[Day: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2081. Time: 9:00 a.m.] (I can't decide if Ten's _lucky_ that Keiko was gonna be very disconcerted on the way back or not.) *** Hotaru (RanDoMs@12-207-214-234.client.mchsi.com) has joined channel #mc4 [You gather together in the briefing room to discuss what you learned yesterday. And possibly what to do about it, too!] [Session Start] *** Dicesuke (dice@ip72-213-61-8.om.om.cox.net) has joined channel #mc4 ( brb! ) (I'm not sure what happened to me !yesterday.) (Me either!) (I went insane... More! insane.) ( Back ) ( Roseli was chillin' somewhere. Or something. ) (Uh, right.) * Keiko is in green today. Which really doesn't match anything. Although you might like the contrast with the black hair. She is petting her duck in the briefing room, silently, waiting. [Oh yeah, Heinrick was there, but he got called to do... something. ] * Hotaru sits with her arms held tightly to her sides, her ankles crosses, her head up, and not doing more than just breathing. * Roseli walks in with a mug in hand just as Heinrick leaves. She gives him an odd look, then heads over to sit next to Hotaru. * Luana is wearing a dark blue T-shirt and black slacks. She has a small notepad in front of her with several notes written in shorthand. * Roseli slides the mug over to her ward. It's hot chocolate, yup. "You may speak again, Ten." * Hotaru doesn't move to take it. * Ten looks up at Roseil. "Thank you." She responds dryly/ What were the results of the party? ( They're on the page. ) ( o: ) He's lost what passes for his mind. But, who am I to judge humans? Also, if Hotaru gets singled out like that again, I am sorely tempted to just let her run. That was disgusting. * Ten rubs her mechanical arms. ( Ten's just mad 'cause she lost. ) * Keiko looks over at Rose and waits a moment. She says, slowly, "I don't know that he's... lost it, but... paranoid and hatred, certainly, have come over him." She then looks to Ten and adds, in a snarky tone, "Imagine if it were five people at once." * Luana nods and tells Ten quietly, "One of the waitresses threw up. I wasn't surprised." Eew. It's bad enough to deal with having just the one humans sensations. How do you filter it all? Why were you singled out, and what is this about throwing up? * Keiko smiles thinly a moment, then lets it go. * Luana blinks. "I forgot you weren't there. I can summarize the event from my perspective, if that's suitable." Do so. I entered the building in 'uniform' and asked what I should do. Without any query into who I was, I was allowed to join the other waitresses and help set up. I served martinis to the guests and tried to talk to the other waitresses when I got a chance. A woman named Gren spoke to me about rumors from tabloids regarding Mr. Cayil. *** JesseLman (lman8381@cpe-24-164-130-240.si.res.rr.com) has joined channel #MC4 ( 'ey ) (Ohhhh dear.) (XD Hey there!) (Hi Jesse. ^^) What were these rumors? [The briefing room phone rings!] According to her, Mr. Cayil is.... * Luana trails off when the phone rings. * Roseli holds up a hand and picks up the receiver. "Taveres here." ( "Rich? Happy? Rich and Happy?" ) Understood. * Roseli puts the receiver down. "Your new guardian's coming to meet you, Luana." * Luana 's eyes widen. "I... oh." She looks flustered. "Should I continue?" Wait until he arrives. We'll need to fill him in on the entire situation. * Luana nods hesitantly. "Yes, ma'am." * Luana thinks to Keiko, ~I... I wish I'd gotten advance notice... I guess that might be difficult, though... oh my...~ * Keiko just says dryly, ~They certainly work fast.~ (Thinks.) (Thinks dryly.) (I feel like a mind reader!) ( Keiko's brain is dry. ) * Keiko rubs her collar in a nervous fashion, before saying slightly nervously, "I do have something to add, but I was hoping Heinrick would be here to hear it." ( He's having a smoke or something. ) (He doesn't smoke.) * Roseli nods. (I bet he got in a one night stand after the party.) (Guardians need love too.) * Roseli also adjusts her bracelet, then gets some gum for herself. (Do we ever.) * Hotaru continues to do nothing. * Ten on the other hand starts to pace. [Block text time!] [The door opens, and a man in a dark copper-brown trenchcoat strides in. He's around 6'3 and athletically built, wearing a green long-sleeved shirt and brown cargos with boots under his trenchcoat. His short white hair is parted in the middle, and though you can't quite tell how old he is, he ain't young. Oh, and he's wearing shades, and there are starburst-shaped scars poking out from under them.] * Keiko thinks to her, ~It'll... it might be okay...