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[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]

[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.

[asap]

Yeah, that'd take me like five hours at least. And I'd probably need to take breaks for food.

[godoftableflips]

[ thor gives the doctor a look that's short of the equivalent of oh honey no ] You mean to go with me?

I would caution you that my brother has taken lives before without mercy. You would all be placing yourselves in great peril.

[ambitionist]

I don't know about these people, but I'm used to great peril on the daily. And, bonus, I speak Russian.

[divisional]

[Alex arches an eyebrow at other Alex before turning her attention back on the Asgardian Adonis.]

Your way of getting there? Can I assume it's under the radar?

[godoftableflips]

Above it. [ lol flying ] But I can only carry one with me.

[divisional]

[You precious, precious man you.]

I'll be taking you up on that plus one then.

[Yeah she knows it's not going to be that easy but this is the spy school version of Dibs before the arguments start.]

[asap]

What? No you won't. Who are you even? [She is still not clear on why you're even here.] It's our person he's got. It's gotta be one of us.

Look, can you make a few trips?

[godoftableflips]

[ wat. R u srs. ]

You have no other form of conveyance?

[ambitionist]

[

BUT STILL NO BCUZ MANNERS.]

Seriously, Felicia. This is our people, our mission [my hot adonis dude]. Contribute something useful or see yourself out the door. And no, we don't, or else we'd be out of here by now. That's what he [he motions over to david] is looking into right now, to see if we have people over there already. But I'm betting it's gonna be a long shot.