4 Legs Good, 2 Legs Bad

Location	Sacramento Zoo
Date Began	February 4, 2015
Storyteller(s)	Brownlee
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Of Snails and Baboons

Answering a call from Thomas Galilei, Rina Yui, Bobcat, Richard Black, and Blake Flint show up at a church, told there was an urgent matter they needed to attend to. After a brief discussion and the revelation of the matter that needs attending to-a possible Breach of the Masquerade-they leave, heading to the Sacramento Zoo.^[1]

• Thomas Galilei and a man talk in the back, waiting for the others to arrive.

• Blake Flint, Bobcat, Rina Yui, Richard Black arrive.

• Thomas introduces the other man, Verne. Verne proceeds to explain that his Coterie's leader (Noah) has been kidnapped, and that one of their ghoul-animals had been captured and was being examined by the CDC, while another has escaped to roam the streets. Blake asks what kind of animal escaped, Bobcat encourages the others to move immediately, Rina yells at Verne, and Richard asks where the captured ghoul is being held. Only Richard is able to identify the Coterie.

• Verne answers Blake that it is a jaguar that has escaped, agrees with Bobcat, answers Rina's accusation of Masquerade Breaching by telling her they still have time to fix it, and shows Richard where the captured animal (a Sumatran Orangutan) is being held; at the Veterinary Center. He also says that unless they find Noah, the animals will go insane from their Vinculum. Bobcat continues to encourage them to move immediately, and offers anyone who needs one a ride. Blake agrees and presents that they can't just help the Orangutan escape. Rina threatens Verne and presents that they need to handle the Zoo first.

• Blake asks if anyone has a vehicle (no one does), and Verne points out entrances to the Zoo. He also presents a plan to switch out blood samples. Richard states that he cannot talk to animals, and will be slightly late arriving to the Zoo due to having taken a cab. Rina presents a plan to split up and take all of the jobs necessary to switch out samples and calm down the Orangutan. Blake suggests following Verne's path into the Zoo and states that he can talk to animals.

• Bobcat informs the others that he has a motorcycle and can only take one, and that Blake and Richard should take Verne. He then suggests they leave immediately. They all agree and leave.

Welcome to the Jungle

After breaking into the zoo with Verne's help, the group starts moving toward the veterinary clinic. When they get there Verne and Bobcat go to get a blood sample, while Rina, Richard and Blake investigate inside the clinic. When they are about to finish the job, a group of hunters attack. ^[2]

• The group starts climbing a series of walls and fences to get inside the zoo. Bobcat and Richard have a harder time than the others when doing it. After that they start moving toward the Veterenary clinic, avoiding the security cameras.

• They gain entry to the Clinic, and while Richard, Blake and Rina investigate it, Verne and Bobcat go to get a blood sample from another orangutan. Verne is hurt during the way but he recovers from the fall he suffered. The orangutans are willing to give them a blood sample after a riddle or a fight. Bobcat tries with the riddle but the apes outsmart him, after that they fight and get the sample.

• The vampires in the clinic meet Samson the ghoul orangutan and while Blake talks to him, Richard and Rina tries to open a lock to retrieve the ghoul blood. Someone turns the cameras of the zoo off, and the hunters start their attack to the clinic.

Most Dangerous Game

The hunters attack by surprise but they find that the vampires in the zoo are hard to kill. Everyone survives except for Samson and 2 of the hunters, who blew themselves up to try to kill some of the vampires. The hunters used fire and explosives and it looked like they had all of this prepared from the beginning. ^[3]

• Richard shows the hunters they are dealing with a dangerous game. Samson gets free from the cage using his enhanced strenght and sends one of the hunters to fly. Bobcat and Verne move toward the clinic again noticing something is not right, when the flying hunter lands on them.