~ (...) *** JesseLman is now known as Togo (No, I don't think it'll be okay.) (Oh Christ.) (Two blind people on the same team? I got here first!) (XD) (Togo!!!!) (I'm gonna kills you, Jesse.) (I'm gonna kills you so bad you gonna wish you no gots killed no more.) ( It was Brett's idea, actually. But kill away. ) (Oh, then I'll kill him next. ^_~) (Agh, I'm not cool enough to get a Badass Chocolate Bar!) ( You do that and there won't be any more game. ) * Roseli eyes the man, then stands up, almost a foot shorter than the newcomer. "You're Hall's new guardian?" (Damn. Trapped.) * Ten stops pacing to look at the new guy. She's not nearly as sophisticated as a certain other Ten doll he's met, and shows no signs of recognition. * Keiko looks over to him, sucks in a lip. She's a shortish japanese girl in a green dress with blue eyes, a silver collar around her neck, and a blue plush duck with an orange beak sitting on the table in front of her, which she is petting. * Togo nods, and starts speaking in solid, though not flawless, German. "That's me. Togo, have gun, will shoot things with large teeth and big nasty claws." (Ha. You get to have Togo with a Lazarish speech impediment because of rough German! It's like the best of both worlds!) Hm. Roseli Taveres. Gum? Which of you is Luana? They showed me a picture, but that didn't do me a damn bit of good, unfortunately. * Roseli offers the package, because that's what she does. * Luana stands up, moves around the table, and holds out her hand to Togo. She's 5'7" and looks about sixteen, with bright blue eyes and brown hair just long enough to tie back. "I'm Luana Hall. Good to meet you sir," she says steadily. ( o/~ ) * Togo waves Roseli off as he pulls two Badass Bars (TM) out of his coat. "No thanks. Badass Bar? With chocolate as dark as you angst-ridden soul." ( s/you/your ) No. Chewing on gum. * Keiko perks up slightly and reaches out, lightly plucking a bar from his hand once Rose denies him. Well, not really 'plucking', because she's across the room. But it floats out of his hand. * Roseli points out Hotaru. "Hotaru, my ward; Ten's with her." And then Keiko. "That's Keiko. Meet Heinrick yet? She's his ward." * Togo nods, and turns to Luana. "Good to meet you. We'll sit down sometime soon and discuss all the training things we'll have to discuss, but for now I just need to get up to speed on who's wh- ah, thanks." *back to Luana* "Badass Bar? It's got sad, sad, delicious caramel." * Luana reaches up and takes the bar. "Um... thank you?" she says cautiously, then goes back to her seat next to Keiko. * Ten nods when her name was mentioned. (And is only a little distracted by people in CA IMing her player) No pr- wait. Ten? *turns and stares at the doll* Ten? (Stupid Togo being used to everything.) (He didn't even react to the chocolate floating way.) What? Never been in the presance of a goddess before? ( Didn't see it, actually. But we'll play it as he's away you're a teke ) ( erg. Aware ) ... I knew a sentient doll named Ten. Travelled with a... computer specialist named Volt. Any relation? I am no mear doll, and this... ( MEAR DOLL! ) * Ten points at herself. "Is mearly a convienient vessal for my power. Much like my priestess." She points at Hotaru. (Mere doll, luv.) (danke) * Roseli asks, curiously, "Another Ten?" ( Business rolls! ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 12. (Make!) * Togo tilts his head, and pulls a small box out of his jacket. He holds it out in front of Ten. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. ( nope ) *** Signoff: Luana (Ping timeout) ( orz ) ( NOOOOOOOOO! I've already failed! ) * Keiko carefully unwraps the bar with her mind, but she keeps looking at the newpeople party. (You killed her!) * Ten looks at the box. "An offering already?" ... okay, you're not the Ten I'm thinking of. Nevermind. *puts the box away* (... a very good test.