chapter finale ♔ maybe one day we can break the distance

[allaboutme]

♬ break the distance - ashton edminster

WHO || Cordelia, Kate, Ashley, Elijah, Topher, Astrid [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights investigate a man named Estavan, whose Trade Consortium is linked to a series of mysterious attacks
WHERE || PTC Warehouse, London
WHEN || June 12th [forward dated - changing the date from last log being in 2016 to being in 2017 surprise]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

A several year operation investigating a Consortium known as PTC run by a mysterious man - now revealed to be a ogre - named Estavan has led to the discovery that he made a a business deal with a trio of demons. To no one's surprise, that did not end well, and Estavan has asked the Knights for help in setting things right. Estavan has asked the Knights to head to his warehouse in London and keep the creatures busy while he goes to meet with the Consortium's Ruling Council to find a way to take care of them. While Phineas, the Doctor, Val'drin, and Alec stay behind to clean things up at Estavan's home, Cordelia and Kate phone for back-up to meet them downtown at the warehouse.

They meet up in the warehouse district of the city, outside the large building.  There are several empty trucks parked out in the lot, but otherwise, no visible lights on, and only one door set in the side of it, and a few closed heavy loading doors. 

Comments

[killmypatience]

[She makes a face.]

He seemed to indicate that they might already be inside.

[And they can't do much about it from out here, even if they bar the doors.]

I wonder what would happen if we just opened the lock? Estavan is a big guy, and while he is a sorcerer, I doubt he floats though midair.

[pathology]

[her face lights up, because:]

I am awesome at picking locks. Sounds like a job for yours truly.

[allaboutme]

Pretty sure I'm gonna stand way back here. Just in case.

[pathology]

[ she briefly reconsiders her excitement ... ashley and topher did look pretty shook by their alien experience. ok it was just topher and he gets shook by doors closing too loudly but whatever.]

Okay. But maybe one of you should stand near me. As backup. In case something pops out.

[ofmyword]

[Elijah steps up.] Let's get this over with, shall we?

[pathology]

[she kneels in front of the door and

um

she got a nat 20 so

that happened. clearly she was not full of shit ok]

[allaboutme]

[ with surprising ease, astrid picks the lock in no time flat, and they find themselves looking into that crazy infinite space beyond. a single flying forklift starts past the doorway, about twenty feet out... ]

[andblockbuster]

Yeah, that's... pretty much what we just saw. Still weird.

[pathology]

That's — I don't know what that is.

[anyway, the gears in her brain are turning once she gets past the wtf of it all]

So, here's an idea — teleport onto the forklift and then move it over here.

[allaboutme]

And if that blue thing tries to murder you, we'll shoot it dead.

[bagsthem]

Just don't have crappy aim.

[That goes for all of you. She's heard plenty of friendly fire stories. No thanks.

But okay, she'll walk back over to the now open door, holster her weapon (so the creature might not think she's openly hostile, it could happen) and teleport to the nearest floating forklift.]

[allaboutme]

[ she lands on the passenger seat, and the blue creature doesn't even so much as look up, continuing to steer calmly along like nothing happened. the lift bobs a tiny bit under the weight, then returns to its same gliding height ]

[bagsthem]

[Oh, well, okay. She'll clear her throat once.]

Um, hello?

[allaboutme]

[ no response at all. he just keeps steering... ]

[bagsthem]

[Oooookay? Then she'll just lean over, wave a hand in front of his face, and if that gets no response, she'll try and take over the steering by either pulling the wheel in the direction she wants harder than him or by trying to remove his hands if that doesn't work. (str? 14)]

[allaboutme]

[ he doesn't resist at all, and she pulls the wheel, directing the forklift - she has to make a drive check to get it parked next to the hovering door, but if she gets at least a 10 then there is room for all of them to stand on the pallet ]

[bagsthem]

[She manages it with a drive of 11, though she still looks super weirded out about, well, everything. She's seen some shit but this is taking the cake right now.]

All aboard the forklift express.

[pathology]

[astrid will hop on even though she doesn't look too thrilled about it .... here we gooooo.mp3]

[ofmyword]

[this is fuckin' weird but elijah hops on after her. also gonna keep an ear out ~just in case~ (listen 29)]

[andblockbuster]

[Topher is like (unsure) too, but WHAT OTHER OPTION DO THEY HAVE.]

I heard blue collar jobs could be mind-numbing, but this is a little much. Is anyone even home? [he waves a hand in front of the blue dude's face, himself, just in case... he has better luck.]

[killmypatience]

[Kate follows in suit in getting on the platform, keeping her eyes open for any sign of trouble (spot 32).]

Maybe not. Maybe they're ... conjured somehow?

[allaboutme]

[ zero response for topher either, as cordelia gingerly clambers on ] Whatever they are, they're creeping me out. [ kate makes out several islands of floating pallets, some above and some below. there are also several free floating doorways other than the one that they entered through. ]

[killmypatience]

[She scans each of the doorways for a moment, before pointing to the one that's closest and turning to Ashley.]

Do you think you can steer us to that door?

[bagsthem]

[This all seems super fucked up and completely outside of the description of what she thought they were gonna be doing but she'll nod and start guiding the lift over to the indicated door (drive 21).]

[allaboutme]

[ it's easy enough to steer, and when ashley parks the pallet in front of the door, which floats in the open expanse, connected to nothing but appearing to be solid and functional. there is graffiti scrawled upon the surface of the stained and pockmarked wood, and the doorknob glows with a harsh, crimson light. ] Annnd behind door number one...?