• Rina and Samson walk directly to a trap. There is gasoline in the floor and one of the hunters sets it on fire using a flare gun. Blake and Richard are still inside the clinic. Bobcat and Verne start their fight against the flying hunter, and a sniper hunter joins the fight too. When frenzied Rina runs away from the fire, she gets to where the sniper is and attacks him. Blake and Richard try to help Samson down, and the hunter with the flare gun threatens them.

• The flying hunter is defeated by Verne. While the one with the sniper rifle tries to grapple Rina but she escapes, this time she runs to the zoo guard that was paid by the hunters and drinks her vitae. Verne runs to help Samson as well, leaving Bobcat and the Sniper for a 1 vs 1 fight. Richard attacks the hunter with the flare gun using an extinguisher but the hunter hits back.

• Blake tries to calm Samson down, Richard keeps fighting against the Flare Gun Hunter, Rina drinks from the guard's neck and Bobcat fights against the Sniper and consumes most of his vitae to heal his wounds, he also frenzies from anger and hunger.

• The Flare Gun Hunter blows himself up, killing Samson. Richard and Blake moved away. The Sniper Rifle Hunter does the same, Rina moves away from the explosion and Bobcat keeps fighting. Bobcat gets severely injured but survives. The Flying Hunter survives too, but he is unconcious.

Another Trophy for the Wall

Noah is found alive and with Artemis while Bobcat losses a pinkie. Noah blood tracks the hunters and find Bobcat and Verne. A fight breaks out with the woman trying to flee in her car. The hunters die, the woman by driving into a wall and the man by a shot to the head. ^[4]

• Richard Black, Blake Flint, and Rina Yui arrive at the Motel to rescue Noah.

• As they are do that, Bobcat wakes to find himself tied to a chair with only himself, the boss lady, and a quiet man within the room.

• They find the room with the door exploded outwards to find Noah and Artemis within the room.

• Bobcat finds himself questioned about who the Prince, the Prisci, and where they can be found.

• Noah isn't alone in the room and he fires his gun, Blake gets shot.

• Boss lady, Geraldine, presses a button which causes some electrical burns upon Bobcat's forehead in which she explains that it's modified shock collar while quiet man adds more gasoline to the foot of the chair.

• Bobcat lies through his teeth when Geraldine presses for addresses of Havens and meeting places of Vampires.

• Richard attempts to talk to Noah, mentioning Verne, which persuades Noah to let them enter the room.

• Artemis is lapping up the blood from the torpid vampire's neck.

• The three enter the room with Noah apologizing about firing at Blake.

• Geraldine writes down the lies Bobcat gave her and demands the name of important Ghouls.

• Bobcat continues to lie and Geraldine continues to buy it.

• Blake inquires about who the woman is and about the pile of ashes.

• Richard assures Noah that Verne is still alive and wishes to know more about Noah's captors.

• Rina reminds them that they have more pressing matters to attend to.

• Noah answers their questions one at a time.

• Geraldine continues to write down the lies that Bobcat give then notices a particular pairing of names and presses the button that zaps Bobcat.

• Quiet man cuts off Bobcat's pinkie and tries for his ring finger.

• More questions are asked to Noah.

• Bobcat keeps his ring finger and believes that someone's coming to either help him or reinforcements for the Hunters.

• Richard helps Noah get off the ground and he answers said questions before mentioning that he has a taste of one of the Hunters, so they can blood track the bastard.

• Bobcat uses Vigor to get out of his bindings and Geraldine presses the button after wondering why they couldn't trade her a smart one before getting attacked by a parrot.

• As Noah drives, he tells them a few things, just encase he doesn't make it out of what's coming alive.

• Quiet man kills the parrot while Verne calls out to Bobcat before a gun fires off five shots.

• Bobcat tears off the shock collar from his forehead and heads for the door.

• Richard asks more questions and Noah answers while driving.

• They arrive as gun fire can be heard.

• Fighting begins and Geraldine tries to escape viva a car and dies by driving into a wall.

• Quiet man dies viva gun shot to the head.

• They then make a hasty exit as they hear sirens coming.