<@Brett> [Date: Sunday, Feb. 28th. Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Granbia-Solda, the Hotel] <@Brett> [Earlier Shiho was sent on an errand, and the rest of you went to meet with Michael Rowlins, Alysha's Western Europe counterpart. He came all the way to Granbia to find Alysha and tell her something important. He didn't show up at the meeting place, though, and when you got to the hotel you found paramedics carrying out the bodies of Michael and one of his security detail, with the other in critical condition. According to him, "They knew." Whoever "they" are.] <@Brett> [Montana took the opportunity to investigate the apartment and steal away some evidence. Then you returned to your hotel, just in time to meet Shiho. Aight? Aight.] <@Brett> [Start!] <@Gordo> (We in the hotel lobby?) <@Sonia> (More likely our suite lobby?) <@Brett> ( In the suite. ) * @Gordo raids the minifridge for a bottle of water, and then sits on the edge of a bed to drink it "Anybody got anything concrete?" <@Montana> (Remember to work the Sonia/Shiho shopping mini in somewhere?) <@Brett> ( I kinda completely forgot they did one ._. ) * @Nigel shakes his head and plops down on a chair. "Somehow getting more information just made the whole predicament more confusing." <@Nigel> (It can get shoved in after this, I imagine.) <@Sonia> (Is okay, we'll do it after or something.) * @Montana walks in, probably with Sonia. "Someone put a call in for information?" <@Gordo> I'll take three. * @Shiho walks back into the suite lobby from the outside hall. "Back. How did it go? Boss didn't get shot at, did she?" * @Sonia walks in after Montana, indeed, although she doesn't seem as cheery. She steps off to the side and exhales noisily, before falling into a chair. <@Montana> Naaaaah, surprisin' as that may seem. Session Close: Fri May 11 21:49:34 2012 Session Start: Fri May 11 21:49:34 2012 * @Gordo nods at Sonia and then takes a swig of water. "Thanks." <@Brett> [Alysha pulls a chocolate bar of local variety out of the pocket of her suit coat and takes a seat on the sofa. "So what've we got?"] * @Shiho sighs and turns to Alysha. "I e-mailed you the shipping numbers. Please don't send me off like that again." <@Brett> [Alysha blinks a few times. "Um... But someone had to do it. And if I went, you'd all be waiting around with me anyhow."] * @Montana walks over and puts the blade piece and datacube on the table. "Got this from the scene, ma'am." <@Shiho> Send someone else when you have important meetings that might be ambushes. I get anxious. * @Shiho says this with a flat expression. * @Nigel nods at Shiho. "I knew you would. Don't worry, we were there for you. When it looked suspicious, we didn't let her go in." * @Nigel pauses a moment. "Of course... the person getting shot happened someplace entirely different, but still..." <@Brett> [Alysha sits up, grinning. "Great job, Montana! Let's see what it is!" She over-eagerly pushes the button, and a holographic display pops up, floating above the table. Of jewelry, apparently. Specifically, of a bracer, a pendant, a ring, a bracelet and an earring. There's no notes to any of them, however.] * Sonia mutters, "Fuckin' cops." <@Montana> 2d6 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6 for Montana and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3. * @Shiho nods back to Nigel. "Thank you." <@Montana> (Oh derp, for some reason, my brain is skipping systems.) <@Montana> 2d6+4 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+4 for Montana and gets a natural 8 for a result of 12. <@Brett> ( derp indeed ) <@Gordo> What's all that? * @Montana scratches at his stubble as he looks at the jewelry. <@Montana> (Can I get an appraisal on how valuable it is?) * @Nigel tilts his head and looks at the pendant. "Huh... Intriguing... my father had a pendant just like that." * @Montana glances at Nigel. "Yeah?" <@Brett> ( Gimme mind (awareness) rolls! ) * @Montana looks back at the jewelry and makes a faint 'huh' noise. He points out the bracelet. "That went through my hands once." * @Nigel nods. "I don't know anything about it, really. Just that he had it." <@Montana> Pretty sure Tilda stole it from my client later. <@Montana> 2d6+6 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 8 for a result of 14. 