[Day: Friday, June 20th. Time: 11:30 a.m.] [You spent the night at the Blitzkrieg Section 2 building, because all your stuff is there anyhow. Over the course of the night, you learned Maximillian Schultz was arrested after his ties to the Society were discovered in a search on Ludwig Bernstein's residents. Felix Schneider is still around, however, and is currently the acting head of Section 2.] (Wait, they just... shipped us back to Section 2?) (Wow. Okay.) (Huh, it wasn't a humongous death trap yet.) [Last you heard, there was nothing about the Society in Bernstein's personal effects. But they must have found something, because you were just called down to the briefing room. Felix is there, as is the Red Team (sans Karin and Cyra).] [Ready go.] (Where IS Karin?) (Hey look! It's red team! With no lasting side effects from being mind controlled at all!) (We'll see if they do or not. ;P) [Karin is at the medical bay in Section 3's building, along with Dr. Hans Pasche and Iris.] * Roseli appears at the door. Her gun's in her hand, and she gives everyone a quick glance before nodding and stepping forward. Jamie's immediately behind her. * Togo sits at the table, idly loading a clip for his assault rifle. (Oh, have they tried to do anything with the wards, as in give them more drugs or anything? Or was this a pure ship-back-to-Sec-2 and this is the first meeting afterwards?) * Jamie shuffles after her not looking anywhere in particular, but certainly listening to everything. (I hope not.) * Luana walks in looking totally refreshed and eating spaghetti from a large mug. Her damp hair is tied up into a high ponytail and she's changed into a clean set of her mission-clothes - a blue T-shirt and black slacks. She also has a thin bracelet on her left wrist. ( If they did, they would've regretted it. ) Morning. ( They haven't done anything. They're busy. And understaffed; a lot of people are missing. ) * Togo nods at Luana. "Sleep well?" * Keiko has gone with white today, a blue and a green ribbon threaded through her hair. The neckline's all the way up to her neck, and she's got the coat wrapped around her as she sits on her chair and spins. She stops spinning immediately as Luana walks in, without changing position, chair pointed towards her. * Luana grins and sits down next to Keiko. "Yeah. How about you guys?" * Brett has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer) * Roseli has a seat about where she normally sits and waves for Jamie to have a seat as well. (GM overboard!) (THROW A DONUT.) * Brett has joined #MC4 * ChanServ sets mode: +o Brett ( Frosted or glazed? ) ( The hell was that? >.> ) * Jamie sits and waits and Luana already knows that Jamie didn't wake up screaming in the night. So all in all, above average. * Togo half-grins. "Stayed up. Bit of healthy paranoia." (You pinging out?) Hm. * Heinrick has made his way into the briefing room and, for the first time in a while, looks mildly unhappy. He seems to be checking all of the walls and corners as he steps in, then each individual in turn. One of his hands is currently in his coat and making no signs of being removed just yet. Keiko gave me sandbags to put against the door. * Roseli sets her gun on the table, handle towards her and in perfect position for her to pick it up and start shooting people in the head. ( "Software caused connection abort." Whatever that means. ) (o_o) (Happens to me a lot.) [Felix nods as you enter. "Good morning. We'll be starting in a moment, once everyone is online."] * Luana leans her chair back and keeps one hand on a pistol. Online? * Keiko smiles slightly up at Luana, thinking at her, ~Hey.~ Her hand touches the ribbons a moment, then she wraps her arms around her again. * Luana continues to eat spaghetti with the other hand. ~Hey. You sleep okay?~ * Togo glances at Heinrick, then at Rose, and nods approvingly before going back to what he was doing. * Keiko 's smile gets a bit more wan. ~No, but better than the night before.