I for one welcome our new witchy overlords [Open]

[detectiveofthewest]

A: Welcome to Cafe Poirot
On odd days of the week, Heiji spent his time mingling with customers as a part-time waiter for a small cafe in Barnet. A bit of a customer favorite, he could often be found serving coffee, recommending menu items, or chatting during slow periods and exchanging news about recent events. Like the sudden seizure of Barnet by the Reds, for example...

For about an hour on this particular day, however, Heiji brought his violin in, spent a brief minute or two tuning, then began to play. His bow sang across the strings in long, fluid sweeps, mingling with the enticing smells of coffee and cake...

B: Something in the Mist
Night wasn't always a safe time in London, especially when the streets were shrouded in fog. But travelers along certain side streets might find themselves party to glimpses of ghostly blue flame. And if they should for some reason find themselves drawn to follow that flame, they'd only be falling under the same spectral influence that had been bewitching their fellows for an age.

But didn't it seem like they weren't quite alone? Like something was... watching them?

C: Other
Heiji will be doing a lot of wandering and exploring around the city, in human form or as a mundane-looking fox during the day and possibly as a much larger, clearly supernatural fox at night. Let me know if you want to do anything in particular or shoot ideas back and forth.

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[detectiveofthewest]

The fox looked mildly disappointed. "The Queen is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as Australia, Canada, and Barbados. But England hasn't been a separate and sovereign state since the 18th century. Therefore the title 'Queen of England' is technically incorrect."

Which of the following superstitions have humans not traditionally harbored about vampires?
- An obsession with counting
- Like to eat nail clippings
- Hate pizza with anchovies
- Able to detach their heads

[emotioneater]

Personally, he thinks that it's a bit unfair to pose a trick question with wordplay, but he knows that fae don't play fair. Cooper's just miffed that he missed one that he probably should have known.

The second one he feels a bit more confidence on. If he didn't, he'd have to turn in his vampire card for good. "Hate pizza with anchovies."

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji had actually considered the question a softball. He looked pleased nonetheless, at least from the way his tails swirled about in the misty air.

"Correct!"

What was the name of Thomas Hutter's client in the 1922 film Nosferatu?
- Count Orlock
- Count Morlock
- Count Roloc
- Count Dracula

[emotioneater]

Now this one he knows for certain. Cooper's absorbed God-only-knows how much pop culture over the past one hundred years. Normally, the knowledge is usually useless, but eventually it had to come in handy. He answers with certainty, "Count Orlock."

[detectiveofthewest]

"Also correct! Well, two out of three isn't bad." Heiji put a paw down on the grass, then withdrew it. The print on the ground burned fiercely for a moment with ghostly fire as its owner backed away into the mist. Once the flame faded, it would reveal an old golden pirate doubloon.

What was a fox doing with a pirate doubloon?

It was a mystery.