[Day: Sunday, Feb. 23rd. Time: 10:00 a.m.] [Having recovered Heinrick and a mysterious (not really) Japanese scientist, you returned to base, parting ways with Leo and Adya. Two cannisters are still missing and you have no real leads. D'oh. But! The scientist says she knows where Keiko is. But! She won't tell you unless you guarentee Keiko will be returned to her, since Keiko's her daughter.] (She... let them take her back to base? They WANTED to take her back to base?) (Apparently we were brainwashed by PLOT) [Anyhow, you returned to the building and milled about for a bit while Lydia discussed things with the scientist.] (Clearly) ( ..... ) [Ok, nevermind all that. You're still in the basement of Asahara because you haven't told me specifically what you're planning.] [Start.] (Haha, wow. RETCON.) (Rockin'!) ( Sorry, I thought maybe you'd want to skip all that stuff and be on your way to rescue Keiko, but Mecha can wait another week. ) (Well there was a part where you failed to mention "Keiko is nowhere to be found in the facility") * Jamie suddenly isn't taking a nap anymore because she's been awake and searching fuitily for Keiko while the adults talk it out. (If that's true.) (I was just surprised that she agreed to go back.) (Also, yes.) (Me too. ;P I would've brought her to base if Heinrick didn't wake up - which I assume is the case.) ( She is. If it wasn't obvious from it being necessary to find her location from Haruko. ) (In that case, there is rather the "why we would leave without Keiko" part then.) (But yeah, if Heinrick doesn't come to while at base, I have no say in this.) ( Up to you guys. Call me when you need me ) (Actually, Heinrick waking up is sorta up to you. ^^;) (Although I'd expect he would.) ( He can wake up whenever. ) ( Why Togo's suddenly silent is anyone's guess. ) (He was pretty quiet already. WAKE UP, HEINRICK.) * Heinrick stirs slightly and rubs his head as he comes to, slowly opening his eyes and glancing around. "That...was obviously not in the plan." * Roseli blinks at Heinrick, then helps him to his feet. "You okay?" * Luana is still glaring, although she's sparking a bit less. She seems to be trying to get a grip on her emotions. * Roseli , by the way, is still brain and blood splattered from shooting so many people in the head at point blank. Another day in the life of her. * Heinrick looks up at Roseli and accepts the help. "This is getting to be a rather embarrassing habit." He then glances at Luana slightly and raises an eyebrow. [Leo is still there. He's examining the cannister. So's the scientist, Haruko.] * Luana is too busy trying not to set a fire to notice Heinrick's eyebrow. * Roseli nods. She glances at Luana, too, then fills Heinrick in: "Two cannisters still gone, but rest accounted for. Keiko's gone. She," She tilts her head to Haruko, then continues, "says she's a third party. Also says she's Keiko's mom and that she knows where Keiko is." * Heinrick looks about then glances to Roseli. "Yes yes, I know. A...russian I believe it was." * Roseli blinks at Heinrick. "Russian?" * Jamie looks at Heinrick. I did not get a proper look. They had the same weapons we encountered earlier when we had to rescue Ms. Hanano." He then looks to the scientist for a moment. "Well, this *is* interesting then." Hm. Anyway. Told her I don't have that authority. She won't budge. Speak Japanese, right? You can talk to her. ( Because God knows you don't want Jamie to do it ) * Heinrick then looks at the woman and speaks to her in Japanese. <"It seems we have an impasse here, yes?"> (Jamie and Luana should play janken.) [She nods to Heinrick. <"I'm not going to change my stance.">] <"That is a shame. Though I do remember you agreeing to show me where the other cells were. I suppose you have had a change of heart then?"> [She shakes her head. <"I'll take you to them, if you want. But she isn't there, I'm sure of it.">] ( She's not, I already looked, I'd tell you this, but SOOOOOMEBODY killed me.) * Heinrick gives a slight smile. <"So you would prefer to waste time while she is most probably being tortured?"> * Roseli looks to Jamie. "No luck?" * Jamie shakes her head. "They... they're gone. They killed the police when they left. I lost the trail outside. I'm sorry." [She glares at Heinrick. <"Don't try that psychology on me. I know where she is and I know who she's with. That's more than I can say about you.>"] * Roseli nods. "Don't apologize." Not your fault. * Jamie looks at Rose, but doesn't say anything. * Heinrick keeps an amused expression. <"I see. I suppose I should have lied instead and stated that she was most probably perfectly fine." He then lets out a small shrug. <"What you do know about me though is that I could have left you in the cell until things settled down. What you choose to do with that information is your own business."> [<"If you are the kind of person you claim, then you should have no problem with releasing Keiko to my custody when we find her.">] * Heinrick starts to walk away. "We find her on our own then." He then glances over his shoulder. <"I never claimed to be any type of person. That is your interpretation. I am afraid I do not have that authority though. But I would prefer not to leave her in the hands of those who threatened to smash her head if I did not cooperate."