Eleanor/Contacts
Prince Ha-Joon: "Prince Ha-Joon speaks like someone who’s already memorized the eulogy for the city, just in case. I respect that. But I’d also like to know what else he’s memorized. A man that careful doesn’t leave much to chance -- or witnesses."
Seneschal Sonja Ashton: "Sonja Ashton is the stillness between two falling towers. You can’t tell if she’s the balance or the blueprint. But I suspect she keeps more ledgers than the rest of us know exist. If she ever smiled, I think I’d be terrified."
Sheriff Abraham Creed: "You don’t have to outrun the lion, just the one he points at first."
Ms. Dizzy Stinton: "Dizzy reminds of standing too close to a Tesla coil... beautiful, brilliant, and just one mistake from being a cautionary tale. I like her, in the way a researcher likes a storm: you don’t interfere, you observe and hope you’re far enough away if it turns."
Mr. Eddie Dubois: "People like that are useful, but you have to be willing to watch them shatter. There is nothing worse than a Brujah on a short leash."
The Poppy of Pinkerton: "Poppet unnerves me. Not because she’s monstrous — I’ve made peace with monsters — but because she wears it like a child’s Sunday dress. There’s an intelligence there, ancient and sidelong, like a riddle written in nursery rhyme. And I have the awful feeling that when she laughs, something in the foundations shifts. I do hope we can become the best of friends."
The Nosferatu: "I try not to assume anything about the Nosferatu, except that they already know what I’m thinking. That’s the safest working theory, and probably the most accurate one, too."
The Praxis of Houston: "This Court reminds me of an ecosystem with too many apex predators. There's no balance, just long pauses between sudden collapses. But I suppose that's how new species evolve.