DiscoDude: ---BEGIN SESSION---
DiscoDude: Session logging commenced
Ryusui|GM: Visiting hours at Nightingale Hospital just started, and you, Melissa, are at the bedside of your Uncle Tony.
Ryusui|GM: Antonio Brambilla is his full and proper name, and once upon a time it carried quite a bit of weight in the criminal underworld.
Ryusui|GM: Unfortunately for him, time and age have caught up with him, and a recent coronary almost put him under.
Ryusui|GM: You would probably have visited him anyway, but he managed to get in touch with you to ask you to visit as soon as possible, "and bring your friends."
Ryusui|GM: So anyone else on the <@&466676711379959808> can be here with you, <@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>.
Casper: (I am.)
Michael: (I guess if bringing friends was a explict request, Michael would be there too.)
Ryusui|GM: (it's pretty obvious by "bring your friends" he means the crew 😉 )
Reality Glitch: ((It depends: <@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>; did Mel ask me to come with her?))
Susan: Susan's sitting by the window, looking outside. She occasionally glances over to the famous crook, just to see if the action had started yet.
Ryusui|GM: (like i said, anyone comes who wants to)
Ryusui|GM: (the request was just to give the explicit okay to it 😉 )
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa really only asked Casper to come, although she said she didn't mind anyone else accompaning her to see her Uncle. One thing she did say was to be EXTREMELY respectful and to let her a bit of space once they entered the room, and it made sense once they saw the patient was Antonio Brambilla, which meant she either was a very close friend, or part of the Brambilla family itself.
Ryusui|GM: "Ah. Little Baillie. I hear you've been making your mark out there." He says this without opening his eyes.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Hah, Uncle, you know can use my real name, both of us know that one is just for the public ears." She says as she sat besides him.
Susan: Susan does give Melissa a glance at that. She smirks and shrugs, going back to staring out the window listfully.
Ryusui|GM: He smiles. "You're one of the last people this old man can trust. I imagine you haven't kept up much with the goings-on lately in the famiglia?"
Reality Glitch: Since the nice mouse asked for space, I decided to sit on the bench in the hall, just outside the room. I have an R.C. unit, about the size of pocket tool sitting just inside the door, so I can still see and hear in there with my wristphone without being a burden like usual.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "It ashames me to say so, the chocies I have made currently felt more 'fullfing' than handling, or keeping up with, Famiglia affairs." it was obvious that she wasn't speaking like usual, so she DOES respect her elders!
Casper: Casper is in the room, standing a respectful distance back, if not in a particularly out of the way spot; like he’s pressing his face into an invisible bubble.
Casper: “Was there a reason you wanted us here with her, sir?”
Casper: “With all due respect.”
Ryusui|GM: Uncle Tony chuckles. "Shame? I was happy you decided you didn't want to be part of the famiglia's business. Ah, Melissa...I wouldn't even have asked you to come, but you're the last person I can turn to now." He looks meaningfully at the rest of the group: "You and your friends here. I understand you're in the business of...balancing the scales of justice?"
Michael: would just be lounging in whatever chair is avaliable in the room, "More or less."
Susan: Susan nods silently.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She chuckles "Correct, we make justice where unfairness showed it's hand, we are Robin Hoods of a new age!" She leans closer to her Uncle "But now, why would you call not just me, but us? "
Michael: "And send his darling niece into danger alone?"
Ryusui|GM: "...I ain't a saint. I'm an old man with a lot of regrets. And of all of 'em...I ain't got no regrets greater than this. It's your cousin Dino. My son. With me in the hospital, the higher-ups are talking about giving him my seat at the table." He pauses and takes a deep, long breath. "In this line of work, a man's gotta have a code, y'know? Dino, he's...part of a new generation. No code, no scruples. Thinks he's some kinda comic book character."
Ryusui|GM: "You know that fire across the tracks? Couple old tenements, eight people dead, suspected arson? That's the kind of stuff he gets into. Doesn't care who he hurts so long as the money comes in. And the higher-ups, well, they love that about him."
Susan: "You want us to take him down a peg without killing him," Susan says.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Wh-what?! T-those people... C-Che cosa ha fatto lui?! " She actually slips and lets out the last sentence in italian with a shocked tone, she had always known her cousin to be an utter dick in general, snitching on her jokes whenever he could and mocking her for her disinterest in familiar affairs, but killing for money?! "This....how is this possible?"
Reality Glitch: I'm so glad I have subtitles turned on.
Ryusui|GM: "Insurance racket. He hasn't stooped to contract murder yet, for whatever it's worth. Again, we ain't in honest business, but with my hand on the wheel...I've at least tried to correct for the mistakes of a rebellious and ambitious youth. Dino, though? Dino will take whatever they give him and he'll be a terror. If he doesn't ruin the famiglia, he'll ruin a lot of innocent people's lives."
Reality Glitch: ((Is it correct to assume that last line is the English translation?))
Casper: “Does he have any recent ambitions we can exploit?”
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (HAHAHA YOU ARE RIGHT I SHOULD DO THAT, the sentence translates roughly to "What did he do?!" and no, she speaks in English, and let's things out in Italian.)
Ryusui|GM: He grins at you, Casper. "Not much for technology, but I think I've learned a couple tricks." He sneaks out something under him - you can just barely see the screen of a smartphone, - and taps something.
Ryusui|GM: (<@Reality Glitch>) Eli, your own phone pings.
Reality Glitch: I jump at the sound. Did Godfather Mouse mean me? Fortunately the volume is low enough that it didn't penetrate the wall.
Reality Glitch: Though, I did let out a tiny *yip.
Ryusui|GM: Eli, if you check, you'll find a bunch of photos just got sent to your device. Documents, mostly. There's not a huge amount compared to what you could probably dig up on your own, but there are things in here that would definitely be tricky to find. He's certainly lightened your workload, to be sure.
Reality Glitch: ((Remember: I'm outside the room.))
Reality Glitch: ((Just double-checking. I've had things like this go forgotten before.))
Ryusui|GM: (ah, gotcha)
Ryusui|GM: (still, he sent you the stuff you need 😉 )
Reality Glitch: ((Understood.))
Reality Glitch: ((I was careful to post the specifics earlier; I can repost them if you'd like.))
