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=Chapter 3=
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{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}} - {{PageRef|name=Dynamo}} - {{PageRef|name=McGinnis}} - {{PageRef|name=Infernus}}
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== 3a - The Gala ==
<small>Follows from [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#2a - Party Planning|Chapter 2a - Party Planning]]</small>

''Dynamo introduces Lady Geist to the "brightest minds" he assembled for Lady Geist's gala.''

'''{{PageRef|name=Dynamo}}:''' Next, I'd like to introduce you to Professor Birk from Smith. Now, his background is Medieval History, but I think you'll find his thoughts on trials by combat to be not only riveting, but shockingly relevant...

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' If you would excuse me for a moment, Professor. I need to get some air.

''Lady Geist goes outside.''

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' ...grant me the patience...

'''{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}:''' You hate these things too?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' I threw this "thing".

'''{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}:''' Whoops! [Chuckles]... want a beer?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Do I look like a stevedore? Who are you?

'''{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}:''' Maggie McGinnis. I work at -

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Fairfax Industries. If I recall, you were the brat that Maximilian paraded around incessantly.

'''{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}:''' Well. Thanks for the open bar.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Apologies, Ms. McGinnis. You were just incredibly annoying the last time we met.

'''{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}:''' I probably was. I was also 15. What's your excuse for being an asshole?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' How dare you -

'''{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}:''' Word of advice, Lady Geist: be nicer. You never know who could actually help you out. Good luck.

''McGinnis leaves.''

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Merde.

''Dynamo enters.''

'''{{PageRef|name=Dynamo}}:''' [clears throat] Uh, sorry to bother you, Lady Geist -

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Professor, if this is about your colleague, I'm afraid I'm going to need a few more minutes.

'''{{PageRef|name=Dynamo}}:''' A friend of yours stopped by, he asked me to give you this.

''Dynamo gives Lady Geist [[Abrams]]' business card.''

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' He said he was a friend?

'''{{PageRef|name=Dynamo}}:''' Is he not?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' I'm not sure...<center>
'''Choice between:'''

''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#4a - Humble Pie|Make Ammends With McGinnis]]'' - ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#4b - Revelation|Contact Detective Abrams]]''
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== 3b - Hunger Strike ==
<small>Follows from [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#2b - Understanding Oathkeeper|Chapter 2b - Understanding Oathkeeper]] if "Bluff Oathkeeper Into Finding A New Host" was picked.</small>

''Lady Geist enters [[Jezebel's]].''

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Hello, Fern.

'''{{PageRef|name=Infernus}}:''' Always a pleasure to see you, Lady Geist. Usual booth?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Please.

'''[[Minor characters#Hank|Hank:]]''' [in the other room] GO TO HELL!

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Is everything alright?

'''{{PageRef|name=Infernus}}:''' That's a great question... Do you mind if I...

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Of course. I'll show myself up.

''Lady Geist sits in an isolated booth.''

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' I hunger, Geist.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' You speak as if that's my concern.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' By the day your beauty fades... I would say it's very ''much'' your concern.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' I love it when you posture as if I don't have you under lock and key. You will be fed when I choose to feed you, and not a moment before.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' My power -

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Is weakening. You think I haven't noticed? Last year, I could kill a vagrant and enjoy the rest of swimsuit season. Now the same hobo would barely last me a drive to The Hamptons. At some point, ''le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle''.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' Now who's posturing?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' What good is eternal life if I spend it in an OSIC oubliette? And we both know that's ''exactly'' where I would end up if I gave in to your every whim. No. Your demands are too much... and so I'm given little choice but to... age gracefully.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' So what? You toss me more scraps for the next 50 years?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' My dear Oathkeeper... The scraps you are fed today will feel like a banquet compared to the crumbs you will be fed in the future.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' Such conviction. I almost believe you.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Believe me, don't believe me... Either way, this dynamic of ours is not really benefiting either of us anymore, is it?

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' It sounds like you're about to propose a solution.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' You don't want to be trapped in my arm. I don't want to be killed if I release you.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' So pay off your debt to me.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Did you already forget the part where I said I had no intention of obeying your whims?

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' A deal made needs to be honored. It is my nature.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' And it will be. Just not by me.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' Hm, go on.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' I don't release you. I ''transfer'' you. To someone I trust. You get a host for your... regular indulgences...

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' And I don't have a moment of freedom to kill you.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Exactly.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' The idea has merit. Do you have someone in mind?<center>'''Followed by:'''
''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#4c - Decisions Decisions|"Decisions Decisions"]]''
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== 3c - A New Deal ==
<small>Follows from [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#2b - Understanding Oathkeeper|Chapter 2b - Understanding Oathkeeper]] if "Bluff Oathkeeper Into Making A New Deal" was picked.</small>

''Lady Geist sleeps in her bed.''

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' Jeanne Geist.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' [troubled sleep sounds]

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' You've been a busy woman.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' I made a promise.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' Ahhh, so ''now'' you remember...

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' I never forgot...

''Flashback to when Lady Geist first accepted Oathkeeper's deal.''

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' ...and I decide who gets to die.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' Of course! A guest doesn't get to be picky about the meal they're served.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' And how often will I...

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' That all depends. Life is bought with life... the better the quality, the more time you have.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' So all lives aren't equal...

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' If you honestly believed they were, we wouldn't be talking. Now... do we have a deal?

''Flashforward back to the present day.''

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' I fed you plenty.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' And yet, not nearly enough. Your binding of me -

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Ensured favorable terms.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' - Was against the spirit of the bargain. And when I am free of this prison, you will answer for it.

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Oh, I believe you. But you will be waiting for a very long time, my friend. Unless...

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' "Unless" what?

'''{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}:''' Unless you're interested in making a deal.

'''[[Oathkeeper]]:''' ... I'm listening.
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'''Choice between:'''

''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#4d - Tea Time|Play Off Oathkeeper's Cruelty]]'' - ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#4e - Paying off the Tab|Play Off Oathkeeper's Honor]]''
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