Collections of Madness

Thursday, 11am, Bothnall Law Firm : Nico gathered the material and put it all back in the manila envelope as Calvin put the cabin key in his pocket. Carmen offered, “Ellen, are you sure we can’t give you a lift to the hotel?” As they walked out of the conference room, Carmen asked Mr. Bothnall, “After you finish paperwork with my cousin and drive her back to the hotel, could you please talk to a Mr. John Francks also staying at Ellen’s hotel? The poor man was left for dead hanging on the airship rope without care or concern from the aircrew. Our own Mr. Mayor had to lead his rescue. We could give testimony to the crew’s dereliction of duty.” Nico seconded the opinion, “Not just callous reaction from the crew, almost murderous in intent.” The secretary called for a taxi. With address in hand, the cabby raised his meter-flag and drove eastward towards a western spur of Lake Kootenay . Per their questions, “Yes, business has picked up for me these last months with this new airship servi

Hook/Character Creation : You were best friends and freshmen together in 1915 at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Whether you graduated or went to war in 1917 is up to you. In 1919 Robert Douglas married Ellen and moved to Calgary, Canada. It is now 1923 when you received the invite to the reading of his will, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Strange that he didn’t send his usual Christmas card last December. Or update his address. Carmen Vigil, Painter/Poet (Andrew): 23yo Spanish (Asturian) heritage gifted her looks and charm, but the English poet/painter William Blake’s darker words and brush strokes guided her own artistic expression, trying to portray a world tarnished by the ravages of war and the influenza epidemic. She moved to Seattle late last year from Arkham, MA for a fresh start from a harrowing experience on the streets of the infamous city. Younger cousin to Ellen Douglas . Calvin Williams, Elected Official (Justin): 27yo b

Jack (Ray), Carson (Leslie), Carmen (Andrew) 9pm Monday, April 24 th : Having tossed Duncan’s house, they returned to Carson’s car and found a letter from “Lucifer”. They tried calling out to Professor Duncan whom they suspected of leaving the note, yet no-one came forward other than neighbors disturbed from their sleep. As they finally drove away, Carmen apologized, “I’m so sick of being frightened by this. Even scared of my own heartbeat. I promise to be braver…I’ve faced barn animals before.” Jack pointed out, “These aren’t barn animals with tentacles. You’ve a right to be scared.” They sat at a late-night Diner to discuss tomorrow’s plans. Carmen offered, “We need to get the lights switched off. Maybe they have opened a rift that needs to heal and close. Perhaps we could talk to councilman Ash Southcott who was the lone “Nay” voter at the City Council meeting that approved the new lights.” Carson spoke with a mouthful of waffles, “Maybe this is my last meal, but yes, we need to ta