Today I'll learn when and where the closing will take place. It'll be Friday for the day, what's unsure is the time and location. I know the title company, and so far I know it's on 2nd Ave. South, downtown... I think. That could easily change if an office is decided on in another location.

I have to write closure letters for Citicard and the computer loan (and get them printed out), and I'm debating closing the Chase/Amazon Visa as well... But on that I'm waffling. If they want me to close it, its gone. Otherwise I'll put it away and not use it, just to have the record of it existing on the credit score. I also need to get the most recent credit card/loan statements together. Not really a big deal.

The remaining cash after the cards and loan are paid gets direct-deposited into the account after the 3 day right of recission... Meaning it'll hit my account Wednesday. :)

So its about done. I can't wait. :)

In other news Saturday is the Vanguard game, and SUnday is the next run of the Buffy Horror campaign- I'm looking forward to, and dreading, both. ;) Friday night will be a Strike Force with the Mana Dragons/Kyn Empire City of Heroes group.

The first of these was actually about three adventures, condensed a bit. And there had been a bunch of runs before that as well! Holy crap. Add to that the other games and the writeups for them and that's a lot of writing! In any case, here's Buffy Horror Number Twenty!

( Buffy Horror 20: Out of Depth )

I'm pretty much recovered I think. Still the residual cruds from the cold to hack out, but I've finished the meds and I feel pretty much okay, if a bit wiped out. I did have one side effect of powerful antibiotics show up Sunday evening... Which I won't go further into... But I think I'm lucky it didn't hit til after the last pill was taken.

Currently I'm at work, day two of my workweek. Not a lot is happening, other than the usual stuff. Parking is even worse than usual, as now I can't park on the meters around the damn building because they've bagged the damn meters- they're working on the building facade. Fooey. I hope this crap is done before first snow, or this is gonna really suck.

In City of Heroes, I've set myself a goal of getting my recent Villain on Pinnacle, Endure (Claws/Willpower Stalker) to level 50 so I can play with the VEATs (Villain Elite ArcheTypes) finally. At the moment she's halfway to level 46, so if things go right (and I play WAAAY too much this week) I could possibly do it by Friday. :)

In terms of my actual 'to do' list, I still need to finish the damn garage doors and clean/vacuum the back room and my bedroom, and get the last 7th Sea for the set written up. Next Sunday we start back into the Buffy Horror campaign, with all the requisite anticipation and dread that entails. ;)

On Saturday we continue the Vanguard Campaign's wind-down to the end, though thats a few runs to come I suspect. I REALLY want a denouement on the campaign when we get that far! Goblin is a character that I'd like to revisit at some point- not as a character, but as the character in this game.

And that's pretty much what's going on right now. Right on the edge, I am.

This was, I think, the longest writeup I've done so far for the Buffy Campaign, but I'm not sure. Regardless, it runs 10 1/2 pages in the word processor and is the sixteenth episode I've got chronicled. So here it is. Enjoy!

( Past Echoes In Present Times )

Okay, I've rewritten the whole damned thing after having lost it the other night. I've added a bit to it, and I think its actually a bit better this time around. Enjoy!

Our cast for this episode:

Player Characters

Jackie Tall- The only remaining female in the group, Jackie is a midget and a developing psychic, Jackie has made unusual associations in the campaign, that her companions don't necessarily approve of... Currently contemplating a change of majors to quantum physics.

Bill Vicklin- Unabashed comic-collector, scrounger extraordinaire and would-be vampire hunter, majoring in psychology and parapsychology; while he's right that there ARE vampires and monsters, he likely IS a bit crazy.

Michael O'Connor- A devout Roman Catholic, Michael in many ways is the moral center of the group... Not that he gets listened to as often as he should. Lacrosse player and possessor of the Cross of St. Peter, a powerful relic of the Roman Catholic Church.

Greg Poulte- A biker, and lifetime resident of the Arkham area, he has always been aware of the supernatural in the world, like Bill; unlike Bill, he's probably sane. but then, he's a lifetime resident of Arkham... A student of the Martial Arts as well. He has reopened his father's motorcycle repair shop recently, with Bill as an employee.