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. ( I try. ^_^ ) (I made it hooray. ;P) You confuse me. [K, everyone who makes it knows that while the Ten franchise isn't that well known, Ten dolls have been around for twenty years.] I get that a lot. ( I'll continue intro matters once WD is back ) * Keiko says softly, "The dolls themselves... not rare." She glances to Ten, then back to her candy bar, which is now unwrapped, and gets to eating. It occupies her mouth! (Okay, I have to do my 15 minute run home. Assume she really enjoys chocolate if Luana gets back.) *** Signoff: Keiko (Quit: Gotta run!) *** Luana (user@24.152.216.88.res-cmts.eph.ptd.net) has joined channel #MC4 ( 'ey ) (re!) (Baaack. Last thing I saw was Ten telling everyone that she is no 'mear' doll.) (Yay for my failing at spelling!) (I'm going to need to bed in half an hour thanks to horrible wake up drive nrrrrrg.) I know you guys are in the middle of a mission, and you're supposed to get me up to speed. Since we ain't gonna have any training time beforehand, lemme give you a quick rundown on me. * Roseli nods once and resumes her seat. Very well then. *** Rowyn (rowyn2001@71-221-71-235.eugn.qwest.net) has joined channel #mc4 * Togo rubs his neck. "I'm 52. I've been in the paranormal hunting business for going on 25 years now, part freelance, part with an alphabet soup of organizations all around Europe. Spent some time in the military back home before that. I carry guns. Lots and lots of guns. Plain guns, magic guns, little guns, big guns, ammo for all occasions." *pauses* "Oh, and I have no eyes." That must be more common among humans than I had been lead to belive. * Luana 's eyes widen as the speech goes on. At the end of it, she thinks at Keiko, ~...I think I -really- could have used some warning.~ You look good for fifty-two. Wouldn't know, but thanks. Job pretty much necessitates keeping in shape. *** Rowyn is now known as Heinrick Not too many people survive 25 years in my line of work with a beer gut. * Heinrick opens the door into the briefing room and raises an eyebrow slightly as he looks in before closing the door. "Oh? I didn't know we were expecting company." Hi. Togo, new Guardian. I carry lots and lots of guns and have no eyes. Pleasure to meet you. ( Togo: The Abridged Version ) * Heinrick raises the other eyebrow and doesn't shake hands but instead looks at Roseli expectantly. * Luana says to Heinrick, somewhat weakly, "Good morning, sir." * Roseli shrugs at Heinrick. "Control said they'd be sending Hall's guardian." Thumbjerk. "That's it. We think." So the qualifications for guardianship is lots of guns now? I thought you got in with only one. I did. Maybe they're stricter. * Heinrick finishes closing the door and takes a seat. And I got in with none. I must have just scraped by. You did well on the written test. It's a checklist. From what they told me, it's normally two eyes, one gun, and fashion sense. I'm missing two, so I had to compensate on the remaining one. * Heinrick glances over at Togo. "I suppose." He finally holds out a hand. "Dr. Heinrick Volker Engels." * Luana is staring at her folded hands in her lap. * Ten shakes her head. *** Mechalink (mlink@ip68-13-21-94.om.om.cox.net) has joined channel #mc4 *** Mechalink is now known as Keiko * Togo shakes his hand. "Pleasure to meet you." * Heinrick raises an eyebrow slightly. "Pretty perceptive to find someone's hand with no eyes." Glasses let me see. Kinda. Sonar-radar sorta thing, like a bat. I see shapes and outlines, but no color or texture. * Heinrick chuckles slightly. "I always thought the term "blind as a bat" was just an expression. Until now." He loses the grin and looks at Roseli. "What was the itinerary? * Roseli snaps her gum. I can also hit a target at fifty meteres without them, but then you guys would have to see me without my glasses, and you really don't want that. Fill him in on Cayil and go over the party. Togo and I both need to know what happened. * Togo turns back to Luana, pauses a moment, then walks over and kneels down beside her, whispering something briefly. 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-5) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 4. * Keiko thinks back at Luana, ~Well, they are military people...