The Good

## Cast

* Lex Lopez - Storyteller
* Garrett Gabbey - Johnny Saxon
* Rebecca Steigelfest - Britta Ashcroft
* Rob Muirhead - Neil Foster
* Tim Davis - Miles Davenport

"**The Good**" is the seventy-second episode of Campaign One. It is the twenty-second episode of the third season.

> As the Brujah Rave kicks into high gear, the coterie splits up to dance, socialize, politic, and try and have a good time while they can.
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## Summary

Britta takes charge at the rave, determined to dance with every member of the coterie. She is interrupted by Rufio and his crew of A-Dawg and C-Dawg, who fawn over Britta. Johnny intervenes and eventually manages to get Britta to himself for a dance. Britta uses her charm and dancing skills to boost Johnny’s reputation. Meanwhile, Jane summons Neil to her and a group of Brujah to discuss kalif, leading Neil to eventually hand a bag of kalif to Jane and receiving a kiss on the cheek in return. Neil and the Brujah head to the VIP section where, under the effects of kalif, they share what makes them happy and discuss what it’s like to be a Malkavian before heading to the rooftop to stargaze. Miles receives an unexpected gift from Amaya—a pin made just for him stating “I’m with Amaya” along with her help winning the respect of the Brujah. Miles shores up the Anarch’s support by offering Middletown to them. Amaya asks if Miles had crossed the line into true evil, and Miles pauses before answering truthfully. Amaya thanks him for his honesty before hugging the broken Ventrue and promising to be in touch. Britta and Johnny encounter Eden, who managed to Dominate Miles’s ghoul into bringing her to the rave. Johnny and Britta advise Eden on staying safe and ultimately decide she’s better off at the rave where they can watch her. Johnny and Britta discuss escalating tensions at the rave and with Neil before heading off to round up the coterie for a group meeting.

## Synopsis

Rob Muirhead narrates the standard introduction and content advisory.

### Recap

> Last time on Path of Night, the coterie met in the VIP lounge to talk objectives. The Black Hand arrived to the rave and joined in their conversation. Britta figured out that Dark Selena was hiding herself within their ranks, and informed Pendragon. Neil took issue with this, leading to a disagreement between him and Wynn. Wynn and Weathers danced, spoke of feelings, responsibilities, and politics. The rave continued.
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### Scene 1: Britta meets A-Dawg and C-Dawg

Britta heads to the dance floor and makes a beeline to Miles and Johnny. Her objective is to dance with each member of the coterie, although she had promised Johnny the first dance. Along the way, Britta encounters a man who recognizes her from the mansion that burned.[*citation needed*] He doesn't dance, but simply says to her, "There's not a lot of us that made it out. I'm just, I'm glad there's other people." Britta begins to respond that she's glad others survived as well before the person she is talking to is shoved aside about 12 feet by another man wearing very baggy jeans, an open vest with no shirt underneath, and a katana on his back. His hair is spiked and the name "Rufio" is tattooed across on his chest. He is flanked by A-Dawg and C-Dawg, who shout "RU-FI-O!" After a brief exchange with Rufio, Britta tries to move away to help the man who was shoved to the floor, but A-Dawg cuts her off. A-Dawg recognizes Britta as the girl he sold his car to and asks, shocked, if Britta is a vampire. The befuddling conversation continues a little longer before C-Dawg interrupts to tell Britta that they are here in peace and will protect her if anyone tries to hurt her. Britta tells them she's looking for her friend Johnny, but C-Dawg ignores her asks her to dance.

Johnny pushes Rufio out of the way and tells the three Sabbat vampires that he's got first dance. As Johnny starts to dance with Britta and his back to the Sabbat group, Rufio charges angrily at Johnny, only to be held back by A-Dawg and C-Dawg who try to calm him down. Johnny flashes his fangs and uses Dread Gaze (Difficulty 5), and with three successes, Rufio flees. A-Dawg worriedly tells Johnny that Rufio is a bit of a dangerous loose-cannon, while C-Dawg reassures Johnny that he and A-Dawg will make sure that Rufio doesn't come after him. Johnny says that A-Dawg and C-Dawg seem cool enough and have his permission to say. A-Dawg and C-Dawg both make a roll to overcome their Viniculum, but A-Dawg botches and runs after Rufio. C-Dawg manages to resist but decides to chill elsewhere on the dance floor and gives a stereotypical C-Dawg farewell to Britta, "That dress is P.H.A.T."

