[Sodium_noir] Hell is other people

[Dr. Lazarus]

Dr. Lazarus, 'Sandra Scoland'
Mage, Bastet
Lady Sinclaire's Mansion


"So, if I interpret what you're telling me correctly," he went on, pushing
his glasses back up onto the bridge of his nose, "you know someone who has
this artifact in their possession as we speak?"

"Not at this time, no. But honestly, my client never told me one way or the
other," ['Sandra'] said.

Which is technically the truth, she thinks to herself.  Her friend and
mentor Naglaa Habib El Zahlawi with the Egyptian Supreme Council of
Antiquities never did tell her whether he was in possession of the Hand of
the Guardian before she was contacted by him to come out to Alexandria.

And technically she didn't know of anyone else who had it their possession
either as she and Dr. Lazarus spoke.  She had it stored away in a safe place
away from prying eyes... and hands. And she wasn't about to carry it with
her to a party!

"I was mearly asked to research it and get back to them if and when I came
up with anything.  Naturally you were at the top of the list," she smiles
charmingly with a slight wink as she takes another sip of her drink.

"Did either Professor Carter or Dr. Tweaksbury ever come up with anything on
it? I know that Carter was supposed to have some interesting theories on
egyptian legacy ties between Egypt and Meso America.  Would it's background
have played any part in that research?" she asked.

"Carter only scratched the surface," Hiram said, his tone mirthful, "Reg was
the one who really got the ball rolling for that kind of research in the
community." He took another drink. "Gotham Museum actually has a team down
in Peru right now. An old correspondent of Reg, Dr. Ruth Shady, is one of
the leading archeologists in the region and she has found something
absolutely spectacular at a site she called Caral. My assistant Cate is
heading up the team. Though very little has yet been uncovered at this site,
other less aged cities in Mexico have revealed some collation between Egypt,
the Americas, and even the Rama empire to the far east."

He finished his drink, and took an uncomfortable scratch at his collar line.
('Sandra' rolls Perception, diff; 8, scores: 9, 5. She notices a glint of
gold under Hiram's collar)

"In all cases there are particular notes on a 'guardian' in temple carvings
and papyruses in Egypt, as well as tablets found in Mexican and South
American pyramids, and ancient Sanskrit poems from India."

(TAGs across the water...)
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