Session 4 Recap

The Recap of Session 4 of the chronicle Detroit by Night.

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Caleb Porter's Perspective
Caleb has sun-proofed his apartment with a combination of blackout curtains and blinds.

As the attention on the gang war and terror attack dies down the media turns their attention towards the 30 or so missing students from Wayne State College. The police does not comment the ongoing investigation, but after a few days there is a leak that clothes and personal items belonging to the missing students have been found among the at the Opera, spurring the police to put more effort into investigating the kidnapping. They interview everyone from Epsilon Sigma and Beta Tau and ask for information around campus. Survivors, such as Saira and Emily, as well as Daniella and Darsh are sought after. Emily especially have already been approached twice.

Saira and Caleb tell Emily what kind of story she's supposed to keep to. That 30 students from Epsilon Sigma and Beta Tau was kidnapped, some of them murdered and others abused in ritual fashions. That this was definetly done by a Terror organisation.

Caleb has several missed phone-calls from his mother and a text that says "Call me". Bella wants to know why he doesn't pick up when she calls, and Caleb explains that he lost his job at Einhorn & Associates in combination with the Opera Incident and he's started his own company. Bella says that of course they fire a black man first, and that she's worried about how he's doing. They talk about some fmaily stuff, that his older brother Michael is moving in with his girl, and that Duncan is very pleased he got out of that basketball team. She invites him for a family-dinner one evening and Caleb agrees. They end the conversation by Caleb telling Bella he's visited the doctor due to feeling nausious in the sunlight, they don't know what it is yet but they've advised him to stay out of direct sunlight for now. His momma don't know medicine enough to really question this, but she worries about him.

Shanice calls Caleb on the phone and asks him to come over. She tells him that she can't reach mr Grayson, and that she's in need of her monthly blood. Caleb readily agrees, citing that he owes her, and pours some of his blood into a glass while she looks at it longingly. She thanks him, but doesn't drink the blood while he's there.

Caleb gets a text from his old roommate at Wayne State College, Marshal Holland, asking to meet up at After-Work in Downtown.

Caleb and Saira start experimenting with how vampire stuff works. They head out to a club and drink from someone wasted, discovering that they can get drunk this way too. They buy some stuff that stories say hurt vampires, like garlic, a bible, and crosses, but it has no effect on them. They head out and break into a Mosque, and being in the building or near the altars doesn't have an effect.

They then head out to St. Florian Catholic Church in Hamtramck, where they discover the otherwise open church doors being sealed and covered in police tape. They hear a scream nearby and go to investigate. They find a man being attacked by a vampire, Saira goes to try and grapple her while Caleb draws his gun. The vampire is a mindless Wight, and manages to grapple Saira instead and visciously bite and tear parts of her upper shoulder. Saira bites her back, and Caleb shoots her several times in the back. Saira is very hurt when a very beautiful and elegant-looking man in a tracksuit shows up. He grabs hold of the Wight's arms and tears the muscles using Vicissitude, so she is no longer able to grapple Saira. As the Wight tries to run, he lounges for her legs and squeezes them like clay so that she is unable to use them properly. Being left a squirming torso on the ground, the man finishes the Wight off by commanding it's ribbcage to pierce it's heart and kill it.

The man introduces himself as Kristoff and invites them both into the church. Caleb comments that at least they seem to be able to enter churches, and Kristoff says that God's light only stops the wicked. They sit down in the vestry, which has some nice old furnitures, and Kristoff starts fixing Saira's wounded upper shoulder. He heals her down to 2 agg using his powers. They sit and talk for several hours and Kristoff  tell them various things about Vampire society in exchange for a lesser favor in the future. Caleb says that if he ever needs assistance then he can call them. They exchange numbers. Kristoff tells them the following:


 * The Tzimisce rule in Hamtramck and their local group were Independant from the Sabbat. They prize taking care of their people and guiding them. He knows some of how the Sabbat works, but their Elder broke off by finding God. They were on good standing with the Camarilla, and were considering joining. They have the power of Vicissitude, shaping of flesh and bones which can be used for miracles and horrors alike.


