Masks of Nyarlathotep: Chapter 2 (London)

[Gomez]

Inspector Barrington smiles and shakes his head. "Only if you wish this converastion to end. I am not dissmissing you if that's what you think. I am just giving you a warning about taking the law into your own hands."

 

[Vendetta]

"Good, sir. Very good. The answer to that question is usually "yes", with a bit of force... I'm glad to see that you're not among those who answer that way as they often turn out to be on the wrong side of the investigation. Sir, if you will permit me..." Jack says, going over to the inspector's desk to get a pencil and a piece of paper. He quickly draws out a symbol. "Have you ever seen this?" Jack asks as he shows the inspector his drawing.

 

[Gomez]

He glances down at the symbol and looks through his notes. "No, I have never seen it before. Have you encountered the word 'Hotep' in your investigations? One of the Egyptian murder victims reportedly cried out the word just before he died. Mr. Gavigan said that it was an ancient Egyptian word meaning 'rest' or 'peace'. Also do you know anything about the Blue Pyramid Club here in London? Several of the victims frequented the club but our stake-outs of the place revealed nothing."

 

[Vendetta]

"Hmmm. No... I don't believe that I have. Nor do I know enough about Egypt to say what it means... I'm begining to worry that perhaps this is two seperate cases with no connection... have you heard anything in these about the Carlyle expedition? It seemed to be a significant thing in Mr. Elias' work." Jack says, taking off his hat and running his fingers through his hair.

 

[Gomez]

"The Carlyle Expedition? Hum, let me look." The Inspector looks over his notes again. "I interviewed a Egyptian spice dealer by the name of Tewfik al-Sayed. He had once guided a Egyptian expedition for the Penhew Foundation. I believe it was the Carlyle Expedition. I had him tailed but it didn't produce any leads."

 

[Vendetta]

"I thought everyone on the Carlyle Expedition were killed." Jack says, looking to the others questioningly. "Do we know if the guide returned? Maybe we should speak with this fellow."

 

[Gomez]

"I don't know. I only remember the Carlyle Expedition from the papers several years ago. I will check in on it though. Tewfik al-Sayed has a shop on Ardour Street in Soho. *he gives you the address*. He is a frequent patron of the Blue Pyramid. That is why he was questioned."

 

[Vendetta]

"I've nothing else but two quick statements... One, Could you go over your case files again. See if there is any reference in any way to the Carlyle Expedition or members of it. Something about that expedition was what Jackson uncovered and what got him killed. My gut tells me that these are all related somehow, but so far, the evidence doesn't seem to pan out. There are rumors that some members of the expedition, even all of them, survived somehow but disappeared. This is only because none of thier bodies were found. Me, I'm betting they're dead... but you never know. Second... a question really. I think I need to show this symbol to some practicioner of "magic" and occult rituals. I'm thinking now that with the absense of this mark on anyone but Mr. Elias, that it is some kind of mystic ward or something used to chase off what ever it was Jackson knew or a warning or some such thing that was not needed on the other victims." Jack says in a "thinking out loud" kind of way.

 

[yangnome]

OOC: I'm still here and following along daily. It just seems that Jack is having good dialogue with the inspector and I don't really have anything to add at the moment.

 

[Ashy]

As they ride along in the taxi, Charles keeps an eye out to make sure that they are not tailed.

OOC: Spot +2 (untrained)