The Chronicles of Ceteri – A-Team – S00E10 – Given Up for Dead, Part II

Dramatic Personae

It’s been a week since the PCs killed a bunch of werewolves from the Haugldr Clan and Annie has put out a bounty on their head. Things have been quiet and Annie has sent Ronan to quietly discover if the Stygian Circle has been working with the grave wolves when an “old friend” of the Murphy family comes a’calling.

A Friend of the Family
Al MacLannageal, Annie Murphy, Dr. Frankie Novella, & Youko Muramasa
The Shadowed Heights
Friday, October 29th, 1999, 3:00 pm
7 Cathaoir Road, Murphy Island, Boston, MA 02171

Annie is busy in the kitchen baking (something she often does to relax) when the doorbell (an actual bell made of silver operated via a lever outside) rings. Stopping what she’s doing and leaving Nimbus and Ronan (A bad idea since the two quickly conspire to eat the brownies and chocolate cake before she returns).

At the door is an older-looking gentlemen with a slight frown on his face and with him a younger Japanese woman. He asks to speak with Darius and after a few minutes of talking Annie confirms that Darius is missing. He introduces himself as William Stark and the young lady as Youko Muramasa. Annie stands aside and waits for them to enter, but does not invite them. Stark, being a seasoned hunter steps inside as he knows this is a test of sorts. Youko follows and Stark asks to speak with Annie alone. Youko wanders off into the kitchen where she is given cheesecake by Ronan (who promptly eats the rest while giving a sliver to Nimbus). Youko is then hassled by Nimbus who keeps trying to eat her food and knock over her glass of milk.

Meanwhile, in hall Stark reaches into his pocket and then withdraws a tessera1  from his pocket.

Stark: “I wish to call in this marker. I saved the life of Darius and his brother’s once and they gave me this.”
Annie: “And what is it that you want in return?” 
Stark: “I want you to protect the girl from her ‘guardian’ – Casanova the Incubus. I’m laboring under an oath to protect her but I feel I may not be able to as I’m also laboring under an oath to not harm the one person I believe will harm her – Casanova. If you agree to become her guardian then my oath is fulfilled and I can find a way to break this binding and kill the bastard.”

After a few moments of thought Annie agrees and takes the tessera from him and snaps it in half. Stark thanks her and heads outside to his rental car where he retrieves the few things of Youko he could and then hands Annie several stacks of cash (which she declines) before hugging his charge (something she doesn’t like or at least pretends to not like) and then leaves. Frankie had been coming up the drive himself as he watches the other man leave. The PCs talk amongst themselves some and when Youko complains that she had to leave her stuff behind Annie offers to go with her to get it. Ronan tries to bring an RPG to “kill demons,” but he is vetoed and instead sneaks a few grenades instead.

Back That Thing Up
Al MacLannageal, Annie Murphy, Dr. Frankie Novella, & Youko Muramasa
The Channel Nightclub
Friday, October 29th, 1999, 7:00 pm
100 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116

Annie has had dealings with Casanova in the past and the only reason he still lives is do to the fact that he does have access to useful information. When they arrive the club is dead, but the dancers are still shaking it like it’s Friday night. Youko says hello to the dancers (whom she views as her family members) and heads upstairs to get her things along with Frankie. Al is flirted with shamelessly by the succubi – many who offer to take him to the back for a bit . . . – but is too knowledgeable to fall for their charms. He does take them however whispering to the others:

“I heard there was a contest for getting these.”

One of the succubi flirts with Ronan and draws Annie’s ire enough that she cuts her hand, bleeds on the creature’s face, and then watches it burn due to the holiness of her blood. She flees from the front of the club and Annie calms down. Meanwhile, Ronan snickers and then whispers to her:

Ronan: “Sooooo do you want to check out that bathroom?”
Annie: *stares at Ronan, takes to the bathroom, and clicks a black light on*
Ronan: “Oh, dear God seeing that makes me feel dirty.”
Al Shams: *has a magical eye that allows him to see into multiple spectrums* “I do not need a blacklight to see what is in the bathroom. I cannot unsee what is there.”