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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM with a vengence" data-source="post: 177602" data-attributes="member: 1679">David put on gloves, put a new change of clothes in his car and went back to room 325 (the room the cultists had been using).  There he meticulously removed his fingerprints from anything he might have touched and cleaned up a little.  Then took off the gloves, drove to a Carl’s Jr. on the wrong side of the tracks in Arkham, and dumped the knife and pistol into the dumpster out back.  He then drove to the other side of the city and changed, then he set fire to his clothing and the gloves and went to the Miskatonic Library to see if he could find anything on fooling a polygraph test and forensic science.  The library was closed at this time (3:30 in the morning) and so he sat on the front steps waiting for it open.Jacob and Jessica decided to go to sleep at their respective apartment and dorm room.Marta and Saquina also decided to go to the library where they met David on the front steps.  At around 4:00, a young man showed up.  “Hmm, looks like this is becoming a popular place to hang out.  I’m Assistant Librarian Nibbur.  Just give me a moment to open up.”  He unlocked the library, and they went in.  David took off toward the criminology section while Marta pestered the librarian.  “Where do you have books on the occult?”“Down that way.”  He pointed, and gave her a Dewey decimal number.  “And if you’re looking for occult books, those would be in the restricted section.”“Can you get me into there?” Marta asked.“You need a bunch of signatures, the Dean of Parapsychology, Head of the Archeology Department, and several others.  I don’t think you’re authorized.”“Damn.”  Marta and Saquina left to take a look at the door down to the restricted section.  It was a large steel piece, with five key locks, 2 combination locks, and a small sign over the door.  “Warning, Trespassers will go insane and be eaten by Horrors from Beyond the Realm of Space and Time.”“Great, just great.”  Marta said.“I have an idea, you go check out the regular books, I’ll go have a talk with the librarian.” Saquina said, heading back.The ordinary occult section of the Miskatonic Library was pretty similar to the books in the Arkham Arcanist.  UFOs, Bermuda Triangle, some spells.  Marta’s eye fell upon a manila folder stuff in among the books and took it out.  On the front was drawn a strange symbol like a wavy pentagram with a little squiggly bit in the middle.  Under it was the title  “Essays on the Necrocromicom, by Henry Polstrom Loehar.”“Hmm, this looks interesting….”“Hey, Mr. Librarian, how about if I do a favor for you, you do a favor for me.” Saquina said.“What kind of favor… oh.”  Nibbur said, looking at her expression.15 minutes later (hey, he’s not very good.After making sweet, sweet love* between the bookshelves, Saquina asked the librarian, “So, now can you get me into the restricted section?”Nibbur stood up putting his pants back on.  “The problem is I don’t really have access myself, but maybe if you call the head librarian, he can give you access.  Here’s his number.”“Thanks, can I use a library phone?”  Saquina asked.“Of course.”  Nibbur said as his darted around a corner.Saquina dialed the number.  After a few rings, she got an answering machine.  “Halt, caller.  You have reached the sound mailbox of Elan Nibbur, he is currently on a mission of galactic importance, but will contact you when he deactivates his cloaking field.  Leave you message after the laser cannon barrage.”  There was brief sound clip of laser and explosions, and then a beep.“Why that little…  I’m going to wring his scrawny neck.”  Saquina screamed, looking for the diappeared Elan Nibbur.*DMs note, this player always tries to gain something through sexual favors, every single game.  It seems like her first instinct is not to pull a gun, but to drop her pants.  I could tell you stories about the time she became a prostitute to get enough gold for that +1 rapier, but that would upset Eric’s Grandmother, so no.</blockquote>

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