Setting: Deja Vu, A strip club in Sacramento
Doc's people were able to point them in the direction of the man, Jeff Cummings. He is known quantity at the club Rancho Cordova club Deja Vu. They said he likes to throw around money but wasn't bad to the girls. So, how will these two Lordly kindred make their approach.
A strip club. Not exactly Rebecca's normal turf, but certainly not anything that 'shocked' her. She imagined as an older looking woman she would be an unusual sight at the club, so instead of accenting herself, so as to stand out, she decided to go for more 'non-descript'. First, she pushed her vitae under her skin to appear human. Then she formed a mask of mild enjoyment on her face. Finally, she picked out a casual outfit of jeans and a casual shirt. Something a normal Kine might wear to the strip club. In her trunk were her shotgun, handgun, and knife. She knew they'd likely have some type of metal detector for the girl's safety after all. In her pocket was her cell phone and wallet, with enough for some minor 'bribes' if she needed to get a girl talking. Then she waited in her car in the parking lot as she waited for Jack to arrive.
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Jacque drives into the Deja Vu lot dressed the part- business casual with a button up shirt and loosened tie. His pistol and overcoat are tucked away safely in the spare wheel well and his pockets contain his cell and a money clip with enough singles to empty a vending machine. He was never fond of strip clubs. Once you strip away the layers of manipulation it all really boiled down to a simple business transaction: You keep feeding the money and they'll keep letting you believe they give a damn about you. This night should prove to be interesting, however.
He pushes his vitae to his skin to counterfeit life before shooting the Harpy a text:
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Receiving Jack's text made Rebecca look around for the man. Spotting him she decided to exit her vehicle and made her way over. She tapped just hard enough to gain his attention if he didn't see her approach and then waited to speak to him. If he got out they would take there. If he invited her into the car they would do that. "If he's as much of a staple at the club as my sources tell me, then almost any girl we find should know something for us to go on. I wish we knew what he looked like, but at a minimum we should keep an eye out for any big spenders."
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Jacque invited Rebecca into the car to discuss the details, "I could always get one or two of the girls in a private show to inconspicuously persuade them to identify our guy. I'm just not sure what our best approach is after we have that information. Men like that come here to buy a way to fill that void in their life and forget about their issues. The only leverage we have in that conversation would be bringing up things that he's trying to keep farthest from his mind."
Gazing at the building, "We also need to keep in mind that he's a lucrative contributor to the business. If we manage to agitate him by bringing up those things then I'm sure the girls will become unhappy with us. If the girls are unhappy, then we'll likely be asked to leave."
A drunk man and a woman who may or may not be his girlfriend stumble out of the club, laughing and giggling as they do.
"I think that's a good plan. If he's a regular then most every girl should know him. But in regards to after he clearly has a thing for women, mostly to avoid his own sadness. I wonder if we could convince him that I'm a Madame for an escort service and we're trying to recruit him to come look at our non-existent supply of beautiful woman to help drown that sadness. Of course if that doesn't work we could try and just compel him to leave with us." If two Lords couldn't figure out how to force someone to come with them then what kind of Lords were they?
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Jacque nods, listening to the additional ideas, "Should do the trick. That leaves just a few details to iron out. Who are we going to introduce ourselves as? I have enough singles and smaller denominations to take care of any overzealous girl's missed tips but should management take notice do you have the funds on hand to grease those wheels a bit? If he does agree to come with us, where will we be taking him and by what means?"
He pauses before adding, "From what I've seen, you and Sheriff Moretti work fairly seamlessly so I apologize if I seem a bit...excessive with my questions. Like a good game of chess I prefer to be ready five steps in advance and I foresee this going a lot easier and convincingly if I'm on the same page with you on the play by play."
Jacque mentioned greasing wheels and immediately Rebecca's mind wandered to the money she gave Krieg for the boon. "Not as much as I usually have unfortunately, but it should be enough for our purposes tonight. Are you trained enough in our clan's specialty to make someone forget?" It would affect her choice of location and method. "And I take no offense to questions. It's smarter to have a plan before entering."
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