~ through her chewing of chocolate. Hey, Heinrick! She's eating chocolate! * Ten tilts her head. "Hmm." * Heinrick doesn't seem to care that she's eating chocolate. At least he's not scolding her for it. He nods. "Indeed. I would like to hear from the wards first though." * Luana tenses and can't help glancing at Togo like he's nuts, then snaps her gaze back to her lap. "If you say so, sir." * Roseli watches the exchange with a vague interest. Because who wouldn't be? * Heinrick folds his hands in front of him. "Whoever would like to go first..." * Togo tilts his head a bit, then whispers something else. * Luana says to Roseli, "I can repeat my earlier statements and continue, if that's acceptable." It is. * Luana takes a deep breath. "I entered Mr. Cayil's party and joined the other waitresses with very little effort. I served martinis to the party-goers and attempted to be friendly with the other waitresses. The first chance I had to really talk with someone was with a woman named Gren, another waitress, who is fond of reading tabloids." * Keiko shivers slightly and finishes her chocolate. And since she didn't acctually grab it with her hands, no mess! Just... chocolatey air. Or something. She then looks to Heinrick a moment. According to her, Mr. Cayil is a womanizer who left his two previous wives due to a scandal, possibly involving a child. She said that he secretly hates children. After a bit, Mr. Cayil gave an impressive performance using the Emperor's real-time graphics, then called an audience member up on stage, which happened to be Hotaru. He asked her to play a demo of an extremely violent game that seemed to leave many audience members queasy, including one of the waitresses. Lisl, another waitress, seemed to idolize Mr. Cayil, but even she couldn't give a reasonable explanation as to why a pascifst would choose such an incredibly violent game to show off his console with. (I wrote it up while Togo was introducing. ^^) ( Sweet ) ( yay for time management skills ) The party ended and I left shortly afterwards. * Heinrick rubs his chin. "Any particular reason for the idolization?" He is apparently a competant singer and she finds him extremely attractive. She said something along the lines of, ah, there hasn't been a star like him in over a century, and that he's a better singer than Elton John and Elvis combined. (First thing she did when she got back was google Elton John and Elvis.) ( Elton John and Elvis combined. The mind boggles. ) * Roseli comments, "Wonder why he didn't go into music." ( He did :P ) (Right, strike that. :P) (Also, I need to go to bed. :( Sorry.) ( orz ) (Nooo. We need Roseli's sanity!) (I told you before we started!) (Good sleep and a peaceful waking, Ard.) (But...but... ;_;) ( s'okay. If WD is up for it, gives us time to do the Luana/Togo talk ) (I am sooooo awake) ( Night. We'll keep going til we get this planning done. ) (Don't stop just 'cause I'm leaving. ;P) (Yeah. Ard can just read the logs and comment after!) (Rose can be present but quiet. She's usually not too inputy off the field anyhow. And then you don't have to explain things to me.) ( I'd like to be doing something next session. Need to get a move on so I can use some of my other ideas before I forget them >.> ) (Write them down, doof. ;P) (Plus, I'm missing the next two sessions anyway, so. ^^;;) (eEiko has something to say which might be helpful, but!) (Ard, you want to mini the guardians later so we can all make plans?) (Or no?) (Yeah, that's fine. If we find a time.) (Let me know what's good for you.) (Okay!) (I'll LJ it later.) ( Figure on Rose doing some communications or tactical or vending machine work. ) * Heinrick nods slightly. "Anything else, Miss Hall?" * Luana looks over her notepad, then shakes her head. "No, sir." *** Signoff: Roseli (Quit: Guardiowned!) * Heinrick nods slightly. "The pacifism piece backs up with some of the reporters impressions at the very least. Though that was a curious bit..." He did serve as a soldier, and I do not understand how he could maintain such a belief in that situation. * Keiko replies, "People can hold lots of believes that make no snese." (beliefs) What's the background on all this? The only info I got before I got here was "There's a mission." ( Snese? Gesundheit. ) (Damn!) * Ten glances at Keiko. "A hitman we interogated claimed to have been in Cayil's service." * Heinrick taps his face. "Hector Cayil. We have cause to believe that he may have been involved in a terrorist bombing on