The Cereal Box:Log/Session 44
Session 44
The motley returned home from the Hedge to find Regina, who had used every vessel and dish in the kitchen and was maudlin about having been left alone. They warned her that she would be alon again, and decided to try to arrange some sort of babysitter.
Sephie called Songbrd and asked her how things are going and determined if she was available this weekend to check up on Regina and such. She said she would be and apologized for leaving suddenly.
Ernest called Arianna and apologized for missing the meeting and rescheduled for 8 PM this evening. He then took a shower and went to bed.
Nikolai determined that Craig Weston, Carl Crowley, Wendell Baker, Granny Lovett, Arthur Sullivan, Arianna Lassar, Johnny Starlight, Herbert Wolfgang, Tiffany McIvor, and Maag Brunt weren't weren't at the coronation, but that essentially every other member of the Freehold was. Jillian Cripps was present in the Hedge, but had not been at the meeting and also seemed to think things were already over.
Hestia checked up on the restaurant, which had a few no calls no shows but also correspondingly low business. She then went out to hunt for glamour by scandalizing some unsuspecting dude in front of his girlfriend.
The motley rested until the meeting with Arianna. The meeting was set at Sweetwater's Donut mill.
At 12:30, Billy banged on the door and Nikolai answered. Billy explained that the painting of Dahlia was gone and that she knows all his plans and ideas. He thinks that whoever took Dahlia could be dangerous to him because anyone she allied with would have that power over him. Billy traded a promise that Nikolai would give him the information he asks about that situation in return for an automatic rifle with appropriate ammo. Billy was vague about how the painting worked. It turns out, it was a small part of the real world encapsulated in Arcadia and Dahlia was in there. Nikolai suggested traveling through the Hedge (and time) to find the portrait. Nikolai asked Billy to find a token for him to exchange with Granny Lovett. Nikolai called Granny who agreed to help and also mentioned that "the clock stopped" without further elaboration.
Nikolai mentioned to Billy that they were meeting with Arianna. April gave him shit about the whole thing and also hit him with a rolled up tube of paper, informing him that he should not do anything stupid because "I love you." They then napped and all (including Regina) went to the donut mill.
Granny added that the clock had chimed 10 PM (at 9:45).
Arianna charmed Nikolai after he realized that he had once been in the realm of her Keeper.