manchester ♔ gonna fall if you lead us nowhere

[allaboutme]

♬ We Sink - CHVRCHES

WHO || Cordelia, Alisha, Bambi, Kate, Phineas [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights continue to investigate a series of strange, deadly deliveries from the mysterious 'PTC'
WHERE || The Spider's Web / The Lagoon Club restaurant and nightclub
WHEN || April 11th [back dated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Last April, a kindly book seller and purveyor of magical lore found himself the victim of an attack via mail when dangerous magical creatures were sent to his shop from the untraceable sender "PTC".  Since then, Wynn's been tracking the mail system, waiting for that name to pop up again, in case it might lead them to find out who was behind the first attack, and stop any other disasters from occurring.  Recently, something popped up on the radar, so the Knights have to find a way into the exclusive restaurant the Spider's Web in Manchester, or its attached nightclub The Lagoon Club.

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[thesleeper]

We're slaying a goddamned dragon, that's what!

[Phineas has chosen to be impressive today, with a Nat 20 attack roll to charge the dragon and gore it with his new horns, for 11 damage]

[theshameofcain]

[Stricken by the fact that that COULD HAVE BEEN HER, Bambi swings her ax down on the dragon (atk 20 total, dmg 17 with penetration mmm)] Y'know, as one does.

[allaboutme]

[ phineas' horns tear through the thing's scales and it roars... and then a whipping slash from bambi leaves a dividing laceration in its side that starts gushing dark blood, and the dragon staggers a few steps... then falls down, eyes rolling back in its head, as it slumps loudly to the floor.

the drow, having dropped his gun, is clawing at his bleeding, horrible face over here, and leaning away, still afraid the dragon is alive and going to finish him off over here.

/init

cordelia shrieks and throws up an arm to shield her face from the final spray of blood, and then looks down at the body, mouth agape. after a second, she reaches down and tazes it, just for good measure ] And stay down!

[killmypatience]

[There's a part of Kate that sags with relief when the dragon goes down, because man, she is not equipped to deal with dragons. She waits until after Cordelia finishes tazing their lizard friend, before shouting to the rest of the group.]

Aside from our friend over there, is everyone okay?

[The guy had his face eaten off, she's not going to make him answer for himself.]

[theshameofcain]

I just... sliced open a dragon. With an ax.

[yep.]

[thesleeper]

Oh, I'm just peachy. [Phineas says sarcastically, as he kicks the lifeless dragon]. Just what I needed.

[allaboutme]

[ from the elevator bank, two bugbears come running up, stopping when they see the dragon's dead. they part to make way for a stylish looking drow, who snaps in the direction of the still screaming drow gunman. the two bugbears move towards him, hauling him up from either side by scooping an arm under his, and starting to drag him away.

the drow looks over at them all, raising one eyebrow coolly, speaking with the faintest scottish accent. "... It seems I owe you my gratitude." ]

For not getting eaten? You might be onto something, mister.

[ he chuckles a bit, purple eyes flashing.

"Well, that too. But mostly for protecting my patrons. My name is Keerianinor Ken'lyl. You're standing in my club." ]

[killmypatience]

[Kate glances over, studying him for a moment, before straightening as she puts her gun away.]

Mind telling us how a dragon wound up in your club, Mr. Ken'lyl?

[She falls into cop mode easily, exuding an authority that she doesn't really have, but considering she just helped kill a dragon for him, he might allow it (diplomacy 17).]

[theshameofcain]

Aside from being shipped by FedEx, of course. [Bambi makes a face at her bloodied axe and tries to surreptitiously wipe it off on a table cloth.]

[allaboutme]

[ "Why don't we discuss that over drinks? It seems the least I can do." ] I don't know. You could always introduce us to some of your celebrity friends.

[arrested]

[ Alisha will just... throw that chair down, and stand there looking a bit shell shocked. ]

Yeah well make it a double.

[killmypatience]

[There's a fond but slightly exasperated look in Cordelia's direction at the mention of celebrities, before nodding her agreement. She probably shouldn't be drinking on the job but they just fought a dragon. She could use one.]

A drink would be good.

[allaboutme]

[ as more security people make their way in, past the fleeing people who are going up the stairs and elevator, keerianinor gestures to one of them to fetch drinks, nodding at an intact table for them to come sit.

"I don't suppose it's too much to ask for the names of the people I owe my clients' lives to?" ]

Cordelia Chase. [ she offers with a little flip of her hair as she sits down. was that supposed to be secret???? w/e ]

[theshameofcain]

[Bambi looks to Cordy and then just shrugs.] I'm Bambi Dalton. Yes, two of your saviors are people named Bambi and Cordelia. It's a regular young adult bestseller in here.

[She slides into the seat beside Cordy.]

[thesleeper]

[So frustrated... He signals for a drink.]

Phineas Dantalion. Eagerly awaiting your explanation for the rampaging Dragon.

[killmypatience]

[She'll mostly take a seat, favoring the shoulder she was shot in still as she does.]

Kate Beckett.

[As long as they're not spouting out the organization they work for in full detail, real names shouldn't be that big an issue.]

[arrested]

[ She moves up and sits herself down, giving her hair a bit of a lift as she does. ]

Alisha. So you going to tell us what the fuck that was all about or are we supposed to just guess?

[allaboutme]

[ he spreads his hands, a gesture of innocence. "I'd tell you if I knew more. It seems one of my business associates saw fit to send it express, no doubt to interrupt my business here, and spread panic among my usual clientele." ]

[killmypatience]

[Kate watches him carefully but casually, paying careful attention to what he says as he speaks (sense motive 27).]

If you didn't order it, why did you open it?

[theshameofcain]

And do you know a guy named Broggon? Owns a bookstore in Oxford. Surprisingly generous with his First Editions.

[allaboutme]

[ he raises an eyebrow at kate, shaking his head at bambi's question. "I don't have much occasion to visit bookstores. But no, I didn't open it. It went down here with the other crates full of tov nectar, but I imagine the live dragon inside had other ideas. It got itself out." ] You said one of your business associates sent it? Funny way to do business. [ "Apparently, PTC was ready to end our arrangement. They could have picked a better way to say so." ]

[killmypatience]

What arrangement did you have with them exactly?

[Also "What is PTC?" but she figures she can infer the one question from the other.]

[allaboutme]

[ "The Trade Consortium provides me with the very hard to acquire tov nectar," keerianinor explains. "and I provide Estavan with a whole lot of money. Estavan's always been good to me, so I decided to stick with him while his company goes through some re-organization issues. My guess would be that Estavan's enemies are more persistent than I expected, but I still believe in staying loyal. Of course, I also have to do what's good for business. I'll give Estavan another few months to put an end to this situation. After that, I might have to re-evaluate my business dealings if he hasn't been able to stabilize the situation." ]

Is this Estavan the boss of the... Trade Whatever? [ he gives her an odd look. "He's the executive officer... for now, at least." ]

[killmypatience]

So do you think that whoever sent the dragon is one of Estavan's enemies, trying to take out his friends?

[It seems like a reasonable assumption to make.]

What kind of changes is his company going through?

[allaboutme]

[ "Some of the high-ranking partners of the Consortium have formed an alliance to try to wrest control away from him. Like you said, they're likely targeting those of us who they imagine will stay loyal to him." ]

By sending dragons to eat you? That's sort of taking corporate espionage to a new level.