Gabriel- A new character in the story, not a lot is known of him other than he is a returning student to Arkham, and is quite aware ot the bizarre nature of the area. Sanity is questionable, given he IS returning to Arkham willingly...

NPCs

Eva Marie Saintly- A seminary student and Michael's study partner; also his girlfriend. An expert in the study of Catholic relics. She has lived in Arkham for several years, with her mother being an archaeologist and her father a former priest.

Dr. Howard Beck- A professor of quantum physics, Dr. Beck has offered to teach Jackie some of the more esoteric things that he has discovered in his researches... Like how to teleport... Currently there are more than one, and they are calling themselves 'Artemis Love'.

Carl the Janitor- Once a professor at the University, Carl's researches into alchemy and certain other areas of the occult ended up driving him partly insane and rendering him connected in a bizarre way to the University; he can die, but he comes back, over and over. He has used his alchemical abilities to concoct a number of mixtures that he uses both in his janitorial duties and to defend the grounds against supernatural threats. Most of the time, he seems absentminded, harmless and a little slow; but there are moments when his former brilliance shines through.

Gene Simmons- NOT the KISS bandmember, but a major fan who also is a world-class psychic, specifically a telepath. Gene is also an assassin-for-hire, previously having worked to the US government and the Cabal, led by Frau Schodt. Right now, he isn't exactly in the good graces of either of those groups... He was briefly Jackie's teacher in psychic ability, which her teammates were very upset about. He also drove their former roommate insane and tried to kill them...

Joe Oracle- Jackie's teacher in psychic abilities, Joe runs a psychic call-in show on the local radio station, giving his predictions using songs. Joe has associations with the US government's psychic espionage division, the same group who were connected to Gene Simmons.

The Intern- A pimply-faced young man whose voice is cracking due to puberty (maybe), he works at the station with Joe oracle. Nobody actually knows his name, and nobody has bothered to ask, either.

Blue- An Imaginary Friend. Blue is the mascot and apparent caretaker of the dormhouse at which Our Heroes dwell. He has unknown capabilities, is well acquainted with most of the bizarre phenomena of the area, and is well connected as well. A source of information as well; however, Blue is easily offended.

( Chaos Theory )

Its been a bit since I updated things here, so here's a quickie with a cut. First off, I'll be posting the two Werewolf runs I've got to write up in the next few weeks; I've not been able to go online at work, and that's where I usually do my writing. Second, I'll have 'What I Did On My Five Day Weekend' up soon too- That'll explain a few OTHER things. lastly, Here behind the cut is the latest (First of this cycle and the first of the 'end of season' episodes) Buffy Horror Campaign run. However, this was NOT written by me; I wasn't at the run, so Scott L, the GM, wrote things up. Thus, read on behind the cut. As usual, all characters and the campaign are copyright their respective creators. ;)

( Crossing Over... )

And here we have the last of the Buffy Horror campaign posts for the just ended set; next up is the Traveller Campaign run by Mr. G.- I'm not sure if I'll write those up or not. This was a lot more work than planned! Anyways, what happened after Lazlo popped out of the basement is below. :)

( For A Few Yen More (or Less) )

Ah, the industry that insomnia inspires. Not only did I get all the Vanguard pre-posts done, I also got this finished; the latest chapter of the Buffy Horror Campaign! I'm not sure of the order of a few minor details, but for the most part this is all of it. Once again, its behind a cut due to size. :)

( Epilogue and My, what a big GUN you have... )

Dead and Deader part 2

( The Story Continues... )

I have to thank Scott L. (ye olde GM) and Mike M. for some input on the previous monsterous gamepost. Thanks, guys. :)

Oh- I had dinner tonight at joshuwain's, with him, feezlekhan and foeclan- Beef roast (supplied by joshuwain), steamed broccoli and italian bread (supplied by me). Food good. :)