We ran our first "real" session of MLwM today at lunch; managed to get most the way through a scene for each minion. Overall, I think it was successful, but not quite as much as our creation session. I attribute this mostly to me not being prepared well enough, and also being pressed for time.

A quick synopsis:

Ted was ordered to fetch a companion for the evening from the local brothel.
Levin was asked to commission the creation of a fantastic cake to be the center-point of a dinner to be hosted at the manse in honor of the traveling circus returning to town 3 days hence.
Newt was told to fetch a certain aperitif rumored to be found in the local tavern. Not generally available "on the menu," this concoction is said to induce vivid dreams in whomever consumes it.

Ted left the manse and headed directly to the brothel. Walking in he was immediately questioned by the mistress who refused to send anyone home with him without more specifics detailed by the master himself, or in writing. Briefly stymied, Ted then left and headed to the bookseller's shop and attempted an overture with his daughter Olivia (one of his connections). Successfully convincing her to help him, we left this scene with an agreement that Olivia and Ted would pen a letter explaining to the Mistress what type of companion the Master desires.

Levin made his way to the baker and explained his Master's desire for a magnificent cake with which to impress his guests. Levin was confused about how quickly Master needed the cake and told the baker he required it by next day. After establishing who Levin's Master is (and having no respect for him), the baker called for his wife and in jest - explained the situation. She agreed it would be nearly impossible to create such a cake given the short notice. Finally, the baker agreed to bake a cake for Levin if he was paid - up front - 12 quid. Of course, Levin had no cash so is in a bit of a conundrum.

Newt shuffled off from the Mansion keeping to the back streets and alleys of the village. Reaching the local tavern (which was closed during the day) he easily broke into the back door and began searching through the stock of bottles behind the bar. A voice from the basement below called out, and someone starting walking up the stairs. Newt hid in the hearth and observed a middle-aged woman come from the basement stairs and briefly scan the room. Calling out again and getting no response, she turned a headed back down the stairs.
Finding nothing of interest behind the bar, Newt decided to quietly head down the stairs and see if he could observe what the woman was doing - finding that she was apparently restocking or organizing shelves full of bottles and dried meats.

Approaching the woman unnoticed, Newt finally decided to plea for her assistance in locating the elixir; however as soon as she heard his voice, she became quite nervous and ended up backing into the single source of light in the room - and oil lamp. The lamp fell off a table and extinguished, blanketing the room in total darkness (triggering Newt's ability - so he could see her quite easily while she could see nothing) and panicking the woman even more. She made a run towards the stairs by feeling along the walls and Newt reached down, picked up the overturned lamp and threw it at the stairs. The woman slipped and fell - apparently unconscious. "I'm sorry," said Newt.