2d6+5 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Sonia and gets a natural 5 for a result of 10. <@Nigel> 2d6+7 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Nigel and gets a natural 5 for a result of 12. <@Gordo> 2d6+5 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Gordo and gets a natural 7 for a result of 12. <@Shiho> 2d6+8 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+8 for Shiho and gets a natural 9 for a result of 17. <@Montana> Y'know if that pendant was ever lost, Nigel? * @Nigel shakes his head. "I could call mum and have her check, I suppose." <@Nigel> Then again... Not sure if I want her involved in something people are killing over. <@Brett> [Alysha tilts her head, staring at the jewelry. "Is this what he wanted to show me, though? I'm not much of a trinket person."] * @Shiho says, "They're some kind of set, right?" She waves finger at the display. "They've all got that weird-looking green stone." * Sonia says, lowly, "If the answer's yes, she already is." * @Montana nods in agreement with Shiho. <@Gordo> Then warning her just might keep her outta troubles. * @Montana 's mouth thins at Gordo's comment, but he doesn't say anything. * @Montana does speak, however, concerning the stone: "Ain't too sure 'bout what kinda stone that is, but it ain't emerald. Wish it displayed better." <@Montana> Might be peridot, but. * @Montana shrugs. <@Brett> [Alysha tilts her head the other way. "Hmmm...." She grins. "I dunno much about rocks."] * @Nigel nods to Sonia and Gordo. "You have a point. I'll give her a ring." <@Brett> ["So a man who flew here to tell me something important, a bunch of jewelry with the same kinds of rocks, and this thing." She picks up the bag with the broken blade, peers at it, then holds it out towards Nigel. "Your department, I think. This looks to me like a kopesh."] * @Gordo drinks more water. * @Nigel walks over and takes the blade to look it over. <@Nigel> 2d6+11 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+11 for Nigel and gets a natural 3 for a result of 14. <@Nigel> (DR) <@Nigel> 2d6+11 * Dicesuke rolls 2d6+11 for Nigel and gets a natural 6 for a result of 17. * @Nigel nods. "You're right it is definitely a khopesh. Egyptians used them until around 1300 BC, but this one is of modern make. I only know one group that would use a weapon like this." <@Montana> Is it the ninjas with bikinis? * Sonia smirks slightly and says, "Is he our half-naked woman expert now too?" <@Nigel> Not likely. They're called "The Bringers of the Tenth Night." They're a cult of Adep. <@Gordo> Who? <@Brett> [Alysha chuckles. "I wonder if they accept applications? Then again, I probably should apply to a group that's trying to kill me."] <@Nigel> (Also please revise Nigel's previous statement to account for the fact that his player forgot that he was actually aware that the pendant was, in fact, stolen from his father.) <@Nigel> They're the guys who tried to kill me. * @Montana blinks, because people trying to kill Nigel is fairly new to him. <@Gordo> Yeah, don't think we'll be joining up soon. <@Nigel> (s/adep/apep) * Sonia squints, then says, "At the museum?" The ones I had to snipe? * @Nigel nods. "Yes. Those blokes." <@Nigel> Incidentally, Apep is the egyptian god of darkness. <@Gordo> (I need to AFK, for a while, I need to drive Megan someplace because she can't find her keys.) <@Brett> ( Meep ) <@Nigel> He is in a constant struggle with Ra, the god of the sun for surpemacy over the sky. <@Brett> [Alysha grins. "History time!"] Sounds dumb. <@Nigel> Mostly, he is not worshipped. He is almost the Egyptian version of the Judeo-Christian Satan. He is the enemy that people celebrate the defeat of each morning at the hands of Ra. This particular cult, though, doesn't have much care for tradition. Apep is said to reside in the tenth region of the night, hence "Bringers of the Tenth Night." * @Montana snerks. * @Nigel shakes his head. "These guys are bad news and they have this pendant... which can only mean that it is incredibly powerful." <@Brett> [Alysha grins. "Lucifer's followers will tell you that he's actually fighting for the benefit of mankind, trying to free them from the Lord's false 'free will', which is actually 'follow the Lord's will or spend eternity in hell'." She pauses, then adds, "Just saying..."] <@Brett> [She looks to Nigel. "And they're looking for the rest. They must have killed Rowlins because he knows something about the rest of these."] * @Nigel nods. "That is pretty much what these blokes would tell you about Apep. That he is kept imprisoned by the opressive sun god who dominates all mankind and opresses us just as he does Apep." * @Nigel nods again to Alysha. "That is likely. I will do my best to deduce where the 'rest' of these are, or, for that matter, what the rest of these are." <@Brett> She nods. "So the only question is, why did Rowlins need to come all the