Alright, let's do a few rolls and handle this stuff in some broad strokes.
@Mal, give me an Etiquette Test on the sushi restaurant for any basic information that a visit may elicit. If you have specific plans for what you're looking for, give those to me as well as any rolls that may help you along. This is assuming you want to delay the trip to Manhattan.
For Grotto1, I need a list of what you're trying to find out, and how you plan on finding it out. If you have an idea of what you want, but are unsure of how to get it, go ahead and list it, and we'll see what we can come up with.
Getting the bounty on the vampires can be abstracted. Nobody wants to go through two or three posts for the sixth world equivalent to standing in line at the DMV.
If you're leaving for Manhattan in the morning, Abbey needs to be notified -- this can rolled into whatever IC gets you on the plane, etc. If that's the plan, any research or other legwork you want to do on the way? Let me know, and we'll figure out the appropriate rolls. Remember that you have the number for a smuggler.
@Poindexter, I'm always cautious of the PvP stuff, so if the deal with Marcus starts to negatively impact the fun of the game, let me know. I'm trying to add depth and conflict, not screw you, or the team, over.