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  1. #1
    Drakken's Avatar


    The cold Autumn wind blows over the sparsely lit streets of the Sacramento industrial district. A misting of cold rain falls on those caught outside. Here is where we find Conner Wells and Helen Kingsley , intrepidly approaching the site where the latest victim was found.

    When they arrive, they find the remnants of your typical crime scene. Tatters of caution tape, torn and broken away from the various barriers around the scene still stand: And despite the rain, the washed out chalk outline of the body can still be found. You are under an overpass leading out of Sacramento, where it seems some homeless denizens of the city had taken shelter at one point; shown by the tattered remains of makeshift tents and lean-to shelters still spattering the scene.

    What do our intrepid investigators do?

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  3. #2
    Conner Wells's Avatar
    Blood & Faith
    Presence
    (Earnest)
    Allies
    (Academia)
    Obfuscate
    (Mask of Tranquility)
    Eidectic Memory
    Conner Wells
    PRP Stats

    HP: 0/7 [7 Bash]
    WP: 0/2
    Vitae: 2/6

    Equipment: Reinforced Jacket, Broadsword, Messenger Bag (flashlight, pen, notepad, binoculars, duct tape), Phone, Wallet ($50 cash)
    Combat Stats

    Def: 3 (Dex; Tonfa +1)
    Armor: 1/0 (Reinforced Clothing)
    Initiative: 4
    Speed: 9

    2
    PRE

    Conner gets out of his taxi a few blocks outside the industrial district, then walks the rest of the way. There was a bus stop just on the corner that he was using as a rendezvous points with Helen. Going off of Milton's cautious suggestion back at Elysium, the Shadow was armed. But his weapon was concealed through his command over shadows and perception. If they came across some more observant people, he was wearing his reinforced trenchcoat for a more mundane defense.

    For the moment, Conner waits for his investigation partner, wanting to make sure there were four eyes about.

    1 success

    PRP Stats: In Minisheet

  4. #3
    Helen Kingsley's Avatar
    Helen Kingsley

    -1
    NOS
    2
    PRE

    Helen has collected a few things she thinks might come in handy in addition to the stuff she normally carries. A look at the weather also made her reconsider her clothing choices. More a question of comfort and equipment than being squeamish, but still... She's not a fan of getting drenched in cold water, especially if it is the sort of drench that sneaks up on you, takes its time and when you realize, its already too late. Couldn't stand it back in the breathing days, still doesn't like it one bit these nights.

    Hence she's stuffed the stuffs she deemed useful into a messenger bag slung around her shoulder and replaced the trainers with the pair of worn-down Army boots she keeps around for situations like these before getting going. She parks about two blocks down and walks the rest of the way. Although the jacket should be able to fend off most of the water, she's gone for the safe approach and has shielded herself (and some stuffs people aren't supposed to immediately see, like the expandable baton and the pepper spray) from the elements with a dark rain poncho, the hood held in place by a Seattle Seahawks cap.

    As she approaches the bus stop, she gives Conner a wave, closing in a little further before addressing him after a look up into the sky.

    "I didn't order rain, I wanted sun. Did you order rain ?"

    Nosferatu Curse: The vibe that that shadow is not doing as a shadow does as soon as you're not looking directly at it.

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  6. #4
    Conner Wells's Avatar
    Blood & Faith
    Presence
    (Earnest)
    Allies
    (Academia)
    Obfuscate
    (Mask of Tranquility)
    Eidectic Memory
    Conner Wells
    PRP Stats

    HP: 0/7 [7 Bash]
    WP: 0/2
    Vitae: 2/6

    Equipment: Reinforced Jacket, Broadsword, Messenger Bag (flashlight, pen, notepad, binoculars, duct tape), Phone, Wallet ($50 cash)
    Combat Stats

    Def: 3 (Dex; Tonfa +1)
    Armor: 1/0 (Reinforced Clothing)
    Initiative: 4
    Speed: 9

    2
    PRE

    Helen's approach is initially registered by something deep in Conner's gut; that vampiric second-sense of a rival predator in his midst. Though Helen's statement about the weather completely blindsides the Beast, as mundane humor often did. Conner smiles. "Were it within my power, I certainly would've chosen better weather." As far as he knew, Theban Sorcery didn't deal too much with weather phenomena. "As it is, perhaps this means we'll have less company to worry about. I trust you're otherwise well Ms...?" He didn't yet know Helen's preferred mundane address.

    The scene before them has an eerie, ghost town-esque quality. The various remnants of shelter could hold possible ambush spots, or perhaps hiding places in case the two vamps needed them. Conner takes a quick moment to scan the general area for danger or living beings before they proceed.
    3 successes

    PRP Stats: In Minisheet

  7. #5
    Helen Kingsley's Avatar
    Helen Kingsley

    (Blush of life)Vitae 1 Spent
    -1
    NOS
    2
    PRE

    "Most people would've." she grins. "As is, it also means we'll have a harder time finding any stuff that doesn't fancy water for our little extracurricular."

    Abandoned homeless housings, if she's generous enough to even call it that, yet not much in sight as far as folks are concerned. She joins Conner in a look around, although she takes a little more time for it and puts in less effort to conceal what she's doing. Better to be thorough than miss something that can bite them in the ass later.

    failure


    "Just Helen will do. And yes, I can't complain really, thank you. How about you ?"

    Nosferatu Curse: The vibe that that shadow is not doing as a shadow does as soon as you're not looking directly at it.

  8. #6
    Drakken's Avatar


    Conner finds no evidence of anyone being nearby within the last 2 days or so. All the fires are cold, and none of the shelters are livable.


