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 ==== The Hallway ====
-Erika heads into the doorway flanked by the rotting angels and the others follow. They find themselves in a dingy, moldy tenement hallway with doors lining both sides of the hall as far as the eye can see. This section is incredibly noisy, as ghosts fight, feed, and fornicate with wild abandon behind closed doors. The Sin-Eaters note that all the doors are marked 27-B as they pass. A door on the left is open and framed with blue silk curtains; Erika identifies it as a ghostly brothel. The [[wod:characters:ghost-madam|madam-ghost]] steps out, swathed in bright blue silk and with blue marbles for eyes, and asks them what their pleasure is. Peter tries to wave her off by claiming they have no way to pay, but the madam-ghost insists there is no charge. David jokes about finding Peter “a young ghost” and Peter retorts with, “You’re the teacher, maybe you like schoolgirl outfits?” On cue, one ghost that looks six and one ghost dressed in a schoolgirl outfit trot out and they start running cold hands over the two men. More ghostly prostitutes throng out of the brothel to paw at the Sin-Eaters, and David tells Peter to think of his son and not fall to temptation. The six-year-old girl-ghost suddenly morphs into a spitting image of Peter’s son, and that kills any desire on his part.
+Erika heads into the doorway flanked by the rotting angels and the others follow. They find themselves in a dingy, moldy tenement hallway with doors lining both sides of the hall as far as the eye can see. This section is incredibly noisy, as ghosts fight, feed, and fornicate with wild abandon behind closed doors. The Sin-Eaters note that all the doors are marked 27-B as they pass. A door on the left is open and framed with blue silk curtains; Erika identifies it as a ghostly brothel. The [[wod:characters:madam|madam-ghost]] steps out, swathed in bright blue silk and with blue marbles for eyes, and asks them what their pleasure is. Peter tries to wave her off by claiming they have no way to pay, but the madam-ghost insists there is no charge. David jokes about finding Peter “a young ghost” and Peter retorts with, “You’re the teacher, maybe you like schoolgirl outfits?” On cue, one ghost that looks six and one ghost dressed in a schoolgirl outfit trot out and they start running cold hands over the two men. More ghostly prostitutes throng out of the brothel to paw at the Sin-Eaters, and David tells Peter to think of his son and not fall to temptation. The six-year-old girl-ghost suddenly morphs into a spitting image of Peter’s son, and that kills any desire on his part.
-The Sin-Eaters push their way through the throng, but realize Erika is eyeing an effeminate goth-boy ghost with chips of onyx for eyes. The ghost tries to entice her inside, but the others each grab a limb and drag Erika free of the swarm. Erika protests but realizes her near-mistake the further away from the brothel they get. They pass an open door on the right and are startled to hear an old-style Atari video game playing; curiosity gets the better of them and they peer inside. The door opens to a surprisingly modern-looking kitchen done in dark red and gold tiles with a breakfast bar, so they slip in and turn to the open living room, where [[wod:characters:faceless|six ghosts]] are huddled playing Frogger. David wonders how the hell an Atari got down here – to say nothing about electricity – but Erika shrugs. One of the ghosts turns and reveals an eggshell-smooth face with no features whatsoever. The ghost asks if they’ve seen Jerry; the Sin-Eaters respond in the negative. Isobel asks if Jerry went down to the brothel, and the ghost nods forlornly, so she says he probably won’t be back for a while. The ghost invites them to join the game, but the Sin-Eaters demur and head back out into the hallway.
+The Sin-Eaters push their way through the throng, but realize Erika is eyeing an effeminate goth-boy ghost with chips of onyx for eyes. The ghost tries to entice her inside, but the others each grab a limb and drag Erika free of the swarm. Erika protests but realizes her near-mistake the further away from the brothel they get. They pass an open door on the right and are startled to hear an old-style Atari video game playing; curiosity gets the better of them and they peer inside. The door opens to a surprisingly modern-looking kitchen done in dark red and gold tiles with a breakfast bar, so they slip in and turn to the open living room, where [[wod:characters:groups:faceless|six ghosts]] are huddled playing Frogger. David wonders how the hell an Atari got down here – to say nothing about electricity – but Erika shrugs. One of the ghosts turns and reveals an eggshell-smooth face with no features whatsoever. The ghost asks if they’ve seen Jerry; the Sin-Eaters respond in the negative. Isobel asks if Jerry went down to the brothel, and the ghost nods forlornly, so she says he probably won’t be back for a while. The ghost invites them to join the game, but the Sin-Eaters demur and head back out into the hallway.
 The Sin-Eaters keep going for what feels like hours, until they finally spot the end of the hallway in the distance. The hallway ends in a massive Egyptian-themed door, with carved sphinxes and hieroglyphs. Two doors away from the end, they hear someone suffering a terrible beating through an open door on the left. Anita stops dead when she hears the cries of the ghost being beaten – and recognizes [[wod:characters:jordan|Jordan]]’s father’s voice! The other Sin-Eaters stop as well and Anita pushes open the door further. She sees [[wod:characters:hector|Hector Mendez]] on the ground being kicked repeatedly by four onyx-skinned ghosts with glowing red eyes. Anita moves to intervene and the other Sin-Eaters respond as well; they’re not going to let their new friend face down shades alone!

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