Inquisition of the Kindred
The interviews with the Kindred will be much different than the interviews with the Kine- M.F. is a known agent to the vampires in the city and cannot get away with acting too far outside of their 'norm'.
The basic questions M.F. will ask the Kindred are as follows:
- How was your guest sourced?
- How did you convince your guest to come to the party?
- How did you tell your guest to prepare?
- Describe the appearance of your gues during sourcing and upon arrival at the party.
- If eye color is not mentioned, this must be confirmed before proceeding
- Eye color should be confirmed both during sourcing and at the party
- Describe the demeanor of your gues during sourcing and upon arrival to the party.
- Were any vampiric disciplines used on the guest?
- If so,...
- Which one(s)?
- Describe the guest's demeanor before and after the discipline(s) was(were) used on them.
- Did you notice anything unusual about the guest's reaction to having disciplines used on them?
Non-compliance will be met with "I will have to tell the Prince how uncooperative you were."
M.F. would default to their standard 'Columbo style' behavior- they navigate this scenario by imitating a 'comfort character' because the stakes are high and they are worried about failing.
Interviewing the Kine is another matter entirely- ordinarily, M.F. would have once again fallen back on playing the hapless fool, but they have come to realize that, for whatever reason, humans find them extra unsettling after their transformation.
With this being the case, M.F. would lean into the unsettling, unflappable KGB style agent persona- their goal would be to assault the humans with a barrage of questions not designed to gather any direct information, but rather, to see how the subject reacts under pressure.
Pre-work: M.F. would request that they be provided with two N.O.P.D officers to accompany them. This not only makes their ask seem more credible, but also allows them some measure of protection in case the subject does turn out to be possessed by a Strix.
M.F. has requested that Ramirez help pay for them to have a custom tailored Inquisitor's Uniform. This has been completed.
If the human's eye color is noted as being golden by the corresponding vampire, M.F. would save them for last (not sure what the plan will be, I'm still thinking about this).
If the human's eye color is found to be golden on arrival, M.F. would... (no plan in place yet)...
Interview flow-chart
- M.F. arrives at the subject's location and requests that they take a ride with them
- If the person is uncooperative, M.F. will use Dominate or Majesty to coerce them
- If this doesn't work, M.F. would have the N.O.P.D. officers physically restrain the person and bodily place them in the car
- ‡ The officers will have been advised to not injure the person during this process
- The person is made to sit in the back seat of the vehicle- one officer sits up front, and one sits in the back with the person
- Once in the car, M.F. sets their phone on a dash mounted holder, sets it to video, points it at the person, and presses record
- M.F. says aloud the time, date, and gives a brief description of the person
- M.F. turns on a light that is mounted to the dashboard and trained on the person
- If at any point the person pleads the fifth, M.F. would respond by saying "Pleading the fifth to avoid self-incrimination only applies to criminal cases- you may invoke your fifth amendment rights, but please be advised that since this is not a xriminal proceeding, doing so will have consequences. Do you still wish to plead the fifth?"
Interview Questions
- I will be asking you a series of questions designed to help the state assess your level of guilt. We request your cooperation in answering quickly and truthfully.
- Confirm your name.
- Confirm your date of birth.
- Confirm your place of birth.
- Confirm your mother's name.
- Confirm our current location.
- Confirm your occupation.
- Confirm the country you have sworn allegiance to.
- Think of your mother- do you remember your mother?
- [IF YES] Describe your mother in five single words.
- Do you feel you are a happy person?
- [IF YES] In five single words, elaborate on how you can be happy when the world is full of evil and injustice.
- What are your beliefs about the Holy Trinity?
- What is the significance of the Lamb?
- Are you familiar with the Book of Revelations?
- How do you feel about those who make a practice of sinning?
- Note: This is a reference to a verse in the first book of John, v 3:8
- What is the nature of evil?
- Would you know evil if you encountered it?
- Would you consider yourself evil?
- Would you consider anyone you know evil?
- [IF YES] What makes them evil?
- Have you ever sinned?
- [IF NO] Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord- I ask again and give you one more chance to redeem yourself: Have you ever sinned?
- How old are you?
- Have you or anyone you know ever done anything which could be considered illegal by the laws of the country you have sworn allegiance to?
- Think of your mother- do you feel comfort?
- If you were wignessing an act of violence against another person, a stranger, would you intervene on behalf of the assaulted individual?
- [IF YES] Based on your answers thus far, you are a coward. Am I supposed to believe a coward would risk bodily harm for a stranger?
- Do you feel you are a good person?
- Do you ever worry that people might find out that you are deceiving them about your true nature?
- What do you think people would do if they found out?
- Think of your mother- what would your mother think?
- Do you feel guilt for what you've done?
- Do you regret your actions?
- Do you want mercy?
- Do you deserve mercy?
At this point, M.F. would have timed it so that they would arrive back at the subject's original location.
M.F. would ask the person to gather their things and exit the vehicle, and would advise that they would be in touch if the state needed further information.
Rebecca Vey - This was Thomas's plus one. He noted that this was the person he noticed the shadowy creature following- he took a picture of what he saw and sent it to the group. M.F. would note proceed with caution and would make a note to include Thomas (and possibly Dovey) when they interviewed Rebecca. Their inclusion is pending on if they fail and further tests.