gatwick ♔ trying to make sense of it all

[unhappily]

WHO || Skye, Stiles, Kenzi, Kyomi, Regina, Professor Henry Bogdanovich [closed]
WHAT ||  The Knights escort  a Professor from the airport
WHERE || Gatwick, London
WHEN || Late May, 2016 [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

[ According to their mission dossier, while Bogdanovich is a certified genius, he's also a bit of a flake.  They'll have to make certain that he doesn't get into any trouble or wander off, while keeping an eye out for potential kidnappers or spies who might be after his research.

In order to avoid drawing attention to his arrival, Wynn says that they've arranged to meet him at the baggage claim inside the airport.  The file contains a photograph of the professor as well.  ]

Comments

[killingtodeath]

No worries, dude. So I'm part of your escort. The others are waiting over there. [He points to the rest of the group.]

You, uh- got a bag you're waiting for?

[unhappily]

[ "Hrm? Oh. Yes, I... just have to collect it. It's a yellow and pink thing. You can't miss it. It has very important materials in it," he says, tapping his finger against the side of his nose.

kenzi and skye watch as about seven bags are removed by various travelers. ]

[hacker]

Do you think we still get paid like a normal mission if nothing goes wrong?

[ might as well start conversation with kenzi ok. ]

[killingtodeath]

Yellow and pink. Got it. [Annnnd he'll text Skye: yellow and pink luggage. Just in case someone sneaks off with it.]

You have a nice flight? [scanning to look for said bag (spot 18)]

[morethanasidekick]

Oh. Trust. If there were a link between the amount of times people got shot and how much we got paid, I'd know by now.

[Of course, a lot of those times she was the one shooting their people.]

[sakurasmile]

You'd think we'd get a bonus, in that case. No one gets shot or nothin' blows up, and we get a nice bit of extra pay.

[behindcloseddoors]

[ annnnnd as a piece of luggage matching the description hits the belt, kyomi is the first to react... ]

[sakurasmile]

There it is. [and she's gonna head on over to fetch it.]

[morethanasidekick]

I'll give you hand. He strikes me as the type to pack half a bookshelf in his luggage. [Kenzi with a Spot Check of 21 as they go.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ no more have they pulled that piece of luggage off the rack, then the professor wanders over as well, without a word to stiles.

"Ah yes!" he says, smiling pleasantly. "My bag, thank you."

he reaches to take it from them, but at the same time, the woman from earlier, who has been pointing out a bunch of other bags to her chauffeur, who is dutifully unloading the matched set on her orders, points at the bag as well.

"That one, Simon. Don't forget that one! What are they doing with my luggage?" her hand lifts to drag her sunglasses down her nose, narrowing her gaze at them. ]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles presumably hears her say that? I'm guessing? If so, he would step towards her and offer a little lopsided smile.]

You have impeccable taste in bags, ma'am. Just like my friend, here. This one's his, but I'm sure yours is coming soon. [diplomacy 41]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ she frowns deeply at stiles' words, glancing down the luggage belt.

"I want to see the luggage tag," she acquiesces, looking a little less ruffled about someone seemingly stealing her bag, at least. "Simon, bring it here so we can look at the luggage tags."

the man in the pinstriped suit from earlier, who stiles had presumed to be an undercover cop begins striding purposefully forward towards kenzi, kyomi, and the professor, reaching inside his coat as he does so to draw something out... anyone with a 15+ spot check can notice the movement. ]

[hacker]

[ With an 18, Skye spots it as she heads over, so she takes one for the team and deliberately bumps into pinstriped guy over there. No real violence in the force, just enough to cause a spill (unarmed attack 24 ? ?? ? 26 if it can be a charge) ]

Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry. [ She holds her hands out in immediate fauxpology, attempting to distract him from the task so they can just ... leave with it (bluff 21). ]

[unhappily]

[ skye successfully barrels into the man in a suit, and what he was reaching for clatters to the floor - and seems to be some sort of badge, that lands facedown. he shoots her an irritated look, one hand moving to his waist as if to make certain something is still there beneath his jacket.

