The Cereal Box:Log/Session 60

Session 60

The motley left the coronation, having exhausted their desire to be there.

Jack is 25 and spoke of the nuances of different microwave dinners after Hestia suggested he was 37 and mentioned that she herself was 28 (or 80 - older than Jack's Grandma, but younger than his Great-Grandma, which makes her his Super Grandma).

Hestia became:

AWKWARD WITH JACK -1 to interactions with or about Jack; may attempt 1/day to clear

Ernie and Nikolai went to the radio station. The station had machinery, production, pre-production and a waiting area, as well as a library. The front area should be reception. They planned to speak with Do about radio station there. The place needs a remodel and rearranagement. He talked about adding a break room. Do complained about the sound proofing and, being a former radio station, it seems that a number of things not frequently used might have been housed in the adjacent church.

As they were exploring, Nikolai caught a glimpse of a creature he believed to be a Hidebehind, a sort of vicious cryptid that is virutally impossible to spot, as it's always in someone's blind spot. Do suggested that trapping it between two mirrors should fully disorient and drive it away. The most important thing, Do claims, is that as long as they're there in a group and always kind of looking at each other, they're safe, as the creature doesn't premit itself to be spotted. Do further clarified that cryptids are just cryptids - not spirits or aliens - and that Catholics can hurt vampires because of their mass of collective faith. He also confirmed that there would be no terrible water leaks.

Wednesday, June 23rd

The motley woke up after a solid night of sleep. Nikolai and Alana had plans to meet with Smith to discuss the logistics of reforging the Cereal Box. Smith's secretary can pencil you in at 1 PM. They met him at the city tax and accounting department. Smith suggested that he was pleased that they had taken and interest in "civic planning." He said that there was a physical manifestation of each meeting ground that connects it to a Hollow in the Hedge, allowing them to be tied back. He admitted to being uncerain if this was 100% necessary, however. He explained, further, that he wants to reforge the contract in a way that prevents it from needing to be torn down and rebuilt every single time. He admitted that he dealt with the great spirit of the Casino - a massive powerful Turtle spirit. He suggested that he might not be able to take part in the ritual to dedicate it - the motley would likely have to. Alana argued that keeping the Casino neutral would help keep the balance of the Freehold, and Smith, after an uncomfortably long break, suggested that because the project of the Summer Court, he didn't want it to be poached. Brenda McMichaels, he said, could join for the ritual to establish it as the neutral ground. He then ended the meeting by saying that Chalkos' men need to be "brought to heel" as they are "rambunctious and salty"

Nikolai considered how to occlude the location after the ritual is performed. Nikolai recognizes, that he doesn't REALLY need to occlude the ritual if the window of time is limited to hijack. Nikolai and Alana return to the motley that afternoon.

Ernie was working on getting water an utilities established for his radio station.

Sephie is spending the morning discharging Jack and traveling into the hedge to check on her garden and play with her cats. The cats were playful, the hedge fruits were progressing well. Hestia encouraged Jack to pack up stuff so they can start moving it. Jack mentioned that he only needed two or three cardboard boxes, and after brief discussion, it's determined that this will contain, more or less, the sum total of his possessions.

The motley convened regarding the Casino and generally agreed that it should be the neutral meeting ground, especially as they include representatives of nearly every court in their motley (and EVERY Court if Sephie decides to join Spring), leaving them uniquely situated to act as arbiters of this. They suggested several locations:

Autumn:

• Lumber yard in Pennfield
• Bowling alley?

Summer:

• The Air National Guard Base
• Fort Custer Park

Winter:

• Funeral home by Urbandale (Bachmann Hebel)

Spring:

• A place for a club? Maybe somewhere that would be a club scene!

Strange Days:

• The Mall? Maybe a blank storefront.