~ [Felix nods to the big screen behind him. The one you usually use for briefings. As if on cue, several people appear, apparently all in different locations: Chancellor Wolfgang Bauer, Vice-Chancellor Hansel Neuman, more Government people who I'm soooooo not going to name, and General Braunberg, high general of the German armed forces.] * Roseli eyes the screen, then looks back to Felix. [Shortly they're joined by the British Prime Minister, ... ummmmmmm.... Wilfred... Manfred, his cabinet, his high general, and Sir Arthur Chamberlain, Togo's boss.] * Heinrick seems to be keeping his eyes on the whole room. Escape routes included. * Keiko 's eyes flick to the screen. She states, "Lotta old guys." [The Chancellor opens. "Good morning, gentlemen."] * Jamie looks at him because he's talking. * Roseli raises an eyebrow, because sometimes that's what you do. ["As I'm sure you're all aware, Germany is currently threatened by a terrorist group known as the Society. Our British allies have offered their support in bringing down these terrorists. But make no mistake, gentlemen: Germany is just their starting point. They intend to conquer the world when they're through with us."] [One of the Brits smirks. "Pah. How are they going to do that? Even if Germany falls, that will only inspire the rest of the world to anger. With the full military might of the US and the EU, we can crush a few terrorists. Why, the briefing we recieved says that there's not more than ten of them."] * Roseli frowns, but she keeps herself from talking just yet. This isn't her show. * Heinrick appears as if he wants to talk but doesn't as well. He's not in charge. [Felix speaks, "We believe there's six, to be precise. I'm sending the data on all of them." A bunch of pictures pop up on the screen, and Felix announces: "Doctor Schuhmacher, Eileen Rhodes, the two assassins known as Adam and Eve, Cyra Koenig..." One last image appears, "And Tavin von Haupt. We believe he's the mastermind behind everything."] ( That's the trouble with plot. I get to type a lot. :X ) * Keiko thinks at Luana, ~If I'm gonna have to listen to stupid old guys argue all morning...~ [One of the German peeps points out, "von Haupt? Wasn't he in charge of one of the Blitzkrieg branches?"] (Liner note: The half-vamp Section 3 guy.) [Felix nods. "Section 3, to be precise. Which is why it's no wonder we've had such a difficult time capturing these terrorists."] ~Could be worse. They could be gloating instead of arguing.~ [The British guy from before hmphs. "Covering your own ass, eh? So tell me, why do these six people present a -" quotation signs! "so called 'threat to the world'?"] [Chamberlain interrupts, "They are currently in the process of completing a mind control sattelite. If they succeed, they'll be able to influence the thoughts of everyone on the planet."] [This brings a lot of laughter, from both sides. "Mind control device!" Shouts the annoying Brit. "That's hilarious! I suppose they've got ray guns and space ships, too? Can we leave the science fiction to writers, please?"] [Chancellor Bauer speaks. "It's no joke, sir. My half-brother Hector Cayil already developed a similar technology last year. We believe this is the same technology that the Society is trying to adapt to their satellite."] [PM Wilfred Manfred says, "Is this true, Chamberlain?"] [Arthur nods. "MI-5 has confirmed it. Cayil's technology was crude, but they've had half a year to work on it..."] * Heinrick pushes up his glasses with his free hand. He keeps his eyes glued on the screen, waiting for a good opportunity to speak if any presents itself. * Keiko frowns at the men for a bit, then manages a small smile and thinks at Luana and Jamie, ~So... Video games are gonna destroy the world.~ * Roseli looks her gun over again. Maybe she could shoot some people on a screen. That's stress relief. * Togo untenses slightly as Chamberlain shuts the stupid people up. Damn civvies. * Luana tries to hold back a thought, but some of it can be heard through the link - ~Zarina would have-~ * Luana winces. ~Sorry, Keiko.~ * Jamie thinks back. ~ I thought we fixed that one months ago. ~ [They quiet down a bit, though many of them still look skeptical. Manfred asks, "Assuming the technology exists, what kind of timeframe are we looking at?"] * Keiko keeps smiling slightly, before shaking her head. ~ I thought it too. It's fine. ~ The smile slips away, then she thinks back to Jamie, ~Yeah, but if Section 2 and 3 had moles, they coulda stolen it easily.~ ~And we know they did.~ ( Roughly five minutes ago. A GLORY TO HYPNOTOAD!) [Bauer responds, "A reliable source indicates we've got about four days before they complete the sattelite."] [Arthur blinks. "Four? I thought it was more?"] ~Oh. So we have to break it again. ~ ~Sounds like it, Jamie.