"A few hundred," Elton says. For all his refinement and occult knowledge, he barely has more money than you, and the Shadow Lord possesses a Bone Gnawer's instinct for turning trash into treasure. "We can't sell the weapons—they're too nice, frankly—but some of this industrial equipment is still in good condition, and Lucinda can turn this scrap metal around for a profit."
While talking, Elton has been scribbling in a previously blank leatherbound notebook he's found. He's labeled it The Book of November. You're about to ask him about it when the exhaustion hits you.
"Let's get back home," Elton says.
You follow him as he rides back toward the Veterans Hospital. He asks you more details about how you came here. "I need to be at work at eleven. And I need to start making a record of everything you and I have seen and done. I'm also going to scout the woods tomorrow night and see what else I can learn. You should explore these lands, familiarize yourself with this place as it heals."
The bus takes you back home, where you shower, then make and eat a bowl of rice and beans to regain your strength.
Where can I find Nin?
I email Scarper and ask him about Everlite.
I go meet Roscoe Thanh.
I visit Hobland at his compound.
I introduce myself to Lucinda Palys-Nash.
I check my phone.
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"I keep thinking about my battles," Hobland says, angrily shaking his head. "That last night, when the Shadow Lords came for the Three Families—or so I heard. I killed a fomor. Should've died. I really believe that. Like, G-d blinked or something and He forgot to kill me that night. Because what can I do for Him and His creation now?" He stares at his hands. "All this…fucking training. This arsenal. One dead fomor in that fight, while everyone else died. I couldn't stop David Banicki. I need…I need your strength. The strength that all the Garou bring. Their birthright. You need to bring the fight to the Enemy. I don't want revenge and I'll never have justice; I just want our enemies dead."
"That's why I came here, Hobland. With your help, I'm going to tear a me-shaped hole in the Wyrm."
"Have you seen the shape we're in? I'm just trying to stay alive, man. I'm not dying for your idea of glory."
"The iron code of the Garou led to that massacre, I'm sure of it. I won't repeat my elders' mistakes by chasing a glorious death."
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