> [""] * Roseli shakes her head and tells Heinrick, "Gotta take her in." * Heinrick stops for a moment, then glances at her oddly. <"So you want our help, but are not willing to compromise to get it. That is a difficult situation you put us in then."> * Heinrick looks at Roseli oddly. "Oh? She is a civilian. She was not intended to be here. She was only the third scientist in a group to ressurrect the Senior Valmont." [<"She's my daughter. I'm not going to make any 'compromise' of her."> ] <"It would appear to me you already are."> * Roseli nods. "I know." She was still here. And if she knows where Keiko is, we can see what the higher ups say. [<"And it would appear to me that you have no intention of ever letting her go.">] <"I have said neither. But as you said, you know those who hold her. Or is there a reason you do not make this deal with them?"> * Luana moves towards Jamie, now that she is no longer sparking. Her eyes are still pretty dark, though. "We'll get her back," she says, although it isn't clear if she's speaking to Jamie or herself. * Heinrick then looks at Roseli. "Call them then." * Jamie looks at Luana and starts to nod, but she interupts herself with a yawn. * Roseli looks at Heinrick for a moment, then comments, "Also need to confirm who she is." She does, however, press her hand to her ear. "Come in, Control." * Luana looks a bit torn. "Are you... can you keep going?" [Lydia doesn't answer. Probably because you're several feet underground.] * Jamie nods at Luana again. Can't. Out of range. * Jamie tries to focus herself as an act of pure will. And we do not really have time to bring her back to base. * Roseli shrugs. "Your ward." * Luana is relieved. "We can take a nap on the next ride, and I'm sure they'll let us sleep after we get Keiko back. Everything will be back to normal soon." [She shakes her head at Heinrick. ""] * Jamie nods again and then hugs herself. (Is Leo still here with the virus?) ( Yep. ) * Roseli , while people are yammering in Japanese, goes up to Leo. "Want to get the virus someplace safe? We'll keep you posted." [He nods. "Gotcha." Then he goes off somewhere.] (Shazam!) * Heinrick nods. <"Right. Well, it would appear you do have a chance with us then. Failure to cooperate will not stop us from searching though. And it rather lowers your chances by being stubborn."> * Heinrick folds his arms behind his back. <"If you lead us, I will take it under advisement."> [<"You don't seem to understand, so let me be blunt. I don't trust you. Until I have your guarentee, I will not cooperate with you. I'd sooner take my chances rescuing her alone..>"] * Heinrick sighs. "This is taking too long. Take her into custody." (Also Haruko fails at common sense.) (Just had to say it.) (It's possible Haruko isn't Haruko.) (If she steals our van, she is.) (This too!) * Roseli nods once, then goes about doing that. (Okay, fastforwarding to taking her to base and talking to Lydia, Brett?) (Can Silent Togo bring her to Lydia while we search?) [And so you wind up doing what got retconned anyhow.] (Can you not contact her once you're not underground?) (Yes! BUT WE DID IT ON OUR OWN TERMS!) ( He can, but it's a long flight back to Berlin. ) (It's an even longer drive that could result in Keiko losing her life. :P) (Okay, so we're milling around elsewhar?) (While Lydia talks to her.) ( Looks that way ) (Those are my thoughts. Roseli doesn't have to agree with them.) * Roseli is pacing, cup of coffee in hand. She has coffee again. Excellent. "Should've lied," she's telling Heinrick. "I couldn't. Already went with one story." ( So you're not searching, then? ) (Uh, wait, what?) (I lost their trail at the other end. I suppose somebody else could try to find it.) (We stay and search or we go back with Togo. The latter doesn't make sense to me, but if it's group consensus." (Ah.) (Okay, we stay. Sorry.) * Roseli instead of pacing, asks Jamie where this trail was lost and if she can show it to them! (You can make the same comment if you want! Sans coffee.) (Heinrick has a good response to it!) (Order a starbucks airlift.) (Coffee, stat.) * Jamie nods and starts to walk off into the woods. ( What woods? ) (The woods my imagination put here when I tried to remember what the base was under!) ( Hamburg ) ( It's a fair cry from the woods. ) * Jamie walks down the street! * Luana looks like she wants to go with Jamie, but stays where she is. ( Good grief. Who's where now? ) * Roseli waves for the others (sans Togo and Haruko, who is being taken into custody by the previous) to follow her, because Christ. (We're going to where the trail was lost, and that's MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT.) (I'm leading!) (Go baby go!) * Heinrick goes with the group. And agrees with Roseli's OOC statement. And hopes we all get on the same damned page soon! * Roseli tells Heinrick as they go, once Haruko and Togo are VERY safely out of hearing range, "Should've lied. I couldn't. Already went with one story." * Luana follows Rose, then. Lying creates an expectation which is impossible to replicate in the future. [Jamie leads you (or most of you. Or someone) to an old burnt out building on the other side of town. There are police cars and ambulances... ambulae... whatever, and the area's surrounded by yellow tape. Three Blitzkrieg agents are