~ [Bauer replies. "We've uncovered some evidence in Ludwig Bernstein's belongings that indicates progress is moving along more quickly than they'd intended. In fact, four days is just an estimate on our part. It could be even sooner."] [Arthur frowns. "How?"] (AFK for a few) (Well, first you get someone with gadgeteering...) [Felix says, "They managed to secure the assistance of this man." He uploads another picture. "Doctor Akira Shibamura. Mainly, he's a geneticist, but he's well versed in all areas of science. Between him and Schuhmacher, they could easily decrease the time needed to finish the research."] [The annoying Brit chuckles. "I'm sorry, I just can't get over this. You're saying the world is threatened by two mad scientists and a teenaged girl with a mind control machine?"] (back) ... son of a BITCH! [Chancellor Bauer nods. "And a half-vampire, who has been in the German government since Otto von Bismark's time."] * Togo throws the clip he just filled against the back wall. [That brings even more laughter, easily drowing out Togo's tantrum. Annoying Brit grins. "Half-Vampire! Tell me, why didn't you realize he was a terrorist sooner?"] * Heinrick shakes his head. "Actually, it's far more threatened by those who don't take threats seriously." [Bauer frowns. "Von Haupt has always been loyal to Germany. We have no idea why he would suddenly turn traitor."] * Keiko murmurs, "Not enough control." * Luana 's calm smile drops and she puts down her mug. * Jamie starts at the unexpected clatter of the bullets hitting the wall. [The annoying Brit just laughs. "This is really too much. Mr. Prime Minister, do we need to continue this ridiculous farce? I say we ignore the mad man who's going to drive his country to ruin. Even if their is a threat, we'll just join with the EU and US in repelling it. Out military might is unstoppable."] * Togo picks up his clip and the bullets, empties it, and begins reloading it. [The PM glares at the annoying guy. "Sit down and shut up."] * Roseli snorts. "Lots of help it'll be when they're controlled," she comments. This is followed shortly by her pulling out a stick of gum, unwrapping it rapidly, and popping it in her mouth. [He looks taken aback at that, but does as he's told. You can see him shaking his head and muttering, though. The PM says, "If this is all true, then what can we do to stop it?"] [Chamberlain says, "We've got a team of MI-5 agents already prepped to be deployed. We just need to know where."] * Luana starts lighting her finger on fire and waving it out, over and over. Her eye color is slowly growing darker. [Felix nods, "Blitzkrieg is ready, as well. But the problem is, we don't know where they are."] [Bauer nods. "Our agents are checking all traces for any indication of the location of the Society's headquarters. Bernstein was high in the heirarchy, so it should only be a matter of time."] [The annoying Brit can't contain himself any longer, and shouts, "So you don't even know where these Super Terrorists are? Are we all destined to be their slaves because of German incompetence?"] [Manfred glares at him. "Shut up, or I'll have you restrained!"] * Jamie looks at the shouting guy. (SUPER TERRORISTS) [The annoying guy shuts up. Manfred folds his arms in a Gendo-like pose. "We can worry about who's to blame later. Right now I propose full cooperation between our agencies and military, for the purpose of eliminating this terrorist threat."] [Bauer nods. "Accepted."] [VC Neuman says, "We should also call an emergency meeting with the EU."] [Both the PM and Chancellor nod, but they both look reluctant, too. One of the Germans says, "Feh. Like getting Francois Montreaux involved will really help."] * Roseli looks to Heinrick. Maybe he kept up on politics or something? [The Chancellor clears his throat, and the guy shuts up. "At any rate, we look forward to your cooperation."] * Jamie lets this slide over her head as the doings of people not currently in this room have very little interest to her. * Heinrick seems to be watching the screens with interest, but not saying anything. They're posturing now and he wants no part in it. [Manfred nods. "And we yours. I'll have my agents contact you immediately."] [They all disappear from the screen. All save Chamberlain. "Well. ( jabgljrb ) [They all disappear from the screen. All save Chamberlain. "Well. Politics are always fun."] I liked it better when we were above all of their clearance levels, sir. This is why most of us are *not* politicians. ["We've been ordered to cooperate. Any