Vinny stands in the doorway like a wall, the basement light cutting hard across his suit. Vicky, Mickey, and Toni freeze where they are, all three of them looking guilty in different ways.
Vincenzo "Vinny" Capozzi
Enough. I walk in, and everybody looks like they got caught stealing.
Victoria "Vicky" Capozzi
We are handling it. The keys are still missing, and Toni is acting like she knows more than she says.
Antonia "Toni" Capozzi
I know what I was told, which is nothing useful. If somebody is lying, it is not me.
Joseph "Joey" Capozzi
Maybe we should stop pointing fingers and figure out who moved the keys last.
Vinny’s eyes flick to the counter, to the dead phone, to the handwritten note beside it. His expression tightens, and the whole room feels smaller.
Vincenzo "Vinny" Capozzi
That note stays where I can see it. And until somebody talks straight, nobody leaves this basement.
✓ Quest Accepted
Deflect Vinny's suspicion
“The bote is Vicky's, Mickey found it after she stormed out of here to search for Toni.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled +0)
Vinny lets the silence hang for a beat, then reaches for the note with two fingers, careful and suspicious.
Joseph "Joey" Capozzi
It was Vicky's. Mickey found it after she stormed out looking for Toni.
The lie lands clean. Mickey does not jump in, and Vicky's glare shifts from Joey to the paper in Vinny's hand.
Vincenzo "Vinny" Capozzi
Vicky's, huh. Then why is it hidden like this?
Victoria "Vicky" Capozzi
Because somebody likes making trouble look smarter than it is.
Vinny folds the note once, eyes moving between the three of them, now less interested in blame than in the story underneath it.
Vincenzo "Vinny" Capozzi
Fine. Start over, and this time leave out the nonsense.
Quest Complete
Deflect Vinny's suspicion