Necropolis Exchange of Ideas

[Jennifer Hazelton]

There is a house within a neighborhood of forgotten houses, with overgrown lawns. An abandoned feeling holds over the neighborhood. One such house serves as the aboveground entrance to the Necropolis. The paint is peeled, the shingles are falling off, but inside is a slightly different story. The house is worn, but occasionally cleaned and taken care of. The Priscus had increased security over the years to discourage unwanted visitors.
Below the house hides the entrance to the Necropolis.

The bathhouse, the heart of this communal haven, is a bit due to the Nosferatu that had departed the Domain. The time required to keep the Caldarium in it's desired condition would need a member of the Clan to devote some part of thier nights to the act. A few minutes before, Liam had lit the candles that help create the dream – like quality. The ghoul now waits at one of the stools in the adjacent sitting room. Liam wears a fine tailored suit in grey with a white dress shirt. The tailored suit is reinforced in areas and tailored to account for the weapons he is required to carry in his role. The man appears average in every way. When Helen walks by, he would give a deep bow of the head. He does not meet any Kindred's eyes; he is respectful and not presumptuous.

The electric lights in the bathhouse are set for a certain mood: soft and dreamlike. There is a deep pool, its own pool lights calm and steady. There is a new addition to the bathhouse. A painting was encased in a special glass made to protect paintings from heat, humidity and damage. This painting was predominantly displayed. The painting was created by a Nosferatu, Cynthia Weiss, and had been given as a gift to the Nosferatu Clan. The subject was this very Caldarium, created some time ago.

Jennifer sat facing the painting of the ruined Caldarium, a gift for the Nosferatu. She is awaiting someone whose opinions she wishes to hear. Jennifer studies the painting, her eyes lighting on new details that she has not noticed before.
I have wanted to speak with Helen on her opinions on what the Clan shall do regarding the Mekhet Clan. We did not have a true conversation after the meeting with Mr. Godwin and Priscus Baker. Losh being absent has become a fact. I would wonder what is happening on that front, yet I have heard nothing of note. Should I ask Helen about what was brought up about Losh at the Literature Salon? No, I mentioned what was said. There is no need to continuously talk in circles.

Jennifer dresses casually tonight: a dark brown slip dress. A green thick cowl was loosely worn, exposing the grievous wound to her neck that Jennifer's sire had given her. Jennifer's flats were already slipped off, baring her feet. The new addition was brightening the space.

[Helen Kingsley]

Having taken some measures not to be too late, helen enters Necropolis through the vacant house above. She walks past Liam, acknowledging him with a small nod as she passes. Looking around she makes her way to where Jennifer is sitting and takes a seat on one of the benches. Wearing jeans and boots, she complements the outfit with a red t-shirt that has 'Hot mess express' wirtten on it in yellow.

"Evening, Jenn. You had things you wanted to talk about. Anything you'd like to start us off with then ?"

[Jennifer Hazelton]

"Hello Helen." Jennifer turns to look at the Reeve as she approaches. She turns her body to speak to Helen conversationally.
"I think that the first topic we can explore is your feelings about the Mekhet Clan. I made my dissatisfaction quite clear in the last meeting. Perhaps to the point of rudenesss." Jennifer acknowledged if Helen had a bone to pick on Jennifer's decision.
"What are you thinking?"

[Helen Kingsley]

"Difficult. They got some fresh bodies who have to be brought up to speed on things as well as figuring out internal dynamics. I mean, we got Priscus Baker, Benny, who I think makes an interesting addition, Simone Perez, who I don't know too much about, and then the guy who doesn't really seem to give a shit about anything and the guy who thinks sawing at his Priscus chair in public is the thing to do because he figures he can get away with it. That's a lot of headache I'm happy I don't have to deal with." And some she'd be more than happy to."Whatever happens, getting these folks to agree on stuff might not be too easy. But unless folks that are not Baker and Benny get a bit more visibility again, it's pretty hard to take some educated guesses about what they'll be up to."

[Jennifer Hazelton]

Jennifer gave a slow nod. "I agree with your statement." Jennifer was quiet for a long moment. A thoughtful expression on her face.
"I can not fathom which way thier interpersonal dynamics are going to work out. I heard Priscus Baker intended to speak with his Clan. Did they get the insubordination ironed out? Is there a chance that he will become more active?"

Jennifer poses. "What would you want to see the Nosferatu Clan propose as far as terms for an Alliance? This hinges on if the Mekhet Clan stops being dysfunctional in public. I attempted a public display of support and Priscus Baker did not even seem to notice.
I had proposed an exchange of information. Did you see the Mekhet Clan contact you with relevant information?"

