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. ]

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[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.

[innovates]

[She hesitates for a moment before she speaks.]

A god. If I'm right, I mean.

[She sounds pretty hopeful, though, with a slight touch of anxiety.]

[bredinthebone]

[And that makes Malina narrow her eyes because other knights have had run ins with gods before. She's not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.]

Which one?

[innovates]

I won't know that until I get in there.

[As she finishes putting the uniform.]

Do you want to explain to me why an apparently legitimate institute based out of London is all the way out here breaking in to a building because they're trying to find a Djinn? Or are you going to keep interrogating me and wasting time until we get caught in here?

[bredinthebone]

[Malina purses her lips together, before pointing towards the crowds of people.]

There's a djinn granting wishes in the ballroom. We didn't want to give him a chance to mess with too many people before we figured out what he was up to. Djinn don't usually go public like this - it's weird. So our boss asked us to check it out.

Your portal, however, might explain some of that.

[ambitionist]

Or it explains that it's not a djinn at all and actually a god. Here's hoping it's a nice one.

[divaricate]

Well, whatever it is, I say we hope it's a nice one of that regardless.

[highlyemotional]

[ meanwhile... caroline doesn't care so she's loitering by the door listening to make sure no one interrupts them? (listen 26) ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ there's definitely the sound of people distantly talking as they approach, and while she doesn't know the language, it's clear they're heading this way ]

[highlyemotional]

We should all probably get going. People are coming.