I've decided that Beckett is probably no longer in Los Angeles, nor is anyone else who can help me in my quest.

There were some in the city willing to expand my knowledge and the prices usually weren't too dear, but in the end there's not much here for me.

I will say I admire the polyglot treaties and unspoken agreements that ensure a mostly peaceful city though various districts are controlled by the anarchs, sabbat and camarilla. I was impressed by the relative order in Hollywood, though they are an anarch territory.

Spent two days in Hollywood, under the blessing of the Baron there, decent-sized kindred population, it's hard not to run into ghouls in the major hotspots. Most of them were highly suspicious of me, apparently they had a nasty run-in with an elder Tzimisce about a decade ago.

met a young Toredor who wanted to take me clubbing, apparently there's a few kindred-owned nightspots in town: not surprising really, though it amazed me one of them was a Malkavian. She was good company, I think she was struck by the fact an ancilla even deigned to talk to her. In terms of appearance she reminded me of what might have happened if Nicolette had a ne'r-do-well sister. In terms of behavior she reminded me of a younger Emily.

All in all I enjoyed my stay but, honestly, I think a stop back in Lansing will be a welcome return, before my next destination: New Orleans.