[Helen Kingsley]

"We'll see, I guess. Either comms or the next courts will show what's been going on there. As in how the folks act around us and each other. I don't expect them, to make a big fuss out of it." Shadows gonna shadow... "Yeap, we'll see how that goes. Especially if some shadows have been nipped in the bud on their court manners." No names, but she's sure Jennifer knows who she's talking about. "I don't know, is Priscus Baker familiar with the sort of support you attempted ? I mean, he's had a lot to deal with last time I saw in court, maybe he was preoccupied ?" She shrugs. She's not into that sort of complicated stuff, but Baker doesn't strike her as the person who'd snub others on the stuffy stuff.

"So far no, but then, so far, it's been Ravenwood, who isn't known for being overly sharing and social, Goodwin, who hasn't really stood out when it came to walking the walk either, and Priscus Baker, well, let's be honest, I haven't seen a lot of reasons to include him in the more handsy stuff because I kinda think his expertise lies elsewhere. So I don't see too many opportunities to get some information that doesn't go round through other channels. Might change with benny or in case he comes across things more down his alley. Dunno, I don't like to speculate on stuff like this, but I don't think they've been acting in bad faith so far, but I also don't really know what Priscus Baker can or can't do. I mean, I know he's a prominent-" Heathen "-Crone, so he's probably knowledgable around the occult, that's about it.

Case in point, we're currently in a way better situation than the Mekhet and they're still organizing. Maybe their paret in the alliance could encompass covering some bases in general tradition danger awareness programs or keeping an eye out on certain parts of town, so they're actively involved with stuff that might pop up ?" She suggests.

[Jennifer Hazelton]

"Yes, time will tell." Jennifer states.
"What do you mean by how folks will act around us and each other?" Jennifer inquired. Jennifer had her opinions on how the Mekhet that Helen referenced would act. Jennifer had addressed Mr. Godwin's inappropriate behavior in private.
"I suppose that is true. Although if he is unaware of someone showing his Clan support, how is he going to support the Nosferatu Clan?"

"The desire of sharing information was that the Mekhet Clan should be aware of new events and rumors as they happen. The Mekhet Clan and Nosferatu Clan are the best suited for gathering information. If Clan Mekhet are out of the loop to this extent, is there a point for including sharing information?
I would propose that we hold off on contacting or meeting with the Mekhet about the alliance until the end of November. This will account for the time to work out any issues amongst themselves and any issues that they have with others. Without affecting our Clan.

I wanted the two of us to work out what we want from the alliance."

[Helen Kingsley]

"As in we'll see how they've positioned themselves and how they're going to show it off in public. If they've consolidated, it'll become pretty apparent through how they act in court. If they don't... that'll also tell us about going-ons, then." Helen nods. "Good question, that is a thing that should be talked about on the next meeting maybe."

"Well, makes more sense to include it so it's there when they pull themselves out of their curent funk. Strikes me as better than taking it out on the basis of a snapshot of current things and then having to renegotiate the whole thing to get it reincluded once they get into things ? So far, that depends a lot on Benny and the Priscus, the other two've been pretty silent as of late, after all."

She ponders that point a little.

"Point is we're both domain officials, so the fun question is where do we want to go with the information exchange ? I mean, obviously we're talking about things they don't already have to report due to domain laws and court office responsibilities, no ? The way I see it, it's a measure to keep our families ahead of other groups in the city, or am I taking something the wrong way there ?

Leaving the matter aside until November sounds reasonable enough." she agrees.

[Jennifer Hazelton]

Jennifer considered for a moment.
"I suppose it makes sense to include the information gathering and sharing. Although I am disappointed that the Clan has not been proactive in noticing events in the Domain. The other two and thier involvement may become apparent. The Formal Court is approaching.

Mekhet and Nosferatu are the Clans best suited for information gathering. The members should have a keen interest in knowing what is going on and the alliance suggests that information sharing was something that we were interested in. Not to mention, the four should be involved in thier own activities."

[Helen Kingsley]

"That the families are best suited on principle doesn't mean the members automatically are. I mean, the most efficient way for me to actually go out and gather information is looking for asomeone who knows more than me and dangling him off a roof by the ankles until he tells me what I need to know." Not entirely on point, they both know that, but it's about the principle of the thing, after all. "Meaning I don't yet know what Benny will do and the priscus, maybe he's putting more work into building some Crone stuff back up instead of some informant networks." She shrugs. She doesn't know and also doesn't particularly care. Not her circus, not her monkeys. "I mean, the sharing was a brainchild of you and Quinn I think ?" Been some time after all. "Just saying you and Quinn were a little more alike than you and Baker."