The Resurectionists: Grave of the Liar

[Seryna]

The night seems to hold it's breath outside of the mausoleum. You can hear the popping of the fire somewhere in the night, and nothing else. The blue glow sticks throw out light, illuminating the dark mausoleum. The urns throw shadows that stretch out towards you.

This vampire has been hidden, awaiting his followers for decades. You have chosen to not bring the box aps the coterie insisted. That box is shrouded out in the night, somewhere...

Maeve does not enter the mausoleum. She has been injured from the earlier conflict. The mekhet Conner had wisely chosen to withdraw to protect the masquerade, a precedent set. Maeve takes a moment for goodbyes and departs from Arkwright Cemetery.

No roll needed, working a team lift works

[Milton]

At Jacque's command, Milton finds himself unstuck from his apprehension. They're here. Now. Very close to their goal. Very close to getting out of this graveyard and back to the city.

So, he moves forward to assist, still keeping silent. What point is there in discussing? The whole night has narrowed upon this Mausoleum, that door, the hole underneath. No talk. Just action.

When the hatch is pulled aside, Milton will keep back, but peer into the darkness thus revealed. Counting on his heightened senses to let him see into the gloom.

Perception, 1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-06 13:59:25	Milton rolls 5 to Wits + Composure (10 Again)	9, 5, 2, 4, 6	1 success

[Quinn Durant]

Luckily heaving a large metal door didn't take much brain power. Quinn shifted her body so she was looking at the entrance. What she saw on the way in.....stuck with the Shadow. Was it just the Arkwright Haunts making sure the visitor would leave? Was it Pope's cult? Was that just the beginning and they were gunna come for them? Like in the Urn Garden? With Maeve gone Quinn was the only one with a snow ball's chance in hell at seeing anything hidden.

Her body was helping the others with door, but her mind reached out for a different kind of struggle. Testing her will against whatever was out there. Could they hide from her? Blood gifts were no guarantees....
She had to try though. For all of their sakes.

Clash of Wills 1 success

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-07 10:34:42	Quinn Durant rolls 9 to Wits+Investigation+Auspex (10 Again)	7, 1, 6, 6, 4, 4, 8, 6, 4	1 success

[Connor OBrien]

Connor moves up to offer assistance with moving the door while he tries to run the description of what was happening to Mr. Holden through his head.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-08 12:32:31	Connor OBrien rolls 3 to Does it sound like Nightmare? (Int+Occ) (10 Again)	10, 3, 3, 2	1 success

[Seryna]

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-09 12:52:24	Storyteller rolls 8 to Resolve + Stealth + Obfuscate (10 Again)	5, 1, 8, 7, 8, 1, 4, 10, 7	3 successes

Quinn only

Quinn studies the dark, and the dark remains the vast, concealing cloak over the Arkwright Cemetery.

Connor only

Connor can recall the stories of elders sharing their experience in the dark. There is talk of pulling up one's worst fears from their very mind. One Elder insisted that his Sire could do even more with the Blood Gift Nightmare.

Etched on the door are the words, "Est vir qui adest".
As you heft the door up, the weight is made light by many helping hands. The night remains quiet. No one disturbs you as you focus on the door, although you are aware that at least one of the Invictus Coterie is in eyesight of the building you are in.
On the other side of the trapdoor is what appears to be an unfinished mausoleum. The walls are undecorated brick and mortar dried in mid-drip. The ceiling is a brick arch, half plastered. The floor is packed earth and loose, unaffixed slate tiles. One wall is being slowly eroded by the roots of that gnarled black tree up behind the mausoleum.
The far end of this dry, silt-clouded chamber is a narrow brick corridor — more of a shaft, really — disappearing into the dark.
Between you and that shaft is a bundle of moth-eaten linen wrapped around a bundle in the shape of a man. A simple white mask with no mouth is set over its face. Two withered hands with splintered yellow nails stick out of the fabric, hugging it shut.

The drop is straight down. Once standing on the floor, the hatch is six feet, three inches from the floor

[Jacque]

Jacque eyes glow as he spies the prize. He quickly judges the drop to be near his height. That wasn't much of an issue but still with the activity outside...

He secured his duffel and crouched near the edge of the trap door to whisper his orders:

"Northbridge, you're with me on securing the asset. Alert, get your glowstick on with that corridor." Finally, turning to Connor, "Stand sentry up here while we get everything ready to leave. Hopefully there will be an easier exit down there, but if not we'll have you pull him up."

With that, he extended his legs into the lower level to shorten the drop as much as he could before going in. Once there, he pulled out the body bag from his duffel and began positioning it to easily slide Pope into it with Milton's assistance.

I imagine zipping up Pope is another mundane action between two Kindred but if he's chonk just let me know what you'd like us to roll

[Milton]

Northbridge? Jacque sounds like he's addressing his butler. There's a surge of anger fueled, no doubt, by Milton's ever-jealous Beast. The Man, though, understands that they're all under pressure. If the Seneschal is issuing truncated commands, it's only because the moment demands speed and efficiency. Besides, what can be done about this minor effrontery at present? Nothing.

Instead, he nods and follow Jacque's lead, descending into the space below. He does not like it down here.

Moving to help Jacque, Milton eyes their surroundings. Looking for any signs of danger. Almost positive that the evening's surprises are far from over.

Perception, 5 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-10 07:39:44	Milton rolls 5 to Wits + Composure (10 Again)	10, 4, 8, 3, 10, 10, 1, 9	5 successes

[Quinn Durant]

Quinn grinned slightly at Seneschal Jack, stuffing her glow sticks in her pocket so she could lower herself down into the grave with the Seneschal and Milton. Quinn didn't immediately run off however. A mischievous smile formed on her lips as she looked down at the Pope. Quinn produced a very very small box from her inner jacket pocket and opened it. Quinn looked to the Seneschal then, and her right hand tucked a lock of her hair behind her left ear. A tell for Jack that Quinn wanted to communicate silently. Assuming he allowed for it.

Quinn's gaze focused on Jack intensely before her mind reached for his. "I brought some tracking devices for Pope because I considered the possibility of this fossil trying to dip out on us after we woke him. Now I just wanna make sure no one steals him from us, since you intend to wake him in a more controlled environment. Is this acceptable, Seneschal? I will place it in a pocket before you get him in the bag here. I wanted to use this form of communication because whoever is out there controlling Holden, doesn't need to know where the tracker is."

If Jack agreed, Quinn would affix the tracker into the Pope's pants pocket, or if he had a pocket up top in the clothing, she could deposit it there. It didn't really matter where, as long as it was on him somewhere. The connection between her mind and the Seneschal's drops of course as Quinn does this.

"Alright Pretty, I'm off to go play in the dark..." She said softly looking at Jack with a teasing smile, trying to rally herself for one more solo excursion tonight.

Quinn headed off into the dark, pulling out her glowsticks to help illuminate her path, and enhancing her hearing as she went.

[Connor OBrien]

Connor glances at Jack and Quinn with a raised eyebrow due to the pet names they're using for each other, but chooses to say nothing and nod. He moves over close enough to close the trap door and obfuscate it if he has to, then wills his blood to strengthen his hearing and listens for anyone to approach.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-14 09:53:02	Connor OBrien rolls 5 to Listening (Wits + Composure) (10 Again)	7, 9, 6, 5, 8	2 successes

[Connor OBrien]

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