Vanessa drives
Langford to the hospital, and her badge would help her get him examined. There's nothing physically wrong with the man, though he has been missing for several days, and the fact that he remembers little of what happened but chalks it up to a drunken bender leads to him being released. He tells
Vanessa he plans to call the company he works for and beg to keep his job, though he does not sound optimistic, and it was hard to blame him. He had an unexplained work absence and did not remember where he parked the company truck he had been using. But while he may lose his job,
Vanessa can take some small comfort in the fact that unlike Abigail, he had been saved-- and thanks to
Dr. Shaeffer seemed to remember little of the horrors he experienced.
OOC: This will likely take a few hours,so I'm going to finish up with Nik and get him caught up in the timeline. If there's anything else pressing Vanessa wants to do in the meantime feel free to post it. |
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There's a long line to get into Club Apocalypse, but
Nik does not even have to show a badge before he's ushered in. Apparently he was on 'the list." Inside the club is only half full, but it's still early in the evening. Frankly there was enough room here to let in everyone waiting outside, but apparently
Alzis catered to an exclusive clientele.
The music is loud,dark and ambient. These on the dance floor gyrate to it with reckless abandon. It looks like something out of a religious epiphany, and
Nik recalled one of Alzis' assistant had admitted it's purpose was as much. It was tempting perhaps to lose himself in it-- would that remove the itch lurking on the corner of his mind ever since he had touched the book?
If Nik wants to, he finds his way up on the second floor of the club, the security flanking both sides of the staircase allowing him to pass without issue. Amongst the mostly empty tables up here he spies one that two people are sitting at. One is a young man in dark clothing and gothic makeup, speaking with a beautiful young woman.
Nik recognizes her as
https://www.callofcthulhu.org.uk/pbp/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=6105&start=220#p200261 who he and
Vanessa had briefly spoken to the last time they were here. Presently she's smoking a cigarette and looking down at the crowd below. But as
Nik approaches, her eyes widen, and her blank expression acquires a smile.
"
I remember you! You're one of Stephen's friends. Well, this is a pleasant surprise, isn't it, Anton?" She turns to the man, who shrugs and continues to nurse his drink, hardly glancing over at the agent.
"It's uncommon for your type to show up here, but you have a lifetime pass, as you've probably ascertained. Sit down, darling. Can I get you a drink? What brings you into the spider's den today, hmm?"