Ryusui|GM: He nods at Susan. "Your friend here sums it up nicely. Whatever happens, Dino can not be allowed to take my seat, or anyone else's. Ideally he'd be out of the famiglia entirely, but I'll take what I can get. It's a terrible thing to say about your own son, but..." He sighs. "Sooner or later, I'll have to pay for Dino's sins myself. Till then, you're my best bet at limiting the damage he can do."
Casper: “I already have a general idea of what we’ll do. We just need to figure out whatever big operation he’s attempting to execute so we can use it as a base for ours.”
Michael: "Well, if our spooked tech is anything to go by, we already have whatever you sent. Time to get to work."
Reality Glitch: "Spoooofed...." I say under my breath.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "...I see, He won't even know what hit him, and he will pay for that."
Ryusui|GM: (so let's move on, shall we? :3)
Casper: (Yep. Time to head home so we can make our battleplan.)
Ryusui|GM: So the gang returns to the apartment. Between the docs from Uncle Tony and Eli's own investigations, you have a more complete picture of the man you're going to ruin. :3
Reality Glitch: "Spoofed."
Ryusui|GM: Dino Brambilla was a low-level legbreaker who made his fame overnight single-handedly bringing down an upstart rival family that'd started to muscle in on the Brambilla famiglia's turf. The secret to his success? Kidnapping their boss's daughter and holding her ransom. He sent his best men; they ran into a warehouse rigged with explosives. With most of their muscle dead or hospitalized, the rival family had no choice but to acquiesce.
Ryusui|GM: Since then he's gotten a rep as someone who Gets Things Done and Doesn't Mind Getting His Hands Dirty.
Ryusui|GM: When he's not applying violence to problems, he lives the high life. He's got a fancy little mansion in a nice part of town, a blinged-up ride, and a hot ex-model wife named Alicia. He's rarely ever seen without some kind of ostentatious bling on his own person, like his signature enormous gold "D" he wears on a chain (also gold).
Ryusui|GM: He's even got a small gang of loyal thugs who serve as his bodyguards and personal muscle.
Casper: This isn’t all that useful, however; we need to know what he has his sights set on, not what he already has (though that is a bit helpful to know).
Reality Glitch: ((Now I'm curious: Inter-species marriage?))
Ryusui|GM: (Alicia is a mink yes)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (heh)
Michael: "How hasen't anyone come down on this idiot already?"
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Tsk, you can't just 'come down' on a mafia member, it takes a lot of fire power and a very good investigator to do it."
Ryusui|GM: So yeah. The man's ambitious on top of all that. He's got it all and he's hungry for more. As far as he's concerned, his seat at the table is his birthright, and the other higher-ups are eager to give it to him. He has their support and to a large degree their protection: the best crooked lawyers the famiglia has are just a phone call away for him.
Ryusui|GM: Not to mention their muscle, if it comes to it.
Reality Glitch: "Because people like him."
Casper: (We need an operation! Something or someone he’s targeting! A tangibly set event that he’s trying to pull off!)
Casper: (My idea won’t work otherwise.)
Michael: "Ok yes that works to some end. But when in comes to security, enough is never enough. Only, "I want it more secure more then what the other guy wants to get it" will do. And there is no way he isn't rolling in enemies at this point."
Casper: (He doesn’t need to do anything to get that seat. If push comes to shove, we might need to give him something to do... damn it, I hate it when the show’s characters have to do that...)
Reality Glitch: ((Why so?))
Ryusui|GM: Unfortunately there's no information about his current plans, except the usual low-level stuff. Inter-gang violence, the usual acts of smaller-tier crime that keep an operation like this going. That's not to say he isn't planning anything, though.
Ryusui|GM: It's just you might need a different way to get that information than what's out in the open.
Susan: "We could try pissing him off," Susan says, "Goad him into coming after us, on our terms."
Casper: “Okay, this intel is good, but not good enough. In order for my idea to work, we need a major operation to mess with.”
Casper: “Susan’s idea can work too. If we were to steal the D and make it end up in major police custody without letting on how it got there, that would be a good base to work with.”
Michael: "Baillie, your the expert on your families buissness here. Whats the easiest way to put the kebosh on Dino's power climb without killing him?"
Ryusui|GM: There is one thing on the agenda, though it's not technically Dino's...
Ryusui|GM: Alicia's planning on holding a big party at the mansion soon.
Ryusui|GM: Dino likes showing off his wealth, and she likes showing off her (illusions of) taste.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Oh, honestly? I say we......give a visit to her." She taps on Alicia's picture, then onto the note indicating the party at the mansion "I say we can do something there, Scout the building, maybe?"
Casper: “Sounds like a plan. We’ll still need to know what the biggest item on his agenda is at some point for my idea to work, so whoever’s going - Melissa and Michael, most likely - will need to focus on figuring out or creating whatever that is. It needs to be good, too; it has to be something Dino really wants, and has to be tangible enough that it would warrant a single operation.”
Susan: I'd like to show up, too. Getting on Alicia's good side might give us a few more options here," Susan says.
Michael: "It is a better place to start. Better then possibly pissing off a wreckless idiot directly."
Reality Glitch: "Ehh.... Not a party-person."
Casper: “Susan, I actually have a particular role for you to play later down the line that is extremely important to the operation. But then, Melissa, you probably know Dino best. I’ll leave it up to you whether to take Susan or Michael with you.”
Casper: (It’s possible you really will need a Hitter in there, in the event that Dino’s goons decide to get mean.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "I think Michael would be a better option,a Brambille be seen without backup, after all!" she taps Michael's shoulder "Maybe he'll even believe I learned a lesson"
Michael: "Alright then."
Reality Glitch: I can't help but say "<Why not both?>" in spanish.
Michael: Would respond in kind "<Because three is a a crowd>"
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "...huh?" She looks at them, tilting her head with a puzzled expression
Casper: (Plus, I did mention there was a critical “character” to play later on.)
Reality Glitch: "Que?" Oops! I forgot that I don't actually know Spanish.
Casper: (XD)
Ryusui|GM: (so to be clear: Melissa and Michael are going to Alicia's party to scout out the place?)
Michael: A bit late, Michael is probably staring at Eli, expecting some sort of response, before realising. "Three is a crowd, and Casper has a job for Susan already."
Reality Glitch: "Oh."
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Yeah! Besides, I'm gonna need my own set of muscles to rival Dinos'!" she said, patting Michael's back.
Michael: "Lets at least pretend we aren't looking for a fight." (Cut to the next scene then?)
Ryusui|GM: Scene indeed!
Ryusui|GM: Next stop: Dino's mansion!
