>>5799484>>5799509>>5799521>>5799616>"can I say what I was going to say about the whole art&pagan thing?" [ROLL: Social + Skills (4d10). Difficulty 5]>best roll: 7, 8, 6, 10 (4 sucesses)"Go ahead, Ryan", Shannon waits, but not before interupting her own silence, "And after that we go to locals' reports"
"Pagan communities were and always will be oppressed by major religions. Each symbol they recover back to their origin country is a victory against cultural appropriation. Look at British Museum, Louvre or even Vatican: They got stolen art, relics and knowledge. These organizations excuse themselves with 'our sole desire is to protect the art from their own corrupt and poor governments'. Except for Vatican which has no excuse and it's open on their intentions. The tenure maybe has influence on Chicago's pagan communities, and the Senior Curator maybe has sympathy for them. Terra Foundation indeed does job with many african-american communities of artists. However...", you click on your pen a few times, "Another person needs to be added in this equation: A priest, cleric, guru, whatever. A religious figure who wants it back to their origin country. Robert, who's currently administrating the Temple of Akhenaton?"
"Let me see... Hm... Here. 'Jonathan Peabody' was the first to idealize the Temple and build it with his renowed architecture knowledge. He died shortly after the completation of the Temple and for a while it was split between many people of his trust. This included people from the Fanum. Around the early 2000s, a new person called 'Nicholas Sforza' took the role as the main lead. And according to my sources, Nicholas had many gatherings with Fanum board. 2020, 2019 and 2018. Same years as our tenure and senior curator."
"Excellent observations, Ryan!", Shannon claps both hands once and looks at you (or at least try), "We got a new target in our hands! I'll call Philipp and send him to interview this so-called 'Nicholas'", again with the air quotes, "Now time for us, locals!", she laughs in a failed attempt to change the mood, "Stephanie, you first."
You don't pay much attention on Stephanie nor what others two are talking. Doesn't matter for you anyway. You know your next job: Helping Carie and Robert if they need. You three exchanged some texts while meeting was happening in a group only for Tabloid's remote employees. A fun and pretty helpful group. By the end's meeting, you were also in charge of reviewing Stephanie's article and give some "jazz", according to Shannon.
Meeting is over. You let deep sigh of relief, close your eyes and sunk into your sofa for five or ten minutes. Silence. Not one bit of disturbing sound. Movement outside is far from you and only darkness is your company. Your mind sails away in a sea of possibilities. You got a good amount of time before your meeting with James and his co-workers...
What to do?
>review Stephanie's article>buy something special for James' celebration>stroll for a bit 