 * The Assamites were welcomed into Hamtramck with their asian migrants, and were subjects to the Tzimisce. They were allowed to practice their strange religion to some extent, but Diablery was forbidden. The Assamites, being the assassins, blood-addicts and soul-eaters that they are, there unhappy with this and attacked them in the Church the evening before the Opera Incident. It was a slaughter and Kristoff thinks he's the only Kindred left alive in Hamtramck, except for the Assamite Wights who diablerized so many that they went into Wassail and became what they are now.


 * With the Tzimisce having the support of the Camarilla, and the Assamites being supported by the Anarchs, there was talk about Hamtramck turning into a site for a Proxy War, up until the Assamites attacked first.


 * The Camarilla is a Sect of Vampires who uphold secrecy certain traditions. They have a Prince, which sets laws and give out domains. They enforce their laws on all Kindred in a city, even those not of the Camarilla. The Tradition of Masquerade keeps humans and kindred seperated, for the protection of both, but Kindred still guide humanity on the right path and this is good.


 * The Anarchs are a loosely held together Sect, often made up of small groups of Kindred that hold a terf. They war as much with each other as with other Sects, and are only joined together by their hatered for authorities such as the Camarilla.


 * The Sabbat are a Sect of satanistic fanatics, believing in Cainite supremecy and ruling all Kine (mortals) openly. They have their stronghold in South America and hold several cities in the US, from which they strike out in terrible war campaigns to take new cities. To gain footsoldiers in wartime, they mass-embrace Shovelheads. This does something to the victims, but Kristoff's unsure what.


 * Kristoff is sorry for Saira having been embraced by the Assamites. She bears a terrible curse of a monsterous clan, but he reminded her that she always have a free will and can choose to walk God's rightous path. He promises to keep an eye out for her Parents and she is free to come visit them. But they are forbidden from feeding in Hamtramck.


 * Kristoff thinks Caleb is of a noble clan, who's word one can trust and who leads the Camarilla
 * Kristoff briefly mentions the story of the biblical Caine being the first vampire, cursed by God for killing Abel

Once home, Saira asks Caleb for some of his blood. He gives it to her, blood-bonding her at stage 1. Caleb tells Saira that they need to check if anyone else survived the Opera, and that they should break into the College administration.

Caleb meets up with Shanice at her apartment. He asks if she's been in contact with mr Grayson, but she only responds that she's tried calling and texting but without any responce. He tells her some of what he's learned from Kristoff, that the Sabbat were responcible for the Opera and that the Camarilla needs to know that they might be getting set up for conflict with the Anarchs. He also tells her that Darsh and Daniella are at Campus. Shanice promises to try and get this information to Grayson. They talk more about Saira, and that Shanice thinks that Caleb shouldn't trust her. They know nothing about her, or if her story checks out, but Caleb counters that Emily has corroborated it. But he agrees that Saira seems impulsive, and Shanice encourages him to "use her, but not trust her".

Diya Saira Narang's Perspective
Saira has sun-proofed his apartment with a combination of blackout curtains and blinds, and added extra security with a couple of door chains.

As the attention on the gang war and terror attack dies down the media turns their attention towards the 30 or so missing students from Wayne State College. The police does not comment the ongoing investigation, but after a few days there is a leak that clothes and personal items belonging to the missing students have been found among the at the Opera, spurring the police to put more effort into investigating the kidnapping. They interview everyone from Epsilon Sigma and Beta Tau and ask for information around campus. Survivors, such as Saira and Emily, as well as Daniella and Darsh are sought after. Emily especially have already been approached twice.

Saira and Caleb tell Emily what kind of story she's supposed to keep to. That 30 students from Epsilon Sigma and Beta Tau was kidnapped, some of them murdered and others abused in ritual fashions. That this was definetly done by a Terror organisation.

Emily doesn't stay at Epsilon Sigma anymore, she sleeps at Saira's place.

Saira tries to keep up her studies by reading and going to any classes that are held after sundown. But she misses the vast majority of classes this way, have very little interaction with her classmates, and have a hard time finding the motivation to read with everything else happening. As it stands, if she don't do anything different then she'll most probably fail the class.

Shaun has been bonded fully and turned into a ghoul. He knows what Saira is and that the blood has "bonded them" somehow. But he doesn't know that it is an emotional manipulation and exclusively one-way.