Ryusui|GM: There's a lively crowd gathered in the front courtyard!
Ryusui|GM: Loud music plays over an impressive sound system bought - yes, bought, not rented - for the occasion!
Ryusui|GM: There's an ostentatious gold fountain in the center of it all depicting a cat-lady standing atop an open scallop shell Birth of Venus-style, except you've never seen a Birth of Venus depiction wearing sunglasses!
Ryusui|GM: The fountain itself seems to be running champagne and you can't be sure it's not like this all the time!
Reality Glitch: "Testing, testing." Might as well double-check the equipment I gave everyone.
Reality Glitch: The background noise is pretty loud, so I can't be sure.
Ryusui|GM: They can hear you just fine, even over the deafening music!
Casper: (Remember to name and mark all “general” complications, GM.)
Michael: Would be dressed in penguin suit and bowtie, the formal kinda, not some sort of mascot costume. "Yeah, yeah, I can hear you."
Reality Glitch: ((I'd like to hear from the others; <@!Ryusui|GM>. Don't speak for their characters.))
Ryusui|GM: Indeed! We have [Terrific Noise Level D6] and [Throng of People D8] in play.
Ryusui|GM: (<@!Casper>)
Casper: (And those can work in our favor or against, depending on what we’re doing?)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Hey, I can hear you! I ain't got big ears for nothing!"
Reality Glitch: I snickered a little at that.
Casper: “Loud and clear, I think. Remember, any sensitive documents won’t just be out in the open. The ideal would be if there was an open computer document shared with other influencers in the famiglia. Having editorial access to that will make a much later step much simpler.”
Casper: “But if there isn’t something like that, we’ll have to settle for a printout or screencap.”
Michael: would scoff "You make it sound like this the first party of been too."
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa had a red dress, just like the colors of the famiglia's poppy "I'm surprised this still fits me, my sizes must have not changed at all "
Reality Glitch: "Don't worry; I can see the party. Just look at it and I'll have it."
Reality Glitch: ((That sounded way too articulate. Any suggestions on how to rewrite that?))
Ryusui|GM: (("Mmmm...party visible. You see, I see."))
Casper: (That sounds good.)
Reality Glitch: ((Thank you.))
Casper: (“You see, I have.”)
Reality Glitch: ((Just pretend I said that.))
Reality Glitch: ((No! I have something better.))
Reality Glitch: "Your ears have eyes."
Susan: "That sounds horrifying."
Ryusui|GM: (YES XD)
Reality Glitch: "You put them there."
Reality Glitch: A touch of frustration in my voice is noticeable.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa chuckles as she listens to Eli "On the other hand.... Whoa, this is oppulent even for my family's standards..."
Ryusui|GM: "Hey, hey, hey!" A face you all recognize stands on a small stage, mic in hand. "It's me, yer pal Dino, and welcome to my wife's party!" He indicates Alicia standing off to the side, clipboard in hand, a determined ear-to-ear grin on her face. "Enjoy the food, the music, drink some of the lady's champagne if you please! My house is your house!...actually don't come into my house; I'll have to shoot ya." A laugh comes up from the partygoers.
Michael: "Well, are we just going to stand here?" Would motion with one arm, "After you Braillie."
Ryusui|GM: He's in a white suit with gold tips on the shoes; even his grin seems blinged-out. The D around his neck is inlaid with emeralds; you can see that clearly at this distance. He wears a pair of shades identical to the ones on the Venus sculpture in the fountain.
Ryusui|GM: (so <@&466676711379959808> what are you doing next)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Ah, how polite! I knew I made the right choice in bodyguard!" Melissa tried to waddle her way to Alicia, talking to patrons (without disclosing her blood connection to Dino), sharing drinks and trying some of the food, but slowly getting closer to her
Ryusui|GM: Dino is too busy making a spectacle of himself on the stage to notice you're approaching his wife, Melissa.
Ryusui|GM: Plan on making the first move? 😉
Michael: Would in turn follow Melissa, and as Melissa gets close to Alicia, Michael would try to mingle with the crowd a bit, and get a feel on their general opinion of Dino. But not get too far from Melissa.
Ryusui|GM: <@!Michael>, are there any specific kinds of intel you're looking for from the crowd, or just a generic "gut check" on what the crowd thinks of him?
Casper: “If Melissa is working Alicia, then Michael, I recommend having you on the physical documents. Try to escape the party.”
Michael: How the crowd feels about him, and just what kind of people compose the crowd. Nothing too in depth, just testing the water.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: After Alicia stopped talking with whoever she was talking with, she got in front of her and began talking "Ah, what a beautiful night you have set up, Lady Alicia!"
Ryusui|GM: Michael: It's basically one huge house party. There's some people you're pretty sure are either criminals or who have criminal connections, but most seem to be just ordinary citizens, though you're pretty sure there are a few off in a corner doing some kind of illicit substance. The general vibe is that Dino is some sort of local celebrity; a suspicion that he's tangled up in criminal activity, but nothing concrete to the point of "Dino is a dangerous man."
Ryusui|GM: Melissa: Alicia locks eyes with you the moment she hears your voice. "Oh, my, what a...stylish dress you have there," she says, in a way that suggests you're wearing last year's style and she's not sure what it would mean to her fashionista cred to be seen talking to you in public. "Ahem. I'm afraid you have the advantage of me, Miss...?"
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Miss Melissa, I happened to hear there would be a party in the area and couldn't resist the urge to present myself." she said, attempting to ignore what she implied by her dress. "I am surprised you would find such a strong man for your husband, he literally Looks golden!" let's see what she has to say about her husband...
Ryusui|GM: Melissa: She snorts a little at the transparent flattery. "I know, right? If I hadn't married him, I'd never have been able to entertain like this. The sex isn't bad, either," she says, with a smirk that implies she knows full well she's had better.
Michael: After a bit of mingling, Michael would start sizing up that building then, seeing what his options for entry are. Talking over the his mic "So, have anything on actually getting in there then, or am I on my own?"
Casper: “Eli, can you pull up what we have of the schematics?”
Reality Glitch: "Yes."
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Ah, I would not expect less from Dino, that man had it in him when I first met him." She casually stops a waiter, walking closer to Alicis as she picks a glass of wine "I am actually surprised by the wealth the man amassed, this party must have have costed a fortune to throw!" Melissa's giggles, her goal is clear, to try and peek into Alicia's clipboard.