Britta uses her dancing skill to make Johnny look as cool as possible. Britta's own style of dancing is normally feminine and sensual, but she instead focuses on subtly leading Johnny to dance with swagger and to act as if he is the one leading Britta in the dance. Johnny is too stiff on the dance floor to do any impressive footwork, but he is able to utilize the strength of his body and personality to adopt a set of commanding poses as if he is directing a fancy, graceful dance around him. Britta flirts and works with the energy of the crowd while Johnny acts as the cool guy. With four successes (Dexterity + Performance + Celerity with graceful spec at difficulty six), Johnny receives a two die bonus to all social rolls for the rest of the rave (half of Britta's successes). When the dance concludes, Johnny tells Britta to let him know if Rufio or his crew give her anymore more trouble, and Britta heads off to find her next dance partner.

### Scene 2: Neil smokes kalif with Jane and her Brujah

Deeply uncomfortable with the social setting, Neil wanders anonymously through the crowds keeping an eye out for various things: Jane, the Sabbat, his coterie, patterns of information, and the female vampire his sire left in torpor in a bathroom.[*citation needed*]Above all, though, Neil is watching out for the moment that the rave might become a riot. Neil feels an urge for fresh air and steps outside the entrance to find a group of Brujah crowded around Jane, who sits atop a taxi with her feet dangling off. As the group sing sea-shanties, Neil feels the urge to present himself before Jane and does so with his typical social awkwardness.

Jane greets Neil and turns her attention to him, causing the Brujah surrounding her to give Neil dirty looks for taking away the attention from Jane that they crave. Jane introduces Neil to the crowd and tells them that he is a friend who knows about kalif. The Brujah immediately begin badgering Neil with questions about kalif. Neil presses himself against the taxi as near to Jane as he can get and begins answering questions. He tells them that kalif is real and that he had a bunch of it before the Tremere took it from him. He mentions he still has some left, to which the Brujah look amongst themselves before one asks if he is selling his kalif. As Neil stammers out a long-winded answer, another Brujah forcefully demands to know if Neil sells. Neil mentions he's got some on him right now that he could sell, and the Brujah begin making offers to buy the kalif ("one minor boon," "two minor boons," "two minors, a trivial, and any car in town you want" etc.).

Neil pulls out a gallon zip-loc bag about three-fourths full. Neil asks if the crowd knows what kalif does because he doesn't want to sell to anybody unprepared. The crowd begins to laugh at Neil, and Jane explains that every Brujah knows about kalif because it was a big part of Brujah culture in Carthage. Neil, realizing that kalif holds cultural and historical significance to the Brujah and wanting to thank Jane for bringing him to the rave, gives the entire bag to Jane. Jane gracefully accepts the bag, reaches up, grabs Neil by the collar, pulls him down, and kisses him on the cheek. Embarrassed and unable to vanish with Obfuscate, stammers out that it's no big deal and begins explaining that he wants to grow more but it takes time. Jane cuts him off to tell him that the Brujah just want to get high, to which Neil gives his approval. Jane points the crowd inside to find a room to get high, and one of the Brujah asks Neil if they could use the VIP room. Wanting to look cool for the first time in his life, Neil responds affirmatively even as his mind races with thoughts of how he should be asking Johnny for permission first.

Neil is dragged in by the throng of excitable Brujah who act like a dozen very big, very strong, excitable pit bulls who all want Neil to take them for a walk. Although they are just having fun with Neil by patting him on the back and jokingly shoving him as they go to get high, it is a frightening and deeply uncomfortable experience for Neil. Entering the VIP section loudly, the Brujah begin closing off a space, readying a table, and throwing their boots up on couches. One begins fiddling with the fire alarm. Jane asks Neil to sit with her in the middle of the room and to show the Brujah how to get high from kalif. Neil loosens his shirt a little bit and pulls his collar as tries to relax. He tells the Brujah gathered around to relax and let their minds go. He tells them to think about things that are pleasant, calming, and pleasurable. He tells them to think about the things that they want and to just live there; one shouldn't try and transcend past the point where you are living with the ideas of the things that you want. As Neil instructs the crowd, he realizes that he might be able to heal Miles and Britta from the psychic damage they took during their battle against the dragon in the chantry if he can get them to transcend at least partly to self-actualization while on kalif.[*citation needed*]Neil leads the group along the Ladder of Heaven, not to the point of self-actualization but to the point of pleasure.

