Shadowed Arkham

[royya]

Jemima already seen the gardener, she can do that job. I will follow Whateley as I bring no help in the library. I'm sorry, but I know nothing on the topics Sorrel investigated.

[Mr. Handy]

"Yes, that's a sensible plan," says David. "Are you good at moving around without being noticed, though?"

OOC,Are [b]Mark[/b] and [b]Sarah[/b] still with us? They have excellent skills in Hide and Sneak.

[Cearlan]

OOC:   Garrett and Tormsen both packed their characters up earlier. Mark went over the banister in Sorrell's house the first night and is in hospital. I think Sarah stayed back at Providence. Sarah can be there tomorrow morning if you get in touch with Philip Baxter tonight - I'll assume you can do this from your hotel or anywhere that has a telephone really with no problem.

Jemima looks bemusedly at Joseph, arching an eyebrow. "I can move fairly quietly when needed you know Joseph, but you are right ...," she smoothes her skirt and brushes some imagined lint off her blouse. "... I do know the appearance of the gardener. I'll pick up her trail and follow her."

[Mr. Handy]

"Following Whateley will be a challenge, especially since he knows what we look like," David says to Joseph. "Maybe we should team up for that. You can follow him at first, and I'll follow you, making sure that I stay out of Whateley's sight. Then, after a while, we switch off; I follow him, and you follow me. If we keep switching, at least it won't be the same one of us tailing him the whole time, which will make him less likely to notice us."

[royya]

Very good plan. good thinking.
Joseph replies to David
Meredith, I guess you will stay in the library.

[Cearlan]

OOC:   Sorry I thought you had already left the library - my bad.

Jemima leaves and returns to the library but the gardener is nowhere to be seen. She tries to think of a way she can find where she went ... thinking back to when she was here last she remembers the gardener went to the right of the library after talking to Whateley. She heads down that road and sees a small shed just inside a compound at the rear of the building. She just sees the gardener heading down the street out of the corner of her eye. Luck roll - 39/55% Following the gardener is relatively easy at first but after a couple of intersections where the gardener turns left then right Jemima loses her quarry at a crossroads. Track roll - 24/15% Jemima, certain she turned to the right looks hard down West Main Street, heading towards Rivertown, but can see no trace of the woman she was following.


Whateley gets up and leaves his office, locking the door he says good-night to his staff and heads out the door. He heads left down the street.

OOC:   Can I have a track roll please Mr Handy - I'll roll for Royya after yours

[Mr. Handy]

David does an excellent job of following Whateley.

OOC,Wow! :o I even got 1/5 of my skill!

[Cearlan]

OOC:   I'll rule that your excellent roll covered the failure of Royyas character lol - great rolling there! Jonathan - Track roll - 59/10%

You follow Whateley and Jonathan takes over, followed by you then Jonathan again. You are just about to take over from Jonathan when it becomes apparent from his body language that he has lost sight of the librarian but you spot him as he turns into a side street. You race ahead of Jonathan and watch as Whateley removes a key from his pocket, opens a door and enters a building. Crossing the road and walking down the far side you notice that the buildings here are all residential.

[Mr. Handy]

David looks for the name of the street on which the house stands, and then approaches the house close enough to see its number so that he can get the address.

[royya]

Joseph (not Jonathan) catch up with David.
Pheeww. I thought I lost him. good job Professor.

[Mr. Handy]

"Thank you," says David, "but I was more lucky than anything. This is the first time I've ever done this." While he is getting the address, he checks the mailbox to see if there's a name on it.

[Cearlan]

You notice that Whateley entered 172 Walnut Street. Looking at the mailboxes you can see that there are three names attached to this house, Harden, Dunlap and Whateley.

[Mr. Handy]

David returns to Joseph and tells him what he's discovered. "This must be his home," he says, "probably a boarding house where Harden and Dunlap also reside. I think we've done all we can here, though at least now we know where he lives. Shall we return to the library and report back to the others?"

[Cearlan]

OOC:   The library will be closed for the night when you get there.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Where can we meet the others, then?

[Cearlan]

Let's assume they are waiting outside for you.

[royya]

I hate to say this but we need to get into his house when he is away.
Joseph said.
We can wait for the morning.

[Mr. Handy]

David nods. "Yes, that's best done when he's at work, not at home," he says, "and the young lady is more suited to the task than either of us. Let's go rejoin the others outside the library."

[Cearlan]

You all gather outside the library where Jemima stands shivering in the shadows.

Jemima tells you "I followed the gardener up to where she turned onto West Main Street but lost her in the crowd. I don't think she was aware of my following her. She seemed to be heading towards the Rivertown area. Can we go to the hotel now, I'm cold?"

[Mr. Handy]

"Yes, let's go back," says David, continuing to speak as they walk. "We trailed Mr. Whateley back to his home: 172 Walnut Street. He shares it with two people named Harden and Dunlap, so it's likely a boarding house. It might pay to visit the place during the day while he's at work."