"Beg pardon," he says brusquely.

regina, meanwhile, looks disgusted by all of this hubbub and strides quickly forward towards the professor, lifting a hand and flicking her wrist in the direction of the chauffeur as subtly as she can (sleight of hand 20), a dazed look coming over his face as his hands drop and he stares into space for a few seconds. ] Let's get this over with.

[ the moment skye plows into the pinstripe suited man, however, the nervous looking guy darts forward in a sprint right past regina ... but trips on the badge and goes skidding wildly forward, slamming into the side of the baggage carousel beside kyomi and kenzi with a loud, painful BANG as he crumples to the ground. the professor's eyebrows climb up and he mutters: "Oh dear." ]

[sakurasmile]

Well, this is going lovely. [Kyomi goes to... check on the poor bloke that just crashed into the carousel. (treat injury 10 to see if he's unconscious?? i guess she just... lightly picks up his wrist)]

[morethanasidekick]

[...]

Taxi! [Look somebody had to do it...

Kenzi moves forward to 'assist Kyomi' when in reality she's picking his pocket in case he's concealing a weapon or has anything that might tell them what they're dealing with. (SOH... Nat 20 which is overkill seeing as her mod is +20 anyway but sure. Why not. Being sketchy like a boss.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ he is out cold by the way his wrist flops back down, and kenzi draws a small knife out of his pocket. with simon dazed, the professor leans down to check the baggage tag and frowns at it, saying quite loudly: "I don't believe this is actually mine after all..." he goes to pick it up and turn towards the carousel, presumably to go put it back.

the woman, upon hearing this, raises her hand and points at the bag, protesting to stiles. "He said it's not his!" she shifts her attention around him to the chauffeur. "I told you to grab my bag, Simon. Why are you just standing around with your thumb up your ass? Can't get good help these days..." ]

[killingtodeath]

Here- let me. [Stiles gives the professor a slightly annoyed look at his flip flopping about his own damn bag. So he'll just go to grab the bag and take a look at the luggage tag. Just in case.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ the luggage tag reads 'eunice van hoskins' actually.

there's a slight moan from the man on the ground, who begins to stir after kyomi drops his wrist, although it's going to take him awhile. ]

[hacker]

[ Skye grabs for the presumable badge and turns it over as she raises it to hand it up to pinstriped guy. ]

Here. You dropped — ... this. [ cop? ? ?? oh man that means she's stopping the wrong person. ]

[unhappily]

[ the badge actually reads US Securities and Exchange Commission, and has the name 'Larabee Hosquith' on it. he reaches for the badge, frowning at her.

"Thank you," he says brusquely, before going to push past her, raising a hand towards stiles. "I need to see the contents of that bag, sir." ]

Go right ahead. [ regina says pointedly, after stepping next to stiles and also reaching for the name tag, gripping it and then dropping it with annoyance when she reads the name and turning her attention back to the turnstile, where more bags are coming around, but none of the same description ]

[sakurasmile]

Well, this is a bloody clusterfuck, innit?

[she leaves the unconscious man alone, and observes the man with the badge as he goes to take the other bag, more curious about that than her... actual job. ooooh somebody might be in trouble~

she trades a glance with Skye, like "this should be interesting."]

[morethanasidekick]

[What is even happening right now.]

And when you finish with her bag, maybe you could look into this guy? [Holding out the knife like it's a smelly sock and not a weapon as she nudges the dude on the floor with her shoe.]

This fell out of his pocket and I'm pretty sure that's frowned on in Airports. [Bluff 44.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ the professor has turned entirely away from the bizarre scene, and is pointing at bags as they go back, as if to mentally check off the ones that are pointedly not his. eunice, however, protests as the officer goes to open her bag.

"I beg your pardon, but I don't see what business you have rifling through my belongings, Officer." ]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles is still mildly interested in what is in this bag because... he's a nosy teenager, pretty much. The professor seems to have eyes on the prize for his own bag, so Stiles takes a small step towards the old rich lady.]

I'm sure it's a routine security thing. Can't be too safe these days, right? Especially with weapons around. [He nods in the direction of the knife (diplomacy 36).]