# Session S02 > [!overview] > [campaign:: [[Candela Obscura - The Great Dark|The Great Dark]]] > [session:: S01] > [prev:: [[2024-05-04_S00-S01]]] > [next:: [[2024-05-19_S03]]] > [session date:: 2024-05-12] > [campaign date:: 1907] > [my pc:: [[Roberta "Birdie" Campbell|Roberta “Birdie” Campbell]]] > [dm:: [[Andrew Pontious|apontious]]] > [player:: [[Leah Ferguson]], [[Nicole van der Hoeven]], [[demonem|Emma]], [[bleepbloopdragon|Lisa]]] > [pcs:: [[Calliope Nightshade]], [[Eric Birtwistle]], [[Roberta "Birdie" Campbell|Roberta “Birdie” Campbell]], [[Tarrin Bellweather]]] > [active npc:: ] > [discussed npc:: ] > [active locations:: ] > [discussed locations:: ] > > --- > > (tldr:: Summary.) ## Starting notes: - [[Andrew Pontious|apontious]] joked our circle name could be The Circle of the Twirling Tassels based on our first assignment locale… - …and accidentally set the tone for the whole session ## Notes - [[Calliope Nightshade]] suggests we are all here looking for jobs » gives the name Tracy Tassles - [[Roberta "Birdie" Campbell|Birdie]] says she has experience working the bar (…the espresso bar!) - Introduces herself as Candace Cashore, with the nickname "Candy" - [[Eric Birtwistle]] pitches his medical prowess » gives his real name, thinking it's a plus (doesn't recognize the family name) - [[Tarrin Bellweather]] pitches working security » gives their name as Tarrin… just Tarrin - We go away… - …Birdie lets Tarrin know that's *not* a liveable wage… this would technically be her first job - We do additional research while we wait for the shift to start - Birdie goes to [[The Fighting Cock]], the seedy bar next door - The woman running the bar is in her early 20s - Birdie tries to ask for any juicy stories about the [[Twilight Theatre]] (Sway: 1) - Not much help! I stand out too much. - Some women walk in who look more like they belong at [[The Fighting Cock]] - They give her money and she refills their flasks (from the good cabinet) - These are women who work at the [[Twilight Theatre]] - Seeing them up close, tiredness and aging; but on stage, maintain sex appeal - Birdie follows them into the [[Twilight Theatre]] through the staff door - …to be continued - [[Calliope Nightshade]] talks to a [[Periphery]] buddy (a former daliance…), [[John Lyons]] at the precinct - Chasing up a lead at people disappearing at the [[Twilight Theatre]] - A family member of someone who went missing came in today… - [[Anise Trilby]] is (was?) a dancer at the [[Twilight Theatre]] - [[Periphery]] had interviewed [[Hugo Garcia]] but nothing seemed out of the ordinary - John Lyons gives her the father's address to follow up (in [[Silverslip]], upper middleclass family) - John suspects it is just family squabbles (they were controlling, and she was acting out or ran away) - No other records of disappearances linked to the theatre (but likely under-reported) - Does have record, three weeks prior, a commotion at the [[Twilight Theatre]] after one of the performances - Someone ranting and raving about seeing weird things - Periphery presumed this person to be drunk or crazy - Wouldn't give their name - [[Eric Birtwistle]] and [[Tarrin Bellweather]] scope out the location and look for gear as prep for the evening - [[Twilight Theatre]] details - Front entrance, [[Hugo Garcia|Hugo's]] office, bar - Theatre, seats - Two dressing rooms backstage - Three luxury boxes on the second floor - Backstage door (about as much security at the front door) - Birdie, before the show… - [[Lulu Green]] is a dancer and also runs the bar - Rushes through orientation - Most just buy the cheap beer - Plan to water down the drinks… - Prices are "gouge the locals" high, not "tourist" high - Jake was the last bartender; left because he quit (2 months ago) - People come and go… but a lot of lifers - She's been here 5 years, which is considered long - Storage room by ladies dressing room - [[Hugo Garcia]] has the key - Birdie talks to [[Hugo Garcia]] - Gets her way into the storage room, offering to help water down the gin - Hugo is *very* much in control of the place; micromanages - She's not able to see into the storage room - He puts the key in his pocket - Birdie is keeping an eye on Hugo Garcia; Hugo is now keeping an eye on Birdie… but this keeps his attention off of others - [[Calliope Nightshade]] preps for the evening » handgun in the garter belt type deal… - Is introduced to [[Trishy Lu]], the leader - Is now known by others as "Gizmo" - Asks about "the previous girl", to not make the same mistakes - Trishy has a brief pause before responding… ([[Anise Trilby]]) - Seems to respond in past tense… "She had a future…" - [[Eric Birtwistle]] basically gets psyched up for the performance… - This is apparently the most *exciting* night of his life… - He does get a drink at the bar that Birdie is tending (but no freebies!) - Basically, staff hear he's a doctor and he spends a lot of time looking at rashes… - But a chance to get to know some of the people, including a young male performer - [[Tarrin Bellweather]] is "security" here, but makes up what "security" is here - Starts next to the ticket admission booth - Helps Birdie keep people from sneaking the stock… - Keeps an eye on what's going on… - The lights go down and the show starts up - An opening number with a big chorus line - Vaudeville, basically, with sexy acts interspersed - Hecklers in the audience - As the acts continue, it gets more risqué… - Tarrin takes out their bleed detector to see if anything is off… - There's a sense of an effect pulling people in through the performance - (I had to leave since the session ran late.)