The Brujah begin talking about what makes them happy. For Jane, it is bringing truth to power. Another says that dogs make them happy. Although the group is diverse in their thoughts, they are all encouraging of each other. When it is Neil's turn, he explains that during one of the previous times he got to this point, all he found was an empty room. Now though, what makes Neil happy is having a purpose, having an outlet, having a family, having people who help ground him and define him. He is happy knowing his place in the world, even as the world ends. And he is happy knowing that he's cared about and loved and worthy, not only because of the things he can do but because of who he is. The Brujah lend emotional support to Neil in their own way, saying "Yeah, man, yeah" or patting him on the back.

After Neil asks who is next, Jane laughs and says there is not structure to this, to which Neil responds that that's actually really deep. Neil begins to talk about how the Tremere try to see order in the world and work to create that order. However, Neil explains that he has never seen a structure to the world and that he was taught that it was one's relationship with the world around you and the spirits of the world that matter. Whenever he says the word "Tremere" there are various shouts of "Fuck the Tremere!" from the crowd. Neil has a very high tolerance for kalif, but the Brujah do not and as such are incredibly high. Neil asks the crowd if they are doing okay, and one speaks in Latin and says "I am well. Finally, I am me." Even though he doesn't speak Latin, Neil is able to piece together what the Brujah is saying due to the relatively simple word choice and sentence structure.

The same Brujah asks Neil what it is like to be a Malkavian. Neil begins to answer by pointing out that the room is filled with people, maybe too many people. He mentions that the room is a little hot, a little smoky, and a little hard to focus in. Neil then asks the Brujah to imagine that every single person in this room was a thought and that this room was the inside of your own mind. Neil then switches to a second attempt at explaining his mind by asking if the Brujah there know about Magic Eye. Magic Eye pictures looks like nonsense until you have the right perspective, and then suddenly you see a hidden 3D picture within the 2D picture. However, it can be frustrating to try and describe the Magic Eye to somebody who can't see it. You can explain what you see in the Magic Eye picture, but you can't describe to people how to see the Magic Eye if they're unable to see it.

One of the Brujah explains how he believes that time is like a wheel; everything that goes around comes back around and we're all just at different stages at different spokes of the same wheel. Neil responds that if we're all on parts of the wheel then it means that everyone gets their turn to get ground into the road. Neil introduces himself to the Brujah talking about time and asks the Brujah's name, to which the Brujah says his name is "Pete." Pete continues by saying that he thinks the end is coming but that we only see it as the end because we're on one side of the wheel. If we were on the other side of the wheel, we would see it as the beginning. Pete states that there's really no point in getting mad about the end of the world because what we all stand to lose is just something that a whole world stands to gain. Neil shares that he's been doing a lot of star watching and that he is interested in celestial bodies. Pete says that he has seen the new star in the sky,[*citation needed*]and it is that star that makes him think about the end of the world. At the mention of this new star, the other Brujah become nervous and start asking what Pete and Neil are talking about it. Neil says that this is exactly what he has been talking about. When you see all the signs of something, you can name it, but you can't get people to look and see the signs unless they already know how.

Jane has been curled up like a house cat on floor, listening to the conversation. She gets up, puts a hand on Neil's hand, and asks if Neil wants to go to the roof. Neil responds positively, and the room fills with energy and excitement over moving their gathering to the roof. Neil and the small army of very high Brujah make their way to the rooftops to stargaze and discuss the universe, the meaning of life, and the meaning of unlife. As Neil makes it onto the roof, he hears the sounds of something crash inside very loudly over the music. There is a quick pause followed a second or two later by a "yeah!" And for a moment, it seems like everything is alright.

