Lottie and Julius need to melt their piece of brass somewhere, so Aisling takes them to a place she knows in Manhattan. As they drive across the Williamsburg Bridge, the Malks Auspex the water, and there's a shape lurking below the water. As it breaks the surface, it's a pyramidal mound. We've seen those before - in dreams ... Both Malks pass out, and are woken up by Aisling, who didn't even realise what had happened until she pulled up at the place.
At the ironworks, the metal is melted down into an amulet and they do the ritual. They get a teeny bit distracted by the smell of each other's delicious blood, because they have to part with some of it to submerge the amulet in. They also have to kiss the blood-soaked amulet, and not licking their lips is a bit like not licking your lips when having a sugar-covered doughnut. They succeed with the ritual, and successfully give themselves selective amnesia.
They go to speak to the Nosferatu in order to get a message to meet with the Prince. The Prince's twin ghouls show up and drive them to a post office location on the outskirts of Harlem. It's the Hell Gate Station. Not at all worrying ...
Meanwhile at Coffey Park, a car comes screeching to a halt. Edgar, another Brujah, shows up to say that the Sabbat are moving in on Harlem right now. Instead of going "oh, is this one of those times we should think before we act?" Frankie, Val and Theo pile into a car and follow Edgar up to Harlem.
Turns out the source was Ellie Harewood, the Setite the cousins had met previously. Some Tzimisce went right up to her, in front of some Kine customers that had to be adjusted, and fleshcrafted talons saying they were taking over. Or words to that effect. Either way, was Red Hook only a distraction and their actual target is Harlem? Which is fine by Frankie, because Harlem isn't Brooklyn. That shovelhead we "encountered" in one of the first sessions did say something about how the Manganos were supposed to be lured south, away from Harlem.
“We need XP befitting the Chosen Ones, don’t we?”
“NOT seeing the Prince seems to be more of an issue at this rate.”
Player: “I guess that’s four successes on four dice?”
GM: “No, it’s difficulty 11. Just kidding.”
“He’s rich and cute, of course Lottie’s with him, although he’s not nearly as cute as Lottie thinks he is.”
“Oh my, is that a DRAIN over there? I think it is!”
“‘Andreas Mangano is not my father’?”
“That sounds too Star Wars-y.”
Player: “She has her own thoughts and views, she’s not a doormat.”
GM: “A three-point bond will soon sort that out.”
Theo: “Even if the bitch has left the fuckin’ planet, we’ll find her.”
GM: “Val has quite the arsenal in the trunk.”
Player: “Good ol’ Val.”
Frankie: “What are you getting’ outta this?”
Ellie: “Associates who know how to do business, sweetie.”
GM: “That revenge spike isn’t going away any time soon, is it?”
Player: “Not until the revenge spike has been inserted into her throat.”
“Don’t rub yourself up against Julius like a cat.”
“Aww, why not?”
“Because Julius said not to.”
GM: “You recognise the two people in the car.”
Player 1: “Chip and Dale!”
Player 2: “They’re strippers now?”
Player 1: “Or chipmunks.”
Player 2: “I went strippers.”
GM: “Well, they have bow ties?”
GM: “You head towards the Post Office doors, flanked by Chip and Dale. That’s their names now.”
“He’s so charming. For a psychotic, evil villain!”
“What has Lottie learned? That’s tricky, because she doesn’t remember some of it.”
To be continued!
