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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebus13" data-source="post: 1631948" data-attributes="member: 19723"><p><em>It is a few hours before midday when the group meets in front of the new building they are going to be working in...</em></p><p></p><p> You are greeted by a man of moderate height who is impeccably dressed. His dark brown hair is neatly combed back from his brow and not a single strand seems out of place. A smooth shaven face is accented by a thin mustache that bends upwards as he smiles at all of you. With his hat held lightly in his hand he bows to everyone present.</p><p></p><p> <span style="color: darkorchid">“Welcome honored individuals! Please allow me to introduce myself...I am Mr. Arthur Pettigrew, a liaison to the Mayor. I’ll be showing you around your new office today, along with some of the local neighborhood sights. We have much to see today so please come inside.”</span></p><p></p><p> Arthur opens the door to the building and holds it open for everyone to go inside. Not far from the entrance you meet a middle aged man with graying hair who offers to take your coats and cloaks and hang them up for you.</p><p></p><p> <span style="color: darkorchid">“Hello ladies and gents, my name is Gerald Odine. I’m the handyman around here who fixes anything that gets broke and,”</span> He says with a wink, <span style="color: darkorchid">“I keep the place clean if I’m not too busy.”</span></p><p></p><p> Arthur clears his throat, <span style="color: darkorchid">“Ahem, yes this is Gerald. If you have anything that needs to be fixed, cleaned, or need something rare procured he’s your man.”</span> Arthur gestures towards the interior of the building, <span style="color: darkorchid">“Come this way and we can meet Madeline, your new secretary.”</span> He leads you all into a large room filled desks, lamps and other odds and ends furniture. Seated at a desk close to the front is a petite brunette woman with long straight hair going down her back. She is wearing a modest dress and has pretty green eyes when she looks up and smiles at all of you. She puts down some papers as she stands to curtsy to everyone.</p><p></p><p> <span style="color: darkorchid">“Hello! My name is Madeline Rose. I’ve been assigned here as your secretary and accountant, so I will take care of any correspondence and send out payments for bill collection.”</span> She curtsies one more time to you before Arthur leads you to another part of the building weaving through some of the furniture. </p><p></p><p> <span style="color: darkorchid">“I’m quite sorry about the mess,”</span> says Arthur. <span style="color: darkorchid">“But we’ve been so busy lately that Gerald and the guardsmen haven’t had much time to rearrange things yet.”</span> He walks you into another room that is spotlessly clean and polished. Inside are three larger men wearing the insignia of the local town guardsmen. They are all heaving against a large table with a flat metal slab on top of it trying to get it straight in the middle of the room.</p><p></p><p> <span style="color: darkorchid">“Excuse me gentlemen, but these are the investigators who will be your new patrons.”</span> Arthur speaks to the guardsmen and they all set down the table so that they can turn and bow to you. Arthur begins introducing them, <span style="color: darkorchid">“This tall fellow here with the beard is Brutus. The hawkish looking gent with blonde hair is Jaxal, and lastly our shaven headed friend is Stephen.” “These men will assist in guarding these premises or yourselves if the need should arise.”</span> Arthur nods to the guardsmen and they go back to work moving the table. <span style="color: darkorchid">“This room will serve as a laboratory for the science minded individuals in your group. That large table they are moving can be used as an autopsy surface, and there is plenty of shelf space for books or any sort of glassware you might have.”</span> Arthur whisks out of the room with you in tow as he walks to another doorway off the main office area. Inside of this new room are two long tables with benches set up next to them. There are many cupboards with some cooking implements spread out on some of the table tops. <span style="color: darkorchid">“This is a small dining area for when you want to eat in private,”</span> Arthur says, <span style="color: darkorchid">“but there are a few nice restaurants in the area as I will show you when I take you to lunch momentarily.” “If you will come upstairs with me I’ll show you a sleeping and lounging area up there along with the last person employed under you.”</span></p><p></p><p> Arthur takes you up the stairs to a large open room with tables, chairs, several small beds, and a fireplace. Jumping on one of the beds is a boy who looks be 8 or 9 years of age. He immediately jumps down and looks sheepish as Arthur raises an eyebrow at him. <span style="color: darkorchid">“Rickert here will run messages and errands around the city for you. He is quite a fast runner and knows he way around well so if you need something done quickly you can rely on him.”</span> Arthur ruffles Rickert’s hair quickly before going back downstairs.</p><p></p><p> <span style="color: darkorchid">“And that concludes your tour of the new office that you will be working in. I’m sorry I haven’t given you much time for questions but we need to rush over to Sulin’s if we want to miss the midday meal rush. Once we are seated there with food in front of us you can ask me anything you like and introduce yourselves better if you wish.”