Speaking of avenues of getting these two to meet in the first event-- Chris has experience eliminating a kelpie from the TDM, so we can go ahead and make it like they meet via talking about that at the meeting?? Handwaved or otherwise, haha.

Alternatively, lucky timing has Chris catching Keith ready to fight a kelpie about to kidnap him? Or halfway through that or immediately after or something? I'm not sure how you're making the Intense Paranoia work out for him, but if it appears mid-fight and Keith needs someone to watch his six, I'm definitely good to volunteer the old man here. 👍 Or he can just take him back to base, poor guy...