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Spot Hidden 66%,[dice]0[/dice]

Spot hidden,40 [dice]0[/dice]

Harry & Isolde,The hall is full of rough-looking characters, but two in particular stand out. In front-row seats, they are surveying the crowd, but due to their mean look, most people avoid eye contact for too long. One is shabbily-dressed and unshaven, with dark hair and moustache. His squinting eyes give him a cruel countenance. His companion is shorter but stocky, with stringy white-blond hair. He is dirty, and his rather vacant face is flushed, as if he has been drinking. He is even dirtier and shabbier than the other. He meets[b] Isolde’s[/b] look and leers horribly.

Harry Sneak/Hide,Sneak 70%, Hide 52%, [dice]0[/dice]

Harry,You can't make two separate skill rolls at the same time, and not with one die. I'll take it as a Sneak roll.

Harry,The men are still looking around at the other crowd members as they leave, but they do not notice Harry following. He sees them enter a black Hansom carriage decorated with the title [i]Malbray Asylum[/i] in white. Whipping the horses viciously, the taller of the two drives the carriage away.

Everyone else,Is there anything you'd like to do? Or would you like to move on to the afternoon?

HoneyDog,I thought that was the weird way 6th edition dealt with sneaking about, 7th has combined hide and sneak into stealth (from the 6th edn rulebook): [i]"Sneak (10%) The art of moving quietly, without alerting those whomight hear. Used in combination with Hide, the inves-tigator makes a single D100 roll, the result of which is matched against the investigator’s percentages in both skills. Use this combination when silent movement is necessary. See also Hide."[/i]

Ooc,Happy to proceed.

ooc,Happy to move on, once everyone decides what to do about the asylum. Melody will join any group that goes there, whether that's tonight or this afternoon - she'll leave it for her social "betters" to decide when is best. ;)

OOC,How far away is Malbray Asylum?

OOC,If you want to go to the asylum, you have to find out where it is.

Harry Know Roll 55%,[dice]0[/dice]

Harry,It's in Hackney, but you still need to find the location. You'll need to edit your post otherwise it doesn't really make sense.

OOC,Who will stay at the inquest, and who will go to the asylum? Isolde will stay, but Alexander will go to the asylum.

Captains treat,This being the Gaslight Era and Crozier a well-to-do gentleman, he will not, I'm afraid, countenance anything other than his paying for ladies' meals. Fear not, he can afford it.

ooc,I had a look out of curiosity and [i]The Knowledge[/i] test that all London taxi drivers must pass to be licenced began in 1865 - I had no idea whether it was a 20th thing. This requires the cabbies to know all landmarks (including hospitals) within 6 miles of Charing Cross, and the fastest route between any two landmarks. If the Asylum is in Hackney, then Hackney is less than 5 miles from Charing Cross.

Isolde & Crozier,Unfortunately, Isolde and Crozier find that they do not have enough time to make a fine luncheon in the City, as they become embroiled in negotiations for hiring a reliable Hansom cab to ferry the party around. Luckily, they chance upon a gentlemen who claims allegiance to the East End Citizens’ Committee, who charges a fair price considering. It is then time to get to the next inquest in Whitechapel. The venue this time is a school building, which at least guarantees the behaviour of some of the more rowdier crowd elements. The children look on curiously, and many shout cheeky insults at Isolde when they see her style of dress. A fed-up looking Partington-White announces the beginning of the inquest into one Tom Vernon, aged twenty-five, of no fixed abode. Giving testimony are Inspectors Cleveland and Spaulding. Dr. Raffin is present, but doesn’t speak. Also in the crowd are the two horrible-looking men whom Isolde spied earlier. Inspector Cleveland gives most of the details. [color=#0000BF]“Vernon was already known to local police”[/color] he announces.[color=#0000BF] “He was a notorious mutcher with several warrants pending.”[/color] [color=#800080]“Mutcher?” [/color]echoes Partington-White.[color=#800080] “What is that?”[/color] The crowd begins laughing at his ignorance, and he is quick to shush them. [color=#0000BF]“It’s a robber of drunks” [/color]answers Cleveland. [color=#0000BF]“Well, his body was found near a coalbin in the railyards near Aldgate Station at 4 o’clock on the morning of October 24th. He was known to, ahem, ply his trade on drunken vagrants thereabouts.” [/color] The inquest continues with more minor details, and presently comes to an end. It is announced that the Rodrigues inquest will continue at the same venue tomorrow morning.

Everyone else,The companions manage to find a Hansom which will take them to Malbray Asylum. It is located in Hackney Wick, in the marshes between the London Water Works and the River Lea. The driver takes them down Temple Mill Road, and turns down a narrow lane. This route obviously sees little traffic. The surroundings give the impression of countryside; there are no buildings and no other traffic. The shadows of the late autumn trees cast a gloomy, foreboding air. The asylum itself is located on a low hill, surrounded by scrub and marsh. A grim, foreboding place, it seems surrounded by an 8-foot high wall. Within, the companions can see a massive, brooding stone building, which must be the main institution. Dropping them off, the cab driver claims that he cannot wait and sets off back down the lane, oblivious to any protestations. Turning to the entrance, the companions can see that the drive continues on, but the entrance is blocked by a gate of spiked iron bars. However, a sign adjacent indicate a bell for visitors to ring.

OOC,How many of us are there, is Dr Campbell with us?

OOC,When you've worked out what you want to do, ring the bell.

OOC,I'm going to split the narrative into two different threads from here, so please read and post accordingly.

OOC,Keep posting here then until you decide what to do.

OOC,Harry and Melody both seem better at the old Fast Talk but less on Persuade, do we want a mix. We're also both low on Credit Rating

ooc,Yes, unfortunately I picked Fast Talk as my social, it turns out that the way I've played her in both adventures, I probably should have gone for Charm.

OOC,I'm going to move this to a new sub-thread now.