### Scene 3: Miles and Amaya talk pins and politics

Miles is listening to music that he hates more than most things. He sees a train of Brujah stomping upstairs following Neil to the roof. Miles reminds himself that he made a promise to himself to stay cool at the rave. He is there to support the rave and all the ridiculous shenanigans that might be happening. Miles gets the attention of the occasional mortal, but a lot of the Brujah seem to be avoiding talking to him perhaps because of his status or because he is seen as "the man." Eventually, Amaya sits next to Miles, and he nods to her. She notes that this setting is a bit different from a Ventrue board meeting, to which Miles responds that there's not a lot of rules of order here. Miles says this is probably for the best, and Amaya agrees.

Amaya tells Miles that she got him something. She explains that she understands it is the tradition of the Ventrue to wear merit badges ("pins" as Miles puts it) to represent accomplishments. Amaya pulls a simple pin out of her pocket and tells Miles that this pin comes with great power and that Miles must be responsible with it. Miles tells her that he is very responsible with most things. Amaya tells Miles stand, which he does, and then she puts the pin on his shirt. The pins says, "I'm with Amaya." Amaya explains that the Brujah will now like and respect Miles and will want to spend their time with him. Miles asks how many pins she has. Amaya answers that she made this pin just for Miles because he earned it. Miles tells her that although he may sound sarcastic, he actually enjoys this.

Nearby, a circle of Brujah stands with a blindfolded Brujah in the middle who holds a big thumbtack with a paper tail attached. The blindfolded Brujah says that he is ready, and the other spins him around enough to disorient him before letting him go to wander blindly towards Miles. Amaya tells Miles not to worry and that this is a very old Anarch tradition called "pin the tail on the Prince." This game is usually played in Elysium. Miles says that he's not going to let any random person pin him, and Amaya asks who he'll let pin him instead. Miles tells her that he will let those who are worth it pin him. The blindfolded Brujah has been using the sound of Miles's voice to wander over towards him. Amaya gives the blindfolded Brujah another spin as he gets close. She then says to Miles that they should play a game and asks who gets to pin him. Miles responds that it definitely won't be the man holding the pin right now. As blindfolded Brujah centers himself and begins creeping towards Miles again, Miles activates Personal Armor (Fortitude 6). Miles looks at Amaya, and she holds up her hands and says that she already pinned him. She again asks him, who else will pin him? Miles responds that he doesn't know and to find him someone worthy. At that moment, Miles feels a thumb pressed firmly at the side of his ass as the blindfolded Brujah shouts "Done!" But as the Brujah stands straight and pulls the blindfold off, the thumbtack falls to the ground crushed. Miles says that the doesn't think the Brujah got him and wishes him better luck next time. The Brujah who had attempted to pin him shouts out "What the fuck!?" as other Brujah begin laughing. One Brujah shouts out "Teflon Prince!" to which Miles raises his arms up approvingly.

Amaya says to Miles that there is a rumor going around that he is trying to raise an army. Miles says he is just trying to defend his home. She says she has a real question for Miles before yelling at the blindfolded Brujah who is still nearby and trying to restart the game, "Pat, fuck off!" Amaya tells Pat that he had his chance and shoves him away. Amaya then tells Miles that she heard about what's coming and states the Anarchs and Camarilla don't have the numbers of defeat the Sabbat, leading her to ask Miles why he is doing this. Miles responds that numbers aren't everything and that this is his home and he plans on keeping it. Amaya warns Miles that what she is about to say is real talk but that she means no disrespect to Miles. She tells Miles that her clan, the Brujah, have lost a lot of things they love because of pride. She says that if Miles is asking the Brujah to lose more, it can't be because of pride. Amaya says she doesn't need an answer now, but later tonight Miles will need to talk to the Brujah and they will want to know why they should die fighting the Sabbat. She tells Miles that the Brujah are not going to want to die simply because it is their home. Amaya continues that one of the first things the Sabbat does when they want to take a city is to show up and introduce themselves to the Anarchs. The Sabbat promise revenge and all kinds of power to be free. Amaya states bluntly that the Sabbat do this because it gets results.

