Meeting of the Minds
April 7th 1999
The Dark Version

Prelude

Do you think they'll come?
Oh, they'll come.
How can you be so certain?
It's in their nature.
Their nature?
Yes, though they might not know it, their veins flow with the blood of heroes.

Prelude (alternate version)

Do you think they'll come?
Oh, they'll come.
How can you be so certain?
Let's just say I bought a little insurance.
Muffled Screams
Who is that old lady anyway?
Her? Let's just say she's my insurance agent.

Adventure Summary: (Dark version)

Sunday night at the club, he'd made it through the second week. Jim was pretty happy. Open mic night was his favorite; it didn't cost as much to run as deejays or live bands and the crowd wasn't too bad. Big enough to open, not so big he had to work his ass off; it made a good cooldown from Friday and Saturday. On top of that, he loved laughing at some of the fools who took to the stage.

Even as he considered it, Monty got on stage and began delivering his newest "Rap from the 'Hood". At the end, he passed his hat and actually got a few coins; normally Jim didn't allow that sort of thing, but he didn't want to piss Monty off. Feeling pretty good about things, he even agreed to let Travis have the night off.

Everything went pretty smooth until about 8:00pm, when "The Young Ones" showed up, looking for their revenge. He and Monty were talking over a few things when he saw Steve run by headed for the door, always a bad sign. As he looked back, he saw that four of them had already got past his idiot doorman, "The Hammer". Even though John insisted he was as smart as he was big, Jim didn't believe it. Of course, Jim was pretty smart, so he didn't let the big man know.

He stood up and walked towards them, hoping to end their dispute without a fight, but it wasn't to be. As soon as they walked up, Monty started shouting obscenities at them and threatening to take them outside. The five of them didn't like the attention and drew down. A brief fight ensued and when the dust settled, the bikers were down and one bottle of scotch was destroyed. While Monty searched them for wallets, cash and jewelry, Jim inflicted some custom wounds on one of them. He planned to do more, but the cops showed up and interrupted his work. He'd managed to carve "sot" in one of their cheeks; he'd have to get the rest next time.

As Travis got ready to leave, Steve and John asked if they could go too. Jim was a little surprised, since he'd thought Travis had a date. On top of that, there had just been a brawl. Still, he decided to let them go as a reward. John Henry decided to stay anyhow, and he and Monty started working the door.

About an hour later a man and a woman arrived, very well-dressed, they had the look of Mafiosos. Jim had pegged it; their boss, Anthony had sent them to make him an offer he couldn't refuse. Determined not to die alone, he talked Monty and "The Hammer" into joining him.

When they got to the mansion, they found Travis and Steve were already there. Tony made a big speech which made it clear he knew more about Jim's business than Jim would have liked. He offered Jim "specialized training packages" for his employees in return for Jim doing him a few favors.

Jim wasn't really interested and said so. It soon became clear that "No" was not an acceptable answer. Relunctantly, he agreed.

There first assignment was to keep the meeting to sell the girl. Anthony sent along a few of his lieutenants to make sure nothing went wrong. While the two lieutenants waited in the shadows with John, Travis and Steve, Jim and Monty stood in front of the car with the chick.

The others showed up and offered a bag full of money and cocaine. Monty checked the stuff out and it must've been good, because he no sooner tested it then we went nuts and started attacking these guys.

Luckily, Jim and his boys had superior firepower and position and they dusted the members of the rival porn ring easily, leaving themselves with a bag full of money and cocaine.

Character Moment(s) of the Night:

Anthony: Do you believe in things that go bump in the night?
Taltos (staring at Elizabeth): Of course

Anthony: You will need to be trained.
Taltos (excitedly): Is Elizabeth going to train us?

Player Moment(s) of the Night:

Anthony: They expect two punks and a fourteen year old girl
Mike looks at Lou expectantly
I ain't black, I ain't fourteen, and I ain't wearing no dress

Joe₁:I turn the chair around and sit backwards
Lou: It's an arm chair

Anthony: Elizabeth, show Mr. Jones your ability
Joe₁ mimes opening his shirt, then applauds
Lou: And you're still losing?!

Steve collects five blue chips
Steve: Look! I'm Mike playing Deadlands!

A comparison of going to John's vs Joe₂'s is in progress
Joe₁: John's house -- livestock; Joe₂'s house -- riflestock

Tom explains that Monty's foster mom is working the store on a Sunday morning
Steve, knowing she's devoutly religious: She's not working the store!
Lou: She's working the corner...

Monticello: Could I get a towel please? Gets one. No, a clean one.
Joe₂: That is the clean one.

Steve: Cool, as allies, he's giving us a chick, a smart guy, and a midget.
Joe₂: Midgets make everything funnier

Jim: The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.
Lou: Open mic night was yesterday

Steve: I stumble on something that's not really there
Joe₁: Fuckin' Nosferatu!

Steve (to the group): He has telekinesis
Steve (to Joe₁): He can move things with his mind
Steve (to "The Hammer"): His brain does shit

The Nice version (Wimps only!)