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Chapter 3: An Afternoon in Blackthorn ((IC))

Posted by The StrayFor group archive 3
The Stray
GM, 141 posts
The Marshal
'round these parts
Fri 2 Jul 2010
at 03:33
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An Afternoon in Blackthorn (Chapter 3)

April 9th, 1879. The Mayor's Office.

Mayor Bruebaker brooded, his head haloed by cigar smoke. He tapped his fingers on his desk as foul thoughts chugged through his mind. Things were not going according to plan.

There was a discreet knock on his door. It opened, and his secretary poked her head in.

"I am sorry to disturb you, sir. Doctor Ward has arrived."

"Good. Send him in at once."

"Yes, sir."

A well-dressed southern gentleman entered, closed the door behind him, and took a seat.

"Ah. Dr. Ward. Good of you to come." The mayor snorted. "How is the day treating you?"

"I would prefer to skip the pleasantries, Glenn." the man replied. "There is something on your mind, and I believe we both know the reason for my visit today."

"Indeed. You've heard of last night's incident, I take it. And then the disturbance this morning involving the Automaton. I cannot help but assume they are related to certain matters of our interest."

"I have been informed in a general way. A raving madman took to the streets, and then collapsed and died of consumption in the Marshal's jail. And then a strange rogue automaton took it into its head to bury the corpse in the town square, supposedly to keep out demons."

"Have you heard any of the...other rumors?"

"I don't put stock in outlandish things, Glenn. Any wild rumors should be...discouraged."

"Oh, I agree completely. Such rumors are only going to get the attention of The Rangers. And the very last thing we need are Rangers poking their noses into our affairs."

The man in the suit sighed. "If you would be plain about you point, Glenn?"

"The automaton is a problem. A very serious one. I can disregard the rumors of the walking dead, but someone might put two and two together if the thing keeps spouting off nonsense about angels and demons."

The man's face flickered slightly. "Angels? Whatever did it say regarding angels?"

"Only that it believes it is one. The point is, it needs to be...encouraged to move on. Or perhaps dismantled as a threat to public safety. If I may make a suggestion, your workers might be helpful in this regard. They've done remarkable work in the past."

"No, Glenn." The doctor shakes his head. "You do not get to suggest how I conduct my affairs. We've discussed this before. If you are to benefit from this arrangement you must continue to refrain from meddling. Do not worry. I will inspect this matter personally, and deal with it accordingly. But the drive is only a few weeks away, and I have so very much to do before then. So if you will excuse me, I have matters to attend to, and I hope you will be satisfied with my assurances that I will be taking action on this."

"I suppose I will have to be. Very well. Will I see you tonight at the show?"

"Indeed. Give my greetings to your wife."

"I shall. Good day to you, Dr. Ward."

"Good day, Mayor."

The man stood, straitened his suit, and left. The Mayor returned to his cigar smoke and brooding thoughts.
The Stray
GM, 142 posts
The Marshal
'round these parts
Fri 2 Jul 2010
at 03:36
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Re: An Afternoon in Blackthorn (Chapter 3)

[[OOC: It's been a few hours since you guys chased Nathaniel and his thugs out of the Grand Bull with their tails between their legs. What have you guys been doing/discussing since then?]]
Robert Micklethwait
player, 86 posts
Lawyer - WRBB
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Fri 2 Jul 2010
at 17:14
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Re: An Afternoon in Blackthorn (Chapter 3)

semi-OOC: I assume I earned a few bucks filing a order of retraint so those holligans can be arrested next time they come here.  Other than that, I personaly wouldn't mind a bit of a hint as to what Evans would like us to look into first and I figured we were planning what to do along those lines.
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