Miles acknowledges that the Camarilla's approach isn't typically great. However, he says that sees no reason why the Camarilla and the Anarchs cannot coexist. Miles reasons that there will always be Kindred who are going to believe in their ideals much stronger than the Camarilla and that those Kindred will always be trouble for the Camarilla because they don't want to live in the Camarilla's structure. Amaya follows up by asking where they will coexist. She wants to know what will belong to the Anarchs once this is all over. The Anarchs currently float around, mostly in East Haven. Miles gives two options. First, the Anarchs could take East Haven and whatever interests them past the river. Alternatively, Miles will do what he can to help, and the Anarchs can have Middletown. Amaya raises an eyebrow at that, intrigued and not having quite expected that kind of an offer, and says that the offer actually sounds pretty good. She then levels with Miles to tell him some things that she thinks he should know. Carmen, the Lasombra Ductus of the Killing Spree, approached Amaya and told her that the Sabbat do not actually need to hold New Haven. Carmen offered to leave New Haven empty and give it to the Anarchs, provided that the Anarchs stand aside during the Sabbat invasion. Miles responds that this is odd because he had somebody spy on one of Carmen's meetings where she promised the position of Archbishop of New Haven to an unknown individual. Amaya says she doesn't trust the Sabbat and would rather work the Camarilla, but she needs to be sure that the few Anarchs left aren't going to betray her for what they think is a better offer. Amaya says that the offer of Middletown is a strong one for the Anarchs.

Amaya then shares that the Sabbat offered East Haven to Nofrit and the Followers of Set if the Followers of Set were to eliminate any Anarchs that sided with the Camarilla. As far as Amaya knows, the Followers of Set have taken the deal. Miles then shares that he has to personally meet with the Followers of Set because he owes them a personal debt. Miles says he has a history with Nofrit and that the two of them do not like each other. Amaya looks worried and warns Miles that the Setites corrupt if they get into your head. Miles says he's had some experience with that and that he will take some precautions but that he cannot go back on his word.

Amaya then asks one final question about whether the painting of Miles's stained soul is real. Miles says that it might be, but asks in return why Amaya wants to know. Amaya says she needs to know that Miles is not morally compromised because a single slip is the first step toward a big fall. Miles responds that people slip all the time, but it doesn't mean they fall. Amaya disagrees because in her view diablerie is not just an ordinary slip. Miles justifies his actions by stating that he had twelve elder Princes that he knew were coming from all across the East Coast along with an erratic, crazy Prince. Miles begins to justify why Rowlands needed to be removed before Amaya stops him to say that he doesn't need to justify killing Rowlands. The Anarchs had heard about what Rowlands had done to Britta and how he treated his own people, not to mention how he treated the Anarchs. Amaya asks pointedly whether Miles had crossed the line into true evil. Miles says he had to become a shield, and Amaya says that that response is not an answer. Miles looks away and considers the glass he's holding before turning back to Amaya and responding, "Yes." Amaya's eyes become downcast for a moment before she tells Miles that she appreciates his honesty. She grabs his arm and reiterates that she is serious when she says that she appreciates his honesty. Miles states that he is afraid of what it will cost, but that "it is what it is." Amaya responds that the cost is always too much. Miles responds that he knows. Amaya gives Miles a hug like he's a sad, broken thing and says that she'll keep in touch. She tells Miles that she will speak to her people and that he can keep the pin before slipping away into the crowds of the rave.

### Scene 4: Johnny, Britta, and Eden

Britta finds a moment to herself in the throng of dancing, intoxicated mortals. The senses that she's developed over the past year remind her that the sweet scents she picks up are more that of meals than peers or really even people anymore. In defiance of the end of the world and the memories of her first night as a Kindred at this club, Britta manages to let loose and have fun. With phenomenal beauty and graceful movement, she dances alone but dances sexy to establish confidence, sexuality, sensuality, desire. She then moves on to make sure the party is roaring and that people want to be around her, around the coterie, around allies of the coterie. She offers a sense of unspoken forgiveness and a dance to those she had formerly clashed with, including Shaw's peons. She establishes a boundary for how people can dance with her, and the kind of touch she will allow. Her aim is to connect with individuals and boost the reputations of the coterie.

