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Leo listened to Saffron and followed the others down the steps. He reached out with his feelings, trying to figure out if anything happened, magic wise.

Jordan descends the stairs, not noticing anything out of the ordinary.

Sense Vestigia roll (30% skill) in the basement:
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Skipper heads off in search of the photography section, oblivious to magical miasma.

Those of you who failed your Sense Vestigia roll only sense the standard background vestigium of central London (pain, joy, sweat, tears, and something that sounds very much like a sheep bleating forlornly).

Down the stairs lies the basement. Its main section runs beneath part of the upstairs’ central section. On the far wall, a security door leads out to a staff area. Two spurs mirror those on the ground floor; both have fire exit doors leading into a stairwell that emerges on the ground floor opposite the main stairwell. At the bottom of the stairs, to the right, is a till point - this must be the one Warwick Anderson used to call the emergency services.

Just beyond the till, between it and the door to the staff area, lies the cookery section, where Anderson was attacked. The art section is located in the right-hand spur (as you look at the drawing). The photography section is behind this in the left-hand spur.

Saffron points to a large, disorganised pile of books in the middle of the cookery section. The mess appears to have originated from five shelves in the art section.

"There. That's where Warwick was standing."

She turns to, looking somewhat concerned.

"Are you alright? You've gone very pale."

OOC:   Everyone please make an observation check.

You spot a CCTV camera, mounted to cover a dead spot behind the till.

Observation (60%):

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"I'm... fine. Just thought I smelled something... odd." Izzy looks at her fellow investigators to see if they sensed anything as well, studying their faces to see if any of them register the same kind of reaction as she did. She then looks up at the camera behind the till.

"Have you checked the CCTV from that thing?" she asks Saffron, pointing up. "Or have you passed on the footage to the officers who were on scene?"

Jordan hadn't even noticed the camera, but that was no surprise. Those things were everywhere in London. One got used to being watched.

Observation roll (60% skill) in the basement:
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OOC:   Regular success. The curse is lifted!

Skipper starts looking at the bookshop more carefully, less in jest. He ambles back to Saffron. "Would you be able to tell us something of the history of this bookshop?"

Saffron frowns at Izzy’s question.

“The CCTV footage should still be on the computer, but it’s company property. Plus there are privacy issues. I’m not sure I can let you look at it.”

At Skipper‘s question, her frown deepens.

“I don’t know much about the building’s history, except it’s a couple of shops knocked through. I suppose there’s something on the internet maybe.”

OOC:   Okay, you have a number of options: to persuade Saffron to let you check the CCTV, I need a Social roll. To look up the building’s history on your smartphone, it’s a Research roll. Additionally, those of you with magical training would do well to recall what you’ve learned about ghosts/poltergeists, and how they are attracted to magic…

Social (60%):

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Hard success!

Izzy considers her options, looking to Leo for support. "If we can determine that an offence has indeed taken place, then we will need to see the footage anyway under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, Section 19," she says, recalling her days at Hendon memorising the relevant laws and regulations. "In which case, it would save time if we can take a look earlier on, since it might give us more of an idea on what we're searching for."

She speaks in an apologetic tone, trying to find a rapport with Saffron to gently persuade her to come around to the same point of view.

Leo caught up with Izzy and nodded. "Yes, I believe that would satisfy that requirement, if you can find it," he said reassuringly to Saffron.

"By the way, ghosts...real ghosts, anyway...are actually attracted to magic. I heard Abigail talking about how they set up a werelight as a sort of ghost trap in the subway. It doesn't really trap them like in Ghostbusters. It was more of a bug being attracted to a bug zapper. Without the zap, of course."

With an expression on his face of 'good idea', Skipper hauls out a phone in a very rugged, rather scuffed case and starts researching the building's history. Sipping coffee.

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OOC:   Good grief! Skipper will spend 15 Luck to make that a success.

At the mention of ghosts, Des’ ears pricked up, not that that affected her outward demeanour of bored indifference.

She wandered deeper into the store, looking around the shelves.

Jordan looks at the books at the scene of the crime without touching anything, trying to determine what kind of books were there and which particular books were thrown, in case it's significant.

Can I also roll Forensics while I'm examining the crime scene?

Mr. Handy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:21 am Jordan.png

Jordan looks at the books at the scene of the crime without touching anything, trying to determine what kind of books were there and which particular books were thrown, in case it's significant.

Can I also roll Forensics while I'm examining the crime scene?

OOC:   Yes, by all means.

SaintMeerkat wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:54 pm DC Leo Dansby.jpg

Leo caught up with Izzy and nodded. "Yes, I believe that would satisfy that requirement, if you can find it," he said reassuringly to Saffron.

"By the way, ghosts...real ghosts, anyway...are actually attracted to magic. I heard Abigail talking about how they set up a werelight as a sort of ghost trap in the subway. It doesn't really trap them like in Ghostbusters. It was more of a bug being attracted to a bug zapper. Without the zap, of course."

OOC:   Are you talking about magic out loud and in front of Saffron?

Jordan has absolutely no clue.

Science(Forensics) roll (30% skill) at the crime scene:
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