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23 November 2020

Ep 15 - Willow In Absentia

by Anton Rossini

After the misadventure at The Rack, Anton ultimately manages to feed successfully and then returns to his home.
 
Mon, 23 Nov 2020
Having still not heard from Willow, Anton goes to her apartment to see where she is. He finds the apartment empty, with signs of a struggle that has been thoroughly (as in professionally) cleaned up. All of her personal items are missing and it appears that she "disappeared" sometime during the day Sunday.
 
Anton goes to speak to the caretaker and finds out that the security camera footage is retained by Guardian Security. Anton phones Callidora to ask if she has any suggestions for getting access and Callidora advises her that Guardian Security is one of Nora's assets, suggesting that there might be a correlation between Anton upsetting Nora and his assistant vanishing from a building monitored by Guardian.
 
Callidora advises that she will put feelers out but that she might demand a boon in payment, which Anton agrees to.
Anton suggests to Larissa and Malady that he is considering retribution against Nora, which does not go over well with them.
 
The apartment buzzer sounds and Anton is told that he and the Coterie are summoned to a board meeting immediately.
 
Something suddenly happens to Malady - she cries out, sweeps backwards, breaching the wall into the adjacent apartment, and then she disappears. Larissa chases after her into the next apartment, but she is gone.
 
 
Larissa and Anton are driven to a building, ignoring the ramblings of the Nosferatu driver who insists on commenting on the serious nature of being summoned to a board meeting and how few ever return from one.
Once arrived, they are escorted through security and sent to an elevator, which takes 3 minutes to climb to floor 33. Larissa is then directed to the gallery and Anton is taken into the boardroom.
 
Nora is at the head of the table, along with five other prominent Ventrue. Callidora and other known Ventrue are in the gallery, observing.
Nora advises that the Board will decide whether or not the asset will be disposed of and then quizzes Anton about what benefits Willow provides, with many questions focusing on the nature of his relationship with her.
Nora asks Larissa if she believes it would be beneficial to dispose of Willow; Larissa advises that she provides multiple services to Anton and it would be disadvantageous to dispose of her.
Nora comments to Anton that expressing some humanity is to his credit, even though he refuses to acknowledge a sentimental attachment for her. Anton states that defending this particular person, which he would not do for any kine, should adequately demonstrate the value that he places on her, sentimental or otherwise.
 
After consulting in seclusion for 30 minutes, Nora advises that the Board's decision is that Willow will be confiscated as an asset, "ghouled", and then loaned back to Anton, although she will remain the property of Nora.
Anton reluctantly accepts this decision and leaves (quietly swearing at her as he leaves the room), and the Nosferatu returns Larissa and him to the Haven.
 
Anton goes to a nearby Internet cafe to search for any references to the artworks that he took the "backup" copies of.

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