ideas?"] Cooperate with what, exactly? I didn't hear a hint of organization. ["With eliminating the terrorist threat."] [Felix says, "Section 1 is already looking into possible leads based on data gathered from Bernstein."] [Chamberlain nods. He looks at Togo. "And as you know, we've already got MI-5 troops mobilized."] * Togo offers a crisp salute. * Luana continues playing with fire and mutters, "I'll be happy to set Shibamura on fire. That should be eliminated enough." * Togo patpats Luana on the shoulder, grinning. "That's what I like to hear." * Luana smiles. "I won't save him for you. Threats should be eliminated before they can escape." * Heinrick nods slowly. "Agreed. Them eliminating our leads has been frustrating enough though." * Togo chuckles. "I'm old enough that I don't care how guys like Shibamura end up dead. I just want 'em dead." * Keiko looks between Felix and Chamberlain, then to Luana, and smiles faintly before saying flatly, "We've never been anything but a blunt weapon." She looks between the two of them. "Is that what you want?" Because it's not hard to figure out what to do with a weapon. Point and click. [Chamberlain nods. "I've been in this business for over a decade, and the Society is by far the most careful enemy I've had the displeasure of dealing with."] [He frowns. "What I want, young lady, is to catch or kill these terrorists by any means possible. I'd rather my grandkids not grow up enslaved to the whims of a madman."] In contact with Estefani? Society was trying to deal with Sofia Hernandez, and she should be with them. * Jamie stays quite and listens. [Felix frowns. "One problem with that: They're terrorists. If you know how to contact them, by all means share it."] ~His grandchildren likely won't get involved in Blitzkrieg, so that's a start.~ * Roseli looks to Chamberlain to see if he has anything. * Keiko looks over at Luana, surprised, then thinks back at her, with a wider smile, ~You're learning.~ [Chamberlain shrugs.] (Since my addled memory is telling me that they were mentioned when Chamberlain first poked us.) ~It's... been the best thing that ever happened to me, but it's hurt too many people.~ [He says, "We know they're connected with Claude Sherman's group. But that doesn't help us find them."] (Yeah, it was Claude.) [Felix adds, "Even if it did, Hernandez was never a part of the Society. She was selling weapons for them, but she was an individual contract. Nothing more."] * Roseli nods. * Roseli thinks, then says slowly, "Might have something else. Excuse me." She stands, picks up her gun, and walks out. * Keiko looks around at them, then asks flatly, "How did Cyra betray you without Zunkuft's help? Or at least someone else here." * Jamie stands up when Rose does, and without any further instruction either way follows a few steps behind her. * Heinrick folds his hands together. "It's a good question..." [Fritz (who I like totally forgot about with the rest of the Red team) says, "Look how many people were involved with the Society. Cyra, Von Haupt, the President, the Defense Minister, the Chancellor's half brother... It would be easy for them to cover their tracks when their roots spread through the entire government."] Yeah, but Cyra was in this base. * Keiko looks back at him. "Constant surveillance. Constant tracking." How. Did she betray you. [He glances at Togo. "Maybe you can get Mr. Goranov to explain that."] [He being Felix.] * Keiko replies, "He's not a ward." * Keiko stands, and anger tinges into her voice. "I could not sneeze for fear of reprisal. I saved someone from rape, and was punished for my judgement." How. * Heinrick pushes his finger up. "I wonder if those replaced did so when they stumbled on the truth." He looks slowly over at Felix. "And were replaced." (First replaced = removed) * Luana stands next to Keiko - not saying anything, just showing her support. ["I'll tell you how. In case you forgot, Maximillian Schultz was also involved with the Society. Prior to his appointment, I don't know; I wasn't here. But I could hazard a guess that Ludwig Bernstein, the man in charge of Blitzkreig, had something to do with it."] * Keiko frowns deeply. "Doesn't that compromise Jarek and Bachmann?" (I can read the people sheet too!) 2d8-6 (Dice!) [He nods, "Which is why they're being held for questioning."] * Dicesuke has joined #mc4 2d8-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-6) and gets a natural 3 for a result