"I'm afraid Mrs. Elias has asked to grieve alone today and has instructed me not to allow her to be disturbed save in case of emergency, Mr. Brandon," Avery replied dourly.

"I am sure she will be more receptive tomorrow, though if you wish to leave a message for her in writing, I can leave it outside her room."

   Waving good bye to the departing duo and wishing them good luck, Annabel goes back over to the phone to finish up her calls that Dr. Elias requested.

 Dialing up the number to the university, Annabel inquires about Dr. Cowles, if he is still at the university or in town and if so how he could be reached. If asked why she wants to speak with him, Annabel tells them it is on the behalf of her employer, Dr. Elias who wishes a meeting with the professor.

Annabel thanked the person and hung up. Then she wrote the information down to remember. Afterwards, She thought about her next task. She wasn't sure how to go about finding Erica Carlyle but decided to try the first thing that came to mind. Calling the operator, Annabel the operator asked if there was a listing for the woman.


OOC: Would Annabel have any society knowledge on where Erica lives or how to reach her?
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OOC:

If you recall, Annabel attended Barnard two years behind Erica Carlyle. Annabel would know that the Erica Carlyle is now the scion of a prominent 'old money' New York family, and they own many companies and holdings.

Make an Idea roll. If it's as bad as the last idea Annabel tried to have, you can always talk to Walter, who is still there, and Stanley and Leo, who have technically not yet left to see if they have any better ideas.
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07:54, Today: Annabel Ashcroft rolled 71 using 1d100 with rolls of 71. idea (65).

Her ideas are sucking. :(


  Annabel thought for a moment about the Erica problem, but nothing useful would come to mind. God, I'm useless, I should have stayed home with mother. What's wrong with me?

  Not thinking of anything, Annabel decided that other minds may be of more help and heads back to the parlor.

 "Dr Elias, it seems like we are in luck. Professor Cowles is still around, he will be speaking at Columbia tonight at 8pm. Hopefully, we can catch him there." She hesitates, a bit embarrassed. "As for Ms. Carlyle, I'm afraid I'm not having any luck locating her." She asked the remaining people in the parlor, "would any of you happen to have any ideas where she could be reached?"

OOC:

Since Annabel is running short on ideas for how she can contact Erica Carlyle, any of the characters remaining in this scene (Stanley, Leo, Walter) can try to help her out. If you don't have any ideas, feel free to make an Idea roll, though it's not necessary strictly if you can think of something independently.

"Other than the fact that Jack was working on a book about the expedition, I am not certain we have much to talk to her about. Maybe once we dig into things, something will turn up."

"We could contact her to see if Jack spoke with her. If so maybe we can contact her through one of the families business interests."

Leo looked over at Annabel and smiled at the news concerning NYU. "Excellent work with Professor Cowles, Miss Ashcroft." Leo furrowed his brow a bit at her next question. "What attempts have you made at securing a meeting with Miss Carlyle?"

     Annabel felt a bit embarrassed, "None I'm afraid Dr. Elias. I mean, it's not like she has a telephone listing that people could just call her, she's a pretty important person. Maybe I could try her estate if they have a number listed. Or ask some of my friends, maybe one of them knows Erica." She had a thought though a distasteful one. "As a last resort I could always call mother, she's may know some society people that know her. I don't think she does, but I may be wrong. But I want to save that avenue if nothing else pans out."

Leo nodded at the first of the suggestions, but furrowed his brow at the distaste Annabel felt concerning her mother. "You might also try contacting the office of one of her holdings. They might be able to put you in touch with one of her closer representatives - an attorney, for example. Perhaps we can get in touch with her that way."

   Annabel nodded, "Ok, well it's a start. I'll get to work on it, wish me luck."

    Going back over to the phone with new determination, Annabel thought for a moment then placed a call to the operator asking if they had a listing for either Erica Carlyle or the Carlyle estate. If she was unsuccessful there, she would do as Dr. Elias suggested, call up the office of Ms. Carlyle's holdings to see what information they could give. if she had to, Annabel would next call up some of her friends to see if they had any information they could give her. And as a last resort, she would call home and speak with her mother to see what information she knew. She REALLY hoped it would not come to that.

