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

[godoftableflips]

[ Thor ignores the photo op because he's used to that shit, and frowns as he considers Alex's question. ] Loki desires to rule - and he's had his chance taken from him once more. It would not be unheard of him for him to conspire with others, but he left Asgard alone, and has alienated many who would have once stood by him.

I am not certain he is interested in sharing the power he craves.

[bowtimeandspace]

Yes well, bad intentions and god with, well, a god complex. Let's tick those off the list. [ He makes a bit of a ticking motion in the air. ]

More importantly, can you trace him? You followed him here, and I'm guessing where you came from isn't on the local bus route.

[godoftableflips]

I could merely follow the path Loki had taken to this world - which led me here. Now that he is within this realm, his trail is lost to me.

But I can assure you: he will not be returning to Asgard any time soon.

[generaldavideus]

[One hand comes up to stroke his chin, considering the room for a moment. Loki took the decanter and he took Natasha. The spell he used may not be traceable but ... ]

If we can't track him, maybe we can track her? Isn't there a GPS or something in her phone?

[He's been spending a lot of time catching up technology wise, apparently (wisdom 19).]

[ambitionist]

There should be. [with a quick glanceover at their merry crew, he decides all on his own that they're all too dumb to know how to trace phones.] Why don't you call one of the techies back at home base?

[bowtimeandspace]

That won't be necessary. [ He pulls from his pocket his sonic screwdriver, tossing it once in the air before catching it. Show off. ]

Someone pass me a phone. [ Yeah it doesn't matter if he has his own, give him yours okay. ]

[generaldavideus]

[And David will hand his off without a second thought because his technology expertise is zero. Do your thing, Doctor.]

[bowtimeandspace]

[ Thank you, David, have a big grin for that. He turns the phone in his hand a moment before aiming his sonic screwdriver at it. It starts buzzing and the end provides a warm green glow. ]

I'm just running a trace. Boosting the GPS signal to try and get a more accurate reading. See if we can find where she is, and maybe get in contact with her. Open a channel without Loki noticing.

[ And this fucker got a +45 on computer use because he is gr9 and his sonic is gr9 ]

[ambitionist]

What the hell is that thing? [bcuz alex is intrigued. and maybe somewhat in love. who knew how useful this weirdo could be??????]

[asap]

[Yeah, Andie has to second that question because as little as she knows about hacking, she's pretty sure it involves more than pointing a glorified stick at it.] Is that, uh, possible? Like wouldn't he hear?

[godoftableflips]

[ aw yih sonic screwdriver says that natasha

is in russia

... maybe it's trollin'.

thor crit failed his knowledge (shit jane and darcy talked about) check and doesn't remember what gps is so. ] Be cautious if you attempt to scry on him. Loki knows more of magic than most.

[bowtimeandspace]

This isn't magic, it's science. But people do seem to get those two confused...

[ He trails a bit though because no, that can't be right, can it? But then stranger things have happened. He puts his fingers on the map, doing a two finger iPhone style zoom into the little blip. ]

Russia. He's taken her to Russia.

[ And he offers the phone out for others to see. Take a look for yourself, people. ]

[ambitionist]

Oh, that's cute. [his flat tone and equally flat expression do not suggest that he actually thinks it's cute.]

[generaldavideus]

[Cute or not, David doesn't particularly care.]

So we go to Russia.

[And with that he'll take his phone back, but he also knows that Russia is enormous.]

Is it being more specific than that or are we going to have to search the entire country?

[Not to say he won't do it, but he wants to know what he's in for.]

[asap]

...I don't think I could run enough to search that big a country. Not... all in one day, anyway.

[godoftableflips]

[ it tells them the city! they are in moscow. ]

The land of Natasha's people. [ he got a nat 20 to remember, aren't you impressed when they had like zero cr in the movie :') ] He means some mischief there. Tell me: what value is in this treasure he sought?

[ambitionist]

My people, too. [snort. aw thor is precious tho. so precious that he just spills the deets i guess.] It's a mind control decanter. Anyone who drinks something poured out of it suddenly treats you like their very best friend. Three guesses for what a megalomaniac super-god wants with it and the first two don't count.

[bowtimeandspace]

[ He reaches up and pinches his brow, because nothing is ever simple, is it? ]

Well I'd say we're not leaving without her, but it looks like Elvis has already left the building. We should contact the people back in London. Do they have anyone stationed in Russia? There's no point us traipsing over there, by the time we get there they could be long gone, and a game of cat and mouse really isn't about to help anything.

[ God he hates not having the TARDIS. He doesn't like this, not one bit; he doesn't leave people behind. ]

[generaldavideus]

[David doesn't really want to phone home. He knows the Doctor has a point, but he'd rather go to Moscow, get Natasha, and then call Wynn and tell him that shit got bad.

But getting Natasha back was the priority, so finding out if there's a team in Moscow that could at least narrow down the where while they flew there is a good place to start if nothing else.

Damnit.]

I'll make the call.

[But if he tries to take them off the mission, there's going to be a problem. And with that, he'll step off to the side to call the boss.]

[divisional]

[Russia. Awesome. Only ya know, anyone who cares to look at the so-called socialite with the very Russian name. Maybe not so awesome. For reasons.

Somebody seriously has nothing more to add than a very dark look a very tense stance.]

[ambitionist]

[while david calls the boss, alex turns his attention to thor, thoughtful.] If Loki can just ... [uses two fingers to mime running and whistles] his way to Russia in five seconds flat, can't you do the same thing? [look, he's with the doctor on this no man left behind shit.]

[godoftableflips]

As I said, Loki has studied magic beyond the ken of most mortals - and even most Asgardians. He always did love his tricks.

[ he looks up at the ceiling, starting to twirl his hammer. ] With Mjolnir's aid, I can fly there with great speed. [ yes, Thor, the Russian government monitoring airspace will love that. ]

[ambitionist]

[look alex wants to just hop on his back and reenact a whole new world with him without the magic carpet part or the part where aladdin and jasmine weren't trying to stop aladdin's psychopath brother from taking over russia but ... it would probably be rude with all these other ppl here he guesses.]

[asap]

Great speed is kinda my thing. [Andie frowns, biting her lip.] How far away is Moscow anyway? I could just... Run there.

[bowtimeandspace]

It's about three and a half thousand miles away. With the best will in the world I think that might be just a little out of running range.

[ Back to Thor ]

Right. So. Not usually one to ask for a taxi service, but what's the chances of you offering a few lifts? Because I don't really care how we get there, but trust me, we're getting there.