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Give that to your players.
They can ask for more information -- however, there's very little to be got, and when questioned on how he got the information that Getharanati is Redemption-fodder, Seramma will somewhat embarassedly explain that it came from an Elohite of the Wind, who is now out of contact, but who supplied the photo. However, the characters have good reputations, and surely they can handle something like this?
The enclosed photograph shows two people -- a youngish, extremely handsome man, and an older, pouty-looking woman, standing near the Thames, with the monument known as Cleopatra's Needle in the background (Area Knowledge of London to recognise this, otherwise it's a "big pointy obelisk thing".) Characters will make the logical assumption (as did Seramma, and what a pity the Elohite's not around) that the man is Getharanati. Unfortunately, the woman is Getharanati's current vessel. More unfortunately yet, the young man in the photo is Nanina, a Lilim who rather enjoys using male vessels. Oops. Really, the Elohite had no idea. Honest.
Let the characters realise that they're going to have to trek around the British Museum, photo in hand, trying not to be too conspicuous. Let them enjoy themselves in the Museum. Throw in a few hints about ethereal activity (after all, the place is full of classical architecture, relics, whatnot) and other little tidbits. Eventually, in the Aztec History section (give them a bonus mark if they went there first) they will see the nice young man from the photo, loitering near a case showing ceremonial butterfly jewellery.
So what's going on? Well, Nanina has one of these brilliant schemes involving horrific death and destruction. To be precise, she plans to kidnap some sacrifices, chain them up in a high place, and then unleash on them some variant Vapulan-bred butterflies (she did some people there some significant Favors) that drink blood, with black razor-edged wings. Just your average Samingan plot, really. Since she plans to do this in London, and Real Soon Now, she came to find her local minion, Getharanati. She hasn't as yet spotted his Need to Redeem, though she will very soon now, especially if he keeps on cringing and whimpering like that around her. Getharanati was considering this redemption thing, really. He just didn't plan on having his current boss around at the same time.
So what's going to happen? Well, the odds are that PCs will sidle up to Nanina and start dropping not-too-subtle hints about redemption. Nanina, who is nobody's idiot, will string them along to find out what's going on, Need-reading to her utmost. As soon as she clues in that they think she's Getharanati, and that they're hoping he'll Redeem, she will immediately do her best to convince them that Getharanati (currently in the next room, still female, what a coincidence) is actually _her_, and that they should kill him (or, rather, her) on sight. She'll then sneak quietly away, intending to put her plans into operation that very night. If any PCs really throw themselves in her way, she'll do her best to kidnap them to get butterfly murdered too. Getharanati may well get gunned down on the spot by over-enthusiastic PCs, and will certainly defend himself to the utmost if anyone attacks him. If he dies, he should gasp out a few last words that will make the PCs realise they've been played for fools, and put them on Nanina's track. If they actually talk to him, they'll probably realise what's going on -- but by then Nanina will have fled.
Fortunately for people hunting Nanina, she has a Hideout. (Well, she has to store the butterflies somewhere.) Getharanati can help them find it -- or, if they've killed him, some convenient documents in his locker at the Museum will help them find it. When they get to the Hideout, cue a few locks, poison needle traps, you know the drill.
It should by now be early evening. The crates of butterflies are gone, leaving only square marks in the dust on the floor, though a few dead specimens are scattered around for PCs to cut their fingers on. Fortunately, Nanina has also left a Mission Plan, about how she plans to chain her victims to the mini-pyramid at the top of Cleopatra's Needle, tacked up on the wall.
Cue a dash for Cleopatra's Needle, hopefully in time to find Nanina and a few henchthugs using NC Wings to fly up to the top of the Needle and chain a few gagged victims there. It's dark by now, which is why the police haven't interfered yet, but major disturbances, screams, gunshots, fires, etcetera, will get attention. And let's not forget the butterflies. (Optional note: this is right next to the Thames, which is a big murky river, suitable for recurring villains to vanish into and not have their bodies found.)
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