Regroup (OOC)

Sure, you could also think about rolling Study a Place of Power [ref] (instead or as a possible followup aided by your clue).

Sounds good. You can show us what you find and then how you are caught by the girlfriend (and maybe hint as to how she got Dead-Beat to not be here).

Do you know her? Want to roll for it? Or is she too new? Feel free to give her a name, either way.

It feels a little weird to offer a Debt out load like that, but I suppose these people understand that in-world mechanic (even if Emma does not seem to :), so it may be talked about like that.

Mechanically it is tricky, Tara does not care about 'Debts later', so you would need to Persuade her to put off her fun, but it could get messy if you miss and even on a 7-9 it could get messy.

If you want to take the risk, both of rolling and of owing someone like this a Debt, maybe roll Persuade [ref] (or something else if you can think of something else) and we can see if she accepts.

That was the impression I got, too.
That could work.
Not sure her 'kindness' applies. :) Nor her 'role'. But you may be able to find a way to leverage her 'own best interest', but you will need to work out what those are... so maybe after the Figure Someone Out?

How do you glean these answers? What you learn needs to be backed up in the fiction, so you may need to talk some more. I can steer the conversation towards answers if you can't.
Do you have something you would like? Or is what we see what we get?
How much would Emma be willing to give? How much are you willing to make her give?

Yep. :)
OK. They may want and hope for that, and you can dangle that prospect as a lure, but you are always in charge of it if goes there.

Maybe blood, and a fun time like you showed Dead-Beat? (so: demands on your time... and 'not, like, next week' they don't look that far ahead. :)

You might be able to appeal to her own best interests and offer her 'regular blood, but on your term' rather than a one off now which could be messy?

'teeth in your skin'?

The end result may be slightly like a middling Escape a Situation and you may owe someone for helping you, but you would need to be reminded of that.

I don't think the security went into the penthouse... that would cause a ruckus ... but you could also avail yourself of his services if you want him to help you.

I am also assuming that when you say 'pants' you mean American pants and not British pants...
Correct me if I am wrong and lucky Tara (and everyone else) gets a higher rated show.

That's what I thought.

Oof, Emma has had a rough few days…

Yeah... nothing she did not bring upon herself, though, so we can't feel too bad for her. :)

Well, I feel bad for the character; Persephone, on the hand, likely would not! lol. She's too busy trying not to feel anything at all.