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Love, Mai.
⚠ <b>aiden⚠ </b>
From the diary of Dr. Randolph Kugan: "Today I was pompus and Jenny was crazy. Later we were snatched by Malkavian never to be seen again. It was the BEST DAY EVER!"
⚠ <b>Randolph⚠ </b>
I would like it to be noted that I do not have any notes w/ me at the time of writing this!
Mai and Randolph visit the local borders book store to try and locate a copy of the book. Mai chooses to try and talk with staff; I choose a more direct route. After neither approach provides us with a copy, Mia mentions that she found out that the book is printed at a local company. So we go there next.
Once again using the "What would Jenny do" approach Randolph breaks in and disables the security system so he can take a look around. At this moment Mia takes the opportunity to take a midnight stroll in the opposite direction of Randolph, only to be picked up by Manfred (no improvement there). Meanwhile back at the loading dock Randolph encounters a Female that I can't really remember and Jonathan Starr. Basically it comes down to Starr saying you are either with me or against me, takes all the books and exits stage left. Randolph being smarter then the average bear goes and takes the computer with the digital copy on it and leaves.
Everyone then decides it is time to meet up and discuss what to do next. Randolph offers his Warehouse as a place to meet. While there the new spirit seers notice what seems to be some one astral projecting themselves to our location. Randolph decides to go and print the book, so he leaves, and all the sheep follow him. Randolph's first plan was to simply go print the book, and then provide copies for his compatriots. But they won't let the scene progress rapidly and choose to hamstring Randolph and drag this out as long as possible. So a quick trip to Wal-Mart provides the devices needed to print, and everyone goes back to the warehouse. And we sit and watch it print, and print, and print. Then our good buddy Strauss shows all of himself! To be continued.....
-Randolph Kugan
⚠ <b> Jenny ⚠ </b> ⚠ <i> with a little JT action to clarify ⚠ </i>
The ride back to Mai's place is uneventfull. I wearily find a place to fall asleep, and with great dread, I go asleep, wondering what dream I shall have this time...
I awaken.
I am in a bath tub, which happenes to be where I went to sleep last night. The dream, it seems, is over. Or, perhaps my torment is about to take on some new and terible form? I do not know...
I try to convince Aiden and Mai to let me preform a "test" on one of Mai's ghouls. Instead, Mai decides to be my test subject. Slipping into Asteral form, I try to take control of Mai's body, but I do not suceed. Talking with the other two women, I believe that since Mai is a Kindred, I do not have the skills or knowledge to take over a Kindred.
Yet.
Mai takes off to meet Randolph, and Aiden announces that for the time being, she is my Kindred sitter. Kind of nice to have a Gangrel around again. Our sitting around doing nothing is interupted by a phone call from JT.
⚠ <i>JT had feasted on the vitae of a few Kin and then entered the domain of the Malkavian's Cathedral to seek support to Jenny's cause. There he wished to see mass one more time but alas the Malkavs don't allow the soul of a tortured being to be enlightened so they quickly end their session of altar boy lovin' and exit.
Myra and Father Hammon leave quickly only nodding their distrustful approval towards JT; and then Ebby begins to pay hommage to the great being of JT and mentions that she admires him and that she has been traveling worldly lately. JT asks if they had seen Strauss lately and they all mention he normally is not allowed to be around the Cathedral. (Perhaps the altar boy costume no longer fits Strauss?)⚠ </i>
JT wants us to meet him at the IHOP near the Malkavian Cathederal.
We head out to JT's meeting via Taxi.
Me, Aidan and JT discuss a few things ⚠ <i>(minor things, like Jenny on the verge of instanity and that her actions are drawing her more closely to destruction so JT has requested that the Malkavians "help" her)⚠ </i>, and then, I see...
HIM!
I run outside, desperately trying to find HIM, but he seems to have vanished. Neither Aidan or JT seem to have noticed him, and I begin to descend into believing that I am still in the dream...
For some reason, JT suggests we go into the Cathederal ⚠ <i>(to lure Jenny into reality again)⚠ </i>. Me and Adain agree.
We cross the street, and go inside.
No one appears to be home. Me and JT ⚠ <i>(nope, just Jenny)⚠ </i> lead Aiden on the usuall tour route, and end up in the basement. I start looking around for anyone left in the vaults by the Bishop, when, the lights turn on.
JT was sitting on the stairs the whole time waiting for Jenny or Aidan to rip open tombs but to no avail.
Enter Ebby.
We head back upstairs, talking with Ebby. Eventually, she leaves us, and I get the great idea to try and step into Asteral form, and head back down stairs.
Well, the place is pure white. As I begin to head downstairs, I hear a cracking noise, which draws me back. The figure on the Crucifix rips its self off the cross, and begins to head toward me, a look of unbelievable anger set on its face...
I return to my body.
As JT and Aiden begin to calm me down, Father Hamon approaches us. I ask a few questions, we all talk for a bit, then we leave, Jenny in some what of a hurry.
Outside, I explain what had happened, when I believe we got a phone call from the Randolph / Mai team, instructing us to meet at a warehouse. Randolph strongly hinted that he had a copy of Irvings book.
We all meet up at the warehouse. ⚠ <i>Randolf states he has the book and tries to leave alone. Obviously, the wolves follow.⚠ </i> Then, leave to Wallmart, where Randolph buys supplies. We head back to the warehouse, Randolph hooks up a computer, and proceeds to begin printing up the "book".
It is around this time that Mai indicates to me that something seems wrong. I shift to asteral form, and detect another presence in the ware house. Neither me or Mai see anything in the "real" world, and most every body starts asking how Randolph got the computer / book.
Randolph mentions that Jonathan Starr and another had taken the books from the printer; and this is followed by much discussion of JT that this information should be passed onto the Elders of Detroit. Randolph and Mai disagree; the others are too busy with their own thoughts to reply.
Me and Mai have a private conversation. We agree on a few things, and she admits to me that she can also shift into asteral form. She suggests we try doing so together, to which I readily agree. I need a teacher...
Finally, as we are all greedily trying to read the "book", Strauss suddenly apeares. He anounces that the "book" is not in fact truth, and mostly a bunch of lies...
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