    Helen finds nothing more than what is in plain sight; Tattered remains of makeshift tents and lean-to shelters made of discarded wood and corrugated steel sheets, and steel barrels that contain the burnt remnants of whatever was used as fuel to keep the homeless Kine warm.

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  10. #7
    Conner Wells's Avatar
    Blood & Faith
    Presence
    (Earnest)
    Allies
    (Academia)
    Obfuscate
    (Mask of Tranquility)
    Eidectic Memory
    Conner Wells
    PRP Stats

    HP: 0/7 [7 Bash]
    WP: 0/2
    Vitae: 2/6

    Equipment: Reinforced Jacket, Broadsword, Messenger Bag (flashlight, pen, notepad, binoculars, duct tape), Phone, Wallet ($50 cash)
    Combat Stats

    Def: 3 (Dex; Tonfa +1)
    Armor: 1/0 (Reinforced Clothing)
    Initiative: 4
    Speed: 9

    (Heightened Sight)Vitae 0 Spent
    2
    PRE

    Conner nods contentedly. No signs of danger yet...good.

    "Helen..." Conner takes in this preferred address. Plain, yet effective. "All things considered, doing well. Though I'll feel a lot better once we have this whole situation in hand."

    Conner begins walking towards the crime scene. He pulls out his phone and, per Wei Lynn's suggestion, begins taking photos at key points.
    "Assuming most of the scene has been cleaned up and examined, most of what we're looking for should be either signs of a struggle; physical remains like hair or blood; or just general out-of-the ordinary signs." Thankfully his knowledge of the occult was sufficient to analyze whatever supernatural signs were found.

    The Shadow puts his nose to the grindstone for the next several minutes, using his vampiric abilities to enhance his vision to catch details mundane eyes might miss.
    7 successes

    5 successes

    5 successes


    Conner has a pool of 7 for the Examine Crime Scene Task not counting equipment bonuses, so he should have about 4 more extended rolls max

    PRP Stats: In Minisheet

  11. #8
    Helen Kingsley's Avatar
    Helen Kingsley

    -1
    NOS
    2
    PRE

    "That's if we are able to get this shit in hand in the first place. If we got bad luck, that scene has been cleaned three times by now, best case twice, and that's assuming the locals didn't fuck around with it. I'm not getting those hopes too much for now just yet."

    Helen hangs back a little as she snaps on some disposable gloves and pulls out the MagLite before she enters what they could call the Crime Scene, even though she's still sort of hesistant to actually do that. Not with what they know so far. She hold some gloves into Conners direction.

    "Want some gloves ?"

    After that, she slowly closes in on the scene, taking a few good looks around the dges of the scene, overhead and some less exposed spots before slowly closing in on the chalk outline. She makes a mental note to get some real forensic stuffs, not the low-budget substitutes she has sorta assembled on the fly.

    2 successes

    3 successes

    3 successes


    Pool of 6, so 3 left.

    Nosferatu Curse: The vibe that that shadow is not doing as a shadow does as soon as you're not looking directly at it.

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  13. #9
    Drakken's Avatar


    A quick glance to whatever Connor and Helen use for tracking time shows that it is now roughly 8 o'clock PM. You've spent about 45 minutes taking stock in the area, one with the mundane eyes of a mortal and one with the enhanced eyes of a predator.

    Conner


    Helen

  14. #10
    Conner Wells's Avatar
    Blood & Faith
    Presence
    (Earnest)
    Allies
    (Academia)
    Obfuscate
    (Mask of Tranquility)
    Eidectic Memory
    Conner Wells
    PRP Stats

    HP: 0/7 [7 Bash]
    WP: 0/2
    Vitae: 2/6

    Equipment: Reinforced Jacket, Broadsword, Messenger Bag (flashlight, pen, notepad, binoculars, duct tape), Phone, Wallet ($50 cash)
    Combat Stats

    Def: 3 (Dex; Tonfa +1)
    Armor: 1/0 (Reinforced Clothing)
    Initiative: 4
    Speed: 9

    2
    PRE

    Conner accepts the gloves from Helen. ​"Good thinking. Have you done this before?" He wasn't totally sure of Helen's mortal background.

    Armed with his superhuman senses, Conner begins to piece together some parts of the story that mundane investigators might have missed. He takes some pictures of the chalk outline, the disturbed asphalt, and the damaged tents. After an extended period of work, Conner waves Helen over his position crouched over the body's last resting place. "The victim didn't die here, he was dragged to this spot by someone or something." The distinction might not be important yet, but they didn't really know what they were dealing with for certain. "You can barely see it, but there's marks in the asphalt from where the body was moved. It looks like it was taken from down there." He points down the street, then to the abandoned tents. "And those were purposefully damaged. Perhaps to 'dress up' the crime scene?" ​He looks to Helen to gauge her results.

    The scent makes Conner wrinkle his nose. It was just on the tip of his tongue; so familiar and yet unplaceable. Maybe if they followed the trail, it would become clearer? "Do you smell that? Something sweet?" Almost too sweet. "It looks like our trail leads down that way." He nods in the direction of the drag lines. And, assuming Helen has nothing further to add, he will begin moving in that direction eager to retrace the killer's steps.
    failure

    3 successes

    It takes him a moment to orient himself. He's distracted by the elusive nature of that strange scent and also running the information he's just received through his head. After taking some time to regain his bearings, Conner finds the trail again and starts following it like a humanoid bloodhound.

    PRP Stats: In Minisheet

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