Session 13: Return to the Necropolis

## Brief Synopsis

Lady Nobody irritates Gatlin and unleashes her Competitive Beast on him. From there, the group heads to the archives to look for various information. Genevieve finds information on vampires, Gatlin finds a fake way to cure vampirism that he excitedly believes, and Torsten and Piper find out information about Piper not being the first Arioch Gomorrah and her design as a magical 'nuke' of sorts to allow for vampires to live freely with no Masquerade.

Afterwards, Gatlin tries to get his hands on Solace to 'cure' himself, and Genevieve tags along, to keep him safe. After taking it, he *does* feel human again—for now.

## Session

Gatlin sees Felix and Lady Nobody together, the latter not having Blush of Life again. He's annoyed. [I couldn't take notes on this because I was roleplaying, but] for *some* reason, Lady Nobody lashes out with her Competitive Beast. Gatlin fails (3 to 10) and gains the Competitive Condition for 5 nights.

They head to the Count to get permission to go to the archives, him asking them to tell the Archivist to stop by sometime, and from there, they head to the Archives, where they first met Gatlin.

**Count Arno**: *"Tell the Archivist to come by sometime."*
**Gatlin**: *"Ohhhh? Do you liiiike her~?"*
**Count Arno**: *"Of course. She's my wife."*
**Gatlin**: *"Ohhh, you really really really like her~!"*

Gatlin acts like his normal chaotic self, threatening Torsten with a squirt gun, which Torsten doesn't approve of, but Genevieve finds amusing. They gain access to the archives, learning that the Archivist might be literally unable to leave the archives. The group splits up, looking for different information.

**Archivist**: *"I'd love to [visit your casino], but work. I'm kind of tied to the desk."*
**Gatlin**: *"Are you married to the desk?"*
**Archivist**: *"Sometimes, it feels like it."*

Gatlin searches for vampire cures and finds a tome that offers Solace mixed with human and supernatural blood as a solution. He's excited to try it.

Genevieve finds Vampirism 101.

Piper finds a small box with her given name on it, and learns she's not the first Arioch Gomorrah: there are lots of crone members around the same age with the same name. There's stuff about a ritual to 'birth god,' but all previous attempts were failures.

There's a mention about an only survivor of a bombing found in a convenience store in Japan with no memories of mortal life. They remained in Japan for a few years, then was moved to Berlin. The goal is to let vampires be the monsters they are, not caring about the Masquerade.

After the archive visit, Gatlin looks for drugs, and Genevieve tags along to keep him safe. He drinks it and indeed feels human. He thinks he's cured, not knowing it only lasts 24 hours.

**Gatlin**: *"Oh my god, Genny! It worked!" \*He shakes her around\**
**Woman he drank blood from**: *"Do you need a doctor?"*
**Gatlin**: *"No! I'm just on drugs!"*

## Notes:

* Due to his drop in Humanity the day before, Gatlin's Moldering Curse is active, leading him to age at 1/4 the human rate. Due to this, he notices minor scruff on him, which makes him very surprised, but happy.
* Lady Nobody has 5 Blood Potency.
* The Archivist and Count are married, but their relationship isn't close.
	+ They learn Archivist can't leave the archives.
* They learn Piper is not the only Arioch Gomorrah, and she's a "nuke" some are hoping to use to let vampires be the monsters they are.