"I wonder why you two have had these premonitions. Do either of you possess magical abilities or have a mastery of Auspex? It is something we should explore. Perhaps if you can harness your abilities together you can determine the proper path to follow. I would need to know though exactly what you both saw or felt.
If this woman is able to track you so adeptly we may not have much of a choice but to obey their wishes. It seems that I am the only one of who has voluntarily agreed to go along with this venture though I did notice that the Prince was easily excitable. Between his temper and her ability to locate you Calvin we would need an ally of equal or greater power to aid us against them which contains its own risks. I wish to contact my sire but I will not be able to accomplish that until tomorrow as tonight he is, indisposed.
I do agree with your reservations. More dangerous than them being in league with these beings is their belief that they could actually control them. That is my biggest fear".
"I don't know. I certainly am not a master; I'm better at hiding than detecting.
Actually, what I fear more is that they may be observing us right now. I'm not sure it's beyond V.
What I specifically heard in my, uh, head, to paraphrase, is that everything will burn. This happened twice. Once right before meeting V, and once right after. Which is why I'm not putting it past her to be a part of this. Unfortunately I don't know anything beyond the fact that she's powerful and she's forced me into this, and that she erases memories without any ability to fight back. She claims that this power is inadvertent. But I don't really believe that.
What bothers me is that these people aren't doing the task themselves. If it's so important why send people half their power? I suspect it's because the Garou would kill them on sight because they reek of evil and we don't.
Honestly, I'm wondering if we can't broker some kind of deal with the wolves. If we can convince them that we're worth protecting and are honest with them maybe we can get out of this mess. In either case, hold on a minute while I make a call. Excuse me."
Beschi nods to Calvin as he steps away, "Mastery would be the ability to Project outside of one's own body and any powers beyond that. Though if Calvin does not possess that power than it is irrelevant whether you do. You are both Malkavians but I am not sure that should make a difference".
"When he gets back we can discuss the issue at hand. For now though Edgar tell me, was it a dream that Lenore had which allowed her to discover this information? Is she some sort of Native mystic? I would like very much to speak with her and discuss the circumstances of her discovery. I am hoping that methods of discovery will provide a link to uncovering something more about this vague threat."
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"Yes I do leave my body far behind at times, traveling swiftly to places far away, even up to the summit of the moon barrier....."
"I shall commune with Lenore in our way and see if there is further information, though my wife was vague I doubt that she intentionally withholds from me."
"What do you know of these events, that might make some of the pieces make sense?"
"Not as much as I would like. This phenomemnon is likely linked to a Baali prophecy which dates back to the time just after the fall of the Second City of our kind. The quotes that were relayed to me came verbatim from a document upon which this prophecy was written, a document which these Kindred could never have read".
"The document appears to hint at the coming of a bringer of fire, a demon if you will, who will enter our world and bring about armageddon".
"If you need to bring your wife food then by all means purchase these goods and let us begone. Can we stay with her for the evening before we venture out to complete this mission?"
Beschi motions to Calvin who (I assume) has not gone too far, "Do you have all that you require? The night is not getting any longer".
"Yeah, we can take off."
Thackery, your call goes to your contact's voicemail. Upon returning to the others, you hear that voice in your head again, which also sounds in Edgar's mind as well, telling you two "Heed the words and efforts of the Clan of the Hunt."
"Very well, I don't need anything else."
"Let us purchase your items then and get going".
As he turns to leave Beschi hears Edgar speaking, "What was that Edgar?"
Madmen. Well I hope these voices do not tell him to attack me.
"Let me know if these voices provide you with a solution to our problem".
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"Ah yes and two bags of ice...."
Edgar checks out....heads to the car and ices down several coke zeroes.....and hot dogs.....
"Let us away"
Proceeds to open various items and place them into his pockets. Then opens and plugs in the million candle power spot-light....
"Thackery I got kosher hot dogs I hope you will try one."
"Ah...I don't eat, guy.
Anyway, we need to make a decision. Are we going armed, are we leaving caches of goods somewhere accessible, or are we going in bare-ass naked?
Personally, I like the option of getting a .50 cal rifle and finding a place to overlook the meeting. But, of course, they could find me and it'd blow everything."
(OOC: Remember, I told you my name is Calvin.)
"What is the voice you are hearing that told you to trust Clan Assamite Edgar?"
Beschi then turns to Calvin, "If you wish to hide weapons we should probably do so at Edgars safe house. I agree we need more information about where we are going before we can proceed. Obtaining this item will not be as easy as the transactions that were just made".
