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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 2706313" data-attributes="member: 63"><p><em>October 31, 2005</em></p><p><em>Halloween</em></p><p><em>4:13 am</em></p><p></p><p>Shotguns blast, magical fire sears the air, tomb-robbers are hurled telekinetically into the sides of tombs, and in the end, a pair of Frenchmen are carted off by some very suspicious cops.</p><p></p><p>"I have permits for all of these," Nathan says, opening his duffle bag.</p><p></p><p>He pulls out his own pistol, his back-up pistol, the shotgun, and, most important, his bounty hunter's license.</p><p></p><p>"I'd like to turn these men over for attempting to deface a New Orleans monument," Nathan adds.</p><p></p><p>There's something incongruous about a British bounty hunter in a New Orleans cemetery that makes the cops laugh. Their good spirits, combined with Robert's excellent fast talking, keeps them from realizing John has been carrying a pair of illegal silenced pistols, taken from two separate dead people.</p><p></p><p>There is, of course, the matter of Nathan's car. The cops apologize since he's being so polite, but the car was reported in a hit-and-run earlier that day. Nathan shows them that, clearly, his car is completely undamaged. He invites them to inspect it as closely as they want, and he even volunteers to go with them down to the station to figure out what caused the mix-up.</p><p></p><p>As for the rest of the group, they only had a little while to talk to the prisoners before the cops showed up, but they found out a lot through a little magical reading, a bit of compulsion, and a bit of strong-arming. The men were Knights of the Round, a kin that Terry equates to the Klu Klux Klan, only they hate non-humans, rather than non-white non-Christian people. Some are more or less violent in their hatred, and these two seemed generally unwilling to kill anyone.</p><p></p><p>They said they were contacted by a group of Canadians who wanted something from the tomb of Marie LaVeau, though the Knights of the Round didn't know what. The Rastafarians, members of a local neo-Voodoo cult, had offered to sell the key to the old witch's tomb, but the deal went south, so the Knights had decided to just force their way into the tomb.</p><p></p><p>Every one in the group decides to leave well enough alone and not try to see what the Canadians wanted. Even when Scarpedin and Balthazaar show up with the key, they only briefly look inside. Terry senses no magic items, no secret panels, and anything that might have been there has long since already been looted, even Marie's body. After all, the tomb has been the focus of reverence for over a century.</p><p></p><p>The group goes back to Belladonna's house and tries to get some sleep, so they can be ready for when they head over to Gaia the next morning. When they wake, Nathan is back, and he's nervous. He's fairly confident he was followed on the way back from the police station the night before, though he has not yet had a premonition to warn him of danger. Belladonna reminds him that she had Nana put a spell on the house to protect them from harm, though Terry seems dismissive of the old woman's possible magical abilities.</p><p></p><p>Just then, they see an armored van parked across the street. The driver is watching the house through binoculars, and as soon he sees them looking back, he drives off.</p><p></p><p>Balthazaar calls, and tells them they should try to be ready by noon. The last thing they want is to get stuck on Gaia in New Orleans, on Halloween, after night fall.</p><p></p><p>Everyone says they're ready, except for a disbelieving Scarpedin.</p><p></p><p>"Are you kidding?" he says. "There are going to be vampires over there. You can't be too prepared. We need holy water, and crosses . . . the older the better. I saw a church in the French Quarter. Had a big cross on top."</p><p></p><p>"The one in Jackson Square?" Belladonna asks. "The St. Louis Cathedral?"</p><p></p><p>"Yeah. We need to get that cross off. Do you think we can rent a cutting torch from Home Depot? Dammit, you should have taken the French guys' one last night."</p><p></p><p>The group is at a loss for words.</p><p></p><p>Ten minutes later, they're in Nathan's car, on the way to Home Depot.</p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>End of Fourth Session</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 2706313, member: 63"] [i]October 31, 2005 Halloween 4:13 am[/i] Shotguns blast, magical fire sears the air, tomb-robbers are hurled telekinetically into the sides of tombs, and in the end, a pair of Frenchmen are carted off by some very suspicious cops. "I have permits for all of these," Nathan says, opening his duffle bag. He pulls out his own pistol, his back-up pistol, the shotgun, and, most important, his bounty hunter's license. "I'd like to turn these men over for attempting to deface a New Orleans monument," Nathan adds. There's something incongruous about a British bounty hunter in a New Orleans cemetery that makes the cops laugh. Their good spirits, combined with Robert's excellent fast talking, keeps them from realizing John has been carrying a pair of illegal silenced pistols, taken from two separate dead people. There is, of course, the matter of Nathan's car. The cops apologize since he's being so polite, but the car was reported in a hit-and-run earlier that day. Nathan shows them that, clearly, his car is completely undamaged. He invites them to inspect it as closely as they want, and he even volunteers to go with them down to the station to figure out what caused the mix-up. As for the rest of the group, they only had a little while to talk to the prisoners before the cops showed up, but they found out a lot through a little magical reading, a bit of compulsion, and a bit of strong-arming. The men were Knights of the Round, a kin that Terry equates to the Klu Klux Klan, only they hate non-humans, rather than non-white non-Christian people. Some are more or less violent in their hatred, and these two seemed generally unwilling to kill anyone. They said they were contacted by a group of Canadians who wanted something from the tomb of Marie LaVeau, though the Knights of the Round didn't know what. The Rastafarians, members of a local neo-Voodoo cult, had offered to sell the key to the old witch's tomb, but the deal went south, so the Knights had decided to just force their way into the tomb. Every one in the group decides to leave well enough alone and not try to see what the Canadians wanted. Even when Scarpedin and Balthazaar show up with the key, they only briefly look inside. Terry senses no magic items, no secret panels, and anything that might have been there has long since already been looted, even Marie's body. After all, the tomb has been the focus of reverence for over a century. The group goes back to Belladonna's house and tries to get some sleep, so they can be ready for when they head over to Gaia the next morning. When they wake, Nathan is back, and he's nervous. He's fairly confident he was followed on the way back from the police station the night before, though he has not yet had a premonition to warn him of danger. Belladonna reminds him that she had Nana put a spell on the house to protect them from harm, though Terry seems dismissive of the old woman's possible magical abilities. Just then, they see an armored van parked across the street. The driver is watching the house through binoculars, and as soon he sees them looking back, he drives off. Balthazaar calls, and tells them they should try to be ready by noon. The last thing they want is to get stuck on Gaia in New Orleans, on Halloween, after night fall. Everyone says they're ready, except for a disbelieving Scarpedin. "Are you kidding?" he says. "There are going to be vampires over there. You can't be too prepared. We need holy water, and crosses . . . the older the better. I saw a church in the French Quarter. Had a big cross on top." "The one in Jackson Square?" Belladonna asks. "The St. Louis Cathedral?" "Yeah. We need to get that cross off. Do you think we can rent a cutting torch from Home Depot? Dammit, you should have taken the French guys' one last night." The group is at a loss for words. Ten minutes later, they're in Nathan's car, on the way to Home Depot. [b][i]End of Fourth Session[/i][/b] [/QUOTE]
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