saudi arabia ♔ cause you just might get it

[behindcloseddoors]

♬ Be Careful What You Wish For - Eminem

WHO || Wanda, Malina, Caroline, Jordan, Alex
WHAT || The Knights go to investigate a genie granting wishes
WHERE || Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
WHEN || June 2016
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread.

[ The Knights fly on Wynn's order to Riyadh, a dust-steeped collection of elaborate skyscrapers and flashing lights that looks to be the closest Saharan analogue to Las Vegas. Dunes stretch out around the endless, otherwise level horizon where giant, clouded dust storms threaten.

Their target, for all the boons he has bestowed on the local populace, has been enjoying a charmed life in one of the Ritz-Carlton, an anachronism of culture that more closely resembles the White House than any structure that belongs in Saudi. It isn't difficult to pinpoint where he might be harbored - lines of people choke the halls en route to the ballroom, craning their necks to try to see in, and cutting off any easy access to the location. ]

Comments

[bredinthebone]

[Welp. That's unfortunate.

Now they're going to have to go the magic route, but they can't really do that with Jane and Darcy keeping an eye on them. So she's going to glance around and see if there's anything that can save them in here (spot 12).

And then, nonchalantly, in Farsi:]

This could of definitely have gone better.

[She's taking stock of a few things: one, if the two ladies speak Farsi, two, if they know that Farsi is not a language traditionally spoken in Saudi Arabia, and three, if they're really going to commit to the whole "late for my shift" thing.]

[innovates]

[Meanwhile, Jane realizes belatedly that she's not putting on a uniform at all. It's just....some guy's button up shirt and it is way too big.

She's just gonna start...putting it back. Also she sure af doesn't know that language yay.]

Oops, silly me. This isn't my locker...

[ambitionist]

Yeah, because it's mine. [bluff 38. he's such a shit. they already done played themselves, though. his goal might be to try to shame them into going away we just don't know. in any case, he's holding his hand out for the shirt.] I'll take that.

[innovates]

R-right. Here you go.

[Hands that right over, pretends she doesn't have the lock in her pocket, it's fine.]

[highlyemotional]

[ boredly from the back, ] Oh, come on, we all know there're not supposed to be here.

[ ten years later with a sense motive 20 total. ]

[wishuponadjinn]

[wut?]

Wait, what? [Yeah, way to let on that you don't actually know who is supposedly employed here, Jordan.]

I-I mean, yeah! What are you two doing in here? [Bluff... Critical Failure. 6 in total, if that even...makes a difference... yeah, no.

Best. Teammate. Ever.]

[ambitionist]

[meanwhile, he's trading his current shirt for the white button-up he stole. it's fine. enjoy his abs.] Well, yeah. No shit.

[behindcloseddoors]

[ there doesn't seem to be much in here, malina, that's going to save your ass, sry 2 say ]

1/2

[tasings]

[Why thank you Alex, Darcy thinks she will.]

2/2

[tasings]

[Right sorry. Focus.]

Yeah okay the only person who lies worse than she does is this guy. [Jerking her thumb in Jordan's direction. (Nat 20 Sense Motive.) !]

[wishuponadjinn]

[LMFAO

Yeah he looks indignant for all of like two seconds before he shrugs, nodding in agreement.]

Fair enough. And since we don't have a lot of time to spare for arguing- [he flicks his fingers casually, a slight ringing tone filling the air around him. With a pop and a fall of glitter there suddenly stands a rack of uniforms in front of him, enough for everyone in the room, all seemingly tailored to fit each of them specifically, and matching the one he is already wearing. ]

Better get dressed quickly.

[bredinthebone]

[Malina is going to go to do that, but don't think she's forgotten about you, Jane and Darcy.]

Alright, then let's cut the bullshit. What are you two doing here?

[innovates]

[Jane seems to hesitate, but at least Darcy let her know that these people aren't supposed to be here, either.

She sighs.]

My scanners picked up an anomaly inside this building. I think I recognize the signature, but I need to get inside and confirm.

[Now she can properly go 'ooo' at all this glittery nonsense, but it won't distract her too much from grabbing one of the uniforms.]

How did you do that?

[As she stares at Jordan.]

[divaricate]

[Well now that they're all on the same 'lol yeah we're all full of shit and not supposed to be here' page...

Wanda moves to take one of the uniforms as well, though she's curious about what kind of scanners, exactly, Jane has, she'll hold off on the question for now. She should probably learn about magic first from Jordan, tbh.]

[highlyemotional]

He's gay, duh. They've always got glitter and clothes on lock. [ caroline pats jordan's shoulder with an easy smile, making the irrelevance of jordan's magic seem surprisingly believable (bluff 23), before turning the question back on jane. because, seriously, if there are people out there going batshit over a genie, she's not going to call attention to anyone else's magic. ] What kind of anomaly?

[wishuponadjinn]

[that indignant look is back on his face again, arms crossing over his chest, causing the sleeves of his uniform to pull back enough to reveal a silver band wrapped around each wrist.]

I am not gay. Why does everyone think that? [obviously the most important thing to worry about right now.]

[innovates]

His sexual preference has nothing to do with it. That was not typical arcane magic.

[But fine, she'll just annoy him about it later if she has a chance. One thing at a time.]

If you have to know, it was a portal.

[ambitionist]

[he ignores the argument about jordan's sexuality entirely while getting dressed in one of these brand new uniforms.] What kind of portal? Like a rip in the Veil or some shit?

[innovates]

It's not really a rip so much as a doorway. It's not like when someone accidentally slips through the Veil. Portals are opened deliberately.

[As she continues to also get dressed.]

[bredinthebone]

[And Malina is pulling together her uniform as she processes all of this.]

Where is it in the building?

[Because she's wondering if it's possible that the djinn may not be a djinn at all, and just someone feeding off the mystical energy of this portal.]

[tasings]

Uhhh... If we're going to play a game twenty questions - [Interjecting in between pulling on a uniform.]

Maybe you can tell us who you are? [What. They could be terrorists. Or One Direction groupies.]

[bredinthebone]

[That would be a no and a no.]

We're with the Karthur Institute. We're looking into the djinn.

[innovates]

[And in the face of some TERRIBLE knowledge checks...]

There's a djinn here? [l o l] And I haven't heard of any Karthur Institute.

[Sounds fake tbh.]

[wishuponadjinn]

We're based out of London which is probably why you haven't heard of us. [No lies being told which means no necessary bluff checks for this guy.]

What exactly do you think could cause this anomaly if not a Djinn?

[ambitionist]

To be fair to them, I'm not entirely sold on it being a djinn, portal or not.