Sorry guys, it was just a random, thoughtless throwaway post. I was just being silly, wasn't my intention to put any GD crap here.
Back on point: it was a good idea that we decided to work toward our Kine contacts this update, it'll definitely allow us to develop an information contact to close in on the Hunters now that Iacomo's been attacked in his home. (P) William Horn for help on the matter is another good step. However, even if we succeed in rounding the Hunters up and Iacomo is impressed, there remains the question of credit. I firmly believe that our success in the upcoming nights is sort of like a threesome: the best place to be is in the middle. If we're useless, the Archon will make an example of us; if we're too effective, the Barons will all unite to take us down a notch or three. If the Angelos situation taught us anything, it's that it's not wise to outshine your colleagues.
It was because of that I thought it would be ideal to let Vogler take credit for our successes, because doing so would subtly communicate to the Archon that we had a large part in it that we didn't reveal for political reasons. Obviously, when it comes to sharing credit with the other Barons, this is a bit tricky, because unlike with Vogler where we have a common goal, all of our "friends" are out for themselves. I wouldn't mind sharing credit with another Baron like say, Biggs, when we catch up to the Hunters if it means that it'll arouse less envy among our colleagues.
This situation is a *lot* more beneficial to Anthony than sending Eddie to investigate huntards. Honestly if you ask me, we should visit the editor of that newspaper, dominate him to tell us what is going on and mindwipe the necessary details from his brain. Mindwipe them for two reasons, one to preserve the masquerade and hide our involvement, two to prevent anyone else from getting potentially critical information on the subject. That way Anthony ensures he is the only one who can help Iacomo with finding the fuckers. Turcov's investigation will end up at a dead end while we will have the upper hand. That is assuming Mandrake is related to huntards, it could have been a plot setup by Turcov for all we know. But we must take that risk IMO.
You know, the info regarding Turcov did say that he had Kine ties to a few Russian oligarchs, who in turn typically have ties to either natural gas... or mass media. It is possible that he cooked something up, which would explain his convenient appearance here and the little powerplay he just attempted, but that's purely speculation. It does seem curious that these people knew exactly where the Archon lived, as well.
Mandrake his been on our agenda since the beginning, so I am pretty sure that this isn't on Turcov. I'm not sure if it'll be like you describe, however - if Hunters have managed to coerce the editor into releasing this article about us, getting at this guy isn't going to be as simple as finding him and Dominating him. They know we have government connections and they know we will eventually be tracking down the source of the article, so having Cripps and our ghouls handy will be mandatory.
EDIT: Oh and if something "unexpected" has delayed the Pell-mell queen's arrival and Iacomo inquires into that we will also know.
Perhaps we can have Eddie insinuate to Iacomo that it's a matter that he ought to look into. Certainly would be far easier and less time-consuming than doing it ourselves. Eddie can say that we were disappointed by Vogler's lack of assertiveness during the meeting and that we were looking into other Princely candidates to support, yet we've heard from the Pellmell Queen so far.
version of that main Cullen vampire.
d to support Random Word's idea.