of -3. * Keiko crosses her arms. "I can question them." ["I wouldn't dare to ask you to waste your time when it's obvious they don't know anything. The man blindly followed his orders, and that's all."] * Heinrick sighs and stands slowly. "Then why bother questioning at all? With all due respect, she is correct. She would be the fastest and most effective method." [He shrugs. "Be my guest. They're in the holding cells."] * Heinrick nods slightly and then nods to Keiko before standing fully, making his way in the direction of the holding cells. * Togo looks over at Keiko. "Don't be gentle." * Keiko replies, "Since we are waiting for Section 1, I will." * Keiko then turns to Togo and says, "Tranq gun." * Keiko holds out her hand. Possibly for a tranq gun. * Togo reaches into his jacket and pulls out his Colt 1873 Peacemaker revolver. "Stun bullets. Neural disruptors. Best I got." * Keiko shifts her hand to deny it. "No good." She turns after Heinrick and thinks at Luana, ~Be careful. I'm still with you,~ before following Heinrick out. * Heinrick turns around and raises an eyebrow, but waits for Keiko before he heads out. * Togo shrugs, twirls the revolver idly, and puts it back in his coat. "Need us for anything else, sir, or are we basically on standby until we find something?" (Where should we go, Brett?) ( #Cells ) [Felix nods to Togo. "You're on standby."] * Togo turns to Luana as he stands. "Free time, then." I'll do some target practice. * Luana stands and stretches, then grabs her mug and heads out. * Togo nods, and heads out after her. "I'll join ya, if you don't mind." Sure! Wanna use my machine gun? Yes, please! * Togo grins, and ruffles Luana's hair. "That's my girl." * Luana beams up at him. ( So it's extended minis tonight, basically? ) ( Yeah. I don't plan to go on much longer. I got what I wanted to do out of the way. ) * Togo steps into the firing range, holding the door for Luana. "We'll do some real practice later, but first a bit of fun." * Luana holds out her hands eagerly for a gun. (Okay. People will mini or do what they do then. ^^ When will next session take place?) * Togo pulls out his machine gun. "Ultimax 100 light machine gun. Pretty much the best LMG ever made. Hundred round drum clip, vertical foregrip for stability. Low enough recoil that it can be fired accurately one-handed, but I wouldn't advise it until you get used to it. And light, too." *hands it over* * Luana takes the gun carefully and adjusts her grip, both hands firmly holding the gun. "...Okay. Like that?" Yeah. Use it like a rifle, with the butt into your shoulder, for the best accuracy. It's not that accurate past about fifty yards, but an LMG isn't an accuracy weapon anyway. This is spray'n pray... for when you wanna put down a volume of fire in an area. * Togo calls up a target on the firing range. "It's full auto, so don't go crazy. Short bursts until you get used to it." 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-1) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 6. * Luana moves the gun up so that the butt is in her shoulder, just like Togo said, aims briefly, and fires. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 3. * Luana watches with satisfaction as the short spray of bullets mutilates the target. "Awesome!" * Togo grins as Luana shreds the target. "Typical squeeze'll let off around five to ten rounds, so figure on having about ten to twenty shots like that before you hafta reload. If things get crazy, and you just need to hose some folks down, you can drain that thing in a few seconds." * Luana continues firing in short bursts with varying levels of accuracy, stopping after a few times to roll her shoulder. "I'm not used to that kind of recoil on my shoulder." * Togo nods. "It's light for this kind of gun, but it still takes some getting used to." * Togo reaches into his coat and pulls out a fresh drum clip, then calls up a group of five targets. "Reload, then give 'em a shower." ( Next session will take place at least one day from now. ) * Luana reloads as she was told, then brings the gun back up to her shoulder and fires off. 5 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (5 2d8-2) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 7 2 6 7 9. * Luana kills them! Except for the last one. She glares at it, then lowers the gun and winces. ( Technically all one roll, 'cause it has lotsa spreading, but either way. ) (Ah. Never used one before!) Good, good. You've got the hang of it. Switch over to your pistols now? * Luana grins at the compliment and opens her mouth to say something, then shuts it when Togo speaks again. "Yeah. Here you go." * Luana hands back the machine gun and pulls out one of her pistols, aiming it in the general direction of the targets. "Fresh ones, please." * Togo stows the gun and the empty clip back in his coat. "Yes ma'am." *salutes crisply; calls up more targets* * Luana grins and fires off a shot at each target. Let's say there are five again! 