Britta feels a poke at her hip from a small delicate finger. She turns to see a young teen with bright eyes and raven-like black hair wearing some of her clothing and dancing with her. She has the mischievous expression that a fourteen year old girl who snuck into a crazy nightclub might have. Britta recognizes that this is Eden, who was supposed to remain at Miles's home under the guard of his ghouls. In the distance, Britta spots one of Miles's ghouls with an immensely nervous expression. Britta immediately becomes stressed and pulls Eden in for a hug as if to keep her away from the crowd. Eden excitedly tells Britta that she was able to make Miles's ghoul listen to her. Britta whispers into Eden's ear that the rave is a really bad place for her to be. Eden rebuts that the coterie is here, so she should be fine. She holds Britta's hand up and twirls under Britta's hand. Britta begins leading Eden back and tells Eden that she is Britta's ghoul if anyone asks. Britta tells Eden that Eden should not talk to anyone but the coterie.

Johnny walks over, intrigued as to why one of Miles's ghouls happens to be at the rave. As he goes to ask the ghoul a question, he notices Britta and Eden. Johnny tells Eden that she looks like she's a little bit too young to be in the club. Britta asks if Eden used eye contact to tell the ghoul what she wanted him to do. Eden nods and excitedly responds that she had tried it before, but it wouldn't work. This time, however, Eden was able to bend the ghoul's will to her own. Johnny asks how she got in. Eden admits that she hid from the big bouncer at the front, Tiny, but that she was able to command one of the staff smoking outside to let her in. Johnny asks what Eden's plan is now. Eden grabs Britta's hand and entwines their fingers together. Eden says that she is going to enjoy being a vampire. She has been cooped up, but she's been very good and she's very healthy. Eden explains that she just needed to get out.

Johnny asks what she is going to tell people if somebody asks who she is. Eden responds, "I'm Britta's ghoul." Johnny frowns and wonders why she would say she's a ghoul if she came out to be a vampire. Eden says that Britta told her to say that, which Britta admits. Johnny says that a better idea is to tell people that she's close personal friends with Johnny Saxon, the Seneschal, and to fuck off. Eden responds that she understands. Johnny gives her a hard, death stare and says that If she's going be a little rebel and sneak into clubs, then she better not fuck it up. Eden looks mortified and gulps before replying, "Yes sir." Johnny's expression cracks into a big wolfish grin, and he says that he expects everything will be alright. Britta asks if the ghoul can at least watch over Eden. Johnny looks at the ghoul and tells him that his job was to make sure Eden didn't get into any trouble. The ghoul gives a solemn nod knowing that he fucked up but without fully understanding how he got here. Johnny then states that Miles takes arms for bullshit like this, to which the ghoul looks like a ghost.

Britta pleads with Eden to let the ghoul watch out for her and says that she doesn't want to be mad at Eden. Eden gives Britta a carefree hug and assures her that she will be subtle. Looking down at Eden like an older sister, Britta smooths and straightens out the clothes that were stolen from her closet in a protective motion. Britta offers one final, desperate plea with Eden to be safe, to remember what Johnny said, and to come to the VIP area if anything happens at all like someone striking up an extended conversation. Eden responds, "Okay, five by five," before she slips off. Britta wonders aloud whether the coterie should get someone to take her back before worrying that that would mean Eden never gets to go anywhere. Johnny says that he's more comfortable being able to have an eye on her and that this might be a good opportunity for her to learn some survival techniques that she'll inevitably need.

Britta asks if things are going well for Johnny, to which he responds that it's a shitshow. There have been several fights that have barely avoided turning into riots. However, nobody has been put into torpor yet. Johnny asks Britta about her sense of how things are going. Britta has found the situation on the dance floor to be volatile. There are people shouting excitedly on the dance floor until, about every ten minutes, someone bumps into somebody else the wrong way and everything gets super heated before the clashing parties are taken away or walk away. Britta warns Johnny that everyone is looking for a fight, and folks need little provocation to start one. Johnny responds that that is normal for a rave, and the fact that things haven't gotten worse is a sign that things are actually going fairly well.