there, including Adya and two nameless dudes.] Hm. She's not Keiko's mother. Would bet on it. * Roseli nods to Adya. "Keiko's still gone. Seems to have come through here." Possible. Headquarters can most likely do a DNA testing on that. (DNA test? On a genemod? That'll take months!) ["Well, someone did. They used a van for the getaway." She frowns. "They found it parked about four miles away. They're gone."] (Yeah, that's what I was thinking.) (In what world are our DNA results anywhere near accurate anymore?) (I *was* going to have the addendum "If it hasn't been altered" actually.) Great. Which direction? Any witnesses? ["West, a little north. And no."] * Roseli nods. "Can you take us to the location?" [She shrugs. "I guess. But why? We haven't found anything."] Because another look doesn't hurt. [She shrugs. "Alright."] How did you know to look in the first place? * Roseli nods. She's been speaking calmly, but she's also been clenching and unclenching her fists. [She raises an eyebrow at Heinrick. "We might not have fancy genetic modifications, Dr. Engels, but we're still professionals. Give us some credit."] I do. I am just wondering what raised the first alarm. ["The cops guarding this area are dead. There's skid marks over there," she points, "which match a Honda model. The police began to comb the area and found a similar van four miles away. It's not rocket science."] * Heinrick gives a faint shrug. "Being locked in a cell does tend to limit one's knowledge of what is happening on the exterior. It truly was an honest question. The more information we have, the better." ["Well, now you know."] * Heinrick nods. "The ride then?" [And shortly, you're four miles away, in a section of town with a lot of lesser quality appartments, tobbaco stores and grungy diners. There are police cars here, too, and cops around a white van.] * Roseli gets out and looks around. She tells Jamie, "See if you can find any cameras that caught the scene." * Jamie nods. * Jamie pauses a moment and then shakes her head at Rose. * Roseli frowns a little, then goes over to check out the van and see if there's any evidence as to where people would have bailed and such. * Heinrick searches with Roseli. It's the best he can do. [Adya escorts! "Not even any fingerprints. There is some evidence of them dragging something heavy here," she points to a spot on the ground, "but not much else beyond that."] * Jamie stands a little ways back from the van and stiffles a yawn. * Roseli crouches to take a look at that. "Picked it up after?" (Is there anything I can roll to try to find clues, Brett sir? I has forensics.) ( Roll for it ) ["Probably moved to another vehicle."] 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 11. (Ouch!) (... The ONE TIME I'm looking to use this skill! Fail by one.) [Rose finds... nothing!] (Does that count for the entire scene, or just that one spot?) ( Whole thing, pretty much ) (Oh. Yay.) * Roseli shakes her head. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. (Yeah, we're just a big buncha failures.) [Heinrick also finds nothing.] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. (Worth a shot.) (Quick! Order the wards to search to so we can beat it out through numbers!) (Well, ROLL IT, Jamie. XP) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. (YES) (WE RULE) (... And todays number IS THIRTEEN!) (Except when thirteen is a success.) (Geez!) (I think someone's trying to tell us something.) (Keiko has bad luck.) [You all thoroughly search the area and find absolutely nothing.] (I like gruel inbetween my torture sessions. Really.) ( It's grey! ) * Heinrick frowns and at least looks for skid marks. To see if there's any direction of the van at least. (Ooh, it's probably brain matter.) (It helps glue them together!) (It'll make you smarter. :)) (Re: your brains.) (Well, doesn't frown. But he does look.) [Heinrick doesn't find any for the new vehicle.] No idea what the new vehicle was? ["It was probably pretty large. A van, large truck maybe. Other than that... No."] * Roseli clenches her fists. "License would be too easy." She looks down the road, then to the others as she slowly unclences them. Might need to wait for Control. If we had a general direction it headed in, perhaps Jamie could find some cameras a little ahead, though my suspicions are not positive. * Roseli nods. Jamie, do a sweep. Other than that, yes. Providing Haruko even has information. [Adya rubs her head. "But we don't know where it went. It could be anywhere."] * Jamie nods and tries for traffic cameras in her range, and if there arn't any of those, maybe webcams and such pointed at the streets. * Heinrick looks at Adya. "Best to be thorough." * Jamie looks at Rose. "Uhm... I, uhm. What time?" * Roseli looks to Adya and co. "Have an estimate?" ["It could be any time within the last hour."] * Roseli nods and repeats it: "Within the past hour." * Jamie searches for large vehicles in the area in the past hour then. * Jamie shakes her head again. "There's, there's still too many truck and and only a few cameras." * Roseli sighs. Think we hit a dead end. * Jamie looks down. Apparently so. I could possibly describe one of them but it would take as long to search most likely as information from our 'friend.' * Roseli nods. ( End? ) (Suppose so.) (Sure.) [Session End]