It's raining in London... again (OOC)

Ouch... I guess that's not a metaphorical cyclone, but an actual one... O_o
Stay safe!

It sure looked that way. :)

Let's ignore that roll then, this time.

Stay safe. We will work around you.

Mark is a few hours ahead of most of the others anyway.

Remember that you have to meet the Move trigger requirement before you can roll the Move, Persuade says 'When you persuade an NPC with seduction, promises, or threats' and you did none of those three things. The Notes section reiterates this by stating 'Simply reasoning with them isn't enough here; you have to have some leverage for the move to trigger.'

You were just asking him to do something reasonable, you don't roll for that. But you did, so now I need to come up with how to use the rule: 'On a 7-9, they counter your offer or demand payment'. Your social life is getting crowded. :) (Say if this is a problem and we can change it, and you can turn him down.)

Hi there!

Just a quick note to say that tomorrow I'll be travelling, so I'm not sure I'll have time to post. Warning just in case!

Thanks we will work around you if need be.

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I hope you don't mind my countering your 'Once he's sure he's alone and unheard' [ref] with a sneaky street urchin [ref], I worry we might not get anywhere without intervention. :)

Not at all! Your countering is more than welcome in this case. :)

That does sound a lot like the description of Cold-Blooded from the Notes section of your character Sheet. But the part that was in the In-Character bit —'... He hisses and snarls and bares his fangs ...'— also sounds much like how any desperate person might act (s/fangs/teeth/).

It would be a 9 anyway —which is why it is hard to make these decisions after the roll results are known— and the costs for Cold-Blooded would be different to those of Keep Your Cool. Cold-Blooded might scare Bev off, make her think you are a monster, and mean she won't be happy treating you in the future, while Keep Your Cool would probably affect you more and could mean you can't stand the treatment and get the choice to scare Bev or have her have to stop.

No matter the choice, you did roll a Success on the Move, even if it is Partial, so you manage to avoid hurting them.

Rhiannon can try to hold you down well enough to save you from that outcome. I am not sure what roll that would be, it is not often that someone can roll Lend a Hand on Keep Your Cool, but it could apply now (if you are using Cold-Blooded for the 9) and she takes desperate steps to restrain you. I am not sure what that would look like, though. The consequences on a 7-9 would depend on how it is described and what she is most trying to avoid (which is probably 'scaring Bev so much that she is unwilling to help in the future'?), and another roll could make things worse.

We can decide between us what we want to do, and then pick up the scene with what comes next.

Ask questions till everything is clear.

I was imagining it as a bit more animalistic than would be typical for a human, I think. Like the veneer of humanity has vanished and he is just in full feral vampire mode. If you think that’s enough to qualify for the Cold-Blooded move, it was my intent to use that move if possible so we’ll go with a Cold-Blooded 9 (or potentially a 10 if Rhiannon wants to lend a hand).

OK, let's go with that then.
Let's try for that, it makes sense to Lend a Hand here.

Glad to hear it.

Nothing has changed for Mark's story, so jump right in and meet Jena when you are ready.

I left that open for you to do so if you wanted. Supply as much details you like, I will fill in the rest.

Missed yesterday because I took a decent chunk off my finger with a knife. After the urgent care visit I just wasn’t feeling up to typing

Quite understandable. Hoping there are no lingering effects.

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Do you want to accept the Partial Success (9) that Benji got trying to Keep his Cool [ref] while being a 'scary vampire' [ref], and accept the 'cost' of scaring Bev enough that she might be hesitant to help you again next time [ref].

Or do you want to treat your recent post [ref] as Lending a Hand to his efforts, and maybe keep things under control enough that it is 'about what Bev expected'? There is a chance you could make things worse —directing some of Bev's fear to yourself rather than just the types of people you hang out with— on a 6-, but I don't see a 7-9 adding any significant extra cost in such a situation.

Just from looking? No. Or at least not more than one would expect from an ancient artifact.

If you want to do a more thorough check you have the option of your Let It Out ability 'detect the presence and function of magical items or spells' that might work. Or you can do research about it. There is nothing overt now.

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We are also ignoring that you walked up to strange children and touched them. In this day and age that can get you arrested. :(