Ryusui|GM: (<@Reality Glitch>) Eli, you can report that there's a few ways in. The windows have security alarms on them, which you might be able to override. There's also a chimney leading down to a grandiose fireplace, and yes, it's easily Santa-sized, though extraction might be tricky.
Ryusui|GM: <@!Michael>, you yourself can see that the front doors are wide open, but there are two blinged-out thugs standing nearby, likely on Dino's payroll.
Reality Glitch: "You get to be Santa!"
Casper: “I’m not so sure about the chimney. In the end, Michael is a hitter, so if we can do it without anyone noticing, taking out the thugs at the front doors might be the lowest short term risk.”
Casper: “But it will eventually be noticed. Eli, can you hack the windows? Succeed at that, and Michael’s mission turns into a milk run.”
Casper: (Does everyone agree?)
Michael: (Michael would by complaing about it if he didn't)
Reality Glitch: "Fiiiine...." The tone of my voice very heavily implied that I though it was the boring route.
Casper: (Boring, but low risk in the short term and the least problematic long-term.)
Casper: (Should the GM roll for Eli’s opposition?)
Ryusui|GM: (righto! you're up against High-Tech Security D10)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d10, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d10 for 9 [1d10 = 9] and 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1]
Ryusui|GM: (Hacker+Int. Beat 10!)
Ryusui|GM: (oh wait)
Casper: (Ooh boi.)
Ryusui|GM: (i just rolled a 1)
Ryusui|GM: (i just realized)
Ryusui|GM: (1s are never counted in a roll XD)
Ryusui|GM: (i forgot that; it's in the book)
Casper: (Really?)
Ryusui|GM: (you only have to beat 9)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah. you don't count them; you set them aside and let them cause problems)
Reality Glitch: ((9 is better than 10 factorial; I'll say.))
Ryusui|GM: (or offer opoortunities)
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d10, 1d10
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d10 for 4 [1d10 = 4] and 1d10 for 2 [1d10 = 2]
Reality Glitch: :sigh:
Casper: (Can he spend a plot point on an opportunity?)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (didn't we have some rolls we could use?)
Casper: (?)
Ryusui|GM: (right, hang on)
Ryusui|GM: (y'know, screw it, i'll just keep things going)
Ryusui|GM: Okay, Eli, good news! The windows are unlocked. Bad news: you've tripped some kind of alarm. Dino is a gold-plated idiot but even he knows to spend his money on important things like security.
Ryusui|GM: The goons outside the door don't seem to be moving anytime soon, but Michael may be in for some trouble inside regardless!
Ryusui|GM: (also sorry Melissa I missed your line)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (haha, 'tis okay)
Reality Glitch: "Windows open, but he knoooows...."
Michael: (Can I hear an alarm from where I am?)
Ryusui|GM: (Michael: nope, no audible alarm to be sure)
Ryusui|GM: Melissa: It'll be a roll to peek without being too obvious. Fortunately she doesn't seem suspicious of you at all. "Mmmyes, he certainly knows how to make the, what does he call them? Oh, yes...'fat stacks,'" she giggles. "He's, ah, quite talented in investment banking." She winks at you, and you're reasonably certain she just used an old Brambilla family euphemism for violent crime. In short, you're pretty sure she knows full well where the money's coming from and doesn't give a damn.
Michael: Would take a moment to think before siging, the windows really are the best way in, for the next minute or so, before they have bodies watching them. "Just, prepair a few diversions if you can." And would proceed to sneak over to and through a window.
Casper: “Will do. Melissa, once you’re done with Alicia, think you can work with Eli on that?”
Ryusui|GM: (Eli can go right ahead and do something. He is the hacker, and there's equipment like that sound system to play with 😉 )
Michael: (Not right now, just for future use)
Reality Glitch: At that, grin from ear to ear; Cousin Mouse's house was littered with new toys to play with.
Casper: (Can GM roll for Alicia, BTW?)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: 'Holy shit, this woman.' Melissa thought for a second, of course she wouldn't give a damn! “Ah, I see, I see. Have you heard of the mayor that was convicted for blackmailing? Heard the monster drove a wo-" as she was talking, her tail tried to latch into Alicia's ankle to make her trip, hopefully allowing her to peek at that clipboard while using the large amounts of people as a cover up
Casper: (Or does Melissa have to make the first move, in this case?)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (does this work?)
Reality Glitch: ((I want to say Agility vs. Awareness.))
Casper: (With the Thief role, I assume?)
Casper: (Though I fear her Awareness might be good, so watch out.)
Casper: (Ryusui? Can Melissa roll?)
Casper: (<@!Ryusui|GM>?)
Ryusui|GM: (oh hell yes i like this this will be Thief + Agi)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1] and 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4]
Ryusui|GM: (HA)
Ryusui|GM: (beat 4, Melissa 😉 )
Casper: (I think it’s opposed, so Melissa rolls first?)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (D10 and... Let me check my awareness)
Casper: (No, Alicia’s the one rolling Awareness.)
Ryusui|GM: (nah, it'll be Thief + Agi)
Ryusui|GM: (Alicia isn't statted like a player)
Ryusui|GM: (she's statted as a collection of obstacles)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (OH AGILITY)
Ryusui|GM: (in this case they're all social obstacles though XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (so both D10!)
Ryusui|GM: (so this is just against the standard 2d6 roll)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Michael> You're in what can only be Dino's personal study. The place is covered in tacky gilded stuff. There's a desk lamp shaped like the Venus statue in the fountain; it's solid gold and the breasts are light bulbs.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: !roll 1d10, 1d10
DiscoDude: <@Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla> rolled 1d10 for 10 [1d10 = 10] and 1d10 for 2 [1d10 = 2]
Ryusui|GM: Also now you can hear something; heavy footsteps not far outside.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (TEN)
Ryusui|GM: (TWELVE ACTUALLY)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (NAT TEN)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla> Executed skillfully. As far as she can tell her strappy high-heeled sandal slipped out from underneath her of its own accord. (Flavor it! 😉 )
Casper: “Insert the drive we gave you into Dino’s work computer. I’ll guide you there.” (I assume we know where it is, at least?)
Casper: (Would I have to roll Mastermind to help him?)
Casper: (Assuming he needs help.)
Michael: would look around, what are the options for hiding, sure he could probably take the guy if there is only one, but that might raise even more alarms.
Ryusui|GM: Michael, this'll be Thief + Awareness to hide, or Hitter + Agility to get the drop on them. Either way...
