new delhi ♔ but in all chaos there is calculation | dropping glasses just to hear them break

[behindcloseddoors]

♬ Glory + Gore - Lorde

WHO || David L., Alex K., Andie, The Doctor, Natasha, Alex U., Shulin Desai
WHAT || The Knights hunt the Decanter of Dionysus
WHERE || New Delhi, India
WHEN || June 7th, 2014, evening.
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread.

Talk about a soiree.  The team has walked into what is clearly legitimately a Gatsby party, but with an Indian flair.  Even upon approach, it's easy to see that this place is without parallel:  people are driving cars right up on the lawn of the fabulous mansion, which looks half-modern and half like a palace out of a Bollywood film.  Men and women in bright colors, fabrics, beads and silks move inside en masse, and as the doors are opened before them, they can see the grandness of the interior, with its diamond garland, draped fabrics, giant jeweled elephant statues, indoor trees that arch to the ceilings, twirling dancers, and a tall dramatic staircase leading up to a balcony above where the host himself reclines surrounded by admirers and friends, smoking a cigar.  

Liquor flows freely, and food is carried around on golden trays through the crowds.  It's an overwhelming buffet for the senses, a dizzying spectacle of color, laughter, dancing, and entertainment.  

Comments

[asap]

[~suspicious.~ Andie bounces on her feet, getting antsy from all the standing around talking.]

Did you see him pour it? Like, how do you know he doesn't just say that and hire someone else?

[ambitionist]

[ his first spot check ... was shit, so i rolled again and got a NAT 20 BITCHES. best action point i ever spent tbh. anyway, alex notices the fucking goblet of fire just hanging out there behind the glass and his mouth quirks to one side in a frown. of course this asshole would just hide it in plain sight. where it would be obnoxiously obvious if anyone casually tried to take it. how would he even get it out of the glass??? man, there are probably alarms all up in that shit, too. this is his ex-not-girlfriend's deal. if only this was who wants to be a millionaire and he could phone a friend or some shit. instead, he decides to .. text andie. while keeping one arm around mchottie's shoulders.

are you still dicking around in the kitchen or do you want to actually do something productive?]

[asap]

[Oh thank god Andie is gonna go crazy. She texts back:]

SOMERTHIG PRODTUGVE where are you

[Then she smiles at the other two and says.]

Or... not. My friend just texted me sounds like an emergencygottagobye.

[Whoops she's out of there like a literal shot (will save 3 to not blow her superfast cover) so yeah she just... pretty much vanished in a blur. She's gonna start searching the house for Alex because wow she can't wait for texts to go through (search 13). Hopefully Alex will give her some pointers...]

[ambitionist]

up the stairs a bit down the hallway. with someone else. found the goblet of fire [yes we're calling it that] at top of the stairs behind his fancy chair. behind glass. probably has alarms rigged. how long would it take you to find the power grid, cause a blackout, take it, and turn the power back on? like a minute?

[asap]

[WAS THAT HER PHONE oh ok she stops and reads it.]

dunnor lets fidnotu.

[Search 12 20 SAYS THE ACTION POINT so she finds it! And then after a bit of struggling (disable device 6 NAT 20 ACTION POINTS FOR EVERYONE) the power goes out. BAM.]

[jotun]

[ the ballroom goes dark in an instant, drawing confused murmurs from the partygoers. it lasts only a few seconds, however, before there’s a flash of blinding light and a loud crash. flames arc up the top of the stairs, bursting through desai and reducing him to ash (dmg 29), and plowing on through him to shatter the glass protecting the decanter (dmg 14).

one of the beautiful women that desai had been courting steps forward, and with each step, an illusion lifts like a shimmering veil, revealing this guy.

he reaches up and grabs the pitcher, ignoring the knights and the now screaming partygoers entirely as the flames light up the area enough to show … all of this happening. his fist closes around it and a twisted smirk curls the corners of his mouth as he lifts it from the pedestal.

/CHAPTER. ]