H-258: Little Isle Manor House, Pool
The woman in black has moved off, has her back to Lia, appears to be lighting a pipe or cigarette in cupped hands.
Lia walks toward the pool, passes the grotesque statue, travels on beneath its stone-blind gaze to an open area where a pool in the shape of a grand piano dominates an area surrounded by shaped-stone privacy walls draped with vines and foliage. A movable ceiling of variably-transparent panels stands partially open, provides a mix of shade and light.
There are two dozen or so people of varied appearance and age in this area, most standing, some sitting in outdoor furniture, a few lounging, three actually in the pool. A trio of grey jackets circulate attending to guests’ needs – plates of canapes or filling drinks from a full-featured bar that stands unattended given the circulating staff.
As Lia approaches she sees one of the grey jackets fiddling with some tech behind the bar, at which some piped music begins filling the space.
If you wish you may roll Observation.
What now?
7 vs 14 for Observation
She will have undone her jacket on the way here. The gold chain hangs between her breasts. Dangling at the end of each half is a tiny gold figure of a woman. One is hanging by her hands, the other by her feet. They are fully extended and seem to be permanently reaching for each other. They are obviously weighted as they swing beautifully as Lia moves.
She will take a moment to smile and appreciate the shape of the pool, hoping that this means there is a piano in the house. She hasn’t seen one for a while. Then she will make her way down to the pool.
Does she recognise anyone?