Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand we are shifting scene; you're all now in attendance at Harry Rothstein's cheeky little get-together.
Get some interaction between characters on the go, start weighing the other characters up and the like. A group of wolves in sheep's clothing assessing the competition is the name of the game here, ladies and gentlemen.
Anyone who takes some of Rothstein's 'refreshments' is welcome to add one dot to their blood pool (Hope, if Ren kicks up a fuss some blood that meets the standard can probably be found; be sure to RP it out, though). Bear in mind that you're welcome to write out encounters with the random NPCs in attendance as you wish; just leave the important ones (ala Harry Rothstein and maybe a couple others I'll be introducing) to me.
When this scene has run its course, we'll move things on. Until then, have at it chums.