Interlude

Professor von Carpworth, the big cheese, Bill Tunaman, his assistant, and Malicia Craven, the secretary, each had their mouth gaped open at the sight before them. It wasn't actually very exciting to a normal person, but the trio was happy. The building they were staring at was 1 Ultramauve Drive, the location was somewhere deep in the deep of Southern California, and the building was 'Von Carpworth and Associates'. The building had been in progress for months. A Vampire depression had almost completely stopped the construction, but the Professor (with a little help from Bill) was able to save the day (metaphorically speaking, after all, how can you save the day... that would be like trying to hurt the night).

The Professor sighed, "It's good to be out of that stifling University. It was keeping me from my full potential."

Bill muttered under his breath, "I don't think you have full potential."

"What Bill?"

Bill looked up at the Professor, "Nothing... my allergies are acting up."

The Professor stepped to the door and pulled on the door. It was stuck. The Professor knocked on the door.

A large, brutish man shoved the door from the inside, and if the Professor had not instinctively sidestepped, the Professor would have been crushed. The giant of a man glanced at the Professor, "Sorry about the door Professor... I was jus' checking up on things inside... would you like me to pick the door up and put it back on the door frame?"

The Professor smiled, "Nah, that's fine Otis... I'll... get Bill to clean it up later."

Bill hung his head. He hated it when the Professor "volunteered" him for things.

The three stepped over the broken door and entered into the Lobby... or, what was supposed to ...