mable Wood]

For now Mable continues to mark trees and watch the back of the house. At the first sign of any distress attack, she will react.

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"Oh he has a way with young people," chuckles Nora as she piles up their plates.

"He is intense. A quiet intensity. But he don't act like a pastor, more like a big brother or a friend." This from Juanita as she sips on her drink.

"And he will have the cool factor. He's tattooed see. All the cool kids these days are tattooed. He and Ken had bad starts in life; they came through the system together. And found Jesus together too." This was ventured by Lincoln of the Scraggly Beard.

Ken's eyes narrowed at the unwarranted revelation, but he only huffed and smiled. "That is true. We found Jesus when we doing time for our crimes. Time we have both served and ware washed clean, new men now. We... Went our seperate ways until recently when we hooked up again because we were part of the same social circle. Hand of providence, I say. His zeal has been tempered and he is much stronger for it. He'll be able to bring your daughter to the right path. And if he don't he knows who will. Thats what he is doing tonight - working with the rural youth east of here. They are doing drugs - small stuff but we all know where it leads. Derrick has gone to set them straight, and to root out the source of the evil before it gets worse."

Krieg watches, hidden from view. Nora appears to be good and kind and genuine. Juanita too, but her tattoos belie another story. The two men are a little harder to read. By his physique alone, Kreig might have pegged broad shouldered Ken - and certainly the look he gave had fire and fury within it - yet he seems preoccupied and his posture does not speak of threat. Lincoln now, is certainly cagey about something.

[Mable Wood]

Mable works her a around the treeline working her way closer to the house. Watching for anyone else to approach.

[Yumyumcrow]

Paging Matrixchild Rebecca Simmons Krieg ErlangShen . I'll be looking to draw this scene to a close over the next few days.

[Yumyumcrow]

Nicely done. Nicely delivered under the guise of conversation. The broad shouldered man did not even realise a Power had been used upon him. Hidden under the veil of conversation, only one person at the table even notices the delivery - Lincoln pauses and puts down his cutlery a little too loudly.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-10-31 23:08:01		Someone rolls 3 to do something insignificant (10 Again)		8, 8, 4		2 successes

"Until this situation with the kids and the drugs gets sorted out, Derrick is staying over with some friends of ours. The de Rooy's of Tree Fern Orchard. A farm near Rancho Murieta and Deer Creek Hills. They're good people. Our people in fact. Help out with the ministry when they can."

If they had wanted a location to strike at the head of the Tribulation Militia, it appeared as though they had it - for the moment.

We are over the month mark so I'm drawing the scene to a close.