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4] and 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4]
Ryusui|GM: you'll have to beat 8 😉
Ryusui|GM: Also, his laptop? Totally gold-plated as well. And Alienware brand, too. You don't doubt the thing can run AAA games on max settings at 4K, though you could probably toast bread on the case afterwards.
Michael: No time for games then.
Michael: !roll 1d10, 1d10
DiscoDude: <@Michael> rolled 1d10 for 3 [1d10 = 3] and 1d10 for 4 [1d10 = 4]
Ryusui|GM: (to be clear, was that to fight, or to hide?)
Michael: (fight)
Michael: (hide would of been 1d8 1d8)
Casper: (Man, we are having some really bad luck with the rolls.)
Reality Glitch: ((But can it run Crisis?))
Ryusui|GM: (I was gonna give you a D8 "Element of Surprise" asset if you'd succeeded, just FYI)
Ryusui|GM: So you don't quite manage to get the drop on the two goons who walk in and immediately see you. The good news is, Eli's hacking dongle is in; the bad news is, these two are spoiling to kick your ass.
Ryusui|GM: (Eli, gimme a Hacker + Int roll to hack the computer! 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 2 [1d6 = 2] and 1d6 for 3 [1d6 = 3]
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d10, 1d10
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d10 for 1 [1d10 = 1] and 1d10 for 4 [1d10 = 4]
Reality Glitch: ((Ouch!))
Ryusui|GM: (also since this will be a fight, you get the first roll, Michael!)
Reality Glitch: Not at the top of my game; guess it's just one of those days.
Casper: (Seriously, our rolls have been bullshit so far. XD)
Ryusui|GM: Eli: It doesn't hurt he's clearly spent extra on some top-of-the-line security software. You can reroll, but the difficulty of the opposition will increase!
Casper: (We keep losing to what should be easy rolls.)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d8,1d6 (Edgarware Anti-Hack D8, default D6)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d81d6 for 4 [1d8 = 1; 1d6 = 3] (Edgarware Anti-Hack; 8 for 8 [] default; and 6 for 6 []
Ryusui|GM: (ha ha. beat 3 XD)
Michael: (Ok, what do I roll for fight then?)
Ryusui|GM: Hitter + Strength.
Casper: (Wait, what was that???)
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d10, 1d10
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d10 for 5 [1d10 = 5] and 1d10 for 4 [1d10 = 4]
Casper: (I think DiscoDude had a stroke back there.)
Reality Glitch: ((9>3))
Ryusui|GM: And that time you crack it, Eli. You have access to a ton of his data, though you'll need to pore over it later.
Ryusui|GM: (<@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla> are you gonna add anything to your success tripping Alicia? XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "-OH MY!" Melissa took a step back as she saw Alicia fall, her tail coiling back into her dress, looking to all the people around as if she had done nothing, she quickly kneels to help Alicia stand up, but not before taking the time to look at her clipboard, now what secrets was this hiding? "Are you hurt? Would you want me to call someone?!“
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (I was waiting for Michael's scene!)
Michael: !r 1d10, 1d8
DiscoDude: <@Michael> rolled 1d10 for 8 [1d10 = 8] and 1d8 for 2 [1d8 = 2]
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d8, 1d4 (Thick Muscle, Thick Headed)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d8 for 2 [1d8 = 2]; 1d4 for 1 [1d4 = 1] (Thick Muscle, Thick Headed)
Reality Glitch: "Got the clipboard."
Casper: “Michael, when you’re done with those goons, I want you to dump some shiny but ultimately unimportant stuff outside and rejoin the party; this will disguise our true mission. <@!Susan>, can you run in to pick them up without being spotted?”
Ryusui|GM: That's right, Eli, you got a perfect view of it. It's a long list of names - presumably the guest list.
Reality Glitch: I could tell it was important by how Nice Mouse's gaze lingered on it.
Casper: (Melissa, not Eli.)
Casper: (Oh wait.)
Casper: (Nvrmnd.)
Casper: (<@!Susan>?)
Reality Glitch: Good think the earpieces record everything.
Casper: (... I think <@!Susan> might have checked out. I can do it instead.)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Michael>, these two are a couple of imposing-looking thugs, all blinged out and tattooed - you're pretty sure one of those tattoos is supposed to be prison language for "once stuck his dick in a car's tailpipe" though - but they're hardly well-trained soldiers. Describe for us how you dispatch the two of them. :3
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa tries to check the other pages quickly, before Alicia can see what she doing, this wasn't the only page, right?!
Ryusui|GM: There's four pages worth of guest list. Surely there's something useful in there.
Susan: ((Oops, been trying to check in periodically.))
Ryusui|GM: (it's fine; sorry things have gone a bit slow ^_^; )
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: RECORD IT ALL ON EARMERA
Ryusui|GM: (EARMERA I LOVE IT)
Reality Glitch: EARMERA RECORDS ALL.
Michael: would of been a little to slow between the computer dongle, and the guys showing up to catch them of guard, opening with a "Go fuck yourself." Evading the inevitable first punch from a pissed guy, grabbing, and moving into a throw, before trying to sweep the second guy on to the floor and give him a solid kick in the head.
Susan: "I can try. I might have to talk my way out of a problem if I do get spotted," Susan says.
Casper: (It’s funny, imagining this old guy saying “go fuck yourself.” XD)
Ryusui|GM: The first guy knocks over a shelf full of blingy things as he goes down. Shiny tchotchkes rain on the floor, including a couple heavy things that ensure Thug #1 won't be getting up to cause you trouble anytime soon. Second guy goes down like a chump, shouting obscenities as he drops all the way up till you shut him up.
Ryusui|GM: Time to grab the dongle and make your exit!
Michael: (Uh... I haven't been work with the idea of him old since I changed the characters role...)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Susan>, you shouldn't have any trouble at all getting into the party. What's your escape plan for Melissa and Michael?
Michael: (He is now at most middleaged and a 007 wannabe)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (Grampa Badass?)
Casper: (Casper already told him to grab something shiny and dump it outside for Susan to pick up while he rejoins the party.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (and you have yet to put Alicia back on her feet ;P)
Ryusui|GM: (ha ha ha)
Ryusui|GM: (my bad, sorry)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (It's alriiighhtt)
Ryusui|GM: "Ohhhh! Oh my," Alicia croons as she rights herself. "High heels, am I right? The price of fashion." She gives a tight smile, as if she's planning on burning this particular pair as punishment for embarrassing her in public.
