essen ♔ where not a single soul gets through

[superswank]

♬ rainbow factory - glaze

WHO || Sydney B., Andrew, Diana, Felicity, Sebastian [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights investigate a hacker friend of Andrew's who has gone off the grid
WHERE || Essen, Germany
WHEN || Jan 10th, shortly before 7pm [forwarddated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

The flight to Essen is very short, only about half an hour, and Sydney makes good time flying them there. Wynn has a car already rented and waiting for them as usual and then it's a short drive to the coordinates Lady Nell sent them.

While the neighborhood in question was once a very nice residential development, it now shows decades of neglect. There is a squat, one-story storefront across from what appears to be a riot control vehicle that appears severely battered.

Comments

[superswank]

I think Andrew's got the right one. Here. [ she reaches for his phone and pulls out a blank card from her wallet. holding the phone over it, she holds down one of the buttons on the side annnnd the image projects onto the card. there's a winding noise and then a flash, and the logo is emblazoned on the card. (forgery 16) ] The tech department's always five steps ahead of us.

[opprobrium]

[ He was just quietly waiting flicking his lighter cause this stuff is above him.]

[badexample]

[Andrew's got a small sense of pride when the Hoard's gadgets come into play. But he's still too nervous about what's happened to his friend.]

Okay, so we've got our cover. Hope one of you can take the lead on that, because I'll blow it. [At least he knows his limitations...]

[allmydreams]

... I need one of those.

[For reasons. Reasons that totally aren't her compulsive need to steal things. She reaches back to pull her hair into a standard issue government hair style. Her clothes aren't quite professional enough for this, but they'll do the trick in a pinch (disguise 9).]

I can do a good cop. Anyone want to be my partner?

[opprobrium]

I can do bad cop!

[ Movies do not count as a good means of research!]

I have seen Lethal Weapon.

[superswank]

[ syd is already pulling her hair back slick into a tight bun as well, yanking out a pair of severe glasses, and fiddling with her makeup. in moments, she looks like a completely different (hardass) person (disguise 30). she advises gently: ]

Maybe try to go easy on the one liners.

[badexample]

[It's for the best that Andrew already looks like a hapless pencil pusher, because he does not even know how to try here. He basically just clips the badge on and is done with it (disguise... five).]

We just need to get in. Keep it simple, guys.

[opprobrium]

[ Sebastian slipped his jacket off reaching up and ruffling his hair. His black jeans were a little busted up and the red suit shirt may be a bit unprofessional but for a bad cop he figured he could pass. Leaning up he asked. (disguise 13) ]

So, I get a badge too right? And yeah. I'll be easy on the one liners.

[superswank]

We really only need to flash one badge. It will look more suspicious if we all feel the need to wave ours around.

[badexample]

Oh. Right. [He doesn't really make a good spy. Someone help him. He just does the behind the scenes stuff.]

Let's just... keep it simple, yeah? [Looking to Sydney and Felicity for confirmation since they seem to know what they're doing.]</small.

[allmydreams]

[Felicity nods.]

Simple. Only one of us really needs to do the talking. So long as we look like we know what we're doing, it won't be a problem. Confidence is everything in something like this, just don't try and oversell it.

[opprobrium]

I'll vote you or her do the talking, I'll wait until you need someone hit or whatever you need.

[ He shrugged some, he wasn't too worried but he wasn't too confident either yet. He would steel his nerves before they got inside. He didn't want to miss out on the action.]

[superswank]

Just be ready for anything, and keep your eyes open. [ with that, they swagger right through the front doors, sydney at a brisk pace, mouth drawn in a tight unforgiving line. the girl at the desk looks up, chewing obnoxiously on a piece of gum. ]

"Can I help you?"

[ before syd can even open her mouth however, a figure speaks from behind them in the lobby, one they could all be really sure wasn't standing there a moment ago. he looks male, and stands almost 6'6", his skin a pale, almost translucent white. he's dressed in a long, flowing black coat over a conservative suit and wears a puritan hat with a silver buckle. he folds his long fingered hands together and speaks, without haste, as if distracted by strange thoughts about them all as his eyes roam from one to the next. to their surprise, he speaks in english. ]

"Welcome to Discrete Disposal, ladies and gentlemen. We've been in business almost twenty years, and this is the first time we've had visitors from, shall we say, the shadows. What brings you to my humble establishment?"