way here to tell me about this?" <@Shiho> Yeah, I was about to ask that. * @Nigel shrugs. "That is certainly possible. Oh. Also important. Apep is a snake. The Bringers of the Tenth Night are obsessed with snake imagery, so I would keep an eye out for that." * @Montana turns his attention to Nigel. "Last I heard, Tilda stole the bracelet from a client I worked for in Spain. Could ask her where she took it, but I'm thinkin' we ain't exactly on speakin' terms since that last fiasco." <@Brett> [Alysha folds her arms. "Oh great, her again. I'd rather deal with Natascha."] * @Nigel nods. "Worth a go, though." * @Nigel hands the khopesh back to Alysha. "Also... my sword belonged to them as well..." He motions to his sword. "It's why they've been chasing me. Well... that and me trying to wipe them out." A whirlwind romance. <@Brett> [Alysha nods. "Well, at least we don't have to worry about finding them. They'll come to us."] <@Montana> (Rah rah ra ah ah!) * Sonia looks over at Alysha. "Puts the fight on their terms. Not a fan." <@Brett> [She grins. "Well, unless you know where they're clubhouse is, we don't have much choice."] * Sonia snorts and says, "They probably have some stupid rituals that need special crap." * @Nigel shrugs. "They don't exactly have a corporate office. I know where they have set up shop in the past. But I have a feeling that when somebody kicks down your door, shoots a bunch of your followers with crossbow bolts and then steals your artifacts... you move." <@Brett> [Alysha grins. "Probably! Lots of rituals require special crap." She looks to Nigel and nods. "Generally, that's the case."] * @Nigel shakes his head. "Rituals almost never require special crap. Special herbs, wood, dust, gems even. But if a ritual requires crap of any kind, generally everyday normal crap will do. I do know of one that calls for werewolf dung... but I'm not convinced that it's a real ritual." * @Montana pushes his hat up to rub at his forehead. Way to take things literally. * Sonia lets out a quiet groan, then says, "Too bad the boy died before he could let us know what was up." <@Brett> [Alysha nods. "Tell me about it."] <@Montana> Yeah, I'm guessin' that was the point. Yeah, maybe we should get a seance goin'. <@Shiho> ...Do those really work? <@Brett> ["They can, but usually only if the ghosts feel like talking. And, you know, the person in charge isn't fake."] * @Nigel nods. "Finding a good medium can be a bit tough." * @Shiho looks stunned, but only for a moment before she turns to face away from the group. * @Nigel shakes his head, walks over to Shiho and whispers. "You alright?" * Sonia pauses a moment, then says, "I was just bringin' up stuff. Only spirits I know are the ones that come in bottles." * @Montana bridge of his nose, then glances at Shiho. He hesitates a moment before walking up to her. "Hey," he says softly, "y'okay?" * @Shiho rubs a hand over her face. "I'm fine. Just... I know too many dead people I'd like to talk to again. Shit." * @Shiho forces a small smile. "Thanks, guys." * @Nigel nods. "It doesn't always work. It's mostly on the ghosts to talk." <@Brett> Alysha nods. "And most ghosts tend to be pretty bitter. Most people who die just move on."] He wanted to talk before. * Sonia pauses, then stands and glances at the triumverate before saying, "Fuck if I know." * @Montana places a sympathetic hand on Shiho's shoulder. "Sure." He blinks at Sonia, because when you look at someone, they often look back! <@Brett> [Alysha nods. "True, but we don't have anyone who can talk to ghosts." ] * @Nigel shrugs and says softly, "Tell you what, though, Shiho. If we get some extended time off... I know a medium or two in London, we can try to contact someone if you really want to. It's usually not the most pleasant experience, though. I have to warn you." * Sonia looks back at the three of them, shrugs, then says, "I need to go shopping later. Blew my cover. Shiho, you up?" <@Shiho> Thank you. I- I'll think about it. * @Shiho takes a deep breath before she turns back towards Sonia. "Yeah, sounds good." * @Nigel nods to Shiho and then returns to the group at large. <@Brett> [Alysha leans back. "Well in the meantime, we can't really do much about this anyhow. We've got a meeting tomorrow."] Just another bullet to try n'dodge. <@Brett> ["Tell me about it. How many is that, now?"] * Sonia manages a wan smile as she looks over at Alysha. "Enough to kill ya." <@Brett> [Alysha grins. "You'd think so, but they haven't managed yet."] (Is this being about done, then?) <@Brett> ( Yeah, actually that's a good place to end ) <@Brett> [End!]