Michael: after dealing with the thugs and grabbing the dongle, would make his way out, all the while keeping any eye out for some easy to pocket valuables, to make it look like a heist and not a.... a heist? a different, not hacking the computers heist.
Ryusui|GM: The shiny things now surrounding Thug #1 look like a good place to start. It's all weird stuff like enormous golden tetrapod jacks (or maybe caltrops?), coins with Dino's own shades-wearing mug stamped on them in little display stands, photos of himself converted to embossed gold and framed...
Michael: Also idealling something which isn't so ridiculously gaudy and uncommon as to directly... alright plan B.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Uh, let me call someone, okay? Having the heart of the party hurt is a no-go, I say!“ Melissa gets up up and begins walking around, first to lose any eyes on her, next to get some more of that cheese she tasted while making her way to the Mink, and finally going to the exit, ready to bail out.
Ryusui|GM: (<@!Susan>, you plan on showing up in a car maybe? XD)
Ryusui|GM: (DRIVE THE GETAWAY CAR)
Michael: Looks around for a marker or something, and defaces the shit out of everything with Dino's face. "Alright, you got the diversion prepaired? I don't want them watching the exits when I take my leave."
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (GET IN, ITS A CRAAAZZZYYY TAXI, YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH)
Ryusui|GM: (<@Reality Glitch>) Eli, hacking into the sound system is child's play. The question is, what do you want to do with it? :3
Casper: (Sound system seems vulnerable.)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Michael>: Your act of vandalism is complete and total. And glorious.
Reality Glitch: ((Hall of the Mountain King; just for the diegetic escape music.))
Michael: Not yet it isn't. I feel like checking what this guys cars look like.
Reality Glitch: ((Though, that would only work if they were being pursued.))
Casper: (I suggest something that would seriously disrupt the party.)
Casper: (Like the Patric running song.)
Casper: (HUHUHUHUEHUEHUEHUE-)
Ryusui|GM: (oh my god Michael are you doing what I think you're doing)
Ryusui|GM: (because it will be a Thief + Intelligence roll)
Susan: "So, any chance I can get some thermite to take to the party? I'm not sure I can talk my way out of beibg caught carying a duffle bag full of stolen goods," Susan says, "I can make it all go away, though."
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6 (just to give you something to roll against)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 3 [1d6 = 3]; 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4] (just to give you something to roll against)
Michael: (Thats one of my bad stats, but yeah, let hotwire a care)
Casper: (RG, have you made a decision? Hopefully some sort of song that can’t be partied to.)
Michael: !roll 1d8, 1d6
Casper: (Time to get worried:)
DiscoDude: <@Michael> rolled 1d8 for 1 [1d8 = 1] and 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4]
Casper: “Michael, what are you doing?”
Ryusui|GM: Michael, there is, again, good news and bad news for you.
Michael: "Liberating somestuff, but more importently putting some one on the edge, as much as I can anyway."
Reality Glitch: ((Want to do something related to dinosaurs; for the pun.))
Ryusui|GM: Finding his garage is simple. Finding the big bad blinged-out car is even more so.
Ryusui|GM: (PLAY THE DAMN DENVER THEME)
Reality Glitch: ((What's that?))
Ryusui|GM: ("HE'S MY FRIEND AND A WHOLE LOT MORE~")
Ryusui|GM: <@!Michael>: Unfortunately hotwiring a car is a little trickier than you thought, and there is a goon who promptly walks in on you trying it.
Reality Glitch: ((Yes!))
Ryusui|GM: ("DEN-VER! THE LAST DINOSAUR! SHOWED ME A WORLD I NEVER SAAAAAAAW BEFORE!")
Reality Glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0aTPc66lfk
Ryusui|GM: (Michael, this ain't gonna be a fight so much as just dealing with this one goon who's attacking you XD)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d8, 1d4
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d8 for 3 [1d8 = 3] and 1d4 for 2 [1d4 = 2]
Reality Glitch: Deeno, Dino; same thing, right?
Casper: (FYI, if one of your characters seriously screws up (like, makes a bad roll (or two) in combination with a bad decision), Casper is the type of Mastermind who would give the riot act to royal screwups and stupid risk-takers.)
Ryusui|GM: (OH NOW I GET IT)
Ryusui|GM: (Michael, it'll be Hitter + Awareness!)
Michael: !roll 1d10, 1d8
DiscoDude: <@Michael> rolled 1d10 for 2 [1d10 = 2] and 1d8 for 2 [1d8 = 2]
Ryusui|GM: (oh come on at these rolls ^_^; )
Reality Glitch: "Deeno, Dino; same thing, right?"
Casper: (Just warning in advance so it doesn’t come out of nowhere and gets seen as uncalled for.)
Reality Glitch: ((Now that I've looked up the song, I feel like I've heard it before.))
Ryusui|GM: Well, Michael, the guy successfully wrestles you away from the car. He's not a threat, but I'll tell you this: this is looking like an increasingly bad idea!
Ryusui|GM: (I'll give you one last chance. Hmmmmmmm...)
Ryusui|GM: (What the hell, let's make it just a flat-out Hitter+Strength roll to flip the guy over onto the roof of the car or some shit XD)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d8, 1d4
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d8 for 4 [1d8 = 4] and 1d4 for 3 [1d4 = 3]
Casper: “Michael, abort now! If you knock him out hard enough, there is a SMALL chance he will forget your face!”
Casper: (I will say that this “simple recon” mission has turned into an absolute shitshow in Casper’s eyes.)
Michael: !r 1d10, 1d8
DiscoDude: <@Michael> rolled 1d10 for 1 [1d10 = 1] and 1d8 for 8 [1d8 = 8]
Casper: (It’s partly my fault for not having him stop you, considering “on edge” is the exact opposite of what Casper wants Dino to be.)
Michael: Michael wrecks they guy, slaming him into the car... also manging to put a nasty dent in the car.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (Oh my heckling God this is amazing)
Ryusui|GM: You can still drive it out, but it'll probably cut a much different image now that a man has literally been almost broken in half over it.
Casper: “Michael, leave it.”
Michael: Looks for a bike instead... just anything to leave on that doesn't scream like I stole it
Casper: “Michael, what are you still doing there? Don’t touch anything.”
Ryusui|GM: Like a bike bike or a motorcycle bike? Because there's a perfectly undamaged (gold-plated) motorcycle, and a gold-plated bike helmet right nearby. No challenge at all to grab and ride out on.