OOC:

Annabel, give me two d100 rolls (one for Luck, one for INTx5).

OOC:14:38, Today: Annabel Ashcroft rolled 95 using 1d100 with rolls of 95. int x 5 (65).

14:36, Today: Annabel Ashcroft rolled 5 using 1d100 with rolls of 5. luck (70).

While Annabel was unable to find listings for Erica Carlyle or Carlyle House, it didn't take her long to get in touch with the offices of Carlyle Paper, one of the various holdings of the Carlyle family.

  Annabel hesitated for a moment then said. "Yes, my name is Annabel Ashcroft. I am calling on behalf of Dr. Leonardo Elias. Mr. Elias would like to arrange a meeting with Miss Carlyle and I was wondering if you could give me a contact with whom this could be arranged."

OOC: is there anything you need me to roll?
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Walter awakes from a light doze in the armchair, Annabel's voice a soft murmur as she uses the telephone. He scrubs his hands over his face and stands, stretching. "I think I'll go up to my room," he says to no one in particular.

He mounts the stairs slowly and finds the guest room he's been assigned. He finds the two long, somewhat scuffed, calfskin gun-cases under the bed where Avery had them stowed. He wrestles them out one handed with a bit of difficulty.

Pulling his arm out of the sling, he perches on the edge of the skirted slipper chair and opens the cases. Humming quietly, he spends some time looking over the Lancaster Nitro Express double rifle and the BSA Lee-Speed Sporter, carefully checking the mechanisms until he is sure everything is alright. Returning the rifles to their cases (and noting that he only has two rounds for the Express and ten for the Sporter), he maneuvers them back under the bed.

Bo sits back in the chair for a few minutes, breathing heavier than he likes after the mild exertion, his ribs aching slightly. After a glass of water from the carafe by the bed, he unlocks his suitcase and withdraws two oilskin-wrapped items.

Crossing to the desk, he unwraps the hammerless Colt .38 autoload and the .45 Colt revolver. He gives them the same scrutiny he had bestowed on the rifles, but at the end of the process he loads both pistols, as well as the extra magazine for the automatic. I'll need more cartridges for these, too, he thinks, as he places the .45 back in the suitcase and slips the .38 under his pillow, the spare magazine going into his pocket.

He gently slides his arm back into the sling and lies down on the bed, careful to keep his shoes off the coverlet. He naps until called for luncheon.

OOC:

Annabel, sorry for the delay. I initially missed your earlier post and then was unable to post for a few days. Could you please update your last post with some dialogue and specifics? This isn't a conversation that we can abstract. We're going to need to roleplay this out.
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  Well at least they haven't hung up yet. "Good morning sir," Annabel said cheerfully. "I'm calling on behalf of Dr. Leonardo Elias. He would like to contact Miss Carlyle about a matter most urgent. Would you happen to know the proper channels to make an appointment to see her? She is a difficult woman to get in touch with."

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18:40, Today: Annabel Ashcroft rolled 44 using 1d100 with rolls of 44. persuade. (55)

  Annabel hesitated, she wasn't sure she should really say the real purpose of wanting to talk to Miss Carlyle, but she had to say something.

  "Mr Elias, has come into some information about the Carlyle Expedition from some years back. He would very much like to speak with Miss Carlyle about it. Could you please help us," she said in a slightly pleading tone, "It would be of great help to Mr. Elias."

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  Annabel felt a touch of relief. At least it was something. "Thank you sir," she said. She gave the number and added. "This is the number for the Elias household. If I don't answer, please give the information to whoever answers and they will get it to me. Thank you again, sh have a nice day."


   Hanging up the phone; Annabel went back to the parlor to inform Dr Elias of her efforts. "Hopefully it will not take them long to get back to us, and we can finally track down Miss Carlyle." She felt flush with her success.

Leo frowned at what had transpired. "It sounds like they're trying to brush us off. Though perhaps I'm wrong on that count and they'll follow up." Leo furrowed his brow as he considered the situation, then smoothed his face with his right hand. "If she's still interested in what happened to her brother, she might give us a call."