The Oakley Collection

( Essie /Whitney, Peter /Jordan, Phillip /Aaron, Jimmy /Graham, Riche /Jon) 1:30pm Saturday, Sept 1 st , School of Medicine #8 : Peter tossed his fresh-lit cigarette aside as he gave chase to his suspect (across the busy street) who bolted after making eye contact per the PI’s call for “Anthony Finders, where are you?” Peter dodged thru the traffic, holding up his badge to slow a few cars with his eyes still on his culprit who dashed between houses across Boundary street. The sound of rattling trashcans guided the PI left, where he saw the student (in his campus sweater) standing from the jumble of cans before taking off again. Peter pressed harder as the student slipped between the next houses. He caught up and tackled him just before the student tried to cross the street again. “Umph!” Peter teased him now as he helped the student to his feet, “I just wanted to ask if you know Flinders?” Without even waiting for an answer, the PI cuffed him (one link to Anthony, the other to hims...

Intro : Essie works part-time at the Arkham Historical Society under the supervision of Charles Leiter, Colonial History Professor . Till that fateful Friday Aug 24 th morning when she found the door locked and had to get a janitor to open. Where they found Leiter dead! Essie Vance  [Whitney]: 36yo suffers Taphephobia (fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries). She recently picked up Insane Constitution (spend 5 Luck to gain a CON bonus die). And lately, she acquired Notomania (compulsion to collect everything). Peter Graves  [Jordan]: 38yo suffers Onomatomania (irresistible desire to repeat certain words). He got over his psychosis (seeing his dead parents) but, in the process, now suffers Agathomania (pathological kindness). Phillip Vance  [Aaron]: 32yo suffers from  Arachnophobia  (fear of spiders) and frayed nerves that require  Liquid Courage  (suffers penalties when his flask of al...

FROM THE BEGINNING:   https://wjr5oakley.blogspot.com/2023/02/robert-douglas-willp1.html (Essie/Whitney, Peter/Jordan, Phillip/Aaron, Jimmy/Graham, Richard/Jon) 2pm, 19 April : As Jimmy put the goggles in his pack, Phillip asked, “Did Robert wear prescription glasses?” Essie didn’t remember him wearing glasses in college and Jean denied seeing him wear any. Peter sighed, “I guess our only lead is that airship.” Jimmy shared his news from his morning meeting, “My local contact mentioned something about the airship circling the lake at night these last months.” To which Jean spoke up, “So that’s it! There were weird sounds the night Bob died, as if the echoes of cars racing along the lake roads. By the time I finished my shower to go look, the sounds were gone.” Which made them wonder, “Do you suppose the airship was hunting him along with Chester?” They piled into the car to return to Timmins. As they passed the airfield (no airship), Essie noticed cars and trucks and men crowde...

FROM THE BEGINNING:   https://wjr5oakley.blogspot.com/2023/02/robert-douglas-willp1.html (Essie/Whitney, Peter/Jordan, Phillip/Aaron, Jimmy/Graham, Richard/Jon) 0810, 18 April, departing Ottawa : where we left off: 1.        Wednesday, 18 April, 1923, only 10 minutes airborne and climbing. 2.        Jimmy and Peter are outside the airship, laying on the plank that leads to the portside engine where they just witnessed a rigger fall from the line as it now slaps free in the airstream. 3.        Riche had stepped into the control cabin to confront the captain (and his aid) but was rebuffed. “ Lt Archer, get that passenger out of my control room. ” Riche retreated a few feet to witness Essie’s (with knife drawn) confrontation with Lt. Donald Bambury (radio operator). 4.        Essie is at the opening to the radio room in “discussion” with Bambury. 5. ...