Johnny says they should round-up the coterie to have a meeting before things get underway on the rooftop. Britta says she'll go find Miles. Johnny asks if she has seen Neil, but Britta responds that she doesn't want to talk to him right now because it feels like he's yelling at her a lot. Johnny tells Britta not to forget that Neil has been through some shit. Britta responds that she knows but that it isn't really fair because she's been through a lot as well. Johnny acknowledges Britta's struggles but warns that Neil's beast is starting to win the fight. Britta says that Neil wasn't there for the fight against the dragon, and that while she doesn't want to devalue what he has been through, he just showed up at the end. Exasperated, she asks Johnny why she's supposed to treat Neil gently. Johnny says she doesn't have to treat him gently and that she can call him out, but the important part is that Britta talk to Neil because ignoring him won't solve anything. Britta says she'll pick that fight later as the coterie should stand united for now. Johnny concedes that her point is probably better than the one he was making. Britta asks Johnny to find Neil while she rounds up the rest of the coterie for their meeting. Johnny agrees and heads off to check the roof for Neil.

### Post-Credits Scene

Erika asks if Rebecca knows what "P.H.A.T." means. Rebecca responds that she thinks so, and in unison Erika and Garrett say "Pretty Hot And Tempting." The group laughs and jokes about Erika and Garrett explaining P.H.A.T. in unison.

## Featured Characters

### Coterie

* Britta Ashcroft
* Johnny Saxon
* Neil Foster
* Miles Davenport

### Returning

* A-Dawg
* C-Dawg
* Jane
* Amaya
* Eden

### New

* Rufio
* Pete
* Pat

### Mentioned

* Carmen
* Nofrit
* Upton Rowlands
* Tiny

## Quotations

* A-Dawg: "My bad, yo. Praise Caine!"
* Britta: "Rufio, my name's Britta."
Rufio: "I'm Rufio."
Britta: "Yeah..."
* Neil (talking about kalif): "Um, I had a lot. Uh, the Tremere took a bunch away, but uh, Johnny actually got a—"
A Brujah: "Fuck the Tremere!"
Brujah crowd: "FUCK THE TREMERE!"
Neil: "Yeah, f-fu, definitely fuck the Tremere. Uh, for sure."
* Neil: "One of the last times I tried to do this—um, not the last time, but one of the, anyway, um—I got here and it was just an empty room. I didn't know what I wanted. Uh now, I think the thing that makes me happy is having a purpose, having an outlet, having a family, having people around that help to ground me and define me, knowing my place in the world even as the world ends, knowing where I'm supposed to be in it. Certainty: that's the ideal. Those few moments of certainty and knowing that you're cared about and that you're loved and that you're not only worthy because of the things you can do, but because you are who you are."
Rob (narrating Neil's actions): And he doesn't know it, but he's absolutely crying a little bit when he says it. He just is not aware that he's crying.
* Random Brujah (to Miles): "Teflon Prince!"
* Amaya: "I'm asking if you had crossed the line into true evil."
Miles: "I had to become a shield."
* Miles: "I'm just afraid of what it will cost. But it has to... it is what it is."
Amaya: "Well, I'll tell you this. For that, the cost is always too much."
Miles: "I know."
Lex (narrating Amaya's actions): She gives you a hug like you're this sad, broken thing.

## Trivia

* Rufio's courage is four. (7:04)
* Rob mentions that Neil has been cultivating kalif for 30 years, which would be 1969. (28:59) That year is the same year Neil was embraced, and it would mean that Neil has been cultivating and using kalif since he was embraced.
* Pete is one of the seemingly few Kindred who has seen the Red Star.[*citation needed*] This is particularly notable given that Brujah do not typically have access to Auspex. Whether Pete has seen the Red Star with or without the help of Disciplines is unknown, but the Red Star has been visible to the naked eye since Episode 60.[*citation needed*]
* Rob has speculated that Pete might be the same person that Johnny referred to as "Turtleneck" in a prior episode.[*citation needed*]
* Miles activates Personal Armor, which is a level six Fortitude power. This means that Miles must have exactly six points in Fortitude because he cannot have more than six points in any Discipline due to his generation.[*citation needed*]
* Eden's ability to bend a ghoul to her will with eye contact indicates that she has access to the Dominate Discipline. Previously, the only power Eden had been shown to possess was her ability to heal others.

## References

1. ↑ Rob Muirhead on the Community Discord Server (2023-09-18).