a tabloid reporter. One Paul Bachman." (two n's on that) Right, okay. Any hint of paranormals, or does this look strictly old fashioned? The difficulty lies in his relations to the Chancellor complicates matters. * Keiko pipes up there, and adds, "Not as much as you might think." A small smile. "He is attempting to hide what he is doing from the Chancellor." The one we captured and interrogated was normal from all indication. Cayil does have paranormal connections however. (*moves Keiko's after*) * Heinrick then glances at Keiko. "This is new. Intel gathered from the party, I take it?" One of his bodyguards is of faeblood and another is an ex-member of HESO. * Keiko nods slightly. "He is hiding what he's doing from the Chancellor. He hates him. It has something to do with what is going on at his factory." HESO *and* fae. Great. * Heinrick looks at Ten. "The missing body guard?" * Keiko shivers and murmurs, "Not that missing." (Uh, crap lemmie check the log, I just forgot) * Heinrick glances at Keiko again. Pieces are coming together. One of the normal humans. * Keiko definitely looks very uncomfortable. ... I'm not following this, so I'm going to smile and nod until you guys come to the conclusion. * Togo smiles and nods convincingly. * Heinrick looks at Togo. "I believe that everyone is speaking at once from new intel gathered at the party." He looks at Keiko. "First I would like you to finish. Then you can clarify, Ten." * Ten nods. * Keiko rubs her shoulders a moment, then picks up her duck and hugs it to her. After a moment she says quietly, "The bodyguard was guarding the factory, yesterday. Whatever is there... is very important." * Heinrick nods slightly. "I wonder if it has to do with the technology. Cayil seemed awfully...surprised that his technology even worked. Both times there was a scanning..." Not only that, but I am not certain how scanning someone's voice even works. It's very...intriguing." * Luana says quietly to Togo, "Hector Cayil is the head of the company creating the new Emperor console, and the adoptive brother of Chancellor Bauer. He claims to be a pacifist." * Heinrick waves it off slightly. "I'm sorry. Was there anything else, Keiko?" * Luana adds, "I, um, just realized that you might not know about him at all, so... sorry." The last word is whispered. * Togo nods, and responds at about the same volume. "Thanks. Appreciate it." (Appreciating your wards? YOU FAIL AS A GUARDIAN.) * Luana nods jerkily. * Keiko bites her lip a moment, then says, "Nothing relevant." A pause, then she bites off, "The two of them are screwing. There. That's everything." She pets the duck in her arms. * Heinrick pushes up his glasses. "Yes. Well, I doubt that is the precious information that he does not wish the Chancellor to find out about. Unless one of them happen to be his wife..." He looks up at Ten. "So you identified two bodyguards. The ones who were onstage?" Two on stage and two off of it. I did not know the location of the fifth, but Keiko has provided. Yes, but you mentioned specifically one in HESO and one being part fae... (... Uh... crap I fail at reading my logs The Fey is the HESO member) (Oopses!) (Gee, some intel!) (Pin it down to a processor error!) ( Retcon, or in-game correction? ) (At this point, in-game I would think. There's been too many linked statements to rectify it otherwise.) * Ten tilts her head. "Correction, the Fey and the HESO are the same. For some reason I confused Helena Bernelli and Ellen Schmidts files. I shall have to rethink using Hotaru's mind for long term storage. Helena is the one." * Heinrick nods and adopts a steepled-finger pose.. "Any intel on the other bodyguards?" I have images and limited intel on all of them. There is an encrypted file that I have yet enlighten. * Togo frowns. "Fae HESO. Don't know a fae HESO. Ah well." She is an illusionist. * Heinrick nods. "Keep working at it if you can. They are all apparently very deadly at what they do. Paranormal or not. I am not certain how extensive Cayil's paranormal protection spreads." * Heinrick sighs and pushes up his glasses. "Well, I at least made one further contact at the party. I hope to get in touch with her later. A reporter named Helens Grosman. Apparently she's been "assigned" to him." Another fae illusionist. Fucking perfect. I hate fae illusionists. Oh, she