One evening Saira has several missed phone-calls from her mother. She calls her and Taraka says she's seen the news regarding the missing students. She wants to know if Saira was there and if she's okay, but she's very angry and sad that Saira didn't tell her. Saira says she was there, but that she's been in chock and didn't want to think or talk about it. Taraka asks about Darsh, because his parents have not been able to reach him for some time. Saira says he was part of kidnapping too, and Taraka intends to tell Darsh's parents and that they need to go see him. Saira talks her out of it, saying Darsh is talking to a "professional" and that it would be an embaressment. The conversation ends with Taraka telling Saira to come visit them only during the day, since people are being attacked and disappear in Hamtramck since the Gang War. Saira says that she's gotten an intership at the nightshift of an open clinic and sleeps mostly during the days.

Saira calls Detective Dane on the phone, and asks to come down and give her statement. They meet at the local precinct and sit down in a room with just a table, two chairs, a camera and very basic decor. Isabella Dane is a tall caucasian woman with shoulder-length blonde curly hair, looking somewhere in her early 40s. She asks Saira to give her statement about what happend to them. Saira names Emily and Darsh as being together at Ray Wilkinson's Urban-Commando Adventure, where they encountered a man with a bullet-wound on his leg. An unwashed man shows up and attacks them, and Saira describes him well enough for them to get a facial composite made. Saira mentions them being forced into a gladiator-style fight, but one of them being killed when they refused. Detective Dane shows Saira other facial compositions and she recognizes Alejandra De Valle. She points her out as the leader, says the sketch is a bit off, but doesn't tell them her name. Saira mentions them then forcing them to dig a hole, burrying people in it and seeing who manages to get out. They survivors were then used as fighters, putting guns in their hands and forcing them to attack the Opera. Saira manages to convince Dane that she's giving her full story and not leaving anything out. Dane offers her to talk to a counselor, but Saira says she already have one. Dane takes her number and adress (the Sorority), and tells her not to leave town.

Caleb and Saira start experimenting with how vampire stuff works. They head out to a club and drink from someone wasted, discovering that they can get drunk this way too. They buy some stuff that stories say hurt vampires, like garlic, a bible, and crosses, but it has no effect on them. They head out and break into a Mosque, and being in the building or near the altars doesn't have an effect.

They then head out to St. Florian Catholic Church in Hamtramck, where they discover the otherwise open church doors being sealed and covered in police tape. They hear a scream nearby and go to investigate. They find a man being attacked by a vampire, Saira goes to try and grapple her while Caleb draws his gun. The vampire is a mindless Wight, and manages to grapple Saira instead and visciously bite and tear parts of her upper shoulder. Saira bites her back, and Caleb shoots her several times in the back. Saira is very hurt when a very beautiful and elegant-looking man in a tracksuit shows up. He grabs hold of the Wight's arms and tears the muscles using Vicissitude, so she is no longer able to grapple Saira. As the Wight tries to run, he lounges for her legs and squeezes them like clay so that she is unable to use them properly. Being left a squirming torso on the ground, the man finishes the Wight off by commanding it's ribbcage to pierce it's heart and kill it.

The man introduces himself as Kristoff and invites them both into the church. Caleb comments that at least they seem to be able to enter churches, and Kristoff says that God's light only stops the wicked. They sit down in the vestry, which has some nice old furnitures, and Kristoff starts fixing Saira's wounded upper shoulder. He heals her down to 2 agg using his powers. They sit and talk for several hours and Kristoff  tell them various things about Vampire society in exchange for a lesser favor in the future. Caleb says that if he ever needs assistance then he can call them. They exchange numbers. Kristoff tells them the following:


 * The Tzimisce rule in Hamtramck and their local group were Independant from the Sabbat. They prize taking care of their people and guiding them. He knows some of how the Sabbat works, but their Elder broke off by finding God. They were on good standing with the Camarilla, and were considering joining. They have the power of Vicissitude, shaping of flesh and bones which can be used for miracles and horrors alike.


