WWDitC Ch. IV: Drink Dates and Walks in the Park

General Summary

From the Folk Singer's  Journal
November 8 - 11, 1993

My thin-bloods are not ones to waste time: with a five-week deadline to find the individual responsible for the gruesome murder of Misty Kirk, they've been exploring every corner of the city trying to piece together the mystery. Alexander managed to obtain CCTV footage from the campus on the night of the murder, Hector's been speaking to witnesses, and Daphne is using the group's newfound connections within Seattle's police force to access Misty's autopsy report. 
A timeline is starting to emerge of Misty's last days, one that points towards to clear supernatural involvment: 

• Last Thursday evening (Nov. 4) Misty was harrassed at the Kraken Bar on 15th Ave before leaving to spend the night with Hector. Alex and Hector inspected the bar and discovered that the harrasers in question are part of Florence Garcia's coterie and that the bar used to be an Anarch stronghold before the University was parceled out to my Thin Bloods.
• On Friday (Nov. 5) Misty apparently spent most of the evening off-campus before returning to the dorms in the middle of the night. Where she was for all those hours is still unknown, but at 3:13am on Saturday (Nov. 6) a flickering can be spotted on the CCTV cameras that could only be attributed to a kindred's Celerity.
• According to the autopsy report Misty was killed in the communal restrooms at 3:14am, every major artery cut with such expert precision that she was dead within a matter of seconds. An hour later Susan awoke to use the restrooms and discovered Misty's body.
• Hector spoke with Susan, learning that the floors were unnaturally cold when Susan went to the restroom.

The unnaturally cold floors are unusual indeed, I have trouble even thinking of any kindred capable of such a feat. The Malkavian seems to believe that this is the work of spirits, but Alexander has a meeting with his Tremere contact next week to get a second opinion on the matter. 
As for the Anarchs? They seem to be innocent for the time being, my thin-bloods having interrogated Misty's during a visit to Volunteer Park. Their alibi checks out since they were involved in some 'king of the hill' wresting match at the time of the murder, and some of these Anarchs appear too dense to even think of pulling off such an elaborate killing. There are still hard feelings among Florence and her kindred with how the University of Washington was taken from them, but for the time being our truce persists. 
There are many questions left to answer, but I'm confident my thin-bloods will solve this case well before the deadline. They continue to surprise me with their ingenuity, and given their dealings with Rosalita it's been a wonderful excuse to reconnect with an old flame. I'll want them to decide on an individual for their diablerie by the end of the month, but in the meantime I'll see if I can find another ally to assist them in their investigations...

Character(s) interacted with

• Susan - One of Daphne's dorm neighbors who first discovered Misty's corpse. You forget sometimes how delicate mortals can be to the sight of a little bloodshed.
• Frederick Mann - One of the most powerful officers in Seattle's police force, he'll provide my thin-bloods with plenty of intel unless he overdoses on Starbucks beforehand.
• Rosalita Lee - Sheriff of Seattle, and one of the best performers the city has ever seen. I'm thankful this thin-blood experiment has given us an opportunity to reconnect, we always found creative ways to burn the night away.
• Amy Hansen - a tired barista at a cafe near the Malkavian's bookstore in Fremont. She's become a reliable and melancholic member of Hector's herd.
• Florence Garcia - Always angry, always on the defensive, I can't blame her given how much territory the Anarchs have lost in recent decades.
• Rob and Roberto - Clueless Anarchs it seems, despite their connection to Misty's death.
• The Malkavian - A neverending well of information and book recommendations.

Report Date

18 Jun 2022

Coterie Members

• Alexander Smith 
• Daphne West 
• Hector Castillo