+1 to Puissant Fettle. ((Do mark that this one isn't from Amdukias.))
Debrief the river-spirit. "I'm not sure. I'm not even certain those were the right, or only, group of assholes. They had lights, though, that's for certain. I'll check back in a week or so and you let me know if the job still needs doing, okay?"
Head back to Vince's. On the way there, look in on the gryphon by the apartment. If it's gone, look for a bit of fur or a few feathers or something.
When at Vince's, examine the rocks with mundane and magical senses, and show them to Vince to get his opinion. Ask his opinion on trying to talk the rock-creature into making a deal.. is that the kind of thing Vince might be interested in doing? Are the rock shards worth anything to him?
There's a lot of stuff that I'd like to do non-combat wise right now, but first up is some conversations.
To everyone except Ben, Nanami would like to know if you want to get in on her deal, where you can get somewhat of your choice of abilities, in return for something else. There may be a few conditions, but she'd like to discuss what's going on like that now, before depicting your characters.
To Ben, Nanami will talk about how she's writing stuff about their adventures, and she would like to be told why it's a good idea to learn how to use a gun, and what Ben thinks about pacifists.
As per the conversation with Bella, and the deal with Amdukias, sort out the requisite blood-drinking required to designate her as a recipient for some new granted power.
It's also a good time to run some long-overdue tests and get ready for the next set of write-ups. First off, check out the wound made for Bella, and see if it heals normally. Next, gather up the extra hair in a tail and cut it off, looking to see if anything happens.
After that, need to purchase some more gear. Painting supplies for a large landscape (the gryphon), a glass cutter and a battery-powered soldering iron, and eighty feet of red cloth, along with sewing supplies including a goodly amount of white rag and thread.
Lastly, try to start a controlled fire with gasoline somewhere outdoors, and use my wand's crystallization spell to get a 'not fire crystal' from the resulting flames. Use an illusion to put a disguise on before doing this.