"Alright, let's check the place out then see what we can whip up."
(OOC: Honestly, I figured it meant trust the werewolves. I was going to keep it to myself until I actually met them though)
You guys finish up your shopping and head back the Hummer and Wolfgang. As you leave the store, Tribulat comes hurrying up to you and starts speaking to Beschi in a panicked voice using Latin to keep his news private "Master there has been a serious and very tragic incident at the Chantry back in Hoboken"
Responding in Latin, "Did the Chantry burn? I should have given a warning of the possibility of this but I scarce believe it myself.
In Latin "Burn is what happens to food you cook to long. By the lone account, the Chantry was incinerated. And yes, I said lone account, as in only one survived. A middle ranking Tremere by the name of Zander, who happened to have been out on his routine night stroll. Thankfully he has a solid head on his shoulders, and called in some elders to make sure it appeared an accident. He's also going to try and find survellience videos as well. We have a few cameras that should have survived but salvaging their tapes might be tricky"
In Latin "Tribulat, hand me the phone I must discuss this matter with Sturbridge immediately, I suspect I know what has happened. It is essential that my laptop is protected at all costs, it is the last remnant of my Library I have. In fact it may make sense to enter this store and purchase a backup drive".
Beschi dials Sturbridge's number. In English "I fear gentlemen I must make a phone call myself. It seems that matters are getting out of hand more quickly than I would have suspected". Beschi then walks away waiting for Sturbridge to pick up.
I'm going to dial Elissa to see if she's okay using the phone I just bought.
Aisling answers, speaking quickly "Make this fast, Beschi, several of my underlings have gone insane and are flinging about green, unholy looking fire"
"You must warn Peter Dorfman that all Tremere who wield the Lure of the Flames are a threat! There is something about the power that I believe may be linked to infernalism! I will let you go but get the message out!"
Thackery, Elissa answers and let's you know she is fine. She's busy busy with an experiment so she can't really talk right now.
"As long as we survive, I'll try to pass the word along. Just hurry up and get that relic for Moridin" And with that she hangs up the phone.
Okay, I tell her goodbye and hang up the phone.
Beschi returns from making his call.
"Very well gentlemen if you are ready we can proceed".
The four of you pile in the hummer. Wolfgang looks at Thackery with a bit of a disgusted look "I hope you bought something to clean up the mess you made with. This is the big guy's personal vehicle that you got dirty."
"I am sure saving the planet will suffice to let such an incident pass without comment. Now Wolfgang, make haste to a destination of Edgar's choosing. After all he is our guide". Beschi looks to Edgar waiting for him to give direction.
"Ya Edgar, not a problem. We'll be there in a few so be ready" With that he speeds out of the parking lot. Mere moments later he stops the car suddenly, and as you look out, you realize you covered about 50 miles in under ten minutes. "Here we are, you have about five good hours of daylight left, so take your time but don't waste it either. If things go really bad, I'll be watching and can extract you via choper. No heavy weapons though, this is not the place to turn into a war zone. Its scared land to both the Navajo and the Werewolves, so they will defend it to the death and beyond."
"Extraction via helicopter is unlikely to work. If we fail we must be prepared to scatter in the best way we deem necessary. Let us get on with this chore. Edgar as this is your territory you should lead the way".
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"Look, I don't tell you how to be a foul, immortality stealing wannabe vampire clan, you don't tell me how to run a transportation mission. If I say I can extract you via choper, its cuz I can, even if you think it not possible. Besides didn't you just update yourself to semi-modern tech, old man?"
"I have no doubt about your piloting abilities, Garou can hear farther, run faster and jump higher than any of us. Even if you were to land the chopper in absolute silence they would be on it faster than we would".
"As far as being immortal don't fool yourself, we all must answer to the ultimate judge one day, our state simply delays the inevitable". That being said, Beschi exits from the vehicle likely to a great deal of fog.
I will exit the vehicle, making sure to take the grenades with me.
Once the four of you exit the hummer, it races off into the night. As you look around, readying yourselves for what is to come a strong voice cuts through the silence of the fog. "You come to us for a meeting of peace, yet arrive behind a veil of deception" A wind suddednly picks up, whipping around you all, and carries away the fog. Once clear, you find yourselves in a small field up against a large forest. There a several log cabins, a couple of large tents and a bunch of decent sized huts. Yet you see no one, not a single body from which that voice could have issued forth from. This holds true even if any of you use Auspex.