</span></p><p></p><p> Arthur leads you to a coat rack to pick up your coats and cloaks and then out the door to a building across the street.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebus13, post: 1631948, member: 19723"] [i]It is a few hours before midday when the group meets in front of the new building they are going to be working in...[/i] You are greeted by a man of moderate height who is impeccably dressed. His dark brown hair is neatly combed back from his brow and not a single strand seems out of place. A smooth shaven face is accented by a thin mustache that bends upwards as he smiles at all of you. With his hat held lightly in his hand he bows to everyone present. [color=darkorchid]“Welcome honored individuals! Please allow me to introduce myself...I am Mr. Arthur Pettigrew, a liaison to the Mayor. I’ll be showing you around your new office today, along with some of the local neighborhood sights. We have much to see today so please come inside.”[/color] Arthur opens the door to the building and holds it open for everyone to go inside. Not far from the entrance you meet a middle aged man with graying hair who offers to take your coats and cloaks and hang them up for you. [color=darkorchid]“Hello ladies and gents, my name is Gerald Odine. I’m the handyman around here who fixes anything that gets broke and,”[/color] He says with a wink, [color=darkorchid]“I keep the place clean if I’m not too busy.”[/color] Arthur clears his throat, [color=darkorchid]“Ahem, yes this is Gerald. If you have anything that needs to be fixed, cleaned, or need something rare procured he’s your man.”[/color] Arthur gestures towards the interior of the building, [color=darkorchid]“Come this way and we can meet Madeline, your new secretary.”[/color] He leads you all into a large room filled desks, lamps and other odds and ends furniture. Seated at a desk close to the front is a petite brunette woman with long straight hair going down her back. She is wearing a modest dress and has pretty green eyes when she looks up and smiles at all of you. She puts down some papers as she stands to curtsy to everyone. [color=darkorchid]“Hello! My name is Madeline Rose. I’ve been assigned here as your secretary and accountant, so I will take care of any correspondence and send out payments for bill collection.”[/color] She curtsies one more time to you before Arthur leads you to another part of the building weaving through some of the furniture. [color=darkorchid]“I’m quite sorry about the mess,”[/color] says Arthur. [color=darkorchid]“But we’ve been so busy lately that Gerald and the guardsmen haven’t had much time to rearrange things yet.”[/color] He walks you into another room that is spotlessly clean and polished. Inside are three larger men wearing the insignia of the local town guardsmen. They are all heaving against a large table with a flat metal slab on top of it trying to get it straight in the middle of the room. [color=darkorchid]“Excuse me gentlemen, but these are the investigators who will be your new patrons.”[/color] Arthur speaks to the guardsmen and they all set down the table so that they can turn and bow to you. Arthur begins introducing them, [color=darkorchid]“This tall fellow here with the beard is Brutus. The hawkish looking gent with blonde hair is Jaxal, and lastly our shaven headed friend is Stephen.” “These men will assist in guarding these premises or yourselves if the need should arise.”[/color] Arthur nods to the guardsmen and they go back to work moving the table. [color=darkorchid]“This room will serve as a laboratory for the science minded individuals in your group. That large table they are moving can be used as an autopsy surface, and there is plenty of shelf space for books or any sort of glassware you might have.”[/color] Arthur whisks out of the room with you in tow as he walks to another doorway off the main office area. Inside of this new room are two long tables with benches set up next to them. There are many cupboards with some cooking implements spread out on some of the table tops. [color=darkorchid]“This is a small dining area for when you want to eat in private,”[/color] Arthur says, [color=darkorchid]“but there are a few nice restaurants in the area as I will show you when I take you to lunch momentarily.” “If you will come upstairs with me I’ll show you a sleeping and lounging area up there along with the last person employed under you.”[/color] Arthur takes you up the stairs to a large open room with tables, chairs, several small beds, and a fireplace. Jumping on one of the beds is a boy who looks be 8 or 9 years of age. He immediately jumps down and looks sheepish as Arthur raises an eyebrow at him. [color=darkorchid]“Rickert here will run messages and errands around the city for you. He is quite a fast runner and knows he way around well so if you need something done quickly you can rely on him.”[/color] Arthur ruffles Rickert’s hair quickly before going back downstairs. [color=darkorchid]“And that concludes your tour of the new office that you will be working in. I’m sorry I haven’t given you much time for questions but we need to rush over to Sulin’s if we want to miss the midday meal rush. Once we are seated there with food in front of us you can ask me anything you like and introduce yourselves better if you wish.”[/color] Arthur leads you to a coat rack to pick up your coats and cloaks and then out the door to a building across the street. [/QUOTE]
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