1.30 am, Sunday 30 September 1888 Although the team was momentarily disorientated, the words ‘Whitechapel Murderer’ coming from the window above immediately resonated with Mace. De Bois, her dead guardian and trainer turned employer had insisted she learn everything she could about infamous serial killers starting with ‘Saucy Jack’ and as soon as she heard … More Episode 51 – Conflicting Agendas

London, 2nd September 1666 As the portal closed behind them, the light in the room was reduced suddenly to near darkness, pierced only by a couple of pinholes of light escaping through the ceiling and along the top of the walls and of course from the glowing red eyes of the four vampires surrounding them. … More Episode 50 – Mirror, Mirror

They stared around them. It seemed as though Mace was getting the most attention from the gathered ferrymen but surprisingly not because of her skin colour (though they did refer to her as a ‘blackamoor’) but because of her style of dress. Her skin-tight outfit seemed to cause a mixture of ogling and averted eyes … More Episode 49 – Fear Addicted, Danger Illustrated, Firestarter

“For those that maintain a clandestine identity there are always three of us  – us in our secret identity, us in our public personae and the person the news reports talk about, who always appears to live a much more exciting life that the other two. As a result, most people believe that being a … More Episode 48 – Me, Myself and I

Based on an original suggestion by John McMullen It started with a VOIP call to Mary apparently from Naomi Van Helsing, except it wasn’t. It was late afternoon and the screen clearly showed the call was from Naomi’s account but when Mary accepted the call the camera at the other end was switched off. “Hello? … More Episode 47 – The Fourth Bride

The team, coffees in hand, had gathered round the main screen in the BASEment lounge to listen to Inspector Tolliver’s ‘latest request for their assistance’, the wording he’d used in his initial phone message had left them curious. Tolliver came on the screen and quickly thanked them for being willing to listen to his proposal. … More Episode 46 – “Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?”

The Balance had just completed a session in the VR training room and were on their way to their quarters to change and have a shower when the call came through. Locker had reluctantly agreed to take over Young Sam’s room, just as a place to store his equipment and to change; he was still … More Episode 45 – Send in the Clowns

Annie smiled as she opened the email attachment. She’d wondered how long it would take before he’d post another video. She pressed play. The screen immediately lit up with “Locker VLOG edition – The Balance: First Impressions Interview” scrolling across the screen. <<Instead of the usual subscriber-bait, overly produced introduction, there was a simple reveal, … More Bluebook Session 44c – I’ve started, so I’ll finish

It was late evening when Naomi returned to her flat in Kensington. As soon as the door hermetically sealed behind her she took off her long dark coat, opened the closet by the entrance and hung the coat over a tailor’s mannequin standing just inside. Her boots and top were stripped off, thrown into a … More Bluebook Session 44b – Blood & Steel

(Immediately following Sam’s resignation announcement) Although Akira did not realise it, Sam’s announcement of his intended departure had sparked an emotional crisis within him. Unconsciously he felt as though all of his efforts to maintain the team’s balance by recruiting Beltane and Illustrious to cover for Sam, substituted Frankie’s Holo-ghost personae for Mary, and of … More Bluebook Session 44a – Time Out