[ sydney frowns, but without missing a beat, flashes the fake ID and adjusts her glasses. her nat 20 bluff makes a 36. ]

Actually, sir, we're from the government. This is a surprise health inspection. I'm hoping we can make this as quick and painless as possible.

"Of course, of course." [ he's quick to agree, though he's got an eerie little smile on his face as he stares at andrew. ] "Come with me, I'll show you whatever you'd like to see." [ sydney nods curtly and gestures to the door into the factory, and he turns to lead the way. the girl at the desk has already redirected her attention to playing flappy bird. ]

[allmydreams]

[Well that isn't creepy at all (sense motive 21).

Felicity jumps at the fact that he comes out of nowhere and hopes that the surprise on her face is read as his sudden appearance, rather than the fact that her skin is crawling (will save 4). She's more than willing to let Sydney take the lead on this and only speak up if needed.

All the same, she heads into the factory after her, completely on edge and trying not to look it.]

[badexample]

[Andrew just follows at the back of the group. The girls are taking lead and he's not about to let the two newest squires trail behind him to get snatched by... whatever this place has going on. He's a bigger guy, so in theory he'd be harder to grab... maybe.]

[opprobrium]

[ Sebastian was not more then a step or so away from Andrew. Pretty much on the same wave length. His personal code wouldn't allow him to just idle and wait back. So he walked along, his arms crossed over his chest, he felt a bit naked without the fluttery trench coat he had gotten so used too. He was doing a bit more trying to pay attention to the things around them, (Spot +16)]

wow i suck

[superswank]

[ felicity gets some mild strange vibes about all this, but it's hard to say why. he leads them back into the factory, which seems pretty normal for a waste disposal type of plant. workers mill about here and there, keeping busy. ]

"Recyclable waste is separated and sold - toxic waste, is of course, isolated. Biological waste goes below, and anything else is incinerated."

[ sebastian notices a thick triply-locked door, reinforced with many deadbolts against one nearby wall. ]

[opprobrium]

[ Sebastian caught sight of the door and silently made a step closer to Andrew canting his head to the side to motion over to it while the others spoke. Just to bring attention to the smarter one on it. ]

[badexample]

[Andrew glances over where Sebastian is indicating and catches sight of the door (spot 15). Alright. Time to be smooth...]

I HAVE TO USE THE BATHROOM. [Or get a five on a bluff check and screech that out of nowhere. Whichever.]

[superswank]

[ sydney doesn't so much as flinch at andrew's outburst, smoothly saying in a much calmer voice as the puritan-looking man gives him a strange look: ] Is there a bathroom? [ frowning slightly, he gestures in the exact opposite direction of the mysterious door, between two large machines. ] Thank you.

[allmydreams]

[Felicity manages not to facepalm (will save 14), but smooth, Andrew. Very smooth. She exhales slowly, before taking a step up to keep the tour, and keep the man's focus on them, even if this doesn't feel right.]

You said you handle biological waste?

[opprobrium]

Dont fall in.

[ Sebastian said a bit gruff to try and take a bit of the attention away from Andrew, hands in his pockets as he followed the rest along. Still looking around and mostly just trying not to leave the girls alone with this creep. Hes hoping Andrew has the door without getting in trouble.]

[badexample]

Thanks. Just... don't worry about me. I'll catch up. [He shuffles off to the restrooms, glancing back at them once and doing a quick cursory glance for security cameras around him (spot 21) before he heads into the bathroom to come up with the next step in his "brilliant" plan.]

[superswank]

[ andrew sees NO SECURITY CAMERAS AT ALL. HOW STRANGE. VERY STRANGE.

creepy mcgee smiles emptily at felicity.

"We do. Are you interested in seeing how it's disposed?" ]

We would be, actually.

[badexample]

[HOW STRANGE INDEED. He will go into the bathroom and putz around for a couple minutes to hopefully put some distance between himself and the others as they continue the tour. If he's not interrupted, he'll eventually poke his head out to see if the coast is clear. (spot 12)]