 * The Assamites were welcomed into Hamtramck with their asian migrants, and were subjects to the Tzimisce. They were allowed to practice their strange religion to some extent, but Diablery was forbidden. The Assamites, being the assassins, blood-addicts and soul-eaters that they are, there unhappy with this and attacked them in the Church the evening before the Opera Incident. It was a slaughter and Kristoff thinks he's the only Kindred left alive in Hamtramck, except for the Assamite Wights who diablerized so many that they went into Wassail and became what they are now.


 * With the Tzimisce having the support of the Camarilla, and the Assamites being supported by the Anarchs, there was talk about Hamtramck turning into a site for a Proxy War, up until the Assamites attacked first.


 * The Camarilla is a Sect of Vampires who uphold secrecy certain traditions. They have a Prince, which sets laws and give out domains. They enforce their laws on all Kindred in a city, even those not of the Camarilla. The Tradition of Masquerade keeps humans and kindred seperated, for the protection of both, but Kindred still guide humanity on the right path and this is good.


 * The Anarchs are a loosely held together Sect, often made up of small groups of Kindred that hold a terf. They war as much with each other as with other Sects, and are only joined together by their hatered for authorities such as the Camarilla.


 * The Sabbat are a Sect of satanistic fanatics, believing in Cainite supremecy and ruling all Kine (mortals) openly. They have their stronghold in South America and hold several cities in the US, from which they strike out in terrible war campaigns to take new cities. To gain footsoldiers in wartime, they mass-embrace Shovelheads. This does something to the victims, but Kristoff's unsure what.


 * Kristoff is sorry for Saira having been embraced by the Assamites. She bears a terrible curse of a monsterous clan, but he reminded her that she always have a free will and can choose to walk God's rightous path. He promises to keep an eye out for her Parents and she is free to come visit them. But they are forbidden from feeding in Hamtramck.


 * Kristoff thinks Caleb is of a noble clan, who's word one can trust and who leads the Camarilla

Once home, Saira heals one of her aggrevated wounds and asks Caleb for some of his blood. He gives it to her, blood-bonding her at stage 1. Saira then heads out feeding on clubs in mid- and downtown. She also calls Shaun and they meet at his place. Saira explains that she got hurt from other Vampires, and Shaun tells her that he would love to go with her when she heads out so he can help her. He stayes up most nights in case she needs him anyway. She drinks his blood and they snuggle together on the couch, Shaun asking her if she and Darsh have broken up and if she is together with Emily now. Saira says she broke up with Darsh but are not together with Emily, and she doesn't ever feed from her. Shaun seems pleased by this.

On her way home, she runs into Dustin standing in line at the Late Night Grille. They talk, and Saira asks about Darsh. Dustin seems unwilling to share everything, but mentions that Darsh is now the president of Beta Tau and that it's a bit of a struggle to get things back together after so many have died. Darsh is often angry and lashes out at people. Saira asks Dustin to give Darsh a message to meet her at the Abandoned Rehersal Studio.

At the Abandoned Rehersal Studio, Saira practices some of her new choreography in her bellydancer-style outfit while she waits for Darsh. She notices him through one of the mirrors, sitting over at the stage and watching her. They start talking, and Darsh asks why she's teasing him with the outfit. Saira tells him she's starting a new life, quiting school and being a dancer full time. But her parents don't know about it. They talk about their relationship, and Saira explains that she feels they were pushed together as kids and it made her feel like a thing. Darsh repeats that he's angry over her still staying with him, while she seemed to happily display all the gifts he showered her with. He says he did everything for her, and then she left him. Saira tells Darsh that she is worried about what happened to him at the mass-embrace. Darsh responds with that he's free, and that he and Daniella are planning to take things over. The Fraternity, the College, and then the City. He and Saira have suffered under the control of their parents, and now they should be in charge. Saira warns him that there are other vampires and shows her half-healed wound. Darsh seems concerned and demands to know who hurt her, but Saira only responds with it being an Assamite who went crazy after the Opera. She continues with saying that she doesn't want to control others, and that if they do bad things then she won't join them in it. But she still wants to be his friend. Darsh says he won't make due with just being her friend, he wants "all of her". Saira counters with if they are to be "free together", then he must accept that she will have others. Darsh seems convinced that she's honest about this and agrees, but in turn gives his own condition that they both need to blood-bond each other. Saira agrees to this, they have "real" sex for the first time as a couple, and drink from each other.