5 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (5 2d8-3) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 4 8 2 4 8. * Luana throws a fireball at each of the two unharmed targets. 2 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2 2d8-4) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 6 10. * Luana mutters as she glares at the last target, "If you weren't dead, I would -kill- you." * Togo tilts his head, pulls out his revolver, and fires a round at the target. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. * Togo grins as it's hit center mass. "Teamwork." * Luana beams at him. "We're definitely going to make it through this! Keiko is being a downer about the whole thing, but she doesn't have faith in things like I do." * Luana pauses. "Um... I have a question. It's kind of a big one." Don't need to ask permission anymore, kiddo. Fire away. *pauses* Figuratively. I know, but it's... okay, first of all, I'm not sure if you've noticed - I wouldn't have noticed if she hadn't told me - but... Keiko is in love with me. * Luana looks up at his face to watch his reaction. * Togo pauses. "... hadn't noticed that, no." Another pause. "I miss a lotta expression and body language stuff." (YOU ARE BLIND) (Oh wait.) * Togo purses his lips. "Feelings mutual?" Er, no. But it's not like a have a lot of prospects in the boy department, so... * Luana blushes lightly and fidgets a bit. "I kind of said I'd consider letting her make me gay after all this is over." And I know I don't need permission approval or anything, but... I'd like your opinion anyway. (*or approval) * Ardsemidle has joined #mc4 * Roseli has quit IRC (Quit: ) * Togo would blink. If he could. As it is, he just head tilts slowly. "Make... what, with the brain mucking?" ( "Permission to be gay, sir?" ) ( "Flame on, soldier." ) (Wouldn't it be funny if she were made gay and then still not attracted to Keiko?) (I'm a horrible person.) Well, yeah. I trust her. I'm sure that if I actually liked girls, I'd be into her. (You are.) (Also awesome) (It's not impossible.) ( "Oh Jamie!" "... Rose, I'm very confused." ) * Togo falls silent for a moment. Then takes a deep breath. "Okay. Here's the thing." * Luana looks very attentive. At the end of the day, this is your choice, and your choice alone. So you should do what you want, and what you think is best. But... People mucking around inside your head, poking around how you feel and who you love... even if you ask for it, even if it's Keiko, it bothers me. I mean... can Keiko even *do* that? She... says she can. It's just... so nice being loved. And it makes me sad that I can't return it. And we're best friends, but she can -feel- that I don't have any romantic feelings for her, so it hurts her. * Togo rubs his temples, and leans back against a wall. "But will it be real?" Will you know? * Luana bites her lip, then says slowly, "It's hard to decide whether I would rather be happy or have my loved ones be happy." And that's why you're good people... but another thing to think about. Will she be happy? Maybe you'll know what she did, maybe you won't. Dunno how it works... but she will. And even though she likes to moan about what a monster she is... she ain't. You know her better than I do. Will she be able to handle it? True... she'd probably feel guilty, and we'd both hate that. * Luana sighs. "I think sometimes doesn't realize what a good person she is." I'll keep thinking on it. Thank you. * Togo nods. Get some rest, kiddo. We'll hopefully be moving out soon. * Luana nods and hugs him. "Thank you, Togo." * Togo hugs back. "Not a problem." * Luana smiles up at him, then heads back towards her room. (Done, then?) ( One sec ) * Togo shakes his head, walks over to the range, pulls out his SMG, and empties a clip into one of the targets as he mutters. "This ain't gonna end well." ( I'm done. ) (See, I knew Togo had the right attitude!)