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.  ]

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[behindcloseddoors]

[ she sniffs, but doesn't say much more, glancing over stiles' shoulder as larabee starts removing the contents:

he reaches inside and removes several pieces of clothing, handing them over to the waiting simon, who gathers them up in his arms. he digs out a small case, flicking it open to reveal some moderately expensive looking, tastelessly gaudy brooches, rings, and necklaces. eunice reaches a hand out over stiles' shoulder, pointing in annoyance. "Don't lose those, young man." larabee looks up at her blankly, before snapping the case shut in annoyance. ]

Checks out. I suppose.

[hacker]

[ Mildly annoyed to have wasted everyone here's time, Skye looks from Kyomi to the professor. ]

Are you sure you're thinking of the right bag?

[unhappily]

I'm not sure we can trust his opinion on much of anything. [ regina's comment is half mumbled, as the professor scratches his temple slowly, staring out at the conveyor belt while the man on the ground finally brings himself to a slow sitting position, a palm pressed to his forehead.

it's at that moment, however, that two more identical bags matching the description make their way around the rotunda. the professor raises his hand to point at the first one.

"Of course! It's right there." ]

[sakurasmile]

[Kyomi looks... so pressed.] ...Oh bloody hell. Was there a sale on those bags? [she goes to grab the the first one working its way out and gestures to Skye to get the other.]

[morethanasidekick]

Dude I totally saw this on TV once. [Oh yeah she crit failed her Wis check.] Somebody pays people to all carry the same bag so they can steal the one with the money in it and get away in the confusion.

[She'll throw in a Spot Check for another bag to come. (Spot 25)]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ kyomi gets her hands on one of the bags, and the professor steps up beside her to grab the other. eunice makes her way around larabee, snapping up her bag again with a huff. "I told you, didn't I?" she snaps her fingers at simon, whose arms are still laden with all her shit.

kenzi, however, notices something... unusual, at that very moment.

little bitty pretty one - thurston harris

a young woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, dressed in faded jeans, a belly shirt, and generic sneakers, breaks into the crowd surrounding the carousel. she is carrying a bag identical to the others. ]



Help! [ she looks over her shoulder frantically ] Help! My boyfriend is going to hit me again!

[ about twenty paces behind her runs an overweight greasy-haired man whose face is set in a murderous scowl. he's shaking her fist in her general direction. ]

[killingtodeath]

[With the current bags being picked up, Stiles is just checking his phone and hoping they can get home to watch Dancing with the Stars. This airport visit is getting kinda weird. But he's pretty oblivious because I was asked to roll a spot check and it was abysmal soooo he's reading tweets or something right now.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ larabee moves to step in between the woman, who pushes behind him and stiles, and the angry man, although he seems a bit reticent about confronting the man. ]

Whoa, whoa. Let's all calm down a moment...

[hacker]

Grab all of them.

[ Skye directs that suggestion at Regina and Kyomi, figuring that she and the others can at least handle the distraction in the meantime instead of splitting their focus. Then she pulls out her phone and starts video recording the feuding couple. ]

Welcome to Facebook Live, asshole. Ever wonder what future employers would think if they saw video of you decking your girlfriend? Because it's one wrong move from being the most searched viral post of 2016. [ To the girl, she adds, ] Stick with us, okay? We'll keep him away from you.

[ And .. maybe ... get a look at that bag ... ]

[unhappily]

[ regina goes to scoop up the other bag, looking disgruntled about the manual labor component of all this. the blonde girl squirms further behind skye and co, as the angry man looks utterly baffled at the camera phone in his face for a moment, before he affixes skye with a frustrated glare. "I ain't her bleeding boyfriend! I drive cab, and she stiffed me!" he points back towards the doors, where indeed, a spot check of 15+ will see that a cab is parked. an airport policeman is currently affixing a ticket to the window. "She owes me seventy-five pounds, she does!"

meanwhile, the man who has come to on the ground glances about and sees the blonde woman's bag swinging close nearby... a spot of 26 will be enough to notice him get to his feet and slip behind her, reaching for the handle while her attention is caught up on the angry dude. ]

[sakurasmile]

[action points did not love Kyomi today, so she does not see that shit happening, clearly focused on taking the bag and observing the Jerry Springer situation mounting around the carousel.]

Can we all just talk about this like sane, rational adults? And perhaps not in front of sodding Bagland.

[morethanasidekick]

[Meanwhile Kenzi is eyeing the blonde women in distress with an air of suspicion (Sense Motive Nat 20) as she moves over to back Skye up.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[

kenzi immediately becomes suspicious of the woman, who not only isn't sporting any injuries, but seems to be eying up the other bags in the mix as she looks around in 'panic'. her eyes light on eunice, who is still arguing with peter, and she actually lets the handle of her own bag slip, into the surprised and waiting hands of the man who had been passed out. she pushes quickly behind skye and her camera, past kyomi and between stiles and eunice. she puts both hands on stiles' shoulders, getting his attention from his tweeting and putting him between her and the 'angry boyfriend' as she bats her big blue eyes at stiles (charm 35). ]

Please don't let him hurt me. Someone get security to take him out of here!

[ meanwhile, the professor is wandering away from the kerfuffle slightly with the bag he has taken, looking kind of dazed and confused by life in general ]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles gets played like a fiddle by the helpless act.]

Just stay behind me. It'll be alright. [He puffs up his chest a bit, trying to appear less scrawny.]

Hey bud- the lady is asking you to leave. I'm pretty sure you should get out of here before the authorities get involved.

[behindcloseddoors]

Ma'am, if we could just-- [ larabee starts to say, but is distracted by the professor walking off, and starts after him ] Sir! I need to see that bag, sir.

[hacker]

Stiles? [ A beat. ] You can't be serious!

[ She groans in an UGH, MEN sort of way. Then, with a spot of 28, Skye manages to get an eye on the bag as it switches hands. Stiles' heart eyes are forgotten. ]

That one! [ She blurts it out for Kenzi and Regina's benefit and, stuffing her phone into her jacket pocket, tries to get between Stiles and the lady to the man she made the hand-off to. ] Hey!