briefing ♔ the beginnings of the storm

[wynn]

♬ The Word "Hurricane" - Air

WHO || Wynn, Cordelia, Alisha, Bambi, Kate, Phineas[Closed]
WHAT || Manchester Mission Briefing
WHERE || Knights HQ, the briefing room
WHEN || April 11th, shortly before 5pm [back dated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Just as before, accessing the secret room where the Round Table is housed requires using the Knight's keycard to open the glass case beside the mural of the War in Heaven, located across from the ballroom entrance. Using the fire extinguisher as a lever to activate the "door" mechanism reveals the long torch-lit hall plastered in artwork depicting the Knight's history. The tenants of the Knighthood hang large and foreboding over the doors at the end of the hall, which stand open to reveal the brightly lit Round Table, and the majestic crystalline dragon statue presiding over it.

Come in, find a seat, meet your teammates if you haven't already. 

Comments

[killmypatience]

[Kate's face takes on the countenance of "Questions I wish I didn't ask." Her lips press together for a moment, before nodding once in acknowledgement.]

Good to know.

[Only not. But moving on:]

Do we know why Mr. Broggon was a target in the first place? It might help narrow down why they're being sent to the club.

[wynn]

We've still no idea. Mr. Broggon attests to this day to having no idea, and from what I can gather, has no particular enemies.

[allaboutme]

Wait, wait, wait. We're not going to have fight a shit monster, are we?

[theshameofcain]

I guess that's for us to figure out when we meet who owns this club. They could have slighted someone in the past or they could all just like the same football team and someone's taking World Cup rivalry way too far.

[To Cordy, she says:] I'm hoping and praying and praying even more than they don't deliver the same monsters twice.

[wynn]

The Spider's Web is run by a man named Keerianinor Ken'lyl, a drow from the Shadow World. There have been several unsubstantiated reports linking him to organized crime. His history goes back only six months or so, at which time he apparently entered the country for the first time. Official records suggest that he hails from Scotland, but they seem to be clearly forged.

Reservations for the Spider's Web restaurant side are booked four months out, so you'll have to get creative.

[theshameofcain]

[Bambi cracks her knuckles over her head.] Leave the creativity to me. [a beat] Does anyone else speak Drow?

[killmypatience]

[Kate makes a face before shaking her head. She probably should pick up other languages, but for right now, she does most of her work in English.]

Unfortunately not.

[But she's filing that information about Ken'lyl for later.]

[arrested]

Wait, hang on, you're sending us to Manchester?

[ Because apparently through all of that that's what stuck out the most, and she really isn't that happy about it. ]

[wynn]

Indeed. I'm certain that Ken'lyl speaks English as well, having set up shop here.

[thesleeper]

[Phineas mimes weighing things in either hand;]

Horrible sand-choked tomb... Middle of a war zone... [But on the other hand...] "shit monster."

This could, potentially, be my most mentally-scarring mission yet. [He grins sarcastically, clearly excited.]

[theshameofcain]

As the one who actually had to fight the disgusting thing, can I propose a ban on the word "shit monster" before we start the mission.

[killmypatience]

[Kate nods a bit in agreement.]

I'll second that.

[He glances up to Wynn, before ... ]

The organized crime contacts you mentioned - separate from the group I ran into in Rome?

[Just in case she should hang back and ... not put her face out there.]

[wynn]

As far as I know, they boast no connections to the DiRisio family.

[killmypatience]

Good.

[Less for her to worry about. She drums her fingers once against the table for a moment, trying to see if there's anything else she needs to know, but she figures she can discuss the previous mission with Bambi - that doesn't need to be handled right here right now.]

Is there anything else we should be worried about?

[She wants to go in with as much information as she can.]

[wynn]

Not that I can think of. I'm hoping we can come out of this with a solid lead about PTC, but our greatest priority is to make certain whatever is in that crate causes no harm to anyone.

Sir Beckett will function as your mission leader.

[killmypatience]

[Oh. Okay then. Sounds ... good.

She'll just nod and take that in, both excited and nervous at the same time. She'll hit Bambi up for the rest of the information on Oxford later.]