also has interest in the recent terrorist attacks so she may have some information there. And possibly even a link. (Ashley'd be so proud to hear that he'd have a drink.) (Ashley'd have a drink for anything.) ( Togo'd buy him a drink to that. =p ) (He only drinks what he can't sleep with.) Also, he may have enemies with the French president as well. Though that is more through his relation with Bauer, which seems not to be as friendly as we might think." * Heinrick then stares at Ten. "Wait. Did you say illusionist?" Yes. * Heinrick stands up. "Do you have access to her image file?" Yes again. * Heinrick mutters under his breath. "It could be. I can't believe I didn't see it..." I am the future goddess of machines after all. * Heinrick goes over to the computer and starts booting it up. "Can you load the image file up on here so that we can all see it then?" (Do we have a projector for me to throw it up on?) ( Sure do ) (I think so!) (That'll work) * Ten sniffs. "It will do you no good to doubt my abilities, limited as they are at this time." It is a request for action, not a doubt in your abilities. Do it. 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-5) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 1. * Keiko smiles a bit to herself. * Ten projects the image of a black-haired, blue-eyed, italian woman on the screen. [The image comes up: Helena Bernelli is a pretty woman in her mid twenties. Her hair's long and black, her eyes blue. Her ears do seem to have a slight point to them, but not so pronounced you could tell she's a fae at a glance.] ( Or that works, too. ) (That's a better description than I got!) * Heinrick slaps his forehead slightly and laughs. "Of course! Why didn't I see it?" You have a vocal sample for her, or at least approxmate height and weight? Slideshow doesn't do much for me. ( Enh. Not much :P ) * Heinrick smiles slightly. "Cayil, you outdid yourself." ~Is he going to get to the point?~ What are you talking about? * Heinrick then keeps up his smile and turns to the rest. "Smoke and mirrors." * Keiko replies mentally, ~Who needs the point?~ I am not 100% certain but I am sure that is it. But I *am* certain. That illusionist was the one on stage. The one who scanned you, Hotaru. (- the period after certain.) The whole game console may very well be a shame. (*sham) The consol does match its specs, but I did not verify that it was running the software it was claimed to, due to being somewhat preoccupied with keeping my priestess from fleeing. ~...The point is apparently that Zarina might get very upset. She's been looking forward to the Emperor, hasn't she?~ * Hotaru 's next breath is sharper than the last, but other than that, she doesn't respond. So the question would be, if Cayil *is* pulling a whole smoke and mirrors trick, why? Money, power, sex. Usually one of the three. Or more than one. * Heinrick nods slightly and rubs his chin. "Yes, yes. Of course. However, if he intends this to be a home console..." * Keiko nods slowly and thinks back, ~Yeah.~ * Keiko adds, "A home console for Germany only, at first." Obvious question. What could he benefit by having something in everybody's house? Mind control? Surveillance? Possibly. First we would have to figure how he would be able to port illusionary software, if that is what it is, into every console. (Possible) * Heinrick nods slightly. "I will try to get more intel from my reporter friend. In the meantime, however, I would assume we would need to find a way into that factory. We should reconvene later to discuss that. Unless anyone has any objections? Are we wanting to go in quiet or loud? None, sir. Not at this time. Quiet if possible. Loud if need be. There still may be ties to Bauer he can pull. We do not wish to risk any chances. * Togo nods. "Limits options, but I can do quiet if need be." * Heinrick nods slightly. "Anything anyone thinks of that may be helpful, bring forward to me so it can be shared at the next meeting. Otherwise, everyone is dismissed." * Togo nods. "Luana, meet me back here in an hour or so, if nothing else is scheduled. Might as well get stuff out of the way while we have time." Yes, sir. ( We're going to do target practice. Oh. You're the target by the way.) * Luana stands and leaves the room. ( End? ) (think so) (I concur.) [Session End]