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knightsoflegend2012-03-09 06:37 am
rationalizes) wrote in knightsoflegend2012-03-09 06:37 am
chicago mission ♔ the people under your feet are shooting stars in the night
WHO || Gar, Kat, Mark, Dumage, Martha, Myri, Buffy, Sven, Spike, Desmond Descant, ??, ?? [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights infiltrate Nightscape to intercept a deal for the Eternal Jade. And... so does Des. At the same time. Hilarity ensues???
WHERE || Chicago. Nightscape.
WHEN || Friday, March 9th, various tiemes.
HOW || Actionspam; Don't sweat tagging order.
It's been a busy day. Following Gar's discovery of a message that seems to imply a trade for the artifact known as the Eternal Jade will take place at a location called "Nightscape" the next evening, several of the Knights headed out to the area outlined in Hoffman Institute files, only to discover the place was an office building that sold pharmaceuticals. However, as Myrilandel stared at a strange canopied fruit stand attached to the front of the building, she began to notice something, well, quite odd about it. A long line of people waited against the edifice to enter the stand, but none of them looked as if they fit into the commercial sector whatsoever, with their leather, vinyl, spiked hair, glitter, colored hair, etc. In fact, only by staring at the image presented and concentrating could the others recognize there was something wrong with the whole picture - something that caused theirs eyes to rebound off from it and find the entire scene innocuous otherwise. The line of people disappeared into the canopy - but none of the crowd ever came out again, defying any logic about how many people could humanly fit inside the tiny stand at a time.
It was clear that it wasn't just any fruit stand.
It was an entrance. They quickly surmised just what it had to be an entrance to. Myrilandel managed to note a number of guards emerging from the club after hours, dressed in some kind of futuristic looking armor that... looks a lot like Halo armor. She spotted the symbol on the side of the van they climbed into, and the surveillance team took note of it before heading back to the hotel.
Meanwhile, the research team back home (Kat, Buffy, and Sven mostly, since Gar passed out asleep in her chair) threw themselves into finding out what they could about Nightscape: and found rumors about an invite-only underground club, whose location was protected by magic, which seemed to mesh with what the other Knights had seen. The most interesting aspect of the club, however, wasn't just the fact that invitations to it come in the form of pills that implant directions into the subject's unconscious mind, but that supposedly it played havoc with the memories of those who frequent it. Every visit fades from the patron's mind when they leave, in the same way a dream does - they could remember a vague feeling of what it was like, but not any details about what actually occurred - and the more they attempted to remember, the more the memories would elude them.
Today, they've managed to look up that symbol Myri noticed on the side of the van and identify it as belonging to a private security firm that hires out to wealthy patrons in often underhanded deals. Which has allowed a plan of action to be hatched. :O
The Knights will coordinate efforts to plant a fake detour between the security firm and the club, derailing a van full of guards to lead to a stop light that will be controlled by Kat. And allow them to come up through a conveniently placed manhole to plant a device on the underbelly of the truck that will cripple its battery temporarily. At this point, the Knights will assume control of the vehicle, and Kat, Gar, Buffy, and Spike will don the armor of the guards and take their weapons, proceeding to the club as security personnel. Mark and Myrilandel will transport the captured guards to somewhere safe to keep them out of the way and possibly interrogate them. Dumage and Martha will drop off Sven at the club - he'll be attempting to bluff his way through the front door as a patron so that they can have an eye in the crowd as well, and then the ladies will park on the street to sit and wait as a getaway car / backup if necessary.
Obviously, nothing could possibly go wrong. :)
[ooc; subthreads to come!]
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I don't think I can help you, either way. But I'm sure you'll figure that out.
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Unless others work to cover it, study it, and conceal it from harm.
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[He moves to one of the glass cases, gently resting a palm against the wood frame.] I've seen it many, many times before. To some men, the acquisition of these treasures is more than just a dream, it is an obsession. And it is those men who are the dangerous ones in this world, the ones who will stop at nothing. You may look at our collections and scoff, thinking we are no different, but [And her turns back towards her, solemnly looking between them] I am an old man who wishes nothing more than to leave behind a world that will not destroy itself the second I turn my back. That is all.
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Fine.
I'll stay.
[She turns her head to look at Des, her eyes making a silent demand of him, as if exacting a promise that he won't make her regret this] For now.
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We clear on this?
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Crystal.
Though I find it a rather sad state of affairs that you find it necessary to remind of such, I do, of course, appreciate your concern for Miss Jade.
[A pleasant smile.]
Mr. Chambers will show you out.
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[He turns to Liam and starts heading out.] Oh my God. Is that the door? God, I don't know how I ever would have found that without some surly British guy scenting it out for me.
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Get outta here.