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Jeanne Gar ([personal profile] rationalizes) wrote in [community profile] knightsoflegend2012-03-09 06:37 am

chicago mission ♔ the people under your feet are shooting stars in the night



Dreamworld - Rilo Kiley
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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THE DETOUR || Procuring the van, etc.

[personal profile] postergirl 2012-03-09 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[HERE COMES THE VAN a couple blocks away, and it's everyone's cue to move the shit into position.

Annnd Dumage is dressed up as a sexy traffic cop along with this totally convincing DETOUR sign that she got from somewhere you probably don't want to know about, waving the oncoming van to the left to follow the zigzag of detour signs that Mark is putting in place right now. The van rumbles that away, and Kat, on the street corner ahead, sits like Dr. Horrible "texting" some very important things that just happen to coincide with the light turning red. The vehicle slows to a halt and it's the turn of whoever agreed to ... climb down into the sewers to place that device on the vehicle's underside.

First person to respond gets the job, with a Strength check of 13 to lift the lid in a timely matter and a dex check of 12 or higher to slap the thing on in the appropriate location]
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INFILTRATION || Kat, Gar, Buffy, Spike.

[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-03-09 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Presuming everything goes... okay in that last thread (may the Dice be with you) then this foursome will be getting suited up in the safety of the van, parked close to the fruit stand.

The body armor is ridiculously clunky, (though it at least offers a giant Defense bonus of +6??) so it's bound to slow them down, not to mention each suit comes complete with an oversized gun (that does 2d8 damage). Inside the visor of each helmet is a HUD that identifies things like Robocop when you look around. ... You're all UNIDENTIFIED until you put the armor on, at which point you appear to each other by names: LANGLEY, MYERS, ANDERSON, and MOLITO.]
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INTERROGATION || Mark, Myri

[personal profile] nosdacaraid 2012-03-09 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Assuming, once again, that the trade goes smoothly (and hey, that's what Action Points are for!), Mark and Myri branch off from the others after the guards are swapped into the Knights' own personal van. Mark takes the wheel, but he's noticeably distracted, and keeps glancing back in the rearview mirror, frowning heavily.]
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DROPPING OFF SVEN / GETAWAY CAR SITTING... || Dumage, Martha (and Sven at first)

[personal profile] postergirl 2012-03-10 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Dumage let Martha drive, because doing the actual driving sounded suspiciously like work... Either way, she'll do her part by leaning into the back seat, with a shark-like smile at Sven.]

Are you ready for this, then?
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OTHER... INFILTRATION || Des, Liam.

[personal profile] driveangry 2012-03-10 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Meanwhile, not long after all that hubbub ... yet another car parks up a couple of blocks. Except this one is full of a lot more testosterone. Liam puts the car in park, and looks over at his passenger expectantly.]

You know what to do. Chances are the deal won't be going on in front of everybody, so see what you can do about getting behind the scenes, once you're in there. [He pulls down his visor, glancing out from under it across the street]

... Whatever you do, don't walk out of there without the jade. I'll be waiting.
bigbad: injuries (then ask me for a piece of gum)

[personal profile] bigbad 2012-03-10 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
You'll need more muscle. [...Sorry Gar and Kat, neither of you strike Spike as major fighters.]
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[personal profile] aproperdoctor 2012-03-10 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[OH GOD Martha had better not have to do any drive checks.] You'd think infiltrating a nightclub would be more your sort of thing, Dumage.
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[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2012-03-10 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
One question. How likely is it that I'm gonna get shot? [This is a really important questions, Liam.]
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[personal profile] driveangry 2012-03-10 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Depends.
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[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2012-03-10 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Des shoots him a look.] Y'know, when I get shot? I do fall over. I don't just keep goin'.
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[personal profile] driveangry 2012-03-10 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[The son of a bitch actually gives him something like a smile] So don't get shot.

Seems simple enough.
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[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2012-03-10 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Hardy-har-fuckin'-har. [He takes off his leather jacket and throws it at Liam's head.] Anything happens to that jacket, I'm gonna empty a vein on something you really like. [He opens the door of the car and slides out, leaning back down to poke his head in and add with an overly saccharine grin.] I'll be back later, Pookie
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[personal profile] driveangry 2012-03-10 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, it hits him squarely in the face and he reaches up to gra it, pulling it away to reveal a shit eating grin] Your first mistake was thinkin' there's anything I really like.

[As Des starts to pull away, he sticks his head out] One more thing.
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[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2012-03-10 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Des pokes his head back inside.] At midnight, I turn into a pumpkin, don't I? Damn. I knew I should've gotten that checked.
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[personal profile] driveangry 2012-03-10 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
That's what you get for messing with those New Orleans types.
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[personal profile] nothingsodivine 2012-03-10 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Des's expression falls into a total deadpan.] What is it really? Keep my head? Don't start punching? Pray if I get shot, no one sees me heal?
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[personal profile] driveangry 2012-03-10 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Liam tucks his arm back in to roll the window halfway up.]

Try shooting them first.
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[personal profile] slays 2012-03-10 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Spike's right. [ God, that hurt to say. Physically hurt. ] You guys might need back up. I can come with you, in case things get dicey.
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-03-10 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, we have muscle. ... Plus giant guns if Myri's description of these guys is right.
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[personal profile] nosdacaraid 2012-03-10 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
It's still not a bad idea. Especially since we've got no idea what's going on inside.
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[personal profile] postergirl 2012-03-10 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps it'd be best to have another agent trying a different approach - just in case you fail the secret security guard handshake.
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[personal profile] bigbad 2012-03-10 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
I could come along too. [He hesitates, then glances over at Buffy.] And before you get your knickers twisted, I'm only offering cause next to you, I'm the strongest here. It's about the mission, not you and me.
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[personal profile] thebetrayer 2012-03-10 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[yeah because women get an auto-crit fail hur hur hur. 8) But omg Martha Sven is s-so offended that you think he's not worthy of this job. Not really.]

Definitely. [He smiles at Dumage, undeterred by her ... sharkness. He looks ready, ok. With this whole punk formal thing he has going.] Don't tell me you're finally showing concern for my welfare.

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