Ryusui|GM: No regular bikes, though.
Casper: “If we’re lucky, it will just look like he got into an unrelated fight with a rowdy guest.”
Michael: Stares and the most conspicous bike, tries in the fury of what a person who almost had a new car and lost it, tries to slam in the car, as best as he can, then straighens himself out, and just tries to slip out with the orginal escape vehicle.
Casper: “Wh-...” Casper is actually speechless.
Ryusui|GM: (to be clear: you're driving out in the wrecked car?)
Casper: (He better not.)
Ryusui|GM: (also, Eli, am I right to assume you're setting off the speakers right as he drives out?)
Casper: (This is bad enough as it is.)
Michael: "I was hoping to make it look like an enemy of his did it, and technically, it still does. nothing has changed." No way, he isn't drive out in that wreck.
Reality Glitch: ((No; right when I posted the video; that was i.C.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (this is great and getting l better, Casper)
Casper: “He’s not... I’ll speak with you back at base.”
Ryusui|GM: (ah XD)
Ryusui|GM: (to be clear Michael what are you doing right now because i think it's about time we wrapped up this op)
Casper: (Yeah, OOC, this is great. IC, however... I think Michael’s part in the mission was fucking embarrassing, and it might be my fault for not making sure we had our IC priorities straight.)
Michael: Michael would wait for the distraction, morne what could have been, then make his way to Susan's extraction vehicle.
Ryusui|GM: (good call 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: <@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>, are you going to do anything else at the party before you leave with <@!Michael> and <@!Susan>?
Michael: would grab and drink several drinks as he made his way to the car.
Casper: (But yeah, are you guys cool with my character not being cool with this?)
Casper: (RP-invoking “Sgt. Zero Chill.”)
Reality Glitch: ((I've got a reaction planned for when you chew him out.))
Michael: Alchoholic preferably. (yeah, be upset with it, if that what your character would be, that is what your character would be,)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa was already stuffed with a bunch of cheese as she bailed out, if not because the car was already there, she would have shouted something like 'EAT A ROCKEFORT DONG, DINO!', except she wasn't THAT dumb....or actually....?
Susan: Susan hits a button on the door to her car, unlocking it for Melissa.
Ryusui|GM: Well, mission accomplished on multiple fronts! It'll be a little bit before Casper and Eli are done checking out all the information you've gathered (i.e. I'll tell you what you've actually found next session 😉 ), but for now the gang is back at the apartment, ready to debrief!
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She turns around
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She takes a big breath*
Ryusui|GM: (all right i'll let you do this XD)
Michael: would shove her in the car. "we can do this later."
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "DINO, EAT A ROCKEFORT DONG, YOU SUCK!!“
Casper: “-! Melissa! What are you doing?!”
Reality Glitch: "Language!"
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She starts cackling as Michael shoves her into the car, and she keeps on cackling for the entire duration of the trip, and then some more at the base, she just wouldn't stop.
Michael: "Ugh, i was hoping the wouldn't have a face to stick to the blast zone I made his house and car into..."
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (I'm so, so sorry)
Ryusui|GM: (it's fine XD)
Ryusui|GM: (Drive, Susan, drive! XD)
Michael: "Coolest, stupid, car."
Susan: Susan sweats a bit, not liking being brought into the like of fire like that. She just drives back though, waiting for the boss to tell her off for that.
Ryusui|GM: Well, mission accomplished on multiple fronts! It'll be a little bit before Casper and Eli are done checking out all the information you've gathered (i.e. I'll tell you what you've actually found next session 😉 ), but for now the gang is back at the apartment, ready to debrief!
Casper: Casper is pacing back and forth when the group returns. Things... certainly feel different. Just something in the air. “Susan... I want you to get behind me with Eli. I wish to speak with these two. I assure you that you have done nothing wrong.”
Ryusui|GM: (-grabs popcorn-)
Susan: Susan does as she's told. All of the sudden, she's really glad her thermite plan didn't become relevant.
Michael: Isn't too drunk, but he probably still has one of the glasses from the party, empty but still on his person. "What? We did what we needed to do, and as far and Dino and his ego are concerned someone has it out for him. Which he should of been anyway, considering the messes this guy makes."
Reality Glitch: I'm already cowering at the table in preparation for the screaming match I know is coming.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She doesn't stop laughing every single laugh in the book, she is even crying tears of joy.
Reality Glitch: (("in the book"?))
Ryusui|GM: ("every single kind of laugh there is")
Casper: “Michael... is that your final answer for explaining the reasoning behind your actions tonight? Why you vandalized the house instead of making it look like a simple robbery like I told you, and attempting to steal a car that wasn’t even in the house’s walls?” His head snaps to Melissa. “Melissa, be silent until I address you.”
Reality Glitch: ((Nevermind; I misread.))
Reality Glitch: ((I thought "every single laugh" was "every single second" for some bizarre reason.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She tries real hard to not laugh, but she genuinely can't.
Casper: (“Every single laugh in the book” is an odd mangling of the phrase. That suggests that there are different “laughs.”)
Reality Glitch: I can't stop whimpering, tail between my legs, but I manage to keep the volume down so they don't pay attention, even if they can hear.
Casper: (And yes, I do intend both agents to not be smiling by the end of this.)
Casper: (Casper is supposed to be emitting “pants-shitting terror” vibes right now.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (giggles, normal Laughs and Cackling, and I would have used way more words had I let thesaurus open on chrome)
Reality Glitch: ((I'm definitely picking up on that.))
Susan: Susan sits by Eli. She doesn't touch him, she just stays close, almost protectively.
Michael: "A simple robbery... a simple robbery, I don't think Dino is a person people would simply rob from, and no theif would break in, steal something, and then ditch it later if they have the choice. Simply put, it wouldn't of been convicing, but what I'd, now that would convice him it was a simply and enemy of his." So would Michael, but I'd say he is a little too, confident, too arrogant to let that get to him.
Michael: And a bit grumpy over his lost oppertunity.
Reality Glitch: ((I had to reread that a few times. The syntax is more off than usual.))
Casper: “You were supposed to “dump” the valuables so you can blend back into the party while Susan made said valuables disappear. I’ll get back to you in a moment.” He paces over to Melissa. “Melissa, your performance was good. Right up until the end.” ... “... EXPLAIN.”
Michael: (sorry, kinda a bit on edge after something going that badly, and so very nearly justified a memetic level of eurobeat)
Reality Glitch: ((Wait; are you talking about the job, or the song?))
Michael: (Music, inital D stuff)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She keeps giggling... But there was malice on her face, as If she did something that really hurted someone and she LOVED it.
"I did the one thing he would hate the most, hurt his wife and mock him, we keep it through, and it's bound to break him and his shitty ego.“ she let's out a few more giggles before saying... "...And I'm not leaving this job without making him pay, that psycho and his heartless Roman party-thrower disgrace of a woman."
Casper: “I see. So you both wanted to send a message, foreshadowing that we were coming for them.”
Casper: “Will either of you deny that?”
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "I'll let you guess, you are the mastermind, Casper!"
Michael: "Not us specificly, idealy he had his own ideas to jump to."
Michael: "... I didn't expect that they would probably be about Braillie."
Casper: “I see... I see...” Casper then rears on them. “This is the EXACT OPPOSITE of what was supposed to happen! HE WASN’T SUPPOSED TO SUSPECT A GODDAMN THING UNTIL THE VERY END! Your behavior was embarrassing out there!”
Michael: "Not as much as we humilated Dino. Look, you make it sound like a petty theft against a guy who host the the equivilancy of The Great Gadsby parties to believe someone would walk in to that gold mine, and either, not take everything not nailed down, or know what exactly couldn't be tracked down."
Casper: (Casper is in full drill sergeant mode. I’d be thoroughly surprised if Melissa and Michael started talking back outright here.)
Casper: “It would be better than leaving a damn SIGN PAINTED IN NEON saying “WE’RE COMING FOR YOU” on the wall like with your antics!”
Michael: (You are vastly undestimating his ego, and his ability to stick to his guns when he thinks he is right.)
Reality Glitch: My breathing has been getting steadily heavier over the past few exchanges be fore finally, "AAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" before I make a beeline out the door, not caring that I slammed past the scary bird hard enough to spin them around.
Casper: I spin right back into front facing formation.
Reality Glitch: I just keep running down the hall, running down the stairs; I just need to get out of the building, out of--I NEED OUT!
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Do I have to spell it out for you?" While Melissa did stop giggling, she still had a smug smile, completely ignoring Eli "Make him as paranoid as possible and see his empire crumble, the sweap in and collect the prizes"
Ryusui|GM: (in all honesty Casper has every right to be pissed but all things considered making Dino insecure just softens him up for The Plan)
Ryusui|GM: (is the way I see it XD)
Casper: “Did I not just make myself clear, Melissa?! PARANOID IS THE OPPOSITE OF HOW I WANT HIM! MY ENTIRE PLAN HINGES ON HIM BEING COMPLACENT AND TRUSTING!”
Casper: He is shouting directly into her face at this point.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She let's a giggle again "I trusted the bastard, and the only thing he did was snitch on me and mock me for not giving a crap about family issues!"
Casper: “... You are not even listening to me, are you?!”
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "dude, chill." she didn't even move a muscle, courtesy of the wine.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "I got this, riiiight in my pocket!"
Casper: (?)
Casper: “There is nothing ‘chill’ about this! Your PETTY NAME-CALLING nearly jeopardized everything as far as we know!”
Casper: “And whatever it is you have will NOT fix that!”
Casper: “Michael, what was your motivation for the car?”
Michael: "I was already in the middle of trying to make a convincing insult, the car would have been a solid last piece. Plus anyway, you know what we do isn't free, it could have gone a decent way towards covering past and future costs."
Casper: “Is that really your only motivation, or did you just like the look of it?”
Michael: "I did like the look of it, but the final touches to deface the place, and possible method of revenue were my first considerations."
Michael: "Before I even got to see the car, that is why I went to find it."
Casper: “Yes, but the record stands that you were still ultimately doing it to send a message, which is precisely what I didn’t want you to do!”
Michael: "Look... It is a little too late to clairify what we did or didn't want. Let us just work with what we have and move on."
Reality Glitch: ((It's already 9:30; I need to go to bed now.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa had lost a bit of her cool by now "H-he gets it!"
Casper: “No! I cannot afford to have this sort of embarrassment repeated! We aren’t up shit creek without a paddle only because I stopped you from pissing off the target more than you already did! And I want you both to answer one last question for me...”
Casper: He steps up to Michael. “ARE YOU A PROFESSIONAL, OR ARE YOU A CHILD?!”
Reality Glitch: ((I want to say "child", but I have a feeling, I don't want him as a parent.))
Casper: (You don’t have to stick around for this BTW, RG.)
Reality Glitch: ((I do not want to be lacking in any information; otherwise I'll have repeats of what we talked about before we started today's session.))
Casper: (It’s a simple question, <@!Michael>. Does your character really have his head so far up his own ass that he still wants to talk back?)
Michael: ((ok, yeah, I should probably dial it back a bit before he creates a full blown crisis))
Reality Glitch: ((Yeah; I doubt the gold-plated Alienware could run it.))
Ryusui|GM: (ha ha ha ha ha)
Reality Glitch: ((Finally, I get a response to that.))
Ryusui|GM: (anyways please people let's wrap this up we've gone on about two hours longer than i'd planned on and i need to take a shower before i go to work in the morning)
Ryusui|GM: (i shoulda gone with my gut and saved the dressing-down for next session)
Ryusui|GM: (i don't even know what's going on tonight everyone seems to be taking several times longer to respond than usual)
Casper: (Like I said, this was supposed to be a simple binary question for Michael, which I would then repeat for Melissa, and then be done.)
Michael: "I am a professional, I wouldn't be here if I wasn't."
Ryusui|GM: (<@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>?)
Casper: “THEN ACT LIKE ONE!” He turns to Melissa.
Casper: “ARE YOU A PROFESSIONAL, OR ARE YOU A CHILD?!”
Casper: (And yes, I am aware that you were trying to get me to prompt you about that extra thing you swiped.)
Casper: (Casper isn’t even phased by it.)
Ryusui|GM: (all right i am going to swooce out and try to get this taken care of real quick)
Ryusui|GM: (consider this a prompt for last lines from the <@&466676711379959808>)
Ryusui|GM: (i'll formally close out the session as soon as i get back)
Casper: (<@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>, you there?)
Reality Glitch: ((I'll wait unti on or more P.C.'s find me before revealing what happened.))
Susan: Susan's shaking. She's hiding it but she's shaking ever so slightly.
Reality Glitch: !end
